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iOL.  36.    NO.  1 


The  Leading 

;  Newspaper', 
'Ol  the 
Motion 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 
and 

Faithful 
Service:  to 
the  Industry 
in  All 
Branches 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  JULY  2,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Circuit     Ends     Practice 
After  Code  Case 


Loew  Waivers  Columbia  Set 
Order edEnded  For  48  with 
On  Protection    Westerns  Cut 


Voluntary  waivers  of  protection, 
heretofore  generously  granted  by 
Loew's  to  independents,  are  being  dis- 
continued by  the  circuit.  The  order 
has  gone  out  to  all  bookers. 

Up  to  now  Loew,  in  many  instances, 
has  been  lending  a  helping  hand  to 
unaffiliated  exhibitors  in  tight  spots 
on  bookings  and  frequently  has  waived 
its  protection  on  films  to  enable  a 
,  iinipetitive  house  to  spot  book.  In 
iinie  cases,  the  circuit  has  given  up 
:,ix  of  seven  days'  clearance  in  order 
to  give  a  "small  fellow"  a  break  on 
a  needed  picture. 

Playing  the  role,  however,  has  had 
its  boomerang.  Recently,  the  circuit 
was    brought     into     the     New     York 

(Continued   on  page   3) 


Milwaukee  Council 
Favors  Film  Drive 

Milwaukee,  July  L — The  executive 
committee  of  the  Milwaukee  County 
Council  of  Churches  has  endorsed  the 
clean  films  drive,  according  to  Dr.  E. 
Le  Roy  Dakin,  vice-president. 

The  council  includes  all  Protestant 
churches  except  Lutheran  congrega- 
tions. The  council  expressed  itself  as 
"in  hearty  accord  with  similar  action 
taken  by  the  Catholic  brethren  in  pro- 
moting the  Legion  of  Decency  and 
by  the  Federal  Council  of  Churches  of 
Christ  in  America  and  the  National 
Jewish  Welfare  Assn." 

Kentucky  Theatres 
Add  Cent  for  Taxes 

Louisville,  July  1.— One  cent  was 
added  in  Louisville  to  each  adult's 
theatre  ticket  beginning  today  to  take 
care  of  Kentucky's  three  per  cent 
sales  tax.  No  tax  will  be  added  to 
tickets  for  children. 

Because  collection  of  an  exact  three 
per  cent  tax  on  each  ticket  would  not 
be  possible,  this  plan  was  devised  to 
reach  an  approximate  sum.  The  plan 
has  been  approved  by  members  of  the 
State  Tax  Commission. 


All  for  Dime 

At  the  Selwyn  Saturday  for 
one  thin  dime: 

"The  Cat  and  the  Fiddle," 
"Palooka,"  the  Baer-Carnera 
and  Canzoneri-Klick  fight 
films,  plus  a  cartoon. 


Product  to  Be  Divulged 
At  Shore  Meet  Today 


By  RED   KANN 

Atlantic  City,  July  1. — Cutting 
down  its  outdoor  action  list  from  12 
to  eight,  Columbia  will  throw  its 
hat  into  the  ring  with  48  features  and 
an   assortment   of  shorts   for    1934-35. 

District  managers,  branch  managers 
and  salesmen  representing  16  eastern 
exchanges  and  Canada  were  assembled 
here  tonight  and  ready  for  the  gavel 
to  sound  Monday  morning  on  the  first 
of  three  convention  days  at  which  the 
product  will  he  divulged  and  .selling 
plans  for  the  new  season  set  up. 

Columbia  will  go  ambitious  next 
season.  Elated  by  the  box-office  swath 
cut  by  "Lady  for  a  Day"  and  "It 
Happened  One  Night,"  the  conipan- 
is  i>assing  through  its  most  successful 
vear.  More  deeply  in  the  black  than 
(Continued  on   page  6) 


Local  306  Men  Ask 
Sherman  to  Resign 

."Approximately  1,000  members  of 
Local  306,  of  the  operator's  union, 
have  asked  Harry  Sherman  to  resign 
as  president  of  the  organization.  At  a 
meeting  held  late  last  week  the  mem- 
bers took  a  vote  on  the  question  after 
Sherman  had  walked  out  of  the  session 
when  those  attending  got  out  of  hand. 
A  report  on  Sherman's  salary  was 
also  read  and  the  request  was  made  to 
reduce  it  from  |18,200  a  year  to  $200 
a  week. 

The  group  has  called  a  meeting  for 
tonight  when  both  these  questions  will 
be  the  main  topics  of  discussion. 


Dowsley  Talks  Fight 
On  Canadian  Charge 

Toronto,  July  1. — Word  has  been 
received  here  from  C.  L.  Dowsley  of 
Calgary,  operator  of  seven  houses  in 
Alberta,  that  he  will  appeal  a  decision 

(Continued  on  page   3) 


Blame  the  NRA 

Portland,  July  1. — A  num- 
ber of  suburbans  have  put  in 
slides   reading: 

"Due  to  the  enforcement 
of  NRA  code,  we  are  com- 
pelled to  abolish  the  15c 
price  before  7  P.M.,  and  also 
the  25c  price  after  7  P.M. 
We  are  therefore  establish- 
ing a  price  of  20c  general  ad- 
mission any  time  for  any 
seat.    Kiddies    a    dime." 


New  Officer 
To  Get  Code 
Enforcement 


Washington,  July  1.— Preparing 
to  undertake  the  second  phase  of  its 
task — that  of  enforcing  the  codes  it 
has  developed  during  the  past  year — 
the  National  Recovery  Administra- 
tion has  created  a  new  office  to  handle 
all    code    violations   and   complaints. 

.'\n  assistant  administrator  for  field 
administration  has  been  appointed, 
under  whom  will  be  placed  the  48 
state  compliance  officers  of  the  NRA, 
the  compliance  division  in  Washing- 
ton, including  the  compliance  council, 
and  a  new  division  which  will  prob- 
ably be  called  the  Code  Authority 
Administration  Office. 

The  reorganization  will  centralize 
the  receipt  of  all  complaints  of  what- 

(Contimicd   on    page    3) 


Minnesota  Decision 
Bumps  Arbitration 

Minneapolis,  July  1.— Arbitration 
clauses  of  the  standard  contract  have 
been  branded  a  violation  of  the  Sher- 
man anti-trust  law  and  "the  strongest 
kind  of  coercion"  by  Supreme  Court 
Justice   Charles   Loring. 

The  decision  was  handed  down  in 
the  Fox  suit  against  A.  B.  Muller. 
Rex  Theatre,  Maple  Lake,  Minn.,  and 
the  United  Artists  suit  against  W.  H. 
Miller,  Leb  Theatre,  Cloquet.  Both 
operators  had  refused  films. 


M.P.  Research  Council 
Seen  After  New  "Front 


99 


Washington,  July  1.— The  M.  P. 
Research  Council  is  looking  for  a 
new  "front"  for  its  organization 
activities.  The  idea  is  tj  Vfi  some- 
body to  take  the  place  of  Mrs.  .\ugubt 
Belmont,  whose  absence  from  the  two- 


day  session  which  ended  here  Friday 
night  was  conspicuous  and  the  cause 
of  much  comment. 

It  was  generally  believed  here  that 
the  call  for  a  session  in  the  National 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


Consolidated 
New  Force  In 
RKO  Affairs 


Notes  Purchased  Secured 
By  Subsidiary  Stock 

Consolidated  Film  Industries  may 
exercise  an  influential  voting  stock 
power  in  RKO  as  the  result  of  its 
acquisition  of  $1,825,208  of  six  per 
cent  gold  notes  of  RKO,  which  are 
secured  by  substantially  all  of  the 
stock  owned  by  RKO  in  its  directly 
and  indirectly  owned  subsidiaries. 

The  RKO  notes  were  acquired  by 
Consolidated  from  Chemical  Bank  & 
Trust  Co.  and  Commercial  Investment 
Trust.  Their  original  maturities  were 
Jan.  1  and  July  1,  1933,  but  under  an 
agreement  made  between  RKO  and 
the  banks  early  in  1933,  extensions 
were  obtained  so  that  the  first  of  the 
notes,  in  the  amount  of  $25,208,  plus 
interest,  does  not  mature  until  today. 
The  balance  falls  due  Aug.  1  and  the 
first  of  each  succeeding  month  through 
Jan.  1,  1935,  in  the  amount  of  $300,000. 
Today's  maturity  of  $25,208  is  being 
paid  by  RKO.  Indications  are,  how- 
ever, that  negotiations  looking  to 
extension    of   the    Aug.    1    and    subse- 

(Continued   on   page    3) 


Vancouver  Excited 
Over  New  Film  Plan 

Vancouver,  July  1. — Another  at- 
tack of  filmitis  is  raging  in  Vancouver 
witli  the  arrival  of  Gaston  Glass,  who 
bays  he  represents  Joseph  I.  Schnitzer, 
with  plans  to  produce  six  to  18  pic- 
tures per  year  in  Canada  under  the 
juota  law.  Glass  says  he  has  contracts 
from  an  unnamed  major  company  for 
distribution,  and  all  that  remains  is 
to  work  out  some  way  to  make  the 
pictures. 

iMrst  worry  is  to  obtain  a  building 
suitable  for  sound-proofing  and  making 
into  a  studio. 


Talley  and  Stallings 
Summon  Big  Meeting 

Shortly  after  arrival  of  Truman  H. 
Talley,  general  manager,  and  Laurence 
Stallings,  editor  of  Fox  Movietone 
News,   in    Paris   this   week   a   general 

(Continued   on   page    3) 


No  Issue  Wednesday 

Motion  Picture  Daily  will 
not  publish  Wednesday,  July 
4,  which  is  Independence  Day 
and  a  legal  holiday. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday.  July  2,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered   U.    S.    Patent   OflFice) 


\ol.   36 


July  2,   1934 


No.    1 


Martin   Quiglev 

Editor-in-Chief   and   Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN 

Editor 

[^Cll       JAMES  A.   CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad 
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tents copyrighted  1934  by  Motion  Piciuit 
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$12.     Single  copies:    10   cents. 


French  Film  Men  Due  In 

M.  Colin-Reval,  editor  of  La  Cinc- 
inatographie  Francaise,  French  trade 
paper,  and  J.  C.  Bernard,  producer  of 
French  short  subjects,  arrive  tomor- 
row on  the  lie  dc  France.  Colin- 
Reval  is  scheduled  to  broadcast  a 
radio  message  from  the  French  film 
industry  addressed  to  Will  H.  Hays 
while  here.  Bernard  will  "shoot"  city 
and  harbor  scenes  while  here. 


Services  for  Bimherg 

Funeral  services  were  held  yester- 
day for  Bernard  K.  Bimberg  at  the 
Funeral  Chapel,  200  West  91st  St. 
Bimberg  had  been  a  theatre  builder 
for  years.  The  Astor  was  one  of  the 
houses  he  erected.  He  was  president 
of  the  Benkay  Amusement  Co.,  the 
Bim-Green  Catering  Co.  and  the 
Schuyler    Amusement    Co. 


Raoul  Walsh  Here 

Raoul  Walsh  and  his  wife  are  in 
New  York  from  the  coast.  The  Fox 
director  is  here  to  confer  with  authors 
of  "Sand  Hog,"  a  yarn  dealing  with 
tunnel  construction. 


Denver  Hearing  Today 

Denver,  July  1.  —  Hearing  has 
been  set  for  Monday  on  the  complaints 
of  eight  theatres  against  giveaways, 
acceptance  of  cofifee  carton  tops  as 
admissions,  "country  store"  nights  and 
"bank"  nights. 


Wayburn  Plans  Shorts 

Ned  Wayburn,  dance  instructor, 
has  formed  Ned  Wayburn  Pictures 
Co.  to  make  a  series  of  shorts. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^iS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"She  Loves  Me  Not" 

{Faramuunt) 

HoLLYWoou,  July  1. — "She  Loves  Me  Not"  is  a  rapid-fire  series  of 
clever  comedy  situations  made  possible  by  the  constant  unravelling  of 
complications  through  the  capable  delineations  of  a  well-balanced  cast 
headed  by  Bing  Crosby,  Miriam  Hopkins.  Kitty  Carlisle,  Edward  Nugent, 
Henry  Stephenson,  Warren  Hymer,  Lynne  Overman,  Judith  Allen  and 
some  others. 

Despite  the  sustained  delivery  of  ingeniously  worked  out  incidents, 
abetted  by  smooth  dialogue,  tlie  thread  of  the  story  is  never  lost.  It 
concerns  Miss  Hopkins,  cabaret  dancer  seeking  refuge  in  a  college  dormi- 
tory, and  her  efforts  to  avoid  becoming  a  material  witness  of  a  shooting 
scrape.  It's  here  that  Crosby  and  Nugent,  students  both,  become  fall  guys 
out  of  sympathy  to  shield  her.  Complications  arise  and  as  fast  as  they 
are  cleared  new  ones  take  their  place. 

"She  Loves  Me  Not,"  one  of  Paramount's  next  season  releases  by  the 
way,  is  destined  to  please  that  type  of  audience  searching  for  the  whim- 
sical events  of  life  as  encountered  by  youth.  It  is  flavored  throughout 
with  youth,  romance  and  song.  With  the  aid  of  Miss  Carlisle's  pleasing 
voice,  Crosby  sings  three  new  numbers  in  his  inimitable  way.  The 
whole  offering,  directed  by  Nugent,  spells  box-office  above  the  average 
program  fare  of  this  type. 

The  songs  lending  much  to  the  picture  were  contributed  by  Mack 
Gordon,  Harry  Revel.  Ralph  Rainger  and  Leo  Robin.  Running  time, 
85  minutes. 


English  Developing 
Talent — Estabrook 

Hollywood,  July  1. — The  gaps  in 
players'  ranks  at  British  studios 
caused  by  Hollywood's  enticements 
are  filled  by  building  up  other  players 
of  their  own,  rather  than  by  reckless 
bidding  to  retain  their  established 
stars  or  to  win  over  others  from 
Hollywood,  says  Howard  Estabrook, 
M-G-M  author  and  scenarist,  who 
returned  recently  from  England,  where 
he  worked  on  the  screen  adaptation  of 
"David   Copperfield." 

Estabrook  said  he  had  been  sur- 
prised by  the  number  of  successful  and 
popular  screen  stars,  unknown  in 
America,  whose  pictures  "gross  more 
through  English  distribution  than  any 
of  our  stars  whose  pictures  are  dis- 
tributed throughout  the  world." 


Good  Week  Seen  for  Roxy 

"Baby,  Take  a  Bow"  looks  like  a 
$30,000  week  for  the  Roxy,  the  best 
gross  in  some  time  for  this  house. 
Last  week  with  "Affairs  of  a  Gentle- 
man," the  take  was  $13,700.  "Oper- 
ator 13"  at  the  Capitol  garnered  a  mild 
$34,000. 


Lincoln  to  Vote  on 
Sunday  Film  Shows 

Lincoln,  Neb..  July  1. — An  election 
on  Sunday  shows  appears  assured  at 
the  Aug.  14  balloting  here.  Bob 
Livingston,  manager  of  the  Capitol,  is 
chairman  of  a  i>etition  campaign,  and 
reiKjrts  about  twice  as  many  signers 
as  needed.  The  City  Council  has  ex- 
pressed willingness  to  let  the  matter 
go  on  the  ballot  without  argument 
when  the  petitions  are  filed.  Sunday 
shows  were  beaten  in  a  referendum 
here  six  years  ago. 


Buy  Into  Showcraft 

John  T.  Bergen  &  Co..  investment 
bankers.  Harry  Dahn  and  Jack  Ber- 
gen ha,ve  purchased  a  half  interest  in 
Showcraft  Pictures.  Inc.  The  other 
half  is  owned  by  Adolph  Pollak,  presi- 
dent, and   Emil   K.   Ellis. 

Pollak  left  for  Hollywood  yesterday 
to  line  up  the  first  two  of  18  features 
planned  under  the  franchise  idea.  He 
will  remain  on  the  coast  for  four 
weeks.  During  the  second  and  four 
following  years  Showcraft  intends  to 
turn  out  24  annually. 


Trading  Light  on  Big  Board 


High  Low 

Eastman   Kodak 97'/^  9"'/4 

Loew's.   Inc 28!4  285^ 

Paramount,     cts 3^  3}4 

Pathe   Exchange 2'A  2 

Pathe   Exchange   "A" 20  19-V^ 

RKO   2'A         ZVi 

Warner    Bros 5;^  5"4 


Net 
Close     Change 

97;/.      -  -4 

28/2         -f  Vi 

iVA. 

2 
20 


-I-  Vi 


5^4 


Technicolor  Lone  Curb  Issue 


Net 


Sales 

100 

1,100 

1.500 

3.100 

400 

500 

400 


Technicolor 


High      Low      Close    Change       Sales 

.  13  13  13  100 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

JULIUS  S.  FISHER,  publicity 
director  for  Amalgamated  Thea- 
tres, Ltd.,  Singapore,  sailed  Saturday 
on  the  Britannic  after  a  three  weeks' 
vacation   here. 

Charles  Gibson  Whitehead,  asso- 
ciate producer  of  Colored  Photo- 
play Co.,  Inc.,  is  the  proud  father  of  a 
nine  pound  daughter.  He  plans  to 
name  the  heiress  Dolores. 

Len  Daly  of  the  U.  A.  foreign  pub- 
licity department,  ended  the  uncer- 
tainty Friday  evening  when  his  final 
sales  argument  went  across  and  Ruth 
Stkii'lfnu  became  his  wife. 

MoKT  Bi.UMENSTOCK,  in  charge  of 
theatre  advertising  for  Warners,  is 
off  again  on  a  business  trip.  Stops 
will  be  Cleveland,  Pittsburgh,  Phila- 
delphia and  Atlantic  City. 

Edmund  Burke  left  for  Hollywood 
yesterday  after  completing  the  script 
of  Shirley  Tetnple's  next  for  Fox, 
"Angel  Face." 

Bill  Orr  of  M-G-M  observed  a 
25th  wedding  anniversary  over  the 
week-end  at  his  country  home,  Leo- 
minster, Mass. 

Ruby  Keeler,  now  vacationing  with 
Al  Jolson  in  Scarsdale,  returns  to  the 
coast  July  23. 

Genevieve  Tobin  arrived  from 
Europe  on  the  Bcrengaria. 

Charles  O'Reilly  finally  goes  to 
Omaha  this  week. 

Irving  Mandell  of  Chicago  will  be 
here  for  a  few  days. 


Take  Two  Lincoln  Spots 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  July  1.— The  West- 
land  Theatres  Corp.  of  Denver  has 
taken  over  the  Rialto  and  State,  acting 
through  an  affiliate  incorporated  as 
Cornhusker  Theatres. 

The  two  have  been  operated  for  the 
past  two  years  by  a  local  independent, 
with  occasional  closing  periods.  The 
State,  renamed  the  Kiva,  will  use  first 
runs,  while  the  Rialto  continues 
seconds. 


New  Newhurgh  Company 

Albany,  July  1. — Newburgh  Acad- 
emy of  Music  Operating  Corp..  New- 
burgh, has  been  chartered  with  capital 
of  $5,000.  Henry  Wilson,  Palatine 
Hotel,  Newburgh  ;  Alice  Nelson,  Salis- 
bury Mills,  and  Alexis  Beckerich, 
White   Plains,   are   the   incorporators. 


Paramount  Publix  Bonds  Off  2V2 


High  Low  Close 

General   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40 S'A         SA         SV2 

Loew's  6s   '41.   ww  deb   rights lOOA  99?^  100 

Paramount    Publix    5y2S    '50 52^g  50^^        50 

Pathe   7s   '37   ww 99  99  99 

Warner   Bros.   6s   '39,   wd SSyi  55  55 


Net 
Change 

-I-  y* 
—1 

-2A 


54 


Sales 

5 
15 
18 

4 
16 


Six  Spots  Change  Hands 

Omaha,  July  1. — Six  theatres  in 
Iowa  and  Nebraska  within  the  Omaha 
distribution  area  changed  hands  last 
week. 

Eric  Wesselman  took  over  the  Strand  at 
Pierce,  Neb. ;  H.  C.  Ebmeier.  Orleans.  Or- 
leans. Neb.;  E.  E.  Seff.  Granada.  Sioux 
City.  la. ;  C.  C.  Moore.  Idle  Hour.  Dun- 
lap,  la.;  M.  A.  Clark.  Sterling.  Blue  Hill, 
Neb.,  and  Central  States  Theatres  Corp., 
Rialto,    Missouri    Valley,    la. 

Two  houses  closed :  Bailey  at  Mis- 
souri Valley,  la.,  and  the  Table  Rock 
at   Table   Rock,    Neb. 


Zanuck  Nearly  Killed 

London,  July  1. — Daryll  Zanuck 
was  nearly  trampled  to  death  bv  ele- 
plants  in  Africa,  according  to  cable 
reports  received  here  today.  The 
beasts  resented  being  photographed,  it 
is  reported,  and  charged  the  cameras. 


Monday,  July  2,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Campi  Sets  Up 
Special  Plan 
On  U.A.  Cases 


Special  procedure  for  hearing  and 
disposing  of  U.  A.  10  per  cent  cancel- 
lation complaints  has  been  set  up  by 
Campi,  and  it  goes  into  effect  at  once. 
This  question  has  had  Campi  in  a 
stew  of  uncertainty  for  several  weeks. 
Complaints  are  to  be  filed  on  spe- 
cial forms  with  local  grievance  boards, 
which,  instead  of  certifying  complaints 
to  Campi,  must  make  a  decision  as 
to  whether  or  not  the  respondent 
charged  with  violating  the  code  is 
guilty.  This  means  that  grievance 
boards  must  first  hear  cases  and 
determine  whether  or  not  exhibitors 
complaining  have  bought  all  of  the 
U.A.  product  offered. 

If  the  protestant  has  not  bought  the 
entire  group  of  pictures  then  he  can- 
not cancel  on  individual  contracts  and 
'the  case  will  be  dismissed  without 
further  ado.  However,  if  it  is  found 
the  exhibitor  purchased  all  the  prod- 
uct offered,  and  has  not  made  any 
eliminations  before  buying,  then  his 
case  is  referred  to  the  compliance 
board,  officially  known  as  Local  Indus- 
trial Adjustment  Agency,  which  will 
attempt  to  settle.  Failing  to  arrive  at 
a  settlement,  the  compliance  board 
then  will  submit  the  issue  to  Campi. 
In  the  case  of  the  Egyptian,  DeKalb, 
111.,  Code  Authority  did  not  have  a 
decision  from  the  Chicago  grievance 
board  and  so  did  not  know  whether 
the  exhibitor  had  bought  all  of  the  21 
pictures  offered.  This  case  is  slated 
to  be  heard  by  the  compliance  board 
in  the  Windy  City  this  week,  and  if 
it  is  found  the  theatre  operator  did  not 
make  eliminations  before  buying,  the 
issue  then  will  be  referred  to  Campi 
for  rehearing. 

However,  if  Campi  affirms  decisions 
of  compliance  boards  and  U.  A.  then 
refuses  to  grant  cancellations,  the 
matter  then  will  be  referred  to  the 
proper  governmental  officer  to  invoke 
remedies  and  penalties  under  the 
NIRA  Act.  It  is  understood  U.  A. 
will  accept  decisions  of  Campi  on  the 
matter. 

The  Cincinnati  grievance  board  last 
week  passed  on  to  Campi  another  U.A. 
cancellation  argument.  Frank  W. 
Huss,  Jr.,  of  the  Park.  Cincinnati,  and 
the  Highland,  Newport,  Ky.,  is  the 
complainant.  This  case  is  expected 
to  be  returned  to  the  local  compliance 
board,  like  the  Chicago  complaint,  for 
a  decision  and  not  a  certification. 


Loew  Waivers 
OrderedEnded 
On  Protection 


New  Officer 
To  Get  Code 
Enforcement 


(Continued   from    paqc    1) 

grievance  board  by  an  independent 
operator  and  the  local  body  asked  to 
lift  Loew's  seven-day  clearance  over 
the  independent's  house.  One  of  the 
points  brought  out  in  the  case  was 
that  Loew  for  weeks  had  been  releas- 
ing pictures  it  had  played  to  the  sub- 
sequent house  one  day  after  showing. 
This  irked  Loew's  to  the  point  where 
it  became  convinced  a  good  turn  is  not 
always  appreciated.  The  indei>endent 
lost  his  case  and  also  the  appeal.  In 
the  future,  the  major  circuit  will  stick 
by  its  guns  and  take  full  protection 
and  clearance  as  provided,  come  what 
may  in  the  way  of  requests  for  relief. 


Wisconsin  Men  Hit 
Company  Trailers 

Minneapolis,  July  1. — Resolutions 
opposing  the  sale  of  trailers  by 
M-G-M  have  been  adopted  by  Inde- 
pendent Theatre  Owners  Ass'n.  at 
Lake  Geneva.  The  resolution  says 
that  the  members  will  not  buy  M-G-M 
product  if  forced  to  buy  trailers.  It 
also  includes  the  same  statement  about 
Warner-First  National  product. 

Plans  for  group  unemployment 
insurance  which  would  reduce  pre- 
mium rates  for  independent  exhibitors 
were  outlined  at  the  closing  session  of 
the  Wisconsin  Allied  meeting  at  Lake 
Geneva  yesterday  by  Arthur  Wess  of 
this  city. 

Chicago's  clearance  and  zoning  setup 
was  described  by  Aaron  Saperstein, 
head  of  Illinois  Allied.  Carol  Hib- 
bard  of  Madison  explained  the  Wis- 
consin state  unemployment  insurance 
act.  An  election  of  officers  of  the 
Wisconsin  unit  will  not  be  held  until 
probably  late  this  month. 


(Coiitiiuird   from    />a;/r    1) 

ever  nature  which  come  into  NRA 
and  will  place  the  responsibility  for 
follow-up  upon  one  official.  Com- 
plaints received  by  the  administration 
fall  almost  entirely  into  two  categories, 
it  was  said.  One  group  consists  of 
complaints  alleging  code  violation ; 
the  other,  charges  of  code  maladminis- 
tration. 

The  first  class  has  heretofore  been 
handled  jointly  by  the  compliance  di- 
vision and  the  code  authorities,  while 
the  second  class  has  been  handled  by 
the  division  and  deputy  administrators, 
who  usually  referred  them  to  the  ad- 
ministration members  of  the  code  au- 
thorities  for   comment   and   action. 


Dayton,  Tippacanoe 
Rezoning  Completed 

Cincinnati,  July  1. — The  local 
clearance  and  zoning  board  yesterday 
zoned  the  Dayton  territory,  and  Tip- 
pecanoe City,  against  both  of  which 
protests  have  been  filed. 

Greater  Cincinnati  and  Columbus 
territories  were  zoned  last  week  as  a 
result  of  protests. 

Balance  of  the  territory  within  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  local  board  will  be 
zoned  in  accordance  with  present 
schedules. 


Dismiss  Phila.  Cases 

Philadelphia,  July  1. — Two  cases 
have  been  dismissed  by  the  clearance 
and  zoning  board.  In  both  cases,  the 
Boulevard  of  Brookline  vs.  the  Ard- 
more,  and  the  Cameo  vs.  the  Harrow- 
gate,  the  plaintiffs  did  not  present 
sufficient  evidence  that  clearance  was 
unfair. 


Dowsley  Talks  Fight 
On  Canadian  Charge 

(.Continued  from    l>aye    1) 

against  him  in  the  suit  of  the  Canadian 
Performing  Rights  Society  over  the 
music  copyright  tax. 

Dowsley  says  that  if  the  Court  of 
Appeals  confirms  the  judgment  he  will 
organize  independents  to  demand  an 
investigation  of  the  score  charge  situa- 
tion in  Canada  by  a  Parliamentary 
committee  at  Ottawa. 

He  insists  that  he  is  willing  to  pay 
the  performing  rights  society  or  a 
score  charge,  but  not  both,  and  will 
move  for  Federal  action  to  gain  re- 
lief. This  action  is  in  line  with  Os- 
car Hanson's  agitation  in  behalf  of 
Allied  exhibitors  for  abolition  (A 
score  charges  in  Canada  next  month. 


M.P.  Research  Council 
Seen  After  New  ''Front' 


(Continued   f 

Education  Ass'n  building  just  prior  to 
the  annual  meeting  of  the  N.  E.  A., 
was  to  lay  out  a  program  that  would 
bring  it  out  of  the  shadows  developed 
by  the  church  crusade  for  clean  films. 
The  decision  of  the  council  to  call  a 
national  meeting  in  Chicago  and  invite 
all  religious  and  educational  groups 
strengthened    this    impression. 

The  resignation  of  Mrs.  Belmont, 
who  had  called  the  meeting  here,  and 
her  failure  to  attend  caused  consid- 
erable comment  among  the  group  and 
unguarded  expressions  indicated  that 
the  plea  of  overwork  was  merely  an 
alibi  to  cover  up  friction  within  the 
organization,  said  to  lie  largelv  be- 
tween the  president  and  Rev.  William 
H.  Short,  over  the  strategy  to  be  fol- 
lowed, particularly  with  reference  to 
publicity.  Members  of  the  council, 
however,  were  reluctant  to  discuss  the 
matter. 

That  the  council  meeting  was  held 
at  this  time  in  an  attempt  to  develop 
a  program  for  submission  to  the 
educators  was  indicated  with  pub- 
lication of  the  N.  E.  A.  agenda.  On 
Monday,  Robert  P.  Wray  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  College  will  discuss  the 


rom  page  1) 
"Relation  of  Motion  Pictures  to 
Standards  and  Morals,"  and  the  follow- 
ing day  an  entire  session  of  one  group 
will  be  devoted  to  the  film  situation, 
with  Dr.  Cline  M.  Koon  of  the  Fed- 
eral office  of  education  speaking  on 
the  "Relation  of  Filriis  and  Radio  to 
Classroom  Instruction" ;  Rita  Hoch- 
heimer,  assistant  director  of  visual  in- 
struction. New  York  public  schools,  on 
"School  Films,  Their  Source  and  Val- 
uation" ;  Hilda  Marie  Diller,  research 
department,  Washington  public  schools, 
on  "Motion  Pictures  vs.  Classroom  In- 
struction" ;  Howard  M.  Lesourd,  Bos- 
ton University  Graduate  School,  on 
"Films  in  Preparation  for  Use  in 
Character  Education"  ;  and  C.  F.  Ho- 
ban,  Pennsylvania  State  Department 
of  Public  Education,  on  "Report  of  the 
International  Conference  on  Motion 
Pictures." 

On  July  S,  the  report  of  the  M.  P. 
Research  Council  will  be  laid  before 
an  N.  E.  A.  group  by  Dr.  W.  W. 
Charter,  director  of  the  Bureau  of 
Educational  Research  of  Ohio  State 
LTniversity,  in  an  address  on  "The 
Effect  of  Motion  Pictures  on  Chil- 
dren," 


Consolidated 
New  Force  In 
RKO  Affairs 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

quent   maturities   will   be   begun   soon. 

Voting  of  the  RKO  stocks  pledged 
as  collateral  securing  the  notes  may 
be  exercised  by  Consolidated  in  cer- 
tain contingencies.  Voting  of  the 
stock  for  the  election  of  RKO  direc- 
tors, however,  may  be  exercised  onlv 
as  directed  by  RCA.  On  all  other 
matters  the  stock  may  be  voted  as 
directed  by  a  committee  of  three,  two 
to  be  named  by  H.  J.  Yates,  president 
of  Consolidated,  and  the  third  by 
David  Sarnoff,  RCA  head.  In  the 
absence  of  directions  from  this  com- 
mittee the  stock  may  be  voted  in  the 
"uncontrolled  discretion"  of  Consoli- 
dated. 

Dividends  or  any  other  proceeds 
paid  on  the  RKO  subsidiaries'  stock 
and  notes,  which  are  pledged  as  col- 
lateral on  the  gold  notes  held  by  Con- 
solidated, are  to  be  employed  for  the 
operation  of  a  revolving  credit  fund 
out  of  which  new  loans  are  to  be 
made  to  the  operating  subsidiaries  of 
RKO  for  working  capital  and  current 
requirements.  These  new  loans,  ac- 
cording to  the  agreement,  are  to  be 
secured  in  the  case  of  Radio  Pictures 
by  chattel  mortgages  on  completed 
films,  a  new  film  to  be  pledged  as  an 
old  one  becomes  obsolete.  Consoli- 
dated has  the  right  to  deduct  interest 
on  the  notes  from  this  revolving  fund, 
however. 

The  pledging  of  the  negatives  was 
attacked  by  RKO  creditors  over  a 
period  of  months  but  the  plan  eventu- 
ally received  the  approval  of  the  U.  S. 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  here,  and 
the  creditor  objections  came  to  an  end. 
During  the  court  attacks  on  the  plan, 
attorneys  for  the  RKO  receivers 
stated  that  if  the  agreement  was  set 
aside  the  collateral  securing  the  notes, 
which  represents  "substantially  all  of 
the  assets  of  RKO,"  could  be  sold  by 
the  note-holders  and  might  result  in 
putting  RKO  out  of  existence  as  a 
going  concern. 


Talley  and  Stallings 
Summon  Big  Meeting 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

meeting  of  European  forces  will  be 
held  to  discuss  plans  for  the  new 
newsreel  in  the  fall. 

Arrangements  are  virtually  per- 
fected for  coverage  in  Soviet  Russia. 
Present  at  this  meeting  will  be : 
Gerald  Sanger,  editor  of  British 
Movietone  News,  heading  a  delegation 
from  England,  Ireland,  Scotland  and 
Wales  ;  Russell  Muth,  heading  a  con- 
tingent from  Germany,  Lithuania, 
Poland,  Latvia,  Esthonia,  Denmark, 
Norway,  Holland  and  Finland;  Ettore 
Villani,  heading  a  group  from  Italy, 
Greece.  Turkey,  Palestine,  Egypt, 
Syria,  Tripoli  and  Mesopotamia; 
Hans  Pebal,  from  Hungary,  Czecho- 
slovakia, Jugoslavia,  Rumania,  Bul- 
garia and  Albania ;  Ben  Miggins, 
European  director,  and  his  forces  from 
Belgium,  Switzerland,  France,  Portu- 
gal, Tunis,  Algeria  and  Morocco. 

A  meeting  also  will  be  held  within 
the  next  few  weeks  of  editorial  and 
camera  crews  covering  Asia,  Africa 
and  South  America.  Talley  plans  to 
increase  the  number  of  offices  in 
Central  and  South  America. 


COLUMBIAN    FIRST 


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)ne  Night  of  Love  with 
race  Moore  in  glorious 
ice  is  one  of  the  most 
arming  and  certainly  the- 
ost  intelligent  musical  pic- 
re  to  come  out  ofHoUy- 
3od."  .    \ 


*'Miss    Moore's    perform-^  '^ 

ance  utterly  charming  and 
the  whole  picture  a  delight- 
ul  entertainment." 

Mary  Pickford 


''To  Columbia's  hit  roster,  show- 
men may  now  add  One  Night  of 
Love.  After  key  city  notices  this 
star  may  find  herself  a  rage,  both 
as  star  and  singer.  .  .  A  credit  to 

the  industry." 
I  Motion  Picture  Daily^ 


"This  is  one  for  you!  It  is 

an  evening  for  the  Gods!" 

—  Kathryn  Dougherty 

Photoplay  Magazine 

"Grace  Moore  sings  exqui- 
sitely and  brings  something 
new  into  pictures." 

Silver  Screen 


"Dear  Grace  .  .  .  You  com- 
pletely won  your  audience 
with  your  warmth  and  charm 
and  thrilled  us  with  your  glo- 


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Watch  me  next  announcemeni ! 


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S.   K.  LAUREN 
A  COLUMBIA  PICTURE 


^RNA    LOY   and    others  -  COLUMBIA    MARCHES    ON! 


MOTION  PICTVltE 

DAILY 


Monday,  July  2,    1934 


Columbia  Set 
For  48  with 
Westerns  Cut 


(Coiiliiiucd   from   flK'    O 

ever  before,  plans  have  been  fashioned 
to  splurge  on  what  will  be  the  organ- 
ization's largest  production  budget, 
substantially  increased  over  tlie  cur- 
rent negative  cost  allotment.  A  number 
of  pictures  to  be  built  around  star- 
director  combinations  will  set  their 
cap  for  preferred  playing  time  during 
the  big  half,  which  is  the  last  half,  of 
the  week  next  season. 

The  Columbians,  about  125  strong, 
will  be  given  the  lineup  as  far  as  it 
will  go,  on  Monday.  The  schedule 
will  outline  32  pictures  of  the  48 
specilically  by  title,  directors  and  casts. 
Eight  others,  not  identified  by  title, 
are  being  withheld  to  permit  the  com- 
pany to  select  stories  and  players  in 
conformity  with  changing  times  and 
trends.  The  final  eight  will  make  up 
the  outdoor  contingent  and  will  star 
Tim  McCoy,  who  will  again  make  the 
same  number  as  he  is  contributing  to 
the  1933-34  schedule.  Buck  Jones, 
currently  making  four,  will  not 
appear  on  the  '34-'35  lineup.  Short 
subjects,  the  men  will  be  told,  will 
break  down  into  26  two-reelers  and 
eight  series  of  one-reelers. 

Capra   Will   Do  Two 

Indicating  Columbia's  swing  toward 
the  personality  equation  is  the  inten- 
tion to  make  two  Frank  Capra  pro- 
ductions, one  Grace  Moore,  whose 
"One  Night  of  Love"  is  the  lead-ofif 
picture  for  the  new  season ;  one 
Claudette  Colbert,  one  Edward  G. 
Robinson,  four  Jack  Holts,  one  Holt 
with  Edmund  Lowe  co-starring,  one 
Boris  Karloff  and  one  starring  Gene 
Raymond  and  Ann  Sothern. 

Presaging  the  plan  to  capture  more 
preferred  playing  time  is  the  comment 
of  a  ranking  executive  who  declared : 

"Because  of  the  ever-mounting  in- 
crease in  cost  of  production,  due  not 
only  to  public  demand  for  finely  pro- 
duced stories  of  popular  plays,  liooks 
and  short  stories,  but  also  due  to  the 
operation  of  NRA  principles  through- 
out the  organization,  Columbia  must 
be  in  a  position  to  acquire  more  of 
exhibitors'   preferred  playing   time." 

The  new  lineup,  it  is  promised,  will 
be  backed  by  more  extensive  news- 
paper, magazine  and  radio  advertising 
and  exploitation  campaigns  than  ever 
before  attempted.  The  budget  is  said 
to  permit  augmented  national  adver- 
tising in  newspapers,  national  and  fan 


Ritzing  It  with  Columbia 


Atlantic  City,  July  1. — The  Co- 
lumbia conventioneers  are  in  almost 
complete  possession  of  the  Ritz-Carl- 
ton  beach  front.  Although  there  were 
some  arrivals  on  Saturday  night,  most 
of  the  lioys  got  in  today.  The  home 
office  contingent  arrived  at  noon.  In 
the  i)arty  were  Jack  Cohn,  Nate 
Si'iNGOLi),  Abe  Montague,  Rube 
Jacktek,  Joe  McConville,  Lou  As- 
ter, Lou  Weinberg,  Hal  Hode,  J.  W. 
A'JacFarland.  Ai.  Seligman  and 
Milt  Hannock.  Sam  Liggett  beat 
the  rest  of  the  home  office  crowd  to 
the  beach  by  flying  down. 

With  serious  business  the  order  of 
the  day  commencing  Monday  morn- 
ing, the  Columbians  applied  them- 
selves seriously  to  the  task  of  acquir- 
ing suntans  on  the  beach.  Some  few 
are  having  themselves  pushed  along 
the  -lioardwalk  in  wheel  chairs. 


The  main  topic  of  conversation  to- 
day was  Columbia's  special  preview 
of  its  lead-off  picture  of  the  new  sea- 
son, "One  Night  of  Love."  This  is 
to  be  given  following  the  regular  show 
Monday  night  at  Warner  theatre  on 
the  boardwalk.  The  advance  informa- 
tion from  the  coast  has  the  boys  all 
excited. 

• 

The  home  office  sales  staff,  headed 
liy  Montague,  were  grouped  on  the 
beach  most  of  the  afternoon,  their 
heads  close  together  in  a  discussion  of 
the  final  details  of  the  convention. 
With  the  exception  of  the  one  pre- 
view there  will  be  no  night  sessions, 
in  accordance  with  Columbia's  long 
established  policy  of  mixing  work 
with  relaxation. 

• 

Not  even  the  delights  of  the  new 
summer    home    he    has    just    acquired 

(Continued  on    page   7) 


magazines  and  over  the  leading  broad- 
casting chains,  as  well  as  extensive 
merchandising  and  exploitation  cam- 
paigns of  a  national  scoi)c. 

The  meeting  at  the  Ritz  will  be  the 
first  of  two.  The  second  will  be  held 
in  Chicago  beginning  July  9.  The 
lirst  order  of  business  at  this  and  the 
midwestern  convention  will  concern 
itself  with  liquidation  of  current  prod- 
uct and  an  explanation  of  why 
Columbia  feels  it  has  reached  the 
point  where  it  is  ready  to  step  out. 

This  will  be  followed  by  several 
sessions  at  which  1934-35  product  will 
be  outlined  by  Jack  Cohn  and  dis- 
cussed. Publicity,  advertising,  ex- 
ploitation and  sales  promotion  plans 
will  then  be  presented  to  the  delegates 


and  the  convention  will  wind  up  with 
special  conferences  held  by  the  indi- 
vidual branches  to  discuss  local  prob- 
lems affecting  each  territory. 

Cohn  will  officially  open  the  meet- 
ing, which  will  include,  in  addition  to 
his  address,  speeches  by  Abe  Mon- 
tague, general  sales  manager ;  Abe 
Schneider,  treasurer,  and  William 
Jaffe  of  the  legal  department.  In 
addition,  the  home  office  contingent 
present  at  the  convention  consists  of : 
Nate  Spingold,  George  Brown,  direc- 
tor of  advertising,  publicity  and  ex- 
ploitation ;  Rube  Jackter,  Joseph  A. 
McConville.  Hal  Hode,  Lou  Wein- 
berg, Henri  Brunet,  J.  Barbano,  Louis 
Astor,  Hank  Kaufman,  Al  Seligman, 
Sam    Liggett,    Milton    Hanock,    Lou 


At  Columbia  Convention  Helm 


JACK  COHN 

Vioe-I'resident 


ABE     MONTAGUE 

Gcn'l    Sales    M'e'r 


JOE    McCONVII.LE 
Nat'I    Sales    M'kV 


Star  Splurge 
In  Line  for 
New  Season 


(ioldbcrg,  Ben  Atwell,  J.  W.  Mac- 
Farland,  Arnold  Van  Leer,  Sam 
Hacker,  Charles  Roberts,  Mort 
Wormser,  Bill  Brennan,  John  Kane, 
Milt  Goodman  and  Maurice  Grad, 
several  of  whom  will  address  the 
gathering.  Walter  Futter,  producer 
of  Columbia  shorts,  will  also  attend. 
Present  from  the  field  are  the  fol- 
lowing division  managers,  branch  man- 
agers and  salesmen  : 

Albany — C.  N.  Johnston,  manager;  J. 
BuUwinkel,   S.  E.  Feld,  J.   Rieff. 

Atlanta — S.  M.  Moscow,  southern  divi- 
sion manaser;  W.  W.  Anderson,  manager; 
If.  A.  Wallace.  V.  T.  Koch,  S.  T.  Wilson. 
K.   J.    Shepard,   T.   Toddy,   cxploiteer. 

Boston — T.  F.  O'Toolc,  manager;  S. 
.Simons.  P.  D.  Fox,  T.  F.  Jennings,  R.  J. 
Murray.  E.  J.  Anderson,  J.  L.  Cronan, 
Fred    Marshall,    exploiteer. 

Buffalo — Joe  Miller,  manager;  M.  Bris- 
kin.  T.  Donahue.  G.  H.  Ferguson. 

Charlotte — R.  J.  Ingram,  manager;  G. 
Roscoe.    C.   Alexander. 

Ci>ifiii»ia<i — A.  S.  Moritz,  manager;  C. 
R.  Palmer,  \,.  E.  Davis,  M.  Spanagel,  E. 
C.   Stewart. 

Cleveland — H.  C.  Bissell,  manager;  G.  J. 
Becker.  S.   E.  (Person,   L.   Zucker. 

Dallas — J.  B.  Underwood,  manager;  W. 
S.  Hurst,  W.  L.  Penn,  J.  L.  McKinney, 
G.    Hartley,    L.    L.    Savage. 

Memphis — J.  J.  Rogers,  manager;  F. 
Curd.  T.    B.   Haynes. 

New    Haven — I.    H.    Rogovin,    manager; 

B.  J.   I-ourie. 

Nezv  Orleans — H.  Duvall,  manager;  J. 
Winberry.    J.    J.    Fabacher. 

Nezv  York — N.  J.  Cohn,  district  manager; 
S.  Trauner,  M.  Fraum,  J.  Sokoloflf,  S. 
Schussell.  Eddie  Schnitzer,  Irving  Worm- 
ser, J.    Becker.  J.   Wenisch,  C.   Penser. 

Oklahoma   City — F.   L.   Stocker,  manager; 

C.  A.  Gibbs,  S.  E.  Gibbs. 

Philadelphia — II.  E.  Weiner,  manager, 
and  Mrs.  Weiner;  W.  Bethell,  M.  Gillis, 
I).   Korson,   S.   Perlsweig,   Mr.   Wurtle. 

Pittsburgh — A.  IT.  Levy,  manager;  H. 
Olshan.  C.  B.  Kosco,  S.  Lubell,  S.  Sugar- 
man. 

IVashington — S.  A.  Galanty,  manager; 
O.  D.  Weems,  C.  A.  Wingfield,  J.  B. 
Walsh.   B.   Caplon. 

Canada — L.  Rosenfeld;  D.  H.  Coplan, 
P.  C.  Taylor.  A.  B.  Cass.  M.  S.  Bernstein, 
J.    Leil)crman.   W.   Elman.   H.   Harnick. 


Cast  for  Bellamy  Film 

Hollywood.  July  1.  —  J.  Carrol 
Naish,  Vincent  Sherman,  Arthur  Hohl 
and  Eddy  Chandler  have  been  signed 
for  "Girl  in  Danger,"  last  of  Colum- 
bia's current  policy  mystery  stories  in 
which  Ralph  Bellamy  plays  the  lead. 
Shirley  Grey  is  the  heart  interest. 


Set  July  7  as  Date 

"Whom  the  Gods  Destroy,"  featur- 
ing Walter  Connolly,  is  on  Columbia's 
release  chart  for  July  7. 


ABE  SCHNEIDER 

Company 
Treasurer 


LOU  WEINBERG 

Home  Office  Sales 
Executive 


rOtJIS  ASTER 

Home  Office  Sales 

Executive 


RUBE  JACKTER 

Assistant   Sales 
Manager 


W.  MacFARI-AND 

Short   Sales 
Supervisor 


GEORGE  BROWN 

Director   Public 

Relations 


Monddy,  July  2,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


ChicagoTakes 
Gain  as  Fair 
Crowds  Grow 


Chicago,  July  1.  —  Despite  hot 
weather,  grosses  gained  sharply  last 
week  with  the  increase  in  fair  crowds. 
The  Oriental  was  the  surprise  of  the 
week,  going  to  $20,000,  up  by  $5,000, 
on  "You're  Telling  Me"  and  a  vaude- 
ville bill   with  the  fight   film. 

"Many  Happy  Returns"  took  a  good 
$35,000  at  the  Chicago,  and  "Strictly 
Dynamite"  was  $4,000  up  on  a  $26,- 
000  take  at  the   Palace. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $126,- 
500.      Average   is   $127,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  26: 
"OPERATOR    13"    (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1.700).  30c-40c-60c, 
7  days.     Gross:  $17,000.      (Average,  $17,000.) 

Week  Ending  June  28: 

"MANY  HAPPY  RETURNS"  (Para.) 

CHICAGO— (4,000),  35c-S0c-68c,  7  days. 
Wampas  1934  stars,  Ted  Claire.  Geo.  & 
Tack  Dormonde,  Duffin  &  Draper  on  staije. 
Gross:   $35,000.      (Average,   $34,000.) 

"FOG   OVER   FRISCO"    (F.   N.) 
McVICKERS— (2,284).  30c-40c-60c.  7  days. 
Gross:    $8,500.       (Average,    $13,000.) 

"YOU'RE    TELLING    ME."    (Para.) 
ORIENTAL— (3,940).      25c-40c.      7      days. 
lack    Powell.    Young.    Worth    &    Wiley   and 
others   on    stage.       Gross:    $20,000.       (Aver- 
age.  $15,000.) 

"STRICTLY    DYNAMITE"    (Radio) 
PALACE— (2.509),     35c-50c-75c,     7     days. 
Lupe   Velez,    Ken    Murray,    Lew    Ahearn    & 
Co.,  Oianey   &•   Fox  on  stage.     Gross:  $26,- 
000.)      (Average,    $22,000.) 

"LITTLE   MISS   MARKER"   (Para.) 
(Second  Loop  Week) 
R(X)SEVELT— (1,591).  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $8,000.      (Average,   $11,000.) 

Week  Ending  June  30: 
"ALL  MEN  ARE  ENEMIES"  (Fox) 

STATE-LAKE— (2.776),  20c-25c-35c.  7 
days.  Joe  Frisco.  Jed  Dooley,  Harris 
Twins  &  Loretta,  Edith  Griffith  and  others 
on  stage.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Average,  $15,- 
000.) 


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99 


"Black  Cat"  Leads 
Buffalo  at  $7,400 

Buffalo,  July  1.  —  "The  Black 
Cat"  brought  'em  in  and  they  remained 
to  enjoy  "The  Poor  Rich,"  so  the 
Lafayette  ha.d  a  good  week  at  $7,400, 
or  $900  above  normal.  Heat  and  rain 
killed  business  for  everyone  else. 

Total  take  was  $31,500.  Normal  is 
$35,600. 

Estimates  for  week  ending  June  29: 
"THE    LIFE   OF    VERGIE    WINTERS" 
(Radio) 
BUFFALO— (3.500).      30c-55c.       7      days. 
Stage:   Westchester   Hillbillies;   Gracie   Bar- 
rie;      Lowe,     Burnoff     &     Wensley;     Betty 
Kean.     Gross:    $12,600.     (Average.    $14,300.) 
"SMARTY"    (Warners) 
"EVER   SINCE    EVE"    (Fox) 
CENTURY— (3.000),    25c.    7    days.     Gross: 
$5,000.     (Average,   $6,000.) 

"OPERATOR  13"   (M-G-M) 
HIPPODROME— (2,100),    25c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $6,100.     (Average,    $8,000,) 

"THE  CONSTANT  NYMPH"    (Fox) 
"HEART  SONG"   (Fox) 
HOLLYWOOD— (300),     25c-40c,     7     days. 
2d  week.    Gross:  $400.     (Average.  $800.) 
"THE  BLACK   CAT"    (Univ.) 
"THE   POOR    RICH"    (Univ.) 
LAFAYETTE— (3.300).       25c,       7       days. 
Gross:   $7,400.     (Average,  $6,500.) 


"Tomorrow"  Lang's  First 

Hollywood,  July  1. — "Tomorrow" 
will  be  the  title  of  an  original  story 
which  Fritz  Lang  will  direct  first  for 
M-G-M.  He  worked  on  it  on  his  way 
from  Europe  to  this  country  with 
David  O.   Selznick  and  his  party. 


Operator  13 
Boston  Smash 
With  $21,000 


Boston,  Tuly  1.  —  Circus  weeks 
and  heat  failed  to  damage  box-offices 
hereabouts.  "Operator  13,"  at  Loew's 
State,  topped  par  by  $5,000  on  a  gross 
of  $21,000. 

Two  other  unusually  strong  draws 
were  "The  Life  of  Vergie  Winters," 
with  $20,000  at  Keith's  and  "Shoot  the 
Works"  with  $30,000  at  the  Metropoli- 
tan. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $105,- 
500.     Average  is  $94,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  28 : 

"COUNTESS    OF   MONTE    CRISTO" 
(Univ.) 
"WHIRLPOOL"    (Col.) 
BOSTON-(2,900),   25c-50c,   7  days.  Gross: 
$19,000.      (Average,   $16,000.) 

"NOW  I'LL  TELL"    (Fox) 
"SMARTY"    (Warners) 
FENWAY— (1,800),       30c-50c,       7       days. 
Gross:    $7,500.       (Average,    $9,000.) 
"LIFE   OF   VERGIE   WINTERS"   (Radio) 
KEITH'S— (3,500).  30c-50c,  7  days.   Gross: 
$20,000.        (Average.    $16,000.) 

"OPERATOR    13"    (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE^(3,700),  3Sc-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:    $21,000.      (Average.   $16,000.) 

"SHOOT    THE     WORKS"     (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN— (4.350).       30c-65c,       7 
days.       Revue    and    Capt.    Proske's    Bengal 
Tigers.     Ooss:  $30,000.      (Average,  $28,000.) 
"NOW    I'LL    TELL"    (Fox) 
"SMARTY"    (Warners) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,800),    30c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:   $8,000.      (Average,   $9,000.) 


ii 


Cantor  Film  Retitled 

Hollywood,  July  1.— The  title  of 
"The  Treasure  Hunt,"  Eddie  Cantor 
film  for  Samuel  Goldwyn,  has  been 
changed   to   "Kid   Millions." 


Seattle  Dull; 
Glory"  Gets 
$3,750  Gross 


Seattle,  July  1.— Night  baseball 
and  a  continuance  of  the  waterfront 
strike  continued  to  hit  box-offices  last 
week.  "No  Greater  Glory,"  at  the 
Liberty  with  $3,750,  was  the  only  first 
run  to  come  anywhere  near  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $26,250. 
Average  is  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  30 : 

"MURDER  ON  THE  BLACKBOARD" 

(Radio) 

"DOUBLE  DOOR"  (Para.) 

BLUE      MOUSE^(950).       15c-25c-35c,       7 
days.     Gross:    $2,750.      (Average,    $3,500) 
"MURDER  AT  THE   VANITIES"   (Para.) 
FIFTH    AVENUE-(2,450),    25c-40c-55c,    7 
days.      Gross:    $6,000.      (Average,    $7,000) 
"NO   GREATER  GLORY"    (Col.) 
LIBERTY— (1,800),     10c-15c-25c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $3,750.      (Average,   $4,000) 

"BORN    TO   BE    BAD"    (U.    A.) 
MUSIC    BOX— (950),    25c-35c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $3,250.      (Average.   $4,000) 
"LITTLE   MAN,    WHAT   NOW?"    (Univ.) 
MUSIC      HALL— (2.275).      25c-40c-55c,      7 
days.     Gross:    $5,500.      (Average,   $6,500) 
"SUCH    WOMEN    ARE    DANGEROUS" 
(Fox) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,050),    25c-35c,    7    days. 
Vaudeville   headed   bv    Don   Santos   &    Exie. 
Gross:    $5,000.      (Average,   $6,000) 


Bromfield  Due  in  October 

Hollywood,  July  1. — Louis  Brom- 
field recently  signed  on  an  M-G-M 
term  contract  by  David  O.  Selznick  in 
England,  will  come  to  the  coast  in 
October.  His  first  will  be  an  original, 
"Living  in  a  Big  Way,"  which  is 
slated  for  Marie   Dressier. 


Denver  Takes 
Hit  by  Open 
Air  Concert 


Denver,  July  1. — A  three-day  open 
air  opera  concert  socked  all  first  run 
grosses  except  one  last  week.  The 
exception  was  the  Denver,  where  "The 
Thin  Man"  reached  $7,000,  up  by 
$1,000. 

Other  takes  were  low.  Total  first 
run  business  was  $16,700.  Average  is 
$20,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  28 : 

"THE   MERRY    FRINKS"    (F.    N.) 

ALADDIN— (1,500),     25c-35c-50c,     7     days 
Gross:    $2,000.    (Average,   $2,500) 
"THE    GREAT   FLIRTATION"    (Para.) 
DENHAM— (1,500),     15c-25c-40c,     4     days 
Gross:    $1,200.    (Average,    $4,000) 

"THE    THIN    MAN"    (M-G-M) 
DENVER-(2,500),     25c-3Sc-50c,      7     days 
Gross:   $7,000.    (Average,   $6,000) 

"THE    CRIME    DOCTOR"     (Radio) 
ORPHEUM-(2,600),    25c-35c-50c,    7    days 
Gross:    $4,500.    (Average,   $6,000) 

"NOW    I'LL    TELL"     (Fox) 
PAR.AMOUNT-(2,000),    25c-40c,    3    days 
Gross:   $900. 

"WHIRLPOOL"    (Col.) 
"SISTERS   UNDER   THE   SKIN"    (Col.) 

PARAMOUNT-(2,000).     25c-40c,    4    days. 
Gross:     $1,100.    (Average    for    week,    $2,000) 


ii 


Ritzing  It  with  Columbia 


(Continued  jrom  page  6) 

near  Greenwich,  Conn.,  could  keep 
CoHN  away  from  this  meeting.  He 
greeted  each  conventioneer  by  name — 
an  easy  task  inasmuch  as  there  hasn't 
been  a  single  change  in  personnel  in 
Columbia's  eastern  division  in  the  last 
year. 

• 

Montague  looked  fit  as  a  fiddle 
and  amply  prepared  to  weather  the 
strain  of  the  sessions  to  be  held  dur- 
ing the  next  three  days.  He  confided 
that  the  company  has  closed  a  num- 
ber of  deals  for  the  new  season,  al- 
though the  new  lineup  has  not  been 
officially  announced. 
• 

Nate  Spingold  and  George  Brown 
are  both  enthusiastic  over  the  national 
advertising  program  outlined  for 
1934-35.  The  appropriation  for  this, 
according  to  Spingold,  is  even  larger 
than  that  spent  last  year.  "We  not 
only  make  the  pictures  for  the  ex- 
hibitors, but  we  sell  them  to  his  cus- 
tomers before  he  gets  them,"  he  de- 
clared. 

• 

Hal  Hode,  assistant  to  Cohn,  and 
J.  W.  MacFarland,  short  subject 
sales  manager,  declared  they  had  to 
get  up  and  out  at  four  o'clock  this 
morning  in  order  to  make  the  10 
o'clock  Atlantic  City  train.  The  rea- 
:Son  is  that  these  executives  have 
their  summer  homes  at  Lake  Katonah, 
situated  in  the  wilds  of  Westchester 
County. 


A  discussion  as  to  the  previous  oc- 
cupations of  the  various  Columbians 
revealed  some  interesting  "ex's." 
Cohn  is  an  ex-advertising  agency 
man.  Spingold  an  ex-theatrical 
press  representative.  Hode  an  ex- 
sailor.  MacFarland  an  ex-civil  en- 
gineer. Rube  Jackter  declared  he 
was  no  "ex"  anything,  having  grown 
up  in  the  film  business.  Incidentally, 
Jackter  is  sporting  a  strained  liga- 
rnent  in  his  right  side,  the  result  of 
a  too-vigorous  swipe  at  a  golf  ball. 
A  recent  disciple  of  that  game.  Rube 
may  not  hit  them  straight,  but  he 
certainly  hits  them  hard. 
• 

While  on  the  subject  of  golf,  Lou 
Aster  is  another  new  golf  enthusiast. 
If  nothing  else,  the  game  has  en- 
abled him  to  "slufT"  off  a  lot  of 
excess  poundage. 

• 

Nat  Cohn,  who  is  a  frequent 
partner  of  Aster's  on  the  golf  course, 
is  not  as  enthusiastic  over  the  game 
as  the  above-mentioned  two.  Instead, 
he  regards  it  as  a  laborious  form  of 
trench  digging  under  another  name 
to  make  it  seem  attractive. 
• 

As  usual,  silent  Joe  McConville, 
home  office  sales  manager,  is  saying 
little  and  listening  much.  However, 
he  generally  makes  up  for  lost  time 
by  the  pungency  of  his  remarks  when 
his  time  comes  to  address  the  boys. 


Winters,"  Fight 
Best  Omaha  Draw 

Omaha,  July  1.— "The  Life  of 
Vergie  Winters"  and  the  Baer- 
Carnera  fight  took  the  big  money  here 
last  week  in  spite  of  the  Catholic  ban 
on  the  former.  The  take  of  $4,800  at 
the  Brandeis  was  over  normal  by 
$1,000. 

"Little  Man,  What  Now?"  was  dis- 
appointing at  the  Paramount,  pulling 
only   $6,500. 

Provisional  closing  notices  have 
been  posted  at  the  World  and  Para- 
mount and  Bert  Smith's  Varieties 
probably  will  end  a  four-week  run  on 
Thursday  at  the  World.  Beer 
taverns  and  night  club  competition 
have  been  too  much. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,- 
750.    Average  is  $23,550. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  June  27: 
"LITTLE   MAN,   WHAT   NOW?"   (Unh .) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,900).  25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.      Ooss:    $6,500.      (Average.    $7,250) 

Week  Ending  June  28: 

"THE     LIFE     OF     VERGIE     WINTFJRS" 

(Radio) 

"CARNERA   VS.  BAER"   2nd  week 

BRANDEIS— (1,500),   20c-25c-35c.     7   days. 
Gross:    $4,800.      (Average.    $3,800) 
"MANY    HAPPY    RETURNS"    (Para.) 
"A     MODERN     HERO"     (Warners) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  2Sc-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $7,200.     (Average.   $7,000) 

"BORN   TO  BE  BAD"    (U.  A.) 

WORLD— (2,200),  25c-3Sc,  7  days.  Stage: 
Smith  Varieties.  Gross:  $5,250.  (Average, 
$5,500) 


Canton  House  Reduces 

Canton,  O.,  July  1.— Although 
Loew's,  Warners'  Alhambra  and  Con- 
stant's Palace,  the  three  local  major 
houses,  agreed  on  a  uniform  admis- 
sion scale  several  months  ago,  the  Pal- 
ace has  cut  night  prices  to  15  and  25 
cents  for  balcony  aud  lower  floor,  with 
matinee  rate  15  cents.  All  prices  are 
plus  10  per  cent  state  tax.  No  change 
has  as  yet  been  ajinounced  by  the 
other  two. 


Noted  for 

UNIFORMITY 


TJEVOLUTIONARY  new  qualities 
■^^  made  Eastman  Super-Sensitive  ''Pan" 
a  byword  almost  overnight.  But  only  day-in 
and  day-out  delivery  of  those  qualities  over 
a  long  period  could  give  this  film  lasting 
fame  in  the  motion-picture  world.  Uniform- 
ity,, ,  the  quality  that  has  always  character- 
ized Eastman  films  . . .  has  made  Eastman 
Super-Sensitive  Panchromatic  Negative  the 
brilliant  leader  it  is  today.  Eastman  Kodak 
Company.  (J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distribu- 
tors, New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  Super-Sensitive 
Panchromatic  Negative 


The  Leading 

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MOTION  PICTURE 

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the  Industry 
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Branches 


VOL.  36.  NO.  2 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  JULY  3,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


ColumbiaSets 
26  Titles  of 
48  for  34-35 


Name  Seven  Star  Films; 
Nine  Shorts  Series 

By  RED  KANN 

Atlantic  City,  July  2. — Columbia 
announced  26  titles  on  its  1934-35  list 
of  48  at  today's  session  of  the  sales 
convention,  and  indicated  the  details 
of  seven  others  in  a  general  way.  One 
short  story,  five  novels  and  seven 
stage  plays  are  represented  in  the  list. 

Those  on  which  star  names  but  no 
titles  were  given  are  two  to  be  di- 
rected by  Frank  Capra,  one  Edward 
(Continued   on   page   10) 


Columbians  Cheer 
Jack  Cohn  Speech 

Atlantic  City,  July  2.— Columbia 
delegates  this  afternoon  cheered  the 
assertion  by  Jack  Cohn  that  the  in- 
dustry is  "more  sinned  against  than 
sinning."    He  said  in  part : 

"This  violent  burst  of  condemna- 
tion is  directed  against  something 
greater  and  something  far  more  im- 
portant and  all-embracing  than  the 
motion   picture. 

"The    storm    has    mistakenly    been 

(Continued   on    page    10) 


Paramount  to  Continue  Ban  on 
Sales  to  All  10-Cent  Houses 

Continuing  its  current  policy,  Paramount  will  not  sell  10-cent 
houses  next  season,  it  is  stated.  The  subject,  in  addition  to  duals 
and  preferred  playing  time,  is  highlighting  regional  sales  meet- 
ings now  being  held. 

The"  number  of  percentage  pictures  for  1934-35  has  not  yet  been 
setj  but  it  is  understood  each  situation  will  be  handled  individu- 
ally, since  no  blanket  policy  has  been  determined. 


Say  Warners  After 
Eight  Jersey  Spots 

Warners  are  understood  negotiating 
for  eight  New  Jersey  houses;  the 
Ritz,  Lyndhurst ;  Rahway,  Rahway  ; 
Playhouse,  Dover ;  Rex,  Irvington ; 
Lincoln,  Arlington;  Bellevue,  Upper 
Montclair ;  Broadmore,  Bloomfield ; 
Park,  Caldwell.  The  first  five  are 
operated  by  Haring  &  Blumenthal  and 
the  last  three  by  Rapf  &  Rudin. 

Efforts  to  confirm  the  deals  with 
Warners  yesterday  were  unavailing. 


"Star''  Urges 
%  of  Pictures 
Be  Kept  Clean 


Kansas  City,  July  2. — Offering  a 
plan  for  self-regulation,  the  Kansas 
City  Star  suggests  that  three-fourths 
of  the  industry's  total  output  be  kept 
clean  for  general  consumption,  the 
remaining  one-fourth  to  be  intended 
for  "mature  minds"  and  so  labeled 
when  shown.  The  Star  editorially 
urges  the  plan  as  a  solution  to  the 
widespread  agitation  for  screen  reform 
and  as  a  means  of  forestalling  legis- 
lative action.    The  paper's  policy  is  to 

(^Continued  on  page  12) 


Ann  Ronnell  to  Sing 

Ann  Ronnell,  sister  of  Di- 
vision Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  goes  into  vaude- 
ville this  week  at  the  RKO 
Orpheum,  Omaha.  The  com- 
poser will  sing  and  play  some 
of  the  popular  tunes  she  has 
written. 

From  Omaha  she  will  go  to 
Hollywood  where  she  will 
start  work  on  a  Paramount 
contract. 


No  Watte  Successor 
Soon,  Says  Schaefer 

No  immediate  naming  of  a  succes- 
sor to  Stanley  Waite,  Paramount 
divisional  sales  manager  who  died  re- 
cently, is  contemplated  by  George 
Schaefer,  Paramount  general  manager, 
who  returned  to  his  oiifice  yesterday 
following  the  company's  annual  sales 
meeting  on  the  coast.  In  the  mean- 
time, Joseph  Unger,  central  Atlantic 
division  manager,  who  has  taken  over 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Further  Delay 
Looked  for  On 
Fox  Met.  Sale 


With  Loew's  and  Warners  still  some 
distance  from  a  final  agreement  with 
"the  Fox  M^etropolitan  bondliolders' 
committee  on  a  purchase  of  the  87 
houses  of  the  circuit  last  night,  in- 
dications are  that  no  deal  may  be 
struck  this   week. 

The  bidders,  Loew's  and  Warners, 
and  the  bondholders'  committee  were 
prepared  to  go  into  court  this  morn- 
ing and  ask  a  further  adjournment 
of  the  hearing  scheduled  for  today 
before  Federal  Judge  Julian  W. 
Mack.  Indications  are  that  with 
the  bondholders  joining  in  the  peti- 
;tion  for  another  adjournment,  the 
court  will  consent  to  a  further  delay. 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Review  Board 
Seeks  Early 
End  of  Campi 


For  Dismissal,  Adoption 
Of  Recommendations 


Washington,  July  2. — "Abrupt  dis- 
missal" of  the  film  Code  Authority 
and  adoption  of  the  recommendations 
made  in  its  original  report  on  the  in- 
dustry are  urged  by  the  National  Re- 
covery Review  Board  in  its  third  and 
final  report  to  the  President. 

The  religious  campaign  against  in- 
decent pictures  is  laid  squarely  at  the 
door  of  big  producers  and  the  code, 
but  the  punishment  falls  upon  the  small 
exhibitor  who  had  nothing  to  do  with 
the  production  of  the  pictures  com- 
plained against  or  voice  as  to  whether 
he  would  show  them,  the  report  held. 

With  the  submission  of  its  third  re- 
port, the  Darrow  board  went  into 
eclipse,  with  Chairman  Clarence  Dar- 
row resigning  and  going  to  Europe 
and  the  three  remaining  members  of 
the  board,  W.  W.  Neal,  Fred  P.  Mann 
and  Samuel  P.  Henry,  returning  to 
their  homes.  It  was  explained,  how- 
ever, that  the  board  has  not  abolished 

(Continued  on  page   12) 


Para.-Capitol  Pool 
Deal  Awaits  Action 

Pooling  of  the  Capitol  and  Para- 
mount remained  in  status  quo  yester- 
day as  representatives  of  both  Loew's 
and  Paramount  prepared  for  further 
conferences  on  the  proposal  in  the 
near  future. 

The  outcome  of  the  Loew-Warner 
negotiations  for  the  Fox  Metropolitan 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Appeal  Groups  Sit 
3  Days  First  Week 

Code  appeals  committees  will  sit 
only  three  days  this  week  instead  of 
four  as  originally  planned.  Although 
tomorrow  is  Independence  Day,  Campi 
decided  to  postpone  today's  session  so 
that  local  code  board  members  who 
anticipate  going  away  can  do  so. 

At  yesterday's  session,  the  first  of 
its  kind,  five  appeals  were  heard  and 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Estimates  Ohio  Tax 
To  Cost  $3,000,000 

Cleveland,  July  2.— P.  J.  Wood, 
business  manager  of  the  I.  T.  O.,  esti- 
mates that  the  10  per  cent  admission 
tax  will  net  the  State  approximately 
$3,000,000  this  year.  Wood  computes 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Coast  Indies  After 
An  Eastern  Contact 

Los  Angeles,  July  2.— Expressing 
confidence  in  Campi,  Harry  H.  Hicks, 
president-elect  of  the  I.T.O.A.  of 
Southern  California,  today  urged  ap- 
proximately 200  exhibitors  to  set  up 
a  special  fund  to  establish  representa- 
tion in  New  York  for  independents  on 
the  coast. 

The  man  to  be  retained  will  not  be 
an  attorney,  but  one  thoroughly,  famil- 
iar in  code  matters  to  represent  the 
local  group  particularly  in  clearance 
and  zoning  problems.    Hicks  discussed 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Report  Pecora  in 
Fight  on  Kennedy 

Washington,  July  2. — Opposition 
to  the  election  of  Joseph  P.  Kennedy, 
former  head  of  Pathe,  to  the  chair- 
manship of  the  Securities  and  Ex- 
change Commission,  was  reported 
brewing  here  today  under  the  leader- 
ship   of    Ferdinand    Pecora. 

Kennedy  was  President  Roosevelt's 
choice  for  a  full  five-year  term  on  the 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Exchange  Heads  May 
Get  Film  Board  Jobs 

Exchange  managers  in  every  key 
city  may  take  over  the  work  of  Film 
Boards  of  Trade  in  the  event  those 
organizations  are  abandoned  next 
season,  it  was  learned  yesterday. 

Under  this  proposal,  which  has  been 
advanced  in  several  distribution  quar- 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


No  Issue  Tomorrow 

Motion  Picture  Daily  will 
not  publish  tomorrow,  July 
4,  which  is  Independence  Day 
and  a  legal  holiday. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday.  July  3,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered   U.    S.   Patent   Office) 


Vol.    36 


July    3,    1934 


No.    2 


Martin  Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief   and   Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN 

Editor 
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RKO  Center  Closing 

The  RKO  Center  closes  July  8  to 
prepare  for  its  fall  opening  as  a  stage 
musical  house  under  the  direction  of 
Max  Gordon,  producer,  M.  H.  Ayles- 
worth,  RKO  president,  stated  yester- 
day.    Reopening  is  set  for  Sept.  17. 

No  change  in  policy  at  the  Music 
Hall  is  contemplated,  Aylesworth  said. 


Gaumont  British  Moves 

Gaumont  British  of  America  opened 
new  offices  in  larger  quarters  at  160C 
Broadway  yesterday. 

W.  A.  Ryan,  formerly  Albany 
branch  manager  for  Fox,  has  been 
named  special  representative  for  Gau- 
mont British  in  the  up-state  territory. 

Marie  Dressier  Resting 

Santa  Barbara,  July  2. — Continu- 
ing to  show  improvement,  Marie 
Dressier  is  now  able  to  take  a  liberal 
amount  of  liquid  nourishment.  She  is 
resting  comfortably  and  occasionally 
talks  to  attending  physicians. 


Declares  P'f'd  Dividend 

Loew's  board  of  directors  has  de- 
clared a  quarterly  dividend  of  $1.62j/2 
per  share  on  the  outstanding  $6.50 
cumulative  preferred  stock,  payable 
Aug.  15  to  stockholders  of  record  July 
28. 


Distribution  Deal  Closed 

Raspin  Prod,  has  just  closed  with 
the  Capitol  Film  Exchange  to  dis- 
tribute "Are  We  Civilized?"  through- 
out  the   Metropolitan   area. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


Atlantic  City,  July  2. 

A  PEPPY  and  enthusiastic 
bunch,  this  Columbia  crowd, 
last  to  go  into  a  sales  convention 
but  aspiring  no  end  to  something 
akin  to  close-to-the-top  honors  for 
the  new  season.  This  column  told 
you  weeks  ago  Harry  Cohn  was 
heading  toward  a  flock  of  "A" 
pictures  for  '34-35.  The  Colum- 
bia lineup,  which  appears  else- 
where in  this  edition  today,  dem- 
onstrates the  veracity  of  the  tip. 
The  fuss  which  the  company  is 
turning  loose  on  its  intention  of 
seeking  more  preferred  playing 
time  links  up  with  production 
plans,  made  and  announced  and  to 
be  made  and  announced  later. 
Columbia  is  swinging  .sharply 
toward  names  and  starring  pic- 
tures as  part  of  its  more  ambi- 
tious program.  ,  .  . 

▼ 
ELsewhere.  Herb  Yates  is  presi- 
dent of  Consolidated  Film  In- 
dustries. Consolidated  is  in  a  lot 
of  businesses,  but  they're  all  off- 
shoots of  its  principal  enterprise, 
lab  printing.  Remembering  this 
makes  it  easier  to  understand  the 
why  of  that  deal  which  gives 
Consolidated  possession  of  RKO's 
six  per  cent  secured  notes.  The 
paper  carries  it  with  voting  privi- 
leges which  very  easily  could 
mean  that  Radio's  prints  will  be 
turned  out  in  Consolidated  labs 
and  not  Pathe.  Instances  are  not 
wanting  where  Yates  has  financed 
important  companies  merely  to 
keep  his  machines  occupied.  .  .  . 

T 
The  spokesman  who  appears 
thereafter  is  partisan  in  his  point 
of  view.  His  interests  rest  with 
the  bondholders.  Barring  that,  if 
you  like,  here  is  his  reason  why 
a  stock  assessment — $2  a  share  on 
the  common — is  a  necessary  con- 
tingency which  Paramount  share- 
holders will  have  to  meet :  "There 


is  considerable  cash  on  hand,  it  is 
true.  There  are,  however,  mort- 
gages on  valuable  theatre  proper- 
ties which  must  be  met  if  the 
company  is  to  avoid  relinquish- 
ing its  interest  in  those  proper- 
ties, acquired  at  a  very  consider- 
able cost.  The  money  must  come 
from  some  place."  .  .  . 


More  on  the  same  situation. 
Same  spokesman,  same  interests, 
denies  bondholders  are  even  at- 
tempting to  negotiate  a  "squeeze 
play"  which  will  crowd  the 
owners  of  over  3,000,000  shares  of 
common  outstanding  when  the 
Paramount  reorganization  finally 
is  pieced  together.  There's  been 
some  talk,  maybe  irresponsible, 
maybe  not,  of  this.  "The  real 
bona  fide  stockholders  rate  a  defi- 
nite status  in  the  picture.  They'll 
get  it.  In  the  second  division, 
however,  are  to  be  found  stock- 
holders deliberately  or  accident- 
ally enmeshed  in  speculation 
which  seeks  a  killing  and  a  quick 
bow  out  of  the  picture.  They  rate 
little  consideration."  Admitted  is 
the  difficulty  of  distinguishing 
the  worthy  from  the  unworthy, 
the  appellations  being  his,  not 
ours.  .  .  . 

T 

No  unanimity  of  opinion  pre- 
vails at  Paramount  over  releasing 
time  on  the  Mae  West  picture. 
George  Schaefer  said  in  Chicago 
the  other  day  July  19  may  be  the 
date,  conceding  in  the  same 
breath  that  the  dry  cleaning  may 
take  longer.  ...  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  the  picture  which  puts  a 
serious  crimp  into  its  owner's 
earning  power  by  remaining  in 
the  studio,  may  go  over  until  the 
fall.  This  is  not  remote  as  a 
possibility.  The  lambasting  di- 
rected at  the  business  from 
church  quarters  today  makes  the 


Eastman  Pfd.  Off  2  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  L.OW  Close      Change 

Columbia  Pictures,  vtc 29  2&Vs  28%       —  J4 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 3Ji  3'A  3%       +^ 

Eastman   Kodak    97  9654  96H       —  Vs 

Eastman   Kodak,   pfd 146  145  145           —2 

Fox  Film  "A" UH  13V»  13^4        

Loew's,  Inc 28}4  27J^  28 

Loew's,   Ind,   pfd 92  92  92 

M-G-M,    pfd 2654  2654  26'A 

Paramount    Publix    3'A  314  3'A 

Pathe  Exchange   2!4  2  2 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 19K  19^  19^ 

RKO    2'A  2'A  2'A 

Universal   Pictures,   pfd , 38  38  38 

Warner  Bros 5^  5'A  5'A 


-  'A 


Technicolor  Up  Vs  on  Curb 


Technicolor 


High 

.    14 


Low 

135^ 


Net 
Close      Change 

\3'A      -f  'A 


Bond  Issues  Show  Losses 


High  Low- 
General  Theatre   Equipment  6s  '40 854         854 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf SVz  854 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights ».  100  99'A 

Paramount   Broadway,  554s   '50 415^  4154 

Paramount  Publix  554s  'SO 505^  SO'A 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww   985^  9&'A 

RKO  6s  '41,  pp 31  29 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 55  54 


Close 

854 
854 
100 
4154 
5054 
9854 
29 
54 


Net 
Change 

-  'A 
-54 
-54 
-VA 


+  Vi 
—1 


Sales 

200 
100 
100 
10 
300 

2,300 
100 
100 
400 
400 
100 
400 
10 

2,300 


Sales 

700 


Sales 

1 
9 
3 
5 
3 
1 
3 
40 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

WALTER  WANGER,  Joseph 
C.  Bernard,  French  producer; 
Alfred  Lunt,  Lynn  Fontaine  and 
Charles  Cochran,  London  theatrical 
producer,  arrive  today  on  the  lie  de 
France. 

Frank  McCarthy,  eastern  sales 
iTianager  for  Universal,  is  one  of  those 
dignified  executives  who  never  re- 
moves his  coat  even  with  the  mercury 
in  the  "90's." 

Sidney  Samuelson  isn't  feeling  so 
well  these  days.  He'll  try  to  be  on 
hand  today  for  the  Allied  of  New 
Jersey  meeting. 

Henri  Diamont-Berger  and  Ber- 
nard Natan  are  back  from  the  coast 
and  plan  to  sail  for  France  Saturday. 

Howard  C.  Cullman  has  sent  S. 
R.  Kent  a  telegram  congratulating 
him   on  "Baby,  Take  a   Bow." 

Genevieve  Tobin,  who  arrived  from 
a  European  vacation  last  week,  leaves 
for  the  coast  tomorrow. 

Samuel  Hopkins  Adams'  novel, 
"The  Gorgeous  Hussy,"  has  been 
lx)ught  by    Radio. 

Gary  and  Mrs.  Cooper  are  en  route 
to  New  York  from  Hollywood  on  a 
vacation. 

Saul  E.  Ro(;ers  returns  Thursday 
from  an  Independence  Day  vacation 
sailing. 

Joe  Breen,  who  left  here  over  the 
week-end,  is  due  back  in  Hollywood 
today. 

Harry  C.  Arthur  has  gone  to  St. 
Louis  and  will  be  there  all  week. 

Peter  Arno  is  in  from  the  coast 
and  stopping  at  the  Warwick. 

Joe  O'Reilly  leaves  for  a  Honolulu 
vacation  Thursday. 

Irving  Shiffron  is  boasting  again. 


West  films  natural  for  attack,  and 
that's  a  bit  unfair,  for  the  pic- 
ture has  not  been  publicly  shown 
anywhere  throughout  America. 


Demonstrating  with  signifi- 
cance what  a  delicate  problem 
this  widely  disturbing  question  of 
outside  opinion  on  pictures  can  be 
is  the  case  of  "Little  Miss 
Marker"  in  Omaha.  There  the 
Catholic  Standards  Committee 
voted  thumbs  down  one  day 
ahead  of  opening  at  the  Orpheum. 
Six  days  earlier  the  International 
Federation  of  Catholic  Alumni 
had  recommended  it.  The  Omaha 
group  explained  its  ideas  were 
not  always  in  accord  with  the 
International's  and  let  it  go  at 
that.  Two  groups  within  the  same 
faith  thus  view  a  given  situation 
differently  to  the  confusion  of  the 
producer  and  the  exhibitor.  How 
to  solve  it,  particularly  in  a  case 
like  this  where  the  subject  mat- 
ter is  emphatically  more  whole- 
some than  objectionable?  A  lot  of 
eager  ears  are  searching  for  the 
answer.  .  .  . 

KANN 


REPORT 
OPERATOR  13 


•  •  • 


TRADE  PAPER  EDITORS  PLEASE  NOTE! 


•  • 


1 -BUSINESS  is  excellent  everywhere, 

2-IVIARION  DAVIES'  work  is  praised  in  all  press  notices. 
Consensus  of  opinion  indicates  that  this  star's  box-office 
draw  is  considerably  enhanced  by  ''Operator  13''  follow- 
ing directly  after  her  popular  appearance  in  ''Going 
Hollywood," 

3-ADVERTISING  angles  incorporated  in  press  sheet  and 
Hearst  newspaper  campaign  are  being  used  to  good 
advantage  by  showmen, 

4-CO-STARRING  of  Marion  Davies  and  Gary  Cooper  is 
proving  a  happy  selection  for  fans  and  all  promotion 
stresses  star  names, 

5-WEALTH  OF  SELLING  material  pleases  theatre 
managers,  JEAN  PARKER  is  getting  especial  attention, 
also  Ted  Healy  and  Four  Mills  Brothers, 

6-SONG  EXPLOITATION  very  helpful,  "Sleepy  Head" 
and  "Jungle  Fever"  getting  wide  radio  plug. 

Respectfully  submitted  by  Leo  of  M-Q-M 


$2 


MADELEINE  CARROLL 
FRANCHOT  TONE 

Produced  by  Winfield  Sheehah 

Directed  by  John  Ford 
Story  and  screen  play  by  Reginald  Berkeley 


WORDS  FOR  A  ^2  SMASH 


Film  Daily:    Will  give  any  fan  his  money's  worth,  even  at  road- 
show prices.    Invested   with   wide   appeal.    Ranges    from    languorous 
smoothness  in  the  love  scenes  to  rapid-fire  action."    N.  Y.  American: 
"A  notable  addition  to  cinema's  best ...  an  important  event  in  the 
annals  of  motion  picture  history.    A  deeply  stirring  tale.    Madeleine 
Carroll's  is  a  deeply  stirring  performance."    New  York  Daily  News: 
"A  lavish  production,  made  on  a  grand  scale  with  beautiful 
sets  and  fine  photographic  effects."  N.  Y.  Daily  Mirror:  "Massive 
and  spectacular  film  .  .  .  magnificent  drama ...  stirring  and 
impressive  love  story  .  .  .  told  with    clarity  and  brilliance. 
Madeleine  Carroll  gives  another  sensitive  and  fine  performance.^ 
N.Y.  Evening  Journal:  "Lovely, talented  Madeleine  Carroll 
makes  her  American  debut  an  effective  one.  Filmed 
on  a  lavish  scale."  N.Y.  World-Telegram:    "Splendidly 
done.  One  of  the  most  lavish  and  well-acted  of  the 
chronicle  films ...  a  sterling  and  sympathetic  exhibit. . . 
poignant  and  realistic."  N.Y.  Sun :  "An  ambitious  under- 
taking...has  plenty  to  offer  as  entertainment.  Its  pres- 
ence at  the  Criterion  augurs  well  for  the  new  season. 
Hollywood   has   produced   another   epic. 


''ITS    PRESENCE    AT    THE 
CRITERION  AUGURS  WELL 
FOR  THE   NEW  SEASON!'' 

—New  York  Sun 


CRITERION 

THEATRE 

New  York 
City 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  3,    1934 


Further  Delay 
Looked  for  On 
Fox  Met.  Sale 


Exchange  Heads  May 
Get  Film  Board  Jobs 


(Canti)iued  from  page    1) 
Judge  Mack  stated  at  an  earlier  hear- 
ing that  the  bondholders'  voice  would 
carry  the  greatest  weight  in  any  final 
action   taken    by    the    court. 

Skouras  and  Randforce,  operators 
of  the  Fox  Met  circuit  under  the  re- 
ceivership, and  slated  to  continue  in 
that  capacity  for  the  bondholders  in 
the  event  no  deal  is  consummated  with 
outside  bidders  for  the  circuit,  have 
vigorously  opposed  the  several  post- 
ponements of  the  court  proceedings 
during  the  past  few  weeks.  In  each 
instance,  however,  Judge  Mack  has 
overruled  their  objections  and  advised 
them  that  any  losses  sustained  by 
them  since  the  date  of  the  formal 
presentation  of  the  joint  Loew-War- 
ner  $4,000,000  bid  could  be  charged 
against  the  circuit  if  and  when  a  deal 
was   consummated. 

Meetings  Held  Daily 

Loew  and  Warner  representatives 
have  been  meeting  almost  daily  with 
a  sub-committee  of  the  Fox  Met  bond- 
holders' committee  in  an  effort  to 
effect  an  agreement  on  the  terms  of 
a  sale  of  the  circuit's  assets.  The 
Loew-Warner  offer  contemplates  ac- 
quisition of  the  assets  by  the  bond- 
holders who  would  then  sell  their 
87  leases  and  titles  to  Loew-Warner 
for  $4,000,000.  The  bondholders' 
committee  prefers  to  sell  only  its  de- 
posited bonds  to  the  bidders,  thus 
placing  the  burden  of  reorganization 
upon  Loew's  and  Warners. 

There  are  approximately  $1,000,- 
OOO  of  Fox  Met  bonds  which  have 
not  been  deposited  with  the  commit- 
tee, which  represents  slightly  more 
than  85  per  cent  of  a  $12,500,000  is- 
sue. The  Loew-Warner  group  fears 
that  a  purchase  of  the  bonds,  rather 
than  the  circuit's  assets,  would  sub- 
ject it  to  payment  of  heavy  premiums 
before  the  balance  of  15  per  cent  of 
the  bond  issue  could  be  acquired.  Re- 
ports were  current  yesterday  that  the 
bondholders'  committee  was  ready  to 
concede  this  point  to  the  Loew-War- 
ner group  and  make  the  sale  one  of 
assets  rather  than  of  bonds.  No  con- 
firmation could  be  obtained,  however. 
A  reliable  source  stated  that  while 
concessions  had  been  made  by  both 
sides,  a  complete  agreement  was  still 
some  distance  away. 

The  likelihood  still  persists,  too, 
that  a  new  bidder  may  enter  the  pic- 
ture in  the  next  few  days. 


(Cmitinued  from  paqe  1) 
ters,  no  Film  Board  offices  would  be 
maintained,  but  the  branch  managers 
of  member  companies  of  the  M.P.P.- 
D.A.  would  meet  regularly  to  dispose 
of  the  more  significant  and  urgent 
work  formerly  handled  by  the  Film 
Boards,  it  was  stated. 

Augmenting  the  local  groups  and 
maintaining  a  direct  contact  between 
them,  New  York  and  other  localities 
would  be  several  Film  Board  agents, 
appointed  to  work  in  the  field  with 
roving  commissions. 

The  plan,  it  was  emphasized,  is 
merely  one  of  several  proposals  on  tap 
which  may  be  the  answer  to  the  Film 
Boards'  future.  A  definite  recom- 
mendation is  expected  from  a  com- 
mittee, consisting  of  Abe  Montague, 
Neil  Agnew  and  Al  Lichtman,  ap- 
pointed for  the  purpose,  in  the  near 
future. 


Report  Pecora  in 
Fight  on  Kennedy 

(Continued  from  paqe    1) 

commission,  the  seniority  thus  be- 
stowed on  him  weighing  heavily  in 
his  favor  as  a  logical  choice  for  the 
chairmanship.  Pecora  is  said  to  base 
his  opposition  on  evidence  developed 
at  the  recent  Senate  investigation  of 
stock  market  operations  which  re- 
vealed Kennedy  as  a  participant  in 
the  so-called  alcohol  stock  pool  of 
1933. 

A  compromise  proposal  of  naming 
Kennedy  chairman  to  serve  until  Jan. 
1   only,  is  reported. 


Para.-Capitol  Pool 
Deal  Awaits  Action 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

circuit  and  final  release  of  Para- 
mount's  new  Mae  West  picture  are 
reported  to  have  a  bearing  on  the  cur- 
rent delay.  Though  denied,  reports 
persist  that  if  the  Loew-Warner  bid 
for  Fox  Met  is  consummated,  all 
Warner  Broadway  houses  would  be 
turned  over  to  Loew's,  in  which  event 
the  Capitol-Paramount  pool  probably 
would  be  abandoned.  The  Mae  West 
picture  was  slated  to  be  the  first  to 
play  the  Capitol  under  the  pooling 
arrangement.  Re-makes  have  delayed 
its  release  and  no  outstanding  picture 
is  available  to  take  its  place  as  the 
first  booking  on  the  Capitol's  non- 
stage  show  policy,  which  would  be- 
come efi^ective  with  the  pooling. 


Appeal  Groups  Sit 
3  Days  First  Week 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

discussed.  The  only  one  for  which 
witnesses  appeared  was  the  case  of 
Leon  Rosenblatt  against  Dave  Wein- 
stock,  the  latter  being  charged  with 
negotiating  for  the  Orpheum,  Jersey 
City,  while  Rosenblatt  was  operating. 
The  New  York  grievance  board  re- 
cently refused  to  decide  on  the  issue. 
Other  cases  involved  reduced  admis- 
sions   and    overbuying. 

Clradwell  Sears,  Harry  Shiftman 
and  Leslie  E.  Thompson  acted  as  the 
first  committee  and  recommended  de- 
cisions. 

J.  Louis  Geller  is  the  independent 
exhibitor  who  will  sit  at  Thursday's 
session. 

Until  a  list  of  committee  nominees 
is  approved,  members  of  local  boards 
are  being  enlisted  to  sit  from  day  to 
day.  Members  of  code  boards  from 
out  of  town  also  are  eligible  and  are 
being  asked  to  sit  in  on  hearings  when 
in  town. 

The  first  group  of  names  submitted 
to  Campi  was  turned  down  by  the 
body  and  ordered  revamped.  The  sec- 
ond list  is  expected  to  be  ratified 
July  12. 


No  Waite  Successor 
Soon,  Says  Schaefer 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

Waite's  duties  on  a  temporary  basis, 
will  continue  to  do  double  duty  by 
handling  both  divisions. 

Schaefer  verified  reports  that  the 
new  title  of  the  Mae  West  picture 
would  not  be  "That  St.  Louis  Wo- 
man," as  indicated  earlier  on  the  coast. 
Screencraft  Prod,  has  already  com- 
pleted a  picture  using  that  title  and 
will  release  it  soon.  The  new  West 
picture  will  be  re-titled  and  released 
as  soon  as  remakes  now  in  progress 
have   been   completed,    it   was    stated. 


Third  Para.  Regional  On 

Washington,  July  2.  —  Arriving 
from  Dallas  and  Atlanta,  Joseph  J. 
Unger  today  held  the  first  of  a  two- 
day  Paramount  regional  at  the  Shore- 
ham  Hotel  here.  He  returns  Wednes- 
day to  New  York  where  the  last  of 
four  regionals  will  take  place  at  the 
Waldorf  Astoria  Thursday  and 
Friday. 


Neil    Agnew   and    Charles    Wiggin 
return  from  the  coast  Saturday. 


L.  I.  Rezoning  Up  Today 

Rezoning  of  Long  Island  will  be 
discussed  today  by  the  advisory  com- 
mittee of  the  New  York  clearance  and 
zoning  board.  The  schedule  was  to 
have  come  up  yesterday.  No  griev- 
ances are  on  tap  today,  marking  a 
second  holiday  in  two  weeks  for  this 
board. 


Coast  Indies  After 
An  Eastern  Contact 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

the  clearance  and  zoning  program  he 
brought  back  from  New  York  and 
stated  all  will  be  given  a  chance  to 
talk  at  protest  hearings. 

Ben  Berinstein,  president,  appealed 
for  funds  for  the  eastern  representa- 
tive idea,  declaring  that  unless  every- 
one contributed  the  organization  might 
as  well  fold. 

Mrs.  John  Vruwink  of  the  Univer- 
sity group  of  California  M.  P.  Coun- 
cil talked  on  censorship  cooperation 
and  emphasized  importance  of  family 
night  programs.  Mrs.  William  Burke, 
chairman  of  Federated  Women's  Clubs, 
also  commended  family  entertainment. 
Mrs.  Leo  B.  Hedges,  chairman  of  the 
M.  P.  division  of  the  Parents  Teach- 
ers Assn.,  pleaded  for  the  return  to 
family  entertainment. 


Cleveland's  Indies 
Threaten  an  Appeal 

Cleveland,  July  2. — If  the  clear- 
ance board  renders  a  decision  grant- 
ing 365  days  protection  over  any  the- 
atre playing  double  features,  such  a 
decision  will  be  appealed  to  Code  Au- 
thority. 

M.  A.  Lebensburger,  manager  of  the 
local  First  Division  branch,  has  made 
a  formal  objection  to  such  a  plan.  Le- 
bensburger states  that  his  company, 
along  with  other  local  independents, 
will  enter  the  appeal. 

All  Cleveland  theatres  which  were  in 
operation  at  the  time  the  agreement 
was  signed,  are  set  to  go  to  single  fea- 
tures on  July  8.  However,  since  the 
signing  of  the  agreement,  several 
houses  which  had  been  closed  are  to 
be  opened  by  exhibitors  who  were  not 
previously  in  the  field.  These  houses, 
it  is  said,  will  ofTer  dual  bills.  The 
Temple  is  the  first  to  dual. 


Broad  Change 
In  NRA  Seen 
By  New  Order 


Washington,  July  2.  —  Broad 
changes  in  the  National  Recovery 
Administration  involving  possibly  the 
retirement  of  Gen.  Hugh  S.  Johnson, 
to  he  succeeded  by  Clay  S.  Williams, 
North  Carolina  industrialist  who  has 
played  an  important  part  on  the  busi- 
ness advisory  and  planning  council  of 
the  Department  of  Commerce,  were 
today  presaged  by  publication  by  the 
White  House  of  an  executive  order 
signed  by  the  President  just  prior  to 
his  leaving  Washington  today. 

The  order  creates  an  industrial 
emergency  committee  to  centralize 
administration  under  one  head  of  the 
heretofore  uncoordinated  activities  of 
emergency  agencies  dealing  with  prob- 
lems of  industrial  recovery,  labor  dis- 
putes, relief  and  public  works. 

Donald  R.  Richberg,  chief  counsel 
of  the  National  Recovery  Administra- 
tion, will  head  the  new  committee  and 
will  also  serve  as  executive  secretary 
of  the  executive  council  and  executive 
director  of  the  National  Emergency 
Council  during  the  absence  on  vaca- 
tion of  Frank  C.  Walker.  Richberg 
has  been  detached  from  the  recovery 
administration  to  devote  his  entire  at- 
tention to  his  new  duties.  The  other 
members  of  the  new  committee  are 
Secretary  of  the  Interior  Ickes,  Secre- 
tary of  Labor  Perkins,  Recovery  Ad- 
ministrator Johnson  and  Emergency 
Relief  Administrator  Hopkins. 

With  Richberg  at  the  head  of  the 
three  bodies,  the  former  general  coun- 
sel of  the  recovery  administration  be- 
comes one  of  the  President's  chief 
lieutenants  and  a  major  factor  in  de- 
termining the  policies  of  the  organiza- 
tion in  which  he  was  formerly  second 
man. 


Stewart  in  New  Post 

Portland,  July  2. — Howard  Stew- 
art, member  of  the  John  Hamrick 
stafif  and  recently  at  the  Music  Box, 
has  been  named  manager  of  Ham- 
rick's  Oriental. 


Estimates  Ohio  Tax 
Will  Cost  $3,000,000 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

this  on  the  average  monthly  tax  col- 
lection of  $300,000.  With  the  clean  film 
movements  costing  the  exhibitors  an- 
other yearly  $3,000,000,  Wood  urges 
eyerv  exhibitor  in  the  state  to  get  be- 
hind the  proposed  general  sales  tax  as 
the  only  possible  method  of  their  sur- 
vival during  the  coming  year.  Only 
an  adequate  general  sales  tax.  Wood 
contends,  will  relieve  theatres  of  the 
present    10  per  cent   nuisance  tax. 


Roxy,  Music  Hall  Repeat 

With  the  Roxy  and  Music  Hall 
grosses  holding  unusually  well  over 
the  week-end,  despite  the  heat,  "Baby, 
Take  a  Bow"  holds  over  at  the  former 
house  and  "Of  Human  Bondage"  stays 
another  stanza  at  the  Sixth  Ave.  thea- 
tre. More  than  48,000  persons  attend- 
ed the  Roxy  giving  the  house  a  take 
of  $13,700  for  the  three  days. 

The  Rialto  with  "Murder  on  the 
Blackboard"  garnered  a  weak  $9,500. 


Pola  Negri  Wins  Claim 

Washington,  July  2. — Pola  Negri 
today  was  given  a  tax  abatement  of 
$28,853,  resulting  from  an  over-as- 
sessment on  her  1926  return,  accord- 
ing to  the  Bureau  of  Internal  Reve- 
nue. 


Tuesday,  July  3,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Marker"  and 
Ellington  Big 
In  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  July  2. — Considering 
the  heat,  business  in  town  wasn't  bad 
last  week.  Big  money  went  to  the 
Penn,  where  the  combination  of  "Lit- 
tle Miss  Marker"  and  Duke  Elling- 
ton's band  proved  a  winner  at  $23,000. 
The  Fulton  also  topped  average  by 
almost  $1,000,  getting  around  $5,400 
with  "Such  Women  Are  Dangerous" 
and  the  Baer-Carnera  fight  pictures. 

Other  grosses  were  only  moderate, 
although  the  Warner  bettered  par  with 
"No  Greater  Glory"  and  "The  Most 
Precious  Thing  in  Life"  at  $5,300. 
The  Stanley  slipped  considerably  with 
"Many  Happy  Returns"  at  $6,700,  and 
the  Regent,  with  "Let's  Talk  It  Over" 
and  "The  Love  Captive,"  hit  a  new 
low  at  |1,100. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $42,000. 
Average  is  $41,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  30 : 

"SUCH     WOMEJM     ARE     DANGEROUS" 

(Fox) 

BAER-CARNERA   FIGHT 

FULTON— (1,750),  15c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$5,400.    (Average,   $4,500) 

"LITTLE   MISS   MARKER"    (Para.) 

PENN— (3,300).  25c-75c.  6  days.  Stage: 
Duke  Ellington's  band  with  Ivie  Anderson, 
Snakeships  Tucker,  Palmer  Bros,  and 
Miller  Bros.  Gross:  $23,000.  (Average,  $21,- 
000) 

"MANY  HAPPY  RETURNS"   (Para.) 

STANLEY-(3,600),  25c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $6,700.    (Average,    $9,000) 

"LET'S  TALK  IT  OVER"  (Univ.) 
"THE  LOVE  CAPTIVE"  (Univ.) 

REGENT— (900),  25c-35c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$1,100.    (Average.    $1,500) 

"NO  GREATER  GLORY"    (Col.) 

"MOST  PRECIOUS  THING  IN  LIFE" 
(Columbia) 

WARNER— (2,000),  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$5.-300.    (Average,    $5,000) 


Protest  Stops  Run 
Of  Hitler  Picture 

BuKFALO,  July  2. — "Hitler's  Reign 
of  Terror"  was  withdrawn  from  the 
Hollywood  here  today  after  two  show- 
ings, as  a  result  of  protests  having 
been  filed  against  the  showing  of  the 
film  by  Alphonse  Karl,  German  con- 
sul here,  and  Herman  Schmidt,  in  be- 
half of  the  German-American  United 
Front.  Basil  Bros.,  operators  of  the 
Hollywood,  had  leased  it  to  Jewel 
Prod,  for  this  picture,  but  closed  the 
house    when    protests    were    made. 

Al  Leonze,  Jewel  representative, 
declared  the  withdrawal  was  only 
temporary  and  the  film  will  be  shown 
at  another  Buffalo  theatre  shortly. 


Portland,  July  2. — "Hitler's  Reign 
of  Terror,"  which  was  set  in  seven 
Pantages  houses  here,  has  been  can- 
celed after  a  three-day  run  on  the 
protest  of  A.  H.  Closterman,  German 
Consul,  and  others. 


McGowan  to  Do  Shorts 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Negotiations 
have  been  completed  for  Robert  Mc- 
Gowan to  produce  and  direct  13  one- 
reel  "Variety"  shorts  for  Paramount 
at  the  Mack  Sennett  studios.  The 
group  will  be  made  in  Technicolor. 


Change  Crawford  Title 

Hollywood,  July  2.— M-G-M  has 
changed  the  title  of  the  Joan  Craw- 
ford picture,  "Sacred  and  Profane 
Love,"  to  "Chained." 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'*Stamboul  Quest'' 

{M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Romantic,  dramatic  and  packed  with  showman- 
ship is  this  entertaining  and  well  knit  story  of  Germany's  number  one 
woman  spy  and  her  heart  af¥air  with  an  American  in  Berlin  and  Con- 
stantinople. 

Myrna  Loy,  ravishing  with  enhanced  allurement  and  in  love  with 
George  Brent,  knows  what  Mata  Hari  fate  awaits  her  if  her  feelings  sur- 
mount her  duty. 

Resourceful  Brent,  having  followed  her  to  Constantinople,  becomes 
tangled  with  her  rendezvous  until  Miss  Loy  reveals  her  job.  While  per- 
mitting her  to  uncover  the  duplicity  of  a  Turk,  Henry  Gordon,  in  testing 
her  for  complete  loyalty,  Lionel  Atwill,  her  chief,  informs  her  of  Brent's 
death.  This  unbalances  her  mind.  A  prelude  and  an  epilogue  in  a  num- 
nery  link  romance  for  a  happy  ending.  The  production  is  classy  and 
arresting. 

Miss  Loy  gives  a  convincing  performance.  Brent,  as  a  light-hearted, 
romantic  American,  discloses  ability  hitherto  unrevealed.  Gordon  is  silky 
and  finished  as  the  heavy.  Sam  Wood's  direction  is  smooth,  imaginative 
and  craftmanlike.  Herman  Mankiewicz  adapted  from  Leo  Birinski's 
story.  Name  values,  interest  in  espionage  and  counter  espionage,  warm 
romance  before  hair  trigger  events,  and  the  suspense  engendered  made 
this  a  sure-fire  attraction.    Running  time,  87  minutes. 


"Our  Daily  Bread" 

{United  Artists) 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Departing  from  the  usual  romantic  film  formula 
and  using  broad,  simple  strokes  without  the  modern  screen  technique. 
King  Vidor  wrote,  produced  and  directed  a  film  which  should  cause 
comment  and  controversy  even  though  its  box-ofifice  destiny  is  proble- 
matical. 

Based  on  the  present  economic  dislocation  and  fundamental  philosophy, 
it  reveals  a  boy  and  a  girl  battling  conditions  together.  They  go  back 
to  the  land,  assembling  thereon  individuals  and  families,  flivvering  no- 
where until  their  gas  gives  out. 

Butchers,  bakers,  masons,  carpenters,  farmers,  musicians  and  tailors 
contribute  their  talents,  uniting  in  their  common  effort  for  the  common 
weal.  Drought  halts  their  victory,  but  by  superhuman  courage  they  dig 
\\-ater  through  to  their  fields.  This  work  and  the  flow  of  the  water  hits 
dramatic  peaks  charged  with  rhythmic  action. 

The  production  is  earthy,  nature  being  the  villain,  with  the  people 
assuming  pioneer  proportion.  Tom  Keene  and  Karen  Morley  play  the 
leads,  with  Miss  Morley's  sympathetic,  finely  tuned  performance  over- 
shadowing Keene's.  Addison  Richards  is  a  standout  as  an  ex-convict. 
Barbara  Pepper  reflects  her  appellation. 

Without  marquee  names,  the  basic,  provocative  idea  may  stir  word  of 
mouth  to  attract  the  customers.    Running  time,  90  minutes. 


->»» 


"Charlie  Chan's  Courage: 

(Fox) 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Based  on  Earl  Derr  Biggers'  novel,  "The  Chi- 
nese Parrot,"  this  measures  up  to  the  formula  of  previous  Chan  mystery 
thrillers  and  carries  enough  suspense  to  make  it  entertaining. 

Treatment,  despite  forced  characters  and  situations,  results  in  Warner 
Oland,  playing  the  part  of  Chan,  carrying  the  load  of  acting.  It  will 
please  those  seeking  this  type  of   story. 

It's  locale  is  San  Francisco  and  Palm  Springs  with  the  plot  centered 
around  a  band  of  crooks  trying  to  obtain  a  rare  string  of  pearls  in  the 
possession  of  Chan,  with  whom  they  had  been  entrusted  for  delivery  to 
a  new  buyer.  The  battle  of  wits  between  the  gang  and  Chan  makes  it 
sufficiently  interesting  to  sustain  suspense  until  the  last  frame.  This,  of 
course,  overshadows  the  romance  between  Drue  Leyton  and  Donald 
Woods.  The  subtle,  nonchalant  antics  of  Chan  inject  a  few  spatterings 
of  humor,  enough  to  keep  the  mystery  element  from  becoming  too  heavy. 
With  the  colorful  desert  scenery,  the  picture  is  mounted  artistically  and 
is  pleasing  to  the  eyes.  George  Hadden  directed  and  Hal  Mohr  photo- 
graphed from  screen  play  by  Seton  I.  Miller.    Running  time,  74  minutes. 


Additions  to  Lasky  List 

Hollywood,  July  2. — "The  White 
Parade"  and  "Casanova,  the  Immortal 
Lover"  are  additions  to  Jesse  L. 
Lasky's  program  to  be  prixluced  for 
Fox.     This    makes    a    total    of    eight. 


West  more  Recovering 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Wally  West- 
more,  chief  makeup  artist  at  Para- 
mount, is  recovering  from  a  rush  ap- 
pendicitis operation  performed  at  the 
Hollywood  Hospital. 


'Operator  13'' 
And  Band  Big 
Cleveland  Hit 


Cleveland,  July  2. — In  spite  of  a 
continued  heat  wave,  Loew's  State  had 
an  outstanding  gross  of  $14,000,  up  by 
$4,000,  on  "Operator  13"  and  Phil 
Spitalny  and  his  band. 

One  other  house,  Warners'  Lake, 
succeeded  in  reaching  a  par  $2,000  on 
"The  Party's  Over"  and  "The  Crime 
of  Helen  Stanley." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $33,400. 
Average  is  $34,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  29: 

"HALF    A   SINNER"    (Univ.) 

ALLEN— (3,300),  20c-30c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $2,800.    (Average,   $3,000) 

"CIRCUS   CLOWN"    (F.  N.) 
WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3,800),  30c- 
35c-44c,    7    days.     Gross:     $4,100.     (Average, 
$5,000) 

"THE    PARTY'S    OVER"    (Col.) 
"THE    CRIME    OF    HELEN    STANLEY" 
(Columbia) 
WARNERS'  LAKE— (800),  30c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $2,000.    (Average,   $2,000) 

"COCKEYED    CAVALIERS"    (Radio) 
RKO      PALACE— (3.100),      30c-35c-44c,      7 
days.    Gross:    $7,500.    (Average,   $10,000) 
"OPERATOR  13"   (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S    STATE— (3,400),    30c-35c-44c,    7 
days.    Added   attraction;    Phil    Spitalny    and 
his    32-girl   band.    Gross:    $14,000.    (Average, 
$10,000) 

"PRIVATE    SCANDAL"    (Para.) 
"CITY  LIMITS"    (Monogram) 
LOEW'S      STILLMAN— (1,900),      20c-30c- 
40c,   7  days.   Gross:  $3,000.   (Average,  $4,000) 


Tec- Art  Hearing  to 
Be  Held  on  Friday 

Los  Angeles,  July  2. — Hearing  on 
the  trustee's  report,  petition  for  a  final 
dividend  and  a  petition  for  sale  or 
abandonment  of  uncollected  accounts 
of  Tec-Art  Studios  will  be  held  Fri- 
day by  Referee  Rupert  B.  Turnbull. 

The  report  shows  receipts  of  $22,- 
205.17,  disbursements  of  $17,901.79, 
with  a  balance  on  hand  of  $4,303.38. 
Claims  proved  and  allowed  total  $117,- 
602.08.  Additional  claims  filed  are 
$683.20.  Fees  applied  for  are:  Wil- 
liam H.  Moore,  Jr.,  trustee,  $362.05; 
Charles  J.  Katz  and  Walter  C.  Durst, 
attorneys  for  trustee,  $1,400. 


Coast  Board  Sets  Date 

Los  Angeles,  July  2. — In  the  griev- 
ance case  of  Vitagraph  vs.  A.  R.  Mill- 
er, operator  of  the  Baldwin  Park, 
the  board  has  prepared  a  resolution 
stating  that  Miller  must  start  dating 
his  pictures  by  July  6,  or  a  desist 
order  will  be  sent  to  all  film  companies 
to  prevent  him  from  getting  prints. 


Collier  with  Ad  Firm 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Robert  Col- 
lier, former  director  of  advertising 
and  publicity  for  F.  W.  C,  and  more 
recently  connected  with  F.  &  M.  in  an 
executive  capacity,  has  become  affili- 
ated with  the  Biow  Co.  as  account 
and  radio  executive.  Collier  left  for 
New  York  last  week. 


Tracy  in  Hospital 

Hollywood,  July  2. — As  a  result  of 
a  fall  from  a  horse  while  riding  at  the 
Riviera  Country  Club,  Spencer  Tracy 
is  in  Hollywood  Hospital  today  where 
Dr.  William  Branch  is  treating  him 
for  strained  muscles  of  the  back. 
Tracy  expects  to  be  confined  to  bed 
for  a  week. 


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WANDA  HALE  in  N.  Y.  DAILY  NEWS  (four  stars  ••••) 

Yesterday's  premiere  audience  at  the  Music  Hall  broke  out  in  unrestrained  applause.  Radio  Pictures' 
has  turned  out  in  "Oi  Human  Bondage"  a  picture  that  is  at  once  absorbing,  intense  and  convincing. 
Such  a  piece  of  Filmcraft  certainly  could  not  have  been  turned  out  with  any  actor  of  less  brilliance  than 
Leslie  Howard,  who  invests  his  role  with  a  sympathy  and  an  understanding  that  fit  almost  exactly  the 
fine  and  sensitive  demands  of  the  W.  Somerset  Maugham  classic  . . .  here  we  find  Bette  Davis  doing 
a  job  that  is  so  revealing  as  to  make  one  ask,  "Where's  that  girl  been  all  this  while?". . .  deserved  glory. 

REGINA  CREWE  in  N.  Y.  AMERICAN 

The  milling  throngs  that  stormed  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall  yesterday  attested  to  the  fact  that 
Hollywood  hero  does  not  necessarily  have  to  be  an  Adonis  or  a  crooner  to  succeed.  Leslie  Howarc 
has  made  an  indelible  impression  on  the  minds  of  men  and  the  hearts  of  women  .  .  .  the  film  is  a 
poignant  portrait,  sympathetically  treated  by  Director  John  Cromwell  and  glossed  by  the  polished 
performances  of  an  unusually  fine  cast. 

RICHARD  WATTS,  JR.  in  N.  Y.  HERALD  TRIBUNE 

Leslie  Howard  must  certainly  be  the  most  satisfying  actor  on  the  English-speaking  stage.  There  is  a 
splendid  air  of  rightness  about  everything  he  does.  Thereupon,  the  mere  fact  of  his  appearance  in 
the  screen  edition  of  that  brilliant  novel,  "Of  Human  Bondage",  provides  the  picture  with  dignity, 
power  and  dramatic  effectiveness.  As  a  photoplay,  "Of  Human  Bondage"  is  definitely  superior  to 
the  average  . . .  well  written  . . .  good  photoplay,  made  something  more  than  that  by  Mr.  Howard's 
perfect  performance. 

WILLIAM  BOEHNEL  in  N.  Y.  WORLD-TELEGRAM 

A  dignified,  sensitive,  eminently  satisfying  screen  treatment  has  been  accorded  "Of  Human  Bondage". 
W.  Somerset  Maugham's  magnificent  story  . . .  the  film  now  on  view  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall 
emerges  a  distinguished  contribution  to  the  cinema . . .  adapted  by  Lester  Cohn  with  such  fine  ap- 
preciation for  the  muted  sorrow  that  is  hidden  in  the  novel's  pages...  that  it  has,  as  precious  few 
films  can  claim  to  have,  a  true  beauty  in  its  writing.  John  Cromwell  has  dope  an  extra  fine  job  of 
direction,  and  the  performances  are  excellent.  Leslie  Howard  comes  off  with  the  first  honors. 


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BLAND  JOHANESON  in  N.  Y.  DAILY  MIRROR 


A  brilliantly  acted  film  version  of  the  Maugham  novel. 

Miss  Davis  will  astound  you  ...  a  dramatic  character  actress  of  overwhelming  power.  Touching 
and  infinitely  tender,  it  is  a  simple  description  of  a  devastating  fascination.  Leslie  Howard's  per- 
formance is  exquisite.  He  plays  it  with  his  usual  warmth,  tenderness  and  understanding. 

^,       ,, ,,       ,     ,  MORDAUNT  HALL  in  N.  Y.  TIMES 

I  he  very  hfelike  quality  of  the  story  and  the  marked  authenticity  of  its  atmosphere  cause  the  specta- 
tors to  hang  on  every  word  uttered  by  the  interesting  group  of  characters  ...  one  might  be  tempted  to 
say  that  his  portrait  of  Philip  Carey  excels  any  performance  he  has  given  before  the  camera.  No  more 
expert  illustration  of  getting  under  the  skin  of  the  character  has  been  done  in  motion  pictures. 

Another  enormously  effective  portrayal  is  that  of  Belte  Davis  . . .  outburst  of  applause  when  the 
film  came  to  an  end.  John  Cromwell,  the  director,  has  given  many  a  subtle  and  imaginative  touch 
to  his  scenes.  There  is  nothing  stereotyped  about  this  film. 

EILEEN  CREELMAN  in  N.  Y.  SUN 

Once  m  a  while  it  happens  that  a  fine  book  may  become  a  fine  picture.  Of  Somerset  Maugham's 
modern  classic,  "Of  Human  Bondage",  be  it  gratefully  recorded,  this  is  true. 

Adaptor  Lester  Cohen,  and  director  John  Cromwell,  have  treated  the  book  with  honesty  and  vigor. 

Leslie  Howard,  of  course,  is  perfectly  cast .  .  .  Bette  Davis's  portrayal  of  the  tawdry  Cockney 
waitress,  a  performance  as  humorous  as  it  is  powerful,  was  something  of  a  surprise.  This  Miss  Davis 
is  an  actress  rather  than  a  screen  beauty  in  this  difficult  part.  It  is,  this  "Of  Human  Bondage",  a 
picture  to  be  seen. 

^^  ROSE  PELSWICK  in  N.  Y.  EVENING  JOURNAL 

In  transferring  "Of  Human  Bondage"  to  the  screen,  director  John  Cromwell  and  adaptor  Lester 
Cohen  have  done  well  .  .  .  with  intelligent  understanding,  those  responsible  for  the  picture  have 
made  it  a  sombrely  interesting  narrative.  Bette  Davis  sheds  the  artificiality  of  her  previous  parts, 
and  her  portrait^  of  the  tawdry  waitress,  Mildred,  is  excellent  even  to  her  Cockney  accents  .  . 
yesterday  noon's  Music  Hall  audience  broke  into  enthusiastic  applause. 

The  picture  is  handsomely  mounted  and  was  obviously  filmed  with  a  great  deal  of  care  and  thought 

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ON..  REGINALD  DENNY..  DIRECTED  BY  JOHN  CROMWELL 


PANDRO  S.  BERMAN 

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Tuesday,  July  3,   1934 


Columbia  Conventioneers  at  Their  Opening  Session 


Columbia  Sets  26 
Of  48  New  Titles 


(Continued  from  payc  1) 

G.  Robinson-Howard  Hawks  produc- 
tion, one  with  Claudette  Colbert,  one 
co-starring  vehicle  with  Jack  Holt  and 
Edmund  Lowe,  and  two  starring  ve- 
hicles for  Jack  Holt.  This  is  to  be 
known   as   the   "March   On"   group. 

Individual  announcements  will  be 
made  from  time  to  time  on  eight  spe- 
cials, it  was  stated. 

Eight  Tim  McCoy  westerns  will  be 
included. 

The  shorts  list  will  be  made  up  of 
26  two-reel  comedies  featuring  Harry 
Langdon,  Andy  Clyde,  Leon  Errol  and 
Walter  Catlett.  Eight  single-reel  se- 
ries will  include  "Color  Rhapsodies," 
"Krazy  Kat"  cartoons,  "Scrappy" 
cartoons,  "Laughing  With  Medbury" 
travelogues,  "Life's  Last  Laughs"  pro- 
duced by  C.  S.  Clancy ;  "Spice  of 
Life,"  produced  by  Mentone  Prod, 
from  material  selected  from  the  Lit- 
erary Digest;  ""World  of  Sport,"  and 
"Screen  Snapshots." 

The  list  follows : 

"Broadway  Bill."  a  Frank  Capra  pro- 
duction. Adapted  from  Mark  Hellinger's 
short  story  "Strictly  Confidential."  with 
Warner  Baxter,  Myrna  Loy.  Raymond 
Walburn.  Lynn  Overman,  Clarence  Muse. 
SterlinpT   Halloway. 

Another    Frank    Capra    production. 

"One  Night  of  Love,"  with  Grace 
Moore,  a  musical  based  on  the  stage  play 
by  Dorothy  Speare  and  Charles  Beahan. 
Directed    bv    Victor     Schertzinger. 

"Feather  in  Her  Hat,"  by  I.  A.  R.  Wy- 
lie.    best    seller. 

An  Edward  G.  Robinson-Howard  Hawks 
production. 

"Partv  Wire,"  from  the  Bruce  Manning 
best    seller. 

A    Claudette    Colbert    production. 

"Maid  of  Honor."  from  the  Cosmopolitan 
storv   bv   Katharine    Brush. 

"Carnival,"  by  Robert  Riskin.  Described 
as    a    dramatic    romance, 

"The  Girl  Friend."  musical  extravaganza 
by  Herbert  Fields.  Richard  Rodgers  and 
Lorenz  Hart,  featuring  Jack  Haley  and 
Lupe  Velez.  Russell  Mack  director.  A 
William    Rowland    production. 

A  Jack  Holt-Edmund  Lowe  production. 
Comedy. 

"Ladv   Beware,"   comedy   drama. 

"Black  Room  Mystery,"  starring  Boris 
Karloflf. 

"Sure  Fire."  from  the  play  by  Ralph 
Murphy.  Starring  Gene  Raymond  and 
Ann    Sothern. 

"Mills  of  the  Gods."  drama  by  Melville 
Bpl'pr    and    T^ck    Kirkland. 

"Depths  Below,"  melodrama  starring 
Jack    Holt. 

Two  additional  Jack  Holt  starring  ve- 
hicles. 

"Breakfast   for   Two,"   honeymoon   farce. 


What  They^re  Down  For 


Atlantic  City,  July  2. — Two  mu- 
sicals are  included  in  the  Columbia 
lineup,  one  to  be  produced  by  Wil- 
liam Rowland  with  Russell  Mack  di- 
recting. It  will  be  "The  Girl  Friend" 
and  will  star  Russell  Mack  and  Lupe 
Velez.  The  other  is  "One  Night  of 
Love"  starring  Grace  Moore. 

An  iinportant  co-starring  vehicle 
will  have  Jack  Holt  and  Edmund 
Lowe. 

The  lineup  so  far  set  follows : 

Women  Players 

Claudette    Colbet    in   an    untitled    starring 

vehicle. 
Myrna  Loy — "Broadway   Bill." 
Grace    Moore — "One    Night    of    Love.." 
Ann    Sothern — Starring    in     "Sure    Fire" 

with    Gene    Raymond. 
Lupe    Velez — "The    Girl    Friend." 

Men  Players 

Robert   Allen — "Broadway   Bill." 


Jack   Haley — "The   Girl   Friend." 
Sterling  Halloway — "Broadway  Bill." 
Jack      Holt — One      co-starring      with      Ed- 
mund   Lowe;    starring    alone    in    "Depths 
Below"  and  two  others. 
Boris   Karloff — "Black   Room   Mystery." 
Edmund     Lowe — Co-starring     in     one     with 

Jack   Holt. 
Tim    McCoy — Eight    untitled    westerns. 
Clarence  Muse — "Broadway  Bill." 
Lynn    Overman — "Broadway    Bill." 
Gene  Raymond — Starred  in  "Sure  Fire." 
Edward    G.    Robinson — Special    with    How- 
ard   Hawks    directing     and     with     Ann 
Sothern. 
Raymond    Walburn — "Broadway    Bill." 


Directors 


Frank    Capra — ''Broadway    Bill"    and    one 

other. 
Howard   Hawks — Special    with    Edward    G. 

Robinson  starred. 
Russell   Mack — "The   Girl   Friend." 
William  Rowland — Producer  of  "The  Girl 

Friend." 
Victor      Schertzinger — "One      Night      of 

Love." 


"Eight  Bells,"  stage  drama  by  Percy  G. 
Mandley. 

"Once  a  Gentleman,"  from  the  Bradley 
King  story. 

"That's  Gratitude,"  stage  comedy  by 
Frank    Craven. 

"Spring  3100."  melodrama  from  the  stage 
play   by   Argyll    Campbell. 

"Man    Proof,"    comedy    drama. 

"Murder  Island."  from  the  story  by  Le- 
land   Jamieson.      Aviation    background. 

"Mistaken  Identity."  story  of  a  girl  who 
lived    another    woman's    life. 

"Lady  of  New  York,"  sophisticated  girl 
story    with    New    York    background. 

"Private  Property,"  girl  story  with  prin- 
cipal   character    enmeshed    in    intrigue. 

"Unknown    Woman,"    girl    story. 

"$25  an  Hour,"  stage  comedy  by  Gladys 
Unger   and   Leyla   Georgi. 

"I  Confess,"  listed  as  the  story  of  a 
girl    who   bared    her    heart    to    the    world. 


Columbia's  List  Names 
56  Stars;  16  Directors 

Atlantic  City,  July  2. — Listed  in 
the  talent  under  contract  for  Colum- 
bia's new  season  list  are  56  stars  and 
featured  players.  16  directors  and  pro- 
ducers, 22  well  known  authors  and 
20  studio  writers. 

The  players  are:  Women — Jean  Arthur, 
Mona  Barrie,  Patricia  Caron,  Nancy  Car- 
roll. Claudette  Colbert,  Inez  Courtney, 
Shirlev  Grey.  Myrna  Loy,  Geneva  Mitch- 
ell. Grace  Moore.  Florence  Rice,  Jessie 
Ralph,  Barbara  Read,  Ann  Sothern.  Lupe 
Velez  and  Fay  Wray;  men — Luis  Alberni. 
Robert  Allen.  Warner  Baxter.  Ralph  Bel- 
lamy, Tames  Blakelv.  John  Mack  Brown, 
John  Buckler.  El  Brendel,  Tullio  Carmi- 
iiati.    Walter    Catlett,    Andy    Clyde,    Walter 


CcnnoUy,  Donald  Cook.  Richard  Cromwell, 
Allyn  Drake,  Leon  Errol,  Larry  Fine,  John 
Gilbert,  Jack  Haley.  Richard  Heming,  Ar- 
thur Hohl,  Jack  Holt,  Jerry  Howard.  Moe 
Howard,  Boris  Karloff,  Fred  Keating,  Harry 
Langdon,  Peter  Lorre.  Edmund  Lowe,  Tim 
McCoy.  George  Murphy.  Clarence  Muse, 
Lynn  Overman,  Arthur  Rankin.  Gene  Ray- 
mond, Edward  G.  Robinson,  Charles  Sabin. 
Lyle    Talbot    and    Raymond     Walburn. 

Directors — Irving  Briskin,  Leo  Bulga- 
kov. David  Burton.  Frank  Capra,  Howard 
Hawks.  I^mbert  Hillyer,  D.  Ross  Lcder- 
man,  Russell  Mack,  Roy  William  Neill. 
Robert  North,  Albert  Rogell,  William 
Rowland,  Everett  Riskin,  Victor  Schertz- 
inger,   Jules    White    and    Feli.x    Young. 

Authors — Melville  Baker.  Charles  Bea- 
han, Diane  Bourbon.  Katharine  Brush, 
Argyll  Campbell,  Frank  Craven,  Herbert 
Fields.  Leyla  Georgi.  Lorenz  Hart,  Mark 
Hellinger,  Leland  Jamieson.  Bradley  King, 
Tack  Kirkland.  Percy  G.  Mandley.  Bruce 
Manning.  Ralph  Murphy.  Richard  Rodgers, 
Harry  B.  Smith.  Dorothy  Speare.  Leon- 
ard Spigelgass,  Gladys  Unger,  and  I.  A.  R. 
Wvlie. 

Studio  writers — Herbert  Asbury.  Sidney 
Ruchman,  Vera  Casparv.  Harvey  Gates. 
Tames  Gow.  Lawrence  Hazard.  Ethel  Hill. 
Dorothy  Howell.  Judith  Kandel,  S.  K. 
Lauren.  Fred  Niblo.  Jr..  Austin  Parker. 
Roland  Pertwee.  Robert  Riskin.  Ray 
'^'■hrcck.  Harold  Shumate.  Jo  Swerling, 
John  Texlev,  M.  Coates  Webster  and  Ed- 
mund  Worth. 


Caspary  on  "Sure  Fire*' 

Hollywood.  Julv  2. — Vera  Caspary 
draws  the  Columbia  assignment  to  do 
a  treatment  on  "Sure  Fire,"  which 
will  star  Gene  Raymond. 


Columbians  Cheer 
Jack  Cohn  Speech 


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shifted   to  the  latter  because  the  mo- 
tion  picture  reflects  the  thing  against 
which  the  crusaders  inveigh — the  ten- 
dencies  of   the  times. 

"They  have  directed  their  ire  against 
the  mirror.,  instead  of  against  the  thing 
or  condition  reflected  in  the  mirror. 

"Sophistication  is  the  one  word  that 
describes  the  fault  universally  charged 
against  films.  We  are  living  in  an  era 
of  sophistication  and  reflected  in  the 
conduct  of  city  dwellers  from  coast  to 
coast  and  reflected  in  the  newspapers 
they  read,  and  in  American  literature 
as  a  whole.  To  the  extent  that  the 
motion  picture  holds  the  mirror  up  to 
Nature  it  reflects  the  same  sophistica- 
tion, against  which  many  of  us  inveigh 
in  vain. 

"Like  every  other  human  effort,  mo- 
tion pictures  have  faults  and  short- 
comings. It  may  perhaps  prove  of 
benefit  to  producers  to  have  their 
errors  of  omission  and  commission 
forcibly  brought  to  their  attention  even 
in  so  rough  and  unfair  a  manner — for 
I  insist  that  indiscriminate  abuse  of 
the  industry  is  most  unfair.  And  in 
making  this  assertion  I  hold  no  brief 
for  off-color  entertainment." 


Harry  Spingold  Passes 

Word  has  been  received  here  of  the 
death  of  Harry  W.  Spingold,  of  the 
radio  department  of  the  William  Mor- 
ris Agency,  from  a  heart  attack  while 
en  route  to  New  York  from  Chicago 
where  he  had  been  resting  after  a 
recent  illness.  Nate  Spingold,  Colum- 
bia executive,  was  informed  of  his 
brother's  death  while  attending  his 
company's  sales  convention  in  Atlantic 
City  yesterday. 


Col.  Starts  Eighth  Short 

Hollywood.  July  2. — The  eighth 
and  last  of  Columbia's  musical  short 
series,  went  into  production  today 
under  the  direction  of  Archie  Gotteler, 
who  penned  the  script  in  collaboration 
with  Ewart  Adamson. 


Hillyer  to  Do  Short 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Columbia  does 
number  11  of  the  "Minute  Mystery" 
series  this  week. 


Tuesday,  July  3,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Black  Moon"  and 
Show  Top  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  July  2. — "Black 
Moon"  and  a  stage  show  for  four  days 
at  the  Liberty  ran  away  with  top 
money  here  last  week.  The  $2,300  take 
was  better  than  an  ordinary  week's 
business.  For  the  last  three  days  the 
house  put  on  "Sweetheart  of  Sigma 
Chi,"  and  this  also  did  a  good  busi- 
ness at  $1,200. 

Heat  hit  other  spots.  Total  first 
run  business  was  $12,600.  Average  is 
$13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  30 : 
"LIFE    OF    VIRGIE    WINTERS"    (Radio) 

CRITERION— (1.700),  10c-20c-36c-41c-56c,  7 
days.   Gross:   $3,500.    (Average,  $5,000) 
"LITTLE    MISS    MARKER"    (Para.) 

MIDWEST— (1,50(5),  10c-26c-36c-56c,  7 
days.    Gross:   $3,600.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"LOOKING   FOR   TROUBLE"    (U.   A.) 

CAPITOL  —  (1,200).    10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $2,000.    (Average,    $2,500) 
"BLACK    MOON"     (Col.) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  4  days. 
Stage;    "Chicago   Follies."   Gross:   $2,300. 

"SWEETHEART   OF    SIGMA    CHI" 
(Monogram) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  3  days. 
Gross:    $1,200.      (Average    week,    $2,000) 


Shea  Firms  Go  Into 
New  Operating  Setup 

Buffalo,  July  2. — Reorganization  of 
the  companies  headed  by  the  late 
Michael  Shea  has  been  effected,  with 
Buffalo  Theatres,  Inc.,  superseding  the 
Shea  Theatre  Corp.  and  other  sub- 
sidiaries except  Erie  Operating  Co. 

Stock  in  Buffalo  Theatres,  Inc.,  is 
held  by  the  McNaughton  Realty  Co., 
Inc. ;  Paramount  and  M-G-M,  and  by 
Vincent  R.  McFaul,  who  was  Shea's 
vice-president  and  general  manager. 
McFaul  becomes  president  and  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  new  company. 
Other  officers  and  directors  will  be 
elected  next  week. 

Buffalo  Theatres,  Inc.,  was  organ- 
ized to  operate  Shea's  Buffalo,  Hip- 
podrome and  Court  Street  properties 
owned  by  the  McNaughton  company. 
Shea's  Century,  leased  from  Max 
Yellen,  and  the  Shea  community  and 
suburban  theatres  continue,  for  the 
present  at  least,  to  be  managed  by  the 
Erie  Operating  Co. 


Plans  Feature  Comedies 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Jed  Buell, 
former  Mack  Sennett  executive,  has 
formed  Rainbow  Pictures  to  make  fea- 
ture comedies  in  association  with  Jo- 
seph Klein.  The  latter  recently  ar- 
rived from  New  York.  First  feature 
win  Be  "College  Sweetheart"  with 
Andy  Clyde,  Grady  Sutton,  Frankie 
Eastman,  Mary  Kornmann.  The  sec- 
ond will  co-star  Harry  Langdon  and 
Clyde. 


Para.  Signs  Players 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Carole  Lom- 
bard was  signed  by  Paramount  today 
to  a  two  year  contract  giving  the 
studio  the  exclusive  use  of  her  serv- 
ices. Mary  Boland  was  also  signed 
for  six  more  pictures  and  the  song 
writing  team  of  Harry  Revel  and 
Mack  Gordon  had  their  option  re- 
newed for  two  more  years. 


On  Aviation  Board 

Hollywood,  July  2. — A.  J.  Berres, 
alternate  member  of  the  Studio  Labor 
Board,  has  been  appointed  a  member 
of  the  Aviation  Board  commission  in 
Washington  by  President  Roosevelt. 
His  successor  on  the  Labor  Board 
has  not  been  appointed  as  yet. 


Ritzing  It  with  Columbia 


Atlantic  City,  July  2. — Sixteen 
branches  comprising  the  eastern  di- 
vision and  two  Canadian  branches  are 
attending  the  meeting.  They  are 
Albany,  Atlanta,  Boston,  Buffalo, 
Charlotte,  Cincinnati,  Cleveland, 
Dallas,  Memphis,  New  Haven,  New 
Orleans,  New  York,  Oklahoma  City, 
Philadelphia,  Pittsburgh,  Washington, 
and  Toronto  and  Montreal.  The  Ca- 
nadian contingent  is  headed  by  Louis 
RosENFELD,  W.  Elman  and'  G.  H. 
Coplan. 

• 

Lou  Weinberg,  another  member  of 
the  home  office  sales  staff,  has  thrown 
his  famous  diet  to  the  winds.  "I'm 
here  to  combine  relaxation  with 
work,"  he  declared.  "How  can  I  re- 
lax if  I  don't  eat?" 
• 

Al  Seligman,  home  office  accessory 
sales  manager,  is  sternly  resisting  the 
lure  of  the  beach  because  of  his  de- 
sire to  help  clean  up  whatever  final 
details  remain  to  make  this  conven- 
tion a  success. 

• 

Milt  Hannock,  in  charge  of  the 
contract  department,  has  been  scared 
to  death  ever  since  somebody  slipped 
him  the  information  that  he  would 
be  called  upon  to  make  a  speech.  It's 
a  gag,  but  he  hasn't  gotten  wise  to  it 
yet. 

• 

George  Brown,  director  of  public 
relations,  assisted  by  Exploitation 
Chief  Lou  Goldberg  and  Publicity 
Chief  Ben  Atwell,  has  done  a  high- 
ly effective  job  in  making  the  con- 
vention city  Columbia-conscious. 
From  the  railroad  station,  throughout 
the  entire  boardwalk,  there  is  ample 
evidence  that  the  convention  is  being 
held   in   town. 

• 

Remembering  his  experience  with 
the  ocean  last  year,  General  Sales 
Manager  Abe  Montague  is  treating 
that  l>ody  of  water  more  respectfully 
this  year.  He  is  taking  no  more 
chances  of  acquiring  bruised  ribs. 
• 

The  passing  year  saw  the  promo- 
tion of  Sam  Galanty  to  a  district 
managership  with  supervision  over 
Washington,  Pittsburgh  and  Cincin- 
nati. His  fellow  Columbians  have 
been  taking  the  opportunity  to  extend 
congratulations  in  person.  Galanty 
is  still  the  perfect  example  of  what 
the  well-dressed  man  should  wear. 
• 

Counselor  Bill  Jaffe  was  ob- 
served in  a  state  of  complete  relaxa- 
tion on  the  beach,  looking  as  if  he 
had  been  dipped  in  butter  preparatory 


to  frying.  Taking  no  chances  with 
the  sun's  rays  he  frequently  applied 
olive  oil  to  the  epidermis. 

• 

Both  weighing  in  the  neighborhood 
of  300  pounds,  "Tiny"  Rogovin,  New 
Haven  manager,  and  Charlie 
Johnston,  Albany  manager,  strolled 
down  the  boardwalk.  Observing  them, 
Joe  Miller,  Buffalo  manager,  de- 
clared, "And  still  people  say  there  is 
a  shortage  of  beef." 
• 

To  Hank  Brunet  goes  the  credit 
for  the  excellent  arrangements  made 
to  house  the  convention  crowd  and 
to  his  assistant.  Hank  Kaufman,  as 
well.  This  is  the  first  time  the  Co- 
lumbians have  stopped  at  the  Ritz- 
Carlton  and  they  seem  to  enjoy  the 
change  in  surroundings. 
• 

Again  Harry  Weiner,  Philadel- 
phia manager,  shows  his  interest  in  the 
entertainment  welfare  of  his  brother 
Columbians  by  obtaining  for  them  the 
courtesy  of  the  various  Warner 
houses.  Weiner  has  also  promised 
some  unusual  entertainment  surprises 
tor-  the  banquet,  which  will  wind  up 
the  convention. 

• 

Maurice  Grad,  director  of  sales 
promotion,  was  observed  jotting  mys- 
terious notes  on  a  pad  of  paper.  An 
investigation  revealed  that  Grad  helps 
edit  the  Beacon  Junior  which  each 
day  Winchellizes  the  activities  of  the 
boys. 

• 

Messrs.  Rosenfeld,  Elman  and 
CoPLAN,  wanting  to  be  sure  of  the 
quality  of  their  liquid  refreshments, 
brought  a  generous  supply  of  their 
own  with  them  from  the  Maple  Leaf 
Dominion. 

• 

Sam  Moscow,  southern  district 
manager,  was  observed  seated  in 
front  of  a  piano  at  the  Ritz  where 
he  punished  some  of  the  old  time 
songs  for  the  benefit  and  edification 
of  those  Columbians  who  fancy  them- 
selves vocalists.  Next  to  selling  film 
the  old  Colonel  would  sooner  bang 
away  at  the  piano  keys  than  anything 
else. 

• 

Art  Levy,  Pittsburgh  manager,  got 
off  a  nifty  while  discussing  an  exhibi- 
tor with  whom  he  tried  to  do  business 
last  season.  "The  trouble  with  him," 
.said  Art,  "is  that  he  can't  ever  make 
up  his  mind.  If  he  went  horseback 
riding,  he  would  mount  four  horses 
simultaneously  and  ride  off  in  all 
directions." 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Charles  Butterworth  standing  by  with  a 
severe  case  of  sunburn.  .  .  .  Virginia  and  Maxine  Loomis  get  first 
roles  under  their  Fox  contract  in  "Fun  on  the  Air."  .  .  .  Carl 
Brisson's  new  Benedict  Canyon  home  will  be  known  as  "Koben- 
havn."  .  .  .  Pauline  Lord's  highly  pedigreed  Pekingese'  registered 
name  is  actually  "Garbage,"  and  Pauline  has  actually  changed  it 
to  "Gaboochican."  .  .  .  Enrico  Caruso.  Jr.,  on  a  diet.  .  .  .  Aline 
MacMahon  back  from  Broadway.  Eddie  Robinson,  too.  .  .  .  Doro- 
thy Dare's  first  with  Warners  in  "Gentlemen  Are  Born."  .  .  .  Jack 
Oakie  and  Norman  McLeod,  a  twosome  at  the  Lakeside  Golf  Club. 
.  .  .  Jack  Haley  has  a  new  Buick.  .  .  .  Charles  Laughton  wants  to 
take  up  polo.  .  .  .  Charles  R.  Rogers  and  Bill  LeBaron  lunching 
at  Levy's.  .  .  . 


Contract  Breaches 
Not  Campi  Matter 


Declaring  it  cannot  act  in  com- 
plaints involving  breach  of  contract 
and  designation  of  preferred  playing 
dates,  Campi  has  dismissed  appeals 
filed  by   United  Artists   and  M-G-M. 

The  U.  A.  case  originally  was  filed 
against  A.  L.  Adams,  Palace,  Silver- 
ton,  Ore.,  for  breach  of  contract  and 
when  it  came  before  the  Seattle  board 
it  was  referred  to  Campi.  Code  Au- 
thority, in  dismissing  the  complaint, 
stated:  "We  have  no  jurisdiction  to 
determine  complaints  of  this  natuue, 
and  in  our  discretion  we  refuse  to  de- 
termine complaints  of  this  nature." 

In  the  M-G-M  grievance  against  L. 
L.  Drake,  Ansonia,  Wadesboro,  N.  C., 
the  Charlotte  board  refused  to  direct 
the  exhibitor  to  furnish  preferred  play- 
ing time  according  to  contracts.  The 
opinion  of  Campi  held  that  under  Ar- 
ticle V-E,  Part  9  (b),  the  board  is 
limited  only  to  relieving  an  exhibitor 
from  the  obligation  to  play  a  picture. 
Having  no  other  powers  in  that  con- 
nection, the  parties  are  left  to  resort 
to  legal  remedies. 

The  decision  of  the  Philadelphia 
grievance  board  in  the  case  of  Louis 
Linker,  Criterion,  Bridgeton,  N.  J., 
against  Stanley,  same  city,  was  af- 
firmed, but  amended  to  read  that  the 
respondent's  policy  is  not  unfair  and 
that  the  defendant  will  immediately 
select  pictures  on  his  selective  con- 
tracts so  that  the  complainant  can 
negotiate  for  those  turned  down  from 
Columbia  and  Universal  lists. 

The  complaint  of  J.  M.  Anderson, 
Princess,  Boone,  la.,  against  Central 
States  Theatres  Corp.,  Rialto,  same 
city,  on  building  a  new  theatre  was 
dismissed. 


Mexico  Excited  Over 
New  Historical  Film 

By  JAMES   LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  July  2. — Mexico  City 
is  excited  over  the  new,  independently 
produced  "Juarez  y  Maximiliano" 
(Juarez  and  Ma.ximilian)  based  upon 
episodes  of  the  French  Empire  period. 
Though  some  of  the  criticisms  were 
unfavorable  in  that  the  critics  claimed 
the  tilm  was  nothing  more  than  a 
series  of  scenes  of  the  period,  the  film 
is  commanding  the  highest  price  of  any 
picture  in  this  country.  The  Principal, 
which  was  a  legitimate  house  for  two 
centuries,  is  housing  the  film.  Colum- 
bia  is   handling  the   release. 


Lasky  to  Do  Nurse  Yarn 

Hollywood,  July  2. — Jesse  L.  Las- 
ky's  first  on  his  new  program  for  Fox 
will  be  "The  White  Parade,"  a  yarn 
dealing  with  student-nurses,  based  on 
a  forthcoming  novel  by  Rian  James, 
who  is  also  writing  the  screen  play  in 
collaboration  with  Jesse  Lasky,  Jr. 
An  all  star  cast  will  be  featured. 

The  picture  gets  under  way  August 
6  under  the  direction  of  Irving  Cum- 
mings. 


Willentz  Will  Appeal 

Clearance  complaint  filed  by  the 
Ellwood,  Newark,  against  Warners' 
Regent  in  that  city  and  the  Capitol, 
Belleville  and  lost  by  decision  of  the 
New  York  clearance  and  zoning 
board  will  be  appealed  to  Campi  by 
David  T.  Willentz  who  represented 
Allied  of  New  Jersey  in  the  action. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  3,   1934 


Review  Board 
Seeks  Early 
End  of  Campi 


(Continued  from  paqe  1) 
itself,  but  is  taking  a  "recess"  until 
July  10  in  order  to  give  the  President 
opportunity  to  decide  whetlier  he 
wishes  it  to  continue  with  the  investi- 
gation of  more  than  150  codes  against 
which  complaints  have  been  filed  but 
on  which  no  action  has  been  taken. 
The  board  still  has  about  $10,000  of 
its  original  $50,000  appropriation. 

"It  may  be  safely  said  that  not  in 
many  years  have  monopolistic  tenden- 
cies in  industry  been  so  forwarded  and 
strengthened  as  they  have  through  the 
perversion  of  an  act  excellently  in- 
tended to  restore  prosperity  and  pro- 
mote the  general  welfare,"  the  Ixiard 
charged   in   its   report. 

Authorities   "Burdensome" 

"The  present  method  of  setting  up 
code  authorities  is  sadly  defective  and 
the  cost  of  administration  is,  in  many 
cases,  expensive  and  sometimes  heavily 
burdensome  to  the  smaller  interests  of 
the  industry."  Administration  mem- 
bers should  be  selected  "with  an  eye 
single  to  their  fitness  and  qualifica- 
tions for  the  duties  to  be  assumed" 
and  they  should  be  entitled  to  vote 
upon  all  questions. 

"In  virtually  all  the  codes  we  have 
examined,"  the  board  commented,  "one 
condition  has  been  persistent,  undeni- 
able and  apparent  to  any  impartial 
observer.  It  is  this,  that  the  code  has 
offered  an  oportunity  for  the  more 
powerful  and  more  profitable  interests 
to  seize  control  of  an  industry  or  to 
augment  and  extend  a  control  already 
obtained." 

Block  booking  is  held  to  be  directly 
responsible  for  evils  which  have  led  to 
"popular  revolt,"  the  report  asserted 
in  that  section  devoted  to  the  film  in- 
dustry. 

The  boycott  provisions  of  the  code 
have  been  turned  against  the  very  in- 
terests which  conceived  them,  as  a  re- 
sult of  the  continued  effort  of  the  large 
producers  to  thrust  upon  the  public  a 
type  of  picture  which  it  will  not  accept. 

"The  board  feels  called  upon  to  ad- 
vert again  to  the  so-called  code  of 
fair  competition  for  the  motion  picture 
industry  and  renew  its  recommenda- 
tions in  reference  thereto,"  the  Presi- 
dent was  told. 

Criticizing  the  National  Recovery 
Administration  for  its  failure  to  take 
action  upon  the  recommendations  orig- 
inally made,  the  board,  in  a  summary 
of  recommendations,  demanded  that 
the  government  take  steps  to  remedy 
"great  and  unendurable  public  ills"  in- 
stead of  leaving  it  to  the  citizens  of 
the  country  to  act. 

"In  the  first  report,  this  board  de- 
scribed the  lawless  and  outrageous 
excesses  of  the  monopoly  in  this  in- 
dustry and  demanded  that  something 
be  done  to  protect  the  small  enterprise 
exposed  to  the  insatiable  rapacity  of 
the  powerful,"  it  was  pointed  out. 

Want  New  Authority 

"We  suggest  that  the  remedies  for 
great  and  unendurable  ills  of  this 
nature  ought  not  to  be  left  to  public 
action  when  the  government  is  equip- 
ped with  ample  power  to  correct  them. 
And  the  first  means  toward  correction 
in  this  case  would  be  the  abrupt  dis- 


missal of  the  present  code  authority 
and  the  choice  of  another  that  can 
conceive  something  of  the  rights  of 
the  public  and  has  some  other  impulse 
than  the  extraction  of  fat  profits. 

"The  board  feels  called  upon  to  ad- 
vert again  to  the  so-called  code  of 
fair  competition  for  the  motion  picture 
industry  and  to  renew  its  recommen- 
dations   in    reference    thereto. 

"Our  former  report  on  this  code 
demonstrated  not  only  its  monopolistic 
and  oppressive  character,  but  also  in- 
dicated that  in  its  negotiations  and 
writings  by  the  deputy  administrator 
complete  frankness  and  impartiality 
were   lacking. 

"The  board  made  definite  findings 
that  the  code  was  not  warranted  by 
and  was  contrary  to  the  provisions  of 
the  National  Industrial  Recovery  Act, 
inasmuch  as  it  authorized  practices 
which  have  been  specifically  condemn- 
ed by  the  courts  of  this  land  as  monop- 
olistic and  oppressive. 

"Numerous  instances  have  come  to 
the  attention  of  this  board  where  prac- 
tices have  arisen  or  are  continued 
under  the  operation  of  the  so-called 
code  of  fair  competition,  although 
these  practices  have  been  determined 
to  be  monopolistic  and  oppressive  by 
decisions  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court 
and  other  courts  of  the  land.  In  addi- 
tion, cases  have  been  noted  where 
parties  have  been  restrained  at  hear- 
ings held  before  the  National  Recov- 
ery Administration  from  citing  these 
decisions. 

"Thus,  pursuant  to  the  authority 
granted  them  in  the  motion  picture 
code,  the  producer-dominated  griev- 
ance boards  are  directing  a  boycott 
against  independent  exhibitors  who 
deviate  from  the  admission  prices 
established  by  the  producers.  The  re- 
sult of  this  boycott  is  to  force  the 
exhibitors  to  comply  with  price  regu- 
lations of  the  producers  or  close  their 
theatres  for  lack  of  pictures.  So  we 
have  the  producers  resorting  to  a  boy- 
cott which  has  been  judicially  estab- 
lished to  be  illegal  and  monopolistic. 
(Paramount  vs.  U.  S.  282  U.  S.  30 
and  U.  S.  vs.  First  National.  282 
U.  S.  44.) 

Say    Decision    Disregarded 

"The  first  instance  of  the  disregard 
of  the  court  decisions  by  the  operation 
of  the  motion  picture  code  is  presented 
by  the  actions  of  the  subservient  clear- 
ance and  zoning  boards  in  formulating 
clearance  and  zoning  schedules  in 
various  cities  which  put  the  low  ad- 
mission independent  theaters  so  far 
behind  the  producer-owned  theatres 
that  they  will  not  be  able  to  supply 
their  patrons  with  pictures  of  current 
interest  and  will  lose  them  to  the  pro- 
ducer-owned houses.  This  device  was 
attempted  before  the  code,  but  was 
halted  by  the  decision  in  Youngclaus 
vs.  Omaha  Film  Board  of  Trade,  et  al. 

"Heretofore  the  big  eight  producers 
have  made  little  use  of  the  extra- 
ordinary powers  conferred  upon  them 
under  the  motion  picture  code.  They 
have  been  afraid  to  exercise  their 
powers  in  the  face  of  the  public  at- 
tack upon  the  code  contained  in  the 
board's  report.  The  failure  of  the 
National  Recovery  Administration  to 
carry  out  the  suggestions  of  the  board 
encouraged  the  Big  Eight  to  try  out 
their  powers  upon  their  helpless  rivals. 

"More  important  from  the  stand- 
point of  the  public  at  large  are  the 
evil  consequences  resulting  from  the 
failure  to  act  on  the  recommendation 
of  this  board  that  steps  be  taken  to 
correct  the  practice  known  as  compul- 
sory block  booking.  The  abolition  of 
that  practice  is  necessary  to  give  the 


exhibitors  and  their  patrons  a  right 
of  selection  as  to  the  pictures  to  be 
shown  in  the  theatres.  As  matters 
stand  under  the  code,  the  power  of 
the  producers  to  compel  exhibitors  to 
buy  and  show  all  of  their  pictures — 
the  good  with  the  bad — and  to  desig- 
nate the  days  of  the  week  upon  which 
particular  pictures  shall  be  shown  has 
the  sanction  of  the  National  Recovery 
Administration. 

"Millions  of  outraged  citizens,  find- 
ing that  the  code  affords  no  means  of 
escaping  the  forced  showing  of  pic- 
tures, have  joined  under  the  leadership 
of  various  religious  bodies  in  putting 
into  effect  a  nationwide  boycott  di- 
rected against  objectionable  pictures. 
Thus,  boycotting,  sanctioned  through- 
out the  National  Recovery  Adminis- 
tration activities,  becomes  a  national 
institution  and  is  now  employed  by 
the  pul>lic  at  large  to  compel  the  re- 
forms which  the  National  Recovery 
Administration  has  forced  the  public 
to  an  expedient  which,  although  ef- 
fective, will  surely  result  in  grave 
hardship  for  the  independent  exhibi- 
tors who  are  in  no  way  the  cause  of 
the  evil  sought  to  be  remedied.  The 
only  way  to  prevent  this  injustice  and 
attain  the  result  which  the  entire  na- 
tion is  seeking  by  this  boycott  is  to 
adopt  the  changes  advised  by  this 
board  in  its  original  report  on  the 
motion   picture  code." 


St.  Louis  Case  Up  July  5 

St.  Louis,  July  2. — Hearing  on  the 
involuntary  debtor's  action  brought  by 
Vitagraph,  Inc.,  against  the  St.  Louis 
Properties  Corp.  in  its  effort  to  pre- 
vent a  foreclosure  sale  on  the  Ambas- 
sador, Grand  Central  and  Missouri 
theatres  will  be  held  July  5  before 
Federal  Judge  Charles  B.  Davis. 


''Star''  Urges  That 
Films  Be  Kept  Clean 


(Continued   from  page    1) 

oppose  political  censorship  or  Federal 
regulation. 

Declaring  that  "many  of  the  indus- 
try's present  embarrassments  are 
traceable  to  itself"  and  that  the  cur- 
rent reaction  is  a  natural  consequence 
of  a  period  of  liberty  mistaken  for 
license  by  the  producers,  the  Star  con- 
tinues : 

"The  problem,  of  course,  is  to  de- 
vise some  method  by  which  the  screen 
shall  be  cleaned  up  enough  to  provide 
the  average  man  and  woman  with  de- 
cent, inoffensive  entertainment  with- 
out becoming  so  shackled  that  it  shall 
cease  to  exist  as  a  means  for  the  art- 
istic expression  of  new  and  forceful 
ideas.  .  .  .  There  is  considerable  dan- 
ger of  the  reaction  going  so  far  as 
to  bring  about  a  narrow  censorship 
that  would  later  be  obnoxious  to  the 
American  public. 

"The  fundamental  difficulty  seems  to 
lie  in  the  fact  that  the  movies  never 
have  clearly  understood  their  double 
purpose.  .  .  .  Their  first  and  most 
important  function  is  to  supply  cheap 
and  wholesome  entertainment.  There- 
fore, three-fourths  of  their  product 
probably  should  waive  artistic  consid- 
erations and  apply  itself  to  the  job 
of  being  entertaining  and  keeping  itself 
clean.  Parents  should  feel  that  their 
children  can  go  to  the  general  picture 
show  without  endangering  their  morals. 

"There  is  a  place  for  the  other 
fourth  that  can  deal  freely  and  artist- 
ically with  life.  But  such  films,  in- 
tended for  mature  minds,  should  be  so 
labeled.  If  the  theatres  refuse  to  ac- 
cept this  responsibility,  they  will  in- 
vite legislative  action  that  will  take 
the  matter  out  of  their  hands." 


Immediate  Comfortable  Vision 

In  The 
Stnaller  Theatres 


\ationai 

Projector 

Carbons 


Provide  Immediate 

Comfortable  Vision 

And  Watch  Your 

Patronage  Grow 


Immediately  upon  entering  the  theatre 
patrons  enjoy  the  comfortable  vision 
which  High  Intensity  projection  per- 
mits  in  the  large   downtown  theatres. 

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TEN  CENTS 


Columbia  to 
Push  Hard  on 
10  Specials 

Campaign  for  Preferred 
Time  Based  on  These 


By    RED    KANN 

Atlantic  City,  July  4.  —  Colum- 
bia's place  in  the  sun  next  season  re- 
volves around  10  pictures  on  which 
its  campaign  for  preferred  playing 
time  is  based.  They  will  be  known  as 
"extended  run  specials"  and  will  be 
backed  by  all  the  advertising  and  ex- 
ploitation resources  Columbia  can 
muster. 

Heading  the  group  are  two  Frank 
Capras,  of  which  "Broadway  Bill,"  the 
first,  is  practically  finished.  It  is  based 
on  Mark  Hellinger's  "Strictly  Confi- 
dential," and  includes  among  its  fea- 
tured players  Warner  Baxter,  Myrna 

(Continued  on   pane  4) 


Production  Slows 
Under  New  Policy 

Hollywood,  July  4. — Production  ac- 
tivity, due  to  slower  and  more  careful 
preparation,  pictures  to  conform  with 
present  demand  for  clean  pictures,  con- 
tinues on  the  decline  with  only  ZZ  fea- 
tures and  seven  shorts  in  actual  pro- 
duction as  against  35  features  and  11 
shorts  the  preceding  week. 

There  is  little  hope  for  an  immedi- 
ate increase,  as  there  are  only  19  fea- 
tures and  12  shorts  in  the  final  stages 

(Continued    on    page    19) 


Madison  Houses  Ask 
License  Fees  Slash 

Madison,  Wis.,  July  4. — A  petition 
of  local  theatre  operators  asking  a 
reduction  in  the  theatre  license  has 
been  referred  to  the  Common  Council's 
license  committee  for  consideration. 

In  their  communication  to  the  coun- 
cil the  managers  claimed  the  ordinance 
was  passed  when  the  theatres  were 
enjoying  good  business.  Under  the 
present  ordinance,  theatres  are  licensed 
according  to  seating  capacity  with  the 
larger  houses  paying  a  fee  of  approxi- 
mately $300. 


French  Regulations 
Continued  to  Dec.  1 

Washington,  July  4. — Regulations 
governing  exhibition  of  foreign  films 
in  France  are  continued,  with  certain 
modifications,    for    six    months,    until 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Fox  Met.  Deal 
AgainDelayed 
After  Hearing 

Holders  Want  to  Dispose 
Of  Bonds,  Not  Leases 

Some  of  the  points  over  which 
Loew's  and  Warners'  attorneys  have 
been  haggling  the  past  few  weeks 
with  the  sub-committee  of  the  Fox 
Metropolitan  bondholders'  committee 
were  revealed  at  the  Federal  Court 
hearing  Tuesday  before  Judge  Julian 
W.  Mack  at  which  a  further  post- 
ponement was  taken  until  tomorrow 
afternoon. 

William  L.  Bainton,  of  counsel  for 
the  bondholders'  committee,  told  the 
court  that  his  clients  were  determined 
to  sell  only  their  $11,000,000  of  de- 
posited  Fox  Met  bonds,  and  these  at 

(Continued    on     pane    19) 


Code  Assent  Order 
Officially  Signed 

Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  officially  signed  an  order 
Tuesday  for  reo[>enino-  of  code  as- 
sents. New  forms  are  being  mailed 
by  Cami)i  to  all  code  board  secretaries 
this  week  with  deadline  for  returning 
assents  Aug.  15.  Two  code  signers 
must  endorse  the  new  compliances. 

Public  hearings  on  producer  and 
distributor  allocations  and  other  code 
amendments  are  expected  to  be  set  by 
Rosenblatt  within  the  next  two  weeks. 

W.  C.  Michel,  Ed  McEvoy  and  J. 
Louis  Geller  comprise  the  second 
appeal  committee  which  sits  today  to 
hear  a  number  of  cases. 


ITOA  Loses  Move  to 
Go  Into  State  Court 

I.T.O.A.'s  motion  to  remand  its  ac- 
tion against  Code  Authority  back  to 
the  state  Supreme  Court  was  denied 
by  Federal  Judge  Henry  Goddard 
Tuesday. 

In  the  event  I.T.O.A.  now  does  not 

(Continued    on    page    19) 


Not  Affected 

New  Orleans,  July  4. — A 
second  canvass  of  exhibitors 
and  exchange  men  shows  the 
campaign  of  the  League  of 
Decency  has,  as  yet,  left  no 
ill  effects  on  box-officeS. 
Grosses  are  down,  but  this  is 
attributed  to  the  extreme 
warm  weather,  night  clubs, 
bathing  beaches  and  beer 
gardens. 


Mundus  List 
Will  Include 
25  Foreigns 


Mundus  Distributing  Corp.  will  re- 
lease 25  foreign  films  in  the  United 
States,  the  product  being  produced 
abroad  by  Herbert  Wilcox,  British  & 
Dominions  and  London  Films. 

First  release  will  be  "Cash,"  a  B. 
&  D.  picture.  Sales  policy  on  Mundus 
films  will  be  individual  contracts  with 
United  Artists  handling  physical  dis- 
tribution. No  date  has  yet  been  set 
for  general  release.  The  second  pic- 
ture has  not  been  decided. 

According  to  the  sales  plan,  special 
Mundus  sales  representatives  will  be 
named  and  they  will  work  under  Earle 
Kramer,  whose  headquarters  are  in 
New  York. 


U.  A,  in  Good  Shape 
On  Films — Lichtman 

United  Artists  is  better  ofif  as  far  as 
product  is  concerned  than  it  has  ever 
been  this  early  in  the  season,  asserts 
Al  Lichtman,  vice-president  and  gen- 
eral manager. 

"For  the  new  season,"  he  says, 
"our  organization  has  four  produc- 
tions completed  and  awaiting  release, 
three  in  work  and  nearing  completion 
and  one  now  before  the  cameras." 

When  Darryl  Zanuck,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  production,  returns 
in  August,  Lichtman  says  he  will  start 
(Continued  on   page  19) 


Girls  Too  Aggressive  in 
Film  Love,  NBA  Is  Told 


Washington,  July  4.  —  National 
studies  have  shown  films  to  be  above 
general  moral  standards  with  respect 
to  democracy  and  the  treatment  of 
children  by  parents,  almost  parallel  in 


respect  to  kissing,  but  in  marked  con- 
flict in  respect  to  aggressiveness  of  a 
girl  in  lovemaking,  members  of  the 
National    Education    Ass'n    were   told 

(Continued  on    paae  2) 


Stanley  Will 
Close  75  in 
Philadelphia 

Movement    May    Spread 
Due  to  Church  Boycott 


Philadelphia,  July  4. — Stanley- 
Warner  yesterday  gave  two-weeks 
notices  to  employes  in  75  theatres  in 
Philadelphia. 

This  is  said  to  be  part  of  a  general 
movement  for  closing  until  the  Cath- 
olic boycott  is  modified. 

Speaking  for  independents  in  the 
M.P.T.O.,  Lewen  Pizor  said  the  ac- 
tion would  be  followed,  and  Dave 
Barrist,  spokesman  for  the  new  I.E. 
P. A.,  said  its  membership  would  fol- 
low suit  if  the  closings  show  signs  of 
becoming  general. 

In  a  statement  for  Stanley-Warner, 
Leonard  Schlessinger  said  he  under- 
stood this  territory  was  the  only  one 
where   the  church   ban  was   aimed  at 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Myers  Asks  Delay 
On  All  New  Buying 

Cautioning  exhibitors  not  to  buy 
new  season  product  in  a  hurry,  Abrani 
F.  Myers,  general  counsel  for  Allied, 
on  Tuesday  advised  the  New  Jersey 
unit  to  study  announcements  from 
every   company   and   match   results   of 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


W anger's  Plans  Are 
Not  Set,  He  States 

Walter  Wanger's  independent  pro- 
duction plans  are  not  yet  set,  he  de- 
clared on  his  return  Tuesday  from  a 
five    weeks'    European    trip. 

"Things  look  good  in  Europe," 
Wanger  commented.  "There's  plenty 
of  activity  there.  Every  Hollywood 
producer  should  make  the  trip,  there's 
no  question  about  that." 

Wanger  leaves  for  the  coast  this 
week-end. 


Equipment  Firms  Go 
On  a  C.O,D,  Basis 

Local  theatre  equipment  supply 
dealers  are  planning  to  put  all  ac- 
counts on  a  C.O.D.  basis  as  a  result 
of  large  losses  sustained  by  dealers 
with  the  bankruptcy  of  Manhattan 
Playhouses. 

One  dealer  alone  is  said  to  have  lost 
$11,000  on  the  account  and  other  men 
are  also  said  to  have  dropped  sizable 
amounts. 


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July    5,    1934 


No.    3 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief   and   Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN 

Editor 

JAMES  A.   CRON 
Advertising  Manager       y-S— 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
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Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

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West  Film  Not  Banned 

Columbus,  July  4. — Published  re- 
ports emanating  from  here  that  Mae 
West's  new  picture,  formerly  titled 
"It  Ain't  No  Sin,"  had  been  banned 
by  the  Ohio  censor  board  have  been 
denied  by  Dr.  B.  O.  Skinner,  head  of 
the  board. 

"The  Mae  West  picture  was  never 
presented  to  the  censor  board  of 
Ohio,"  Dr.  Skinner  wired  John  Ham- 
mel  at  the  Paramount  home  office. 


Para.  Regional  Here 

Last  of  the  four  Paramount  re- 
gional starts  today  and  continues 
until  tomorrow  at  the  Waldorf  As- 
toria. Sales  policy  and  discussion  of 
various  details  in  connection  with  the 
new  product  will  highlight  the  meet- 
ing. George  J.  Schaefer,  Joseph  J. 
Unger  and  Milt  Kusell  will  attend. 


Cinecolor  Buys  Process 

Demetre  Deponte  of  Cinecolor,  Ltd., 
has  purchased  the  rights  to  use  the 
Peerless  film  process  in  England, 
France,  Italy,  Belgium  and  their  pos- 
sessions. 


Remodel  40  Theatres 

Continental  Theatre  Accessories 
has  just  completed  remodeling  40 
RKjO  theatres,  according  to  Joseph 
Hornstein,  president  of  Continental. 


"U;'  DuWorld  in  Deal 

Universal  has  acquired  from  Du 
World  Pictures  the  foreign  distribu- 
tion rights  to  the  Jimmy  Savo  pic- 
ture, "Girl  in  the  Case." 


Girls  Too  Aggressive  in 
Film  Love,  NEA  Is  Told 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
last    night    by     Robert    P.    Wray    of 
Pennsylvania  State  College. 

"Aggressiveness  of  a  girl  in  love- 
making  is  the  phase  of  morality  in 
which  pictures  most  often  conflict  with 
present  standards,"  Dr.  Wray  de- 
clared. "It  seems  evident  that  pictures 
are  opposing  present  standards  of 
value  in  respect  to  aggressiveness  of  a 
girl  in  lovemaking." 

The  study  was  based  on  a  large 
number  of  separate  scenes,  submitted 
to  groups  in  all  classes  of  life  and  em- 
ployment. 

"Conduct  in  the  movies  in  respect  to 
kissing  and  caressing  almost  precisely 
parallels  life,"  is  was  found,  while 
"pictures  stand  rather  above  the 
morals  in  respect  to  democratic  atti- 
tudes and  practices"  and  "the  phase  of 
our  study  dealing  with  the  treatment 
of  children  by  parents  finds  the  movies 
at  their  best." 


Kennedy  Made  Head 
Of  Securities  Board 

Washington,  July  4. —  Following 
reiMirted  ojiposition  to  his  election  to 
the  chairmanship  of  the  Securities  and 
Fxchange  Commission  by  Ferdinand 
Pecora,  Joseph  P.  Kennedy,  former 
head  of  Pathe,  has  been  unanimously 
named  to  the  post.  Kennedy  was 
President  Roosevelt's  choice  for  the 
job. 

The  chairmanship  of  the  commission 
liad  been  sought  by  Pecora.  The  ap- 
pointment of  Kennedy  was  made  at 
the  initial  meeting  of  the  commission, 
all  the  members  of  which,  with  the 
exception  of  Pecora,  readily  bowed  to 
the  President's  wishes  that  Kennedy 
be  elected. 


Cantor  to  Start  Soon 

HoLi.yvv(X)i).  July  4. — Eddie  Cantor 
will  start  his  fifth  musical  for  Samuel 
Goldwyn  in  a  few  days.  It  will  be 
called  "Kid  Millions."  Roy  Del  Ruth 
will  direct. 


Milwaukee  House  Dark 

MiLWAiTKEE,  July  4. — The  Alham- 
bra.  local  first  run  operated  by  Fred 
S.  Meyer  and  managed  by  Stan 
Meyer,  has  closed  for  an  indefinite 
period. 


Loew  Kansas  City 
House  Tries  Duals 

Kansas  City,  July  4. — While  Loew 
has  agreed  to  throw  duals  overboard 
in  Cleveland,  the  circuit  inaugurates 
the  policy  in  Kansas  City  Friday  when 
the  Midland,  4,00()-seat  downtown  first 
run,  opens  with  its  first  bill  of  more 
than  one  feature.  "Laughing  Boy"  and 
"Lazy  River"  are  scheduled  for  the 
opener. 

The  move  is  reported  to  be  intended 
to  hasten  an  agreement  on  the  part  of 
the  independent  suburbans  to  restrict 
duals  to  one  a  week  and  eliminate  10- 
cent  admissions,  which  Loew  and  other 
affiliated  circuits  demand  in  exchange 
fur  higher  first  run  admissions.  Should 
the  suburbans  adopt  the  agreement,  the 
first  runs  also  promise  to  stick  to  sin- 
gle features. 

Whether  this  latest  development 
will  have  the  desired  effect  is  specu- 
lative, as  the  few  independents  oppos- 
ing the  agreement  anticipate  that  the 
first  runs  will  raise  admissions  and 
discard  duals  beginning  with  the  new 
season,  regardless  of  anything  the  sub- 
urbans agree  to.  On  top  of  that,  it  is 
generally  believed  Loew  will  not  ex- 
tend its  double  bills  beyond  the  one 
week. 

Addition  of  Loew  to  the  double  fea- 
ture ranks  finds  only  one  first  run  in 
Kansas  City,  the  suburban  F'ox  Up- 
town, on  a  steady  single  feature  policy. 


Duals  Are  Discussed 
By  Delaware  I MPTO  A 

Harrington,  Del.,  July  4.  —  The 
double  feature  problem  was  discussed 
and  a  "luke  warm"  stand  against  poor 
pictures  was  taken  at  the  monthly 
meeting  of  the  Independent  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  of  Delaware  and  the  Eastern 
Shore  of  Maryland  here.  Action  on 
the  double  feature  problem  is  still 
pending. 

A  committee  of  three,  comprising  A. 
J.  Blair  of  the  Rialto  and  A.  B.  Sclig- 
nian  of  the  Strand  of  Wilmington  and 
Bryan  Dashiell  of  Cambridge,  Md., 
was  appointed  to  draft  a  letter  to 
exhibitors  in  the  form  of  a  formal  re- 
quest for  cleaner  pictures. 


Fox  Off  Vs  on  Big  Board 


Net 
Change 


+  Vg 

-% 

+  'A 

+  'A 


+  Vz 


High  Low  Oose 

Columbia   Pictures,  vtc 28  28  28 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 3'A  iVi  3'A 

Eastman  Kodak  96K  96Ji  96J4 

Fox   Film   "A" 13^  12%  12i/4 

Loew's,  Inc 28^  27^  28^ 

Paramount    Fublix,   cts 3^  3'A  3H 

Pathe   Exchange    2  2  2 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 20Ji  19;^  2054 

RKO   2K  2ys  2A 

Warner  Bros S'A  5  S'A        

Sentry  Down  1-16  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close     Change 

Sentry  Safety  Control 3/16       3/16       3/16    —  1/16 

Technicolor   UVz        UVs        i^Vi        

Trans    Lux    IVz  VA  VA        


Loew  Bonds  Rise  V2 

High  Low  Close 

Keith    B.    F.   6s   '46 69  69           69 

I^ew's  6s   '41.   WW   deb  rights 100!/^  lOO'/i  iOO'A 

Paramount   Broadway  S'As  '51 42  41 '/2        42 

Paramount  Publix  S'As  '50 50;4  50^        50'/i 

Pathe  7s   '37.  ww   99"^  99  99 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 54H  S3'A  54^ 


Net 
Change 


-I-  Vz 


+  y» 


Sales 

100 
100 
300 
500 

2,100 
700 
500 

1,000 
500 

1,900 


Sales 

100 
200 
100 


Sales 

15 
12 
3 
2 
6 
26 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

HARRY  EGERT  of  Progressive 
Poster  Service  is  vacationing  at 
Pine  Hill.  Louis  Weinzimmer, 
&;ert's  ])artner,  leaves  Saturday  for 
the  Adirondacks  for  a  three-week  fish- 
ing  trip. 

Georou)  Martinez  Sierra,  Span- 
ish playwright  under  contract  to  Fox, 
and  Catalena  Barcena,  Spanish  star, 
also  with  Fox,  arrived  yesterday  on 
the  Conte  di  Savoia. 

F.  F.  Proctor,  founder  of  the  Proc- 
tor circuit,  and  Mrs.  Proctor,  accom- 
panied by  three  nieces,  sailed  last  night 
on  the  Rotterdam  for  a  North  Cape 
cruise. 

Walter  Ryan  has  been  named  De- 
troit representative  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Actors  by  Ralph 
Whitehead,  executive  secretary. 

.Arthur  Loew,  Sam  Morris,  Joe 
Lee,  Harry  Buxbaum,  Phil  Hodes 
and  Jack  Ellis  were  among  Sardi 
lynchers  on  Tuesday. 

M.  Puason,  operator  of  the  Fox 
and  Metropolitan  theatres  in  the 
Philippine  Islands,  is  here  for  a  short 
stay. 

.Alexander  Snekler,  general  man- 
ager for  Universal  in  Brazil,  arrived 
yesterday  on  the  Pan  America. 

Lou  Metzger  left  for  the  coast 
yesterday  by  plane  and  will  be  back 
in  a  few  weeks. 

Harold  Rodner  is  at  Saranac  Lake 
NVA  Camp  working  out  new  pro- 
grams. 

Homer  Croy's  "Madame  Tubbs" 
has  been  bought  by  Universal. 

Gradwell  Sears  returns  from  the 
coast   tomorrow. 

S.  R.  Kent  returned  Tuesday  from 
Chicago. 

MoE  Streimer  is  in  Saratoga  on 
business. 


Montevideo  Has  58 

Washin(;ton,  July  4. — During  Jan- 
uary, 1934,  there  were  58  picture  shows 
operating  in  the  city  of  Montevideo, 
Uruguay,  which  gave  1,796  shows  at- 
tended by  108,978  persons,  according  to 
the  monthly  bulletin  of  the  Munici- 
pality of  Montevideo,  as  reported  to 
the  U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce  by 
Assistant  Jule  B.  Smith  at  Buenos 
Aires. 


May  Garner  $95,000         i 

Chalking  up  a  gross  of  ^70,000  for  1 
the  first  five  days,  "Of  Human  Bond- 
age" will  hit  a  new  high  for  the  last 
six  months,  according  to  RKO.  An- 
ticipated intake  for  Tuesday  was  $10,- 
000  and  for  yesterday  a  take  of 
115,000  was  expected.  It  is  being  held 
over  at  the  Music  Hall. 


Brandts  Add  Four  More 

Brandt  Brothers  have  added  four 
houses  to  their  circuit  within  the  last 
week,  making  a  new  total  of  28.  Be- 
cause the  contracts  have  not  yet  been 
signed,  the  new  acquisitions  will  not 
be  named. 


Reissue  for  "Cimarron** 

"Cimarron"  is  being  reissued  by 
RKO  and  numerous  bookings  already 
have  been  set  throughout  the  country. 
Repeat  runs  are  also  being  clocked  on 
"Flying  Down  to  Rio." 


THE  FLEET'S  IN 


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MUUON  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,   July   5,    1934 


Columbia  to 
Push  Hard  on 
10  Specials 


iCoHtinued   from  page    1) 

Loy,  Raymond  Walburn,  Lynn  Over- 
man, Clarence  Muse  and  Sterling 
Halloway.  Robert  Riskin,  who 
adapted  "Lady  for  a  Day"  and  "It 
Happened  One  Night,"  did  the  script. 

Others  are  "Carnival,"  also  by  Ris- 
kin, but  with  no  production  details  as 
yet ;  "Feather  in  Her  Hat,"  a  best 
seller  by  L  A.  R.  Wylie,  which  ran 
serially  in  the  Delineator:  "Party 
Wire,"  another  best  seller  by  Bruce 
Manning;  a  Claudette  Colbert  special 
and  an  Edward  G.  Robinson  vehicle, 
with  Howard  Hawks  directing  the 
latter ;  "Girl  Friend,"  a  musical  ex- 
travaganza by  Herbert  Fields,  Richard 
Rodgers  and  Lorenz  Hart,  in  which 
jack  Haley  and  Lupe  Velez  are  to  be 
featured.  William  Rowland  will  pro- 
duce. The  other  two  will  be  "Mills  of 
the  Gods,"  described  as  a  ixjwerful 
drama  by  Melville  Baker  and  Jack 
Kirkland,  and  "One  Night  of  Love." 
the  musical  starring  Grace  Moore, 
which  has  been  directed  by  Victor 
Schertzinger. 

The  remaining  38  on  the  schedule 
will  be  known  and  sold  as  the  A-1 
group,  but  it  is  on  the  10  that  Colum- 
bia will  do  its  splurging  and  spread 
its  negative  budget. 

Indicative  of  the  strides  made  by 
the  company  is  the  unimpeachable  re- 
ixjrt  that  Columbia  has  already  sold 
more  contracts  for  next  season  sight 
unseen  than  were  landed  in  the  first 
eight  weeks  of  the  oiiening  of  the  na- 
tional sales  drive  during  the  season 
about  to  close. 

Decentralization  to  Continue 

Decentralization  of  Columbia's  31 
exchanges,  begun  about  a  year  ago, 
will  continue  into  the  next  on  the 
theory  that  branch  managers  know 
their  own  territory  best  and  likewise 
the  salesmen  under  them.  Colum- 
bia will  be  largely  content  to  accept 
deals  set  up  in  the  field.  While  it  is 
true  the  home  office  often  turns  back 
contracts  and  insists  the  terms  must 
be  improved,  the  general  practice  is 
to  accept  the  judgment  of  the  men  in 
the  field.  For  this  reason  it  is  under- 
stood percentage  pictures  have  not 
been  designated,  nor  have  terms  been 
set  up  on  fixed  bases  to  which  the 
field  force  must  adhere  without  vari- 
ance. 

Tuesday  marked  the  close  of  the 
eastern  convention,  while  Wednesday 
saw  individual  meetings  between  home 
office  executives,  district  managers  and 
salesmen.  The  second  day  saw  a 
breakdown  of  product  by  Jack  Cohn 
and  Abe  Montague,  with  a  discus- 
sion of  advertising  and  exploitation 
plans  by  George  Brown.  In  the 
afternoon  Rube  Jackter,  Montague's 
assistant,  spoke  on  the  preparation  of 
contracts  and  J.  W.  MacFarland, 
short  subject  sales  supervisor,  on  his 
end  of  the  new  program. 

Joe  McConville,  national  sales  su- 
pervisor, discussed  his  theory  of  what 
constituted  a  proper  film  deal.  Cohn 
also  spoke  and  gave  credit  for  the 
company's  progress  to  the  field  force. 

A  surprise  development,  to  which 
Montague  reacted  accordingly,  was  the 
presentation  of  a  parchment  scroll  car- 
rying the  name  of  every  member  of 
the    16  exchanges   represented   at   this 


Ritzing  It  with  Columbia 


Atlantic  City,  July  4. — F.  Lynn 
Stocker,  manager  of  the  Oklahoma 
City  branch,  declared  he  would  have 
felt  more  at  home  in  Atlantic  City  if 
someone  had  had  the  thoughtfulness 
to  erect  a  few  thousand  oil  well  rigs. 
According  to  Stocker,  the  sight  of 
nothing  but  buildings  becomes  monoto- 
nous after  a  while. 
• 

When  someone  suggested  to  H. 
"Duke"  Duvall,  New  Orleans  man- 
ager, that  he  go  down  to  Hackney's 
for  some  sea  food,  that  citizen  of  the 
Delta  community  flatly  rejected  the 
pr()i>osal  on  the  grounds  that  there 
was  nothing  in  the  line  of  fish  he 
couldn't  get  just  as  good,  if  not  better, 
in  his  home  town.  When  asked  what 
he  could  get  up  north  that  would  be 
different,  his  immediate  reply  was, 
"Give  me  a  double  order  of  snow  and 
sleet." 

• 

Jack   Uni)erw(K)d,  Dallas  manager, 
disagreed    with    Duvall.      He    likes 
.\tlantic    City    because    it    has   neither 
"northers"  nor  "dust  storms." 
• 

Tim  O'Toole,  Boston  manager,  took 
one   look   at   Joe   Miller,   skipper  of 


the  Buffalo  branch,  as  he  got  off  the 
train  and  said,  "Gosh,  did  you  strip 
for  bathing  while  traveling?"  Where- 
upon Miller  immediately  removed 
this  impression  of  nakedness  by  put- 
ting his  hat  on. 

• 
Jim  Rogers,  Memphis  manager,  has 
but  one  objection  against  conventions 
held  in  Atlantic  City.    This  city  is  too 
far  from  Beale  St. 

• 

Bon  lN<a<AM,  Charlotte  manager, 
liclievcs  something  should  be  done 
about  so-called  "free"  exhibits  on  the 
boardwalk.  Wandering  into  a  wax 
exhibit,  he  made  the  discovery  that 
the  usual  process  had  been  reversed. 
While  no  admission  fee  was  charged, 
there  was  an  exit  fee.  Because  the  in- 
dividual supervising  the  collection  box 
was  a  comely  female,  he  found  him- 
self paying  about  four  times  as  much 
as  the  show  was  worth  before  he 
could  get  out. 

• 

Whenever  Hal  Bissf:ll,  Cleveland 
manager,  hits  the  Atlantic  seaboard 
he  loads  up  on  sea  food  just  to  make 
sure  that  he  does  not  develop  a  lack 
of  iodine. 


meeting.  He  left  Wednesday  for  New 
York,  as  did  other  home  office  execu- 
tives. 

The  group  leaves  for  Chicago  Fri- 
day, where  the  western  meeting  starts 
Monday,  to  terminate  Thursday.  Dis- 
trict managers,  branch  managers  and 
salesmen  representing  15  exchanges 
will  attend,  with  practically  all  dele- 
gates arriving  Saturday,  with  an  op- 
portunity thereby  to  take  in  the 
World's  Fair  prior  to  the  convention 
advent.  Tuesday  night  the  eastern 
convention  switched  from  the  Ritz- 
Carlton  to  Hackney's,  where  an  infor- 
mal get-together  dinner  marked  the 
formal  termination  of  the  sales  pow- 
wow. 


Columbia  to  Rebuild 
Its  Studio  on  Coast 

Atlantic  City,  July  4. — Columbia's 
studio  facilities  are  to  be  practically 
rebuilt  on  an  earthquake-proof  basis, 
delegates  to  the  sales  convention  were 
told  here  today.  The  work  has  al- 
ready been   started,   it   was   stated. 

First  of  these  is  a  two-story  writ- 
ers' building.  The  next  new  unit  will 
be  a  50x150  structure  for  the  electri- 
cal, paint,  special  effects,  inserts  and 
trailer  departments.  It  will  be  of 
steel  and  concrete  construction.  A 
seven-story  structure  will  be  put  up  on 
adjoining  Beech  wood  Drive  property 
for  the  casting,  production  and  art 
departments,  the  research  library,  still- 
photo  department,  wardrobe,  make-up 
and  property  departments.  A  fourth 
unit  planned  is  an  11 -story  adminis- 
tration building  with  a  three-story  of- 
fice building  and  two  new  double 
stages. 

A  two-story  addition  to  the  labora- 
tory is  nearing  completion.  Cost  of 
the  new  work  is  estimated  at  $350,000. 

Pre-Convention  Drive 
Winners  Are  Announced 

Atlantic  City,  July  4. — Names  of 
winners  of  the  pre-convention  contest 
to  clean  up  all  business  for  the 
past  year  were  announced  at  the  sec- 


ond day's  session  of  the  Columbia  sales 
meet  here.  Phil  D.  Fox,  Boston, 
headed  the  list. 

Others  were :  Second,  William 
Bradfield,  Kansas  City ;  third,  Murray 
Hriskin,  Buffalo ;  fourth.  Max  Gillis, 
Philadelphia;  fifth,  U.  T.  Koch,  At- 
lanta. 

Winners  of  branch  prizes  were : 
First,  Portland,  Ore.,  J.  R.  Beale, 
manager ;  second,  Chicago,  Phil 
Dunas,  manager  ;  third,  Boston,  T.  F. 
O'Toole,  manager ;  fourth,  Charlotte, 
R.  J.  Ingram,  manager;  fifth,  Mem- 
phis, J.  J.  Rogers,  manager. 

The  announcements  were  made  by 
.\ht  Montague,  general  sales  mana- 
ger. 

Company  plans  for  increasing  the 
advertising  budget  for  next  year  were 
discussed  by  George  Brown,  director 
of  public  relations.  Nate  Spingold 
gave  a  talk  on  the  campaign  book. 

To  Survey  Production 
In  Britain  for  Col, 

Hollywood,  July  4. — Harry  Cohn 
is  dispatching  Sid  Rogell  to  London 
within  a  fortnight  to  make  a  survey 
of  the  possibilities  of  producing  a 
series  of  pictures  there  for  Columbia 
with  a  \iew  to  cashing  in  on  English 
i.alent. 


Drop 


Mud  Turtle"  Title 

Hollywood,  July  4. — Title  of  Co- 
lumbia's "Mud  Turtle,"  being  pre- 
nared  for  Jack  Holt,  has  been  changed 
to   "The    Depths   Below." 


Columbia  Signs  Haley 

Hollywood,  July  4.  —  Columbia 
has  signed  Jack  Haley  for  the  male 
lead  in  "The  Girl  Friend,"  starring 
Lupe    ^^elez. 


Jack  Fier  with  Mascot 

Hollywood.  July  4. — Jack  Fier,  for- 
merly with  Consolidated  Laboratories, 
has  succeeded  Maurice  Conn  as  assist- 
ant to  Nat  Levine,  head  of  Mascot 
Pictures. 


Stanley  Will 
Close  75  in 
Philadelphia 


(Continued  from  pai/e    I) 

theatres  rather  than  specific  pictures. 
He  said  he  had  no  objection  to  a  black 
and  white  list  for  films. 

I'izor  said  exhibitors  did  not  want 
to  run  pictures  offensive  to  anyone. 

.Stanley-Warner  closes  the  Boyd  and 
Victoria  Saturday  and  several  neigh- 
borhoods are  to  follow  next  week. 


Joseph  Bernhard,  operating  head  of 
Warner  theatres,  said  Tuesday  that 
"nothing  had  been  decided"  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Philadelphia  situation. 


Myers  Asks  Delay 
On  All  New  Buying 

(Continued  from   patie    1 ) 

tiie  current  season  with  last  before  de- 
ciding what  pictures  to  purchase. 

He  also  talked  on  the  church  boy- 
cott, which,  Myers  claimed,  was  hurt- 
ing business. 

He  stated  he  "hopes  producers  will 
clean  house"  and  eliminate  objection- 
able pictures.  Myers  did  not  bring  up 
the   trailer  situation. 

Due  to  illness  of  Sidney  Samuelson, 
president,  Julius  Charnow  acted  as 
chairman.  Myers  was  supposed  to  con- 
fer with  Samuelson  on  Allied  prob- 
lems, but  with  Samuelson  absent, 
Myers  flew  back  to  Washington  be- 
fore the  session  ended. 

The  next  New  Jersey  meeting  is 
set  for  Asbury  Park,  July  17. 


French  Regulations 
Continued  to  Dec.  1 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Dec.  1,  1934,  by  a  decree  published 
in  the  French  Journal  Official,  accord- 
ing to  Acting  Commercial  Attache 
Daniel  J.  Reagan  of  the  Department 
of   Commerce,   stationed   in    Paris. 

The  decree  provides  that  dubbed 
films  of  foreign  origin  may  be  given 
public  showings  in  France  only  within 
the  limit  of  94  films  during  the  six 
months  ending  Dec.  31,  1934,  as  against 
70  films  from  July  1,  1933,  to  June 
30,  1934. 

Original  films  in  foreign  languages 
may  be  shown  in  not  more  than  five 
theatres  in  the  Parfs  area  (Seine  De- 
partment), as  during  the  past  year, 
and  in  not  more  than  two  theatres  in 
each  of  the  other  departments  of 
France,  as  against  10  theatres  for  all 
the  other  departments  combined  dur- 
ing the  past  year.  This  restriction  will 
not  apply  to  animated  cartoons  during 
the  next  six  months. 


Get  Three,  After  Five 

Negotiations  by  Warners  are  under- 
stood practically  completed  whereby 
the  circuit  takes  the  Ritz,  Lyndhurst ; 
Rahway,  Rahway  ;  Playhouse,  Dover  ; 
Rex,  Irvington ;  Lincoln,  Arlington, 
all  in  New  Jersey.  Bratter  &  Pol- 
lack own  the  houses. 

Warners  recently  took  the  Bellevue, 
Upper  Montclair ;  Broadmore,  Bloom- 
field;  Park,  Caldwell,  from  Rapf  & 
Rudin. 


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■I  U  Iiir  ...  6  pictures,  starting  with  the  year's  greatest  money  attraction, 
Mae  West  in  "It  Ain't  No  Sin/'  and  a  great  musical/'Shoot  the  Works" 


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BING    CROSBY 


MIRIAM  HOPKINS 

She  Loves  Me  Not" 


with 

Kitty  Carlisle   ■   Directed  by  Elliott  Nugent 

Biggest  Broadway  smash  in  years!  250  consecutive  per- 
formances in  New  York  to  S.  R.  O.  business.  Millions  of 
Saturday  Evening  Post  readers  followed  it  serially  for  weeks. 
Music  by  two  champion  song-writing  combinations— Gordon 
and  Revel  and  Rainger  and  Robin.  A  host  af  hits,  headed 
by  "Love  in  Bloom,"  "Straight  From  the  Shoulder,  Right 
From  the  Heart."  Kitty  Carlisle  singing  love  duets  with  . 
Bing   Crosby.     Miriam  Hopkins  in  a  sensationol  new  role 


AUGUST 


.  5  "ace"  film  entertainments,  including  a  Dietrich  production,  a 
Bing  Crosby-Miriam  Hopkins  comedy  with  music,  and  a  picture 
with  Gary  Cooper,  Carole  Lombard    and    Shirley  Temple. 


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SHIRLEY  TEMPLE 


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Sir  Guy  Standing  •  Charlotte  Granville 
Directed  by  Henry  Hathaway 

Two  of  the  biggest  box  office  names  in  the 
business  and  the  littlest  BIG  name  in  motion 
pictures  today  in  a  film  entertainment  jammed 
with    romance,  heart   throbs    and    excitement. 


if    it's    a     PARAMOUNT    PICTURE     it's    the    best    show    in    town! 


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GARY  GRANT 
Howard  Wilson 


SEPTERABER.  . .  5  more  outstanding  attractions,  headed  by 
Cecil  B.  DeMille's  ''Cleopatra'',  the  biggest  box  office  bet  of  the  year, 
and    "Mrs.    Wiggs    of    the    Cabbage    Patch/'  a    sure-fire    success. 


CLAUDETTE  COLBERT 
WARREN  WILLIAM 
HENRY     WILCOXON 

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This  picture  promises  to  be  the  biggest  grosser  of  the  yeor, 
end  perhaps,  of  oil  time.  Mode  as  only  Cecil  B.  DeMille 
could  moke  it,  it  is  one  of  the  most  stupendous  ond  exciting 
productions  ever  seen  on  the  screen.  8000  players  ond 
two  ocres  of  stupendous  sets  form  the  background  for 
the    magnificent    love    story    of   Antony    and    Cleopotro. 


if    it's    a     PARAMOUNT    PICTURE     if's    the    best    show    in    to..... 


OCTOBER  ...  The  BIG  Month  ...  The  Harvest  Month  for  Paramount 
box    offices,   with    four  sure-fire   successes    in   "College   Rhythm/ 
"Limehouse  Nights/'  "Ruggles  of  Red  Gap"  and  "Pursuit  of  Happiness." 


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proudly  stressed  in  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States  the  famous  phrase,  "life,  liberty 
and  pursuit  of  happiness" — and  the  greatest 
of  these  was  the  latter,  which  brings  us  to 
bundling," the  delightful  subject  of  this  picture. 

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Francis   Lederer    •    Joan    Bennett 

Charlie  Ruggles    •    Mary  Boland 

Walter    Kingsford 

Directed  by  Ralph  Murphy 


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W.  C.  FIELDS 


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A  fascinating  peek  into  the  romantic  eica- 
podet  of  one  of  the  world's  most  famous 
women — spicy  enough  to  be  interesting, 
clever  enough  to  be  amusing,  daring  enough 
to  be  dramatic.  With  Cory  Grant  at  the 
No.  1   man  in  this  notorious    beauty's   life. 


NO  VElMEBIiR  ...  6  Top  Money  Pictures  headed  by  a  smash  attraction 
in  "The  Big  Broadcast/'  a  Sylvia  Sidney  picture  and  four  other  big  features. 


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DAMON  RUNYON'S 

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JACK   OAKIE 
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LLOYD    NOLAN 

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year's  big  hits  .  .  .  MAE  WEST  in  "Gentlemen's  Choice"  and  BING  CROSBY 
AND  KITTY  CARLISLE  in  "Here  Is  My  Heart/' delivered  to  you  for  holiday  business. 


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ZANE  GREY'S 

"HOME 
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RANGE" 

with 

RANDOLPH  SCOTT 


if     it's    a     PARAMOUNT     PICTURE     it's    the     best    show    in    town! 


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ROSTER   OF    PARAMOUNT    PLi|f illp  fOfili^TORS   AND    WRITERS   1934-35 

PLAYERS  Adrienne  Ames  •  Richard  Arlen  •  George  Barbier  •  Mary  Boland  •  Whitney  Bourne 
Grace  Bradley  •  Carl  Brisson  •  Geo.  Burns  &  Gracie  Allen  •  Kitty  Carlisle  •  Claudette  Colbert 
Gary  Cooper  •  Larry  Crabbe  •  Eddie  Craven  •  Bing  Crosby  •  Alfred  Delcambre  •  Katherine  DeMille 
Marlene  Dietrich  •  Jessica  Dragonette  •  Frances  Drake  •  W.  C.  Fields  •  William  Frawley  •  Frances  Fuller 
Paul  Gerrits  •  Gwenllian  Gill  •  Cary  Grant  •  Jack  Haley  •  Charlotte  Henry  •  Miriam  Hopkins 
Dean  Jagger  •  Roscoe  Karns  •  Charles  Laughton  •  Baby  LeRoy  •  John  Lodge  •  Carole  Lombard 
Pauline  Lord  •  Ida  Lupino  •  Helen  Mack  •  Fred  MacMurray  •  Julian  Madison  •  Margo  •  Joan  Marsh 
Herbert  Marshall  •  Gertrude  Michael  •  Raymond  Milland  •  Lillian  Moore  •  Joe  Morrison  •  Lloyd  Nolan 
Jack  Oakie  •  Lynne  Overman  •  Gail  Patrick  •  Joe  Penner  •  George  Raft  •  Claude  Rains  •  Lyda  Roberti 
Lanny  Ross  •  Jean  Rouverol  •  Charlie  Ruggles  •  Randolph  Scott  •  Clara  Lou  Sheridan  •  Sylvia  Sidney 
Alison  Skipworth  •  Sir  Guy  Standing  •  Colin  Tapley  •  Kent  Taylor  •  Eldred  Tidbury  •  Lee  Tracy 
Evelyn  Venable  .•    Mae  West    •    Henry  Wilcoxon    •    Dorothy  Wilson    •    Howard  Wilson    •    Toby  Wing 

DIRECTORS  Charles  Barton  •  William  Beaudine  •  Cecil  B.  DeMille  •  James  Flood  •  Marion  Gering 
Alexander  Hall  •  Henry  Hathaway  •  Arthur  Jacobson  •  Mitchell  Leisen  •  Ernst  Lubitsch  •  Leo  McCarey 
Norman  McLeod  •  Wm.  Cameron  Menzies  •  Ralph  Murphy  •  Jean  Negulesco  •  Elliott  Nugent 
Gilbert  Pratt  •  Wesley  Ruggles  •  Edward  Sedgwick  •  Arthur  Sircom  •  Norman  Taurog 
Harlan  Thompson    •    Frank  Tuttle    •    Charles  Vidor    •    Josef  von  Sternberg    •    Alfred  Werker 

WRITERS  Frank  R.  Adams  •  Charles  Barton*  •  Claude  Binyon  •  Charles  Brackett  •  Laurie  Brazee 
Dana  Burnet  •  Bartlett  Cormack  •  Jack  Cunningham  •  Walter  DeLeon  •  Finley  Peter  Dunne,  Jr.  •  Guy  Endore 
Herbert  Fields  •  Garrett  Fort  •  Lewis  Foster  •  Howard  Green  •  Elmer  Harris  •  Ben  Hecht*  •  Cyril  Hume 
Grover  Jones  •  Paul  Jones  •  Vincent  Lawrence  •  Gladys  Lehman  •  Charles  Logue  •  Charles  MacArthur* 
JeanieMacpherson  •  Doris  Malloy  •  Francis  Martin  •  John  McDermott  •  J.  P.  McEvoy  •  Wm.  Slovens  McNutt 
Wm.  Cameron  Menzies*  •  Alice  D.  G.  Miller  •  Jack  Mintz  •  Paul  Moss  •  Seena  Owen  •  Frank  Partos 
Humphrey  Pearson  •  Arthur  Phillips  •  Gilbert  Pratt*  •  Marguerite  Roberts  •  Peter  Ruric  •  Harry  Ruskin 
Dore  Schary  •  Raymond  L.  Schrock  •  Chandler  Sprague  •  Jane  Storm  •  Harlan  Thompson*  •  Keene  Thompson 
Dale  Van    Every     •     Virginia   Van    Upp     •     Bobby   Vernon     •     Garnett   Weston     •     Waldemar    Young 


*Also  Directors 


Thursday,  July  5,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


19 


Fox  Met.  Deal 
AgainDelayed 
After  Hearing 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

a  price  of  $5,000,000.  The  Loew- 
Warner  joint  offer  is  $4,000,000  for 
title  to  the  87  leaseholds  and  fee  prop- 
erties of  the  circuit,  and  reflects  no 
demand  on  the  bidders'  part  for  the 
committee's    bonds. 

J.  Robert  Rubin,  Loew's  counsel, 
intimated  that  if  the  $5,000,000  figure 
had  been  mentioned  by  the  committee 
he  hadn't  heard  it. 

"I've  heard  a  different  figure  from 
two  of  the  three  members  of  the  sub- 
committee,"  Rubin   told  the   court. 

The  sub-committee  will  have  an  op- 
portunity to  speak  louder  when  it  re- 
sumes its  meetings  today  with  the 
Loew-Warner  representatives. 

Another  time-consuming  point  in  the 
negotiations  up  to  now,  it  was  re- 
vealed, has  been  whether  or  not 
Loew's  and  Warners  have  the  right  to 
examine,  as  requested  by  them,  a  sched- 
ule of  grosses  and  operating  expenses 
of  the  individual  houses  of  the  Fox 
Met  circuit.  The  bidders  contended 
that  the  information  was  essential  to 
the  min  order  to  prepare  a  schedule 
of  values  through  which  they  could 
arrive  at  a  maximum  or  final  bid.  The 
bondholders'  committee  refused  to  sup- 
ply this  information,  but  after  a  four- 
hour  adjournment  from  a  morning 
session  to  mid-afternoon  Tuesday,  dur- 
ing which  attorneys  conferred  with 
the  committee,  it  was  agreed  to  fur- 
nish the  bidders  with  sundry  other 
data  which  had  theretofore  been  re- 
fused. 

Object  to  Statements 

Attorneys  for  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force,  operators  of  the  circuit,  ob- 
jected that  giving  out  the  earnings 
statements  would  place  the  houses  at 
the  "mercy  of  the  companies  with 
which  the  bidders  ar  eassociated"  in 
the  event  the  sale  to  Loew's  and 
Warners  was  not  consummated. 

"They  would  charge  as  much  film 
rental  against  the  houses  as  they  knew 
the  traffic  would  bear,"  the  Randforce 
attorney  complained  to  the  court. 

Other  suspicions  aired  in  this  con- 
nection were  that  the  bidders  would 
be  placed  in  a  position  where  they 
could  acquire  the  houses  showing  a 
profit  and  duck  the  perennial  losers  in 
a   final   deal. 

Rubin  protested  that  the  bidders  re- 
quired the  information  only  because 
the  committee,  he  said,  was  not  pre- 
pared to  deliver  all  of  the  leases  and 
it  was  necessary  for  Loew's  and  War- 
ners to  know  whether  it  was  losing 
valuable  or  worthless  properties  in  the 
event  of  lease  withdrawals  by  land- 
lords. 

"It  seems  to  me,"  Judge  Mack  inter- 
posed at  this  point,  "that  that  is  the 
difficulty  which  confronts  any  outside 
bidder  coming  into  this  picture.  The 
committee  can  sell  you  its  bonds,  and 
you  know  what  it  has,  but  it  cannot 
guarantee  you  that  all  of  the  land- 
lords will  renew  leases  with  you  if  you 
buy  the  assets  of  the  circuit,  which 
are  its  leases,  rather  than  the  bonds." 

The  bondholders'  committee,  agree- 
ing to  a  further  delay  in  the  hearing 
until  tomorrow,  stated  that  there  was 
enough  promise  of  an  eventual  agree- 
ment being  reached  to  warrant  con- 
tinuing  negotiations    with    the    Loew- 


Warner  representatives.  Skouras  and 
Randforce  representatives  opposed  the 
postponement,  declaring  that  the  de- 
lays have  already  hampered  next  sea- 
son's earnings  seriously,  and  that  the 
necessity  of  making  new  season  film 
buys,  negotiating  new  labor  contracts 
and  disposing  of  other  urgent  mat- 
ters made  it  imperative  to  settle  the 
issue    immediately. 

John  H.  Amen,  special  assistant  to 
the  attorney  general  in  charge  of  anti- 
trust cases,  attended  Tuesday's  hear- 
ing "as  an  observer,"  he  said.  Motion 
Picture  Daily  disclosed  exclusively 
on  June  27  that  the  government  was 
interested  in  possible  anti-trust 
angles  of  a  successful  Loew-Warner 
bid  and  that  Albert  J.  Law,  a  special 
investigator  for  the  Department  of 
Justice,  had  been  assigned  to  study 
developments. 


Pittsburgh  Quashes 
5  Clearance  Charges 

Pittsburgh,  July  4. — -Five  clear- 
ance complaints  were  dismissed  and 
three  grievances  have  been  heard  here. 

Clearance  complaints  which  were 
dismissed  because,  it  was  held,  they 
do  not  affect  existing  contracts  and 
will  be  taken  care  of  with  publication 
of  the  uniform  zoning  schedule  for 
this   territory,  are : 

Ike  and  Harry  Browarsky,  pro- 
tested seven-day  clearance  of  War- 
ners' Kenyon,  Pittsburgh,  over  plain- 
tiff's Bellevue  at  Bellevue;  Ike  Bro- 
warsky, protested  14-day  clearance  of 
Warners'  Kenyon  over  plaintiff's  Hip- 
podrome, Pittsburgh ;  F.  Panoplos, 
Clairton,  Pa.,  protested  28-day  clear- 
ance of  Warners'  Harris-Memorial 
and  Victor,  at  McKeesport,  over 
plaintiff's  State  at  Clairton;  Mrs.  L. 
Muir  protested  28-day  clearance  of 
Warners'  Harris-Memorial  and  Vic- 
tor over  plaintiff's  Grand  at  Eliza- 
beth, and  Beedle  Bros,  protested  sev- 
en-day clearance  of  Warners'  Harris- 
State  and  Washington  at  Washing- 
ton, Pa.,  over  plaintiff's  Alhambra  and 
Strand  at  Cannonsburg. 

Grievance  complaints  heard  were: 
Alleged  overbuying  by  Warners'  Ken- 
yon, Pittsburgh,  charged  by  North 
Side  Amusement  Co.,  operating  the 
Garden,  Pittsburgh.  Complaint  dis- 
missed on  the  grounds  that  no  proof 
of   overbuying   had  been   submitted. 

Complaint  against  Warners'  Sheri- 
dan Square  and  Cameraphone,  Pitts- 
burgh, by  Harris  Amusement  Co., 
operating  the  Family,  charging  that 
the  two  Warner  houses  received  the 
privilege  of  playing  pictures  before 
the  end  of  the  first  run  clearance, 
whereas  the  complainant's  competing 
house  did  not.  Complaint  dismissed  on 
the  ground  that  the  board  was  with- 
out jurisdiction. 

Complaint  against  Harry  Fleishman, 
operating  the  Brighton,  brought  by 
Warners'  Kenyon,  charging  admission 
reductions  by  issuance  of  script  books 
and  staging  of  lotteries.  Defendant 
ordered  to  discontinue  practices  im- 
mediately. 

U,  A,  in  Good  Shape 
On  Films — Lichtman 

(Continued  from  paffe  1) 

several,  headed  by  "The  Mighty  Bar- 
num." 

"I  feel  confident  that  by  January 
United  Artists  will  have  completed 
half  its  program  for  the  new  season," 
Lichtman  asserts. 

The  four  completed  are :  "Bulldog 
Drummond  Strikes  Back,"  "Affairs 
of  Cellini,"  "The  Last  Gentleman" 
and  "The  Private  Life  of  Don  Juan." 


Production  Slows 
Under  New  Policy 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

of  preparation.  The  result  of  more 
precaution  and  time  in  editing  is  mani- 
fested in  the  summary  showing  45  fea- 
tures and  30  shorts  now  in  the  cutting 
rooms. 

M-G-M  continues  to  be  the  busiest 
lot  with  six  features  in  work,  two  pre- 
paring and  14  in  the  cutting  rooms ; 
VVarners  have  six,  two  and  eight; 
Universal,  five,  one  and  onej  Fox, 
four,  two  and  two;  Paramount,  three, 
two  and  five ;  Columbia,  three,  two  and 
and  four ;  Radio,  three,  three  and 
three,  while  the  independent  have 
three,  five  and  eight. 

In  the  short  subject  division  M-G-M 
reports  two  working,  two  preparing 
and  four  editing ;  Roach  has  one,  two 
and  four ;  Universal,  zero,  zero  and 
two ;  Columbia,  zero,  one  and  three ; 
Warners,  zero,  zero  and  one ;  Radio, 
zero,  four  and  12,  while  the  indepen- 
dents have  four,  three  and  four. 


ITOA  Loses  Move  to 
Go  Into  State  Court 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

proceed  to  argue  its  original  motion 
for  an  injunction  to  restrain  Cqmpi 
from  refusing  to  permit  non-assenters 
to  the  code  from  filing  complaints  with 
code  boards,  Campi  may  move  within 
30  days  to  have  the  case  withdrawn 
for  failure  to  state  a  cause  of  action. 

I.T.O.A.  initiated  its  action  against 
Campi  in  Federal  Court  several  weeks 
ago,  but  withdrew  it  in  order  to  file 
an  identical  action  in  state  Supreme 
Court,  believing  that  state  laws  of- 
fered more  relief  than  Federal  laws  in 
the  matter.  Hugh  A.  Fulton,  of  Cra- 
vath,  de  Gersdorff,  Swaine  &  Wood, 
attorneys  for  Campi,  had  the  case 
reinstated  in  Federal  Court  on  the 
ground  that  the  state  court  lacked 
jurisdiction.  I.T.O.A.'s  unsuccessful 
move  of  Tuesday  was  a  new  attempt 
to  return  the  case  to  the  state  court. 


Darrow  to  Be  Guest 
At  ITOA's  Luncheon 

Clarence  Darrow,  anti-NRA  gladia- 
tor and  special  critic  of  the  film  code, 
is  scheduled  to  be  guest  of  honor  at 
the  regular  meeting  of  the  I.  T.  O. 
A.  at  the  Astor  today,  according  to 
a  press  notice  issued  following  a  meet- 
ing of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
organization    Tuesday. 

Harry  Brandt,  I.  T.  O.  A.  presi- 
dent, will  make  an  "important  an- 
nouncement" at  the  luncheon  meeting, 
it  was  stated  at  the  same  time.  The 
meeting  will  be  open  to  the  press 
which  has  been  barred  from  the  or- 
ganization's gatherings  since  the  code 
meetings    it    sponsored    last    summer. 


Summon  NRA  Officials 

Seattle,  July  4. — The  NRA  com- 
pliance director  and  compliance  of- 
ficer for  the  State  of  Washington  have 
been  cited  to  appear  in  court  next  week 
in  a  case  brought  by  Clara  Cohen  and 
Sam  Sax,  owner  and  manager  of  the 
Rex.  The  order  obtained  from  Judge 
Roscoe  R.  Smith  directs  the  officials 
to  show  cause  why  the  theatre  oper- 
ators should  not  be  granted  arbitration 
in  a  wage  question.  At  the  present 
time   the  theatre   is   being   picketed. 


K.  C.  Indies 
Draft  Campi 
Zone  Appeal 


Kansas  City,  July  4. — Protesting 
the  provision  of  the  new  clearance 
schedule  that  subsequents  must  main- 
tain a  fixed  price  or  be  set  back  five 
cents  in  the  price  scale,  a  group  of  in- 
dependents have  drafted  an  appeal  for 
forwarding  to  Campi. 

Two  clearance  and  zoning  board 
members  have  also  voiced  objection  to 
the  clause  which  was  adopted  over 
their  protest. 

W.  D.  Fulton,  spokesman  for  the 
protesting  indies,  said  at  least  20  out 
of  2)1  indie  suburbans  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  would  sign  the  appeal.  Fred 
Meyn,  zoning  board  member  for  Kan- 
sas City,  Kan.,  said  subsequents  there 
were  preparing  an  appeal  on  the  same 
ground.     He    called    it    price-fixing. 

Independents  assert  the  clause  binds 
them  to  one  price  and  prevents  flexi- 
ble admissions  on  pictures  of  different 
calibres.  They  demand  the  right  to 
move  admissions  up  or  down  and  offer 
occasional  bargain  prices. 

Harry  Taylor,  Columbia  manager, 
representing  unaffiliated  distributors  on 
the  board,  and  William  Benjamin, 
Universal  manager,  as  well  as  inde- 
pendent exchanges  object  to  the  clause. 


Long  Island  Towns' 
Clearance  Decided 

Smithtown  and  Port  Jefferson  in 
Long  Island  shall  be  given  the  same 
availability,  according  to  a  decision 
of  the  New  York  clearance  and  zon- 
ing board  Tuesday.  A  general  ses- 
sion of  Long  Island  exhibitors  af- 
fected was  held  in  order  to  clear  up 
the    situation. 

The  decision  further  adds  that  there 
shall  not  be  clearance  between  Say- 
ville.  Port  Jefferson  or  Smithtown 
and  films  become  available  as  fol- 
lows : 

Patchogue  and  Bay  Shore  shall  have  14 
clays'  clearance  over  the  above  mentioned 
towns  if  both  towns  play  day  and  date 
with  each  other.  However,  when  Bay 
Shore  follows  Patchogue,  Bay  Shore  shall 
have    only    seven    days'    clearance. 

Huntington  and  Huntington  Station  shall 
have  seven  days'  clearance  over  Smith- 
town  on  first  run  pictures.  In  the  event 
any  picture  plays  second  run  in  Hunting- 
ton or  Huntington  Station,  that  theatre 
shall  not  have  any  clearance  over  Smith - 
town.  Pictures  are  to  become  avail- 
able for  Smithtown  and  Port  Jefferson 
considering    the    above    prior    run. 


Coast's  New  Zoning 
Plan  Is  Mailed  Out 

Los  Angeles,  July  4. — Copies  of  the 
new  clearance  and  zoning  schedule 
have  been  mailed  to  all  independents, 
whether  or  not  members  of  the  South- 
ern California  I.T.O.A. 

Opinion  among  the  indies  is  that  it 
is  90  per  cent  satisfactory  and  a  step 
in  advance  for  everyone.  Exhibitors 
have  30  days  in  which  to  file  protests 
and  to  be  heard. 

Members  of  the  association  are  con- 
sidering a  plan  to  maintain  a  represen- 
tative at  Code  Authority  in  New  York 
to  take  care  of  independents'  problems. 
The  idea  is  to  raise  funds  for  the  pur- 
pose and  have  a  man  familiar  with 
clearance  problems  rather  than  a  law- 
yer. 


HAT  SHOWMEN  THINK 


f  th 


MANAGERS'  ROUND   TABLE 
CLUB     .      .      . 


JAMES  R.  PARTLOW,  manager, 
TIpp  Amusement  Company,  Tip- 
pecanoe City,  Ohio. — I  have 
found  your  section  and  the  Herald 
in  general  to  be  of  great  aid  to  a 
"newly  born"  exhibitor,  and  am 
hoping,  before  long,  to  be  able  to 
contribute  some  things  which  may 
be  of  value  to  other  showmen. 


JAMES  E.  DELANEY,  Delaney 
Theatre,  Gananoque,  Ont.,  Can- 
ada.— I  find  the  Herald  and  the 
Round  Table  the  greatest  help  one 
can  employ  and  will  never  be  with- 
out it.  In  my  estimate,  it  Is  worth 
ten  times  ten  its  cost.  I  hope  to 
help  you  now,  as  soon  as  I  can,  in 
return. 


FRANK  BOUCHER,  city  manager, 
Warner  Bros.,  Hagerstown,  Md. — 
The  Motion  Picture  Herald  and 
the  Managers'  Round  Table  Club 
are  to  be  congratulated  on  in- 
augurating campaigns  to  stimulate 
showmanship. 


SECTION     OF 

MOTION 
PICTURE 
HERALD 


JACK  HOWE,  manager.  New 
Theatre,  Woodstock,  Va. — I  have 
been  keeping  up  with  your  Round 
Table  section  in  the  Herald  weekly 
and  I  believe  that  if  all  exhibitors 
and  managers  would  spend  a  little 
more  time  going  over  the  Club 
pages,  the  depression  for  the  ex- 
hibitors in  the  motion  picture  busi- 
ness would  soon  be  at  an  end. 


R.  D.  LEATHERMAN,  manager. 
Queen  Theatre,  Abilene,  Texas. — 
No  manager  can  operate  a  the- 
atre and  know  what  he  is  doing 
without  a  Herald  on  his  desk.  The 
Round  Table  section  is  invaluable. 


J.  L  CARTWRIGHT,  city  man- 
ager, Halifax  Theatres,  Inc.,  Day- 
tona  Beach,  Fla. — I  think  you  have 
done  marvelous  work  with  your 
Managers'  Round  Table  section, 
and  you  deserve  congratulations 
as  I  believe  it  is  greatly  improved. 
I  read  it  with  a  great  deal  of  in- 
terest because  it  is  "chuck"  full  of 
splendid  ideas,  and  I  have  been 
very  careful  to  keep  a  complete 
file. 


JOE  KINSKY,  district  manager, 
Capitol  and  Garden  Theatres, 
Davenport,  Iowa. — Without  try- 
ing to  kid  you,  the  Motion  Picture 
Herald,  and  especially  the  Round 
Table  Club,  is  a  part  of  my  life. 
I  take  all  the  copies  home  and  I 
get  a  great  deal  more  pleasure 
reading  them  than  I  do  the  news- 
papers. My  wife  is  just  as  inter- 
ested in  your  publications  as  I 
am.  In  fact,  we  both  find  pleasant 
hours  every  week  going  over  the 
magazine  from  cover  to  cover. 


RICHARD  L  MOSS,  manager, 
California  Theatre,  San  Diego, 
Cal.  .  .  In  offering  the  exploitation 
awards,  the  Managers'  Round 
Table  Club,  the  Motion  Picture 
Herald  and  Mr.  Quigley  have 
added  another  accomplishment  to 
the  already  long  list  for  this  pub- 
lication. 


R.  E.  WATSON,  unemployed  man- 
ager, Los  Angeles,  Cal. — The 
Herald  happens  to  be  the  only 
paper  that  does  keep  one  posted, 
and  I  would  be  at  a  loss  without  it. 


THERE      IS      NO      SUBSTITUTE     FOR      CIRCULATION 


SID  S,  HOLLAND,  city  manager, 
Elkhart  Amusement  Co.,  Elkhart, 
Ind. — Your  sponsorship  of  the 
award  of  the  Martin  Quigley 
plaques  for  1934  exploitation  is 
another  indication  of  the  splendid 
cooperation  emanating  from  the 
Round  Table  Club. 


EDWARD  HARRISON,  manager. 
Capitol  Theatre,  Pittsfield,  Mass. 
— Want  you  to  know  that  your 
Round  Table  department  is  very 
much   appreciated. 


LEON  PICKLE,  manager,  Ken- 
tucky Theatre,  Henderson,  Ky. — I 
hope  that  my  ideas  may  be  of  as 
much  help  to  some  of  the  other 
members  as  their  ideas  have  been 
to  me  in  the  past.  Your  depart- 
ment in  the  Herald  is  the  depart- 
ment of  showmen,  for  showmen, 
and  the  first  to  be  read,  from  be- 
ginning to  end,  every  week. 


MERRILL  F.  HANNA,  manager, 
Hollywood  Theatre,  Detroit,  Mich. 
— We  depend  on  the  Herald  in 
many  ways,  and  your  Club  pages 
remain  as  interesting  as  always. 
Have  arranged  a  filing  system  for 
the  Heralds,  having  two  years  of 
copies  neatly  stacked  away,  with 
a  separate  little  file  classifying  all 
the  stunts  of  interest,  what  edition 
they  were  in,  etc. 


HAROLD  W.  EVENS,  manager, 
Loew's  State,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — I 
enjoy  your  Round  Table  depart- 
ment very  much  and  find  it  very 
often   valuable. 


ABE  COHEN,  manager,  Schine's 
Massena  Theatre,  Massena,  N.  Y. 
—  ...  I  am  always  interested  In 
what  the  other  fellow  is  doing, 
therefore  I  always  turn  to  your 
Round  Table  pages  first  when  I 
receive   my   Herald. 


JOE  FELDMAN,  Warner  Brothers 
Theatres,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. — I  don't 
suppose  you  would  mind  a  com- 
pliment, since  so  few  are  usually 
the  lot  of  trade  paper  editors.  I 
think  you  guys  are  doing  a  re- 
markably showmanlike  job  in 
whooping  up  the  Quigley  Publica- 
tions, and  a  white  orchid  is  due 
you  because  the  manner  of  pro- 
moting these  publications  is  prov- 
ing an  inestimable  service  to  live- 
wire  showmen. 


NEVIN  McCORD,  manager, 
Granada  Theatre,  Boise,  Idaho. — 
I  appreciate  the  way  In  which  I 
have  been  honored  by  the  Motion 
Picture  Herald  and  every  one  con- 
nected with  the  presentation  of 
the  Quigley  Award  for  March. 
.  .  .  The  Round  Table  has  always 
been  a  most  valuable  guide  to  me 
in  my  work.  I  have  followed  Its 
suggestions  from  my  early  days  In 
the  theatre. 


V-MIRE  VOGEL,  Chairman 
Managers'  Round  Table  Club 


WALTER  L  GOLDEN.  Riverside, 
Jacksonville,  Fla. — I  honestly  be- 
lieve that  winning  the  April  Quig- 
ley Award  was  the  proudest  mo- 
ment of  my  life,  for  I  have  never 
received  anything  that  I  value  so 
highly.  ...  I  want  to  thank  you 
and  everyone  concerned  for  the 
consideration  you  gave  me  In 
this  .  .  .  and  you  can  count  on 
me  to  come  right  back  as  soon  as 
we  get  a  picture  that  will  warrant 
a   campaign. 


C.  J.  OTTS,  manager.  Palace  The- 
atre, Rayse  City,  Texas. — I  enjoy 
the  Round  Table  discussions.  They 
have  proven  quite  helpful  numer- 
ous times.  I  hope  you  keep  up 
the  good  work. 

i 

M.  D.  UTTERBACK,  Lyric  Theatre, 
Wellington,  Kansas. — The  Round 
Table  columns  are  wonderful. 
They  give  an  exhibitor  an  idea  of 
how  to  play  his  show  before  he 
shows  it.  i  find  all  of  these  stunts 
are  good  or  the  exhibitor  wouldn't 
take  the  time  to  send  them  in  if 
they  weren't  a  success,  but  pass 
It  on  so  someone  else  can  profit 
by  his  successful  experiment.  We 
all  are  looking  for  new  stunts  that 
will  bring  them  in  without  spend- 
ing too  much  money. 


VVN     BY    PAGG 


22 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  July  5,    1934 


Heat  Wallops 
All  Broadway 
Grosses  Hard 


Heat  and  outdoor  attractions  com- 
bined to  hit  Broadway  grosses  last 
week. 

"Operator  13"  made  the  best  com- 
parative showing,  but  this  was  pretty 
dull.  It  took  $34,000  at  the  Capitol. 
with  Abe  Lyman's  band  and  Leo  Car- 
rillo  on  the  stage. 

The  Music  Hall  was  down  to  $61,- 
0<)0  on  "Let's  Try  Again."  At  the 
Paramount  "The  Great  Flirtation" 
reached  only  $17,500.  "Dr.  Monica" 
had  $15,815  at  the  Strand,  and  "Af- 
fairs of  a  Gentleman"  took  $13,700 
at  the  Roxy. 

Estimated   takings  : 

Week  Ending  June  27: 
"HALF   A   SINNER"    (Univ.) 

MA  YFAIR— (2,300),  .35c-8Sc,  7  days. 
Cross:    $3,200. 

"LET'S  TRY  AGAIN"   (Radio) 
RADIO     CITY     MUSIC     HALI^(5,945), 
35c-$l-65,  7  days.     Stage  show.     Gross:  $61,- 
000. 

Week  Ending  June  28: 
"OPERATOR    13"    (M-G-M) 

CAPITOL— (4,700),      35c-$1.65,       7      days. 
Stage:     Abe     Lyman     and    band,     also    Leo 
Carrillo  and   others.      Gross:    $34,000. 
"LIFE   OF   VERGIE    WINTERS"    (Radio) 

PALACE— (2,500),  25c-75c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville.      Gross:    $11,000. 

"THE    GREAT    FLIRTATION" 

PARAMOUNT— (3,700),    35c-99c,    6    days. 
Stage  show.     Gross:  $17,500. 
"AFFAIRS  OF  A  GENTLEMAN"   (Univ.) 

ROXY— (6,200),  25c.55c,  7  davs.  Vaude- 
ville.     Gross:   $13,700. 

"DR.    MONICA"    (Warners) 

STRAND— (2,000),  25c-$1.10,  7  days. 
Cross:    $15,815. 

Week  Ending  June  29: 

"MURDER  AT   THE  VANITIES"    (Para.) 

—4  days 

"SUCH    WOMEN    ARE    DANGEROUS" 

(Fox) — J  days 

RKO  CENTER— (3,700),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $4,000. 


Agent  Fair  Practice 
Code  Is  Discussed 

Hollywood,  July  4. — The  entire 
code  of  fair  practice  between  pro- 
ducers and  agents  and  the  latter' s 
clients  was  discussed  behind  closed 
doors  at  the  office  of  Emanuel  Cohen 
of  Paramount.  Writers  and  actors 
weighed  means  of  securing  one  code 
dealing  with  relations  between  agents 
and    those    they    represent. 

Developments  at  the  meeting  will 
be  held  under  advisement  until  July 
16,  when  a  vote  will  be  taken  on  a 
single    plan    of    fair    practice. 

Cohen,  B.  B.  Kahane,  Winfield 
Sheehan  and  Jack  Warner  represented 
producers;  Adolphe  Menjou,  actors; 
Wells  Root,  writers ;  George  Frank, 
agents ;  Frank  Lloyd,  directors,  and 
J.  M.  Nickolaus,  technicians.  Frank 
presided.  Kahane  will  preside  at  the 
next   meeting. 

Trem  Carr,  fifth  producer  repre- 
sentative, could  not  be  present,  as 
he  was  recently  operated  upon.  His 
condition  is  reported  worse  at  the 
Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hospital. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


Will  Post  Release  Dates 

Buffalo,  July  4. — General  release 
dates  on  all  pictures  will  be  filed  on 
the  bulletin  board  in  the  office  of  the 
Bufifalo  code  boards,  505  Pearl  street, 
for  guidance  of  exhibitors  who  need 
the  information  in  requesting  can- 
cellations. 


"/  Can't  Escape'' 

{Beacon  Prod.) 

Though  its  story  may  be  coninionplacc  to  a  certain  extent,  "I  Can't 
Escape"  seems  to  be  made  to  order  for  neighhorhoofl  houses.  A  credit 
to  the  film  is  the  high  (|uality  of  its  settings  and  the  acting  of  the  prin- 
cipals, especially  Onslow  Stevens,  Lila  Lee  and  Russell  Gleason.  There 
are  also  some  good  directorial  touches. 

Stevens,  on  parole,  meets  Miss  Lee,  an  "on  call"  girl,  and  falls  in  love 
with  her.  They  take  vows  to  go  straight  and  decide  to  buck  life  together. 
There  is  much  footage  devoted  to  Stevens'  efforts  to  get  a  job.  Finally 
he  lands  one  with  a  crooked  investment  firm,  which  hires  him  with  the 
intention  of  letting  him  take  the  rap  should  there  be  a  run-in  with  the 
law.  To  advance  their  .scheme  the  partners  in  the  firm  require  him  to 
adopt  an  assumed  name. 

When  Gleason  pops  into  the  picture  determined  on  killing  Stevens 
in  the  l)elief  he  was  responsible  for  selling  his  father  phoney  stock  and 
driving  him  to  suicide,  Stevens  takes  him  into  his  home  in  the  hope  he 
may  be  able  to  win  him  away  from  the  idea  of  committing  murder. 
When  the  partners  skip  with  $100,000  invested  in  bad  stock  by  a  widow, 
Gleason  discovers  who  Stevens  really  is,  but  forgets  his  animosity  and 
makes  it  possible  to  apprehend  the  crooked  brokers. 

Other  players  are  Otis  JJarlan,  Clara  Kimball  Young,  Nat  Carr,  Eddie 
Gribbon  and  Kane  Richmond.  Otto  Brower  directed.  Running  time,  59 
minutes. 


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ff 


The  Star  Packer 

( Lone  Star-Monogram) 

Patterned  after  the  customary  western  formula,  this  John  Wayne 
vehicle  has  its  share  of  action  and  tlirills  for  kid  audiences  and  the 
western  enthusiasts.  There  is  the  bandit  infested  territory  with  the 
mysterious  outlaw  leader,  the  stage  coach  holdups,  shootings  of  stage 
drivers  and  sheriffs,  the  runaway  coach  with  the  romantic  interest 
aboard,  Verna  Hillie,  in  this  case,  and  the  tracking  of  the  outlaw  leader 
and  his  ultimate  downfall  caused  by  Wayne,  who  takes  the  girl  as  his 
reward. 

Fitted  to  this  pattern  are  some  good  action  episodes  in  the  form  of 
tist  fighting,  hard  and  fast  riding,  thrilling  rescues  and  shooting  scrapes 
on  a  wholesale  scale  which  should  satisfy  those  who  like  their  film  fare 
staged  in  the  wide  open  spaces.   Running  time,  56  minutes. 


"Winters'' and 

Bernie  Smash 

Detroit  Draw 


Detroit,  July  4. — In  a  week  of  hot 
competition  for  the  Rotarian  conven- 
tion trade  the  Fox,  with  a  combination 
of  "The  Life  of  Vergie  Winters"  and 
Ben  Bernie  and  his  band  ran  up  to 
$28,200,  topping  normal  by  $13,200. 

The  Michigan  met  this  competition 
with  $21,800  on  "Smarty"  and  Cab 
Calloway  and  his  orchestra.  The 
competition  was  tough  on  other  houses. 
Total  first  run  business  was  $67,700. 
Average  is  $65,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  June  28 : 

"THE  THIN   MAN"   (M-G-M) 
(Znd   Run) 
FISHER— (2,975),  15c-50c.  7  days.     Gross: 
$6,800.      (Average,    $10,000) 
"LIFE    OF   VERGIE   WINTERS"    (Radio) 
FOX— (5.100),     15c-50c,     7     days.       Stage: 
Ben     Bernie     and     All     the     Lads.       Gross: 
$28,200.      (Average.   $15,000) 

"SMARTY"    (Warners) 
MICHTGAN— (4,100),      15c-S0c,      7      days. 
Stage:   Cab  Calloway   and  His  Cotton  Club 
Orchestra.         Gross:       $21,800.         (Average, 
$20,000) 

BAER-CARNERA   FIGHT 
"STOLEN    SWEETS"    (Chesterfield) 
STATE— (3.000),    35c-50c,    7   days.     Gross: 
$3,600.      (Average,   $10,000) 

"GAMBLING  LADY"   (Warners) 
UNITED     ARTISTS— (2,070).     2Sc-50c,     7 
days.     Gross:   $7,300.     (Average,   $10,000) 


"Dynamite," 
Fight  Film, 
Frisco  Lead 


San  Francisco.  July  4. — Three 
houses  skimmed  the  cream  off  the  first 
run  business  here  last  week.  At  the 
Golden  Gate  a  combination  of  "Strictly 
Dynamite"  and  the  Baer-Carnera  fight 
reached  $19,000,  over  normal  by  $6,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $70,000. 
Average  is  $70,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  June  26: 

"STRICTLY    DYNAMITE"    (Radio) 
GOLDEN     GATE— (2,800).     25c-35c-40c,     7 
davs.   Stage:   Band.   Baer-Carnera   fight   pic- 
tures.  Gross:   $19,000.    (Average,   $13,000) 

Week  Ending  June  27: 

"AFFAIRS  OF  A  GENTLEMAN"   (Univ.) 

"ORDERS    IS    ORDERS"    (Gaumont) 

ORPHEUM— (3.000).  lSc-25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.  Happy-Go-Lucky  radio  stars  on  stage. 
Gross:    $5,000.    (Average,   $9,000) 

Week  Ending  June  28: 

"BLACK   MOON"    (Col.) 

"BIG    TIME    OR    BUST"    (Tower) 

FOX— (4.600),      10c-15c-25c-3Sc.      7      days. 
Stage:  Vaudeville.    Gross:  $6,500.   (Average, 
$9,000) 
"MANY    HAPPY    RETURNS"    (Para.) 

"SIDE   STREETS"    (Warners) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,670).    15c-35c-40c-6Sc,    7 
days.    Gross:    $8,500.    (Average.    $12,000) 
"THIN    MAN"    (M-G-M) 
ST.    FRANCIS— (1,400),    15c-25c-40c-65c.    7 
davs.     Gross:    $8,500.      (Average.    $8,000) 
"LITTLE   MISS    MARKER"    (Para.) 
WARFIELD— (2,700),      25c-3.5c-55c-65c,      7 
days.  Stage:  Walter  Winchell,  band.  Gross: 
$22,500.   (Average,  $19,000) 


"Sailors''  and 
Fight  Hold  in 
Philadelphia 


Piiu.ADKii'iiiA,  July  4.  —  liot 
weather  and  the  church  boycott  took 
the  starch  out  of  Philly's  film  busi- 
ness  last  week. 

Only  the  Fox,  with  the  Baer- 
Carnera  fight  pictures  held  over  for  a 
second  week  to  help  the  stage  show 
and  "She  Learned  About  Sailors,"  got 
a  good  break,  grossing  $15,000.  In 
spite  of  the  fact  that  the  fight  films 
had  already  been  released  to  the 
second  runs,  they  proved  a  draw  at 
the  Fox. 

The  Earle  was  fair  with  $11,500  for 
"Personality  Kid"  and  a  stage  show. 
"The  Thin  Man,"  all  breaks  consid- 
ered, did  well  with  $10,500  at  the 
Stanley. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $54,800. 
Average  is  $60,900. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  June  28 : 

"30-DAY  PRINCESS"  (Para.) 
(2nd    run) 
AK(:ADIA-(600),      2,';c-40c-50c,     6     days. 
Gross:    $1,800.      (Average,    $2,400) 
"WHERE    SINNERS    MEET"    (Radio) 
BOYD— (2,400),  40c-5.Sc-65c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$8,000.      (Average,    $12,(XX)) 
"THE    PERSONALITY    KID"     (Warners) 
EARLE— (2,000).       40c-55c-65c.       6      days. 
Stage:     Wesley     Eddy.     Sibyl     Bowan,     the 
Lee   Gails,   Verdi   and    Lee.     Gross:    $11,500. 
(Average.    $12,000) 
"SHE  LE^ARNED  ABOUT  SAILORS" 

(Fox) 
FOX— (3,000),   30c-40c-60c,  6  days.     Stage: 
Roxy     Tlieatre     Ensemble,     Serge     Flash,     3 
Samuels    Brothers,    Bernardo  de   Pace.   Also 
Baer-Carnera      fight      films     for     a      second 
week.     Gross:    $15,000.      (Average,   $12,000) 
"PRIVATE   SCANDAL"    (Para.) 
KARLTON— (1,000),    30c-40c.50c,    6    days. 
Gross:    $2,500.      (Average,   $3,500) 

"THE    THIN    MAN"    (M-G-M) 
STANLEY— (3,700),     40c-55c-6Sc,    6    davs. 
Gross:    $10,500.      (Average,    $12,000) 

"THE  BLACK  CAT"   (Univ.) 
STANTON— (1,700),     30c-40c-5Sc,     6    days. 
Gross:   $5,500.     (Average,   $7,000) 


"Winters"  Fair  as 
Providence  Slumps 

Providence,  July  4. — It  was  another 
week  of  small  grosses  with  showmen 
trying  to  compete  with  the  lure  of 
outdoors.  RKO  Albee  was  the  only 
house  to  come  anywhere  near  its  aver- 
age, catching  $6,500  with  "Life  of 
Vergie  Winters"  and  "Let's  Try 
Again."  Majestic,  Loew's  and  Para- 
mount had  small  takes. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,500. 
Average  is  $40,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  June  28 : 

"FOG  OVER  FRISCO''   (F.N.) 
"THE  CIRCUS  CLOWN"  (F.N.) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),       15c-40c,      7      days. 
Ooss:    $4,000.      (Average,    $7,000) 

"I    GIVE   MY   LOVE"    (Univ.) 
"HAROLD    TEEN"    (Warners) 
FAYS— (1,600),    15c-40c,    7    days.      Gross: 
$3,000.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"BORN  TO  BE  BAD"   (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800).  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Benny      Davis     on      stage.       Gross:     $9,000. 
(Average,   $12,000) 
"MANY   HAPPY    RETURNS"    (Para.) 

"FIFTEEN    WIVES"    (Chesterfield) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,300),     15c-40c,     7    days. 
Gross:    $4,000.      (Average,    $6,500) 
"LIFE   OF   VERGIE   WINTERS"    (Radio) 
"LET'S    TRY    AGAIN"    (Radio) 
RKO     ALBEE— (2,300),     I5c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $6,500.      (Average,    $7,000) 

"MYSTERY    LINER"    (Col.) 
"BLUE  STEEL"   (Col.) 
RKO  VICTORY— (1,600),   10c-2Sc,   4   days. 
Gross:   $1,000.     (Average,  $1,000) 


The  Leading 


Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 


falihfu^   ^ 

the  Indtistry 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  36.    NO.  4 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  JULY  6,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Buying  Co-op 
Revamps  with 
A  New  Entity 

Detroit     Group     '*Safe" 
Under  Law:  Moon 


Detroit,  July  5. — Asserting  all  ques- 
tions of  legality  are  now  removed, 
Mid-States  Theatres,  Inf.,  Detroit 
booking  combine  long  subject  to  local 
wrangling  and  target  of  many  thrusts 
by  local  exhibitors,  drops  out  of  the 
picture  and  gives  way  to  a  new  com- 
pany to  be  known  as  Co-operative 
Theatres  of  Michigan,  Inc. 

Capitalized  at  $50,000  and  incorpo- 
rated under  a  law  passed  in  1931,  Co- 
operative hops  all  legal  hurdles  and 
finds     itself     comfortably     ensconced 

(Continued  on   pane   3) 

Chicago  Overbuying 
Case  Is  An  Enigma 

Chicago,  July  5. — Case  number  one, 
Ben  Bartelstein's  complaint  of  over- 
buying against  Schoenstadt,  continues 
to  be  the  enigma  of  the  local  grievance 
board. 

After  many  hearings  Bartelstein  was 
awarded  46  pictures  in  the  three-cor- 
nered situation  which  involved  his  An- 
nette theatre,  the  Schoenstadt  Palace 
and   the   Villas,   all    of    Cicero.    The 

(Continuea   on  page   3) 


Chicago  FTC  Probe 
Going  to  Washington 

Chicago,  July  5.  —  The  Federal 
Trade  Commission  probe  into  duals, 
sponsored  by  the  I.  T.  O.  A.,  is  still 
under  way  with  the  report  scheduled 
to  go  to  James  Horton,  chief  examiner 

(Continued   on   page   3) 


May  Wipe  Out  Weak 
Issues  on  'Changes 

Washington,  July  S. — Elimination 
of  weak  and  speculative  issues  from 
stock  exchange  listings  in  a  number  of 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


*'Gwyn'*  to  U.  A. 

"Nell  Gwyn,"  produced  in 
London  by  British  and  Do- 
minion, has  been  acquired  for 
American  distribution  by 
United  Artists. 

This  is  the  picture  which 
Herbert  Wilcox  will  preview 
at  the  Astor  Tuesday  night. 


Warners  After  Domination 

Of  Northern  Jersey  Sector 

With  acquisition  practically  set  for  eight  theatres,  Warners  in- 
tend to  further  solidify  their  New  Jersey  holdings  shortly.  Nego- 
tiations are  understood  under  way  with  a  number  of  independents 
for  theatres  which  will  give  Warners  virtual  domination  in  terri- 
tories in  which  they  now  operate. 

Operation  of  the  five  Bratter  &  Pollack  and  three  Rapf  &  Rudin 
houses  will  be  taken  over  within  the  next  few  weeks  by  Warners. 


Seeks  Accord  on  Boycott; 
Delaware  Talks  Shutdown 


Wilmington,  Del.,  July  S. — Inde- 
pendent exhibitors  in  this  area  assert 
that,  unless  the  boycott  by  church 
members  in  protest  against  allegedly 
indecent  pictures  is  lifted,  they  will 
have  to  close  their  houses.  They  state 
the  boycott  has  become  effective  here. 
Announcement  was  also  made  that  if 
the  Warners  and  independents  in  the 
Philadelphia  area  are  closed  they  will 
have  to  close  here  also  because  films 
will  not  be  available.  This  slant  was 
not  explained. 

A.  Joseph  DeFiore  of  Wilmington, 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


The  hope  that  it  will  be  unneces- 
sary to  close  the  75  Stanley-Warner 
theatres  in  Philadelphia  as  a  result  of 
the  church  boycott  of  all  houses  in  the 
archdiocese  is  expressed  in  a  state- 
ment on  the  situation  issued  yesterday 
by  Joseph  W.  Bernhard,  general  man- 
ager of  Warner  theatres. 

The  statement  concedes,  however, 
"that  if  the  boycott  should  succeed  in 
its  object  it  will  clearly  be  impossible 
for  us  to  continue  to  operate  the 
theatres  at  a  loss." 

Bernhard's    statement    comes    as    a 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Arthur  Will 
Oversee  St. 
Louis  Spots 


With  approval  of  the  sale  of  the 
Ambassador,  Missouri  and  Grand  Cen- 
tral in  St.  Louis  to  the  bondholders' 
committee,  Harry  C.  Arthur  will  per- 
sonally supervise  operations  when  F. 
&  M.  takes  them  over.  Acquisition 
becomes   effective   with   dissolution  of 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


Tussle  Over 
Cleveland's 
Zoning  Near 


Cleveland,  July  S. — A  fight  over 
clearance  proposed  for  Greater  Cleve- 
land is  in  the  making.  Currently  it  is 
brewing  over  a  special  classification 
set  up  for  downtown  theatres  charging 
15  cents  during  the  day  and  20  cents 
at  night.    Now  getting  product  on  the 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


Quality  Clause  in  British 
Quota  Act  Seen  Possibility 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  July  5. — Introduction  into 
the  Quota  Act  of  a  clause  covering 
quality  today  loomed  as  a  possibility, 
to  be  sponsored  in  exhibitor  ranks, 
following  the  statement  in  Commons  of 
Walter  Runciman,  president  of  the 
British  Board  of  Trade,  that  he  would 
be  pleased  to  consider  any  representa- 
tions from  the  industry  relative  to  the 
quality  of  quota  films. 


Runciman  declared  he  had  noted  ex- 
hibitor protests  at  the  recent  C.  E.  A. 
convention  at  Blackpool,  but  pointed 
out  more  than  double  the  statutory 
number  of  quota  productions  was 
available  in  the  last  quota  year. 

His  comment  developed  by  way  of 
reply  to  a  question  citing  widespread 
theatre  complaint  allegedly  arising 
from  an  unjust  interpretation  of  the 
act  itself. 


Darrow  Will 
Aid  ITOA  on 
Code  Revise 


With  Lowell  Mason  Will 
Contribute  Services 


Clarence  Darrow,  former  head  of 
the  NRA  Review  Board,  and  Lowell 

B.  Mason,  former  Review  Board 
counsel,  will  contribute  their  services 
to  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  and  other  industry 
factions  dissatisfied  with  the  code  in 
an  effort  to  obtain  changes  in  the 
code  sought  by  independent  groups, 
Harry  Brandt,  I.  T.  O.  A.  president, 
said  yesterday  at  a  luncheon  meeting 
of  his  organization  at  the  Astor. 

Darrow,  scheduled  to  be  the  guest 
of  honor  at  the  meeting,  did  not  at- 
tend. His  absence  was  explained  by 
Brandt  as  due  to   illness   but   Milton 

C.  Weisman,  counsel  for  I.  T.  O.  A., 
told   the   meeting    later    that   he   had 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


See  New  Delay  in 
Fox  Met.  Dickers 

A  fifth  postponement  of  the  Federal 
court  hearing  for  approval  or  disap- 
proval of  the  Loew-Warner  $4,000,000 
offer  for  Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses 
appears  to  be  in  prospect  for  today  as 
a  result  of  the  inability  of  the  bidders 
to  conclude  negotiations  yesterday  with 

(Continued   on   page    16) 


Salary  Report  Nears; 
Scope  Halts  Release 

Washington,  Jfuly  5. — General  sta- 
tistics and  conclusions  of  the  salary  in- 
vestigation will  probably  be  made 
public  as  soon  after  presentation  on 
Saturday  to  General  Johnson  as  the 
volume  of  work  in  the  Government 
Printing  Office  will  permit,  it  was 
said  today  by  Division  Administrator 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt. 

The  report  will  be  so  lengthy  that 
mimeographing  will  be  impossible, 
Rosenblatt  declared.  In  all  proba- 
bility, a  week  or  more  will  be  required 
for  the  document  to  go  through  the 
printing  office. 


Clicks  to  $94,500 

"Of  Human  Bondage"  closed 
its  first  week  at  the  Music 
Hall  Wednesday  night  to  a 
$94,500  week,  without  tax,  or 
$500  less  than  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily's  estimate.  The 
July  4  gross  was  $18,000. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  July  6,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Reifistered  U.   S.   Patent  Office) 


Vol.    36 


July   6,    1934 


No.   4 


Martin   Quiglky 

Editor-in-Chief   and   Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN 

Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  :  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad- 
dress "Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  con- 
tents '  copyrighted  1934  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Oflfice.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications: MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD, 
BETTER  THEATRES,  THE  MOTION 
PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin  -  Tempelhof ,  Kaiserin  -  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour  des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  11  Olasz 
Fasor   17,  Endre  Hevesi,   Representative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter  January 
4,  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City.   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of   March   3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.     Single  copies:    10   cents. 

"Me"  Plans  Retirement 

St.  Louis,  July  5. — Harry  Nei- 
meyer,  veteran  critic  and  dramatic  edi- 
tor of  the  Post-Dispatch,  has  decided 
to  retire,  it  is  learned  unofficially.  Nei- 
meyer,  writing  as  "Nie,"  has  gained 
a  large  following  for  his  fair  and  un- 
biased reviews.  He  will  be  60  years 
old  shortly  and  will  leave  shortly  for 
Hollywood  where  he  has  purchased  a 
home. 


Arthur  Schlaifer  Dead 

Omaha,  July  5. — Funeral  services 
were  held  here  for  Arthur  D.  Schlai- 
fer, 21,  brother  of  Charles  Schlaifer, 
advertising  and  publicity  man  for 
Blank  Tri-States  Theatres  in  Omaha. 


Myrna  Loy  III 

Hollywood,  July  5.  —  Myrna  Loy 
was  taken  ill  while  in  San  Francisco, 
necessitating  her  remaining  there  for 
an  additional  week. 

NOW    ACCEPTING    BOOKINGS 


SENSATIONAL     AUTHENTIC     FILMS 
SMUGGLED  OUT  OF  GERMANY 

FOR   STATE    RIGHTS   AND    BOOKINGS 
WRITE    OR    WIRE 

JEWEL  PRODUCTIONS,  inc. 

723  SEVENTH  AVE.,  NEW  YORK  CITY 


Film  Gains  Reported 
By  Cleveland  Bank 

Cleveland,  July  5. — Paid  admissions 
at  approximately  80  first  runs  and 
neighborhood  houses  in  Cuyahoga 
County  increased  to  a  total  of  $3,523,- 
025  in  the  first  five  months  of  this 
year,  comparing  with  $2,147,876  in  the 
same  period  of  1933,  says  the  Cleve- 
land Trust  Co.  in  an  advertisement  in 
the  Cleveland  Press. 


ITOA  Case  on  NIRA 
Validity  Is  Deferred 

Albany,  July  5. — Tlie  Court  of  Ap- 
peals adjourned  today  until  October 
without  having  decided  the  case  of 
Sherman  vs.  Abies,  which  involves  the 
Independent  Theatre  Owners'  Ass'n. 
and  Local  306,  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  and  the 
constitutionality  of  the  NIRA  and  the 
state  enabling  act. 


Sues  Eastman  Kodak 

Rochester,  July  5. — Eastman  Ko- 
dak is  being  sued  in  Federal  Court 
here  by  the  Hill  Manufacturing  Co., 
Kansas  City,  Kan.,  which  asks  dam- 
ages of  $9,000,000  on  the  charge  of 
infringement  on  patents  for  refrigera- 
tion used  in  the  making  of  film.  The 
plaintiff  alleges  one  of  its  machines 
was  employed  by  the  defendant  as  a 
model  for  a  larger  unit. 


Novarro  Will  Return 

Holly \vt>oD,  July  5. — Ramon  No« 
varro's  new  contract  with  AI-G-M  has 
prevented  the  actor  from  extending  his 
concert  tour  to  Europe.  Novarro  will 
leave  Rio  de  Janeiro  July  12  and  will 
arrive  in  New  York  July  Z7,  and  in 
Hollywood  August  1  where  his  first 
picture  will  be  "In  Old  Vienna"  with 
Evelyn  Laye. 


Plans  Still  Formulating 

Hollywood,  July  5. — Plans  of 
Major  Film  Prod.,  recently  authorized 
by  the  Federal  Trade  Commission  to 
float  its  stock,  are  not  sufficiently  ad- 
vanced to  talk  about  them,  according 
to  Fred  Church,  president  of  the  com- 
pany. 


Re-Sign  Elliott  Nugent 

Hollywood,  July  5. — Elliott  Nug- 
ent has  been  handed  a  new  contract 
by  Paramount.  The  new  ticket  calls 
for  the  actor  to  do  six  pictures  over 
a  period  of  time  extending  to  Sep- 
tember, 1935. 


Sandwich  Films  Win 
Victory  in  Memphis 

Memphis,  July  5. — Movement  to 
beat  the  blue  laws  by  offering  free 
films  on  Sunday  with  the  purchase  of 
food  and  drink  has  scored  a  victory 
here  with  the  refusal  of  the  Shelby 
County  Grand  Jury  to  hand  down  an 
indictment  against  Charles  Mensing, 
manager  of  the  Orpheum,  who  intro- 
duced the  experiment  recently. 

The  theatre  has  been  keeping  open 
Sundays  with  a  charge  of  40  cents  for 
a  sandwich  and  a  drink,  with  the  pur- 
chaser's privilege  of  seeing  a  free 
show.  On  three  occasions  Mensing 
has  been  arrested  and  required  to  pay 
lines  totaling  $75. 

The  action  of  the  Grand  Jury  is  be- 
lieved to  have  paved  the  way  for  the 
opening  of  other  theatres  on  Sunday 
in  this  city  and  elsewhere  in  Ten- 
nessee. 


Sunday  Films  Allowed 

Bronxville,  N.  Y.,  July  5. — The 
showing  of  films  on  Sunday  has  been 
approved  by  the  Bronxville  Village 
Board. 


Goman  Off  Tomorrow 

George  W.  Goman,  secretary  of  the 
West  Coast  Service  Studios,  sails  to- 
morrow aboard  the  lie  de  France  in 
connection  with  a  series  of  European- 
financed  productions  to  be  made  in 
New  York  next  season.  He  will  be 
away   six   weeks  or  more. 


To  East  on  Vacations 

Hollywood,  July  5. — Miriam  Hop- 
kins is  enroute  to  New  York  for  a 
two  weeks'  vacation  before  returning 
for  the  leading  role  in  "Richest  Girl 
in  the  World"  at  Radio. 

Gary  Cooper,  accompanied  by  his 
wife,  has  also  left  for  New  York. 


Salary  Tiff  Settled 

Hollywood,  July  5. — The  reported 
salary  dispute  between  Claire  Dodd 
and  Warners  has  been  amicably  set- 
tled and  the  actress  has  taken  up  her 
term  ticket  where  she  left  off  two 
months  ago. 


Brown  Assigned  Three 

Hollywood,  July  5.  —  Harry  J. 
Brown's  first  productions  on  a  new 
associate  producer's  contract  with 
Warners  will  be  "Captain  Blood," 
"The  Case  of  the  Curious  Bride"  and 
"The  Irish  in  Us." 


Eastman  Pfd,  Off  2  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chsinge 

Consolidated   Film  Industries,  pfd 14  14  14  — Ye. 

Eastman    Kodak    99  98  98^  -|-1^ 

Eastman  Kodak,  pfd 143  143  143  —2 

Fox   Film   "A" 13  13  13  -|-  '/ 

Loew's,  Inc 283/i  27%  28  —  Vt, 

Loew's,    Inc..    pfd 91  91  91  —1 

Paramount    Publix,   cts iVi          354  ^A  —  Vi 

Pathe  Exchange   2J4         254  254  -f  54 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 2054  2054  2054  -|-  54 

RKO    25^         lYi  TVi  

Warner    Bros.    SVi          5  5  —  Vi 


Technicolor  Up  Eighth  on  Curb 


Technicolor 
Trans   Lux 


High 

.    135/8, 


Lowr 

13^ 
154 


Close 

13^ 


Net 
Change 

-t-  Yi 


Warner  Bonds  Advance  % 

High  Low^  Close 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s  '40 8  8  8 

Keith  B.   F.  6s  '46 6S%  6»7A  f&Yi 

Loew's  6s   '41,  ww  deb  rights 101  101  101 

Paramount   Broadway  S54s  '51 4154  ^W%  41f| 

Paramount  Publix  554s  '50 *W»  49%  49% 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 55  5454  55 


Net 
Change 

-  54 

-  % 
+  Vz 


+  ^ 


Sales 

100 

200 

10 

500 

2,700 
100 
500 
100 
300 
100 

2,500 


Sales 

100 
100 


Sales 

1 
1 
2 
4 
2 
3 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

ARNOLD  RITTENBERG  of  Men- 
tone  is  back  from  Atlantic  City, 
where  he  attended  the  Columbia 
regional  convention.  "Ritt,"  whose 
company  will  release  the  "Spice  of 
Life"  one-reelers  through  Columbia, 
met  many  of  the  men  who  attended 
while  operating  theatres  in  many  parts 
of  the  country. 

Lynn  Shores,  president  of  the 
West  Coast  Service  Studios,  leaves 
Monday  with  a  camera  and  sound 
crew  for  up-state  New  York,  where 
he  will  produce  an  industrial  feature 
for  the   Niagara   Hudson   Power  Co. 

Saul  Trauner  is  full  of  smiles.  The 
only  Columbia  salesman  to  sell  lOO  per 
of  his  possibilities  this  season,  he  was 
publicly  commended  for  his  enterprise 
by  Abe  Montague  at  the  Columbia 
powwow  down  on  the  shore. 

Albert  Sadacca  of  the  Windsor 
Circuit,  Brooklyn,  suffered  a  broken 
artery  in  his  leg  at  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 
luncheon  yesterday  and  had  to  be  re 
moved  to  a  hospital. 

W.  Ray  Johnston,  Russell  Bell, 
Harry  Thomas  and  Phil  Rosen  are 
in  the  thick  of  a  croquet  contest  on 
the  grounds  of  the  Bell  manor  in 
Ossining. 

Harry  Rathner,  of  Principal,  re- 
turned yesterday  from  a  five-week 
tour  of  the  country  on  which  he  sold 
"Chandu"  ajid  other  pictures  to  state 
right  distributors. 

Claire  Julianne  is  en  route  to 
Hollywood  with  style  dope  for  use  of 
the  Wampas  "Baby  Stars"  in  "Young 
and  Beautiful."    Mascot  will  produce. 

Hal  Sugarman,  U.  A.  manager 
in  Panama,  is  in  town  for  a  short 
vacation.  He  is  scheduled  to  sail 
for   Panama  on  the   19th. 

Paul  Benjamin  leaves  today  for 
North  Carolina  to  visit  his  sister.  He's 
on  vacation. 

William  Scully  has  gone  to  New 
England  on  an  M-G-M  business  trip. 

Wesley  Eddy  returns  as  master 
of  ceremonies  at  the  Roxy  shortly. 

Oscar  Doob  of  Loew's  is  on  the 
vacation  list. 


W  Signs  Child,  21/2 

Hollywood,  July  5. — Juanita  Quig- 
ley, two  and  a  half  years  old,  has 
been  signed  by  Universal  for  a  role 
in  "Imitation  of  Life,"  upon  the  com- 
pletion of  which  she  will  go  under  a 
long-term  contract. 


Sets  Record  for  Fourth 

Los  Angeles,  July  5. — Loew's  State 
here  broke  all  house  records  yesterday 
for  the  Fourth  since  its  opening,  play- 
ing to  10,400  admissions,  with  "Opera- 
tor 13"  the  attraction. 


Anna  Wong  Returning 

Hollywood,  July  5.  —  Anna  May 
Wong  leaves  England,  July  8,  leav- 
ing directly  for  Hollywood  to  take  an 
important  spot  in  Paramount's  "Lime- 
house  Nights." 


Epstein  London-Bound 

Dave  Epstein,  well-known  Holly- 
wood agent,  is  in  New  York  prepara- 
tory to  a  London  business  trip.  He 
expects  to  sail  on  the  lie  de  France 
tomorrow. 


Friday,  July  6,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Darrow  Will 
Aid  ITOA  on 
Code  Revise 


(Continued   from   pane   1) 

met  Darrow  at  the  train  on  his  ar- 
rival from  Washington  yesterday  and 
urged  him  not  to  attend  if  he  felt  in 
need  of  rest.  Mason  was  there,  how- 
ever, and  spoke  in  Darrow's  place,  as- 
suring the  more  than  100  exhibitors 
present  that  both  Darrow  and  himself 
would  work  against  the  code  in  their 
behalf,  believing  the  code  to  be  "the 
most  pernicious  that  has  come  under 
the  scrutiny  of  the  Review  Board." 
Brandt  stated  that  Darrow  would 
work  without  compensation.  While 
in  New  York,  the  Chicago  criminal 
attorney's  headquarters  will  be  main- 
tained at  the  residence  of  Arthur  Gar- 
field Hays.  Mason  will  serve  with 
compensation  and  will  make  his  head- 
quarters at  the  law  offices  of  Weis- 
man,  Allan  &   Spett. 

May  Postpone  Sailing 

Whether  Darrow  will  now  proceed 
with  his  announced  plans  of  sailing 
for  Europe  late  next  week,  or  alter 
them,  could  not  be  ascertained  yester- 
day. A  statement  on  this  was  prom- 
ised by   Mason   for   today. 

Mason  and  Brandt  disclosed  yester- 
day that  an  agreement  to  submit 
block  booking  and  the  right  to  buy 
disputes  to  an  arbitration  board  of 
nine  had  been  reached  in  Washing- 
ton during  the  Review  Board  hear- 
ings on  the  code  but  had  been  re- 
jected later  by  Will  H.  Hays,  M. 
P.  P.  D.  A.  head.  It  was  stated 
that,  had  the  agreement  been  accepted, 
the  I.  T.  O.  A.  and  other  independ- 
ent factions  would  have  signed  the 
code  wherever  assents  had  been  with- 
held. 

The  arbitration  agreement  was 
reached,  it  was  said,  during  a  meet- 
ing of  Mason,  Weisman  and  Abram 
F.  Myers  of  Allied  States  with  C.  C. 
Pettijohn,  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  general 
counsel.  It  provided  for  the  submis- 
sion of  any  dispute  on  picture  re- 
jections or  inability  to  buy  to  a  board 
consisting  of  four  members  who  were 
to  be  appointed  by  Hays,  four  by 
unanimous  vote  of  Code  Authority, 
or  by  Darrow  in  the  event  a  unani- 
mous vote  could  not  be  had,  and 
a  ninth  to  be  named  by  the  chairman 
of   the    Federal   Trade    Commission. 

It  was  indicated  yesterday  that  this 
or  a  similar  agreement  may  be  re- 
vived as  one  of  the  objectives  of  the 
Darrow-Mason-I.  T.  O.  A.  campaign 
against  the   code. 

Cites  Attorney  General 

Mason  told  the  meeting  that  the 
head  of  the  anti-trust  division  of  the 
attorney  general's  office  had  re- 
ported to  the  Review  Board  that 
"more  anti-trust  complaints  were  re- 
ceived against  the  film  industry  than 
against  any  other  industry  in  Amer- 
ica." 

"The  code,"  Mason  said,  "permits 
the  people  who  sell  you  the  commodity 
you  deal  in  to  tell  you  how  to  run 
your  business.  This  goes  on  because 
eight  people  can  tell  13,000  what  to 
do." 

He  said  that  the  Review  Board  was 
swamped  with  complaints  against  the 
film  code,  but  that  it  had  no  wit- 
nesses until  Brandt  appeared  before 
it    "with    enough    witnesses    to    keep 


Holidays  Again 

The  New  York  grievance 
board  takes  a  holiday  for  the 
third  time  in  a  row  next  Tues- 
day, regular  meeting  day. 

No  cases  are  on  tap. 


us  busy  for  days."  He  said  that  Dar- 
row had  wanted  to  be  present  at  yes- 
terday's meeting  to  thank  Brandt  and 
the  I.  T.  O.  A.  for  that. 

Brandt  stated  that  Darrow  was  of- 
fering,-his  services  because  "he  knows 
the  code  to  be  unfair  and  because 
nothing  has  been  done  about  it  since 
the  submission  of  the  Review  Board's 
report." 

Review  Board  Held 
Dead  Before  July  1 

Washington,  July  5 — The  Na- 
tional Recovery  Review  Board  was 
abolished  even  before  its  three  sur- 
viving members  on  July  1  announced 
that  they  would  take  a  10-day  recess 
in  order  to  give  the  President  an 
opportunity  to  call  them  back  to 
Washington  if  he  desired.  It  was 
made  known  today  with  publication 
by  the  White  House  of  an  executive 
order  dated  June  30. 

In  the  order  the  President  ex- 
plained that  "whereas  said  board  has 
made  three  reports  to  the  President 
in  the  exercise  of  its  duties  and 
functions  and  has  substantially  com- 
pleted the  work  for  which  it  was 
established ;  and  whereas  the  chair- 
man and  two  other  members  of  the 
board  have  resigned  and  any  further 
investigations  and  reports  would  not 
be  representative  of  the  board  as 
originally  constituted,  or  serve  to 
effectuate  the  purposes  for  which  it 
was  created,"  the  board  was  to  be 
dissolved  on  July  1. 


Approves  Budget  to 
Defend  Code  Bodies 

Washington,  July  5 — The  Na- 
tional Recovery  Aidministration  today 
approved  an  application  of  the  Code 
Authority  legal  committee  authoriz- 
ing it  from  time  to  time  to  incur 
expenses  not  exceeding  $5,000  to  en- 
gage counsel  to  defend  in  litigation 
the  members  of  the  clearance  and 
zoning  boards,  grievance  boards,  Code 
Authority  and  the  executive  secretary. 
In  no  event,  it  is  provided,  shall  the 
appropriation  be  construed  to  mean 
any  addition  to  the  administrative 
budget. 


St.  Louis  Appealing 

St.  Louis,  July  5. — Appeals  have 
been  taken  from  recent  rulings  of  the 
clearance  board  in  the  cases  of  Ed  F. 
Clarke,  Majestic,  Springfield,  111.,  ver- 
sus the  Fox-Mississippi  Corp.,  Fox 
Lincoln  and  Fox  Tivoli,  Springfield, 
111.,  and  Karasotes  Bros.'  Strand  and 
Senate,  Springfield,  111.,  versus  the 
Fox-Mississippi  Corp.,  Fox  Lincoln 
and  Fox  Tivoli,  Springfield,  111. 


Hearing  May  Be  July  23 

Washington,  July  5. — First  pub- 
lic hearing  on  code  amendments  will 
probably  be  held  July  23  by  Divi- 
sion Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt. 


To  Meet  Every  10  Days 

Cleveland.  July  S. — The  clearance 
board  will  hold  its  next  meeting  July 
10  and  every  10  days  thereafter  in- 
stead of  every  Friday. 


Tussle  Over 
Cleveland's 
Zoning  Near 


(Continued  irom  page  1) 
57th  day,  the  proposal  would  set  them 
back  to  the  77th  day,  thereby  affect- 
ing the  Caneo,   Carter,   Strand,   Mall, 
Standard  and  Roxy. 

Charging  this  a  "discriminatory  de- 
termination," W.  M.  Skirboll  of  the 
Cameo  has  entered  a  formal  protest 
against  this  classification.  Meyer 
Fischer,  representing  the  Mall,  has 
also  filed  a  protest. 

This  clause  appears  in  a  schedule 
developed  following  protest  against  the 
present  agreement  filed  by  the  Hough 
Improvement  Co.  in  which  M.  B.  Hor- 
witz  of  the  Washington  Circuit  is  in- 
terested. 

Affecting  90  Greater  Cleveland 
houses,  the  suggested  zoning  plan  pro- 
vides 35  days  for  first  run  clearance, 
which  is  the  same  as  the  old  schedule. 
The  board,  however,  conceded  to  the 
request  of  Hough  Improvement  by  ad- 
vancing the  availability  date  on  sec- 
ond run  pictures  whenever  the  circuits 
advanced  their  second  run  dates  in 
their  own  second  run  houses. 

Houses  charging  20  per  cent  eve- 
ning adult  admission  prices  would  get 
pictures  49  days  following  the  com- 
pletion of  the  first  run,  as  against  the 
old  schedule  of  57  days  clearance. 

Fifteen-cent  houses  would  get  their 
pictures  77  days  after  completion  of 
tiie  first  run,  as  against  63  days  in  the 
old  schedule.  Ten-cent  houses  will  get 
pictures  on  the  150th  day  as  against 
100  days  now.  Clearance  for  houses 
playing  double  features  is  proposed  at 
365  days  after  the  advertised  national 
release  date  of  pictures.  Under  the 
old  schedule  of  57  days'  clearance. 
100  days  after  the  conclusion  of  the 
local  first  run. 

Other  terms  of  the  schedule  are  that 
20-cent  houses  are  to  have  70  days' 
clearance  over  10-cent  houses,  and  15- 
cent  houses  shall  have  45  days'  clear- 
ance over  10-cent  houses. 


Chicago  Overbuying 
Case  Is  An  Enigma 

(Continued   from   paqe   1) 
Villas  figures  in  the  triangle  as  a  house 
with    which    Schoenstadt    had    bought 
split  selective  programs. 

After  the  board's  decision  it  was  dis- 
covered that  Universal  and  Paramount 
could  not  release  clear  to  Bartelstein 
their  share  of  seven  and  10  pictures, 
respectively,  because  of  a  contract  with 
the  Villas,  which  was  not  covered  in 
the   Schoenstadt  split. 

When  the  board  learned  that  this 
was  not  brought  out  at  the  hearings 
the  case  was  reopened,  and  a  new  de- 
termination, apparently  quite  ignoring 
the  pictures  awarded  Bartelstein  pre- 
viously was  rendered.  This  decision 
determines  that  while  the  Palace,  hav- 
ing selective  contracts,  is  in  a  position 
to  deprive  the  Annette  of  bookings,  the 
Palace  is  directed  to  select  its  pictures 
and  notify  distributors  not  less  than 
14  days  in  advance  of  the  first  day 
of  the  week  availability  of  the  Palace. 

And  that's  where  the  case  stands, 
pending  filing  of  an  appeal  by  Bartel- 
stein. The  history  of  the  case  is  being 
forwarded  to  John  C.  Flinn. 


Buying  Co-op 
Revamps  with 
A  New  Entity 


(Continued   from   page   1) 

"in  the  shade  of  the  old  apple  tree," 
according  to  Ray  Moon,  general  man- 
ager of  the  new,  as  well  as  of  the 
old,  corporation. 

"In  the  past,"  Moon  said,  "certain 
factions  have  raised  a  question  con- 
cerning our  right  to  exist.  Formation 
of  the  new  company  removes  all  pos- 
sible doubt,  as  the  law  of  1931,  which 
has  been  tested  in  the  Supreme  Court 
and  upheld,  completely  protects  us." 

Former  officers  of  Mid-States  have 
been  elected  in  like  capacities.  They 
are  :  James  Robertson,  president ;  Fred 
DeLodder,  vice-president ;  Barney  Kil- 
bride, secretary ;  Frank  Wetsman, 
treasurer,  and  Ray  Moon,  general 
manager.  All  former  members  of  Mid- 
States  retain  their  membership  in  the 
new  combine. 

Moon  said  that  the  Sam  Brown  cir- 
cuit of  houses  had  joined,  as  well  as 
the  Eastown,  just  taken  over  by  Lou 
Wisper.  A  $60,000  suit,  which  pro- 
vides for  a  triple  penalty  of  $180,000, 
filed  in  Federal  court  some  months 
ago  by  Brown,  will  be  dropped,  ac- 
cording to  Moon.  The  suit  charged 
restraint  of  trade,  citing  specifically 
the  case  of  Brown's  Oriole  being  un- 
able to  get  product  in  competition  with 
Wetsman's  Linwood-LaSalle. 

Under  the  new  setup,  Moon  con- 
tinued, the  new  combine  will  have 
complete  control  of  buying  and  book- 
ing for  its  members,  Mid-States  hav- 
ing merely  booked  film  after  exhibi- 
tor-members had  contracted  for  it.  The 
new  company  will  be  responsible  for 
payment  of  film  bills  as  well  as  book- 
ing and  buying  for  the  houses. 


Expect  24  Appeals 
Ready  by  Thursday 

With  eight  cases  already  reviewed, 
Campi  code  appeal  committees  expect 
to  have  at  least  24  appeal  recommen- 
dations by  next  Thursday  when  Code 
Authority    convenes. 

Four  appeals  were  discussed  Mon- 
day and  a  like  number  yesterday. 
With  R.  H.  Cochrane,  Robert  Wolff 
and  J.  Louis  Geller  sitting,  the  fol- 
lowing   appeals    were    heard : 

S.  Hochstim,  Star,  Hudson,  N.  Y., 
against  Hen-Wil-Hen  Corp.,  same  city,  on 
overbuying.  The  plaintiff  appeared  in  per- 
son and  William  Frieder  acted  for  the  de- 
fendant. 

W.  E.  Eagen  represented  the  Camden 
Drive-In  Theatre,  Inc.,  Camden.  N.  J., 
against  RKO  for  failure  to  deliver  con- 
tracted films.  Willard  Younger  acted  for 
RKO. 

Fred  Lind,  Grand,  Littleton,  Colo., 
against  Thomas  A.  Sullivan.  Gothic,  Engle- 
wood,    Colo.,    on    reduced    admissions. 

M.  Ewing,  Amus-U  Theatre,  LaHarpe, 
111.,  against  Andrew  L.  Hainline,  Illinois 
Theatre,  Macomb,  111.,  on  clearance  and 
zonmg. 


Chicago  FTC  Probe 
Going  to  Washington 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

in  Washington,  some  time  within  the 
next  five  weeks,  according  to  William 
F.  Dinnen,  local  Federal  Trade  Com- 
mission agent.  Dinnen  declared  there 
would  be  no  letup  in  the  investigation 
and  the  full  report  will  go  to  Wash- 
ington on  its  cornpletion  with  data  re- 
quested from  tiie  home  film  offices. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  July  6,    1934 


Pledge  Cards 
Circulating 
In  K.C.  Now 


Kansas  City,  July  5.— Signing  of 
Legion  of  Decency  pledges  is  under 
way  in  125  Catholic  churches  in  the 
Kansas  City  diocese  following  the 
reading  at  all  services  of  a  pastoral 
letter  by  Bishop  Thomas  F.  Lillis. 
Approximately  500  cards  were  signed 
at  the  Cathedral  of  the  Immaculate 
Conception.  A  report  on  the  total 
number  of  signatures  will  be  made 
later. 

Copies  of  the  Catholic  Register,  of- 
ficial diocese  publication,  carrying  the 
"decency  pledge"  and  the  bishop's  mes- 
sage in  full  and  devoting  much  space 
to  the  campaign  in  general,  were  dis- 
tributed at  the  doors  of  the  churches. 

Calls  Priests  to  Conference 

Prior  to  ordering  the  pastoral  letter 
read,  Bishop  Lillis  called  into  confer- 
ence all  priests  in  Kansas  City  and 
Independence,  Mo.,  together  with 
priests  representing  the  larger  par- 
ishes in  Springfield,  Sedalia,  Boonville, 
Marshall  and  Joplin,  Mo.  The  bishop 
explained  the  part  the  Catholics  are 
taking  in  the  film  crusade.  He  em- 
phasized there  was  "no  reform  in  this 
move,"  the  sole  purpose  being  "clean 
plays  in  the  playhouses  of  America," 
he  said. 

In  his  message  to  the  communicants. 
Bishop  Lillis  branded  the  "sex  maga- 
zines" and  sensational  publications  of 
the  "confessions"  type  as  offenders 
against  morals  and  decency,  and  de- 
scribed them  as  by-products  of  "the 
salacious  motion  pictures." 

"I  have  nothing  but  praise  for  the 
metropolitan  press,  however,"  con- 
tinued the  bishop.  "The  large  news- 
papers of  this  country  have  moral 
standards  and  they  keep  them.  Much 
has  been  done  by  the  metropolitan  pa^o 
pers  to  keep  down  the  flood  of  difty 
mention  pictures  and  the  filthy  maga- 
zines.'' 

\,.       Waging  Long  Fight 

Bishop  Lillis  for  years  has  been 
campaigning  against  indecencies  on 
the  screen  and  stage  and  in  the  sen- 
sational magazines  available  at  the 
newsstands.  In  his  recent  report  to 
the  Pope,  the  bishop  dwelt  on  the 
"encroachment  of  indecency"  from 
these  sources. 

Bishop  Lillis  charged  that  "less  than 
a  dozen  magnates  actually  control" 
the  industry  and  blamed  them  "for  this 
moral  depravity."  He  said  they  vio- 
lated their  pledges  to  observe  the  pro- 
duction code. 

A  resolution  urging  their  members 
to  boycott  indecent  films  has  been 
adopted  by  ministers  of  the  Kansas 
City  district  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  South,  at  a  meeting  here.  The 
resolution   states : 

"The  ministers  of  the  Kansas  City  dis- 
trict, M.  E.  Church,  South(  realizing  that 
a  stream  of  indecency  is  flowing  through 
the  picture  shows  to  the  detriment  of  the 
ideals  and  morals  of  a  large  number  of 
the  people,  join  with  other  groups  of 
churches  and  social  welfare  groups  in  ut- 
terly condemning  this  lewd  and  filthy  out- 
flow. We  ask  our  people  to  join  in  refus- 
ing to  patronize  such  shows.  We  assure 
the  producers  of  our  interest  in  wholesome 
productions,  but  our  patience  is  exhausted 
by   the  present  low  order  of  production." 


Want  Undesirable  Films  Out 

100%,  Not  Merely  Censored 

Columbus,    O.,    July    5. — A    checkup    by    Motion    Picture    Daily 

here  reveals  that  300  petitions  bearing  signatures  of  25,000  Ohioans 

asking  for  complete  rejection  of  undesirable  pictures,  not  merely 

deletions,   have    been    received   by    Dr.    Beverly   O.   Skinner,   state 

director   of   education,   and   ex-officio   of    the   state   censor    board. 

^^orty-sijj  hundred  petitions  were -circulajted  by-^he  Qhio^Councii 

ol  Churcihes  to  pastors S|^hrou|:hout;  the  ptate.      j  r 

'     \n  a  letter  addressed  to  Skinner  by  W;  J.  Powell,  operating  the 

TLonjet,  atj  Wellington,  0-,  the  town's,  only,  house,  he  appeals,  as  "a 

small  town  exhi1)itor,  to  take  siich  action  as  Mil  result  in  complete 

rejection  of  off-color  and  vicious  pictures." 

"My  patrons  now  are  picture-conscious,"  Powell  writes,  "and  are 
Ipoking  for  bad  spots  in  every  film.  It  is  an  absolute  fact  that  the 
kind  of  pictures  produced  during  the  past  several  years  has  driven 
away  from  my  theatre  a  constant  clean-minded  patronage." 

He  complained  that  under  block  booking  he  is  unable  to  shelve 
the  pictures  which  he  knows  in  advance  his  patrons  will 
disapprove. 

Lima,  O.,  July  5. — Injecting  the  political  angle  into  the  situation, 
John  A.  Elden,  Cleveland,  seeking  Republican  nomination  for  gov- 
ernor, told  a  meeting  sponsored  by  the  Citizens'  Non-Partisan 
League  here,  that  the  state  board  of  censors  had  pitifully  failed 
to  clean  up  films  in  Ohio.  "More  than  that,"  he  charged,  "the 
Democratic  party  has  been  responsible  for  greatly  increasing  the 
expenditures  of  the  censor  board." 


Seeks  Accord  on  Boycott; 
Delaware  Talks  Shutdown 


(^Continued  from  page  1) 

president  of  the  Independent  M.  P.  T. 
O.  of  Delaware  and  the  Eastern  Shore 
of  Maryland,  in  which  group  there 
are  46  houses,  said  members  of  the  as- 
sociation recently  filed  a  formal  pro- 
test with  the  producers,  informing 
them  that  they  would  have  to  do 
something  to  "clean  up"  the  films  be- 
cause the  boycott  against  the  alleged 
indecent  movies  was  being  felt  by 
them. 

"Unless  something  is  done,"  De- 
Fiore  said,  "vye  will  be  compelled  to 
close  most  of  the  theatres  in  this  state 
and  on  the  Eastern  Shore  of  Mary- 
land. While  the  church  people  may 
be  right  to  some  degree  in  their  pro- 
tests, they  are  killing  our  investments 
in  our  theatres.  We,  the  theatre 
owners,  are  helpless  irv  the  matter  be- 
cause we  have  no  say  in  the  selection 
of  the  films  that  are  shown  in  our  the- 
atres. We  are  compelled  under  our 
contracts  to  show  the  pictures  the  pro- 
ducers send  us. 

Finds  Boycott  Felt 

"The  boycott  in  this  city  and  State 
and  on  the  Eastern  Shore  has  been 
severe  in  spots  and  now  it  is  being  felt 
all  down  the  line.  The  people  are  just 
not  going  to  the  movies."  He  said 
the  local  independents  are  awaiting 
word  from  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  in 
Philadelphia  and  as  soon  as  they  issue 
any  closing  orders  he  will  call  a  spe- 
cial meeting  of  his  group  here  to  de- 
cide on  what  action  they  shall  take. 

Warner  theatre  men  in  this  city 
stated  that  they  had  received  no  word 
that  the  houses  would  close  within  two 
weeks  and  knew  nothing  about  the 
closing.  It  was  further  stated  that  the 
order  would  not  afifect  Wilmington 
and  that,  so  far  as  the  boycott  was 
concerned,  it  was  not  felt  by  the  War- 
ners here. 

Loew's  Parkway  announced  that  it 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


(Continued   iron    pane    1) 

verification  of  Philadelphia  reports 
that  Warners  would  close  all  of  their 
theatres  in  the  territory  because  of 
the  Jxjycott.  Commenting  on  the  re- 
ports Tuesday,  Bernhard  said  at  that 
time  that  nothing  definite  had  been 
decided  in  this  respect.  Independent 
exhibitors  in  the  territory  have  de- 
clared that  they  stand  ready  to  follow 
Warners'  lead  in  closing  houses 
throughout  the  entire  Eastern  Penn- 
sylvania, Southern  New  jjersey  and 
Delaware  territory. 

The  Bernhard  statement  says  that 
the  Stanley-Warner  circu'it  "has  felt 
compelled  to  notify  its  employes  and 
the  various  firms  with  w^ich  it  does 
business  that  a  general  closing  of  our 
theatres  may  be  forced  upon  us  within 
the  next  two  weeks." 

Forced  to  Take  Step 

"We  have  been  driven  to  this  step," 
the  statement  continues,  "by  the  mani- 
fest possibilities  of  the  boycott  en- 
dorsed by  Cardinal  Dougherty,  Arch- 
bishop of  Philadelphia.  That  boycott 
has  not  discriminated  between  pictures 
supposed  to  merit  approval  and  others" 
supposed  to  merit  condemnation ;  it  is 
directed  against  motion  picture  thea- 
tres as  such. 

"The  following  paragraph  is  from 
a  letter  which  I  wrote  on  July  5  to 
His   Eminence,    Cardinal   Dougherty : 

"  'Motion  picture  theatres,  in  com- 
mon with  other  enterprises,  have  suf- 
fered greatly  during  the  depression. 
It  has  been  a  great  effort  to  maintain 
and  operate  theatres  in  your  diocese, 
which  give  employment  to  upwards  of 
900  people.  In  spite  of  the  great  de- 
cline in  theatre  receipts  during  the 
past  years,  but  in  line  with  President 
Roosevelt's  policy,  we  have  retained 
the  maximum  number  of  employes 
and  are  paying  them  maximum  com- 
(Continued  on  -page  11) 


Church  Drive 
Continues  to 
Upset  Nation 


Philadelphia,  July  5 — With  the 
boycott  instituted  by  Cardinal  Dough- 
erty endorsed  by  the  Pope  and  no 
change  in  the  stand  assumed  by  the 
former  in  sight,  the  local  situation 
continued  upset  today. 

Warners  and  the  M^.P.T.O.A.  are 
apparently  standing  by  their  guns  and 
their  decision  to  darken  all  of  their 
theatres  unless  the  boycott  at  large  is 
lifted  in  favor  of  church  displeasure 
directed  at  films  deemed  objectionable. 
The  Catholic  Church,  likewise,  gave 
no  indication  today  of  any  switch  in 
its  decision. 

The  Independent  Exhibitors  Pro- 
tective Ass'n,  new  exhibitor  unit  not 
aiifiliated  with  tlie  M.P.T.O.A.,  today 
declared  it  had  "no  intention  of  co- 
operating in  protests  against  the  atti- 
tude of  churches  which  have  voiced 
objections  to  improper  films."  Morris 
Wax,  chairman  of  its  board  of  man- 
agers, declared  his  association  "desires 
to  bring  about  a  cleansing  of  pic- 
tures." At  the  same  time,  he  pleaded 
against  an  "indiscriminate  blanket 
boycott  of  all  pictures"  on  the  ground 
such  action  is  affecting  "many  innocent 
people  who  have  nothing  to  do  with 
production  of  the  films  and  who  have 
shown  only  clean,  decent  pictures." 


Says  Catholic  Campaign 
Aims  at  Duals'  Death 

Buffalo,  July  5. — Elimination  of 
double  features,  "so  prominent  in 
neighborhood  houses,"  is  a  major  ob- 
jective in  the  Legion  of  Decency  cam- 
paign for  better  films,  Rev.  Alfred 
J.  Barrett,  S.J.,  moderator  of  the 
Student  Sodality  Area  Conference,  told 
the  Holy  Family  Church  sodality 
here. 

Father  Barrett  quoted  remarks  of 
his  uncle,  Am^dee  J.  Van  Beuren,  pro- 
ducer for  RKO,  made  at  the  recent 
convention  in  Chicago.  Father  Bar- 
rett has  a  brother  who  is  an  actor  and 
a  brother  and  sister  in  distribution. 


Charges  "Evil"  Films 
Are  Cause  of  Crime 

Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.,  July  5. — 
"Evil"  pictures  are  a  crime  cause, 
Charles  H.  Tuttle,  former  Federal 
attorney  for  the  Southern  District  of 
New  York  and  1930  Republican  can- 
didate for  governor,  declared  at  the 
ninth  annual  meeting  of  the  Fed- 
eration of  Bar  Ass'ns  of  Western  New 
York  here.  He  lauded  the  movement 
of  Catholic,  Protestant  and  Jewish 
denominations   for  cleaner  pictures. 


Criticizes  Movement 
To  Boycott  Theatres 

Columbus,  O.,  July  5. — Criticizing 
the  movement  to  boycott  theatres  in  an 
effort  to  uplift  film  standards.  Rev. 
Otto  Ebert,  of  the  Christ  Lutheran 
Church,  in  a  pastoral  statement  just 
released,  says : 

"I  do  not  like  the  spirit  of  the  boycott. 
I  consider  it  to  be  un-American,  although 
its  application  seems  to  be  truly  demo- 
cratic. If  the  League  of  Decency  can 
control  so  large  a  number  of  cinemagoers 
that  its  voice  will  be  heard  in  the  box- 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


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2FRANKCAPRA 
PRODUCTIONS 
THE  FIRST  OF  WHICH  WILl  BE 

BROADWAY  BILL 

featuring  WARNER  BAXTER  and  MYRNA  LOY 

with  Lynn  Overman,  RqymCind  Walburn,  Clarence  Muse,  Doug- 
las Dumbrille.  By  Robert  niskin,  from  "Strictly  Confidential,"  by 
Mark  Hellinger.  ,       \  -  ,  ;      , 


fl  Extended  Run  Speciah 


GRACE  MOORE  in  ONE  NIGHT  of  LOVE 

Season's  first  big  smash  hit,  with  Tullio  Carminati,  Lyle  Talbot,  Mona  Barrie. 
Story  by  Dorothy  Speare  and  Charles  Beahan.  Screen  play  by  S.  K.  Lauren, 
James  Gow  and  Edmund  North.  Directed  by  Victor  Schertzinger.  Acclaimed 
by  all  critics. 


COLUMBI 


An  Edmund  LOW) 

Two  swashbuckling  he-men  in  a 
to  fight— with  each  other;  and  fou 


LAD 

A  drama  of  dangerous  romance  '• 
destined  to  head  this  picture  s. 


BORIJ 

THE  BLA( 

e  Man  They  Love  to  Hate- 
w  typ)©  of  thrill  picture  big  boxj 


GENE  RAYMOND  and  ANN  SOTI 
greater  laurels  to  their  enormous 


Critics  from  coast  to  coast  have  hailed  this  best-selling  novel  of  I.  A.  R.  Wylie's 
as  one  of  the  most  delightful  heart- warming  stories  of  the  year!  It  promises  to  be 
a  knock-out  as  a  picture! 


An  EDWARD  G.  ROBINSON  Production 

Directed  by  Howard  Hawks 

'great  box-office  storl  A  great  box-office  directorl  Their  combination  will  result 
in  one  of  the  ten  best  pictures  of  the  yearl  You  con  look  forward  to  something 
extraordinary  in  motion  picture  triumphs. 


PARTY  WIRE 

Now  a  best-selling  novel— soon  a  big  money  picture!  It  captured  the  hearts  of 
thousands  and.  the  unstintt-'d  praise  of  reviewers  everywhere!  By  Bruce 
Manning. 


A  CLAUDETTE  COLBERT  Production 

"It  Happened  One  Night"  lifted  this  brilliant  popular  star  to  new  heights!  Now 
Columbia  presents  her  in  a  great  production  that  will  give  her  exceptional 
talents  even  greater  scope! 

MAID  OF  HONOR 

most  popular  authors,  KATHARINE  BRR 

..  "  now  gives  you  this  great  story — readby.— ..^ „„„ . 

readers  of  Cosmopolitan  Magazine  and  published  by  popular  demand  in 
book  form.  One  of  this  year's  BIG  ones. 


CARNIVAL 

Beautiful,  kaleidoscopic,  colorful — this  dramatic  romance  is  set  against  ever- 
fascinating  backgrounds.  A  tense  story  of  tangled  lives  by  Robert  Riskln,  scen- 
arist of  "Lady  For  A  Day'  and  "It  Happened  One  Night." 


THE  GIRL  FRIEND 

A  musical  extravaganza  featuring  JACK  HALEY  and  LUPE  VELEZ,  by  Amer- 
ica's musical  comedy  kings.  Book,  music  and  lyrics  by  Herbert  Fields,  Richard 
Rodgers,  Loreriz  Hart— authors  and  composers  of  "The  Connecticut  Yankee" 
and  "Hit  the  Deck." 


THE  MILU 

A  vivid,  powerful,  unforgetoble  d  i 
From  the  story  by  Melville  Baker  ■ 


JACK  HOLT  in 
and  2  othe; 

A  powerful,  dramatic  vehicle  for  i 
EDMUND  LOWE  in  another  proct 


BREi 


llaroting  honeymoo 
villas  to  Park  Avenue  boudoirs  or 


The  celebrated  international  stac 
at  the  Globe  Theatre  and  at  the 
by  Percy  G.  Mandley. ' 


ONCE  Pi 


It  will  forever  capture  audiences  ■ 
ing  laughter  and  tears  in  a  tense, 
King. 


THAT'S 

The  play  that  delighted  millions  of; 
try  after  its  sensational  run  at  the 
Craven,  author  of  "The  First  Yean 


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SPRING  3100 

From  the  Broadway  play  by  Argyll  Campbell,  produced  with  great  success  at 
the  Little  Theatre,  New  York.  On  the  screen,  its  sv/ift  action  and  tense  drama  will 
find  wider  popular  appeal! 


HOLT  Production 

)tous  story  of  two  pals  who  loved 
■each  other's  sweethearts! 


MAN  PROOF 

Love-proof,  thrill-proof,  kiss-proof!  Many  men  tried  to  break  down  the  wall  of 
her  resistance  to  love — but  failed!  Then  one  man  imprisoned  her  heart  forever! 


IRE! 

IS  age,  with  a  brilliant  cast  that  is 
3I  box-office  returns! 


MURDER  ISLAND 

A  thrilling,  swiftly-paced  adventure  of  a  young  aviatrix  whose  plane,  forced 
down  on  an  uncharted  island,  is  captured  by  bandits.  From  the  story  by  Leland 
Jamieson. 


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IFF  in 
«[YSTERY 

of  "Frankenstein"  who  made'' 
owerful  mystery  romance. 


tly-paced  romance  that  will  add 
rom  the  play  by  Ralph  Murphy. 


MISTAKEN  IDENTITY 

The  all-engro,ssing  story  of  a  girl  who  lived  another  woman's  life,  endured 
many  heartaches  and  sought  passionately  to  win  the  romance  which  was  hers 
alone. 


WHITE  LIES 

You  know  her!  You've  seen  her  in  the  tabloids!  You've  heard  her  name  whis- 
pered! Fast,  modern,  "aero-dynamic"  romance  with  a  dangerous  tug  at  your 
emotions! 


HE  GODS 

ige  destinies  and  stranger  loves, 
kland. 


e:pths  below 

g  vehicles 

r  star.  He  will  also  co-star  with 


R  TWO 

:h  speeds  its  way  from  Riviera 
speed  limit  1 


LADY  OF  NEW  YORK 

Beautiful,  smart,  sophisticated — she  matched  wits  and  crossed  hearts  in  the 
world's  greatest  love  mart — New  York — where  the  men  love  to  play  and  pay! 


PRIVATE  PROPERTY 

tinted  atJ  wuispered  about!  Captive  in  a  cage  of  luxuryl  The  world  knew  her 
story  but  none  dared  tell  the  truth!  A  breath-taker  that  will  be  talked  about 
wherever  played!  ! 


UNKNOWN  WOMAN 

Suspense  and  surprising  situations  follow  each  other  with  reckless  rapidity  in 
this  exotic  creature's  amazing  career!-  The  climax  strikes  a  new  note  of  high- 
pitched  drama  aimed  at  every  woman's  heart!- 


$25  AN  HOUR 

From  the  outstanding  Broadway  success  which  played  to  exceptional  business 
at  the  Masque  Theatre,  New  York.  A  gay,  saucy,  delightful  romance  by  Gladys 
Unger  and  Leyla  Georgi. 


LEMAN 

;s  of  mounting  surprises — blend- 
3ma.  From  the  story  by  Bradley 


I  CONFESS 

The  fascinating  story  of  a  woman  who  bared  her  heart  to  the  world!  Every 
page  is  torn  from  her  very  soul  and  out  of  it  emerges  a  story  that  will  pierce 
the  heart  of  every  man  and  woman! 


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vhen  it  played  all  over  the  coun- 
n  Theatre,  New  York.  By  Frank 


8  PICTURES  to  be  designated 

Columbia  will  produce  8  other  feature  pictures  not  identified  on  these  pages.' 
This  will  permit  the  company  from  time  to  time  to  select  such  subjects  and 
materials  of  a  timely  nature  as  may  becorne  available. 


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OUTDOOR 

FEATURES 


The  gallant,  romantic,  thrilling  ace  of  the  saddle  in  a  series  of  exciting,  whirlwind 
dramas  that  spell  box-office  success  and  make  him  the  undeniable  King  of  the  Outdoors. 


fOlUMBWS 


SHORT 


-  ONE  REEL  EACH  - 


ATTRACTION' 


COLOR  RHAPSODIES 

A  riot  of  startling  color  that  is  topped  only  by  the  riotous 
blend  of  comedy  and  music.  Will  add  a  delightful  dash  to 


SCRAPPY 

More  theatres  than  ever  before  are  booking  these  lively, 
hilarious  and  joyous  short  feature  hits.  Gilt-edged  proof  of 
their  popularity.  Produced  by  Charles  Mintz. 


UFE'S  LAST  LAUGHS 

Every  epitaph  a  sign  for  roars!  Will  delight  audiences  and 
prove  talk  of  your  show.  Received  overwhelming  fan  recep- 
tion when  first  shown  at  Radio  City  Music  Hall!  Produced 
bv  C.  S.  Clancy. 


The  SPICE  of  LIFE 


one  million  weekly  readers  of  the  Literary  Digest  ore 
Teady-made  fans  for  this  new,  delightful  and  hilarious  reel 
jf  the  world's  humor.  Produced  by  Mentone  Productions,  Inc. 


KRAZY  KAT 


LAUGHING  with  MEDBURY 

Medbury  laughs  at  the  world  and  the  world  laughs  with 
him!  There's  a  lough  in  tev^ry  landscape  of  this  cock-«yed 
world  with  this  famous  cotnmentcrtor!  Produced  by  Walter 
Futter. 


More  than  ten  million  people  enjoy  "Krazy  Kat"  daily  ii 
newspapers  all  over  the  country.  George  Herriman': 
famous  cartoon  strip  whets  their  appetites  for  "Kra2ry's 
screen  antics!  Produced  by  Charles  Mintz. 


WORLD  of  SPORTS 

Up-to-the-minu+e  sport  thrills  for  all  screen  fans!  Daring, 
breath-taking,  keyed  to  the  nth  degree  of  heart-pounding 
excitement! 


SCREEN  SNAPSHOTS 

Hollywood  through  a  keyhole!  The  fan  magazine  of  the 
screen!  Harriet  Parsons,  roving  reporter,  sees  all  and  tells 
all  about  how  the  stars  act  when  not  acting. 


26 


STAR 
STUDDED 


HARRY  LANGDON 


2  REEL  COMEDIES 

ANDY  CLYDE    -    LEON  ERROL   -   WALTER  CATLETT 
and  the  3  STOOGES 


The  finest  two -reel  comedies  you've  ever  played  —  fecrturing  an  aggregation  of 

outstanding  comedians  1  They're  not  merely  an  addition  to  your 

program  —  they're  a  whole  show  in  themselves! 


I  Columbia  Marches  On  Through  1934  - 1935 . 


Friday.  July  6,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Church  Drive 
Continues  to 
Upset  Nation 


^Continued  from  page  6) 
office,  its  argument  is  bound  to  be  most 
effective.  A  study  of  audiences,  how- 
ever, is  anything  but  reassuring,  and  it 
requires  no  prophet  to  foretell  that  any 
picture  which  is  questioned  will  be  a 
near     sellout     when     shown." 

Simultaneously,  Rev.  Henry  Hoes- 
man,  of  the  Hope  Lutheran  Church, 
issued  a  statement  along  practically 
similar  lines,  although  directing  his 
attack  more  against  Will  Hays. 


Agrees  Striking  at 
B.O.  Is  the  Only  Way 

Cincinnati,  July  5. — "Archbishop 
McNicholas  has  rightly  seen  the  fu- 
tility of  anything  short  of  a  militant 
organization  of  those  who  want  re- 
form," declared  Rev.  Carl  H.  Olson, 
pastor  of  the  First  Universalist 
Church  here,  in  a  talk  to  his  congre- 
gation on  "Our  Movies  and  Our 
Morals." 

"The  Legion  of  Decency  threatens  to 
strike  at  the  only  heart  apparent  in  the 
motion     picture     business — the     box     office. 

"The  splendid  organization  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  Church  makes  this  new  movement 
more  effective  than  any  resolution  or  word 
of  protest  which  any  other  group  could 
make.  Protestant     and     Jewish     leaders 

and  groups  have  praised  the  venture,  but 
they     should     go     farther." 


Washington  Protestants 
Join  Catholic  Movement 

Washington,  July  S. — Support  of 
the  Legion  of  Decency  campaign 
swings  into  line  from  an  unsuspected 
quarter  with  the  Washington  diocese 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
declaring  it  would  join  the  Catholic 
movement   actively. 


Ohio  Christian  Endeavor 
Meeting  Approves  Drive 

New  Philadelphia,  O.,  July  5. — 
For  the  first  time  in  Ohio  Christian 
Endeavor  history  an  appeal  made  by  a 
Protestant  clergyman  for  support  of 
a  Catholic  movement  was  endorsed 
and  embodied  in  resolutions  for  cleaner 
films  adopted  at  the  closing  session 
here  of  the  State  Christian  Endeavor 
convention. 

Resolutions    carried    out    sentiments 


Substitution 

Chicago,  July  5.  —  Sally 
Rand,  whose  fan  dance  at  the 
Fair  last  year,  started  what 
became  a  stage  vogue  that 
grew  until  it  fanned  both 
coasts,  made  a  reappearance 
at  her  old  stamping  ground 
today  substituting  a  bubble 
for   a   fan. 

Blue  lights  helped  create 
the  illusion  Sally  was  danc- 
ing in  the  bubble,  when  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  she  was  nes- 
tling behind  it.  Fair  officials 
regarded  her  as  "essentially 
covered." 

Fan  in  1933.  Bubble,  no 
fan,  in  1934.  Local  specula- 
tion centers  around  what  it 
will  be  if  the  Fair  reopens 
next  year. 


of  Rev.  Vere  W.  Abbey,  Christian 
Endeavor  missionary  secretary  for 
India,  Burma  and  Ceylon.  "Movies 
too  rotten  to  be  shown  in  Ohio  are 
shipped  to  India,"  he  said,  "where 
natives  pack  the  theatres  to  see  what 
Christian  America's  women  look  like 
undressed." 


Presbyterian  Confab 
Endorses  Film  Drive 

Oxford,  O.,  July  5. — Protestajitism 
joined  religious  sects  that  have  joined 
Roman  Catholics  in  their  campaign  for 
"clean"  motion  pictures  here  as  the 
76th  general  assembly  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  Church  endorsed  the 
move  shortly  before  adjournment. 

Approval  of  the  position  by  the 
Catholic  Church  through  its  "League 
of  Decency"  followed  closely  similar 
aation  by  the  Federal  Council  of 
Churches  of  Christ  in  America,  other 
denominational  meetings  last  week  in 
Wooster,  the  east  and  individual  ex- 
pressions from  Jewish  leaders. 


Paramount  Regional 
On;  Last  of  Series 


See  NEA  Swing  to 
Crusade  Against  Films 

Washington,  July  5 — The  Na- 
tional Education  Ass'n  on  Friday  will 
vote  on  resolutions  now  pending 
before  the  resolutions  committee  of 
the  organization,  including  one  holding 
that  motion  pictures  are  one  of  the 
most  important  means  of  education 
and  proposing  that  the  NEA  join 
with  other  organizations  in  demand- 
ing a  high  type  of  picture  and  in  the 
movement  to  clean  up  the  screen. 

The  resolution  condemns  pictures 
which  threaten  the  integrity  of  the 
American  home  and  American  insti- 
tutions, glorify  lawlessness  and  con- 
tribute to  child  delinquency.  Block 
booking  is  held  in  the  resolution  to  be 
largely  responsible  for  the  "unsavory 
character"  of  present  film  entertain- 
ment  and   is   condemned   without   re- 


Gets  Come-Back  Chance 

Hollywood,  July  5. — Clara  Kimball 
Young,  once  a  big  name  in  pict;pres, 
has  been  signed  to  a  one-picture  deal 
with  options  by  Sol  Lesser  and  will 
play  the  role  of  Chandu's  sister  in  the 
serial,  "The  Return  of  Chandu,"  foi 
Principal. 


With  talks  by  George  Schaefer,  J. 
J.  Unger  and  Milt  Kusell  highlight- 
ing the  session,  the  last  of  Para- 
mount's  two-day  regionals  got  under 
way  yesterday  at  the  Waldorf  As- 
toria.    Unger  presided. 

Product  and  the  flexible  sales  pol- 
icy also  were  discussed  in  a  review 
of  the  national  sales  meet  which  was 
held    recently    on   the   coast. 

Today's  session  will  be  devoted  to 
individual  district  meetings  with 
Unger  slated  to  talk  to  salesmen, 
bookers,  assistant  bookers  and  branch 
heads  from  Boston,  Portland  and 
New  Haven.  Kusell  will  gather  his 
men  from  Albany,  Buffalo,  New  Jer- 
sey, New  York  and  Brooklyn  and 
talk  to  them.  About  65  are  in  at- 
tendance. 


Frankwyn  Co,  Adds 
2  More  Stage  Plays 

Two  additional  legitimate  produc- 
tions have  been  added  to  the  Frank- 
wyn schedule  for  the  coming  season, 
Harold  B.  Franklin  said  yesterday. 
They  are  "Lady  Jane,"  with  Frances 
Starr,  scheduled  for  a  try-out  opening 
at  Hartford  on  Labor  Day,  and  a 
musical  starring  Lucien  Boyer,  French 
music  hall  star,  set  to  open  at  the 
Lyceum    here,    October    15. 

Charles  B.  Cochran,  London  pro- 
ducer, who  is  associated  with  Frank- 
lin and  Arch  Selwyn  in  the  produc- 
tion venture,  is  due  here  next  month 
to  prepare  for  the  openings. 


May  Wipe  Out  Weak 
Issues  on  ^Changes 

(.Continued  from,  page   1) 

cities  throughout  the  nation  is  antici- 
pated here  as  one  of  the  early  acts  of 
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Com- 
mission, of  which  Joseph  P.  Kennedy 
is  chairman. 

The  anticipated  action,  however,  is 
not  expected  to  apply  particularly  to 
the  New  York  Stock  Exchange,  where 
restrictions  have  been  tightened  volun- 
tarily in  recent  months. 


Seeks  Accord  on  Boycott; 
Delaware  Talks  Shutdown 


(Continued  from  page  6) 

did  not  contemplate  closing  and  that 
the  boycott  has  not  had  any  effect  on 
the  attendance  here. 

There  has  been  no  boycott  ordered 
in  the  Catholic  diocese  of  Wilmington 
such  as  those  issued  in  the  archdiocese 
of  Philadelphia.  The  Wilmington  dio- 
cese is  in  the  Baltimore  archdiocese 
and  consequently  the  boycott  at  Phila- 
delphia does  not  affect  the  Catholics  in 
this  city  and  state. 


Western  Series  Sold 

Bud  'n'  Ben  Pictures  Corp.  has  sold 
its  series  of  12  three-reel  westerns  to 
F.  C.  Pictures  of  Buffalo  for  Upper 
New  York  and  to  Metropolitan  Pic- 
tures of  Seattle  for  Washington,  Ore- 
gon and  Montana. 


(Continued  from  page  6) 

pensation     commensurate     with     the 
services  performed  by  them.' 

"We  have  also  offered  to  Cardinal 
Dougherty  the  use  of  'a  suitable  pro- 
jection room  where  pictures  may  be 
viewed  before  they  are  released  in  our 
theatres.  This  preview  would  enable 
you  to  prepare  a  "Black  and  White 
List"  which  could  serve  as  further 
protection  for  your  flock.' " 

"The  Philadelphia  archdiocese  is  the 
only  territory  in  the  United  States 
where  a  boycott  has  been  proclaimed 
against  a  legally  conducted  business 
which  affords  widespread  employment 
and  which  has  offered  every  reason- 
able compromise  to  protect  the  sensi- 
bilities of  those  sections  of  the  public 
that  may  feel  themselves  to  be  in 
need  of  such  protection,"  Bernhard's 
statement  concludes. 


5  ■         ;  / 

Variety  Club 
Chatter 


Washington,  July  5. — The  first 
of  the  weekly  luncheons  of  Tent  No. 
11  was  held  Sunday  in  the  club  head- 
quarters in  the  Willard  Hotel. 

Kings  for  the  day  were  Guy 
Wonders  and  William  K.  Saxton. 

Off  the  main  room,  which  is  gaily 
decorated  with  paneled  borders  of 
troubadours  and  circus  parades,  is  an 
English  tap  room. 

The  ladies'  reception  room  is  white 
and  blue. 

Among  those  attending  were:  Alam 
J.  Bachrach,  Samuel  Beck,  CAifc> 
TER  T.  Barron,  Rudolph  Berger, 
Louis  Bernheimer,  Herman  A. 
Blum,  Phil  Bobys,  Louis  A.  Brown, 
Harry  S.  Brown,  Nat  B.  Browne, 
A.  Julian  Brylawski,  James  A. 
Burns,  Walter  E.  Cersley,  J.  Wil- 
liam Cleveland,  George  A.  Crouch, 
Robert  Etris,  William  C.  Ewing, 
John  E.  Firnkoess,  William  R. 
Fischer,  Lauritz  C.  Garman, 
George  J.  Gill,  Nat  Glasser,  Rob- 
ert M.  Grace,  Edward  Jacobs, 
Charles  Kranz,  Frank  LaFalce, 
A.  E.  Lichtman,  Harry  E.  Loh- 
MEYER,  Sidney  B.  Lust,  Joseph 
Makover,  Hardie  Meakin,  Charles 
E.  McGowan,  Charles  H.  Olive, 
James  A.  Pratt,  Orangelo  J.  Ratto, 
Daniel  J.  Reynolds,  J.  Louis  Rome, 
James  W.  Root,  Frank  J.  Skully, 
Robert  Smeltzer,  Nathan  A.  Stie- 
fel,  Isaac  Weinberg,  Harold  A. 
Weinberger,  Samuel  N.  Wheeler, 
William  E.  S.  Wilcox,  Frededick  J. 
Thomas,  Frank  M.  Boucher,  Don 
Craig,  Philip  Ershler,  and  Andrew 
R.  Kelley. 

The  following  committees  have  been 
selected  by  the  board  of  governors : 

Finance — Sam  A.  Galanty,  Joseph  P. 
Morgan,  and  J.  Louis  Rome. 

Executive — Rudolph  Berger,  Harry 
Hunter,  Sam  Wheeler,  Carter  T.  Bax- 
RON,  Charles  Kranz. 

Membership — Sam  Wheeler,  chairman; 
Harry  S.  Brown,  Herman  A.  Blum,  A. 
E.  Lichtman,  Alan  J.  Bachrach,  Frank 
Durkee,  Louis  Gaertner. 

Publicity — Harry  Hunter,  chairman; 
Hardie  Meakin,  Frank'  LaFalce,  Lou 
Brown. 

Entertainment — Carter  T.  Barron,  chair- 
man; Guy  Wonders,  Isadore  M.  Rappa- 
PORT,  Leonard  B.  Schloss,  William  K. 
Saxton,  Nathan  A,  Stie?el,  James  J. 
Lake. 

Ways  and  Means— A.  Julian  Brylawski, 
chairman;  Robert  J.  Folliard,  Hunter 
Perry,  Louis  Bernheimer,  J.  Louis 
Rome,    Edward   Jacobs,    Sidney    B.    Lust. 

Transportation  —  Joseph  P.  Morgan, 
chairman:  Charles  E.  McGown,  Walter 
E.  Cersley,  J.  William  Cleveland, 
George  A.  Crouch,  Joseph  Makover, 
Charles  E.   Nolte. 

House — Rudolph  Berger,  chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schulman,  Harry  E.  Loh- 
MEYER,  Robert  Smeltzer,  Charles 
Kranz,   Nat  Glasser,   Edward   Heiber. 

Sports — Sam  A.  Galanty,  chairman; 
Hrrry  S.  Brown,  James  A.  Pratt,  An- 
drew R.  Kelley,  Don  Craig. 


Six  Years  Later 

Omaha,  July  5.— A  small 
town  exhibitor  in  Iowa,  who 
in  1928  received  a  notation 
from  the  local  Warner  ex- 
change that  he  had  $3.90 
credit  on  the  books  and  urged 
him  to  apply  it  on  future 
rentals,  has  just  replied  to 
the  letter.  He  attached  the 
faded  and  wrinkled  letter  to 
a  fresh  one,  saying  he  wanted 
the  money  in  cash  since  he 
decided  to  go  out  of  business. 


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HANDY  ANDT 

with 

PEGGY  WOOD 

C  O  N  C  H  i  T  A    M  O  N  T  E  NEGRO 
MARY     CARLISLE 
ROGER      IMHOF 
ROBERT    TAYLOR 

Produced  by  Sol  M.  Wurtzei 

Based  on  play  "Merry  Andrew  by  Lewis  Beach. 
Screen  play  by  William  Conselman  and 
Henry  Johnson.  Adaptation  by  Kubec  Glasmon. 

Directed   by  David  Butier 


and  you'll  know  what 
many  exhibitors  have 
SEEN  for  themselves! 


''Sure-fire  attraction  for  millions.     There  is  every 
reason  to  anticipate  'David  Harum'  business." 

— Motion  Picture  Herald 

Among  the  most  enjoyable  of  Will  Rogers'  pictures 
...particularly  strong  on  comedy."  —Film  Daily 

Keeps  the  laughs  rolling  with  gags  and  situations." 

—Variety  Daily 

Down-to-earth,   wholesome,   homespun  ...  with 
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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday.  July  6,    1934 


"Marker"  Gets 

Good  $6,500, 

Minneapolis 


Minneapolis,  July  5. — "Little  Miss 
Marker"  chalked  up  a  fine  $6,500  at 
the  State  and  was  shifted  to  the  Cen- 
tury. 

"Dr.  Monica"  was  strong  at  the 
Minnesota  with  a  take  of  $8,000.  The 
heat  was  near  a  record. 

Minneapolis'     six     theatres     usually 
maJting    total    grosses    of    $26,000   got 
$27,000,  while  St.  Paul's  four,  which 
average  $14,000,  took  $15,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis 
Week  Ending  June  28: 
"MANY    HAPPY    RETURNS"    (Para.) 
CENTURY— (1,650),       25c-40c,       7      days. 
Gross:    $3,500.    (Average,    $4,000) 

"HOLO-YWOOD   PARTY"   (M-G-M) 
LYRIC-(1.239),    20c-25c,    7    days.     Gross: 
$1,500.   (Average,  $1,500) 

"DR  MONICA"    (Warners) 
MINNESOTA— (4.000),     25c-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $8,000.    (Average,   $7,500) 

Week  Ending  June  29: 
"LIFE  OF   VERGIE   WINTERS"    (Radio) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,500   (Average,  $5,500) 

"LITTLE   MISS   MARKER"    (Para.) 

STATE— (2,300),    25c-40c,    7    days.    Gross: 
$6,500.    (Average,   $5,500) 
"CATHERINE,  THE  GREAT"   (U.  A.) 

WORLD— (400),  25c-75c,  7  days,  5th  week. 
Gross:    $2,000.    (Average,    $2,000) 

St.   Paul: 

Week  Ending  June  29: 

"MANHATTAN  MELODRAMA"  (M-G-M) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),    25c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:   $5,500.   (Average,  $5,500) 

"HOLLYWOOD   PARTY"    (M-G-M) 
RIVIERA— (1,200),  25c-40c.  4  days.  Gross: 
$2,200.    (Average   for   the    week,    $3,500) 
"SUCH    WOMEN    ARE    DANGEROUS" 

(Fox) 
RIVIERA— (1,200),  25c-40c,  3  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average    for    the    week,    $3,500) 
"CIRCUS   CLOWN"    (F.   N.) 
RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,600),  20c-40c,  4  days. 
Gross:     $2,500.        (Average     for     the     week, 
$4,000) 
"MURDER  ON   THE    BLACKBOARD" 

(Radio) 
RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,600).  20c-4Oc,  3  days. 
Gross:    $2,000.    (Average    for    week,    $4,000) 
"UPPER  WORLD"    (Warners) 
TOWER— (1,000).    15c-25c,    4   days.    Gross: 
$800.     (Average,  $800) 

"MERRY   WIVES    OF    RENO"    (Warners) 
TOWER— (1,000).    15c-25c,    3    days.    Gross: 
$700.   (Average,   $700) 


"Affairs,"  Fight 
Indianapolis  Wow 

Indian.^polis,  July  5. — "Affairs  of 
a  Gentleman"  with  the  Baer-Carnera 
fight  cracked  a  straight  film  policy 
record  at  the  Lyric  last  week  with 
$9,000. 

"Dr.  Monica"  had  a  par  $3,500  at 
the  Circle  and  "Operator  13"  was  also 
even  up  with  $4,000  at  the  Palace. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $18,500. 
Average  is  $10,000  without  the  Lyric. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  30 : 

"BABY,    TAKE    A   BOW"    (Fox) 

APOLLO— (1.100),     20c-40c,    2nd     week,     7 
days.    Gross:    $2,000.    (Average,    $2,500) 
"DR.  MONICA"   (Warners) 
CIRCLE— (2,800),    20c-40c,    7   days.    Gross: 
$3,500.    (Average,   $3,500) 

"AFFAIRS  OF  A  GENTLEMAN"  (Univ.) 
BAER-CARNERA   FIGHT    (Oliver) 
LYRIC— (2,000),    20c-40c,    8    days.    Gross: 
$9,000. 

"OPERATOR  13"   (M-G-M) 
PALACE— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
(4,000.    (Average,   $4,000) 


Washington's 
Lead  "Party'' 
With  Penner 


Washington.  July  5. — Hot  weather 
cut  into  the  week's  grosses  as  the  to- 
tal slumped  to  $61,600,  or  13.5  per  cent 
under  the  average  of  $71,200. 

Only  house  to  top  average  was 
Loew's  Fox,  whose  week  was  bol- 
stered by  five  extra  shows  to  a  take 
of  $22,900.  Joe  Penner  and  his  own 
revue  featured  the  stage  show,  which 
brought  on  the  opening  day  5,200  chil- 
dren, 800  over  the  number  attracted 
by  Amos  'n'  Andy  or  Eddie  Cantor. 
"Hollywood   Party"   was  the   feature. 

The  Earle  held  its  usual  second 
place  with  $14,700  for  "Dr.  Monica" 
and  its  first  tab  show,  "Words  and 
Music,"  featuring  Lester  Cole  and 
his  12  Singing  Soldiers  of  Fortune  and 
Herman  Hyde. 

"Little  Man,  What  Now?"  slumped 
on  a  return  engagement.  Palace, 
RKO-Keith's,  and  Columbia  were  all 
off. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax, 
for  the  week  ending  June  28 : 

"DR.    MONICA"     (Warners) 

EARLE^(2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage 
show.    Gross:    $14,700.    (Average,    $17,600) 

"SUCH  WOMEN  ARE  DANGEROUS" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,265),   25c-40c,   7 
days.   Gross:    $2,600.    (Average,    $3,100) 
"HOLLYWOOD   PARTY"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,4,?4).  25c-66c,  7  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $22,900.  (Average,  $20,- 
500) 

"CHANGE    OF    HEART"    (Fox) 

LOEW'S     PALACE— (2,390),     35c-77c,      7 
days.    Gross:    $10,700. 
"LITTLE   MAN,   WHAT   NOW?"    (Univ.) 

METROPOLITAN— (1,591),  25c-40c,  7 
days  (return  engagement).  Gross;  $3,500. 
(Average,  $4,100) 

"THE  LIFE  OF  VERGIE  WINTERS" 
(Radio) 

RKO-KEITH'S— (1,830),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $7,200.    (Average,   $11,400) 


Sue  to  Hold  House 

St.  Louis,  July  5. — A  suit  to  pre- 
vent wrecking  of  the  Gayety  has  been 
filed  in  the  Circuit  Court  by  si.x  plain- 
tiffs, who  allege  the  Amusement  Syn- 
dicate Co.,  owners  of  the  building,  are 
indebted  to  them  for  improvements  and 
construction  on  the  building  amounting 
to  $4,043.  Plaintiffs  are  the  C.  H. 
Schroeder  Building  and  Construction 
Co.,  John  W.  Reinhardt  Stair  Co., 
Robert  N.  Adams,  Hill-Behan  Lumber 
Co.  and  Moore  Plumbing  Co.  Edward 
D.  Meyer  Wrecking  and  Supply  Co. 
is  a  defendant  in  the  suit. 


Operators  Organize 

Denver,  July  5  — Operators  in  most 
of  non-union  houses  here  have  organ- 
ized and  incorporated  as  the  Sound 
Projectors'  Union  of  Colorado.  In- 
corporators are  Charles  Deckers,  J. 
A.  Swanson,  R.  O.  McComb,  Harold 
Mohlman  and  Harry  Burcher. 


Change  Cincy  Opening 

Cincinnati,  July  5. — Openings  at 
the  RKO  Palace  have  been  changed 
from  Friday  to  Wednesday.  Keith's 
hereafter  will  open  on  Thursday  in- 
stead of  Friday. 


*' Works"  Draws  Work 

Den\'er,  July  5.  —  "Shoot  the 
Works"  got  an  extra  two  days  at  the 
Denham.  A  gross  of  $7,000  the  first 
seven  was  the  reason. 


Breath  a  la  Mode 

Hollywood,  July  5.  —  Dr. 
Frank  Nolan  has  at  last  fixed 
things  so  that  players  won't 
haTe  to  smoke  themselves  to 
death  in  order  to  create  a 
frosted  breath  for  cinematic 
■now   scenes. 

The  doctor  says  he  has  in- 
rented  a  gadget  that  fits  in- 
side the  upper  lip  and  holds 
a  quantity  of  dry  ice.  The 
ordinary  breath  contacting 
the  ice  creates  the  frost 
breath.  The  system  was  re- 
cently demonstrated  in  the 
"Merry  Widow." 


"Vergie"  Gets 
Kansas  City's 
High,  $7,000 


Kansas  City,  July  5. — Grosses  gen- 
erally were  off  as  Kansas  City  swel- 
tered. Normal  was  reached  by  "The 
Life  of  Virgie  Winters"  with  $7,000 
at  the  Mainstreet  and  "Affairs  of  a 
Gentleman"  with  a  stage  show  at  the 
Tower,  which  pulled  $5,000.  "The 
Show  Off"  gave  the  Midland  $8,000, 
below  par  by  $2,000. 

Total  first  run  business  at  the  five 
first  runs  was  $28,200.  Average  is 
$31,500. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  June  28: 

"THE   LIFE   OF   VERGIE  WINTERS" 
(Radio) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $7,000.  (Aver- 
age,   straight    films,   $7,000) 

"THE    SHOW    OFF"    (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday midnight  show.  Gross:  $8,000.  (Aver- 
age,   $10,000) 

"THE    KEY"    (Warners) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"     (Para.) 

.\ EW.MAN— (1,800),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday   late    show.    Gross:    $4,900.    (Average, 
$6,000) 
"AFFAIRS   OF  A   GENTLEMAN"  (Univ.) 

TOWER— (2.200),  25c.  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday midnight  show.  Stage:  "Cartoon  Ca- 
pers" revue,  with  Tom  &  Betty  Wonder, 
Paige  Keaton,  4  Racketeers,  Lucille  Jack- 
son, 3  Catchalots.  Gross:  $5,000.  (Average, 
$5,000) 

Week  Ending  June  29: 

"NOW    I'LL    TELL"    (Fox) 

BAER-CARNERA  FIGHT  FILMS  (6  days) 

UPTOWN— (2,000).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,300.   (Average,   $3,500) 


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Segall  Plans  Theatre 

Philadelphia,  July  5. — Charles  Se- 
gall, vice-president  and  manager  of  the 
Principal  Theatres,  has  acquired  a  site 
at  Broad  St.  and  Olney  Ave.  in  the 
northern  section  of  Philadelphia  and 
will  build  a  theatre  of  the  de  luxe 
variety  with  a  capacity  of  1,500.  He 
hopes  to  have  the  house  completed  by 
Thanksgiving  Day.  The  project  is  Se- 
gall's  own,  and  not  part  of  his  Prin- 
cipal Theatres  affiliation. 


In  Deal  with  Adams 

Budd  Rogers,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  Liberty,  ha.s  closed  with  Jack 
K.  Adams,  president  of  Adams  Film 
Exchanges,  Inc.,  to  handle  his  product 
in  Texas,  Oklahoma  and  Arkansas. 


Select  Plans  ''Old  Lace'* 

"Lavender  and  Old  Lace"  by  Myr- 
tle Reed  will  be  made  by  Select  at 
Biograph. 


Marker''  and 

"Returns''  Hit 

Montreal  Top 


Montreal,  July  5. — Main  stems 
are  not  doing  too  badly,  what  with 
improved  general  conditions  and  a 
flock  of  tourists.  The  Capitol  topped 
the  town  last  week  with  $9,000  on 
"Little  Miss  Marker"  and  "Many 
Happy  Returns."  The  Palace  reg- 
istered the  same  total,  but  below  av- 
erage in  this  case,  on  "The  Thin 
Man"  and  "Beggars  in  Ermine."  The 
Princess  broke  even  at  $6,000  with 
"Stingaree"  and  "Aggie  Appleby." 
The  weather  was  mostly  fair  and 
sticky. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $37,- 
000.     Average  is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  v30 : 

"LITTLE    MISS    MARKER"    (Para.) 
"MANY    HAPPY   RETURNS"    (Para.) 
CAPITOI^-(2,547),     25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,     7 
days.       Gross:    $9,000.       (Average.    $9,000.) 
"HIS    PRIVATE    SECRETARY" 
(Showmen's) 
"FOUND   ALIVE"    (Ideal) 
IMPERIALr-(l,914).    25c-40c-50c.    7    days. 
Vaudeville:    Berkes    &    Tyrrell;    The    Mad- 
caps;     Frank     Reckless     &     Co.;     Dare     & 
Yates;    Armand    &    DeVore;    Marian    Dawn; 
Alex.    Rothov;  Ralph  Brown;  Bob    Brandies; 
Lee  Shelley.     Gross:  $6,000.      (Average,  $6,- 
500.) 

"THE   BLACK   CAT"    (Univ.) 
"UNCERTAIN  LADY"   (Univ.) 
LOEW'S— (3,115),    25c-35c-50c-65c,    7   days. 
Gross:    $7,000.      (Average,   $10,500.) 

"THE    THIN    MAN"    (M-G-M) 
"BEGGARS  IN  ERMINE"  (Monogram) 
PALACE— (2.600).      25c-35c-.50c-60c-7.5c,      7 
days.      Gross:    $9,000.       (Average.   $11,000.) 
"STINGAREE"     (Radio) 
"AGGIE   APPLEBY"    (Radio) 
PRINCESS— (2.272),       25c -35c -50c -65c.       7 
days.      Gross:    $6,000.      (Average,   $6,000.) 


Acquire  3  in  Pueblo 

Pueblo,  July  5. — Pueblo  Theatres, 
Inc.,  organized  by  T.  B.  Noble,  Jr., 
Frank  L.  Dent  and  George  A.  Crow- 
der,  have  taken  over  three  theatres 
here.  The  Rialto  was  taken  over  from 
J.  J.  Goodstein,  and  the  Chief  and 
Pueblo  from  the  Westland  Theatres, 
Inc.,  of  which  the  three  men  are  also 
officers. 


Lifton  Joins  Liberty 

Louis  S.  Lifton  has  been  appointed 
director  of  advertising  and  publicity 
for  Liberty.  He  was  until  recently  as- 
sociated with  Educational-World  Wide 
as  assistant  to  Gordon  S.  White,  ad- 
vertising head. 


Weiss  Serial  on  Custer 

"Custer's  Last  Stand"  will  be  pro- 
duced as  a  serial  by  Louis  Weiss  for 
release  via  Exploitation  Pictures,  Inc. 
Production  will  be  centered  in  Holly- 
wood with  Weiss  on  deck  to  personally 
supervise. 


Pre-Release  "Drummond" 

Philadelphia,  July  5. — Instead  of 
waiting  for  the  August  reopening  of 
the  Aldine,  its  local  outlet,  U.  A.  has 
arranged  with  Stanley-Warner  to  re- 
lease "Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes 
Back"  at  the  Stanley  July  14. 


Up  for  Attorney  General 

Denver,  July  5. — David  W.  Oyler, 
operator  who  studied  law  in  his  spare 
time,  is  a  candidate  for  the  Democratic 
nomination  for  attorney  general  of 
Colorado. 


Friday,  July  6,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAI  LY 


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K.C.  Theatres  Get 
Help  from  Papers 

Kansas  City^  July  5. — As  a  result 
of  intense  competition  between  the  two 
local  dailies  for  theatre  advertising, 
they  have  extended  their  services  to 
the  theatres.  The  Star  has  added  tab- 
loid reviews  in  the  Friday  morning 
edition,  to  coincide  with  most  first  run 
openings,  in  addition  to  the  usual  re- 
views on  Sunday. 

The  Journal-Post  daily  amusement 
column  is  chiefly  devoted  to  publicity 
on  the  current  and  future  attractions. 
This  paper  now  includes  the  Fox  Up- 
town and  the  Tower,  non-advertising 
first  runs,  in  its  Sunday  reviews  as  a 
move  to  obtain  their  business. 

Neighborhood  theatres  are  getting 
more  cooperation  from  the  Journal- 
Post  than  ever  before.  This  was 
promised  when  21  neighborhoods  re- 
cently signed  to  use  daily  space  in  the 
amusement  directory  at  $3.50  a  week. 
The  advertising  neighborhoods  run  a 
Journal-Post  trailer,  for  which  they 
receive  the  reported  sum  of  $1  weekly, 
which  is  turned  over  to  the  I.  T.  O.  as 
dues. 

Downtown  first  runs  are  irked  that 
the  Journal-Post  has  seen  fit  to  tie  up 
with  the  neighborhoods  in  giving  free 
tickets  in  an  advertisers'  promotion 
contest  plugged  through  Illustrated 
Nezvs,  the  paper's  weekly  advertising 
supplement.  Two  neighborhoods  are 
chosen  weekly  to  give  away  100  passes, 
and  in  return  receive  free  publicity. 
Before  the  neighborhoods  starting 
using  the  Journal-Post,  the  first  runs 
had  a  monopoly  on  this  cooperative 
tieup. 


Taps  New  Revenue  Source 


Columbus,  O.,  July  5. — Two  circuits,  established  a  year  ago  in 
the  Eastern  Ohio  and  West  Virginia  coal  mining  region  by  Steu- 
benTille,  Ohio,  interests,  and  operated  entirely  with  portable  equip- 
ment, have  materially  increased  receipts  of  the  Paramount  ex- 
change, according  to  M.  R.  ("Duke")  Clark,  local  manager. 

Each  circuit  plays  seven  nights  a  week  in  mining  camps  having 
»  small  theatre  in  which  pictures  have  not  been  shown  since  the 
silent  era.  The  projector  is  set  up  in  the  regular  booth  with  a 
cable  extension  carrying  back  to  the  sound  horn  on  the  stage.  Pic- 
tures are  heavily  advertised.  As  many  as  100  one-sheets  and  other 
accessories  have  been  used  in  a  single  week. 

Clark  points  out  that,  prior  to  inauguration  of  the  14-town  cir- 
cuit, no  revenue  in  rentals  was  derived  from  this  particular  region 
for  six  years,  whereas  returns  have  been  steady  each  week  since 
the  project  was  launched.     Only  Paramount  pictures  ar«  shown. 


New  House  for  Lawrence 

Lawrence,  Kan.,  July  5.  —  This 
town  next  fall  will  boast  the  oldest 
and  newest  theatres  west  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi. The  newly  formed  Common- 
wealth Theatre  Corp.  has  begun  con- 
struction of  a  920-seat  house  esti- 
mated to  cost  $3,5,000  and  scheduled 
for  opening  in  September.  The  new 
company  is  affiliated  with  Common- 
wealth Theatres  of  Kansas  City, 
which  owns  the  Patee  in  Lawrence, 
which  is  credited  with  being  the  first 
picture  theatre  west  of  the  Missis- 
sippi. 

Stanley  C.  Schwahn,  manager  of  the 
Patee,  is  president  of  Commonwealth 
Lawrence.  C.  A.  Schultz  is  vice- 
president.  Approximately  50  business 
men  and  citizens  of  Lawrence  are 
stockholders. 


Go  First  Run  Doubles 

YouNGSTOWN,  O.,  July  5. — Two 
downtown  theatres  here  have  gone 
first  run  dual  policy  for  the  summer. 
The  Park  some  time  ago  switched  to 
dual  first  runs,  with  two  changes 
weekly,  with  atop  admission  of  20 
cents. 

In  competition  more  recently,  the 
State,  an  independent  house,  intro- 
duced first  run  duals,  with  two 
changes  weekly  and  admissions  scaled 
from  a  dime  to  25  cents. 


New  Tax  Up  in  N.  O. 

New  Orleans,  July  5.  —  By  the 
terms  of  an  ordinance  introduced  and 
practically  adopted  by  the  Commis- 
sion Council,  theatres  will  pay  a  tax 
on  marqueess  of  $10  a  year;  signs, 
muslin,  $1 ;  easel  signs,  $5 ;  electric 
signs,  $5 ;  any  theatre  sign,  $5 ; 
streamers  (used  occasionally),  $5; 
weighing  machines,  $1.50.  In  the 
neighborhood  districts  the  rate  is  cut 
in  half. 


Ohio  Managers  Shifted 

Columbus,  July  5. — Recent  mana- 
gerial changes  include  transfer  of 
Charles  Winthrop  from  the  RKO 
Paramount,  Cincinnati  suburban,  to 
the  Majestic  here.  Erwin  Bock,  man- 
ager of  the  RKO  Capitol,  Cincinnati, 
which  went  dark  recently,  succeeds 
Winthrop.  Harvey  Cocks,  manager 
of  the  Harris,  Findlay,  has  been 
transferred  to  the  Strand,  Akron,  re- 
placing Dick  Wright,  recently  ele- 
vated to  district  manager  for  Warners 
in  northeastern  Ohio.  Ben  Waller- 
stein,  manager  of  Warners'  Palace, 
Lorain,  for  several  years,  has  been 
transferred  to  San  Pedro,  Cal.,  to 
take  charge  of  one  of  the  Warner 
spots. 


To  Erect  Manila  House 

Washington,  July  5. — Eastern  The- 
atrical Co.,  Inc.,  of  Manila,  P.  I.,  will 
erect  a  $500,000  theatre  in  Manila, 
according  to  a  report  submitted  to  the 
U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce  by 
Acting  Trade  Commissioner  Carl  H. 
Boehringer. 

The  project  is  financed  entirely  by 
Filipinos  and  the  company  is  now 
operating  the  Metropolitan  and  Fox 
Theatres  in  Manila. 

The  house  will  seat  1,100  and  will 
be  air  conditioned. 


McConnells  Have  Twins 

Birmingham,  July  5. — Thomas  \\ 
McConnell,  Strand  manager,  is  receiv- 
ing congratulation.  Mrs.  McConnell 
gave  birth  to  twin  girls.  The  trio  is 
doing  nicely. 


Fox  Signs  Two  Players 

Hollywood,  July  5. — Fox  has  given 
a  long  term  contract  to  Frances  Carl- 
on,  former  New  York  stage  actress. 
Her  first  role  will  be  the  lead  in  "The 
State    Versus    Elinor    Norton." 

The  studio  also  has  given  a  long- 
termer  to  James  Qualen,  veteran  char- 
acter actor.  His  last  for  Fox  was 
"Servants'  Entrance." 


Police  Checking  Blast 

Omaha,  July  5. — Police  are  inves- 
tigating bombing  of  a  cleaning  shop 
located  in  the  Orpheum  theatre  build- 
ing early  Monday  morning.  So  ter- 
rific was  the  blast,  most  of  the  lights 
in  the  vertical  sign  light  and  in  the 
house  marquee  were  shattered. 


K.  C.  Picnic  July  16 

Kansas  City,  July  5. — The  local 
industry's  annual  picnic  and  golf  tour- 
nament will  be  held  July  16  at  Ivan- 
hoe  Country  Club.  The  M.  P.  Relief 
Fund,  which  has  directed  these  outings 
in  the  past,  will  this  year  be  joined 
by  the  Variety  Club.  It  is  planned 
that  eventually  the  Variety  Club  will 
take  over  all  such  local  activities. 


Wessling  Joins  Gaumont 

Portland,  July  5. — Walter  Wess- 
ling, one  of  the  oldest  exchange  man- 
agers of  the  Pacific  Northwest,  and 
connected  with  the  Northwest  Film 
Exchange  for  some  time  past,  has 
be_en  named  Oregon  distributor  for 
Gj.umont  British  product. 


Bank  Deposits  Show 
Ohio  Is  Picking  Up 


Columbus,  O.,  July  5. — Indication 
of  financial  improvement  in  Ohio  is 
reflected  in  the  report  just  released 
by  David  M.  Auch,  secretary  of  the 
Ohio  Bankers'  Ass'n.,  which  shows  an 
increase  of  $81,550,000  in  deposits  of 
sta,te  and  national  banks,  exclusive  of 
conservator  or  restricted  institutions, 
between  the  December  and  March 
calls.  Resources  increased  $97,905,000 
during  the  same  period. 

Improvement  still  is  continuing,  ac- 
cording to  information,  although  ex- 
hibitors throughout  the  state  compalin 
of  poor  business,  some  of  the  key  sit- 
uations reporting  an  all-time  low  for 
June. 


"f/"  Puts  Its  stars 
In  Radio  Sequences 

Hollywood,  July  5. — Universal  has 
decided  to  throw  in  a  generous  portion 
of  its  star  roster  in  the  radio  skit 
sequence  of  "Gift  of  Gab." 

Lined  up  for  the  one  sequence  are 
Lowell  Sherman,  Chester  Morris, 
Binnie  Barnes,  Boris  Karloff,  Bela 
Lugosi,  Paul  Lukas  and  Roger  Pryor. 
These  names  are  in  addition  to  Ed- 
mund Lowe,  Gloria  Stuart,  Alice 
White,  Ruth  Etting  and  two  sets  of 
harmony  teams,  who  appear  in  the  top 
spots. 

The  film  went  into  production  Sat- 
urday with  Karl  Freund  directing. 


Korda  Plans  "Nijinsky" 

London,  July  5. — Alexander  Kor- 
da plans  a  stage  play  based  on  the 
life  of  Nijinsky,  famous  Russian 
dancer,  with  Charles  Laughton  in  the 
lead.  Later,  he  is  figuring  on  a  talker, 
perhaps   with  Paul  Muni. 


Retail  Sales  Gain 
In  Salt  Lake  Area 

Salt  Lake  City,  July  5. — Retail 
sales  here  are  up  18  per  cent  over 
May  of  last  year  and  the  gain  for  the 
first  five  months  over  the  same  period 
for  1933  is  20  per  cent,  according  to 
reports  from  the  12th  Federal  Re- 
serve  District   Bank. 

For  Utah  and  Idaho  the  May  in- 
crease was  20.2  per  cent  and  for  the 
first  five-month  period  it  was  23.9  per 
cent. 


Back  to  Duals  Again 

Omaha,  July  5. — ^The  World  is  back 
on  dual  policy  with  the  conclusion  of 
four  weeks  of  vaudeville  by  the  Bert 
Smith  Varieties  company.  The  com- 
pany had  been  booked  for  two  weeks 
and  the  contract  was  extended  two 
weeks  longer  when  business  seemed  to 
warrant  it.  A  box-office  decline  dur- 
ing the  second  two  weeks  terminated 
the  engagement. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  July  5. — Frances  Drake  is  back  from  Honolulu.  .  .  . 
Jack  Oakie's  mother  entertained  Jeanette  MacDonald's  mother 
and  Bob  Ritchie's  mother  at  dinner  the  other  night.  .  .  .  Gordon 
and  Revel  back  from  San  Francisco  where  they  appeared  over 
Walter  Winchell's  program.  .  .  .  Lee  Tracy  is  looking  at  yachts.  .  .  . 
Gordon  Westcott  has  taken  up  polo.  .  .  .  Columbia  has  postponed 
"The  Girl  Friend"  until  Lupe  Velez  returns  from  her  personal 
appearance  tour  in  the  east.  .  .  .  Frank  Borzage  has  been  elected 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Uplifters'  Club.  .  .  .  Cecilia  Parker 
has  been  signed  to  play  Garbo's  sister  in  "The  Painted  Veil."  .  .  . 
Virginia  Karns,  who  has  made  such  a  hit  here  at  the  Biltmore 
Bowl,  gets  the  role  of  "Widow  Piper"  in  Roach's  "Babes  in  Toy- 
land."  .  .  . 


Carstairs  Reaches  Coast 

Hollywood,  July  5.  —  John  Patty 
Carstairs,  English  writer  signed  by 
David  O.  Selznick  on  his  recent  trip 
to  London,  is  here  to  start  a  long- 
term  contract.  He  has  received  no  as- 
signment yet. 


Penn-State  Dissolved 

Dover,  Del.,  July  5. — Penn-State 
Amusement  Co.,  a  Delaware  corpora- 
tion, has  been  dissolved  by  the  State 
Department.  A  certificate  of  voluntary 
dissolution  was  issued  following  the 
consent  of  all  the  stockholders. 


Columbia  *Change  Grows 

Omaha,  July  5. — The  Columbia  ex- 
change has  moved  one  door  west  on 
Davenport  St.  into  new  and  modern 
quarters.  The  new  quarters  have 
1,100   more   square   feet   of   space. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  July  6,    1934 


Arthur  Will 
Oversee  St. 
Louis  Spots 

{Continued   from   page    1) 

the  receivership,  which  is  expected 
some  time  next  week. 

Arthur  and  Marco  Wolf  returned 
yesterday  from  St.  Louis  where  they 
attended  the  court  hearing  and  ap- 
proval of  the  sale. 

According  to  Arthur's  plans,  the 
Ambassador  and  St.  Louis  will  show 
F.  &  M.  stage  shows  with  pictures  and 
the  Fox  and  Missouri  will  be  put  on 
a  single  feature  policy.  Duals  at  the 
Grand  Central  will  be  continued  un- 
less St.  Louis  neighborhood  and  sur- 
burban  theatres  agree  to  eliminate  twin 
bills. 

F.  &  M.  plan  to  increase  prices, 
provided  they  get  cooperation  of  other 
St.  Louis  operators,  to  35  cent  mat- 
inees and  55  cent  evenings.  The  scale 
would  be  general  downtown,  they  hope. 

Arthur  has  purchased  a  Douglas 
plane  to  commute  between  New  York, 
Salt  Lake  City,  St.  Louis  and  Los 
Angeles.  He  expects  to  spend  most  of 
his  future  time  in  the  field  developing 
the  F.  &  M.  circuit.  He  leaves  next 
week  for  St.  Louis  to  work  out  the 
operating  setup  for  the  five  theatres. 
Marco  returns  to  the  coast  at  the 
same  time,  stopping  at  St.  Louis. 


St.  Louis,  July  5. — Federal  Judge 
Davis  has  approved  sale  of  the  Ambas- 
sador, Missouri  and  Grand  Central  to 
the  bondholders'  protective  committee 
for  $2,000,000.  He  also  approved  the 
reorganization  plan  of  the  committee 
and  instructed  counsel  to  present  a 
formal  decree  for  his  approval  to- 
morrow. 

Objections  by  counsel  for  Warners 
and  others  were  over-ruled  by  Special 
Master  Nelson  Cunliff  on  June  7,  the 
dissentors  contending  the  sale  price 
was  inadequate  and  the  reorganization 
plan  unfair. 

According  to  court  procedure,  the 
lesees  are  not  supposed  to  take  pos- 
session until  60  days  after  approvaJ  of 
the  reorganization,  but  it  is  under- 
stood the  bondholders  are  anxious  to 
have  F.  &  M.  step  in  immediately  and 
the  court  will  approve. 


See  New  Delay  in 
Fox  Met.  Dickers 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
a  sub-committee  of  the  Fox  Met  bond- 
holders' committee. 

"Considerable  progress"  in  the  ne- 
gotiations was  reported  by  representa- 
tives of  both  sides  last  night,  but  an 
agreement  prior  to  the  court  hearing 
today  was  not  held  likely.  One  spokes- 
man said  that  nothing  final  was  ex- 
pected before  Monday  or  Tuesday 
and  predicted  accord  would  be  reached 
at  that  time  with  Loew's  and  Warners 
agreeing  to  a  purchase  of  the  com- 
mittee's deposited  bonds,  about  85  per 
cent  of  a  $12,500,000  issue,  for  $4,000,- 
000.  Loew's  and  Warners  would  then 
proceed  with  their  own  reorganization 
of  the  circuit,  taking  their  own  chances 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Ladies  Should  Listen" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  July  5. — This  is  a  deluge  of  comical  incidents,  a  delightful 
hodge-podge  that  should  please  audiences. 

The  story  deals  with  Gary  Grant  as  a  super  Beau  Brumniel  of  Paris 
involved  with  a  series  of  women,  crooks,  rich  friends  and  a  doorman, 
Charlie  Ray,  all  somehow  vaguely  enmeshed  in  an  option  on  a  nitrate 
mine  in  Chile.  Frances  Drake,  as  a  telephone  operator  in  love  with 
Grant,  furnishes  the  motive  for  the  frantic  mixups  by  messing  up 
Grant's  affairs  via  her  switchboard.  It  all  doesn't  make  much  sense  and 
is  free  farce,  but  it  should  provoke  plenty  of  laughs. 

Every  member  of  the  cast  contributes  good  trouping,  including  Grant, 
Nydia  Westman  and  Rosita  Moreno,  as  part  of  Gary's  female  following, 
also  Miss  Drake,  Edward  Everett  Horton,  as  Miss  Westman's  would-be 
suitor,  and  George  Barbier  as  an  enraged  father.  Ray,  as  the  doorman, 
received  the  biggest  hand  from  an  audience  who  had  evidently  not  for- 
gotten.   Frank  Tuttle's  direction  is  keyed  for  humor. 

High  spots  are  Grant's  use  of  thunder  and  lightning  gadgets  to  detain 
and  dispose  of  the  ladies  according  to  his  whims.  The  picture  should 
suit  any  audience  as  a  program  issue.    Running  time,  60  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


''Cash" 

(Miaidus  Distributing  Corp.) 

An  entertaining  comedy,  directed  by  Zoltan  Korda,  with  Robert  Donat, 
Wendy  Barrie  and  Edmund  Gwenn  in  the  principal  roles.  It  is  a  typical 
English  picture  and  numerous  situations  are  laugh-provoking. 

With  the  depression,  Gwenn  and  his  daughter,  Miss  Barrie,  find  them- 
selves evading  collectors.  Gwenn,  who  has  promoted  several  past  fail- 
ures, has  an  idea  to  develop  a  super-swimming  pool.  On  the  evening 
when  he  is  to  get  together  with  financial  friends  on  the  project,  he  does 
a  lot  of  maneuvering  to  get  food  and  keep  the  lights  from  being  turned 
cfi. 

Donat,  an  electrician's  assistant,  comes  to  the  rescue.  In  his  tool  case 
he  finds  $100,000  cash  and  becomes  a  partner  to  the  proposed  deal.  The 
three  financial  men  fall  for  the  idea  when  they  see  the  cash  and,  while 
Gwenn  is  knee  deep  in  negotiations,  Donat  and  Miss  Barrie  fall  in  love. 

The  butler,  by  mistake,  picks  up  a  newspaper,  which  unknown  to  him 
contains  the  $100,000,  and  puts  it  in  the  fireplace.  The  money  is  burned 
to  cinders.  Fortunately,  after  the  deal  is  closed,  the  loss  of  the  money 
is  discovered.  Another  break  comes  when  it  is  learned  the  money  was 
counterfeit. 

This  is  the  first  of  26  releases  planned  by  Mundus  next  season.  Run- 
ning time,  62  minutes. 


on  cancellation  of  leases  by  landlords 
privileged  to  do  so  under  their  pacts 
with  the  receiver  for  the  circuit. 

Reports  that  the  Loew-Warner  bid 
had  been  boosted  to  $4,500,000  and  ac- 
cepted by  the  sub-committee  for  the 
bondholders  yesterday  were  emphat- 
ically denied  on  both  sides. 

That  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  would  oppose 
"as  a  major  issue"  the  acquisition  of 
the  circuit  by  Loew's  and  Warners 
was  disclosed  yesterday  by  an  of- 
ficer of  the  organization,  who  pointed 
out  that  the  playing  of  M-G-M  pro- 
duct in  42  Randforce  houses  of  the 
circuit  would  set  back  numerous  in- 
dependent houses  to  third  and  fourth 
run  on  that  product.  The  Randforce- 
operated  houses  are  not  playing 
M-G-M  product  now,  it  was  said,  but 
are  expected  to  if  Loew  becomes  joint 
owner  of  Fox  Met  with  Warners. 


Artco  Stays  at  Roxy 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee  for  the 
Roxy,  has  renewed  the  contract  of 
Artco  Corp.  for  another  six  months. 
Harry  C.  Arthur  is  president  of  the 
company. 

With  "Baby,  Take  a  Bow"  chalk- 
ing a  gross  of  $29,000  the  first  week, 
Cullman  plans  to  hold  the  Fox  film  for 
a  third  week. 

New  product  deals  are  under  way 
with  Fox,  Universal,  Columbia,  Brit- 
ish   Gaumont    and    Warners. 


Golden  to  Make  Talk 

Edward  Golden,  Monogram  sales 
manager,  left  for  Atlanta  last  night  to 
talk  before  the  convention  of  the 
GFTA  theatre  owners  in  that  city 
tomorrow.  He  will  talk  on  "Inde- 
pendence." 


Los  Angeles 
Slides;  Shy 
Of  Big  Films 


Los  Angeles,  July  5. — Lacking  in 
pictures  with  a  real  draw  and  despite 
fair  weather,  local  grosses  dipped 
about  $10,000  under  average  for  the 
first-run  battery  for  the  week  which 
ended  Wednesday  night. 

The  Paramount  continued  to  lead 
with  its  customary  lavish  stage  at- 
traction, this  time  "Cotton  Club  Re- 
vue," plus  Lew  Hites  and  his  orches- 
tra and  Mae  Digges.  "Kiss  and  Make 
Up"  was  the  film. 

Aside  from  the  Pantages  which 
ended  at  about  $3,500  against  a  $3,200 
average  with  "Hollywood  Party"  and 
"Sisters  Under  the  Skin,"  receipts  else- 
where were  about  25  per  cent.  off. 
Total  business  was  $61,247.  Average 
total,  $71,850. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  "week 
ending    July    4 : 

"THE   VIRGIN   MAN"    (French) 

FILMARTE— (900),  40c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,200.        (Average,    $2,650.) 

"BABY   TAKE   A   BOW"    (Fox) 

LOEW'S      STATE— (2,413),      30c-55c,      7 
days.      Gross:   $11,500.       (Average,   $14,000.) 
"KISS    AND    MAKE-UP"     (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
On  the  stage:  Fanchon  &  Marco  "Cotton 
C^ub  Revue,"  I>ew  Kite's  orchestra  and 
Digges.     Gross:   $19,847.     (Average,  $18,000.) 

"COCKEYED     CAVALIERS"     (Radio) 

RKO— (2.700),    25c-40c,    7    days.        Gross: 
$4,200.       (Average,    $8,000.) 
"RETURN    OF   THE    TERROR"    (F.    N.) 

WARNER   BROS.   (HOLLYW(X)D)— (3,- 
000),  2Sc-55c,  7  days.     Gross:  $11,000.  (Aver- 
age,    $14,000.) 
"RETURN    OF    THE   TERROR"    (F.    N.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)— 
(3,400),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Gross:  $9,000.  (Av- 
erage.  $12,000.) 

"HOLLYWOOD    PARTY"    (M-G-M) 
"SISTERS    UNDER    THE    SKIN"     (CoL) 

PANTAGES— (3,000)— 25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,500.        (Average,    $3,200.) 


Mulvey,  Fish  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  July  5. — James  A.  Mul- 
vey and  Ben  Fish  of  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn's  eastern  office,  are  here  for  a 
series  of  conferences. 


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The  wise  manager  will 
consult  it  many  times 
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NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  JULY  7,  1934 


Cleveland  to 
Go  Off  Dual 
Bills  Sunday 


Agreement    Affects    All 
But  New  Operators 

Cleveland,  July  6.  —  On  Sunday 
every  theatre  belonging  to  the  Cleve- 
land M.  P.  Exhibitors'  Ass'n.,  com- 
prising 90  per  cent  of  the  houses  of 
Greater  Cleveland,  will  drop  double 
features  by  unanimous  agreement. 

The  agreement,  signed  by  all  mem- 
bers, commits  them  to  a  single  feature 
policy  for  the  remainder  of  the  1933-34 
season  and  for  the  entire  1934-35 
season.  It  is  said  by  a  leading  local 
law  firm  to  be  binding. 

The  Catholic  Universe,  loud  in  its 
demand  for  clean  pictures,  accepted 
this  announcement  with  enthusiasm  and 
took  credit  for  the  policy,  claiming  it 

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TEN  CENTS 


Cleveland  Flooded 
With  Zone  Plaints 

Cleveland,  July  6. — A  flood  of 
complaints  charging  that  the  new 
clearance  and  zoning  schedules  being 
set  up  by  the  local  code  board  are 
opposed  to  the  schedules  arrived  at  as 
a  result  of  settlement  of  a  law  suit 
brought  against  first  runs  here  two 
years  ago  is  being  forwarded  to  Campi 

(Continued  on   tjage    3) 


Famous  Canadian 
Job  Goes  to  Hazza 

Toronto,  July  6. — William  Hazza 
of  Calgary  has  been  appointed  west- 
ern division  manager  of  Famous  Play- 
ers as  successor  to  Harry  Dahn  of 
Winnipeg.  Hazza     will     establish 

headquarters  at  Winnipeg.  Dahn  will 
return  to  the  east. 

Harold  Bishop,  formerly  manager 
of  the  Capitol,  Calgary,  becomes  as- 
sistant to  Hazza  at  Winnipeg. 


Buys  a  Yacht 

Toronto,  July  6.— N.  L.  Na- 
thanson,  president  of  Famous 
Players,  has  purchased  a 
steam  yacht,  the  Thalassa, 
from  the  estate  of  C.  O.  Still- 
man,  former  president  of  Im- 
perial Oil,  Ltd.,  subsidiary  of 
Standard  Oil.  The  Thalassa 
is  of  138  tons  registry  and 
carries  a  crew  of  six. 


Philadelphia  Exhibitors  to 

Meet  Monday  on  Church  Ban 

Philadelphia,  July  6.— Confusion  entered  the  church  boycott  situ- 
ation today  with  word  from  both  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  and  the  Inde- 
pendent Exhibitors  Protective  Ass'n,  rival  bodies,  that  each  group 
had  called  its  own  meeting  Monday  to  discuss  the  situation.  The 
former  will  meet  at  the  Adelphi  and  the  latter  at  the  Broad- 
wood.  What  Philadelphia  exhibitors  apparently  have  to  determine 
now  is  which  organization  powwow  they  will  attend. 

In  the  meantime,  the  Catholic  Standard  and  Times,  official 
church  publication  in  this  diocese,  today  was  openly  dubious  over 
the  announced  intention  of  Warners  and  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  to  close 
their  theatres  unless  the  ban  is  lifted. 


ITO  A  to  Have 
Only  Darrow's 
Moral  Support 


While  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  and  other  in- 
dependent factions  have  the  "moral 
support  and  sympathy"  of  Clarence 
Darrow,  former  head  of  the  National 
Recovery  Review  Board,  their  fight 
against  the  code  will  have  to  be  car- 
ried on  without  his  active  or  official 
assistance,  the  Chicago  criminal  attor- 
ney said  yesterday. 

In  clarifying  his  position  in  the  face 
of  definite  statements  that  he  would 
give  his  services  without  remuneration 

(Continued  on   pat/e   3) 


No  Code  Hearings, 
States  Rosenblatt 

Washington,  July  6. — No  public 
hearings  on  amendments  to  the  film 
code  are  contemplated,  it  was  de- 
clared today  by  Division  Admmis- 
trator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  in  comment- 
ing upon  reports  from  New  York 
that  a  hearing  had  been  tentatively 
set   for   the   last   of  this   month. 

It    was    explained    by    the    division 

(Continued  on    page   3) 


KMTA  to  Act 
On  Guaranty, 
Percentages 


Kansas  City,  July  6. — Action 
against  guaranty  and  percentage  de- 
mands of  distributors  will  be  sought 
by  the  Kansas-Missouri  Theatre 
Ass'n.  when  it  meets  in  convention 
here  July  17.  A.  F.  Baker,  presi- 
dent, has  issued  a  call  for  the  conven- 
tion, which  will  be  held  in  the  Vari- 
ety  Club  quarters. 

The  association's  board  of  directors 
is  on  record  against  existing  percent- 
ages,    recently     agreeing     that     "the 

(Continued  on   paae  2) 


Columbia  Men  Off 
For  Chicago  Meet 

Columbia  home  office  executives, 
headed  by  Jack  Cohn  entrain  for  Chi- 
cago on  the  20th  Century  this  after- 
noon in  a  special  car.  The  three-day 
session  of  the  western  offices  of  the 
company  will  open  Monday  morning 
at  the  Medinah  Club. 

Included  among  those  making  the 
trip  are :   Jack  Cohn,   Abe   Schneider, 

(Continued   on   page   3) 


Capri  with  Your  Soup 


Philadelphia,  July  6. — A  new  angle  in  night  club  and  restaurant 
operation  is  to  be  put  into  effect  at  the  Arcadia  Restaurant  by 
Arthur  H.  Padula,  who  has  just  leased  the  place.  He  plans  an 
"International  Restaurant"  and  one  of  the  features  of  the  enter- 
tainment will  be  newsreels  and  travel  subjects  which  will  bear  out 
the  international  angle. 

Padula,  a  University  of  Pennsylvania  graduate,  is  well-known 
for  his  innovations  in  restaurant  and  cabaret  service.  At  the 
present  time,  he  operates  the  Anchorage  in  Fairmont  Park  which 
he  has  equipped  with  "Flourescence,'"  his  own  color  lighting  devif" 
which  has  since  been  used  by  many  presentation  units. 


Loew-Warner 
To  Make  New 
Fox  Met  Bid 


Revised   Terms   Will  Be 
Submitted  Tuesday 

A  new  Loew-Warner  bid  of  $4,- 
000,000  for  the  Fox  Metropolitan 
bonds  outstanding,  rather  than  for  the 
leaseholds  and  fee  properties  of  the 
circuit,  will  be  ready  for  submission 
to  the  bondholders'  committee  next 
Tuesday,  it  was  disclosed  at  a  hear- 
ing yesterday  before  Federal  Judge 
Julian   W.   Mack. 

The  hearing  was  postponed  to 
Thursday,  July  12,  to  permit  time  for 
the  Loew-Warner  bid  to  be  drafted 
and  the   committee  to  consider  it. 

Attorneys  for  the  bondholders'  com- 
mittee and  for  the  Loew-Warner  in- 
terests expressed  the  hope  that  they 
could  "get  together"  on  both  price 
and  terms  of  the  sale  in  the  interim. 

"Have  the  bidders  changed  their 
price    or    their   terms?"    Judge    Mack 

(Continued  on   page  2) 


NEA  in  Resolution 
Hits  Unclean  Films 

Washington,  July  6. — The  Nation- 
al Education  Ass'n's  annual  meeting 
came  to  an  end  here  today  with  the 
passage  of  a  resolution  condemning 
indecent  films. 

Pointing  out  that  "the  motion  pic- 
ture is  one  of  the  most  important 
means  of  education  today,"  the  reso- 
lution proclaimed  the  adherence  of  the 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


No  Circuit  Closing 
Up  in  Wilmington 

Wilmington,  Del.,  July  6. — Al- 
though Catholics  of  the  Wilmington 
diocese  are  interested  in  the  protest 
against  alleged  indecent  pictures,  local 
circuit    theatre    managers    said    today 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Paper  Value  Less 

Paper  valuation  of  all 
amusement  issues  listed  on 
the  New  York  Stock  Ex- 
change was  $151,462,110  on 
July  1  as  compared  with 
$165,014,143  on  June  1,  accord- 
ing to  official  exchange  rec- 
ords. 

This  is  a  shrinkage  of  $13,- 
552,033. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  July  7,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered   U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.    36 


July    7,    1934 


No.    5 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief   and   Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN 

Editor 
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Advertising  Manager 


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Action  on  Guaranty, 
Percentages  Sought 

(Continued   from    facie    1) 

present  arrangement  of  percentage 
sales  is  of  great  detriment  to  the  ex- 
hibitor," and  has  scheduled  this  topic 
for  a  going  over.  Exhibitors  an- 
swering an  association  questionnaire 
have  condemned  existing  contract 
terms  as   well  as  score  charges. 

Competitive  policies,  admissions, 
duals  and  price  reducing  practices 
and  film  rentals  are  among  other  sub- 
jects for  discussion.  Baker,  who  is 
a  member  of  the  local  clearance  and 
zoning  board,  promises  a  round-table 
on  code  operations  and  regulations, 
and  their  effect  on  the  exhibitor  to 
date. 

The  convention  will  formulate  a 
program  designed  to  combat  adverse 
legislation,  which  is  looming  for  Kan- 
sas in  the  form  of  a  proposed  sales 
tax.  The  current  religious  drive  for 
clean   films    will   also   be   brought   up. 

Officers  for  the  ensuing  year  will 
be  elected.  Baker,  who  was  chosen 
president  last  year  when  the  organi- 
zation was  formed,  says  he  is  not 
a  candidate  for  reelection  and  favors 
an  exhibitor  from  out  in  the  terri- 
tory to  succeed  him.  Baker  is  from 
Kansas    City,    Kan. 

Date  of  the  meeting  was  set  for 
July  17  to  permit  visiting  exhibitors 
to  attend  the  annual  industry  picnic  at 
the  Ivanhoe  Country  Club  on  July  16. 


Otter  son  in  Europe 

London,  July  6. — John  E.  Otter- 
son,  president  of  Erpi,  arrived  today 
from  New   York  on  the  Leviathan. 


Loew-Warner 
To  Make  New 
Fox  Met  Bid 


(Continncd   from    pacie    1) 

asked  Morton  G.  Rogue,  counsel  for 
tile    i)ondholders'    committee. 

"They  haven't  changed  the  price," 
Bogue  replied,  "but  their  new  bid  will 
eliminate  all  the  provisions  which  have 
been   bothering   us." 

It  was  learned  later  that  the  ma- 
jor change  in  the  terms  of  the  bid 
will  be  the  Loew-Warner  agreement 
to  purchase  the  committee's  bonds 
and  then  proceed  with  their  own  re- 
organization of  the  circuit,  rather 
than  insisting  that  the  circuit  be  tak- 
en over  by  the  bondholders  and  the 
actual  leaseholds  and  fee  properties 
then  acquired  from  the  bondholders 
by  Loevv's  and  Warners  for  $4,000,- 
000.  The  latter  proposal  was  the 
substance  of  the  first  Loew-Warner 
bid. 

End  of  Leases  Possible 

The  new  bid,  it  was  said,  will  also 
dispense  with  the  Loew-Warner  de- 
mand for  a  breakdown  of  operating 
costs  and  grosses  of  individual  houses 
of  the  circuit,  and  will  make  provi- 
sion for  possible  cancellation  of 
leases  by  landlords  who  retained  their 
right  to  do  so  in  the  event  of  a  sale 
of    the    circuit    to    outsiders. 

Attorneys  for  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force,  the  present  operators  of  the 
circuit,  again  opposed  the  new  delay 
in  the  settlement  of  the  circuit's  fu- 
ture, citing  the  urgency  of  labor  con- 
tracts and  film  buys.  They  stated 
that  the  present  operators  were  un- 
able to  make  film  deals  now  because 
of  the  uncertainty  which  exists  and 
declared  that  unless  new  season  deals 
were  closed  soon  Fo.x  Met  might  be 
"left  out  entirely"  next  year  in  the 
event  the  Loew-Warner  deal  fell 
through. 

"There  may  be  a  lot  of  truth  in 
what  you  say,"  Judge  Alack  com- 
mented, "but  I  am  not  justified  in  pro- 
ceeding against  the  judgment  of  the 
bondholders'  committee,  which  is  ask- 
ing  for   the   postponement.'' 

"It  appears  that  my  clients  are  be- 
ing sold  down  the  river,"  remarked 
the    Skouras   attorney. 

Both     George     Skouras     and     Sam 


Kinzler  were  spectators  at  yesterday's 
hearing. 

It  was  disclosed  that  the  Mosholu, 
Tuxedo,  Ogden  and  U.  S.  theatres 
will  not  be  included  in  a  final  deal 
for  the  circuit,  the  landlord  being  pre- 
liared  to  exercise  his  right  to  with- 
draw. 


Denver  Orpheum  to 
Be  Sold  at  Auction 

Denvkk.  July  6. — The  Orpheum  will 
be  sold  to  the  highest  bidder,  provid- 
ing the  bid  is  more  than  $400,000,  by 
Aug.  20.  The  district  court  has  given 
the  U.  S.  National  Bank  a  judgment 
against  the  theatre  for  $554,445  be- 
cause of  a  mortgage  for  $500,(X)0  due 
in  1936,  on  which  the  interest  was  de- 
faulted last  year. 

The  theatre  has  been  in  receivership 
since  .Xpril  1,  1933,  and  has  been 
leased  to  the  Welton  Theatre  Corp., 
controlled  by  Harry  Huffman. 

RKO  is  expected  to  be  a  bidder, 
trying  to  regain  control  of  the  house. 
Some  theatre  men  here  look  for  Para- 
mount to  enter  a  bid.  Publix  has  been 
out  of  Denver  a  year. 


Baby  to  Mrs.  Neumann 

HoLi.v\v(X)i),  July  6. — Mrs.  Kurt 
Neumann,  wife  of  the  Universal  di- 
rector, celebrated  her  own  birthday 
by  giving  birth  to  a  7>^-pound  baby 
boy  at  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hos- 
pital. Both  mother  and  child  are 
reported    doing    well. 

On  Alonday,  Neumann  begins  the 
filming  of  "Wake  Up  and  Dream," 
the  B.  F.  Zeidman  production  with 
Russ  Columbo,  June  Knight  and 
Roger    Pryor   heading   the   cast. 


Move  to  Recall  Sherman 

Certain  groups  in  Local  306  have 
started  a  movement  for  the  recall  of 
Harry  Sherman,  president,  and  his 
fellow  officers.  Petitions  for  a  recall 
election  were  presented  at  a  Brooklyn 
meeting  last  Wednesday  and  they  will 
be  acted  upon  next   Wednesday. 


Heat  Closes  Offices 

Due  to  the  continued  heat  wave, 
the  Universal  home  office  closed  at 
3 :30  yesterday.  The  Hays  office  and 
the  Fox  and  Warner  home  offices 
closed  at  4. 


Eastman  Pfd.  Up  2  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High      Low      Close  Change 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 3  3  3  —  'A 

Eastman    Kodak    99  98'/^        98y^  +14 

Eastman  Kodak,  pfd 145  145  145  +2 

Fox   Film   "A" 13  13  13  

Loew's.  Inc 28^        27?^        28^  4-  Vs 

Paramount   Publix   3^  3'A  3^  +  Vs 

Fathe    Exchange    2;/^  2%  2J^  ~  % 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 2014        20J4        20Ji  -h  M 

RKO  214         2'A         2yg  

Warner  Bros 5'/s         5  5%  +14 

Technicolor  Off  Vs  on  Curb 

Net 

High      Low      Close  Change 

Technicolor   U'A        13  13;^  —  % 

Trans   Lux    l'/<  I'A  VA  

Bond  MarJcet  Steady 

Net 

High      Low      Close  Change 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s  '40 8  7%         7%  —  Yt 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40.  ctf 8  8  8  —  Vz 

Loew's  6s  '41.  ww  deb  rights 101  100'^      100'/5  —  H 

Paramount   Broadway   5!/>s   '51 413/1        41  41^  

Paramount   F.    L.  6s   '47 49  47^        49  +  V2 

Paramount    Publix    5^s    '50 49}^,        49^        49!^  -|-  Vs 

Warner   Bros.   6s  '39,   wd SS'A        '5  55  


Sales 

300 

300 

10 

200 

2,400 

6,600 

100 

200 

400 

3,600 


Sades 

700 
100 


Sales 

6 

1 
12 

4 
IS 

1 
16 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

FRANK  BRUNER,  who  handles 
Ijublicity  at  the  Rivoli,  is  back  in 
town  after  a  short  visit  to  the  World's 
Fair.  Bruner  is  awaiting  the  re- 
opening of  the  house  with  "Roth- 
schild" shortly. 

Abe  Siegel,  promotion  manager  of 
the  Literary  Digest,  says  it's  good  to 
be  back  in  production  again.  Years 
ago,  he  was  a  l)ranch  manager  for 
Fox    in    Detroit. 

Sam  Wiesenthal  has  completed 
his  work  for  Universal  in  London 
and  will  return  today  to  New  York. 
He  is  no  longer  connected  with  Uni- 
versal. 

Leon  Leonidoff,  producer  of  the 
Radio  City  Music  Hall  stage  shows, 
arrived  from  Europe  yesterday  on  the 
Mauretania. 

Fav  Wray  and  Ralph  Bellamy, 
who  have  been  playing  in  "Woman  in 
the  Dark"  at  the  Biograph  Studio, 
leave   today   for   the   coast. 

Richard  and  Mrs.  Dix  were 
tendered  a  farewell  party  yesterday 
aboard  the  .S".6".  Santa  Lucia  before 
the  couple  sailed  for  the  coast. 

Al  Szekler,  Universal's  Brazilian 
manager,  who  is  in  town  on  a  semi- 
business  and  vacation  trip,  will  re- 
main  indefinitely. 

Harry  Martin,  critic  of  the  Mem- 
phis Commereial  Appeal,  is  giving 
Times  Square  and  its  highlights  the 
once   over. 

Vera  Murray  is  operating  the 
Washington,  Dobbs  Ferry  as  a  sum- 
mer theatre  for  tryout  of  new  plays. 

Isabel  Jewell  is  due  in  town  next 
Tuesday  for  a  short  vacation  from 
M-G-M. 

P.  D.  Cochrane  returns  Monday 
from    a    two-week   vacation. 

Hal  Hode  is  up  at  Lake  Katonah 
for    the    hot    season. 

Hal  Horne  was  out  of  the  office 
for   a  few   days   on   a   short  vacation. 


Radio  Gets  Hepburn 
For  2  More  Years 

Hollywood,  July  6. — Radio  has 
signed  Katharine  Hepburn  to  a  new 
two-year  contract  under  which  it  will 
have  her  services  exclusively.  The 
agreement  carries  no  options  and  calls 
for  three  pictures  a  year  at  a  higher 
salary. 


Para.  Regional  Closes 

Paramount's  regional  sales  meeting 
closed  yesterday  at  the  Waldorf  As- 
toria, with  Divisional  Sales  Mana- 
ger J.  J.  Unger  presiding,  assisted 
by  Milt  Kusell,  and  William  Erbb, 
district  managers. 

Branch  managers  present  were 
Clayton  Eastman,  Albany ;  Kenneth 
Robinson,  Buffalo ;  E.  Bell,  New 
Jersey;  H.  Randel,  Brooklyn;  My- 
ron Sattler,  New  York  City;  J.  H. 
Kane,  New  Haven;  J.  H.  Stevens, 
Boston,  and  Ed  Ruff^,  Maine.  Also 
present  were  salesmen,  bookers  and 
sales   managers   from   the   exchanges. 


Newman  in  London 

London,  July  6. — Sol  G.  Newman, 
managing  director  for  Radio  here,  is 
back  from  New  York  and  the  com- 
pany's Chicago  sales  convention. 


Saturday,   July   7,    1934 


MOTION  PICTVitE 

DAILY 


Cleveland  to 
Go  Off  Dual 
Bills  Sunday 


(Continued   from   papc    1) 

is  being  adopted  as  a  result  of  the  bet- 
ter films  movement. 

The  local  Parent-Teacher  Ass'n.  and 
Mothers'  Clubs  have  also  commended 
the  change. 

After  Sunday,  the  only  dual  houses 
in  the  Greater  Cleveland  area  will  be 
those  opened  after  the  signing  of  the 
agreement.  Such  houses  will,  of  neces- 
sity, be  operated  by  exhibitors  new  in 
the  field,  as  the  agreement  provides 
that  houses  ooened  at  any  later  date 
by  signers  are  also  committed  to  sin- 
gle features. 

Exhibitors  Hail  Move 

The  vast  majority  of  exhibitors  in  the 
area  are  enthusiastic  over  the  move. 
They  plan  to  present  Family  Night 
programs  over  the  week-ends,  and  to 
build  their  programs  to  suit  each 
neighborhood.  They  expect  losses  at 
first. 

The  feeling  locally  on  single  fea- 
tures is  not  entirely  unanimous.  There 
are  some  who  feel  that  all  of  the  the- 
atres cannot  stand  the  financial  strain 
of  the  change  of  policy.  Some  doubt 
the  agreement  is  100  per  cent  bind- 
ing. Others  express  the  opinion  that 
a  test  case  will  soon  be  made  in  court. 

Distributors  have  been  asked  not  to 
serve  theatres  playing  dual  bills.  One 
major  company  has  stated  it  will  con- 
tinue to  serve  double  feature  houses 
when  and  as  it  sees  fit.  Independent 
distributors  will  also  serve  such  houses. 

Opens   With   Duals 

The  Temple  Theatre,  East  55th  St. 
and  Central  Ave.,  closed  for  the  past 
five  years,  was  opened  this  week  by 
Victor  Wolcott  with  a  double  feature 
policy.  Wolcott  was  not  an  exhibitor 
when  the  agreement  was  drafted,  and 
consequently  was  not  one  of  the 
signers.  It  is  reported  that  other 
houses  in  the  area,  long  closed,  will 
open  soon  with  a  dual  policy. 

This  is  not  the  first  time  that  an 
effort  has  been  made  to  eliminate  duals 
in  Greater  Cleveland.  Last  year  the 
movement  was  all  but  successful.  In 
order  to  make  it  successful,  it  had  to 
have  the  support  of  every  theatre 
owner  in  the  city.  As  soon  as  the 
agreement  was  signed  by  every  sub- 
sequent run  exhibitor  member  of  the 
association,  M.  B.  Horwitz,  chairman 
of  the  committee,  went  to  New  York 
and  secured  the  co-operation  of  the 
Loew,  Warner  and  RKO  circuits. 

When  the  single  feature  policy  goes 
into  effect  next  Sunday,  Warner's 
Lake  will  close,  to  remain  closed  un- 
til the  middle  of  August. 


Cleveland  Flooded 
With  Zone  Plaints 


(Contiiitted  from   pape    1) 

in  the  form  of  appeals  from  the  lo- 
cal board's  rulings  upholding  the 
new  schedules,  it  was  learned  today. 

The  local  secretary  of  the  clearance 
and  zoning  board  has  been  instructed 
by  John  C.  Flinn,  executive  secretary 
of  Code  Authority,  to  forward  com- 
plete records  and  minutes  of  the  com- 
plaints heard  by  the  board  to  Code 
Authority  for  appeals  committee  hear- 
ings. 

The  clearance  and  zoning  schedule 
in  effect  here  was  agreed  to  as  part 
of  a  settlement  of  a  suit  brought  by 
subsequent  runs  against  first  run 
houses  in  1932.  The  agreement  does 
not   expire   until    Dec.   31,   next. 


John  C.  Flinn  stated  yesterday  that 
the  appeals  on  the  Cleveland  clear- 
ance and  zoning  rulings  would  be 
studied  first  by  Campi's  legal  com- 
mittee at  a  meeting  on  Tuesday.  The 
committee  will  determine  whether  it 
is  necessary  to  obtain  a  court  order 
to  make  the  changes  contained  in  the 
new  schedule  effective. 


Five  Grievances  to 
Los  Angeles  Board 

Los  Angeles.  July  6. — Five  com- 
plaints have  been  added  to  the  griev- 
ance board  calendar. 

Robert  F.  Killeen,  operating  the  Rex, 
Phoenix,  charges  Rickards  &  Mace  with 
entering  into  an  agreement  with  all  major 
distributors  for  product  covering  second, 
third  and  fourth  runs.  He  insists  that  with 
three  changes  a  week  they  can't  play  them 
all.  He  also  charges  playing  pictures  with 
stage    shows   at    15   cents. 

Jennie  H.  Dodde,  operating  the  Mission, 
Ventura,  charges  Principal  Theatres  and 
the  West  Coast  American  Amusement  Co. 
with  staging  "Bank  Nights"  at  the  Ven- 
tura   Theatre. 

John  T.  Rennie,  Rennie,  San  Fernando, 
also  has  lodged  a  "Bank  Night"  complaint 
against  Feldstein  &  Dietrich,  operating  the 
San    Fernando. 

L.  E.  Funk,  operating  the  Bellflower, 
Bellflower,  has  lodged  a  complaint  charging 
false  advertising  of  attractions  at  15  cents 
before  they  are  booked.  His  complaint  is 
against    Carl    Young,    Meralta,    Downey. 

American  Theatres,  Inc.,  operating  the 
Iris.  Hollywood,  charges  F.  W.  C,  United 
Westcoast  Theatres  and  United  Artists  The- 
atres. Inc..  with  conspiring  to  block  his 
buying  of  product.  His  house  was  formerly 
operated  by  F.  W.  C.  and  had  plenty  of 
pictures,  he  says,  but  since  the  lease  was 
turned  back  to  the  present  operator  he 
can't    get    product. 


New  Way  Found  to 
Enforce  Moral  Code 


Hollywood,  July  6. — Joseph  I. 
Breen  outlined  at  a  press  conference 
today  a  new  plan  of  enforcing  the 
production  code,  effective  July  15.  It 
provides  that  all  pictures  released  after 
that  date  must  be  passed  by  him  in 
keeping  with  the  strict  letter  of  the 
code.  If  and  when  a  film  is  passed 
the  producer  will  be  issued  an  en- 
graved certificate  which  will  permit 
him  to  attach  the  official  approval  in- 
signia on  the  main  title  of  the  pic- 
ture. 

The  local  rotating  jury  of  pro- 
ducers to  sustain  or  reject  any  deci- 
sion made  by  Breen  will  be  aban- 
doned. Breen,  as  director  of  the  pro- 
duction code  administration,  will  have 
the  only  and  final  word  in  ruling 
on  violations  of  the  code.  If  a  pro- 
ducer thinks  his  decision  is  wrong  he 
may  appeal  to  the  board  of  directors 
of  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  in  New  York. 

This  service  is  available  to  non- 
members  of  the  organization,  but  is 
not  compulsory  as  in  the  case  of  mem- 
bers. Many  independents  are  already 
submitting  scripts  as  a  protection 
against  violating  the  code.  Scripts  be- 
fore going  intO'  production  will  be 
scrutinized  more  carefully  than  before, 
it  is  said. 

The  Hays  office  today  stated  more 
than  260  scripts  considered  for  filming 
during  1933  were  rejected  under  the 
self-regulatory  measures  of  producers 
as  contained  in  the  code  of  ethics 
drafted  in   1930. 


Cleveland  Reports 
Warner-RKO  Pool 

Cleveland,  July  6. — Once  more  the 
rumor  is  rife  Warners  and  RKO  are 
pooling  their  Cleveland  theatres  in  a 
buying  arrangement.  Last  season  sim- 
ilar rumors  were  abroad,  but  they 
never  materialized.  It  is  now  said  that 
Warners  are  dickering  for  the  Allen, 
downtown  first  run  independent  house, 
and  if  they  get  it,  will  have  three 
downtown  outlets,  the  Hippodrome, 
Lake  and  Allen. 


Decision  Withheld 
On  Case  at  Sussex 

The  Code  Authority  Appeals  Com- 
mittee reserved  decision  yesterday  on 
the  clearance  complaint  of  Sussex 
Amusement  Co.,  Sussex,  N.  J.,  against 
the  Strand  and  Ritz,  Port  Jervis, 
N.  Y.,  which  seeks  a  reduction  of  the 
latters'  30-day  protection  over  Sussex. 

The  local  clearance  and  zoning 
board  here  upheld  the  30-day  clear- 
ance, but  the  Campi  advisory  com- 
mittee recommended  that  it  be  re- 
duced to  14  days.  The  Campi  appeals 
committee  which  heard  the  case  yes- 
terday consisted  of  George  Schaefer, 
chairman ;  Harry  Buxbaum  and 
Joseph  Seider.  Three  other  cases 
scheduled  for  hearing  by  the  appeals 
committee  yesterday  were  postponed 
two  weeks  to  permit  parties  involved 
to  appear  in  person. 

Four  cases  are  set  for  hearing  Mon- 
day by  a  new  appeals  committee  of 
which  J.  Robert  Rubin  is  chairman. 


No  Code  Hearings, 
States  Rosenblatt 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

administrator  that  while  some  recom- 
mendations for  amendment  are  pend- 
ing, they  are  purely  "pro  forma,"  re- 
lating tO'  budgetary  matters,  and  will 
not    require    public    discussion. 


Clearances  Are  Set 
Around  Glens  Falls 

Albany,  July  6. — Clearances  have 
been  set  for  Glens  Falls  and  the  sur- 
rounding territory.  The  new  sched- 
ule was  set  up  as  a  result  of  a  com- 
plaint of  Frederick  W.  Mausert. 
State,  Glens  Falls,  against  the  Para- 
mount and  Rialto,  first  run,  and  the 
Empire,   second   run. 

The  new  schedule  follows :  Glens 
Falls — 45  days  for  first  runs  over  sec- 
ond runs ;  14  days  for  second  runs 
over  third  runs ;  14  days  for  first 
runs  over  Hudson  Falls.  Hudson 
Falls — 14  days  over  Fort  Edward. 
Glens  Falls — seven  days  for  first  runs 
over  Schuylerville,  Whitehall,  Gran- 
ville, Luzerne  and  Chestertown. 


ITO  A  to  Have 
Only  Darrow's 
Moral  Support 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

to  independent  factions  attempting  to 
obtain  changes  in  the  code,  Darrow 
said  that  he  had  not  agreed  to  align 
himself  officially  with  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 
or  any  other  industry  faction. 

"Statements  that  I  would  do  so," 
Darrow  said,  "must  have  been  the  re- 
sult of  assumptions  based  on  my  well 
known  feelings  in  the  matter.  The  in- 
dependent exhibitors  have,  and  will 
continue  to  have,  my  moral  support  in 
their  fight  against  the  motion  picture 
code.  Anything  I  can  do  to  help  them 
as  a  friendly  advisor  I  will  do  gladly, 
but  I  have  given  up  the  practice  of 
law  and  I  will  not  take  any  active  or 
official  part  in  their  opposition  to  the 
code." 

Darrow  said  he  was  leaving  for 
Chicago  today  and  that  he  might  take 
a  European  trip  in  the  near  future,  but 
was  not  decided  yet  on  the  latter  move. 

Mason  to  Go  Ahead 

Lowell  B.  Mason,  former  counsel 
for  the  Darrow  Review  Board,  who, 
with  Harry  Brandt,  I.  T.  O.  A.  presi- 
dent, told   100  exhibitors   at  an   I.   T. 

0.  A.  luncheon  meeting  at  the  Astor, 
Thursday,  that  Darrow's  services 
would  be  given  to  independents  with- 
out remuneration,  indicated  yesterday 
that  he,  himself,  would  go  ahead  with 
his  plans  for  serving  with  I.  T.  O.  A. 
and  cooperating  independent  organiza- 
tions in  their  code  tussle. 

Mason  left  for  Washington  yester- 
day to  wind  up  affairs  of  the  review 
board,  which  was  abolished  by  execu- 
tive order  July  1,  saying  that  he  would 
return  Monday  for  further  conferences 
with  Brandt  and  Milton  C.  Weisman, 

1.  T.  O.  A.  attorney. 

Questioned  about  the  Darrow  denial 
that  he,  Darrow,  would  lead  the  I.  T. 
O.  A.  code  fight,  Weisman  said  that 
he  had  "just  talked  to  Darrow  and  he 
doesn't  think  it  ^would  be  seemly  of 
him  to  step  rigbt  out  of  the  review 
board  into  a  particular  contest  which 
figured  in  his  official  activities.  How- 
ever, he  believes  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  fight 
against  the  code  to  be  a  good  one." 

Darrow  declined  to  comment  yes- 
terday on  courses  open  to  independents 
in  their  efforts  to  obtain  changes  in 
the  code  and  was  petulant  and  brusque 
when  asked  his  opinion  of  the  inde- 
pendents' chances  of  obtaining  the  code 
relief  they  seek. 

"I  can't  answer  that,"  he  replied. 


Proposed  Kid  Shows 
Stir  N,  O,  Curiosity 

New  Orleans,  July  6. — Films  for 
children  and  parents  are  to  be  shown 
in  the  courtyard  of  Beaureg'ard  House 
by  the  Louisiana  Educational  Ass'n. 
As  this  comes  under  the  head  of 
competition  with  established  theatres 
there  is  some  curiosity  as  to  where 
the  films  will  be  obtained,  if  they  are 
of   an   entertainment   nature. 


Columbia  Men  Off 
For  Chicago  Meet 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

Abe  Montague,  Joe  McConville,  Rube 
Jackter,  Louis  Astor,  Lou  Weinberg, 
Maurice  Grad,  J.  MacFarfand,  A. 
Seligman,  William  Jaffe,  Milt  Han- 
nock  and  W.  Brennan.  Nate  Spingold 
is  already  on  the  scene  of  action,  and 
Henri  Brunet  left  yesterday  to  make 
the  preliminary  arrangements. 


Alec  B.  Francis  Dead 

Hollywood,  July  6. — Alec  B.  Fran- 
cis, 65,  veteran  actor,  died  this  after- 
noon at  the  Hollywood  Hospital  fol- 
lowing an  operation  earlier  in  the  day. 
His  widow  survives. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  July  7,    1934 


Short 
Subjects 


'La  Cucaracha' 


{Radio-Technicolor  Special) 

Hou^vvvooD,  July  6.— Revolutionary 
in  its  color  rendition  and  expression, 
"La  Cucaracha"  comes  to  the  screen 
not  only  as  an  entertaining  semi-fea- 
ture revealing  a  bit  of  Mexican  folk 
song  and  drama,  but  as  perhaps  the 
most  attractive  color  shown  on  the 
screen  to  date. 

Not  once  did  the  usual  red,  green  or 
yellow  primaries  intrude  across  the 
action  to  give  jitters  to  the  eye.    _ 

Beautiful  and  smooth,  revealing  tints 
and  tones  heretofore  deemed  impossi- 
ble via  film  and  projection,  the  effect 
of  harmony  created  is  like  a  series  of 
oil  paintings  done  in  the  manner  of 
the  old  masters. 

All  hands  who  worked  toward  the 
achievement  of  these  color  effects 
merit  high  praise  from  the  industry.  If 
their  experiments  make  this  color  com- 
mercially feasible,  the  industry  should 
see  a  great  deal  more  color  film  used 
in   forthcoming  productions. 

Robert  Edmond  Jones,  artist  for- 
merly employed  in  creating  stage  set- 
tings, is  responsible  for  the  effects,  the 
grouping,  the  color  harmony,  and  the 
dovetailing  of  the  drama  with  primary 
or  secondar:;  rolors  as  the  mood  de- 
manded. 

Lloyd  Corrigan  directed  with  vigor, 
securing  added  emotional  responses  by 
shrewd  use  of  dramatic  motivations 
and  color  relations  in  mass  as  well  as 
individual    action. 

Story  by  John  Twist  and  Jack 
Wagner. 

Photography  by  Ray  Rennahan 
blends  light  and  color  vibration  for 
audience  reaction. 

Performers  enact  their  roles  with 
vitality  and  humor— Steffi  Duna,  Don 
Alvarado  and  Paul  Porcasi  bringing 
splendid  talents  to  their  roles. 

"La  Cucaracha,"  Mexican  folk  song, 
also  employed  in  "Viva  Villa,"  height- 
ens the  eye  and  ear  technique  by  its 
challenging  refrain. 

Both  Jock  Whitney  and  Pioneer 
Pictures  should  receive  grateful  dec- 
orations from  an  industry  that  has 
waited  too  long  for  such  gorgeous 
color  filming.     Running  time,  28  mins. 


"Roamin*  Vandals" 

(M-G-M) 

Any  audience  should  be  highly 
amused  at  the  antics  of  Patsy  Kelly, 
LiUian  Miles  and  Eddie  Foy,  Jr.,  in 
this  short.  As  members  of  a  medicine 
show  traveling  in  the  West  they  run 
into  difficulties  with  various  sheriffs 
because  of  Miss  Kelly's  habit  of 
punching  people  in  the  eye.  The 
windup  is  a  chase  that  is  really  funny. 
Running  time,  20  mins. 


'^Paramount  Pictorial" 

(Paramount  3-10) 

Appropriate  in  the  timeliness  of  the 
opening  scenes  showing  the  proper 
types  of  glasses  for  serving  liquors, 
this  short  is  entertaining.  Various 
types  of  easily  tamed  birds  are  next 
seen,  with  the  reel  winding  up  show- 
ing Con  Conrad,  the  song  writer,  and 
Del  Campo,  the  radio  singer,  featur- 
ing Conrad's  works.  Running  time, 
10  mins. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY5 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


**Paris  Interlude'* 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  July  6. — Chronicling  the  buzzing  circle  of  American 
writers,  scribblers  and  petty  chiselers  on  the  fringe  of  Paris'  Latin  Quar- 
ter, this  production  also  probes  emotional  regions. 

On  the  exciting  night  of  Lindbergh's  Paris  arrival,  we  meet  Madge 
Evans,  an  apple-cheeked  miss  from  the  middle  west ;  Otto  Kruger, 
veteran  air  ace  and  topnotch  correspondent ;  Robert  Young,  Kruger's 
assistant;  Una  Merkel,  a  hard-boiled  fashion  expert,  and  Edward 
Brophy,  a  hack  writer.    The  action   centers  around   Ted   Healy's  bar. 

The  story  concerns  Madge's  love  for  Otto  and  Young's  friendship 
toward  her  when  Kruger  goes  to  China.  On  the  night  Young  and 
Miss  Evans  are  to  marry,  Kruger,  previously  reported  killed  by  bandits, 
returns,  but  sensing  the  romantic  situation,  makes  a  sacrifice  fadeout. 

Pleasant  heart  interest  runs  through  the  production.  The  cast  is 
interesting  and  competent  but  the  characters,  while  real,  are  somewhat 
unattractive. 

Ed  Marins'  first  major  film  direction  is  especially  commendable. 
The  picture  is  from  a  play  by  S.  J.  and  Laura  Perelman,  with  the 
adaptation  by  Wells  Root. 

When  trinimed,  the  production  should  be  pleasing  as  a  programmer 
for  subsequent  runs  and  neighborhoods.     Running  time,  86  minutes. 

'*The  Scarlet  Letter'' 

(Majestic) 

Hollywood,  July  6.— This  filmization  of  Nathaniel  Hawthorne's 
classic,  completed  in  14  days,  has  all  the  earmarks  of  a  major  studio 
production.  Although  its  box-ofifice  reception  may  be  dubious  and  ex- 
ploitation is  necessary,  shearing  for  speed  should  make  this  able  to 
stand  alone  on  any  bill. 

The  setting  is  Massachusetts'  early  Puritan  period.  Colleen  Moore, 
guilty  of  social  sins,  receives  the  official,  narrow-minded  reprimand  and 
wear's  the  shameful  red  letter  publicly.  Hardie  Albright,  youthful  village 
pastor,  and  the  unsanctioned  father  of  Miss  Moore's  daughter,  Cora 
Sue  Collins,  is  unable  to  confess  his  guilt.  Henry  B.  Walthall,  eminent 
doctor  and  husband  of  the  shamed  girl,  returns  after  a  two-year  absence 
seeking  the  unlawful  husband.  He  finds  the  pastor,  taunts  him  unmerci- 
fully until  Albright's  conscience  drives  him  to  a  public  confession  and 
an  untimely  death.  The  girl  lives  down  her  disgrace  and  is  received  by 
the  townspeople. 

All  performances  are  good,  particularly  Albrights.  Alan  Hale  and 
William  T.  Kent  make  a  fine  comedy  team.  Their  whispers  of  love 
hi  a  courting  scene  are  riotous.  Bob  Vignola's  direction  is  splendid. 
The  screen  play,  bv  Leonard  Fields  and  David  Silverstein,  is  well  knit. 
The  photography  o'f  James  S.  Brown,  Jr.,  is  noteworthy.  Running  time, 
80  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


''Cross  Streets" 

(Invincible-State  Rights) 

Trite,  packed  with  implausible  situations  and  not  always  happily 
cast,  this  Invincible  production  is  decidedly  mediocre.  Some  of  the 
names  in  the  cast  may  help  the  neighborhood  exhibitor  make  a  go  of  the 
film.  Among  them  are  John  Mack  Brown,  Claire  Windsor  of  silent 
picture  fame,  Anita  Louise,  Matty  Kemp,  Kenneth  Thomson,  Niles 
Welch  and  Josef  Swickard. 

Again  it  is  the  story  of  the  brilliant  young  man  who  takes  to  drink 
over  a  blighted  romance  and  turns  his  life  into  a  failure.  The  young 
man  in  this  instance  is  Brown,  just  being  graduated  from  medical 
school.  The  girl  of  his  heart  jilts  him  and  ofi  he  goes  to  the  old  bottle. 
When  he  causes  a  patient  to  die  under  the  knife,  he  renounces  medicine 
and  becomes  a  bum. 

He  has  a  chance  to  redeem  himself  when  through  a  bluf¥  he  has  him- 
self appointed  in  charge  of  the  medical  school  at  his  Alma  Mater. 
But  at  a  dinner  in  his  honor  he  messes  up  everything  by  revealing  the 
truth  about  himself.  To  complicate  matters  he  falls  in  love  with  the 
daughter  of  the  woman  who  gave  him  the  air.  In  the  end  he  dies  after 
being  shot  by  the  woman's  jealous  husband. 

Frank  Strayer  directed.    Running  time,  69  minutes. 


NEA  in  Resolution 
Hits  Unclean  Films 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

NEA  to  "other  organizations,  educa- 
tional, patriotic  and  religious,  in  de- 
manding a  high  type  of  moving  pic- 
ture for  the  Ixjys  and  girls  of  Amer- 
ica. 

"The  association  hereby  records  it- 
self as  wholly  in  sympathy  with  the 
current  movement  to  bring  about  re- 
form in  the  moving  picture  industry 
and  to  encourage  clean  and  moral 
films,"  it  was  declared.  "The  asso- 
ciation coiKlemns  the  showing  of  stor- 
ies or  scenes  which  threaten  the  in- 
tegrity of  the  American  home,  ridi- 
cule sacred  institutions,  glorify  law- 
lessness and  make  juvenile  delinquency 
a  subject  of  jest  or  an  incitement  to 
imitation.  The  practice  of  block 
booking  of  pictures  to  exhibitors, 
whereby  worthy  pictures  and  objec- 
tionable ones  must  be  taken  in  lots,  is 
recognized  as  largely  responsible  for 
the  unsavory  character  of  contempo- 
rary moving  picture  programs  and  is 
condemned  without  reservation." 

No  Circuit  Closing 
Up  in  Wilmington 

(Continued   from   paqe    1) 

they  have  no  immediate  plans  for  clos- 
ing as  a  protest  over  the  boycott  in 
Philadelphia. 

The  attitude  of  the  Catholics  in 
Wilmington  at  the  present  time  does 
not  tend  to  a  general  boycott.  Herein 
the  situation  differs  from  Philadelphia. 
Titles  of  pictures  which  Catholics  do 
not  believe  should  be  seen  are  given 
out. 

Recently  200  letters  were  mailed  by 
girls  of  the  Ursuline  Academy  to  va- 
rious producers  asking  them  to  pro- 
duce cleaner  pictures. 

According  to  the  president  of  the 
I.M.P.T.O.A.  of  Delaware  and  the 
Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland,  indepen- 
dents in  this  area  may  be  forced  to 
close  if  Philadelphia  houses  close,  be- 
cause of  release  date  agreements  on 
pictures,  but  apparently  Warners  and 
Loew's  have  no  immediate  plans  for 
closing. 


Catholic  Bishop  Calls 
On  Will  Hays  to  Quit 

Fall  River,  July  6. — The  resigna- 
tion of  Will  Hays  was  demanded  to- 
day by  Bishop  James  E.  Cassidy, 
apostolic  administrator  of  the  Fall 
River  Catholic  Diocese,  on  the  ground 
that  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  head  had 
been  "false  to  the  trust  imposed  on 
him"  as  a  champion  of  clean  films. 

The  prelate  charged  Hays  with  be- 
ing "a  cobetrayer  with  the  movie  in- 
dustry of  the  sacred  rights  of  par- 
ents to  protection  of  the  morals  of 
their   children." 


Houston  Protestants 
Join  in  Film  Drive 

Houston,  July  6.  —  Protestant 
churches  here  have  joined  the  Catho- 
lic drive  against  immoral  pictures.  The 
Methodist  and  Baptist  pastors'  confer- 
ences, meeting  separately,  indorsed  the 
Catholic  Legion  of  Decency. 

Each  Protestant  body  ordered  15,- 
000  pledge  cards  to  be  distributed 
among  church  members,  by  which  the 
signers  pledge  themselves  "not  to  at- 
tend indecent  and  salacious  moving 
pictures."  The  Catholic  churches 
have  distributed  20,000  pledge  cards. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Hays  Reports 
Studios  Ban 
Many  Scripts 

Rejections  in  Addition  to 
260  by  MPPDA 


Hollywood,  July  8.— That  pro- 
ducers last  year  rejected  many  scripts 
of  their  own  free  will  without  pres- 
sure from  the  Hays  office  in  their 
desire  to  keep  within  the  provisions 
of  the  moral  code  for  the  industry  is 
revealed  by  the  M.P.P.D.A.  in  making 
public  here  a  report  on  its  activities 
for  the  past  year. 

Scripts  rejected  by  the  producers 
themselves  were  additional  to  more 
than  260  turned  down  by  the  Hays 
organization.  Of  this  number  160 
were  rejected  here  and  the  balance  by 
the  New  York  office. 

The  report  estimates  the  average 
number  of  basic  changes  in  script 
treatments  at  1,200  yearly,  with  the 
total  of  less  important  changes,   such 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Columbia  Starting 
2nd  Meeting  Today 

Chicago,  July  8.— Over  100  Colum- 
bia men,  including  a  contingent  from 
New  York  headquarters,  are  here  for 
the  company's  western  sales  conven- 
tion, which  opens  at  the  Medinah  Club, 
Monday.  The  same  procedure  as  that 
which  prevailed  at  Atlantic  City  last 
week,  will  be  observed  here.  Jack 
Cohn  will  open  the  meeting  and  then 

(Continued  on  page  4) 

Duals  to  Go  Within 
Six  Months— Roach 

Hollywood,  July  8.— Hal  Roach 
predicts  the  end  of  duals  within  six 
months.  He  bases  his  prediction  to  a 
great  extent  on  the  growing  tendency 
of  the  public  to  be  fed  up  with  double 
bills  and  the  keeping  of  children  too 
long  at  matinee  sessions,  causing  wor- 
riment   to   their    parents. 


5-Centers  Socked 

Toledo,  O.,  July  8.— Twen- 
ty-four months'  protection 
against  five-cent  houses  has 
been  granted  to  first-run  ex- 
hibitors here  in  a  clearance 
and  zoning  schedule  for  1934- 
35  proposed  by  the  clearance 
and  zoning  board.  Five-cent 
houses  have  been  a  thorn  in 
the  side  of  Toledo  exhibition 
for  several  years. 


Move  to  Cut  Agents '  Pay 
To  Salary  in  First  Week 


Hollywood,  July  8. — Exhibitors 
who  have  often  accused  Hollywood 
agents  as  being  at  least  partly  respon- 
sible for  boostuig  artists'  salaries  will 
be  interested  in  a  current  movement  to 
limit  agents'  commissions  to  the  first 
week's  salary  of  any  engagement  se- 
cured. This  is  the  system  that  applies 
to  agents  in  other  vocations. 

The  present  state  labor  laws  entitle 


picture  agents  to  10  per  cent  of  a  full 
year's  salary,  but  agents  have  seen  the 
liand writing  on  the  wall  and  have  set 
up  complete  financial  as  well  as  man- 
agerial representation  by  handling  per- 
sonal afifairs,  such  as  income  tax,  in- 
vestments, family  budgets  and  in  many 
instances  legal  affairs  and  publicity. 
The  problem  of  exacting  10  per  cent 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Chicago  Gets 
Catholic  O.K. 
For  52  Films 


Chicago,  July  8. — In  its  first  pam- 
phlet of  current  pictures  designating 
qualifications  demanded  by  the  Catho- 
lic League  of  Decency  the  Chicago 
council  labels  52  pictures  as  "suitable 
for  Catholic  patronage."  Forty-one 
are  termed  "offensive  in  spots  because 
they  are  suggestive,  vulgar,  sophisti- 
cated or  lacking  in  decency."  Thirty- 
one  are  banned  outright  as  being 
"immoral  and  indecent  and  entirely 
unfit  for  Catholic  patronage." 

The  purpose  of  the  bulletin  is  given 
IS  follows  : 

"The  Chicago  council  of  the  League 
of  Decency  plans  to  give  this  service 
to  pastors  of  parishes,  heads  of  schools 
^nd  Catholic  institutions  and  the  vari- 
ous    publications     which     reach     our 

IL  ontiniicd  on  page  6) 


Spot  Clean  Pictures 
In  Counter-Campaign 

Buffalo,  July  8.— A  strong  bid  for 
kid  trade  this  summer  is  being  made 
at  Shea's  Buffalo,  which  also  is  osten- 
la.tiously  spotting  clean  pictures  in  a 
c|uliet  counter-campaign  against  the 
church  movement. 

"Baby.  Take  a  Bow"  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  "The  Circus  Clown,"  both 
pictures  which  might  not  have  been 
'iooked  into  the  ace  house  in  Western 
New  York  in  other  days.  Stage  acts 
and  material  are  being  closely  scanned, 
too. 


Portland  Goes  Into 
12  Clearance  Zones 

Portland.  July  8.— Under  the  terms 
of  the  new  clearance  and  zoning  chart 
just  made  public  the  city  is  divided 
into  12  zones  and  four  price  classifi- 
cations. 

r<"irst  runs  charging  25  cents  get  35 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Church's  Ban 
Hits  All  Film 
In  St.  Louis 


The  Catholic  boycott  has  been  ex- 
tended to  St.  Louis,  where  all  product 
has  been  banned.  So  far  as  can  be 
learned,  this  marks  the  second  large 
city  to  be  so  designated,  the  other  be- 
ing Philadelphia. 

Agreed  that  pictures  held  objec- 
tionable should  be  cleaned  up,  the 
Catholic  campaign  throughout  the 
United  States,  united  in  purpose,  is 
assuming  several  forms.  One  call' 
for  publication  of  both  "black"  and 
"white"  lists.  Another  provides  for 
publication  of  "white"  lists,  which  are 
approved  films,  only.  A  third  method 
publishes  the  names  of  offending  pro- 
ducers, but   not   the   titles   of   pictures. 

Cities  where  Catholic  publication'^ 
concentrate  on    "black"   lists  only   are 

( ^  rati  nil  id  on   fane  6) 


K.  C.  Jewish  Editor 
Against  Film  Curbs 

Kansas  City,  July  8. — The  first 
local  Jewish  expression  on  the  clean 
film  crusade  is  against  curtailment  of 
the  liberties  of  the  screen.  The  Kan- 
sas City  Jm'isli  Chronicle,  in  edi- 
torial   comment,    declares  : 

"Some  folks  have  the  idea  that  all 
'bottled  entertainment'  comes  from 
the  distilleries,  but  if  the  present  move 
of  church  groups  for  'cleaning  up'  the 
movies  has  its  sway,  we'll  have  cler- 
gymen supervising  our  entertainment 
to  the  extent  of  bottling  up  whatever 
they   regard   as   unsuited   for   our   pe- 

(Cinitinued  on  page  6) 


St.  Louis  Board  Has 
Non-Compliance  Case 

St.  Louis,  July  8. — Gaylord  W. 
Jones,  operator  of  the  RialtO,  Granite 
City,  111.,  has  been  cited  to  appear  be- 

(Continued  on  page  4)         . 


Natan  Amazed 
At  Waste  of 
Dual  Billing 

Cause  of  Overproduction 
Here,  He  Declares 


The  economic  structure  under  which 
the  American  industry  permits  double 
features  at  10  and  15  cents  is  not  only 
responsible  for  overproduction  in 
Hollywood  but  is  also  "stupid  and 
wasteful,"  declared  Bernard  Natan  of 
the  Pathe  Natan  organization,  France's 
largest  exhibitor,  producer  and  dis- 
tributor, as  he  sailed  for  Paris  on  the 
lie  de  Prance  Saturday  morning. 

Natan,  whose  views  were  expounded 
through  Henri  Diamant  Berger, 
French  producer  and  director,  since 
the  former  speaks  little  English,  ex- 
pressed himself  as  "amazed"  that  the 
industry  here  should  allow  the  sale  of 
its  product  on  a  basis  which,  it  was 
his  opinion,  makes  it  impossible  to 
clear  negative  costs.  Berger,  inci- 
dentally, echoed  Natan's  slant. 

"I  cannot  comprehend  such  a 
policy,"  it  was  said  for  Natan.  "Two 
features,  plus  a  cartoon  and  a  news- 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Vaudeville  in  Cincy 
Shrinks  to  One  Spot 

Cincinnati,  July  8. — Vaudeville 
has  gone  out  at  the  Strand,  down- 
town independent,  and  will  be  replaced 
with  double  features  at  a  15-cent  mati- 
nee rate  for  any  seat.  Night  prices 
will  be  15  and  20  cents  for  balcony 
and  lower  floor. 

This  is  the  first  house  here  to  go  to 
duals  as  a  regular  policy,  and  leaves 
the  RKO  Grand  the  only  downtown 
spot  to  play  vaudefilm. 


F.  &  M,  Plans  More 
Middle  West  Units 

St.  Louis,  July  8.— With  definite 
plans  under  way  to  expand  in  the  mid- 
dle west,  F.  &  M.  will  make  St.  Louis 
its   theatre   stronghold. 

Five    houses    in    this    city    are    now 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Pins  and  Needles 

Chicago,  July  8. — Will  hilari- 
ous patrons,  equipped  with 
rubber  bands  and  pins  for 
sling  shots,  make  Sally  Rand's 
bubble  the  object  of  their 
hilarity?  Described  as  a 
bubble,  Sally  actually  uses  a 
balloon.  The  issue  has  Fair 
officials  in  the  Italian  Village 
concerned. 


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Television  Causes 
Chicago  Union  Row 

Chicago,  July  8.— First  skirmish  in 
tomorrow's  battle  of  which  branch  of 
organized  labor  will  control  television 
was  staged  at  the  world's  fair  this 
week  when  agents  of  the  operators' 
union,  headed  by  Tom  Maloy,  clashed 
with  representatives  of  the  electrical 
workers  union  over  the  question  of 
which  group  should  operate  the  tele- 
vision exhibit  at  the  electrical  building. 

While  a  couple  of  police  sergeants 
looked  on  representatives  of  the  tvo 
unions  held  a  pow-wow.  Representatives 
of  the  electrical  group  stuck  to  their 
guns,  as  it  were,  informing  Ralph 
O'Hara.  business  agent,  and  Emmett 
Quinn,  steward  of  the  operators'  local, 
that  they  were  keeping  their  men  on 
the  job.  That's  where  the  situation 
stands — for  the  time  being. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


Harry  Pollard,  Actor 
And  Director,  Dead 

Hollywood,  July  8. — Harry  Pollard, 
55.  is  dead  of  a  heart  attack.  He  had 
been  ill  for  six  weeks. 

Pollard  appeared  in  several  silent 
films  with  Margarita  Fisher,  his  wife, 
and  directed  "The  Prodigal,"  "The 
Leather  Pushers,"  "Show  Boat," 
"Uncle  Tom's  Cabin."  "Shipmates^' 
and  some  of  the  "Cohens  and  Kellys" 
series    for    Universal. 


Miss  Henry  for  "Babes** 

Hollywood,  July  8.— Paramount 
has  loaned  Charlotte  Henry  to  Hal 
Roach  for  the  role  of  Little  Bo  Peep 
in    "Babes   in   Toyland." 


HAVINCi  said  little  or  nothing 
during  his  stay  here,  Ber- 
nard Natan  unloaded  plenty  Sat- 
urday, embarked  on  the  lie  dc 
Fraiicc  for  that  dear  Paris  and 
left  behind  him  an  interesting 
chapter  in  the  furiously  discussed 
and  entirely  unsolved  double  fea- 
ture situation.  His  observation 
was  that  merchandise  is  being 
marketed  at  prices  which  do  not 
allow  the  producer  to  come  out ; 
that  admissions  are  deplorably 
low  and  that  pandering  to  the 
double  feature  market  is  resnon- 
siblc  for  overproduction  and  Hol- 
lywood's unswerving  allegiance  to 
its  years'  old  numerical  stand- 
ards. In  short,  the  economic 
svstem  prevailing  here  is  wasteful 
and  pediculous.  .  .  . 

▼ 
There  are  manv  who  will  agree 
with  Natan.  What  to  do  about 
doubles  has  been  dis.sected  and 
nut  together  so  often  and  at  such 
length  there  would  appear  tio 
noint  in  reviving  a  bugaboo  in 
hot  or  any  other  kind  of  weather. 
What  is  curious  about  the  situ- 
ation, however,  is  the  public  sen- 
timents expressed  by  the  all  high- 
est in  the  industry  and  the  reverse 
practised  by  their  own  theatres. 
The  reason,  like  the  argument,  of 
course  is  blamed  on  the  competi- 
tion. Actually,  the  reason  is  a 
lack  of  backbone  to  step  where 
others  won't  or  don't  care  to 
tread,  plus  the  natural  ambition  of 
sales  departments  to  maintain  ac- 
counts at  their  present  level, 
whatever  that  may  be.  .  .  . 

T 
This  is  the  explanation  for  the 
attitude  privately  expressed  by 
sales  managers  who,  in  manv 
instances,  fail  to  jibe  in  their  own 
noint  of  view  with  that  expressed 
bv  the  heads  of  their  organiza- 
tions. Tt  seems  logical  enough  to 
turn  to  the  representative  com- 
panies in  the  business  for  any 
moves  in  the  elimination  of 
doubles,  if  the  ambition  to  actu- 
allv  cut  them  out  is  sincere.  Why. 
it    has    been    asked,    should    the 


sniaiicr  fry  in  exhibition  and  dis- 
tribution both  walk  in  where  the 
major,  vested  interests  haven't 
the  guts  to  stride?  They  ask, 
but  they  don't  get  any  answer 
because  there  is  none  that  will 
liold  water.   .  .  . 

T 
The  latter  day  development  on 
duals  and  their  end  fits  into  clear- 
ance under  the  code.  The  sug- 
gestion made  at  the  M.P.T.O.A. 
convention  in  Los  Angeles  in 
.April  by  Morgan  Walsh  of  San 
Francisco  that  zoning  be  set  up 
with  admissions  as  the  first  con- 
sideration seems  to  be  bearing 
fruit,  whether  through  his  utter- 
ances or  because  others  el.se- 
where,  mysteriously  enough,  got 
the  same  idea  about  the  same 
time.  This  explains  how  it  is 
that  hou.scs  showing  doubles  are 
shoved  far  down  the  line  in  clear- 
ances, their,  let's  assume.  25-cent 
admissions  being  computed  as 
12>4-cent  shows  because  they 
show  two  pictures  instead  of 
one.  .  .  . 

T 
The  program  is  destined  to  run 
into  trouble,  perhaps  considerable 
trouble.  Several  distributors  — 
they  are  important — who  have  op- 
posed restrictions  on  duals  from 
the  days  of  code  formulation  in 
Washington  until  now  are  not 
inclined  to  sit  back  under  clear- 
ance schedules  as  they  are  piecing 
themselves  together  in  many  key 
territories.  Clearance,  circuits' 
delight  as  it  has  been  small  oper- 
ators' despair  for  years,  vvas 
expected  to  be  reduced,  not  in- 
creased under  the  code.  Is  that 
happening.  c|uestioners  are  ask- 
ing. Replying  to  their  own 
(|ueries,  they  emphasize  that  it  is 
not.  Talk  of  suits  and  appeals  to 
Campi  consequently  are  rifting 
the  sultry  ozone.  .  .  . 

▼ 
Now  back  to  Natan.  He  be- 
lieves producers  would  be  better 
off  concentrating  on  12  big  ones 
a  year  and  envisages  longer  runs 
down  the  line  as  a  direct  result. 


Most  Stocks  Gain  in  Quiet  Day 


High 

?8'/ 


4'/^ 


•"olumbia    Pictures,    vtc 

Eastman   Kodak 

T.oew's,  Inc 

Paramount,     ct^ . 

Pathe  Exchange '■{^ 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 213^ 

RKO   lY) 

Warner    Bros ^'^ 


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20 

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2854 

2'4 

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Net 
Change 

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+  % 
+  Vs 


Sales 

200 
100 
600 
13.300 
800 
40"' 
600 
2,400 


Trans  Lux  Only  Curb  Opener 


Trans  Lux 


Net 
High      Low      Close    Change       Sales 

.  m     Wt.      m     +  Vi        500 


Warner  Bonds  Up  One  Point 


General   Theatre    Equipment   6s    '40..... 
General  Theatre   Equipment  6s    40,   ctt. 

Loew's  6s  '41.  ex  war 

Paramount  F.   L.  6s  '47 

Paramount    Publix    5%s    '50 

Warner    Bros.    6s   '39,   wd 


High 

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.  48^4 
.  56 


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48M 
56 


Net 
Change 

-  Va. 


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Sales 

8 
2 
9 
2 
1 
9 


This  brought  to  mind  what  Irving 
Thalberg  told  us  at  lunch  in  hi> 
bungalow  on  the  Metro  lot  a  few 
weeks  ago.  "The  exhibitor  has 
nothing  at  all  to  do  with  it.  The 
fault  is  Hollywood's  and  from 
that  there  can  be  no  escape.  What 
difference  can  it  make  to  the 
theatre  operator  if  he  changes 
once  a  week  or  more  often  or 
less?  Don't  you  think,  for  ex- 
ample, that  Ed  Bowes  at  the 
Capitol  in  New  York  would 
welcome  the  type  of  product  that 
would  permit  him  to  hold  a  given 
picture  for  three  weeks?  .Show- 
lucn  want  real  attractions  and 
they'll  run  them  as  long  as  the.\ 
will  hold  up.  The  trouble  is  they 
are  not  getting  enough  of  that 
kind  of  picture."  .  .  . 

▼ 
Thalberg.  at  the  time  and  no 
doubt  at  this  minute  as  well,  saw 
the  future  of  the  business  build- 
ing on  super  attractions  only. 
That  is  why  he  proposes  confining 
his  activities  to  10  or  12  a  year 
and  probably  less.  We  asked  him 
what  about  pictures  to  supply 
theatre  changes.  He  replied  there 
would  not  be  so  many  if  product 
— the  right  kind— were  furnished. 
We  asked  him  what  he  saw  in 
the  crystal  for  Hollywood.  He 
replied:  "The  button  makers  will 
continue  to  make  buttons  instead 
of  pictures  and  the  real  builders 
of  attractions,  real  pictures." 
Thalberg,  incidentally,  was  the 
only  major  executive  in  Holly- 
wood who  assumed  the  stand  that 
the  answer  was  entirely  out  of 
exhibition's  province  and  one  for 
production  to  grapple  with.  Any 
other  argument  that  theatres 
wouldn't  allow  producers  to  make 
less  pictures  because  of  current 
policies  he  regarded  as  an  alibi 
advanced  by  Hollywood  for  the 
continued  production  of  junk 
attractions.  .  .  . 

T 
Elsewhere  today  much  fuss 
may  be  made  of  the  fuss  Milton 
C.  Weisman.  attorney  for  the 
New  York  I.T.O.A,,  endeavored 
to  stir  up  Saturday  morning. 
He  plans  suits,  does  Weisman. 
against  this  one  and  that  and  all 

(Continued  on   pane  6) 


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Natan  Amazed 
At  Waste  of 
Dual  Billing 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

reel  and  often  more,  at  15  cents  and, 
in  some  cases,  at  10  cents,  to  me  repre- 
sents an  unexplainable  business  me- 
thod. Your  low  prices  of  theatre 
admission  are  amazing  as  well.  I  am 
convinced  that  overproduction  in  Hol- 
lywood is  traceable  to  the  demands 
made  by  the  double  feature  market. 
As  a  result  of  observations  gathered 
here,  Pathe  Natan  has  come  to  the 
definite  conclusion  that  the  future  lies 
in  fewer  pictures,   better  made." 

In  keeping  with  his  decision,  there- 
fore, Natan  is  returning  to  Paris  with 
the  fixed  determination  of  trimming 
his  company's  current  31  features  to 
26  for  the  1934-35  season,  but  increas- 
ing the  budget.  He  also  declared  he 
intended  using  the  influence  of  his 
organization  to  spread  this  plan  among 
other  French  producing  companies. 

"How  much  better  it  would  be  for 
each  major  company  to  concentrate  on 
12  big  pictures  a  year.  Where  product 
now  gets  a  few  days'  run,  it  would  run 
a  week.  Where  it  runs  a  week,  it 
might  easily  run  two  and  three.  This 
type  of  attraction  not  only  would, 
satisfy  domestic  demands,  but  the 
entire  world  as  well,"  he  added. 

May  Influence  French  Industry 

It  is  possible  that  Natan's  intention 
of  influencing  the  French  industry  to 
veer  more  sharply  from  a  quantity  to 
a  quality  basis  may  develop.  Pathe 
Natan  controls  250  theatres  in  France. 
Of  this  number,  82  are  owned  out- 
right. The  others  are  tied  in  on  a 
"program"  basis  which  provides  Pathe 
Natan  is  to  supply  product  and  for 
which  it  gets  a  percentage  of  the  gross 
without  participation  in  actual  owner- 
ship. 

Natan  and  Berger  visited  Holly- 
wood, primarily  on  an  inspection 
tour,  but  there  signed  Charles  Boyer, 
who  played  the  lead  in  "Caravan"  for 
Fox,  to  return  to  Paris. 

They  will  return  here  in  September 
for  the  opening  of  their  own  offices  in 
the  French  Building  in  Rockefeller 
Center.  American  universities  have 
been  petitioning  them  for  French  pic- 
tures, it  was  explained,  as  a  means  of 
furthering  the  instruction  of  French 
students.  Pathe  Natan  expects  to  meet 
these  requests,  perhaps  through  a  17.5 
millimeter  machine. 

Asserting  there  are  100,000  French- 
born  men  and  women  here,  as  well  as 
500,000  French-Canadians  across  the 
line,  the  company  anticipates  going  in 
for  limited  showings  of  its  product 
through  regular  theatre  channels 
beginning  late  this  year  or  early  next. 


F.  &  M.  Plans  More 
Middle  West  Units 

(Continued  front  page  1) 

under  the  circuit's  banner  and  addi- 
tions are  planned  here.  New  acquisi- 
tions will  be  in  the  form  of  neighbor- 
hood and  subsequent  run  houses. 

Harry  C.  Arthur  and  Marco  Wolf 
are  due  here  from  New  York  about 
Thursday  to  set  up  operation  plans 
for  the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and 
Grand  Central.  1 


Move  to  Cut  Agents '  Pay 
To  Salary  in  First  Week 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

connnissions  each  week  of  a  year  as 
against  only  the  first  week's  salary  of 
any  contract  negotiated  has  been  dis- 
cussed at  meetings  of  the  Agency 
Code  Committee,  according  to  reliable 
sources. 

Proponents  of  the  new  plan  claim 
clients  not  wishing  to  avail  themselves 
of  the  complete  agency  service  should 
be  compelled  to  pay  only  the  first 
week's  salary.  One  agent  stated  that 
if  a  one-week  salary  commission  is 
imposed  by  law,  he  will  sign  clients 
on  10-week  periods. 

A  local  court  recently  established 
a  precedent  on  agents'  commissions  by 
ruling  in  the  case  of  Shirley  Temple 
vs.  Bernard  that  he  could  collect  only 
five  per  cent  of  her  salary.  The  agent 
later  dropped  his  client,  claiming  the 
expense  entailed  on  the  basis  of  $150 
I)er  week  was  insufficient.  Later  Fox 
raised  Shirley's  salary  to  $1,000  weekly 
without  the  aid  of  an  agent. 


Portland  Goes  Into 
12  Clearance  Zones 

(  Continued   from  pone    1  I 

days  over  second  runs;  56  over  third; 
70  over  the  city  break  at  25  cents,  the 
date  on  which  films  are  available  for 
first  run  in  each  zone;  105  days  over 
subsequents  at  20  cents,  and  161  over 
subsequents  at   15  cents. 

For  first  runs  charging  30  to  35 
cents,  the  schedule  follows :  49  over 
second  runs;  70  over  third  runs;  84 
over  city  break,  all  at  25  cents ;  1 19 
over  subsequents  at  20  cents;  175  over 
subsequents  at  15  cents.  For  first  runs 
charging  40  cents  to  55  cents  the 
clearances  in  the  same  classifications 
are:  56,  77,  91,  126  and  182;  for  first 
runs  at  60  cents  to  75  cents.  63,  84. 
98,  133  and  189.  Any  picture  run  at 
10  cents  becomes  available  six  months 
after  the  15-cent  break. 

Pictures  with  stage  shows  go  into 
the  next  lower  clearance  classification. 

In  the  first  zone  are  the  Broadway. 
Music  Box,  Pantages,  Paramount  and 
United  Artists ;  second  zone.  Blue 
Mouse,  Capitol,  Hollywood.  Liberty 
and  Oriental ;  third  zone ;  Bluebird. 
Nob  Hill  and  State. 


Chicago  Police  Put 
Stop  to  Giveaways 

Chicago.  July  8. — In  an  order  to 
local  exhibitors  Harry  M.  Costello, 
lieutenant  in  charge  of  crime  preven- 
tion definitely  places  the  taboo  on 
giving  away  of  merchandise  or  hold- 
ing various  forms  of  lottery  in  thea- 
tres. The  order  states  that  this  is  a 
violation  of  the  city  code. 

Lieutenant  Costello's  letter  states 
that  the  action  is  taken  as  a  result  of 
complaints    received    from    merchants. 

In  a  few  instances  where  exhibitors 
have  a  series  of  prizes  to  complete 
eiving  away  Lieut.  Costello  has  in- 
dicated that  he  will  grant  them  until 
Tulv  15  to  get  rid  of  their  mer- 
chandise. 


Charter  Kentucky  Firm 

Louisville.  July  8.— The  Stone 
Theatre,  at  Stone,  Ky.,  has  been  in- 
rornorated  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$1,000.  by  T.  A.  Obenshain,  Allen 
Obenshain  and  Dr.  C.  C.  Browning. 


Chicago  Zoning  to 
Get  a  New  Hearing 

Chicago,  July  8. — The  local  zoning 
system  will  be  subjected  to  fire  in  a 
meeting  of  the  clearance  and  zoning 
board  to  be  held  July  12  to  which  all 
exhibitors  in  the  city  and  metropolitan 
area  have  been  invited. 

The  meeting  is  a  result  of  com- 
plaint against  the  present  setup 
launched  by   B.  &    K. 

I).  &  K.  is  asking  for  further  pro- 
tection beginning  with  the  first  week 
of  release.  The  circuit  wants  a  "dead 
week"  inserted  between  each  release 
week  following  the  down  town  run 
Iieriod  of  nine  weeks.  This  would  be 
e(|uivalent  to  an  extra  seven  days'  pro- 
tection  for   all   theatres. 

Just  what  the  attitude  of  theatres 
generally  will  be  is  not  known  yet. 
.'Xaron  Saperstein  of  Allied  admitted 
that  he  could  not  give  any  indication 
of  how  his  members  felt  about  the  pro- 
posed change  until  he  had  gathered 
their  views  at  a  meeting.  Even  some 
of  the  circuits,  such  as  Essaness,  are 
not  sure  how  the  change  would  affect 
them. 

If  the  B.  &  K.  plan  goes  through  it 
will  mean  a  complete  revamping  of 
the  i)resent  zoning  plan.  It  is  pre- 
dicted that  it  will  be  subjected  to 
plenty  of  sharpshooting  from  some 
of  the  smaller  houses. 

Local  exchange  managers  have  in- 
dicated that  they  favor  the  plan  only 
if  it  will  bring  about  an  increase  in 
matinee  prices.  They  point  out  that 
approximately  70  per  cent  of  the 
business  is  done  up  to  6  :30  o'clock. 

Exhibitors  who  desire  to  be  heard 
have  been  asked  to  notify  the  secre- 
tary in  advance.  Jack  Rose  is  sched- 
uled to  preside. 


Pettijohn  Makes  Denial 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn  on  Saturday 
denied  he  had  ever  discussed  with 
Clarence  Darrow  and  the  National 
Recovery  Review  Board  anv  plan  to 
submit  block  booking  and  right  to  buy 
disputes  to  an  arbitration  board  of 
nine.  Lowell  Mason,  former  board 
member,  and  Harry  Brandt,  president 
of  the  I.T.O.A..  on  Thursday  declared 
Pettijohn  had  sat  in  on  such  a  plan 
in  Washington. 


Big  Film  Group  Sails 

Film  people  were  numerous  on  the 
lie  de  France  when  it  sailed  Satur- 
day. Among  them  were  Lilian  Bond, 
Joseph  C.  Bernard,  French  producer ; 
Bernard  Natan.  head  of  Pathe-Natan ; 
Daniele  Parola.  French  star ;  Rufus 
LeMaire  and  Mrs.  LeMaire ;  Alphonse 
Nehum  and  I.  Woolfson,  British  pro- 
ducers, and  Dave  A.  Eostein,  Holly- 
wood agent,  with  Mrs.  Epstein. 


Plan  Two  New  Branches 

The  American  Federation  of  Actors 
\*ill  organize  two  more  branches  in 
the  middle  west,  according  to  Ralnh 
Whitehead,  executive  secretary.  The 
Chicago  branch  will  get  under  way 
today  with  a  mass-meeting,  and  an- 
other will  be  started  in  Milwaukee  on 
July  13. 


<    Purely 
Personal 


KATHERINECARRINGTONand 
Arthur  Schwartz  were  married 
Saturday  in  the  home  of  Lawrence 
Feutig  in  Great  Neck.  Miss  Car- 
RiNcrroN  is  an  actress.  Schwartz  is 
the  composer  of  several  musical 
revues  and  co-worker  in  such  endeavors 
with  Howard  Dietz. 

(Jradwell  Sears,  now  a  Kentucky 
colonel  along  with  the  others,  is  back 
from  Warner  conventions  and  the 
coast. 

MiGNON  C.  EiiER  hart's  mystery 
novel,  "White  Cockatoo,"  has  been  ac- 
quired by  Warners. 

Chari.es  David,  studio  manager  for 
Pathe  Natan  in  Paris,  is  due  in  from 
H<;llywood  momentarily. 


Diana    Wynyaud 
English  holiday. 


is    ofT    on    that 


Columbia  Starting 
2nd  Meeting  Today 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

turn  over  the  program  to  Abe  Monta- 
gue, general  sales  manager. 
Present  from  the  field  are : 


W 
F. 
J. 

F. 


Chicago — Phil     Dunas,    manager;     C. 
Phillips,    C.    St.    Clair,    T.    Greenwood, 
I'laherty,     A.     Blumstein,    J.     Kaufman, 
Thoma,  ex|)loiteer. 

Denver — VV.  C.  Ball,  manager;  J. 
Haker.  B.  M.  Shooker,  M.  L.  Mayer. 

Des  Moines — Joe  f^evy,  manager;  A.  P. 
Ableson,  C.  C.  Brydon,  O.  I-.   IJonelson. 

Detroit~C.  H.  Shalit,  manager;  M.  E. 
Cohen,  R.  F.  Cloud,  J.  M.  .Mellon,  (;.  L. 
McCoy. 

I  ndianapolis — M.  Solomon,  manager;  II. 
Kaufman.  W.  G.  Craig,  A.  J.  Gehnan,  I. 
ll.'inower. 

Kansas  City — Midwest  Division  Mgr.  Max 
Roth,  division  manager;  H.  Taylor,  manager; 
L.  E.  Royster.  W.  Bradfield,  C.  E.  Rey- 
nolds,  H.  S.  Stulz. 

Los  Aniieles  —  Jerome  Safron,  division 
manager;  W.  C.  Riter,  manager;  H.  Wein- 
berg. S.  Nathanson,  H.  M.  Lentz,  N.  New- 
man. 

Milwaukee — C.  J.  Ruby,  manager; 
Schuster.  M.  Weisner,  S.  R.  Chapman 
E.    Pratt. 

Minneapolis — B.  C.  Marcus,  managei 
H.  Jacobs.  J.  Kopald.  W,  T.  Hickey, 
II.    Evidon.   A.   L.   Aved. 

Omaha — II.  J.  Chapman,  manager;  L 
Hensler.  I.   M.  Weiner,  J.  Rosenberg. 

Portland — J.  R.  Beale.  manager;  C. 
Tillman.    \V.    T.    Withers. 

Salt  Lac  CHv—R.  C.  Hill,  manager 
E.    Scott.    F.    W.   Talbot.   C.    Hawks. 

San  Francisco — I..  E.  Tillman.  mana%'er; 
C.    F'.    Harris,    P.   Weinstein.   E.   T.    Roberts. 

Seattle — L.  N.  Walton,  manager:  I,.  \'. 
I  amb.    W.    K.    Beckwith, 

St.  Louis — C.  D.  Hill,  manager;  J.  Mor 
phet.    E.    Dunas.    J.    Bradford. 


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St,  Louis  Board  Has 
Non-Compliance  Case 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

fore  the  grievance  board  tomorrow  on 
a  charge  of  non-compliance.  He  will 
be  asked  to  explain  why  his  film  sup- 
ply  should   not  be  cut  off. 

He  was  ordered  recently  to  discon- 
tinue  giveaways. 

Harry  G.  Swan,  Washington  Thea- 
tre, the  original  complainant,  made 
the    non-compliance    charge. 


Hays  in  Hollywood 

Hollywood,  July  8.— Will  H.  Hays, 
a  stopover  at  Sullivan,  Ind.,  behind 
him,  is  due  here  today  from  the  east. 


Monday,  July  9,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Little  Man" 
Hits  $8,250, 
Minneapolis 


Minneapolis,  July  8. — "Little  Man, 
What  Now?"  ran  up  a  fine  $8,250  last 
week  at  the  Minnesota.  This  is  over 
par  by  $750. 

"Little  Miss  Marker"  also  was  a 
big  draw.  Playing  day  and  date  at 
the  Century  here  and  the  Paramount 
in  St.  Paul,  it  took  $4,50()  at  the 
former  and  $6,500  at  the  latter. 

"The  Thin  Man"  ran  over  average 
$1,000  for  a  total  of  $6,500  at  the 
State  and  was  held  over. 

Minneapolis'  six  theatres,  usually 
making  a  $26,000  total  got  $28,200, 
while  St.  Paul's  four  generally  gross- 
ing  $14,000  took  $16,350. 

Estimated   takings : 

Minneapolis: 
Week  Ending  July  5: 

"LITTLE   MISS    MARKER"    (Para.) 

CENTURY— (1,650).  25c-40c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.      (Average,    $4,000) 

"UPPER    WORLD"    (Warners) 

LYRIC— (1,2.38).    20c-3,Sc.    7    clays.      Gross: 
$1,200.     (Average,   $1,500) 
"LITTLE    MAN,    WHAT   NOW?"    (Univ.) 

MINNESOTA— (4.0(X)).  25c-.S0c.  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,250.      (Average.   $7,500.) 

Week  Ending  June  29: 

"COCKEYED   CAVALIERS"   (Radio) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,900).  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $5,700.      (Average.   $5,500.) 

"THE  THIN  MAN"  (M-G-M) 
STATE— (2,300).    2.5c-4()c.    7    days.      Gross: 
$6,500.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"SWEDEN,    LAND    OF    VIKINGS" 
(Foreign) 
WORLD--(400).    25c-75c.    7    days.      Gross: 
$2,000.     (Average.   $2,000) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  June  29: 

"LITTLE   MISS    MARKER"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,.'0O),  25c-40o.  7  davs. 
Gross:   $6,500.      (Average.   $5,500) 

"MANY  HAPPY  RETURNS"  (Para.) 
RIVIERA— (1,200),  25c-40c.   7  days.   Gross: 
$.i,500.     (Average.  $3,500) 
"THE  LIFE  OF  VERGIE  WINTERS" 

(Radio) 
RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,600).  20c-40c.  4  davs. 
Gross:    $2,000.      (Average   for   week.   $4,000) 
"COCKEYED  CAVALIERS"    (Radio) 
RKO  ORPHEUM— (2.600),  20c-40c,  3  days. 
Gross:    $2,750.      (Average    for    week,    $4,000.) 
"ALL  MEN  ARE   ENEMIES"   (Fox) 
TOWER— (1,000).    15c-25c,    4   days.     Gross: 
$1,000.     (Average,  $800) 

"CALL  IT  LUCK"   (Fox) 
TOWER -(1,000).    15c-25c,    3    days.    Gross: 
$600.     (Average.  $700) 


Holiday,  Heat  Hit 
All  Buffalo  Spots 

Buffalo,  July  8. — The  holiday  saw 
a  general  exodus  from  Bufifalo,  with 
most  of  those  remaining  taking  part 
in  parades  and  community  celebra- 
tions. That  fact,  coupled  with  the 
heat,  spelled  below  normal  business  in 
every  theatre.  "Sisters  Under  the 
Skin"  and  "Cross  Streets"  in  the 
Lafayette  did  best  at  $6,400,  only  $100 
below  average. 

Total  take  was  $30,300.  Normal  is 
$34,800. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  6: 

"BABY  TAKES  A  BOW"   (Fox) 

BUFFALO— (3,500),  30c-55c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Mills,  Gold  &  Raye;  Kay.  Katya  &  Kay; 
Gilbert  Diaz;  Gautier's  Animated  Toy  Snop. 
Gross:    $12,300.      (Average,   $14,300) 

"HOLLYWOOD   PARTY"    (M-G-M) 

"THE  WITCHING  HOUR"   (Para.) 

"THE    MAD    AGE"    (Hollywood) 

CENTURY-(3.000).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,600.     (Average  $6,000) 

"FOG   OVER   'FRISCO"   (F.   N.) 

HIPPODROME— (2,100),    25c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:   $6,000.      (Average.   $8,000) 
"SISTERS    UNDER    THE    SKIN"    (CoL) 

"CROSS    STREETS"    (First   Division) 

LAFAYETTE— (3,300).  2Sc,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,400.     (Average,  $6,500) 


Pretty  Bad 

John  Chapman  knows  a  fel- 
low who  knows  of  a  picture 
so  bad  that  even  its  trailer  is 
dulL 


"Winters"  Is 
Big  Holdover 
Draw  in  Hub 


Boston,  July  8. — Fair  business 
marked  the  holiday  week,  with  "The 
Life  of  Vergie  Winters"  attracting 
general  attention  in  its  second  week. 
The  $18,000  gross  was  $2,000  over 
par. 

"Hollywood  Party"  did  well  at 
Loew's  State  with  an  $18,000  gross, 
also  up  by  $2,000.  "Here  Comes  the 
Groom"  took  $31,000  at  the  Metro- 
politan and  "Let's  Try  Again"  grabbed 
$18,000  at  the  Boston. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $102,- 
000.     Average   is   $92,00(). 

Estimated  tal<ings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  July   5: 

"MURDER    ON    THE    BLACKBOARD" 

(Radio) 

"LET'S    TRY    AGAIN"    (Radio) 

BOSTON— (2,900).   25c-50c,   7   days.   Gross: 

$18,000.     (Average,   $16,000) 

"FOG    OVER    FRISCO"    (F.    N.) 
"SPRINGTIME   FOR   HENRY"    (Fox) 
FENWAY— (1.800).  30c-50c,  7  davs.  Gross: 

$8,000.     (Average,   $9,000) 

"LIFE   OF   VERGIE   WINTERS"    (Radio) 
KEITH'S— (3.500).     30c-50c,     7     davs.     2nd 

week.     Gross:  $18,000.      (Average,   $16,000) 
"HOLLYWOOD   PARTY"   (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE-(3.70O).  35c-50c,  7  days. 

Gross:   $18,000.      (Average.   $16,000) 
"HERE    COMES  THE   GROOM"    (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN    —    (4.350).     30c-65c,     7 

days.      Gross:    $31,000.      (Average.    $28,000) 
"FOG   OVER    FRISCO"    (F.   N.) 
"SPRINGTIME    FOR    HENRY"    (Fox) 
PARAMOUNT— (1.800).     ,^0c-.S0c,    7    davs. 

Gross:    $9,000.      (Average,   $9,000) 


"Marker"  Goes  Big 
In  Omaha,  $8,250 

Omaha,  July  8. — "Little  Miss 
Marker,"  with  "Affairs  of  a  Gentle- 
man" the  other  half  of  a  dual  bill  at 
the  Orpheum,  flirted  with  a  record, 
$8,250. 

It  was  the  best  holiday  week  in 
years,  despite  the  heat. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,500. 
Average  is  $23,300. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  3: 

"DR.    MONICA"     (Warners) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,900).      25c-35c-40c.      6 
days.     Gross:  $7,000.     (Average.  $7,250) 
"MURDER  ON  THE  BLACKBOARD" 
(Radio) 
"BLACK  MOON"   (Col.) 
BRANDEIS— (1.500),    20c-25c-3.5c,    5    days. 
Gross:    $1,000.      (Average,   $3,800) 

Week  Ending  Julu  5: 

"LITTLE    MISS    MARKER"    (Para.) 
"AFFAIRS  OF  A  GENTLEMAN"    (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  25c-35c-40i:.  7  days. 
Gross:  $S,250.     (Average.  $7,000) 

"SHE   LEARNED   ABOUT   SAILORS" 
(Fox) 

WORLD -(2.200).  25c-35c.  7  days.  Stage: 
Smith  Varieties.  Gross:  $5,250.  (Average, 
$5,250) 


Reopen  ''Hitler"  Picture 

Buffalo,  July  8. — Pulled  out  of  the 
Hollywood  after  one  day,  due  to  pro- 
tests of  the  German  consul  and  Ger- 
man societies.  "Hitler's  Reign  of  Ter- 
ror" has  reopened  in  the  Palace,  lower 
Main  street  house  which  has  discarded 
burlesque  for  the  summer. 


"Take  a  Bow," 
Stage  Revue 
Phila.  Draw 


Philadelphia,  July  8. — Hot  weather 
and  the  Catholic  ban  were  too  much 
for  Philly  last  week. 

The  Fox,  aided  by  a  Shirley  Tem- 
ple picture,  "Baby  Take  a  Bow," 
and  a  local  radio  revue  built  by 
WCAU,  got  the  only  business  break, 
taking  in  $14,500  on  the  week.  This 
tops  par  by  $2,500.  The  Boyd  and 
Victoria,  downtown  S-W  houses,  close 
Saturday. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $53,700. 
Average  is  $65,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  5  : 

"LITTLE    MISS   MARKER"    (Para.) 

ARCADIA— (600).  25c-40c-50c,  7  days,  2nd 
run.       Gross:     $1,800.       (Average,     6     days, 
$2,400) 
"LIFE  OF  VIRGIE   WINTERS"   (Radio) 
BOYD— (2.400),  40c-55c-65c.  8  days.  Gross: 
$10,000.      (Average.   6   davs.   $12,000) 

"THE   CIRCUS   CLOWN"    Warners) 
EARLE   -(2.000).  40c-55c-65c,  6  days.  Stage: 
"Words  and   Music."    revue   headed   by   Les- 
ter Cole.     Gross:   $11,500.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"BABY    TAKE    A    BOW"    (Fox) 
FOX— (3,000).   30c-40c-60c.    6  days.      Stage: 
WCAU's    "Made     in     Phillv"     radio     revue. 
Gross:    $14,500,      (Average.   $12,000) 
"THE   GREAT   FLIRTATION"    (Para.) 
KARLTOX— (1.000).     30c-40c-50c,     6    days 
Gross:    $2,200.      {.-Xverage.    $3..5(»\ ) 

"HOLLYWOOD   PARTY"    (M-G-M) 
STANLEY-   (3.700).     40c-5.5c-65c.     6    days. 
Gross:   $8,000.     (Average.   $12,000.) 

"HE  WAS  HER  MAN"   (Warners) 
STANTON— (1.700),     .10c-40c-5.5c.     6    days. 
Gross:    $5,700.      (Average.    $7,000) 


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Sinner"  and  Fight 
Film  Top  Portland 

Poktland,  July  8. — Just  a  trifle  bet- 
ter than  average  week,  due  in  part  to 
continued  waterfront  strike,  increased 
attendance  at  dog  races  and  return  of 
warmer  weather.  Two  sets  of  Baer- 
Carnera  fight  pictures  did  considerable 
in  helping  regular  features  to  hold  up. 
"Half  a  Sinner"  at  Hainrick's  Music 
Box,  plus  the  fight  film,  brought  in 
$4,000,   or   $1,000  over   normal. 

"Registered  Nurse"  at  the  Broad- 
way, with  the  fight  films,  secured  but 
$400  over  normal  of  $5,000. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $22,600. 
Average  is  $22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing June  27 : 

"REGISTERED    NURSE"     (F.    N.) 
BAER-CARNERA    PICTURES 

BROADWAY— (1,912),  25c-35c-40c.  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,400.    (Average,   $5,000) 

"HALF    A    SINNER"    (Univ.) 
BAER-CARNERA    PICTURES 
HAMRICK'S    MUSIC    BOX— (2.000),    25c- 
35c-40c,     7    days.     Gross:     $4,000.     (Average. 
$3,000) 

"GLAMOUR"    (Univ.) 
HAMRICK'S   ORIENTAL— (2.040),    25c.    7 
days.  Stage:  Gilmour's  Radio  Circus.  Gross: 
$2,500.    (Average,    $2,000) 

"CURTAIN    AT    EIGHT" 
PANTAGES— (1,700).      15c-25c,      7      davs 
Stage  show.    Gross:  $1,700.   (Average.  $2,000) 
"NOW    I'LL    TELL"    (Fox) 
"SPRINGTIME    FOR    HENRY"    (Fox) 
PARAMOUNT--(3,008),        25c-,?.Sc-40c,        7 
davs.    Gross:    $4,000.    (Average.    $5,000) 
"LOOKING  FOR  TROUBLE"   (U.  A.) 
UNITED    ARTISTS-(945).    25c-35c-40c.    7 
days.   Gross:   $5,000.    (Average,   $5,000) 


Charter  Three  Concerns 

Albany,  July  8.— Three  film  com- 
panies have  just  been  chartered  here. 
The  names  of  the  companies  are 
Clinton-Appolo  Theatre  Corp ;  Granar 
Theatre  Corp ;  Mid-Man  Theatre 
Corp. 


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Monday.  July  9.   1934 


Chicago  Gets 
Catholic  O.K. 
For  52  Films 


(Continued  from  pacic  1) 

Catholic  people.  Tlie  same  courtesy 
will  be  extended  other  groups  which 
may  wish  for  such  a  list. 

"It  is  hoped  that  a  bureau  of  infor- 
mation will  be  set  up  in  the  office  of 
the  Ne-iV  World  which  will  have  a 
complete  file  index  of  all  pictures  as 
they  are  released.  It  will  be  the  pur- 
p<ise  of  this  bureau  to  give  definite 
information  to  all  who  may  ask  for 
information  about  pictures." 

List  of  Approved  Ones 

Follovk'ing  are  the  pictures  listed  as 
approved  for  Catholic  patronage  : 

"Operator    13,"    "The    Last    Gentlemen," 
"The  Witching  Hour,"  "Orders  Is  Orders, 
"His  Greatest  Gamble,"  "I  Give  My  Love, 
"A     Man's     Game,"     "The     Loudspeaker, 
"Honor    of    the    Range,"    "Baby    Takes    a 
Bow"   "Murder   in   the   Private   Car,         1  he 
Poor     Rich,"     "David     Harum,"     "One     Is 
Guilty,"       "Straightway,"       "Mad       Age, 
"Keep  'Em  Rolling,"  "Voice  ni  the  N.ght,_ 
"Man     Trailer,"     "House     of     Rothschild, 
"Wheels   of   Destiny,"    "Bulldog   Drummond 
Strikes    Back,"    "Most    Precious    Thing    in 
Life,"   "Fighting   Ranger,'   "\  cure   Telling 
Me  "  "Circus  Clown,"  "No  Greater  Glory, _ 
"In     Love     with      Life,"      "Wild      Cargo, 
"Melody  in  Spring,"   "Bottoms  Up.        Wor- 
rell     and      Son,"      "Harold      Teen  Ihe 
Quitter,"       "City       Limits,"       '  Plfty-Day 
Princess,"    "Mystery    of    Mr.    X,     .Change 
of  Heart,"  "Hell  Bent  for  Love,        A  Very 
Honorable     Guy,"     "Ever     in     My     Heart, 
"The   Show-Oflf,"    "The   Lost   Patrol,        II 
Tell  the   World,"   "Six  of  a   Kind.        Secret 
of  Blue  Room,"  "The  Hell  Cat  "  "Condemned 
to  Death,"   "The  Man  from  Utah,        Stolen 
Sweets,"    "World    in    Revolt,"    The    Fero- 
cious  Pal." 

Those  "Offensive  in  Spots" 

The  following  are  described  as 
"offensive  in  spots  because  they  are 
suggestive,  vulgar,  sophisticated  or 
lacking  in  modesty"  :  . 

"Twenty     Million     Sweethearts,        ,ftand 
Up    and    Cheer,"     "Where     Sinners    Meet, 
"Double  Door,"   "Here  Comes  the  Groom 
"Crime  of  Helen  Stanley,"  "You  Made   Me 
Love    You,"    "Shoot    the    Works,         Three 
on    a    Honeymoon,"    "Sing    and    Like    It 
"This  Man   Is  Mine,"   "Thm   Man,        Let  s 
Try  Again,"   "Constant  Nymph,        It   Hap- 
pened   One    Night,"    "All    Men    Are    Ene- 
mies,"   "Tarzan    and    His    Mate,       '.'Whirl- 
pool,"    "Many     Happy     Returns,     ..Merry 
Frinks,"     "Cockeyed     Cavaliers,  Party  _s 

Over,"  "Private  Scandal,"  "Crosby  Case. 
"We're  Not  Dressing,"  "Murder  on  the 
Blackboard,"  "Crime  Doctor,"  ''Beggars 
in  Ermine,"  "Viva  Villa."  "Now  I  "..TeM 
"Heart  Song,"  "Half  a  Sinner,  Little 
Miss  Marker,"  "Stingaree."  Song  Voii 
Gave  Me,"  "Ninth  Guest,"  Looking  for 
Trouble,"  "I've  Got  Your  Number,"  "Come 
On,  Marines,"  "As  the  Earth  Turns,"  "Cat 
and  the  Fiddle." 

The  following  are  labeled  indecent 
and  held  entirely  unfit  for  Catholic 
patronage : 

"Life  of  Vergie  Winters,"  "Enlighten 
Thy  Daughter,"  "Aflfairs  of  a  Gentleman," 
"Side  Streets,"  "Tomorrow's  Children," 
■'Dr.  Monica,"  "Unknown  Blonde,''  "Ari- 
ane,"  "Narcotic,"  "Road  to  Ruin,"  "Laugh- 
ing Boy,"  "Little  Man,  What  Now?|' 
"Madame  Du  Barry,"  "Born  to  Be  Bad,  ' 
"Uncertain  Lady,"  "Girls  for  Sale,"  "Man- 
hattan Melodrama,"  "Wharf  Angel."  "Merry 
Wives  of  Reno,"  "Notorious  but  Nice," 
"Modern  Hero,"  "Trumpet  Blows."  Finish- 
ing School,"  "Sisters  Under  the  Skin," 
"Springtime  for  Henry."  "Jimmy  the 
Gent,"  "He  Was  Her  Man."  "Sadie  Mc- 
Kee,"  "Fog  Over  Frisco,"  "Playthings  of 
Desire,"    "It   Ain't   No   Sin." 


Holy  Name  Joins  in 
Chicago  Film  Moves 

Chi/  ago,  July  8. — Pledge  cards 
have  been  distributed  in  all  Catholic 
churches   to   the   100,000  members   of 


Laffoon  Pays  Tax 

Frankfort,  Ky.,  July  8.— Gov. 
Ruby  Laffoon's  pet  sales  tax 
measure  cost  him  three  cents 
the  Fourth  of  .July  when  he 
entered  a  local  theatre  with 
two  members  of  his  family. 
They  had  passes,  but  the 
management  ruled  passhold- 
ers  were  liable  for  payment 
of  the  tax.  He  was  stopped 
by  the  doorman.  He  returned 
to  the  cashier's  window  and 
deposited    three   cents. 


the  Holy  Name  Societies  pledging 
them  not  to  attend  offensive  films. 

Cardinal  Mundelein  is  sponsoring 
the  local  campaign.  Active  in  the 
work  with  him  are  the  Most  Rev. 
B.  J.  Sheil,  senior  auxiliary  bishop, 
and  Rev.  F.  G.  Dineen,  S.J.,  pastor  of 
St.  Ignatius  Church. 

It  was  announced  that  upon  opening 
of  the  fall  school  term  the  campaign 
will  be  carried  on  into  parochial 
schools. 


Catholic  Editor  Is 
Against  Censorship 

Declaring  that  the  drive  of  the 
Catholic  Church  against  indecent  pic- 
tures is  not  for  censorship  purposes. 
Rev.  Wilfrid  Parsons,  S.J.,  editor  of 
America,    a    Catholic    weekly,    states. 

"Quite  the  contrary.  The  responsi- 
bility does  not  iiclong  to  the  state, 
and  we  are  throwing  it  back  where 
it  belongs,  on  the  producers. 

"Aly  general  opinion  is  that  those 
fellows  know  their  business.  They 
have  a  v\'onderful  way  of  giving  en- 
tertainment. 

"The  one  thing  that  burns  me  up  is 
their  habit  of  throwing  salacious  bits 
into  perfectly  good  movies,  like  Her- 
vey  Allen  did  in  his  book,  'Anthony 
Adverse.'     That  doesn't  help. 

"There's  no  shortage  of  good  pic- 
tures if  people  would  only  discrimi- 
nate." 

Representatives  from  25  Protestant 
denominations  will  meet  next  Friday 
and  distribute  pledges  asking  members 
to  shun  salacious  filtns.  The  move  is 
being  backed  by  the  Federal  Council 
of  Churches  of  Christ  in  America. 

Prior  to  sailing  for  Europe.  Rev. 
Michael  J.  Curley,  Archbishop  of  Bal- 
timore, and  Rev.  Dr.  S.  Parkes  Cad- 
man  joined  in  condemning  indecent 
films.  The  former  stated  the  move- 
ment is  growing  in  momentum  in 
Baltimore  while  Dr.  Cadman  said  he 
rejoiced  in  cooperating  with  religious 
elements  against  indecent  films. 


Reports  Catholic  Move 
Spreading  to  England 

London,  Julv  8. — The  Leeion  of 
Decency  crusade  against  objectionable 
pictures  has  reached  across  the  .Atlan- 
tic and  into  Ensland.  according  to  G. 
A.  Atkinson,  editor  of  The  Era.  well- 
known  British  amusement  weekly. 

"The  crusade  has  spread  to  Britain, 
where  Councils  of  Action  are  being 
formed  bv  Catholics  in  all  centres."  he 
writes.  "Down  in  South  Wales,  where 
there  are  90,000  Catholics,  the  move- 
ment has  been  joined  by  the  Noncon- 
formists, who,  at  a  Cardiff  meeting, 
passed  a  resolution  e.xnressino;  'com- 
plete agreement  with  the  high  moral 
and  religious  ideals  of  the  Catholic 
Board'." 


Church's  Ban 
Hits  All  Film 
In  St.  Louis 


(C  uiiti'tiicti  from  pniic  1) 

.Mhany,  N.  Y. ;  Augusta,  Ga. :  Balti- 
more ;  Brooklyn  ;  Bulifalo :  Chicago  ; 
Detroit;  Pitt.sburgh ;  Portland,  Me.; 
Quincy,  111.;  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and 
Tulsa. 

Publishing  approved  and  disap- 
proved lists  are  Omaha  and  San 
.\ntonio. 

Publishing  the  "white"  list  only  are 
Cleveland ;  Davenport,  la. ;  and  Du- 
buque,  la. 

Publishing  the  names  of  producers, 
but  not  titles  of  pictures  are  Boston, 
Vz.\\   River  and   Springfield.   Mass. 


K,  C.  Jewish  Editor 
Against  Film  Curbs 

(toiiliiiKcd  from  pane  1) 

rusal.  Having  found  it  impossible 
to  tell  the  nation  what  it  could  drink, 
the  clergy  is  now  getting  busy  on  the 
project  of  advising  us  on  what  we 
can  see.  They  will  probably  meet 
with  the  same  ultimate  success  that 
they   did   on  the  drink  evil." 


Hays  Reports 
Studios  Ban 
Many  Scripts 


Sell  Swedish  Patents 

VVashingto.n,  July  8.  —  Swedisli 
rights  covering  the  Petersen  &  Poul- 
sen  sound  film  patents  have  been  sold 
to  the  Swedish  Nordisk  Tone  Film 
Co.,  according  to  a  report  received  by 
the  U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce 
from  Assistant  Trade  Commissioner 
Paul  H.  Peterson  at  Copenhagen. 

The  purchaser  is  to  be  capitalized 
at  2.000,000  crowns  and  is  planning  to 
build  a  new  studio  which,  it  is  said, 
will  be  the  largest  in  Scandinavia  at 
Lidingoen,  outside  of   Stockholm. 


Houston  Spot  to  Be  Store 

Houston,  July  8. — The  Queen,  first 
picture  house  opened  in  Houston,  will 
give  way  to  progress  Aug.  1  when  the 
building  will  be  remodeled  for  a  de- 
partment store.  Opened  in  1915  by 
E.  H.  Hulsey  of  Dallas,  the  Queen 
was  the  first  theatre  here  to  play  a 
picture  program  exclusively.  Later  it 
was  controlled  by  S.  A.  Lynch  of 
Southern  Enterprises,  and  Publi.x. 


Takes  Over  Trendle House 

Detkoit,  July  8. — Lew  Wisper, 
owner  and  operator  of  the  Piccadilly, 
and  heavily  interested  in  the  Calvin 
and  Mack  Uptown,  has  acquired  the 
Easttown,  a  deluxe  neighborhood 
house  seating  2,500,  from  Trendle. 

The  Easttown  is  a  former  Publix 
house  reverted  to  Trendle  when  he 
assumed  control  of  the  Publix  prop- 
erties  in   the   city. 


Para.  Signs  Neilan. 

Hollywood,  July  8. — Marshall  Nei- 
lan has  been  signed  to  direct  the 
Damon  Runyon  yarn,  "The  Lemon 
Drop  Kid"  for  Paramount.  The  film 
will  top  SDOt  either  Lee  Tracy  or 
Jack  Oakie.  Neilan  at  present  is 
working  on  the  screen  play  of  "Mis- 
sissippi" in  collaboration  with  Herbert 
Fields. 


(Continued  from  pane  1) 

as  offensive  dialogue  and  questionable 
action,  running  at  about  3,000  annually. 

Five  hundred  and  sixty-four  scripts, 
books  and  synopses  intended  for  fea- 
tures and  293  intended  for  shorts 
were  read  by  the  Hays  office  during 
1933. 

Conferences  on  screen  material  be- 
fore production  were  as  follows  :  Fea- 
tures, 629 ;  shorts,  490.  Pictures  re- 
viewed during  the  year  amounted  to 
380  features  and  168  shorts.  Written 
opinions  were  sent  to  studios  in  1,073 
cases  involving  features  and  478  cases 
involving   shorts. 


I 


Censor's  Work  Hit 
By  Milwaukee  Clubs 

Milwaukee,  July  8. —  Failure  of 
the  city  censor  board  to  prevent  the 
showing  of  "crude,  unwholesome  and 
morally  objectionable"  films  has  been 
charged  by  a  committee  of  club  women 
before  the  Common  Council  finance 
committee  here.  At  the  same  time,  the 
Holy  Name  Society  is  inaugurating  a 
campaign  to  "root  out  all  immoral  and 
objectionable  movies." 

In  Madison,  ministers  other  than  the 
Catholic  clergy,  have  commended 
Catholics  for  their  Legion  of  Decency. 


Add  to  Seattle  Censors 

Seattle,  July  8. — An  amendment  to 
the  city  charter  which  increases  the 
board  of  c.ensors  from  five  to  nine  has 
been  passed  by  the  council.  Attached 
to  the  anieiidment  was  a  para.grapli 
which  gave  the  board  the  right  to  see 
r.ll  theatrical  advertising  before  i)ul) 
lication  in  newspapers  if  it  so  de- 
sires. The  latter  part  was  vetoed  by 
Mayor  John  F.  Dore.  A  further  hear- 
ing on  this  pha.se  is  scheduled  for  a 
later  date. 

Wants  Censors  on  Sets 

St.  Louis,  July  8. — Stationing  of 
a  censor  on  every  set  during  the  mak 
ing  of  films  to  guarantee  against  any- 
thing objectionable  is  advocate<l  bv 
Rev.  Theodore  Graebner  of  Concordi.i 
Seminary,  Clayton.  Mo.  He  says  he 
proposes  to  extend  his  Civic  Union 
campaign  against  objectionable  films 
to   other  cities. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


(Continued  from  paqe  2) 

of  it  has  to  do  with  the  code  as 
seen  through  LT.O.A.  eyes. 
Trying  a  case  for  him  is  some- 
thing this  publication  refuses  to 
go  for.  There  are  courts  of  law. 
regularly  constituted,  for  that 
purpose.  Apparently  Weisman 
knows  that,  as  witness  his  inten- 
tion of  filing.  When  he  does,  his 
intentions  will  emerge  from  fu- 
tures into  facts.  That  will  make 
them  news.  Then  they'll  be 
reported  in  the  columns  of 
Motion  Picture  Daily.  . 

KANN 


Monday,  July  9,   1934 


MOTION   PICTURE 

DAILY 


Short 
Subjects 

''Burn  'Em  Up  Barnes** 

(Mascot) 

If  the  first  two  episodes  can  serve 
as  a  criterion  of  what  follows,  this 
serial  is  to  be  liighly  recommended 
tor  both  kids  and  adults.  It  contains 
all  the  stock  thrill  material,  but  done 
in  an  authentic  and  convin<-ing  manner 
agamst  an  automobile  race  track  back- 
ground. 

The  story  concerns  Jack  Mulhall, 
king  of  dirt  track  drivers,  and  his 
efforts  to  educate  Frankie  Darro, 
younger  brother  of  his  pal,  who  had 
been  killed  taking  newsreel  shots  of 
Mulhall's  first  race.  Lola  Lane,  a 
garage  owner  and  holder  of  the  town 
school  bus  franchise,  supplies  the  love 
interest  when  Mulhall  quits  the  track 
after  his  pal's  death  and  becomes  her 
partner.  Edwin  Maxwell  and  Jason 
Robards  are  trying  to  buy  some  land 
from  Miss  Lane  because,  unknown  to 
her,  it  is  rich  with  oil.  Reel  two  ends 
with  Mulhall  chasing  two  of  Max- 
well's henchmen  who  have  evidence 
that  would  clear  him  from  a  trumped 
up  charge  of  murder.  Running  time, 
15  mins.  per  episode. 


"Speaking  of  Relations" 

(Roach-M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  July  8.  —  Irvin  S. 
Cobb's  first  film  hardly  rises  to  the 
occasion  on  the  comedy  graph  chart. 
It  is  slow  and  below  par  on  comic  situ- 
ations and  laughs. 

Cobb  is  a  retired  river  steam  boat 
captain,  who  has  a  tough  time  slip- 
ping away  from  Kathryn  Clare  Ward, 
his  unmarried  sister,  for  a  fishing  trip 
with  his  crony,  Frank  Darien.  Benny 
Baker,  a  practical  joking  nephew, 
shows  up  to  make  himself  a  nuisance 
and  succeeds.  While  fishing,  Benny 
frames  Cobb  with  the  game  warden, 
which  costs  Cobb  his  bank  roll.  Try- 
ing to  get  even,  the  sister  is  pushed 
into  the  pond  by  mistake  for  a  wind- 
up.  Hal  Yates  directed.  Running 
time,  18  mins. 


'Young  Eagles' 


(Romance   Product) 

This  serial  is  a  humdinger  for  kids 
and  will  surely  go  over  with  family 
audiences.  Its  main  theme  is  the  ad- 
ventures of  a  brace  of  Boy  Scouts 
who  win  a  flying  trip  to  South 
America.  The  plane  is  wrecked  in  the 
jungle  and  a  series  of  hair-raising  es- 
capes from  the  clutches  of  wild  beasts 
ensue. 

There's  plenty  of  action  in  this  chap- 
ter play  and  the  youngsters  will  want 
to  come  back  for  more  each  week. 
It's  clean  and  supports  the  tradition 
of  the  scout.  Bobby  Ford  and  Jim 
Adams,  newcomers,  are  the  adven- 
turers. The  first  chapter  runs  28  min- 
utes, but  the  following  series  run  about 
20  minutes  each. 


Borg  Quits  Post 

Kansas  City,  July  8. — Russell  C. 
Borg  has  resigned  as  manager  of  Con- 
solidated Film  Distributors,  indepen- 
dent exchange.  J.  Erwin  Dodson,  for- 
merly National  Screen  Service  repre- 
sentative, has  been  added  to  the  Con- 
solidated sales  staff. 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'Notorious  Sophie  Lang' 


(  Faraiiiount) 

Hollywood,  July  8. — A  fast-moving  crook  farce  presenting  Gertrude 
Michael  in  her  first  big  role  in  the  title  part.  Aiding  are  Paul  Cavanagh, 
Arthur  Byron,  Alison  Skipworth,  Leon  Errol  and  several  others  con- 
tributing to  a  well-balanced  cast  which  interprets  a  series  of  clever 
situations  sufficient  to  hold  the  interest. 

Althougii  the  crook  element  is  not  vindicated,  the  average  audience 
jjrobably  will  not  criticize  on  this  score  because  of  the  farcical  intent  to 
mterest  for  clean-cut  entertainment.  The  story  centers  around  a  battle 
of  wits  between  two  clever  crooks,  namely  Miss  Michael  and  Cavanagh, 
and  the  New  York  police  department  with  plenty  of  subtle  and  outright 
comedy  interniingletl  to  keep  the  proceedings  from  becoming  too  serious. 

It  moves  fast  with  surprises  in  every  sequence.  The  big  city  back- 
ground and  upper  social  stratum  allow  artistic  background,  good 
photography  and  production  values. 

Able  screen  treatment  of  Anthony  Veiller,  plus  expert  direction  of 
Ralph  Murphy  and  competent  assistance  of  the  entire  cast  contribute 
toward  the  whole. 

Designed  solely  for  laughs  with  no  intentions  of  going  serious,  this 
seems  headed  to  please  various  types  of  audiences.  Running  time, 
72  minutes. 


"ShootWorks" 

Denver  Smash 

With  $7,000 


Denvkr,  July  8.  —  "Shoot  the 
Works"  overcame  the  competition  of 
night  baseball,  amusement  parks  and 
the  Elitch  Stock  Co.  last  week.  The 
take  at  the  Denham  was  $7,000,  up  by 
$3,000,  and  the  feature  was  held  over 
for  nine  davs. 

"Operator  13"  had  a  fair  $5,500  at 
the  Orpheum. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $21,750. 
Average  is  $20,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  5 : 

"WHERE    SINNERS    MEET"    (Radio) 

ALADDIN— (1.500).  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $2,250.    (Average.   $2,500) 

"SHOOT  THE   WORKS"    (Para.) 
DENHAM— (LSOO).  25c-40c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,000.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"STINGAREE"    (Radio) 
DENVER— (2..500).     25c-35c-50c,     7      days. 
Gross:   $5,000.    (Average.   $6,000) 

"OPERATOR   13"    (M-G-M) 
ORPHEUM— (2.600).    25c-35c-50c.    7    davs. 
Gross:   $5,500.    (Average.   $6,000) 

"WHIRLPOOL"    (Col.) 
"SISTERS    UNDER    THE    SKIN"    (CoL) 
PARAMOUNT— (2.000),     25c-40c.     7    days. 
Gross:    $2,000.    (Average.    $2,000) 


Royalties  Are  Taxable 

Albany,  July  8. — Income  taxes  on 
copyright  royalties  must  be  paid  to 
the  state  by  authors  and  playwrights. 
according  to  the  Appellate  Court, 
which  so  ruled  on  a  test  case  of  Elmer 
Rice. 

The  court  held  unanimously  that 
such  taxes  may  be  retroactively  on 
copyright  royalties. 


"Winters''  Is 
Cleveland  Hit 
Despite  Ban 


Cleveland,  July  8. — "Vergie  Win- 
ters" played  to  the  biggest  week's 
business,  $14,000,  the  RKO  Palace  has 
known  since  it  adopted  a  straight  pic- 
ture policy,  in  spite  of  excessive  heat 
and  the  fact  that  it  is  on  the  black  list 
of  the  Catholic  Legion  of  Decency  and 
was  held  up  for  a  time  by  the  Ohio 
censors. 

It  is  the  first  ])icture  to  be  held  over 
by  the  Palace. 

Business  was  dull  elsewhere.  Total 
lirst  run  business  was  $33,6;)().  .Aver- 
age is  $34,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  ,Mie  week  end- 
ing July  () : 
"LITTLE    MAN,    WHAT   NOW?"    (Univ.) 

ALLEN— (3.300).       20c-,Wc-40c,       7      days. 
Gross:  $3,500.   (Average,  $3,000) 
"MERRY    WIVES    OF    RENO"    (Warners) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3,800).  .Wc- 
35c-44c.  7  days.  Gross:  $3,500.  (Average, 
$5,000) 

"SISTERS    UNDER   THE    SKIN"    (Col.) 
"NOTORIOUS    BUT    NICE"    (Chesterfield) 

WARNERS'  LAKE— (800).  .?0c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $1,500.    (Average.    $2  000) 
"LIFE    OF    VERGIE    WINTERS"    (Radiol 

RKO  PALACE— (3,100),  30c-35c-44c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $14,000.    (Average.    $10,000) 

"MANY    HAPPY    RETURNS"    (Para.) 

LOEW'S     STATE-(3.400),    30c-35c-44c,    7 
days.    Gross:    $8,500.    (Average.   $10,000) 
"THIRTY    DAY    PRINCESS"    (Para.) 
"LAUGHING    AT    LIFE"    (Mascot) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1,900).  20c-.?0c-40c. 
7   davs.    Gross:   $3,000.    (Average.   $4,000) 


Bomb  Minneapolis  House 

Minneapolis,  July  8. — The  Cozy 
Theatre,  north  side  neighborhood 
house,  has  been  bombed.  A  woman  in 
the  next  building  was  hurled  from 
bed  and  glass  showered  nearby  struc- 
tures. 


''Thin  Man"  Does  $39,800 

"The  Thin  Man"  at  the  Capitol 
garnered  $39,800  in  its  first  week  and 
will  probably  do  around  $30,000  in  its 
second  closing  Thursday  night. 


Miller's  Father  III 

Chicago,  July  8. — Jack  Miller  has 
left  for  the  east  to  visit  his  80-year- 
old  father  who  is  in  declining  health 
at  his  home  in  Westville,  N.  ^^ 


Chatter 


Buffalo 

Buffalo,  July  8. — Ted  O'Shea, 
M-G-M  manager,  is  quite  the  golfer 
among  locajl  club  memberjs.  After 
carding  a  neat  89  for  a  65  net  score 
to  win  first  prize  in  the  Cal  Wadley 
sweepstakes  at  Transit '  Valley,  !he 
came  back  next  day  to  win  the  first 
leg  on  the  Vincent  R.  McFaul  Cup 
for  low  match  score  in  the  Variety 
Club    tournament    at    Willowdale. 

Joseph  Schuchert,  Jr.,  won  the 
first  leg  on  the  A.  Charles  Hayman 
Cup  for  low  gross  score  in  the  tourna- 
ment. Hercules  N.  Webster,  chair- 
man of  the  committee  for  the  day's 
outing,  won  the  driving  contest.  Her- 
bert T.  Silverberg  won  the  tennis 
trophy. 

More  than  100  participated  in  golf, 
tennis  and  quoits  and  more  than  125 
guests  attended  the  dinner  in  the 
evening.  Trophies  were  presented  by 
Ganson  Depew,  president  of  the  Buf- 
falo Chamber  of  Commerce  and  of  the 
Wes'tern  New  York  District  Golf 
Ass'n. 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  July  8. — A  bufifet 
luncheon  in  and  on  the  local  club  were 
served  to  members  Monday  evening, 
the  purpose  being  a  general  get-to- 
gether as  well  as  to  discuss  plans  for 
the  picnic  which  the  tent  expects  to 
hold  this  month.  Several  places  are 
under  consideration,  but  a  definite  de- 
cision as  to  location  has  not  yet  been 
reached. 

Harky  Sachs,  member  of  Tent  No. 
6,  was  among  those  present  around 
the  local  club  last  week. 

Barker  Ervin  Bock,  manager  of  the 
closed  RKO  Capitol,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  RKO  Paramount  as  as- 
sistant to  Joe  Goetz  for  the  present. 
This  is  BoiK's  former  stamping 
ground. 


Wasfiington 

Washington,  July  8. — The  weekly 
luncheons  will  be  discontinued  during 
August. 

"Kings  for  the  Day"  at  the  last 
luncheon  were  J.  William  Cleveland 
and  Nat  Stiefel,  who  presented 
Tenor  James  Melton,  then  appearing 
on  the  Earle  Theatre  program,  for  the 
vocal  interludes. 

While  the  activities  of  the  tent  for 
August  are  undecided,  it  is  expected 
that  picnics  or  other  divertissements 
will  be  substituted.  Canvasman  A. 
Julian  Brylawski  issued  the  invi- 
tation to  the  tent  to  foregather  at  his 
cottage  on  the  Wicomico  River  in 
Maryland  on  Aug.  20. 


New  Warner  Team 

Hollywood,  July  8. — Warners  will 
pair  Frank  McHugh  with  Joe  E. 
Brown  in  "Six  Day  Bike  Rider."  The 
picture  is  slated  to  get  under  way 
in  the  next  ten  days  with  Lloyd  Bacon 
directing. 


C.  E.  A.  Talks  Reel 

London,  July  8. — The  C.  E.  A.  (ex- 
hibitors' association)  should  enter  the 
newsreel  field  on  its  own,  according  to 
opinions  expressed  by  several  provin- 
cial members. 


THE  PRESS! 
THE  RADIO! 
THE  PUBLIC! 
THE  PULPIT! 

LEADERS  IN  ALL  WALKS  OF  LIFE 
ACCLAIM  THIS   MIGHTY  EPICt 


WALTER  WINCHEL  on  na- 
tional coast-to-coast  radio 
hook-up  said:  '"ARE  WE 
CIVILIZED'  MAKES  THE 
IMOST  STIRRING  PLEA 
FOR  PEACE,  HEARD  AND 
SEEN,  YET." 


"Iff  I  were  President  off  these 
United  States  I  would  en- 
deavor to  have  a  law  passed 
compellins  every  man,  wo- 
man and  child  to  see  'ARE 
WE  CIVILIZED.'" 

—  Ed  Wynn 


"  I  congratulate  you  and  re- 
gard 'ARE  WE  CIVILIZED' 
as  one  of  the  most  outstand- 
ing pictures  I  have  ever  seen." 
—J.  F.  T.  O'Connor,  Control- 
ler U.  S.  Currency. 


"VOICE  OF  EXPERIENCE" 
over  national  radio  hook-up 
said : "  I  watched  my  old  ffriend 
William  Farnum  enact  the 
greatest  characterization  off 
his  entire  career  ...  I  hope 
you  will  see  this  picture  ffor 
yourselves." 


"I  saw,  and  I  hope  many  of 
you  will  see,  the  movie  en- 
titled 'ARE  WE  CIVILIZED' 
—excerpt  ffrom  sermon  in  St. 
Bartholomew's  Church,  New 
York  by  Rev.  Geo.  Paul  T. 
Sargent,  D.  D. 


"May  I  recommend  'ARE 
WE  CIVILIZED'  to  every 
father,  mother,  yes,  to  every 
teacher  and  to  every  pupil  off 
our  vast  school  system."— 
Maxwell  Ross,  Chairman, 
Allied  Local  School  Boards, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


"Has  great  mass  appeal . . . 
fflne  direction  . . .  the  film  is 
going  to  be  eaten  up  in  the 
small  towns."— Cfifck  Lewis, 
Showmen's  Round  Table. 


"Timely  appeal  to  reason . . . 
it  is  skillffully  made,  power- 
ffully  acted  by  William  Far- 
num and  it  ffeatures  some 
stunning,  spectacular  scenes 
—  New  York  Mirror 


RASPIN  PRODUCTIONS,  inc.,  rko  building, new  york,n.y. 


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NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  JULY  10,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Para.  Awaits 
Moves  Under 
Changed  Law 

Trustees'    Appointments 
Up  to  Court  Today 

Additional  steps  which  are  expected 
to  carry  Paramount  further  along  the 
road  to  reorganization  are  anticipated 
as  a  follow  of  the  naming  today  of 
permanent  trustees  for  the  company 
under  the  new  bankruptcy  law. 

The  hearing  is  slated  for  this  morn- 
ing before  Federal  Judge  Alfred  C. 
Coxe  and  may  result  in  retirement 
from  the  Paramount  trusteeship  of 
Charles  E.  Richardson,  who  has  been 
serving  with  Eugene  W.  Leake  and 
Charles  D.  Hilles.  Under  the  bank- 
ruptcy   laws    as    now    constituted,    the 

(Continued   on    paiic   6) 


Churches  Here 
To  Talk  With 
Fihu  Leaders 


Decide  on  Move  Before 
Starting  Campaign 


"U"  Sets  10  Films 
In  the  Music  Hall 

Universal  yesterday  signed  its  first 
big  product  contract  with  the  same 
theatre  which  took  its  product  in  New 
York  last  year,  the  Music  Hall.  The 
deal  was  arranged  between  James  R. 
Grainger  and  F.  J.  A.  McCarthy  for 
Universal,  and  W.  G.  Van  Schmus 
for  the  Music  Hall.  It  provides  that 
in  the  next  52  playing  weeks,  New 
York's  "ace"  picture  house  will  show 

(Continued   on    paf/c    7) 


Walsh's  Para,  Deal 
On  Percentage  Basis 

George  Walsh,  by  a  new  deal  just 
concluded,  becomes  a  Paramount 
operating  associate  with  a  percentage 
of  the  net  and  a  guaranteed  salary 
with  approximately  14  upstate  the- 
atres under  his  wing.  Long  with  the 
Comerford  circuit,  headquartering  in 
Scranton,  Walsh  has  been  running  the 
string  in  which  he  now  acquires  a 
profit  interest  for  many  months. 

He  will  buy  his  own  film,  arrange 
his  own  bookings  and  run  the  show 
out  of  Poughkeepsie  under  the  decen- 
tralization formula  applied  to  this 
string  of  houses  which  are  located  in 
Newburgh,  Poughkeepsie,  Peekskill, 
Midldletown,  Syracuse  and  Glens  Falls. 

/.  /.  Franklin  Set 
For  Hawaii  Circuit 

San     Francisco,     July     9.— J.     J. 
Franklin,  operating  as  Franklin  The- 
atrical   Enterprises    of    Los    Angeles, 
plans  to  build  a  chain  of  theatres   in 
(Continued  on  pacie  8) 


Conferences  with  producers  are  to 
be  sought  by  the  three  main  divisions 
of  New  York  churches — Catholic, 
Protestant  and  Jewish — before  starting 
a  clean  film  drive  here  similar  to  those 
now  in  progress  throughout  the  coun- 
try. This  was  decided  yesterday  at  a 
luncheon  conference  at  Holy  Cross 
rectory. 

Present  at  the  luncheon  were  :  Mgr. 
Michael  J.  Lavelle,  vicar-general  of 
the  Archdiocesse  of  New  York,  and 
Rev.  Joseph  A.  McCafifrey,  rector  of 

(Continued  on   page   4) 

Hays  Sees  a  Gain 
In  Film  Criticism 

Hollywood,  July  9. — That  "the 
American  public  and  the  picture  in- 
dustry have  everything  to  gain  from 
every  sincere  movement  which  works 
for  the  proper  selection  of  picture 
entertainment"  was  the  assertion  made 
by  Will  H.  Hays  upon  his  arrival 
here  today. 

"Current  criticism,"  said  the  M.P. 
P.D.A.  head,  "has  the  very  signifi- 
cant value  of  encouraging  the  support 

(Continued  on    page  4) 


Critique 


Hollywood,  July  9. — Asked 
for  comment  on  how  he  en- 
joyed his  trip  to  Honolulu, 
Harry  Brand  said: 

"I  give  it  two  and  one-half 
stars  for  pleasure  and  four 
stars  for  expense." 


Phila.  Groups 
To  Confer  on 
Closing  Plan 

Philadelphia,  July  9. — The  two 
rival  independent  theatremen's  groups 
here,  the  M.P.T.O.  and  the  Lidepend- 
ent  Exhibitors'  Protective  Ass'n,  to- 
day appt)inted  committees  to  confer 
with  each  other  and  with  Warners  on 
the  proposal  to  close  local  houses  until 
the  church's   film  boycott  is  modified. 

After  the  installation  of  Charles 
Segall  as  its  new  president  the  M.P. 
T.O.  launched  into  a  discussion  of  the 
(Continued   on   page  4) 

Breen  Not  an  NRA 
Man — Rosenblatt 

Washington,  July  9. — Hollywood 
stories  indicating  that  Joseph  L 
Breen's  job  as  official  censor  for  films 
produced   by    Hays    association   mem- 

(Continued  on    page  4) 


For  Code  Approved  Films 

Hollywood,  July  9.— On  and  after  July  15,  when  the  strengthened 
self-regulation  formula  of  Hays  member  companies  swings  into 
effect,  the  following  certificate  will  be  issued  to  producers  whose 
pictures  meet  and  pass  code  requirements  under  Joseph  I  Breen: 

Certificate  No 

THIS    IS    TO    CERTIFY    THAT.... 

(name   of   Producer) 

in    the    production    of 

(title    of    picture) 

has  complied  with  the  self-imposed  regulations  of  the  industry 
as  administered  by  the  Production  Code  Administration  of 
the  Motion  Picture  Producers  &  Distributors  of  America,  Inc., 
to  maintain  right  standards  in  the  production  of  motion  pic- 
tures as  a  form  of  entertainment. 

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I,  JOSEPH  I.  BREEN,  Director 
of  the  Production  Code  Administration  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Producers  &  Distributors  of  America,  Inc.,  have  hereunto  set 
my  hand  and  caused  the  seal  of  the  Production  Code  Admin- 
istration to  be  hereunto  affixed  this   days  of  193... 

(SEAL)  Director,  Production  Code  Administration. 

Code-approved  pictures  will  be  entitled  to  carry  this  on  prints 
with  the   seal  of  the   M.P.P.D.A.  super-imposed: 

This  picture  approved  by  the  Production  Code  Administra- 
tion of  the  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors  of 
America,    Inc. 

Certificate  No 


Loew's  Seeks 
Third  of  Shea 
Circuit  Stock 


Shea  Estate,  Paramount 
Expected  to  Split 


Loew's,  Inc.,  is  negotiating  and  e.x- 
pects  to  close  shortly  for  a  one-third 
interest  in  the  operating  circuit  devel- 
oped by  the  late  Michael  Shea  in  Buf- 
falo, Niagara  Falls  and  North  Tona- 
wanda. 

Now  owned  jointly  by  the  Shea  es- 
tate and  Paramount  Publix,  it  is  un- 
derstood both  groups  will  relinquish 
sufficient  stock  to  aggregate  the  one- 
third  which  the  Loew  circuit  is  about 
to  anne.x. 

Operation,  it  is  expected,  will  con- 
tinue as  heretofore  in  the  hands  of 
Vincent  R.  McFaul,  general  manager 
of  the  circuit,  which  recently  switched 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Report  Skouras  as 
Operator  for  Loew 

Reports  were  current  yesterday  that 
with  the  anticipated  court  approval 
of  the  foreclosure  sale  of  Fox  Metro- 
politan Playhouses  to  Loew's  and 
Warners  a  matter  of  routine  now, 
George  P.  Skouras  will  operate  the 
Long  Lsland  houses  for  Loew's  when 
they  are  taken  over. 

It  already  has  been  brought  out 
in  court  that  Louis  Frisch  and  Sam 
Rinzler    have    been    offered    posts    by 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Says  Columbia  Not 
To  Hamper  Theatres 

Chicago,  July  9. — Columbia  is  deli- 
nitely  reconciled  to  the  idea  the  ex- 
hibitor must  be  allowed  to  run  his 
own  business,  said  Jack  Cohn  today 
at  the  opening  of  the  company's  west- 
ern sales  meeting  at  the  Medinah  Club. 

"While  we  do  not  believe  in  10-cent 
admissions,  still  if  that  is  what  the 
(Continued  on  page  S) 


Report  Code  Boards 
Are  Delaying  Sales 

Tardiness  of  local  boards  in  getting 
through  new  clearance  and  zoning 
schedules  is  reported  holding  up  new 
season  deals. 

As  a  result  a  joint  meeting  of  the 
clearance  and  zoning  and  grievance 
committees,  consisting  of  George  J. 
.Schaefer,  R.  H.  Cochrane,  Charles  I^. 
O'Reilly,  and  Harold  S.  Bareford  will 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July   10,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered   U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


\ol.    36 


July    10,    1934 


No.   7 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief   and    Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN 

Editor 
JAMES  A.   CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Pubkcations,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

Publication  Office;  1790  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad- 
dress "Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  con- 
tents copyrigUted  1934  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications: MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD, 
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PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
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28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
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Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  11  Olasz 
Fasor   17,   Endre  Hevesi,   Representative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter  January 
4,  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.    Y.,   under   Act   of   March   3,    1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.     Single  copies:    10   cents. 


Mascot  Distribution 
Lineup  Is  Completed 

Mascot  Pictures  Corp.  has  set  com- 
plete distribution  for  10  features  atid 
two  specials  for  1934-35  release,  Nat 
Levine  announced  yesterday. 

Twenty-three  exchanges  located  in 
key  cities  will  handle  the  pictures. 
They  are : 

Excellent,  Detroit;  Far  West,  Exchanges, 
Los  Angeles  and  San  Francisco;  Gold  Med- 
al, Philadelphia  and  Washington;  Holly- 
wood. Boston;  B.  N.  Judell,  Inc.,  Chicago, 
St.  Louis  and  Indianapolis;  Independent, 
Dallas;  Heme  State,  Little  Rock,  Ark.;  A. 
C.  Bormberg  Attractions,  Atlana;  Majcsic, 
Milwaukee;  Majestic,  New  York;  Majestic, 
Seattle  and  Portland;  Midwest.  Kansas 
City  and  Omaha;  Monarch.  Pittsburgh; 
Standard,  Buffalo  and  Albany;  J.  S.  Jos- 
.sey,  Cleveland  and  Cincinnati:  Monogram, 
Oklahoma  City;  Distinctive,  Denver  and 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  Celebrated,  Minneap- 
olis. 


Knight  Captures  Award 

R.  E.  ("Fuzzy")  Knight,  manager 
of  the  Fairmont,  Fairmont,  West  Va., 
is  winner  of  the  June  Quigley  Award, 
the  sixth  in  the  series.  His  campaign 
on  "20  Million  Sweethearts"  took  top 
honors.  Twelve  honorable  mentions 
have  also  been  decided  upon  by  judges 
of  the  Managers'  Round  Table  Club 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Herald. 


Farrow  Made  Director 

Hollywood,  July  9. — John  Farrow, 
formerly  a  writer,  has  been  made  a 
full-fledged  director  at  M-G-M.  His 
first  effort  will  be  a  two-reel  musical, 
"Beauty  and  Truth,"  which  Harry 
Rapf  is  producing. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


MR.  Nicliolas  M.  Schenck: 
M-G-M  Corp., 
New  York  City. 
Dear  Mr.  Schenck : 

Your  studio  previewed  "Born  to 
Be  Kissed"  in  Hollywood  over 
the  week-end.  What  Motion 
Picture  Daily's  coast  repre- 
sentative thought  of  it,  you  will 
find  elsewhere  in  this  edition  this 
morning.  Probably  you  know  a 
good  deal  about  the  story  and  the 
picture  anyway.  .  .  . 

In  it,  as  the  wires  conveyed  the 
story,  Jean  Harlow  decides  to  play 
with  wealth  and  fire,  but  her  ob- 
ject is  only  matrimony.  Lewis 
Stone  loses  fortune,  standing  and 
his  life  at  his  own  hands.  Next  in 
line  is  Lionel  Barrymore,  but 
Franchot  Tone,  as  Barrymore's 
son,  beats  his  pater  to  the  punch. 
Barrymore  doesn't  like  the  match, 
frames  Miss  Harlow  with  an 
unknown  man,  but  Jean  gets  back 
at  him  in  the  semi-nude.  It's  all 
done  with  photographs  and  we 
aren't  punning.  ...  It  is  the 
opinion  of  this  publication's  re- 
viewer that  the  picture  "has  its 
moments  but  its  selling  demands 
thoughtful,  tactful  exploitation  at 
this  time." 

It  is  our  opinion  it  would  be 
worth  your  ow^n  time  to  call  for  a 
print  of  "Born  to  Be  Kissed" 
when  it  arrives  from  the  studio, 
then  weigh  what  elements  the 
picture  contains  against  the 
church  campaign  raging  from 
coast  to  coast  for  a  personal  de- 
termination of  a  course  to  be  pur- 
sued in  this  particular  instance 
and  at  this  particularly  crucial 
time.  .  .  . 

▼     ▼ 

A  question :  Having  dished  out 
red  meat,  plenty  peppery  for 
some  time  now,  what  will  Holly- 
wood do  under  production  code 
administration  as  reinforced  to 
meet  the  church  clamor  ?  An 
answer  and  a  fear  combined  in 
one:    It  stands  in  danger   (1)   of 


swinging  its  pendulum  com- 
pletely the  other  way,  (2)  of 
turning  out  namby-pamby  prod- 
uct lacking  in  spine  and  in 
strength.  Confidential  dope  from 
Hollywood  indicates  studios  are 
sidetracking  any  and  all  proper- 
ties that  seem  loaded.  The  mis- 
taken idea  that  everything  has  to 
be  sunshine  is  just  as  fallacious 
as  the  theory  that  everything  has 
to  be  muddied.  There  is  a  mid- 
dle ground  somewhere  in  the  pic- 
ture. This  is  what  H^ollywood 
and  its  production  brains  are  now 
called  upon  to  find.  .  .  . 

T 
Little  doubt  in  anyone's  mind 
now  about  the  future  control  of 
Fox  Met.  The  Loew-Warner  bid 
and  all  of  the  obstacles  thrown 
in  its  path  are  virtually  over- 
come. Which  means  that  the  deal 
will  go  through  momentarily. 
New  twist  is  expectation  George 
Skouras  will  get  Long  Island 
under  the  new  ownership  and 
Frisch  and  Rinzler,  otherwise 
known  as  Randforce,  will  stay 
where  they  are  in  Brooklyn.  Just 
how  the  neighborhood  first  run 
situation  will  change  is  difficult  to 
foreca.st  at  this  time.  A  realign- 
ment seems  inevitable.  .  .  . 

T 
Unconfirmed,  but  around  the 
town  with  a  limited  circulation : 
That  Loew's,  aside  from  an  occa- 
sional, but  never  really  serious 
tilt  with  RKO  on  circuit  opera- 
tion a  la  New  York  style,  is  defi- 
nitely peeved  this  time  over  the 
latter's  expansion.  Not  because 
RKO  has  seen  fit  to  step  out,  but 
because  annexed  houses  are  re- 
garded as  competitive  with  Loew 
theatres.  The  rebuttal  will  take 
the  obvious  form  of  gobbling  up 
houses  competitive  with  RKO.  .  .  . 
Sidney  Kent  was  reported  the 
head  man  in  a  big  downtown 
meeting  yesterday.  .  .  . 

KANN 


Issues  on  Big  Board  Slump 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia   Pictures    28§^  28^  28^2 

ConsoHdated  Film  Industries,  pfd 14  14  14 

Eastman  Kodak  98^  9754  97'A 

Fox   Film   "A" 131^  12%  13 

Loew's,  Inc 28  26^  26% 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd ; 90%  90%  90% 

M-G-M.  pfd 25M  25  25 

Paramount  Publix,  cts 4%  354  314 

Pathe  Exchange  254  2%  2% 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 21  20;^  20yg 

RKO   2'4  254  Z'A 

Warner  Bros SVa  4%  5 

Warner  Bros.,  pfd 20  20  20 

Technicolor  Off  %  on  Curb 


Net 
Change 


-VA 

-v% 

—1 

-  ^ 

-  Vi 
-VA 


-  'A 

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Net 


Technicolor 


High      Low      Close     Change 

.   13%        12M        12M        -  J4 


Warner  Bonds  Drop  Point 


High  Low 

General    Theatre    Equipment   6s   '40 7H  TVi 

Keith    B.    F.    6s    '46 68'/$  68'/^ 

Loew's  6s  '41,   ww   deb  rights lOO'/^  lOO'/^ 

Paramount  F.  L.  6s  '47 49  49 

Paramount   Publix   5"/2S   'SO 49  4834 

Warner   Bros.   6s   '39,   wd 55  545i 


Net 

Close  Chainge 

7M        -f  % 
6854        -  Vt, 

1005^         

49  

48M        

55 


—1 


Sales 

200 
300 
300 
500 

2,500 
100 
200 

1,500 
200 
100 
100 
900 
100 


Sales 

100 


Sales 

3 

32 
5 
5 

32 
29 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

MARIA  GAMBARELLI  is  mak- 
ing a  tour  of  mid-western  cities 
following  her  engagement  at  Grau- 
man's  Chinese.  Her  next  opening  date 
is  the  RKO  Palace,  Chicago. 

Richard  Barthelmess  and  Mrs. 
Bart  HELM  ESS  expect  to  return  to 
Hollywood  next  instead  of  taking 
their  planned  European  cruise. 

Joe  Lee  says  now  that  he  has  got- 
ten over  his  throat  operation  success- 
fully he's  geared  for  high  fidelity 
sound. 

WiNH'RED  Law,  stage  player,  has 
been  signed  by  Educational  to  do  a 
comedy  with  Tom  Patricola  and 
Buster  West  at  the  Eastern  Service 
Studio. 

Patsy  Kexly  flies  to  New  York  at 
the  end  of  the  week.  This  will  be 
her  first  vacation  from  Hollywood  in 
a  year. 

Sam  Hammer  of  the  Capitol  pub- 
licity staff  is  going  to  Lock  Sheldrake 
for  his  vacation. 

Charles  L.  Clifford  has  sold  his 
original  story,  "Soldier  Woman,"  to 
Paramount. 

Percy  Phillipson  is  now  sojourn- 
ing in  the  countryside  adjacent  to  Port 
Chester. 

Herman  Zoiibel  and  Herbert  J. 
Yates  combined  for  lunch  at  the  Tav- 
ern yesterday. 

Hal  Horne  apparently  did  not  va- 
cation far  afield.  He  was  back  on  the 
job  yesterday. 

Charles  Moses  is  now  a  benedict. 
A  surprise  is  in  store  for  him  to- 
morrow night. 

Louis  Nizer  looked  swell  in  the 
cream  colored  suit  yesterday. 

Neil  Agnew  and  Charles  Reac.an 
are  due  from  the  coast  today. 

Ikving  Lesser  is  vacationing  via  an 
auto  tour. 

Isabel  Jewel,  M-G-M  player,  ar- 
rives   from    Hollywood   today. 

RocER  Ferri  has  gone  to  the  coast. 


"Nell  Gwyn"  to  Be 
Previewed  Tonight 

"Nell  Gwyn,"  produced  by  British 
and  Dominions  and  to  be  released 
here  by  United  Artists,  will  be  pre- 
viewed at  the  Astor  Theatre  at  9 
P.  M.  tonight.  Herbert  Wilcox,  who 
directed,  is  acting  as  host.  Anna 
Neagle,  last  seen  in  this  country  in 
"Bitter  Sweet,"  plays  the  title  role 
with  Cedric  Hardwicke  as  Charles  II. 

The  showing  has  assumed  the  pro- 
portions of  the  event  of  the  week  in 
the  New  York  trade,  the  following 
having  been  furnished  their  tickets 
with  assurances  many  of  them  pro- 
posed attending :  Sidney  R.  Kent, 
David  and  Arthur  Loew,  James  R. 
Grainger,  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  Harry 
M.  Goetz,  Robert  F.  Sisk,  Lee  A. 
Ochs    and    Harry    Brandt. 

J.  E.  M.  Carbell,  acting  British 
consul    general,    will    attend. 


Researchers  Delay  Meet 

A  meeting  scheduled  for  yesterday 
at  the  M.  P.  Research  Council  to 
elect  a  successor  to  Mrs.  August  Bel- 
mont, who  recently  resigned  as  presi- 
dent, has  been   postponed  indefinitely. 


lubCE  For  Yourself 


r V^AUMONT  BRITISH  is  definitely  committed 
^-^   to  the  policy  that  exhibitors  should  be 
accorded  the  privilege  of  seeing  all  pro- 
duct  before   buying.    We  are  selling   pictures, 
not  promises. 

Another  policy  of  outstanding  importance  to 
exhibitors  is  based  on  our  firm  conviction  that 
pictures  of  the  highest  entertainment  quality  can 
be  produced  without  resort  to  suggestive  action 
or  dialogue;  that  v/it  and  humor,  tense  drama 
and  convincing  realism  can  be  achieved  v/ith- 
out  sacrifice  of  decency. 

We  are  nov/  prepared  to  screen  any,  or  all  of 
our  "SELECT  TWELVE"  group,  for  exhibitors 
v/ho  are  desirous  of  presenting  clean  pictures 
with  one  hundred  per  cent  audience  arid  box- 
office  appeal. 


P^Ktare    ^Corporation  of    America 


I  Ar\r^      R »^.  ,^ 


'^r\  rst^      I      IT"  xx 


MO  HON  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July    10,    1934 


Churches  Here 
To  TaU^  With 
Film  Leaders 


{Continued   jrom    pai/c    1) 

Holy  Cross  Church  ;  Rev.  Dr.  Walter 
M.  Howlett,  representing  the  Greater 
New  York  Federation  of  Churches ; 
Rev.  Dr.  Sidney  E.  Goldstein,  repre- 
senting the  New  York  Board  of  Jew- 
ish Ministers  and  the  Central  Confer- 
ence of  American  Rabbis;  Rev.  Dr. 
Rosenblooni,  ajid  former  U.  S.  District 
Attorney  Arthur  W.  Tuttle,  acting  as 
legal  representative  of  the  church 
federation. 

Asserting    that    under    Will    Hays 
leadership  the  industry  had  fallen  low, 
Father  McCaffrey  demanded  the  resig- 
nation of  the   M.   P.   P.   D.   A.  presi 
dent. 

Aims  of  the  Legion  of  Decency  were 
discussed.  Those  present  agreed  upon 
the  necessity  of  a  film  cleanup,  but  it 
was  decided  that  before  details  of  a 
campaign  are  worked  out  it  would  be 
well  to  confer  with  all  the  principal 
producers  and  get  their  attitude  toward 
the  movement.  It  is  expected  that  this 
meeting,  if  held,  will  take  place  within 
the  next  few  days,  as  the  conferees 
expect  to  hold  another  session  next 
week. 

To  Appeal  to  Investors 

"What  we  intend  to  do  is  talk 
directly  to  the  men  who  have  their 
money  invested  in  the  picture  busi- 
ness," said  Father  McCaffrey  yester- 
day. "These  are  the  men  who  can  say 
yes  or  no." 

At  the  Hays  office  last  night  no 
comment  was  forthcoming  pending  re- 
ceipt of  direct  word  of  the  proposed 
request.     Hays  is  on  the  coast. 

Whether  the  committee's  invitation 
will  be  sent  through  the  Hays  office 
or  directly  to  individual  producers  was 
not  stated. 

In  the  meantime  plans  are  going 
ahead  for  a  conference  of  national 
leaders  of  Protestantism  called  by  Dr. 
Worth  M.  Toppey  of  the  Federal 
jZouncil  of  Churches  of  Christ  in 
America.  This  conference  will  be  held 
Friday. 

The  purpose  of  this  gathering  is  to 
discuss  a  form  of  pledge  to  be  giten 
to  church  members  and  details  of  plans 
to  bring  the  campaign  into  contact  with 
the  various  social  service  organiza- 
tions of  the  Protestant  churches, 
women's  organizations,  young  people's 
groups  and  the  Y.M.C.A.  and  the 
Y.W.C.A. 


Page  the  Dionnes 

Chicago,  July  9.  —  Jerome 
Safron,  west  coast  division 
manager  for  Columbia,  was 
notified  at  the  convention 
here  today  that  he  had  just 
become  the  father  of  twin 
girls,  one  weighing  five 
pounds  and  other  five  pounds, 
six   ounces. 

He  is  holding  up  well. 


the  movement  and  urged  that  repre- 
sentative lay  committees  be  formed 
"and  ready  at  all  times  to  cooperate 
with  their  pastors." 

The  pledge  of  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency, declared  the  bishop,  "is  posi- 
tive evidence  of  our  indignation  and 
a  solemn  promise  to  abstain  not 
merely  from  all  evil  motion  pictures, 
but  from  immoral  books,  magazines 
and  plays  as  well.  The  patron  of  these 
pernicious  agencies  has  a  heavy  re- 
sponsibility. His  money  makes  their 
continuance  possible.  Only  motion 
pictures  and  amusements  recommended 
by  Catholic  organizations  should  be 
frequented." 

Priests  in  the  diocese  were  asked 
to  report  the  number  of  pledges  signed, 
the  results  of  the  campaign  and  the 
reactions   of   the   local   exhibitors. 


Stewart,  Episcopal  bishop;  the  Rev. 
George  W.  Dixon,  vice-president  of 
the  Chicago  Federation  of  Churches  ; 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Charles  Meade,  Method- 
ist bishop  of  Kansas  City  and  Uldine 
Utley,  girl  evangelist. 

Last  night  ple<lge  cards  were  dis- 
tributed at  410  Catholic  churches  in 
a  move  to  enroll  1,250,000  locally  in 
the  campaign  of  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency. 

Four  hundred  delegates  from  Cath- 
olic universities  attending  the  conven- 
tion of  the  Sodality  of  Our  Lady  at 
the  Palmer  House  here  yesterday 
went  on  record  to  advance  the  church 
drive  on  unclean  films  and  passed  a 
resolution  calling  attention  to  indecent 
I)ui)lications  and  urging  Catholics  to 
band  together  to  suppress  them  and 
support    the   Catholic   literary   revival. 


Kansas  Bishop  Extends 
Decency  Legion  Scope 

CoNCORniA,  Kan.,  July  9. — All  "im- 
moral" amusements  and  reading  mat- 
ter are  included  in  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency call  issued  by  Bishop  Francis 
J.  Tief  of  the  Concordia  Catholic 
diocese,  which  embraces  the  large 
northwest  Kansas  area. 

Bishop  Tief  directed  the  parish 
priests  to  remind  their  people  of  "their 
solemn  duty  not  only  to  protest 
against  this  diabolical  destroyer  of 
Christian  virtue  (meaning  films),  but 
also  to  abstain  from  all  immoral  and 
dangerous  amusements." 

The  bishop  asked  the  priests  to  ob- 
tain the  cooperation  of  the  parish  or- 
ganizations   and    student    sodalities    in 


Kansas  City  Won't  Send 
Cliurch  Leaders  Here 

Kansas  City,  July  9.  —  Local 
Protestant  churches  will  not  be  repre- 
sented at  the  conference  in  New  York 
Friday  called  by  the  h'ederal  Council 
of  Churches  to  organize  for  a  "clean 
film"  campaign.  Rev.  Irvin  E.  Deer, 
general  secretary  of  the  Kansas  City 
Council  of  Churches,  said  the  organi- 
zation had  no  funds  to  send  delegates, 
but  the  proposals  made  at  the  New 
York  meeting  would  be  carefully  con- 
sidered by  the  local  organizations. 


Sees  Remedy  in  Lauding 
The  Good,  Banning  Bad 

Declaring  the  screen  "is  definitely 
not  as  degenerate  as  our  drama,  our 
art  and  our  letters,  but  its  demorali- 
zation is  more  dangerous  to  the  public 
morals  because  the  screen  is  more  in- 
timately associated  with  the  home  life 
of  our  people,"  an  editorial,  attributed 
to  William  Randolph  Hearst  and  pub- 
lished in  his  newspapers  through  the 
country,  declares  reformation  will 
come  by  approving  good  pictures  and 
condemning  the  bad.  The  comment 
maintains  "it  is  unwise  for  the 
churches  to  condemn  all  pictures." 


Church  Leaders  Hail 
Hearst  Film  Editorial 

Chicago,  July  9. — Church  leaders 
today  were  extensively  quoted  in  the 
Herald  and  Examiner  in  commenda- 
tion of  William  Randolph  Hearst's 
editorial  declaring  for  clean  films 
which  appeared  in  the  Hearst  press 
yesterday. 

Cardinal  Mundelein  commented  as 
follows ;  "I  am  indeed  pleased  to  see 
Mr.  Hearst's  editorial  on  the  fight  be- 
ing waged  for  clean  pictures.  Chi- 
cago is  fortunate  in  having  a  press 
solidly  backing  the  churches'  cam- 
paign to  make  pictures  a  wholesome 
source  of  entertainment  and  educa- 
tion." 

Others  who  were  quoted  in  a  simi- 
lar vein  were  the  Rev.  Timothy  Row- 
an, editor  of  The  New  World.  Catho- 
lic organ ;  the  Rev.  Dr.  George  Craig 


Breen  Not  an  NRA 
Man — Rosenblatt 

(Continued    from    faiic    1) 

hers  has  some  omcial  connection  with 
the  National  Recovery  Administra- 
tion elicited  a  statement  today  that 
ne  has  no  connection  with  the  govern- 
ment in  any  capacity. 

In  an  official  statement,  Division 
.Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  re- 
ferred to  a  Hollywood  dispatch  ot 
July  7,  which,  he  said,  "implied  that 
the  NK.A.  was  involved  in  a  proposed 
plan  of  censorship  of  motion  picture 
lilnis." 

Any  such  statement,  he  declared,  is 
"absolutely  incorrect." 

"The  Hollywood  dispatch  stated 
that  Joseph  1.  Breen  made  an  an- 
nouncement of  self  regulation  and 
censorship  of  motion  pictures  by  the 
nlm  industry  'after  his  appointment 
as  NRA  code  administrator',"  Ro- 
senblatt continued.  "Mr.  Breen  has 
no  connection  whatever  with  the 
.n1R.'\.  Any  reference  in  this,  or 
other  dispatches,  to  a  'producers 
code'  is  not  to  the  code  of  fair  com- 
|)etition  for  the  motion  picture  indus- 
try, but  rather  to  the  code  of  ethics 
formulated  by  and  for  members  of  the 
M.P.P.D.A.,  which  has  no  connection 
with  the  NRA." 


Hays  Sees  a  Gain 
In  Film  Criticism 

{Continued   from   page    1) 

of  good  pictures.  Product  to  be  re- 
leased this  fall  will  abundantly  de- 
serve this  discriminating  support.  Its 
great  scope  and  variety  will  include 
major  and  minor  classics  of  literature, 
musicals,  historical  romances,  rare 
fantasy,  human  interest  stories  deal- 
ing with  every-day  life  and  pictures 
that  will  reflect  the  great  social 
trends  of  the  day." 


Will  Rogers  to  Tour 

Hollywood,  July  9.  —  Following 
completion  of  "Judge  Priest,"  Will 
Rogers  will  take  his  two  sons,  Will, 
Jr.,  and  Jimmy,  for  a  two  months' 
tour  of  Europe,  leaving  here  July  28 
by  way  of  Honolulu.  Mrs.  Rogers 
will  go  as  far  as  China  and  return. 
Mary  Rogers  will  continue  her  work 
in  stock  in  the  east. 


Phila.  Groups 
To  Confer  on 
Closing  Plan 


{Continued   irom    pane    1) 

boycott.  Exhibitors  were  divided  on 
the  question  of  shutting  down,  with 
the  majority  in  favor  of  arriving  at 
a  conciliation  with  the  church   forces. 

M.  E.  Comerford  expressed  the 
opinion  that  the  matter  would  right 
itself  soon  and  definitely  opixjsed  the 
idea  of  closing.  Harry  Schwable  said 
exhibitors  could  get  a  whole  lot 
further  cooperating  with  the  churches 
rather  than  combating  them.  He  as- 
serted any  closings  should  be  in  direct 
coo])eration  with  the  church,  instead 
of  being  carried  out  as  measures  an- 
tagonistic to  the  ecclesiastics. 

Segall   declared   exhibitors    "victims 
of  circumstances,  convicted  without  a  i^ 
hearing." 

"We  are  innocent,"  he  asserted,  "but 
we  must  bear  the  burden  of  the  boy- 
cott. The  churches  have  not  con- 
demned pictures  in  this  territory  but 
have  condemned  us." 

Committee   Is   Named 

Segall  called  for  a  show  of  hands 
on  the  closing  sentiment,  but  was  in- 
terrupted by  further  discussion  from 
the  floor,  which  led  to  the  formation 
of  a  committee  to  confer  with  the 
Independent  Exhibitors'  Protective 
Ass'n.  Lewen  Pizor  was  made  chair- 
man. Others  on  the  committee  are 
Luke  Green,  Abe  Sablosky,  Michael 
Egnal  and  Michael  Lessy. 

The  meeting  appointed  also  a  com- 
mittee to  confer  with  operators  and 
set  meeting  days  for  the  M.P.T.O.  and 
its  board   c  ?   managers. 

At  the  Independent  Exhibitors'  Pr(' 
tective  Ass'n  meeting  Morris  Wax 
president,  asserted  he  told  Cardinal 
Dougherty  and  Mgr.  Lamb  that  the '; 
independents  were  sympathetic  to  the 
attempt  to  raise  the  moral  tone  of  thu 
screen  but  also  told  them  the  inde 
pendents  were  not  responsible  for  im 
moral  films  because  of  the  block  book 
ing  system.  He  reported  the  hope  hai 
been  expressed  by  Mgr.  Lamb  thai 
the  church  ban  would  not  last  long. 

Named  to  the  committee  which  ii 
to  confer  with  the  M.P.T.O.  and 
Warners  were  C.  Stamper,  Dave  Bar- 
rist,  Wax,  George  Gravenstein,  Al 
Fisher,  Harry  Fried,  Herbert  Elliott,  I 
Clarence  Hecksher  and  William  But-" 
ler.  Also  appointed  was  a  committee 
to  investigate  all  non-theatrical  book- 
ings and  to  protest  to  the  director  of 
public  safety  on  the  unfair  competition 
offered  by  taprooms. 

The  meeting  protested  against 
RKO-Radio  on  the  basis  of  a  ruuKu 
that  the  company  planned  to  offci 
two  50  per  cent  films  on  its  new 
product  list. 


Reports  $209,225  Loss 

Boston.  July  9. — Keith  Memorial 
Theatre  Corp.,  controlled  by  RKO 
through  Greater  N.  Y.  Vaudeville 
Theatres  Corp.,  reports  a  loss  of  $209,- 
225  for  1933,  after  deducting  expenses 
and  other  charges. 


Fox  Westwood  Dark 

Hollywood,  July  9. — The  Fox 
Westwood  studio  is  dark.  No  pic- 
tures are  in  work  or  slated  for  at 
least  10  days.  The  first  to  snap  the 
studio  out  of  its  brief  lethargy  will 
be  "Marie  Gallante,"  top-spotting 
Spencer  Tracy  and  Kitty  Gillian. 
Henry  King  will  direct. 

The  Wurtzel  unit  on  Western  Ave. 
continues  active  with  two  features  and 
one  Spanish  production  before  the 
cameras. 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  July    10,    1934 


Para.  Awaits 
Moves  Under 
Changed  Law 


{Continued   from    pane    1) 

impression  is  prevalent  in  Paramount 
circles  that  two  trustees,  rather  than 
the  present  three,  will  be  sufficient  to 
handle  the  company's  affairs. 

Richardson,  former  Chase  National 
executive  and  subsequently  treasurer 
of  Fox,  has  stated  he  has  been  de- 
sirous of  returning  to  private  affairs 
which  were  interrupted  when  he  joined 
Paramount  by  court  appointment 
many  months  ago.  Leake,  Hilles  and 
Richardson  have  been  serving  as  tem- 
porary trustees  pending  today's  hear- 
ing. 

All  developments  at  Paramount 
under  former  bankruptcy  statutes  have 
been  held  in  abeyance  pending  appoint- 
ment of  permanent  trustees.  That 
Leake  and  Hilles  will  be  so  named  is 
regarded  as   a   foregone  conclusion. 

Foremost  probably  among  deals  so 
set  back  has  been  the  Saenger  reor- 
ganization which  was  slated  for 
court  approval  a  number  of  weeks 
ago,  but  delayed  until,  or  after,  this 
morning.  Second  is  a  permanent  oper- 
ating agreement  covering  the  Publix 
theatres  in  Detroit  now  being  managed 
by  George  W.  Trendle.  His  offer  for 
a  permanent  deal  has  been  submitted 
and  presumably  after  today  will  again 
be  placed  on  the  calendar  of  business 
awaiting  disposal. 

Other  matters  hanging  include 
claims  contested  by  Paramount  trus- 
tees. In  this  group  is  a  claim  of  the 
Indemnity  Insurance  Co.  for  $229,842; 
the  Citizens'  Trust  and  Savings  Bank 
of  Los  Angeles  for  $58,749,  and  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Boston  for 
$225,000.  Up  for  a  hearing  on  June 
22,  these  unsettled  claims  were  post- 
poned until,  or  after,  July  10. 


Last  of  Paramount 
Foreign  Men  Depart 

Last  of  the  Paramount  foreign  con- 
tingent has  left  New  York  for  their 
respective  headquarters  cities.  John 
Cecil  Graham,  managing  director  in 
Great  Britain,  and  Carl  P.  York,  oc- 
cupying a  similar  post  in  Scandinavia, 
are  aboard  the  Majestic,  now  four 
days  out.  John  L.  Day,  managing  di- 
rector for  South  America,  is  aboard 
the  Pan-America  three  days  out  for 
Rio. 


London,  July  9. — Phil  Hyams  of  H. 
and  G.  Kinemas,  Ltd.,  Earl  St.  John, 
Paramount  theatre  operator  for  Eng- 
land, and  M.  J.  Messeri,  managing 
director  of  the  company's  Spanish 
unit,  are  aboard  the  Berengaria  due 
at    Southampton   Wednesday. 


Paramount,  aside  from  original  de- 
nials, has  been  100  per  cent  silent  on 
reports  Phil  Hyams  came  over  on  a 
deal  to  sell  to  it  his  London  houses, 
all   large  and  all  de  luxe. 


"Empress"  for  Criterion 

Paramount  plans  to  open  "The 
Scarlet  Empress"  at  the  Criterion  at 
two-a-day  within  the  next  few  weeks. 
"Cleopatra"  also  is  slated  for  a  show- 
ing at  the  same  spot. 


Operators'  Scales 
Face  Study  by  NR A 

Wasuiington,  July  9. — Statistical 
studies  of  operators'  and  stagehands' 
pay  scales  iu  Greater  New  York  will 
be  started  July  11  by  Donald  K.  Wal- 
lace and  Daniel  Bertrand  of  the  Divi- 
sion of  Research  and  Planning  of  the 
National  Recovery  Administration,  it 
was  declared  today  by  Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt. 

The  two  men  have  been  assigned 
to  Rosenblatt  to  serve  as  a  fact-find- 
ing agency,  it  was  explained,  and  their 
reports  will  be  made  to  the  division 
administrator,  who  will  base  his  con- 
clusions thereon. 

The  investigation  is  the  first  step 
to  bring  about  coordination  of  pay 
scales.  The  findings  and  administra- 
tor's recommendations  are  expected 
to  be  finally  laid  before  a  board  to 
be  appointed   to  set  up  wage   scales. 


Shorts  Forcing  Up 
In  Trio  of  Appeals 

Forcing  of  shorts  highlighted  the 
three  appeals  heard  by  Campi's  com- 
mittee yesterday.  On  the  committee 
were  W.  Ray  Johnston,  Cresson  Smith 
and  Laurence  Bolognino. 

Appealing  from  a  decision  against 
.t,  Whalley  Theatre  Co.  of  New  Hav- 
en, asked  that  it  be  relieved  of  80  per 
cent  of  the  shorts  purchased  from 
Paramount.  Ed  Levy,  attorney  for 
the  exhibitor,  contended  that  he  bought 
one-fifth  of  his  312  pictures  from 
Paramount  and  since  he  can  only  play 
150  shorts  with  a  dual  policy  he  should 
therefore  be  entitled  to  buy  only  one- 
hfth  of  the  company's  shorts. 

Paramount,  through  its  attorney, 
Sidney  Justin,  claimed  that  the  con- 
tract was  signed  in  October  and  the 
code  did  not  go  into  effect  until  Dec. 
7  and  there  was  no  basis  for  the 
claim. 

J.  B.  Fishman  and  a  number  of 
other  independent  New  England  ex- 
hibitors attended  the  hearing. 

The  other  cases  were  that  of  Harry 
L.  Lavietes,  Pequot,  New  Haven, 
against  Lyric,  State  and  Garden, 
same  city,  on  clearance  and  zoning  ; 
Middletown,  Enterprises,  Middletown, 
Conn.,  against  Capitol,  Hartford, 
clearance  and  zoning.  A.  J.  Vanni  of 
Poli  withdrew  his  appeal  from  a  de- 
cision of  the  New  Haven  board  in  a 
case  involving  Jadamus  Amusement 
Co. 

Of  the  100  appeals  and  15  certifica- 
tions on  the  docket,  16  decisions  and  a 
like  number  of  recommendations  by  ap- 
peal committees  will  be  ready  Thurs- 
day. More  than  half  of  the  appeals 
filed  have  been  heard. 


Three  Cases  Cleared 
By  Board  in  Detroit 

Detroit,  July  9. — Three  cases  have 
been  disposed  of  by  the  grievance 
board. 

Complaint  of  Joseph  Simon,  Del- 
ray,  against  Thomas  Lancaster, 
Grande,  charging  overbuying,  was  dis- 
missed. 

Harold  Chereton,  DeLuxe,  Sagi- 
naw, Mich.,  was  ordered  to  end  re- 
bates. Stanley  J.  Marz,  State,  Sagi- 
naw,   was    the    complainant. 

The  case  of  I.  J.  Lomdon,  Ferryfield 
Theatre,  alleging  improper  advance 
advertising  by  Ben  and  Lou  Cohen, 
Grand  Victory,  was  dismissed,  as  the 
complainant  failed  to  appear. 

The  clearance  and  zoning  board  has 


advised  Detroit  exhibitors  it  will 
shortly  submit  a  clearance  and  zon- 
ing plan  that  will  not  be  subject  to 
further  protests  except  that  an  ap- 
peal may  be  made  to  Code  Authority 
within    five   days   of   publication. 

It  also  notified  Grand  Rapids  ex- 
hibitors that  they  were  at  liberty  to 
submit  schedules  for  the  zoning  plan 
for  that   city   up  to  July   16. 

Report  Code  Boards 
Are  Delaying  Sales 

(Continued   from    pane    1) 

be  held  today  at  Campi  headquarters 
in  an  effort  to  push  ahead  the  new 
schedules. 

Tomorrow  the  finance  committee 
meets  on  a  new  plan  to  allocate  the 
producer  and  distributor  assessment 
for  the  first  half  year. 

Yesterday  Austin  Keough  and  J. 
Robert  Rubin  met  on  legal  matters  and 
the  production  committee  comprising 
W.  Ray  Johnston,  Bareford  and  Rubin 
also  held  a  special  conclave. 

Results  of  all  sessions  will  be  in  the 
form  of  recommendations  to  be  pre- 
sented Thursday. 


Portland  Alternates 
On  Boards  Named 

PoHTLAND,  July  9. — Named  as  alter- 
nates for  the  impartial  members  of  the 
clearance  and  zoning  board  are : 

Jack  Luihn,  manager  Sealey-Dresser 
Co.,  delicatessen  and  grocery  concern. 
He  is  about  55,  and  well  versed  in 
code  matters  pertaining  to  the  grocery 
trade. 

Walter  R.  May,  manager  of  the 
Portland  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He 
was  for  some  years  a  secretary  for 
various  organizations  and  was  con- 
nected  with   the   Portland   Oregonian. 

Harvey  Wells,  member  of  the  legis- 
lature for  several  terms,  is  in  the  gen- 
eral insurance  business,  and  also  an 
officer  in  the  Jantzen  Amusement  Co. 


Seider  Complains  on 
Valencia  Clearance 

Joseph  Seider  has  filed  a  clearance 
and  zoning  complaint  against  Loew's 
Valencia,  Jamaica,  claiming  that  the 
protection  on  his  Granada,  Rialto  and 
Patchogue  in  Patchogue,  and  Regent 
and  Bayshore,  Bayshore,  L.  I.,  by 
Loew's  should  be  lifted. 

The  case  comes  up  before  the  New 
York  board  July  18. 

An  appeal  has  been  filed  on  the 
Port  Jefferson  zoning  schedule  as  re- 
cently promulgated  by  the  board. 

The  Hastings,  Hastings-on-the-Hud- 
son,  has  filed  a  clearance  complaint 
igainst  the  Strand,  Yonkers,  asking 
eliminations  of  the  protection.  This 
case  comes  up  July  16. 


Milwaukee  Still  at 
Work  on  Clearance 

Milwaukee,  July  9. — Milwaukee 
County's  proposed  clearance  and  zon- 
ing schedule  continues  in  the  pruning 
process  with  another  meeting  of  the 
local  board  slated  for  July  11.  Ap- 
T>roximately  a  half  dozen  meetings 
have  been  held  since  the  plan  was 
aired  at  a  general  exhibitors'  gather- 
ing here  June  19. 

The  grievance  board  continues  to 
hold  a  clean  calendar  and  with  no 
complaints  outstanding  has  aired  no 
grievances  on  its  regular  Monday 
meeting  date  for  the  past  four  weeks. 


Loew's  Seeks 
Third  of  Shea 
Circuit  Stock 


(Continued    from    pane    1) 

its  corporate  entity  from  Shea  Operat- 
ing Corp.  to  Buffalo  Theatres,  Inc. 
Mr.  McFaul  is  a  veteran  in  the  or- 
ganization, having  practically  grown 
up  with  it. 

The  Shea  houses  include  the  Bailey, 
1,790  seats;  Buffalo,  3,489;  Century, 
3,076;  Court  Street,  1,640;  Elniwood, 
1,600;  Great  Lakes,  3,024;  Hippo- 
drome, 2,089;  Kensington,  1,366; 
North  Park,  1,440;  Seneca,  1,750  in 
Buffalo;  Bellevue,  1,535  in  Niagara 
Falls  and  Riviera,  1,249,  in  North 
Tonawanda. 


Report  Skouras  as 
Operator  for  Loew 

(Continued  from   page   1) 
Loew's,  their  territory  to  be  confined 
to  operating  the  group  in   Brooklyn. 

Most  of  the  theatres  now  operated 
by  .Skouras  are  in  Long  Island.  He 
has  about  10  in  New  Jersey  and  about 
10  in  New  York,  five  in  the  latter 
group  which  do  not  come  under  the 
Fox  Met.  banner. 

No  new  developments  between 
counsel  for  bondholders  and  the  two 
circuits    came    to    light    yesterday. 

Skouras  could  not  be  reached  for 
a  statement,  while  at  Loew's  the 
Skouras  angle  was  admittedly  prob- 
able. 


Addison  Is  Promoted 

H.  M.  Addison,  zone  manager  for 
Loew's  with  headquarters  in  Cleve- 
land, has  been  promoted  and  trans- 
ferred to  Boston  where  he  will  exer- 
cise supervision  over  the  circuit's 
houses  in  these  cities :  Providence, 
Montreal,  Toronto,  London,  Out. ; 
Syracuse  and  Rochester,  as  well  as 
Boston. 


Second  Appeal  Up  on 
U.  A,  Cancellations 

Second  appeal  on  the  U.  A.  10  per 
cent  cancellation  issue  has  been  filed 
with  Campi,  the  Highland.  Fort 
Thomas,  Ky.,  and  Park,  Cincinnati, 
being  the  complaining  exhibitors. 

In  this  instance  the  exhibitor  want- 
ed to  cancel  "Catherine  the  Great"  and 
U.  A.  refused  to  do  so.  The  issue  is 
on  the  calendar  for  July  31. 

Need  No  Endorsements 

With  the  sending  out  of  the  first 
batch  of  new  code  assent  forms  today 
to  far  western  points,  no  endorsements 
of  signing  exhibitors  will  be  necessary, 
it  was  pointed  out  by  Campi  yester- 
day.   


Oppose  "Race  Nights" 

Hollywood,  July  9.  —  The  Man- 
chester Theatre  has  filed  a  complaint 
with  the  grievance  board  against 
"race  nights"  at  the  Florence,  Mecca 
and  Castle. 


To  Fill  Berres'  Post 

Successor  to  Al  Berres,  who  re- 
cently resigned  from  the  studio  labor 
committee  in  Hollywood,  will  be 
named  by  Campi  on  Thursday. 


Tuesday,   July    10,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Short 
Subjects 


'*The  Queen  of  Hearts" 

{Celebrity) 

With  the  nursery  tale  of  "the 
queen  of  hearts  who  made  some  tarts" 
as  a  story,  this  is  an  entertaining 
short.  Done  in  Cinecolor  and  with 
musical  dialogue,  it  opens  with  the 
king  ordering  the  pastry  and  the 
queen  repairing  to  the  kitchen  to  make 
it.  Soap  powder  gets  into  the  dough 
by  mistake,  and  when  the  knave  steals 
the  tarts  he  becomes  sick.  The  windup 
is  a  battle  in  the  kitchen  between  the 
knave  and  the  king's  forces,  with 
everyone  rushing  to  get  back  into  a 
deck  of  cards  as  the  clock  strikes  12. 
Running  time,  8  mins. 


"Beau  Bashful" 

( Universal) 

An  entertaining  short  featuring 
Herbert  Corthell,  Grady  Sutton  and 
Sylvia  Picker.  The  story  concerns 
the  plight  of  two  bashful  sweethearts, 
Sutton  and  Miss  Picker,  who  want  to 
get  married  but  lack  the  courage  to 
take  the  necessary  steps.  Thej^  are 
aided  by  Corthell,  the  father,  in  a 
roundabout  way  and  all  ends  happily. 
Most  of  the  laughs  are  packed  in  the 
last  half  after  the  young  couple  regis- 
ter   at    a    hotel.     Running    time,    20 


"Paris  an  Fil  de  Ueau" 

(J.  C.  Bernard) 

An  interesting  travelogue  done  with 
the  impressionistic  camera  angles  and 
fine  photography  which  characterized 
the  Fox  Magic  Carpet  series.  The 
scenes  are  made  from  the  deck  of  a 
boat  on  the  Seine.  They  show  bridges, 
statues,  fishermen,  varied  types  of  life, 
the  back  of  huge  churches  and  other 
Parisian  structures.  As  shown  on  the 
lie  de  France  the  running  narrative 
was  in  French,  but  it  is  understood 
that  it  will  be  dubbed  into  English 
for  American  distribution.  Running 
time,  19  mins. 

"Le  Sud" 

(J.  C.  Bernard) 

Some  of  the  camera  work  in  this 
is  extraordinarily  beautiful.  Most  of 
the  scenes  are  laid  in  the  Sahara 
south  of  Algiers,  and  the  cameramen 
waited  for  light  and  shadow  and  cloud 
effects.  The  photography  conveys  a 
vivid  impression  of  the  vastness  of  the 
desert,  the  beauty  of  its  shifting  sand 
dunes,  and  the  oddities  of  town  life 
on  oases.  Native  music  accompanies 
some  of  the  latter  scenes.  Very  much 
worthwhile.      Running  time,   20  mins. 


Greenburg  Goes  Upstate 

Harold  Greenberg,  booker  and  buy- 
er for  Publix  upstate  New  York 
houses,  has  moved  his  headquarters 
from  the  home  office  to  Poughkeep- 
sie. 


Jury  to  Get  Union's  Books 

The  books  of  Local  306  were  or- 
dered turned  over  to  the  Kings 
County  Grand  Jury  for  investigation 
yesterday  by  County  Judge  Martin  in 
Brooklyn.  The  jury  is  looking  into 
the  affairs  of  the  union. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Born  to  Be  Kissed" 

{M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  July  9. — Convincing  Franchot  Tone,  wealthy  scion  of 
Sire  Lionel  Barrymore,  that  her  energy  is  potential  and  not  kinetic 
seems  easy  for  Jean  Harlow,  an  erotic  maid,  but  more  difficulty  will  be 
experienced  convincing  audiences  in  the  John  Emerson  and  Anita 
Loos  screen  play  directed  by  Jack  Conway. 

Tempestuous  Jean,  motivation  lily  white,  decides  to  play  with  wealth 
and  fire  but  her  object — matrimony.  Her  fiirst  victim,  Lewis  Stone, 
goes  broke,  philosophically  promises  to  marry  her  and  then  commits 
suicide.  Next  she  tries  owlish  Lionel,  but  his  son,  Fran<?hot,  pursues 
Jean,  is  halted  by  her  dictum  and  they  both  fall  in  love. 

Astute  Lionel,  dissenting,  frames  Jean  photographically  with  an  un- 
known man,  but  she  returns  the  compliment  by  being  snapped  semi-nude 
with  him.  To  save  his  own  skin,  Lionel  sanctions  the  Franchot-Jean 
nuptials. 

Half-scarlet  Harlow  runs  an  emotional  gamut.  Tone  troupes  well 
and  is  virile,  too.  Patsy  Kelly,  Jean's  pal,  offers  good  comedy  relief. 
The  production,  visualizing  allurement  dramatically  of  a  presumably 
innocent  golddigger,  is  smoothly  knit. 

While  the  central  character  taxes  one's  credulity,  the  film  is  well 
paced  and  has  its  moments  but  its  selling  demands  thoughtful,  tactful 
exploitation  at  this  time.    Running  time,  75  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"The  Crime  of  Helen  Stanley" 

{Columbia) 

Although  "The  Crime  of  Helen  Stanley"  is  slavish  in  its  adherence 
to  the  formula  set  down  for  mystery  films,  it  is  moderately  entertaining. 

It  is  the  customary  drag-'em-in-and-drag-'em-out  affair.  Everyone  in 
sight  with  even  the  remotest  reason  for  wishing  Helen,  a  movie  star, 
out  of  the  way  is  placed  under  suspicion  and,  as  usually  happens  in 
films  of  the  type,  the  most  innocent  appearing  turns  out  to  be  the  guilty 
party.  This  production  manages  to  be  a  more  or  less  pleasant  guessing 
match  and  the  identity  of  the  killer  is  never  for  a  moment  given  away. 

The  film  produces  a  variety  of  motives  why  the  star's  enemies  might 
want  her  disposed  of,  and  she  had  plenty  of  enemies,  for  she  wasn't 
exactly  a  pleasant  sort.  The  motive  of  the  murderer  was  to  avenge  the 
death  of  his  brother,  a  director,  driven  to  suicide  by  the  actress.  The 
murder  is  committed  on  the  set  while  a  film  is  in  production.  The  studio 
background  lends  interest  to  the  picture. 

Ralph  Bellamy  is  the  police  inspector  in  the  case.  Some  of  those 
at  whom  he  flings  his  question  marks  are  Shirley  Grey,  Bradley  Page, 
Kane  Richmond,  Vincent  Sherman,  Clifford  Jones,  Arthur  Rankin,  Ford 
Bond  and  Lucien  Prival.  Gail  Patrick  plays  the  star.  D.  Ross  Lederman 
directed.    Running  time,  58  minutes. 


Technicians  to  Resume 

Hollywood,  July  9.— The  executive 
committee  of  the  Technicians'  branch 
of  the  Academy  met  today  to  pass 
upon  plans  for  resumption  of  the 
technical  program  which  was  sus- 
pended some  months  ago.  S.  J.  Twin- 
ing is  chairman  of  the  papers  and 
programs  committee  in  general  charge 
of  the  branch  meeting  program. 


Mrs.  DeMille  Recovering 

Dover,  N.  J.,  July  9.— Mrs.  Cecil 
DeMille  is  in  the  Dover  General  Hos- 
pital, it  was  learned  here  today,  re- 
covering from  an  operation.  She  is 
reported  to  be  on  the  road  to  recov- 
ery. 

Ida  Lupino  Recovers 

Hollywood,  July  9.— Ida  Lupino 
has  completely  recovered  and  is  out 
of  the  infantile  paralysis  quarantine. 


Extend  Hutchinson  Pact 

Hollywood,  July  9. — After  viewing 
rushes  on  her  first  day's  work  in 
"Gentlemen  Are  Born,"  Warners  tore 
up  Josephine  Hutchinson's  contract 
and  wrote  a  new  one  calling  for  three 
pictures  on  an  exclusive  one-year  con- 
tract. 


Joe  Cook  Film  Off 

Fox  yesterday  verified  Coast  reports 
that  plans  to  star  Joe  Cook  in  "Fun 
in  the  Air"  had  been  canceled. 

Late  yesterday  afternoon,  S.  R. 
Kent,  in  a  statement,  said  the  picture 
had  been  "indefinitely  postponed." 

Mrs.  Uno  Gets  Pickwick 

Greenwich,  Conn.,  July  9. — Mrs. 
Mary  Uno  has  acquired  the  Pick- 
wick from  Haring  &  Blumentllial, 
making  a  total  of  three  in  lier  circuit. 
She  also  operates  the  Strand  and 
Palace  in  Stamford. 


"U"  Sets  10  Films 
In  the  Music  Hall 


(.Continued   from    pane    1) 

10  pictures.  The  others  will  be  shown 
in   other   Broadway   first   run   houses. 

Last  season,  in  addition  to  RKO 
the  Music  Hall  showed  Fox  and  Col- 
umbia as  well  as  four  from  Univer- 
sal. This  year's  committment  is  a 
150    percent    increase    over    last    year. 

The  company  yesterday  also  set  its 
anticipated  bell-ringers  for  the  next 
few  months.  In  August,  it  will  be 
"One  More  River"  starring  Diana 
Wynyard ;  in  September,  "There's 
Always  Tomorrow,"  featuring  Binnie 
Barnes ;  in  October,  "Night  Life  of  the 
Gods"  and  "Imitation  of  Life,"  the 
latter  starring  Claudette  Colbert ;  in 
November,  "The  Good  Fairy,"  star- 
ring Margaret  Sullavan ;  in  December, 
"The  Great  Ziegfeld." 


"U"  to  Do  "Crusoe" 

Hollywood,  July  9. — Universal  has 
added  "Robinson  Crusoe"  to  the  1934- 
35  program.  Henry  Hull  has  been 
slated  for  the  top  spot. 


Carr  Continues  III; 
Johnston  Heads  West 

Hollywood,  July  9. — Complications 
in  the  condition  of  Trem  Carr  will 
confine  him  to  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon 
Hospital  for  another  two  weeks. 

Monogram,  in  the  meantime,  has 
moved  from  General  Service  to  Pathe. 


W.  Ray  Johnston  of  Monogram 
had  not  heard  of  the  setback  in  Trem 
Carr's  condition  yesterday.  A  wire 
from  the  patient  Saturday  said  he  had 
expected  to  leave  the  hospital  today. 
Infection  following  an  abdominal  op- 
eration is  delaying  complete  recovery. 

The  Monogram  president  starts  for 
the  coast  Thursday  by  auto  on  a  com- 
bination vacation  and  business  trip. 
He  will  keep  an  eye  on  production 
until  Carr  returns  some  weeks  hence. 
Johnston  will  be  away  from  New 
York  for  two  months. 


Harry  Frillman  Dead 

Columbus,  O.,  July  9. — Harry 
Frillman,  63,  well  known  Ohia  theatre 
executive,  died  at  his  home  in  Colum- 
bus following  a  heart  attack.  Until 
recently  he  had  been  affiliated  with  J. 
Real  Neth  and  had  been  manager  of 
the  Cameo.  For  18  years  he  was  stage 
manager  and  bass  singer  with  the 
Al  G.  Field  Minstrels.  Burial  was  in 
Columbus. 


Beecroft  Death  Shocks 

Old  timers  in  the  industry  yester- 
day were  shocked  to  learn  of  the  death 
of  James  Beecroft  from  a  gun-shot 
wound  in  a  rowboat  ofif  Harbor  Island 
Park,  Mamaroneck  Sunday  afternoon. 
He  is  survived  by  his  widow  and  two 
children. 

Beecroft  was  for  some  years  New 
York  advertising  manager  of  Exhibi- 
tors' Herald,  a  forerunner  of  Motion 
Picture  Herald. 


Mrs.  Rembusch  Passes 

Shelbyville,  Ind.,  July  9. — Mrs. 
(irace  Rembusch,  wife  of  Frank  J. 
Rembusch,  died  here  Friday  from 
either  a  heart  attack  or  a  cerebral 
hemorrhage  while  asleep. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July    10,    1934 


"Thin  Man"  Pulls 
$5,500,  Oklahoma 


Oklahoma  City, July  9. — "The  Thin 
Man"  was  in  the  money  here  last  week 
in  spite  of  the  heat.  It  reached  $5,500, 
over  par  by  $500. 

The  only  other  draw  in  town  was 
"The  Merry  Frinks"  with  a  stage 
show  at  the  Liberty,  where  the  take 
for  four  days  was  $2,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $13,500. 
Average  is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  7; 

"THIN   MAN"    (M-G-M) 

CRTTER  ION— (1,700),      10c-20c-.V,c-41c-56c, 
7  days.  Gross:  S.^i.-Sft).    (Average.  $.S.nOO) 
"SHOOTS   THE  WORKS"    (Para.) 

MIDWEST— (1,500).  10c-26c-,'!6c-,S(x:,  7 
clays.   Gross:   $.!.000.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"COCKEYED    CAVALIERS"    (Radio) 

CAPITOr.--(l,200),  10c-20c-2f>c-.l(>c-41c,  7 
clays.   Gross:    $2,200.    (Average,   $2..S00) 

"ALL   MEN    ARE    ENEMIES"    (Fox) 

LIBERTY— (1,.SOO).         10c-15c-26c-.V>c.         3 
(lays.   Gross:   $800.    (Average   week.   $2,000) 
"MERRY   FRINKS"   (F.   N.) 

LIBERTY-  (L.'iOO),  10c-15c-26c-.%c,  4  day.s. 
Stage:  "Rhythm  Aristocrats."  Gross:  $2,000. 
(Average    week,   $2,000) 


/.  /.  Franklin  Set 
For  Hawaii  Circuit 

(Contiiiucil  from  piujc  1) 

Hawaii,  a  territory  now  controlled  by 
Consolidated  Amusements  in  which 
Louis  Greenfield,  now  deceased,  was 
long  a  prime  mover  and  an  approxi- 
mate 50  per  cent  owner. 

Consolidated  operates  on  an  exclus- 
ive buy  for  the  islands  and  not  only 
runs  product  in  its  theatres  but  sells 
it  to  government  reservations  and 
sugar  plantations  as  well.  M-G-M 
is  the  one  distributor  which  failed  to 
get  together  with  Consolidated  last 
year.  It  will  build  in  Honolulu 
through  Loew's. 


J.  J.  Franklin  is  telling  distribution 
headquarters  here  that  his  contem- 
plated circuit  will  give  them  more  rev- 
enue out  of  Hawaii  than  they  now 
have  been  getting  from  any  other 
source. 

Harold  B.,  J.  J.  Franklins  broth- 
er, when  asked  yesterday,  stated  he 
had  no  interest  in  the  venture  aside 
from  supplying  advice  if  and  v,hen 
requested. 


Says  Columbia  Not 
To  Hamper  Theatres 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

exhibitor  must  have,  we  are  for  the 
exhibitor,"  he  declared.  "The  same 
applies  to  double  features.  Columbia 
will  not  attempt  to  restrict  the  ex- 
hibitor in  the  successful  operation  of 
his  enterprise." 

From  Nate  Spingold  came  the  good 
word  Columbia  had  signed  more  con- 
tracts prior  to  the  opening  of  the  con- 
vention this  year  than  it  had  four 
weeks  after  the  close  of  the  1933  meet- 
ing. 


Academy  Groups  Busy 

Hollywood,  July  9. — Five  Academy 
meetings  are  set  for  this  week  start- 
ing tomorrow  when  the  Research 
Council  meets  with  the  subcommittee 
chairmen.  Wednesday  night  the 
sound  recording  subcommittee  will 
meet ;  film  preservative  subcommittee, 
Thursday  noon,  and  silent  camera  sub- 
committee, Thursday  evening.  The 
uniform  screen  illumination  subcom- 
mittee will  see  a  series  of  tests  at  the 
Radio  studio  Friday  night. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  July  9. — Cliff  Lewis  and  Marjorie  Decker  marry 
Aug.  IL  .  .  .  Rufus  King,  author  of  "Conversation  Piece,"  in  town. 
.  .  .  George  Somnes  on  a  tour  of  Europe.  .  .  .  Pat  O'Brien  wonder- 
ing what  to  do  with  the  400  books  he  bought  at  auction.  .  .  .  Grace 
Moore  and  her  husband  motoring  in  northern  California.  .  .  . 
Columbia  very  proud  of  its  new  bootblack,  candy,  and  hot-dog 
stand.  .  .  .  Pert  Kelton  back  to  Catalina  for  more  sunburn.  .  .  . 
Charlie  Rogers  sent  a  gorgeous  bunch  of  posies  to  Harry  J.  Brown 
as  a  greeting  on  Harry  Joe's  first  as  associate  producer  at  War- 
ners. .  .  .  Dick  Powell  catching  up  on  his  correspondence.  .  .  .  The 
Warren  Williams  on  hand  to  see  the  yachts  take  off  in  the  annual 
Honolulu  race.  .  .  .  Even  the  electricians  chimed  in  with  the  pro- 
duction staff  in  applauding  that  new  dance  Fred  Astaire  and 
Ginger  Rogers  do  in  "Gay  Divorce."  When  the  juicers  unlax  it 
must  be  good.  .  .  .  William  Anthony  McGuire  threw  a  stag  dinner 
the  other  night  for  Liam  O'Flaherty,  noted  Irish  scrivener.  .  .  . 
Irene  Dunne  now  has  a  Badminton  court  in  her  Beverly  Hills 
back  yard.  .  .  .  Bill  Hanneman  making  daily  tours  of  the  lot,  pop- 
ping off  blackboards  with  a  kid's  slingshot — the  quaint  fellow.  .  .  . 
Bruce  Cabot  and  wifey,  Adrienne  Ames,  going  in  for  golf  right  in 
their  own  backyard.  .  .  . 


Mexico's  17th  Film 
Company  Is  Started 

By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mkxico  City,  July  9. — Mexico's 
list  of  producers  has  been  increased  to 
17  with  tlie  establishment  here  of  the 
Comijania  Iinpulsora  Cinematograph- 
ica.  American-Mexican  capital  is  be- 
hind the  project,  and  Paul  I3ush,  lead- 
ing automobile  distributor,  is  the  head. 

-Sound  films  will  be  made  for  the 
Mexican  market.  Rodriguez  Brothers' 
sound  system  has  been  acquired  and 
their  studios  have  been  taken  over. 
R()l)ert  Quigley  of  Hollywood  will  be 
a   combination   director   and    scenarist. 


Trendle  Complains 
On  Shift  of  House 

Detroit,  July  9. — George  W.  Tren- 
dle, head  of  United  Detroit  Theatres, 
says  Lew  Wisper  has  obtained  con- 
trol of  the  Eastown,  Detroit  neighbor- 
hood, by  acquiring  one-half  of  the 
bonds  and  serving  an  ouster  notice. 

Following  Wisper's  move,  Trendle 
filed  charges  with  the  grievance  board 
alleging  improper  interference  with 
negotiation  of  a  lease.  The  case  is 
to  be  heard  next  week. 


Drop  Adrienne  Ames 

Hollywood,  July  9. — Paramount 
has  dropped  its  option  on  Adrienne 
Ames.  She  is  negotiating  with  Radio 
where  her  husband,  Bruce  Cabot,  is 
under  contract. 


Hollywood,  July  9. — E  m  a  n  u  e  1 
Cohen  is  on  a  week's  vacation,  desti- 
nation unknown 


Take  Bloomfield  House 

Rapf  &  Ruden  have  taken  over  the 
Royal  in  Bloomfield,  N.  J.,  from 
Warners  and  will  run  the  house  in 
conjunction  with  the  Bellevue,  Upper 
Montclair :  the  Broadmoor,  Bloom- 
field, and  the  Park,  Caldwell,  N.  J. 


Wright  Loses  His  Suit 

Los  Angeles,  July  9.— Harold  Bell 
Wright,  novelist,  has  lost  his  suit 
against  Sol  Lesser  and  Michael  Ros- 
enberg over  the  talking  picture  rights 
to  "When  a  Man's  a  Man." 


Form  Temple  Clubs 

Shirley  Temple  Clubs  have  been 
formed  in  Providence,  Kansas  City 
and  Chicago.  The  clubs  are  made  up 
of   mothers    and    daughters. 


Para,  Gets  $31,000 
On^'MakeUprBaer 

"Kiss  and  Make  Up"  with  Max 
Baer  on  the  stage  grossed  $31,000 
at  the   Paramount. 

"lilack  Moon"  reached  only  $9,000 
in  six  days  at  the  Rialto.  In  five 
days  of  a  second  week  with  "Dr. 
Monica"  and  two  days  of  "Midnight 
Alibi,"   the    Strand    reached   $11,000. 

"Baby,  Take  a  Bow"  garnered 
$8,500  last  Sunday  and  is  being  held 
for  a  third  week  at  the  Roxv. 


'Dynamite'  Is  Detroit 
Lead;  Gets  $19,500 


Detroit,  July  9. — Top  honors  on  the 
week  went  to  "Strictly  Dynamite"  and 
a  stage  show  headed  by  Lupe  Velez 
at  the  Fox.  The  take  went  up  to 
$19,500,  topping  normal  by  $4,500. 

"Operator  13"  was  a  disappoint- 
ment at  the  Michigan,  getting  only 
$18,200.  The  stage  show  included 
eight   acts   headed   by   Block   &   Sully. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $48,200. 
Average   is  $55,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  5: 

"MANY  HAPPY  RETURNS"  (Para.) 

FISHER-(2,975),  15c-S0c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$.■5,900.       (Average,    $10,000.) 

"STRICTLY    DYNAMITE"    (Radio) 
FOX— (5,100),     15c-50c,    7     days.        Stage: 
Lupe    Velez.        Gross:    $19,500.        (Average, 
$15,000.) 

"OPERATOR    13"    (M-G-M) 
MICHIGAN— (4.100),       l.Sc-50c,       7      day.s. 
Stage;    Block   &   .Sully   heading  eight  vaude- 
ville    acts.  Gross:     $18,200.  (Average, 
$20,000.) 

"GREAT     FLIRTATION"     (Para.) 
UNITED     ARTISTS— (2,070),     25c-50c,     7 
days.        Gross:    $6,600.        (Average,    $10,000.) 


Samuelson  Says  Two 
Allied  Groups  Gain 

Returning  from  special  sessions  of 
the  Allied  units  of  Western  New  York 
and  Wisconsin,  Sidney  Samuelson, 
president  of  the  national  organization, 
sees  these  individual  organizations 
gaining  in  strength  and  making  steady 
headway. 

While  Samuelson  was  away,  he  was 
sick  seven  days  and  lost  14  pounds. 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  8 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  JULY  11,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Briefs  Asked 
In  ITOA  Suit 
Against  Campi 

Court  Reserves  Decision 
Pending  Their  Study 

Decision  was  reserved  yesterday  by 
Federal  Judge  Henry  W.  Goddard  in 
the  suit  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  for  a  tem- 
porary injunction  to  enjoin  Campi  and 
local  clearance  and  zoning  boards 
from  refusing  to  hear  complaints  filed 
by  non-assentors. 

Milton  C.  Weisman  represented  the 
exhibitor  organization  and  stated  the 
members  of  the  L  T.  O.  A.  were 
ready  to  pay  assessments  under  the 
code,  but  did  not  want  to  sign  and 
thereby  give  up  their  constitutional 
rights.  He  said  the  membership  was 
living  up  to  all  provisions  of  the  code 

(Continued  on   page    7) 


Zanuck  ^s  Idea  to  See  Pope 
Finds  Hays  Office  Chilly 


Import  Curb  Lifted 
By  Czechoslovakia 

By  JOACHIM  K.  RUTENBERG 

Berlin,  July  10. — American  com- 
panies are  expected  to  return  to 
Czecho-Slovakia  after  a  two-year  ab- 
sence as  a  result  of  the  removal  of 
the  20,000  crown  import  license  and 
the   removal  of  quota   restrictions. 

The  20,000-crown  tax— about  $600 
— was  levied  against  every  American 
importation  and  the  quota  law  re- 
quired that  one  in  every  seven  dis- 
tributed by  American  companies 
should  be  of  Czecho-Slovakian  origin. 
The  law  was  passed  after  consider- 
able  agitation  by  native  producers. 

During  the  two-year  absence  of 
American  distributors  agitation  for 
loosening    the    restrictions    has    been 

(Continued  on  page   8) 


No  G.  B.-U,  A.  Deal, 
States  Silverstone 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  July  10. — Maurice  Silver- 
stone,  recently  elevated  to  the  general 
managership  of  United  Artists  in  Eu- 
rope, today  declared  he  had  no  knowl- 
edge of  reports  current  in  New  York 
that  his  company  is  negotiating  to 
handle  Gaumont  British  product  in  the 
States.  Joseph  M.  Schenck  was  on 
the  continent  today. 


FWC  Foreclosure  Is 
Set  Back  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles,  July  10. — Although 
foreclosure  sale  of  Fox  West  Coast 
was  tentatively  slated  to  come  up  be- 
fore Judge  James  in  the  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  here  today,  the  proceeding 
(Continued  on   paae  2) 


If  Darryl  F.  Zanuck  contemplates 
discussing  the  Catholic  Church  move- 
ment aimed  at  objectionable  films  with 
the  Pope,  assuming  he  can  arrange  an 
audience,  the  step  will  be  undertaken 
with  no  approval  of  the  Hays  office. 

Officially  striking  the  attitude  that 
no  cable  seeking  authorization  to  pro- 
ceed along  such  lines  had  been  re- 
ceived here  and  no  definite  decision 
consequently  had  been  made,  the  Hays 
office    yesterday    implied    definitely    it 

(Continiced   on  page  6) 


Local  Church 
Film  Attack 
At  Standstill 


Local  moves  in  the  church  clean 
film  campaign  were  at  a  standstill 
yesterday.  No  invitation  to  a  confer- 
ence with  producers  was  received  at 
the   Hays  office. 

At  Mgr.  Michael  J.  Lavelle's  office 
it  was  stated  that  he  and  Rev.  Joseph 
A.  McCaffrey,  members  of  the  inter- 
denominational committee  appointed  at 
a  conference  Monday,  were  out  of  town 
and  would  be  away  until  tomorrow. 
Rev.  Dr.  Walter  M.  Howlett,  Greater 

(Continued  on    page  6) 


Ontario  Bars  7  Now 
Under  Catholic  Ban 

Toronto,  July  10.— The  first  reac- 
tion in  Canada  to  the  campaign  agamst 
objectionable  films  in  the  United  States 
was  announcement  today  by  Chair- 
man J.  C.  Boylen  of  the  Ontario  cen- 
sor board  that  seven  pictures  in  a 
list  of  31  declared  immoral  by  Cath- 
olics had  been  banned  in  the  province. 

Fourteen  of  the  pictures  have  been 
approved  after  revision,  while  10  have 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Race  Mixing  Stirs 
Louisville  Feeling 

Louisville,  July  10.— Some  resent- 
ment has  been  voiced  here  of  late 
by  filmgoers  against  the  mixing  of 
colored  performers  with  white  in  mu- 
sical   and    dance   numbers. 

This  resentment  does  not  extend  to 
outstanding  performers  like  the  Mills 
Brothers  and  others,  but  applies  to 
those  scenes  where  it  is  implied  the 
races  are  mixing  on  an  equality  basis. 


May  Drop  Plan 

Philadelphia,  July  10.— Film 
Row  today  heard  the  report 
that  the  plan  for  a  concerted 
closing  of  Warner  and  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania 
member  theatres  will  be 
dropped  quietly. 

Lew  Pizor  and  Charles  Se- 
gall,  representing  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.,  are  expected  to  confer 
with  Joseph  Bernhard,  gener- 
al manager  of  Warner  the- 
atres, tomorrow  in  New  York 
on  the  decision. 


Several  efforts  to  reach  Jo- 
seph Bernhard  last  night 
proved  unavailing.  His  of- 
fice reported  he  was  in  a 
meeting  and  could  not  be 
reached. 


K.C.  Schedule 
Hits  Doubles; 
May  Tip  Rates 


Kansas  City,  July  10.— The  new 
clearance  schedule  for  Kansas  City, 
adopted  by  the  local  clearance  and  zon- 
ing board,  is  considered  a  lever  to  lift 
the  present  low  level  of  first  and  sub- 
sequent run  admission  prices.  By  set- 
ting back  availability  on  double  bills 
at  subsequents  and  by  reducing  the 
clearance  for  first  runs  maintaining 
this  practice,  the  new  plan  is  regarded 

(Continued  on   page   7) 


Carter  Barron  Gets 
New  Post  in  Loew's 

Carter  Barron  moves  up  the  line  in 
the  shift  of  Loew  district  managers 
which  takes  H.  M.  Addison  from 
Cleveland  to  Boston  as  reported  in 
Motion    Picture    Daily    yesterday. 

Barron  has  been  city  manager  in 
Washington.  As  district  manager 
now,  he  will  continue  to  handle  that 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Cleveland  Dual  End 
Stirs  No  Complaint 

Cleveland,  July  10. — The  public 
appears  to  be  reacting  favorably  to  the 
single  feature  policy  now  in  effect  in 

(Continued  on  page   8) 


Para/s  Three 
Trustees  Stay 
UnderNewAct 


Judge  Coxe  Holds  Them 
After  Hearing  Counsel 


Declaring  he  had  no  alternative 
after  hearing  counsel  for  various 
stockholders'  and  bondholders'  groups, 
Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe  in  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  yesterday  named  Charles 
D.  Hilles,  Eugene  W.  Leake  and 
Charles  E.  Richardson  as  permanent 
trustees  under  the  new  bankruptcy 
law. 

These  men  have  been  in  the  status 
of  temporary  trustees  since  the  recent 
application  for  permission  to  reorgan- 
ize under  the  new  bankruptcy  law. 
Prior  to  that  they  had  functioned  un- 
der the  old  bankruptcy  laws.  Their 
continuance  in  office  is  regarded  as 
hastening  the  company's  reorganiza- 
tion. 

At  the  opening  of  the  hearing  the 
question  arose  as  to  whether  Richard- 
son was  willing  to  serve  as  permanent 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Goldman  Lines  Up 
New  Penn  Circuit 

Philadelphia,  July  10. — Formal 
announcement  of  the  formation  of  Wil- 
liam Goldman  Theatres,  Inc.,  a  new 
independent  circuit,  to  operate  in 
Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey  and  Mary- 
land will  be  made  tomorrow  by  Wil- 
liam Goldman,  former  Stanley-War- 
ner head. 

The  outfit  is  understood  to  have  a 

(Continued  on  page   8) 


St.  Louis  Awaiting 
Next  Warner  Step 

St.  Louis,  July  10. — There  is  some 
speculation  here  as  to  the  next  move 
of  Warners  now  that  transfer  of  the 
Ambassador,  Missouri  and  Grand  Cen- 
tral Theatres  to  F.  &  M.  management 
seems  certain. 

At  present  Warners  have  the  Shu- 
bert  and  there  are  reports  they  will 
take  over  the  Orpheum. 


Chicago  Allied  Will 
Oppose  B,  &  K.  Move 

Chicago,  July  10.— Allied  Theatres 
of  Illinois  will  oppose  the  plan  of 
B.  &  K.  seeking  an  extra  or  "dead" 
week  protection  in  the  local  zoning 
scheme,  according  to  Aaron  Saper- 
stein.  Allied  feels,  according  to  Sa- 
perstein,  that  B.  &  K.  has  all  the 
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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  July  II,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Reeistered   U.   S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.   36 


July   11,   1934 


No.  8 


Martin  Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and   Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN 

Editor 
JAMES  A.  CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
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Representative:  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
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G,  H,  Stone  at  Work 
On  Chinese  Shorts 


New  Group  Elects 

Atlanta,  July  10. — Ike  Katz  of 
Montgomery  has  been  named  head  of 
the  newly  organized  Georgia-Ten- 
nessee -  Florida  -  Alabama  Theatre 
Ass'n.  Other  officers  are :  W.  L. 
Coart,  Atlanta,  treasurer;  A.  J.  Bene- 
dict, Atlanta,  secretary;  Mrs.  C.  B. 
Ellis  of  Atlanta,  Sam  Borinsky  of 
Chattanooga  and  H.  H.  Waters  of 
Birmingham,  state  vice-presidents. 


France  Bars  U,  S.  Film 

Paris,  July  10. — A  temporary  but 
complete  embargo  was  declared  today 
by  France  on  American  raw  sensi- 
tized film  for  screen  cameras.  The 
purpose  is  to  insure  employment  to 
its  own  people  by  requiring  American 
firms  to  manufacture  in  France  all 
film  intended  for  sale  in  the  country. 


J.  R.  Grainger  Feted 

The  six-week  period  between  July 
23  and  September  1  has  been  desig- 
nated by  Carl  Laemmle  in  a  cable 
from  Vienna  as  Jimmy  Grainger  Cele- 
bration. This  period  will  also  mark 
the  first  anniversary  of  Grainger's  as- 
sociation with  Universal  as  general 
sales  manager. 


Vergesslich  Joins 

Herman  Gluckman,  president  of 
Majestic  and  Capitol  exchange,  yes- 
terday closed  a  deal  for  J.  J.  Ver- 
gesslich to  manage  both  New  York 
branches.  He  was  formerly  bntnch 
manager  for  Warners  here. 


Hollywood,  July  10. — Grant  H. 
Stone,  heading  the  newly  organized 
Prizmatic  Prod.,  Inc.,  using  the  Cine- 
color  process,  has  thrown  his  hat  into 
the  Chinese  film  market  arena  as  his 
initial  production  effort.  Dr.  Fung 
Pochee,  former  technical  advisor  at 
Fox,  has  been  made  production  chief 
in  charge  of  the  filming  of  a  color 
short  series  for  distribution  in  the 
Orient.  A  deal  for  the  handling  of 
26  color  shorts  for  local  distribution 
is  likely  to  be  closed  within  a  week. 

Stone,  who  did  all  the  color  pho- 
tography on  "The  Maiden  Voyage  of 
Valero  III"  the  voyage  to  the  Gala- 
pagos Islands  of  the  Capt.  G.  Allan 
Hancock  expedition  in  the  interests  of 
the  California  Academy  of  Sciences, 
figures  to  have  three  Chinese  shorts 
in  work  all  the  time,  when  actual 
production  gets  under  way.  Dr. 
Pochee  is  now  making  final  arrange- 
ments for  distribution.  Robert  Cary 
is  the  other  chief  member  of  the  firm. 


Await  New  York 

Los  Angeles,  July  10. — 
Charles  Skouras,  one  of  the 
trustees  of  Fox  West  Coast, 
today  declared  no  new  devel- 
opments in  the  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  circuit  will  be  un- 
dertaken pending  arrival  here 
of  financial  and  legal  lights 
from  New  York. 


Chase  National  representa- 
tives, bulwarked  by  lawyers, 
are  expected  to  head  west 
sometime  next  week  on 
F.  W.  C.  reorganization  de- 
tail. 


London  Films  Ready 
To  Start  New  Plant 

London,  July  10.— Plans  to  build  a 
studio  of  four  stages  at  Elstree  have 
just  been  completed  by  London  Films. 
A  40-acre  tract  has  been  acquired  and 
all  construction  work  is  expected  to 
be  completed  in  about  six  months. 


First  announcement  of  the  proposed 
expansion  of  London  Films  was  made 
in  a  story  cabled  to  Motion  Pictxtre 
Daily  from  London  several  weeks 
ago. 


Carter  Barron  Gets 
New  Post  in  Loew*s 

(Continued  from  pane  1) 
city  and  take  over  Harrisburg,  Wil- 
mington, Reading.  Norfolk,  Baltimore 
and  Richmond.  Harry  Long,  who  has 
been  handling  this  district,  takes  over 
Addison's   houses   in   Cleveland. 

Transfer  of  Addison  to  Boston 
brings  W.  A.  ("Billy")  Downs  into 
New  York  on  Charles  C.  Moskowitz's 
staff.  He  will  handle  theatres  which 
have  been  under  the  aegis  of  George 
Schenck,  now  ill.  Included  are  the 
Metropolitan,  Melba  and  Loew  the- 
atres in  Borough  Park  and  Coney 
Island. 


FWC  Foreclosure  Is 
Set  Back  on  Coast 

(Continued  from  page   1) 
has    been   delayed   until    later    in   the 
month.    The  delay  is  due  to  the  mass 
of  details  which  must  be   ironed  out 
before  the  sale  can  take  place. 

A  reorganization  plan  which  will 
call  for  a  new  holding  company  to 
replace  Wesco  with  S.  R.  Kent  at  the 
head  of  it  will  be  submitted  at  the 
same  time  for  court  approval. 


To  Show  "CucaracRcC' 

Radio  will  have  a  preview  of  its  new 
color  short,  "La  Cucaracha,"  at  the 
Waldorf-Astoria  tomorrow.  This  film 
was  reviewed  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily  on  July  7.  It  is  the  first  film 
made  in  the  new  Technicolor  process 
and  was  produced  by  John  Hay  Whit- 
ney and  Cornelius  Vanderbilt  Whit- 
ney under  the  firm  name  of  Pioneer 
Pictures,    Inc. 


New  Mae  West  Title 

Hollywood,  July  10. — Mae  West's 
new  picture,  originally  called  "It 
Ain't  No  Sin"  by  Paramount,  has  been 
changed  to  "The  Belle  of  New  Or- 
leans" and  will  be  released  under  that 
title. 


N.O.  Hits  Mae  West  Title 

New  Orleans,  July  10. — Renaming 
of  Mae  West's  "It  Ain't  No  Sin"  as 
"The  Belle  of  New  Orleans"  drew 
protests  today  from  civic  and  political 
bodies  here. 


Trading  Light  On  Big  Board 


High  Ijow  Close 

Consolidated   Film   Industries,  pfd 14  135^       14 

Eastman   Kodak    98J4  97J4  98 

Fox  Film   "A" 13  12^        13 

Loew's,    Inc 27J4  26^  2754 

Paramount  Publix  4  3^         3% 

Pathe   Exchange   2yt         2Ji         2M 

Pathe   Exchange    "A" TOVz  20^  20^ 

RKO    VA         PA         VA 

Universal    Pictures,   pfd 39  39  39 

Warner  Bros 4^         VA         4]i 

Sentry  Off  1-16  on  Curb 

High  Low  Close 

Sentry  Safety   Control 3/16        Vg  % 

Technicolor     12?i        125^        mA 

Trans   Lux   1^         1^         1^ 

Pathe  Bonds  Gain  V2 

High  Low  Close 

General   Theatre    Equipment   6s    '40 754         7'A         7yi 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s   '40,   ctf 7'A         IVt         7l4 

Keith   B.    F.   6s   '46 67^        67'A       67Ji 

Loew's   6s   '41,   ww  deb  rights lOOK  10054  100'/^ 

Paramount   F.    L.   6s   '47 4854       48f^        485i 

Paramount   Publix  S'As  'SO 4954        48^       4954 

Pathe   7s   '37,    ww 99J4  9954  99H 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd S4J4       54  54 


Net 
Change  Sales 
400 

+  Va.  400 

400 

+"H  3,200 

+  Vi  3,600 

400 

-1-54  200 

700 

-fl  10 

—  Vi  4,000 


Net 
Change 

—  1/16 
-f  Vi 


Sales 

100 
600 
100 


Net 

Change 

Sales 

-54 

11 

11 

—  ?i 

3 

9 

tH 

1 
7 

-l-'/a 

3 

SO 

i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

ALBERT  EARLY  ROBINSON 
and  his  wife  are  in  from  Kansas 
City  where  the  former  is  a  member  of 
the  Star  staff.  He  has  written  a  glay 
titled  "The  Week-End  of  a  Pirate." 

Emil  Forst,  of  the  Universal 
scenario  department,  sails  for  Europe 
Saturday  on  the  Champlain  to  pur- 
chase continental  stage  shows. 

Diana  Wynyard  and  Frank  Law- 
ton  sail  tomorrow  on  the  Aqidtania 
for  England. 

King  Vidor  arrives  in  town  this 
week  with  a  print  of  his  "Our  Daily 
Bread." 

Jacques  Chatelain,  French  film 
player,  arrives  today  on  the  Cham- 
plain. 

Howard  S.  Cullman  returns  from 
Washington  today.  He  was  there  for 
a  day. 

Jack  Partington  returns  today 
from  a  brief  vacation. 


*Nell  Gwyn'  Preview 
Attracts  Notables 

More  than  500  exhibitors,  circuit 
buyers  and  representatives  of  the 
stage,  screen  and  press  attended  last 
night's  special  preview  of  British  & 
Dominion's  "Nell  Gwyn"  at  the  Astor. 

Among  those  in  the  audience  were: 
David  W.  Griffith,  Walter  Wanger.  Al 
Lichtman,  Harry  D.  Buckley,  Percy  Phillip- 
son,  Walter  Futter,  Hal  Home,  Harry 
Cliarnas,  Gus  Edwards,  Martin  Quigley, 
Colvin  Brown,  Mike  Vogel,  Leo  Brady, 
William  Boehnel,  Regina  Crewe,  J.  M. 
Jerauld,  Louis  Sobol,  Paul  Yawitz,  Leo 
Brady,  J.  D.  Williams,  Bruce  Gallup,  Jack 
Alicoate,    Harry    M.    Goetz. 

Following  the  preview,  Herbert  Wil- 
cox entertainf^d  at  a  buffet  in  the  grand 
ballroom  of  the  Astor.  Four  hundred 
attended.  There  was  dancing  with 
music  supplied  by  an  eight  piece  or- 
chestra. 


''Affairs"  Stirs  Portland 

Portland,  July  10.— The  brightest 
spot  on  the  drab  theatrical  map  here 
is  the  Music  Box  where  "Affairs  of 
a  Gentleman"  and  Ted  Fiorita  and 
his  band  have  taken  $1,800  for  an 
opening  day.  This  is  in  the  face  of 
a  continuance  of  the  waterfront 
strike  and  the  prospect  of  a  general 
strike. 


Fox  Signs  Swanson 

Hollywood,  July  10.— Gloria  Swan- 
son  has  been  signed  by  Fox  to  appear 
in  her  first  musical  comedy,  "Music 
in  the  Air,"  which  will  be  directed 
by  Erich  Pommer.  John  Boles  and 
Douglass  Montgomery  are  co-starred 
with  her. 


219  for  Germany 

Berlin,  July  10.— During  the  1934- 
35  season  117  German  films  will  be 
produced  and  68  American  features 
will  be  imported.  Imports  from  other 
countries  will  total  34. 


Robbed  at  Reopening 

Toronto,  July  10.— Three  months 
ago  the  Danforth  theatre  was  wrecked 
by  fire.  Saturday  night  it  was  re- 
opened as  the  Century  and  was  robbed 
of  $350. 


"You  were 
born  to  be 
kissed  ♦  ♦ , ." 

The   bands    are 
playing  it!    Every 


EXTRA ! 
PREVIEW ! 

Hollywood  Reporter  says : 
"  'BORN  TO  BE  KISSED'  is  bright 
and  filled  with  laughs.  Grand 
entertainment.  Harlow  at  her  best. 
Simply  swell  in  addition  to  being 
luscious  eyeful!" 

HARLOW 

"BORN  TO  BE  KISSED" 

w/fh  LIONEL  BARRYMORE 

FRANCHOT  TONE    •    LEWIS  STONE 

JACK  CONWAY,  Director 

Produced  fiy  Bernard  H.  Hyman 

In  the  M-Q-M  Manner! 


1   »*%^ 


\\U^ 


^^A^  v»^^  An  eminent  doctor  ...  branded  ^^murdcrer"  by  a 

hasty  world.   A  beautiful  woman  . . .  enmeshed  in  a 

hateful  marriage.    Both  seek  escape  on  a  strange 

journey  ...  that  leads  to  stranger  adventures. 

From  the  best-selling  novel 
that  thrilled  America 


(i:^ 


RAYTFR 


in 


GRAND  CANARY 


with 


MADGE  EVANS 

Marforie  Rambeau  •  Zita  Johann 
Roger  Imhof  •  H.B.Warner 

Directed  by  IRVING  CUMMINGS 

From  the  novel  by  A.  J.Cronm     Screen  ploy  by  Ernest  Pascal 

JESSE      L.    LASKY      PRODUCTION 


p  I  C  T  U  R  C 


MOTION  PICTXJRE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  July   II.   1934 


Local  Church 
Film  Attack 
At  Standstill 


(Continued  from   page   1) 
New    York   Federation   of   Churches, 
was  also  out  of  town. 

Cardinal  Hayes'  office  confirmed  the 
fact  that  he  would  issue  a  statement 
on  the  film  situation,  but  said  that  it 
probably  would  not  be  forthcoming 
until  later  in  the  week. 


Hollywood,  July  10.— Will  H. 
Hays  refused  to  comment  today  on 
Rev.  Joseph  A.  McCaffrey's  sugges- 
tion that  he  resign  his  post  as  head  of 
the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  Later,  but 
through  a  spokesman,  the  suggestion 
was  called  "absurd." 

In  his  formal  statement,  Hays  re- 
ferred to  the  clean  film  campaign  and 
criticism  directed  at  the  industry  as 
follows:  "Some  of  it  may  be  justified; 
some  may  be  entirely  unwarranted- 
all  of  it  is  understood,  none  of  it  is 
resented." 

Hays  and  Joseph  I.  Breen  will  call 
a  general  meeting  this  week  for  a 
general  discussion  on  administration 
of  the  code  of  morals  and  other  means 
of  combating  the  present  reform  move- 
ment. 


Mrs.  Roosevelt  Lauds 
Self-Regulation  Move 

Chicago,  July  10. — In  her  debut  as 
a  radio  commentator  in  a  broadcast 
from  the  World's  Fair,  Mrs.  Franklin 
D.  Roosevelt  last  night  praised  the 
self-regulatory  measures  of  the  indus- 
try as  a  right  step  in  the  campaign  to 
improve  the  tone  of  screen  entertain- 
ment. 

Mrs.  Roosevelt  expressed  herself  as 
"extremely  happy"  at  the  industry's 
appointment  of  Joseph  I.  Breen  to  pass 
on  films  on  the  ground  that  "the  mat- 
ter of  moving  pictures  is  very  impor- 
tant to  the  whole  country." 


General  Boycott  in 
St.  Louis  Is  Denied 

St.  Louis,  July  10. — Archbishop 
John  J.  Glennon,  head  of  the  Catholic 
Church  in  this  section,  has  not  re- 
ceded from  his  position  that  theatres 
that  show  any  immoral  pictures  must 
suffer  lack  of  patronage  on  those 
nights  on  which  good  pictures  are 
shown,  but  he  has  not  yet  taken  the 
position  that  it  is  a  sin  for  a  Catholic 
to  attend  a  picture  theatre  at  any  time. 
Should  such  a  drastic  step  be  taken 
many  feel  it  would  be  disastrous  for 
local  theatres  since  there  are  340,000 
Catholics  in  St.  Louis  and  about  500,- 
000  in  the  St.  Louis  archdiocese, 
which  covers  a  large  part  of  Missouri. 

Many  leading  Protestant  and  Jew- 
ish leaders  locally  have  indorsed  the 
film  fight  being  conducted  by  the 
Catholic  Legion  of  Decency.  It  is  es- 
timated that  500,000  men,  women  and 
children  in  eastern  Missouri  alone 
have  joined  the  fight  and  pledged 
themselves  to  stay  away  from  pro- 
scribed pictures. 

In  the  meantime  Catholic  leaders 
are  consolidating  the  legion  move- 
ment. Through  the  Sunday  Visitor, 
Qiteetifs  Work  and  other  Catholic 
publications  those  in  the  St.  Louis 
archdiocese   are  being   kept   informed 


Would  Cancel 

Chicago,  July  10. — An  ex- 
hibitor here  has  knocked  the 
local  code  board  office  dizzy. 
Following  publication  Satur- 
day and  Sunday  of  the  picture 
classifications  of  the  Legion 
of  Decency  he  applied  at  the 
code  office  for  a  form  to  se- 
cure cancellation  of  virtually 
all  pictures  banned  by  the 
Church. 

Offered  the  standard  10  per 
cent  cancellation  form,  he  re- 
fused to  accept.  He  wants  a 
bigger  and  better  form  to 
give  scope  to  his  cancelling 
proclivities  under  the  coun- 
cil's  lineup. 


of  the  situation  throughout  the  coun- 
try. The  papers  carry  a  list  of  the 
undesirable  pictures,  those  that  have 
objectionable  scenes  and  those  that  are 
considered  suitable  for  Catholic  pat- 
ronage. 


Better  Films  Group 
Seeks  Church  Tieup 

East  St.  Louis,  111.,  July  10. — 
Plans  to  enlist  churches  here  in  their 
work  have  been  made  by  the  East  St. 
Louis  Better  Films  Council.  Elsie 
Clanahan,  president,  has  urged  mem- 
bers to  remember  "your  ticket  as  your 
ballot"   in  working   for  clean   films. 

Mrs.  John  E.  Weese,  vice-president, 
reported  the  films  •  recommended  this 
week.  Reports  of  her  reviewers  are 
posted  weekly  in  the  Public  Library, 
Community  House,  Notre  Dame  Acad- 
emy,  Belleville  and  other  schools. 


Urges  Buffalo  Diocese 
To  Strengthen  Legion 

Buffalo,  July  10. — Bishop  William 
Turner  of  the  Catholic  diocese  of  Buf- 
falo, in  a  letter  to  priests  of  the  232 
parishes  and  36  missions  in  his  dio- 
cese, pledged  his  wholehearted  co-op- 
eration to  the  Legion  of  Decency  drive 
for  clean  films  and  asked  the  pastors 
to  organize  units  of  the  League  in 
their  parishes. 

Dean  S.  Whitney  Hale  of  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  Cathedral  has  indorsed  the 
Catholic  drive. 


3,200  More  Sign 

Englewood,  N.  J.,  July  10. — More 
than  3,200  persons  have  signed  the 
pledge  of  the  Legion  of  Decency  at 
St.  Cecilia  R.  C.  Church,  of  which 
2,000  are  members  of  the  parish  and 
the  remainder  visitors  to  the  Shrine. 
Father  Albert  H  Dolan  is  directing 
organization  of  the  legion  in  this  city. 


MPPDA  Cold  "Bondage"  Is 


ToZanuckldea 
To  See  Pope 


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would  keep  its  hands  free  of  any  such 
potential  entanglement. 

According  to  Associated  Press  dis- 
patches from  Rome,  Zanuck  had  made 
up  his  mind  the  film  campaign  was  an 
issue  he  ought  to  discuss  with  the 
Vatican.  He  was  quoted  as  stating 
he  hoped  for  an  opportunity  to  con- 
vince the  Pope  that  not  all  films  made 
here  are  objectionable.  Also  he  con- 
templated urging  that  the  campaign 
not  blacklist  good  pictures. 

Ontario  Bars  7  Now 
Under  Catholic  Ban 

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not  been  submitted  to  Boylen  for  ex- 
amination by  distributors. 

The  titles  of  the  condemned  fea- 
tures have  been  withheld.  Boylen  ex- 
plained that  a  picture  found  objection- 
able by  a  religious  group  in  the  States 
might  not  be  the  same  in  its  entirety 
upon  reaching  the  Canadian  public 
because   of    censorship. 


Stover  Hits  Producers 

Hershey,  Pa.,  July  10.— Dr.  Ross 
Stover  of  Philadelphia  blamed  the 
present  film  campaign  on  the  attitude 
of  producers.  He  told  the  19th  bien- 
nial convention  of  the  Christian  En- 
deavor Union  today  that  the,  situation 
had  been  brought  about  by  those  "in 
power  and  authority"  who  have  taken 
"the  modern  American  attitude  of  T 
want  what  I  want  when  I  want  it.'  " 


Clarksville  Endorses 

Louisville,  Ky.,  July  10. — Accord- 
ing to  word  received  in  Louisville,  the 
Clarksville,  Tenn.,  Ministers'  Ass'n. 
has  indorsed  "the  courageous  stand" 
of  the  Catholic  Church  in  regard  to 
clean  films  and  has  asked  Rev.  Arthur 
E.  Whittle,  rector  of  Trinity  Episco- 
pal Church,  to  deliver  a  sermon 
against  bad  pictures. 


Asks  Boycott  Observance 

Wilmington,  Del.,  July  10. — Speak- 
ing in  support  of  the  general  boycott 
of  salacious  pictures.  Rev.  J.  Francis 
Tucker  of  St.  Anthony's  Catholic 
Church,  in  a  sermon,  admonished  his 
parishioners  to  refrain  from  attending 
films  "until  such  time  as  Hollywood 
definitely  decides  to  clean  house." 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  July  10. — Freddie  March  wanted  a  portable  dressing 
room  at  U.  A.  and  spent  $1,500  to  get  it.  Equipped  with  bunks  and 
other  nautical  gadgets.  .  .  .  Nat  Pendleton,  former  ear  scrambler, 
has  hired  a  bodyguard.  Says  he's  getting  timid  from  playing  so 
many  tough  guy  roles.  .  .  .  Al  Santell  has  completed  a  new  home 
at  Idyllwild.  Now  working  on  plans  for  a  tennis  court  and,  of 
course,  a  swimming  pool.  .  .  .  Joe  E.  Brown  now  can  sip  his  mint 
juleps  with  dignity.  He's  a  Kentucky  colonel.  .  .  .  Stepin  Fetchit 
still  wants  to  star  in  his  original,  "Design  for  Loafing."  .  .  .  Monta 
Bell  looking  forward  to  a  10-week  vacation  in  Yurrop  in  the 
Fall.  .  .  .  Adrian  playing  jokes  on  Kathleen  Howard  over  the 
phone.  .  .  .  George  Barbier  gone  showy.  Now  has  a  new  Pierce.  .  .  , 
Buddy  Schulberg  will  study  Russian  cinema  technique  in  Mos- 
cow. .  .  . 


$94,500  Draw 
At  Music  Hall 


"Of  Human  Bondage"  stirred  up  the 
biggest  gross  in  many  weeks  at  the 
RKO  Music  Hall.  In  seven  days  the 
take  went  to  $94,500  in  spite  of  the 
heat  and  the  out-of-town  holiday  at- 
tractions. 

"The  Thin  Man,"  helped  by  Duke 
Ellington  and  his  band,  was  not  out- 
standing at  the  Capitol  with  $39,800. 
"Kiss  and  Make  Up,"  with  Max  Baer 
on  the  stage,  held  the  Paramount  to 
$31,000. 

The  Roxy  had  a  good  week,  com- 
paratively, at  $29,000  on  "Baby  Take 
a  Bow." 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  3: 

"BLACK  MOON"   (Col.) 

RIALTO^(2,2(X)J,  25c-65c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$8,500. 

Week  Ending  July  4: 

"OF    HUMAN   BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL— (5,945), 
35c-$1.65,   7   days.   Stage   show.   Gross:   $94,- 

500. 

Week  Ending  July  5: 
"THE    THIN    MAN"    (M-G-M) 

CAPITOL— (4,700),      35c-$L65,      7      days. 
Stage:    Duke    Ellington    and   orchestra   9od 
Harlem  Revue.    Gross:  $39,800. 
"MANY    HAPPY    RETURNS"    (Para.) 
PALACE^(2,500),  25c-75c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville.  Gross:    $9,200. 

"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"   (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,700),    35c-99c,    8    days. 
Stage:  Max  Baer  and  others.  Gross:  $31,000. 
"BABY,   TAKE   A   BOW"    (Fox) 
ROXY— (6,200),     25c-55c,     7     days.     Stage 
show.    Gross:    $29,000. 

"DR.    MONICA"    (Warners) 

(2n<i  week,  5  days) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"    (Warners) 

(2   days) 

STRAND— (2,000),  25c-$1.10,  7  days.  Gross: 

$11  000 

Week  Ending  July  6: 
"LITTLE   MAN,   WHAT   NOW?"    (Univ.) 

(4    days) 
"SISTERS    UNDER    THE    SKIN"    (Col.) 
(3    days) 
RKO   CENTER— (3,700),    25c-55c,    7    days. 
Gross:   $4,900. 

Week  Ending  July  9: 
"CIRCUS  CLOWN"    (Warners) 
CANNONERI-KLICK  FIGHT 

MAYFAIR— (2,300),  35c-8Sc,  12  days. 
Gross:   $7,600. 


'Winters"  Is  a  Hit 
In  Cities  of  Ohio 

Cincinnati,  July  10. — The  recent 
delay  of  the  film  arbiters  at  Columbus 
in  passing  "The  Life  of  Vergie 
Winters,"  which  made  the  front  page 
of  most  dailies,  appears  to  have  in- 
trigued the  curiosity  of  the  public. 
The  picture  crashed  through  to  an 
estimated  $11,000  at  the  RKO  Albee 
last  week,  one  of  the  biggest  grosses 
recorded  at  this  house  in  many  moons. 
This  rates  a  holdover. 

Proportionately  heavy  grosses  are 
reported  from  Cleveland  and  Colum- 
bus last  week. 

In  Cleveland  the  pictm-e  has  been 
held  for  a  second  week  at  the  RKO 
Palace,  while  in  Columbus  it  has 
been  moved  from  the  RKO  Palace  to 
the  Majestic  for  another  week. 


Mid-Ocean  Chartered 

Dover,  Del.,  July  10. — Mid-Ocean 
Motion  Picture  Corp.,  listing  a  capital 
of  $2,000,000  and  35,000  shares,  no  par 
value,  has  been  chartered  to  develop 
and  distribute  films.  The  incorpora- 
tors are  D.  B.  Hilliard,  R.  M.  Hil- 
liard  and  E.  C.  Shockley  of  Wilming- 
ton. 


Wednesday,  July   II,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


K.C.  Schedule 
Hits  Doubles; 
May  Tip  Rates 


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as  encouraging  adoption  of  single  fea- 
tures. 

The  new  schedule  provides  clear- 
ances for  theatres  located  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  Kansas  City  and 
the  trade  area.  It  is  to  become  effec- 
tive with  the  showing  of  1934-35  pro- 
duct, and  provides : 

Single  feature  first  runs  at  25  cents 
nights,  21  days  over  any  first  single  fea- 
ture suburban  run  charging  25  cents.  First 
runs  in  this  classification  get  the  follow- 
ing clearance  over  other  single  feature  sub- 
sequents:  28  days  over  second  suburban 
run  charging  25  cents;  35  days  over  other 
subsequents  at  25  cents;  56  days  over  20- 
cent  houses;  70  days  over  15-cent  spots; 
84  days  over  10-cent  houses. 

Single  feature  first  runs  charging  25 
cents  or  less  showing  a  single  feature 
receive,  in  addition,  clearance  of  30  days 
over  subsequents  exhibiting  such  picture 
on  a   double   bill. 

CTearance  for  first  runs  showing  one 
feature  at  more  than  25  cents  are  provided 
as  follows  over  single  feature  subsequents: 
.^5  days  over  first  suburban  run  at  25  cents; 
28  days  over  first  suburban  run  charging 
more  than  25  cents  nights;  42  days  over 
second  suburban  run  at  25  cents;  49  days 
over  other  subsequent  runs  charging  25 
cents;  70  days  over  20-cent  houses;  98  days 
over  IS-cent  houses;  154  days  over  10-cent 
spots. 

More    Clearance   for   Singles 

First  runs  with  singles  charging  more 
than  25  cents  get  an  additional  60  days 
over  subsequents  dual  billing  at  25  cents 
or  more;  and  90  days  extra  over  20-cent 
dual   houses. 

Dual  first  runs  lose  one-half  the  normal 
clearance  over  single  run  subsequents.  First 
runs  on  a  double  bill  become  available  to 
subsequent  run  double  bills  according  to  the 
regular  clearance. 

Clearance  over  first  runs  in  the  colored 
zone  is  14  days  after  regular  first  run. 
Clearance  over  the  Paseo,  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  while  not  within  the  corporate  liniits, 
is  governed  by  the  clearance  prescribed 
for  other  suburbans. 

Subsequent  runs  not  having  a  fixed  daily 
admission  price  are  classified  as  charging 
five  cents  less  than  the  regular  price  for 
such  theatre.  The  regular  admission  price 
is  to  be  determined  by  taking  the  price 
that  prevails  the  greater  number  of  days 
in  the  week.  This  provision  is  also  for 
Kansas   City,    Kan. 

First  runs  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  charg- 
ing 2S  cents  or  less  receive  the  following 
clearances  over  Kansas  City,  Kan.:  14 
days  over  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  first  runs 
charging  25  cents  at  night;  28  days  over 
20  cents;  42  days  over  15  cents;  56  days 
over   10-cent    spots. 

Kansas  City,  Mo.,  first  runs  charging 
more  than  25  cents  get  these  clearances  over 
Kansas  City,  Kan.:  28  days  over  houses 
charging  25  cents;  42  days  over  20  cents: 
70  days  over  15  cents;  112  days  over  10 
cents.  ..     .    r 

The  change  in  clearance  prescribed  for 
Kansas  City,  Mo.,  duals  prevails  also  for 
Kansas  City,  Kan. 

First  runs  in  Kansas  City.  Mo.,  receive 
the  following  clearance  over  these  neighbor- 
ing towns:  Belton,  Mo.,  28  days;  Blue 
Springs,  Mo.,  28  days;  Bonner  Springs,  Mo.. 
45  days;  Buckner,  Mo.,  28  days;  Fairmount, 
Mo.,  42  days;  Grandview,  Mo.,  28  days; 
Independence,  Mo.,  14  days;  Lees  Summit, 
Mo.,  X  days;  Lenexa,  Mo.,  28  days;  Lib- 
erty, Mo.,  14  days;  Maywood,  Mo.,  28  days; 
North  Kansas  City,  Mo..  28  days:  Olathe. 
Kan.,  14  days:  Overland  Park,  Kan..  35 
days;  Platte  City,  Mo.,  28  days;  Shawnee, 
Kan.,   35  days. 


Files  New  Plaint  in  L.  A. 

Los  Angeles,  July  10. — A  new  com- 
plaint was  filed  with  the  local  griev- 
ance board  today  by  the  Monterey 
Park  Theatre  against  the  Garfield  and 
the  Cirstrand  theatres,  accusing  them 
of  offering  tickets  as  prizes.  The 
board  heard  five  complaints  but  put 
off  decision  until  next  Thursday. 


Tauher  Clicks 

London,  July  10. — "Blossom 
Time,"  starring  Richard  Tau- 
ber  and  directed  by  Paul 
Stein,  was  a  hit  at  its  mid- 
night premiere  here  at  the 
Regal  last  night.  Tauber's 
magnificent  singing  as  Franz 
Schubert  was  its  greatest 
single  feature.  The  general 
artistry  and  the  atmosphere 
of  Old  Vienna  are  admirable 
in  this  romance  of  the  com- 
poser's life. 

"Blossom  Time"  is  easily 
B.  L  P.'s  best  and  challenges 
American  attention. 

ALLAN 


Virginia  Transfer 
Hit  by  Code  Board 

W.^SHiNGTON,  July  10. — Transfer  of 
the  Crewe  at  Crewe,  Va.,  from  the 
Crewe  Amusement  Corp.  to  Mrs.  R. 
D.  Bradshaw,  wife  of  the  president, 
was  ruled  an  attempt  to  avoid  a  con- 
tract with  Paramount,  following  a 
hearing  by  the  grievance  board. 

Two  cases  brought  by  William  H. 
Rippard,  operator  of  the  Eaco,  Farm- 
ville,  Va.,  were  withdrawn.  In  the 
first  Rippard  asked  10  per  cent  can- 
cellation on  a  Vitagraph  contract,  and 
in  the  second  he  sought  relief  from 
performance  of  contracts  on  the 
ground  of  substitution  of  stars. 

A  third  case  brought  by  Rippard 
asking  relief  under  contracts  with 
Vitagraph,  Universal,  RKO,  Fox, 
Paramount  and  M-G-M  was  dismissed 
on  the  ground  that  the  board  could 
not  alter  a  contract. 

Sidney  Lust  complained  he  couldn't 
get  product  within  a  reasonable  time 
because  Isaac  Notes,  operator  of  the 
Leader,  had  contracts  calling  from  one 
to  the  fifth  run.  The  case  was  con- 
tinued  for  further   investigation. 

The  clearance  and  zoning  board  to- 
day turned  down  the  appeal  of  John 
Henry  Hiser,  operator  of  the  State, 
Bethesda,  Md.,  that  the  14  days' 
clearance  afforded  Warners  Avalon, 
Washington,  be  abolished.  The  board 
ruled  that  since  both  houses  are  in 
the  same  territory  the  existing  clear- 
ance is  fair  and  reasonable. 

The  case  of  J.  L.  Whittle  of  the 
Avenue,  Baltimore,  against  houses  op- 
erated in  the  same  city  by  Frank  Dur- 
kee  and  Louis  Gaertner,  and  that  of 
the  Byrd  Amusement  Co.,  Peters- 
burg, Va.,  against  Loew's  and  the 
Wilmer  and  Vincent  theatres  in  Rich- 
mond were  put  off  to  July  16. 

The  complaints  brought  by  Lloyd 
Wineland  of  the  Fairlawn  against 
Warners  Avenue  and  Grand,  Harry 
Green  of  the  Carolina  and  L.  Phillips 
of  the  Academy  have  been  settled 
amicably.  Another  case  settled  is 
that  of  the  Capitol  against  Warners 
Avenue  and  Grand. 

Lust  Is  Appointed 
As  Appeals  Member 

Washington,  July  10. — Sidney  B. 
Lust,  independent  operator,  has  been 
appointed  to  the  Code  Authority  Ap- 
peals Committee.  He  is  already  a 
member  of  the  clearance  and  zoning 
board. 


Fire  at  M-G-M  Studio 

Hollywood,  July  10. — Fire  on  the 
stage  of  the  M-G-M  studio  at  noon 
today  caused  $5,000  damage  Produc- 
tion will  not  be  affected. 


St.  Louis  Clearance 
Disputes  Ruled  Upon 

St.  Louis,  July  10. — Clearance  and 
zoning  board  has  ruled  that  St.  Louis 
first  runs  shall  have  28  days'  clearance 
over  Belleville,  111.  This  is  the  same 
margin  that  these  houses  enjoy  over 
East  St.  Louis. 

In  the  clearance  dispute  between  the 
Fox  Illinois,  Centralia,  111.,  and  the 
Playhouse,  that  city,  the  board  voted 
to  reduce  the  clearance  of  the  former 
from  180  days  to  90  days,  provided 
pictures  are  played  within  35  days 
after  their  availability  at  Centralia,  and 
provided  also  that  the  Playhouse  main- 
tains a  minimum  admission  of  20  cents 
for  adults  and  10  cents  for  children. 
Should  these  price  scales  be  disre- 
garded, the  protest  against  the  180 
days'    clearance   will    not   be   allowed. 

The  board  ruled  against  the  Palm 
Theatre,  St.  Louis,  which  had  sought 
to  be  taken  out  of  the  zone  with  the 
Aubert  and  placed  in  the  zone  with 
the  Mikado. 

Redmon's  Majestic,  East  St.  Louis, 
has  appealed  from  the  decision  of  the 
board  which  ruled  that  that  house 
should  have  no  clearance  over  the  the- 
atres in  Belleville,  111.  Publix  Great 
States  Theatres,  Quincy  and  Spring- 
field, has  taken  an  appeal  from  the 
adverse  rulings  of  the  board  in  the 
clearance  dispute  involving  theatres 
in  Palmyra  and  Hannibal,  Mo.,  and 
Barry,  Mount  Sterling,  Carthage, 
Pawnee,  Waverly,  Edinburg,  Chat- 
ham, Tallula  and  Beardstown,  111. 

The  grievance  board  has  denied  both 
protests  in  the  dispute  between  the 
Illiana  Theatre  Co.,  operator  of  the 
Grand,  Hillsboro,  111.,  and  Ed  Fellis 
of  the  Orpheum,  Hillsboro,  and  has 
decided  to  notify  distributors  that  both 
houses  admitted  charging  10  cents  in 
apparent  violation  of  contracts. 


Provo's  Clearances 
Set  After  Complaint 

Salt  Lake  City,  July  10. — Clear- 
ances have  been  set  for  Provo  and 
surrounding  territory.  The  case  came 
up  on  a  complaint  of  Jack  Swenson, 
manager  of  the  Angelus,  Spanish 
Fork,  in  which  he  asked  for  elimina- 
tion of  the  14  days'  clearance  held  by 
the  Paramount  at  Provo. 

The  board  decided  that  Provo  first 
runs  shall  have  six  months  when  their 
admissions  are  25  cents  higher  than 
second  runs,  four  months  when  the 
difference  in  price  is  20  cents,  three 
months  when  the  price  difference  is 
15  cents,  and  two  months  on  a  10-cent 
difference. 

When  houses  in  surrounding  towns 
charge  the  same  scale  as  the  Provo, 
the  Provo  shall  have  14  days'  clear- 
ance. 

L.  S.  Wootton,  manager  of  the  Ri- 
voli.  Sugar  House,  has  won  an  order 
from  the  grievance  board  ending  free 
admissions  for  women  and  two-for- 
one  tickets.  The  complaint  was  aimed 
at  C.  O.  Hauzhurst,  Mario,  Sugar 
House. 


Denver  RulesOut  'Nights* 

Denver,  July  10.  —  Bank  nights, 
cash  nights  and  country  stores  have 
been  declared  unfair  competition  by 
the  local  grievance  board,  which  has 
ordered  six  theatres  to  end  the  prac- 
tice by  July  17.  The  defendants  will 
appeal.  The  complaint  against  the 
Harry  Huffman  theatres,  which  were 
accused  of  giving  away  an  automo- 
bile weekly,  has  been  thrown  out  for 
lack  of  evidence. 


Briefs  Asked 
In  ITOA  Suit 
Against  Campi 


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and  that  local  boards  should  give 
them  a  chance  to  file  complaints.  He 
also  asked  that  assentors  should  be 
barred  from  lodging  complaints 
against  non-signers  until  non-signers 
have  been  given  an  opportunity  to  act 
against  signers. 

Weisman  said  that  Campi  was  try- 
ing to  force  the  unit  into  signing 
the  code  and,  if  successful,  this  would 
deprive  I.  T.  O.  A.  members  of  their 
rights   in  the  courts. 

William  Whitney,  attorney  repre- 
senting Campi,  argued  that  exhibitors 
who  assent  and  pay  assessments  get 
certain  advantages  under  the  code, 
giving  as  an  example  10  per  cent  can- 
cellation. He  said  persons  seeking 
benefits  of  the  code  should  pay  for 
upkeep  of  local  boards. 

Weisman  then  stated  that  the  code 
is  no  contract  because  exhibitors  have 
to  take  all  its  provisions  whether 
they  are  harmful  or  not. 

Briefs  were  ordered  filed  on  Mon- 
day. 


Chicago  Allied  Will 
Oppose  B.  &  K.  Move 

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protection  it  needs  and  any  more  will 
work  a  hardship  on  his  membership. 
Allied  is  satisfied  to  continue  on  the 
present    basis,    Saperstein    says. 

A  spokesman  will  be  named  to  set 
forth  the  Allied  stand  at  Thursday's 
meeting,  and  it  is  indicated  an  ap- 
pointment will  be  made  by  Saperstein, 
since,  as  a  member  of  the  clearance 
and  zoning  board  he  personally 
doesn't  feel  that  he  should  be  the 
spokesman. 

A  record  turnout  is  expected  for 
the  hearing,  which  will  be  held  in 
the  Gold  room  of  the  Congress  start- 
ing at   1   o'clock. 


Milwaukee's  Indies 
Protest  Clearances 

Milwaukee,  July  10. — Forty-eight 
Milwaukee  independents  have  wired 
Campi  protesting  the  proposed  new 
clearance  setup.  They  claim  it  favors 
circuits  and  is  detrimental  to  inde- 
pendents. 

A  plan  is  underway  for  organiza- 
tion of  a  new  Milwaukee  independent 
exhibitors'  group. 


Chicago  Appeals  Heard 

Four  Chicago  code  cases  occupied 
the  attention  of  the  Campi  appeals 
committee  yesterday.  They  included 
B.  Banowitz  and  H,  Applebaum,  Lit- 
tle Paramount,  Chicago,  vs.  Biograph 
Theatre,  same  city ;  George  W.  Kru- 
ger,  Hinsdale  Theatre,  Hinsdale,  111., 
vs.  LaGrange  Theatre,  LaGrange,  111. ; 
Panorama,  Chicago,  vs.  Sheridan, 
Buckingham,  Vogue  and  Keystone,  in 
the  same  city ;  Lake  Theatre  Corp., 
Michigan  City,  Ind.,  vs.  Tivoli  The- 
atre, in  the  same  city.  The  first  three 
were  clearance  cases,  while  the  fourth 
involved  overbuying. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,   July    II,    1934 


Para.  Trustees  Stay 
Under  New  Act 


(Continued    from    pane    1) 

trustee.  Arthur  A.  Ballantine  of  the 
firm  of  Root,  Clark,  Buckncr  &  Bal- 
lantine told  the  court  Richardson  was 
willing  to  serve. 

Samuel  Zirn,  counsel  for  a  group 
of  bondholders,  launched  into  a  gen- 
eral criticism  of  Adolph  Zukor,  Ralph 
Kohn,  Robert  T.  Swaine,  Sir  William 
Weisman,  John  D.  Hertz,  Frank  Van- 
derlip  and  certain  Chase  National 
Bank  officials  who  have  had  dealings 
with  Paramount  since  the  bankruptcy. 
Judge  Coxe  objected  to  a  review  by 
Zirn  of  statements  made  at  previous 
hearings,  but  Zirn  claimed  that  in  de- 
ciding the  issue,  the  court  should  treat 
the  trustees  as  new  names. 

Two  minor  stockholders  also  voiced 
objections  to  the  trustees. 

Holds  Trustees  Qualified 

Alfred  A.  Cook,  representing  the 
stockholders'  protective  committee 
which  claims  to  have  48  per  cent  of 
the  outstanding  stock  on  deposit, 
stated  the  work  of  the  temporary 
trustees  was  satisfactory  and  he  felt 
they  were  qualified  to  continue.  He 
said  they  had  efficiently  performed 
their  duties  under  guidance  of  able 
counsel.  Cooke  also  said  that  within 
a  short  time  his  group  will  have  more 
than  50  per  cent  of  the  outstanding 
stock. 

Nathan  Burkan,  representing  mer- 
chandise creditors  whose  claims  total 
$2,500,000,  complimented  the  three 
trustees  for  their  conscientious  desire 
to  safeguard  the  company  which  was 
on  the  rocks  and  is  now  emerging 
from  its  plight.     He  said : 

"We're  not  interested  in  following 
flimsy  litigation.  We  know  no  three 
men  better  qualified  for  the  posts  and 
recommend  their  continuance,  feeling 
secure  that  our  interests  will  be  pro- 
tected. 

"It  would  be  an  injustice  to  us  to 
change  the  personnel  at  this  time."  he 
concluded. 

Further  Boost  for  Trustees 

Malcolm  Sumner,  who  represented 
bondholders  whose  holdings  total  $1,- 
500,000,  declared  he  was  in  closer 
touch  with  the  work  of  the  trustees 
than  any  other  counsel  save  for  those 
representing  trustees,  dealing  directlv 
with  them  on  important  issues.  He 
said :  "This  estate  is  extremelv  for- 
tunate in  having  such  men  as  Hilles. 
Leake  and  Richardson  and  I  believe 
they  are  the  greatest  protection  to 
bondholders  of  the  estate. 

"All  creditors  owe  a  deep  debt  of 
sratitude  to  these  men  who  are  will- 
ine  to  serve,"  he  stated. 

Before  appointing  the  trustees  to 
permanent  posts,  Coxe  and  Zirn  in- 
dulged in  some  renartee  which  brought 
on  a  number  of  laughs. 

At  one  point  in  his  objections,  Zirn 
stated  that  Richardson  would  return 
to  Fox  Film  after  the  bankruotcv.  He 
added  that  Richardson  would  also  re- 
turn to  the  nost  he  held  in  Chase 
National   Bank. 

"The  Bank  may  not  be  there,"  sug- 
gested Judee  Coxe. 

To  which  Zirn  renlied :  "You  are 
verv  naive  about  these  things." 

At  another  point  where  Zirn  wanted 
to  imoress  the  judfre  about  the  lattet-'s 
knowledge  of  receiverships  and  bank- 
ruptcies, the  court  interrupted :  "Yes, 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


'Nell  Gwyn'* 


{British  and  Dominion-United  Artists) 

Exactly  as  "Henry  VJH"  dipped  into  the  private  affairs  of  that  ruler 
of  Britain  and  as  "Madame  Du  Barry"  will  tell  much,  if  not  all,  of  what 
went  on  in  the  court  of  one  of  France's  many  Louis,  now  comes  "Nell 
Gwyn"  to  narrate  considerable  of  what  transpired  in  the  personal  life  of 
Charles  H,  another  of  England's  rulers. 

Nell,  with  a  doubtful  paternity — actress,  rowdy  and  common — but  pos- 
sessed of  that  which  was  required  to  make  Charles  II  forget  affairs  of 
state  and  the  Duchess  of  Portsmouth,  did  her  appointed  task  well  enough. 
She  knocked  17th  century  court  decorum  galley  west,  embarrassed  the 
king  much  but  entertained  him  more  and  maintained  her  hold  by  her  wits 
and  nature's  endowment  until  the  era  ended  with  the  king's  death. 

Anna  Neagle,  as  Nell  Gwyn,  does  a  generally  good  job.  Sir  Cedric 
Hardwicke  as  the  king,  is  suave  and  competent,  while  other  roles,  mostly 
secondary,  are  adequately  filled.  In  production  values,  the  picture  stands 
up.  In  dialogue,  it  has  a  number  of  rough  spots  which  become  dubious 
in  these  days  of  church  campaigning  against  the  objectionable. 

By  and  large,  "Nell  Gwyn"  is  a  commendable  addition  to  the  cycle 
started  by  Charles  Laughton  as  Henry.     Running  time,  75  minutes. 

KANN 


I  also  know  about  the  receiverships 
you've  been  connected  with." 

Zirn  later  brought  out  the  point  that 
at  a  previous  hearing  he  had  tried  to 
submit  papers  and  Judge  Coxe  had 
refused  to  admit  them  into  the  record. 

The  judge  answered:  "I  didn't  have 
to  look  at  the  papers.  I  looked  at 
you." 

Further  on  Zirn  apologized  for  tak- 
ing up  so  much  time  of  the  court  with 
his  objections,  to  which  Coxe  re- 
plied : 

"You're  not  wasting  my  time. 
You're   wasting  your  own." 

When  Zirn  brought  out  the  alleged 
salary  of  Zukor  for  1929  amounting 
to  $900,000,  he  said  this  was  100  times 
more  than  Coxe  received  a  year.  The 
iudge  immediately  corrected  Zirn  and 
said  this  was  not  so. 

After  the  hearing  was  declared 
closed  Zirn  persisted  in  an  open  dis- 
cussion with  Judge  Coxe  on  the  merits 
of  his  objections  until  the  judge 
finally  rushed  into  his  chambers  and 
signed  the  order  making  official  the 
new  appointments. 

Paramount  Men  Here 

Barney  Balaban  of  Chicago,  N.  L. 
Nathanson  of  Toronto  and  Martin 
Mullin  and  Sam  Pinanski  of  Boston, 
Paramount  theatre  partners  all,  are 
in  New  York.  Their  presence  here 
at  the  same  time  is  described  as 
"routine." 


Charter  Is  Sought 
By  Western  States 

Oklahoma  City,  Tuly  10. — West- 
ern States  Theatres  Co.  has  filed  ap- 
plication for  a  charter.  The  charter 
was  withheld  by  R.  A.  Sneed,  secre- 
tary of  state,  until  the  original  articles 
of  incorporation  for  Lowenstein  The- 
atres. Inc.,  are  presented.  The  name 
is  being  changed  to  Western  States. 

Sponsors  of  the  new  corporation  re- 
mained in  the  background,  with  a  city 
lawyer  carrying  on  negotiations.  The 
attorney  said  architects  are  at  work 
on  plans  for  a  theatre  seating  3,000  to 
cost  $1,000,000. 

Foster  McSwain,  former  owner  of 
Ada  theatres,  is  head  of  the  new  or- 
ganization. 


Fox  Talent  Resting 
For  Summer  Months 

Hoi.LVwoou,  July  10. — Fox  talent 
will  be  scattered  during  the  rest  of 
the  summer  in  spite  of  the  fact  six 
pictures  are  scheduled  at  Movietone 
City. 

Will  Rogers  is  away.  Winfield 
Sheehan  and  Janet  Gaynor  are  sched- 
uled for  European  vacations ;  Warner 
Baxter  is  on  loan  to  Columbia  for  one 
picture  and  is  slated  for  another  at 
M-G-M;  Frank  Lloyd  is  at  M-G-M 
to  direct  "Mutiny  on  the  Bounty" ; 
James  Dunn  is  on  loan  to  M-G-M  for 
"Have  a  Heart";  John  Boles  is  on 
loan  to  Radio  for  two  pictures  ;  Spen- 
cer Tracy  is  slated  for  a  six-week 
vacation;  Shirley  Temple  is  at  Ar- 
rowhead for  six  weeks  ;  Norman  Fos- 
ter is  in  Tahiti ;  Alice  Faye  is  in  the 
East,  and  Lilian  Harvey  and  Charles 
Boyer,  who  were  scheduled  for  one 
each  this  summer,  are  no  longer  with 
the  company. 

In  spite  of  the  dearth  of  talent  three 
Spanish  picture,  two  Charlie  Chans 
and  one  featuring  Pat  Paterson  are 
scheduled. 


Radio,  McCrea  in  Accord 

Hollywood,  July  10.  —  Radio  has 
withdrawn  its  suit  against  Joel  Mc- 
Crea charging  breach  of  contract. 
The  actor,  who  was  suspended  for 
refusing  to  be  loaned  out  to  LTniver- 
sal,  has  been  re-signed  to  a  new  long 
termer  under  which  his  first  film  will 
be  "The  Richest  Girl  in  the  World." 
He  will  play  opposite  Miriam  Hop- 
kins. 


Mannix,  Selwyn  Coming 

Hollywood,  July  10. — E.  J.  Man- 
nix and  Edgar  Selwyn  were  on  their 
way  to  New  York  by  plane  tonight, 
the  former  on  a  visit  to  his  sick 
mother  and  the  latter  on  business. 


Shea  Unit  Changes  Name 

Dover,  Del.,  July  10. — Shea  Theatres 
Corp.  has  changed  its  name  to  Nyrie 
Theatres  Corp.,  Erie,  N.  Y. 


Goldman  Lines  Up 
New  Penn  Circuit 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
first  run  outlet  in  Central  City,  Pa., 
but  will  not  divulge  the  name  of  the 
theatre  at  this  time.  The  only  houses 
there  not  controlled  by  Stanley-War- 
ner are  the  Arcadia,  a  second  run,  and 
the  Fox  Locust,  held  by  Al  Boyd  and 
Fox.  Rumor  indicated  Goldman 
might  be  interested  in  the  Mastbaum, 
but  this  does  not  seem  likely. 

The  chain  may  start  functioning 
Sept.  1  with  about  25  houses.  Gold- 
man is  now  touring  to  line  up  sites, 
which  will  include  theatres  already 
established  and  building   locations. 

A  statement  issued  in  behalf  of  the 
new  enterprise  declares  that  the  com- 
pany is  powerfully  supported  and 
strongly  financed  and  has  access  to 
all  major  product,  indicating  a  pos- 
sible treaty  with  Stanley-Warner, 
which  controls  first  run  major  prod- 
uct,   with   the    exception    of    Fox. 

Cleveland  Dual  End 
Stirs  No  Complaint 

(Continued   from   paffe    1) 

virtually  all  Cleveland  theatres.  No 
complaints  have  been  noted  from  any 
source  which  buys  tickets. 

Sunday  was  the  first  day  under  the 
new  order.  Business  on  that  day  was 
better  than  the  average  Sunday  level 
at  most  houses.  Exhibitors,  however, 
attribute  the  increase  more  to  cooler 
weather  than   the  single  bill   policy. 

Monday's  business  at  both  circuit 
and  outlying  houses  was  generally 
better  than  that  on  duals  the  previous 
Monday.  Exhibitors,  who  had  antici- 
pated a  decline,  are  delighted  with 
the  results  of  the  single-feature  pol- 
icy. The  better-than-average  busi- 
ness on  Sunday  and  Monday  with  sin- 
gles is  taken  as  proof  that  when  the 
public  is  picture-minded,  the  weather 
favorable  and  the  show  satisfactory, 
it  makes  no  difiference  whether  two 
films  or  one  is  shown. 

Import  Curb  Lifted 
By  Czechoslovakia 

(Continued   from   pane    1) 

growing  among  exhibitors  who  found 
their  revenue  cut.  Several  compro- 
mises suggested  to  American  distribu- 
tors have  been  rejected. 

No  word  of  the  removal  of  Czecho- 
Slovakian  restrictions  had  been  re- 
ceived yesterday  at  the  Hays  office, 
it  was  stated. 

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TEN  CENTS 


PERMIT  CANCELLATION  OF 
FILM  ON  MORAL  GROUNDS 


Fox  Met.  Deal 
Said  Set  At 
$4,500,000 


Warners  and  Loew's  are  understood 
to  have  reached  an  agreement  late 
last  night  to  tip  the  bid  for  Fox 
Metropolitan  Playhouses  from  $4,000,- 
000  to  $4,500,000.  It  is  believed  the 
new  bid  will  be  made  for  the  bonds 
and  not  leases. 

Counsel  for  Warners,  Loew's  and 
the  Fox  Met.  bondholders'  committee 
worked  out  details  of  the  deal  all  yes- 
terday afternoon  and  until  late  last 
night. 

When  the  postponed  hearing  on  the 

(Continued  on   page   7) 


Stay  Is  Refused  in 
Phila,  Duals  Suit 

Philadelphia,  July  11. — U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Judge  George  A.  Welsh  today 
denied  an  application  for  a  prelimi- 
nary injunction  asked  bv  Harry  Perel- 
man  against  major  distributors  in  the 
double  feature  case  started  nearly  a 
month  ago. 

In  handing  down  the  decision  the 
court  commented  that  the  case  in- 
volved so  many  ramifications  and  cov- 
ered so  broad  a  territory  that  a  pre- 
liminary injunction  would  be  unfair  to 
the  defendants.  It  was  indicated  that 
a  hearing  with  testimony  would  be 
in  order  in  the  fall. 


U,  S.  Quiz  May  Part 
A,  T,  &  T.  from  Films 

Washington,  July  11. — Investiga- 
tion of  the  A.  T.  &  T.  by  the  new 
Federal  Communications  Commission 
may  result  in  the  company's  divorc- 
ing itself  from  all  film  connections,  it 
was  indicated  today  as  the  commis- 
sion  organized   for   operation. 

It  was  indicated  that  the  investiga- 
tion  would  begin   almost  immediately 

(Continued  on    page   7) 


ff 


Anti-Sherman  Move 
Is  Called  ''Illegal 

Attempts  to  oust  Harry  Sherman, 
president,  and  certain  other  officials  of 
Local  306  are  described  by  members 

(.Continued  on    pane    7) 


Statement  Outlining  Plan 
To  Extend  Cancellations 


Official  text  of  the  Hays  statement  extending  cancellation  priv- 
ileges to  pictures  objected  to  publicly  on  moral  grounds  follows: 

"Amplifying  Will  H.  Hays'  statement  of  two  weeks  ago,  which  con- 
cerned the  action  taken  to  amend  and  strengthen  the  system  of  indus- 
try self-regulation  established  by  the  M.  P.  Producers  and  Distributors 
of  America,  the  following  companies,  members  of  that  association,  an- 
nounced yesterday  that  each  would  grant  to  exhibitors  the  right  to  omit 
the  exhibition  of  any  of  their  motion  pictures  released  prior  to  July  15, 
1934,  against  which  there  is  a  genuine  protest  on  moral  grounds: 

"Columbia    Pictures   Corp. 

"Educational  Film  Exchanges,  Inc. 

"First  National  Pictures,  Inc. 

(Continued   on   page  6) 


Zoning  Delay 
Holds  Up  New 
Season  Sales 


With  only  10  of  the  31  clearance 
and  zoning  boards  filing  new  sched- 
ules by  July  1,  distributors  are  at  a 
loss  at  what  to  do  about  selling  new 
season's  product,  contending  they  can- 
not go  ahead  with  deals  until  new 
schedules  are  set  up  for   1934-35. 

Canipi  today  will  take  some  kind  of 
action  on  the  new  schedules  and  it  is 
possible  a  recommendation  may  be 
made  for  an  extension  of  the  July  1 
deadline. 

Local  boards  throughout  the  coun- 
try refuse  to  hear  or  file  schedules  be- 

(Continucd   on    page    7) 


Assessment  Changes 
Under  Campi  Study 

Changes  in  allocation  of  exhibitor 
assessments  for  the  second  half  of 
1934  were  discussed  yesterday  by  the 
code  finance  committee,  comprising 
Nathan  Yamins,  Harold  S.  Bareford 
and  W.  C.  Michel.  The  problem  is 
now  being  studied  and  worked  out  and 
a  plan  will  be  presented  to  Campi  for 
approval    shortly. 

The     first    half    year's     assessment 

(Continued   on    page    7) 


New  Theatres 
Are  Begun  in 
Many  Places 


Almost  imperceptible  in  its  mark- 
ings, but  evident,  nevertheless,  is  a 
revival  of  theatre  construction  in  scat- 
tered sections  of  the  nation. 

Long  dormant,  plans  to  build  new 
houses  where  they  are  felt  to  be 
needed  or  to  embark  on  a  replacement 
campaign  where  existing  theatres  are 
outmoded  developed  in  a  number  of 
cities   and  towns   yesterday. 

One  sales  manager  expressed  the 
reaction  of  all  yesterday  when,  ad- 
vised of  the  facts,  he  said : 

"There  couldn't  be  any  more  definite 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Bernhard  Silent  on 
Closings  in  Phila, 

Joseph  Bernhard,  general  manager 
of  Warner  Theatres,  yesterday  re- 
fused to  discuss  reports  from  Phila- 
delphia that  the  announced  plan  of 
closing  his  circuit's  theatres  there  un- 
less the  church  boycott  was  lifted  was 
to  be  abandoned. 

"The  statement  1  made  on  July  6  is 
the  last  statement  I  wrote  on  the 
matter,"  he  said.  "I  do  not  propose 
making   another   one." 


Majors      Voluntarily 

Agree — Code  Clause 

Applies  First 

Pictures  to  which  a  "genuine 
protest"  has  been  made  on  moral 
grounds  and  released  prior  to  July 
15,  when  the  reinforced  Production 
Code  Administration  goes  into  op- 
eration, may  be  cancelled  by  exhibi- 
tors without  obligation  for  their 
contracted  rental. 

Ten  major  companies,  all  mem- 
bers of  the  Hays  organization,  yes- 
terday voluntarily  united  on  this 
plan  as  a  further  indication  to  pro- 
testing church  organizations  that 
their  intention  of  eliminating  out- 
side criticisms  of  objectionable  pic- 
tures was  no  empty  gesture. 

The  sweeping  cancellation  privi- 
lege was  determined  upon  by  Co- 
lumbia, Educational,  First  Na- 
tional, Fox,  M-G-M,  Paramount, 
RKO,  United  Artists,  Universal  and 
Warners,  but  provides  that  the  10  per 
cent  cancellation  clause  in  the  NRA 
code  is  to  prevail  first. 

The  code  clause  authorizes  cancella- 
tions at  the  rate  of  one  in  every  group 
of  10  where  contracted  rentals  aver- 
age $250  or  less  per  picture  in  situa- 
tions where  the  exhibitor  has  bought 
all  product  oiTered  him  and  where  he 
not  only  has  signed  the  code  assent 
form  and  paid  his  assessment  but 
where  he  has  observed  to  the  full  the 

(Continued  on    page  6) 


Mundus  Raises  Its 
First  Group  to  27 

Mundus  Distributing  Corp.,  newly 
formed  unit  for  distribution  of  foreign 
pictures  in  association  with  United 
Artists,  has  increased  its  first  list  to 
27,  according  to  Earl  W.  Kramer, 
eeneral  manager.  Releases  start  July 
23. 

It  is  understood  all  the  films  are 
English,  many  of  them  by  British  & 
Dominions.  Among  the  producers  and 
directors  represented  are  Alexander 
Korda,  Herbert  Wilcox,  and  Rowland 
V.  Lee. 

In  the  list  are  : 

"Cash,"  starring  Robert  Donat;  "Blue 
Danube,"  with  Joseph  .Schildkraut ;  "Men  of 
Tomorrow."  with  Donat  and  Merle  Oberon; 
"The  Private  TJfe  of  Don  Juan."  with 
Douglas  Fairbanks;  "Night  of  the  Garter." 
with  Sydney  Howard  and  Winifred  Shotter; 
(Continued  on   page   7) 


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Cohn,  Spingold  Fly 
West  from  Chicago 

Chicago,  July  11. — Jack  Cohn  and 
Nate  Spingold  caught  the  3  o'clock 
plane  this  morning  for  the  coast  fol- 
lowing last  night's  banquet  at  the 
French  Casino  which  highlighted  the 
Columbia  convention  here. 

Group  meetings  were  held  this  after- 
noon. 

Abe  Montague,  general  sales  man- 
ager, was  presented  a  testimonial 
scroll  in  appreciation  of  his  leader- 
ship. It  was  signed  by  branch  man- 
agers and  salesmen. 


State  Righting  ''Revolt'* 

Mentone  is  state  righting  "The 
World  in  Revolt,"  its  first  feature,  and 
already  has  sold  five  territories.  Phil 
Meyer  of  General  Pictures  Exchange 
has  purchased  Greater  New  York ; 
A.  G.  Spencer  of  Chicago,  Northern 
Illinois  and  Wisconsin;  Major  Film 
Co.,  Seattle,  Oregon,  Washington, 
Montana  and  Northern  Idaho;  West 
Coast  Booking  Office,  Los  Angeles, 
Arizona,  Nevada,  California  and  Ha- 
waii ;  William  Brumberg,  Ohio  and 
Kentucky. 


Mochrie  to  Aid  Smith 

Robert  Mochrie,  Warner  branch 
manager  in  Philadelphia,  has  been 
made  assistant  to  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  in 
charge  of  eastern  and  Canadian  dis- 
tribution. He  will  be  succeeded  at 
Philadelphia  by  William  Mausell, 
member  of  the  sales  staff.  The  change 
will  be  effective  Monday. 


Insiders^  Outlook 

Tf  URTHER  underwriting  their  made  in  good  faith.  Where  the 
"  own  promise  of  removing  latter  question  becomes  involved 
the  objectionable  elements  in  or  subject  to  interpretation  by 
their  product,  the  backbone  com-  either  exhibitor  or  distributor, 
panics  of  the  industry  yesterday  the  machinery  provides  adjudica- 
went  beyond  original  measures  tion  is  to  be  thrown  to  the  local 
in  granting  to  exhibitors,  one  and  grievance  board  under  the  NRA 
all,  the  privilege  of  canceling  code.  As  an  additional  safeguard 
out  pictures  where  public  protest,  against  chiseling  exhibitors,  it  is 
made  in  good  faith,  has  been  provided  that  the  moral  ground 
raised  against  them.  This  step,  issue  is  to  be  one  which  has  de- 
covering  releases  prior  to  July  veloped  at  the  hub  of  his  own 
IS,  when  the  bulwarked  Produc-  operations.  Thus,  an  exhibitor  in 
tion  Code  Administration  will  the  Bronx  cannot  exercise  the 
make  product  released  thereafter  right  now  extended  to  him  be- 
behave  with  more  decorum,  is  cause  a  bona  fide  objection 
one  of  the  most  significant  in  re-  against  a  specific  picture  has  been 
cent  industry  history,  a  forth-  voiced  in  Brooklyn.  Or  in  Man- 
right  evidence  that  direct  action  hattan.  Or  in  Staten  Island  or  in 
is  to  prevail.  ...  Queens.  .  .  . 

▼  .  .    ▼  .        . 

There  are  some  governing  re-  It  is  essential  to  avoid  misun- 

strictions.  Naturally,  there  must  derstandings  and  a  beclouding  of 
be  if  the  entire  business  of  dis-  the  situation  to  again  point  out 
tribution  is  to  avoid  being  that  the  government  code  cancel- 
thrown  out  of  kilter.  The  new  can-  lation  clause  is  to  prevail.  It  must 
cellation  privilege  goes  for  code  be  exhausted  first.  It  is  essential 
signers  and  those  who  have  not  to  repeat  that  there  is  no  numeri- 
signed  the  government  code.  It  cal  limitation  under  the  new  can- 
provides  that  the  10  per  cent  can-  cellation  setup  once  the  govern- 
cellation  clause  under  the  NRA  ment  code  clause  has  been 
document  is  first  to  be  exhausted.  observed.  Producers  and  dis- 
It  does  not  provide  that  cancella-  tributors,  beyond  all  question  in 
tions  have  to  stop  when  e.xhibitor  deadly  earnest  in  their  endeavors 
prerogatives  under  that  clause  to  meet  a  worrisome  situation, 
have  been  exhausted.  If  a  the-  national  in  scope,  yesterday  went 
atreman  is  entitled  to  a  four-pic-  further  than  ever  they  have  be- 
ture  cancellation  under  the  code  fore.  The  dirty  picture  situation 
and  has  applied  this  to  some  or  — exaggerated  maybe,  but  no 
none,  pictures  rejected  on  moral  phantom  certainly — is  well  on  its 
grounds  first  apply  to  the  four.  way  out  of  the  running.  .  .  . 
If  his  quartet  has  run  out,  he  gets  ▼ 
the  cancellation  anyway,  but  must  Complications  in  the  Loew- 
play  a  replacement  supplied  by  Warner  bid  for  Fox  Met,  up  in 
the  distributor.  Thus,  conceiv-  Federal  Court  this  afternoon, 
ably,  any  exhibitor  may  reject  as  were  reported  last  night.  Ru- 
many  pictures  as  have  been  sub-  mored  was  a  new  counter  bid  of 
ject  of  protest  locally  on  moral  $5,000,000  by  John  Dillon,  of 
grounds.  .  .  .  Hayden,  Stone  and  Co.,  re- 
Y  putedly  carrying  with  it  as  a 
What  he  may  adjudge  objec-  "must"  a  condition  that  the  houses 
tionable  will  carry  no  weight.  involved  must  franchise  for  Fox 
The  objections  must  have  been  product.  This  would  indicate  Sid 
voiced  in  his  city  or  town  by  a  Kent  has  galvanized  himself  into 
church  or  civic  group.  Moreover,  action  and  made  necessary  a  raised 
the    objections    must    have    been  ante    on    the     part     of     Messrs. 

Trading  Light  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change  Sales 

Consolidated  Film  Industries   3             3             3  100 

Eastman    Kodak    9954  97V2       9754  —54  700 

Fox    Film    "A"  12^  1254       12^  —  ?i  200 

Loew's,   Inc 27%  2754        2754  -f  54  4,400 

Paramount    Publix    iVt          i^          3H  —  54  200 

Pathe    Exchange    254         M         VA  —54  4,900 

Pathe   Exchange   "A" 2054  1954        1954  —''A  300 

RKO     ZVs         2ii         m  +yi  100 

Warner    Bros 5             4J4         5  +54  1,200 

Technicolor  Continues  Rise  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close     Change     Sales 

Technicolor     1354        13  H'/i        ■\-  %  200 

Paramount  Broadway  Bonds  Off  2^2 

Net 

High  Low  Close     Change     Sales 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 754         ^Yi  75i        —  H  7 

Loew's  6s  '41,  WW  deb  rights 101  10154  101           +  V^  4 

Paramount  Broadway  SVis   '51 38%  38%  38%       —254  4 

Paramount    F.    L.    6s    '47 49  49           49           5 

Paramount   Publix   554s   '50 4954        48j4  48^4        +54  2 

Pathe   7s    '37,    ww 9954  9954  9954—5^  1 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39.  wd 54^  5454  5454        +  Vi  6 


Schenck  and  Warner.  Intriguing, 
as  well,  is  a  plan  held  closely  at 
RKO.    It's  interesting.   .   .   . 

▼ 
There,  deals  are  reported  hang- 
ing for  about  18  or  19  theatres, 
each  one  of  them  in  the  dead 
center  of  zones  which  would  be 
Loew-dominant  if  that  circuit's 
ofYer  is  accepted.  Now  subse- 
quent run  houses,  the  dope  is 
Loew  would  keep  its  potential 
acquisitions  as  they  are,  with  few 
exceptions,  in  order  to  keep  the 
original  Loew  theatres  first  run 
in  their  neighborhoods,  as  they 
now  are.  The  RKO  scheme,  it 
is  said  for  it,  contemplates  mak- 
ing each  one  of  its  proposed  18 
or  19  additions  first  run,  there- 
by giving  the  Loew  annexations 
plenty  of  hell.  How  and  why 
first  run,  you  could  ask?  Merely 
because  the  theatre  spots  lined 
up,  generally  speaking,  are  in 
zones  where  RKO  does  not 
operate  now.  Pretty  picture  and 
potentially  a  lot  of  gory  fun.  .  .  . 
KANN 


Two  More  Regionals 
To  Be  Held  by  Ross 

Two  more  conventions  are  to  be 
held  by  Ross  Federal  Service,  Inc., 
under  a  new  three-district  plan  worked 
out  prior  to  the  New  York  meet  last 
week. 

The  next  one  will  be  held  in  Chi- 
cago July  25  and  will  be  attended  by 
Walter  I.  Brown,  Chicago  district 
manager ,  and  the  following  branch 
managers :  Ralph  W.  Thayer,  Cincin- 
nati ;  Bert  Jolley,  Indianapolis ;  How- 
ard Donaldson,  Detroit ;  Charles  Wag- 
ner, Milwaukee;  Harry  Schiffrin,  Des 
Moines ;  Henry  Gleiss,  Omaha ;  Paul 
A.  La  Roche,  Kansas  City,  and 
Dwight  Mills,   St.  Louis. 

After  the  Chicago  meet  Harry  A. 
Ross,  president,  and  D.  A.  Ross,  vice- 
president  and  manager  of  branch  op- 
erations, will  leave  for  the  coast  to 
hold  further  sessions  there. 


Southern  Indies  to 
Fight  Big  Circuits 

Atlanta,  July  11. — One  of  the  pro- 
jects decided  upon  before  the  close  of 
the  two-day  convention  of  the  G.  F. 
T.  A.  Independent  Theatre  Owners' 
Ass'n.  was  the  raising  of  a  fund  to 
fight  invasion  of  circuits  in  this  terri- 
tory. Details  of  how  this  is  to  be  ac- 
complished were  not  divulged.  Another 
convention  is  to  be  held  here  Aug.  8. 


Universal  Completes  Two 

Hollywood,  July  11. — Universal 
yesterday  completed  "Romance  in  the 
Rain,"  with  Roger  Pryor  and  Heather 
Angel  and  "Million  Dollar  Ransom," 
written  by  Damon  Runyon  and  star- 
ring  Philip   Holmes. 


Close  Deal  on  "Ra-Mu" 

H.  H.  Rogers,  Jr.,  has  closed  a  deal 
with  Capt.  E.  A.  Salisbury  for  world 
distribution  of  his  latest  adventure 
picture,  "Ra-Mu,"  which  was  made 
in  the  Marquesas  and  Samoan  Islands. 


Plan  Jewish  Benefit 

Nathan  Burkan  yesterday  headed 
a  group  of  Jewish  interests  which 
met  at  the  M.  P.  Club  to  discuss  a 
benefit  to  be  held  Sept.  5. 


msmm^smi: 


HOT    WEATHER 


.eo,  the  Champ, 
hanks  his  friends  for 
he  good  things  they're 
>aying  about  his 
>TAR  SPANGLED  BANNER 

for  1934-35 ! 


<NOCKED    COLD! 


Very  pleasant  to  note  that  pictures  like  "The  Thin  Man" 
"Operator  13"  "Viva  Villa!"  "Sadie  McKee"  "Manhattan 
Melodrama"  "Men  in  White"  etc.  . . .  are  being  followed 
by  two  of  the  BIGGEST  HITS  EVER  RELEASED  in 
MID-SUMMER! 


EXTRA!  PREVIEW! 

Hollyivood  Reporter  says: 
•'BORN  TO  BE  KISSED'  is 
bright  and  filled  with 
laughs.  Grand  entertainment. 
Harlow  at  her  best.  Simply 
swell  in  addition  to  being 
luscious  eyefull!" 


JEAN  HARLOW 
BORN  TO  BE  KISSED'' 

ith       LIONEL       BARRYMORE 
FRANCHOT     TONE 

LEWIS  STONE   •  Jack  Conway,  Director 
Produced  by  Bernard  Hyman 


TREASURE  ISLAND 

with      LIONEL      BARRYMOR 

LEWIS  STONE    •   0"°  Kruger    •    Directed  by 
!  Victor  Fleming  •  Produced  by  Hunt  Stromberg 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  July   12,    1934 


Block  Booking 
Not  at  Fault, 
Asserts  Mayer 


Reformers'  zeal  is  misdirected  in  at- 
tacking block  booking;  it  should  be 
concentrated  on  support  of  good  pic- 
tures, declares  Arthur  L.  Mayer  in 
the  current  issue  of  Liberty. 

Here's  the  way  he  puts  it : 

"I  believe  that  there  is  no  exhibi- 
tor who  does  not  greatly  desire  to  be 
numbered  among  the  socially  useful 
members  of  his  community  and  who 
does  not  thrill  with  pride  when  his 
pictures  receive  critical  approbation 
for  their  artistic  or  educational 
merits. 

"Indeed  I  think  that  most  exhibi- 
tors would  make  heavy  personal  sac- 
rifices to  forego  showing  shabby, 
meretricious,  or  salacious  pictures. 
The  reason  they  do  not  do  so  is  un- 
related to  any  trade  practices ;  it  is 
because  the  public  has  thus  far  been 
completely  indifferent  to  pictures 
which  failed  to  conform  to  the  ac- 
cepted canons  of  public  entertainment. 

"If  the  reformers'  zeal,  instead  of 
being  wasted  on  false  clues,  could  be 
thrown  into  campaigns  for  the  sup- 
port of  meritorious  and  unusual  pic- 
tures so  that  it  would  prove  even 
moderately  profitable  to  exhibit  them, 
the  problem  of  block  booking  would 
rapidly   sink   into   insignificance." 

Mayer  writes  as  an  exhibitor.  He 
is  operator  of  the  Rialto  and  former 
advertising  director  of   Paramount. 

Can't  See  All  Films 

With  more  than  25,000  miles  of  film 
in  circulation  daily,  he  points  out, 
playing  in  15,000  or  more  theatres  and 
being  distributed  from  32  key  cities, 
exhibitors  from  outlying  districts 
would  have  to  spend  most  of  their 
time  at  exchanges  looking  at  film  if 
they  were  to  buy  each  feature  and 
each  short  on  its  individual  merits. 
Some  exhibitors  play  200  or  more  pic- 
tures a  year,  he  points  out. 

"Actually  block  booking  is  the  only 
protection  which  most  small  exhibi- 
tors have  from  being  deprived  of  the 
first  run  of  any  desirable  product," 
he  writes. 

Discussing  cancellations,  he  points 
out  that  the  bulk  of  rejections  are  on 
the  so-called  high  class  features.  In 
the  St.  Louis  territory,  he  says,  War- 
ners secured  only  149  play  dates  out 
of  230  contracts  on  "Alexander  Ham- 
ilton" ;  no  dates  at  all  could  be  se- 
cured at  first  on  "Disraeli."  On  the 
other  hand,  "Scarface"  played  all  its 
contracts. 

"In  the  Salt  Lake  City  territory,"  he 
goes  on,  "the  only  way  exhibitors  can 
be  compelled  to  play  'Alice  in  Won- 
derland' is  by  refusing  to  give  them 
Mae  West  pictures  until  they  do.  On 
'Old  Ironsides'  price  adjustments  were 
demanded  and  given  in  approximately 
15  per  cent  of  the  contracts  in  order 
to   get   play  dates. 

"This  compares  rather  dismally  with 
'Little  Caesar,'  which  was  played  by 
every  large  exhibitor  in  the  terri- 
tory. 

"The  Pittsburgh  exchange  did  not 
receive  a  single  cancellation  on  'Pub- 
lic Enemy,'  'I'm  No  Angel,'  or  'So 
This  Is  Africa' ;  but  'Berkeley  Square' 
was  cancelled  by  15  per  cent  of  the 
exhibitors  and  'Voltaire'  by  25  per 
cent.  'Cavalcade'  was  cancelled  by 
the    majority    of    small    towns,    and 


Statement  Outlining  Plan 
To  Extend  Cancellations 


(.Continued  from  page   1) 

"Fox  Film  Corp. 

"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  Distributing  Corp. 

"Paramount  Pictures  Distributing  Corp. 

"RKO  Distributing  Corp. 

"United  Artists  Corp. 

"Universal  Pictures  Corp. 

"Warner  Bros.  Pictures,  Inc. 

"This  means  that  in  any  community  in  which  there  is  genuine  con- 
certed objection  to  the  showing  of  a  particular  picture  on  moral  grounds 
an  exhibitor  who  has  contracted  to  exhibit  that  picture  will  be  given 
the  right  to  omit  its  exhibition  without  obligation  for  its  rental. 

"The  reason  for  the  limitation  of  this  cancellation  privilege  to  pic- 
tures generally  released  prior  to  July  15  is  because  that  is  the  date  upon 
which  the  new  regulatory  provisions  go  into  effect.  y\ftcr  that  date  the 
association's  Production  Code  Administration  will  function  with  in- 
creased authority  and  the  board  of  directors  of  the  association  will 
assume  final  responsibility  for  all  future  motion  pictures  distributed 
by  members  of  the  association. 

"To  identify  all  films  bearing  the  approval  of  the  association's  Production 
C  ode  Administration,  a  distinctive  seal  has  been  adopted  and  will  be  shown 
on  the  screen  directly  after  the  main  title  of  all  pictures.  The  seal,  which 
every  picture  released  after  July  15  by  members  of  the  association  will 
bear,  will  be  evidence  of  the  industry's  pledge  that  every  precaution  has 
been  taken  to  insure  compliance  with  the  production  code  of  the  M.  P. 
Producers  and  Distributors  of  America." 


larger  cities  insisted  on  a  reduction  in 
price." 

"The  demand  for  risque,  gangster, 
or  wild  youth  pictures  exceeds  that 
for  artistic,  educational,  or  classical 
productions,"  he  goes  on.  "  'Little  Wo- 
men,' with  the  glamorous  new  star 
Hepburn,  has  scored  a  sensational 
success,  and  in  the  larger  cities 
'Henry  VIIF  has  done  exceedingly 
well.  These  exceptions,  however, 
only  emphasize  what  every  exhibitor 
has  learned  to  his  cost.  The  so-called 
'best  element'  in  the  community  can- 
not be  relied  upon  to  support  in  large 
numbers  the  type  of  picture  which  they 
claim  to  have  favor." 


Local  Church  Moves 
Halted  for  Cardinal 

There  was  a  respite  yesterday  in 
the  war  on  objectionable  films.  The 
Legion  of  Decency  is  awaiting  publi- 
cation of  a  statement  on  the  picture 
situation  by  Cardinal  Hayes  in  the 
Catholic  News  here  tomorrow. 

It  will  not  proceed  with  the  fight 
until  it  learns  how  the  prelate  feels 
about  the  question,  with  its  future 
moves  governed  by  suggestions  that 
may  be  made  in  the  statement. 

Tomorrow  the  Federal  Council  of 
Churches  of  Christ  in  America  will 
hold  a  meeting  at  its  headquarters 
here  to  discuss  further  details  of  its 
campaign. 


Federation  Eyeing  Drive 

The  Federation  of  the  M.  P.  In- 
dustry is  awaiting  developments  of 
the  Catholic  situation  before  it  makes 
any  new  moves,  Harry  Thomas,  pres- 
ident, stated  yesterday. 


Coast  Conference  Held 

Hollywood,  July  11. — Studio  heads 
conferred  with  Will  H.  Hays  and 
Joseph  I.  Breen  today  on  the  church 
film  drive. 


Five  Appeals  Heard 
By  Campi  Committee 

Five  appeals  were  heard  yesterday 
by  Campi's  special  code  committee, 
consisting  of  Harry  K.  Hecht,  Ed 
McEvoy  and  Nathan  Yamins.  They 
are : 

Westmont,  Westmont,  111.,  against 
the  Tivoli,  Downers  Grove,  111.,  on 
clearance  and  zoning. 

P.  C.  Osteen,  Carolina,  Anderson, 
S.  C,  against  Strand,  same  city,  on 
overbuying. 

E.  B.  McCurdy,  Columbia,  Balti- 
more, against  Leon  Zeller,  Roy,  same 
city,  on  reduced  admissions. 

Philip  Sliman,  Evangeline,  New 
Iberia,  La.,  against  Palace,  same  city, 
on  overbuying. 

Lewis  Isenberg,  New  Ariel,  Buffalo, 
against  E.  Wick,  Majestic,  same  city, 
on  reduced  admissions. 

Most  of  Campi's  time  today  will 
be  spent  hearing  recommendations  of 
appeal  committees  on  10  cases.  De- 
cisions will  be  handed  down  and 
opinions  will  be  rendered  by  the  legal 
committee.  In  addition,  the  legal  com- 
mittee will  have  ready  for  Campi  ap- 
proval recommendations  on  13  appeals 
already  heard  by  Campi  at  previous 
sessions. 


Cincy  Grievances  Clear 

Cincinnati,  July  11. — The  griev- 
ance board  now  has  disposed  of  all 
cases  on  the  docket.  No  further  meet- 
ings will  be  held  until  and  unless  ad- 
ditional cases  are  filed. 


Dinner  for  Leiven  Pizor 

Philadelphia,  July  11. — A  testi- 
monial dinner  by  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
Eastern  Pennsylvania,  Southern  New 
Jersey  and  Delaware,  of  which 
Charles  Segall  is  president,  will  be 
tendered  to  the  retiring  president,  Lew- 
en  Pizor,  on  Monday  evening  at  the 
Bellevue  Stratford.  Three  hundred 
guests  are  expected. 


Film  May  Be 
Cancelled  on 
Moral  Basis 


(Continued  from   page   1) 
Stipulations    under    his    contract    for 
service. 

The  voluntary  action  which  devel- 
oped yesterday  will  reduce  cancella- 
tions allowable  under  the  code  where 
the  exhibitor,  entitled  to  them,  has  not 
previously  exercised  his  right.  In  the 
event,  however,  that  an  exhibitor  has 
already  consumed  all  rejections  per- 
mitted under  the  government  code,  he 
will  now  be  permitted  to  carry  cancel- 
lations further  under  the  new  offer. 

"This  means,"  declared  the  official 
Hays  office  statement,  "that  in  any 
community  in  which  there  is  genuine 
concerted  objection  to  the  showing  of 
a  particular  picture  on  moral  grounds 
an  exhibitor  who  has  contracted  to 
exhibit  that  picture  will  be  given  the 
right  to  omjt  its  exhibition  without 
obligation  for  its  rental." 

Must  Chose  Another  Film 

By  "genuine  concerted  action"  is 
meant  not  personal  objections  to  a 
given  film  on  the  part  of  an  exhibitor, 
but  publicly  expressed  local  objections 
from  a  church  or  civic  group.  It  is 
understood  that  in  those  instances 
where  a  picture  is  elected  for  cancella- 
tion by  the  exhibitor,  the  distributor  is 
to  have  full  privilege  of  insisting  that 
the  exhibitor  accept  another  feature  by 
way  of  replacement. 

In  the  event  the  good  faith  of  a 
particular  case  in  point  is  involved,  it 
is  further  understood  the  exhibitor  and 
the  distributor  are  to  submit  the  de- 
cision to  their  local  grievance  board 
under  the  NRA  code. 

The  purpose  of  limiting  the  offer 
to  releases  prior  to  July  15  ties  in 
with  the  strengthened  Production 
Code  Administration  which  becomes 
effective  Saturday  midnight.  After 
that  date,  the  further  entrenched  ma- 
chinery under  Joseph  I.  Breen,  Pro- 
duction Code  Administrator,  will  be- 
come operative.  Appeals  no  longer 
then  will  be  heard  in  Hollywood,  but 
transferred  to  New  York  where  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  Hays  organ- 
ization will  be  the  final  judges. 

Unannounced  but  part  of  the  new 
system,  nevertheless,  is  a  system  of 
cash  fines  for  violations.  These  will 
be  applied  to  the  offending  distributor 
and  are  to  be  $25,000  for  each  infrac- 
tion of  the  production  code. 


Mary  Pickford  to  Be 
Honor  Guest  at  Fair 

Hollywood,  July  11. — Mary  Pick- 
ford  will  leave  here  in  time  to  reach 
Chicago  on  Saturday  morning  to  be 
the  guest  of  the  World's  Fair  manage- 
ment. It  will  be  known  as  "Mary 
Pickford  Day." 

From  Chicago  she  will  go  to  New 
York  to  close  a  deal  for  publication 
of  her  series  of  writings  on  Holly- 
wood. 


Flash  Review 

Elmer  and  Elsie —  .  .  .  For  neigh- 
borhoods .  .  .  this  will  go  nicely  as  a 
programmer.  .  .  . 

This  film  will  be  reviewed  in  full  in  a 
later  issue  of  Motion  Picture  Daily. 


Thursday,  July   12,   1934 


MO  I  ION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Fox  Met.  Deal 
Said  Set  At 
$4,500,000 


(Contitiued  from  page  1) 
foreclosure  sale  is  held  before  Feder- 
al Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  this  after- 
noon, counsel  for  Randforce  and 
Skouras  will  ask  the  court  for  ac- 
tion one  way  or  another.  The  inde- 
pendent opera^tors  claim  that  the 
morale  of  the  circuits  has  been  broken 
down  to  the  point  where  managers 
are   neglecting   their   jobs. 

Although  John  H.  Amen,  special  as- 
sistant to  Attorney  General  Homer 
S.  Cummings,  is  expected  to  be  on  the 
scene  again  today  for  the  Department 
of  Justice,  the  NRA  has  taken  a  sud- 
den interest  in  the  deal  and  is  under- 
stood looking  over  all  angles  for  pos- 
sible code  violations.  Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  is  keep- 
ing in  close  touch  with  the  proceed- 
ings. 

Loewites  yesterday  denied  offers  had 
been  made  to  Sam  Rinzler  and  Louis 
Frisch  to  operate  their  present  hold- 
ings under  a  Loew  management  deal 
if  and  when  the  court  approves  the 
bid.  The  same  denial  holds  for 
George  P.  Skouras,  who  was  said  to 
be  in  line  for  the  Long  Island  units. 

However,  both  the  Randforce  and 
Skouras  operators  have  groups  of  the- 
atres not  involved  and  will  continue 
in  the  local  picture  notwithstanding 
the  decision  of  Judge   Mack. 

On  July  6,  Motion  Picture  Daily 
reported  that  a  new  bid  of  $4,500,- 
000  would  be  made  by  Loew's  and 
Warners,  but  this  was  promptly  de- 
nied.          


Mundus  Raises  Its 
First  Group  to  f! 

(Continued  from  paqe  1) 
"Over-Night,"  starring  Donat;  "Venetian 
Night,"  Schildkraut  and  Brigette  Helm; 
"That's  a  Good  Girl,"  Jack  Buchanan; 
"Wolves,"  Charles  Laughton  and  Dorothy 
Gish;  "Girl  from  Maxim's,"  Frances  Dayj 
"Chance  of  a  Night  Time,"  Ralph  Lynn 
and  Miss  Shotter;  "Almost  a  Divorce," 
Howard  and  Nelson  Keys;  "Counsel's  Opin- 
ion," Binnie  Barnes  and  Cyril  Maude; 
"Plunder,"  Tom  Walls  and  Lynn;  "General 
John  Regan,"  Henry  Edwards;  "Wedding 
Rehearsal."  Roland  Young  and  Oberon; 
"The  Love  Contract,"  Owen  Nares  and 
Miss  Shotter;  "A  Night  Like  This,"  Walls 
and  Lynn;  "It's  a  King,"  Howard;  "The 
King's  Cup,"  Dorothy  Boucliier  and  Milton; 
"Mischief,"  Lynn  and  Miss  Shotter;  "Betty 
in  May  fair,"  Bushell  and  Miss  Shotter: 
"Say  It  With  Music,"  Percy  Marmont  and 
Jack  Payne  and  band;  "Leap  Year,"  Walls; 
"The  Ghost  Walkers,"  Walls  and  Lynn; 
"The  Trouble  Cruise,"  Howard;  "Girls 
Please."  Howard  and  Jane  Baxter,  and 
"The  Blarney   Stone,"   Walls. 

Physical  distribution  will  be  handled 
through  United  Artists,  but  a  separate 
sales  stafif  has  been  at  work  since 
July  9. 


Mundus,  Gaumont 
Not  Connected — Lee 

Mundus  Distributing  Corp.,  the 
newly  formed  unit  which  will  handle 
British  pictures  in  this  country  in  as- 
sociation with  United  Artists,  will 
have  no  connection  with  Gaumont 
British,  according  to  Arthur  A.  Lee, 
vice-president  of  Gaumont  British 
Picture  Corp.  of  America. 

Lee  says  his  company  is  now  con- 
centrating on  12  features  called  "The 
Select  Twelve"  which  are  separate 
from  the  company's  1934-35  list  and 
are  being  screened  in  advance  of  sale. 


N^Orleans  Is  Agitated 


New  Orleans,  July  IL — This  fair  home  of  the  Sazerac,  suh,  is 
worried  about  its  reputation.   More,  it's  agitated. 

Somebody  suggested  that  calling  Mae  West's  new  opus  "Belle 
of  New  Orleans"  would — er — ah — would  convey  the  wrong  impres- 
sion. The  suggestion  swelled  into  a  chorus,  and  now  everybody 
except  Huey  Long  is  talking — or  telegramming. 

First  it  was  the  Association  of  Commerce,  then  it  was  the 
Kiwanis  Club,  now  it's  the  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  and  the 
Better  Films  Council.  Mayor  T.  Semmes  Walmsley  has  joined 
those  who  are  sending  telegrams  to  Will  H.  Hays. 

J.  K.  Byrne  had  the  Kiwanis  Club  pass  a  resolution  saying  the 
title  would  give  a  "false  impression"  of  New  Orleans.  Frank 
Martin  of  Kiwanis  objected  and  said  the  title  would  be  good  adver- 
tising for  the  city  and  would  bring  tourists  to  a  liberal  city  with- 
out blue  laws,  but  he  was  greeted  with  raised  eyebrows  and  just 
a  trace  of  pained  surprise. 

Mrs.  Isabel  Giefers,  president  of  the  women's  federation;  Mrs. 
A.  S.  Tucker,  president  of  the  Better  Films  Council,  and  Mrs.  Bet- 
tina  Gunczy,  secretary  of  the  National  Board  of  Review,  were 
among  those  who  wired  Hays. 

It's  the  biggest  disturbance  since  the  last  time  the  levee  broke 
and   flooded  St.  Louis  and   Basin  Streets. 


New  Theatres  Are 
Begun  Many  Places 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

or   encouraging   indication   of    return- 
ing good  times." 

Here  is  what  reached  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily  yesterday : 

Detroit,  July  11. — Several  new 
Michigan  theatres  are  planned. 

A.  C.  Early,  Kalamazoo  showman, 
plans  a  new  house  in  Coldwater, 
Mich.,  and  new  houses  will  also  be 
erected  in  St.  Joseph  and  Sturgis. 

Howard  Lane  has  opened  his  new 
Alhambra  in  Hillsdale,  a  Butterfield 
stronghold. 

Cincinnati,  July  11. — A  new  thea- 
tre, the  first  to  be  erected  in  this  sec- 
tion for  the  past  three  or  four  years, 
is  nearing  completion  at  Lockland,  a 
suburb,  under  direction  of  William  and 
Sallee  Bennett.  The  house,  which  will 
be  called  the  Dunbar,  will  cater  to 
colored  patronage. 


Charlotte,  July  11. — H.  F.  Kincey 
is  reported  heading  a  concern  which 
will  build  a  new  theatre  on  the  site 
of  the  Imperial,  which  was  destroyed 
by  fire  in  December,  1930.  It  is  un- 
derstood the  new  house  will  cost  $50,- 
000. 


New  Philadelphia,  O.,  July  11. — 
First  new  theatre  construction  re- 
ported in  this  area  within  the  past 
five  years  will  be  a  house  on  East 
High  St.  Paramount  Theatres,  Inc., 
will  build  it. 


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Anti-Sherman  Move 
Is  Called  ** Illegal 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

of  the  organization  as  "illegal  and 
without  effect." 

A  group,  described  as  "insurgents," 
last  night  met  at  Yorkville  Casino  to 
decide  on  moves. 

Since  the  session  was  not  called  by 
the  local  itself,  no  cognizance  will  be 
given  to  the  resolutions  or  other  rec- 
ommendations decided  upon. 


Pat  Casey  West  Soon 

Pat  Casey,  a  member  of  the  code 
studio  labor  committee,  expects  to 
leave  for  the  coast  shortly.  He  has 
been  here  several  weeks_  and  has  just 
recovered  from  a  slight  illness. 


U,  S,  Quiz  May  Part 
A.  T.  &  T.  from  Films 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

in  order  that  the  report  may  be  ready 
for  submission  to  Congress  by  Feb. 
1  next.  While  members  of  the  com- 
mission did  not  intimate  the  line  of 
examination  that  would  be  followed 
outside  of  the  study  of  telephone  and 
telegraph  rates,  it  will  be  remembered 
that  Senator  Dill  of  Washington 
sought  a  full  probe  of  the  company's 
activities. 


Zoning  Delay 
Holds  Up  New 
Season  Sales 


(Continued   from   page    I) 

ing  filed  now  in  accordance  with  a 
letter  sent  out  by  Campi  on  May  25 
giving  exhibitors  until  July  1  to  file. 

As  yet  no  schedule  has  been  filed 
for  New  York,  although  hearings 
have  been  held  on  Long  Island  zon- 
ing and  appealed.  The  Manhattan 
board  has  yet  to  decide  on  a  schedule 
for  the  territory  from  59th  Street  to 
110th  Street,  from  Central  Park  West 
to  the  Hudson  River. 


Philadelphia,  July  11. — Until  new 
procedure  can  be  obtained  from  New 
York,  the  local  clearance  and  zoning 
board  will  not  hear  any  more  cases  of 
this  nature.  The  board  has  been  hav- 
ing trouble  with  definition  and  desig- 
nation of  first  run  theatres  in  various 
neighborhoods. 

Assessment  Changes 
Under  Campi  Study 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

ended  July  1,  but  since  Campi  has 
sufficient  funds  on  hand  it  is  in  no 
hurry  to  send  out  new  bills.  All  of 
the  first  six  months'  assessments  are 
not  yet  on  hand  and  with  the  assent 
deadline  being  extended  to  Aug.  15, 
hundreds  of  exhibitors  are  expected 
to  send  in  additional  levies. 


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TEN   CENTS 


Fixes  July  20 
Deadline  for 
Fox  Met.  Deal 


Court   Grants   New   and 
Final  Delay 


Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  3'es- 
terday  gave  counsel  for  the  Fox  Met- 
ropolitan bondholders'  committee  and 
attorneys  for  Loew's  and  Warners 
their  last  adjournment  to  iron  out  all 
of  their  difficulties,  allowing  them  un- 
til July  20  to  present  a  linal  bid  for 
the  87  houses. 

The  former  bid  of  $4,000,000  was 
tipped  $500,000  yesterday  and  it  is 
now  a  question  of  how  the  money 
should  be  applied  over  various  prop- 
erties that  make  up  the  group.  If 
any  of  the  theatres  now  included  in 
the  circuit  are  not  delivered  they  are 
not  to  be  included  in  the  purchase 
price,  it  was  stated.  Another  point 
in   question    involves    contracts    which 

(Continued    on    pofic    12) 

Fabian  Gets  Fox  in 
Brooklyn  on  July  26 

Having  leased  the  Fox,  Brooklyn, 
from  the  trustees,  Simon  Fabian  takes 
the  house  July  26,  when  it  will  be 
closed  until  Sept.  1.  Sydney  Cohen, 
representing  the  trustees  in  the  deal, 
will  continue  to  act  for  them  in  an 
advisory  capacity  after  Fabian  oper- 
ates. 

Fabian  yesterday  stated  he  had  not 
decided  on  the  new  policy  and  also 
that  he  was  not  negotiating  for  any 
other  theatres  at  this  time. 


Producers  Clear  Decks; 
Ready  for  a  New  Deal 


FWC  Appraisal  Holds 
Up  Foreclosure  Sale 

Los  Angeles.  July  12. — Appraisal 
of  assets  of  Fox  West  Coast  proper- 
ties is  now  under  way  and  not  likely 
to  be  completed  until  early  next 
month.  Until  this  is  finished,  no  bid 
can  be  arrived  at  by  F.W.C.  for  sub- 
mission at  the  foreclosure  sale,  tenta- 
tively slated  for  the  end  of  the  month, 
but  which  may  not  be  held  until  late  in 
August. 


Deal  Falls  Through 

Although  the  deal  was  prac- 
tically set,  Warners  and  Rapf 
&  Rudin  have  called  off 
further  negotiations  for 
three  of  the  latter's  houses 
in  New  Jersey.  R.  &  R.  take 
the  Warners'  Royal  in  Bloom- 
field   on  Sept.  1. 


No  Check  on  "Legitimate 
Pleasure^  ^^  Says  Cardinal 


Declaring  "very  notable  progress" 
has  been  made  by  the  Catholic 
Bishops'  Committee  in  the  campaign 
against  objectionable  pictures,  Patrick 
Cardinal  Hayes  yesterday  issued  a  pas- 
toral letter  in  which  he  made  it  clear 
the  Catholic  Church  does  not  contem- 
plate "reform,  restriction  or  suppres- 
sion that  would  deprive  the  people  of 
legitimate   pleasure." 

"What  is  to  be  condemned  as  repre- 
hensible," continued  the  text,  "is  the 
glorification  of  crime,  lust,  and,  in 
general  the  serious  violation  of  the 
law  of  God  and  man  in  things  sacred 
to  home  and  society." 

The  pastoral  letter  is  to  be  read 
from   Catholic   pulpits   throughout   the 


Hunt  Still  On 

Hollywood,  July  12. — Para- 
mount is  still  facing  the  title 
bugaboo  on  the  Mae  West 
film,  having  been  unable  to 
clear  "Belle  of  New  Orleans," 
which  happens  to  have  been 
tacked  on  to  a  play  of  a  de- 
cade  ago. 


New    York    diocese    on    Sunday.     Its 
text  follows : 

"May   I    call    your   attention   to   the 
importa.nt    statement    of    the    Catholic 
Bishops'     Committee,     recently     pub- 
(Continiicd  on   paac   8) 


lATSE  Takes 
Over  306  to 
End  Battles 


In  a  direct  move  to  quiet  further 
internal  disturbances,  the  I.  A.  T.  S. 
E.  has  taken  over  operation  and  con- 
trol of  Local  306,  exercising  its  emer- 
gency rights  under  the  international 
constituion. 

This  is  the  second  time  the  mter- 
national  has  made  such  a  move,  the 
first  taking  place  about  a  year  and  a 
half  ago  when  insurgents  forced  pres- 
sure on  Sam  Kaplan. 

George  Browne,  president  of  the 
I.  A.  T.   S.  E.,  personally  supervised 

{Continued    on    page    12) 


Para.'Capitol  Pool 
Awaits  New  Product 

Developments  in  the  Paramount- 
Capitol  pool  are  in  status  quo,  it  was 
stated  officially  yesterday. 

It  is  likely  the  deal  will  not  go 
into  eflfect  until  the  new  season's  prod- 
uct starts  coming  through,  it  was 
stated,  since  three  or  four  big  pic- 
tures for  the  Capitol  must  be  lined  up 
before  shows  will  be  dropped  at  the 
house. 


K.C.  Test  of 
"Bank  Nights" 
Up  Next  Week 


Kansas  City,  July  12. — The  fight 
over  "Bank  Nights,"  long  sizzling  un- 
der cover  here,  broke  into  the  open 
today  when  Mrs.  A.  Baier,  acting  for 
herself  and  other  exhibitors,  filed  a 
complaint  against  E.  S.  Young,  Roa- 
noke Theatre  here,  to  test  the  legality 
of  the  practice. 

The  grievance  board  is  scheduled  to 
hold  an  open  hearing  on  the  complaint 
next  Wednesday  when  all  interested 
exhibitors  may  attend.  In  the  mean- 
time. Affiliated  Enterprises,  distributor 
(Continued    on    pane    13) 


Distributors  Win 
Coast  Zoning  Suit 

The  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals 
in  San  Francisco  yesterday  upheld  an 
appeal  by  major  distributors  and  the 
Los  Angeles  Film  Board  of  Trade 
from  the  $35,336  judgment  rendered 
against  them  in  the  action  brought  by 
Fae  Robison,  former  operator  of  the 
Seville,  Inglewood,  Cal.,  according  to 
a   telegram   to   the   Hays   office.    The 

(Continued    on    pac/e    13) 


Studio  Work  Slows  Down 

As  Code  Observance 

Day  Approaches 


Hollywood,  July  12.  —  Producers 
are  ready  for  the  new  order  under 
the  Production  Code  Administration 
which  becomes  effective  Saturday  mid- 
night. 

Actual  production  has  slowed  down 
while  pictures  in  work  or  planned 
have  been  submitted  to  stringent 
scrutiny  in  the  wholesale  effort  to 
meet  the  mandates  of  strengthened 
code  administration. 

Studios  realize  their  responsibility 
is  to  be  measured  by  their  adherence 
to  the  code  and  incline  toward  the 
general  belief  that  with  July  15  they 
enter  upon  a  new  day  in  the  business. 

Coast  reaction  to  the  New  York 
decision  permitting  exhibitors  to  can- 
cel product  on  publicly  voiced  moral 
grounds  finds  major  studio  executives 
in  accord.  Their  opinion  is  that  the 
industry  thereby  has  manifested  an 
(^Continued  on  page   8) 


Eastern  Code  Board 
Starts  Functioning 

The  eastern  end  of  the  reinforced 
Production  Code  Administration  be- 
gan to  function  yesterday  under  Vin- 
cent G.  Hart,  representative  here  of 
Joseph  I.  Breen  with  approval  of 
"Hits  of  Today,"  a  Mentone  two-reel 
musical   distributed  by  Universal. 

The  short  was  given  a  certificate 
with  the  Number  .01.  The  ciphers 
are  being  used  to  designate  pictures 
code-approved  in  the  east  whereas 
coast  approbation  will  be  designated 
by  numbers,  but  no  ciphers. 


Campi  Names  More 
To  Coast  Committees 

Producer  elections  to  the  actors' 
and  writers'  committees  in  Hollywood 
were  named  yesterday  by  Campi.  These 
supplement     selections     by     Division 

(Continued    on    paqc    13) 


Was,  But  Isn't 

Hollywood,  July  12. — Colum- 
bia's studio  theme  song  re- 
cently was  "It  All  Duponts 
on  You." 

The  song  was,  it  isn't  to- 
day! 


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Vol.    36 


July    13,    1934 


No.    10 


Martin   Quicley 

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MAURICE  KANN 

Editor 
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Advertising  Manager 


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PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Lite 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro.  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau; 
Berlin  -  Tempelhof ,  Kaiserin  -  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour  des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau;  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  11  Olasz 
Fasor   17,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representative. 

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Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
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$12.     Single  copies:    10  cents. 


Revive  ''Min  and  Bill" 

The  Capitol  will  stage  a  repeat  run 
of  "Min  and  Bill"  for  a  week  begin- 
ning July  20. 

Loew  houses  in  Wilmington,  Colum- 
bus and  Baltimore  will  also  repeat, 
but  M-G-M  has  no  plans  to  reissue 
the  Dressier-Beery  picture  nationally. 


M-G-M  Signs  Chevalier 

Hollywood,  July  12. — Chevalier  has 
signed  a  long-term  contract  with 
M-G-M.  First,  however,  he  goes  to 
London  to  do  a  picture  for  Alexander 
Korda  and  London  Films. 


Weber  Joins  Laboratory 

John  Weber,  former  general  sales 
manager  of  Majestic,  has  joined  Pro- 
ducers' Laboratories,  Inc.,  headed  by 
Harry  Glickman,  as  treasurer  and 
general  sales  manager. 


Through  United  Artists 

"The  Private  Life  of  Don  Juan" 
will  not  be  released  by  Mundus  as 
incorrectly  stated  in  yesterday's  issue. 
The  production  will  be  released 
through   United   Artists. 


Loew  Boston  Dividend 

Boston,  July  12. — Loew's  Boston 
Theatres  Co.  has  declared  a  regular 
quarterly  dividend  of  IS  cents,  paya- 
ble Aug.  1  to  stock  of  record  July  21. 


RKO  Tops  Ball  League 

RKO  heads  the  M.  P.  Baseball 
League  as  result  of  a  14-2  victory 
over  NBC. 


Erpi  Wins  Pointer 
In  Vocaf  ilm  Action 


Judge  Knox  in  the  U.  S.  District 
Court  for  the  Southern  District  of 
New  York  yesterday  granted  Erpi's 
motion  for  the  disimssal  of  the  $65,- 
953,125  triple  damages  action  brought 
by  the  \'ocafilm  Corp.  because  of  the 
plaintiff's  failure  to  supply  a  $250 
bond  as  had  been  previously  directed 
by  the  court.  The  decision  does  not 
become  effective  for  30  days  during 
which  time  Vocafilm  will  have  an  op- 
portunity to  make  good  the  default. 

Attorneys  for  Vocafilm  informed 
the  court  that  they  had  been  unable  to 
locate  their  principal  either  by  cor- 
respondence or  personal  contact. 

In  another  decision  in  the  same 
court,  Judge  Knox  directed  the 
Mower  Garden  Amusement  Corp.  and 
others  to  show  the  profits  made  by 
each  house  since  the  installation  of 
Western  Electric  sound.  The  ruling 
was  in  answer  to  specific  interroga- 
tions asked  by  Erpi  in  the  suit  brought 
by  the  theatres.  The  houses  had  ob- 
jected to  supplying  this  information. 

The  plaintiffs,  headed  by  the  Flower 
Cjarden  Amusement  Corp.,  comprise 
about  40  companies  operating  houses 
in  Brooklyn,  the  Bronx  and  adjacent 
territories. 


Take  Jersey  Theatre 

Arthur  Seigel  and  Max  Cohen  have 
acquired  the  Ritz,  Lyndhurst,  N.  J., 
froin  Haring  &  Blumenthal,  and  plan 
to  reopen  the  house  in  August. 

The  independents  also  operate  the 
Ramsey,  Ramsey ;  Lyndhurst,  Lynd- 
hurst, N.  J.,  and  the  Selwyn  in  New 
York. 


Miss  Wynyard  Sailing 

Hollywood,  July  12. — Diana  Wyn- 
yard, earlier  reports  notwithstanding, 
sails  for  England  on  the  Aquitania 
Saturday  from  New  York. 


Kinzler  on  Vacation 

Morris  Kinzler  left  last  night  for 
Brant  Lake,  N.  Y.,  for  a  week's  vaca- 
tion. 


To  Show ''Jane  Eyre" 

Monogram  will  trade  show  "Jane 
Eyre"  at  11  o'clock  next  Monday 
morning  at  the  Criterion. 


Mundus  Designates  7 
Of  Its  Sales  Force 


Seven  sales  representatives  have 
been  lined  up  by  Mundus,  according  to 
Earl  W.  Kramer,  general  manager. 

The  men  and  their  respective  terri- 
tories are:  Jack  Groves,  Denver  and 
Salt  Lake;  Charles  M.  Davie,  De- 
troit ;  Harry  Goldberg,  Chicago ; 
John  Graham.  Kansas  City ;  Edward 
Sapiro,  Milwaukee;  Lionel  Wasson, 
Omaha ;  and  William  R.  Karsteter, 
St.  Louis. 

Additional  rejiresentatives  in  other 
territories  are  on  the  way. 


Wilcox  Sailing,  But 
Returns  in  6  Weeks 

Herbert  Wilcox  sails  for  England 
tomorrow  on  the  Aquitania.  He  has 
completed  a  visit  of  i'wt  weeks  in  this 
country  during  which  he  arranged  for 
the  release  of  23  British-made  films 
in  .'\merica  through  Mundus. 

The  director,  who  is  also  production 
head  of  British  and  Dominions,  ex- 
pects to  return  here  in  six  weeks  to 
complete  further  negotiations  for  an 
interchange  of  stars  and  directors  be- 
tween the  United  States  and  England. 


Dubinsky  Home  Bombed 

Kans-\s  City,  July  12.— Ed  Dubin- 
sky's  son  narrowly  escaped  injury 
when  a  bomb  exploded  early  this 
morning  in  the  home  of  the  head  of 
Dubinsky   circuit. 

Dubinsky  definitely  blames  the  op- 
erators' and  stagehands'  unions  here 
and  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  with  whom 
he  has  been  at  odds  for  several  months. 
The  Dubinsky  group  is  non-union. 


Libel  Appeal  Heard 

Lo.VDO.x,  July  12. — The  libel  suit  of 
Princess  Irina  Alexandrovna  Yous- 
soupoff  against  M-G-M  came  up  for 
rehearing  today  on  an  appeal  brought 
by  the  producer.  At  the  first  trial 
the  Princess,  who  claimed  she  had 
been  libeled  in  "Rasputin  and  the 
Empress,"  won  an  award  of  $125,000. 


Para.  Meeting  Set  Back 

A  special  Paramount  creditors' 
meeting  slated  to  be  held  yesterday 
morning  before  Referee  Davis  was 
postponed  until  July  26. 


Eastman  Up  1/2  on  Big  Board 


High 

Consolidated    Film    Ind.,    pfd I3}4 

Eastman    Kodak    98Vi 


Fox    Film    "A" 

Loew's,    Inc 

Loew's,    Inc.,    pfd 

Paramount    Publix    

Pathe    Exchange    

Pathe  Exchange   "A"    . . 

RKO    

Universal    Pictures    pfd. 
Warner   Bros 


13 

27  J4 
91 

3K 

m 

19^2 

2'A 
39 

5 


Low 

im 

98 
125^ 
27 
91 

19/2 
2/8 
39 


Close 

13^8 

98 

12^ 

2P'A 

91 

m 
19/2 

2/8 
39 

47X 


Net 
Change 

—  ^8 

+  Vi 
+  'A 


Technicolor  Lone  Curb  Issue 


'A 
'ii 

Net 


Technicolor 


High      Low      Close    Change 

13/2         UV2        13/2         


Bond  Market  Up  Slightly 


General  Theatre   Equip.   6s   '40 

Keith,    B.    F.,    6s   '46 

Loew's  6s  '41  ww  deb.  rights 

Paramount    Broadway    5^s    '51 

Paramount    F.    L.    6s    '47 

Paramount    Publix    Syis,    50 

Pathe   7s   '37  ww 995^ 

Warner  Bros.  6s   '39  wd 54^ 


High 

7 
68 

100^ 
40 
4854 
48!4 


Low 

7 
67M 
100!4 
39 
4874 
48f4 
99/2 
54/2 


Net 
Close    Change 

7  

675i 


100/2 
40 

4m 

48M 
99/2 
54Ji 


+     /2 


+  54 


Sales 

100 
400 
300 

1,700 
100 
800 

2,900 

400 

200 

10 

1,300 


Sales 

100 


Sales 

1 
1 

15 
11 
4 
4 
1 
14 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

Lou  G0LDBP:RG  is  sitting  on  pins 
and  needles.  Tomorrow  he  goes  to 
Denver  for  a  two  weeks'  vacation  and 
Warners  and  Fox  are  bidding  for  his 
book  "The  Unsinkable  Mrs.  Jay."  He 
hopes  one  of  the  deals  will  be  closed 
before  he  treks  west. 

Vicente  Padul^v,  .A.rgentine  actor, 
has  been  signed  by  Frank  Z.  Cle- 
MENTE  and  Lewis  Maisell,  indei)en- 
dent  producers,  for  the  first  of  six 
pictures  to  be  made  by  them  in  the 
east. 

Joe  Toplitsky,  Los  Angeles  real- 
tor long  identified  with  deals  involv- 
ing theatres,  is  in  town.  Recently 
over  an  appendicitis  operation,  he  will 
not  go  to  Europe,  as  planned. 

S.  E.  PizA,  manager  of  Carlos 
(iARDEL,  Argentine  tango  singer,  is 
limping  these  days.  It's  charley-horse 
from  cavorting  on  the  sands  of  the 
.Atlantic    Beach   Club. 

Frank  Bruner  left  for  Chicago 
yesterday  to  handle  the  publicity  for 
Mary  Pickford  at  the  World's  Fair 
where  "Pickford  Day"  will  be  cele- 
brated tomorrow. 

Glen  Caldwell,  RKO  film  booker 
in  Chicago,  left  for  his  home  city 
yesterday  following  a  vacation  and 
business  confabs  here. 

Rupert  Hughes'  story,  "The  Old 
Nest,"  and  James  Hilton's  novel- 
ette, "Goodbye  Mr.  Chips,"  have  been 
bought  by  M-G-M. 

.A.NNA  May  Wong  is  due  in  on  the 
Aquita)iia  today  on  her  way  to  the 
coast  to  appear  with  George  Raft  in 
"Limehouse   Nights." 

Charles  MacDonald,  RKO  the- 
atre division  manager,  sailed  on  the 
Colombia  for  a  vacation  in  the  West 
Indies  yesterday. 

Morton  Van  Praag,  general  sales 
manager  of  National  Screen,  has  been 
appointed  a  Kentucky  colonel. 

Dorothy  Mackaill  is  back  from 
Europe.  She  went  abroad  in  William 
Randolph  Hearst's  party. 

Samuel  Cummins  sails  for  Europe 
tomorrow  on  the  Aquitania.  He's  after 
more  foreign  pictures. 

Nate  Blumberg  won't  be  able  to 
join  his  family,  now  vacationing  on 
the  coast,  after  all. 

Ben  Cohen  of  the  Warner  theatre 
department  in  Chicago  is  in  town  on  a 
vacation. 

Eddie  Golden  back  from  Atlanta 
and  the  GFTA  exhibitor  convention. 

Charles  Rogers  arrives  July  16  on 
the  Santa  Paula  from  the  coast. 


FWC  Loses  Coast  Case 

Los  Angeles,  July  12. — The  griev- 
ance board  today  ruled  in  favor  of 
American  Theatres,  Inc.,  against  Fox 
West  Coast.  It  was  held  the  com- 
plainant should  continue  to  get  prod- 
uct in  accordance  with  its  agreement 
with   Fox. 


May  Join  Frisco  Strike 

San  Francisco,  July  12. — The  The- 
atre Federation  of  San  Francisco, 
comprising  over  3,000  members,  has 
voted  to  participate  in  the  general 
strike  which  will  probably  be  called 
Monday. 


{ight  in  the  middle  of  New  Yoric's  blazing  lieat  wave . . . 


FIRST  3-week  run  at  the  world's 
largest  theatre  in  nearly 
3  years  ....  and  that  was  with 
''Bad  Girl"  (also  FOX).  Typical  of 
the  business  this  phenomenal  FOX 
star  is  doing  the  country  over. 
Watch  for  her  next  FOX  picture. 


// 


BABY  TAKE 
A  BOW 


with 


SHIRLEY  TEMPLE 


JAMES    DUNN 
CLAIRE  TREVOR 

ALAN  DINEHART 
Produced  by  John  Stone 

Screen  piqy  by  Philip  Klein  and 

E.  E.  Paramore,  Jr. 

Based  on  a  play  by  James  P.  Judge 

Directed  by  Harry  Lachman 


^ 


^  THE  COAST  JOINS 

While   $2.00   Criterion    audiences   applaud 
every  show  •  •  •  '^Variety  Daily''  adds  to 
the  parade  of  raves 


THE  CHORUS  OF  PRAISE! 


y 


with 


MADELEINE  CARROLL 
FRANCHOT  TONE 

Produced  by  Winfield  Sheehan 

Directed  by  John  Ford 
Story  and  screen  ploy  by  Reginald  Berkeley 


Get  a  load  o'  this,  monkey!  I  just 
heard  I  busted  all  records  for  th' 
last  14  months  at  th'  world's 
premeer  of  my  new  show  in 
Newport-with  th'  temprochoor 
a  hunnerd  an'  ten  in  th' 
shade!  •••  Boy!-qm    I    terrific! 


■^ 


// 


HERECOMi 

WITH  THE  UNITED  STATES  FLEET  AND 
STUART  •  FRANK  McHUGH  •  DIRECTEI 


Lissen,  you  three-dollar- 
a-day  admiral!  It  wuzn't 
14  mont's-it  wuz  fif- 
teen.  An'  it  wuzn't  no 
hunnerd  an'  ten -it  wuz 
a  hunnerd  an'  twenty. 
An'  it  wuzn't  Newport 
-it  wuz  Norfolk.  An'  it 
ain't  you  that's  terrific 
-it's   ME! 


MES  CAGNEY  •  PAT  O'BRIEN  •  GLORIA 
r  LLOYD  BACON  FOR  WARNER  BROS. 


Vitagraph,  Inc.,  Distributors 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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No  Check  on 
Legitimate 
Fun — Hayes 


(Continued   from   page   1) 

lishecl,  informing  us  of  the  very  not- 
able progress  of  the  campaign  launched 
by  the  Committee  'against  the  de- 
structive moral  influences  of  evil  mo- 
tion pictures.' 

"Last  November  at  the  meeting  in 
Washington  of  the  Bishops  of  the 
United  States,  His  Excellency  the 
Most  Reverend  Bishop  of  Los  Angeles 
presented  an  exhaustive  report  on  the 
vastness  of  the  motion  picture  indus- 
try, its  almost  universal  appeal  to  the 
people,  its  dangerous  power,  and  its 
abuse  of  opportunity  by  production  of 
lustful  and  depraved  pictures.  A 
Committee  of  the  Hierarchy  made  up 
of  Their  Excellencies  the  Archbishop 
of  Cincinnati,  the  Bishop  of  Los  An- 
geles, the  Bishop  of  Pittsburgh  and 
the  Bishop  of  Fort  Wayne  has  been 
very  active,  even  conferrnig  with  rep- 
resentatives of  the  largest  producers 
in  the  country. 

Would    Help    Country 

"It  is  most  heartening  to  all  who 
would  have  our  beloved  land  stand 
high  on  the  better,  nobler  and  cleaner 
plane  of  life,  to  observe  the  wide- 
spread awakening  throughout  the 
country  to  the  evil  character  and 
shocking  debasement  of  many  motion 
pictures. 

"The  American  public — Protestant, 
Jew,  and  Catholic — is  rising,  thank 
God,  to  determined  action  to  put  a  stop 
to  productions  that,  for  the  sake  of 
monetary  greed,  debauch  the  sense  of 
America's  moral  decency  which  until 
recently,  neither  stage  nor  screen 
would  dare  offend  as  openly  and  as 
flagrantly  as  at  present. 

"The  moral  forces  of  the  Nation, 
hoping  that  the  motion  picture  produc- 
ers would  see  the  practical  wisdom 
of  cleaning  their  own  house,  have 
been  too  patient,  tolerant,  and  long- 
suffering  with  offensive  productions. 
Some  years  ago  I  sent  to  the  National 
Motion  Picture  Congress  a  plea  for 
censorship  from  within  the  industry. 
Many  others,  I  am  sure,  interested  in 
the  motion  picture  as  an  invaluable 
educational,  cultural,  entertaining 
agency  for  good,  have  been  protesting 
in  vain  against  the  ever  growing 
degradation  and  perversion  of  the 
screen. 

Holds  No  Drab  View 

"The  Catholic  Church  takes  no 
drab  view  of  lawful  pleasure.  She  is 
a  mother  of  joy  and  limits  her  peni- 
tential season  to  some  few  weeks  of 
the  year,  even  interrupting  it  with  an 
outburst  of  gladness.  She  rejoices  in 
seeing  her  children  happy,  smiling  in 
the  enjoyment  of  normal,  reasonable 
and  wholesome  amusement.  Gladly 
would  the  Church  bless  the  screen, 
were  it  to  be  morally  clean  in  its  pres- 
entation of  the  realities  of  life  and  its 
creation  of  mirth-provoking  situations. 

"Reform,  restriction  and  suppression 
that  would  deprive  the  people  of  legiti- 
mate pleasure  are  not  in  contempla- 
tion. What  is  to  be  condemned  as 
reprehensible — and  justly  so — is  the 
glorification  of  crime,  lust,  and,  in 
general,    the    serious    violation   of    the 


Wants  Hays^  Pettijohn  and 
Mi  I  liken  to  Resign  Posts 


The  resignation  of  Will  H.  Hays, 
carrying  with  him  Charles  C.  Petti- 
john and  Carl  E.  Milliken,  is  demand- 
ed by  independent  theatre  owners. 
Allied  States  is  informing  its  members 
in  a  lengthy  bulletin  issued  in  Wash- 
ington yesterday.  The  bulletin  asserts 
one  leader  of  the  Catholic  movement 
against  objectionable  films  declared 
"very  bluntly  that  vigilance  will  not 
be  relaxed  or  a  normal  attitude  to- 
ward the  movies  resumed  so  l(jng  as 
Will  Hays  and  his  associates  retain 
their  authority  over  the  industry." 
The  "leader"  is  not  designated  by 
name. 

The  bulletin  further  says  Allied  has 
"always  cooperated  with  sincere 
groups  looking  to  the  betterment  of 
screen  conditions."  This,  the  asser- 
tion is  made,  has  "brought  down  upon 
the  heads  of  Allied  leaders  the  wrath 
of  the  Haysites.  Reviving  its  ancient 
allegation  that  the  trade  press  is  pro- 
ducer dominated,  the  bulletin  im- 
mediately thereafter  alleges  the  wrath 
allegedly  heaped  on  Allied  leaders 
from  Hays  members  has  developed 
from  trade  papers  as  well.  Si>ecific 
instances   are   nowhere   cited. 

Asserting  many  exhibitors  have 
"expressed  surprise  and  regret"_  that 
the  President  has  been  "indifferent  to 
the   complaints  of   the   exhibitors   and 


the  reports  of  the  Darrow  board,"  the 
communication  draws  the  conclusion 
that  the  truth  has  never  reached  the 
President's  ears.  From  the  text  on 
this  point : 

"Two  of  the  President's  secretaries, 
Mclntyre  and  Early,  are  former 
newsreel  men,  the  former  being  con- 
nected with  Pathe,  the  latter  with 
Paramount.  Frank  Walker,  one  of 
his  closest  advisers,  is  a  former 
Comerford  (Paramount)  man.  J.  P. 
Kennedy,  new  head  of  the  Securities 
Commission,  is  an  old  Pathe  man. 
Rosenblatt,  with  Nathan  Burkan,  was 
counsel  for  various  producers.  Miss 
Robinson,  executive  assistant  under 
(ieneral  Johnson,  is  a  former  em- 
ployee of  RKO.  H.  M.  Warner  is 
a  friend  of  the  President  and  one  of 
tile  largest  individual  contributors  to 
his  campaign  fund. 

"In  view  of  this,  what  sort  of  in- 
formation do  you  suppose  the  Presi- 
dent gets  regarding  conditions  in  the 
motion   picture  industry? 

"Add  to  all  this  the  fact  that  the 
President's  political  advisers  undoubt- 
edly believe  that  the  Big  Eight  must 
be  catered  to  in  order  to  get  preferred 
treatment  in  the  newsreels  and  you 
will  not  miss  the  answer  to  the  fore- 
going question." 


law  of  God  and  man  in  things  sacred 
to  home  and  society. 

"Public  safety  demands  that  we  es- 
tablish quarantine  against  epidemic, 
enforce  measures  against  unsanitary 
conditions,  and  guard  our  water  sup- 
ply lest  contagion,  infection  and  con- 
tamination harm  the  physical  well- 
being  of  our  people.  To  be  consistent, 
we  should  be  equally  concerned  about 
the  general  moral  tone  of  the  Nation. 
A  serious  lowering  of  the  moral  stand- 
ards of  any  community  menaces  the 
common  good  and  weakens,  if  it  does 
not  destroy,  the  sanctions  that  guaran- 
tee peace  and  prosperity. 

"Civilization  would  not  long  endure 
were  we  a  race  of  physical  giants  but 
dwarfed  morally.  The  true  ideal  of 
any  nation  must  be  based  on  the  prop- 
erly balanced  physical,  intellectual, 
moral  and  spiritual  life  of  the  people. 
History  records  the  inevitable  ruin  of 
nation  after  nation  when  moral  laws 
are  violated  and  spiritual  ideals  van- 
ish. Evil  motion  pictures  in  their 
baneful  influence  undermine  the  moral 
foundation  of  the  State. 

Clean  Films  Public's  Right 

"Another  serious  consideration  sug- 
gests the  question  why  certain  pro- 
ducers of  motion  pictures  are  per- 
mitted to  counteract,  to  put  it  mildly, 
the  influence  of  public  and  private 
schools  which  spend  millions  and 
millions  annually  for  the  education 
and  the  formation  of  character  of  the 
young.  Dr.  Campbell,  our  Superin- 
tendent of  Schools,  impressively  writes  : 

"  'There  is  little  doubt  in  my  mind 
that  much  of  the  good  that  the  schools 
are  doing,  especially  in  the  field  of 
character  training  and  the  develop- 
ment of  right  social  attitudes,  is  being 
undermined  and  even  thwarted  by  sub- 
standard motion  pictures.' 

"The  motion  picture  is  more  potent 
in  impressionable  and  compelling  effect 

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Protestants  in  Phila. 
Told  to  Back  Legion 

PiiiL.ADF.LPiUA,  July  12. — The  Phila- 
delphia Federation  of  Churches  Loday 
issued  an  open  letter  to  1,000,000 
Protestants  urging  support  of  the 
Legion  of  Decency  and  congratulating 
the  Catholic  bishops  on  iheir  stand 
on  objectionable  films.  The  letter, 
prepared  by  the  federation's  depart- 
ment of  civic  interests,  cites  the  find- 
ings of  the  Payne  Fund  on  the  subject. 

"Motion  picture  magnates  by  rea- 
son of  their  indifference  to  decency 
and  misinterpretation  of  public  sensi- 
bility," says  the  communication,  "have 
sown  the  wind.  The  country  now  is 
reaping  the  whirlwind  of  organized 
crime,  unrest  and  demoralization,  dis- 
regard of  law  and  authority,  moral 
collapse  in  the  home  and  society  and 
an  oncoming  generation  fired  by  pas- 
sions and  low  ideals  which  will  lead 
it  to  certain  degradation  and  misery." 


Connecticut  to  Open 
Film  Drive  on  Sunday 

Hartford,  July  12. — The  Legion  of 
Decency  will  extend  its  activities  to 
Connecticut  Sunday,  when  all  Catholic 
churches  in  the  state  will  ask  their 
parishioners  to  stay  away  from  un- 
clean films.  A  pastoral  letter,  prepared 
by  Bishop  Maurice  F.  McAuliffe  of 
the  Hartford  diocese,  calling  on  Cath- 
olics to  protest  against  objectionable 
films,  will  be  read  at  all  masses. 


Southeastern  Catholics 
Joining  Legion's  Drive 

Atlanta,  July  12. — Southeastern 
Catholics  have  been  urged  to  join  the 
Legion  of  Decency  campaign  by  the 
Rev.  Michael  J.  Keyes,  bishop  of 
Savannah. 


Producers 
Clear  Decks 
For  New  Deal 


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exceptional  spirit  of  cooperation  to 
the  extent  of  a  possible  loss  of  hun- 
dreds of  thousands  of  dollars  in  rev- 
enue. 

Reluctant  to  talk  for  publication 
on  the  plea  that  the  question  is  one 
concerning  exhibition  and  distribution 
and,  therefore,  does  not  properly  fall 
into  the  province  of  production,  some 
executives,  nevertheless,  foresee  dis- 
putes developing  with  some  exhibitors 
who  might  attempt  to  turn  the  good 
intention  of  the  distributors  into  an 
evasion  of  contracts,  using  the  moral 
ground  issue  as  their  excuse. 

Will  Hays,  in  a  meeting  of  members 
of  the  Ass'n  of  M.  P.  Producers, 
western  affiliate  of  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A., 
has  discussed  at  length  the  program 
adopted  on  June  13  at  the  meeting  of 
the  directors  of  the  eastern  associa- 
tion. Code  resolutions  analogous  to 
those  adopted  in  the  east  were  passed 
by  the  western  association  here. 

Quality  of  Product  Involved 

"It  is  recognized  that  the  solution 
of  the  problem  of  the  right  kind  of 
screen  entertainment  rests  solely  with 
the  quality  of  the  product  and  these 
strengthened  arrangements  are  direct- 
ed to  the  discharging  of  that  responsi- 
bility   more    effectively,"    he    declared. 

The  new  arrangement  will  cover  all 
product  produced  and  distributed  by 
the  following  companies :  Columbia, 
C.  B.  De  Mille  Prod.,  Walt  Disney 
Prod.,  Educational,  First  National, 
Fox,  Samuel  Goldwyn  Prod.,  Inspira- 
tion Pictures,  Jesse  L.  Lasky  Prod., 
M-G-M,  Paramount,  Pathe,  Princi- 
pal, Reliance,  RKO,  B.  P.  Schulberg 
Prod.,  20th  Century,  United  Artists, 
Universal,  Vitagraph,  Warners  and 
any  others  who  want  to  avail  them- 
selves of  the  new  system  which  calls 
for  certificates   of  approval. 

The  list  includes  production  com- 
panies not  earlier  mentioned  in  New 
York.  All  of  them,  however,  release 
through  major  distributors  who  are 
members  of  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the 
line  up  includes  Samuel  Goldwyn 
Prod,  and  2Gth  Century,  both  com- 
panies no  longer  members  of  the  Ass'n 
of  M.   P.   Producers. 


Say  45%  of  Profitable 
Territory  Has  Censors 

Producers  face  censorship  in  45  per 
cent  of  their  profit  territory,  declared 
the  Associated  Press  yesterday  in  a 
Hollywood  dispatch  which  added  cen- 
sorship prevails  in  seven  states  and  133 
cities. 


Won't  Publish  Deletions 

Richmond,  July  12. — Protests  by 
producers  and  exchanges  over  publi- 
cation of  bulletins  listing  deletions 
made  by  the  state  board  of  censors 
have  resulted  in  a  decision  by  the 
board  to  suspend  release  of  the  bul- 
letins. 


Warners  Sign  Vallee 

Hollywood,  July  12. — Rudy  Vallee 
has  been  signed  by  Warners  for  a 
musical. 


Friday,   July    13,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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No  Check  on 
Legitimate 
Fun — Hayes 


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on  people  of  all  classes  than  all  our 
other  refining  ajid  educational  agen- 
cies. The  American  peopl,e  therefore, 
have  a  right  to  look  for  productions 
that  are  clean,  safe,  elevating  and 
wholesome  in  their  theme  and  method 
of  entertainment. 

"Were  the  mothers  of  America 
aroused  to  the  necessity  of  protecting 
their  children  from  the  moral  defile- 
ment that  lurks  in  every  depraved 
motion  picture,  they  would  shun  the 
place  that  presents  it  as  they  would 
avoid  with  horror  a  pest-house. 

"Please  read  this  letter  at  all  the 
Masses  on  Sunday,  July  15,  and  pre- 
pare your  people  for  the  organization 
in  early  October  of  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency, which  already  has  enrolled 
hundreds  of  thousands  throughout  the 
country." 

Imixirtant  developments  are  expect- 
ed to  come  out  of  a  meeting  to  be 
held  this  morning  at  the  headquarters 
of  the  Federal  Council  of  the  Church- 
es of  Christ  in  America.  Leaders  of 
the  Protestant  denominations  will  dis- 
cuss at  the  gathering  further  steps  in 
the  council's  drive  on  unclean  films. 


Coast  PTA  Links  Self 
With  Purging  Screen 

Los  Angeles,  July  12. — The  Cali- 
fornia congress  of  Parent-Teacher 
associations,  representing  185,000 
members,  has  allied  itself  with  the 
movement  to  purge  the  screen  and  has 
recommended  the  division  of  pictures 
into  three  classifications — adult,  fam- 
ily and  children — for  the  guidance  of 
parents.  The  recommendation  also 
has  been  made  that  family  programs 
be  put  on  Friday  and  Saturday  nights. 

Exhibitors  in  residential  districts 
have  been  asked  to  eliminate  dual 
bills.  Courses  in  film  appreciation  in 
public  schools  are  advocated.  Off- 
color  sequences  have  been  denounced 
and  an  appeal  made  for  the  elimina- 
tion of  scenes  expounding  the  tech- 
nique of  crime.  Also  demanded  are 
fewer  drinking  scenes  and  more  stories 
about  decent  people. 


Sidetrack  Offensive; 
Move  Held  Unnecessary 

Kansas  City,  July  12. — Various 
measures  to  deal  with  the  religious 
campaign  against  indecent  films  were 
discussed  at  a  meeting  of  the  L  T.  O. 
here,  but  all  proposals  were  tabled  for 
the  present  because  the  exhibitors 
failed  to  agree  that  a  counter-offensive 
was  necessary  at  this  time. 

One  proposal  was  for  a  local  com- 
mittee of  exhibitors  to  call  on  the 
Catholic  clergy  with  a  view  of  deflect- 
ing the  campaign  from  the  independent 
theatres,  on  the  ground  they  are  in  no 
way  responsible.  That  action  was  held 
in  abeyance  because  it  was  held  the 
situation  is  not  yet  sufficiently  alarm- 
ing from  the  box  office  standpoint 
here  and  by  the  time  the  local  cru- 
sade reaches  its  full  force  the  theatres 
will  be  showing  new  season  releases 
which  are  expected  to  be  "toned 
down." 

However,    the    exhibitors    were    in 


Comics  Re-Signed 

Hollywood,  July  12.— With 
"Kentucky  Colonels"  yet  to 
go  under  their  old  contract, 
Bert  Wheeler  and  Bob  Wool- 
sey  have  signed  a  new  Radio 
deal  calling  for  three  pic- 
tures in  the  next  18  months. 


agreement  that  there  is  an  excess  of 
salaciousness  in  films,  and  has  been 
for  some  time,  and  that  a  "clean-up" 
was  necessary.  The  independents  said 
they  hoped  the  producers  would  sin- 
cerely institute  reform. 


Virginia  Houses  Not 
Hit  by  the  Movement 

RiCH.MOND,  Va.,  July  12. — While  the 
Catholic  movement  has  spread  to  Vir- 
ginia and  there  are  Protestant  joiners 
to  the  ranks,  theatres  have  been  little 
affected  by  the  situation,  it  was  re- 
ported today. 

In  averring  the  "Hollywood  golden 
goose  is  up  for  killing,"  the  Catholic 
I'iryiniaii  commends  the  Legion  of 
Decency  as  the  only  effective  means  of 
stopping  without  further  delay  the 
"disgusting  and  degenerate  displays 
that  have  made  of  a  noble  invention  a 
diabolical  contraption  and  have  tainted 
the  whole  world  with  a  perverted  and 
untrue  picture  of  American  life,  man- 
ners and  morals."  The  Norfolk  Pres- 
bytery, at  a  meeting  at  Virginia  Beach, 
passed  resolutions  pledging  its  minis- 
ters to  preach  on  the  subject  of  films 
and  to  present  pledge  cards  of  the  Le- 
gion to  Presbyterians  for  their  signa- 
tures. 

Little  attention  had  been  paid  in  Vir- 
ginia to  the  drive  until  this  week,  al- 
though there  was  some  speculation  as 
to  whether  the  boycott  would  be  at- 
tempted in  this  state.  Edwin  S.  Reid, 
who  succeeded  Richard  C.  L.  Mon- 
cure  as  director  of  the  State  Division 
of  M.  P.  Censorship,  said  today  only  a 
few  of  the  films  listed  as  immoral  and 
indecent  had  come  to  Virginia  and 
that  the  necessary  eliminations  were 
made  in  them.  He  did  not  regard  all 
the  listed  pictures  as  unfit  to  be  shown 
in  this  state. 


Legion  Makes  Debut 
In  Milwaukee  Sector 

Milwaukee.  July  12. — The  first  unit 
here  of  the  Legion  of  Decency  has 
been  organized  at  St.  Boniface's 
Church.  All  societies  of  the  parish 
have  been  asked  to  sign  pledge  cards 
and,  according  to  the  Rev.  Lawrence 
Kasper,  assistant  pastor,  the  response 
has  been  encouraging. 

He  said  it  was  probable,  when  Arch- 
bishop Samuel  A.  Stritch  returns  from 
his  visit  to  Rome,  that  the  entire  arch- 
diocese would  be  asked  to  enlist  in 
the  Legion. 


Wilmington  Organizes 
Clean  Film  Committee 

Wilmington,  July  12. — The  first 
major  step  in  the  local  agitation 
against  salacious  films  was  taken  to- 
day when  an  advisory  and  vigilance 
committee  was  appointed  at  a  meeting 
of  church  and  synagogue  representa- 
tives. 

Mrs.  E.  N.  Barsham,  former  chair- 
man of  the  film  committee  of  the 
State  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs 
and  organizer  of  the  Better  Films 
Committee,     was     named     chairman.  I 


Other  members  are:  Rev.  J.  Francis 
Tucker,  St.  Anthony's  Catholic 
Church;  Rev.  Ralph  L.  Minker,  presi- 
dent of  the  Wilmington  Council  of 
Churches,  and  Rabbi  Jacob  Kraft. 

Although  the  committee  will  not 
have  jurisdiction  outside  of  this  city, 
it  is  expected  its  moves  will  be  fol- 
lowed in  other  parts  of  the  state. 
Church  moves  made  nationally  were 
endorsed  today.  Exhibitors  will  be 
asked  to  cooperate. 


New  Buffalo  Group 
Opposes  a  Boycott 

BiFFALO,  July  12. — A  Better  Films 
Council  has  been  formed  with  Mrs. 
James  F.  Rice,  president  of  the  Buf- 
falo City  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs,  as  its  head.  Through  this 
agency,  the  federation's  reviewing 
committee  will  be  enlarged  and  fre- 
quent reports  of  films  approved  and 
disapproved  will  be  issued.  Co-opera- 
tion with  local  exhibitors  for  better 
pictures  will  be  attempted.  The  group 
is  opposed  to  the  boycott  as  it  "would 
mean  possible  bankruptcy  to  a  large 
group  of  Buffalo  business  men." 


Des  Moines  Register 
Tries  New  Roto  Idea 

Des  Moines,  July  12. — "Hollywood 
Uncensored"  is  a  new  rotogravure  fea- 
ture in  the  Sunday  Register  here 
showing  little  known  photographs  of 
film  celebrities  and  timed  simultane- 
ously with  the  campaign  by  the 
churches. 

Local  managers  say  they  have  felt 
little  results  of  the  present  movement 
sweeping  the  country,  although  most 
of  the  current  releases  are  on  the 
"offensive"  or  "immoral  list." 


Methodists  Enlist  in 
Growing  Church  Move 

Chicago.  July  12. — The  World 
Service  Commission  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  has  officially  joined 
the  church  campaign  for  better  elim- 
ination of  objectionable  pictures  and 
will  circulate  pledge  cards  similar  to 
those  used  in  the  Catholic  Legion  of 
Decency  Drive. 


New  Coast  Contracts 

Hollywood,  July  12. — Paramount 
has  signed  three  writers  to  the  con- 
tract list.  Scriveners  are  David  Hertz 
and  Mackinlay  Kantor,  who  will  do 
an  untitled  original,  and  Harry  Rus- 
kin,  temporarily  unassigned. 

Florence  Fair,  New  York  stage  ac- 
tress, has  signed  a  long  term  contract 
with  Warners. 


Plans  Edgar  Guest  Films 

Imperial  Distributing,  through  Wil- 
liam M.  Pizor,  has  signed  Edgar  A. 
Guest,  poet,  to  supply  13  poems  for 
a  series  of  shorts  to  be  known  as 
"Poetic  Gems."  Cy  Braunstein  will 
supervise   production. 


Noel  Coward  Stricken 

London,  July  12. — Noel  Coward 
was  operated  on  today  for  appendicitis. 
He  was  taken  ill  last  night  while  play- 
ing in  "Conversation  Piece"  and  was 
rushed  to  the  hospital  from  the  theatre. 


French  Showing  Tonight 

A  French  showing  will  be  held  by 
John  S.  Tapernoux  aboard  the 
Champlain  tonight.  "Lac  aux  Dames" 
and  "Toi  Que  J'Adore"  will  be  shown. 


Operator  13" 
Gets  $18,400 
On  the  Coast 


Los  Angeles,  July  12. — Cash  cus- 
tomers went  for  "Operator  13"  in  a 
big  way  at  Loew's  State  and  sent  the 
gross  skyrocketing  $4,400  over  normal 
for  a  total  of  $18,400. 

Business  showed  signs  of  improve- 
ment in  other  spots.  "The  Old  Fash- 
ioned Way"  hit  $19,476  at  the  Para- 
mount. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $73,676. 
Average  is  $71,850. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  11  : 

"THE    VIRGIN    MAN"    (French) 

FILM  ARTE- (900),    40c-50c,    2nd    week,    7 
days.      Gross:    $1,800.      (Average,    $2,650) 
'OPERATOR  13"   (M-G-M) 

LOEWS  STATE— (2,413).  30c-55c.  7  days. 
Gross:    $18,400.      (Average.    $14,000) 
"THE   OLD   FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3.595),    30c-55c,    7    days. 
Stage:    F.    &    M.    "Vacation   Days."'     Gross: 
$19,476.      (Average,    $18,000) 
"THE     LIFE     OF     VERGIE     WINTERS" 
(Radio) 

RKO— (2,700),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,500.     (Average,  $8,000) 

"THE  KEY"   (Warners) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)- 
(3,000),  25c-55c.  7  days.  Gross:  $12,000. 
(Average,    $14,000) 

"THE  KEY"   (Warners) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)- 
(3,400),  2Sc-55c,  7  days.  Gross:  $10,000. 
(Average.    $12,000) 

"LET'S    TRY    AGAIN"    (Radio) 
"LET'S    TALK    IT    OVER"    (Univ.) 

PANTAGES— (3,000).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,500.      (Average,    $3,200) 


"Take  Bow"  Proves 
Sensation  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  July  12. — "Baby  Take 
a  Bow"  proved  a  real  sensation,  zoom- 
ing the  Uptown's  take  to  $6,900,  al- 
most doubling  average,  and  was  held 
for  a  second  week.  Hailed  by  the  Star 
as  a  clean  picture,  it  drew  many 
Catholics  and  had  a  heavy  family 
patronage.  At  the  25-cent  gate  and 
with  many  children's  admissions  in- 
cluded, the  gross  is  claimed  by  the 
management  to  represent  an  attendance 
record. 

The  Tower  nabbed  $6,600,  up  by 
$1,600,  on  "The  Hell  (Tat"  and  a  stage 
show.  The  Newman's  take  on  "He 
Was  Her  Man"  and  "Private  Scandal" 
hit  an  average  $6,000.  Elsewhere  busi- 
ness was  off. 

,    Total  first  run  business  was  $33,000. 
Average  is  $29,500. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  July  3: 

"THE    CIRCUS    CLOWN"    (F.    N.) 

"MOST  PRECIOUS  THING  IN  LIFE" 

(Col.) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100).  2Sc,  5  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $4,400.  (Av- 
erage.  5   days.   $5,000) 

Week  Ending  July  5: 

"MURDER   IN   THE    PRIVATE   CAR" 
(M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  midnight  show.  Gross:  $9,100.  (Av- 
erage.   $10,000) 

"HE    WAS    HER    MAN"    (Warners) 
"PRIVATE    SCANDAL"    (Para.) 

NEWMAN-  (1,800),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Aver- 
age,  $6,000) 

"THE    HELL  CAT"    (Col.) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Satur- 
day midnight  show.  Stage:  "Eskimo 
Frolics"  and  vaudeville  featuring;  Four 
rVanks,  Jimmie  Dunn.  Pickard  and  His 
Seal,  Campus  Bros.  Gross:  $6,600.  (Average, 
$5,000) 

Week  Ending  July  6: 

"BABY    TAKE    A    BOW"    (Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2,000).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,900.    (Average,   $3,500) 


GET  READY 
FOR  A  HIT! 


The  kind  of  a  picture  that 

speiis  big    business  fat 

every  type  theatre! 


A  ROMANTIC  COMEDY- 
DRAMA  WITH  MUSIC! 

Youth!  Pep!  RFiytlim! 
Lauglis!  Drama!  Speed! 

EXPLOITATION! 

with 

ROGER  PRYOR*  HEATHER  ANGEL 

ESTHER    RALSTON-VICTOR    MOORE-RUTH 

DONNELLY- PAUL   KAYE.  Story  by  Slg  Herzig  and 

Jay  Gorney.   Songs  by  Jay  Gorney   and   Don   Hartman. 

Directed  by  Stuart  Walker.  A  Stanley  Bergerman 

Production,  presented  by  Carl  Laemmle. 

A    UNIVERSAL    PICTURE 


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MOTION  PICTUltE 

DAILY 


Friday,  July    13,    1934 


Fixes  July  20 
Deadline  for 
Fox  Met.  Deal 


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bondholders  have  with  Skouras  The- 
atres Corp.  and  Randforce.  J.  Robert 
Rubin  stated  the  Loew-Warner  bid 
does  not  include  the  contracts,  al- 
though it  is  possible  Loew  might  want 
the  operators  to  continue  under  differ- 
ent terms. 

Charles  Littlefield,  representing  Irv- 
ing Trust  in  the  receivership,  asked 
for  an  extension  of  the  receivership, 
which  expires  Aug.  18.  Judge  Mack 
granted  two  months. 

During  most  of  the  hearing  the 
judge  seemed  to  lean  toward  throwing 
out  the  Loew-Warner  bid  in  favor  of 
the  reorganization  plan  and  asked  for 
other  bids.  With  none  forthcoming, 
Rubin  asked  for  10  days  grace  in 
which  he  would  try  "to  eliminate  the 
difficulties." 

Rubin  pointed  out  the  new  bid  was 
not  for  the  bonds,  but  for  leases  and 
said  the  conditions  "were  not  severe." 
Judge  Mack  pointed  out  that  if  the 
bid  is  accepted  suits  may  follow  over 
the  leases,  which  would  not  happen  if 
the  reorganization  plan  were  effectu- 
ated. 

The  judge  declared  he  desired  a 
bid  for  the  bonds,  a  bid  he  has  been 
hopeful  for  until  now  and  which  has 
not  been  made.  He  added  the  bond- 
holders' committee  and  lawyers  for 
the  bidders  are  where  they  originally 
started.  He  then  declared  that  if  no 
bid  were  made  for  the  bonds  he  would 
submit  to  the  bondholders'  reorganiza- 
tion plan. 

Saul  Rogers,  who  stated  he  worked 
a  year  in  getting  the  original  Fox  Met. 
circuit  together,  asked  for  more  time 
on  the  ground  that  checking  up  on 
leases,  contracts  and  other  details  re- 
quired a  lot  of  work. 

Try  to  Reach  Accord 

A  meeting  was  held  earlier  in  the 
day  in  Judge  Mack's  chambers  be- 
tween S.  A.  Telsey,  counsel  for  Rand- 
force ;  Rubin  and  Morton  G.  Bogue, 
representing  the  bondholders'  com- 
mittee, at  which  time  an  unsuccessful 
effort  was  made  to  eliminate  the  op- 
erators from  contracts  with  the  com- 
mittee. 

Bogue  later  asked  for  a  short  ad- 
journment, stating  "we've  struggled 
so  long  on  the  matter  and,  feeling  the 
responsibility  of  the  committee,  we 
think  we  should  make  one  more  at- 
tempt." 

Rubin  said  that  he  expected  the 
plan  to  be  amended  anyway  and  all 
questionable  matters  may  be  obviated. 

Abe  Tulin,  counsel  for  a  group  of 
noteholders,  objected  to  the  adjourn- 
ment as  did  Telsey,  the  latter  declar- 
ing extensions  are  hurting  operation 
of  the  houses. 

Louis  Weiner,  counsel  for  Central 
New  York  Theatres  Corp.,  said  he 
had  claims  totaling  $243,000  against 
the  estate,  of  which  $150,000  is  against 
Fox  Met.  He  said  he  had  been  work- 
ing on  a  settlement  for  three  months 
conditioned  on  the  reorganization 
plans.  If  the  reorganization  plan  is 
not  accepted,  he  said  he  will  file  suit. 

Asked  whether  the  latest  joint  bid 
of  $4,500,000  by  Loew-Warner  for  the 
Fox  Met.  circuit  was  likely  to  be  in- 
creased    at     the     adjourned     hearing. 


Jittery  "Blumey" 

A.  C.  Blumenthal  couldn't 
find  a  seat  for  himself  yester- 
day at  the  Fox  Met.  court 
hearing.  When  it  looked  as 
if  the  judge  was  going  to  ac- 
cept the  reorganization  plan 
in  lieu  of  the  Loew-Warner 
bid,  Blumenthal  made  a  bee 
line  for  Saul  Rogers  and  later 
another  dash  for  J.  Robert 
Rubin. 


July    20,     Rubin    yesterday    stated    it 
would  not. 

He  said  it  was  not  a  matter  of 
money  now  but  certain  clauses  in  the 
bid  which  are  holding  it   up. 


Freuler  Changes  Name 

Freuler  Film  Associates,  Inc., 
through  Harry  G.  Kosch,  attorney,  has 
filed  a  certificate  in  the  office  of  the 
Secretary  of  the  State  changing  its 
corporate  name  to  Associated  Mon- 
arch Corp. 

John  R.  Freuler,  head  of  the  con- 
cern, is  said  to  be  working  on  a  new 
plan  of  distribution.  The  firm  was  re- 
named to  fit  in  with  the  idea. 


Takes  Over  in  August 

Buffalo,  July  12. — Operation  of 
the  Great  Lakes,  acquired  by  A. 
Charles  Haynian  of  the  Lafayette  on 
a  10-year  lease,  will  become  effective 
in  August  following  rcdecoration. 
Policy  is  not  determined. 

The  theatre,  one  of  the  city's  big 
ones,  has  been  operated  successively 
by  Fox,  Comerford,  Loew's  and  Shea. 


Friedlander  Dead 

An  attack  of  indigestion  on  the  I. 
T.  O.  A.  boat  ride  Wednesday  proved 
fatal  to  Al  Friedlander,  a  partner  in 
the  Nelson  «&  Renner  circuit  of  Brook- 
lyn. The  body  was  taken  off  the  boat 
at  Hart's  Island  and  later  shipped  to 
New  York. 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  today. 

The  exhibitor  mentioned  is  not  the 
man  of  the  same  name  connected  with 
First  Division. 


Nye  Dobbs  Dead  at  53 

Portland,  July  12. — Nye  Dobbs,  53, 
recently  treasurer  for  the  Multnomah 
Theatres  here,  is  dead  at  his  home  in 
this  city.  He  was  formerly  booker  for 
First  National  and  auditor  for  the  old 
Mutual  Film  Co. 

Mrs.  M.  E.  Ryan  Dead 

Hollywood,  July  12. — Mrs.  M.  E. 
Ryan,  70,  author  of  more  than  60 
books,  many  of  which  found  their  way 
into  films  in  the  silent  days,  is  dead 
here  after  a  long  illness. 


Indies  in  Milwaukee 
Form  Organization 

Milwaukee,  July  12. — A  temporary 
independent  exhibitors'  association  was 
organized  here  today  at  a  meeting  of 
representatives  of  56  Milwaukee  Coun- 
ty theatres.  E.  F.  Maertz  was  named 
chairman ;  Harry  Perlewitz,  treasurer, 
and  F.tta  Weisner,  secretary. 

Sentiment  was  opposed  to  the  local 
clearance  schedule  adopted  yesterday. 
It  is  likely  a  protest  will  be  made  to 
Campi.  A  wire  was  sent  to  Warner 
officials  resenting  alleged  discrimina- 
tion in  the  pending  deal  with  the  .Saxe 
Amusement  Co.  giving  the  latter  War- 
ner-First National  product  here, 
whereby  Warners  will  show  it  at  10 
cents  less  than  the  Saxe  admission. 
The  group  says  this  will  deprive  in- 
dependents of  Warner  product. 

Another  meeting  will  be  held  next 
week. 


Temple  Film  May  Go 
Fourth  Week  at  Roxy 

"Baby,  Take  a  Bow"  will  be  held 
for  a  fourth  week  at  the  Roxy  from 
present  indications.  For  the  second 
week  ending  last  night,  the  gross  was 
$30,000.  The  first  week's  take  was 
$29,000. 

If  the  picture  is  held  again,  it  will 
parallel  the  booking  on  "Common 
Clay,"  which  played  the  house  and 
take  of  which  built  every  day  the  pic- 
ture was  held. 

Bookings  on  "Baby"  for  RKO  and 
Skouras  are  being  pushed  back  as  a 
result. 


Warners'  St,  Louis 
Appeal  Loses  Point 

St.  Louis,  July  12. — Counsel  for 
Warners  yesterday  was  denied  a  mo- 
tion to  appeal  decision  of  Judge  Davis, 
who  recently  approved  the  sale  of  the 
Ambassador,  Missouri  and  Grand  Cen- 
tral to  the  bondholders'  protective 
committee   for  $2,000,000. 

No  date  has  been  set  when  Fan- 
chon  and  Marco  take  over  operation, 
the  date  being  contingent  on  dissolu- 
tion of  the  present  receivership. 


For  Distribution  Here 

London,  July  12. — -"The  Church 
Mouse"  with  Laura  La  Plante  will  be 
released  in  the  States  by  Warners, 
who  made  it  here  under  the  quota  law. 
It  also  will  get  a  London  run  at  the 
New  Gallery. 


''Bondage**  to  $75,000 

"Of  Human  Bondage,"  which  closed 
its  second  week  at  the  Music  Hall 
Wednesday  night,  did  a  reported  gross 
of  $75,000  net. 


Gov't  Still  Eyes  Fox  Met 

Despite  absence  of  John  H.  Amen,  special  assistant  to  Attorney 
General  Homer  S.  Cummings,  at  the  court  hearing  before  Federal 
Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  yesterday  when  the  new  Loew-Warner  bid 
of  $4,500,000  was  made  for  the  Fox  Met  circuit,  the  government 
does  not  intend  to  drop  its  investigation  for  possible  anti-trust 
violation. 

Morton  G.  Bogue,  attorney  for  the  bondholders'  committee,  told 
the  court  he  had  received  a  letter  from  Amen  stating  that  his  in- 
action does  not  indicate  the  government  is  out  of  the  picture,  but 
that  it  intends   to   continue   its   investigation. 

The  NRA  also  is  watching  the  deal  for  possible  code  violations. 


lATSE  Takes 
Over  306  to 
End  Battles 


(Continued   from    pane    1) 

the  move  after  attending  a  session  late 
Wednesday  night  by  a  group  of  Local 
306  dissentors.  Browne  told  the  union 
men  that  the  meeting  was  illegal  and 
ordered  the  group  to  disperse.  At  the 
same  time,  he  told  the  men  of  the 
international's   plan. 

Browne  is  reported  to  have  asked 
Harland  Holmden,  president  of  the 
Cleveland  M.  P.  Operators,  to  take 
active  charge  of  the  New  York  local 
for  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 

Supreme  Court  Justice  James  Dunne 
yesterday  ordered  District  Attorney 
Geoghan  to  return  forthwith  the 
books  and  all  records  of  Local  306 
seized  in  a  recent  raid,  declaring  the 
seizure  unconstitutional  and  an  inva- 
sion of  the  rights  of  the  union. 


Wichita  Clearance 
Due  for  Protests 

Kansas  Citv.  July  12. — ^In  addition 
to  appeals  filed  with  Campi  on  new 
clearance  schedules  for  Kansas  City 
and  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  it  appears  likely 
a  protest  will  be  lodged  against  the 
Wichita,  Kan.,  schedule.  W.  P.  Hus- 
ton of  the  Crawford  and  Kansas, 
Wichita,  has  inquired  at  the  local 
code  office  about  appeal  procedure. 

The  Dubinsky  circuit  is  appealing 
the  St.  Joseph  plan  on  the  ground  of 
inadequate  protection  for  first  runs 
over  subsequents  in  certain  price 
classifications. 

It  is  reported  the  remaining  sched- 
ule adopted  by  the  local  clearance  and 
zoning  board,  that  for  Atchison,  Kan., 
also  will  be  appealed.  Roy  Dunnuck, 
the  town's  sole  independent,  has  sig- 
nified his  intention  of  doing  so. 

July  30  is  the  deadline  for  filing  ap- 
peals with  Campi  on  schedules  adopted 
by  the  local  board. 


Present  Zoning  for 
Wisconsin  Proposed 

Milwaukee,  July  12. — The  same 
zoning  now  in  vogue  for  the  territory 
outside  Milwaukee  County  is  proposed 
by  the  clearance  board  for  1934-35. 

Exhibitors  have  been  informed  they 
must  file  record  of  their  house  policy 
by  Aug.  15  under  a  revised  schedule 
adopted  Wednesday.  They  have  also 
been  invited  to  file  protests  against  the 
contemplated  plan  for  the  state  by  July 
23.  The  board  will  meet  the  follow- 
ing day  to  consider  them. 


Mrs,  Oser  Continues 
Fight  on  Union  Funds 

Chicago,  July  12. — Mrs.  Gladys 
Oser,  widow  of  Fred  Oser,  "rebel" 
operator  who  was  shot  to  death,  has 
been  granted  a  change  of  venue  on  an 
order  from  the  Appellate  Court  taking 
the  case  out  of  the  hands  of  Judge 
William  Lindsay.  Mrs.  Oser  is  carry- 
ing on  the  fight  seeking  an  accounting 
of  union  funds.  Her  attorney  charges 
prejudice  on  the  part  of  all  superior 
court  judges  save  Harry  A.  Lewis. 

Ralph  O'Hara,  who  was  tried  for 
the  crime,  was  acquitted  by  a  jury  on 
a  self-defense  plea. 


Friday,   July    13,    1934 


MO  HON  PICTURE 

DAILY 


13 


Campi  Names  More 
To  Coast  Committees 


(Contiuued   from    pane    1) 

Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt. 
They  are : 

Actors:  E.  J.  Mannix  (M-G-M), 
J.  J.  Gain  (Fox),  Frank  O'Heron 
(RKO.),  Nat  Levine  (Mascot),  Sam 
Briskin  (Columbia).  Respective  al- 
ternates are:  Fred  Pelton  (M-G-M), 
William  Koenig  (Warners),  Al 
Kaufman  (Para.mount)  ,  M.  H.  Hoff- 
man (Liberty),  Abraham  Lehr 
(Samuel    Goldwyn). 

Writers:  Irving  Thali)erg  (M-G- 
M),  Darryl  Zanuck  (2()th  Century), 
I.  E.  Chadwick,  Henry  Henigson 
(Universal),  Sol  Wurtzel  (Fox). 
Respective  alternates  are ;  Hal  Wallis 
(Warners),  Samuel  Goldwyn,  Larry 
Daxmour  (Majestic),  Harry  Cohn 
(Columbia),  Merrill  Hurlburt  (Para- 
mount ) . 

Victor  H.  Clark  was  named  to  suc- 
ceed Al  Berries  as  temporary  alter- 
nate for  Pat  Casey  on  the  code  lalior 
committee. 

The  next  session  will  be  held  July 
26  with  Charles  L.  O'Reilly  as  chair- 
man. 

Attending  yesterday's  session  were : 
Rosenblatt,  Mrs.  Clare  Boothe  Bro- 
kaw,  Austin  Keough,  O'Reilly,  Ed- 
ward Golden,  R.  H.  Cochrane,  Leslie 
Thompson,  Ed  Kuvkendall,  J.  Robert 
Rubin,  W.  C.  Michel,  Harold  S.  Bare- 
ford  and  Nathan  Yamins.  Bareford 
was  chairman. 


Distributors  Win 
Coast  Zoning  Suit 

{Continued   from    pu(/c    1) 

opinion  of  the  court  dismisses  Fae 
Robison's  complaint  and  puts  an  end 
to  the  action. 

A  lower  court  jury  gave  Fae  Rob- 
ison  a  verdict  of  $35,336,  but  the 
court  of  appeals  reversed  the  verdict 
and  ruled  that  the  trial  judge  com- 
mitted error  in  not  directing  the  jury 
to  find  a  verdict  for  the  defendants 
at  the  end  of  the  case. 

The  plaintifif  sued  the  distributors 
and  the  Los  Angeles  board  because 
when  the  Seville  was  built  just  across 
the  city  line  from  Los  Angeles,  it  was 
in  a  separate  zone  under  the  Los  An- 
geles clearance  and  zoning  plan.  In 
1925  it  was  put  in  the  same  zone  with 
the  Mesa  erected  that  year  on  the 
Los  Angeles  side  of  the  city  line. 

The  distributors  contended  that  the 
Los  Angeles  clearance  plan  was  an  ad- 
visory recommendation  and  not  legally 
binding  and  that  Fae  Robison,  who 
waited  until  Dec.  31,  1930,  after  the 
Supreme  Court's  decision  in  the  ar- 
bitration case,  could  not  maintain  the 
suit. 


Chicago  Awaiting 
Reply  on  Clearance 

Chicago,  July  12. — Petition  of  B. 
&  K.  for  modification  of  the  clearance 
and  zoning  schedule,  asking  increased 
protection,  rested  with  the  clearance 
and  zoning  board  tonight  following 
a  meeting  attended  by  150  exhibitors. 
Ben  Bartelstein  headed  the  opposi- 
tion. A  brief  opposing  the  petition 
was  read  in  behalf  of  Allied. 

The  B.  &  K.  protest  places  in  the 
board's  lap  the  problem  of  10  cent 
houses,  the  ciuestion  of  changing 
matinee  time  from  6 :30  P.  M.  to  5 
P.  M.  and  elimination  of  "early  bird" 
prices  at  Sunday  matinees. 

Speaking  for  the  exchanges,  Henry 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


a 


Whom  the  Gods  Destroy' 


{Columbia) 

In  a  Jannings-like  role  and  his  most  important  to  date,  Walter  Con- 
nolly acquits  himself  with  credit. 

"Whoni  the  Gods  Destroy"  tells  the  story  of  a  leading  theatrical  pro- 
ducer, who,  in  a  moment  of  panic  when  his  transatlantic  boat  goes 
down,  achieves  rescue  through  the  use  of  a  woman's  evening  cloak  and 
thereafter  is  never  successful  in  ridding  himself  of  the  coward's  brand. 

Eventually  the  courage  to  leave  the  Newfoundland  village  patriarch 
who  befriends  him  gains  the  upper  hand.  Back  in  New  York,  Connolly 
realizes  posthumous  newspaper  stories  crediting  him  with  heroism 
displayed  as  the  liner  went  down  must  inevitably  lead  to  his  uncovering 
<Tnd  his  wife's  and  son's  disgrace.  Blocked  by  circum.stance's  twist,  he 
tiiereafter  walks  in  the  back  streets  of  his  son's  life,  helps  him  find  him- 
self as  a  playwright  and  as  a  stage  producer,  but  never  re\'ealing  his  iden- 
tity. 

As  the  picture  closes,  the  wife,  played  by  Doris  Kenyon,  is  brought 
face  to  face  with  her  husband,  through  the  son,  now  grown  but  still  un- 
aware of  the  truth.  Husband  and  wife  agree  that  the  boy  must  never 
be  told  the  facts,  as  they  find  a  latter-day  happiness  predicated  on  occa- 
sional visits  in  the  future. 

Connolly  is  the  standout  in  point  of  performance.  Others  are  ade- 
quate, but  they  never  even  approach  the  lead's  histrionic  rendition. 

Off  to  a  slow  start  for  several  reels,  "Whom  the  Gods  Destroy"  later 
gains  momentum  and  finishes  on  a  touching,  if  sentimental  note.  Its 
shipwreck  scenes,  while  overlong,  are  among  the  best  in  some  time. 

The  picture  is  somewhat  handicapped  by  dissolves  and  trick  effects 
which  come  along  frequently  enough  to  make  one  wish  there  were  less 
o'i  them.  C^enerally,  it  is  good,  popular  entertainment  aimed  at  the  tear 
ducts  and  true  to  its  objective.  Walter  Lang  directed.  Running  time,  71 
minutes.  K  A  N  N 


''Fifteen  Wives'' 

{Inz'iiiciblc-Statc  Rights) 

The  science  of  physics  has  been  consulted  in  "Fifteen  W'ives"  to  sup- 
ply a  novel  means  of  committing  murder.  For  that  reason  chiefly  this 
Invincible  production  makes  satisfactory  entertainment  for  smaller 
houses.    The  story  has  many  humorous  touches  besides. 

A  scoundrel  married  to  15  women,  whom  he  uses  for  the  purposes  of 
blackmail  when  his  fancy  suits  him,  is  found  dead  in  a  hotel  room.  Any 
one  of  a  number  of  persons  might  have  done  the  job.  First  to  come 
under  suspicion  are  three  of  his  wives  residing  in  the  city  where  he 
h.as  met  his  end.  Then  others  are  dragged  into  the  picture.  It  turns 
out  that  the  murderer  (John  Wray)  is  the  husband  of  a  woman  whom 
the  bigamist  stole. 

Darned  clever  is  the  method  of  murder.  The  bluebeard  receives 
a  hollow  glass  globe,  similar  to  the  sort  used  by  crystal-gazers,  as  a  gift 
from  an  unknown  person.  Sealed  inside  is  a  lethal  gas.  Vibrations  of 
a  certain  timbre  set  up  by  tlie  human  voice  are  sufficient  to  shatter  the 
globe  and  cause  the  gas  to  escape.  In  this  case  the  voice  of  Ralf  Harolde, 
a  pertormer  billed  as  "The  Electric  Voice,"  coming  over  the  radio,  pro- 
duces the  vibrations. 

The  cast  includes  Conway  Tearle,  who  plays  the  inspector  of  police ; 
Noel  Francis,  Raymond  Hatton,  Natalie  Moorhead,  Oscar  Apfel,  Mar- 
garet Dumont,  Robert  Frazer,  Harry  Bradley.  Frank  Strayer  directed. 
Running  time,  67  minutes. 


K,  C,  Test  of  'Bank 
Nights'  Up  Next  Week 


(Continued  from   pacje   1) 

for  "Bank  Nights,"  declares  it  is 
agreeable  to  a  test  to  ascertain  whether 
or  not  the   plan  violates   the  code. 

The  Better  Business  Bureau  is  in- 
vestigating to  determine  if  lotteries 
are  involved. 


Herbel,  Universal  manager,  said  an 
increased  matinee  scale  must  follow 
a  change  such  as  proposed  by  B.  &  K. 
Ed  Brunell,  speaking  for  the  I.T.O.A., 
attacked  the  plan  because  he  said  it 
allows  no  spot  for  10-centers. 

Judge  Eugene  Holland  sat  in  place 
of  Hugo  Friend  as  impartial  man. 


Treanor  Declines  Post 

Los  Angeles,  July  12. — John  Trea- 
nor, president  of  the  Riverside  Cement 
Co.,  who  with  Tom  Nay  and  Carl 
Bush  had  been  appointed  business  men 
to  serve  as  alternates  on  the  grievance 
and  zoning  boards,  declines  the  post 
without  furnishing  a  reason. 


Pittsburgh  Hits  at 
Giveaways  and  Cuts 

Pittsburgh,  July  12.  —  Giveaways 
and  cut  rates  have  been  hit  in  three 
recent  decisions  of  the  grievance  board. 

Merchants'  tickets  at  five  and  10 
cents  issued  by  J.  L.  Bush,  operator 
of  the  Strand,  Grafton,  W.  Va.,  were 
ordered  stopped  following  a  hearing 
on  a  complaint  brought  by  G.  E. 
Brinkman,   Opera   House,   Grafton. 

Two  complaints  against  cut  rates 
brought  by  W.  Finkel,  operator  of  the 
Arcade  and  Colonial,  Pittsburgh,  one 
against  the  Strand,  and  the  other 
against  the  Liberty  resulted  in  cease 
and  desist  orders. 


Mostly  from  Mrs.  Baler 

Kansas  City,  July  12. — The  old 
saw,  "find  the  woma.n,"  has  its  appli- 
cation here,  in  that  a  majority  of 
grievances  originating  from  Kansas 
City  has  Mrs.  A.  Baier  as  the  com- 
plainant. Mrs.  Baier  operates  the 
Lindbergh,  is  secretary  of  the  I.  T.  O. 
and  has  been  given  power  of  attorney 
by  that  body  as  complaint  filer,  so 
keeps  an  eye  peeled  for  violations. 
With  the  two  exceptions,  the  griev- 
ance board  has  decided  cases  filed  by 
Mrs.  Baier  in  her  favor.  Of  eight  ac- 
tions now  awaiting  disposition  by  the 
board,  five  were  brought  by  vigilant 
Mrs.  Baier. 


Five-Cent  Shows  in 
Kansas  City  Socked 

Kansas  City,  July  12. — The  griev- 
ance board  today  outlawed  children's 
matinees  at  five  cents  when  it  ordered 
Fox  Midwest  to  discontinue  "Br'er 
Fox  Clubs"  on  Saturdays.  The  board 
issued  an  identical  order  against  the 
"Big    Brother    Club"   at   the   Gillham. 

Bill  Perry  was  ordered  to  cease 
merchants'  free  shows  at  Coffeyville, 
Kan.  A  free  show  complaint  by  S.  H. 
Yoffie  of  Appleton  City,  Mo.,  against 
S.  A.  Meyers  of  Rockville,  Mo.,  was 
dismissed  when  neither  party  appeared. 

The  board  ordered  the  National, 
Ritz  and  Fo-x  Vista,  all  Kansas  City 
houses,  to  desist  in  spot  dualing  ahead 
of  schedule. 


Denver  Board  Finds 
"Bank  Nights"  Unfair 

Denver,  July  12. — The  throwing  out 
of  cases  against  the  Harry  Huffman 
theatres  for  lack  of  evidence  and  the 
declaring  "Bank  Nights"  to  be  "un- 
fair to  competing  exhibitors"  were 
highlights  of  the  latest  meeting  of  the 
grievance  board. 

In  the  Huffman  case,  in  which  eight 
theatres  had  filed,  charging  violation 
of  the  code  in  a  weekly  auto  giveaway, 
the  only  evidence  offered  was  one  of 
the  tickets.  In  spite  of  the  fact  that 
it  is  common  knowledge  how  the  give- 
aways were  conducted,  none  of  the 
theatre  men  complaining  would  admit 
he  knew  anything  about  it. 

Theatres  involved  were  ordered  to 
stop  the  practices  by  July  17. 

It  is  expected  most  of  the  managers 
will  appeal. 

The  Victory  withdrew  from  partici- 
pation in  all  cases  and  complaints 
against  the  Paramount  on  its  giving  of 
admissions  for  coffee  carton  tops  were 
withdra.wn  when  Huffman  an- 
nounced the  practice  had  been  stopped 
and  would  not  be  resumed,  at  least  not 
for  the   present. 


Randell  on  Appeals 

Henry  Randell,  Brooklyn  branch 
manager  for  Paramount,  has  been 
named  to  Campi's  appeal  committee. 
He  is  not  a  member  of  any  of  the 
local  boards. 


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Virginia  Bruce's  performance  is  all  that 
is  to  be  desired.  The  story  develops  at 
a  rapid  pace  without  a  dull  monnent 
throughout.  Fortunate,  indeed,  will  be 
the  theatre  playing  this  picture,  for  it 
is  destined  to  pile  up  terrific  grosses. 
A  highly  pleasing  adaptation. 

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TEN  CENTS 


Darken  Less 
In  Chicago 
This  Season 


Cooling    Systems    Being 
Installed  Widely 

Chicago,  July  13.— Hot  weather, 
bugaboo  responsible  for  wholesale  the- 
atre closings  in  years  past,  is  making 
no  headway  with  local  exhibitors  this 
year.  A  canvass  of  the  situation  re- 
veals there  will  be  fewer  closings  in 
Chicago  this  summer  than  at  any  time 
in  the  past  five  years.  In  fact,  local 
exchange  managers  were  all  but 
"stumped"  when  asked  to  estimate  the 
number  of  closed  houses.    They  "just 

(Continued  on    pane   4) 


Stabilizing  Moves 
Again  Fail  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  July  13.— The  latest 
attempt  to  stabilize  Kansas  City's 
price  and  policy  situation  has  met  with 
failure,  due  to  the  refusal  of  five  or 
six  neighborhood  exhibitors  to  sign 
an  agreement  eliminating  10-cent  ad- 
missions and  restricting  duals  to  one 
a  week.  Jay  Means,  I.  T.  O.  presi- 
dent, heading  a  committee  of  inde- 
pendents attempting  to  put  the  agree- 
ment through,   says  he  has   "shelved" 

{Continued  on    pape  4) 


Two  K.  C.  Cases  Hit 
Kansas  Free  Shows 

Kansas  City,  July  13.— Free 
shows  are  hit  in  two  complaints  filed 
with  the  grievance  board,  which  has 
eight  cases  awaiting  determination. 
Other  complaints  have  to  do  with 
children's  clubs  at  reduced  admission, 
double  featuring  ahead  of  the  spot  and 
free  passes. 

F.  E.  Ritter,  Fox  Midwest  booker, 
wants  the  board  to  act  against  Wil- 
liam Perry,  who  puts  on  free  shows 
in  cooperation  with  the  merchants  at 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Set  to  Begin  Check 
On  Free  Admissions 

Washington,  July  13. — With  503 
questionnaires  returned  out  of  516  sent 
out,  James  W.  Baldwin,  Campi  ex- 
ecutive officer,  today  was  ready  to  be- 
gin tabulations  to  determine  the  ex- 
tent of  free  admissions.  Baldwin  said 
that  from  a  cursory  glance  at  the 
returns  he  believes  the  practice  is  ex- 
tremely widespread  and  that  the  tabu- 
lation will  show  a  large  number  of 
free  admissions   weekly. 


Exhibition  Active;  New 
Firms^    Circuits  Growing 


Dover,  Del.,  July  13.— Midhio  Thea- 
tres Corp.  has  been  chartered  here  to 
conduct  and  carry  on  business  of  the- 
atrical proprietors,  etc.,  listing  capital 
of  $10,000.  The  incorporators  are  C. 
S.  Peabbles,  L.  H.  Herman  and  Wal- 
ter Lens  of  Wilmington. 

Eastern  Amusement  Co.  has  also 
been  chartered  with  1,000  shares,  no 
par  value.  The  incorporators  are  Y. 
F.  Freeman,  M.  F.  Gowthorpe  and 
W.  B.  Cokell  of  New  York. 


Lincoln,  Neb.,  July  13. — Cornhusker 
Theatres,  Inc.,  part  of  Westland  The- 
atres, Inc.,  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colo., 
the  operating  company,  have  purchased 
the  Rialto  from  Calvin  Bard  and  the 
State  from  G.  L.  Hooper  and  George 
Monroe. 

Bard  has  been  active  with  the  inde- 
pendent theatre  owners  who  have  been 
objecting  to  the  code. 


Alb.\ny,  July  13. — Two  amusement 
firms  have  just  been  chartered  here. 
One   is   Institutional   Cinema   Service, 

(Continued  on    pacie  4) 


Theatres  in  Frisco 
Delaying  Bookings 

San  Francisco,  July  13. — All  thea- 
tres are  delaying  film  and  stage  book- 
ings because  of  the  prospect  of  a 
strike  among  theatre  unions.  Mem- 
bers have  voted  to  take  part  in  the 
general  strike  which  is  planned  by  the 
general  strategy  committee  of  the 
labor  unions  now  in  charge  of  the 
waterfront  workers  strike.  All  thea- 
tres are  suffering  as  a  result  of  the 
long  drawn  out  labor  battle. 


New  Saenger  Setup 
Hearing  Is  Delayed 

Submission  of  a  plan  of  reorganiza- 
tion of  Saenger  Theatres,  scheduled 
for  a  hearing  before  Referee  Davis 
yesterday,  was  postponed  to  an  un- 
determined date. 

The  setback  is  a  technical  one  made 
necessary  by  changes  in  legal  docu- 
ments under  the  new  bankruptcy  laws. 


B,  &  K,  Is  Refused 
Extended  Clearance 

Chicago,  July  13.— B.  &  K.'s  re- 
quest for  extended  protection  was  de- 
nied this  afternoon  in  an  official  deci- 
sion by  the  clearance  and  zoning 
board.  This  means  there  will  be  no 
change  in  the  releasing  system. 

Despite  citywide  opposition  the 
board's  decision  may  be  appealed  to 
Code  Authority. 


Another  New  Title 

Hollywood,  July  13. — New 
Orleans  can  relax.  Paramount 
has  given  up  that  "Belle  of 
New  Orleans"  title  for  Mae 
West's  next  opus.  It  will  be 
"Belle  of  the  Nineties." 

Uptown  Manhattan  may 
now  protest. 


British  Want 
Quota  Cut  on 
Native  Films 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  July  13.— The  general 
council  of  the  Cinematograph  Exhibi- 
tors' Ass'n.  has  endorsed  a  recom- 
mendation of  the  general  purposes 
committee  that  the  president  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  be  asked  to  receive  a 
deputation  to  urge  abolition  of  the  ex- 
hibitors' British  quota,  or  its  reduc- 
tion to  10  per  cent  "until  he  can  in- 
sure that  quota  quickies  are  replaced 
by  pictures  of  worth  while  exhibition 
quality." 

This  action  followed  a  letter  from 
the  London  branch  to  the  council  and 

(Continued   on   page  4) 


''V'  Musical  Output 
Is  Being  Increased 

Hollywood.  July  13.  —  Universal 
will  add  several  pictures  to  the  cur- 
rent cycle  of  musicals  with  three  al- 
ready Hearing  completion  and  two 
more  to  go  into  production  within  the 
next  eight  weeks.  Those  working  are 
"Romance  in  the  Rain,"  "Wake  Up 
and  Dream,"  and  "Gift  of  Gab."  In 
addition  to  the  two  other  features,  as 
yet  untitled,  Warren  Doane  will  pro- 
duce a  series  of  four  musical  shorts. 


Warners  Will  Close 
St.  Louis  Shubert 

St.  Louis,  July  13.— Acting  on 
orders  from  the  New  York  office, 
Warners  have  given  two-week  notices 
for  the  closing  of  the  Shubert.  Clos- 
ing of  the  house  may  help  Harry 
Koplar  and  Allan  Snyder  get  product 
for  the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and 
Grand  Central,  which  were  taken  over 
today. 


Protestants 
Join  for  New 
Fihn  Pledges 

Leaders  from  25  Groups 
Outline  Program 


Following  a  discussion  by  represen- 
tatives of  25  churches  and  other  or- 
ganizations affiliated  with  the  Federal 
Council  of  Churches  of  Christ  in 
America  yesterday,  a  form  of  pledge 
not  to  patronize  objectionable  pictures 
was  agreed  upon. 

Its  form  is  very  similar  to  the  Le- 
gion of  Decency  pledge  of  the  Cath- 
olic Church.  Educational  material 
and  the  pledges  are  to  be  mailed  to 
100,000  Protestant  pastors  in  the  early 
fall,  it  was  stated,  "as  a  part  of  the 
movement  for  a  concerted  attention  to 
the  motion  picture  problem  on  Sun- 
day, Oct.  21." 

The  carrying  out  of  the  program,  it 
was  stated,  will  be  through  the  cooper- 
ative action  of  the  various  national 
denominational  agencies,  and  also  by 
the  city  and  state  councils  of  churches. 

Promotion  of  the  program  will  be 
handled  by  a  special  committee  head- 
ed by  Rev.  Dr.  Harold  McAfee  Rob- 
inson of  Philadelphia,  secretary  of  the 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Christian  Edu- 
cation. The  executive  officer  will  be 
Rev.  Dr.  Worth  M.  Tippy,  executive 
secretary  of  the  Federal  Council's  De- 
partment of  Social  Service. 

Rev.    Dr.    Samuel    McCrea    Cavert, 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


Kuykendall  Takes 
Clean  Film  Stand 

That  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  is  "entire- 
ly in  accord  with  any  person  or  or- 
ganization that  condemns  that  which 
is  not  clean  and  wholesome,"  was 
asserted  by  Ed  Kuykendall,  presi- 
dent, in  a  statement  issued  yesterday. 

Kuykendall  at  the  same  time  de- 
nounced "wholesale  condemnation  of 
the  industry,"  asserting  that  "con- 
demning everything,  whether  it  be 
good  or  bad,  would  not  be  fruitful 
(Continued  on  page   3) 

Local  SOS  Records 
Returned  by  Court 

Justice  Dunne,  in  the  Brooklyn  Su- 
preme Court,  yesterday  ordered  Dis- 
trict Attorney  Geoghan  to  return  rec- 
ords seized  10  days  ago  from  Local  306. 

He  remarked  upon  the  "laudable 
zeal"  in  acting  against  the  union  after 
receiving  complaints,  but  pointed  out 
that  constitutional  guarantees  had  been 
violated  by  the  seizure  of  the  books. 


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July   14,   1934 


No.  11 


Martin   Quigley 

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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Nine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Ktrtor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  I'earborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"(Juigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin  -  Tenipelhof,  Kaiserin  -  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour  des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
se.x  Street,  CliU'  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  11  Olasz 
Fasor    17,   Endre   Hevesi,   Representative. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter  January 
4,  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.    Y.,   under  Act   of   March   3,   1S79. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.     Single   copies:    10   cents. 


"Queens  Affair"  to  U.  A. 

"The  Queen's  Affair,"  a  British  & 
Dominion  picture  produced  and  di- 
rected by  Herbert  Wilcox  and  star- 
ring Anna  Neagle  and  Ferdinand 
Graavey,  will  be  released  during  the 
coming    season    by    United    Artists. 

Both  Neagle  and  Graavey  were  also 
starred    in    "Bitter    Sweet." 


Shirley  Wants  $2,500 

Hollywood,  July  13. — Shirley  Tem- 
ple's father  is  reported  to  have  upped 
her  salary  demand  on  Fox  to  $2,500 
per  week.  Her  first  contract,  signed 
about  a  year  ago,  called  for  $150 
per  week.  Recently  it  was  indicated 
that  the  studio  had  offered  her  $1,- 
000  a  week. 


First  Mundus  Sale  Set 

William  Settos,  exhibitor  operating 
the  Liberty  in  Springfield,  O.,  has 
made  the  first  purchase  of  a  Mundus 
picture  in  his  territory.  Settos  bought 
a  group  of  the  27  features  for  imme- 
diate showing. 


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''Crusaders*'  for  DeMille 

Hollywood,  July  13. — Cecil  B.  De- 
Mille's  next  will  be  "The  Crusaders," 
from  the  Harold  Lamb  novel.  It  will 
be  done  on  a  pretentious  scale  with 
four  leading  men  and  four  leading 
women. 


Twins  Born  to  Crosbys 

Hollywood,  July  13. — Bing  Crosby 
and  his  wife,  the  former  Dixie  Lee, 
today   became  parents   of  twin  boys. 


*'The  Barretts  of  Wimpole  Street'* 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  July  13. — As  if  in  answer  to  present  headlines  comes  this 
attraction,  and  attraction  it  is  with  the  name  values  of  Norma  Shearer, 
Fredric  March  and  Charles  Laughton  and  rich  romance  spanning  emo- 
tion's realms  for  sobs,  smiles  and  heart  interest. 

Briefly,  the  story  pictures  the  Barrett  household  in  London  in  1845. 
Elizabeth  (Miss  Shearer),  unable  to  walk,  spins  poetic  verses  which 
attract  Robert  Browning,  played  by  March.  Their  love  drama,  as  his- 
tory records,  blocked  by  her  father  (Laughton),  is  recreated  and  con- 
summated with  exquisite  feeling  for  moderns. 

Miss  Siiearer,  as  a  lady  of  beauty  and  grace,  evokes  deep  sympathy 
as  a  spiritual  girl  thwarted  by  nature  and  a  cruel  father,  but  inspired  to 
health  and  happiness  by  the  poet  Browning. 

March,  in  a  fiery,  romantic  mood,  strikes  a  popular  chord  as  the 
poet  unshakable  in  affection.  Laughton,  as  the  hateful  father,  gives  a 
memorable  performance. 

Maureen  O'Sullivan  wins  her  acting  spurs  as  Miss  Shearer's  younger 
sister,  while  Una  O'Connor  is  an  artistic  delight  as  Miss  Shearer's  maid. 
Katherine  Alexander,  Ralph  Forbes  and  particularly  Marion  Clayton 
render  nigh-perfect  support. 

Sidney  Franklin,  plumbing  unchartered  regions  of  the  heart,  directs 
with  deft  feeling.  The  screen  play  by  Ernest  Vajda,  Claudine  West  and 
Donald  Ogden  Stewart  is  a  model  of  stage  play  translation. 

The  production  handles  the  sophisticated  angle  subtly  with  mass 
appeal  dominant. 

Irving  Thalberg's  second  production  in  two  years  evidences  unmis- 
takingly  that  the  initials  of  his  name  are  prophetic. 

The  film's  box-office  names,  performances  and  romantic  wholesomeness 
assure  its  smashing  public  reception.    Running  time,  105  minutes. 


*'Hat,  Coat  and  Glove" 

(Radio) 

Hollywood,  July  13. — "Hat,  Coat  and  Glove"  starts  out  to  become  a 
somewhat  confusingly  dramatic  romance  with  an  eternal  triangle,  but 
quickly  shifts  into  a  murder  mystery  with  cleverly  worked  out  court- 
room situations  carrying  suspense  and  mystery  to  the  end. 

Ricardo  Cortez,  in  the  pivotal  role  of  the  story  as  the  defending 
attorney  and  estranged  husband  of  his  wife,  is  pleasing  and  sympathetic, 
while  Barbara  Robbins,  making  her  screen  debut  here,  gives  a  creditable 
performance  as  the  wife.  Miss  Robbins  fervently  appeals  to  Cortez  to 
defend  her  younger  lover,  who  is  accused  of  murdering  a  girl,  whose 
suicide  indicates  murder.  The  boy  is  entangled  in  so  much  circumstan- 
tial evidence  based  on  a  hat,  a  coat  and  a  glove  that  Cortez  accedes 
to  his  wife's  appeal  on  the  promise  that  she  will  return  to  him.  In 
fighting  the  case  Cortez  endangers  his  own  life  by  assuming  the  blame, 
though  through  clever  manipulation  of  defensive  strategy  he  clears  all 
and  his  wife  returns  to  him  convinced  that  their  love  is  greater  than  any 
temporary  affection.  Much  credit  for  originality  and  difference  in  build- 
ing the  courtroom  mystery  must  go  to  Frances  Faragoh  for  his  treat- 

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Pathe  Up  One  on  Big  Board 

High  Low  Close 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 28  27^  28 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,    pfd 13^2        1354  MYi 

Eastman    Kodak     98^  97%  98^ 

Fox  Film   "A" \2Y2        1254  125^ 

Loew's,    Inc 27^  26M  ITA 

Loew's,    Inc..    pfd 91  91  91 

Paramount    Publix    35^          i'A  S'A 

Pathe    Exchange     2              1J4  2 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 20            19;^  19fi 

RKO    2'A         2  ZVi 

Warner   Bros 5              4^  4^ 

Technicolor  Off  Vi  on  Curb 

High  Low  Close 

Technicolor     MVi        1354  1354 

Warner  Bonds  Slump  7l^ 

High  Low  Close 

General    Theatre    Equipment   6s    '40 7'/%         7'A  7yi 

Keith   B.    F.   6s   '46 6754  6754  6754 

Loew's  6s  '41,   ww  deb  rights 101  101  101 

Paramount    Broadway    554s    '51 40  40  40 

Paramount    F.    L.    6s    '47 47Ji  47^  47^ 

Paramount    Publix   55^s    '50 48'/^  4854  4854 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39.  wd 54  53;/$  5354 


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<     Purely 
Personal  ► 

HARRY  BUXBAUM  is  priding 
himself  in  the  honors  his  sons  are 
garnering  these  days.  Jackie  recently 
won  first  prize  in  a  Cedarhurst  re- 
gatta, and  Harry,  Jr.,  recently  took 
top  honors  in  a  Far  Rockaway  speed- 
boat race. 

Percy  Phillipso.n,  almost  an  ex- 
patriate from  England  what  with  Gen- 
eral Register  business  making  him  a 
near-permanent  visitor  here,  was 
joined  by  his  wife  and  daughter,  Pam, 
yesterday.  They  arrived  on  the 
Aquifania  for  the  summer. 

Densmore  Aaron  Ross,  son  of 
Harry  A.,  president  of  Ross  Federal 
Service,  shortly  marries  Grayce  Ma- 
OMi  Ruland.  The  prospective  bride- 
groom is  in  charge  of  branch  opera- 
tions in  his  father's  company. 

Slavko  VoKKAPicH,  film  technician 
who  worked  on  "Viva  Villa,"  will 
speak  on  "Principles  of  Effective 
Cinema"  at  the  Film  and  Photo 
League  Monday  night. 

Janet  Gaynor,  with  her  mother 
and  Miss  Lillian  Myhre,  a  travel- 
ing companion,  are  in  town.  They 
will  leave  soon  for  Norway,  Sweden 
and  Denmark. 

Sari  Maritz  has  been  signed  by 
Nat  Levine,  president  of  Mascot,  for 
a  role  in  "Crimson  Romance."  She 
leaves  by  plane  tonight  for  the  coast. 

Howard  Dietz  has  been  away  from 
his  desk  at  M-G-M  due  to  illness. 
Probably  another  week  will  elapse  be- 
fore he  returns. 

Marcel  Vallee,  French  film  play- 
er, and  Mrs.  Vallee  will  sail  on  the 
Chaiiiplain  early  tomorrow  morning. 

Miriam  Hopkins  left  for  the  coast 
yesterday  to  begin  work  in  "The 
Richest    Girl   in   the    World." 

Lanny  Ross  leaves  for  Hollywood 
Monday  for  a  role  in  Paramount's 
"College    Rhythm." 

Eu  Olmstead  is  getting  an  office  all 
his  own  at  Columbia.  It's  in  prepa- 
ration now. 

Isabel  Jewell,  who  has  been  in 
town  on  vacation,  leaves  today  for  the 
coast. 


Hit  Bank's  Statement 

Cleveland,  July  13. — Cleveland  ex- 
hibitors, through  M.  B.  Horwitz,  at- 
tack the  statement  made  by  the  Cleve- 
land Trust  Co.  in  an  advertisement 
recently  that  paid  admissions  at  ap- 
proximately 80  first  runs  and  neigh- 
borhood houses  in  Cuyahoga  County 
increased  to  a  total  of  $3,523,025  in 
the  first  five  months  of  this  year, 
comparing  with  $2,147,876  in  the  same 
period  of  1933.  The  statement,  exhib- 
itors say,  may  give  distributors  the 
idea  of  boosting  film  rentals. 


Meins  Replaces  McCarey 

Hollywood,  July  13. — Gus  Meins, 
long  associated  with  Hal  Roach,  re- 
places Ray  McCarey  as  director  of 
"Babes  in  Toyland."  The  latter  failed 
to  agree  with  the  studio  on  the  treat- 
ment. This  will  be  Meins'  first  fea- 
ture.   

Oregon  Against  Duals 

Portland,  July  13. — In  a  signed 
questionnaire  85  per  cent  of  Oregon 
exhibitors  have  declared  themselves 
opposed  to  double  bills. 


Saturday,  July    14,    1934 


MOTIOK  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Protestants  Join  for 
New  Film  Pledges 


(Continued  from  page   1) 

general  secretary  of  the  Federal  Coun- 
cil, said  the  decision  to  circulate  a 
pledge  was  the  result  of  a  "spon- 
taneous demand."  Several  organiza- 
tions are  already  using  pledges,  he 
said. 

Dr.  Cavert  made  it  plain  the  cam- 
paign was  not  for  the  purpose  of 
bringing   about   censorship. 

"Certain  critics  have  given  a  false 
impression  of  the  nature  of  the  pres- 
ent campaign  by  calling  it  censorship," 
he  said.  "There  is  no  ground  what- 
ever for  such  an  inference.  Our 
campaign  is  a  wholly  voluntary  co- 
operative effort  on  the  part  of  great 
numbers  of  men  and  women  in  the 
churches  to  secure  a  better  motion 
picture  product  by  refusing  to  'buy' 
a  product  that  they  do  not  want.  That 
is  a  thoroughly  democratic  way  of 
saying  to  the  producers  they  are  mis- 
taken in  thinking  that  they  have  been 
giving  the  public  what  it  wants.  If 
this  campaign  fails — because  of  mis- 
representation or  other  reasons — cen- 
sorship will  almost  certainly  come.  If 
it  should  come,  it  would  be  due  to 
the  motion  picture  industry  itself." 

Those  at  Meeting 

Among  those  present  were:  Brieradier 
John  J.  Allan,  Salvation  Army;  Mrs.  Tesse 
M.  Bader,  National  Council  of  Federated 
Church  Women;  Rev,  GeorRe  T.  Becker. 
Reformed  Church  in  America;  Rev.  W.  G. 
Boyle,  National  Council  of  North  Baptist 
Men;  J.  Henry  Carpenter,  Brooklyn  Fed- 
eration of  Churches;  Rev.  S.  M.  Cavert. 
Federal  Council  of  Churches;  W.  T.  Clem- 
ens. Greater  New  York  Federation  of 
Churches;  George  G.  Davis.  American  Uni- 
tarian Ass'n. ;  Miss  Amelia  Durbin.  W.  C. 
T.  v.:  Rev.  Walter  M.  Hewlett.  Greater 
New  York  Federation  of  Churches;  God- 
frey Hammond,  Christian  Herald:  Albert 
R.  Klemer,  National  Council  Y.  M.  C.  A.; 
Miss  Edith  E.  Lowry,  Council  of  Women 
lor  Home  Missions:  F.  S.  Mead.  The 
Homeletic  Review;  Rev.  J.  Quinter  Miller, 
Hartford  Council  of  Churches;  Richmond 
P.  Miller,  Society  of  Friends;  Leslie  B. 
Moss,  Foreign  Missions  Conference  of  N. 
A.;  Rev.  Harry  S.  Myers.  Northern  Bap 
tist  Convention;  Rev.  John  McDowell, 
Presbyterian  Church  of  the  U,  S,  A.:  Rev. 
Frederick  B.  Newell,  N,  Y,  C,  Society  of 
the  M,  E,  Church;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Watson 
Pollard,  Epworth  League  and  Young  Peo- 
ple's Work  of  the  M.  E.  Church:  Mrs. 
Walter  Rautenstrauch,  National  Council  of 
Y.  W.  C.  A.;  Miss  Elsie  G.  Rodgers.  Pres- 
byterian Board  of  Christian  Education; 
Miss  Henrietta  Roelofs,  National  Board.  Y. 
W.  C.  A.;  Graham  Steward,  Christian 
Herald:  Miss  Katharine  Terrill.  Depart- 
ment of  Social  Relations.  Congregational 
Education  Society;  Rev.  Worth  M.  Tippv 
and  George  J.  Zehrung,  National  Council 
Y.   M,   C.  A. 


Broadcasting  Started 
By  Legion  in  Chicago 

Chicago,  July  13. — A  series  of 
broadcasts  over  local  stations  has  been 
launched  in  behalf  of  the  Legion  of 
Decency  campaign.  Speakers  include 
Rev.  George  T.  McCarthy,  Bishop 
Bernard  J.  Shell,  Rev.  Louis  F. 
Kroeck,  William  J.  Campbell  and 
John  J.  Collins. 

Rev.  J.  P.  O'Reilly  is  chairman  of 
the  radio  committee.  The  inovement 
is  under  the  direction  of  Cardinal 
Mundelein  and  Bishop  Sheil. 


Indicates  Baptists  to 
Join  Church  Campaign 

Chicago,  July  13.— J.  Howard  Wil- 
liams, general  secretary  of  the  Bap- 
tist general  convention  of  Texas,  an 
organization  of  3,000  churches  and 
550,000  members,  has  indicated  he  will 
take  up  a   campaign  against   indecent 


films  at  the  Baptist  World  Alliance  in 
Berlin  Aug.  4. 

Support  of  the  Legion  of  Decency 
campaign  by  people  of  all  faiths  is 
urged  here  by  Dr.  Robert  Clements, 
president  of  the  Chicago  Church  Fed- 
eration. "We  hope  every  church  will 
assist  in  this  movement  with  vigor  and 
enthusiasm,"  he  states. 


Boston  to  Boycott 
Producer  for  Month 

Boston,  July  13.  —  Boycotting  for 
one  month  the  producer  of  a  picture 
adjudged  indecent  is  the  main  feature 
of  a  system  to  be  put  into  effect  by 
the  end  of  July  bv  the  Boston  Legion 


of  Decency  in  its  drive  against  objec- 
tionable  films. 

The  aim  of  the  league,  according  to 
tlie  Rev.  Russell  M.  Sullivan,  repre- 
sentative of  Cardinal  O'Connell,  is 
"prevention   rather  than  censorship." 


Presbyterians  in  Wash. 
Vote  to  Join  Film  Drive 

Seattle,  July  13. — The  Presbyter- 
ian Synod  of  Washington  has  gone 
on  record  at  its  45th  conference  here 
as  opposed  to  the  industry.  It  de- 
nounces block  booking  and  pledges  to 
join  the  drive  to  purge  the  screen. 
Presbyterian  congregations  are  being 
urged  not  to  patronize  bad  films. 


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ment  and  to  Worthington  Minor  for  his  direction.  Those  in  the  sup- 
porting cast  are  John  Geal,  Sarah  Haden,  Samuel  Hinds,  Dorothy  Bur- 
gess and  Margaret  Hamilton. 

The  picture  should  be  generally  accepted  by  adults  and  more  so  by 
that  class  seeking  murder  mystery  courtroom  stories  salted  with  sophisti- 
cation.   Running  time,  65  minutes. 


"Elmer  and  Elsie" 

{Paramount) 

Hollywood,  July  13. — Clean,  wholesome  and  homespunny  is  this 
comedy  of  a  piano  truckman,  George  Bancroft,  who  marries  a  small  town 
concert  pianist,  Frances  Fuller,  saves  a  high-priced  piano  from  being 
smashed  by  falling  under  it,  which,  together  with  the  speech  his  wife 
makes  in  his  stead,  elevates  him  to  the  position  of  foreman. 

While  there  is  nothing  startling  in  the  film,  it  is  suffused  with  bon- 
hommie,  has  some  laugh  incidents,  with  Bancroft  contributing  some 
iiighly  amusing  light  comedy  interludes  and  Roscoe  Karns,  his  pal  and 
detractor,  a  good  foil  for  George. 

Although  the  charactei  of  Elmer  is  sappy  at  the  start,  Bancroft's 
personality  comes  through  to  save  it.  Miss  Fuller  is  sweet  as  Elsie. 
George  Barbier  contributes  a  choice  performance  as  a  Babbitt  factory 
owner.    Gilbert  Pratt's  first  directorial  effort  merits  encouragement. 

If  George  S.  Kaufman  and  Marc  Connelly's  original  story  kidded  the 
truckman — makes  good  formula — the  production  overlooks  this,  playing 
it  straight  for  homey  humor  and  not  satire.  For  neighborhoods,  where 
contentment  and  comfort  are  glorified,  this  will  go  nicely  as  a  pro- 
g'-ammer.    Running  time,  75  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


** Dancing  Man" 

(Pyramid-State  Rights) 

This  Pyramid  production  suffers  primarily  from  incoherence  in  its 
latter  half.  Everything  considered,  however,  it  is  passable  entertainment 
for  the  neighborhood  trade.  It  has  a  good  cast,  nice  settings  and  a  yarn 
that  generally  holds  the  interest  even  if  it  does  become  a  bit  muddled 
toward  the  end. 

An  aging  man  of  wealth  (Edmund  Breese)  has  reason  to  suspect  his 
youthful  wife  (Natalie  Moorhead)  of  having  an  affair  with  a  gigolo 
(Reginald  Denny).  His  daughter  by  an  earlier  marriage  (Judith  Allen) 
falls  in  love  with  the  fellow  without  knowing  he  is  the  man  her  step- 
mother is  infatuated  with.  This  causes  a  break  between  Miss  Allen  and 
Denny,  although  the  latter  does  not  care  for  Miss  Moorhead  and  plans 
to  turn  over  a  new  leaf  by  taking  a  job  in  South  America. 

Following  a  party  at  Denny's  studio  apartment.  Miss  Moorhead  is 
found  dead.  From  this  point  on  the  film  develops  into  a  complicated 
murder  mystery  with  all  the  customary  trappings.  Developments  in  this 
portion  of  the  film  are  not  always  clear,  but  suffice  it  to  say  that  Denny 
has  nothing  to  do  with  the  killing,  although  he  is  under  suspicion.  One 
of  Miss  Moorhead's  former  husbands  (Edwin  Maxwell)  with  a  weakness 
for  blackmailing  is  the  guilty  one. 

Also  in  the  cast  are  Robert  Ellis  and  Huntley  Gordon.  AI  Ray 
directed.    Running  time,  65  minutes. 


Kuykendall  Takes 
Clean  Film  Stand 


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of  results  and  would  fall  of  its  own 
weight  of  unfairness." 

"Anyone  can  jump  on  the  band- 
wagon," he  added.  "Instead  of  con- 
demnation let's  all  of  us  work  togeth- 
er for  the  accomplishment  of  that 
which  we  all  desire — clean  amuse- 
ment." 

Kuykendall  referred  to  the  produ- 
cers' agreement  to  permit  cancellation 
of  any  film  publicly  adjudged  unclean 
as  "further  conclusive  proof  that  the 
motion  picture  industry  as  a  whole 
is  cooperating  to  the  utmost  in  the 
campaign  for  entertainment  in  good 
taste."  

First  Films  to  Get 
Breen's  O,  K,  Named 

Hollywood,  July  13. — The  first 
batch  of  certificates  of  approval  has 
been  handed  out  by  Joseph  I.  Breen 
in  accordance  with  the  industry's  new 
plan  of  self-regulation. 

Features  entitled  to  bear  the  offi- 
cial seal  of  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  are : 

"The  World  Moves  On,"  "Handy  Andy," 
"Baby,  Take  a  Bow,"  "She  Learned  About 
Sailors,"  "Charlie  Chan's  Courage."  "She 
Was  a  Lady,"  "Grand  Canary."  "Change 
of  Heart,"  "David  Harum"  (Fox):  "Paris 
Interlude,"  "Treasure  Island"  (M-G-M); 
"The  Defense  Rests,"  "Beyond  the  Law" 
(Columbia);  "Elmer  and  Elsie,"  "Ladies 
Should  Listen,"  "The  Scarlet  Empress," 
"She   Loves   Me  Not"   (Paramount). 

Serials  certified  are  "Sentenced  to 
Die,"  "A  Leap  for  Life,"  "The  Night 
.•\ttack"  and  "A  Treacherous  Am- 
bush," all  Universals. 

Shorts  given  certificates  are :  two 
of  the  "Going  Places"  series  and 
two  "Stranger  Than  Fiction"  issues 
(Universal);  "La  Cucaracha" 
(Radio)  ;  "Them  Thar  Hills"  and 
three  "Goofy  Movies"  (M-G-M); 
"Mike   Fright"    (Hal  Roach). 


Massachusetts  Men 
Favor  Cooperation 

Boston,  July  13. — Resolutions  have 
been  adopted  by  Allied  Theatre 
Owners  of  Massachusetts  putting  the 
members  on  record  in  favor  of  clean 
pictures  and  saying  the  situation  calls 
for  "earnest  cooperation  of  produ- 
cers,  exhibitors    and  the   public." 

The  resolution  further  asks  "that 
all  parties  interested  be  urged  to 
bring  about  an  early  solution  of  this 
problem,  and  we,  the  Allied  Theatres 
of  Massachusetts,  pledge  ourselves  to 
bend  our  every  effort  to  effect  this 
solution  and  will  welcome  and  give 
cooperative  consideration  to  any  work- 
able   plan    which   may   be   evolved." 


Church  Crusade  to 
Feature  KMT  A  Meet 

Kansas  City,  July  13. — The  cur- 
rent religious  crusade  for  clean  films 
is  definitely  scheduled  for  discussion 
at  the  16th  annual  convention  of  the 
Kansas-Missouri  Theatre  Ass'n.  to  be 
held  here  Tuesday  in  the  Variety  Club 
rooms  at  the  Muehlebach  Hotel. 

"There  never  was  more  urgent  need 
when  exhibitors  should  band  together 
to  discuss  the  various  matters  that 
confront  them,"  A.  F.  Baker,  presi- 
dent, said  in  an  association  bulletin. 
"We  know  that  many  of  you  have 
stood  the  brunt  of  the  drastic  agitation 
launched  against  all  branches  of  our 
industry." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Saturday,  July    14,    1934 


Darken  Less 
In  Chicago 
This  Season 


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couldn't  think  of  any  offhand."    Cpn- 
trarily,   they   could   readily   recite   nu- 
merous houses  recently  reopened. 

A  manufacturer  of  theatre  coolmg 
and  refrigerating  systems  declares  that 
the  comfort  idea  has  hit  Chicago  ex- 
hibitors as  in  no  previous  years.  Es- 
saness  Theatres,  which  have  gradually 
been  bringing  their  neighborhood 
houses  into  the  cooled  and  refrigerated 
class,  have  put  system.s  in  seven  ad- 
ditional houses  this  spring. 

Akron,  O.,  July  13.  —  The  Colonial 
(Shea),  downtown  deluxe  house, 
which  dropped  first  run  films  five 
weeks  ago  for  a  summer  run  of  dra- 
matic stock,  has  gone  dark  until 
August  4  when  it  will  reopen  with 
first  run  films. 

YouNGSTOWN,  July  13. — The  Park, 
major  downtown  house,  has  closed  for 
four  weeks  for  renovation.  The  house 
will  reopen  early  in  August  with 
straight  film  policy.  For  some  time 
the  Park  has  been  playing  dual  first 
runs. 

FoKT  Wayne,  Ind.,  July  13.— Thea- 
tres closed  in  this  city  are  the  Palace, 
one  of  the  Quimby  houses;  the  Majes- 
tic, lately  used  by  the  Old  Fort  Play- 
ers;  the  Lincoln,  which  lately  has 
played  German  and  sex  pictures,  and 
the  Transfer,  downtown.  The  Palace 
will  reopen  in  the  early  fall. 

The  Strand,  closed  for  the  past  six 
years,  has  opened  and  is  now  showing 
burlesque. 

Cincinnati,  July  13.— Concurrently 
with  the  closing  of  the  Grand,  local 
RKO  vaudefilm  spot,  the  RKO  Colo- 
nial, Dayton,  went  dark  until  August 
17.  The  Colonial  has  been  playing 
five  acts  on  a  weekly  basis,  with  the 
acts  jumping  to  Dayton  after  closing 
here. 


Pittsburgh,  July  13.— After  stalling 
off  expected  closing  several  weeks  due 
to  release  of  several  Fox  pictures 
originally  intended  for  the  Alvin, 
Mort  Shea's  Fulton  has  gone  dark  for 
several  weeks. 

Akron,  O.,  July  13.— The  Miles- 
Royal,  l,SOO-seat  de  luxe  neighborhood 
spot,  dark  for  some  time,  has  reopened 
with  a  grind  policy  of  musical  tabs 
and  pictures  at  25  cents  top.  G.  B. 
Odium,  until  recently  manager  of 
Constant's  Palace,  at  Canton,  O.,  is  in 
charge.      - 

Alliance,  O.,  July  13. — The  Colum- 
bia, which  closed  June  1,  will  reopen 
shortly  with  a  stage  policy  and  first 
run  films  playing  the  last  half  of  each 
j  week.  The  house  will  be  dark  the 
first  half  of  the  week  until  Sept.  1, 
when  it  resumes  a  seven-day  operating 
schedule.  Ray  Wallace,  manager, 
also  operates  the  Morrison  and  the 
Strand. 


Passaic,  N.  J.,  July  13.— The  Play- 
house, dark  for  more  than  five  years, 
will  be  reopened  early  in  September 
by  Warners.  The  theatre  is  now  be- 
ing renovated  and  wired. 


Exhibition  Actite;  NeW' 
Firms^    Circuits  Growing 


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Inc.,  200  non  par  value  shares,  with 
Edward  Elman,  Henry  H.  Silverman 
and  Irving  G.  Morris  as  directors. 
The  other  is  Surf  Avenue  Enter- 
prises, Inc.  Incorporators  are  David 
N.  Goldman,  Bernard  R.  Gogel  and 
Florence   S.   Epstyne. 


from    pafic    1) 

Denver,  July  13. — -The  Fox  Isis,  10 
and  15-cent  grind,  has  blossomed  out 
in  new  dress — remodeled,  redecorated, 
new  marquee,  seats  and  with  organ 
overhauled.    About  $15,000  was  spent. 


Dover,  Del..  July  13.— A.  H.  Woods, 
Ltd.,  has  been  chartered  here  as  a 
theatre  enterprise.  The  incorporators 
are  iMuile  Bonnot,  F.  F.  Kane  and 
J.  A.  Lauridsen  of  New  York  City. 


SiLVKR  City,  N.  M.,  July  13. — A 
new  tlieatre,  as  yet  unnamed,  will  open 
here  about  Aug.  15.  Eddie  Ward, 
mayor  and  owner,  also  has  the  other 
theatre  here,  botii  of  which  are  affili- 
ated with  the  (jibraltar  group,  with 
headquarters  in  Denver.  The  house 
will  seat  400. 


Norfolk,  July  13. — James  S.  Hodges 
heads  the  new  States  Shows,  Inc.,  just 
chartered  with  capitalization  of  $10,000 
to  operate  theatres.  Other  officers  are: 
George  Peek,  vice-president ;  Alice 
Howard,  treasurer,  and  W.  H.  Star- 
key,  secretary. 


Cincinnati,  July  13.  —  Contracts 
have  been  awarded  for  rebuilding  the 
Hippodrome,  a  unit  of  the  Frankel 
Amusement  Enterprises,  located  at 
Newptjrt,  Ky.,  across  the  river  from 
here.  The  house  was  destroyed  by 
fire  several  months  ago.  It  is  planned 
to  have  the  building  ready  in  October. 

New  Orleans,  July  13. — William 
Koll  has  opened  a  tent  theatre  in 
Houma  in  opposition  to  the  Grand. 
The  idea  is  mostly  an  experiment. 
.•\ccording  to  Koll,  if  it  is  successful 
similar  ventures  may  be  installed 
elsewhere. 


New  Orleans,  July  13. — Max  Heine 
has  organized  the  Avenue  Theatre 
Cor]).,  which  is  now  operating  the 
Avenue.  The  new  company  has  a 
lease  ending  May  14,  1938,  with  an 
opium  ut  purchase  within  six  months 
for  $27,5(XJ. 

South  Bend,  July  13. — Chicago 
hondliolders  represented  by  James 
Kelly  bid  in  the  Christman  Building, 
which  houses  the  Colfax  Theatre,  for 
a  sum  sufficient  to  satisfy  a  judgment 
totalling  $468,020.05.  Fixtures  in  the 
theatre  were  included  in  the  sale. 


Grinnell,  la.,  July  13. — The  Iowa 
and  Strand  have  been  merged  under 
the  Strand  Corp.  William  Mart, 
manager,  will  continue  present  poli- 
cies at  both  houses.  Dick  Phillips, 
manager  of  the  Iowa,  becomes  travel- 
ing manager  for  Central  States 
Theatres. 


Stabilizing  Moves 
Again  Fail  in  K.  C. 

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the  plan  but  has  not  abandoned  it  en- 
tirely. 

In  the  absence  of  a  voluntary  agree- 
ment, it  is  felt  that  the  new  clear- 
ance schedule  and  contract  stipula- 
tions for  the  new  season  will  bring 
about   the   reforms   sought. 

Dissenters  are  exhibitors  who 
charge  10  cents  two  or  more  nights 
a  week.  They  declare  themselves 
willing  to  establish  a  minimum  of  15 
cents  provided  competitive  houses  in 
the  same  zone  will  set  their  scales  on 
a  higher  level.  No  agreement  appar- 
ently can  be  reached  on  that  score. 


Two  K.  C,  Cases  Hit 
Kansas  Free  Shows 

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Coffeyville,  Kan.  Violation  of  the  non- 
theatrical  clauses  of  the  code  is  al- 
leged. Perry  gets  his  film  from  the 
Silent  Film  Exchange  of  Kansas  City 
and  American  Distributors  Corp.  of 
Omaha,  according  to  the  complaint. 

The  second  free  show  action  has 
been  brought  by  S.  H.  Yoffie,  exhib- 
itor in  Appleton  City,  Mo.,  who 
charges  S.  A.  Myers,  exhibitor  of 
Rockville,  Mo.,  with  running  free 
shows  in  Appleton  City.  The  perfor- 
mances are  staged  by  the  merchants 
in  the  local  park.  Consolidated  Film 
Distributors  of  Kansas  City  is  cited 
as  furnishing   film. 

Mrs.  A.  Baier  of  the  Lindberg,  au- 
thorized by  the  I.  T.  O.  to  file  griev- 


ances, has  brought  action  against  the 
Linwood,  Gladstone,  Isis,  Waldo  and 
other  Fox  Midwest  houses  on  a 
charge  of  reduced  admission  by  ad- 
mitting members  of  the  Br'er  Fox 
clubs  for  five  cents  at  Saturday  after- 
noon matinees,  whereas  the  minimum 
established  by  zoning  and  clearance  is 
10  cents.  She  filed  a  similar  com- 
plaint against  R.  R.  Rhoades,  Gillham 
Theatre,  where  children  are  admitted 
for  a  nickel  at  Big  Brother  club 
shows. 

Other  complaints  filed  by  Mrs. 
Baier  are  against  Emanuel  Rolsky, 
National,  double  featuring  14  days 
ahead  of  regular  spot ;  Fox  Vista,  dual 
bill  at  15  cents  ahead  of  schedule ; 
C.  A.  Schultz,  operating  the  Mokan, 
free   passes   in   violation   of   the   code. 

.■\nother  case  pending  is  against 
H.  H.  Barrett,  Ritz,  charging  re- 
duced admission  and  premature  ad- 
vertising by  running  a  Radio  pic- 
ture at  10  cents  21  days  ahead  of  the 
spot  and  on  a  double  bill  which  would 
set  it  back  further.  The  complaint 
was   filed  by  the   Fox  Vista. 

The  grievance  board  has  gone  on 
"  '^'-bedule  of  meetings  every  10  days 


Liberty  Closing  Season 

Hollywood,  July  13. — Having  com- 
pleted "School  for  Girls,"  Liberty 
shortly  starts  work  on  "Without  Chil- 
dren," last  of  the  eight  planned  for  the 
current   season. 


Marin  Signed  by  M-G-M 

Hollywood,  July  13. — Edwin  Marin, 
who  has  just  completed  "Paris  Inter- 
lude" for  M-G-M,  has  signed  a  new 
long-term  contract  with  the  company. 


British  Want 
Quota  Cut  on 
Native  Films 


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strong    resolutions    from    the    Notts, 
Derby  and  West  Lancashire  branches. 

This  is  another  angle  of  the  agita- 
tion against  cheap  American  quota 
pictures  made  here  that  first  found 
public  expression  at  the  Blackpool 
convention. 

At  present  British  exhibitors  are 
compelled  to  show  12i/2  per  cent  of 
British  pictures.  They  are  actually 
showing  2i.7  i)er  cent.  This  uses  up 
about  half  the  British  product  avail- 
able. 

American  quota  pictures — 17^2  per 
cent  at  present — are  produced  in  Eng- 
land at  a  cost  of  $25,000  to  $30,000, 
and  it  is  estimated  that  half  the  Brit- 
ish production  as  a  result  is  worthless 
for  exhibition  purposes.  The  present 
move  of  the  C.  E.  A.  is  another  phase 
of  the  move  to  secure  some  kind  of  a 
quality  guarantee. 


Pikeville  Buying 
Case  Is  Dismissed 

Ci.Nt'iNNATi,  July  13. — The  griev- 
ance board  has  ruled  that  G.  C.  Scott, 
Pikeville,  Ky.,  was  not  overbuying  for 
the  Liberty  under  his  policy  of  seven 
weekly  changes.  Complainant  was 
Pikeville  Amusement  Co.,  operating 
the  Weddington.  Evidence  showed  that 
Scott  was  playing  one  picture  for  two 
days  a  week,  and  using  double  features 
one  day  every  week  to  take  care  of  the 
product.  Complainant's  interests  were 
not  considered  jeopardized  when  it  was 
brought  out  that  he  had  the  privilege 
of  buying  other  product  on  accounts 
open  in  his  town,  of  which  he  had  not 
availed  himself. 

The  board  decided  it  was  without 
jurisdiction  in  the  case  of  Forest 
Amusement  Co.,  asking  cancellations 
under  a  contract  with  Paramount,  for 
the  Forest  and  Nordland,  neighbor- 
hoods, on  films  termed  objectionable 
by  the  Legion  of  Decency. 


Complaint  Aimed  at 
New  House  Dropped  \ 

Omaha,  July  13. — The  complaint  of  i 
Owen  Frederick,  operator  of  the  Cal  '■ 
at  Wood  River,  Neb.,  against  John  i 
Lyhane,  in  an  effort  to  prevent  the  | 
latter  from  opening  a  theatre  in  Wood  | 
River,  has  been  dismissed  by  the  griev-  , 
ance  board  on  the  ground  the  board 
lacked  authority. 

A.  Beams  of  Red  Cloud,  Neb.,  has 
been  ordered  to  end  merchants'  coupon 
tickets  and  cut  rate  prices.  The  com- 
plaint was  filed  by  Gladys  McArdle  of 
Lebanon,  Kan.,  just  across  the  line 
from  the  Nebraska  town. 


OfF  to  South  Seas 

Hollywood,  July  13. — M-G-M  will 
send  a  troupe  to  the  South  Seas  to 
shoot  background  shots  for  "Mutiny 
on  the  Bounty"  which  Frank  Lloyd 
will  direct.  He  will  also  seek  a  native 
Polynesian  for  the  feminine  lead. 


Warner  Title  Is  Changed 

Warners   have  changed  the  title  of 
"A  Lady  Surrenders"  to  "Desirable." 


The  Leading 
Daily    ^  , 

Newspaper 
of  the  J  4^j 
Motion 
Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 
and 

Faithful 
Service  to 
the  Industry 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  36.    NO.  12 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  JULY  16,  1934 


Myers  Calls 
Cancellation 
"Red  Herring'' 

Legion  Lists  Should  Be 
Criterion,  He  Says 

Washington,  July  15. — Abram  F. 
Myers,  general  counsel  for  Allied,  calls 
the  privilege  of  cancellation  of  pic- 
tures to  whicii  public  groups  object 
"a  red  herring,"  and  "so  vague  as  to 
be  meaningless." 

"There  are  thousands  of  commun- 
ities where  there  are  no  definite  or- 
ganizations, but  where  a  large  propor- 
tion of  the  population  is  governed  in 
movie  attendance  by  the  lists  of  con- 
demned pictures  promulgated  by  na- 
tional and  state  groups  not  represented 
in  such  communities,"  the  stateiient 
reads.     "Had    Mr.    Hays    desired    to 

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Samuelson  May  Quit 
Jersey  Leadership 

Because  of  the  amount  of  work  the 
presidency  of  the  national  Allied  or- 
ganization has  piled  on  him,  Sidney 
Sa 'uielson  may  decline  to  run  again 
as  head  of  the  New  Jersey  unit,  which 
holds  its  electif>n  at  the  annual  con 
vention   Aug.   22-24   in    .'\tlantic    City. 

Samuelson  says  he  hasn't  decided 
yet  whether  he  will  want  to  continue 
as  New  Jersey  leader,  but  expect- 
to  come  to  a  delinite  decision  within 
the  next  few  weeks. 

In  the  event  he  refuses  to  be  re- 
nominated,   it    is    most    likely    Julius 

(Continued   on    paiie   6) 


Ky.  Exhibitors  Plan 
Fight  to  Absorb  Tax 

Frankfort,  July  15. — Kentucky  ex- 
hibitors, faced  with  loss  of  business 
through  adoption  of  the  sales  tax, 
which  went  into  effect  July  1,  will 
make  a  determined  fight  to  be  per- 
mitted to  absorb  the  impost  themselves 
instead  of  passing  it  on  to  the  public. 
The  law  specifically  provides  that  the 
tax  must  be  paid  by  the  purchaser 
and  specifies  penalties  for  anyone  who 
attempts  to  pay  the  tax  himself. 

Fox*s  Counterclaims 
Overruled  by  Court 

Counterclaims  iiled  by  William  Fox 
against  Fox  Theatres  Corp.,  when  he 
was  sued  some  time  ago  bv  the  re- 
ceivers for  a  sum  totaling  $2,066,082. 
have  been  thrown  out  by  decision  of 
the  Appellate  Division  of  the  Supreme 
Court. 

The  court  ruled  that   if  the  claims 

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TEN  CENTS 


Various  Para. 
Groups  Near 
Understanding 

Are  Reported  Closer  on 
Reorganization  Views 

Various  groui)s  interested  in  Para- 
mount's  reorganization  and  emergence 
of  the  company  from  the  bankruptcy 
courts  were  reported  proceeding  in 
closer  understanding  than  has  pre- 
vailed for  some  time  on  Saturday. 

This  was  construed  not  necessarily 
as  indicating  the  company  was  as  yet 
ready  to  move  for  final  reorganization, 
but  rather  is  indicative  of  a  desire  for 
as  much  cooperation  as  may  be  ef- 
fected in  view  of  conflicting  points  of 
view  as  against  adoption  of  obstruc- 
tionist tactics. 

One  source,  close  to  the  situation, 
summed  it  up  in  this  fashion  : 

"I  think  it  entirely  fair  to  say  that 
bondholders,  debenture  holders  and 
common  stockholders  now  lean  toward 
a  pretty  well  established  conviction 
that  there   is  no   birthday   cake  to  be 

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A  Long  Time 

Cincinnati,  July  15. — A  local 
exhibitor  and  branch  man- 
ager were  discussing  the  film 
and   other  codes. 

Said  the  exhibitor: 

"Don't  expect  too  much  of 
any  code.  Think  how  long  it 
is  taking  to  put  over  the  very 
simple  one  Moses  presented." 


No  Para.  Committee 
Meets  Planned  Now 

No  immediate  meetings  of  Para- 
mount's  theatre  advisory  committees 
are  planned,  it  was  said  Saturday,  the 
last  session  having  been  held  on  the 
coast  during  Paramount's  annual  sales 
convention. 

The  presence  of  N.  L.  Nathanson, 
Barney  Balaban,  Martin  Mullin  and 
Sam  Pinanski  does  not  have  to  do 
with  theatre  advisory  sessions,  it  was 
asserted. 


Cleveland  Pleased 
By  Week  of  Singles 

Cleveland,  July  15. — Cleveland  ex- 
hibitors are  delighted  with  the  first 
week's  business  under  a  single  feature 
standard.  Subsequent  run  houses, 
which    anticipated    a    sudden    drop    in 

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Campi  Orders 
Quick  Action 
On  Clearance 


Campi  has  put  its  foot  down  on  lo- 
cal clearance  and  zoning  boards,  or- 
dering members  to  immediately  dispose 
of  all  pending  protests  on  current  and 
new    schedules    filed    before   July    1. 

The  order  came  as  a  result  of  com- 
plaints of  various  distributors  who 
claim  that  holding  up  of  the  schedules 
has  retarded  the  sales  season. 

Of  the  31  exchange  centers,  only 
17  have  been  heard  from.  These  key 
spots  have  sent  in  schedules  for  35 
cities   in   their   territories. 

While  no  time  limit  is  given  to  the 
hearing  of  the  pending  protests,  the 
order  states  that  appeals  must  be 
made  five  days  after  decisions  are 
handed  down  and  schedules  pub- 
lished. Boards  will  not  hear  com- 
plaints   filed   after   July    1. 

With  the  declaration  thit  no  further 
extension  from  the  Julv  1  deadline 
will  be  granted.  Campi  faces  many 
complaints      from      exhibitors      whose 

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Foreign  Film 
To  Get  Close 
Code  Scrutiny 

Imports,  Eastern  Output 
Must  Get  Hart  O.  K. 


FWC  Files  Protest 
On  Coast  Clearance 

Los  Anceles,  July  15 — .^fter  play- 
ing an  important  part  in  the  promul- 
gation of  the  local  clearance  and  zon- 
ing schedule.  Fox  West  Coast  has 
protested  to  Campi  that  it  wants  to 
continue  schedules  as  they  are  now 
constituted,  including  duals. 

Campi  has  heard  the  protest,  but  no 
action   has   been  taken. 


Foreign  jiroduct,  annexed  by  Hays 
distributor-members  for  this  market, 
is  to  be  submitted  to  the  reinforced 
Production  Code  Administration 
which  becomes  operative  at  midnight 
tonight. 

Vincent  G.  Hart,  for  several  years 
handling  the  eastern  administration  of 
the  production  code,  will  be  in  charge, 
cloaked  with  powers  identical  with 
those  conferred  upon  Joseph  I.  Breen, 
Production  Code  Administrator,  by 
resolution  of  the  Hays  board  of  direc- 
tors on  June  13,  although  Hart  is  an- 
swerable to  Breen. 

All  eastern  production,  whethe'r  fea- 
ture or  shorts,  will  be  submitted  to 
Hart  in  script  form  prior  to  the 
cranking  of  a  camera.     Where,   it   is 

(Continued  on    parte   6) 


127  Houses  in  22  Cities 
Report  $1,173,017  Gross 

One  hundred  and  twenty-seven  key  city  houses  in  22  cities  report  a  total 
gross  of  $1,173,017  for  the  theatre  week  ending  June  21-22.  This  compares 
with  $1,111,432  for  125  houses  covering  the  previous  seven-day  period. 

Boston,  Chicago,  Cleveland,  Detroit,  Indianapolis,  Kansas  City,  Los  Angeles, 
Minneapolis,    Omaha,    Philadelphia,    San    Francisco,    St.    Paul,    Seattle    and 

(Continued   on   pai/c   4) 


Liberties  Union  in 
Move  on  Film  Drive 

Organizations  fighting  objectionable 
pictures  were  called  upon  in  a  state- 
ment issued  yesterday  after  a  meet- 
ing of  the  National  Council  on  Free- 
dom from  Censorship,  unit  of  the 
.American  Civil  Liberties  Union,  to 
clarify  their  attitude  toward  state  and 
Federal  censorship.  Copies  of  the 
statement  were  sent  to  Cardinal  Hayes, 
the  Legion  of  Decency,  the  M.  P. 
Research    Council    and    other    groups. 

"The  council  feels,"  says  the  state- 
ment, "that  the  agitation  against  the 
movies  has  created  a  large  measure 
of  confusion  in  the  public  mind  and 
that  the  organizations  which  have  en- 
gendered  the   publicity  owe  it   to   the 

(Continued  on  pape   6) 


Censors  So  Severe, 
Kansas  Clergy  Calm 

Kansas  City^  July  15. — The  work 
of  the  Kansas  censors  has  been  so  ef- 
ficient that  a  church  campaign  against 
indecent  films  in  Kansas  does  not  ap- 
pear to  be  necessary,  Miss  Hazel 
Myers,  board  chairman,  says  she  has 
been  informed  by  persons  high  in 
church  circles. 

Miss  Myers  explained  religious 
leaders  in  Kansas  feel  the  censors  can 
be  depended  upon  to  keep  the  state's 
screens  free  from  offensiveness  and 
for  that  reason  the  current  agitation 
within  the  state  is  to  be  moderate. 
Bishop  Tief  of  the  Catholic  diocese 
(Continued  on  pape  6) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  July    16,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered    U.    S.    Patent    OfTice) 


^'ol.  36 


July  16,  1934 


No.   12 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE   KANN 

Editor 
JAMES  A.   CRON 
Advertising  Manager        ?■-— — 


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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Lile 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Cltj 
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Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpasstiti. 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus 
sex  Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex 
ico  City  Bureau:  Apartado  269.  Janie.s 
l.ockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre 
sentative;  Budapest  Bureau:  11  Olasz 
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i    Purely 
Personal  > 

AL  CHRISTIE  starts  prcxluction 
today  at  the  Eastern  Service 
Studios  on  "Bless  You,"  first  of  Edu- 
cational's  new  series  of  musical  come- 
dies. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.,  plans  to  leave  for  his 
home  town  on  Wednesday. 

Harold  Rodner  is  back  from  Sar?- 
Hac  on  an  NVA  mission. 


lATSE  Holds  Coleman 

Columbus.  July  15.— At  the  annual 
convention  of  the  I.A.T.S.E.,  held 
here  in  conjunction  with  the  con- 
vention of  the  Ohio  Federation  of  La- 
bor, Harry  E.  Coleman  was  re-elected 
executive  secretary.  The  following 
were  named  to  the  executive  board : 
Larry  Buck,  Columbus,  chairman : 
Russell  Sheats.  Toledo;  R.  W.  Mills, 
Springfield ;  Gene  Lauri,  Cincinnati ; 
W.  W.  Hoffebert,  Dayton;  Charles 
Schumacher,  Canton,  and  T.  A.  Can- 
iff,    Steubenville. 

E.  J.  Tinney,  Youngstown,  was  in 
charge  of  the  session. 


Willis  M.  Beale  Dead 

Omaha.  July  15.— Willis  M.  Beale, 
Warner  booker,  is  dead  here.  He  had 
been  suffering  from  a  throat  ailment 
that  had  kept  him  from  work  two 
months.     He  is  survived  by  his  wife. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


PARAAIOUNi'  and  Metro  have 
two  troublesome  women  on 
their  hands.  At  Paramount,  it's 
a  gal  named  Mae  West.  At  Me- 
tro, a  more  platinum  blonde 
named  Jean  Harlow.  Both  pro- 
ducers are  thinking  hard  what 
they  can  do  about  them  in  the 
light  of  the  church  movement. 
Take  either  one  or  both,  if  you 
like,  and  imagine  La  West  or 
La  Harlow  in  a  sweet  and  virgin- 
al "Little  Women"  type  of  role. 
It  would  be  funny.  Their  pro- 
ducers recognize  in  these  two 
players  the  public's  association 
with  well-defined  characteriza- 
tions. They  argue  tickets  are 
bought  on  that  basis,  but  it's  a 
basis  which  church  forces  no  like. 
What  to  do  about  them  is  major 
and  tough  to  solve.  .  .  . 

T 
Friendly  pressure  from  several 
sources  influenced  Charles  E. 
Richardson  to  reconsider  that 
permanent  appointment  to  one  of 
three  Paramount  trusteeships.  He 
got  it,  of  course,  the  other  day. 
Ran  the  arguments  which  weaned 
him  away  from  withdrawal :  "The 
reorganization  is  proceeding  nice- 
ly now.  If  you  step  out  and  a 
stranger  to  what  has  been  trans- 
piring comes  in,  the  consequent 
delay  is  apt  to  be  unfortunate." 
Richardson  stayed. . . 

Pessimistic  note  on  an  other- 
wise pleasant  afternoon:  The 
Cleveland  ban  on  duals  is  rocky 
already.  The  boys  there,  nice  and 
neighborly  like,  are  sufficiently 
suspicious  of  each  other  to  make 
trouble  not  so  far  removed.  First 
reaction  of  the  larger  operators 
there  was  delight  that  duals  had 
been  massacred.  The  little  fel- 
lows are  throwing  the  squawks. 
Chief  trouble  :  Trying  to  keep  90- 
odd  exhibitors,  especially  Cleve- 
land exhibitors,  looking  at  the 
same  problem  through  the  same 
eyes.  .  . 

T 
"Joan  of  Arc"  may  be  made  for 
next  season  by  Radio  with  La 
Hepburn  in  the  title  spot,  but 
again  it  may  not  be.  One  certain 
fact  about  it  is  that  "The  Little 


Minister"  will  be  her  first,  not 
the  dramatic  story  of  the  Maid 
of  Orleans.  RKO  asserts  quite 
positively  church  opinion,  or  fear 
of  it,  had  nothing  at  all  to  do 
with  the  case.  Thornton  Wilder, 
author  of  "The  Bridge  of  San 
Luis  Rey,"  did  one  treatment.  So 
did  several  others,  each  seeking 
escape  from  the  stormy  waters 
that  swirl  around  the  French  and 
English,  as  well  as  varying  his- 
torical points  of  view  on  the  sub- 
ject matter.  The  color  splash  in 
Radio's  product  book  having  to 
do  with  the  picture  has  been  blot- 
ted out  and  the  space  diverted  to 
other  matters.  That  may  or  not 
be  the  determining  factor,  but 
there  you  have  it.  .  . 

T 

Two  pictures,  made  an  ocean 
and  a  continent  apart  but  deal- 
ing with  the  .same  central  char- 
acter, are  directing  the  attention 
of  producers  toward  a  more  care- 
ful sifting  of  story  rights  in  the 
future.  Along  about  the  time 
Darryl  Zanuck  finished  the  new 
Colman,  "Bulldog  Drummond 
Strikes  Back,"  in  Hollywood, 
John  Maxwell's  British  Interna- 
tional had  completed  "The  Return 
of  Bulldog  Drummond"  in  Lon- 
don. In  this  market  where  Col- 
man's  presence  in  any  picture 
means  something,  the  20th  Cen- 
tury attraction  naturally  would 
lead  over  the  other.  Yet  release 
of  the  British  picture  at  or  about 
the  same  time,  and  perhaps  day 
and  date  in  competitive  theatres, 
certainly  would  leave  its  mark. 
This  is  one  reason  why  Mundus, 
new  U.  A.  distributing  subsid- 
iary, made  a  deal  for  the  British 
film  with  Lou  Metzger.  All  of 
this  is  influencing  producing  cir- 
cles to  exercise  additional  care  in 
the  purchase  of  stories  built 
around  the  same  central  hero.  .  . 

T 
He  was  objecting  to  his  parts. 
His  studio  figured  it  was  time  to 
turn  disciplinarian  and  farmed 
him  to  a  smaller  producer.  No 
one  was  particularly  excited 
about  the  loan  except  the  director 
who  got  this  player.  Came  the 
time    when    the    film    was    com- 


Paramount  Up  V2  on  Big  Board 


High  Low  Close 

Consrlidated    Film   Industries,   pfd W/2  UVu  UVz 

Eastman   Kodak 99  98''2  99 

Fox    Film    "A" \2Vt.  12%  125^ 

I.oew's,    Inc 28  27^  27 

Paramount,    cts 3-^  354  iVi 

Pathe  Exchange 3  2  2 

Warner  Bros 4^  A%  m 


Net 
Change 


-I-  '/g 

-I-  Vi 

+  'A 

+  V2 


Sales 

200 
300 
200 
50C 
800 

2on 

1.300 


Technicolor  Gains  Vs  on  Curb 


Technicolor 


Net 
High      Low      Close    Change        SeJes 

.  \M        MVf.        13-3^        +  Vk  400 


Trading  Light  in  Bond  Market 


Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Sales 

Pathe  7s  '.?7  WW 99Vi        99^        99y2         4 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39  wd 53.J4        53^        53^        —  14  6 


l)leted  and  out  it  went  to  become 
one  of  the  biggest  draws  of  the 
season ;  to  create  new  fans  for 
the  player ;  to  deluge  his  contract 
studio  with  requests  for  this 
thespian  in  more  of  the  same 
type  of  roles.  The  player :  Clark 
Cable.  The  disciplining  studio: 
M-G-M.  The  lucky  director: 
hVank  Capra.  The  fortunate  stu- 
dio :  Columbia.  The  attraction, 
and  a  real  one:  "It  Happened 
One  Night."  ... 

▼ 
Are  they  smiling  happily  over 
at  Universal  ?  Last  year,  the 
Music  Hall  booked  in  four.  This 
year,  the  new  contract  calls  for 
10.  .  .  .  Watch  for  interesting 
changes  in  the  Greater  New  York 
film  buy  for  next  season.  Upsets 
are  on  the  way  which  won't  make 
the  situation  between  Loew's  and 
RKO  any  friendlier.  .  .  Walter 
Wanger,  back  from  the  Conti- 
nent, found  his  trip  interesting 
and  worthwhile.  He  takes  this 
word  of  advice  to  Hollywood  and 
its  producers:  "Travel  and  see 
the  world  before  boring  it."  .  .  . 
KANN 


Cleveland  Pleased 
By  Week  of  Singles 

< Continued   from    pui/c    1) 

attendance  due  to  the  shortened  pro- 
gram, express  satisfaction  because  of 
the  varied  program. 

The  only  kicks  reported  from  a 
neighborhood  house  were  on  the 
ground  that  the  feature  shown  was 
not  suitable  to  that  particular  neigh- 
borhood. In  that  case,  the  oi)inioii 
was  expressed,  business  could  have 
been  saved  by  playing  another  feature 
with  it,  provided  it  was  suitable. 


Fox's  Counterclaims 
Overruled  by  Court 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

were  allowed  to  prevail  he  would  be 
in  the  position  of  a  preferred  creditor 
"to  the  detriment  of  other  creditors." 
The  decision  is  a  reversal  of  Su- 
preme Court  Justice  Peter  P.  Smith, 
who  allowed  the  first  counterclaim  to 
stand  and  sustains  his  ruling  in  dis- 
missing two  other  claims. 


Harry  Sherman  Resigns 

Harry  Sherman  has  resigned  as 
president  of  Local  306,  and  Harland 
Holmden,  third  vice-president  of  the 
I.A.T.S.E.,  has  been  placed  in  charge. 

Whether  or  not  other  officers  of 
the  local  will  hold  their  posts  was  not 
announced,  and  their  future  status 
could  not  be  determined. 

An  election  to  pick  a  successor  to 
Sherman  is  planned  in  the  near  future. 


Cincy  Strand  to  Singles 

CiNciNNATf.  July  15. — The  Strand, 
downtown  independent,  after  three 
weeks  of  double  featuring,  has 
switched  to  single  features,  playing 
second  runs  for  a  full  week.  Prices 
of  15  cents  for  matinee  and  15  and 
20  cents  evenings,  recently  set,  re- 
main the  same. 


Webb,  Ray  Are  in  Town 

Harry  Webb  and  Bernard  B.  Rav, 
producers  of  the  Tom  Tyler,  Jack 
Perrin  and  Bud  'n'  Ben  series,  are  in 
New  York  for  about  a  week  on  state 
right  deals. 


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It's  cause  for  rejoicing  when  show- 
'O  men  get  together  and  kick  out  dat 
i'O  ole  debbil  double  bill.  Educational 
steps  up  its  production  budget  and 
the  short  subjects  step  out  for  finer 
entertainment  all  through  the  show. 


Here's  dog-gone  good  news  for  the  exhibitors  who  are 
just  going  back  to  the  ideal  form  of  varied  picture 
program  . . .  and  for  the  wise  ones  who  never  left  it . . . 

ERNEST  TRUEX 

in 

Dog-gone  Babies 

From  the  play  "Love  and  Babies"  by  Herbert  P.  McCormack 

Adapted  by  William  Watsou  and  Art  Jarrelt 

Produced  by  Al  Christie 

Tom  Patrieola  and  Buster  West  will  soon  be  on  parade  with  ''Hi,  Hi, 
Sailor";  Buster  Kealon  with  another  to  duplicate  the  hits  he  has  made  in 
*'Tiie  Gold  Gliost*'  and  "■Allez  Oop!'*  and  Bing  Crosby  singing  the 
songs  that  made  him  famous  in  four  short  subject  specials. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,   July    16.    1934 


Various  Para. 
Groups  Near 
Understanding 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

cut  up  in  huge  slices  and  that,  avoid- 
ance of  disturbances  in  advancing 
plans  for  reorganization  is  to  be  de- 
sired  from   all    angles." 

Kuhn,  Loeb  &  Co.  now  have  assem- 
bled in  rough  form  a  wide  array  of 
statistics  bearing  on  reorganization. 
In  about  10  days,  the  expectation  is 
their  plan,  seen  principally  through 
the  eyes  of  the  bondholders  naturally, 
will  be  ready  for  discussion.  In  the 
meantime,  the  stockholders'  interests, 
formidable  in  that  over  3,000,000 
shares  of  Paramount  common  are  out- 
standing, are  being  developed  through 
an  analysis  being  carried  forward  by 
Coverdale  and  Colpitts. 

No  formal  presentation  of  any  plan 
is  viewed  as  possible  until  various 
groups  reach  a  basis  of  understanding. 
This  is  the  foundation  for  the  antici- 
pation that  representatives  of  bond- 
holders and  stockholders  must  some- 
where along  the  line  get  together  and 
mutually  arrive  at  a  basis  of  under- 
standing. 

It  is  held  that  considerable  depends 
on  how  far  apart  the  preliminary 
plans  drawn  up  by  each  group  prove 
to  be.  Skirmishing  and  jockeying  for 
position  are  regarded  as  an  inevitable 
development  in  negotiations  leading  to 
a  rapprochement. 

These  negotiations  are  apt  to  spread 
over  a  period  of  several  months. 


Omaha  Houses  Gain 
In  Spite  of  Heat 

Omaha,  July  15. — Extreme  heat 
failed  to  hurt  business  last  week.  All 
houses  were  at  par  or  above,  and  the 
Brandeis  reached  $4,250,  over  normal 
by  $450,  on  "Cockeyed  Cavaliers"  and 
"Let's  Try  Again." 

The  world  was  $700  up  at  $4,300 
on  "He  Was  Her  Man"  and  "Call  It 
Luck." 

Total  first  run  business  was  %22i,- 
250.     Average  is  $21,250. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  July  11: 
"SHOOT  THE  WORKS"   (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,900),  25c-40c,  8  days. 
Stage:  Ann  Ronnell.  Gross:  $7,700.  (Aver- 
age.  $7,250) 

"COCKEYED     CAVALIERS"     (Radio) 
"LET'S    TRY   AGAIN"    (Radio) 

BRANDEIS— (1,500).  20c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $4,250,     (Average,  $3,800) 

Week  Ending  July  12: 

"CATHERINE  THE  GREAT"   (U.  A.) 

"PRIVATE     SCANDAL"     (Para.) 

ORPHEUM— (3.000).  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $7,000.      (Average,   $7,000) 

"HE   WAS    HER   MAN"    (Warners) 
"CALL   IT  LUCK"    (Fox) 
WORLD— (2,200),  25c-35c.   7  days.     Gross: 
$4,300.      (Average,   $3,500) 


Chicago  Palace  Slashes 

Chicago,  July  15.— RKO  with  last 
week's  program  slashed  prices  at  the 
Palace.  The  old  scale  of  35c-50c- 
75c  became  25c-35c-55c,  the  latter 
price  including  tax.  There  will  be 
no    change   in    policy. 


St.  Louis  Boat  Back 

St.  Louis,  July  15.— Showboat 
competition  is  in  sight  again  this  year. 
The    Board    of    Public    Service    has 


127  Houses  in  22  Cities 
Report  $1,173,017  Gross 

(Contiiineil   from    fiane    1) 

VVashington  reported  gains.  These  points  report  a  drop  in  the  current  com- 
pilation over  the  last:  Denver,  New  York,  Pittsburgh,  Portland  and 
Jr^rovidence. 

Comparative  grosses  for  the  latest  available  periods: 


Week  Ending 
June  21-22 


Week  Ending 
June  14-15 


No.  Theatres 
....       6 


Boston    

Bufifalo   6 

Chicago   7 

Cleveland    6 

Denver    5 

Detroit 4 

Indianapolis    4 

Kansas    City 5 

Los    Angeles 8 

Minneapolis    6 

Montreal    5 

New   York 11 

Oklahoma   City....  4 

Omaha    4 

Philadelphia    7 

Pittsburgh    5 

Portland    6 

Providence    6 

San    Francisco. ...  6 

St.    Paul 4 

Seattle   6 

Washington   6 

127 


Gross 
$105,000 
39,900 

126,500 
37,500 
23,700 
54,500 
16,250 
51,300 
72,192 
28,250 
39,000 

221,025 
14,100 
27,050 
60,900 
36,600 
20,900 
25,000 
68,000 
15,550 
26,900 
62,900 


$1,173,017 


No.  Theatres 
6 
5 
7 
6 
5 
4 
4 


6 
4 
11 
4 
4 
7 
5 
6 
6 
6 
4 
6 
6 

125 


Gross 
$98,000 
33,400 
100,000 
33,400 
24,000 
50,800 
14,000 
31,000 
72,016 
25,500 
32,000 
243,416 
14,100 
23,800 
56,000 
38,600 
24.400 
33.000 
59,700 
15,500 
26,80(1 
62,000 


$1,111,432 


Comparative    grosses    compiled    from 
show  this  : 

Week  Ending 

September    29-30,    1933 

October  6-7    

October  13-14  

October  20-21    

October  27-28   

November  3-4  

November  10-11    

November  17-18   

November  24-25   

December  1-2   

December  8-9   

December  15-16   

December  22-23   

December  29-30   

January  5-6,   1934    

January   12-13    

January  19-20   

January  26-27    

February    2-3    

February  9-10  

February  16-17 

February  23-24 

March   2-3 

9-10    

16-17    

23-24    

30-31    

6-7   

13-14  

20-21   

27-28  • . . . . 

3-4    

10-11    

17-18   

May  24-25 

May  31-June  1   

June  7-8   

June   14-15   

June  21-22    


day-to-day    reports    for    39    weeks 


March 
March 

March 

March 

April 

April 

April 

April 

May 

May 

May 


Theatres 

135 
141 
143 
141 
143 
142 
141 
144 
141 
141 
142 
139 
133 
138 
136 
138 
136 
135 
135 
135 
136 
136 
135 
134 
133 
128 
134 
135 
132 
135 
133 
134 
133 
133 
133 
132 
128 
125 
127 


Grosses 

$1,342,710 
1,417,886 
1,544,838 
1,581,308 
1,509,422 
1,500,740 
1,379,560 
1,375,132 
1,431,209 
1,418,753 
1,558,832 
1,221,032 
1,071,457 
1,433,289 
1,714,824 
1,435,649 
1,305,267 
1,348,517 
1,338,371 
1,270,345 
1,317,011 
1,316,421 
1,350,548 
1,378,865 
1,302,020 
1,291,695 
1,247,322 
1,571,695 
1,360,061 
1,342,151 
1,307,764 
1,256,631 
1,250,702 
1,260,655 
1,209,381 
1,209,113 
1,123,764 
1,111,432 
1.173.017 


(Copyright.    1934,    Quigley  Publications) 


a 


again  refused  a  permit  for  the  boat  to 
tie  up  at  the  foot  of  Pine  St.,  but  in 
previous  years  this  has  had  no  effect. 
Last    year   the   boat   operated    in    the 


Missouri  River  near  the  St.  Charles, 
A'To..  bridge.  The  year  before  it  was 
at  Musick's  Ferry,  both  within  con- 
venient motoring  distance. 


Boy,''  Show, 
With  $19,000 
Tops  Chicago 


Chicago,  July  15. — "Laughing  Boy" 
and  a  stage  show  with  Ted  Cook's 
band  was  the  only  program  in  the 
Loop  to  top  average.  It  ran  up  to 
$19,000  at  the  Oriental,  over  par  by 
$3,000. 

Patronage  slipped  sharply  else- 
where, due  to  weak  programs.  Local 
opinion  is  that  the  fair  is  failing  to 
draw.  Others  say  the  theatres  are 
feeling  the  effects  of  the  church 
crusade. 

Total  first  run  business  was 
$110,000.     Average  is  $127,600. 

l<2stimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  12: 
"BABY   TAKE   A  BOW"   (Fox) 

CHICAGO^(4,000),  35c-50c-68c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Mitzi  Mayfair,  Tito  Guizar,  Fred 
Sanborn  &  Co.,  Lowe,  Bernoff  &  Wensley. 
Gross:    $34,000.      (Average,    $34,600) 

"LAUGHING  BOY"  (M-G-M) 

ORIENTAL— (3,940),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Bowery  Follies  with  Beef  Trust 
Girls,  Ted  Cook  band.  Gross:  $19,000. 
(Average,   $15,000) 

Week  Ending  July  10: 
"OPERATOR   13"   (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,700),  30c-40c-60c, 
7  days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $10,000.  (Aver- 
age, $17,000) 

Week  Ending  July  12 
"I  GIVE  MY  LOVE"   (Univ.) 

PALACE— (2,509),  35c-50c-75c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Billy  House,  Jack  Whiting,  Jeanie 
Lang,  Maria  Gambarelli.  Gross:  $18,000. 
(Average,  $22,000) 

Week  Ending  July  13: 

"SHE   LEARNED   ABOUT  SAILORS" 

(Fox) 

MCVICKERS— (2,284),  30c-40c-60c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,000.     (Average,  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  July  12: 
"SHOOT  THE   WORKS"    (Para.) 

ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days, 
2nd  Loop  week.  Gross:  $7,000,  (Average, 
$11,000) 

Week  Ending  July  14: 
"SISTERS  UNDER  THE  SKIN"  (Col.) 

STATE-LAKE  —  (2,776),  20c-25c-35c,  7 
days.  Stage:  WLS  Roundup.  Gross: 
$13,500.     (Average,  $15,000) 


Providence  Slump 
Gains,  Takes  Fall 

Providence,  July  IS. — Business  con- 
tinued in  its  slump  last  week,  with 
only  one  house  going  over  par,  the 
RKO  Victory.  "The  Man  from  Utah" 
and  "Chloe"  made  up  the  dual  bill. 
The  take  was  $1,150. 

Heat  in  the  early  part  of  the  week 
almost  emptied  the  houses.  Managers 
say  the  religious  campaign  is  also  a 
severe  blow. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $18,850. 
average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July   12 : 

"DR.    MONICA"    (F.    N.) 
"THE  MERRY  FRINKS"  (F.  N.) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),       15c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:  $4,000.     (Average.  $7,000) 

"LAUGHING   BOY"    (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATEr-(3,800),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Bill     Robinson     on     stage.       Gross:     $7,100. 
(Average,  $12,000) 

"SHOOT  THE  WORKS"   (Para.) 

"MONEY    MEANS    NOTHING" 

(Monogram) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,400),     15c-40c,    7    days. 

Gross:  $3,500,     (Average,  $6,500) 

"OF   HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 
"I    CAN'T   ESCAPE"    (Beacon) 
RKO     ALBEE— (2,300),     15c-40c,     4    days. 
Gross:  $3,100.     (Average.  $7,000) 
"THE   MAN   FROM   UTAH"    (Monogram) 
"CHLOE"   (Pinnacle) 
RKO  VICTORY— (1,600).   10c -25c,  4  days. 
Gross:   $1,150,     (Average,  $1,000) 


Noted  for 

UNIFORMITY 


T^EVOLUTIONARY  new  qualities 
-'^^  made  Eastman  Super-Sensitive  ''Pan" 
a  byword  almost  overnight.  But  only  day-in 
and  day-out  delivery  of  those  qualities  over 
a  long  period  could  give  this  film  lasting 
fame  in  the  motion-picture  world.  Uniform- 
ity ,,,\\\^  quality  that  has  always  character- 
ized Eastman  films  . . .  has  made  Eastman 
Super-Sensitive  Panchromatic  Negative  the 
brilliant  leader  it  is  today.  Eastman  Kodak 
Company.  (J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distribu- 
tors, New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  Super-Sensitive 
Panchromatic  Negative 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday.  July   16.    1934 


Myers  Calls 
Cancellation 
"Red  Herring'' 


(.Continual   from    fade    1) 

really  afford  relief  from  the  forced 
showing  of  current  salacious  pictures 
he  would  have  permitted  the  cancella- 
tion of  all  pictures  condemned  by  the 
Legion  of  E)ecency  or  other  identified 
group. 

"The  most  that  exhibitors  will  get 
out  of  the  present  plan  will  be  an 
argument  with  the  exchange  managers 
which  they  are  bound  to  lose,  with 
possibly,  an  appeal  to  the  producer- 
controlled  grievance  boards  set  up  un- 
der the  motion  picture   code." 

The  opening  paragraph  of  tlie  state- 
ment reads :  "It  was  to  he  expected 
that  Will  Hays,  having  brought  down 
upon  the  theatres  a  nationwide  boycott 
by  his  failure  to  enforce  the  rules  of 
production,  would  take  some  action 
designed  to  divert  attention  from  the 
charges  now  being  made  against  him 
without  reforming  in  any  important 
particular  the  policies  and  practices 
of  his  employers,  the  motion  picture 
producers." 

It  continues:  ".\s  a  matter  of  fact, 
the  plan  announced  by  Mr.  Hays  is 
merely  temporary  in  character ;  it  does 
not  apply  to  pictures  released  later 
than  three  days  after  the  date  of  the 
announcement ;  and  its  calculated 
vagueness  casts  the  burden  upon  the 
exhibitors  in  many  communities  of  or- 
ganizing 'concerted  objection'  to  a 
given  picture  in  order  to  gain  the 
cancellation  privilege  and  then  leaves 
it  to  the  producer  to  determine  whether 
there  is  sufficient  opposition  to  justify 
the  exercise  of  that  privilege." 


Saenger  Offers  Cut 
To  50  Days  in  N.  0. 

New  Orleans,  July  15. — Offer  of 
Saenger  Theatres  to  reduce  its  clear- 
ance to  50  days  and  a  clearance  plan 
submitted  by  major  exchanges  were 
the  two  principal  developments  of  an 
open  hearing  held  by  the  clearance  and 
zoning  board. 

The  major  exchanges  offered  the 
following  clearance  based  on  time  ex- 
piring after  conclusion  of  first  run 
engagements :  Second  run,  45  days : 
first  subsequent  run,  50  days  ;  second 
subsequent  run,  95  days  ;  third  subse- 
quent run,  110  days;  10-cent  houses 
and  premium  houses,  270  days.  The 
board  went  into  executive  session  to 
consider  this,  but  reached  no  decision. 

The  board  has  included,  besides 
New  Orleans  theatres,  houses  in  Gret- 
na, Westwego  and  similar  suburbans 
in  one  zone,  designated  as  A.  This  is 
done  in  order  to  clarify  the  premium 
menace  which  is  being  worked  on. 


Samuelson  May  Quit 
Jersey  Leadersfiip 

(Continued  from   f^tuic   1) 

Charnow,  now  vice-president,  will   be 
named. 

Leaders  of  eastern  units  will  meet 
again  shortly,  the  date  to  be  set  by 
Walter  B.  Littlefield,  who  is  in  charge 
of  the  region.  The  session  will  be 
held  the  latter  part  of  the  month. 
All  members  of  eastern  units  have 
been  invited  to  attend  the  Jersey  con- 
vention. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY5 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


''Tfieir  Big  Moment" 

(  Radio ) 

Hollywood,  July  15. — -"Their  Big  Moment"  will  disappoint  some  who 
expect  to  see  Slim  Sunimerville  and  Zasu  Pitts  parade  continuously 
through  six  reels  of  comedy  situations.  However,  this  is  redeemed  ten 
fold  by  clever  and  different  treatment  of  interpolating  melodrama  and 
mystery  with  comedy.  The  formula,  revolutionary  as  it  might  seem  for 
this  team,  results  in  pleasing  entertainment  for  any  type  of  audience. 

Starting  out  with  a  serious  note,  it  drops  to  the  ridiculous  antics  of 
William  Gaxton,  the  great  magician,  employing  Miss  Pitts  and  Suni- 
merville as  his  assistants.  Their  actions  backstage  while  playing  big- 
time  vaudeville  are  hilarious  until  they  are  inveigled  into  giving  a 
demonstration  of  their  tricks  and  psychic  powers  in  the  home  of  a 
wealthy  widow  desiring  to  receive  a  message  from  her  late  husband. 
Miss  Pitts  becomes  a  dumb  seer  who  forgets  her  lines  and  by  doing  so 
uncovers  a  plot  to  kill  the  widow  for  her  money.  This  makes  the  trio 
heroes  instead  of  becoming  exposed  by  conspirators  as  fakes.  With  such 
able  players  as  Kay  Johnson,  Bruce  Cabot,  Ralph  Morgan,  Julie  Haydon, 
Huntly  Gordon  and  Tamara  Geva,  plus  clever  treatment,  dialogue  and 
direction,  a  pleasing  bill  of  entertainment  is  made  possible.  Running 
time,  70  minutes. 


"Happy  Landings'' 


(Moiiograin) 

Hollywood,  July  15. — This  is  a  thoroughly  entertaimng  independent 
production  timed  for  action  and  speed,  suspense  and  romance,  all  cen- 
tering around  air  pilots. 

The  story  deals  with  Ray  Walker  and  Hyram  Hoover,  as  flying 
lieutenants,  both  in  love  with  Jacqueline  Wells,  daughter  of  the  com- 
manding officer  of  their  squadron.  Through  the  medium  of  a  gang  of 
crooks,  Walker  is  forced  unwillingly  to  fly  two  bank  robbers  across  the 
border.  The  remainder  of  the  picture  goes  speedily  from  one  episode 
to  another  following  Walker's  and  Hoover's  attempts  at  their  capture  and 
the  final  apprehension  of  the  crooks,  all  including  an  automobile  chase 
below  the  border  and  an  airplane  duel  at  sea.  All  ends  favorably  as 
Hoover  steps  aside  for  Walker  in  the  favor  of  Miss  Wells. 

The  cast  contributes  to  the  picture,  including  Walker,  Hoover,  Miss 
Wells,  William  Farnum,  as  the  colonel,  and  Noah  Beery,  as  Miss  Wells' 
father.     R.  N.  Bradbury  directed. 

It's  a  good  independent  program  picture.     Running  time,  70  minutes. 


Campi  Orders  Quicfc 
Action  on  Clearance 

(Continued    from    pat/e    1) 

protests  reached  code  boards  July  2. 
It  so  liappens  July  1  fell  on  a  Sunday 
and  no  mail  was  delivered. 

After  boards  complete  hearings  on 
pending  protests  and  schedules,  they 
will  adjourn  until  Nov.  1,  unless  called 
upon  by   Campi   sooner. 

On  and  after  Nov.  1  protests  and 
new  schedules  can  be  filed  for  the 
1935-36  season. 

Although  New  York  was  regarded 
as  a  possible  storm  center  for  pro- 
tests on  the  present  schedules,  very 
few  complaints  were  filed.  A  few 
changes  were  made  as  a  result,  but 
no  new  schedule  is  on  record.  Sev- 
eral changes  were  made  in  New  Jer- 
sey. One  New  York  case  came  up 
last  week,  but  it  was  left  for  further 
consideration,  and  one  Long  Island 
case,  Jose  Seider  against  Loew's  Val- 
encia, comes   up   Wednesday. 

Exchange  centers  and  surrounding 
cities  which  have  already  sent  in  sche- 
dules are : 

Miami,  St.  Petersburg,  Cambridge 
and  Wellesley,  Mass. ;  Buffalo,  Cleve- 
land, Toledo,  Texas,  Denver,  Little- 
ton, Colo. ;  Detroit,  Grand  Rapids, 
Indianapolis,  Louisville,  Fort  Wayne, 
New  Castle,  Ind. ;  Richmond.  Ind. ; 
Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph,  Wichita,  At- 
chison, Kan. ;  Los  Angeles,  New  Ha- 
ven,   Hartford,    Bridgeport,    Western 


Connecticut,  Omaha,  Portland,  Ore. : 
Salt  Lake  City  and  Provo,  Utah : 
Butte,  Mont. ;  San  Jose,  St.  Louis, 
Olympia,  Everett,  Wenatchee,  Wash- 
ington ;    Memphis. 

This  does  not  indicate  the  final 
list.  Several  cities  have  schedules  filed 
before  July  1,  which  have  not  been 
submitted. 


Rosenblatt  West  Soon 

Washington,  July  15.  • —  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  plans 
to  leave  on  his  second  coast  trip  within 
the  next  two  weeks.  He  was  in 
Philadelphia  over  the  week-end  on 
another  of  the  codes  under  his  super 
vision. 


Politicians  in  Now 

Buffalo,  July  15. — The  Erie 
County  Board  of  Supervisors  has 
joined  the  "purge  the  movies"  drive 
with  approval  of  a  resolution  by  Su- 
pervisor Harry  J.  Dixon,  Democrat 
of  Buffalo's  second  ward,  expressing 
"resentment  and  distaste  of  present- 
day  movies  of  a  vulgar  and  lewd  char- 
acter." 


Pa.  Passes  ''Dr.  Monica" 

Pittsburgh,  July  15. — The  Pennsyl- 
vania censors  have  finally  passed  "Dr. 
Monica,"  eliminating  only  90  seconds 
of  running  time,  it  is  reported.  How- 
ever, they  insisted  upon  a  couple  of 
other  changes  which  have  been  made. ' 


Foreign  Film 
To  Get  Close 
Code  Scrutiny 


(Continued   from   fane    1) 

his  opinion,  story,  treatment  or  dia- 
logue do  not  conform  to  the  tenets  of 
the  code.  Hart  will  move  for  changes. 
He  will  also  preview  completed 
product  and  issue  certificates  and 
authorize  the  use  of  the  agreed  upon 
seal  where  product  passes  his  in- 
spection. 

Where  foreign  pictures  are  con- 
cerned, it  will  obviously  be  difificult 
and,  in  many  cases,  impossible  to 
change  stories.  However,  editing  and 
deletions  will  be  enforced  to  make 
such  pictures  conform. 

Liberties  Union  in 
Move  on  Film  Drive 

(Continued  from  paye   1) 

community  to  clear  up  any  possible 
uncertainty  as  to  the  aims  and  pur- 
poses of  their  activities. 

"To  that  end  we  believe  these  or- 
ganizations using  the  boycott  and  pub- 
licity should  state  immediately  and 
specifically  whether  or  not  they  favor 
the  present  existing  censorship  of  mo- 
tion pictures  in  the  several  states 
where  such  censorship  now  exists  by 
law. 

"In  the  absence  of  any  construc- 
tive contribution  by  these  self-ap- 
l)ointed  organizations,"  the  statement 
concludes,  "we  fear  they  are  inevit- 
ably laying  the  foundation  for  a  form 
of  censorship  either  governmental  or 
religious,  not  only  of  the  movies,  but 
of  the  stage,  the  radio,  and  books, 
magazines,  and  the  press." 


Censors  So  Severe, 
Kansas  Clergy  Calm 

(Continued    from    pane    1) 

of  Concordia  already  has  issued  a  call 
for  Legion  of  Decency  pledges,  while 
Bishop  Johannes  of  the  large  Leaven- 
worth diocese  has  announced  he  will 
shortly  join  in  the  campaign.  There 
are  estimated  to  be  120,000  Catholics 
in  the  state. 

While  the  Kansas  board  is  known 
as  one  of  the  most  severe  in  the  coun- 
try, the  present  agitation  has  appar- 
ently had  no  effect  on  its  decisions. 
The  defenders  of  the  state's  morals 
have   ordered   numerous   cuts   and   re- 


Omaha  Catholic  Paper 
Printing  Film  Lists 

Omaha,  July  15. — The  True  Voice, 
publication  of  the  Omaha  Catholic  dio- 
cese, is  now  making  it  ,.  definite  policy 
to  print  each  week  a  list  of  objection- 
able and  non-objectionable  films  as  se- 
lected by  the  local  sta/''dards  commit- 
tee. Besides  advocating  boycotting 
films  until  they  are  cleaned  up  the 
paper  is  even  campaigning  against  a 
local  daily  for  its  policy  of  advocating 
clean  films  on  the  front  page  and  car- 
rying obscene  advertising  on  films  on 
its  inside  pages. 

Indorsement  of  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency clean  film  drive  is  expected  at 
the  convention  of  the  Walther  League, 
which  started  here  today,  it  was  stated 
by  Rev.  Lawrence  Acker,  pastor  of 
the  First  Lutheran  Church. 


Monday,  July    16,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


'Circus  Clown' 
Pulls  $3,000 
Denver  Gross 


Denver,  July  15. — About  the  only 
bright  spot  on  the  theatrical  map  last 
week  was  the  Aladdin,  which  took 
$3,000,  up  by  $500,  on  "The  Circus 
Clown." 

The  Denver  did  a  par  $6,000  on 
"The  Life  of  Vergie  Winters,"  and 
"Smarty"  and  "Finishing  School,"  a 
dual,  had  a  good  $2,250  at  the  Para- 
mount. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $19,250. 
Average  is  $20,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July   12: 

"THE    CIRCUS    CLOWN"    (F.    N.) 

ALADDIN— (1,5(X)).  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $.i.OOO,     (AveraKC    $2,500) 

"KISS    AND    MAKE    UP"    (Para.) 
DENHAM     -  (1,.S00),       2,Sc-40c.       6      day,^ 
Grosr.:    $2,500.    (Average    $4,000) 
"THE    LIFE   OF    VERGIE    WINTERS" 

(Radio) 
DENBER— (2..50O).     2.5c-.15c-50c,      7      days. 
Gross:    .$6,000.    (Average.    Sfi.OOO) 

"FOG    OVER    FRISCO"    (F.    N.) 
nRPIIEr.M-(2.600).    25c-3.5c-50c.    7    days. 
Gross:    .$5. .500.     (Average.    $6,000) 
"SMARTY"    (Warners) 
"FINISHING    SCHOOL"    (Radio) 
I'AKA.MOrXT     (2.000).     2.5c-40c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $2,250.      (Average,    $2,000). 


Grosses  Off  Badly 
In  Montreal  Spots 

Montreal,  July  15. — Grosses  were 
away  off  last  week  with  thousands  go- 
ing into  the  country.  "Little  Man, 
What  Now?"  and  "The  Merry 
Frinks"  on  a  dual  bill  at  the  Capitol 
took  $8,000,  but  this  was  $1,000  below 
normal. 

The  Princess  reached  a  par  $6,000 
on  "Sisters  Lender  the  Skin"  and  "The 
Hell  Cat." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $34,500. 
Average  is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  7 : 

"LITTLE   MAN,    WHAT    NOW?"    (Univ.) 
"THE    MERRY     KRINKS"     (F.  N.) 

CAPITOL-  (2.,547).     2.5c-.i.5c-40c-.5()c-60c.      7 
days.     Gross:    $S.500.    (.\verage.    ?9.00()) 
"SPRINGTIME    FOR    HENRY"     (Fox) 

"KEEP  'EM  ROLLING"  (Radio) 
IMPERIAL-(1.914).  25c-40c-50c.  7  days. 
Vaudeville:  Three  Rhythm  Queens;  Sher- 
man &  .McVey;  Packard  &  Dodge;  Wiora 
Stoney;  Bert  Fayle;  (Jeorge  Downing; 
Lynn.  Lewis  &  Hale;  George  Hunter. 
Gross:    $5,500.     (Average.    $6,500) 

"LAUGHING   BOY"    (M-G-M) 
"HALF   A   SINNER"    (Univ.) 
LOEWS— (3.115).    25c-35c-50c-65c.    7    days. 
Gross:    $6,500.    (Average,    $10,500) 

"WHEN    SINNERS    MEET"    (Radio) 

"WILD    GOLD"    (Fox) 
PALArE— (2.rflO).     25c-35c-50c-60c-75c,     7 
days.     Gross:   $«.00O.     (Average.  $11,000) 
"SISTERS    UNDER    THE    SKIN"    (Col.) 
"THE    HELL   CAT"    (Col.) 
PRINCESS    ■-    (2.272),     25c-3Sc-50c-65c,     7 
days.     Gross:    $6,000.    (Average.    $6,000) 


Pickford  to  Buy  Play 

K.AX.SA.S  City,  July  IS.— Passing 
through  here  on  her  way  to  take  part 
in  "Mary  Pickford  Day"  at  the 
Wf)rld's  Fair,  Mary  Pickford  de- 
clared she  planned  to  give  the  Broad- 
way plays  the  once-over,  choosing  one 
for  her  next  picture.  She  said  she 
planned  to  contiiuie  her  writing  for 
(>ond  Ilnusckccpiiui,  begun  last  month. 
She  termed  as  "very  indefinite"  reports 
she  is  to  close  a  deal  for  the  publi- 
cation of  a  series  of  articles  on  Holly- 
wood. 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


Cincinnati 

CiNci.NNATi,  July  15. — The  local 
club's  first  picnic  will  be  held  at 
Strickler's  Grove,  suburban,  July  30. 
.\\\  proceeds  are  to  go  to  the  Film 
Board  of  Relief,  according  to  Noah 
ScHECTER,  Ralph  Kinsler  and  F'l- 
MEK  Dressman,  who  comprise  the 
picnic  committee. 

Barker  Bill  Ha.stixgs,  skipper  of 
the  RKO  Lyric,  was  absent  but  ac- 
counted for  a  couple  of  days  last  week. 
The  heat  got  him,  and  he  spent  his 
enforced  vacation  in  bed. 

Col.  Arthur  F'rudenfeld  is  wear- 
ing that  homesick  look.  The  better 
half  is   visiting  in  California. 

Manny  Shure  and  Joe  Goetz  have 
returned  from  a  fortnight's  vacation 
with  new  enthusiasm  and  an  inex- 
haustable  supply  of  tall  fish  stories. 


Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  July  15. — Arrange- 
ments have  been  completed  for  the  an- 
nual industry  outing  to  be  held  July 
16  at  the  Ivanhoe  Country  Club,  states 
A.  H.  Cole,  general  chairmaiL  The 
afifair  is  sponsored  by  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Relief  Fund  and  the  Variety 
Club. 

The  program  is  the  most  elaborate 
ever  staged  here  and  attendance  is  ex- 
pected to  break  all  records.  Golf  will 
iiighlight  the  before  noon  "doings," 
and  in  the  afternoon  there  will  be  a 
baseball  game  between  exhibitors  and 
exchangemen.  Swimming,  games  and 
contests,  a  kangaroo  court  and  im- 
I)romptu  entertainment  will  make  the 
day  a  full  one.  The  evening  will  be 
given  over  to  dancing  and  entertain- 
ment. 

At  the  club's  monthly  business  meet- 
ing, the  following  general  committee 
was  announced :  A.  H.  Cole,  Para- 
mount, chairman;  C.  A.  Schultz, 
Commonwealth  Theatres;  Irwin  Du- 
liiNSKV,  Dubinsky  Bros.  Theatres; 
E.  C.  Rhoden,  Fox  Midwest  Thea- 
tres ;  Geokge  Carrington,  Erpi. 

Conunittces  functioning  for  the  day 
have  been  appointed  by  the  Board  of 
Trade  as  follows : 

Rcfrcslinic)tts-~A.  F.  Baker,  chairman; 
'' .  R.  Biechele.  Ed  Shanberg,  Bill 
.■\t.tiiau.s.    Joe    Manfre. 

Games  and  Contests — Harry  Taylor. 
chairman;  William  Warner.  Don  Davis, 
(ii's    Diamond.    F'inton    Jones. 

Golf — William  Bentamin.  chairman; 
Harry  Taylor,  Harris  P.  Wolfberg,  Jay 
Means. 

Kanr/aroo  Court — Leland  Hazard,  judge; 
Edgar    Jones,    policeman. 

Doctors — CiF.orge  Knappenberger,  Clif- 
ford   L.     GiLLES. 

/-aw    and    Order — William    Warner. 

Baseball — Martin  Finkelstein.  J.  A. 
I^Ewis.  Charles  Val-ghan,  "Dusty" 
Rhodes,    Harry   Hays. 

Entertainment — I.  Dubinsky.  chairman; 
('korge  Baker.  Barney  Joffee,  Jack 
Cregory. 

Publicity — Leo  Finkelstein,  chairman; 
Paul   Bayzman,  Al   Finestone. 


Concessions — Leo       Finkelstein,       chair- 
man;  Jim   States,  John   Muciimore.  Paul 
LaRociie. 

Two  girls  from  each  office  will  be 
selected  as  hostesses  to  schedule  games 
a.nd  contests.  The  regular  Monday 
luncheon  meeting  will  be  dispensed 
with  for  the  day. 

New  members  recently  receiving  the 
"barker"  degree  are:  Leland  Hazard, 
L  T.  O.  attorney ;  Dr.  Clifford  L. 
GiLLE.s,  and  Martin  Schiff,  Univer- 
sal  auditor. 

Before  leaving  for  the  East,  Rev. 
R.  W.  Gardner,  club  chaplain,  was 
presented  a  silver  card  signifying  he 
was  made  an  associate  life  member  of 
the  local  tent.  Cole  made  the  present- 
ation, at  a  bon  voyage  party  at  the 
club.  Another  traveler  is  Sam 
Abend,  on  the  high  seas  Europe- 
bound. 

Recent  visitors  have  been  Ben 
Blotckv,  Paramount  district  man- 
ager, Minneaixjlis ;  Jllian  King, 
Metro,  Denver,  and  these  Erpi  men : 
J.  L.  Reynolds,  New  York;  R.  Hil- 
ton, Chicago,  and  A.  A.  Ward,  Dallas. 


Washington 

Washix(;ton,  July  15. — The  local 
Variety  Club  formally  took  its  place 
among  the  family  of  tents  when  Na- 
tiona.l  Chief  Barker  John  H.  Harris. 
Pittsburgh,  installed  the  officers. 

Assisting  in  the  installation  was  Na- 
tional Orator  A.  K.  Rowswell,  Pitts- 
burgh. 

The  officers  are:  John  J.  Payette, 
chief  barker;  Ri'dolph  Berger,  first 
assistant  chief  barker;  J.  Louis  Ro.me, 
second  assistant  chief  barker ;  Harry 
Hunter,  propertyman ;  Sam  A.  Ga- 
LANTY.  wagonman ;  and  Carter  T. 
Barron,  A.  Julian  Brylawski, 
Charles  Kranz,  Joseph  P.  Morgan, 
William  K.  Saxton,  and  Samuel  N. 
Wheeler,  canvassmen. 

Following  the  induction  into  office, 
a  reception  and  house  warming  was 
held  in  the  club  rooms  in  the  Willard 
Hotel. 

Entertainment  was  furnished  by 
Mary  Brian,  Gordon  and  King,  the 
Radio  Aces,  and  the  Russian  Revels. 
Benny  Ross  acted  as  master  of  cere- 
monies. 

More  than  80  barkers  flocked  to  the 
weekly  luncheon,  with  J.  Louis  Rome 
and  Edward  Jacobs  acting  as  kings 
for  the  day. 

Dr.  M.  Sayle  Taylor,  better  known 
as  radio's  "The  Voice  of  Experience," 
was  guest  of  honor. 

Fred  M.  Heider,  one-time  vaudeville 
dancer,  was  appointed  as  steward. 

When  the  club  meets  Monday 
king  for  the  day  will  be  Brylawski 
and  Berger  will  present  Sol.  A. 
Rosenblatt. 


To  Get  More  Hitler  Film 

Samuel  Cummins,  of  Jewel  Prod., 
left  for  London  Saturday  aboard  the 
Aqiiitania  to  bring  back  scenes  of  the 
Berlin  and  Munich  uprising  against 
the  Hitler  government,  claimed  to  have 
been  taken  on  the  spot  by  Cornelius 
\^anderbilt.  Jr.  The  clips  will  be  made 
part  of  "Hitler's  Reign  of  Terror," 
which  is  now  being  shown  in  this 
country  by  Cummins. 


Friedman  in  New  Post 

Pittsburgh,  July  15. — Max  Fried- 
man, chief  booker  for  Warners  here, 
has  been  promoted  to  the  Albany  zone 
where  he  will  be  in  charge  of  buying 
as  well  as  bookings.  He  has  taken  up 
his   new  duties. 

Harry  Feinstein,  Warner  short 
booker  in  the  local  office,  gets  Fried- 
man's post.  Feinstein's  successor  has 
not  yet  been  najned. 


"Monica"  Gets 
Good  $30,000 
At  Boston  Met 


Bcston,  July  15. — With  the  vaca- 
tion season  getting  into  full  swing, 
.grosses  fell  off  la.st  week,  but  even  so, 
'Dr.  Monica,"  with  a  stage  show  at 
he  Metropolitan,  reached  $30,000,  up 
by   $2,000. 

"Of  Human  Bondage"  was  $2,000 
over  par  at  $18,00()  at  Keith's,  and 
"Murder  in  the  X'anities"  had  a  good 
$17,500  at    Loew's   State. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $97,500. 
Average  is   $94,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing   July   12: 

"COCKEYED    CAVALIERS"    (Radio) 

"LOVE  CAPTIVE"    (Univ.) 
RO.STON     (2,9fX)),    2.Sc-.S0c,    7  days.   Gross: 
$16.(XI0.      (Average.    $16.fX)0) 
"RETURN   OF  THE  TERROR"   (F.  N.) 

"KISS  AND   MAKE  UP"   (Para.) 
FE.\ WAV— (1.800).  .?0c-50c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$8.0(X).     (Averaue,  $9,000) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 
KE1TH'.S-(.!.5()0).  .K)c-50c.  7  days.   Gross: 
.$18.0(10      (Average.   $16,000) 

"MURDER   IN   THE   PRIVATE  CAR" 

(M-G-M) 
LOEW.S  .STATE-   (.i.70O),  3.Sc-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $17..S()0.     (Average.   $15,000) 

"DR.   MONICA"    (Warners) 
METROPOLITAN    —    (4..550),    .TOc-6!;c.    7 
days.      Black    and    White    Jamliorec.     Gross: 
$.!0.000.     (Average,  $28,000) 
"RETURN   OF  THE   TERROR"    (F.   N.) 
"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"  (Para.) 
PARA.MOUXT     (1.8fXJ).    .!0c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $8,000.    (Average,   $9,000) 


"Scandal,"  "Nurse" 
Only  Buffalo  Draw 

Buffalo,  July  15. — "Private  Scan- 
dal" and  "Registered  Nurse"  at  the 
Century  were  the  only  films  to  do 
normal  business.  The  take  was 
$6,000.  Heat  toward  the  end  of  the 
week  offset  a  big  week-end  draw  on 
"Shoot  the  Works." 

Total  take  was  $31,100.  Average 
is  $34,800. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  13 : 

"THE    CIRCUS    CLOWN"    (F.    N.) 

BUFFALO  (.i.50O).  .iOc-.S5c.  7  days. 
.Stage:  Sid  Cary;  Wilhur  Hall  &  Loretta 
Deniiison;  Allen  &  Kent;  \'era  Wilcox; 
Maxine  Louise  Kisor  &  Co..  Gross:  '12.000. 
'Average.    $14..!00) 

"PRIVATE     SCANDAL"     (Para.) 
"REGISTERED   NURSE"    (Warners) 
CENTLTRY-(.!,0OO),    25c.    7    days.     Gross: 
?6.000.    Average.    $6,000) 

"SHOOT    THE    WORKS"    (Para.) 
HIPPODROME~(2.100).    25c-40c,    7    days 
Gross:     $7,100.    Average.    $?.000) 

"LET'S   BE   RITZY"    (Univ.) 
"MURDER    ON    THE    CAMPUS" 
(First    Division) 
LAFAYETTE   —   (.L300).      25c,      7      days. 
Gross:   $6,000.      (Average,   $6,500. 


Col.  Pushing  New 
Season's  Production 

Hollywood,  July  15.— Clearing  its 
decks  of  the  last  of  the  present  sea- 
son's product,  Columbia  is  in  the  midst 
of  activity  on  its  production  program 
for   1934-35. 

"One  Night  of  Love,"  the  first  for 
the  new  year,  completed,  the  studio  is 
now  at  work  on  "Broadway  Bill," 
"The  Girl  Friend,"  "That's  Grati- 
tude," "Spring  3100,"  "Sure  Fire," 
"$25  an  Hour"  "Eight  Bells"  and 
"The  Depths   Below." 

"Girl  in  Danier,"  "Blind  Date,' 
"The  Defense  Rests,"  "Name  the 
Woman"  and  "Beyond  the  Law"  wind 
up  the  present  season. 


"EG.U.S.PAT.OfF. 


Du  Pont  Film  Manufacturing  Corporation 


35  WEST  45TH  STREET 
NEW  YORK  CITY 

PLANT.  .  .  PARLIN,  N.J. 


SMITH  &  ALLER  LTD. 

6656-.  SANTA  MONICA  BLVD. 

HOLLYWOOD,  CAL. 


THECBOHSPTRADE  MARK  HAS  NEVER  BEEN  PLACED  ON  AN  INFERIOR  PRODUCT 


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TEN  CENTS 


Strike  Closes 
All  Houses  in 
San  Francisco 


Loss  in  Receipts  Will  Be 
$50,000  Daily 

San  Fkancisco,  July  16. — All  local 
theatres  were  dark  today  in  the  gen- 
eral strike  which  holds  this  city  in 
its  grip  when  projectionists,  musi- 
cians and  stagehands  joined  the  walk- 
out. Closings  are  estimated  at  200. 
Loss  in  receipts  is  expected  to  ap- 
proximate $50,000  daily,  with  more 
than    3,000    employes    affected. 

It  is  understood  no  attempt  will  be 
made  to  operate  theatres  with  non- 
union help,  though  the  report  has  been 
confirmed  that  a  private  company 
plans  opening  the  Tivoli,  now  dark, 
under  protection.  Managers  are  em- 
phatic that  no  attempt  will  be  made 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


Chicago  Expecting 
Few  Cancellations 

Chicago,  July  16.—  Exchange  man- 
agers here  expect  few  cancellations  on 
moral  grounds  as  a  result  of  the  new 
privilege  granted  by  major  producers 
to  enable  exhibitors  to  avoid  playing 
films  against  which  there  is  an  or- 
ganized protest. 

Some  chiseling  is  predicted,  but  the 
feeling  prevails  that  cancellations  will 
be  few  on  money-makers,  even  though 
objections  are  filed. 


Para.  Audit  Shows 
$15,500,000  Cash 

Paramount's  cash  position  now 
stands  at  $15,500,000,  it  was  revealed 
yesterday  by  audits  recently  com- 
pleted for  the  trustees  for  the  debtor 
corporation.  Unofficial  estimates  re- 
cently placed  the  company's  cash  on 
hand  anywhere  from  $10,000,000  to 
$15,000,000. 

Allied  Owners'  Corp.,  one  of  the 
larger    Paramount    Publix    creditors, 

(Continued  on   page  8) 


I  Kuykendall  to  Fight 
Non-Theatre  Prizes 

Unfair  competition  from  non-thea- 
trical as  well  as  industry  sources  will 
be  combatted  by  Campi's  unfair  trade 
practice  committee,  Ed  Kuykendall, 
committee  chairman,  stated  yesterday 
in  appealing  to  exhibitors  to  report 
local  instances  of  unfair  trade  prac- 
ties  of  any  description  to  his  com- 
mittee. 

Kuykendall' s    statement    points    out 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


No  Release  Lapse  Seen 
Due  to  Church  Campaign 


Laemmle  Asks  Avoidance  of 
Idea  Clean  Films  Won  Y  Hit 


Exhibitors  can  get  by  with  clean 
pictures,  but  one  of  the  troubles  is 
theatre  men  take  it  for  granted  they 
cannot,  declared  Carl  Laemmle  in  a 
statement  issued  yesterday.  His  re- 
marks later  are  to  appear  in  Universal 
Weekly  as  one  of  his  series  of 
"Straight-from-the-Slioulder"   talks. 

"Don't  let  the  church  drive  get  you 
down,"   warned   Laemmle. 

"Don't  take  it  for  granted  that  clean 
pictures  won't  get  by. 

"Llniversal  in  its  long  career  has 
made  1,400  feature  pictures  which  live 
up  to  today's  strictest  requirements  for 
decency.  We  have  slipped  very  sel- 
dom— and  you  made  no  more  money 
when  we  slipped  than  when  we  didn't. 

"By  what  seems  a  strange  coinci- 
dence Universal  was  the  company  to 
receive  the  first  'seal  of  purity.'  There 
was  a  time  when  this  would  have  been 
harmful  to  any  picture,  but  let's   live 


No  Hyams  Deal 

Deal  whereby  Paramount 
(British)  would  acquire  the 
H.  and  G.  Kinemas,  operated 
in  London  suburbs  by  Phil 
Hyams  and  Major  Gale,  is 
reported   off. 

London,  .July  16.  —  Phil 
Hyams,  back  from  the  States, 
again  denies  a  deal  had  been 
talked  with  Paramount  and 
repeats  what  he  said  in  New 
York  that  his  trip  was  a  va- 
cation only. 


in   the   conditions    of   today    and   quit 
talking  about  yesterday. 
"It  has  become  a  custom  in  the  pic- 

(Continued  on   page   7) 


Denver  Houses 
Rebel  Against 
Code  Rulings 


Denver,  July  16. — Thirty-six  of  40 
houses  in  the  metropolitan  area  here 
have  signed  a  manifesto  pledging  not 
to  recognize  Campi  or  the  local  code 
boards  "unless  and  until  radical  and 
fundamental  changes  are  made,"  giving 
the  complaining  exhibitors  local  "self- 
government"  in  their  affairs. 

The  rebellion  against  Campi  and 
the  local  boards  was  brought  to  a 
head  by  a  recent  decision  of  the  griev- 
ance board  prohibiting  bank  nights, 
cash  nights  and  country  store  nights 

(Continued   on    page   4) 


Pay  Report  May  Be 
Issued  This  Week 

Washington,  July   16. — The  much- 
heralded   salary   report   may  be   made 
public   before   the  end  of  the   current 
week,   it   was   said   today  by   Division 
(Continued  on   page  4) 


Protestants' 
Pledges  Out 
In  Few  Days 


Clean  film  pledges  in  the  form 
agreed  upon  last  week  by  the  Federal 
Council  of  Churches  of  Christ  in 
America  will  go  out  next  week,  ac- 
cording to  Rev.  Dr.  Wprth  M.  Tippy. 
Bids  for  printing  have  been  asked. 

Dr.  Tippy  expects  "many  millions" 
of  them  to  be  circulated. 

"The  demand  is  spontaneous,"  he 
said.  "Circulation  of  pledges  among 
Protestant  churches  is  already  under 
way.  It  has  been  for  the  past  two 
weeks  among  Presbyterians  in  Chica- 

(Coniinned   on    page   7) 


Cleveland  Boycott 
Hits  Neighborhoods 

Cleveland,  July  16. — The  drive  for 
better  pictures  has  not,  so  far,  hurt 
downtown  theatres,  but  neighborhood 
houses,     especially    those    located    in 

(Continued  on   page   7) 


Six-Week  Supply   Ready 

Before  Code  Clamps 

Began  July  15 

With  many  releases  for  the  next 
six  weeks  "in  the  house,"  previously 
approved  under  the  production  code 
prior  to  July  15,  and  production  in 
Hollywood  described  as  only  "slightly 
subnormal"  for  this  time  of  the  year, 
major  distributors  yesterday  were  con- 
fident theatres  faced  no  break  in  the 
flow  of  product  because  of  the  church 
campaign  and  studio  precaution  against 
material   hitherto  found  objectionable. 

It  is  pretty  much  of  an  open  secret 
that  some  pictures  under  or  over  the 
finish  line  by  last  Saturday  midnight 
when  "teeth"  in  Production  Code  Ad- 
ministration began  to  bite  harder  and 
more  diligently  than  before  have  been 
turned  back  to  writers  and  directors 
for  rewriting  or  re-shooting  of  certain 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Production  Slows 
Further  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  July  16. — Evidence  that 
producers  are  continuing  to  slow  down 
by  carefully  preparing  new  pictures  to 
conform  with  demands  of  the  reform 
movement  is  manifested  in  last  week's 
survey  of  production.  This  check  shows 
only  32  features  and  seven  shorts  in 
work  as  against  33  and  12  for  the 
preceding  week. 

The  same  indication  of  care  applies 
to    number    of    pictures    in    the    final 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Say  Omaha  Closing 
Due  to  Film  Drive 

Omaha,  July  16. — Church  cam- 
paigning against  objectionable  pic- 
tures which  has  delayed  release  of 
the  West  picture,  "Madame  Du 
Barry"  and  "The  Girl  from  Missouri" 
("Born  to  Be  Kissed")  is  given  as 
the  reason  for  decision  to  darken  the 
Paramount  Wednesday  night.  Sum- 
mer doldrums  may  have  something  to 
do  with  it,  but  the  house  officially 
sticks  to  its  story  that  it  is  a  dearth 
of  topnotch  attractions  which  precipi- 
ated  the  move. 

This  will  mark  the  first  time  the 
house,  Omaha's  elite  theatre,  will 
close  since  its  opening  in  1927.  Thirty 
people  will  be  added  to  unemployment 
ranks.  Manager  Davidson  stays  one 
week  beyond  the  shutdown  to  clean 
up  detail. 


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Scout  Serial  Deal  Set 

George  Stout  and  Ben  Cohen  of 
Romance  Prod.,  Inc.,  are  here  from 
Hollywood  for  conferences  with 
Harry  Thomas,  head  of  First  Divi- 
sion, on  distribution  of  "Young 
Eagles,"  a  Boy  Scout  serial  recently 
completed  by  Romance.  First  Divi- 
sion will  handle  the  picture  in  60  per 
cent  of  the  territory  and  state  righters 
in  the  remainder,  it  was  stated.  Stout 
and  Cohen  return  to  the  coast  by 
automobile  this  week. 


Latin  Writers  to  Dine 

The  Paramount  International  Corp. 
will  be  host  to  New  York  correspon- 
dents for  Latin-American  publications 
at  a  luncheon  today  at  Sardi's.  Among 
those  present  will  be  George  Weltner 
and  Albert  Deane  of  Paramount  In- 
ternational, Jack  Alicoate  of  Film 
Daily,  Red  Kann  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Wolfe  Kaufman  of  Variety 
and  J.  P.  McKnight  of  the  Associated 
Press. 


Hicks  Sailing  Tomorrow 

John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  vice-president 
of  Paramount  International  Corp.,  to- 
morrow leaves  for  London  aboard  the 
Manhattan  on  his  semi-annual  inspec- 
tion tour  of  England  and  the  Conti- 
nent. He  will  be  away  about  two 
months. 


Three  Majors 
To  Keep  Dual 
Ban  in  Pacts 


Clauses  in  Warner,  M-G-M  and 
Paramount  contracts  banning  double 
featuring  of  the  product  of  those  com- 
panies have  been  retained  in  the  new 
season  contract  forms,  but  will  not  be 
enforced  in  areas  where  there  is  no 
opposition  to  the  dual  policy,  it  was 
learned  yesterday. 

In  Chicago,  Cleveland  and  other 
centers  where  anti-dual  feeling  is 
strong,  the  clauses  will  be  rigidly  en- 
forced. So  far  as  could  be  learned 
the  contracts  of  these  three  companies 
are  the  only  ones  containing  anti- 
double  featuring  provisions.  The 
clauses  are  carryovers  from  other 
seasons,  having  been  included  in  the 
companies'  contracts  for  several  sea- 
sons past. 


Trent  Carr  Improved 

Hollywood,  July  16. — Condition  of 
Trem  Carr,  who  has  been  cnfined  to 
the  Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hospital  for 
a  month  following  a  major  operation, 
is  so  improved  he  will  be  able  to 
leave   the   hospital   this   week. 

Hans  Schwartz,  Fox  director,  un- 
derwent an  operation  for  appendici- 
tis at  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hos- 
pital. Dr.  Maurice  Kahn  performed 
the  operation. 


Canal  Film  on  Tap 

Hollywood,  July  16. — Warners  are 
making  elaborate  plans  for  early  film- 
ing of  a  yarn  dealing  with  the  build- 
ing of  the  Panama  Canal.  The  two 
major  characterizations  will  be  Maj. 
Gen.  George  W.  Goethals,  the  engi- 
neer, and  Dr.  William  C.  Gorgas. 
Paul  Muni  is  tentatively  lined  up  for 
one  of  the  roles. 


Not   Bankrupt — Keaton 

Paris,  July  16. — That  he  was 
bankrupt  was  denied  here  today  by 
Buster  Keaton.  He  termed  the  report 
that  a  petition  in  bankruptcy  had  been 
filed  in  his  behalf  in  Los  Angeles  as 
a  "complete  surprise."  He  said  he 
had  given  his  attorney  no  authority 
to  take  such  action. 


Newsreel  Plan  Out 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 
London,  July  16.  —  The 
newsreel  idea,  officially 
sponsored  by  the  Cinemato- 
graph Exhibitors'  Ass'n,  has 
been  stepped  on  by  the  gen- 
eral purposes  committee  of 
the  organization. 


Await  French  Moves 
Under  Herriot  Rule 

Developments  in  the  new  French 
film  structure  with  the  appointtnent  of 
Edouard  Herriot,  foriner  premier  and 
now  minister  without  portfolio  as  the 
head  of  the  new  commission  in  charge 
of  the  government's  relations  with  the 
film  industry,  are  being  awaited  with 
curiosity  at  the  Hays  office. 

"This  is  an  entirely  new  departure," 
said  Major  Frederick  L.  Herron,  in 
charge  of  foreign  relations  at  the 
Hays  office,  "and  it  will  be  a  .short 
while  yet  before  we  will  be  able  to 
tell  just  what  affect  the  new  move  will 
have  on  American  interests  in  France. 

"Premier  Herriot,"  he  continued, 
"is  supposed  to  be  decidedly  pro- 
American,  but  it  was  during  his  re- 
gime that  most  of  the  penalties  were 
imposed  on  American  products  enter- 
ing France." 


Fields-Leroy  Again 

Hollywood,  July  16. — Paramount  is 
renewing  the  W.  C.  Fields-Baby  Le- 
roy  team  in  "The  Old  Spinning 
Wheel."  Paul  Gerard  Smith  is  now 
working  on  the  adaptation.  The 
youngster  has  also  been  spotted  in  the 
Damon  Runyon  yarn,  "The  Lemon 
Drop  Kid." 


Buzzell  Marries  Aug.  10 

Hollywood,  July  16. — Eddie  Buz- 
zell's  marriage  to  Sarah  Clark  is  set 
for  Aug.  10.  The  couple  will  honey- 
moon in  Honolulu. 


Jack  Cohn  Is  Back 

Jack  Cohn,  Columbia  vice-presi- 
dent, gets  into  town  from  the  coast 
this  morning.  Nate  Spingold  is  with 
him. 


Mascot  Starts  Tomorrow 

Hollywood,  July  16. — The  starting 
date  on  Mascot's  "Crimson  Romance" 
has  been  set  for  Wednesday.  Dave 
Howard  will  direct. 


Dietz  on  the  Mend 

Howard  Dietz,  director  of  adver- 
tising and  publicity  for  M-G-M,  is 
recovering  from  an  attack  of  arthritis 
and  removal  of  his  tonsils  at  Doctors' 
Hospital.  He  expects  to  be  discharged 
this  week. 


All  Issues  on  Big  Board  Down 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 27y»  27^  27Ji       —  ^ 

Consolidated   Film  Industries,  pfd 13'/i  13  13  —  I/2 

Eastman  Kodak   99  97}^  971^        —IVg 

Fox    Film    "A" U'A  IVA  11^        —1 

Loew's,   Inc 27^  26i^  26^        —1^ 

Paramount    Publix,    cts S'A         35^         3^       —  'A 

Pathe   Exchange   "A" 19H  19'/4        19?^       —'A 

RKO    ZVf.         2  2  -Vg 

Warner   Bros 4%         AVs         4Vg       —  'A 

Technicolor  Gains  Vs  on  Curb 

Net 
Hi^h      Low      Close     Change 

Technicolor     WA        IVA        1354        -h  'A 

Paramount  Publix  Bonds  Off  Vx 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chaiu^e 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 7  7  7  —  Yt, 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46 67'/i  (>VA        67'4        

Loew's  6s  '41,  WW  deb  rights 100^  100^  100^  —  Vi 

Paramount  Broadway  S^is  '51 40!/2  40  40;4  -\-  Vi 

Paramount  Publix  S5^s  'SO 'OVx  47  47  —  Vi 

Pathe  7s  '37,  WW <mi  99^       99Ji  +'4 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 53i/4  53^4        53^  —'4 


Sales 

100 
100 
800 
400 

1.300 
700 
200 
100 

1.400 


Sales 

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Sales 

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1 
3 
2 
2 
3 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

FRANK  C.  Walker,  Eddie  Dowling 
and  Colvin  Brown  combined  for 
lunch  at  the  Tavern  yesterday.  An- 
other threesome  was  Maury  Cohen 
of  Invincible,  George  Batcheller  of 
Chesterfield  and  Ralph  Poucher  of 
Consolidated.  Among  others,  as  well, 
were  Harry  Arthur,  King  Charney, 
Bill  German. 

Joe  Weil,  now  abroad  with  Carl 
Laemmle,  postcards  from  Wien,  Vi- 
enna to  you :  "All  well  on  the  western 
front.  Vienna  film  people  gave  C.  L. 
a  fine  reception  on  his  arrival.  Feeling 
fit,  but  miss  the  handball  and  riding." 
Handball  and  riding  refer  to  Weil,  of 
course,  not  Laemmle. 

Gloria  Hatrick,  daughter  of  Ed- 
gar B.  Hatrick,  general  manager  of  ■ 
the  William  Randolph  Hearst  film  in- 
terests, is  winner  of  a  society  girl 
beauty  contest,  held  at  the  Westchester 
Country  club  the  other  day. 

A.  H.  Van  Buren  is  putting  the 
finishing  touches  on  the  script  of  "The 
Voice  Within"  with  A.  W.  Pezet  and 
expects  to  get  started  directing  within 
a  week.  It  will  be  produced  for 
Franklin  and  Stoner  in  New  York. 

Charle.s  L.  Clifford's  "Soldier 
Woman"  has  been  purchased  by  Para- 
mount for  Carole  Lombard.  She  will 
also  do  Damon  Runyon's  "Maybe  a 
Queen." 

Robert  Don  at,  young  English  stage 
and  screen  star  who  just  finished  work 
in  "The  Count  of  Monte  Cristo,"  ar- 
rived in  town  yesterday.  He  sails  for 
England,   Saturday. 

"Pec;"  Mahoney,  secretary  to 
Jack  McInerney  at  the  Paramount 
Theatre,  is  back  from  a  two  weeks' 
vacation  in  Miami. 

Al  Adams,  of  U.  A.,  for  the  first 
time  in  his  life  broke  100.  He  shot 
a  97  over  the  week-end  at  Grassy 
Sprain   in   Westchester. 

Ruby  Keeler  expects  to  leave  for 
the  coast  next  Monday  to  begin  work 
in  "Flirtation  Walk"  for  Warners. 

Howard  J.  Green,  Paramount 
writer,  will  have  a  play,  "Happy  End- 
ing," produced  on  Broadway  this  fall. 

Charles  R.  Rogers  arrived  from 
the  coast  yesterday  via  the  canal  and 
went  to  Boston  for  a  couple  of  days. 

Mike  Beck  has  returned  after  a  six- 
week  vacation  trip  in  South  America. 
That  haircut  he  sports  is  a  corker. 

William  Gluck  has  been  named 
sales  manager  for  the  Amusement 
Supply  Co. 

B.  B.  DE  Colmont,  French  screen 
writer,  arrives  today  on  the  Paris. 


Starr,  ''U"  Producer 

Hollywood,  July  16. — Irving  Starr, 
formerly  associated  with  Reliance, 
has  been  engaged  by  Universal  to  act 
as  associate  producer  for  the  series  of 
six  Buck  Jones  features,  first  of  which 
will   be   "Rocky   Rhodes." 

Universal  is  rounding  up  a  preten- 
tious cast  for  its  next  musical,  "Wake 
Up  and  Dream."  So  far  it  contains 
Russ  Columbo,  June  Knight,  Roger 
Pryor,  Matt  McHugh,  Spencer  Char- 
ters, Philip  Dakin,  Constance  Kent, 
Eddie  Prinz,  Andy  Devine  and  Henry 
Armetta.  Kurt  Neumann  is  directing. 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  July   17.   1934 


Denver  Houses 
Rebel  Against 
Code  Rulings 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

while  it  dismissed  a  complaint  against 
Harry  Huffman,  circuit  operator, 
based  on  a  weekly  a,utomobile  give- 
away at  one  of  his  theatres. 

The  complaint  against  Huffman  was 
dismissed  for  lack  of  evidence.  A  ticket 
used  in  the  drawing  was  the  only 
evidence  submitted,  and,  while  the 
methods  used  in  the  giveaway  stunt 
are  common  knowledge  in  Denver, 
none  of  the  complainants  at  the  hear- 
ing would  testify. 

Local  exhibitors  claim  the  griev- 
ance board  has  no  jurisdiction  under 
the  code  to  pass  on  giveaways  and 
lotteries  until  75  per  cent  of  affiliated 
and  unafifilia,ted  exhibitors  agree  in 
writing  that  the  practices  should  be 
stopped. 

The  manifesto  signed  by  the  36  ex- 
hibitors was  addressed  to  Code  Au- 
thority at  New  York.  Its  text  fol- 
lows : 

"We  the  undersigned,  being  the  man- 
agers, owners  and  operators  of  80  per  cent 
of  the  theatres  in  the  metropolitan  area 
of  Denver,  hereby  serve  notice  upon  you, 
and  upon  your  so-called  local  grievance 
board  in  this  territory,  that  we  shall  no 
longer  recognize  you  or  your  grievance 
board,  unless  and  until  radical  and  funda- 
mental changes  are  made  whereby  the 
empty  promises  given  us  to  the  effect  that 
our  affairs  would  be  a  matter  of  local  self- 
government  are  in  some  measure  complied 
with. 

"To  Continue  as  We  See  Fit" 

"As  American  citizens,  we  are  not  de- 
pendent upon  you  or  upon  any  of  your  so- 
called  boards  or  bureaus  for  our  right  to 
carry  on  our  business,  and  we  intend  to 
continue  as  we  see  fit.  without  any  further 
oppression,    intermeddlinK    or    dictation. 

"We  are  weary  of  having  the  so-called 
code  of  fair  competition  used  as  a  mere 
weapon  of  discrimination,  scheming  and  op- 
pression, undertaking  to  impose  upon  us 
views  and  policies  of  others  who  have  in- 
vested no  money,  taken  no  risks  and  ren- 
dered no  services  in  our  respective  private 
businesses. 

"Some  of  us  are  at  present  aggrieved  by 
a  ridiculous  ruling  of  your  so-called  griev- 
ance board  in  flat  contradiction  to  the  terms 
and  intentions  of  the  code. 

"We  denounce  such  travesties  of  justice 
as  that  involved  in  the  so-called  hearing  here 
of  July  9,  1934. 

''The  travesty  of  justice  which  allows  a 
board  to  attempt  to  permit  or  forbid  certain 
practices  in  the  absence  of  a  vote  of  ex- 
hibitors passing  upon  such  methods,  is  sug- 
gestive of  the  methods  of  the  OGPU  in 
Russia,  but  is  repulsive  to  every  principle 
of  American  justice  and  fair  dealing.  The 
rules  attempted  to  be  laid  down  in  the  code 
and  in  your  instructions  and  regulations  to 
local  boards  were  wholly  flouted  and  ignored. 

"Other  meddlesome  and  oppressive  prac- 
tices and  usurpations,  purporting  to  be  made 
under  code  authority,  have  convinced  us  that 
we  should  stand  upon  our  rights  as  citizens 
engaged  in  lawful  business,  and  shake  off 
all  un-American,  arbitrary  and  ridiciulous 
dictation. 

"Those  of  us  who  have  signed  the  code 
in  question  arc  not  changing  our  status,  one 
way  or  another,  by  signing  this  statement 
and   warning  to   you. 

"Those  of  us  who  have  not  signed  the  code, 
wish  it  distinctly  understood  that,  by  giving 
you  this  warning  and  ultimatum,  we  are  in 
no  sense  recognizing  you,  or  the  NRA,  or 
any  local  board,  or  the  so-called  code  of 
fair  competition  for  the  motion  picture  in- 
dustry, as  having  any  authority  whatsoever 
over  us  in  any  manner  or  form,  but  are 
giving  you  this  notice  so  that,  if  you  shall 
see  fit  to  bring  your  local  activities  and 
those  of  your  local  grievance  board  into 
line  with  reason,  fair  dealing  and  tound 
principles,  we  shall  then  consider  what  meas- 
ure of  recognition  or  participation  we  are  at 
liberty  to  give  you. 

"Unless  and  until   that   is  done,   we   shall 


''Knits  to  Your 

Hollywood,  July  16. — When 
Mary  Boland  knits,  she  knits; 
and  it  can't  be  called  by  any 
other  name. 

A  Paramount  guide  show- 
ing a  visitor  through  the 
studio  reached  the  "Pursuit 
to  Happiness"  set  and  pointed 
out  Miss  Boland  busy  on  a 
sweater  between  scenes. 

"She;  crochets,  too,"  whis- 
pei-ed  the  guide. 

"Knits  to  you,"  explained 
Miss  Boland. ' 


henceforth  refuse  to  subnut  in  any  way, 
either  as  complainants,  defendants,  witnesses 
or  otherwise,  to  the  arbitrary,  officious  and 
unauthorized  dictation  or  intermeddling  of 
any   local   board  in  this  area." 

The  manifesto  was  signed  by  the 
Navajo,  Rialto  at  Brighton,  Associ- 
ated Theatres,  Inc.,  Isis,  Granada, 
Egyptian,  Oriental,  Amusement  En- 
terprises, Inc.,  Alpine,  Mission,  Wash- 
ington Park,  Gothic,  Grand  at  Little- 
ton, Majestic,  Mayan,  State,  Santa 
Fe,  Jewel,  Zaza,  Victory,  Capitol,  Ri- 
voli.  Gem,  Plaza,  Palace,  Comet,  Rex, 
Gem  at  Golden,  Denver,  Paramount, 
Orpheum,  Aladdin,  Tabor,  Rialto, 
Bluebird,  Bideawee,  and  the  Arvada 
at  Arvada. 


No  copy  of  the  Denver  exhibitors' 
manifesto  has  been  received  by  Code 
Authority  nor  has  that  body  received 
any  official  notification  of  the  action 
taken  in  Denver,  John  C.  Flinn,  execu- 
tive secretary,  said  yesterday. 


Kuykendall  to  Fight 
Non-Theatre  Prizes 

(Continued   front    f>aiic    1) 

that  while  the  code  restricts  exhibi- 
tors from  conducting  lotteries  and  im- 
poses other  limitations  of  a  similar 
nature,  lotteries  and  prize  drawings 
are  being  given  by  tent  shows  and 
carnivals,  baseball  parks  give  away 
automobiles  and  free  performances  are 
staged  in  public  parks  and  halls.  All 
of  these  enterprises,  Kuykendall  points 
out,  are  direct  competition  for  the- 
atres in  most  instances  but  can  be 
stopped,  he  said,  if  exhibitors  cooper- 
ate with  the  Campi  committee  by  re- 
porting   them   promptly. 


Bank  Nights  Ruled 
Out  in  Los  Angeles 

Los  .Angeles,  July  16. — Bank  niglits 
have  been  ruled  out  here  by  the 
grievance  board.  The  complaint  was 
brought  by  the  Mission  Amusement 
Co.  against  the  Ventura  Theatre  and 
Rennie  Theatre,  San  Fernando.  The 
board's  order  is  effective  in  seven  days. 

Protests  scheduled  for  tomorrow 
involve  theatres  in  Oxnard,  Garfield, 
Long  Beach,  Alhambra,  Brentwood, 
Coronado,  Yosemite  and  Los  Angeles. 


Honor  Pizor  at  Dinner 

Philadelphia,  July  16. — Two  hun- 
dred film  men  joined  tonight  to  honor 
Lewen  Pizor,  retiring  president  of  the 
M.P.T.O.  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania, 
Southern  New  Jersey  and  Delaware, 
at  a  Bellevue-Stratford  dinner.  Louis 
Nizer  was  master  of  ceremonies  and 
Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the  na- 
tional M.P.T.O. A.,  was  in  attendance. 


Barck  lO-Cent  Case 
Going  Up  to  Campi 

Cleveland,  July  16. — Campi  is  to 
be  asked  to  decide  the  demand  of  S. 
H.  Barck,  Market  Square  Theatre, 
that  he  be  allowed  to  show  films  at 
10  cents  on  the  ground  that  he  is  last 
run  in  his  zone  and  follows  houses 
charging  20  cents  and  15  cents.  Barck 
claims  he  cannot  i>erform  his  15-cent 
contracts  without  going  out  of  business. 

The  complaint  was  directed  against 
all  houses  charging  15  cents  which 
have  protested  his  10-cent  policy  and 
also  all  distributors.  Barck  wanted 
this  opposition  declared  an  unfair 
trade  practice.  He  cited  in  his  com- 
plaint that  10-cent  scales  are  allowed 
outside   of   Cleveland. 


Screeno  Complaints 
Upheld  in  Chicago 

Chicacx),  July  16. — A  dozen  com- 
paints  against  theatres  using  the  game 
Screeno  have  been  upheld  by  the  lo- 
cal grievance  board  which  had  pre- 
viously branded  the  stunt  as  a  lottery. 
The  inventor  has  indicated  he  will 
take  the  matter  up  with  Code  Author- 
ity. He  contends  that  Screeno  is  a 
game  of  skill  and  not  of  chance. 

Screeno  is  the  old  game  variously 
known  under  the  name  of  Lotto, 
Keeno,  Corno,  Bunko,  etc.  In  theatres 
patrons  are  given  a  card  to  punch 
while  numbers  are  flashed  on  a  dial 
faced  clock  operated  from  the  pro- 
jection room. 


Claim  Chicago  Rule 
Favoring  Giveaways 

Chicago,  July  16. — According  to  Ed 
Brunnell,  one  of  the  leaders  of  the 
Independent  Theatre  Owners'  Ass'n, 
a  ruling  has  been  obtained  from  the 
corporation  counsel's  office,  saying 
giveaways  to  all  patrons  of  a  theatre 
are  not  in  violation  of  the  city  ordi- 
nances. 

Brunnell  retained  Charles  Bellows, 
former  assistant  state  attorney,  to 
handle  the  matter  in  behalf  of  his 
membership.  Bellows  reports  that 
Lieut.  Harry  Costello  has  agreed  not 
to  interfere  with  giveaways  where  all 
men  and  women  entering  theatres  are 
recipients  of  giveaways  of  equal  value. 


Pay  Report  May  Be 
Issued  This  Week 

(Continued  from    I'Or/c    1) 

Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt. 
With  the  report  will  be  a  digest,  set- 
ting forth  concisely  the  pertinent  facts 
developed  by  the  long  investigation. 
What  recommendations  will  be  made 
as  a  result  of  tlie  study  has  not  been 
divulged. 


A^.  O.  Clearances  Set 

New  Orleans,  July  16. — The  clear- 
ance and  zoning  board  has  adopted  the 
following  clearances :  First  runs,  50 
days  ;  second  runs  in  commercial  area, 
35  days  for  A  houses,  80  days  for  B 
houses  ;  first  subsequent  runs,  30  days  ; 
second  subsequent  runs,  21  days;  third 
subsequent  runs,  15  days ;  10-cent 
houses,  320  days  after  first  run. 


Miller  on  Appeals 

Buefalo,  July  16. — Dave  Miller, 
manager  of  the  Bufifalo  Universal  ex- 
change, president  of  the  Bufifalo  Film 
Board  of  Trade  and  chief  barker  of 
Variety  Club,  has  been  appointed  to 
the  Campi  appeals  board. 


Appeals  Body 
To  Hear  Only 
Specific  Cases 


Washington,  July  16. — Complaints' 
of  a  general  nature  against  the  film 
and  other  codes  will  receive  no  con- 
sideration from  the  Industrial  Ap- 
peals Board  of  the  National  Recov- 
ery Administration,  which  begins  op- 
erations August  1,  it  was  indicated  to- 
day. 

With  appointment  of  Mgr.  John 
Augustine  Ryan,  professor  of  social 
ethics  at  the  Catholic  University, 
Washington,  the  personnel  of  the 
board,  which  succeeds  the  National 
liecovery  Review  Board  headed  by 
Clarence  Darrow,  has  been  completed. 
The  other  members  of  the  board  will 
be  Amos  J.  Peaslee,  former  chief  of 
the  NRA  Compliance  Division,  who 
will  serve  as  chairman,  and  John  .S. 
Clement,  president  of  a  Philadelphia 
floor   covering   concern. 

The  new  group  will  receive  from 
administrative  officials  such  complaints 
against  the  NRA  as  they  cannot  them- 
selves correct.  Likewise,  should  any 
action  of  a  code  authority  be  alleged 
to  bear  unjustly  upon  a  business  or- 
ganization, failing  redress  by  the  code 
authority,  the  matter  will  be  taken  up 
with  the  deputy  administrator  in 
charge  to  be  forwarded  to  the  board. 

It  was  stressed  that  the  board  will 
have  no  direct  connection  with  in- 
dustry, but  its  appellate  character  will 
follow  within  the  administrative  setup 
of  the  administration,  thus  in  a  sense 
combining  quasi-judicial  processes, 
such  as  those  of  the  Federal  Trade 
Commission,  with  those  of  the  recent- 
ly abolished  National  Compliance 
Board. 

In  cases  of  complaints  by  small 
businesses  the  new  board  may  recom- 
mend the  granting  of  relief  by  exemp- 
tions, exceptions  or  modifications  of 
codes. 


Committee  to  Study 
Operator  Salaries 

Washington,  July  16. — Withdraw- 
al of  Donald  K.  Wallace  and  Daniel 
Bertrand  of  the  Research  and  Plan- 
ning Division  of  the  National  Recov- 
ery Administration  from  their  inves- 
tigation of  operators'  and  stagehands' 
pay  in  New  \'ork,  because  of  the 
length  of  time  which  promises  to  be 
required  for  the  study,  and  appoint- 
ment of  a  special  committee  to  carry 
on  the  work  was  announced  today  by 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt. 

The  committee,  of  which  L.  E. 
Thompson  of  RKO  will  be  chair- 
man, will  consist  of  Charles  Mos- 
cowitz,  of  Loew's,  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
Harry  Brandt,  George  Brown,  presi- 
dent of  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  and  Jo- 
seph Blatt  of  the  Empire  State  Oper- 
ators' Union. 

The  services  of  any  member  of  the  ■ 
NRA  will  be  at  the  disposal  of  the  I 
committee,  if  required,  Rosenblatt  ■ 
said. 


Capital  Zoning  Settled 

Washington,  July  16. — Clearance 
and  zoning  for  the  coming  season 
were  settled  by  the  local  board  at  its 
final  session  today. 


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Two  million  copies  of  Robert  Louis 
Stevenson's  beloved  classic  have  quickened 
le  faeart-beat  of  men,  women  and  children 
thr«iugh  the  years.  A  vast  audience  awaits 
Wallace  Beery,  Jackie  Cooper  invoking 
again  the  tear-dimmed  sentiment  of  their 
previous  mumph  in  "The  Champ."  Clear 
the  decks  forNa  mighty  entertainment! 


Trom  the  immortal 
adventure  romance  by 

ROBERT 
LOUIS 

STEVENSON 

Whose"Dr.  Jckyll  and  Mr. 

Hyde''  is  long  remembered 

by  film  audiences 

Dinctid  hy 

VICTOR  FLEMING 

PrpJuced  Ay 

HUNT    STROMBERG 


Tuesday,  July   17,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


No  Shortage 
Seen  Due  to 
Film  Drives 


(Continued  from  pat/e   1) 

sequences.  Outstanding  has  been  the 
Mae  West  picture.  In  second  place, 
probably,  was  "Madame  Du  Barry," 
which  Warners  now  anticipate  re- 
leasing in  a  few  weeks.  Third  was 
the  Harlow  picture,  "Born  to  Be 
Kissed,"  which  has  been  retitled  "The 
Girl  from  Missouri." 

Prior  to  the  deadline,  however,  there 
was  a  group  of  pictures  which  had 
passed  through  the  milder  production 
code  formula,  and,  therefore,  are  now 
ready  for  the  market. 

Most  companies  declare  themselves 
set  until  the  end  of  August. 

By  that  time,  pictures  now  in  work 
are  expected  to  be  ready.  With  pro- 
duction continuous  thereafter,  the  un- 
animous opinion  was  pictures  will 
reach  theatres  as  scheduled.  Not  ad- 
mitted, but  understood  a  fact,  never- 
theless, is  a  shift  in  attractions  be- 
cause of  setbacks  made  necessary  by 
more  strict  conformance  to  the  code 
which  is  in  effect  in  all  major  studios 
and  with  all  major  companies. 

As  an  indication  of  how  the  majors 
stand  on  product  availabilities  is  the 
following  data,  supplied  by  them  yes- 
terday : 

Columbia 

This  company  has  "The  Defense 
Rests,"  "Whom  the  Gods  Destroy," 
and  "Black  Moon"  ready.  In  some 
spots,  the  pictures  are  now  running. 
"Black  Moon,"  for  instance,  has 
played  the  Rialto,  New  York,  while 
"Whom  the  Gods  Destroy"  is  current 
at  the  Music  Hall. 

Ready  as  its  opener  for  the  new  sea- 
son is  "One  Night  of  Love,"  starring 
Grace  Moore.  These  pictures  have 
been  approved  under  the  old  code 
machinery. 

"Name  the  Woman,"  "Girl  in  Dan- 
ger," "Beyond  the  Law,"  and  "Blind 
Date"  are  either  cutting  or  in  the 
"lab."  They  have  yet  to  get  their 
code  endorsement. 

Columbia  says  it  is  set  until  the 
middle  of  August. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

According  to  Felix  F.  Feist,  gen- 
eral sales  manager,  M-G-M  is  in  the 
clear  until  August  31  with  "Paris 
Interlude,"  "Student  Tour,"  "Treas- 
ure Island,"  "Four  Walls,"  which  will 
be  retitled  "The  Street  Called 
Straight,"  and  "Chained."  The  latter 
is  in  production.  Feist  says  changes, 
if  any,  to  meet  code  requirements  can 
and  will  be  made  as  the  picture  is 
shooting. 

Paramount 

"The  Old-Fashioned  Way"  and 
"Elmer  and  Elsie"  virtually  round  out 
this  company's  1933-34  program.  Its 
officials  state  "Ladies  Should  Listen," 
"She  Loves  Me  Not,"  "The  Scarlet 
Empress,"  "You  Belong  to  Me" — all 
1934-35  releases — are  finished  and 
awaiting  release.  The  West  picture, 
of  course,  is  not. 

Radio 

Current    releases    at    Radio    include 
"Of  Human  Bondage,"   "The  Life  of 
Vergie  Winters,"  "We're  Rich  Again," 
(.Continued  on  page  8) 


Laemmle  Asks  Avoidance  of 
Idea  Clean  Films  Won  H  Hit 


(Continued 
lure  industry  to  blame  the  success  of 
off-color  pictures  on  the  public — and, 
of  course,  that's  where  the  blame  really 
lies.  The  public  has  always  grabbed 
more  quickly  at  suggestive  books, 
suggestive  plays  and  suggestive  pic- 
tures than  it  has  at  the  other  kind. 

"But  let's  be  alert  enough  to  change 
with  the  times. 

"Let's  use  just  a  little  more  brain 
power  and  put  as  much  entertain- 
ment into  perfectly  clean  pictures  as 
we  ever  tried  to  put  into  the  ques- 
tionable ones — and  when  I  say  'ques- 
tionable,' I  mean  questioned  by  even  a 
small   part   of  the  general   public. 

"The  picture  business  is  not  going 
to  the  dogs  just  because  there  is  a 
drive  against  its  worst  part.  Maybe 
the  drive  is  a  good  thing.  Maybe  it 
will  awaken  all  of  us  to  responsibil- 
ities which  we  never  realized  were 
ours. 


from  page  1) 

"Let's  not  become  fanatic  about  it. 
Let's  adjust  ourselves  to  today's  con- 
ditions and  give  the  public  the  kind  of 
fare  it  can  consume  without  moral 
indigestion. 

"Let's  get  back  of  this  class  of  pro- 
duct with  all  the  vim  and  vitality 
and  guts  that  made  the  picture  busi- 
ness a  factor  in  the  world's  entertain- 
ment program. 

"We'll  all  be  happier  for  it.  We'll 
feel  cleaner.  And,  last  but  not  least, 
we'll  be  building  on  a  more  solid 
foundation  than  we  ever  had  before. 

"The  church  as  a  whole  is  very 
decent.  It  has  its  fanatics  and  its  nuts, 
but  so  have  we. 

"Let's  show  the  right  thinking  ele- 
ment of  the  church  that  we  are  as 
decent  at  heart  as  they  are — and  in  do- 
ing it,  let's  prove  that  we  never  have 
to  descend  to  the  gutter  to  find  profit- 
able material." 


Production  Slows 
Further  on  Coast 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

stages  of  preparation.  In  this  division 
there  are  but  20  features  and  eight 
shorts  scheduled  to  start  within  the 
fortnight.  There  are  41  features  and 
15  shorts  in  the  cutting  rooms. 

Warners  head  the  list  with  seven 
features  in  work,  one  preparing  and 
six  editing ;  Fox  has  four,  three  and 
four ;  Universal,  four,  one  and  three ; 
M-G-M,  three,  four  and  13;  Para- 
mount, three,  three  and  one ;  Goldwyn, 
two,  zero  and  zero :  Columbia,  two, 
three  and  five ;  Radio,  two,  one  and 
two,  while  the  independents  have  a 
total  of  five,  four  and  seven. 

In  the  short  subject  division  M-G-M 
has  two  in  work,  two  preparing  and 
three  editing ;  Universal,  zero,  zero 
and  two ;  Columbia,  one,  one  and 
three;  Radio,  one,  two  and  two,  while 
the  independents  have  three,  three  and 
five. 


Aim  Not  to  Destroy 
Films,  Says  Editor 

Discussing  the  Catholic  drive  for 
clean  films  in  The  Brooklyn  Tablet,  a 
religious  weekly,  Patrick  F.  Scanlan, 
managing  editor,  says :  "We  have  no 
desire  to  destroy  the  motion  picture 
business." 

In  a  front  page  editorial  he  goes  on : 
"For  five  years  we  have  weekly 
printed  a  review  of  the  better  pic- 
tures. We  believe  pictures  have  splen- 
did educational  and  recreational  pos- 
sibilities and  that,  largely,  these  possi- 
bilities have  been  realized.  But  the 
evil  character  of  many  pictures  and 
the  low  standards  of  parts  of  others 
have  had  a  demoralizing  effect  on  the 
people,  an  effect  which  is  generally 
recognized  by  nearly  everyone. 

"We  are  not  hostile  to  the  enter- 
tainment business ;  we  are  not  pro- 
hibitionists;  we  are  not  prudes ;  we 
are  not  asking  a  national  censorship 
of  films ;  we  are  not  demanding  the 
impossible.  What  we  ask  is  whole- 
someness  instead  of  vulgarity  and 
worse.  We  believe  the  subject  matter 
and  the  possibilities  of  good  entertain- 
ment are   limitless.     We   are   not  de- 


manding 'goody-goody,'  Pollyanna, 
crimeless  or  sexless  pictures.  Sex  is 
a  good  and  honorable  word,  but  many 
writers  and  producers  have  sought  to 
make  it  a  bad  word.  They  have  as- 
sociated only  sin  with  it.  We  are 
attacking  indecency  and  vileness  and 
the  better  producers  know  what  we 
mean.  We  believe  that  in  insisting 
upon  ethics — which  every  good  busi- 
ness has  in  its  program — we  are  do- 
ing a  service  not  only  for  morality 
and  civic  progress  but  for  legitimate 
business." 


Washington's  Synod 
Joins  Film  Attacks 

Seattle,  July  16. — Block  booking 
and  "obscene"  films  came  in  for  cen- 
sure at  the  closing  session  of  the 
Presbyterian  Synod.  The  following 
resolution  was  adopted : 

"The  motion  picture  industry  is  under 
the  control  of  men  who  spurn  and  ignore 
purpose  of  the  church  and  the  moral  wel- 
fare of  American  citizens.  Its  predomi- 
nant if  not  sole  motive  is  gain  and  not  the 
providing  of  constructive  amusements  for 
the  enjoyment  and  inspiration  of  the  people. 

"It  has  given  itself  in  a  most  flagrant 
manner  to  the  stimulation  and  exploita- 
tion of  the  baser  instincts  of  men,  thus 
becoming  a  demoralizing  influence  espe- 
cially   harmfuld    to    childhood    and    youth. 

"Therefore,  we,  the  Synod  of  Washington, 
do  hereby  and  now  put  ourselves  on  record 
as  strongly  opposed  to  the  movie  indus- 
try as  it  now  is,  denouncing  as  viciously 
arbitrary  and  harmful  the  practice  of  'block 
booking'  and  pledge  ourselves  to  cooper- 
ate with  other  agencies  of  similar  mind  and 
purpose,  namely,  the  cleansing  of  the  in- 
dustry of  obscene  and  evil  exhibitions,  and 
strongly  urge  the  people  of  our  congrega- 
tions not  to  patronize  the  movies  until 
such  time  when  the  industry  guarantees 
to  furnish  a  class  of  plays  that  will  not 
bring  the  blush  of  shame  to  the  cheeks 
of   pure-minded   men   and   women." 


Rabbi  Goldstein  Says 
Jews  Will  Help  Drive 

Rabbi  Sidney  E.  Goldstein,  as  the 
representative  of  the  Central  Confer- 
ence of  American  Rabbis,  has  pledged 
the  cooperation  of  Jewish  groups  with 
the  Catholic  and  Protestant  campaign 
for  improved  pictures. 

His  formal  statement  added  that 
Jewish  groups  would  work  for  the 
establishment  of  a  permanent  com- 
mittee, on  which  the  clergy  and  the 
public  would  be  represented  with  the 
producers,  to  take  over  the  moral 
supervision  of  the  films  now  per- 
formed by  the  Hays  office. 


Protestants' 
Pledges  Out 
In  Few  Days 


(Continued  from  page    1) 

go,  and  among  councils  of  churches 
in  Rochester  and  other  cities.  In  Chi- 
cago alone  100,000  pledges  have  been 
circulated. 

"We  prefer  to  have  churches  cir- 
culate their  own  pledges  and  have 
them  printed  locally,  but  we  have 
many  requests  for  bulk  allotments. 
We  will  charge  enough  for  these  to 
cover  the  expense  of  printing  and 
shipment." 

No  further  meetings  are  scheduled 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Federal 
Council,    Dr.    Tippy    said. 


Cleveland  Boycott 
Hits  Neighborhoods 

(Continued  from  page   1) 

the    Catholic    parishes,    are    suffering 
greatly. 

A.  E.  Ptak,  owner  of  the  Lyceum, 
which  plays  to  a  60  per  cent  Catholic 
audience,  reports  that  the  bottom  has 
dropped  out  of  business  since  the  drive 
got  under  way.  Not  only  do  his 
former  patrons  stay  away  from  pic- 
tures not  approved  by  the  church,  but 
they  are  boycotting  the  theatre  en- 
tirely, presumably  because  some  of  the 
pictures  he  shows  are  not  on  the  ap- 
proved list.  They  are  not  supporting 
the  "approved"  pictures. 


Wisconsin  Clergymen 
Join  in  Film  Moves 

Milwaukee,  July  16. — Rev.  John 
Frederick  Fedders,  pastor  of  Lake 
Park  Lutheran  church  and  a  leader 
in  local  and  national  church  circles, 
has  urged  Lutheran  young  people  to 
join  the  crusade  of  the  churches  for 
clean  films. 

He  declared  that  the  crusade  of  the 
Legion  of  Decency  is  "a  belated  cam- 
paign which  ought  to  have  been  under- 
taken years  ago  with  churches, 
women's  clubs  and  young  people's  or- 
ganizations co-operating." 

Bishop  J.  Ralph  Magee,  in  charge 
of  the  St.  Paul  area  of  the  Methodist 
church,  which  embraces  four  states, 
including  Wisconsin,  is  preparing  to 
order  his  district  superintendents  to 
take  an  active  part  in  the  campaign. 

Dr.  Robert  B.  Stansell,  superinten- 
dent of  the  Milwaukee  district,  made 
this  statement  following  a  cabinet  con- 
ference with  Bishop  Magee  at  Fond 
du  Lac.  Wis. 


Philadelphia  Unions 
Ask  Boycott  Change 

PHIL.4DELPHIA,  July  16. — A  demand 
that  the  church  boycott  in  this  terri- 
tory be  modified  has  been  made  by 
the  Musicians'  Protective  Ass'n., 
Local  n,  and  the  Central  Labor 
Union  of  Philadelphia. 

The  association  asks  that  "only  ob- 
jectionable pictures  be  boycotted,  and 
not  theatres,"  adding  that  "the  boy- 
cotting of  the  theatres  has  the  effect 
of  throwing  people  out  of  work  by 
closing  them."  The  other  labor  group 
demands  that  the  boycott  be  confined 
to  "the  restricting  of  lewd  and  repul- 
sive pictures." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July   17,    1934 


\ 


No  Shortage 
Seen  Due  to 
Film  Drives 


(Continued  from   page   7) 

"Cock-Eyed  Cavaliers,"  and  "His 
Greatest  Gamble."  "Hat,  Coat  and 
Glove"  and  "Down  to  Their  Last 
Yacht"  are  editing. 

An  RKO  official  believes  no  diffi- 
culty is  in  view  with  the  latter  two 
under  the  code,  aside  from  perhaps 
minor  changes.  "Adventure  Girl,"  a 
Van  Beuren  feature  with  Joan  Lowell, 
is  ready. 

Now  shooting  and  expected  for 
August  delivery  are  "The  Fountain," 
"The  Age  of  Innocence,"  and  "The 
Gay  Divorce,"  for  which  a  new  title  is 
sought.  These  pictures  have  to  pass 
through  the  code  formula  before  reach- 
ing distribution. 

United  Artists 

Al  Lichtman  says  his  company  is  set 
to  September  with  "Bulldog  Drum- 
mond  Strikes  Back,"  "The  Affairs  of 
Cellini,"  "The  Last  Gentleman,"  "The 
Count  of  Monte  Cristo,"  and  "Our 
Daily  Bread."  In  additioin,  two  Eng- 
lish pictures  are  ready.  These  are 
"Queen's  Affairs,"  and  "Nell  Gwyn." 
Neither  has  been  submitted  for  code 
inspection  as  yet. 

Universal 

"One  More  River,"  "Romance  in  the 
Rain,"  and  "The  Human  Side"  will 
finish  Universal's  current  schedule, 
aside  from  "Imitation  of  Life,"  which 
is  now  in  work.  Practically  ready  is 
"There's  Always  Tomorrow,"  which 
is  one  of  next  year's.  The  first  three 
are  set  for  August  release.  They  have 
not  been  submitted  for  code  inspection 
as  yet,  so  far  as  New  York  executives 
knew  yesterday.  No  difficulty,  how- 
ever, is  expected. 

Warners 

The  following  pictures  are  in  New 
York  awaiting  their  release  dates,  ac- 
cording to  a  Warner  spokesman : 

"Side  Streets,"  "Midnight  Alibi," 
"Here  Comes  the  Navy,"  "Friend  of 
Mr.  Sweeney,"  "Man  With  Two 
Faces,"  "Housewife." 

In  the  offing  are  "Dames,"  "Dragon 
Murder  Case,"  "British  Agent,"  "Ma- 
dame Du  Barry,"  and  "Kansas  City 
Princess." 

"There  are  half  a  dozen  more.  We 
are  in  swell  shape,"  the  company 
spokesman  declared,  but  failed  to  give 
the  additional  titles  or  to  designate 
whether  or  not  code  requirements  on 
them  have  been  met. 

John  D.  Clark,  general  sales  man- 
ager at  Fox,  could  not  be  reached, 
despite  efforts  made  to  do  so.  Charles 
E.  McCarthy,  publicity  director,  like- 
wise could  not  be  reached  at  his 
office. 


a 


Vergie"  Cleveland 
Hit  in  Spite  of  Ban 

Cleveland,  July  16. — "The  Life  of 
Vergie  Winters,"  on  the  Catholic 
banned  list,  did  better  in  its  second 
week  at  the  RKO  Palace  than  it  did 
in  its  first  and  was  moved  into  Keith's 
105th  St.  for  a  continuation  of  the 
run. 

"Sadie    McKee,"    also    proscribed, 


packed  them  in  in  a  neighborhood 
house,  while  "Personality  Kid,"  an 
approved  feature,  starved.  Neither  of 
these  were  in  Catholic  neighborhoods, 
however. 


''Born  to  Be  Kissed'* 
Gets  New  Monicker 

"Born  to  Be  Kissed"  hits  the 
M-G-M  schedule  Aug.  3,  almost  two 
months  behind  its  original  release 
date,  as  "The  Girl  from  Missouri." 

Its  first  delay  was  occasioned  by 
remakes  under  Production  Code  Ad- 
ministration. Company  officials  de- 
clare the  picture  is  innocuous  and 
clean  and  the  only  thing  about  it  that 
may  be  construed  as  torrid  is  Jean 
Harlow  herself. 


Newsreels  Guarding 
Against  Criticisms 

Kansas  City,  July  16. — That  even 
newsreels  are  watching  their  step  dur- 
ing the  present  reform  agitation  is 
seen  in  the  fact  that  none  of  the  news- 
reels  covered  the  funeral  of  John  Lazia, 
slain  North  Side  political  leader  and 
alleged  racketeer,  who  was  given  the 
largest  and  most  elaborate  funeral  in 
the  history  of  the  city.  A  representa- 
tive of  one  of  the  newsreels  explained 
that  while,  once  this  would  have  been 
considered  a  proper  subject,  news 
events  of  this  calibre  are  definitely  out. 


''Scarlet  Letter"  Is 
First  to  Be  Passed 

Hollywood,  July  16. — "The  Scarlet 
Letter,"  produced  by  Majestic,  is  the 
first  independent  picture  to  pass 
the  reinforced  Production  Code  Ad- 
ministration. 

The  producer  is  not  a  Hays  asso- 
ciation member. 


Estimate  5,000,000 
Have  Signed  Pledges 

Detroit,  July  16. — In  the  Michigan 
Catholic,  official  organ  of  the  Detroit 
diocese,  it  is  stated  the  Catholic  cru- 
sade against  indecent  films  is  now  on 
in  55  dioceses  with  a  total  population 
of  11,000,000  Catholics. 

Just  how  many  have  signed  the 
pledge  is  impossible  to  compute,  but 
one  bishop  expressed  the  opinion  that 
already  "5,000,000  Catholics  have  been 
mustered  in."  It  was  stated  that 
action  in  other  dioceses  is  expected 
daily. 

The  story  went  on  to  say  that  some 
bishops  have  written  personal  letters 
to  theatre  managers  pointing  out  the 
exact  nature  of  the  crusade,  stating 
that  there  is  no  desire  to  ruin  or  inter- 
fere with  anyone's  legitimate  business, 
but  emphasizing  their  determination  to 
do  everything  in  tneir  power  for  the 
protection  of  their  people. 


Producers  Worried, 
States  Will  Rogers 

Boston,  July  16. — Passing  through 
here,  Will  Rogers  asserted  producers 
were  growing  fearful  of  the  wide- 
spread agitation  against  objectionable 
pictures  and  expressed  the  opinion  that 
"the  fuss  will  do  a  lot  of  good." 

Lutherans  Join  Fight 

Chicago,  July  16. — Delegates  to  the 
convention  of  Associated  Lutheran 
Charities,  meeting  here  at  the  Mor- 
rison Hotel  and  representing  3,000 
Lutheran  churches,  went  on  record  in 
favor  of  the  crusade  against  films. 


Para,  Audit  Shows 
$15^00,000  Cash 


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and  a  group  of  general  creditors  rep- 
resented by  Nathan  Burkan,  attorney, 
and  including  Erpi,  have  been  author- 
ized to  intervene  in  the  Paramount  re- 
organization proceedings.  Orders  were 
signed  by  Federal  Judge  Alfred  C. 
Coxe  over  the  week-end  which  permit 
the  creditors  to  intervene  upon  appli- 
cation under  the  new  bankruptcy  laws 
for  debtor  corporations.  Paramount 
Publix  bondholders  obtained  an  inter- 
vention order  from  the  Federal  court 
earlier  and  the  stockholders'  protective 
committee  headed  by  Duncan  A. 
Holmes  is  expected  to  make  a  similar 
application  as  soon  as  it  has  received 
deposits  of  more  than  50  per  cent  of 
the  Paramount  Publix  stock  out- 
standing. 


Saenger  Files  Under 
New  Bankruptcy  Act 

New  Orleans,  July  16. — Reorgani- 
zation of  the  Saenger  interests  under 
the  new  bankruptcy  law  is  sought  in 
a  petition  filed  in  Federal  Court  by 
three  unsecured  creditors,  the  Blum 
Real  Fstate  Co.,  Item  Publishing  Co., 
and  the  Baldwin  Hardware  Co.  E. 
V.  Richards,  who  has  been  trustee 
under  the  old  bankruptcy  law,  has 
lieen  named  temporary  trustee  under 
the   new  act. 

A  hearing  is  scheduled  for  Aug.  6. 


Frisco  Para.  Bonds 
Get  Federal  Permit 

Washington,  July  16. — The  San 
Francisco  Paramount  Corp.  has  been 
granted  permission  by  the  Federal 
Trade  Commission  to  issue  $1,652,000 
first  mortgage  bonds  which  are  to  be 
issued  to  the  Granada  Realty  Co.'s 
Bondholders'  Protective  Committee 
for  the  transfer  of  a  real  estate  title. 

This  property  in  San  Francisco  is 
the  site  of  the  Paramount  Theatre 
Building. 

The  San  Francisco  Paramount  Corp. 
is  a  successor  to  the  Granada  Realty 
Corp. 

Among  the  officers  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Paramount  Corp.  are  W.  B.  Co- 
kell,  president ;  J.  D.  Van  Wagoner, 
secretary,  and  M.  F.  Gowthorpe,  treas- 
urer, all  of  New  York. 


Para,  Exploitation 
Truck  to  Make  Tour 

Paramount's  new  lineup  will  be  ex- 
ploited via  a  traveling  sound  theatre 
mounted  on  a  truck  and  equipped  with 
projection  equipment  allowing  show- 
ing of  trailers  day  and  night. 

Every  city  and  town  of  5,000  and 
over  along  the  route  will  have  one  or 
more  screenings  of  the  trailer,  which 
will  be  renewed  from  time  to  time  to 
keep  pace  with  the  new  product  re- 
leased. The  truck  has  left  Hollywood 
for  Seattle  where  it  will  start  on  the 
tour  which  will  include  Salt  Lake  City, 
Denver,  Kansas  City,  Chicago  and 
New  York.  After  covering  the  New 
England  States,  the  truck  goes  south 
along  the  Atlantic  seaboard,  returning 
to    the    coast   via   the    southern   route. 


Form  Foundation  Corp. 

Albany,  July  16. — The  Foundation 
Distributing  Corp.,  New  York  City, 
has  been  chartered  to  distribute  films. 
M.  E.  Curtiss,  D.  L.  Curtiss,  and  G. 
Herskowitz  are  directors  and  sub- 
scribers. 


Strike  Closes 
All  Houses  in 
San  Francisco 


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to  reopen  the  theatres  until  the  situ- 
ation has  smoothed  itself  out.  No 
theatre  advertising  is  being  carried 
in  any  of  the  city's  newspapers.  The 
houses  went  dark  with  the  last  per- 
formances  last  night. 

The  strike,  settlement  of  which 
hinges  on  reception  by  employers  of 
the  demands  being  made  by  the  long- 
shoremen's union,  has  completely 
paralyzed  the  city.  Transportation 
has  been  crippled  and  business  has 
been  severely  hit. 

Sixty  unions,  with  a  total  member- 
sliip  of  some  67,000  workers,  are  in- 
volved already  in  the  strike,  with 
the  number  of  strikers  expected  to 
exceed  100,000  by  tomorrow  morn- 
ing. 


Frisco  Strike  Will 
Not  Affect  Seattle 

Seattle,  July  16. — The  general 
strike  in  San  Francisco  is  not  expected 
to  have  any  effect  on  local  theatres. 
The  local  waterfront  strike,  now  past 
its  eighth  week,  has  been  responsible 
for  a  20  per  cent  drop  in  grosses, 
but  no  further  decrease  is  expected. 
Seattle  union  sentiment  is  understood 
to  be  against  a  general  strike.  Busi- 
ness is  expected  to  continue  at  its 
present  level  unless  other  crafts  strike 
in   sympathy,    which   is   unlikely. 


Portland  Now  Faces 
Widening  of  Strike 

Portland,  july  16. — Theatres  here 
face  the  prospect  of  a  general  strike 
similar  to  that  in  progress  in  San 
Francisco.  So  far  business  has  been 
affected  by  the  waterfront  strike,  but 
now   the   situation   takes   a   new   turn. 

Reports  are  circulating  to  the  effect 
that  the  general  strike  here  will  be 
called  in  48  hours  and  that  the  unions 
will  give  24  hours'  notice. 


State  Censor  Fees 
Go  Up  to  $230,499 

Albany,  July  16.  —  Censorship 
proved  a  pretty  good  business  for  the 
state  in  its  1933-34  fiscal  year  when 
fees  totaled  $230,499  against  a  budget 
estimate  of  $225,000.  This  is  an  ex- 
cess of  $5,499. 


Sign  Up  Le  Pera 

Alfredo  Le  Pera  has  been  signed 
by  Frank  Z.  Clemente  and  Lewis 
Maisell  to  prepare  the  story,  dialogue 
and  lyrics  for  the  first  of  a  series  of 
six  pictures  which  will  1  e  produced  in 
the  east  under  the  Latin  Artists  Pic- 
tures Corp.  banner. 


Closes  Canadian  Deal 

Jules  Levy,  vice-president  and  gen- 
eral sales  manager  of  RKO  Distribut- 
ing Corp.,  has  closed  with  Famous 
Players  Canadian  Theatres  for  the  en- 
tire 1934-35  Radio  product.  The  deal, 
Levy  says,  involves  approximately 
125  theatres  in  all  Canadian  key  spots. 


WHEN 

-that  man  is 

Warner  Baxter 

• 

■that  woman  is 
Madge   Evans... 


YOU  JUST  KNOW  YOUR  CROWDS  WILL  THRILL! 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  July    17,   1934 


British  Film 
Edicts  Stir 
Varied  Views 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  July  16  {By  Mail).— 
Fundamentally,  the  issue  behind  the 
overbuilding  dispute,  the  rentals  con- 
troversy, and  some  other  matters,  is 
how  far  it  is  practicable  to  govern  the 
British  industry  by  edicts  issued  by 
trade  bodies  of  one  sort  or  another, 
and  backed  by  the  "Big  Stick"  in  place 
of  leaving  free  play  to  economic  and 

business  forces. 

+     *     * 

There  must,  of  course,  be  control 
of  these  forces,  but  quite  a  lot  of  peo- 
ple here  think  that  there  has  been  a 
tendency  recently  to  attempt  to  take 
it  too  far.  The  British  temperament 
is  individualistic  and  fair-minded,  and 
doesn't  like  entrusting  the  judicial  and 
punitive  powers,  proper  to  a  public 
tribunal,  to  private  bodies  which  must 
inevitably   reflect    individual    interests. 

In  the  case  of  overbuilding,  it  seems 
impossible  to  some  to  envisage  a  trade 
committee  which  could  be  safely  en- 
trusted with  the  right  to  say  no  to 
anyone  planning  a  new  theatre,  much 
less  with  the  power  to  back  its  deci 
sion  by  the  drastic  method  of  with- 
holding product.  The  first  essential  of 
such  a  tribunal  is  held  to  be  absolute 
impartiality  and  one  has  neither  reason 
nor  right  to  expect  it  in  a  trade  body. 

it   is   argued. 

*  *     * 

This  is  apart  from  the  very  grave 
doubts  some  feel  as  to  the  ability  of 
a  trade  committee  to  make  its  deduc- 
tions good  except  against  the  inde- 
pendents. A  producer-circuit  could 
and  would  laugh  at  its  threats,  it  is 
pointed  out.  If  overbuilding  is  to  be 
controlled  by  ban,  it  looks  as  if  the 
industry  will  have  to  find  arbitrators 
and  judges  outside  its  own  ranks.  To 
be  wondered,  as  well,  is  if  the  very 
extraordinary  powers  which  it  would 
be  necessary  to  give  these  unofficial 
judges  would  be  accepted  for  a  mo- 
ment  by   the   circuits. 

*  *     * 

After  hesitating  between  Lord  Nel- 
son and  the  Duke  of  Wellington  as 
George  Arliss's  first  British  film  role, 
Gaumont  British  has  selected  the  sol- 
dier and  "The  Iron  Duke"  will  go 
on  the  floor  Aug.  20.  Victor  Savillc 
will  direct  and  the  story,  by  H.  M, 
Harwood,  is  expected  to  cover  the 
"100  days"  from  Napoleon's  escape 
from  Elba  until  Waterloo,  and  a  little 
more,  in  order  to  take  in  the  peace 
treaty   of    Paris. 

Lothar  Mendes  is  directing  Conrad 
Veidt,  for  G-B  in  both  "King  of  the 
Damned,"  the  Devil's  Island  stage 
play,  and  in  "Anna  Karenina,"  in 
which  Madeleine  Carroll  will  be  Anna. 

*  *    ♦ 

Sub-standard  standardization  is  all 
up  in  the  air  again,  it  seems.  The  tech- 
nical committee  of  the  British  Kine- 
matograph  Society  has  asked  the  Brit- 
ish Film  Institute  to  withdraw  its  re- 
cent endorsement  of  the  D.I.N.  Ger- 
man system  (recommended  to  it,  be  it 
remembered,  by  the  B.K.S. !)  and  it 
looks  as  if  the  whole  matter  will  be 
reconsidered.  Protests  by  firms  who 
asserted  their   systems   had   not   been 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"A  Man's  Game" 

{Columbia) 

This  Tim  McCoy  vehicle  represents  good  wholesome  fun  for  family 
audiences  at  neighborhood  houses.  Tlie  kids,  in  particular,  will  revel 
in  it  since  it  has  to  do  with  fires  and  firemen.  It  is  a  simple  yarn 
speedily  and  amusingly  developed  under  the  direction  of  D.  Ross  Leder- 
man.     There  is  plenty  of  excitement  to  it. 

Tim  and  Ward  Bond  are  firemen  buddies.  They're  a  sort  of  Ed- 
mund Lowe-V^ictor  McLaglen  combination — two  honest-to-goodness 
chums  who  must  have  their  little  bickerings.  McCoy  joins  the  fire 
department  wlien  his  father,  a  wealthy  shoe  manufacturer,  demands 
that  he  do  something  in  life  besides  playing  around  and  getting  himself 
into  trouble  over  the  trafific  laws. 

One  day  Bond  and  McCoy  join  in  saving  Evalyn  Knapp  at  a  fire. 
From  that  moment  the  two  develop  an  attachment  for  the  girl.  Just 
after  McCoy  gets  her  a  job  in  his  father's  office,  she  disappears  with 
the  firm's  payroll.  Miss  Knapp  is  suspected.  In  reality  she  is  being 
held  prisoner  by  a  couple  of  criminals  working  in  collusion  with  the 
firm's  cashier.  McCoy  and  Bond,  determined  Miss  Knapp  is  innocent, 
set  about  to  prove  it.  'i'hey  succeed,  and  the  fadeout  finds  McCoy  and 
Miss  Kna(>p  altar-hound  and  the  thieves  in  jail.  Running  time,  58 
minutes. 


examined  before  the  German  standard 
was    approved    are    the    inotive    force 
behind  this  revision  of  policy. 
*     *     * 

Rapid  developments  in  the  adver- 
tising and  publicity  film  production 
fields  are  producing  serious  difficulties 
for  exhibitors  now  in  many  areas. 
Most  big  commercial  films  are  now 
sold  on  the  value  of  the  advertising 
film,  which  costs  considerably  less 
since  sub-standard  became  available, 
and  their  method  of  reachingthe  pub- 
lic is  to  stage  free  shows  in  \yhich 
entertainment  and  advertising  items 
are   blended. 

One  and  a  half-hour  programs  are 
being  staged  in  certain  places  and  the 
local  theatres  are  feeling  it  badly.  A 
fully  effective  remedy  is  not  in  sight. 
One  suggestion  is  to  stop  advertising 
films  at  the  source,  by  trade  firms  re- 
fusing to  produce  them,  but  too  many 
conflicting  interests  are  involved  to 
make  this  a  likely  proceeding. 


Two  Fox  Units  Are 
Chartered  in  Dover 

Dover,  Dft,..  JuIv  16. — Fox  .\lham- 
hra  Corp..  Milwaukee  Theatres.  Inc.. 
Showcraft  Prod..  Inc..  and  M.  B. 
Service  Corp.,  have  been  incorporated 
here. 

Fox  Alhambra  and  Milwaukee 
Theatres,  listed  capital  stock  of  1,000 
shares,  no  par  value,  each.  The  in- 
rornorators  for  both  are  David  H. 
Tackman,  Nutlev.  N.  J. ;  Vincent  W. 
^^'^estrup.  New  York,  and  Arthur  W. 
Britton,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

Showcraft  Prod,  was  chartered  to 
handle  theatrical  and  musical  produc- 
tions. The  incorporators  are  C.  S. 
Peabbles,  L.  H.  Herman  and  Walter 
Lenz  of  Wilmington. 

M.  B.  Service  Corp.  was  chartered 
to  create,  write,  cast  and  produce 
theatrical  film,  radio  and  television 
programs.  The  incorporators  are  C. 
S.  Peabbles,  L.  H.  Herman  and 
Walter  Lenz  of  Wilmington. 


Germany  Bans  Two 

Berlin,  July  16. — Attributing  no 
reason,  the  German  government  has 
banned  "Nana"  and  "Men  in  White." 


Expect  Loew*s  Will 
Remain  in  the  Penn 

Pittsburgh,  July  16. — Actual  man- 
agement of  the  Penn  is  expected  to 
remain  in  the  han<ls  of  Loew's  and 
United  .\rtists  in  spite  of  the  transfer 
of  control  to  preferred  stockholders 
liere.  Leopold  Friedman,  vice-presi- 
dent of  Loew's,  has  been  retained  as 
fourth  director  to  represent  common 
stockholders. 

Control  now  rests  with  the  Penn- 
Federal  Corp.,  a  holding  company, 
and  tlie  other  three  directors  are 
Roland  McGrady,  attorney ;  Earl  A. 
Morton,  vice-president  of  the  Com- 
monwealth Trust  Co.,  and  Edwin  S. 
Fownes,  Oakmont. 

"U**-Doane  Deal  Set 

Hollywood,  July  16.^Warren 
Doane  will  produce  four  two-reel 
musical  "Brevities"  for  Universal's 
fall  release.  The  shorts  will  feature 
vaudeville  and  radio  acts.  Lyon  Cow- 
an will  be  master  of  ceremonies  in 
the  first. 


''Take  a  Bow"  to  Stay 

"Baby  Take  a  Bow"  will  be  held 
for  a  fourth  week  at  the  Roxy,  be- 
ginning Friday,  it  was  learned  yes- 
terday. That  the  film  would  go  an- 
other stanza  was  forecast  on  Friday 
by  Motion  Picture  Daily. 

La.  Walkathons  Ended 

New  Orleans,  July  16. — Governor 
Allen  has  signed  a  bill  prohibiting 
walkathons  and  other  endurance  con- 
tests which  have  been  heavy  competi- 
tion for  theatres. 


"Jane  Eyre"  Previewed 

"Jane  Eyre,"  starring  Virginia 
Bruce  and  Colin  Clive,  was  shown  to 
the  trade  by  Monogram  at  a  special 
preview  at  the  Criterion  yesterday 
morning. 


Heading  for  Europe 

Hollywood,  July  16. — Constance 
Bennett  is  slated  to  leave  July  20 
for  a  European  vacation.  She  re- 
cently finished  in  "The  Green  Hat" 
for   M-G-M. 


Bondage''  Is 
Detroit  Wow; 
Gets  $23,200 


Detroit,  July  16. — Brightest  spot 
on  the  first  run  horizon  here  was  "Of 
Human  Bondage,"  which  grabbed  a 
sensational  $23,200  at  the  Fox.  This 
is  $8,200  over  normal. 

"Here  Comes  the  Groom"  also  did  a 
fine  business,  getting  $21,300  at  the 
Michigan.  United  Artists  went  up  to 
$7,100  on  "Dr.  Monica."  The  weather 
was  hot,  but  business  was  better  gen- 
erally than  in  the  previous  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $58,300. 
Average  is  $55,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  12 : 

"THE  CIRCUS  CLOWN"   (Warners) 

FISHER -(2,975).  15c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,700.    (Average,   $10,000) 

"OF  HUMAN  BONDAGE"  (Radio) 

FOX— (5,100),      ISc-SOc,     7     days.     .Stage: 
Rosemary    Derring    heading    seven-.act    bill. 
Gross:    $23,200.    (Average,    $15,000) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100),  15c-50c.  7  days. 
.Stage:  Ted  Lewis  and  His  Melody  Masters. 
Gross:   $21,300.    (Average,   $20,000) 

"DR.  MONICA"  (Warners) 

UNITED  ARTI.STS— (2,070).  7  days. 
Gross:    $7,100.    (Average,   $10,000) 


''Bondage"  Does  $73,000 

"Of  Human  Bondage"  was  New 
York's  biggest  grosser  last  week. 
The  Radio  picture  and  stage  show 
drew  $73,000  in  its  second  week  at 
the  Music  Hall. 

Some  of  the  other  grosses  for  the 
week  were : 

Palace— "Hell  Cat"  (Col.)  and 
vaudeville,  $15,000. 

Paramount  —  "Shoot  the  Works" 
(Para.)    and    stage    show,    $26,800. 

Strand — "Midnight  Alibi"  (War- 
ners), six  days,  and  "Man  with  Two 
Faces"   (Wcirners),  one  day,  $9,700. 


Ohio  Pulls  Nazi  Film 

Columbus,  July  .16. — After  viewing 
"Hitler's  Reign  of  Terror,"  which 
opened  at  the  Allen,  Cleveland,  Thurs- 
day, the  German  consulate  has  made 
official  protest  to  Governor  White  that 
tlie  picture  presents  "a  distorted 
view"  of  conditions  under  Nazi  rule. 

Although  passed  by  the  censors. 
Governor  White  has  ordered  further 
showings  stopped  and  has  ordered  the 
censors  to  view  the  film  again. 


On  Personal  Appearances 

Hollywood,  July  16.— Joe  Morrison 
leaves  for  New  York  the  last  week 
in  July  for  an  extended  engagement 
at  the  Paramount.  The  actor  will 
report  back  to  Paramount  here  on 
completion    of    the    engagement. 

Mitzi  Green  checks  out  for  Chicago 
for  three  weeks  of  personal  appear- 
ances  Aug.   12. 


Nolan  Quits  Hospital 

Hollywood,  July  16. — John  Nolan, 
Australian  representative  for  Fox,  to- 
day left  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hos- 
pital   and   will   recuperate   here. 


Louis  Gottschalk  Dead 

Hollywood,  July  16. — Louis  Gott- 
schalk, composer  and  conductor,  70, 
died  today  after  a  paralytic  stroke. 
His  widow  and  a  daughter  survive. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Philadelphia 
Closing  Plan 
Is  Discarded 


Boycott  Protest  Out  One 
Day  Before  Time  Due 

A  plan  to  shut  down  theatres  whole- 
sale in  Philadelphia  in  protest  against 
the  blanket  Catholic  boycott  ordered 
there  by  Cardinal  Dougherty  has  been 
cancelled  one  day  ahead  of  the  orig- 
inal two  weeks'  notice  to  theatre  em- 
ployes. 

fhis  is  a  complete  and  official  con- 
hrniation  of  a  Philadelphia  dispatch 
published  in  Motion  Picture  Daily 
nil  July  11  that  the  scheme  first  ad- 
\aiiced  would  be  quietly  dropped. 


Philadelphia,  July  17.  —  The 
about-face  in  the  announced  plan  to 
close  Warner  and  many  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  member  theatres  in  Phila- 
delphia developed  here  late  last  night 
at  the  testimonial  dinner  tendered  to 
retiring  President  Lewen  Pizor  by 
the  M.  P.  T.  O. 

Speaking  for  Warners,  Joseph  C. 
liernhard,    general    manager    of    that 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Philadelphia  Board 
Stops  Price  Cutting 

Philadelphia,  July  17. — Cutting 
prices  below  contract  schedules  by  the 
( )pera  House,  Columbia,  Pa.,  has  been 
ordered  stopped  by  the  grievance  board. 
The  case  was  brought  by  the  State, 
Columbia. 

A  similar  ruling  has  been  made 
against  the  Morris,  South  Philadel- 
phia. The  Grand-Jackson  Theatre 
Co.  was  complainant  in  this  case. 


Zeidman  to  Make  4 
More  as  'U*  Producer 

Hollywood,  July  17.  —  With  two 
more  pictures  yet  to  complete  as  an 
independent  producer  for  Universal,  B. 
V .  Zeidman  has  been  signed  to  a  new 
contract  for  four  more  to  be  turned 
out  as  a  producer  for  the  company, 
without  outside  capital. 


M-G-M  Loses  Appeal 
In  ** Rasputin**  Suit 

London,  July  17. — M-G-M  today 
lost,  its  appeal  in  the  libel  suit  of 
Princess  Irena  Youssoupoff,  who  was 
awarded  $125,000  by  a  lower  court  on 
m  the  charge  that  the  character  of 
Natasha  in  "Rasputin  and  the  Em- 
press" was  a  reflection  upon  her. 


Loew  Gets  'U,'  Columbia 
List:  RKO  Rift  Widens 


Loew's  and  Warners  to  Make 

Alternate  Bids  for  Fox  Met 

Loew's  and  Warners  are  preparing  two  alternate  bids  for  the 
Fox  Metropolitan  circuit,  one  of  which  will  offer  $4,500,000  for  the 
leasehold  assets  and  the  other,  $4,000,000  for  the  bonds  deposited 
with  the   bondholders'  committee,   it  was   learned   yesterday. 

Details  of  both  bids  are  still  in  process  of  negotiation,  it  was 
reported,  and  no  estimate  of  the  time  it  would  take  to  complete 
them  could  be  made  yesterday.  The  alternate  bid  for  the  bonds, 
rather  than  the  leaseholds,  is  being  made  at  the  direction  of  Fed- 
eral Judge  Julian  W.  Mack,  who  is  slated  to  hear  the  new  offers 
on  Friday.  Spokesmen  for  the  bidders  were  unable  to  say  yes- 
terday whether  an  agreement  could  be  reached  with  the  bondhold- 
ers by  that  time. 


Percentages, 
U  nclean  Films 
Hit  By  KMTA 


Kansas  City,  Mo.,  July  17.— Per- 
centage sales  were  condemned  today 
in  a  resolution  at  the  16th  annual 
convention  of  the  Kansas-Missouri 
Theatre  Ass'n.  The  resolution,  in- 
troduced by  Tom  Edwards  of  Eldon, 
Mo.,  was  adopted  on  the  ground  dis- 
tributors demand  preferred  datings 
for  percentage  pictures  with  resultant 
loss   to  exhibitors. 

Clean  films  were  a  topic  of  dis- 
cussion, the  majority  opinion  being 
favorable  to  the  campaign  to  purge 
the  screen.  It  was  revealed  that 
many  members  of  the  association  are 
cooperating    with    the    churches. 

Tohn  C.  Stapel,  K.  M.  T.  A.  vice- 
president,  was  named  to  the  presi- 
dency.      C.    L.    McVey    was    elected 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Film  Pledges 
To  Be  Sought 
In  Homes  Here 


Methods  of  distributing  the  Legion 
of  Decency  pledges  were  discussed  at 
a  meeting  of  the  inter-faith  commit- 
tee at  the  rectory  of  Holy  Cross 
Church  yesterday  afternoon  when  it 
was  decided  to  divide  the  city  into 
districts,  each  under  a  sub-committee, 
and  to  make  a  house-to-house  cam- 
paign for  signatures. 

The  main  purpose  of  this  action, 
said  Rev.  Joseph  A.  McCaffrey, 
spokesman  for  the  committee,  is  to 
enable  non-churchgoers  as  well  as 
churchgoers  to  join  the  campaign.  The 
drive  will  be  started  within  the  next 
two  weeks. 

"We  are  anxious  to  have  the  motion 
picture  industry  understand  imrnedi- 
ately  that  this  campaign  is  a  serious, 

{Continued  on   page   6) 


Colored  Theatres  Given 
White  Clearance  Rating 


Theatres  catering  to  colored  patron- 
age are  given  the  same  rating  on 
clearance  as  theatres  patronized  by 
whites,  as  a  result  of  a  decison  handed 
down  by  Campi  sustaining  a  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  clearance  and  zoning  board 
ruling     granting     Loew's     white    pa- 


tronage houses  21  days'  protection 
over  Lichtman  Theatres  black  patron- 
age  houses. 

Lichtman's  houses  formerly  did  not 
follow  the  Loew  houses  in  accordance 
with      custom      prevailing      generally 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


Tussle    Between    Major 

N.  Y.  Circuits  for 

Top  Spot  Grows 


The  Loew  circuit  will  play  Univer- 
sal and  Columbia  in  the  metropolitan 
area  next  season,  giving  it  six  major 
programs,  in  toto  and  in  part,  to  draw 
on  and  further  indicating  a  widened 
rift  in  relations  with  RKO,  its  most 
important  circuit  competitor. 

Exactly  to  what  extremes  these  buys 
will  change  the  complexion  of  the  lo- 
cal situation  is  perhaps  too  early  to 
figure,  but  the  general  impression  has 
it  this  additional  strengthening  of  the 
Loew  picture  situation  may  prove  to 
be  the  last  straw  in  an  open  tussle 
with  RKO  for  supremacy  in  the  rich- 
est territory  in  the  United  States. 

Sold  to  Loew  for  the  first  time  in 
its  history  and  away  from  RKO 
which  for  some  years  has  been  pur- 
chasing the  product  for  its  city  cir- 
cuit, the  Universal  lineup  will  now  go 
four  ways.  Loew  has  purchased  18 
Universals  for  its  more  important 
houses.     In  addition  there  is  a  criss- 

(Continued  on   page  8) 


Holmden  in  Charge 
Of  306  for  lATSE 

Harland  Holmden,  president  of  the 
Cleveland  M.  P.  Operators'  Union, 
assumed  charge  of  Local  306  yester- 
day in  response  to  a  request  of  George 
Browne,    I.    A.    T.    S.    E.    president. 

Holmden  is  expected  to  continue 
in  charge  of  Local  306  until  its  af- 
fairs have  been  straightened  out  suf- 
ficiently to  permit  an  election  of  new 
officers    by   members. 

Reports  were  current  yesterday  that 
a  new  effort  was  under  way  to  con- 
solidate Local  306  with  Allied  M. 
P.  Operators'  Union.  While  the 
prospect  of  such  a  consolidation  was 
regarded  as  probable  by  persons  close- 
ly associated  with  both  organizations, 
no  official  verification  of  the  report 
could   be  obtained. 


New  Saenger  Moves 
Include  No  Claims 

New  Orleans,  July  17. — No  new 
claims  have  been  filed  in  Federal  Court 
as  a  result  of  the  bankruptcy  petition 
filed  under  the  new  law.  It  is  under- 
stood that  action  authorizing  the  filing 
of  the  petition  and  allowing  a  claim 
of  the  A.  Baldwin  Co.,  hardware 
dealers,  was  taken  by  a  bondholders' 
committee  meeting  July   12. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,   July    18,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Resiitered   U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.   36  July   18.   1934  No.   14 


Maktin  Quiglky 

Editor-in-Chitf   and  Publisher 

MAURICE  KANN 

Editor 

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George  Weeks  Here 

George  VV.  Weeks  is  in  New  York 
for  a  series  of  conferences  with  Ar- 
thur A.  Lee,  in  connection  with  the 
west  coast  distribution  of  Gaumont 
British  and  Gainsborough  pictures. 

Lee  has  added  Rudolph  Bach  to  the 
sales  department  to  work  out  of  the 
New  York  office  and  in  the  metro- 
politan  area. 


Fuller  Now  in  London 

London.  July  17. — Sir  Benjamin 
Fuller,  director  of  Fuller's,  Ltd.,  Aus- 
tralian theatre  circuit,  has  arrived  here 
to  try  to  secure  auxiliary  finance  for 
the  floatation  of  an  Australian  produc- 
tion company,  to  obtain  product  for 
his  houses  and  to  contact  English 
production  heads. 


First  U.  A.  Releases  Set 

United  Artists  has  set  dates  on  its 
first  two  releases  of  the  new  season. 
"Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes  Back" 
will  be  released  on  July  20,  while  "The 
Affairs  of  Cellini"  is  scheduled  for 
Aug.  3. 


"Rothschild'*  on  Today 

"The  House  of  Rothschild"  starts 
its  first  local  popular  price  run  to- 
day with  the  reopening  of  the  Rivoli, 
which  has  been  dark  for  the  past  four 
weeks. 


Votes  for  Sunday  Shows 

Wellington.  Kan.,  July  17.— Sun- 
day shows  won  a  victory  at  a  special 
election  here  yesterday  by  a  vote  of 
L?39  to  763. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


\\T  HEN  two  giant.s  begin  to  was  set  afoot  a  plan  to  step  into 
^  ^  throw  mountains  at  each  sacred  RKO  domain.  At  the  same 
other,  the  consequences  are  apt  time  and,  by  way  of  prepara- 
to  be  wiiat  you  find  bubbling  and  tion  for  the  possible  annexation 
boiling  over  in  little  old  New  of  those  Fox  Met.  properties, 
^■()rk  as  this  was  written  last  Dave  Loew  began  to  dig  around 
night.  There  are  wheels  within  for  more  product.  Already  cor- 
whcels  in  all  of  this  and  some  railed  was  all  Metro,  United 
of  tliem  might  be  confusing  and  Artists,  half  of  Paramount  and 
contradictory  if  you  don't  watch  Warner.  Captured  from  the  RKO 
out  or  if  you  don't  know  what  ranks  where  they  liad  been  regi- 
thc  lowdown  happens  to  be.  mentcd  for  several  seasons,  come 
About  the  time,  Nick  Schenck  Universal  and  Columbia.  Beyond 
and  Harry  Warner  .surprised  all  (jucstion,  Loew  thereby  steps' into 
and  sundry  by  joining  up  in  a  Number  1  spot  in  point  of  pic- 
combination  bid  for  those  Fox  ture  availabilities. 
.Met.  houses,  RKO,  having  some-  • 
thing  like  $39,000,000  invested  in  RKO  maintains  its  poise  and 
New  \  ork  theatre  properties,  i)e-  insi.sts  (1)  the  battle  isn't  over 
gan  to  look  around  and  see  and  (2)  there  is  nothing  to  worry 
what   It   could   see.   .   .   .  about.     While    the    entente    cor- 

▼  diale  which  has  prevailed  from 
For  instance,  it  saw,  or  thought  time  to  time  between  these  two 
it  saw,  trouble.some  waters  ahead  major  metropolitan  circuits  has 
if  that  bid  were  accepted.  It  en-  been  strained  on  occasion  and 
visioned  then,  as  it  no  doubt  again  is,  the  understanding  has 
does  now,  that  its  theatre  posi-  prevailed  more  often  than  other- 
tion  might  be  threatened  if  Loew  wise  that  each  was  to  leave  the 
added  a  chunk  of  perhaps  as  other  fellow's  backyard  alone, 
many  as  50  houses  in  Greater  The  l)attle  standards'  now  flying 
.\'cw  York.  It  came  to  the  con-  bravely  in  the  breeze,  on  the 
elusion  its  investment  needed  other  hand,  may  yet  be  pulled 
safeguards  and  that  explains  how  down.  There  was  the  time,  onlv 
and  why  some  deals  were  started  a  season  back,  when  RKO  was  in 
on  tile  (|.  t.  for  additional  hou.ses  the  position  Loew  is  now  in.  .  .  . 
ill  this  territory.  They  had  to  be  ^ 
in  zones  where  Loew  would  be-  Schenck  needed  pictures  and 
come  the  big  cheese  if  the  Fox  told  Harold  B.  Franklin  so  at  the 
Met.  dicker  became  a  deal ;  they  time.  He  got  the  product  and, 
had  to  be  convertible  into  first  therefore,  a  favor  at  the  same 
runs  which  was  viewed  as  sim-  time.  What  happened  once  may 
pie  because  RKO  had  no  houses  happen  again.  Even  giants  have 
of  its  own  in  tho.se  areas  any-  found  it  good  business  to  be  co- 
way.  So  the  circuit  began  to  operative.  Aside  from  that,  next 
swing  out  for  more  houses.  .  .  .  season    may     find    RKO    sitting 

T  where    Loew    is    today.     Poten- 

The  scene  now  shifts  to  Broad-  tially  in  the  sweetest  spot  of  all 

way  and  45th  St.    Loew,  di.scov-  is   Johnny    Clark   with    Fox,   the 

ering  what  was  going  on  quickly  only  unsold  major  line  of  product, 

enough    because   there   are   ways  If   the   franchise   which    Skouras 

of  doing  that,  became  annoyed  at  and  Randforce  insist  is  theirs  is 

RKO's      plans.        Moreover,      it  found   not   to   be   theirs,    a    deal 

didn't  hesitate  to   say  so.     "Two  with  RKO  will  be  possible.  Clark 

can    play    that    game,"     was     the  then  will  collect  plenty  and  right 

reaction    and    immediately    there  down  the  line.  ...           KANN 

Loew  Pfd,  Off  1/2  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change  Sales 

Consolid.ited    Film    Industries ,1              3              i  100 

Consolidated    Kilm   Industries,  pfd \2H  12^  12"/$  —  '/  100 

Kastnian    KcKlak    98  98  98  -I-  -54  100 

Fox    Film    "A" IIM  IVA  IVA  —'A  100 

l.oew's.   Inc 27J4  26i^  26M  +  ^  2,100 

Loew's.  Inc..  pfd 90'/l  90'4  90'/2  —  Vi  100 

Paramount    PuIiHn    iV^          ZVi.          3^  1.100 

Patlie     Exchange     \%          IM          \%  —  Vi  400 

Pathe    ExchanKC    "A" 18^  18!4  18^  —  M  600 

RKO     2Vi          2              2Yt  +%  3.600 

Warner   Bros 4^          VA          4A  —  %  5.100 

Trans  Lux  Off  Vs  on  Curb 

Net 

Hieh      Low      Close      Chetnge  Sales 

Teclmicolor      135^         \.VA         l.V/»         —  ,Vg  70O 

Trans     Lux l-'^           ^H           ^H        —'A  400 

Bond  Marlcet  Off  Sligfitly 

Net 

H^srh  Low  Close      Change      Sales 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 7              5-K  SVi        — 1!4  9 

I-ew's   6s    '41,    WW    deb    rights 100'/^  W^A  lOO'/^        —  Vi  7 

Paramount    Rroadwav    .V/.s    '51 40            40  40  —  V2  5 

Paramount     F.     L.    6s    '47 -'6  46  46—1/4  1 

Paramount    Publix    5'/.s    'SO 4754  47!^  47'^        -|-  }4  1 

Warner   Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 53!4  53^4  53}4        —  ^  2 


i    Purely 
Personal  v 


Re.  SIIERRIFF  leaves  Lngland 
•  for  the  United  States  aboard  the 
Majestic  today  on  his  way  to  Holly- 
wood where  he  will  work  on  the 
scripts  of  the  two  Dickens  tales 
planned  for  production  by  Universal, 
"(ireat  lCxpec|ations"  and  "The 
Mystery   of   Edwin    Drood." 

Harry  D.  Goldberg  is  back  from 
Buffalo,  where  business  having  to  do 
with  "The  World  in  Revolt"  kept  him 
busy  for  about  10  days. 

Sam  Jaffe  departed  for  the  coast 
yesterday  to  appear  in  Samukl  Gold- 
wvn's  production  of  "We  Live  Again." 

GusTAv  Brock,  hand-coloring  ex- 
I)ert,  did  special  work  for  "Here 
Comes  the  Navy." 

(]lenn  CJRiswoi.i)  has  left  the  Doc- 
tors' Hospital. 

David  Bf.rn stein  is  in  Maine  vaca- 
tioning. 

E.  M.  Fay  of  Providence  is  in  town. 


**U"  Importing  3  Britons 

Three  British  players  are  being  im- 
liorted  by  Universal  under  long-term 
contracts.  They  are  Carol  Coonibe. 
Francis  L.  Sullivan  and  Valerie  Hob- 
son.  Miss  Coombe  is  already  on  her 
way.  She  will  reach  New  York 
aboard  the  Britannic  on  Saturday 
and  leave  Monday  for  the  coast.  The 
other  two  sail  for  the  States  aboard 
the  Bcrengaria  July  21. 


Cohn,  Spingold  Back 

Jack  Cohn  and  Nate  Spingold  re- 
turned to  their  offices  at  Columbia  yes- 
terday after  their  trip  to  the  coast 
following  the  western  sales  meet  in 
Chicago. 


Hollywood,  July  17. — Harry  Cohn 
is  expected  to  leave  by  plane  for  New 
York  the  end  of  this  week. 


Mayer  Coming  by  Plane 

Hollywood,  July  17. — Louis  B. 
Mayer,  Frank  Orsatti  and  Howard 
Strickling  fiy  to  New  York  tomor- 
row. On  Friday  they  will  sail  for 
London.  From  there  they  will  go 
to  Vichy,  France,  where  Mayer  will 
take  the  cure. 


Lou  Brown  a  Dad 

Washington,  July  17. — Mrs.  Shir- 
ley Brown  has  presented  Lou  Brown, 
local  publicity  chief  for  Loew's,  with 
a  five-pound  baby  girl.  Both  Mrs. 
Brown  and  child  are  doing  splendidly 
at  the   Sibley   Hospital. 


Shirley's  Pay  Not  Set 

Hollywood,  July  17. — Parents  of 
Shirley  Temple  and  Fox  executives 
are  still  in  a  huddle  over  the  former's 
demand  for  $2,500  per  week  as  against 
the  $1,000  offered  by  the  company. 


Big  Musical  Planned 

Hollywood,  July  17. — Warners  are 
planning  a  super  musical  for  fall  pro- 
duction featuring  .A.1  Jolson,  Dick 
Powell  and  Rudy  Vallee. 


Paramount  Sets  Preview 

"She  Loves  Me  Not."  one  of  Para- 
mount's  new  season  attractions,  will 
be  previewed  at  the  Criterion  at  11 
o'clock  this  morning. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  July   18,    1934 


Film  Pledges 
To  Be  Sought 
In  Homes  Here 


(Continued  from    pat/e    1) 

sustained  and  determined  effort  to 
jiurge  the  industry  of  all  indecency, 
portrayals  of  crime  and  lewdness," 
Father   McCaffrey  continued. 

It  was  further  agreed  that  all  civic 
societies,  clubs  and  associations  should 
be  supplied  with  pledges,  and  that  all 
members  of  these  organizations  be  re- 
quested to  sign  them  and  to  support 
the  campaign.  It  was  revealed  that 
many  requests  for  pledges  have  al- 
ready been  received  by  the  committee, 
and   these   will   be   sent  out   shortly. 

With  the  opening  of  schools  in  Sep- 
tember a  drive  will  also  be  started  to 
enroll  every  child  attending  school  in 
Greater  New  York.  This  will  include 
colleges,  high  schools,  grade  schools 
and  Sunday  schools. 

Since  the  first  meeting  there  has  ap- 
parently been  a  change  of  plans,  for 
it  was  then  announced  that  the  next 
step  would  be  a  conference  with  the 
producers.  When  asked  about  this 
yesterday,  Father  McCaffrey  said  that 
such  an  invitation  would  have  to  come 
from  some  national  organization  since 
his  committee  would  confine  itself  to 
local  affairs. 

Criticizes    Cancellation   Plan 

The  committee  also  went  on  record 
as  being  dissatisfied  with  the  recent 
arrangement  of  the  Hays  office  where- 
by exhibitors  could  cancel  pictures 
made  up  to  July  15  on  moral  grounds. 
It  was  felt  that  this  was  a  step  in  the 
right  direction,  but  that  it  did  not  go 
far  enough  and  that  some  preparation 
should  be  made  for  the  cancellation  of 
product  after  that  date. 

In  the  matter  of  future  supervision 
the  committee  will  be  guided  by  the 
national  Protestant,  Catholic  and  Jew- 
ish organizations,  since  it  is  only  a 
local   unit. 

The  meeting  was  presided  over  by 
Father  McCafTrey.  The  other  mem- 
bers who  attended  were:  Rev.  J. 
Henry  Carpenter,  secretary  of  the 
Brooklyn  Church  and  Mission  Feder- 
ation ;  Rabbi  Sidney  E.  Goldstein,  as- 
sociate rabbi  of  the  Free  Synagogue : 
Rabbi  William  F.  Rosenblum,  Temple 
Israel,  and  Rev.  Frederick  B.  Newell 
and  Rev.  Walter  M.  Howlett  of  the 
Greater  New  York  Federation  of 
Churches. 


Philadelphia,  July  17. — Endorse- 
ments of  the  clean  film  drive  have 
been  made  by  many  Protestant  pastors, 
according  to  Rev.  Dr.  Percy  Stock- 
man, chairman  of  a  committee  of  the 
Philadelphia  Federation  of  Churches, 
which  last  week  called  for  support 
from  all   Protestants. 


Englewood,  N.  J..  July  17. — Post- 
ing of  a  weekly  "white"  list  of  films 
will  be  started  Sunday  by  Rev.  Al- 
bert H.  Dolan  of  St.  Cecilia's  Catho- 
lic Church.  To  date  2,000  have  signed 
the  Legion  of  Decency  pledge.  Ex- 
hibitors blame  block  booking  for  their 
troubles  in  conferences  with  him,  says 
Father  Dolan. 


Portland.  July  17. — Improvement 
in  the  moral  tone  of  films  and  the 
eventual  inclusion  of  a  course  in  pic- 
ture appreciation  in  high  schools  here 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"Cuesta  Aba  jo''  C*  Downward'') 

{Paramount) 

This  is  the  first  of  a  series  of  Spanish  films  being  produced  at  East- 
ern Service  Studios  by  Paramount  starring  Carlos  Gardel.    The  Argen- 
tine star  is  little  known  in  this  country,  but  previously  has  produced 
two  for  Paramount  in  Paris.     He   is  said  to  be  the   idol   of   Spanish- 
speaking  countries. 

Gardel  sings  several  numbers.  His  voice  is  remarkable.  It  has  warmth 
and  power  and  he  sings  with  graceful  ease.  George  Webber  has  done 
an  unusual  job  of  photography  and  Louis  Gasnier's  direction  is  neat. 
Mona  Maris  is  made  to  appear  extremely  beautiful. 

Even  non-Spanish  speaking  audiences  who  enjoy  good  singing  and  an 
engaging  personality  can  find  pleasure  in  this  feature. 

"I  Gh'e  My  Love,"  Monday  night's  premiere  at  the  Mayfair,  zuas  reviewed 
by  ivire  from  Hollyivood  on  May  22. 

"His  Greatest  Gamble,"  last  night's  premiere  at  the  Rialto,  ivas  reviewed 
by  it'ire  from  Hollyzi'ood  on  June  18. 

"Grand  Canary,"  tomorroi(.''s  opener  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  was  re- 
I'ieived  by  zvire  from  Hollywood  on  June  15. 


are  among  the  aims  of  the  Portland 
M.  P.  Council,  which  has  just  com- 
pleted its  organization.  Mrs.  S.  E. 
Skelly,  American  Ass'n.  of  Univer- 
sity Women,  is  chairman,  and  Mrs. 
Hugh  Smith,  Parent-Teachers'  Ass'n., 
is   secretary. 


OiMAHA,  July  17.^No  resolution 
favoring  the  present  drive  on  objec- 
tionable films  was  voted  at  the  con- 
vention here  of  the  Walther  League, 
which  decided  to  continue  its  stand 
taken  last  year  against  indecent  pic- 
tures rather  than  align  itself  with  any 
other  church  organization  in  the  cur- 
rent campaign.  The  league,  however, 
has  promised  its  cooperation  to  the 
Protestant  campaign. 

The  league  plans  to  form  a  better 
films  committee  here  in  September. 
Its  basis  will  be  a  similar  committee 
formed  in  Omaha  three  5'ears  ago.  All 
church  groups,  parent-teacher  associa- 
tions and  women's  clubs  have  been  in- 
vited to  appoint  representatives.  A 
local  committee  will  keep  in  touch 
with  developments  on  the  coast. 


Breen  0.  K.'s  14  Features 

Hollywood,  July  17. — Fourteen  fea- 
tures and  12  shorts  were  certified  to- 
day by  Joseph  I.  Breen.  Features  ap- 
proved were : 

"The  Catspaw"( Harold  Lloyd);  "House- 
wife." "Friends  of  Mr.  Sweeney."  "Circus 
Clown,"  "Madame  Du  Barry,"  "Here  Comes 
the  Navy,"  "Kansas  City  Princess."  "Re- 
turn of  the  Terror."  "Midnight  Alibi" 
(Warners) ;  "Cleopatra"  (Paramount);  "Our 
Daily  Bread"  (U.  A.);  "One  Night  of 
'  o- e."    -'Blind    Date"    (Columbia). 


Ad  Men  Meet  Milliken 

Advertising  and  publicity  heads  of 
M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  member  companies 
met  yesterday  with  Carl  E.  Milliken 
and  J.  J.  McCarthy  at  the  Harvard 
Club  to  discuss  film  and  theatre  ad- 
vertising policy.  The  meeting  was 
described  as  "routine"  by  both  Milli- 
ken  and   McCarthy. 


Allied  Meets  at  Shore 

AsBURY  Park,  July  17. — The  reg- 
ular meeting  of  Allied  of  New  Jersey 
was  held  at  the  Berkeley-Carteret 
here  today  with  Sidney  Samuelson 
presiding. 


''One  Night  of  Love" 
Impresses  Londoners 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  July  17. — "One  Night  of 
Love"  created  an  enormous  impression 
at  its  opening  in  the  Prince  Edward 
Theatre  tonight.  Officials  of  all  the 
important  companies  were  present. 

Grace  Moore's  singing  was  regard- 
ed as  a  new  high  in  recording. 


Dine  Spanish  Writers 

Paramount  was  host  yesterday  at 
Sardi's  to  a  group  of  about  40  Span- 
ish-speaking correspondents,  some  of 
whom  are  connected  with  New  York 
publications,  but  most  of  them  with 
Central  and  South  .\merican  papers. 
Eugene  Zukor  was  present. 

Following  the  luncheon  "Cuesta 
Abajo"  was  shown  in  the  Paramount 
building.  This  is  the  first  of  a  series 
in  Spanish  starring  Carlos  Gardel, 
Argentinian  actor  and  singer. 


A.T.&T.  Earns  $61,999,195 

A.  T.  &  T.,  which  controls  Western 
Electric,  earned  $61,999,195  in  the  first 
half  of  the  year.  This  does  not  reflect 
the  current  deficit  of  Western  Elec- 
tric. This  figure  represents  $3.32  a 
share  for  the  first  six  months  and 
compares  with  $2.40  per  share  for  the 
same  period  last  year. 


Nolan  Wants  to  Quit 

Hollywood,  July  17. — John  Nolan, 
who  is  now  recuperating  after  several 
weeks  at  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hos- 
pital, has  asked  that  he  be  relieved 
from  his  Australian  post  by  Fox.  He 
plans  to  rejoin  the  New  York  sales 
force  when  he  has  recovered. 


Hawks  on  ''Sutter" 

Hollywood,  July  17. — Howard 
Hawks  has  been  signed  by  Universal 
to  direct  "Sutter's  Gold,"  thereby 
clinching  the  company's  intention  of 
making  it  for  the  1934-35  program. 

Edward  G.  Robinson  and  R'chard 
Dix  have  been  considered  for  the  lead. 


Sloane  Beats  Schedule 

Hollywood,  July  17. — Paul  Sloane, 
directing  "Four  Walls"  for  M-G-M, 
brought  the  production  into  the  cut- 
ting  rooms   in   18   days. 


Philadelphia 
Closing  Plan 
Is  Discarded 


(Continued  from   I'age    1) 

circuit's  theatres,  explained  the  switch 
in  decision  had  been  made  in  view  of 
numerous  petitions  from  clubs,  Cham- 
bers of  Commerce,  business  men  and 
hardships  which  thus  would  be  passed 
on  to  employes. 

"We  believe  that  the  greatest  good 
for  the  greatest  number  should  be 
served  and,  while  it  may  be  to  our 
financial  loss  to  continue  operating  our 
theatres  under  these  conditions,  we, 
nevertheless,  at  this  time  have  decided 
to  heed  requests  and  will  continue  op- 
erating our  theatres  with  a  hope  of  an 
early  modification  of  this  unfair  boy- 
cott," he  said. 

Charles  Segall,  incoming  M.  P. 
T.  O.  president,  said : 

"I  want  to  go  on  record  that  I 
shall  continue  to  fight  against  closing 
of  theatres."  He  thereby  indicated  the 
sentiment  of  independents  was  with 
Warners. 

Nizer  Acts  as  M.  C. 

Louis  Nizer,  secretary  of  the  New 
York  Film  Board  of  Trade,  acted  as 
master  of  ceremonies.  Judge  Kep- 
hart  of  the  Supreme  Court  reminded 
the  film  men  of  their  responsibility  to 
the  public,  but  said : 

"The  boycott  against  all  moving 
picture  production  is  not  entirely  fair. 
The  80  per  cent  should  not  be  penal- 
ized because  20  per  cent  is  bad." 

Ed  Kuykendall  paid  tribute  to  Pizor 
and  condemned  members  of  the  indus- 
try "who  take  advantage  of  a  situa- 
tion and  rush  into  statements  deroga- 
tory to  motion  pictures  for  personal 
aggrandizement." 

He  hit  salacious  advertising  as  do- 
ing more  damage  than  any  other  fac- 
tor and  hit  the  tendency  of  exhibitors 
to  use  block  booking  as  an  excuse  for 
the  present  situation. 

One  hundred  and  fifty  attended. 
Pizor  was  presented  a  watch  from 
the  M.  P.  T.  0.  and  a  bag  from  dis- 
tributors. A  gift  is  to  come  from 
members  of  Local  307,  I.  A.  T.  S.  E. 


Radio  to  Do  Feature 
In  New  Technicolor 

Radio  has  completed  a  deal  with 
Pioneer  Pictures,  headed  by  John  Hay 
Whitney,  to  produce  a  feature,  "The 
Three  Musketeers,"  in  the  new  Tech- 
nicolor process.  This  is  the  process 
used  in  the  short,  "La  Cucaracha," 
which  is  to  be  released  soon. 

The  feature  will  go  into  work  about 
Oct.  1  and  will  be  ready  for  release,  it 
is  expected,  about  Jan.  1.  The  deal 
was  closed  by  Whitney  with  J.  R. 
McDonough  and  B.  B.  Kahane,  who  I 
acted  for  Radio.  Kenneth  Mac- 
Gowan,  who  directed  "La  Cucaracha," 
and  Robert  Edmond  Jones,  who  de- 
signed the  sets,  will  act  in  the  same 
posts  on  the  new  feature. 


Technicolor  in  Paris 

Hollywood,  July  17. — Natalie  Kal- 
mus  leaves  Wednesday  for  Paris 
where  she  proposes  establishing  offices 
for  Technicolor  and  collaborating  with 
several  French  producers  on  the  color 
process. 


rO  THE  PRAISES  OF  THE  CRITICS  . . . 

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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  July    18,    1934 


Loew  Gets  'U,' 
And  Col.;  RKO 
Rift  Widens 


(Continued  from  f^age   1) 

cross  split,  varying  in  competitive 
zones  but  under  which  part  of  the  "U" 
lineup  will  go  to  Skouras  Theatres, 
Randforce  and  the  Century  circuit. 
Loew  also  has  annexed  the  right  to 
play  the  rest  of  the  Universal  lineup 
in  its  other  theatres,  but  not  in  neigh- 
borhood first  runs. 

Columbia's  deal  also  marks  a  sale 
away  from  RKO.  It  is  understood  to 
have  been  precipitated  by  the  charge 
RKO  failed  to  live  up  to  its  cormnit- 
ment  to  play  11  Columbias  the  big 
half  of  the  week  during  the  season 
about  to  close.  Loew  is  reported  to 
have  purchased  17  of  Columbia's  new- 
list  with  a  call  on  the  remainder  for 
other  of  its  theatres. 

This  gives  the  Loew  circuit  as 
availabilities  50  from  M-G-M  ;  30,  or 
half,  from  Paramount ;  30,  or  half 
from  Warners;  18  from  Universal,  17 
from  Columbia  and  10  from  United 
Artists,  the  latter  holding  a  long-time 
franchise  with  the  circuit  renewable 
each  season  subject  to  agreed  upon 
terms.  The  understanding  is  the  U.A. 
picture  overage  may  be  picked  up  by 
Loew  at  its  discretion  and  again  sub- 
ject to  terms. 

As  against  this,  RKO  has  available 
50  from  Radio  Pictures ;  30,  or  the 
second  half,  of  Warners ;  and  30,  or 
the  second  half,  of  Paramount.  In  the 
balance  is  the  Fox  list,  but  whether 
or  not  a  deal  with  RKO  is  possible 
appears  undetermined  at  the  minute. 

Franchise   Is   Involved 

Involved  here  is  an  extended  fran- 
chise originally  made  with  Skouras 
Theatres  and  Randforce  and  turned 
over  to  the  RKO  circuit  when  the  lat- 
ter made  its  booking  deal  with  the  for- 
mer two  chains.  RKO,  however,  can- 
celed out  some  months  ago,  thereby 
presumably  returning  the  franchise  to 
Skouras  and  Randforce.  Fo.x  lawyers 
are  now  studying  the  company's  rights 
in  the  matter  and  expect  to  arrive  at 
a  decision  in  the  next  couple  of  days. 
Those  claiming  to  speak  authoritative- 
ly for  both  Skouras  and  Randforce 
yesterday  asserted  the  Fox  franchise 
had  reverted  to  them. 

The  significance  of  this  rests  in  the 
fact  that,  if  Skouras  and  Randforce 
pick  up  the  Fox  product,  no  sale  to 
the  RKO  circuit  will  be  possible, 
thereby  confronting  those  theatres  with 
a  product  shortage  which  disinterested 
bystanders  declare  will  prove  to  be 
extremely  serious.  The  only  other  re- 
maining product  which  then  would  be- 
come available  on  this  basis  would  be 
independent  attractions. 

The  strained  relations  between  RKO 
and  Loew  are  understood  to  be  trace- 
able to  plans  made  by  the  former  to 
take  over  additional  houses  in  zones 
which  would  become  Loew-dominant 
in  the  event  the  Loew-Warner  bid  for 
Fox  Met  is  finally  accepted.  RKO 
officials,  voicing  opinions  privately,  re- 
gard their  acquisitions,  actual  and  po- 
tential, as  necessary  to  protect  their 
own  circuit's  position  in  the  metropol- 
itan area.  Loew,  on  the  other  hand, 
is  known  to  feel  RKO  has  stepped  into 


Colored  Theatres  Given 
White  Clearance  Rating 


situations  competitive  with  its  existing 
theatres. 

In  the  meantime,  the  surprise  film 
buys  on  the  part  of  Loew  is  met  with 
calm  and  assurance  at  RKO  where 
the  attitude  is  reflected  by  this  com- 
ment : 

"The  show  isn't  over  yet.  Just  wait 
and  see." 


Petersburg  to  Get 
Film  with  Richmond 

Washington,  July  17. — Three  cases 
have  just  been  decided  by  the  clearance 
and  zoning  board. 

The  board  ruled  that  Richmond's  14, 
days  over  Petersburg  were  unreason- 
able, and  decided  that  Richmond  first 
runs  should  have  no  clearance  at  all 
over  Petersburg.  The  case  was 
brought  by  the  Blue  Bird  against 
Loew's  and   Wilmer   &  Vincent. 

Clearance  of  14  days  afTorded  the 
Palace  and  Ritz,  Baltimore,  operated 
by  Louis  Gaertner,  over  John  H. 
Whittle's  Avenue  was  determined  to 
be  fair.  The  Avenue  was  also  deter- 
mined to  be  in  the  same  zone  with  the 
Bclnord,  Red  Wing  and  State,  oper- 
ated by  the  Durkee  interests.  The  Bel- 
nord  and  State  are  entitled  to  14  days 
over  the  Avenue,  it  was  decided,  and 
the  Red  Wing  will  have  prior  run 
only  and  no  clearance  over  the  Avenue. 


Wood  Will  Send  Out 
Ohio  Release  Lists 

Columbus,  O.,  July  17. — In  order 
that  exhibitors  may  take  advantage  of 
the  10  per  cent  cancellation  clause 
within  the  14-day  limit  after  national 
release  date,  as  specified  in  the  code, 
and  to  obviate  the  necessity  of  con- 
ferring with  the  exchanges  to  secure 
information  on  releases,  P.  J.  Wood, 
business  manager  of  the  I.  T.  O., 
hereafter  will  issue  a  bulletin  to  all 
exhibitor-members.  These  will  reach 
the  addressees  on  Monday  of  each 
week,  and  will  contain  a  list  of  pic- 
tures to  be  released  during  the  current 
seven  days. 

Lists  of  releases  will  be  certified  to 
Wood  by  the  code  secretaries  at  Cleve- 
land and  Columbus. 


Denver  Code  Ukase 
Received  by  Campi 

The  manifesto  signed  by  36  of  40 
exhibitors  in  the  Denver  metropoli- 
tan area  declining  recognition  of  Code 
Authority  and  local  code  boards  un- 
til "home  rule"  in  exhibition  affairs 
is  granted  was  received  at  Campi 
headquarters   yesterday. 

"A  reply  to  the  manifesto  will  be 
made  within  a  few  days,"  John  C. 
Flinn,  executive  secretary  of  Campi, 
said,  "and  will  be  made  public  at 
that  time." 


Protest  French  Ban 

Paris,  July  17. — Protesting  vigor- 
ously against  taxation  designed  to  ex- 
clude American  made  films  from 
France,  the  French  Cinema  Owners' 
Ass'n.  has  asked  the  minister  of  com- 
merce to  permit  more  American  films 
to  enter  this  country  instead  of  fur- 
ther limiting  the  quota  as  demanded 
by   French   producers. 


(Continued  from  paye    1) 

throughout  the  southern  states.  This 
precedent  for  granting  protection  to 
a  "white"  house  over  a  "black"  house 
may  result  in  widespread  changes  in 
release  schedules  in  the  south.  The 
decision  was  one  of  20  handed  down 
yesterday  by  Campi  on  appeals 
brought  to  it  since  June  28.  Other 
decisions  are : 

Kansas  Ciry — NuEra  vs.  Summit.  Griev- 
ance board  ruling  dismissing  an  overbuying 
complaint    against    the    Summit    is    affirmed. 

Indianapolis — Dream  vs.  Paramount. 
CJrievance  board  ruling  dismissing  a  com- 
plaint of  reduced  admissions  by  the  Para- 
mount  is   affirmed. 

Baltimore — Brooklyn  vs.  McHenry's  and 
Pacy's  Garden.  Clearance  and  zoning 
board's  decision  affirmed.  De  Luxe  vs. 
Mcllenry's,  Pacy's  Garden  and  Brodie. 
Clearance  and  zoning  board's  decision  modi- 
I'led  limiting  the  protection  of  the  respond- 
ents to  10  days  over  the  Ue  Luxe  begin- 
ning   with    the    new    season. 

Buffalo — New  Ariel  vs.  Majestic.  Griev- 
ance board  rulings  finding  the  Majestic 
guilty  of  reducing  admissions  and  continuing 
the  practice  after  a  cease  and  desist  order 
was  served  are  affirmed.  The  board's  order 
to  distributors  not  to  furnish  the  Majestic 
with  Him  after  June  25  is  approved  and  a 
similar  order  is  issued  to  distributors  by 
Campi  to  take  effect  July  25  unless  the 
Majestic  files  a  certihcate  of  compliance 
satisfactory  to  the  grievance  board  prior 
to   that   date. 

Victoria,  Texas — Rubin  F'rels  vs.  Jeffer- 
son Amusement  Co.  Grievance  board  find 
iiig  that  Jelferson  was  overbuying  and  mak- 
ing too  frequent  changes  of  program  is 
affirmed.  The  board's  ruling  that  Frels 
is  to  have  one-half  of  the  product  signed 
for  by  Jefferson  with  the  exception  of  Para- 
mount pictures  so  long  as  both  shall  con- 
tinue in  business  is  modified  to  be  effective 
for   one    year    only. 

Schine   Found   Overbuying 

LocKpoRT,  N.  V. — Reliance  Theatres  vs. 
.Schine  Theatrical  Co.  Grievance  board 
finding  that  Schine  was  overbuying  and 
should  release  17  features  to  Reliance  af- 
firmed with  modifications  which  still  re- 
quire  Schine  to  release   17   to   Reliance. 

•MiDDLETOWN,  Conn. — Middletown  Enter- 
prises vs.  Poli  Circuit,  Hartford.  Clearance 
and  zoning  board  ruling  eliminating  seven- 
day  protection  of  Hartford  over  Middletown 
and    Meriden    is   attirmed. 

LowviLLE,  N.  Y. — Ernest  J.  Wolfe  (Ava- 
lon)  vs.  Schine  Theatrical  Corp.,  Water- 
town,  N.  Y.  Clearance  and  zoning  board's 
decision  modified  to  give  Schine's  Avon 
seven  days'  protection  over  the  Avalon  until 
such  time  as  less  protection  is  given  the 
Avon  over  any  other  house  approximately 
the    same    distance    from    it    as    the    Avalon. 

Littleton,  Col. — Fred  Lind  (Grand)  vs. 
Gothic,  Englewood,  Col.  Grievance  board 
finding  that  the  Gothic  had  reduced  admis 
sions  and  its  order  to  cease  and  desist  is 
affirmed. 

Camden,  N.  J. — Camden  Drive-In  The- 
atre vs.  RKO.  Dismissal  of  the  Camden's 
complaint  of  nonfulfillment  of  contract  by 
RKO  affirmed  on  the  grounds  that  the  com- 
plainant has  other  recourses  at  law. 

Alton,  111. — Protest  by  S.  E.  Pirtle,  Jer- 
seyville.  111.,  to  St.  Louis  clearance  and 
zoning  board  over  protection  granted  to  Al- 
ton. Board's  ruling  affirmed  with  the  modi- 
fication that  if  any  less  protection  is  ever 
granted  Alton  over  theatres  equally  distant 
as  Jerseyville  is  from  Alton,  then  the  same 
reduction  shall  be  made  for  Jerseyville, 

Hudson,  N.  Y. — S.  Hochstim  (Star)  vs. 
Hen-Wil-Hen  Corp.  (Park,  Playhouse,  Rial- 
to).  Dismissal  of  overbuying  charge  for 
new  season  is  affirmed  on  grounds  that  com- 
plaint is  premature  but  without  prejudice  to 
complainant  to  reinstate  case  if  justified 
later. 

SussE-x,  N.  J. — Sussex  Amusement  Co.  vs. 
Strand  and  Ritz,  Port  Jervis,  N._  Y.  Port 
Jervis  clearance  over  Sussex  limited  to  14 
days. 

Macomb,  111. — M.  Ewing,  LaHarpe.  111.. 
vs.  Andrew  Hainline,  Macomb.  Chicago 
clearance  and  zoning  board's  ruling  reduc- 
ing Macomb  clearance  from  14  days  to  seven 
days  is  affirmed. 

New  Orleans — Paramount  Pictures  Dist. 
Corp.  vs.  R.  J.  Burnett  (Imperial).  Para- 
mount complaint  of  non-fulfillment  of  con- 
tract by   Burnett  is   dismissed. 

Cooperstown,  N.  Y. — William  C.  Smalley 
vs.  Schine  Enterprises.  Gloversville.  Over- 
buying   complaint    against    Schine    referred 


Percentages, 
Unclean  Films 
Hit  By  KMTA 


(Continued  from  page   1) 

vice-president.  The  following  were 
elected  directors  for  Kansas :  E.  B. 
Danielson,  Russell ;  Sam  Blair,  Belle- 
ville, and  A.  F.  Baker,  Kansas  City, 
Kan.  Missouri  directors  were  elected 
as  follows :  Frank  Weary,  Richmond ; 
Fdwards  and  Mrs.  A.  Baier,  Kansas 
City,    Mo. 

H.  R.  Biechele,  K.  M.  T.  A.  sec- 
retary-treasurer, who  was  chairman, 
stressed  the  necessity  of  a  strong 
organization  in  view  of  impending  leg- 
islation in  Kansas  for  a  state  sales 
tax  and  in  Missouri  for  an  amuse- 
ment tax. 

Other  speakers  were  Lester  Mar- 
tin, secretary  of  Allied  of  Iowa  and 
Nebraska  and  Judge  Emmett  Thur- 
man,  counsel  for  the  Rocky  Moun- 
Itain    Theatre    Owners'    Ass'n. 

Also  adopted  was  a  resolution  op- 
posing M-G-M's  invasion  of  the  trail- 
er field  and  another,  introduced  by 
C.  A.  .Schultz,  head  of  Commonwealth 
Theatres,  calling  on  Division  Admin- 
istrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  to  give 
code  assentors  action  on  labor  com- 
plaints   against    violating    exhibitors. 


Upholds  Food  Show  Plan 

St.  Louis,  July  17. — The  local  griev- 
ance board  has  ruled  the  revised  plan 
for  the  food  show  conducted  by  the 
Rialto,  Granite  City,  111.,  does  not  con- 
stitute a  lottery  or  violate  the  code. 
Gaylord  W.  Jones,  operator,  testified 
yesterday  it  was  not  necessary  to  buy 
a  ticket  or  attend  the  theatre  to  win 
a    merchandise   prize. 


Para.  Wins  Cincy  Case 

Cincinnati,  July  17. — Paramount 
has  won  an  arbitration  case  involving 
failure  to  play  or  pay  for  pictures  un- 
der contract  against  Leo  Stephany, 
operating  the  Music  Hall,  Newport, 
Ky.,  across  the  river  from  here. 


Johnson  on  Code 

Hollywood,  July  17. — Administra- 
tor Hugh  Johnson  is  scheduled  to  de- 
liver an  address  in  the  Hollywood 
Bowl  Friday.  His  subject  matter  is 
expected  to  touch  on  films  and  the 
NRA  code. 


back  to  Albany  grievance  board  for  rehear- 
ing. 

Norfolk,  Va. — Lichtman  Theatres  pro- 
test to  Washington  clearance  and  zoning 
board.       Local    board's    decision    is    affirmed. 

San  Francisco — M.  L.  Markowitz 
(Davies)  vs.  Mason-Ellis  Corp.  (Casino). 
Grievance  board's  finding  in  complaint  of 
reduced  admissions  at  Casino  is  affirmed  with 
the  modification  that  free  parking  service 
is  not  a  violation  of  the  code  lottery  and 
prize   scheme   clause. 

Indianapolis — Harry  Nagel  (Dream)  vs. 
Northern  Theatres.  Inc.  (Rivoli).  Griev- 
ance board's  finding  in  reduced  admission 
complaint    against    the    Rivoli    is    affirmed. 

The  Campi  appeal  committee  yesterday 
heard  the  overbuying  complaint  brought  bv 
the  Broadway,  Council  Bluffs,  la.,  against 
Fox  West  Coast's  Strand  and  Liberty,  and 
the  reduced  admissions  complaint  brought 
ao-ainst  the  Orpheum,  Fairfield,  Neb.,  by  the 
KMMJ  Radio  Theatre.  Clay  Center.  Neb. 
Both  cases  were  appeals  from  Omaha 
grievance  board  rulings.  The  Campi  appeal 
committee,  of  which  Ed  Kuykendall  was 
chairman,  reserved  decision.  Other  mem- 
bers of  the  committee  were  Leon  Rosen- 
''latt,  exhibitor,  and  Willard  C.  McKay  of 
Universal,   distributor. 

Another  appeal  hearing  will  be  held  todav 
with  W.  C.  Michel  of  Fox  as  chairman  of 
the  committee. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Triples  Back 
In  Fight  for 
Kid  Business 


Neighborhoods  Reverting 
To  Policy  for  Summer 

Triple  features  are  again  in  vogue 
at  neighborhood  theatres  for  the  sum- 
mer months. 

With  schools  closed,  exhibitors  are 
making  a  grand  stand  play  for  juvenile 
attendance. 

Where  heretofore  duals  and  one  or 
two  shorts  have  been  making  up  the 
majority  of  independents'  programs, 
exhibitors  are  eliminating  shorts  for 
a  third  feature,  booked  in  for  the  first 
two  shows. 

Westerns  and  outdoor  attractions 
usually  are  booked  as  the  third  fea- 
ture. Exhibitors  find  triples  good 
business  getters  for  children  and  even 
book  them  on  holidays. 

Para,  Trustees  Join 
In  Revision  of  Suit 

Charles  D.  Hilles,  Eugene  W. 
Leake  and  Charles  E.  Richardson, 
Paramount  Publix  trustees,  are  made 
parties  to  a  revised  action  against 
the  1931-32  directors  of  the  company 
to  recover  $13,600,000  expended  in  the 
repurchase  of  stock  issued  in  the  ac- 
(I'jisition  of  theatres. 

Revision  of  the  action,  originally 
filed  in  May,  was  necessitated  by  the 
change  in  the  legal  status  of  Para- 
mount Publix  and  the  trustees  under 
the  new  bankruptcy  laws.  Defendants 
in  the  action,  who  were  directors  of 
Paramount  when  the  repurchases  were 
authorized,  are  required  to  file  an  an- 
swer within  the  next  few  weeks. 


Schwartz  and  Seider 
Pool  Plan  Cools  Off 

The  contemplated  pooling  of  the 
A.  H.  Schwartz  and  Joseph  Seider 
Long  Island  houses,  virtually  set  10 
days  ago,  has  cooled  and  probably 
will  not  be  consummated,  it  was 
learned  yesterday. 

Approximately  40  houses  were  in- 
\olved  in  the  proposed  pool,  21  of 
which  are  embraced  by  Seider's  Pru- 
dential circuit  and  the  remainder  in 
Schwartz's   Century  circuit. 


The  Decency  Campaign^ 
Inside  and  Out 


w 


By  MARTIN  QUIGLEY 


ITOA  Laying  Plans 
To  Fight  Campaign 

Developments  in  the  church  cam- 
paign against  films  were  discussed 
yesterday  at  the  regular  meeting  of 
I.  T.  O.  A.  here  and  plans  will  be 

(Continued  on   pane  6) 


HEN  in  recent  weeks  the  current  campaign  of  pro- 
test on  motion  pictures  became  discernible  in  the  huge  proportions 
it  had  assumed,  the  motion  picture  industry  found  itself  at  the  bar  of 
public  opinion,  confronted  with  the  severest  test  it  has  encountered 
in  its  whole  history. 

That  such  a  test  should  finally  have  arrived  was  a  matter  of  very 
little  surprise  to  many  persons  in  the  industry,  including  the  writer, 
who  during  many  years  and  on  innumerable  occasions  in  these 
columns  has  called  attention  to. the  gathering  of  the  storm  clouds. 
The  warnings  from  this  and  many  other  sources,  inside  and  outside 
the  industry,  were  largely  disregarded.  Hollywood  continued  to 
make  some  pictures  which  were  violently  at  conflict  with  the 
requirements  of  mass  entertainment  and — what  was  considerably 
worse — to  include  in  many  otherwise  wholesome  films  sequences 
and  bits  of  dialogue  which  reeked  with  vulgarity  and  obscenity. 

Many  persons  in  the  production  branch  of  the  industry  proved, 
virtually  to  the  satisfaction  of  everyone  except  themselves,  that  they 
had  fallen  distinctly  out  of  step  with  the  march  of  public  opinion. 
An  increasingly  larger  proportion  of  the  product  became  out  of  tune 
with  the  thoughts,  tastes  and  habits  of  the  American  public.  Ex- 
hibitors everywhere,  through  their  intimate  contact  with  the  general 
public,  reported  an  increasing  resentment.  The  industry's  income 
suffered  and  except  for  the  tremendous  attraction  of  the  motion 
picture  which  had  long  since  been  the  public  favorite  amusement,  it 
would  have  suffered  a  great  deal  more.  Private  protest  was  rampant. 
Finally  a  vast  public  protest,  through  the  Legion  of  Decency  cam- 
paign, became  both  distinctly  audible  and  distinctly  articulate.  The 
rising  tide  of  resentment  against  invasion  of  Amerian  morality  had 
found  effective  expression.  Catholic  organization  and  unity  had 
given  voice  to  a  national  reaction.  The  wonder  is  not  that  this 
public  protest  finally  arrived,  but  rather  that  it  did  not  arrive  sooner. 

More  Intelligence  and  More  Decency 
Gould  Have  Averted  Hurt  to  Industry 

The  industry  has  been  hurt  and  hurt  severely — not  only  in  the 
loss  of  possible  immediate  revenue  but  also  in  the  loss  of  a  vast 
public  goodwill.  There  has  been  a  loss  not  only  of  much  goodwill 
but  also  another  loss  in  the  fact  that  much  of  the  enonnous  public 
interest  in  motion  pictures,  which  does  so  much  to  keep  alive  the 
theatre-going  habit,  has  been  diverted  in  the  direction  of  critical  and 
destructive  discussion. 

All  of  this  is  unfortunate,  extremely  so,  especially  because  it 
might  so  easily  have  been  avoided  had  there  been  a  little  more 
intelligence  in  many  places  and  a  little  more  common  decency 

in  some  places.  ., ,     ,         i      .    .    .u    •  j 

Those  whose  recalcitrance  made  possible  these  hurts  to  the  indus- 
try which  could  not  have  been  inflicted  had  not  the  industry 
permitted  itself  to  become  vulnerable,  have  no  cause  to  complain. 
Their  stubbornness  against  advice,  their  wily  escapes  from  safe- 
<^uards  which  authorities  of  the  industry  were  attempting  to  arrange 
about  them  not  only  made  possible  but  welcomed  the  national  pro- 
test and  its  attendant  consequences. 

For  more  than  four  years  the  industry  has  been  publicly 
committed  to  a  reasonable  and  workable  plan  of  self -regulation. 
Throughout  all  of  this  time  M'r.  Will  H.  Hays  and  his  assistants 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Most  of  New 
Code  Signers 
Already  Paid 

Had  Sent  in  Assessments 
To  Get  Cancellations 


Exhibitors  who  are  taking  advan- 
tage of  the  final  opportunity  for  sign- 
ing assents  to  the  code  are  largely 
those  who  have  paid  their  code  as- 
sessment in  order  to  obtain  the  10  per 
cent  cancellation  privilege,  it  was 
stated  yesterday  at  Campi  headquar- 
ters. 

Approximately  350  exhibitors  paid 
assessments  to  obtain  the  cancellation 
privilege  without  signing  the  code. 
The  bulk  of  these  are  now  filing  their 
assents  with  the  reopening  of  code 
signing. 

A  Campi  appeal  committee  consist- 
ing of  W.  C.  Michel,  chairman;  Frank 
McCarthy    and    Joseph    Seider    heard 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


New  Companies  Get 
3  St,  Louis  Houses 

St.  Louis,  July  18. — In  furtherance 
of  their  plans  for  the  rehabilitation  of 
the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and  Grand 
Central  interests  represented  by  the 
bondholders'  protective  committees 
have  formed  new  corporations  to  hold 
the  properties.  The  companies  are  the 
Ambassador  Building  Corp.  and  the 
Missouri  Theatre  Building  Corp. 

They  propose  to  lease  the  theatres 
to  operating  companies  being  organ- 
ized by  Allan  Snyder  and  Harry 
Koplar.    The  operating  companies  are 

(Continued  on  page  8) 

Must  Get  First  Run 
Showings- Johnston 

Buffalo,  July  18. — "We  must  have 
first  run  showing  in  every  town  this 
season,"  W.  Ray  Johnston,  president 
of  Monogram,  declared  during  a  visit 
here. 

Johnston,  accompanied  by  C.  King 
Charney,  American  distributor  of 
Agfa  film,  stopped  off  to  see  Jack  L. 

(Continued  on  page  8) 

Frisco  Houses  May 
Reopen  on  Friday 

San  Francisco,  July  18.— While  the 
general  strike  here  appears  to  be  show- 
ing signs  of  collapse,  theatre  execu- 
tives have  agreed  not  to  reopen  their 
houses  until  word  comes  from  the  Cen- 
tral Labor  Council  that  they  may  do 
so.  It  is  predicted  local  theatres  will 
be  relighted  Friday.  The  strike  is 
causing  the  general  re-booking  of 
films. 


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July    19,   1934 


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Clyde  W,  Simons  Dead 

Las  Animas,  Col.,  July  18.— Clyde 
W.  Simons,  owner  of  the  Simons 
here,  died  in  Pueblo,  Col,  where  he 
had  gone  for  treatment.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  wife,  Dorinda,  and  two 
children,  Robert  and  Doris. 


Oregon  Managers  Shift 

Portland,  July  18. — Ernest  A. 
Rose,  former  assistant  manager  of  the 
Orpheum,  Spokane,  has  been  named 
manager  of  the  State.  Russell  Brown, 
former  manager  of  the  State,  becomes 
manager  of  the  Orpheum. 


MOTION  PICTUftE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  July   19,   1934 


Jury  Again  Refuses 
Memphis  Indictment 

Memphis,  July  18.— A  double 
wedge  has  now  been  driven  in  the 
fight  for  Sunday  shows,  as  the  Grand 
Jury  has  refused  for  a  second  time  to 
retiJrn  an  indictment  against  Charles 
Mensing,  Orpheum  manager,  for  his 
Sunday  sandwich  show. 

All  downtown  houses  were  open  last 
Sunday.  Waxners,  Loew's  State  and 
Loew's  Palace  opened  with  a  $50  guar- 
antee each  to  the  Memphis  Community 
Fund  and  with  no  sandwiches.  Col. 
Cecil  E.  Vogel,  Loew  city  manager, 
and  William  Hendricks,  Warner  man- 
ager, were  arrested  with  Mensing. 


M'G-M  Trailers  Hit 
By  KMT  A  Resolution 

Resolutions  objecting  to  M-G-M's 
proposed  distribution  of  its  own  trail- 
ers next  season  were  adopted  at  the 
Ki.M.T.A.  convention  in  Kansas  City, 
and  were  wired  in  full  to  the  Motion 
Picture  Daily  by  A.  F.  Baker,  presi- 
dent. 

The  resolutions  say  no  question  of 
quality  is  involved  and  that  the  trail- 
ers will  be  an  increased  expense  to 
exhibitors.  Members  are  urged  to  re- 
sist "any  attempt  on  the  part  of 
M-G-M  to  force  the  sale  of  their 
trailers  with  features." 


Extend  Fox  Receivership 

The  Fox  Theatres  Corp.  receiver- 
ship was  extended  six  months  to  Jan. 
22,  1935,  by  Federal  Judge  Martin  J. 
Manton  yesterday.  William  Atkinson 
continues  as  receiver. 


''Happy  Returns"  Top 
Of  Herald  Champions 

July  "box-office  champions"  picked 
by  the  Motion  Picture  Herald  are 
headed  by  "Many  Happy  Returns." 
There  are  seven  on  the  list. 

The  other  six  are :  "The  Thin 
Man,"  "Little  Miss  Marker,"  "Little 
Man,  What  Now?"  "Operator  13," 
"Glamour"  and  "Smarty." 


Mississippi  Group 
Forms  a  New  Ass'n. 

Jackson,  Miss.,  July  18.— The 
Mississippi  M.  P.  Theatres  Ass'n.  has 
been  formed  here  with  R.  X.  Williams 
of  Oxford  as  president. 

Leaders  in  the  new  organization 
hope  to  maintain  friendly  relations 
with  Tri-State  and  the  M.P.T.O.A., 
since  Williams  is  secretary-treasurer 
of  Tri-State. 

Other  officers  elected  were:  Vice- 
president,  J.  A.  West,  Philadelphia; 
secretary-treasurer,  Earl  Elkins,  Ab- 
erdeen. Another  meeting  has  been 
set  for  October. 

I'^ormation  of  the  association  was 
due  to  a  belief  of  Mississippi  exhib- 
itors that  they  should  have  an  organi- 
zation confined  to  the  problems  of 
their  own  state. 


"L^"  Office  Abroad 
Is  Moved  to  London 

Universal  is  shifting  continental 
headquarters  to  London  and,  at  the 
same  time,  has  withdrawn  from  Ger- 
many. Max  Friedland,  Berlin  mana- 
ger, will  handle  European  supervision 
from  London. 

United  Artists  was  the  first  major 
company  to  concentrate  continental 
control  in  London  under  Maury  Sil- 
verstone.  Warners  was  the  first  com- 
pany to  step  out  of  Germany,  as  re- 
ported in  Motion  Picture  Daily 
from  the  company's  Atlantic  City  re- 
gional   meeting    some    weeks   ago. 


Bernhard  to  Distribute 

London,  July  18.  —  Negotiations 
are  pending,  according  to  Fred  Bern- 
hard,  who  recently  returned  from  a 
five-week  trip  to  New  York,  whereby 
he  may  return  to  distributing.  He  has 
succeeded  in  locating  a  lineup  of  in- 
dependent American  product,  he 
claims,  and  should  the  deal  materialize, 
three-quarters  of  his  concern's  product 
will  be  provided  by  America. 


Bergner  as  "Joan"? 

London,  July  18. — Elizabeth  Berg- 
ner will  essay  the  lead  in  George  Ber- 
nard Shaw's  "St.  Joan"  next  season 
for  C.  B.  Cochran,  according  to  local 
report.  Shaw  is  also  said  to  be  re- 
vising  the    play   for    film   production. 


Katharine  Hepburn  originally  was 
slated  to  do  "Joan  of  Arc"  for  Radio 
next  season,  but  the  picture  has  been 
set  back  and  may  not  be  made  at  all. 


Mitzi  Green  Returning 

Hollywood,  July  18. — Mitzi  Green, 
now  16,  will  make  her  return  to  pic- 
tures after  a  long  absence  in  an  in- 
genue role  in  Reliance's  "Transatlan- 
tic Merry-Go-Round,"  which  United 
Artists  will  release. 


i    Purely 
Personal  > 

LILLY  MESSINGER,  who  has 
been  in  the  Radio  story  depart- 
ment for  the  past  four  years^  has 
been  appointed  English  representative 
for  the  departinent.  She  will  sail 
Saturday  on  the  Paris. 

Chris  Buckley,  Albany  first  run 
operator,  won't  be  telephoning  friends 
late  at  night  for  some  time  now.  Jim- 
my Grainger  supplied  the  cure  and 
can  explain. 

Herb  Cruikshank  postcards  re- 
gards from  Stratford-on-Avon,  made 
famous  by  a  fellow  named  Will 
Shakespeare. 

Mrs.  Martha  Fait,  wife  of 
Warners'  general  manager  in  Rio  de 
Janeiro,  arrives  today  on  the  Ameri 
can  Legion. 

Ambrose    S.    Dowling,    Europe; 
sales  manager  for  RKO  Export  Cor] 
is     in    town.       He    arrived    on 
Olympic. 

Wesley  Eddy  will  go  back  to 
Roxy  as  master  of  ceremonies  as  so( 
as   he   finishes  his   current   radio  anJ 
stage  engagement. 

Morris     Kinzler     postcards     froi 
Camp  Horicon  in  the  Adirondacks  an( 
describes    himself    as    "ye   olde   vaca- 
tioner." 

Verree  Teasdale  is  in  town  on 
shopping  trip  prior  to  her  marria] 
to  Adolphe   Menjou. 

Harold  B.  Franklin  is  summer^ 
ing  on  the  Connecticut  shore,  near 
Darien. 

Joe  E.  Goltz,  M-G-M  manager  in 
Montevideo,  arrives  today  on  the 
American  Legion. 

Dave  Palfreyman  has  acquired  a 
new  set  of  irons  with  which  he  is 
punishing  Queens'  fairways. 

Lou  Brock,  Radio  associate  pro- 
ducer, came  in  yesterday  on  the  Rex 
from  a  European  vacation. 

Ed  Kuykendall  left  yesterday  for 
his  Columbus,  Miss.,  home. 


Eastman  Up  SVs  on  Big  Board 


M-G'M  Borrows  Brent 

Hollywood,  July  18. — M-G-M  has 
borrowed  George  Brent  from  Warners 
for  the  lead  opposite  Greta  Garbo  in 
"The  Painted  Veil." 


Paramount  Signs  Landi 

Hollywood,  July  18. —  Paramount 
has  signed  Elissa  Landi  to  a  long 
term  contract.  Her  first  will  be 
"Enter  Madame." 


Plan  Northwest  Circuit 

Portland,  July  18. — Paul  R.  Aust 
and  others  have  incorporated  Inde- 
pendent Theatre  Owners,  Inc.,  for  the 
purpose  of  operating  a  circuit. 


Hish  Low  Close 

Columbia  Pictures,  vtc 2844       28^  2854 

Consolidated    Film   Industries 3  3  3 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,   pfd 12!^        12  12 

Eastman   Kodak    101"/^  100^  lOli^ 

Fox   Film   "A" ll'/4        W/,  IVA 

Loew's,   Inc 27Vg       27  27M 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd 90V1        9014  90'/^ 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 3>/2  3?4  3^ 

Pathe   Exchange   2  1%         V^ 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 19^        19}4  19}^ 

RKO  2>4         2  2 

Warner    Bros 4Vs         4^4         4J4 

Technicolor  Rises  1/2  on  Curb 


Net 
Change 


-  Vz 
-1-3/8 


-1-1 


+  Vz 


Hish      Low 

Technicolor     1354       W^ 

Trans  Lux   W?,         TJ< 


Net 
Close     Change 

!35i       -I-  14 
13-i        


Paramount  Bond  Issues  Decline 


High  Low  Close 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 7             654  65i 

Keith    B.    F.   6s   '46 675i       6754  6754 

Loew's  6s   '41,   ww   deb   rights 1005^  10054  1005i 

Paramount  F.  L.  6s  '47 47           47  47 

Paramount    Publix   S'/^s    '50 4654        4654  4654 

Pathe    7s    '37,    ww 9954        9954  995i 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 53^        521^  52!^ 


Net 
Change 

-  'A 
+  54 
-I-  Vi 
-154 
—1 


-K 


Sales 

500 
100 
600 
400 
300 
500 
100 
800 
300 
100 
600 
900 


Sales 

300 
100 


Sales 

7 
2 

10 
1 
2 
1 

12 


Two  Join  Mundus  Staff 

William  G.  Minder  and  John  Fran- 
coni  have  joined  the  Mundus  Distrib- 
uting Corp.  as  sales  representatives  i| 
the  southern  territory.  Minder  wif 
cover  Charlotte,  New  Orleans  ani 
./Vtlanta,  where  he  will  make  his  head- 
quarters. Franconi  will  cover  the  Dal 
las  territory. 


Goldwyn  May  Do  "Oz" 

Hollywood,  July  18. — Having  once 
cancelled  "The  Wizard  of  Oz,"  • 
Samuel  Goldwyn  is  withdrawing  the  j 
story  from  the  shelf  and  will  make  it 
this  year,  providing  a  treatment  suit- 
able for  both  child  and  adult  audiences 
can  be  worked  out.  Tests  of  key  play- 
ers are  under  way. 


Sets  Up  First  Run      , 

Monogram    reports    first   run   deals  1 
closed  for   "Jane   Eyre"   at   Warners' 
Carleton,    Philadelphia;    the    Stanley. 
Atlantic  City,  and  the  Uptown,  Kan- 
sas City. 


A^.  L.  Nathanson  Sailing 

Toronto,  July  18.— N.  L.  Nathan- 
son,  president  of  Famous  Players 
Canadian  Corp.,  sails  for  England  on 
August  4. 


Vilagrapb.  inc.,  Qhtributors 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  July   19.   1934 


'Sunday  School  Mien ' '  No  Need 


Envisions  No 
Serious  Check 
On  Film  Types 


(^Continued  from   page    1) 

have  labored  earnestly  and  vigor- 
ously to  obtain  reasonable  con- 
formance with  the  requirements  of 
the  plan.  Company  heads  have 
issued  order  and  order,  but  various 
persons  in  the  Hollywood  colony 
made  it  their  business  to  evade  and 
to  circumvent  the  regulations.  The 
only  code  to  which  their  conduct 
indicated  a  real  allegiance  was 
a  code  under  which  they  would 
make  pictures  to  suit  themselves, 
and  the  decent  public  be  damned. 
And  now  there  is  chaos  and 
confusion — not  in  the  councils  of 
the  industry  but  in  certain  quar- 
ters of  its  production  branch.  In 
the  councils  of  the  industry  the 
road  ahead  is  clear  and  distinct. 
The  industry's  product  needs 
regulation  and  it  is  going  to  get 
it.  Those  who  have  in  the  past 
been  eloquent  in  their  excuses 
for  non-conformance,  and  clever 
in  their  evasions  of  the  rule  to 
which  the  industry  is  committed, 
are  going  to  be  shown  the  way  to 
follow  in  their  work  or — the  way 
out  of  it. 

Some  of  the  chaos  and  confu- 
sion which  exists  is  legitimate  and 
inevitable.       The      uncalled     for 
vehemence  which   has   character- 
ized some  of  the  public  criticism 
of  the  industry  has  created  a  state 
of   nerves   among   many   pers'ons 
engaged  in  production  who  have 
little    knowledge    of    the    moral 
values    of    public    entertainment 
and  the  effects  of  entertainment 
on  the  public  mind.     In  this  lack 
of   knowledge   these   persons   are 
by  no  means  curiosities  alongside 
of  the  general  run  of  humanity. 
Because     motion     pictures 
happen    to    entail    a   definite 
moral  significance  there  is  no 
good  reason  for  assuming  or 
expecting  all  persons  engaged 
in   producing   them    to    have 
more  than  an  average  under- 
standing    of     the     laws     of 
morality — and    this     existing 
average  is  by  no  means  high, 
whether    one    examines    the 
field  of  motion  picture  pro- 
duction or  any  other  field. 
What     many     of     the     recent 
"over-night  experts"  on  the  ques- 
tion   of   the    moral    character    of 
motion  pictures  do  not  seem  to 
understand      is      that      even      if 
through  some  miracle  all  of  the 
producers  suddenly  became  pos- 
sessed   of    ideas     identical    with 
theirs,  and  immediately  proceeded 
to    determine    that    all    pictures 


should  be  produced  accordingly, 
still  in  the  resultant  pictures  the 
principles  aimed  at  would  not  be 
uniformly  maintained.  Such  is 
the  nature  of  the  complex  and 
difficult  business  of  producing 
motion  pictures. 

Many  persons,  who  are  now 
gravely  concerned  over  the  sub- 
ject matter  of  pictures,  appear 
determined  to  assume  that  any 
and  every  transgression  against 
the  moral  law  which  has  ap- 
peared in  pictures  has  been  placed 
there  designedly.  Some  even  go 
so  far  as  to  insist  that  Hollywood 
has  been  conducting  an  organ- 
ized campaign  to  ruin  the  morals 
of  the  nation.  These  unsound 
and  unreasonable  views,  when 
publicly  aired,  serve  not  to  hasten 
the  day  when  pictures  will  main- 
tain a  higher  moral  standard;  but 
rather  to  create  a  state  of  con- 
fusion and  distrust  which  renders 
an  early  and  adequate  solution  of 
the  problem  more  difficult. 

Almost  tragic  consequences 
already  are  to  be  noted  aris- 
ing out  of  the  inconsisten- 
cies appearing  in  lists  of  con- 
demned pictures  which  have 
been  widely  published. 

These  efforts  are  a  sad  re- 
flection  on  both  the   intelli- 
gence  and    fairness   of   their 
sponsors.      If    one    did    not 
know  better,  the  only  tenable 
explanation   of   these   incon- 
sistencies would  be  that  per- 
sons   responsible    for    them 
were    floundering    helplessly 
in  a  morass  of  confusion  and 
misunderstanding  as  to  what 
actually  constitutes   and   de- 
termines moral  values. 
It  would  seem  that  these  per- 
sons do  not  possess  even  a  penny 
catechism   education   as   to   what 
is  right  and  what  is  wrong  in  the 
moral  values  of  public  entertain- 
ment. 

The  almost  tragic  consequences 
referred  to  are  the  state  of  mind 
created  among  many  producers 
and  its  incidental  confusion  and 
misunderstanding. 

They  have  been  looking  to 
those  who  are,  or  think  they  are, 
spokesmen  for  the  campaign  of 
protest  for  guidance  as  to  what 
they  want. 

Not  all  of  ihem  understand 
very  clearly  abstract  moral  argu- 
ments but  all  of  them  do  under- 
stand very  clearly  the  subject  of 
motion  pictures. 

Deplores  Sporadic 
Listing  of   Films 

They  want  to  know  what  kind 
of  pictures  are  wanted  and  they 
want  the  reply  expressed  con- 
cretely in  the  naming  of  pictures. 

But  instead  of  receiving  this 
sort  of  guidance,  to  which  they 
are  eminently  entitled,  they  find 
authorities  in  one  locality  listing 
as    acceptable    a    certain    picture 


and  in  an  adjoining  territory  the 
equivalent  local  authority  con- 
demning the  same  picture. 

Local  authorities  may  revel  in 
the  consciousness  of  their  un- 
questioned authority  to  do  pre- 
cisely as  they  see  fit  but  mean- 
while they  may  well  realize  that 
they  are  seriously  jeopardizing 
the  objective  which  both  they 
and  the  authorities  of  the  motion 
picture  industry  are  commonly 
interested  in — perhaps  from  dif- 
ferent motives  but  still  common- 
ly interested  in;  namely,  the 
maintenance  of  right  moral  stan- 
dards in  motion  picture  enter- 
tainment. 

One  leading  producer  recently 
stated: 

"The  situation  looks  desperate 
to  me.  I  feel  that  I  might  just  as 
well  ignore  what  these  campaign- 
ers are  asking  for  even  thougli 
they  will  probably  put  me  out  of 
business  in  the  long  run  for  fight- 
ing them.  The  way  I  figure  it  is 
this:  They  want  me  to  make 
only  wishy-washy,  milk  and 
water  kind  of  pictures  and  I 
know  as  a  showman  if  I  do  this 
the  theatre-goers  will  put  me  out 
of  business.  So  any  way  I  look 
at  it  I  seem  to  be  licked." 

Outlines  Material 
Regarded  Suitable 

The  expressed  attitude  of  this 
producer  is  perhaps  not  typical  of 
the  attitude  entertained  by  many 
producers  but  he  is  not  entirely 
alone.  In  one  degree  or  another 
the  thought  of  this  producer  has 
penetrated  widely  throughout  the 
industry.  If  some  of  the  thought 
and  effort  which  has  been  de- 
voted to  just  a  plain  bawling  out 
of  the  picture  business  had  been 
devoted  to  a  simple  and  authori- 
tative statement  of  what  the 
legionaires  of  decency  want  the 
cause  of  better  pictures  would 
have  been  materially  advanced  at 
this  point. 

What  the   crusaders   want  and 
what   they   are   entitled    to    have 
from   the    motion   picture   indus- 
try  are    pictures    which    are   not 
subversive  of  individual  morality. 
They  do  not  want  the  mo- 
tion  pictures   geared   to   the 
mentality  of  a  fourteen-year- 
old  child. 

They  do  not  object  to  red- 
blooded,  virile  drama. 

They    are    quite    definitely 
aware  of  the  fact  that  there  is 
sin  in  the  world  and  the  sin- 
ner   and     his     sin    may    be 
treated  dramatically. 
They   do   insist,   however,   that 
the  sinner  shall  not  be  made  to 
appear   as    a   saint;    neither   that 
the  saint  shall  be  depicted  as  the 
sinner.      While    they    hold    that 
there    are    certain    facts    of    life 
which  are  not  proper  subject  mat- 
ter for  theatrical  treatment,  they 
object  to  no  legitimate  dramatic 


Scores  Those 
Who  Seek  to  ( 
Foist  Censors 


situation,  provided  only  that 
when  moral  delinquency  is  de- 
picted it  is  used  to  tell  the  story 
or  to  establish  the  character  and 
not  for  the  purpose,  or  in  the 
manner,  of  presenting  a  lustful 
exhibit.  They  do  not  think  that 
dancing  girls  should  be  clad  in 
coonskin  overcoats  but  they  are 
equally  positive  that  there  is  a 
reasonable  limit  to  the  exposure 
of  the  feminine  form  in  public 
entertainment. 

They  know  that  when  this 
reasonable  limit  is  transgressed  it 
is  done  less  for  art's  sake  than 
for  reasons  which  need  no  de- 
tailed exposition  here. 

Out  of  the  temper  of  the  day 
it  perhaps  is  inevitable  that  many 
persons  concerned  with  produc- 
tion sliould  imagine — ^in  the  ab- 
sence of  exact  knowledge  of  their 
own  and  in  the  presence  of  con- 
fused and  vague  assertions  on  the 
part  of  complainants — that  the 
theme  province  of  the  motion 
picture  will  have  to  be  seriously 
restricted  in  order  to  conform 
with  popular  demand  and  that 
they  will  be  expected  generally  to 
assume  in  their  work  a  Sunday- 
school  mien. 

This,  definitely,  is  not 
needed  and  not  expected. 
Every  reasonable  demand  as 
to  the  character  of  pictures 
may  be  answered  and  there 
will  still  remain  all  of  the 
scope  that  is  necessary  or  de- 
sirable in  the  selection  of 
themes  and  in  the  writing  of 
treatments. 

It  now  appears  that  many  cus- 
todians of  the  public  welfare  who 
for  many  years  quite  neglected  to 
take  the  motion  picture  and  its 
social  consequences  seriously — 
when  they  well  might  have  done 
so,  meanwhile  learning  something 
of  the  size  and  complexity  of  the 
question — have  suddenly  blos- 
somed out,  in  the  warming  light 
of  the  vast  publicity  which  has 
been  directed  toward  motion  pic- 
tures, with  rather  detailed  plans 
as  to  what  should  be  done  about 
it  all.  Unfortunately,  most  of 
these  plans  are  predicated  on 
such  ignorance  of  the  funda- 
mentals involved  that  they  serve 
at  this  time  only  to  delay  and 
handicap  the  movement  toward 
the  commonly  desired  objective. 

In  the  face,  for  instance,  of  a 
long  record  of  municipal  and 
statewide  censorship  of  motion 
pictures  in  which  the  accomplish- 

(Continued  on  page  5) 


Thursday.  July   19.   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Urges  Patience^   Understanding 

Necessary  in 
Accomplishing 
Moral  Rebirth 


IContinued  from  page  4) 

ments  have  been  virtually  nil  we 
find  many  of  the  overnight  ex- 
perts sxultant  in  the  thought  that 
they  have  hit  upon  a  solution  of 
the  problem  and  the  solution 
which  they  urge  is  that  the  clum- 
sy and  not  too  honest  or  genuine 
hand  of  political  censorship  be 
laid  upon  the  motion  picture. 

If  the  industry  were  not  seri- 
ously inclined  to  win  and  retain 
the  goodwill  of  the  intelligent 
leaders  of  public  opinion  it  might 
welcome  censorship  as  a  means 
of  quickly  putting  an  end  to 
many  of  its  past  and  current  dif- 
ficulties. 

Under  censorship  the  industry 
could  conduct  its  dealings  with 
the  political  appointees  of  the 
censor  board  to  whom  the  public 
would  be  politely  advised  to  ad- 
dress their  grievances.  The 
standards  of  the  boards  would  be 
the  varying  standards  of  the  day, 
subjected  to  such  modification 
from  time  to  time  as  the  well-or- 
ganized and  exceedingly  active 
political  minorities  could  effect. 

Then  there  are  those  proposed 
solutions  of  the  problem  which 
are  predicated  on  the  introduc- 
tion in  various  localities  of  spe- 
cialized procedure.  These  lose 
sight  of  the  fact  that  the  motion 
picture  industry  is  a  nationally 
operating  institution  and  that  it 
can  no  more  enter  into  special- 
ized arrangements  for  particular 
localities  than  it  could  entertain 
propositions  to  enter  into  similar 
compacts  with  particular  groups, 
associations  and  societies.  These, 
also  are  distinctly  un-catholic  in 
character  because  they  assume 
that  the  public  in  one  locality  is 
entitled  to  have  or  needs  to  have 
pictures  different  from  those 
which  the  public  in  every  other 
locality  is  entitled  to  have  and 
needs  to  have.  The  principles 
which  the  industry  is  committed 
to  maintain  in  its  motion  pictures 
are  universal  in  character  and 
changeless  as  to  the  passing  of 
time.  The  resultant  pictures  will 
be  and  must  be  equally  as  accept- 
able in  one  place  as  in  another. 

The  whole  public  and  not  some 
particular  segment  of  it  must  be 
served  and  in  a  uniform  manner. 
The     only    workable    and 
reasonable     attack     on     the 
problem    is    the    one    which 
comprises  the  proper  regula- 
tion  of   the   product   at   the 
source  of  its  production.  This 
obviously  can  only  be  done 


by  those  who  control  produc- 
tion. Afid  even  though  it 
were  possible  to  interject 
some  other  influence  at  the 
source  of  production — or  at 
any  other  point  between  the 
studio  and  the  screen — the 
authority  which  is  the  pro- 
ducer's should  be  left  with 
him  and,  more  especially,  the 
responsibility  should  be  left 
with  him. 

The  effort  of  those  who  control 
production,  to  adjust  the  char- 
acter of  the  product  in  keeping 
with  sound  and  reasonable  ideas 
of  morality  is  not  a  new  effort. 
Nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century 
ago,  in  the  midst  of  the  infancy 
days  of  the  industry,  the  Na- 
tional Board  of  Review  was  or- 
ganized. It  is  true  that  it  failed 
to  accomplish  the  desired  results 
but  the  record  remains  as  proof 
that  the  industry  recognized  its 
responsibility  and  sought  to  dis- 
charge it. 

Cites  Code  Effort 
Launched  in  1930 

When  Will  Hays  some  twelve 
years  ago  entered  the  industry  he 
immediately  proceeded  to  draft 
certain  regulations  governing  the 
moral  character  of  pictures. 
These  regulations  were  found  to 
be  inadequate  and  even  in  their 
inadequacy  they  failed  of  effec- 
tive application.  But  still  the  ef- 
fort was  made. 

In  1930  through  the  Produc- 
tion Code  of  Morals  the  industry 
entered  upon  the  soundest  and 
broadest  plan  of  regulation  which 
had  ever  been  thought  of  or  at- 
tempted in  the  whole  history  of 
theatrical  entertainment.  De- 
monstrable results  of  enormous 
proportions  were  accomplished 
through  this  Code.  Those  who 
deny  this  fact  are  exposing  them- 
selves to  the  charge  of  simply  not 
knowing  what  they  are  talking 
about.  It  is  true  that  while  this 
Code  as  applied  from  1930  to  date 
accomplished  much  it  did  not  ac- 
complish enough.  But  to  hold 
the  industry  alone  accountable 
for  failure  to  accomplish  ade- 
quate results  is  in  the  first  place 
neglecting  to  consider  the  frailty 
of  man  and  in  the  second  and 
many  subsequent  places  it  is  neg- 
lecting to  understand  that  the 
Code  did  not  have  active  support 
of  a  sufficiently  interested  public 
opinion;  that  the  source  material 
of  the  producer  was  constantly 
becoming    muddier    through    the 


lowering  of  moral  standards  in 
the  popular  novel  and  stage  play 
and  that  many  millions  of  our 
fellow  citizens,  including  great 
numbers  among  the  ecclesiastical 
followers  of  those  who  are  now 
the  industry's  chief  critics,  con- 
cerned themselves  not  at  all  with 
the  moral  significance  of  motion 
pictures  and  did  in  fact  freely 
tolerate  those  types  of  pictures 
against  which  complaint  is  now- 
being  made. 

Tolerance  Towards 
Industry  Is  Urged 

The  motion  picture  industry 
can  do  much  and  will  do  much 
but  it  cannot  perform  miracles. 
If  the  desired  objective  is  to  be 
attained  there  must  be  patience 
and  a  sympathetic  understanding 
of  the  industry's  methods,  prob- 
lems and  efforts.  The  fact  that 
such  patience  and  such  sympa- 
thetic understanding  is  enter- 
tained in  the  highest  councils  of 
the  campaign  of  protest  is  a 
brilliant  ray  of  hope  illuminating 
the  prospect  of  a  great  accom- 
plishment to  the  end  of  enabling 
the  motion  picture  consistently  to 
be  a  healthy  influence  on  the 
character  of  the  people  and  at  the 
same  time  rendering  the  industry 
a  healthier  and  more  secure 
business. 

The  motion  picture  needs 
the  intelligent  guidance  of  a 
uniform    and    united    public 
opinion.    The  great  objective 
of  the  aroused  public  opinion 
in  the  question  of  the  moral 
character  of  motion  pictures 
is   being  jeopardized  by  the 
lack  of  such  uniformity. 
The  problem  is  common  to  all 
people   everywhere.     Methods   of 
correcting  the  evils  which  will  be 
effective   at   all   will   be   effective 
everywhere.      Great    numbers    of 
the  public  can  be  kept  away  from 
motion  pictures  for  the  time  be- 
ing and  perhaps  indefinitely.    But 
such  procedure  would  only  be  in- 
dicated   if    the     motion     picture 
were   an    evil    thing,    which    it    is 
not.     Hence  any  campaign  which 
has    no    objective    other   than   to 
keep    people    away    from    motion 
pictures    is    not    reasonable,    nor 
just.        Such     campaigns     which 
have   been   undertaken  obviously 
must  be  intended  somehow  to  in- 
fluence  the   producers  who   have 
the  authority  and  also  the  respon- 
sibility over  the  character  of  the 
product. 

That  the  producers  have  been 


Reprints  Available 

Reprints  of  Martin  Quigley's  editorial,  "The  De- 
cency Campaign — Inside  and  Out,"  will  be  available 
for  a  limited  period  at  10  cents  a  copy,  or  $5  a  hundred. 


influenced  is  a  matter  of  public 
record.  What  they  propose  to 
do  now,  in  a  uniform,  national 
manner  toward  discharging  their 
responsibility  is  likewise  a  matter 
of  public  record.  The  quality  ot 
their  good  faith  is  naturally 
something  that  only  time  will  tell. 
However,  the  quality  of  their 
plan,  its  soundness,  its  thorough- 
ness and  its  workableness  is 
something  susceptible  to  immedi- 
ate proof. 

If,  then,  the  plan  is  what  it 
is  represented  to  be — and  if 
it  is  the  soundest  and  safest 
means  of  reaching  the  de- 
sired objective — those  genu- 
inely interested  in  its  accom- 
plishment should  see  to  it 
that  the  necessary  support  of 
public  opinion  is  main- 
tained; that  the  necessary 
help  and  encouragement  is 
extended  and  that  amateur 
tinkers  are  not  allowed  to  im- 
peril the  achievement  of  a 
great  moral  victory. 


Pastor  Gives  Films 
Blame  for  Drought 

Kansas  City,  July  18. — Films  have 
been  blamed  for  many  things,  but  it 
remained  for  Rev.  Alvin  G.  Hause  to 
charge  them  with  responsibility  for 
the  summer-long  drought. 

Calling  all  who  believe  in  the  effi- 
cacy of  prayer  to  gather  at  his  Bales 
Baptist  church  here  for  the  purpose  of 
praying  for  rain,  the  reverend  declared 
the  seared  fields  and  crop  destruction 
by  insects  this  summer  is  punishment 
by  God  for  the  nation's  transgressions. 
Among  these  he  listed:  "Filth  in  our 
movie  theatres ;  cheap,  lurid  and  often 
immoral  magazines  filling  our  news- 
stands." 


Buffalo  Councilman 
To  Ask  Film  Action 

Buffalo,  July  18. — A  resolution 
placing  the  Buffalo  city  government 
on  record  as  joining  the  clean  films 
movement  will  be  presented  to  the 
Common  Council  July  24  by  Council- 
man-at-Large  Martin  O.  Bement.  The 
resolution  says  in  part : 

"Those  of  us  who  have  small  chil- 
dren and  all  of  us  who  are  endeavor- 
ing to  lead  clean  and  respectable  lives 
have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  the 
day  has  passed  when  movie  producers 
shall  fatten  their  wallets  by  turning 
out  inferior  products  that  appeal  only 
to  the  baser  elements." 


Columbus,  July  18. — "The  Legion 
of  Decency  has  won  its  fight  for  clean 
motion  pictures,"  said  Monsignor 
Henry  Grimmelsman,  rector  of  the 
Pontifical  College  Josephenium  here 
and  chancellor  of  the  Council  of 
Bishops  of  the  American  hierarchy,  in 
speaking  before  the  convention  of  the 
state  branch  of  the  Catholic  Central 
Society  in  session  at  Allentown,  Pa. 


Iowa  Houses  Opening 

Des  Moines,  July  18.  —  Iowa  the- 
atres are  opening.  Latest  on  the  list 
are:  Monte,  Monticello;  Palace,  Extra 
and  Pell,  Pella. 


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Clean  Film  Drives 
Draw  Writers'  Fire 

Hollywood,  July  18.— The  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  and  the  Authors' 
League  of  America  yesterday  loosed 
a  counter-blast  against  certain  phases 
of  the  present  campaign  against  inde- 
cent films.  "Ax  grinding  of  special 
interests,"  was  charged. 

The  writers  expressed  resentment  at 
"the  intemperance,  hysteria,  injustice 
and  in  some  cases  outright  falsehood 
which  characterize  certain  expres- 
sions" of  the  protests  against  "evi- 
dences of  vulgarity  and  bad  taste"  in 
pictures. 

A  statement  issued  by  heads  of  the 
writers'  organizations  said,  in  part, 
"the  zeal  of  reforming  bodies  always 
remains  unsatisfied  until  it  has  reached 
the  point  where  it  may  order  the 
American  people  as  to  what  they  may 
or  may  not  see." 

ITOA  Laying  Plans 
To  Fight  Campaign 

(Continued   from    patic    1) 

formulated  at  next  Wednesd^iy's  meet- 
ing for  exhibitor  action  in  connection 
with  the  campaign. 

It  was  stated  at  the  meeting  that 
Lowell  Mason,  former  counsel  for  the 
NRA  Review  Board,  will  discuss  the 
church  campaign  on  WOR,  tomorrow 
evening. 

Kansas  City,  July  18.— With  issu- 
ance of  a  Legion  of  Decency  call  by 
Bishop  Francis  Johannes  of  the  Leav- 
enworth diocese,  the  campaign  against 
objectionable  films  is  making  rapid 
headway  among  Catholics  in  Kansas. 
Bishop  Johannes  is  the  third  head  of 
a  diocese  to  enroll  in  the  rnovement 
in  Kansas-western  Missouri.  Two 
bishops  in  this  territory  are  still  to  be 
heard  from,  those  at  Wichita,  Kan., 
and   St.   Joseph,   Mo. 

A  tentative  report  on  the  Legion  of 
Decency  progress  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
which  is  in  the  diocese  of  Bishop 
Thomas  F.  Lillis,  indicates  that  close 
to  20,000  pledges  have  been  signed  in 
the  city  proper.  More  than  3,000 
signed  pledges  have  been  turned  in  at 
St.  James  Church,  the  largest  Cath- 
olic parish  here. 


St.  Louis,  July  18. — Archbishop 
Glennon  estimates  300,000  Catholics  in 
this  diocese  have  signed  the  Legion  of 
Decency  pledges.  He  says  a  confer- 
ence of  parish  leaders  will  be  called 
later  in  the  year  to  discuss  the  situa- 
tion from  every  viewpoint. 

Discussing  recent  Hollywood  devel- 
opments, the  archbishop  said :  "I  hope 
they  will  fulfill  their  promises,  yet  I 
hesitate  to  make  a  prediction  in  view 
of  what  has  happened  in  the  past.  You 
must  remember  the  motion  picture  pro- 
ducers have  had  codes  and  censors,  yet 
neither  has  succeeded  in  eliminating 
vulgar  films." 

Richmond,  July  18. — Latest  to  join 


Use  Stickers  Now 

Detroit,  July  18.— Over  20,- 
000  auto  windshield  stickers 
reading:  "We  Demand  Clean 
Movies"  have  been  distrib- 
uted throughout  the  Catholic 
churches  in  metropolitan  De- 
troit. 

They  were  issued  by  the 
Michigan  Catholic,  diocesan 
newspaper. 


the  church  film  drive  is  the  Baptist 
Young  People's  Union  of  Virginia. 
Presbyterians  and  Methodists  have  al- 
ready followed  the  Catholic  lead. 


Marietta,  O.,  July  18.— "Clean"  and 
"unclean"  film  lists  are  to  be  issued 
here  by  joint  Catholic  and  Protestant 
action  under  a  plan  being  worked  out 


by   Rev.    Fr.   Robbin   and    Rev.   Max- 
well Hull. 


Lakkside,  O.,  July  18. — Seeking 
only  good  pictures  and  boycotting  un- 
desirable ones  is  the  way  to  settle  the 
film  problem,  according  to  resolutions 
adopted  by  the  Luther  League  conven- 
tion here. 


66 


Bondage''  Is 
Washington's 
Two-Day  Stir 


Washington,  July  18.— In  a  week 
of  falling  grosses  "Of  Human  Bond- 
age" was  the  only  attraction  to  stir 
up  any  excitement  here.  In  two  days 
at  RKO  Keith's  it  piled  up  $5,300, 
more  than  "Let's  Try  Again"  was  able 
to  catch  in  the  first  five  days  of  the 
week. 

"Private  Scandal"  topi>ed  par  by 
$200  at  Loew's  Columbia  by  grossing 
$3,300.  "The  Thin  Man"  fell  off  to 
$8,800  in  its  second  week  at  Loew's 
Palace,  but  was  held  for  a  third.  Busi- 
ness elsewhere  was  below  normal. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $60,900. 
Average   is   $71,200. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax, 
for  the  week  ending  July  12: 

"SHOOT    THE   WORKS"    (Para.) 

EARLE— (2,218),    25c-77c,    7    days.    Stage 
show.     Gross:    $16,500.    (Average,    $17,600) 
"PRIVATE    SCANDAL"     (Para.) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA-(l,265).  25c-40c,  7 
days.   Gross:    $3,300.    (Average.   $3,100) 

"MURDER   IN   THE   PRIVATE   CAR" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $18,300.  (Average,  $20,- 
.SOO) 

"THE  THIN   MAN"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  PALACE— <2,390),  35c-77o,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $8,800.  (Average. 
$14,500) 

"THE    GREAT   FLIRTATION"    (Para.) 

METROPOLITAN— (1,591),       25c-40c,       7 
days.    Gross:   $3,500,    (Average,   $4,100) 
"LET'S    TRY    AGAIN"    (Radio) 

RKO-KEITH'S— (1,850),    25c-55c,    5    days. 
Gross:    $5,200.    (Average,   7   days,   $11,400) 
"OF   HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

RKO-KEITH'S— Two  days.  Gross:  $5,300. 
(Average,  7  days,  $11,400) 


a 


Canadian  Loew  Unit 
Shareholders  Argue 

Toronto,  July  18. — ^Shareholders  of 
Loew's  Canadian  theatres  companies 
adjourned  until  July  27  after  a  stormy 
meeting  here  today.  At  that  time, 
they  will  meet  with  directors  in  an 
effort  to  iron  out  difficulties  arising 
from  the  demand  by  protesting  groups 
for  a  dividend  declaration. 


Evergreen  Men  Coming 

Seattle,  July  18. — Frank  L.  New- 
man, Sr.,  and  Al  Finkelstein,  guiding- 
executives  of  Evergreen  State  circuit, 
have  gone  to  New  York  for  the  an- 
nual booking  session  of  circuits  affili- 
ated with  Fox  theatres.  Al  Rosen- 
berg, third  partner  in  the  circuit,  re- 
mains here  to  supervise  operations 
throughout  the  territory. 


Groom,"  Baer 
$19,000  Top, 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  July  18.  —  Though 
the  $19,000  gros.sed  by  Max  Baer  in 
Person  and  "Here  Comes  the  Groom" 
on  the  screen  at  the  Earle  was  below 
expectations,  it  still  gave  the  house 
its  biggest  intake  in  weeks  and  raised 
the  general  gross  for  the  week. 

The  weather  break  was  somewhat 
better,  but  the  church  ban  took  a 
heavy  toll.  The  Fox  topped  its  aver- 
age with  "Charlie  Chan's  Courage" 
and  a  stage  show,  but  the  rest  of  the 
houses  came  in  under  the  mark. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $51,- 
450.     Average  is  $48,900. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July   12 : 

"HEART   SONG"    (Fox) 

ARCADIA— (600).      25c-40c-50c,      6      days. 
Gross:   $1,750.     (Average,  $2,400) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

EARLE— (2,000),      40c-55c-65c,      6      days. 
Stage:  Max  Baer  and  revue.    Gross:  $19,000. 
(Average,   $12,000) 
"CHARLIE    CHAN'S    COURAGE"     (Fox) 

FOX— (3,000),  30c-40c-60c,  6  days.  Stage: 
Herb  Williams,  Ivy  and  Neecie  Stevens, 
Captain  Willie  Mauss.  Gross:  $13,000. 
(Average,  $12,000) 

"MOST    PRECIOUS    THING    IN    LIFE" 
(Col.) 

KARLTON— (1,000),  30c-40c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $2,400.      (Average,    $3,500) 

"SHOOT  THE  WORKS"   (Para.) 

STANLEY— (3.700),  40c-55c-65c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $9,500.      (Average,   $12,000) 

"MURDER  ON  THE  BLACKBOARD" 
(Radio) 

STANTON— (1,700),  30c-40c-55c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $5,800.      (Average,    $7,000) 


Hollywood  Sees  No 
Spread  of  Strikes 

Hollywood,  July  18. — Possibilities 
of  a  general  strike  here  in  sympathy 
with  the  San  Francisco  walkout  are 
regarded  as  very  remote,  but  studios 
are  stocking  up  with  surplus  materials 
to  be  prepared  for  any  emergency. 

Union  leaders  are  not  talking  strike. 


Seattle,  July  18. — Indications  are 
that  there  will  be  no  theatre  closings 
in  this  territory  as  a  result  of  present 
labor   conditions. 


To  Rule  on  Bank  Nights 

Kansas  City,  July  18. — The  griev- 
ance board  on  Saturday  will  resume 
deliberations  on  evidence  presented  at 
an  open  hearing  this  afternoon  on 
charges  that  bank  nights  constitute  a 
lottery  and  are  therefore  a  code  vio- 
lation. A  decision  may  be  rendered 
at  that  time. 


7  Sign  Writers*  Code 

Hollywood,  July  18. — Seven  major 
studios  have  signed  the  writer-produ- 
cer code  originally  set  up  by  the  writ- 
ers' branch  of  the  Academy  and  which 
will  be  circulated  beginning  tomor- 
row. Signers  are  Harry  Cohn,  Win- 
field  Sheehan,  Louis  B.  Mayer,  Eman- 
uel Cohen,  B.  B.  Kahane,  Carl 
Laemmle,  Jr.,  and  Jack  Warner. 


Text  of  Protestant 
Pledge  Is  Released 

The  text  of  the  Federal  Council  of 
the    Churches    of    Christ    in    America 
pledge     which     Protestants     will     be 
asked  to   sign   in  the  drive  on  objec- 
tionable pictures   is  as  follows: 
For  Better  Motion  Pictures 
DECLARATION    OF    PURPOSE 
(Sign   and   give   to  your   pastor  or 
organization) 

I  wish  to  join  with  other  Protestatits.  co- 
operating with  Catholics  and  Tews,  in  con- 
demning vile  and  unwholesome  moving  pic- 
tures. I  unite  with  all  who  protest  against 
them  as  a  grave  menace  to  youth,  to  home 
life,   to  country,  and   to  religion. 

I  condemn  aljsolutelv  those  salacious  mo- 
tion pictures  whicli.  with  other  degrading 
agencies,  are  corrupting  public  morals  and 
promoting  a   sex  mania  in  our  land. 

I  shall  do  all  that  I  can  to  arouse  public 
opinion  against  the  portrayal  of  vice  as  a 
normal  condition  of  affairs,  and  against  de- 
picting criminals  of  any  class  as  heroes  and 
heroines,  presenting  their  filthy  philosophy 
of  life  as  something  acceptaVde  to  decent 
men  and  women. 

1  unite  with  all  who  condemn  the  display 
of  suggestive  advertisements  on  billboards, 
at  theatre  entrances  and  the  favorable 
notices    given    to  immoral    motion   pictures. 

Considering  these  evils,  I  declare  my  pur- 
pose to  remain  away  from  all  motion  pic- 
tures which  offend  decency  and  Christian 
morality.  I  will  try  to  induce  others  to  do 
the    same. 

I  make  this  protest  in  a  spirit  of  self- 
respect,  and  with  the  conviction  that  the 
American  public  does  not  demand  filthy  pic- 
tures, but  clean  entertainment  and  educa- 
tional features. 

Name  

Address    

That  there  may  be  a  united  front,  the 
pledge  of  the  legion  of  Decency  has  been 
used  with  only  slight  changes.  Organiza- 
tions and  individuals  are  free  to  formulate 
their  own  pledges.  The  important  thing 
is  not  the  form  of  a  pledge  but  to  keep 
its   purpose. 

(Issued  by  the  Federal  Council  of  Churches, 
105  East  22nd  Street,  New  York) 

The  pledge  is  in  duplicate,  with  a 
copy  going  to  the  signer  and  an- 
other to  the  pastor  or  organization. 
The  above  is  the  part  retained  by  the 
pastor   or  organization. 


To  Cancel  in  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis,  July  18. — Members  of  the 
local  M.  P.  T.  O.  decided  at  a  meet- 
ing yesterday  to  exercise  the  privilege 
of  cancelling  contracts  on  pictures  held 
publicly  objectionable.  They  agreed 
not  to  show  five  pictures  proscribed 
by  the  Legion  of  Decency — "The  Life 
of  Vergie  Winters,"  "Laughing  Boy," 
"Born  to  Be  Bad,"  "Kiss  and  Make 
Up"  and  "Here  Comes  the  Groom." 

These  exhibitors  will  determine 
whether  their  theatres  will  extend  the 
cancellations   to   include   other    films. 


To  Test  Crooker  Play 

"Made  in  Heaven,"  a  play  by  Her- 
bert Crooker,  assistant  to  S.  Charles 
Einfeld  at  the  Warner  home  office, 
will  be  given  a  tryout  at  the  Caldwell 
Suinmer  Theatre,  Caldwell,  N.  J., 
starting  July  23,  under  the  auspices 
of    Martin   Berkeley   and    Paul    Groll. 


Fire  on  Franklin  Estate 

Belle  Island,  Conn.,  July  18. — A 
garage  fire  on  the  estate  of  Harold 
B.  Franklin  here  early  today  did  $15,- 
OOO  damage.  The  blaze  was  discovered 
by  Lois  Moran,  a  guest  of  Arch  Sel- 
wyn,   whose   residence   is   adjoining. 


Griffith  Opening  Two 

Denver,  July  18.— R.  E.  Griffith 
Theatres,  Inc.,  are  opening  two  new 
houses  in  New  Mexico.  They  are  the 
Rig  at  Hobbs,  500  seats,  and  the 
Cactus  at  Carlsbad,  700  seats. 


In  and  Out 

Cleveland,  July  18.— The 
Hanna,  which  opened  Satur- 
day with  duals  contrary  to 
the  single  feature  policy 
which  became  effective 
throughout  Greater  Cleve- 
land on  July  8,  closed  today. 


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(Continued  from  page  1) 
three  cases  appealed  from  local  boards 
yesterday.  The  cases  were  a  com- 
plaint of  reduced  admissions  filed  by 
the  Genesee,  Buffalo,  against  the 
Commodore,  Roxy,  Columbia,  Colo- 
nial, Rialto  and  Ellen  Terry ;  a  clear- 
ance and  zoning  complaint  brought  by 
the  New  Preston,  Baltimore,  against 
the  Ritz,  and  appealed  from  the 
Washington  board's  ruling,  and  a  re- 
duced admission  complaint  by  the 
Kenton,  Portland,  against  the  Roxy. 
Decisions  on  all  three  were  reserved. 

The  Campi  appeal  committee  meet- 
ing tomorrow  will  consist  of  Charles 
O'Reilly,  chairman;  Charles  Rosen- 
zweig  and  A.  H.  Schwartz. 

Two  Loew  Valencia 
Complaints  Dropped 

Two  clearance  and  zoning  com- 
plaints against  Loew's  Valencia,  Ja- 
maica, were  withdrawn  by  the  com- 
plainants yesterday  just  prior  to  their 
scheduled  hearing  before  the  local 
board.  No  reason  for  the  withdraw- 
als was  given. 

The  complainants  were  the  Regent 
and  Bay  Shore  at  Bay  Shore,  and  the 
Patchogue,  Granada  and  Rialto  at 
Patchogue.  Their  protests  were  di- 
rected at  the  seven  days'  protection 
given  the  Valencia  on  Paramount,  M- 
G-M  and  United  Artists  product.  All 
other  product  plays  Bay  Shore  and 
Patchogue  seven  days  after  New  York 
first  run. 

Coast  Board  Takes 
Stand  on  Lotteries 

Los  Angeles,  July  18.— Following 
several  decisions  against  bank  nights, 
the  local  grievance  board  has  taken  an 
emphatic  stand  against  such  practices 
on  the  ground  that  they  constitute  a 
rebate  in  the  form  of  a  lottery  and 
tend  to  lower  admission  prices. 

It  is  also  declared  that  they  are  un- 
fair competition  and  violate  the  in- 
dustry pledge  to  maintain  the  best 
standards  of  advertising  and  publicity. 


Fitzgerald  on  Code 

Richmond,  July  18. — The  procedure 
for  filing  and  hearing  complaints, 
grievances  and  protests  before  local 
code  boards  was  explained  to  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  of  Virginia  tonight  by  James 
B.  Fitzgerald,  secretary  for  the  Wash- 
ington boards. 

Fitzgerald  singled  out  six  major 
portions  of  the  code  and  outlined  pro- 
cedures involved  in  filing  and  hearing 
cases  under  those  sections. 


Cleveland  Delaying 

Cleveland  July  18. — The  local 
grievance  board  has  ruled  no  decisions 
will  be  released  for  publication  until 
rulings  have  been  signed  by  all  board 
members  and  parties  to  the  protest  of- 
ficially notified.  The  reason  is  that  on 
one  occasion  the  board  made  a  de- 
cision, announced  it  and  subsequently 
changed  its  mind. 


Gets  New  Emblem 


U.S. 


CODE 


GRAPHIC  ARTS  INDUSTRY 


MCISTRATION     NO. 


1934 


The  Code  Authority  of  the 
periodical  publishing  and 
printing  industry  has  issued 
to  Quigley  Publications  an 
emblem  symbolic  of  accept- 
ance of,  and  compliance  with, 
the  Graphic  Arts  Code. 

This  emblem  supersedes  the 
Blue  Eagle  issued  to  Quigley 
Publications  for  compliance 
with  the  President's  re-em- 
ployment agreement.  It  estab- 
lishes that  Motion  Picture 
Daily  and  the  other  Quigley 
publications  are  carrying  out 
the  hours  and  wage  condi- 
tions of  the  code  of  the  pub- 
lishing industry  and  that  they 
are  complying  with  the  code 
of  fair  trade  practices  adopted 
by  the  industry. 

Important  under  the  provi- 
sions for  fair  trade  practice 
in  the  publishing  code  is  a 
pledge  of  absolute  editorial 
independence  and  a  require- 
ment that  advertising  rates 
comply  with  the  registered 
rate  cards  of  publications. 


Trendle  Complaint 
Goes  Over  2  Weeks 

Detroit,  July  18. — Hearing  on 
George  Trendle's  complaint  charging 
interference  by  Lew  Wisper  in  the 
transfer  of  a  neighborhood  house  has 
been  postponed  for  two  weeks  by  the 
grievance  board. 

D.  M.  Robbins,  Echo  Theatre,  has 
been  authorized  to  continue  advertis- 
ing on  his  screen  and  through  mailed 
programs  on  product  to  be  exhibited 
within  the  following  seven  days.  The 
practice  had  been  challenged  by  Al 
Lane,  Alhambra;  Harold  Munx,  Tux- 
edo, and  B.  Nothworst,  Regent. 


He  Was  Excused 

Los  Angeles,  July  18. — Robert  Kil- 
leen,  proprietor  of  the  Rex  in 
Phoenix,  Ariz.,  was  scheduled  to  ap- 
pear before  the  Los  Angeles  grievance 
board  at  2  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  He 
arrived  at  4  o'clock  and  discovered 
because  of  his  tardiness  the  case  had 
been  dismissed.  He  then  told  of  how 
he  had  made  the  trip  all  the  way  from 
Phoenix  and  was  riding  around  town 
in  a  taxi  looking  for  the  office. 

The  excuse  worked  and  now  the 
board  will  give  him  another  chance 
to  present  his  complaint. 


Detroit  Zoning  Set  Soon 

Detroit,  July  18.  —The  new  citywide 
zoning  plan  will  be  ready  in  a  few 
days,  according  to  E.  S.  Kinney,  board 
secretary.  A  Grand  Rapids  schedule 
will   follow   shortly   afterwards. 


"Marker"  at 
$7,500  Hits 
Seattle  Top 


Seattle,  July  18.— "Little  Miss 
Marker"  took  the  lead  here  last  week 
with  $7,500  at  the  Fifth  Avenue.  An- 
other good  draw  was  "The  Life  of 
Vergie  Winters"  at  $7,000  in  the 
Music  Hall. 

"Little  Miss  Marker"  will  be  given 
an  extended  run  at  the  Coliseum  and 
"The  Life  of  Vergie  Winters"  will 
be  held  at  the  Music  Hall. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $29,- 
150.     Average  is  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July   14: 

"SHE    MADE    HER   BED"    (Para.) 
"EMBARRASSING    MOMENTS"     (Univ.) 

BLUE.      MOUSE— (950),      15c-25c-35c,      7 
days.     Gross:   $2,850.     (Average,  $3,500) 
"LITTLE    MISS    MARKER"    (Para.) 

FIFTH   AVENUE— (2,450),   2Sc-40c-55c,    7 
days.     Gross:  $7,500.     (Average,  $7,000) 
"LET'S  TALK   IT  OVER"   (S.  R.) 
"TAMING  THE  JUNGLE"  (S.  R.) 

LIBERTY— (1,800),  10c-15c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,400.      (Average,    $4,000) 

"COCKEYED     CAVALIERS"     (Radio) 

MUSIC    BOX— (950),   25c-40c-S5c,   7   days. 
Gross:   $3,200.      (Average,   $4,000) 
"LIFE  OF  VERGIE  WINTEIRS"   (Radio) 

MUSIC     HALI^(2,275),     25c-40c-55c,     7 
days.     Gross:    $7,000.      (Average,   $6,500) 
"NOW  I'LL  TELL"  (Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,050),  2Sc-35c,  7  days. 
Vaudeville  headed  by  Jeffrey  Gill.  Gross: 
$5,200.     (Average,  $6,000) 


New  Companies  Get 
3  St,  Louis  Houses 

(Continued   frotn    pafie    1) 

entering  into  a  management  arrange- 
ment with  Fanchon  &  Marco.  Harry 
C.  Arthur  of  New  York  is  expected 
to  make  St.  Louis  his  headquarters  to 
look  after  the  five  F.  &  M.  theatres 
here.  It  is  also  rumored  that  F.  &  M. 
may  acquire  a  number  of  other  thea- 
tres in  eastern  Missouri  and  southern 
Illinois. 

In  the  meantime  the  Shubert  oper- 
ated by  Warners  is  being  closed.  The 
current  report  is  that  the  actual  clos- 
ing may  be  moved  up,  although  the 
original  announcement  made  July  24 
the  dead  line.  Rumors  persist  that 
Warners  are  about  to  take  over  the 
Orpheum. 

The  Mercantile-Commerce  Bank  & 
Trust  Co.  has  filed  a  foreclosure  suit 
asking  sale  of  the  Shubert-Rialto 
Theatre  Building.  As  trustees  under 
a  $200,000  deed  of  trust  against  the 
property,  the  bank  alleges  that  prin- 
cipal and  interest  payments  totaling 
about  $50,000  are  in  default. 


Must  Get  First  Run 
Showings — Johnston 

(Continued  irom    fiane    1) 

Berkowitz,  head  of  the  Standard  ex- 
change, Buffalo  Monogram  distributor. 
They  were  en  route  to  Hollywood  by 
motor. 

"Negative  costs  will  be  far  higher 
than  ever  before,"  Johnston  declared, 
"which  means  not  only  that  we  need 
first  run  dates,  but  that  first  run  ex- 
hibitors will  need  our  type  of 
product." 


"r/"  to  star  Baby  Jane 

Hollywood,  July  18. — Carl  Laem- 
mle,  Jr.,  plans  to  star  Juanita  Quig- 
ley, three-year-old  find,  within  three 
months.  He  will  also  change  her 
name  to  Baby  Jane.  She  is  now 
working  in  "Imitation  of  Life." 


"Bondage"  Is 
Big  Holdover 
At  Music  Hall 


"Of  Human  Bondage"  maintained 
its  strong  pull  in  a  second  week  at 
the  Music  Hall.  The  take  was  $73,- 
000.  This  made  $167,500  for  the  two 
weeks,  which  is  big  business  at  this 
time  of  the  year. 

Another  holdover,  "The  Thin  Man" 
at  the  Capitol,  with  Duke  Ellington 
and  his  orchestra,  was  good  for  $24,- 
500.  "Baby,  Take  a  Bow"  hit  $30,000 
in  its  second  week  at  the  Roxy  and 
was  kept  on  for  a  third. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  10: 
"STRICTLY  DYNAMITE"    (Radio) 

RIALTO— (2,200),  25c-65c,  7  days.    Gross: 

$9,000. 

Week  Ending  July  11: 

"OF   HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL— (5,945),  35c- 
$1,65,  2nd  week,  7  days.   Stage  show.  Gross: 

$73  000 

Week  Ending  July  12: 

"THE  THIN   MAN"   (M-G-M) 
CAPITOL— (4,700),  35c-$1.65,   2nd   week,   7 
days.     Stage:   Duke   Ellington  and  orchestra 
and   Harlem   revue.     Gross:   $24,500. 

"THE   WORLD  MOVES  ON"   (Fox) 
CRITERION— (875),  55c-$1.65,  3rd  week,  7 
days.    Gross:    $5,400. 

"HELL  CAT"  (Col.) 
PALACE— (2,500),  25c-75c,  7  days.    Vaude- 
ville.   Gross:  $15,000. 

"SHOOT  THE  WORKS"   (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,700),    35c-99c,    7    days. 
Stage  show.     Gross:  $26,800. 

"BABY,  TAKE  A  BOW"  (Para.) 
RO.XY— (6,200),  25c-55c,  2nd  week,  7  days. 
Stage  show.    Gross:  $30,000. 
"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   (Warners)— 6  days 
"MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"   (Warners)— 
1  day 
STRAND— (2,000),    25c-$1.10,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,700. 

Week  Ending  July  16: 
"CALL  IT  LUCK"   (Fok) 

MAYFAIR— (2,300),  35c-8Sc,  7  days.   Gross: 

$3,150. 


"Gentleman,"  Band 
Lead  in  Portland 

Portland,  July  18. — In  spite  of  the 
continued  waterfront  strike  and  the 
prospect  of  a  general  strike  "Affairs 
of  a  Gentleman,"  with  Ted  Fiorita  and 
his  band  on  the  Hamrick  Music  Box 
stage,  more  than  doubled  its  normal 
take  at  $6,900. 

"House  of  Rothschild,"  brought  back 
for  a  return  engagement  at  Hamrick's 
Oriental,  topped  par  $700  for  a  total 
of  $2,700.  "Viva  Villa"  was  slightly 
off  at  $4,800  at  United  Artists  and 
"Shoot  the  Works"  and  "The  Great 
Flirtation"  also  failed  to  hit  par  at 
the  Paramount. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $24,700. 
Average  is  $22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  11 : 

"CIRCUS   CLOWN"   (F.   N.) 
"I   GIVE    MY   LOVE"    (Univ.) 

BROADWAY— (1,912),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $3,900.   (Average,  $5,000) 
"AFFAIRS  OF  A  GENTLEMAN"  (Univ.) 

HAMRICK'S  MUSIC  BOX— (2,000),  2Sc- 
35c-40c,  7  days.  Stage:  Ted  Fiorita  and 
band.    Gross:    $6,900.    (Average,   $3,000) 

"HOUSE   OF  ROTHSCHILD"   (U.   A.) 

HAMRICK'S  ORIENTAI^(2,040),  2Sc,  7 
days.    Gross:    $2,700.    (Average,    $2,000) 
"MONEY    MEANS    NOTHING"    (Mono.) 

PANTAGES— (1,700),  lSc-2Sc,  7  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $1,600.  (Average,  $2,000) 

"SHOOT    THE   WORKS"    (Para.) 
"THE    GREAT    FLIRTATION"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,008),       25c-35c-40c,       7 
days.   Gross:   $4,800.    (Average,   $5,000) 
"VIVA  VILLA"   (M-G-M) 

UlSllTED  ARTISTS— (945),  2Sc-3Sc-40c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $4,800.   (Average,  $5,000) 


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NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  JULY  20,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Unplayed  40 
RKO  'Ace'  In 
Circuit  Race 


With  110  Bought,  Chain 
Nears  Requirement 

Approximately  40  pictures,  bought 
at  the  outset  of  the  1933-34  season 
but  unplayed  to  date,  give  the  RKO 
circuit  a  hitherto  unsuspected  ace  in 
the  hole  and,  with  1934-35  product 
already  signed,  furnish  virtually  all 
the  product  required  to  keep  going 
in  this  territory,  according  to  sources 
familiar  with  inside  workings  in  the 
RKO  camp. 

The  unplayed  pictures,  it  is  under- 
stood, come  from  all  sources  signed 
last  season  and  include  not  only  Radio 
Pictures,  but  others  from  Paramount, 
Warner,  Universal  and  Columbia. 
With  50  due  from  Radio  next  season, 
30  from  Paramount  and  30  from 
Warners,  RKO  officials  are  known  to 
regard  their  position  as  secure,  despite 
the  fact  additional  product  will  have 
to  be  annexed  to  meet  double  feature 
policies  prevalent  in  many  of  the  cir- 
cuit's  houses. 

They,  therefore,  view  any  conclu- 
sion that  the  circuit  will  be  shy  of 
pictures   as    untrue    and    unfounded. 


Finds  Stars  Worth  B.O. 
Pull;  No  Federal  Check 


$4,000,000  Offer  for  Fox 
Metropolitan  Bonds  Is  Set 


An  alternjate  bid  of  approximately 
$4,000,000  for  the  Fox  Metropolitan 
bonds  deposited  with  the  bondholders' 
committee  was  completed  yesterday  by 
Loew's  and  Warners  and  the  prospect 
of  its  acceptance  by  the  committee  is 
viewed  optimistically  by  the  bidders, 
it  was  stated  last  night. 


The  new  bid  will  be  submitted  to 
Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  in 
U.  S.  District  Court  here  today.  It 
was  at  the  virtual  insistence  of  Judge 
Mack  on  July  12  that  Loew's  and 
Warners  prepared  the  bid  for  the  Fox 
Met  bonds,  their  previous  bid  of  $4,- 
500,000  for   the  assets   of  the   circuit, 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


RKO-Consolidated 
Dicker  Over  Notes 

Negotiations  for  extension  of  the 
maturities  on  $1,800,000  of  RKO  gold 
notes,  secured  by  virtually  all  of  the 
RKO  investments  in  its  subsidiary 
companies,  are  under  way  with  Con- 
solidated Film  Industries,  it  was 
learned   yesterday. 

The  notes  mature  in  the  principal 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


"U''  Reports 
Big  Jump  to 
Profit  Side 


Universal  Pictures  Co.,  Inc.,  and  its 
subsidiaries,  report  a  net  profit  of 
$31,001.27  for  the  six  months  endmg 
April  28.  This  is  a  striking  reversal 
of  conditions  which  prevailed  at  the 
end  of  the  same  six-month  period  in 
1933. 

The  net  gain  is  currently  $633,- 
256.68,  as  the  company  reported  a  loss 
of  $602,255.41  for  the  same  period  a 
year  ago. 

The    profit    was    reported    after    all 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Actor-Writer 
Guilds  Work 
On  Radio  Deal 


Report    Holds    Curb    on 

Salaries,  Star  Raids 

Hard  to  Enforce 


Hollywood,  July  19. — In  spite  of 
exhibitor  complaints  and  the  intent  of 
studios  to  keep  players  from  the  air 
when  possible,  a  move  has  been  started 
jointly  by  the  Screen  Writers'  Guild 
and  the  Screen  Actors'  Guild  to  line 
up  sketches  and  talent  for  a  series 
of  broadcasts  from  Sept.  1  to  Dec. 
31. 

The  idea  is  to  have  the  writer  do 
the  sketches  and  the  players  donate 
their  services,  so  that  whatever  funds 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


New  Finance  Setup 
For  Pathe  Outlined 

A  proposal  to  reorganize  the  finan- 
cial setup  of  Pathe  Exchanges,  Inc., 
has  been  tentatively  approved  by  the 
board   of   directors,    it    is    understood. 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Levy  on  Admissions 
Proposed  by  Mayor 

A  three  to  five  per  cent  tax  on 
theatre  admissions,  it  was  revealed 
yesterday^,  has  been  added  to  Mayor 
LaGuardTa's  tentative  revenue  pro- 
gram for  raising  funds  for  the  city's 
emergency   relief. 


Paramount  Will  Get 
"Cleopatra'*  First 

"Cleopatra("  will  play  the  Para- 
mount and  not  the  Criterion  where 
original  plans  called  for  a  two-a-day 
run  at  advanced  prices  as  part  of  a 
plan  to  swing  bigger  Paramount  at- 
tractions into  the  weekly  change  the- 
atre in  order  to  bolster  its  trade. 

Cdrrently,  with  "The  Old-Fash- 
ioned  Way,"  the  Paramount  is  ex- 
pected to  do  under  $20,000  for  the 
week    which    terminated    last    night. 


Para,  Trustees  Get 
Additional  Counsel 

Paramount  Publix  trustees  were  au- 
thorized yesterday  by  Federal  Judge 
Alfred  C.  Coxe  to  retain  Root,  Clark, 
Buckner  &  Ballantine  as  counsel  in  the 
reorganization  proceedings  under  the 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


Ohioans  Talk  Over 
New  Season  Selling 

Cincinnati,  July  19. — Selling  poli- 
cies of  the  various  companies,  and  the 
matter  of  cancellation  of  pictures  con- 
sidered objectionable  by  the  Legion  of 
Decency  were  two  subjects  discussed 
at  a  closed  meeting  of  the  Ohio  Val- 
ley Independent  Exhibitors'  League 
yesterday. 

A  meeting  is  set  for  tomorrow  for 
a  preliminary  discussion  of  operators' 
contracts  for  next  season. 


Washington,  July  19. — Declaring 
the  worth  of  a  star  to  be  gauged  by 
what  the  public  will  pay  to  see  him, 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt today  made  public  the  long- 
awaited  report  on  salaries,  in  which 
the  code  provisions  dealing  with  ex- 
cessive remuneration  were  held  to  be 
incapable  of  effective  administration 
and  their  continued  indefinite  suspen- 
sion  recommended. 

The  report  also  recommended  in- 
definite continuance  of  the  suspension 
of  the  provisions  on  star  raiding  as 
not  contemplated  under  the  terms  of 
the  Industrial  Recovery  Act  and,  like 
the  salary  provisions,  incapable  of  ef- 
fective enforcement. 

To  deal  further  with  the  problems 
involved,  Rosenblatt  recommends  the 
creation  of  a  committee,  either  with 
or  without  government  participatior, 
to  study  and  report  on  "a  method  for 
compensating  those  engaged  in  artistic, 
creative,  interpretative,  directorial, 
technical  and  supervisory  capacities  on 
the  basis  of  a  minimum  guaranteed 
compensation  against  a  percentage  of 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


Denver  Defi  Goes 
Up  to  Rosenblatt 

The  manifesto  repudiating  Code  Au- 
thority and  its  local  boards  which 
was  signed  by  36  of  40  exhibitors  in 
the  Denver  metropolitan  area  has  been 
forwarded  to  Division  Administrator 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  at  Washington 
by  Campi  headquarters  here,  it  was 
learned   yesterday. 

It  was  stated  at  Campi  that  the 
Denver   defi   is   regarded   as  being   in 

(Continued  on    page  6) 


Frisco  Theatres  to 
Reopen  on  Saturday 

San  Francisco,  July  19.— With  the 
general  strike  here  having  collapsed, 
local  houses  will  reopen  their  doors 
at  one  o'clock  Saturday  afternoon,  it 
was  learned  today,  the  fourth  day  of 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Campi  Audit  Shows 
Economy,  Is  Report 

A  Price,  Waterhouse  audit  of  Code 
Authority  administration  costs  was 
completed  yesterday  showing  a  "re- 
imarkably  economical  operation"  of 
code  machinery,  according  to  a  Campi 
spokesman.  The  audit  will  be  sub- 
mitted to  Campi  at  its  next  meeting, 
July    26,    before    being    made    public. 

Four  appeals  from  rulings  of  the 
Atlanta  grievance  board  were  heard 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


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BETTER  THEATRES,  THE  MOTION 
PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin  -  Tempelhof ,  Kaiserin  -  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart.  Representative:  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of   March   3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 


"Cavalcade''  Going 
Into  the  Criterion 

"Cavalcade"  returns  to  Broadway 
Monday  on  a  grind  policy  at  the  Cri- 
terion. Admissions  will  range  from 
25  to  40  cents. 

"The  World  Moves  On,"  current 
two-a-day  Fox  attraction  there,  will 
fold  Sunday  evening  after  four  weeks 
and  three  days. 


Claim  New  Leader  Patent 

Walgot  Trailer  Service,  Inc.,  says 
it  has  received  a  patent  for  a  new 
frame  line  leader  which  replaces  the 
old  style  photographically  printed 
leader.  Advantages  claimed  for  it  are 
clearance  for  sound  track  on  both  sides 
and   perfect  opaqueness. 


Theresa  Helburn  Signed 

Hollywood,  July  19. — Theresa  Hel- 
burn, executive  director  of  the  New 
York  Theatre  Guild,  has  been  signed 
by  Harry  Cohn  to  produce,  direct  and 
supervise  for   Columbia. 


Frankwyn  to  Move 

Frankwyn  Company  —  Harold  B. 
Franklin  and  Arch  Selwyn — will 
move  shortly  from  the  NBC  Bldg. 
to  the  Empire  Trust  Bldg.  and  twice 
its  present  floor  space. 

Will  Show  French  Film 

"L'Abbe  Constantin,"  a  French  pic- 
ture directed  by  J.  P.  Paulin,  will  be 
shown  tonight  on  the  Paris  at  Pier  57 
by  John  S.  Tapernoux. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


THE  other  side  of  the  story  stand  Loew  is  committed  to  give 
came  into  the  open  yester-  Metro  20;  Paramount,  15;  War- 
day.  The  RKO  circuit's  ace  in  ner,  10;  United  Artists,  10. 
the  picture  hole  proves  to  be  That's  55  already  with  no  time 
about  40  films  on  this  season's  allowed  in  this  reckoning  for 
programs  which  have  not  been  Universal  and  Columbia.  The 
played.  From  its  own  affiliate,  dope  I  get  is  that  Loew  has  63 
Radio  Pictures,  as  well  as  Fox,  week-ends  to  take  care  of  and 
Universal,  Columbia  and  War-  only  52  to  do  it  in.  So  what? 
ners  are  they  drawn.  Unplayed  So,  you  figure  it  out."  What 
this  season;  they  now  go  over  to  this  source,  however,  failed  to  in- 
the  new,  thereby  swelling  the  cir-  elude  is  creation  of  new  first 
cuit's  availabilities  to  150.  Most  runs  drawn  from  the  Fox  Met 
of  RKO's  houses  change  twice  houses  to  be  acquired,  if  they 
weekly.  Some  of  them  use  are  acquired.  The  Loew  attitude 
doubles.  Others,  further  down  is  that,  if  RKO  plans  to  create 
the  line,  change  three  times  a  new  first  runs  where  they  don't 
week,  placing  their  requirements  exist  now,  the  former  can  do  the 
roughly  at  156.  It  may  be  neces-  same  thing.  That  sounds  rea- 
sary  to  pick  up  a  few  independ-  sonable  enough.  .  .  . 
ents  to  fill  in.  RKO  says  there's  ▼ 
nothing  tough  about  it.  Unde-  Whispers,  made  purposely 
termined  still,  moreover,  is  Fox,  vague  but  permitted  to  get  about 
although  yesterday  the  report  in  sources  close  to  RKO,  tie  in 
was  about  that  Sidney  Kent  had  the  name  of  Ed  Flynn,  Demo- 
reached  an  understanding  with  cratic  leader  in  the  Bronx.  He 
Nick  Schenck  on  that  score.  ...  is  a  director  of  Keith-Albee-Or- 
T  pheum.  He  is  close  to  Jim  Far- 
Here  is  how  the  battle  lines  ley,  an  important  figure  in  the 
between  Greater  New  York's  two  Administration.  There's  Mike 
ace  circuits  are  drawn  on  the  Meehan,  stock  market  operator, 
front  that  counts  most :  pictures.  too.  He's  in  control  of  K-A-0, 
hoeufs  although    some    say    he    wishes 

M-G-M  50  otherwise.    On  what  it   all  may 

Paramount   ! ! .  . .     30  portend,  any  listener  is  permitted 

Warners   ! !  ! !     30  ^°    draw    his    own    conclusions. 

Universal "..'.'.     36  ^"^  "°^  y°"  ^"^^^   ^*'  t°  throw 

United  Artists  .'..!.'.".!.' ."     21  °".*^   °''    '■^*^'"    ^^    you    may   be 

Columbia   36  minded.      Two     certain     factors 

loom  in  the  local  situation:   (1) 

Total 203  '^^^    battle    between    RKO    and 

'   '  " Loew  is  on.   It  will  be  a  real  one. 

^1^^  (2)   RKO  is  after  plenty  of  the- 

r^adio 50  atres     in    this    sector.     It   won't 

Paramount   30  buy  because  it  hasn't  the  money. 

Warners   30  It  will  operate  and  book  because 

Holdovers 40  that  doesn't  call  for  any  money. 

Total 150  '  '  "                     Y 

T  Mexico    leads    to    old    France. 

^    Says      an      RKO      adherent:  Meaning  that  it  is  "La  Cucara- 

There    are    only    52    Saturdays  cha,"  special  short,  which  decided 

and  Sundays  in  any  man's  show  Radio    to    proceed    with    "Three 

business    every    year.    I    under-  Musketeers"  in  Technicolor's  new 

Many  Off  on  Big  Board 

Net 

Columbia    Pictures,    vte %^^      ^      ^^     ^^^^  Sales 

Consolidated  Film  Industries W;.  %            2li         37/        I  tl  im 

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 13           12           13           Tl  1  ?m 

Eoew-s'Tnc.^:::::::. :::::: M,.    "^^    'i     +'^     ,z 

Paramount  Pubiix,  cts.     ::::::::::::::: %   ^L    ^x/    ~Yx     Ym 

Pathe  Exchange  i?l         i(%         f6       "  ^  ^'=22 

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V.^^    ■•■^ 2  VA         2  1,400 

Warner  Bros ^/^         37^  4  _  y^         ^^'^^ 

Technicolor  Up  *%  on  Curb 

Net 
Sentry  Safety  Control ""f      ^      ^'"^     ^^f/''     Sales 

Technicolor i. .:.::::::::::  14^1    ui    ,4   ti    zZ 

RKO  Bonds  Slump  4  Points 

Net 

T  ,^o,.,'o  <;..  Ml  J  u     •   1  ,  High      Low      Close     Chcuife   '  Sales 

Loew  s  6s    41,  WW  deb  rights WVA      101  lOVA        +54  8 

Paramount   Broadway   554s    51 40  40  4(1  t 

Paramount   F.   I,.   6s  '47 aa  T?i/        Ji,/        ■■■[}       '        '^ 

RKTr'^l, ''"'^'''^ '^= '^° :::::::::::::::  I7     tr    V'    +i       i 

RKO  6s    41,  pp 25  25  25  —4  1 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd '...'.'.'.'.'.'.  S3  50  5VA       -IV2  101 


three-component  process.  Dumas' 
adventure  tale  of  swashbuckling 
when  knights  were  bold  lends  it- 
self to  color.  The  deciding  short 
is  a  beautiful  subject,  handled  by 
Lloyd  Corrigan,  its  director,  to 
exact  full  advantage  of  the  strik- 
ing color  photography  which  is 
its  outstanding  feature.  Just  as 
Pioneer  Pictures,  headed  by 
"Jock"  Whitney,  made  "La 
Cucaracha,"  so  will  be  "The 
Three  Musketeers."  Pioneer  and 
Radio  will  go  fifty-fifty  on  the 
negative.  .  .  . 

▼ 
Outstanding  "nut"  item  of  the 
entire  church  campaign,  beyond 
doubt,  goes  to  a  man  named 
Alvin  C.  Hause.  He  is  a  Baptist, 
does  his  preaching  at  the  Bales 
Baptist  Church,  Kansas  City,  and 
blames  the  mid-western  drought 
on  divine  displeasure  drummed 
up  by  "filth  in  our  movie  the- 
atres." If  he  were  occupying  a 
San  Francisco  pulpit,  no  doubt 
the  cause  of  the  late  strike  would 
be  ditto.  .  .  .  Presence  of  those 
Paramount  theatre  partners  in 
town  continues  to  be  described 
as  either  "routine"  or  "they  just 
happen  to  be  here."  Less  diplo- 
matic voices,  however,  insist 
something's  up.  .  .  .  Friends  are 
thinking  of  renaming  "His 
Greatest  Gamble,"  now  holding 
forth  at  the  Rialto,  to  "Mayer's 
Greatest   Gamble."  .  .  . 

KANN 


Parent-Teachers  Hit 
Duals  on  the  Coast 

San  Francisco,  July  19.— Hulda 
McGinn,  manager  of  the  California 
Theatre  Ass'n.,  has  received  word 
from  the  California  Congress  of  Par- 
ent-Teacher Ass'ns,  Inc.,  urging  the- 
atres to  abandon  double  bills  and  to 
establish   family  nights. 

The  organization  has  150,000  mem- 
bers in  the  state,  it  is  said. 


Warners  Fete  Farley 

Hollywood,  July  19. — Postmaster 
General  Farley  was  honored  today  at 
a  luncheon  at  the  Warner  sludio,  at 
which  he  told  a  gathering  of  notables 
of  screen,  politics  and  society  that  the 
industry  will  keep  up  with  the  times 
and  respond  to  the  public  taste  in  film 
entertainment.  Farley  was  eulogized 
by  Will  Hays.  The  affair  was  ar- 
ranged by  Al  Cohn. 


Shirley  Temple  Wins 

Hollywood,  July  19.— The  parents 
of  Shirley  Temple  have  settled  theii 
dispute  over  the  salary  of  the  child 
star  and  have  signed  a  new  contract 
for  her.  Fox  is  reported  to  have  met 
their  demand  for  $2,500  a  week. 


Rogers  Has  5  Set 

Charles  R.  Rogers,  in  New  York 
from  the  Coast  on  a  vacation,  said 
yesterday  he  has  set  five  of  his  planned 
10  for  Paramount  next  season.  He 
will  be  here  a  week. 


Ennis  on  Para.  Shorts 

Bert  Ennis  is  writing  scripts  for 
several  of  the  Param.ount  shorts  series 
made  in  the  east  under  general  super- 
vision of  Tom  Waller. 


HAROLD 

The 


these 


Cats  Paw 


with 


UNA  MERKEL 
GEORGE  BARBIER 

NAT  PENDLETON 
GRACE  BRADLEY 
ALAN  DINEHART 
GRANT  MITCHELL 

Directed  by 

SAM  TAYLOR 


From  the  Saturday  Evening  Post  Story 
by    CLARENCE  BUDINGTON  KELLANO 

Produced  by  the 

HAROLD  LLOYD  CORPORATION 

a   FOX  release 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday.  July  20,    1934 


Finds  Talent 
Is  Worth  Pull 
AtBox-Office 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
the  receipts  of  the  respective  pictures 
upon  which  they  may  be  engaged" ; 
also  to  make  recommendations  for  a 
uniform  production  cost  formula,  uni- 
form production  report  system,  uni- 
form budget  schedule  and  uniform 
salary  ranges  for  various  classes  of 
employment. 

The  commission  also  is  to  consider 
whether  it  would  be  desirable  and 
practical  to  establish  a  permanent  com- 
mission, renresentative  of  producers 
and  the  various  classes  of  employes, 
with  power  to  require  all  proposed  of- 
fers of  employment  to  be  transmitted 
for  approval  in  advance  of  consumma- 
tion, report  in  full  on  all  negotiations 
for  employment,  provide  for  regula- 
tion of  salaries  "in  proper  cases,"  di- 
rect that  services  of  employes  not  util- 
ized by  the  employer  may  be  available 
"upon  such  equitable  terms  and  condi- 
tions as  the  commission  may  pre- 
scribe" to  other  producers  and  to 
make  findings  and  report  to  producers 
concerned  when  in  the  commission's 
opinion  corporate  assets  have  been 
wasted  by  production  executives  in 
their  employment  of  any  members  of 
the    foregoing   classes    of   employes. 

Little  Reduction  in  Costs 

Criticizing  the  producers  for  failing 
to  "clean  house,"  Rosenblatt  declared 
enforced  readjustments,  particularly 
during  the  past  year,  have  had  a  salu- 
tary effect  upon  the  financial  structure 
of  the  exhibition  division,  "but  no  con- 
vincing evidence  exists  to  indicate  that 
basic  production  costs  have  been  great- 
ly reduced,  or  that  any  substantial 
progress  has  been  made  toward  the 
elimination  of  those  practices  preva- 
lent within  the  industry  which  tend 
to  depress  the  quality  of  motion  pic- 
ture entertainment  offered  to  the  con- 
suming  public." 

"One  general  indication  of  the  con- 
tribution which  '•"'•"•V  payments  make 
to  the  maladjust"-'pnt  of  production 
costs  is  found  in  the  failure  of  man- 
agement to  adjust  salary  ranges  of 
executives  or  artists  to  changed  earn- 
ing capacity  of  the  various  companies 
in  the  industry,"  he  continued. 

"The  intangibles  of  human  talent, 
not  celluloid,"  constitute  the  basic  in- 
gredient of  the  entertainment  service 
offered  to  the  consuming  public,  Ro- 
senblatt held.  "Here,  as  in  no  other 
artistic  field,  the  talents  of  unique 
personalities  have,  through  the  organi- 
zation and  sales  ingenuity  of  the  in- 
dustry, been  brought  before  vast  audi- 
ences in  every  part  of  the  world,"  he 
said. 

To  a  limited  degree  the  factors  which 
control  the  value  of  artists  and  direc- 
tors apply  also  to  Droduction  execu- 
tives, Rosenblatt  asserted. 

"Thus,  the  mere  fact  that  unusual 
creative  talent,  unique  in  some  cases, 
constitutes  the  bone  and  marrow  of 
the  motion  picture  industry  offers  a 
natural  explanation  for  cne  compara- 
tively high  compensation  which  is  of- 
fered by  the  industry  for  these  serv- 
ices," the  report  explained,  but  "under 
the  normal  operation  of  economic 
forces,  the  compensation  commanded 
bv  these  talents  is  in  the  long  run  de- 


$4,000,000  Offer  for  Fox 
Metropolitan  Bonds  Is  Set 


(Continued 
its  87  leaseholds  and  fee  properties, 
having  been  looked  upon  with  dis- 
pleasure by  the  court.  The  $4,500,- 
000  bid  remains  as  an  alternate  offer 
for  the  bondholders'  committee  to  con- 
sider, but  in  view  of  the  court's  atti- 
tude expressed  at  the  last  hearing  its 
acceptability  is  regarded  as  highly 
dubious. 

Though  Judge  Mack  is  known  to 
desire  final  settlement  of  the  Loew- 
Warner  bidding  for  the  circuit  at  to- 
day's hearing,  it  is  believed  that  if  the 
bondholders'  committee  requests  addi- 
tional time  to  consider  the  new  alter- 
nate bid,  the  court  would  entertain  a 
further    adjournment    rather    than    go 


from  page   1) 
counter    to    the    committee's    wishes. 
Final  disposition  of  the  circuit  today, 
therefore,  is  still  in  some  doubt. 

The  bondholders  are  known  to  favor 
a  bid  for  their  bonds  rather  than  for 
the  circuit's  assets,  which  have  been 
the  subject  of  the  bidding  up  to  today. 
If  the  committee  accepts  the  $4,000,000 
offer  for  the  bonds,  Loew's  and  War- 
ners would  then  be  in  a  position  to 
proceed  with  their  own  reorganization 
of  the  circuit.  The  bidding  for  the 
assets  contemplated  partial  reorgani- 
zation by  the  bondholders'  committee 
with  Loew's  and  Warners  then  ac- 
quiring the  leaseholds  and  fee  proper- 
ties  from   the   committee. 


termined  by  the  appeal  which  they 
make  to  the  consuming  public.  An 
artist  may  have  a  talent  of  infinite  and 
lasting  value  to  offer  to  the  world,  but 
from  a  strictly  commercial  standpoint 
that  talent  is  worth  onlv  as  much  as 
it  can  earn  for  the  producer  in  box- 
office    receipts." 

No  salary  is  too  high  if  the  picture 
meets  with  unusual  public  favor  as  a 
result  of  unique  direction  or  artistry, 
it  was  declared. 

Nevertheless,  Rosenblatt  concluded, 
"the  fact  remains  that  all  available  evi- 
dence indicates  that  primary  gross 
salary  ranges  in  the  industry  have 
gone  beyond  any  rational  standard  of 
compensation,  based  upon  a  percent- 
age of  the  receipts  representing  the 
contribution  to  the  picture."  The 
basic  reasons  for  the  failure  in  the 
adjustment  of  salaries  are  to  be  found 
in  trade  practices,  jealousy,  i.mbition 
and  other  destructive  factors,  accord- 
ing to  the  report.  Two  of  these  prac- 
tices are  the  star  system  "exploited  in 
such  manner  that  the  values  created 
by  the  producers  are  turned  against 
them  by  the  necessity  for  paying  e.x- 
cessive  salaries,  and  unfair  competitive 
bidding  for  talent,"  it  added. 

No  Dope  on  Nepotism 

Lengthy  tables  were  appended  ■  to 
the  report  developing  the  various 
phases  of  the  inquiry.  No  information 
was  given  with  respect  to  nepotism 
because  of  failure  to  secure  consistent 
or  complete  data.  Seventy-seven  sep- 
arate organizations  were  covered  by 
the  survey,  including  the  nine  largest 
producers.  Compensation  figures  for 
3,846  persons,  whose  compensation  last 
year  ranged  from  $100  up,  were  given. 

The  greatest  remuneration  reported 
for  any  individual  in  producing-dis- 
tributing  companies  was  $315,000  paid 
an  actor  for  one  picture,  which  con- 
stituted his  year's  work,  this  repre- 
senting 1.725  per  cent  of  his  com- 
pany's total  payroll  and  1.74  per  cent 
of  its  gross  receipts.  The  next  high- 
est paid  artist  received  $10,000  per 
week  but  only  $296,250  for  the  year, 
which  represented  2.373  per  cent  of  the 
company's  total  payroll  and  .973  per 
cent  of  its  gross  receipts.  The  high- 
est paid  executive  received  a  salary  of 
$2,112.50  per  week,  and  for  the  year 
received  $104,000  in  salary  and  $169,- 
596.29  other  compensation,  a  total  of 
$273,596.29.  The  highest  paid  general 
manager  received  $103,025  in  salary 
and  $169,596.29  other  compensation,  a 
total  of  $272,621.29. 

The  highest  paid  counsel  received 
$179,599.79   for    the   year,    while    the 


highest  paid  director  received  only 
$150,000. 

Sixty-two  persons  were  shown  to 
have  received  more  than  $100,000  for 
the  year,  and  102  others  received  be- 
tween $50,000  and  $100,000,  the  high- 
est paid  writer  coming  within  this 
group  with  a  compensation  of  $93,541.- 
66,  the  highest  paid  studio  manager 
with  $57,183.34,  and  the  highest  paid 
composer  with  $52,416.66.  The  best 
paid  supervisor  received  $48,500;  the 
top  camera  manager  $46,000  and  the 
top  sales  manager  $43,200. 

Seven  hundred  eighty-two  persons 
received  $12,000  or  more  for  the  year, 
while  923  made  less  than  $2,000. 

The  highest  salary  paid  by  a  pro- 
ducing company  was  $150,000  paid  an 
actor  for  one  picture,  representing 
10.55  per  cent  of  the  total  payroll  and 
5.835  per  cent  of  gross  receipts.  Only 
four  persons,  including  one  executive, 
received  more  than  $100,000. 

The  top  figure  reported  by  distribut- 
ing companies  was  $90,774.68  paid  a 
vice-president,  who,  with  a  president 
receiving  $86,625,  was  the  only  per- 
son to  receive  as  much  as  $25,000.  The 
top  in  exhibition  companies  was  $94,- 
7(X).20  to  a  president,  only  four  per- 
sons receiving  more  than  $50,000. 

Seventeen  individuals  received  com- 
pensation from  two  or  more  depart- 
ments in  the  same  company,  the  top 
figure  being  $126,610.29. 

A  composite  balance  sheet  of  all  the 
companies  surveyed — producing,  dis- 
tribution and  exhibition — employing  a 
total  of  316,176  persons,  including  220,- 
945  extras,  showed  that  executives  re- 
ceived 2.03  per  cent  of  gross  receipts ; 
supervisors,  2.64 ;  actors,  6.82 ;  extras, 
.45;  directors,  1.54;  musical  directors 
and  musicians,  1.36;  sound  engineers, 
.16;  sound  technicians,  .24;  camera- 
men, .49;  studio  mechanics,  1.68,  and 
laboratory  workers,  .45. 


Rosenblatt  in  Coast 
Confab  Next  Week 

Washington,  July  19. — Problems 
of  the  industry  will  be  discussed  with 
Hollywood  leaders  next  week  by  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  division  administrator, 
who  will  leave  Washington  Monday 
for  a  two-weeks'  trip.  While  in  Cali- 
fornia, Rosenblatt  is  expected  to  dis- 
cuss agency,  actor-producer,  writer- 
producer,  extra  and  studio  labor  com- 
mittees. 

Refusing  to  state  definitely  whether 
his  trip  is  based  on  any  concrete  diffi- 
culty which  has  arisen,  Rosenblatt  to- 
day said  it  would  be  taken  in  the  in- 
terest of  all  the  codes  under  his  care. 


Actor-Writer 
Guilds  Work 
On  Radio  Deal 


(Continued  from  page   1) 
are  derived  from  sale  of  the  programs 
to  advertisers  can  be  turned  over  to 
the  guilds. 

In  a  form  letter  now  being  sent  out 
to  guild  members  they  are  told  that 
the  sketches  will  run  about  25  min- 
utes each  and  they  are  asked  to  sign 
an  agreement  to  work  in  the  sketches 
without  compensation.  The  letter  states 
that  an  agreement  has  been  reached 
between  the  guilds  for  a  division  of 
the  profits  between  the  organizations. 


Denver  Defi  Goes 
Up  to  Rosenblatt 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

contempt  of  Federal  law  as  embod- 
ied in  the  National  Industrial  Re- 
covery Act,  rather  than  of  Code  Au- 
thority and  the  film  code.  No  action 
will  be  taken  by  Campi  on  the  mani- 
festo nor  reply  made  to  it  until  after 
the  next  meeting  of  Code  Authority, 
July  26,  at  which  time  recommenda- 
tions in  the  matter  are  expected  to  be 
made  by  Rosenblatt. 

The  Denver  exhibitors'  manifesto 
declared  in  defiant  terms  that  the  36 
signatories  would  refuse  to  recognize 
Campi  and  the  Denver  grievance  and 
clearance  and  zoning  boards  until  re- 
visions giving  the  complaining  ex- 
hibitors "home  rule  in  exhibition  af- 
fairs" had  been  made.  The  action 
was  taken,  it  was  reported,  when  sev- 
eral theatres  were  ordered  to  end 
lotteries  while  the  grievance  board 
failed  to  halt  the  weekly  givmg  away 
of  an  automobile  by  houses  operated 
by  Harry  Huffman  in  Denver.  The 
complaint  agair  5t  Huffman  was  dis- 
missed for  want  of  evidence  when  ex- 
hibitor witnesses  at  the  hearing  de- 
clined  to  testify. 


Campi  Audit  Shows 
Economy,  Is  Report 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

yesterday  by  a  Campi  appeal  com- 
mittee consisting  of  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly,  chairman ;  Charles  Ro- 
senzweig  and  William  Yoost.  The 
cases  heard  were  Walter  L.  Branden- 
burg vs.  Lam  Amusement  Co.,  on 
overbuying ;  Lam  Amusement  Co.  and 
Fred  Jabley  vs.  Walter  Brandenburg, 
on  reduced  admissions;  H.  G.  Jen- 
kins, South  Pittsburg,  Tenn.,  vs.  Cum- 
berland Amusement  Co.,  Tallahoma, 
Tenn.,  on  reduced  admissions,  and  the 
Palace,  Key  West,  Fla.,  vs.  Strand, 
Key   West,   on  overbuying. 


L.  A.  Protests  Failing 

Los  Angeles,  July  19. — Oqly  one 
protest  out  of  five  has  been  upheld  by 
the  clearance  and  zoning  board  thus 
far  during  hearings  on  the  new  clear- 
ance schedule.  A  general  meeting  on 
zoning  has  been  called  for  Wednesday 
by  the  clearance  board. 


Fred  Jack  in  Town 

Fred  Jack,  southwestern  district 
manager  for  Warners,  is  in  New 
York  conferencing  with  Gradwell  L. 
Sears. 


IN   THESE 

CHANCING 

TIMES 


Names,  facts  and  figures  continue 
to  make  vivid,  dramatic  motion 
picture  history. 

Each  year  new  people,  new  policies, 
new  technique  cast  their  shadows 
across  the  box  offices  of  the  country. 

And  all  the  world's  exhibitors  look 
annually  to  the  Motion  Picture 
Almanac*  for  guidance— for  a  sum- 


mation and  a  prediction  of  these 
changing  times. 

The  biographical  section  alone  is  a 
big  parade  of  10,000  names  march- 
ing across  422  solid  pages  of  black 
type... countless  other  items  account 
for  the  world-wide  reputation  of 
the  Almanac  as  the  industry's 
supreme  reference  authority. 


*1934-35  issue  now  on  the  press 


$5.00 


MOTION  PICTURE  ALMANAC 


1790     BROADWAY 


NEW    YORK     CITY 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  July  20,   1934 


RKO-Consolidated 
Dicker  Over  Notes 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
amount  of  $300,000  each  on  the  first 
of  August  and  the  first  of  each  month 
thereafter  up  to  and  including  next 
January.  Arrangements  are  being 
made  to  pay  the  August  1  maturity, 
pending  the  negotiations  for  exten- 
sions of  maturities  on  the  subsequent 
notes,  which  will  then  aggregate  $1,- 
500,000.  A  $25,208  interest  payment 
on    the    notes    was    met    by    RKO    on 

July  1.  .... 

The  negotiations,  it  is  understood, 
seek  a  six  months'  extension  of  the 
maturities  of  each  of  the  five  $300,000 
UQtes  remaining  after  the  Aug.  1 
payment. 

Consolidated  acquired  the  notes 
from  Chemical  Bank  &  Trust  Co.  and 
Commercial  Investment  Trust  last 
month.  Attorneys  for  the  RKO  re- 
ceiver told  the  U.  S.  District  Court 
here  last  spring  that  a  foreclosure  on 
the  notes  could  "put  RKO  out  of 
business    as    a   going    concern." 

Para,  Trustees  Get 
Additional  Counsel 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

new  bankruptcy  laws  and,  in  addi- 
tion, to  retain  special  counsel  for  other 
legal  work  here  and  in  Chicago,  Los 
Angeles   and  other   cities. 

Law  firms  being  retained  as  spe- 
cial counsel  are  Cravath,  de  Gers- 
dorfif,  Swaine  &  Wood,  former  special 
counsel  for  Paramount  and  counsel 
for  Kuhn,  Loeb  &  Co.,  which  is  prom- 
inent in  Paramount  reorganization  af- 
fairs ;  Sonnenschein,  Berkson,  Laut- 
mann,  Levinson  &  Morse,  Chicago, 
attorneys  for  B.  &  K. ;  Kiddle,  Mar- 
geson  &  Hornidge ;  Rosen,  Kammer, 
Wolff  &  Farrar;  Cobb,  Hoke,  Ben- 
son, Krause  &  Faegre ;  Strauss  & 
Hedges ;  Pillsbury,  Madison  &  Sutro, 
and   Choate,   Hall   &   Stewart. 


Hearing  Is  Held  on 
Leasing  Complaint 

A  lease  negotiation  complaint 
brought  by  the  Luxor  against  Duray 
Realty  Corp.  and  Luxor-Bleecker 
Amusement  Corp.  was  heard  by  the 
local  grievance  board  and  certified  to 
Code  Authority  yesterday  for  dispo- 
sition. 

Murtha  Dixon,  the  complainant  and 
present  operator  of  the  Luxor,  charges 
in  the  complaint  that  Duray  Realty 
Corp.  entered  into  negotiations  with 
the  Luxor-Bleecker  Amusement  Corp. 
for  leasing  the  Luxor  to  the  latter 
without  serving  a  dispossess  notice  on 
the  present  operator. 

The  next  meeting  of  the  grievance 
board  has  been  set  for  July  31. 


Flash  Reviews 

Servants'  Entrance —  .  .  .  spells  en- 
tertainment with  wide  audience  ap- 
peal. .  .  . 


Smoking  Guns- 


.  so-so  western. 


These  Alms  will  be  teviewed  in  full  in  a 
later  issue   of   Motion    Picture   Daily. 


Johnsons  Reach  Cairo 

Cairo,  Egypt,  July  19.— Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Martin  Johnson  arrived  here  yes- 
terday en  route  to  London.  They 
have  just  finished  another  big  game 
picture.  Mrs.  Johnson  is  undergoing 
treatment  for  a  jungle  ailment. 


Attitude  of  Writers 
On  Code  Is  Awaited 


Hollywood,  July  19. — Production 
circles  are  awaiting  the  reaction  of 
writers  generally  to  the  action  of  pro- 
ducers in  reaffirming  their  recognition 
of  the  principles  of  the  Academy's 
writer-producer  code. 

This  is  regarded  as  a  tactful  way  of 
informing  the  Writers'  Guild  that  its 
efforts  to  frame  a  new  code  are  not 
looked  upon  with  favor. 

Producers  have  pledged  more  con- 
scientious enforcement  of  the  Academy 
code.  Writers  will  be  benefited  by  a 
clarification  of  the  method  by  which 
writers  themselves  can  determine 
screen  credits  and  by  the  establish- 
ment of  an  official  bulletin  of  author- 
ship records. 

Spokesmen  for  the  Academy  say  the 
code  doesn't  pretend  to  solve  all 
writer-producer  problems,  but  does 
represent  the  only  successful  negotia- 
tion in  this  field  to  date. 


Freedom  Ass'n,  Has 
Big  Turnout  Planned 

More  than  1,000  people  are  expected 
at  a  meeting  to  be  held  by  the  newly 
formed  Association  for  the  Preserva- 
tion of  the  Freedom  of  the  Stage  and 
Screen  at  the  Hotel  New  Yorker 
Monday  evening  at  8:30,  according  to 
L  Robert  Broder,  spokesman  for  the 
organization.  Many  prominent  per- 
sons have  been  invited  to  speak.  Dr. 
Charles  Francis  Potter  of  the  First 
Humanist  Society  will  speak  and  will 
also   conduct   an   open   forum. 

The  organization,  formed  July  12, 
claims  40,000  members,  35,000  of 
whom  are  also  members  of  the  Inter- 
collegiate Democratic  League  of 
N.   Y. 

This  is  the  first  step  in  opposition 
to  the  campaign  being  waged  against 
films  by  the  churches  to  be  taken  by 
a  group  not  directly  connected  with 
producers  or  exhibitors. 


Defer  Mason  Broadcast 

The  radio  talk  on  the  church  de- 
cency campaign  against  films  which 
was  to  have  been  given  on  WOR  to- 
night by  Lowell  B.  Mason,  former 
counsel  for  the  NRA  Review  Board, 
is  being  deferred  until  next  week. 


11  More  Features  Passed 

Hollywood,  July  19. — Joseph  I. 
Breen  has  added  11  features  and  11 
shorts  to  the  list  of  films  certified  by 
him.  Features  are  "The  Man  with 
Two  Faces,"  "Dames,"  "The  Dragon 
Murder  Case"  (Warners)  ;  "AfTairs 
of  Cellini,"  "Bulldog  Drunmiond 
Strikes  Back,"  "The  Last  Gentleman" 
(20th  Century)  ;  "The  Girl  from  Mis 
souri,"  (M-G-M)  ;  "Ransom— $1,- 
000,000"  (Universal)  ;  "Name  the 
Woman"  (Columbia)  ;  "Now  and 
Forever"  (Paramount)  ;  "Servants' 
Entrance"    (Fox). 


Grauman  to  Open  Chinese 

Hollywood,  July  19.— Sid  Grauman 
is  planning  on  reopening  the  Chinese 
early  in  August.  He  is  considering  one 
of  three  for  the  opener — "The  World 
Moves  On,"  "Barretts  of  Wimpole 
Street"  or  "Cleopatra." 


24  Join  Writers*  Guild 

Hollywood,  July  19.— Twenty-four 
mernbers  of  the  Song  Writers'  Pro- 
tective Ass'n.,  including  Sigmund 
Romberg,  have  joined  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild. 


Virginia  MPTO  May 
Go  Into  the  MPTO  A 


Richmond,  July  19. — Affiliation  of 
the  recently  formed  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
Virginia  with  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  is 
expected  shortly.  About  150  exhibi- 
tors have  joined  to  date. 

Officers  elected  last  night  are : 
President,  Morton  G.  Thalhimer ;  vice- 
presidents,  Hunter  Perry,  Charlottes- 
ville; William  S.  Wilder,  Norfolk; 
I.  Weinberg,  Lexington;  Richard  C. 
Overby,  South  Boston ;  Sidney  Gates, 
Portsmouth,  and  Ben  Pitts,  Freder- 
icksburg; secretary,  Elmer  H.  Brient, 
Richmond ;  treasurer,  Sam  Bendheim, 
Jr.,  Richmond ;  directors,  W.  Harmon 
Reed,  Alexandria ;  Frederick  W.  Twy- 
man  and  Hunter  Perry,  Charlottes- 
ville; A.  Frank  O'Brien,  Brient, 
Charles  A.  Somma,  Walter  J.  Coulter 
and  Bendheim,  Richmond ;  Bernard 
Depkin,  A.  E.  Lichtman  and  Elmore 
Hines,  Roanoke ;  Mrs.  Bertha  Gor- 
don, Martinsville ;  J.  S.  Falls,  Dan- 
ville ;  Norman  Ruben  and  R.  E.  Le- 
vine,  Petersburg ;  R.  V.  Overy,  South 
Boston;  J.  E.  Loth,  Waynesboro;  I. 
Weinberg,  Lexington ;  Otto  Wells, 
Norfolk ;  R.  H.  Rippard,  Farmville ; 
William  S.  Wilder  and  J.  D.  Hoffman, 
Norfolk,  and  Thalhimer. 

James  D.  Fitzgerald,  secretary  of 
the  Washington  code  boards,  was  one 
of  the  speakers. 

A  banquet  at  night  was  attended  by 
city  officials,  wives  of  members  and 
by  Edwin  S.  Reid,  Richard  C.  L. 
Moncure  and  Elizabeth  C.  Chalkley  of 
the  censor  board. 


Sales  Tax  Struggle 
Again  Hot  in  Ohio 

Columbus,  July  19. — According  to 
reliable  information,  a  three  per  cent 
sales  tax  will  be  Governor  White's 
chief  recommendation  to  the  Genera! 
Assembly,  which  he  has  indicated  he 
expects  to  call  for  a  special  tax  ses- 
sion in  September.  Doubt  is  expressed 
that  the  measure  will  be  passed  by  the 
present  members  whose  terms  expire 
at  the  end  of  the  year. 

Opposition  is  being  waged  by  the 
Ohio  Council  of  Retail  Merchants, 
which  has  representatives  in  the  field 
bringing  pressure  to  bear  with  pres- 
ent legislators,  as  well  as  candidates 
who  will  run  in  the  August  primaries. 

P.  J.  Wood,  business  manager  I. 
T.  O.,  is  rallying  exhibitors  to  the 
cause  of  the  sales  tax.  He  asks  them 
to  forget  any  existing  affiliations,  and 
immediately  inaugurate  an  organized 
drive.  This  would  cause  repeal  of 
the  10  per  cent  tax  on  admissions. 

Wood  estimates  that  at  least  $3,000,- 
000  will  have  been  paid  by  the  indus- 
try by  the  end  of  the  tax  year. 


Mayer  and  Party  to 
Sail  on  Staatendam 

Louis  B.  Mayer  and  Mrs.  Mayer, 
Howard  Strickling,  Lew  Wertheimer 
and  Frank  Orsatti  sail  on  the  Staeten- 
dam  today  for  a  European  vacation. 
The  party  will  proceed  from  London 
to  Paris  and  Vichy,  returning  in  four 
or   five   weeks   by   way   of   London. 

The  Mayer  party  arrived  from  the 
coast  by  plane  yesterday  afternoon, 
Mrs.   Mayer   joining   the   group   here. 


"Cleopatra"  Preview 

Paramount  will  run  off  "Cleopatra" 
at  the  Criterion  Tuesday  morning  at 
10  o'clock. 


New  Finance  Setup 
For  Pathe  Outlined 


(Continued   from   pane    1) 

Sanction  of  the  stockholders  may  be 
sought   in  the  near   future. 

The  plan  is  said  to  call  for  new 
financing  later  in  the  year.  It  is  un- 
derstood Kidder,  Peabody  &  Co.  may 
underwrite  a  block  of  new  convert- 
ible preferred  stock.  New  common 
stock  would  also  be  authorized,  with 
arrangements  to  pay  off  the  accumu- 
lation on  the  current  preferred  in  new 
common. 

Two  shares  of  new  common  would 
be  exchanged  for  each  share  of  the 
present  "A"  stock,  while  each  share 
of  "B"  stock  would  be  entitled  to  one- 
twentieth  of  a  share  of  new  common. 

Holders  of  present  six  percent  pre- 
ferred would  receive  one  share  of  new 
preferred,  convertible  into  new  com- 
mon. In  addition  five  shares  of  new 
common  would  be  issued  to  get  rid 
of  the  accumulation  on  the  present 
senior   issue. 

Stuart  Webb,  Pathe  head,  said  last 
night  new  financing  plans  had  been 
discussed  by  the  directors,  but  that 
nothing  definite  had  been  decided 
upon. 


Tyrrell  to  Produce 
For  Southern  Spots 

Phil  Tyrrell  has  gone  into  a  new 
venture,  producer  and  booker  for  a 
group  of  southern  theatres  which  will 
offer  a  12  to  14-week  route  for  units 
of  22  to  53  people.  Tyrrell  was  book- 
ing manager  for  the  Radio  City  the- 
atres under  Harold  B.  Franklin  and 
later  for  the  Detroit-Publix  houses  un- 
der Herschel  Stuart. 

Theatres  lined  up  in  the  southern 
venture  include  the  following  cities : 
Nashville,  Louisville,  Lexington, 
Wheeling,  Charleston,  W.  Va. ;  Mor- 
gantown,  Cumberland,  Clarksburg, 
Charlotte,  Greensboro,  Fairmount, 
Huntington,  AtLuita  and  Montgomery. 

Tyrrell  says  he  will  produce  10  units 
out  of  his  office,  starting  in  August, 
and  will  have  a  field  man  to  handle 
independent  units. 


Universal  Has  Big 
Rise  to  Profit  Side 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

charges,  including  $264,933.37  for  de- 
preciation of  fixed  assets. 

Actually,  the  company  states,  the 
net  operating  profit  was  $199,609.70, 
but  $158,608.43  was  written  off  as  a 
loss  on  settlement  of  notes  receivable 
with  a  bankrupt  theatre  estate  and 
$10,000  on  balances  in  closed  banks. 


Frisco  Theatres  to 
Reopen  on  Saturday 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

the  walkout.  Anthony  Noriego,  rep- 
resenting the  theatrical  unions,  in- 
formed exhibitors  that  projectionists, 
musicians  and  stagehands  would  re- 
turn to  work  at  once.  Some  200  the- 
atres and  3,000  workers  have  been 
affected  by  the  strike. 


Three  Players  to  Leave 

Three  players  under  contract  to 
Paramount  will  leave  today  or  tomor- 
row. They  are  Lanny  Ross,  scheduled 
for  "College  Rhythm" ;  Anna  May 
Wong,  set  for  "Limehouse  Blues," 
and  Sylvia  Sidney,  who  has  been  vaca- 
tioning here. 


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NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  JULY  21,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Loew-Warner 
Fox  Met  Deal 
Seen  Certain 


Agreement    Is    Reached 
With  Bondholders 


Ultimate  acquisition  of  the  Fox 
Metropolitan  circuit  by  Loew's  and 
Warners  appears  to  be  certain  as  a 
result  of  the  agreement  reached  with 
the  bondholders'  committee  for  pur- 
chase of  the  Fox  Met  bonds  deposited 
with   it   for   approximately   $4,000,000. 

A  report  of  the  agreement  on  the 
purchase  price  of  the  bonds  was  made 
to  Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  yes- 
terday by  Morton  G.  Bogue,  counsel 
for  the  bondholders'  committee,  who 
requested  and  was  granted  an  adjourn- 
ment to  Aug.  6  to  continue  negotia- 
tions with  Loew's  and  Warners  on 
several  "minor  points"  which  remain 
unsettled. 

It  was  indicated  at  the  court  hear- 
ing yesterday  that  the  final  bid  would 

iContiitned  on   page  4) 


Steffes  Sees  Local 
Censorship  Stirred 

Minneapolis,  July  20. — That  the 
privilege  extended  to  exhibitors  to 
cancel  pictures  adjudged  indecent  by 
organized  public  opinion  in  any  com- 
munity is  an  encouragement  of  local 
censorship  is  asserted  in  a  letter  for- 
warded to  C.  C.  Pettijohn,  counsel  for 
the  Hays  organization,  by  Allied  The- 
atre Owners  of  the  Northwest.  The 
letter  bears  the  signature  of  W.  A. 
Steffes,   president. 

"Apparently  the  gentlemen  you 
represent  are  desirous  of  having  a 
censorship  board  created  in  every 
city,  village  and  hamlet  in  the  United 
States,"  says  the  letter.  "If  the  only 
way  an  exhibitor  can  cancel  pictures 
is  by  having  a  protest  made  by  resi- 
dents of  the  community  in  which  his 
CContiitued  on   page   4) 


Academy  in  Appeal 
For  Writers*  Code 

Hollywood,  July  20. — In  an  effort 
to  make  clear  that  the  writer-producer 
code  is  no  political  move  to  strengthen 
the  Academy,  but  is  intended  for  the 
best  interests  of  writers,  whether  or 
not  members  of  the  Academy  or  the 
guild,  the  Academy  writers'  branch 
committee  has  sent  a  letter  to  this 
effect  to  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Writers'  Guild. 

Guild  leaders  say  that  the  code,  with 
few  exceptions,  was  originally  drafted 
{Continued  on  page  4) 


Blames  Finance  Ills  on 
Industry's  Poor  Sense 


Gross  Receipts  Shriveled 
$63,681,836  in  Two  Years 


Washington,  July  20. — Ranging  from  the  peak  salary  of  $315,000 
paid  to  an  unnamed  actor  last  year  down  the  line  to  the  782  indi- 
viduals who  each  earned  $12,000  or  more,  the  report  divulged  by 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  shows  966  men  and 
women  earned  $23,143,839  last  year.  The  compilation,  drawn  from 
the  report,  has  been  prepared  by  Motion  Picture  Daily  and,  in 
every  instance,  took  the  low  figures  where  ranges  in  salaries, 
rather  than  fixed  salaries,  are  mentioned. 

As  against  this,  923  totaled  $226,000,  or  an  average  of  less  than 
$2,000  per  person. 


Washington,  July  20. — The  salary  report,  prepared  by  Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  is  probably  the  most  extensive  financial 
picture  of  the  industry  prepared  so  far  in  its  history. 

From  1931  to  1933,  the  investigation  discloses,  gross  receipts  of  pro- 
ducing and  distributing  companies  surveyed  dropped  from  $282,779,712 
to  $219,097,876,  while  capital  invested  dropped  from  $200,562,082  to 
$106,875,416,  and  total  assets  from  $338,501,841  to  $206,887,111.  In 
the  same  period,  however,  compensation  payments  by  these  companies 
jumped  from  37.44  to  41.61  per  cent  for  all  individuals  and  from  31.24 
to  35.71  per  cent  for  the  regular  payroll. 

From  a  high  of  $960,000,000  in  1930,  the  public's  equity  in  the  five 
largest  companies — not  mentioned  by  name,  but  obviously  Paramount, 

(Continued  on   paiie   3) 


Warner  Calls  Fight  on  Star 


Dougherty  Ban 
^Un-American' 


Hollywood,  July  20.— H.  M.  War- 
ner stirred  wide  comment  here  today 
by  describing  Cardinal  Dougherty's 
Philadelphia  theatre  boycott  as  "un- 
American,  because  it  is  confiscation  of 
a  great  industry  and  of  the  livelihood 
of  thousands  of  people." 

Warner's  remarks  were  made  at  a 
studio  luncheon  given  for  Postmaster 
General  Farley  and  several  prominent 
Democrats.  A  number  of  prominent 
film  executives  were  present. 

"I  didn't  mean  to  talk  about  this," 
Warner  said,  "but  it  is  highly  im- 
portant to  our  company.  When  the 
cardinal  of  Philadelphia  says  it  is  a 
sin  to  go  to  the  theatre,  this  is  very 
un-American,  because  it  is  confiscation 
CContinued  on  page  4) 


Hookup  Asked 
By  Kuykendall 


Ed  Kuykendall,  head  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.,  has  taken  a  strong  stand 
against  the  proposal  of  the  Writers' 
and  Actors'  Guilds  to  stage  a  13-week 
series  of  national  broadcasts,  the  pro- 
ceeds of  which  will  be  divided  by  the 
guilds. 

Immediate  protests  to  the  guilds  are 
being   urged  by  exhibitor-members. 

In  a  special  bulletin,  after  describ- 
ing the  plan  for  selling  the  broadcasts 
to  a  national  advertiser,  Kuykendall 
writes : 

"Coming  at  this  time  when  the  mo- 
tion picture  industry  is  beset  by  boy- 
cotts, hot  weather,  weak  pictures,  out- 
door amusements  and  other  forces  to 
lessen  attendance,  this  seems  to  be  an 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Producers      Responsible, 

Says  Rosenblatt  in 

Salary  Report 


Washington,  July  20.  —  Poor 
judgment  on  the  part  of  producers  is 
largely  responsible  for  the  present 
financial  condition  of  the  industry,  it 
is  stated  in  the  salary  report  made 
public  by  Division  Administrator  Sol 
A.    Rosenblatt. 

Faced  With  the  problem  of  de- 
creased patronage  and  heavy  fixed 
charges,  it  is  pointed  out,  the  indus- 
try was  forced  both  to  reduce  theatre 
admissions  and  to  attempt  to  improve 
the  quality  of  pictures  in  an  effort 
to   increase   attendance. 

"To  accomplish  this,  the  producers 
invited  the  public  with  glamorous  and 
more  glamorous  screen  personali- 
ties," the  report  declared,  only  to 
find  that  this  "was  a  costly  process 
and,  moreover,  that,  once  created, 
they  were  always  open  to  the  preda- 
tory raids  of  competing  producers. 
Thus,  in  the  scramble  to  attract  the 
public,  salaries  of  executives  and 
screen  stars  were  raised  to  abnormal 
heights." 

"By  this  action  producers  were  fly- 
ing  in  the   face  of   sound  judgment," 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Denver  Manifesto 
Not  Up  to  NRA  Yet 

Washington,  July  20. — The  Den- 
ver manifesto  repudiating  Campi  and 
its  local  boards  and  forwarded  to 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt has  not  reached  Washington 
yet,  it  was  declared  by  him  today, 
if  referred  here,  it  is  not  likely  any 
action    will    be    possible    for    at    least 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


RKO  on  Offensive; 
Takes  Two  Theatres 

RKO  launched  its  offensive  against 
the  Loew  circuit  yesterday  when 
K-A-0,  an  RKO  subsidiary,  for- 
mally announced  first  of  its  theatre 
acquisitions  in  the  Apollo,  Clinton  and 
Delancey  Sts.,  and  the  Hollywood, 
6th  St.  and  Ave.  A.  Both  of  them 
were  part  of  the  Manhattan  Play- 
houses group.  RKO  will  operate  and 
book. 

The  additions  are  in  the  thickly 
populated  East  Side  where  Loew  op- 
erates the  Delancey  and  the  Ave.  B. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,   July   21,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


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July   21,    1934 


No.    17 


Martin    Quigley 
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days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
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Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

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Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
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Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart.  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive. 

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Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 

Warners  Expected  to 
Hold  St,  Louis  Spot 

Sr.  Louis,  July  20. — Warners  are 
expected  to  reopen  the  Shubert  in  Sep- 
tember. It  is  understood  that  the  War- 
ner-First National,  Radio  and  Para- 
mount product  contracted  for  the  house 
will  not  be  played  elsewhere. 

There  is  some  curiosity  as  to 
whether  this  will  create  a  shortage  of 
product  for  the  Ambassador,  Grand 
Central  and  Missouri,  just  taken  over 
by  Allan  Snyder  and  Harry  Koplar. 
At  present  the  houses  are  dark,  but 
are  to  be  opened  in  the  early  fall,  ac- 
cording to  plan,  under  Fanchon  & 
Marco  management. 


Warner-Epstein  in  Deal 

Warners  and  L.  M.  Epstein  of  the 
Film  Exchange,  Inc.,  have  closed  a 
deal  whereby  the  latter  will  distribute 
all  Warner  and  First  National  prod- 
uct, including  Vitaphone  shorts,  in  the 
West  Indies  and  Guianas  of  South 
America. 


Sign  Margaret  Hamilton 

Hollywood,  July  20. — Radio  has 
signed  Margaret  Hamilton,  character 
actress,  to  a  three-picture  contract. 
The  studio  brought  her  from  New 
York  originally  for  a  role  in  "A 
Hat,   Coat  and   Glove." 


Mascoli  a  Father 

Watekbury,  July  20. — Nicholas 
Mascoli,  operator  of  the  Carroll  and 
Alhambra  here  and  the  Community  at 
Oakville,  is  the  father  of  an  eight- 
pound  baby  girl. 


Loew  Canada  Profit 
For  8  Mos.  $23,589 


Toronto,  July  20. — An  interim 
financial  report  by  Marcus  Loevv's 
Theatres,  Ltd.,  for  the  eight  months 
ending  last  August  shows  a  net  profit 
of  $23,589,  with  a  balance  carried  for- 
ward of  $590,180. 

The  company  stated  that  it  had  re- 
tired the  last  of  a  $600,000  bond  issue 
last  month.  The  amount  refunded 
since  last  August  was  $43,000. 

Gross  profit  for  Loew's  Yonge  St. 
Theatre  for  the  eight  months  was 
$161,563,  while  the  rental  secured 
from  Famous  Players  Canadian  for 
the  LIptown  in  the  same  period  was 
$37,628.  Assets  are  listed  as  in  excess 
of  $2,000,000. 

This  is  the  company  a  group  of 
shareholders  of  which  are  arguing  for 
declaration  of  a  dividend. 


File  Plans  to  Join 
Astor  and  the  Bijou 

Plans  to  combine  the  Astor  and 
Bijou  theatres  into  one  house  at  a 
cost  of  approximately  $150,000  were 
filed  with  the  Manhattan  Department 
of   Buildings  yesterday. 

Space  for  the  stores  now  occupying 
space  in  the  present  buildings  will  be 
provided,  and  the  present  occupancies 
will  not  be  changed. 

The  proposed  house  will  have  a 
seating  capacity  of  1,120,  with  759  of 
these  in  the  orchestra  and  361  in  the 
balcony. 

The  owner  of  the  property  is  the 
Astor  Theatre  Realty  Co.,  of  which 
Walter  Reade  is  president  and  Frank 
V.  Storrs  vice-president.  Loew  has  it 
under  lease. 


Personal  Appearances  On 

Hollywood,  July  20. — Joe  Morri- 
son leaves  for  New  York  July  27 
for  his  week  of  personal  appearances 
at  the  Paramount. 

Chester  Morris  left  yesterday  for 
a  series  of  personal  appearances  in 
the  east. 


Wampas  Come  Out  Even 

Hollywood.  July  20. — The  loss  of 
$300  on  the  Minneapolis  Shrine  frolic 
and  a  profit  of  that  amount  on  the 
Chicago  appearance  of  the  Wampas 
"Baby  Stars"  makes  it  even,  leaving 
nothing  but  the  benefit  of  experience. 


Franklin  to  Screen 
Kern's  "5  Sisters'' 


"Three  Sisters,"  described  as  a 
musical  romance  by  Jerome  Kern  and 
Oscar  Hammerstein,  2nd,  has  been 
acquired  by  Harold  B.  Franklin.  It 
will  be  his  first  musical  film. 

"Three  Sisters"  was  first  produced 
last  April  at  the  Drury  Lane,  Lon- 
don. The  music  will  not  be  heard  in 
this  country  until  the  picture  is  ready. 
Production  details  have  not  been  set- 
tled yet. 

This  is  in  addition  to  a  number  of 
stage  attractions  which  Selwyn  & 
Franklin,  in  association  with  Arthur 
Hopkins,    have    lined    up. 


Hitler  Film  Banned 
By  Detroit's  Police 

Detroit,  July  20. — "Hitler's  Reign 
of  Terror"  has  been  banned  here  by 
Police  Commissioner  H.  E.  Pickert 
and  Superintendent  John  P.  Smith. 
Pickert  described  the  film  as  an  "ob- 
vious   fake." 

Samuel  Cummins  of  Jewel  Pro- 
ductions, Inc.,  has  written  Pickert 
that  he  will  "defy  your  department" 
and  says  he  hopes  the  'city  admin- 
istration is  not  running  the  city  f>  r 
the    benefit    of    the    Nazis." 


U.  A.  Sets  Nine  More 

Simultaneously  with  the  national 
release  yesterday  of  "Bulldog  Drum- 
mond  Strikes  Back,"  Al  Lichtman, 
vice-president  and  general  manager 
in  charge  of  distribution  for  United 
Artists,  made  public  dates  on  the  ne.xt 
nine   productions. 

The  pictures  and  release  dates  fol- 
low :  "Our  Daily  Bread,"  Aug.  10 ; 
"The  Affairs  of  Cellini,"  Aug.  24; 
"The  Count  of  Monte  Cristo,"  Sept. 
7;  "We  Live  Again,"  Sept.  21;  "The 
Queen's  Affair,"  Sept.  28;  "The 
Last  Gentleman,"  Oct.  5 ;  "The  Pri- 
vate Life  of  Don  Juan,"  Oct.  19: 
"Transatlantic  Merry  -  Go  -  Round," 
Nov.   2;    "Nell   Gwyn,"    Nov.   9. 


Tyson  to  Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  July  20. — George  Ty- 
son, for  the  last  year  operator  of  three 
Skouras  houses  in  St.  Louis  with 
Cullen  Espy,  has  been  named  manag- 
ing director  of  the  Alvin  here,  which 
is  to  be  opened  shortly  by  Harris 
Amusement  Co.  Tyson  was  advertis- 
ing manager  for  Warners  here  until 
two  vears  ago. 


All  on  Big  Board  Slide 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia  Pictures,  vtc 27f^  26%        26}i  —2^ 

Eastman    Kodak    100^        ^  99  —154 

Fox  Film  "A" U  10'^        WA  —VA 

Loew's.  Inc '6%        25K        25M  —1^ 

Paramount    Fublix,    ct, 3^  214  3  —'A 

Pathe   Exchange    1^  1^  1J4  —  Yg 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 19  1754        1754  —  Va 

RKO     2  IM  m  —Yi 

Warner    Bros. 4  3^-  iVi  —  Vi 

Technicolor  Drops  %  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

Technicolor   1434        UVt,        137/^        —  s/^, 

Trans   Lux    13^  IJ-^  li-J         

Most  Bond  Issues  Take  a  Loss 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

General   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40 7  6?^  7  -|-1 

Keith    B.    F.    6s    '46 65  65  65  —2 

Loew's  6s   '41.  WW  deb  rights 101  101  101  —  Y2 

Paramount    Broadway    S'As    '51 39  39  39  —% 

Paramount   F   .L.   6s   '47 46  46  46  

Paramount    Publix    5^s    '50 46  46  46  —1 

Pathe   7s   '37,   WW 99M        99  99  —  M 

Warner   Bros.   6s   '39,   wd 52"^        51  52Y$  +m 


Sales 

300 

3C0 

200 

2,000 

5,900 

1,300 

1.700 

900 

7,503 


Sales 

3.300 
100 


Sales 

110 
1 
5 

12 

3 

1 

15 

74 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

CRESSON  SMITH,  western  and 
southern  sales  manager  for  RKO, 
leaves  July  30  for  Atlanta  to  make 
a  tour  of  exchanges  at  Charlotte, 
Jacksonville,  Memphis,  New  Orleans 
and   Oklahoma    City. 

Pete's  making  pictures  in  Russia. 
Mickey  is  on  the  back  of  a  horse 
somewhere  in  Yellowstone  Park. 
Nora  is  visiting  friends  and  Mrs.  M. 
is  off  for  Martha's  Vineyard.  Arthur 
Mayer  now  figures  he'll  stay  in  town 
and  get  some  rest. 

Harry  Goldman  for  Boston,  Basil 
Brady  for  Buffalo  and  Iskael  Levine 
for  New  Haven  are  the  latest  addi- 
tions to  the  Mundus  Distributing  Corp. 
sales  force. 

Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  is  summering  at 
Milton  Point,  Rye.  Exciting  in  his 
life  is  an  expected  early  1935  arrival, 
his  first  in  13  years  of  the  marital 
state. 

Hal  Rosson  arrived  here  yesterday 
on  his  way  to  England  to  do  the  cam- 
era work  on  "The  Scarlet  Pimpernel" 
for  London  Films. 

Louis  Friedlander  gets  into  town 
by  plane  tomorrow  to  look  for  tal- 
ent for  "Tailspin  Tommy,"  w'hich 
he    will    direct   for    Universal. 

G.  Taylor  Stanton,  superintendent 
of  the  acoustical  consulting  department 
of  Erpi,  has  been  elected  treasurer  of 
the  Acoustical   Society  of   America. 

Robert  Donat,  who  just  finished 
work  in  "The  Count  of  Monte 
Cristo,"  sailed  for  his  home  in  Eng- 
land yesterday  on  the   Olympic. 

Eva  Le  Gallienne  and  Dave 
Apollon  are  sailing  aboard  the 
Paris   for    Europe   today. 


Para.  Going  Long  Run 

Extended  run  engagements  for  the 
Paramount  will  be  a  temporary  policy 
for  the  house  beginning  with  the  open- 
ing of  "Cleopatra."  While  the  policy 
is  in  effect  no  Paramount  pictures  will 
be  shown  here  on  a  two-a-day  basis 
at  advanced  admissions.  "The  Scarlet 
Empress,"  Marlene  Dietrich's  new 
picture,  is  slated,  along  with  "Cleo- 
patra," to  play  an  extended  run  at 
the  Paramount  rather  than  a  two-a- 
day. 


/.  R.  Stewart  Passes 

Hamilton,  Ont.,  July  20. — J.  R. 
Stewart,  veteran  owner  of  the  Lyric 
and  Royal  theatres,  passed  away  here 
today  after  a  brief  illness.  He  was 
prominent  as  an  independent,  being 
an  officer  of  Allied  Exhibitors  of 
Ontario  and  Associated  Theatres, 
Ltd.  of  Toronto.  Stewart  has  been 
identified  with  local  theatres  for  the 
past   27  years. 


Kan.  Bank  Nights  Legal 

Kansas  City,  July  20. — Roland 
Boynton,  attorney  general  of  Kansas, 
reversing  earlier  opinions,  today  up- 
held a  court  decision  that  bank  nights 
are  legal,  not  constituting  a  lottery. 
The  new  ruling  is  to  be  given  to  the 
grievance  board  at  tomorrow's  session, 
when  it  will  decide  the  question  of  le- 
gality   with    respect    to   the    code. 


Warner,  Wilk  on  Way 

Hollywood,  July  20. — Harry  War- 
ner and  Jacob  Wilk  were  eastbound 
tonight. 


Saturday,   July  21,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Poor  Judgment 
Is  Criticized 
By  Rosenblatt 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

Rosenblatt  continued,  pointing  out 
that  it  was  made  difficult,  if  not  im- 
possible, to  adjust  production  costs  to 
the  new  era  of  generally  depressed 
earnings. 

"Among  the  factors  contributing  to 
the  distressed  financial  condition  of 
the  motion  picture  industry,"  Ro- 
senblatt found,  "were  a  greatly  re- 
duced mass  audience  for  screen  enter- 
tainment by  reason  of  widespread  un- 
employment ;  great  operating  losses, 
due  to  undoubted  over-investment  in 
large  type  theatres ;  cutthroat  com- 
petition for  the  services  of  outstand- 
ing screen  personalities,  resulting  in 
excessive  salary  ranges,  makmg  it 
difficult  to  secure  economicil  produc- 
tion. 

"This  star  system  of  selecting  art- 
ists tends  to  create  an  artificial  scar- 
city of  talent.  Its  operation  tends  to 
force  the  supposed  values  of  artists 
to  fantastic  figures  by  withholding 
from  the  market  the  potentially  avail- 
able services  of  executive  ability  and 
artistic  talent  of  equal  ability. 

"The  inflated  values  which  produ- 
cers have  placed  upon  a  limited  num- 
ber of  executives  and  artists  have 
created  a  vicious  circle  of  bidding  for 
their  services.  The  creatures  of  the 
system  have  turned  to  plague  their 
masters." 

Need   "Drastic   Corrective" 

"Inflated  capital  structures  require 
drastic  corrective  measures  which 
come  by  the  operation  of  the  laws  of 
economics  during  depression  periods 
with  operating  losses,"  the  report 
commented. 

"Increased  activity  of  stockholders 
in  the  operations  of  their  companies 
may  result  in  an  incentive  to  sounder 
and  better  management,  and  such  ac- 
tivity has  been  and  should  be  wel- 
comed by  able  and  competent  man- 
agement." 

Although  drastic  readjustments 
have  been  made  since  the  depression, 
"no  convincing  evidence  exists  to  in- 
dicate that  basic  production  costs 
have  been  greatly  reduced,  or  that 
any  substantial  progress  has  been 
made  toward  the  elimination  of  those 
practices  prevalent  within  the  indus- 
try which  tend  to  depress  the  quality 
of  motion  picture  entertainment  of- 
fered   the    consuming    public." 

"Rationalization  of  production  costs 
remains  the  essence  of  the  problems 
in  the  financial  rehabilitation  of  the 
production  division  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry,"  according  to  the  re- 
port. 

Actors  and  actresses  combined,  not 
including  extras,  received  8.6  per  cent 
of  the  gross  in  producing-distributing 
companies ;  10.8  per  cent  in  produc- 
ing companies.  If  executives,  super- 
visors and  clerical  and  office  em- 
ployes are  eliminated  from  the  ratios, 
the  remaining  individuals,  who  might 
be  classed  as  direct  production  em- 
ployes, represent  26.7  per  cent  of  the 
gross  of  the  producer-distributors  and 
40.1   per  cent  for  producers. 

These  figures,  Rosenblatt  com- 
mented, show  a  tendency  toward  an 
increased  ratio  of  compensation  in 
producing    and    producing-distributing 


Gross  Receipts  Shriveled 
$63,681,836  in  Two  Years 

(Continued  from   page   1) 

Fox,  M-G-M,  Radio  and  Warners— dropped  to  $140,000,000  on  the 
basis  of  stock  market  quotations  current  at  the  time  the  report  was 
closed. 

A  composite  chart  of  production,  distribution  and  exhibition  revealed 
these  figures : 

Year  Assets  Net 

1931    $938,158,000  $21,459,000 

1932  762,115,000  41,364,000 

1933    667,875,000  19,589,000 

In  one  year,  then,  the  industry  not  only  relinquished  a  profit  balance 
of  $21,459,000,  but  dipped  into  the  red  to  the  tune  of  $41,364,000.  Indic- 
ative of  better  times,  however,  is  the  recovery  in  1933  over  1932  when 
losses  shrank  to  $29,589,000. 

In  1931,  the  industry  had  a  regular  payroll  of  $133,240,587  divided 
among  48,275  employes.  In  1932,  it  was  $109,616,000  and  47,422  work- 
ers, thereby  emphasizing  that  the  industry  maintained  its  level  of  num- 
bers of  men  and  women  employed  while  at  the  same  time  reducing  its 
payroll  overhead.  Obviously,  these  statistics  do  not  embrace  the  entire 
exhibition  business  throughout  the  United  States,  on  the  other  hand. 

The  salary  bracket  covering  Hollywood  is  of  considerable  interest. 
It  demonstrates  that  over  a  two-year  period  more  performers  were 
employed,  but  the  total  amount  of  wages  reduced.  In  1931,  for  instance, 
performers  used  totaled  20.503 ;  they  earned  $37,077,527.  In_  1933,  per- 
formers used  totaled  28,055,  but  they  earned  only  $25,834,977. 

Yet  this  has  no  bearing  on  the  increased  earning  power  of  individuals, 
such  as  outstanding  drawing  cards. 

Further  analysis  of  the  more  than  100  pages  of  statistics  included  in 
the  report  reveals  that  compensation  to  individuals  last  year  represented 
41.3  per  cent  of  the  gross  receipts  of  producing-distributing  companies; 
52.8  per  cent  for  producing  companies ;  25.3  per  cent  for  distributors, 
and  25.6  per  cent  for  exhibiting  companies. 


companies  in  proportion  to  decreased 
gross  receipts ;  a  general  tendency  in 
producing  and  producing-distributmg 
companies  for  a  greater  share  of  sal- 
ary costs  out  of  gross  receipts  than 
is  customary  in  other  forms  of  enter- 
prise, where  the  ratio  of  salary  costs 
to  receipts  generally  ranges  around 
25  per  cent;  and  the  apparent  ab- 
sence of  any  standard  cost  account- 
ing formula  in  the  fixation  of  pro 
duction  costs,  where  ordinarily  in- 
dustries of  the  size  and  importance  of 
this  do  generally  employ  a  standard 
formula. 

The  report  may  do  much  to  blast 
the  myth  of  tremendous  salaries  to 
actors.  Actors  receiving  salary  at 
the  rate  of  $1,000  per  week  were 
shown  to  have  averaged  $500  during 
the  year.  Others  with  a  salary  of 
$10,000  per  week  earned  one  week's 
pay.  A  $1,500  per  week  actress  re- 
ceived $250  for  the  year.  A^  $5,000 
a  week  artist  made  one  day's  pay. 
Only  a  very  few  of  those  on  a  week- 
ly salary  made  a  full  year's  pay.  Fur- 
ther, it  is  pointed  out.  by  the  opera- 
tion of  the  income  tax  laws,  the  net 
compensation  in  many  instances  will 
be  less  than  the  gross  compensation 
as  disclosed  in  the  report. 


Three  Appeals  Heard 
By  Campi  Committee 

Three  appeals  from  local  board  rul- 
ings were  heard  yesterday  by  a  Campi 
appeal  committee  consisting  of  R.  H. 
Cochrane,  chairman  ;  Harry  Buxbaum 
and  O.  C.  Lam.  Cases  heard  were 
an  overbuying  complaint  filed  against 
Jefferson  Amusement  Co.,  Beaumont, 
Texas,  by  the  Ria,  appealed  from  the 
Dallas  grievance  board;  a  clearance 
and  zoning  complaint  appealed  from 
the  Chicago  board  and  brought  by  the 


Westmont,  Westmont,  111.,  against  the 
Tivoli,  Downers  Grove,  111.,  and  a 
reduced  admission  complaint  appealed 
from  the  Omaha  grievance  board  by 
the  Rialto  and  Loop,  Sioux  City,  la., 
with  the  Orpheum,  Sioux  City,  as  re- 
spondent. 

Recommendations  on  all  three  cases 
will  be  filed  with  Campi  by  the  com- 
mittee later. 


Hearing  Is  Set  for 
Los  Angeles  Zoning 

Los  Angeles,  July  20. — Because  of 
a  deluge  of  individual  protests  on  the 
zoning  schedule  the  clearance  and  zon- 
ing board  has  called  a  general  meet- 
ing for  next  Wednesday  morning  at 
which  the  whole  problem  of  clearance 
and  dual  bills  will  be  threshed  out. 

All  protestants,  including  exhibitors, 
producers  and  distributors,  have  been 
invited  to  attend. 

Ben  Berinstein,  operating  the  Wil- 
tern,  filed  a  grievance  complaint 
against  F.  W.  C,  operating  the  Em- 
bassy, three  blocks  away,  which,  he 
charges,  gives  away  refrigerators  to 
attract  patronage. 


Denver  Manifesto 
Not  Up  to  NRA  Yet 

(Continued  from    page    1) 

two  weeks  since  Rosenblatt  leaves 
for   the  coast    Monday. 

The  division  administrator  assert- 
ed he  had  heard  nothing  regarding 
the  Denver  situation  and  stated  he 
could  not  comment  on  the  matter  un- 
til he  had  the  manifesto  and  Campi's 
comment  before  him. 

Present  plans  call  for  Rosenblatt 
to  leave  Washington  Monday  after- 
noon, arriving  at  Pasadena  Thurs- 
day. 


Penalty,  Raid 
Clauses  Are 
Sidetracked 


The  famed  $10,000  penalty  clause, 
aimed  at  employers  (producers)  for 
encouraging  excessive  salaries  through 
competitive  bidding,  continues  to  grace 
the  textual  content  of  the  code  al- 
though no  action  will  be  taken  to  en- 
force it.  This  is  the  clause  which 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Ros- 
enblatt, in  his  salary  report  released 
in  Washington  Friday  night,  found 
"incapable  of  effective  administration" 
and  recommended  for  continued  in- 
definite  suspension. 

This  section  of  the  code — Part  4, 
Section  A,  Article  5,  dealing  with  un- 
fair practices — is  the  clause  which 
was  included  in  the  document  as  the 
result  of  the  expressed  opinion  of  the 
President  on  "unconscionable  salaries." 
It  reads : 

"To  avoid  the  payment  of  sums  un- 
reasonably in  excess  of  the  fair  value 
of  personal  services  which  results  in  un- 
fair and  destructive  competition,  the 
Code  Authority  shall  have  the  power, 
with  the  approval  of  the  Administrator, 
to  investigate  whether  in  any  case  any 
employer  in  the  motion  picture  indus- 
try has  agreed  to  pay  an  unreasonably 
e-Kcessive  inducement  to  any  person  to 
enter  into  the  employ  of  such  employ- 
er. If  the  Code  Authority  finds  that 
such  employer  has  done  so,  the  Code 
Authority  shall  have  the  power,  with 
the  approval  of  the  Administrator,  to 
impose  an  assessment  against  such 
employer  in  the  amount  of  the  unrea- 
sonable excess  payment  to  such  person 
not,  however,  to  exceed  the  sum  of  Ten 
Thousand  Dollars  ($10,000.00).  and  to 
make  public  its  findings,  but  nothing 
in  this  part  shall  in  any  manner  impair 
the  validity  or  enforcement  of  such 
agreement  of  employment.  All  such 
assessments  shal  Ibe  paid  to  the  Code 
Authority  for  use  by  it  in  the  admin- 
istration  of   its   functions." 

Origin  of  Suspension 

The  original  suspension,  now  con- 
tinued, was  provided  for  in  the  execu- 
tive order  which  accompanied  enact- 
ment of  the  code.  This  Presidential 
decree,  originally  giving  General 
Johnson  the  right  of  review  of  any 
decision  made  by  Code  Authority,  was 
the  order  which  took  top  line  execu- 
tives to  a  White  House  conference 
last  December  to  protest  on  the 
ground  it  would  eliminate  the  indus- 
try's right  of  self  regulation.  Subse- 
quently, the  order  was  modified  by  an 
explanatory  statement  from  Johnson, 
although  the  text  was  not  altered. 

Indefinite  continuance  of  the  sus- 
pension of  those  portions  of  the  code 
dealing  with  "star  raids,"  a  practice 
hit  by  Rosenblatt,  refer  to  Subdivision 
C,  Section  1,  Part  5  of  the  section 
dealing  with  producers  and  Sections 
2,  3,  4  and  6  under  the  same  part. 

In  essence  these  clauses  were 
designed  to  rule  out  secret  talent  ne- 
gotiations and  throw  them  into  the 
open.  They  barred  negotiations  or 
offers  to  those  under  contract  else- 
where prior  to  the  final  30  days  of 
existing  pact  and  made  it  mandatory, 
when  offers  were  made,  for  the  pros- 
pective employer  to  so  notify  the  em- 
ployer then  holding  the  talent  sought 
on  the  competitive  bid.  The  old  em- 
ployer was  to  be  extended  the  privi- 
lege of  meeting  the  new  offer  over  a 
three  and  a  six-month  period,  depend- 
ing upon  the  salary  bracket  involved. 

The  clause  was  fought  bitterly  by 
agents  and  their  lawyers  during  hectic 
code  formulation  days  in  Washington 
last  year. 


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Saturday,   July   21,    1934 


Warner  Calls 
Dougherty  Ban 
'Un-American' 


(Continued  from  page   1) 
of  a  Rreat  industry  and  of  the  liveli- 
hood of  thousands  of  people." 

The  talk  was  received  in  silence. 

Warner  continued  with  a  suggestion 
that  the  postmaster  general  issue  a 
stamp  containing  a  picture  of  "one  of 
our  charming  girls,"  charge  an  extra 
cent  for  it  and  "send  the  proceeds  out 
here  to  take  care  of  the  distress  that 
would  be  caused  if  the  cardinal's  ad- 
vice were  taken." 

Farley  made  only  a  veiled  reference 
to  the  situation  by  saying :  "You  will 
always,  and  always  must,  respond  to 
public  opinion.  Only  bv  doing  that 
can  you  hope  to  prosper  and  win  the 
approval  of  all  our  citizens." 


Steffes  Sees  Local 
Censorship  Stirred 

(Continued  from   pape    1) 

theatre  is  located,  I  am  afraid  the 
industry  is  inviting  more  trouble  than 
the  Legion  of  Decency  has  given  it 
to  date. 

"The  Legion  of  Decency  is  a  na- 
tional organization  and  why  should  not 
pictures  condemned,  barred  or  black- 
listed by  an  organization  of  such  wide 
scope  and  magnitude  not  be  sufficient 
to  allow  every  theatre  owner  in  the 
United  States  to  cancel  pictures 
banned  by  them,  if  he  so  desires, 
rather  than  insist  that  local  boards  be 
established  all  over  the  United 
States?" 


C.  C.  Pettijohn  could  not  be  reached 
yesterday.  He  was  reported  out  of 
town.  Comment  on  Steffes'  letter  was 
withheld  pending  his  return.  A  copy 
had  not  yet  reached  the  M.P.P.D.A 
office,  it  was  said. 


Drive  Held  Imperilled 
By  Publicity  Seekers 

Fear  that  the  crusade  for  clean  films 
is  in  danger  of  becoming  "unwork- 
able, if  not  ridiculous"  through  the 
activities  of  "notoriety  seekers"  being 
drawn  to  it  is  expressed  in  an  edi- 
torial in  the  Catholic  Neivs,  out  to- 
day. 

"All  sorts  of  notoriety  seekers  are 
getting  into  the  clean  movies  cru- 
sade now  that  organized  effort  among 
Catholics  has  demonstrated  that  it  is 
possible  to  compel  Hollywood  produ- 
cers to  mend  their  ways,"  the  editorial 
says.  "There  is  danger,  therefore, 
that  the  whole  movement  may  be  made 
unworkable,  if  not  ridiculous,  by  the 
demands  of  unreasonable  individuals." 


Clean  Film  Campaign 
Dangerous — Franklin 

Current  agitation  against  objection- 
able films  is  "fraught  with  dangerous 
possibilities  to  an  industry  that  may 
be  hampered  in  its  free  expression," 
writes  Harold  B.  Franklin  in  the  cur- 
rent issue  of  The  Theatre,  house 
organ    of    Frankwyn    Prod. 

Producers,  Franklin  writes,  are  in 
full  sympathy  with  the  objections  to 
immoral  stories  on  the  screen.  He  also 
says    the   most   successful    pictures   of 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


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Straight  Is  the  Way 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  July  20. — Concentrating;  on  heart  interest  and  emotional 
values,  this  film,  adapted  from  the  stage  play  "Four  Walls,"  is  tem- 
pered with  excitement  blended  with  laughs  and  tears  and  peopled  with 
human  beings. 

Franchot  Tone,  released  from  prison,  is  being  awaited  by  his  doting 
mother  (May  Robson)  and  the  girl  who  loves  him  (Karen  Morley). 
Home  again,  he  gets  enmeshed  with  his  old  mob,  headed  by  Jack  La 
Rue.  His  old  sweetie  (Gladys  George)  tries  to  play  him  against  La 
Rue  for  a  triangular  conflict.  Tone's  inner  battle  to  find  himself,  to 
find  love,  to  choose  between  the  calls  of  Miss  George  and  Miss  Morley, 
and  his  desire  to  go  straight  give  a  personal  flavor  to  the  dramatic 
values,  spread  before  the  teeming  canvas  of  East  Side  life. 

Miss  Robson  gives  pathos  and  loveliness  to  the  mother  role.  Miss 
George,  a  newcomer,  has  flame.  Others  supporting  Tone  and  Miss 
Morley  in  the  leads  are  Nat  Pendleton,  C.  Henry  Gordon,  Raymond 
Hatton,  William  Bakewell  and  James  Qualen,  who  contribute  nicely. 
Paul  Sloane  does  a  competent  job  of  direction.  Bernard  Shubert  wrote 
the  screen  play. 

The  production,  produced  for  mass  appeal,  is  down  to  earth  and  is 
above  program  picture  calibre.   Running  time,  60  minutes. 


ff 


"Housewife 

(JVanicrs) 

Hollywood,  July  20. — This  is  a  little  more  than  a  variation  of  the  old 
triangle  without  particularly  new  trimmings.  The  picture's  greatest 
asset  is  a  thoroughly  good  cast,  which  gives  to  trite  situations  zest  and 
punch. 

The  story  deals  with  George  Brent  and  Ann  Dvorak,  happily  married 
until  Brent  amasses  a  huge  bankroll  as  an  advertising  agent.  The  money 
goes  to  his  head  and  he  falls  for  Bette  Davis,  the  office  beauty.  On  the 
verge  of  divorce,  an  accident  to  their  son  brings  George  and  Ann  to- 
gether again. 

John  Halliday  plays  the  stereotyped  role  of  the  patient  friend  in  love 
with  the  wife.  Ruth  Donnelly  and  Hobart  Cavanaugh  as  friends  and 
Willard  Robertson  as  the  judge  contribute  good  comedy.  Director  Alfred 
F..  Green  gives  inspiration  to  the  picture  and  the  cast. 

The  picture  will  go  best  where  the  cast  names  will  draw.  Running 
time,  70  minutes. 


the  past  have  been  those  that  appeal 
to  the  "finer  emotions,"  but,  he  con- 
tinues : 

"If  the  cinema  is  to  attain  the  art- 
istic pinnacle  that  seems  to  be  its  des- 
tiny, it  must  patiently  meet  the  issue, 
eliminate  vulgarity  and  find  some  way 
to  segregate  motion  pictures  that  are 
not  intended  for  juvenile  consumption. 
If  there  is  to  be  a  cinematic  literature 
it  will  come  only  if  the  screen  dram- 
atists and  producers  are  given  every 
opportunity  for  free  expression.  This, 
however,  must  not  be  construed  as 
license  to  produce  subjects  in  obvious 
bad  taste." 


Tobias  A,  Keppler 
Critically  Injured 

Tobias  A.  Keppler,  attorney,  well 
known  in  film  circles,  was  critically 
injured  in  the  offices  of  Referee  Rob- 
ert Stephenson,  29  Broadway,  yester- 
day. 

Keppler,  who  is  55  years  old,  was 
knocked  through  a  glass  door,  suffer- 
ing severe  cuts.  He  was  taken  to  the 
Broad  St.  Hospital,  where  his  condi- 
tion last  night  was  reported  to  be 
"just  fair."  His  alleged  assailant,  Mil- 
ton Gordon,  was  arrested.  The  cause 
of  the  fight  was  not  learned.  Keppler. 
last  summer,  was  instrumental  in  or- 
ganizing independent  producers  and 
distributors  into  what  later  became 
the  Federation  of  the  M.  P.  Industry. 


War  on  Star  Hookup 
Asked  by  Kuykendall 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

unbusinesslike,  unfair  and  unreason- 
able plan  to  undermine  theatre  attend- 
ance. Many  patrons  of  established  the- 
atres, whose  film  rentals  pay  the  star 
salaries,  will  remain  at  home  to  hear 
these  stars  and  radio  plays  for  noth- 
ing rather  than  go  and  pay  admission 
to  the  theatre  to  hear  the  same  star  do 
the  same  or  similar  stuff.  How  can 
we  sell  such  entertainment,  stars  and 
personalities  if  the  advertiser  subsi- 
dizing the  performance  gives  it  away 
for  nothing? 

"Prompt  and  strong  action  should 
be  taken  by  theatre  owners  to  protest 
and  prevent  such  broadcasting.  Write 
or  wire  the  Screen  Actors'  Guild  and 
let  them  know  how  you  feel,  protest 
to  the  stars  and  studios  against  such 
unfair  competition.  Do  it  now  before 
it  gets  under  way  and  you  may  not 
have  to  regret  not  doing  it  later  on." 


Passaic  Mortgage  Paid 

Passaic,  N.  J.,  July  20.— The  $250,- 
000  mortgage  which  the  Harris 
brothers  gave  on  their  Capitol  theatre 
building  here  eight  years  ago  has  been 
paid  off  in  full.  Payment  was  made 
this  week  through  the  Guarantee  Mort- 
gage and  Title  Insurance  Co. 


Loew- Warner 
Fox  Met  Deal 
Seen  Certain 


(Continued  frmn  page  1) 
be  completed  in  the  meantime.  Con- 
summation of  the  deal,  however,  could 
not  be  had  prior  to  late  August  as  an 
opportunity  would  have  to  be  given 
all  bondholders  to  appear  in  court 
after  completion  of  the  Loew-Warner 
bid  to  express  their  views  on  the  offer 
and  on  the  existing  reorganization 
plan  devised  by  the  bondholders'  com- 
mittee or  on  any  similar  reorganization 
plan  which  may  be  developed  in  the 
meantime.  This  is  expected  to  take 
about  three  weeks  additionally  follow- 
ing the  completion  of  the  Loew- 
Warner  bid. 

Acquisition  of  the  Fox  Met  bonds, 
as  contemplated  in  the  new  $4,000,000 
bid,  will  put  Loew's  and  Warners  in 
the  position  now  occupied  by  the  bond- 
holders' committee.  It  would  give 
them  control  of  more  than  85  per  cent 
of  the  $12,500,000  Fox  Met  notes  out- 
standing. With  these,  Loew's  and 
Warners  would  proceed  to  foreclose 
on  the  circuit,  taking  over  its  assets 
of  79  leaseholds  and  eight  fee  proper- 
ties and  proceeding  with  their  own  re- 
organization. 

In  addition  to  the  $4,000,000  to  be 
paid  the  bondholders'  committee  for 
the  bonds  deposited  with  it,  bond- 
holders would  also  come  into  posses- 
sion of  approximately  $1,000,000  cash 
now  held  by  Irving  Trust  Co.,  re- 
ceiver for  Fox   Met. 

No  government  interference  with 
the  Loew-Warner  deal  for  the  circuit 
is  anticipated,  it  was  learned  yester- 
day, if  the  ultimate  reorganization 
plan  achieves  a  complete  divorce  of 
operation  of  the  theatres  by  Loew's 
and  Warners.  This  is  contemplated 
by  the  bidders,  as  the  ultimate  di- 
vision of  the  circuit  would  give  War- 
ners the  New  Jersey  houses  and 
Loew's  the  remainder,  with  the  Loew- 
Warner  bidding  combination  terminat- 
ing there. 

John  H.  Amen,  special  assistant  to 
the  attorney  general,  again  was  a  spec- 
tator at  yesterday's  court  hearing. 


Academy  in  Appeal 
For  Writers*  Code 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

by  members  who  are  now  leading  fig- 
ures in  the  guild. 

One  of  the  passages  of  the  letter 
reads : 

"The  existing  writer-producer  code 
is  not  a  political  issue  between  the 
academy  and  the  guild  and  nothing 
should  be  permitted  to  interfere  in 
any  way  with  all  writers  getting  full 
benefits  of  the  code.  We  ask  that  you 
acquaint  your  members  with  their 
rights  under  this  code  and  to  empha- 
size that  the  code  will  continue  to  be 
administered  without  any  distinction 
between  the  academy  or  guild  mem- 
bers." 

The  Writers'  Guild  has  passed  a 
resolution  to  abide  by  the  code  now 
being  formulated  and  to  be  passed 
upon  by  the  five-five  committee  of  the 
NRA.  A  meeting  of  the  executive 
board  is  to  be  called  to  discuss  the 
practicability  of  accepting  the  writer- 
producer  code  negotiated  by  the  acad- 
emy. It  is  believed  doubtful  that  they 
will  accept  this  in  its  entirety. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Wisconsin  Up 
In  Arms  Over 
Cancellations 


Allied  Unit  Says  Banned 
Films  Forced  on  It 


Milwaukee,  July  22. — Declaring  lo- 
cal exchanges  have  refused  to  co-oper- 
ate in  cancelling  salacious  pictures,  Al- 
lied Independent  Theatre  Owners  of 
Wisconsin  is  waging  a  publicity  cam- 
paign explaining  their  position  to 
Catholic  societies,  clubs  and  organiza- 
tions, which  have  stood  for  the  aboli- 
tion of  block  booking.  Both  newspa- 
per publicity  and  bulletins  are  being 
used  with  80  parent-teacher  organiza- 
tions in  the  state  contacted. 

According  to  R.  A.  Tesch,  business 
manager  for  Allied,  one  state  exhibi- 
tor went  to  five  local  exchanges  trying 
to  cancel  pictures  on  the  condemned 
iist  and  was  unable  to  do  so.  Various 
clubs  and  organizations  here  are  send- 

(Continucd  on  page  7) 


K,  C.  Men  Skeptical 
Over  Cancellations 

Kansas  City,  July  22. — Heads  of 
both  exhibitor  organizations  in  this 
territory  question  whether  the  major 
distributors'  decision  to  permit  cancel- 
lations on  moral  grounds  was  not  in- 
tended to  shift  responsibility  for  show- 
ing objectionable  films  to  the  exhibitor. 

At  the  same  time,  it  was  reported 
numerous  exhibitors,  particularly  in- 
dependents in  Kansas  City,  were  pre- 
paring to  take  immediate  advantage  of 
the  cancellation  ri^ht. 

Jay  Means,  president  of  the  I.  T.  O.. 
commended  the  distributors  for  taking 
(Continued  on  pncic  7) 


St,  Louis  to  Abide 
By  Legion,  Council 

St.  Louis.  July  22. — Anv  picture 
banned  by  both  the  local  Legion  of 
Decency  and  Better  Films  Council  will 
be  regarded  by  members  of  the  M.P. 
T.O.  of  St.  Louis,  Eastern  Missouri 
and  Southern  Illinois  as  coming  within 
the  cancellation  provisions  for  any 
picture   to   which    there    is    a   genuine 

(Continued  on   paqe  7) 


Chortle  Over  Duals 
Flop  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland,  July  22. — Local  ex- 
hibitors, all  of  whom  unanimously 
eliminated  double  features  on  July  8. 
point  with  satisfaction  to  the  low 
record  at  the  Hanna  during  its  three 
day  existence  as  the  only  downtown 
double  feature  house  in  the  city.    They 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Theatre  Grosses  Show  Drop 
Of  $88,540,917  in  2  Years 

Washington,  July  Z2. — Painting  a  startling  picture  of  what  has  hap- 
pened in  exhibition,  further  analysis  of  the  salary  report  made  by  Divi- 
sion Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  shows  gross  theatre  receipts 
dropped  $88,540,917  from  their  $260,410,597  total  in  at  the  end  of  1931 
to  $171,869,680  at  the  end  of  1933. 

Noting  the  shrinkage  which  has  prevailed  throughout  the  entire 
industry,  the  statistics  on  exhibition  include  these : 

1931  1932  1933 

Gross  receipts  $260,410,597  $216,892,126  $171,869,680 

Capital  investment   ....       297,516,406  255,886,015  238,313,838 

Surplus  and  reserves...         64,741,732  39,725,706  10,906,678 

Total  assets   599,656,480  521,312,233  460,988,049 

Net  profit  or  loss 5.054,611  —13,979,210  —10,268,891 

(Contitiued  on  page  8) 


New  Fox  Met 
Angle  Seeks 
Reorganizing 


Indicating  potential  complications  in 
the  Fox  Met  situation,  a  petition  for 
reorganization  under  the  new  bank- 
ruptcy laws  was  filed  by  a  group  of 
bondholders  of  the  circuit  in  U.  S. 
District  court  here  over  the  week-end. 

Archibald  Palmer,  downtown  at- 
torney, represented  the  petitioning 
bondholders,  but  could  not  be  reached 
on  Saturday  for  questioning  as  to  the 
■dentity  of  holders  and  the  amount  of 
bonds  he  represents.  It  was  stated 
by  attorneys  close  to  the  Fox  Met 
situation,  however,  that  the  petition- 
ing holders  represented  a  "very  small 
minority"  of  the  $12,500,000  of  Fox 
Met   bonds   outstanding. 

More  than  85  per  cent  of  the  bonds, 
it  was  pointed  out,  have  been  de- 
posited with  the  bondholders'  commit- 
tee which  is  negotiating  with  Loew's 
and  Warners  for  a  sale  of  their  hold- 
ings for  approximately  $4,000,000. 
The  petition  for  reorganization  under 

(Continued  on   page  3) 


*Frisco  Houses  Back 
To  Normal  Once  More 

San  Francisco,  July  22. — All  quiet 
on  the  theatre  front  here.  Houses 
operated  normally  over  the  week-end. 
following  their  temporary  shutdown 
while  the  general  strike  raged. 

The  Federated  Women's  Clubs,  the 
Parent-Tea.chers'  Ass'ns  and  the  M.P. 
Council  have  gone  civic  by  protesting 
against  newsreel  coverage  of  the 
strike.  The  protest  was  registered 
with  Hulda  McGinn,  manager  of  the 
California  Theatre  Ass'n. 


MPTO  to  Sift 
Film  Comment 
For   Studios 


An  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  production  con- 
tact committee  has  been  appointed  to 
relay  to  studio  executives  reactions  of 
independent  exhibitors  nationally  and 
the  public  to  types  of  pictures,  per- 
sonalities, scenes  and  dialogue  in  new 
releases,  it  is  stated  in  the  national 
exhibitor  organization's  general  bulle- 
tin distributed  Saturday.  It  is  inti- 
mated that  the  reports  will  be  influ- 
ential in  guiding  production  changes 
imposed  by  the  church  decency  cam- 
paign. 

Walter  Vincent  of  New  York  is 
chairman  of  the  committee.  R.  B. 
Wilby,  Atlanta:  E.  C.  Beatty,  De- 
troit ;  Karl  Hoblitzelle,  Dallas,  and 
Morgan  A.  Walsh,  San  Francisco,  are 
members.  The  committee  will  gather, 
correlate  and  forward  the  information 
to  the  studios. 

"It  has  developed,"  the  bulletin 
states,  "that  the  responsible  heads  of 
the    studios   are    sincerely   and   keenly 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Nazis  Seek  to  Force 
Cultural  Film  Use 

That  the  Nazi  government  will  take 
steps  to  force  exhibitors  to  include 
cultural  films  in  their  programs  is  in- 
dicated in  dispatches  from  Berlin  over 
the  week-end. 

This  is  understood  to  be  in  accord 
with  Adolf  Hitler's  efiforts  to  elevate 
the  quality  of  films.  Another  step 
toward  this  end,  it  is  revealed,  is  pos- 
sible abolition  of  the  rebate  system 
under  which  small  producers  have 
been   underbidding  competitors. 


See  Hurdles 
Confronting 
Percentages 

Early  Opinion  Views  NRA 
Idea  Variously 

It  may  be  a  fine  theory  on  paper, 
but  practical  application  of  a  percen- 
tage plan  for  talent,  controlled  through 
a  commission  with  or  without  govern- 
ment participation,  as  suggested  by 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt in  his  salary  report,  is  something 
else  again.  This  is  the  first  reaction 
of  ranking  executive  opinion  in  New 
York,  as  reflected  in  scattered  and  in- 
complete comment  available  over  the 
week-end. 

Those  reached  for  an  expression  of 
opinion,  voiced  privately  and  with 
strict  injunctions  against  quotations 
incidentally,  envisioned  many  obstacles 
in  the  path  of  such  an  idea.  There 
was,  for  instance,  one  individual  who 
speculated  if  a  commission  to  deter- 
mine percentages  could  function  with- 
out contravening  the  law. 

A  second  objection  immediately 
raised  was  the  practicability  of  such  a 

(Continued  on   page  8) 


ChurchBoardWould 
Displace  Hays  Ass'n 

A  permanent  board  of  control  for 
the  industry  to  be  composed  of  repre- 
sentatives of  the  public,  the  national 
religious  ministry  and  producers  and 
distributors,  is  proposed  in  a  plan  ad- 
vanced over  the  week-end  by  the  New 
York  Board  of  Jewish  Ministers, 
which    is    scheduled    to    be    presented 

(Continued  on  pane  7) 

Campaign  Hops  Line, 
Reaches  Into  Mexico 

By   JAMES   LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  July  22. — The  decency 
campaign  today  reached  across  the 
border  when  30,000  residents  of  Ciudad 
Juarez,  State  of  Chihuahua,  across  the 
international  border  from  El  Paso, 
Tex.,  pledged  themselves  to  shun 
theatres  which  run  pictures  considered 
off  color.  This  goes  for  their  own 
city  as  well  as  for  El   Paso. 

Anticipation  is  the  movement  will 
now  spread  to  other  parts  of  Mexico. 


Fleischer  Lines  Up 
3rd  Dimension  Plan 

Buffalo,  July  22. — The  illusion  of 
depth  and  objects  seen  in  relief  and 
perspective  was  demonstrated  at  a 
screening  of  Max  and  Dave  Fleischer's 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  July  23,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

i        (Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.  36 


July  23,  1934 


No.  18 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
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Warners  Seen  After 
Allen  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland,  July  22. — Rumors  are 
persistent  that  Warners  are  about  to 
take  over  the  Allen  from  Myer  Fine, 
Abe  Kramer,  P.  E.  Essick  and  Max 
Lefkowosh,  who  have  been  operating 
the  house  for  the  past  year  and  a 
half.  The  Allen,  originally  built  by 
Jules  and  J.  J.  Allen,  passed  from 
their  hands  into  the  control  of  Loew's 
Ohio  Theatres  where  it  remained  until 
taken  over  by  the  independent  ex- 
hibitor  group. 


Warners  Darken  4 

Canton,  O.,  July  22. — Warners 
have  closed  several  theatres  in  this 
area,  according  to  Nat  Wolf,  zone 
manager.  Those  recently  closed  in- 
clude the  Lake  and  Variety  in  Cleve- 
land, Kenton  at  Kenton  and  the  Plaza 
at   Sandusky. 


According  to  Order 

Buffalo,  July  22.— Presented  by  his 
wife  with  an  eight-pound  daughter  as 
per  his  specifications,  Herbert  T. 
Silverberg,  film  attorney,  is  going  to 
pick  a  name  for  his  offspring  by 
numerology.  The  Silverbergs  also 
have  a  son  two  years  old. 


Majestic  Men  In 

Thomas  A.  Branon,  of  Affiliated 
Producers,  Atlanta,  and  Harry  Asher 
and  Morris  Segal,  Majestic  Pictures, 
Inc.,  Boston  and  Cincinnati,  respec- 
tively, all  franchise  holders,  are  in 
town  on  business  with  Majestic. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


SOL  ROSENBLATT'S  salary  immediately  leaps  to  the  fore  is 
report  is  fascinatingly  inter-  best  symbolized  by  three  little 
csting  in  point  of  statistical  for-  words.  They  are:  "What  of  it?" 
midability,  but  it  is  in  that  direc-  .  .  . 
tion  only  that  it  contains  facts  y 
which  are  new.  Anyone  who  may  ^j^^  anti-star  raid  clause,  too, 
have  overlooked  or  who  may  have  ^^^  ,^  ,  ^^  ^^^^^^  ^^ 
forgotten  the  ternhc  wallop  this  ^^^^-^  ^^  j^  ^^  ^j^  ,^  ^^  ^^^ 
industry  has  taken  in  the  last  two  ^^j^^^^  ^^^  arrangement  was  de- 
years  will  find  a  forcible  renimder  ^j  ^^^^  ^^  -^^  ^j^j  employers  to 
by  devotmg  a  few  minutes  to  the  ,^^^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^  ^f  potential  em- 
mass  of  mformation  he  division  1  ^f  t,^^i^  ^^1^,^^  ^^^^  ^ 
administrator,  through  his  facih-  ^j^^^^  ^„^,  ,i^..„,o,,t,,  j^j  fol. 
ties,  has  compiled.  The  wonder  ^^^^.  expiration  of  contracts. 
IS,  in  the  light  of  what  the  figures  ^  j,f  .^^^  j^  workable  on 
reveal,  that  so  many  o  the  old-  ^,^.^j  ^  -^^  ^^^^  ^^^ 
line  companies  are  st.  1  around  |,/deed  ?  The  human  element- 
each  morning  to  conduct  their  ^^^  ^^^^^^^^  Hollywood  trick  of 
business.  .  .  .  steaming   up   desirable   talent  by 

,p,  ^  ,  ^.        ^,    ^   ^,  dangling  alluring  offers  of  higher 

1  he   recommendation    that   the  ,  u-   i  u  ,.■  c 

$10,000    penalty    clause    for    en-  and  higher  pay ;  the  gyrations  of 

^  .    ^         ■'  ,,         ,     .  unscrupulous     agents     who     live 

couraging    unreasonable    salaries  i    .^         i        ^i    •     ia  ..  • 

J  ,1"     *=    1              ,     •         ,  .         ,  better  when  their   10  per  cent  is 
and  those  clauses  designed  to  set  ,    ,,  .      u  ,.■  ..  j 
r    ■                .■        ^  better  and  who  negotiate  accord- 
up  a  system  01  circumventing  star  ■      1       1         1               ^-    1 

■  ■,'.■          ■      ■    ^  r   ■.  ingh' — has    been    entirely    over- 
raids  continue   in   indefinite   sus-  1.1        1  1  ^  1  i.    1 

,  .,  .  looked  and  completely  negated  on 

pension    because    they    are     not  ,    ^   .  1  ^1  1  •  u 

r  uj  <.\  ■  what   is   purely   a  theory   which, 

enforceable    comes    as    anything  ,        ^  1      ::    .  ^ 

,    .  •         T    ...u    c    4.    1  so  far  at  least,  has  never  trans- 

but  a  surprise.    In  the  first  place,  r         1     -^    ir    V 

,,  u       1  1  1    1   V  ferred     itself     from     writing     to 

the  penalty  clause  was  added  to  -  ^ 

the  code  out  of  deference  to  the  '  ■  •  •  • 
President  and  his  memorable  re-  ' 
marks  concerning  "unconscion-  Lacking  in  significance,  except 
able  salaries."  Moreover,  its  to  some  NRA  officials  perhaps,  is 
inclusion  was  in  that  its  intent  at  Rosenblatt's  conclusion  that  stars 
the  outset  never  would  have  are  worth  what  they  draw  at  the 
brought  about  the  objective  for  box-office.  When  was  there  ever 
which  it  was  created.  .  .  .  any  question  about  that  ?  The 
y  tragedy  here  is  that  many  stars. 
This  is  obvious  because  the  who  aren't  that  at  all  any  longer, 
penalty  would  not  have  vitiated  continue  to  earn  compensation  far 
the  contract  on  which  such  a  fine  out  of  line  with  their  actual  draw- 
was  to  be  invoked,  but  merely  ing  power.  Yet,  you  tell  us 
sock  the  guilty  producer  an  extra  because  we  don't  know  and  have 
$10,000  for  having  engineered  been  trying  to  find  out  for  almost 
such  a  pact.  Suppose — this  is  two  decades  now,  exactly  how  is 
purely  a  case  in  point — Metro  the  drawing  value  of  a  star  to  be 
offered  Greta  Garbo  $250,000  for  accurately  gauged  ?  The  one  way 
two  pictures  and  this  came  to  be  is  on  percentage,  but  there  again 
viewed  as  a  step  encouraging  un-  are  difficulties  not  easy  to  sur- 
reasonable  salaries.  Metro,  if  mount.  Rosenblatt's  conclusions 
found  guilty,  would  pay  the  on  trade  procedure  in  this  in- 
10,000  iron  men  and  proceed  dustry  impart  nothing  fresh  or 
with  its  star  and  her  pictures.  new.  He  does  prove  rather  con- 
The  deal,  on  such  a  basis,  would  clusively  what  everyone  who  is  at 
run  to  $260,000  instead  of  $250,-  all  observant  has  known  right 
000    and    the    conclusion    which  along.    That  is,  the  tail,  meaning 

Loew  Pfd.  Off  1%  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change  Sales 

Columbia  Pictures,  vtc 26^  26?i  2554  -\-  Vi.  100 

Fox  Film  "A" 10?^  10}^  WA        700 

Loew's,   Inc 25^  25!^  25^  —  M  2,200 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd 88!^  88!^  88'/^  — Ij^  100 

Paramount  Publix,  cts Z\i  2%  2%         1.400 

Pathe  Exchange HA  VA  VA  —'A  2,100 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 17  16>/^  17  —'A  700 

RKO  2  134  2  -f  !^  900 

Warner    Bros 3^  33A  354  —  %  4,100 

Technicolor  Takes  Eighth-Point  Loss 

Net 
High      Low      Close    Change       Sales 

Technicolor   V,Vn        W/s        1354        —  Vs  400 

Warner  Bonds  Advance  %  Point 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change       Sales 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 6^  65i  6%        —  5^  2 

Loew's  6s   '41,   ww   deb  rights 100  100  IOC            8 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s   '47 4454  4454  445i        -j-  ^  2 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww 99;-^  99'.4  99'/^        +  Vz  4 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39.  wd 53'A  Siyi  5314        +  H  16 


Hollywood,  continues  to  wag  the 
dog,  meaning  New  York.  .  .  . 

T 

If  Winchell  can  spare  a  scal- 
lion,  it  ought  to  be  handed  with 
pomp  and  ceremony  to  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild  as  well  as  to  the 
Screen  Actors'  Guild.  Those 
outfits,  drunk  on  Hollywood  sal- 
ary and  Hollywood  indifference 
to  what  goes  on  elsewhere,  arc 
conspiring  to  sell  air  time  be- 
ginning Sept.  1  and  running  18 
weeks  thereafter.  A  neat  idea. 
The  writers  will  write  and  the 
actors  will  act.  Neither  will 
accept  compensation,  but  turn 
the  dough  over  to  the  guild  treas- 
ury and  so  make  sweeter  the  final 
days  of  indolent  members  of  both 
groups.  This,  after  nation-wide 
yells  from  exhibitors  who  gather 
in  the  money  that  keeps  the  Gold 
Coast  immune  from  depressing 
times.  There's  a  producers'  as- 
sociation somewhere  in  Holly- 
wood that  ought  to  go  to  work.  .  .  . 
▼ 

The  "You  Dastard"  line  dis- 
played in  New  York  newspaper 
copy  for  the  week's  run  of  "The 
Old-Fashioned  Way"  at  the 
Paramount  last  week  has  some 
of  the  advertising  boys  around 
town  wondering  how  come.  After 
all,  there's  only  one  letter  be- 
tween B  and  D.  .  .  .  Joe  Brandt 
says  there  is  only  one  small 
"maybe"  between  re-entry  or  no 
re-entry  into  the  business.  Popu- 
lar Pictures,  Inc. — Philadelphia 
Lou  Berman  and  New  York  Sam 
Spring,  associates — is  the  com- 
pany which  is  talking  a  varia- 
tion of  the  original  First  Na- 
tional franchise  plan.  Walter 
Wanger  is  mentioned  as  a  pos- 
sible member  of  the  producing 
personnel.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Unrelated  incidents,  perhaps. 
National  Screen  is  displaying 
much  interest  in  the  welfare  of 
exhibitor  organizations  this  sum- 
mer, that  is  for  a  trailer  com- 
pany. Many  exhibitor  associa- 
tions, capturing  the  same  thought 
at  or  about  the  same  time,  arc 
resoluting    against     major     pro- 

(Continued  on    page   3) 


THE 
MAYFLOWER 

61st  STREET,  (Central  Park  West) 

New  York  City 


CONVENIENT   TO   THE 

FILM  AND 
THEATRICAL    CENTER 


1-2-3  Rooms.     Full  Hotel  Service 

FURNISHED     OR     UNFURNISHED 

By  the  Year,  Month  or  Day 


Serving  Pantries 
Electric  Refrigeration 


WALTER  J.  WEAVER,  Manager 


Monday.  July  23,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


New  Fox  Met  Angle 
Seeks  Reorganizing 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  new  bankruptcy  laws,  it  was  said, 
could  not  have  been  brought  by  hold- 
ers representing  more  than  "five  or 
10  per  cent  of  the  undeposited  bonds." 

Representatives  of  Skouras  and 
Randforce,  present  operators  of  Fox 
Met,  who  would  be  out  of  the  circuit 
entirely  if  the  Loew-Warner  sale  is 
consummated,  could  not  be  reached 
Saturday  for  comment  on  a  report 
that  they  had  acquired  Fox  Met  bonds 
in  the  market  recently  and  were  rep- 
resented in  the  action  for  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  circuit  under  the  new  laws. 

No  hearing  of  the  petition  was  set 
and  the  belief  is  that  it  will  be  re- 
ferred to  Federal  Judge  Julian  W. 
Mack,  who  has  jurisdiction  in  the 
Fox  Met  proceedings,  for  disposal. 
To  obtain  consideration  for  their  peti- 
tion, the  dissenting  bondholders  would 
be  obliged  to  show  that  all  holders 
would  benefit  more  under  the  new 
bankruptcy  laws  than  by  a  sale  to 
Loew's  and  Warners. 


Fleischer  Lines  Up 
3rd  Dimension  Plan 

(Continued  from  page  1)  ^ 

latest  Betty  Boop  cartoon  in  Shea  s 
Court  Street  Theatre.  Photographed 
in  color,  as  Fleischer  cartoons  will  be 
from  now  on,  this  subject  is  said  to 
represent  a  new  process  for  which 
patents  have  been  applied.  The  pro- 
cess is  declared  not  to  be  applicable, 
as  yet  anyway,  to  films  with  human 
casts. 


Chortle  Over  Duals 
Flop  in  Cleveland 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

say  they  continue  to  be  delighted  with 
the  results  of  the  single  feature  policy. 
Except  in  a  few  localities  where 
quantity  and  not  quality  is  the  main 
attraction,  no  known  kicks  have  been 
registered. 


ITOA  Quarters  Ready 

Philadelphia,  July  22.  —  The 
ITOA  will  formally  dedicate  its  new 
quarters  at  1313  Vine  St.  tomorrow. 
Music  and  refreshments  will  be  the 
order  of  the  day  from  10  A.M.  to  3 
P.M. 


In  Cleveland,  Too 

Cleveland,  July  22.— The  Cleve- 
land M.  P.  Exhibitors  Ass'n.  will  hold 
a  bufifet  luncheon  for  all  members 
Thursday.  This  is  a  housewarming 
party  to  initiate  new  headquarters  in 
the  Film  Bldg.  Following  the 
luncheon,  a  mass  meeting  will  be  held 
with  an  open  forum  for  discussion  of 
problems. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


Insiders^  Outlook 


** Blossom  Time'' 

(British  International) 

London,  July  9. — This  is  another  British  picture  which  demands 
serious  attention  from  America.  It  is  artistry  and  it  is  first  class  box- 
office. 

Although  British  International's  Elstree  studio  is  due  big  credit  for 
admirable  technique,  the  outstanding  achievements  in  direction  and 
acting  go  to  the  credit  of  Germans.  It  may  seem  a  left-handed  compli- 
ment to  say  that,  apart  from  the  language,  there  is  no  obvious  trace  of 
British  origin  about  "Blossom  Time,"  but,  in  fact,  it  is  almost  the  high- 
est compliment  one  can  pay  a  production  which  seeks  to  recapture  the 
atmosphere  of  Vienna  in  the  1820' s — and  succeeds. 

Paul  L.  Stein's  direction  and  Richard  Tauber's  magnificent  singing 
are  the  highlights.  He  handles  well-known  British  players  in  a  way 
that  levels  them  up  to  their  Continental  cast-fellows.  Tauber  renders 
Schubert  lyrics  with  a  perfection  that  gives  new  meaning  to  the  term 
"musical."  "Hark,  Hark  the  Lark,"  "Impatience,"  "Red  Roses,"  "Faith 
in  the  Spring"  are  among  them.  Extra  music  by  G.  H.  Clutsam  is  in 
harmony.    John  Drinkwater  co-operated  in  the  screen  play. 

Tauber  is  not  only  a  great  tenor  but  an  admirable  actor  with  a  sense 
of  character  which,  added  to  a  remarkable  resemblance  to  Schubert, 
makes  his  portrait  of  the  composer  altogether  convincing  and  charming. 

It  is  Schubert's  unhappy  yet  whimsical  love  story  which  is  told.  In- 
fatuated with  his  dancing  master  landlord's  daughter,  he  sees  her  love 
stolen  by  a  dashing  officer  of  the  guards,  yet  when  the  young  couple's 
happiness  is  threatened  by  an  edict  of  the  archduchess,  it  is  Schubert 
who  risks  his  liberty  to  appeal  to  her  to  permit  the  wedding. 

The  gentle  sentiment  of  the  story  tinges  a  series  of  scenes  which  are 
in  detail  delightfully  humorous  and  sometimes  very  ambitious  in  scale. 
Both  descriptions  apply  to  the  ballroom  episode  where  the  archduchess, 
who  is  waltz  crazy,  has  her  guards  officers  lined  up  in  relays  of  partners 
and  to  the  effective  concluding  wedding  scene,  with  Schubert  leading  the 
choir  while  the  girl  he  loves  marries  her  officer. 

There  is  admirable  acting  from  Athene  Seyler  as  the  autocratic  arch- 
duchess and  Paul  Graetz,  as  the  dancing  master,  and  Jane  Baxter  is  very 
charming  as  Vicki,  the  girl. 

A  very  creditable  production. 


Montgomery-Hayes  Team 

Hollywood,  July  22.— Robert  Mont- 
gomery will  be  co-starred  with  Helen 
Hayes  in  "Vanessa,"  Hugh  Walpole 
novel.  M-G-M  has  been  working  on 
the  adaptation  for  several  months. 
Recent  reports  had  it  the  novel  had 
been  sidetracked  because  of  the  church 
campaign. 


**Dark  Angel"  Remake 

Hollywood,  July  22.— Samuel  Gold- 
wyn  will  remake  "The  Dark  Angel" 
as  his  third  for  1934-35.  Thornton 
Wilder,  author,  will  come  west  to  do 
the  script. 


''Smoking  Guns" 

(Universal) 

This  Ken  Maynard  vehicle  is  a  so-so  western.  At  the  outset  it  drags 
considerably,  and  it  is  not  until  it  has  reached  nearly  the  half-way  mark 
that  it  succeeds  in  finding  its  pace.  Then  it  provides  a  more  or  less 
exciting  time  until  the  finish.  The  story  at  times  asks  too  much  to  be 
taken  for  granted,  but  this  probably  will  not  hurt  its  chances  with  west- 
ern fans. 

The  plot  concerns  Maynard's  efforts  to  clear  himself  of  a  charge  of 
murder.  The  man  who  committed  the  crime  for  which  he  has  been 
hunted  he  also  believes  guilty  of  having  something  to  do  with  his  father's 
disappearance.  It  ought  to  be  needless  to  say  that  Maynard  gets  his 
man.  At  the  same  time  he  discovers  his  father  is  being  held  a  prisoner 
by  the  bad  fellow  and  his  gang.  Worked  into  the  story  is  a  romance  be- 
tween Maynard  and  Gloria  Shea. 

The  supporting  cast  includes  Walter  Miller,  Frank  Hagney,  Jack 
Rockwell,  Ed  Coxen  and  Bob  Kortman.  Alan  James  directed.  Running 
time,  62  minutes. 


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ducer  entry  into  the  trailer  field, 
meaning  M-G-M.  .  .  .  The  Apollo 
and  the  Hollywood,  East  Side 
houses  in  zones  where  Loew  the- 
atres hold  sway,  go  to  K-A-O. 
Sounds  innocent  enough,  but  be- 
hind is  much  significance  in  that 
their  annexation  marks  the  open- 
ing shots  in  the  counter-barrage 
spouting  from  RKO  guns.  Watch 
for  more.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
many  more.  .  .  . 

KANN 


McVickers,  Shy  on 
Pictures,  Darkens 

Chicago,  July  22. — Unable  to  get 
product  of  sufficient  drawing  power  to 
keep  the  house  going  as  its  advertised 
"home  of  big  pictures,"  B.  &  K.  have 
closed  the  McVickers.  Officials  ex- 
plain that  the  move  is  only  temporary 
and  due  to  the  product  situation. 

Expectation  is  that  B.  &  K.  will 
six)t  the  new  Mae  West  film  to  re- 
open the  house  when  the  film  is  finally 
available. 


Beck  Joins  Ellman 
In  Chicago  'Change 

Chicago,  July  22. — Clarence  Beck, 
pioneer  exhibitor  and  operator  of  sev- 
eral loop  houses,  has  become  associated 
with  Henri  Ellman  in  Capitol  Film. 
Beck  has  acquired  the  interest  of 
B.  N.  Judell.  His  theatres  will  serve 
as  a  loop  outlet  for  Capitol,  which,  in 
addition  to  an  array  of  features  and 
shorts  has  just  acquired  52  all-color 
one-reel  subjects.  Thirteen  are  new 
Mutt  &  Jeff  cartoons. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYvS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Servants'  Entrance" 

(Fox)  ,      ,  ,, 

Hollywood,  July  22.— This  is  light,  make-believe  comedy  that  spells 
entertainment  with  a  wide  audience  appeal. 

The  story  is  laid  in  Sweden.  It  has  Janet  Gaynor  as  a  young  heiress 
embarking  on  a  hunt  for  the  real  things  in  life  by  hiring  herself  out  as 
a  servant  to  get  the  lowdown  on  practicalities.  In  the  throes  of  her  new 
education  she  forgets  her  old  love  (G.  P.  Huntley,  Jr.)  and  falls  roman- 
tically for  her  employer's  chaff eur  (Lew  Ayres).  With  this  simple 
theme,  the  entire  picture  has  a  delightful  whimsical  quality  that  Gaynor 

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Loew  Men  Shifted 

Canton,  O.,  July  22.— W.  A.  Fin- 
ney, Loew's  division  manager,  has 
made  several  managerial  changes,  all 
effective  immediately. 

L.  Ward  Farrar,  for  six  months  manager 
of  Loew's  here,  has  been  shifted  to  the  Pal- 
ace, IndianapoHs,  along  with  W.  O.  Crouch, 
who  has  been  assistant  manager  here. 
Farrar  is  succeeded  by  Kenneth  A.  Reid, 
for  three  years  manager  of  Loew's  Bioad, 
Cokimbiis.  E.  C.  Colvin  has  been  returned 
to  the  post  of  assistant  manager.  Russel 
Bovim,  several  years  manager  of  Loew's 
Ohio,  Columbus,  has  been  made  city  mana- 
G;er  in  that  city.  Bovin.  for  more  than  four 
years,  was  manager  of  the  local  Loew  house. 
Taylor  Myers,  until  recently  assistant  man- 
ager of  the  Loew's  Midland,  Kansas  City, 
has  been  shifted  to  Columbus  as  manager 
of  the  Broad  there.  He  has  been  with 
Loew's  for  more  than  six  years. 

The  changes  are  an  outgrowth  of 
the  transfer  of  H.  M.  Addison,  for- 
mer Cleveland  zone  manager,  to  Bos- 
ton. 


Cleveland,  July  22. — Officers  and 
directors  of  Variety  Club  entertained 
H.  M.  Addison,  out-going  Loew 
division  manager,  with  a  boat  ride  on 
Ed  Flanigon's  new  yacht.  In  the 
evening  members  attended  a  party  at 
Flanigon's  Frolics  Club  in  honor  of 
Addison.  Col.  Harry  Long  succeeds 
Addison  in  this  division. 


Shapiro  Starts  East 

Hollywood,  July  22. — Victor  M. 
Shapiro,  Hollywood  manager  of 
Quigley  Publications,  left  on  the  Chief 
tonight  for   New  York. 


7/fe  HUA/\ 


With 


DORIS    KENYON 

Dickie  Moore,  Joseph  Cawthorn,  Reginald  Owen,  Betty 
Lawford,  Charlotte  Henry.  Directed  by  Edward  Buzzell. 


MENJOU 


—  more  debonair,  more  heart- 
winning,  more  devilishly  delight- 
ful than  ever  before,  in  the  picture 
made  from  Christine  Ames  hit 
play  exposing  the  ''human  side'' 
of  matrimonial  separation.  ..the 
problem  of  the  children... the  di- 
lemma of  an  artful  man-about- 
town  who  really  loves  his  wife, 
but  to  whom  outside  theatrical 
interests  have  an  ever  greater 
attraction!... It's  DRAMA  tinged 
with  delicious  humor!...  AND 
BOX-OFFICE  ALL  THE  WAY! 


\N 


SI 


A  UNIVERSAL   PICTURE 

Presented  by 

CARL   LAEMMLE 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday.  July  23,    1934 


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Baby" Good 
Kansas  City 
Draw,  $4,400 


Kansas  City,  July  22.  —  "Baby 
Take  a  Bow,"  while  recording  the 
smallest  first  run  gross  of  the  week, 
made  the  best  comparative  showing  at 
the  L'piown  second  week  running,  tak- 
ing ^4,400,  which  is  $V00  above  aver- 
age. "Shoot  the  Works"  and  "Person- 
ality Kid"  were  good  for  $6,00'0  at 
the  Newman,  while  the  Tower's  bill 
consisting  of  "Smarty"  and  a  stage 
show  stood  up  well  at  $6,300,  against 
$5,500  par.  The  Midland's  initial  try 
at  double  bills  with  "Laughing  Boy" 
and  "Lazy   River"   slumped  to  $8,700. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $31,400. 
Average   is  $32,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  July  10: 

"COCKEYED     CAVALIERS"     (Radio) 

"MURDER    ON    THE    BLACKBOARD" 

(Radio) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100).  2Sc,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Aver- 
age,   $7,000.) 

Week  Ending  July  12: 

"LAUGHING    BOY"    (M-G-M) 

"LAZY    RIVER"     (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000).  i.Sc,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday midnight  show.  Gross:  $8,700.  (Av- 
erage,   $10.(X10. ) 

"SHOOT     THE     WORKS"     (Para.) 
"PERSONALITY    KID"    (Warners) 

NEWMAN— (1,800).  25c,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday late  show.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 
$6,000.) 

"SMARTY"    (Warners) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c,  7  days,^  plus  Satur-_ 
day  midnight  show.  Stage:  "(jobs  of  Joy" 
revue,  with  these  acts:  Jed  Dooley,  Two 
Daveys,  Jimmy  Hadress,  Kohn  &  Depinto, 
Gertrude  Cartwright,  Lester  Harding. 
Gross:    %6,im.      (Average.   $5,500.) 

Week  Ending  July  13: 
"BABY  TAKE  A  BOW"  (Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2,000).  25c,  7  days.  2nd  week. 
Gross:    $4,000.       (Average,    $3,500.) 


"Take  a  Bow"  Lead 
In  Oklahoma  City 


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on 


Operator  13 
Dual  Montreal  Top 

Montreal,  July  22.  • —  Box-office 
grosses  for  the  week  ending  July  14 
slipped  several  cogs  because  of  the 
humid  heat  and  increased  desire  for 
outdoor  activities.  The  Capitol  came 
out  on  top  with  $7,000,  under  par  by 
$2,000,  on  "Operator  13"  and  "Upper 
World,"  while  the  Palace  came  through 
with  $6,500  with  "I^eturn  of  Bulldog 
Drumniond"  and  "Great  Flirtation." 

British  film  fans  stuck  by  the  Prin- 
cess Theatre  to  the  extent  of  $5,500 
for  "Aunt  Sally"  and  "Turkey  Time." 
With  two  features  and  vaudeville,  the 
Imperial  grossed  $4,500,  the  attraction 
being  British  films,  "Happy"  and  "In- 
sult." 

Total  business  was  $29,500.  Aver- 
age is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  July   14: 

"OPERATOR    13"    (M-G-M) 
"UPPER    WORLD"     (Warners) 
CAPITOI^(2,.S47),     25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,     7 
days.       Gross:    $7,000.       (Average,    $9,000.) 
"HAPPY"     (British) 
"INSULT"    (British) 
1MPER1AL-(1,914).    25c-40c-50c,    7    days. 
Stage    unit    of    vaudeville.       Gross:    $4,500. 
(Average.    :;6,500.) 

"THE    KEY"     (Warners) 
"NO    MORE    WOMEN"    (Para.) 
LOEW'S-(3115).    25c-35c-50c-65c.    7    days. 
Cross:     $6,000.        (Average.    $10,500.) 
"THE     RETURN     OF     BULLDOG 

DRUMMOND"    (British) 

"GREAT     FLIRTATION"     (Para.) 

PALACE     (2,600),     25c-35c-50c-60c-75c,     7 

days.     Gross:  $6,500.      (Average,  $11,000)      ' 

"AUNT  SALLY"   (British) 

"TURKEY    TIME"    (British) 

PRINCESS-(2.272),  25c -35c ■50c -6.5c,  7  days 

Gross:   $5,. 500.     (Average,  $6,000.) 


Oklahoma  City,  July  22.  —  Hot 
weather  and  the  western  amateur  golf 
championship  gave  first  runs  the  low- 
est grosses  tliev  have  had  this  sum- 
mer. "Baby  Take  a  Bow"  with  $4,800 
was  the  only  strong  attraction  in  town. 
"He  Was  Her  Man"  took  $2,500 
at  the  Liberty,  which  was  somewhat 
better  than  average. 

Total    first    run    business:    $12,100. 
Average  is  1 13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  14  : 

"MIDNIGHT    ALIBI"    (F.    N.) 
CRITERION— (1,700),     10c-20c-36c-41c-56c. 
7   days.    Gross:    $3,000,    (Average,   $5,000). 
"BABY,   TAKE   A   BOW"    (Fox) 
AriDWEST- (1,5a)),  10c-26c-.%c-.56c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,800.    (Average.   $4,000) 

"LET'S  TRY   AGAIN"    (Radio) 
CAPITOI^(1,200),     10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,     7 
days.    Gross:  $1,800,     (Average,  $2,500) 
"FORGOTTEN    MEN"    (First    Division) 
LIBERTY-  (1.500),   10c-15c-26c-36c,  4  days 
Gross:    $900.    (Avera.ge   week,   $2,000) 

"HE  WAS  HER  MAN"  (Univ.) 
LIBERTY— (1,500),  I0c-15c-26c-36c,  3  days. 
Gross:    $2,500.    (Average   week,   $2,000) 


"Winters,"  $4,000, 
Indianapolis  High 


Indianapolis,  July  22.- — With  a 
ta.ke  of  $4,000  at  the  Circle,  "The 
Life  of  Vergie  Winters"  took  top 
honors  here  last  week. 

"The  Key"  ran  along  for  a  close 
second  with  $4,500  at  the  Lvric.  "Born 
to  Be  Bad"  took  a  par  $4,000  at  the 
Palace,  and  "Charlie  Chan's  Courage" 
was  strong  with  $2,500  at  the  Apollo. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $15,000. 
Average  is  $10,000. 

PIstimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July   14  : 
"CHARLIE   CHAN'S   COURAGE"    (Fox) 

APOLLO— (1.100),   20c-40c,   7   days.   Gross: 
$2,500,    (Average,    $2,500) 
"LIFE    OF    VERGIE   WINTERS"    (Radio) 

CIRCLE— (2,800),  20c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,    $.i,.500) 

"THE  KEY"   (Warners) 

LVRIC— (2,000),  20c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500. 

"BORN   TO  BE   BAD"   (U.  A.) 

PALACIC  (3,000).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4.0)0.    (Average,    $4,000) 


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Thill  Man"  Is 
Twin  Cities' 
Best  Grosser 


'Winters"  Is 
Big  in  Frisco 
With  $17,500 


San  Francisco,  July  22. — In  spite 
of  unsettled  conditions  due  to  the 
spread  of  the  strike,  "The  Life  of  Ver- 
gie Winters"  went  over  in  a  big  way 
at  the  Golden  Gate.  It  neared  a  house 
record  opening  day  and  piled  up  $17,- 
500,  over  normal  by  $4,500,  for  the 
week. 

"Change  of  Heart"  also  gave  the 
Warfield  a  big  week  at  $21,000,  and 
"Little  Miss  Marker"  took  a  good 
$6,500  in  its  second  week.  Elsewhere 
business  was  ofif. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $68,- 
500.    Average   is   $68,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  10: 
"LIFE    OF    VERGIE    WINTERS"    (Radio) 

GOLDE.X  C;ATE— (2,800),  25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Band.  Gross:  $17,500.  (Average, 
$13,0i10) 

"CIRCUS  CLOWN"    (Warners) 
"THE  GREAT  FLIRTATION"   (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2.670).    15c-3.5c-40c-65c,    7 
days.   Gross:   $11,000.    (Average,   $12,000) 

Week  Ending  July  11: 
"I  GIVE  MY   LOVE"   (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  15c-25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.  Stage:  "The  Drunkard."  Gross:  $7,000, 
(Average,  $9,000) 

Week  Ending  July  12: 

"SHOCK"  (Monogram) 
"MARRIAGE  ON  APPROVAL' 

FOX— (4.600),    10c-15c-25c,    7   days 
$5,500.    (Average.    $7,000) 

LITTLE   MISS  MARKER   (Para.) 

ST,  FRANCIS— (1,400).  15c -25c -40c -65c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6..500,  (Average. 
$8,000) 

"CHANGE   OF   HEART"    (Fox) 

WARFIELD-(3,700),  25c -35c -55c -65c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Vaudeville,  Band.  Gross: 
$21,000.    (Average.   $19,000) 


(Ind.) 
Gross; 


Louisiana  Tax  Fails 

New  Orleans,  Julv  22.— The  bill 
n.troduced  in  the  state  legislature 
placing  a  tax  of  10  per  cent  on  the 
gross  receipts  of  all  amusement  places 
in  Louisiana  died  in  committee,  the 
ways  and  means  committee  finding  no 
time  to  take  the  bill  up.  This  saves 
the  exhibitors  many  thousands  of  dol- 
lars annually. 


"Car"  Is  Fair 
In  Dull  Week 
At  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  July  22. — With  Pitts- 
burgh down  to  three  flrst  runs,  busi- 
ness generally  remains  about  the  same. 
While  the  Catholic  ban  has  not  been 
felt  very  severely  here,  a  combination 
of  poor  pictures  and  hot  weather 
has  made  things  pretty  dull. 

Last  week,  only  the  Penn  managed 
to  make  any  kind  of  showing  at  all 
and  that  was  due  to  the  stage  show 
rather  than  the  picture.  The  house 
had  Benny  Davis  and  his  "Star  Dust" 
revue  to  bolster  "Murder  in  the  Pri- 
vate Car"  and  the  result  was  around 
$16,500,  which,  while  not  quite  aver- 
age,  was   considered   satisfactory. 

At  the  Stanley,  "Shoot  the  Works" 
gathered  only  $7,000  and  the  Warner, 
with  "Cockeyed  Cavaliers"  and  "Let's 
Try  Again,"  continued  the  town's  sub- 
par  business  with  a  rather  indifferent 
$4,800. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $28,300. 
Average  is  $33,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  14: 

"MURDER  IN   THE  PRIVATE   CAR" 

(M-G-M) 

PENN-(3,300),  2.Sc-75c,  6  days.  Stage: 
Benny  Davis  and  his  "Star  Dust"  revue. 
Gross:   $16,500.    (Average,   $19,000) 

"SHOOT  THE  WORKS"   (Para.) 
STANLEY— (3,600),  25c-50c,  6  days    Gross- 
$7,000.    (Average,  $9,000) 

"COCKEYED  CAVALIERS"   (Radio) 
"LET'S  TRY  AGAIN"  (Radio) 
WARNER-(2,000),  25c-40c,  6  days    Gross- 
$4,800,    (Average,    $.5,000) 


/.  E,  Hennegan  Retires 

Hamilton,  July  22.— Joseph  E. 
Hennegan,  president  of  the  Hennegan 
Co.,  one  of  the  oldest  show-print  plants 
in  the  country,  has  retired,  and  will  be 
succeeded  by  his  son,  John.  The  com- 
pany claims  distinction  of  having  pro- 
duced the  first  poster  to  be  used  for 
advertising  films.  It  was  a  half-sheet 
for  "The  Passion  Play,"  made  more 
than  30  years  ago  for  the  old  Lubin 
Co. 


days. 


Minneapolis,  July  22. — Big  busi- 
ness in  the  Twin  Cities  went  to  "The 
Thin  Man"  last  week.  It  took  $6,500, 
up  by  $1,000  in  its  second  week  at  the 
State  here,  and  it  hit  $7,000,  above 
par  by  $1,500.  in  its  first  week  at  the 
St.  Paul  Paramount. 

"Dr.  Monica,"  "Cockeyed  Cava- 
liers" and  "Wild  Gold"  also  did  well 
in  St.  Paul,  and  "M"  was  $300  up  at 
$2,300  in  the  Minneapolis  World. 

Minnea]x>lis  first  runs  were  reduced 
to  five  by  the  closing  of  the  Minne- 
sota. The  five  remaining,  usually  get- 
ting $18,500,  totalled  $18,800,  while 
St.  Paul's  four,  usually  grossing 
$14,0(W,  got  $17,200. 
Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  July  12: 
"NOW    I'LL   TELL"    (Fox) 
CENTURY— (1,650),       25c-40c,       7 
Gross:    $3,500.      (Average,    $4,000) 
"WILD   GOLD"    (Fox) 
LYRIC— (1,238),    20c-25c,    7    days.     Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  July  13: 
"HIS    GREATEST  (IaMBLe"    (Radio) 

RKO      ORPHEUM— (2.900),      25c-50c,      7 
days.      Gross:    $5,000.      (Average,    $5,500) 
"THE  THIN  MAN"  (M-G-M) 
STATE— (2,300),     25c-40c,     7     days,     2nd 
week.      Gross:    $6,500.      (Average,   $5,500) 
"M"    (Gemuui) 
WORLD— (400),    25c-75c,    7    days.     Gross: 
$2,300.      (Average.    $2,000) 

St.  Paul: 

Week  Ending  July  13: 
"THE   THIN   MAN"   (M-G-M) 

PARAMOUNT— (2.300),    25c-40c,    7    days 
Gross:   $7,000.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"DR.   MONICA"    (Warners) 
RIVIE.RA-(1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.    Gross: 
$4,000.      (Average,    $3,500) 

"COCKEYED  CAVALIERS"  (Radio) 
RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,000),  20c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,500,      (Average,    $4,000) 
"WILD   GOLD"   (Fox) 
TOWER— (1,000),   15c-25c,   4  days.    Gross: 
$900.     (Average.  $800) 

"GREAT  FLIRTATION"   (Para.) 
TOWER— (1,000).    15c-25c,   3  days.     Gross: 
$800.     (Average,  $700) 


'Vergie'  and  'Chan' 
Big  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland,  July  22. — Outstanding 
in  a  poor  week  here  were  "Charlie 
Chan's  Courage,"  which  did  $5,300  at 
Warner's  Hippodrome  and  "The  Life 
of  Vergie  Winters,"  which  garnered 
$11,000  in  its  second  week  at  the  RKO 
Palace. 

"Little  Man,  What  Now?"   reached 
$2,500  in  its  second  week  at  the  Allen. 
Total  first  run  business  was  $31,400. 
Average  is  $34,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  13  : 

"LITTLE   MAN,   WHAT   NOW?"    (Univ.) 
ALLEN— (3,300).    20c-30c,    30c-40c,    7    days. 
2nd  week.  Gross:  $2,500.   (Average.  $3,000) 
"CHARLIE   CHAN'S   COURAGE"    (Fox) 
WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3,800),  30c- 
35c-44c,    7    days.    Gross:    $5,300.     (Average. 
$5,000) 
"THE    PERSONALITY   KID"    (Warners) 
WARNERS'  LAKE— (880),  30c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $1,200.   (Average.  $2,000) 
"THE  LIFE  OF  VERGIE  WINTERS" 

(Radio) 
RKO  PALACE— (3,100),  30c-35c-44c,  7  days. 
2nd   week.   Gross:   $11,000,    (Average,   $10,000) 
"SHOOT   THE   WORKS"    (Para.) 
LOEW'S    STATE— (3,400).    30c-35c-44c,    7 
days.    Gross:    $8,500,    (Average,   $10,000) 
"THE  GREAT  FLIRTATION"   (Para.) 
LOEW'S  STILLMAN-(1,900),  20c-30c-40c, 
7  days.  Gross:   $2,900.   (Average,  $4,000) 


Monday,  July  23,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wisconsin  Up 
In  Arms  Over 
Cancellations 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

ing  cards  to  theatre  operators  advising 
them  of  the  showing  of  indecent  pic- 
tures and  informing  them  that  if  the 
practice  is  continued  the  house  will  be 
placed  on  the  blacklist.  These  same 
organizations  are  also  sending  mes- 
sages of  protest  to  the  producer  and 
the  stars  appearing  in  the  objectionable 
films. 

The  independents'  publicity  is  de- 
signed to  point  out  that  it  is  impossi- 
ble for  them  to  cancel  undesirable  pic- 
tures despite  Will  Hays'  announce- 
ment to  the  contrary  and  that  the  pro- 
ducer owned  houses  should  be  dis- 
criminated against  rather  than  the  in- 
dependents. 

All  parent-teacher  associations  in 
Milwaukee  have  been  urged  to  form 
their  own  better  films  committee  whose 
duty  it  will  be  to  encourage  parents 
in  the  cultivation  of  a  taste  for  a 
higher  type  of  entertainment. 

K,  C.  Men  Skeptical 
Over  Cancellations 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

the  step,  "provided  they  are  sincere 
and  mean  well,"  and  said  that  poten- 
tially the  move  contained  relief  for 
independents.  He  fears,  however,  that 
not  enough  approved  features  are 
available  to  the  subsequents  right  now 
and  for  that  reason  they  will  be  com- 
pelled to  use  pictures  listed  as  objec- 
tionable. 

■'The  independent  subsequents  may 
become  the  'goat'  of  this  movement," 
said  Means.  "The  public  now  will 
hold  the  exhibitor  responsible  whereas 
in  the  past  the  responsibility,  because 
of  block  booking,  was  with  the  dis- 
tributor." 

A.  F.  Baker,  ex-president  of  K.  M. 
T.  A.,  is  disturbed  over  the  effects  of 
the  development  on  the  small  town 
exhibitor.  Should  the  small  town  op- 
erator, making  three  or  four  changes 
weekly,  cancel  objectionable  films,  he 
would  find  himself  in  a  difficult  spot, 
without  sufficient  product  to  permit 
continuous  operation,  Baker  believes. 
He  also  sees  the  responsibility  for 
clean  films  laid  at  the  doors  of  the 
theatre. 

MPTO  to  Sift  Film 
Comment  for  Studios 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

interested  in  having  this  project  estab- 
lished. It  is  particularly  important 
now  that  the  studios  are  changing 
their  course  into  uncharted  fields  in 
picture  production  so  that  they  can 
know  promptly  and  reliably  the  audi- 
ence reaction  to  their  new  pictures. 

"The  studios  are  vitally  interested, 
perhaps  now  as  never  before,"  the 
bulletin  continues,  "in  knowing  ex- 
actly what  scenes,  dialogue,  incidents, 
themes,  characters,  titles,  etc.,  please 
or  displease  theatre  patrons  and  the 
public.  They  also  want  reliable  in- 
formation on  players  and  other  talent 
that  is  popular  or  unpopular,  what 
types  of  stories  are  wanted  as  indi- 
cated by  the  reception  given  specific 
pictures ;  whether  stories  with  songs 
and    music    are    wanted,     and    what 


scenes  or  situations  in  pictures  played 
should  not  be  repeated  in  future 
pictures." 

No  publicity  will  be  given  the  re- 
ports received  by  the  committee  from 
exhibitors,  it  was  stated  in  urging  the 
exhibitors  to  comment  frankly  and 
specifically   in   making  reports. 

The  bulletin  reports  a  spread  of 
anti-double  feature  sentiment  among 
exhibitors  and  makes  the  charge  that 
"'certain  double  feature  producers  are 
setting  up  rival  exhibitor  organiza- 
tions" in  some  localities  to  counteract 
the  trend  against  double  features. 

Commenting  on  a  recent  article  by 
R.  H.  Cochrane,  vice  president  of 
Universal,  in  which  the  exhibitor's 
right  to  double  feature  was  defended, 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  bulletin  says: 

"We  have  no  quarrel  with  Mr.  Cochrane 
over  the  matter,  if  he  prefers  to  promote 
rlouble  features  that's  his  business.  If  other 
distri]:)utors  refuse  to  Ucense  their  own  pic- 
tures for  double  feature  exhibitions,  it  seems 
to  us  that  is  not  the  affair  of  double  feature 
producers.  M.P.T.O.A.  believes  that  where 
the  majority  wants  double  features  it  should 
have  them;  but  even  where  double  featuring 
prevails,  the  big  majority  doesn't  want  it  out 
can't  quit  because  of  competitive  conditions. 
We  can  hardly  believe  that  Mr.  Cochrane 
is  so  naive  as  to  actually  believe  that  an 
exhibitor  has  the  "right  of  individual  de- 
cision" when  the  theatre  across  the  street 
shows  two  features  for  the  same  admission 
as  the  single  feature  house. 

"If  the  competing  exhibitor  won't  cooper- 
ate with  his  fellow  exhibitors,"  the  bulletin 
concludes,  "the  only  thing  to  do  is  to  make 
him  behave  or  give  h.im  a  dose  of  his  own 
medicine.  Otherwise,  he  will  steal  all  your 
business  away  just  as  any  other  cut-throat 
competitor   would." 


film  control  and  designed  to  supplant 
the  MPPDA. 

"We  are  convinced  that  the  motion 
picture  can  no  longer  be  regarded  as 
a  private  undertaking,"  said  Dr.  Sid- 
ney E.  Goldstein,  who  presided  at  the 
meeting.  "It  is  therefore  both  logical 
and  legitimate  to  insist  that  this  enter- 
prise shall  be  controlled  and  developed 
not  by  a  group  of  individuals  respon- 
sible only  to  themselves,  but  by  a  joint 
board  in  which  the  ministry  of 
America,  the  public  and  the  industry 
itself  shall  be  represented. 

"We  believe  this  joint  board  should 
be  charged  with  the  responsibility  first 
of  all  of  developing  and  determining 
the  policy  that  is  to  govern  the  indus- 
try and  the  code  of  ethics  that  is  to 
guide  motion  picture  production. 

"It  could  then  appoint  an  executive 
staff  to  supersede  the  Hays  organiza- 
tion and  to  translate  that  policy  and 
code  of  ethics  into  action  and  practice." 


Church  Board  Would 
Displace  Hays  Ass'n 

{Continued  from  page   1) 

today  to  a  meeting  of  the  Interfaith 
Committee  of  Catholics,  Protestants 
and  Jews. 

The  plan  is  said  to  be   intended  as 
the   basis   for   a   national    program   of 


St»  Louis  to  Abide 
By  Legion,  Council 

(Continued  from   page   1) 

and  concerted  objection,  it  was  decided 
at  a  meeting  of  the  organization  here. 

The  Association  went  on  record 
earlier  as  favoring  the  cancellation  of 
"The  Life  of  Vergie  Winters," 
"Laughing  Boy,"  "Born  To  Be  Bad," 
"Kiss  and  Make  Up"  and  "Here 
Comes  the  Groom,"  all  of  which  were 
objected  to  locally  by  the  two  groups 
recognized  by  the  organization. 

The  exhibitors'  meeting  also  favored 
holding  regular  confabs  to  designate 
cancellations. 

Fred  Wehrenberg,  president  of  the 
organization,  warned  the  meeting  of 
the  danger  of  Federal  censorship  in 
the  event  exhibitors  did  not  make 
"some  sacrifices"  and  a  genuine  effort 
to  comply  with  the  dictates  of  decency 
organization.  


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY3 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


(Continued  from  page  i) 

fans  will  enjoy.  Most  of  the  comedy  is  provoked  by  Janet's  kitchen  and 
cooking  antics. 

The  cast  is  of  top  rank.  Walter  Connolly,  as  Miss  Gaynor's  father, 
and  Ned  Sparks,  as  her  sour-faced  employer,  get  big  laughs.  Frank 
Lloyd's  direction  is  expertly  keyed  for  tempo  and  quality. 

A  dream  sequence  (a  color  cartoon  done  by  Walt  Disney)  will  be 
added  to  the  picture.  It  will  show  what  Janet  dreams  when  she  falls 
asleep  over  her  dishes. 

Being  light  and  romantic,  with  Gaynor  charm,  the  picture  is  well 
geared  for  first  run  business  and  subsequents  should  mop  up.  Running 
time,  84  minutes. 


"Brides  of  Sulu" 

(Exploration  Pictures) 

Hollywood,  July  22. — The  only  virtue  of  this  glorified  travelogue  is 
the  picturization  of  the  customs  of  the  natives  on  the  Islands  of  Jolo 
and  Mindanao  in  the  Philippine  Archipelago,  plus  some  beautiful  scenes 
by  Cinematographer  Harry  Anderson. 

The  story,  loosely  woven  together,  deals  with  Kapura,  daughter  of 
the  sultan  of  Sulu,  in  love  with  an  unbeliever,  Arsan.  When  the  sultan 
promises  his  daughter  to  another,  Arsan  and  Kapura  elope  to  a  neigh- 
boring island  where  they  are  finally  captured  and  returned  to  the  island 
of  Jolo  for  punishment.  Kapura,  however,  persuades  her  father  to 
allow  her  to  marry  Arsan  if  he  will  change  his  faith.  The  happy  ending 
is  weak  and  unconvincing  after  the  picture's  efforts  to  establish  the 
hatred  of  the  people  of  Jolo  for  Arsan's  Christian  faith.  Superimposed 
dialogue  could  be  better. 

The  picture  was  directed  by  John  Nelson  under  the  supervision  of 
Jesse  J.  Gilbert.    Musical  supervision  by  A.  L.  Meyer  rates  honor. 

Hardly  a  program  picture.    Running  time,  67  minutes. 


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Monday,  July  23,    1934 


"Bank  Nights" 
Fuss  Persists 
Though  O.K.'d 


Kansas  City,  July  22.— Although 
it  is  a  case  of  one  up  for  those  who 
have  maintained  "Bank  Nights"  con- 
stitute no  lottery,  decision  of  Attorney 
General  Roland  Hoynton  that  the 
practice  is  legal  in  Kansas  is  not 
expected  to  end  the  fight  over  the 
issue   in    ranks   of   local    independents. 

The  attorney  general  ruled  "Bank 
Nights"  are  out  of  legal  entangle- 
ments, basing  his  decision  on  a  new 
form  of  contract  and  on  the  fact  no 
ticket  purchase  is  necessary  in  their 
connection.  Next  step,  scheduled  for 
airing  Monday,  involves  the  grievance 
board  and  a  question  of  legality  inso- 
far as  the  code  is  concerned. 

One  exhibitor  faction,  through  code 
machinery,  has  been  seeking  to  have 
"Bank  Nights"  declared  a  lottery  and 
has  enlisted  the  aid  of  the  Better  Busi- 
ness Bureau.  The  other  camp,  includ- 
ing exhibitors  using  the  plan,  contends 
it  is  legal  and  has  brought  voluminous 
evidence  to  support  the  plan,  which  is 
now  vastly  strengthened  by  the 
attorney   general's    ruling. 

Single   Decision   in   Existence 

The  only  court  decision  in  existence 
directly  bearing  on  the  scheme  was 
that  of  a  district  court  which  dismissed 
a  case  against  an  exhibitor  in  the 
Oklahoma  City  territory,  brought  by 
a  county  attorney  on  lottery  charges. 
The  court  held  there  was  no  violation 
of  the  state  laws  since  participants  did 
not  have  to  buy  a  ticket  to  be  eligible 
for  the  cash  prize,  therefore  the  ele- 
ment of  consideration  was  not  involved, 
according  to  attorneys  for  Affiliated 
Enterprises,  Inc.,  of  Denver,  which 
owns  the  copyrights. 

Numerous  other  court  decisions 
have  been  cited,  both  for  and  against 
the  plan's  legality,  but  these  relate 
entirely  to  other,  and  similar  schemes. 
Leland  Hazard,  counsel  for  complain- 
ing exhibitors,  has  been  advancing 
what  he  terms  a  decisive  decision  in 
which  the  court  held  there  does  not 
have  to  be  a  monetary  consideration 
involved,  but  that  the  advertising  con- 
sideration which  draws  people  to  the 
business  establishment  is  sufficient  to 
constitute  the  plan  a  lottery. 

Decisions  Part  of  Record 

All  pertinent  decisions  are  already 
part  of  the  record  in  the  case  heard 
by  the  local  grievance  board  on  com- 
plaint of  Mrs.  A.  Baier  against  E.  S. 
Young  of  the  Roanoke,  the  first  ex- 
hibitor to  use  "Bank  Nights"  in 
Kansas  City.  In  addition,  complainant 
counsel  introduced  as  evidence  earlier 
opinions  by  the  attorney  generals  of 
Kansas  and  Missouri  which  declared 
the  plan  a  lottery.  Counsel  for  Affili- 
ated Enterprises  has  contended  state 
officials  did  not  have  all  the  facts  and 
court  decisions  when  preparing  their 
opinions  and  recently  has  conferred 
with  the  attorneys  general  of  both 
states. 

The  original  opinion  of  Boynton 
was  given  to  the  Kansas-Missouri 
Theatre  Ass'n  several  months  ago  at 
the  request  of  members,  and  at  that 
time  was  printed  in  full  in  Motion 
Picture  Daily. 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


Albany 


Albany,  July  22.— Barker  Tracy 
Barham  has  resigned  as  booker  for 
Warners  and  is  expected  to  return  to 
Florida  and  renew  affiliations  with  the 
.Sparks   Circuit. 

During  the  past  few  weeks,  many 
out-of-town  barkers  have  visited  the 
local  tent.  Most  prominent  among 
tiicm  were  Bob  Smeltzkr  of  Wash 
ington,  (iKORCE  Roberts  of  Cleveland 
and  Sidnky  Sampson  of  Buffahi. 

Ben  Dark,  Fox  booker  and  Sam 
Rosenblatt,  Rensselaer  exhibitor, 
have  been  installed  as  barkers,  making 
the  roster  now  total  71. 

The  Saturday  and  Sundav  night 
open  house  events  are  becoming  very 
popular,  desi)ite  the  summer  weather. 

Second  .Assistant  Chief  Barker 
Sai'ber  has  returned  from  Washing- 
ton. While  in  the  capital  district  he 
visited  the  headipiarters  of  Tent  No. 
11,  and  also  renewed  actpiaintances 
along  \'\\m  Row.  Sauber  hails  from 
Washington. 

Barkers  .S.\i ackwitz,  (^rasscreen. 
.Vlexander  and  Herman  can  be  seen 
every  week-end  on  the  links  trying  to 
master  the  game  of  golf.  This  (|uar- 
tette  makes  a  snappy  foursome,  the 
winner  being  determined  liy  the  one 
who  masters  the  art  of  forgetting  to 
count  all  the  strokes. 

Chief  Barker  Bickley  has  returned 
from  a  10  days'  fishing  trip  in  the 
.•\dirondacks,  and  Barker  Tom  Shea 
is  back  in  harness  after  vacationing 
in  Perth  .'\mboy,  N.  J. 

Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  July  22. — Barker  Cliff 
Boyd,  skipper  of  the  RKO  .Mbee, 
spent  his  vacation  in  the  east  renewing 
acquaintances  with  the  familv  back 
home. 

P.  J.  ("Pete")  Wood,  business 
manager  of  the  Independent  Theatre 
Owners  of  Ohio,  and  a  live  wire  mem- 
ber of  the  Columbus  tent,  give  Cin- 
cinnati the  once  over  recently. 


Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  July  22. — Rabbi  Hal- 
peri  n  has  been  appointed  club  chap- 
lain in  place  of  Rabbi  Glazer,  who 
has  been  assigned  to  New  York  with 
Dr.  Golden  son. 

F"ather  Garrahan  ha.s  been  ap- 
pointed the  new  Catholic  chaplain, 
succeeding  Rev.  Jas.  Delaney,  re- 
signed. 

Dr.  Homer  Flint,  Protestant  chap- 
lain, has  been  again  api)ointed  for  his 
seventh  consecutive  year. 

Sir  F'rederic  McGill  of  Philadel- 
phia, better  known  as  Ernest  Du 
PiLLE,  a  guest  of  the  printers'  lunch- 
eon, heaxled  by  Frank  Smith,  Lor 
AzoRSKY,  Joe  Waoman  and  Sam 
AsKENASE.  District  Attorney  Andy 
Park  was  the  honored  guest  who 
gave  a  fine  address. 

Tomorrow  is  Musicians'  Day. 
George  Ci'Rry,  Jerry  Mayhall,  Dave 
Broi'dy  and  Bernie  Armstrong  are 
the  kings.  Their  feature  act  will  be 
a  piano  player  playing  the  piano 
while  on  his  head. 

Harry  Goldstein  rushing  in  and 
out  of  the  district  from  city  to  city. 
The  date  of  the  big  afTair  of  all 
Variety  Clubs  is  set  for  Oct.  14 — 
the  Variety  Club  of  Pittsburgh  ban- 
(|uet.  The  date  is  set  for  the  day 
after  the  Pitt-California  football  game 
and  it  is  the  prediction  of  those  con- 
cerned that  it  will  be  its  biggest  affair, 

Washington 

Washington.  July  22. — Guest  of 
honor  at  the  weekly  luncheon  of  Tent 
No.  11  was  Division  .Administrator 
Sol  a.  Rosenblatt. 

Kings-for-theday  A.  Julian  Bry- 
LAWSKI  and  Rudolph  Berger  pre- 
sented talent  from  the  Earle  and 
Loew's  Fox.  including  Leo  Carrillo. 
Wesley  F2ddy.  who  once  was  master 
of  ceremonies  at  Loew's  Palace  for  85 
consecutive  weeks;  Vincent  Lopez. 
and  the  Mountaineers. 


Cleveland's  Initial 
Appeal  Up  August  2 

Cleveland,  July  22. — Ca-rpi  will 
hear  the  first  appeal  case  out  of  Cleve- 
land Aug.  2.  according  to  word  re- 
ceived from  John  C.  Flinn,  executive 
secretary  of  Code  Authority.  This  is 
the  case  of  Auburndale  Theatre  Co., 
East  Side  Amusement  Co.,  Loew's 
Valentine  and  Adams  Theatres.  Inc., 
all  of  Toledo,  against  Airo-\'ita.  Inc., 
also  of  Toledo,  charging  non-theatrical 
competition. 

Since  the  protest  was  heard  by  the 
Cleveland  grievance  board  and  certi- 
fied to  Campi  for  a  decision,  Swayne 
Field  Ball  Park,  about  which  the  pro- 
test centered,  has  closed. 


Wick  Code  Assentov; 
Buffalo  Case  Ended 

Buffalo,  July  22. — Edwin  Wick  of 
the  Majestic,  who  lost  his  long-drawn- 
out  reduced  admission  case  on  an  ap- 
peal to  Campi,  has  signed  an  NRA 
code  assent,  thus  ending  the  case,  it  is 
believed.  Campi  gave  Wick  until 
July  25  to  comply  with  a  Buffalo 
grievance  cease  and  desist  order,  or 
have  film  deliveries  stopped. 


A^.  O.  Protest  Pends 
Over  Clearance  Plan 

New  Orleans.  July  22. — LTnited 
Theatres  with  18  houses;  Loew's 
State,  Coliseum  and  Imperial,  have 
filed  protest  with  local  code  authori- 
ties over  clearances.  It  was  under- 
stood that  the  protest  could  be  filed 
within  30  days.  Now  a  later  ruling 
makes  it  five  days.  The  matter  prob- 
ably will  have  to  be  thrashed  out  in 
New  York. 


End  "Courtesy**  Passes 

Cleveland,  July  22. — A  "cease  and 
desist"  order  has  been  issued  by  the 
grievance  board  against  Victor  Wol- 
cott,  ordering  him  to  stop  any  fur- 
ther distribution  of  "courtesy"  passes 
to  the  Temple.  The  passes,  with  a 
five  cent  change,  were  issued  with  the 
recent  opening  of  the  house  with 
double  features.  It  is  the  only  theatre 
in  Greater  Cleveland  now  playing 
du^ls. 


B.  &  K.  Appeal  Zoning 

Chicago,  Julv  22.— B.  &  K,  have 
filed  an  apoeal  from  the  determination 
of  the  local  clearance  and  zoning  board 
which  voted  aga.inst  modification  of  the 
present  releasing  system  asked  by  the 
circuit. 


See  Hurdles 
Confronting 
Percentages 


(Continued  from  pa<ic  1) 
suggestion  in  view  of  existing  con- 
tracts, followed  by  the  immediate 
conclusion  that,  if  and  when  found 
acceptable,  the  application  never  could 
be  given  a  uniform  starting  date  and 
would  have  to  await  completion  of 
l>ersonal  service  contracts  now  in 
force.  By  the  time  such  a  day  arrived, 
this  man  continued,  there  might  not 
be  any  NRA  and  so  no  necessity  to 
turn  attention  to  the  recommendations 
of  any  of  its  administrators. 

Unexpressed,  but  extremely  impor- 
tant in  any  discussion  on  a  swing 
toward  percentage  contracts  for  talent 
in  wholesale,  is  the  system  of  selling 
pictures  in  block.  Many  distributors 
always  have  maintained  one  of  their 
objections  to  [X'rcentage  deals  has  been 
their  anticipation  that  such  an  ar- 
rangement would  prove  more  trouble- 
some than  beneficial ;  that  a  percentage 
contract  star  is  apt  to  be  interfering 
with  the  audit  system  ;  that  inevitable' 
there  would  be  disputes  over  returns 
involving  such  a  star's  pictures  and 
other  pictures,  not  made  on  percentage 
but  sold  in  the  same  block.  It  is  known 
that,  as  a  result,  distributors  who  lean 
toward  this  point  of  view  figure 
straight  salary  deals  are  to  be  pre- 
ferred, although  the  terms  may  be 
higher. 

So  far  as  could  be  learned  over  the 
week-end,  f^oseniilatt's  suggestion  has 
brought  about  no  plan  to  go  into  meet- 
ing to  air  advisability  of  its  considera- 
tion. Will  Hays  is  in  Hollywood  and 
Rosenblatt  starts  for  the  film  capital 
today.  It  is  entirely  probable,  there- 
fore, that  preliminaries  may  be 
launched  not  in  the  east  but  in  the 
west  if  they  nre  to  be  launched  at  all. 

Grosses  in  2  Years 
Decline  $88,540,917 

(Continued  from   paqc   1) 

While  distributing  companies  showed 
a  profit  of  $842,234  at  the  end  of  1931 
and  a  loss  of  $293,541  for  1932,  they 
succeeded  in  wiping  out  the  loss  and 
rolling  up  a  profit  of  $107,678  by  the 
end  of  last  year. 

Producing  and  distributing  com- 
pa.nies  reported  gross  receipts  of 
$258,815,862  for  1931  ;  $209,022,769  for 
1932  and  $197,418,377  for  1933,  or  a 
steady  decline.  In  1931,  their  profit  was 
$15,154,241;  in  1932  a  loss  of  $26,022,- 
328  was  reported  but  this  was  reduced 
to  $9,481,361  for  1933.  These  figures 
are  representative  of  the  entire  divi- 
sion and  do  not  take  into  account 
individual  companies,  at  least  in  this 
classifica.tion. 


Shift  Buffalo  Century 

Buffalo,  July  22. — Buffalo  Thea- 
tres, Inc..  successor  to  Shea  Thea- 
tres Corp.,  has  consolidated  its  posi- 
tion downtown  by  taking  over  Shea's 
Century  under  a  new  lease.  Pre- 
liminary to  the  new  deal,  an  eviction 
suit  for  non-payment  of  $13,000  back 
rent  was  instituted  in  Buffalo  City 
Court  by  Midland  Properties,  Inc., 
owners  of  the  Century — a  legal 
maneuver  to  take  possession  from  the 
Erie  Operating  Co.,  old  Shea  sub- 
sidiary. 


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TEN  CENTS 


New  Nebraska 
Trust  Suit  on 
Zoning  Filed 

Three    Exhibitors    Seek 
$156,000  Damages 


Lincoln,  Neb.,  July  23. — Owners  of 
theatres  in  three  small  Nebraska  towns 
have  filed  suit  against  major  distribu- 
tors in  U.  -S.  District  Court  here  for 
damages  aggregating  $156,000,  for 
alleged  violation  of  the  anti-trust  laws 
by    enforcing    zone    agreements. 

The  suits  are  filed  by  the  same  at- 
torneys who  won  the  Youngclaus  suit 
for  an  injunction  against  the  zoning 
agreement  set  up  by  the  Omaha  Film 
Board  in  1930.  The  claim  is  made 
that  the  zoning  agreement  is  being 
enforced  in  spite  of  the  injunction,  and 
that  the  plaintiffs'  theatres  have  lost 
patronage. 

The  plaintiffs  are  C.  N.  Robinson 
of  Blair,  Eric  Wesselman  of  Pierce 
and  G.  G.  Griffin  of  Plattsmouth. 
Blair  and  Plattsmouth  are  in  the 
Omaha  zone  and  Pierce  is  in  the  Nor- 
folk,   Neb.,    zone. 


Says  Local  Aid  Is 
Cancellation  Aim 

Answering  the  charge  made  in  a 
letter  addressed  to  him  last  week  by 
W.  A.  Stefifes,  president  of  Allied 
Theatre  Owners  of  the  NortJiwest, 
that  the  privilege  granted  exhibitors 
of  cancelling  films  held  indecent  by 
organized  public  opinion  tended  to  en- 
courage locaJ  censorship,  C.  C.  Petti- 
john,  counsel  for  the  Hays  organiza- 
tion, has  written  to  the  exhibitor  lead- 
er that  the  sole  purpose  of  the  can- 
cellation idea  was  to  permit  exhibitors 
"to  do  what  they  thought  in  their  best 
judgment  was  necessary  to  give  their 

(.Continued   oh    paqe    12) 


Para»  Goes  Sound; 
Capitol  Pool  Off 

The  Paramount  Theatre  drops 
stage  shows  and  goes  all  sound  be- 
ginning   Aug.    17.       .'Vside    from    its 

(Continued   on    pacje    )0) 


In  September 

Indicating  Paramount's  an- 
ticipation that  the  Mae  West 
film  will  be  dry  cleaned  suffi- 
ciently for  release  in  the  fall 
is  a  September  date  set  aside 
for  the  picture  at  the  Para- 
mount here. 


NRA  Denies  Code  Appejtl; 
Self-Regulation  Upheld 


Zukor  Due  Today  on  Studio 
Plans,  Para.  Reorganization 

By  VICTOR  M.  SHAPIRO 

Aboard  the  20th  Century  Limited,  Toledo,  0.,  July  23.— Adolph 
Zukor  arrives  in  New  York  Tuesday  morning  on  what  he  describes 
as  a  trip  to  coordinate  Paramount's  studio  activities  with  the 
home  office  and  to  lend  aid  to  the  company's  reorganization. 

He  says  he  is  gratified  with  the  response  of  writers,  producers 
and  directors  to  the  strengthened  moral  code. 

A  new  spirit  is  permeating  the  studio  from  stars  to  the  rank  and 
file,  he  added,  and  morale  is  better  than  it  has  been  at  any  time 
for  the  past  three  years. 


Fox  Met  Move 
Aimed  at  Full 
Bond  Payment 


The  belief  that  Fox  Metropolitan 
Playhouses  may  eventually  return 
bondholders  dollar  for  dollar  on  their 
investment  is  all  that  motivated  the 
holders  who  applied  for  reorganization 
of  the  circuit  under  the  new  bank- 
ruptcy laws  late  last  week,  Archibald 
Palmer,  attorney  for  the  group,  said 
yesterday. 

Palmer  declared  that  his  clients, 
three  in  number,  represented  about 
$14,000  of  Fox  Met  bonds.     He  stated 

{Continued  on   page    15) 


Control  Passes  on 
Three  in  St.  Louis 

St.  Loui.s.  July  22>. — The  Ambassa- 
dor, Missouri  and  Grand  Central  The- 
atres were  taken  over  by  Allan  Sny- 
der and  Harry  Koplar  yesterday 
morning.  The  Ambassador  and  Mis- 
souri were  closed  and  will  reopen  Au- 
gust 4  under  Fanchon  &  Marco  man- 
agement. 

Plans    for    the    Grand    Central    are 

(.Continued  on  page  11) 


Fox  Closes  Deal  on 
22  for  Music  Hall 

John  D.  Clark,  general  manager  of 
distribution  for  Fox,  yesterday  closed 
a  contract  with  the  Radio  City  Music 
Hall  for  22  of  his  company's  films  next 
season. 


Churches  Here 
To  Widen  Film 
Cleanup  Drive 


New  York  City's  drive  for  clean 
films  will  be  extended  into  Westches- 
ter, Hudson  and  other  adjoining  coun- 
ties as  a  result  of  a  vote  taken  yes- 
terday at  a  meeting  of  the  inter-faith 
committee  in  the  rectory  of  Holy 
Cross  Church. 

Details  of  the  extension  plans  will 
be  worked  out  at  a  meeting  to  be  held 
Aug.  6,  to  which  representatives  from 

(^Continued  on    paqe   12) 


Warner  Reiterates 
Stand  on  Boycott 

Chicago,  July  23.— Harry  M.  War- 
ner agrees  with  Postmaster  General 
Farley  that  pictures  should  respond 
to  public  sentiment,  but  nevertheless 
he  considers  it  unfair  for  opinion- 
moulding  bodies  to  urge  confiscation 
of  property. 

His   opinion  on   this  point   was   re- 

(Contimted   on   pat/c    10) 


Warners  Take  Over 
Allen  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland,  July  23. — Warners  have 
taken  over  the  Allen  from  Myer  Fine, 
Abe  Kramer,  P.  E.  Essick  and  Max 
Lefkowosh.  A  formal  announcement 
will  be  made  as  soon  as  papers,  now 
in  preparation,  have  been  signed.  The 
house  closed  Sunday  night.  This  gives 
Warners  three  local  downtown 
theatres. 


Johnson     Interpretation 

Of  Executive  Order 

Used  as  Basis 


The  first  decision  invoking  General 
Hugh  S.  Johnson's  interpretation  of 
the  executive  order  last  December,  an 
interpretation  assuring  the  industry 
self-regulation  in  code  affairs  by  de- 
nying individual  appeals  from  Campi 
decisions,  was  made  by  Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  recent- 
ly in  denying  a  petition  of  the  Jeffer- 
son Amusement  Co.,  Victoria,  Tex., 
for  a  review  of  a  final  determination 
by  Campi  in  an  overbuying  case  de- 
cided against  Jefferson,  it  was  dis- 
closed  yesterday. 

Rosenblatt's  refusal  of  a  review  of 
the  Campi  findings  establishes  a  prece- 
dent under  which  Campi's  determina- 
tions in  individual  cases  are  recog- 
nized as  final. 

The  review  of  the  Campi  findings 
and    decision   was    sought   by    Sol    E. 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


Tax  Receipts  Show 
Gains  by  Theatres 

Washington,  July  23. — Theatrical 
attendance  has  been  on  the  upgrade 
during  the  past  year,  it  is  indicated  by 
Internal    Revenue    Bureau    figures. 

Admission  tax  collections  for  June 
were  $1,597,238.  For  June,  1933,  the 
total  was  $1,000,751. 

Receipts  from  the  admissions  tax 
declined  nearly  $1,000,000  during  the 
fiscal  year  ended  June  30  as  compared 
with  the  preceding  year,  the  bureau 
reported,  collections  amounting  to 
$14,613,414  as  against  $15,520,512. 


Report  Giannini  May 
Handle  Salary  Study 

Hollywood,  July  23. — It  is  reported 
here  that  Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini  is  being 
considered  by  Division  Administrator 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  to  head  a  committee 
to  investigate  Hollywood  salaries  and 
look  into  the  possibility  of  setting  up 
a  rovaltv  basis  for  creative  talent. 


More  Data 

Additional  statistical  high- 
lights of  the  Rosenblatt 
salary  report  on  page  10 
today. 


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*'Gods  Destroy"  Gets 
$62,000,  Music  Hall 

"Whom  the  Gods  Destroy"  was  the 
top  grosser  in  town  last  week,  draw- 
ing $62,000  with  the  aid  of  a  stage 
.show  at  the  Music  Hall. 

Other  grossF-  for  the  week  were : 

Capitol — "Stamboul  Quest"  (M-G- 
M)  and  stage  show,  $31,456. 

Paramount — "Old-Fashioned  Way" 
(Para.)    and  stage  show,  $24,500. 

Strand — "Man  With  Two  Faces" 
(F.N.),  $11,631. 

Roxy — "Baby,  Take  a  Bow"  (Fox) 
and  stage  show,  $20,250. 

Palace  —  "Of  Human  Bondage" 
(Radio)  and  vaudeville,  $16,200. 


West  on  Advertising 

Lester  Thompson,  assistant  to  J.  J. 
McCarthy,  left  for  Hbllywood  yester- 
day for  studio  conferences  on  the  work 
of  the  advertising  advisory  council. 


Leo  Abrams  on  Job 

Leo  Abrams,  manager  of  the  "Big 
U"  exchange,  returned  to  his  desk 
yesterday  following  a  nine  weeks'  ill- 
ness.   He  was  gravely  ill  for  a  time. 

Re-Sign  James  Whale 

Hollywood,  July  23.— Universal 
has  renewed  its  option  on  James 
Whale  for  another  year.  His  next 
picture  will  be  "Within  This  Present." 


Hubbard  Headed  East 

Hollywood,  July  23.— Lucien  Hub- 
bard, M-G-M  producer,  is  on  his  way 
east  for  a  vacation  in  Europe. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


npHE  Nc7i'  York  Times,  re- 
-'■  fleeting  the  dubiou.'^  merit  of 
maintaining  its  consistently  un- 
friendly attitude  toward  motion 
pictures  at  large,  yesterday 
streaniered  the  flat  statement  that 
John  Dillinger,  bandit  shot  to 
death  as  he  emerged  from  a  Chi- 
cago theatre  Sunday  night,  had 
been  "trapped  by  lure  of  moving 
picture  depicting  gunman  ca- 
reer." Undoubtedly  next  will  be 
the  conclusion  Dillinger  was  per- 
suaded to  embark  on  his  career 
of  murder  and  robbery  by  the 
pictures  he  had  seen  in  the  past. 
.All  of  this  reminds  once  again 
that  a  job  remains  to  be  done  by 
the  organized  industry  in  con- 
vincing the  press  of  the  nation  to 
turn  more  sympathetic  and  co- 
operative where  films  are  con- 
cerned. Proper  criticism  where 
facts  justify  such  critici.sm  is 
neither  to  be  avoided  nor  dis- 
couraged. Pot  shots  merely  be- 
cause this  is  the  sort  of  industry 
which  is  peculiarly  su.sceptible  do 
not  belong.  This  business  is  large 
enough  and  an  important  enough 
customer  of  newspapers  at  large 
to  strike  out  determinedly  for  a 
more  honest  break.  .  .  . 

▼ 
Difficult  as  it  is  to  keep  in 
check  pokes  which  develop  on 
the  outside,  it  is  high  time  pro- 
ducers stiffen  their  spinal  col- 
umns and  do  something  when 
cheap  tricks,  heaping  up  further 
opprobrium,  develop  from  the  in- 
side. We  mean  by  that  the  press 
association  yarn  hinting  with  as 
much  subtlety  as  it  would  take  to 
cover  the  broad  side  of  a  barn 
that  Lupe  Velez  and  Johnny 
Weismuller  planned  a  divorce. 
Yesterday,  writing  from  Holly- 
wood, the  usually  well-informed 
columnist,  Sidney  Skolsky,  said  in 
the  Daily  News:  "Lupe  Velez 
is  now  confiding  to  friends  that 
the  divorce  yarn  was  just  a  'beeg 


pooblicity  stunt.'"  If  that's  a 
fact,  Miss  Velez  ought  to  have 
her  Mexican  fanny  spanked  so 
hard  she'll  remember  it,  as  well 
the  desire  for  cheap  publicity 
headlines  that  precipitated  the 
lashing.  .  .  . 

T 
Warning  to  theatremen :  new 
style  gyp  being  worked  in  the 
Middle  West  and  apt  to  spread 
elsewhere.  Patron  usually  fem- 
inine, buys  ticket,  enters  theatre. 
After  the  show,  puts  in  a  frantic 
call  for  the  manager,  turns  on 
the  faucet  and  tearfully  informs 
.she's  been  robbed.  Insists  on 
payment  for  her  loss,  regardless 
of  whether  theatre  is  responsi- 
ble or  not.  "In  Chicago  and  in 
Ohio,  theatres  always  do  that," 
runs  the  spiel.  Where  tried,  man- 
ager usually  says  he'll  report  the 
incident  to  headquarters.  Faker 
goes  from  tears  to  near  hysterics, 
demands  payment  on  threat  to 
call  in  the  police  and  never  over- 
looks hinting  the  publicity  won't 
do  the  theatre  any  good.  In  one 
instance,  an  on-his-toes  manager 
allowed  a  woman  to  visit  the  sta- 
tion house.  Only  she  didn't.  She 
hopped  a  fast  train  out  of  town, 
after  being  spotted  as  the  same 
woman  who  pulled  an  identical 
stunt  in  Chicago.  The  blackout 
came  through  a  lucky  break : 
The  manager  was  the  same  in 
both   theatres.   .   .   . 

T 
Tip,  some  weeks  old  now, 
that  political  censorship  was 
taking  on  new  activity  is  veri- 
fied by  distributors  in  New  York. 
Fearful  that  the  church  campaign 
is  punching  their  activities  full 
of  holes,  many  censor  boards, 
once  easy,  are  now  getting  hard 
to  handle.  Arbitrary  .shearing 
bodies,  by  the  same  token,  are 
turning  more  arbitrary.  Pri- 
vately, much  has  been  voiced  in 
New  York   in  the  last  few  days 


Most  on  Big  Board  Decline 


High 

Columbia  Pictures,  vtc 27 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 3 

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 12}4 

Eastman  Kodak   100 

Fox    Film    "A" WA 

Loew's,  Inc 25^ 

Loew's,  Inc. ,  pfd 85 

Paramount  Publix   3% 

Pathe    Exchange    l-K 

Pathe   Exchange    "A" 17 

RKo m 

Warner    Bros 4 


Technicolor  Drops  %  on  Curb 


High 

Technicolor   l.i'4 

Trans  Lux  1.)^ 


High 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 654 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf 7 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 100 

Paramount  Broadway  S;4s  '51 38'A 

Paramount    Publix    5'/^s    '50 44'/^ 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww   99i^ 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 53 


Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

25/g 

25K& 

1,400 

2?i 

3 

-f-Ks 

400 

12 

12-4 

-V» 

100 

97!^ 

97!^ 

-VA 

500 

sa 

9 

-VA 

2,400 

23H 

23/2 

-2% 

6,900 

85 

85 

-VA 

100 

2K 

m 

-'A 

2,500 

VA 

VA 

1.000 

15% 

15?4 

-y* 

1,100 

VA 

VA 

—  'A 

800 

i'A 

iV» 

-  y» 

8,800 

m  Curb 

Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

13 

13 

—  H 

600 

m 

m 

300 

Is  Off  2Vs 

Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

6 

6 

-  v» 

5 

/ 

7 

1 

100 

100 

2 

38K 

38% 

-A 

2 

43?^ 

43% 

-m 

11 

99'A 

99/a 

2 

SVA 

SVA 

-m 

40 

on  the  hell-raising  spree  ram- 
pant in  Ohio.  What  the  censors 
are  confronted  with  is  really  sim- 
ple. This  it:  If  they  have 
been  functionally  as  theoretically 
they  should  have,  the  church 
movement  could  not  have  reached 
its  present  proportions.  Apply 
this  for  the  answer  to  what  is 
happening  in  states  and  cities 
where  censorship  is  on  the  statute 
books.  .   .   . 

▼ 
Icy  blasts  hitting  torrid  Times 
Square  through  the  lobby  of  the 
Paramount  one  day  last  week 
were  tinged  with  a  fish  odor, 
strongly  reminiscent  of  herring. 
"That  was  no  herring.  It  was 
the  picture  that  smells  that  way," 
rejoined  a  curbstone  cowboy.  .  .  . 
Ben  Hecht  and  Charlie  Mac- 
Arthur,  producers  now,  strolled 
along  the  Coney  Island  front  re- 
cently. A  couple  of  members  of 
the  f/eniis  moron  drinking  in  a 
sideshow  harangue  attracted  their 
attention.  Their  next  appearance 
was  at  Eastern  Service  during 
the  final  week's  shooting  on 
"Crime  Without  Passion"  on  the 
.set  in  front  of  the  cameras  and 
in  two  chairs  marked,  "Super- 
visors, don't  disturb."  Holly- 
wood papers,  please  copy.  .  .  . 
KANN 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

GLIMPSED  at  the  Tavern  around 
lunch  time  yesterday : 
John   C.    Flinn,   Nate   Spin- 
gold,  Jack  Cohn,  Jack  Parting- 
ton, Myke  Lewis,  James  A.  Fitz- 
Patrick,  Fred  C.  Quiniby,  Lou 
GoLDER,  Tommy  Meighan. 
Howard    Dietz,    all    better    now;      | 
Phil     Reisman,     Morton     Spring,     I 
Eugene    Zukor,     Austin     Keough,      ' 
Hal    Rodner,    Ed   Schnitzer,   Jack 
Shapiro,    Harry    Brandt,    Herman 
and  John  Zenker,  Lawrence  Boloc- 
ninio,  Leo  Lubin  and  I.  Perse  were 
among  the  luncheoneers  at  the  M.  P. 
Club  yesterday. 

King  Vidor,  producer  and  director 
of  "Our  Daily  Bread,"  which  United 
Artists  will  distribute,  gets  into  town 
today. 

Frankie  Thomas,  12-year-old,  who 
last  appeared  in  the  show,  "Wednes- 
day's Child,"  left  yesterday  for  Holly- 
wood to  begin  work  for  Radio. 

Glenda  Farrell  is  recuperating  at 
Polyclinic  Hospital  today  from  an  ap- 
pendicitis operation  performed  yester- 
day. 

Patsy  Kelly,  who  has  been  star- 
ring in  Hal  Roach  comedies  of  late, 
reached  town  yesterday  on  a  vacation 
trip. 

Robert  Armstrong  and  Ernest 
Wood  are  in  town  from  the  coast. 
They're  stopping  at  the  Warwick. 

Peter  Lorre,  continental  actor,  ar- 
rives today  on  the  Majestic  on  his  way 
to  the  coast  to  work  for  Columbia. 

Roscoe  Ates  begins  work  today  at 
the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone  plant  in  a 
two-reel  comedy. 

Lou  B.  Metzger  is  back  from  San 
Diego  and  has  opened  an  office  in 
the  Godfrey  Bldg. 


II 


WE'LL  STRING  A 


Leading  exhibitors  of  the  United  States  and  Canada,  representing  1500  theatres,  tell  Paramount" 
executives  of  their  confidence  in  forthcoming  product.    In  this  group  are: 

First  Row:  Nathan  Goldstein,  Springfield,  Mass.;  Ralph  Branton,  Omaha;  John  Balaban,  Chicago; 
M.  A.  Lightman,  Memphis;  Adolph  Zukor;  Emanuel  Cohen;  Carl  Hoblitzelle,  Dallas;  Sam  Dembow, 
Jr.;  N.  L.  Nathanson,  Canada;  M.  B.  Comerford,  Scranton;  Harry  Nace,  Phoenix. 

Second  Row.  H.  L.   Kincey,   Charlotte;    J.   R.   Blank,  Des  Moines;  George  Zeppos,  Wheeling;  Bol 


LEADING  EXHIBIT 
STATES  AKD  CANADil 


ONG  WITH  YOU 


ti 


Wilby,  Alabama  &  Tennessee;  Bob  O'Donnell,  Dallas;  George  J.  Schaefer;  P.  K.  Johnston,  Dallas; 
Hunter  Perry,  Charlottesville;  J.  Clemmens,  Beaumont;  Louis  Marcus,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Third  Row:  W.  K.  Jenkins,  Atlanta;  Col.  Lucas,  Savannah;  Barney  Balaban,  Chicago;  E.  V.  Richards, 
New  Orleans;  John  Friedl,  Minneapolis;  A.  H.  Blank,  Des  Moines;  Marty  Mullin,  Boston;  Sam 
Pinanski,  Boston;  Harold  Robb,  Dallas;  M.  Ruben,  Chicago;  Carl  Linz,  Dallas;  E.  Rowley,  Little  Rock. 

Back  Row:  Carl  Bamford,  Asheville. 


S  OF  THE   UNITED 
TELL  PARAMOUNT 


•  •  •  for  they  know 


PARAMOUNT'S 


Only  players  that  are  reaching 


and  PARAMOUNT  STARS  will 


A  E      WEST 


2  p'ct 


ures   •  •  • 


'Gentlemen's 


marleiie 

I  E  T  R  I  C  H 


O  pictures  •  •  •"The  Scarlet  Empress/'  with  Johr»  Lodge,  Sam 
Jaffe,  Louise  Dresser.  Directed  by  Josef  Von  Sternberg  •  •  • 
and  one  other  as  yet  untitled 


claudette 

COLBERT 


O    pictures,  including  Cecil  B.  De  Mille's  "Cleopatra".  ."Are  Men 
.  Worth  It?".  ."The  Gilded  Lily",  with  Cory  Grant  and  a  star  cost 


GARY     COOPER 


BING    CROSBY 


W.    C.     FIELDS 


CARY    GRANT 


MIRIAM  HOPKINS 


A  pictures,  including  "Now  and  Forever,"  with  Carole  Lombard 
and  Shirley  Temple  ...  "Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lancer,"  with 
Richard  Arlen,  Katherine  De  Mille,  Cory  Grant  and  Sir  Guy 
Standing  •  «  »  "20  Hours  by  Air,"  with  Carole  Lombard  and 
another  picture  to  be  announced 

O  pictures,  including  "She  Loves  Me  Not,"  with  Miriam  Hopkins, 
Kitty  Carlisle,  Lynne  Overman,  Warren  Hymer.  •  ."Here  Is  My 
Heart,"  with  Kitty  Carlisle  .  .  ."Sailor  Beware"  with  a  star  cost 

O  pictures,  including  "Mississippi,"  with  Lanny  Ross  and  Evelyn 
Venable  .  .*  .  "Love  Thy  Neighbor"  .  .  .  "Back  Porch" 
with  a  cast  to  be  selected 

A  pictures,  including  "Lddies  Should  Listen,"  with  Frances  Drake, 
Edward  Everett  Horton,  George  Barbier,  Charles  Ray  ... 
"Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lancer," ...  "Eyes  of  the  Eagle,"  with 
Frances  Drake  .   •   •  and  one  other 

..."She  Loves  Me  Not,"  with  Bing   Crosby;  and  other  pictures 


Charles 

LAUGHTON 


I     picture  •  •  •  Harry  Leon  Wilson's  hilarious  classic  "Ruggles  of 
Red  Gap,"  with  Chorlie  Ruggles,  Mary  Boland.  Directed  by 
-    Leo  McCarey 


if       it's 


PARAMOUNT       PICTURE 


STAR  LIST  U  HOT 

the  peak  of  popularity. 

make  these  Pictures  in  1934-35 


Carole 

L   O 


B   A 


\  JOE    PE 


ER 


A  pictures,  including  ^'Now  and  Forever/'with  Gary  Cooper  and 
Shirley  Temple  •  •  •"Rhumba,"  with  George  Raft  •  •  •"Case 
Against  Mrs.  Ames,"  with  Lee  Tracy  •  •  •  "20  Hours  by  Air," 

with  Gary  Cooper 


I    "College   H 

Morrison,,  " 


m,      with    Lanny    Ross,    Richard    Aden,    Joe 
Robert!.  Directed*  by  Elliott  Nugent 


I  GEORGE    RAFT 


I  LANNY     ROSS 


SYLVIA  SIDNEY 


A  pictures.  Including  "Limehouse  Nights,"  with  Anna  May 
Wong  and  Montague  Love  •  •  •"Rhumba, "with  Carole  Lombard 
•  •  •  "On®    Night    Stand,"  with   Ben   Bernle  and  one  other 

picture  to  be  announced 

O  pictures,  Including  "College  Rhythm,"  with  Joe  Penner,  Jack 
Oakie,  Lyda  RobertI,  George  Barbler  •  •  •  "Mississippi,"  with 
W.  C^  Fields  •  •  ."Big  Broadcast  of  1935" 

3    pictures.  Including  "Desire"«  •  •  and  two  others  to  be  announced 


O  pictures,  including  "Case  Against  Mrs.  Ames,"  with  Carole 
Lombard  •  •  -"You  Belong  to  Me,"wlth  Helen  Mack  and  Lynne 
Overman  •  •  ♦  "Lemon   Drop  Kid,"  a  Damon    Runyon   story 


O  pictures  including  "The  Pursuit  of  Happiness" a  «  •"People 
WillTalk,"wlth  Ida  Luplnp&  KentTaylor«>9."LoveTiiyNelghbor" 
with  George  Burns,GracleAllen,W.C.  Fields  &  Alison  Skipworth 


1 2    box  office  cartoons  from  the  Little  Sweetheart  of  the  Screen 


12    smash  hits  from  the  Sailor  King  of  Short  Subjects 


.«*-?»» 


t    '    s        the        best 


h    o 


w 


I    n 


town! 


PARAMOUNT    H 

■  • .  and  the  people 


RUGGLES      OF 
ED         GAP 


TheCASE  AGAINST 
MRS.     AMES 


'20  HOURS  BY  AIR" 


LEMON  DROP  KID' 


SHOE      THE 
WILD     MARE" 


A     R 


E    T 


Novels    and    Stories 

Alice  Hegan  Rice's  famous  story  and  play.  One  of  the 
world's  most  popular  and  best-loved  books.  With  Pauline 
Lord,  W.  C.  Fields,  ZaSu  Pitts,  Evelyre  Venable  and  Kent 
Taylor.  Directed  by  Norman  Taurog. 

Francis  Yeats-Brown's  best-selling  book.  Filmed  as  a 
gigantic  panorama  of  life,  love  and  thrilling  adventure 
in  mysterious  India.  With  Gary  Cooper,  Gary  Grant, 
Richard  Arlen,  Frances  Drake  and  Sir  Guy  Standing. 
Directed  by  Henry  Hathaway. 

Harry  Leon  Wilson's  hilarious  classic,  read  by  millions  of 
Saturday  Evening  Post  readers  and  favoritf  novel  of 
thousands.  With  a  cast  headed  by  Charles  Laughton,' 
Charlie  Ruggles,  Mary  Boland  and  Sir  Guy  Standing. 

Directed  by  Leo  McCarey. 

Arthur  Somers  Roche's  famous  story  that  5,000,000 
people  avidly  read  in  the  recent  issues  of  Collier's.  With 
Lee  Tracy  and  Carole  Lombard.  Director  to  be  selected. 

By  Frank  Dazey  and  Bogart  Rogers,  famous  war  ace  and 
flyer.  This  story  will  soon  be  read  byi/nillions  of  people 
as  a  sensational  serial  in  Liberty  Magazirie.  Gary  Cooper 
and  Carole  Lombard  will  co-star  in  this  picture., 

By  Damon  Runyon,  the  most  popular  v/riter  in  "motion 
pictures  today.  With  Lee  Tracy  and  Helen  Mpck.    , 

s 

9-. 

Gene  Fowler's  best-selling  novel.  With  Heriry  Wilcoxon, 
Roscoe  Karns  and  a  cast  of  skilled  players,  to  be  s^efted. 

The  exciting  McCall's  Magazine  story  by  Stephen 
Morehouse  Avery.  The  interest  of  thousands  of  enthusi- 
astic readers  caused  us  to  purchase  this  story  and  put  It 
on  the  screen.  A  large  cast  of  stellar  players  will  be 
headed  by  Sir  Guy  Standing. 


S  ^hjuit  STORIES 
to  put  in  them! 


THE    PURSUIT 
OF    HAPPINESS 


SAILOR  BEWARE 


ALL  THE 

KING'S  HORSES" 


Broadway  ^5  Biggest  Plays 

Unanimously  chosen  as  the  year's  most  hilarious  comedy. 
300  performances  to  date,  and  all  of  them  S.  R.  O.!  As 
a  picture  it  will  star  Bing  Crosby  and  Miriam  Hopkins, 
with  Kitty  Carlisle,  Lynne  Overman,  George  Barbier 
Warren  Hymer.  Directed  by  Elliott  Nugent. 


Another  big  Broadway  hit.  28  weeks,  250  performances 
—  all  of  them  capacity.  With  Francis  Lederer,  Joan 
Bennett,  Charlie  Ruggles,  Mary  Boland,  Waiter 
Kingsford,  Grace  Bradley,  Miner  Watson.  Directed  by 
Ralph  Murphy. 

30  weeks,  290  performances.  One  of  the  most  uproar- 
ious comedies  of  all  times.  This  will  be  seen  on  the  screen 
as  a  comedy  with  music,  starring  Bing  Crosby. 

One  of  the  most  successful  musical  comedies  of  the 
year.  Enjoyed  long  runs  both  in  New  York  and  Chicago, 
Recently  bought  for  Jack  Oakie,  Carl  Brisson,  and  Kitty 
Carlisle,  the  combination  that  scored  such  a  big  success 
in  Earl  Carroll's  "Murder  at  the  Vanities". 


r^¥^ 


THE  MILKY  WAY 


Broadway's  Spring  sensation —^  the  play  that  made  on 
overnight  success  in  New  York.  Just  purchased  as  a 
special  vehicle  for  Jack  Oakie  who  will  be  supported  by 
Helen  Mack,  Grace  Bradley,  Fred  MacMurray. 


R  . 


U  . 


R  . 


HER 

MASTER'S  VOICE' 


TZIZ 


Karel  Capek's  brilliant  play  which  scored  such  a  hit  in 
New  York  when  produced  by  the  Theatre  Guild  several 
years  ago.  Made  into  an  amazing  spectacular  produc- 
tion. With  an  all-star  cast.   Directed  by  Mitchell  Leisen. 

'There's  a  laugh  in  practically  every  line',  says  Robert 
Benchley  in  the  New  Yorker.  Played  220  performances 
to  packed  houses  this  year.  Cast  to  be  selected. 


> 


-> 


ClAUDITTE  COIBERT,  WARREN  WIlllAM 
HENKY  WIICOXON 

ton  Keith,  Joseph  Schildkfout,  C.  Aubrey  Smith, 
Gertrude  Midhoel  and  8000  topporting  ptoyeri 


J/i?y- 


mup''"' 


10 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  24,    1934 


Warner  Reiterates 
Stand  on  Boycott 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

iterated  here  today  following  his  ar- 
rival from  the  coast  with  Jacob  Wilk, 
head  of  the  Warner  story  depart- 
ment. They  arrived  on  the  same  train 
with  Adolph  Zukor,  although  War- 
ner said  this  "just  happened"  and  had 
no  significance.  Warner  and  Wilk 
remained  here  today  and  will  con- 
tinue on  to  New  York  tomorrow, 
arriving  on   Wednesday. 

Farley's  remarks  about  pictures  con- 
forming to  public  sentiment  were  made 
last  week  at  the  studio  luncheon 
where  Warner  gave  vent  to  his  opin- 
ion of  the  unfairness  of  Cardinal 
Dougherty's  theatre  boycott  in  Phila- 
delphia. 

Warner  said  again  here  that  he  had 
no  objection  to  the  listing  of  pictures 
unacceptable  to  groups,  but  consid- 
ered demanding  and  commanding 
Hocks  to  remain  away  from  theatres 
as  un-American. 

Wilk  expressed  the  opinion  that  the 
industry  is  through  with  trends  and 
cycles. 

"Backgrounds,"  Wilk  said,  "may  in- 
dicate the  news  mood  of  the  moment, 
but  the  story  in  any  locale  must  be 
simple   and   reach   the   heart." 


Para,  Goes  Sound; 
Capitol  Pool  Off 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

switch  in  policy,  the  step  is  signifi- 
cant in  that  drives  home  the  final  rivet 
sealing  the  fate  of  any  pool  with  the 
Capitol. 

The  policy  starts  with  "Cleopatra." 
.Mready  lined  up  are :  "The  Scarlet 
Empress,"  "She  Loves  Me  Not,"  the 
Mae  West  film,  "Now  and  Forever," 
"Mrs.  Wiggs  of  the  Cabbage  Patch," 
"College  Rhythm"  and  "The  Pursuit 
of  Happiness."  Each  picture  will  run 
as  long  as  it  draws.  Paramount  fig- 
uring that  with  this  lineup  the  the- 
atre   is    set    until    December. 

Louis  K.  Sidney,  speaking  for 
Loew's,  yesterday  declared  the  Cap- 
itol will  continue  as  heretofore  with 
pictures  and   stage  shows. 


Max  Ascher  Buried 

Chicago,  July  23. — Funeral  services 
were  held  today  for  Max  .\scher,  47, 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  .\scher  cir- 
cuit which  was  taken  over  by  Balaban 
&  Katz.  Ascher  died  at  the  Michael 
Reese  Hospital. 


Lunch  for  Schosberg 

Members  of  the  Paramount  foreign 
department  will  tender  a  luncheon  to 
Eugene  Schosberg  at  the  M.  P.  Club 
on  Thursday.  Schosberg,  who  has  been 
stationed  in  the  home  office,  will  leave 
that  day  on  the  Pennsylvania  for  Cris- 
tobal on  a  special  assignment. 


Carr  Out  of  Hospital 

Hollywood,  July  23.— After  a  six 
weeks'  stay  in  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon 
Hospital  following  a  major  operation, 
Trem  Carr  has  returned  home  where 
he  will  be  confined  for  another  two 
weeks   under   care   of   a   nurse. 


Shellman  Resigns  Post 

Baltimore,  July  23.— Jacques  Shell- 
man  has  resigned  as  publicity  and  ad- 
vertising representative  for  the  New 
Theatre,  of  which  Morris  A.  Me- 
chanic is  president. 


Some  Statistical  Highlights  of  Salary  Report 

Washington,  July  2i. — Highliyhts  of  the  Rosenblatt  salary  report  include  gross  receipts,  invest- 
ment, surplus,  assets,  profit  and  loss,  from  1931  to  1933,  inclusively,  of  companies  engaged  in  va- 
rious branches  of  the  industry.     Some  of  the  detail: 

Producing-Distrihuting  Companies 

, 1931 -^  , 1932 -^  , 1933 , 

Percent  Percent  Percent 

of  gross  of  gross  of  gross 

Classification                                                          Amount                   receipts  Amount                   receipts  Amount                receipts 

Gro.ss   receipts $258,815,862.27                lOO.B)  $209,022,769.34                lOO.UO  $197,418,377.40                lOO.OU 

Capital    investment 189,886,810.61                  73.37  94,672,768.65                 45.29  97,-122,632.04                 49.30 

Surplus  and   surplus   reserves 19,510,850.95                   7.54  30,328,360.52                 14.51  22,086,376.24                 11.19 

Total   assets 313,141,517.45                120.99  217,094,840.16               103.86  180,327,079.75                 91..34 

Net  profit  or  loss 15,154.241.75                   5.86  -26,022,328.23                 12.45  -9,481,361.25                -4.80 

Producing  Companies 

, 1931 — -,  ^-                1932 ,                        r- 1933 ^ 

Percent  Percent  Percent 

of  gross  of  gross  of  gross 

Classification                                                           Amount                   receipts  Amount                   receipts  Amount                receipts 

Gross   receipts $15,913,545.52                100.00  $13,542,747.44                100.00  $15,343,757.60               100.00 

Capital    investment 10.411,471. .59                 65.42  9,757,491.59                 72.05  9,170.194.17                 59.76 

Surplus  and   surplus   reserves 6.184,729.87                 38.86  4,976,439.58                 36.75  4,238,276.85                 27.62 

Total  assets 19.966,486.36                125.47  19,593,992.25                144,68  21.349,484.43                139.14 

Net  profit  or  loss 407,970,68                   2,56  —1,069,069.57                    7.89  53,181.64                    .34 

Distributing  Companies 

r 1931 s  r- 1932— — ^  ,— 1933 , 

Percent  Percent  Percent 

of  gross  of  gross  of  gross 

Classification                                                       Amount                  receipts  Amount                  receipts  Amount               receipts 

Gross  receipts $8,050,304,34                lOO.W  $5,188,798.87                lOO.IKJ  $6,335,741.62                100.00 

Capital   investment 263.800.00                   3.28  286,300.00                   5.52  382,590.00                   6.04 

Surplus  and  surplus  reserves 2.586,511.57         .       32.13  2,050,231.13                39.51  1,929,572,41                30,45 

Total  assets 5,.393.837.19                66.98  4,114,481.57                 79.29  5,210,547.59                82.24 

Net  profit  or  loss 842,2.34.28                10.46  -293,541.69              -  5.f>6  107,678.22                  1.70 

Exhibiting  Companies 

f— 1931 — ,  , 1932 .  , 1933 . 

Percent  Percent  Percent 

of  gross  of  gross  of  gross 

Classification                                                           Amoimt                   receipts  Amount                   receipts  Amount                receipts 

Gross   receipts $260,410,597.39               100.00  $216,892,126.67                1()0.0(J  $171,869,680.00               100.00 

Capital   investment 297,516,406.42                114.25  255,886,015.10                117.98  238,313,838.69               138.70 

Surplus   and   surplus   re.serves 64.741,732.83                 24.86  39,725,706,00                 18..32  19,906,678.62                 11.58 

Total   assets 599.6.56,480.74               2.30.27  521,312.233.70               240..36  460,988,049.58               268.22 

Net  profit  or  loss 5,054,611,75                   1,94  —13,979,210.24                —6.45  —10,268,891,74               —5.97 

Composite  of  All  Production  and  Distribution 

r- 1931    — s  r- 1932 — ,  , 1933 ^-^ 

Percent  Percent  Percent 

of  gross  of  gross  of  gross 

Classification                                                           Amount                   receipts  Amount                   receipts  Amount                receipts 

Gross  receipts $282,779,712.12                100,00  $227,754,315.65                100.00  $219,097,876.62                HXl.OO 

Capital   investment 200.562,082,20                 70.93  104.716.56Cj.24                 45,98  106.875,416.21                 48.78 

Surplus  and   surplus   reserves 28,282.092,.39                 10,00  .37,355,031.23                  16.40  28.254,225.50                 12.90 

Total   assets .3.38.501.841.00                119,71  240,803,313,98                105.73  206,887,111.77                 94.43 

iVet  profit  or  loss 16,404,446,71                    5,80  — 27..384,9.39.49              -12.02  —9.320,501.39               -4.25 

Composite  of  All  Production,  Distribution  and  Exhibition 

f 1931 ,  , 1932 ,  , 1933 ^ 

Percent  Percent  Percent 

of  gross  of  gross  of  gross 

Classification                                                           Amount                   receipts  Amount                    receipts  Amount                receipts 

Gross   receipts $543,190,309,52                100,00  $444,646,442,32                100,00  $.390,967,556.62                100.00 

Capital   investment 498.078.488.62                 91.70  360.602,575.34                 81.10  .345,189,254.90                 88.29 

Surplus  and  surplus   reserves 93.02.3,825,22                17.13  77,080,737.23                 17.34  48,160,904.12                12.32 

Total  assets 9,38,158.331.74               172.71  762,115.547,68               171.40  667,875,161.35               170,83 

.Net  profit  or  loss 21,459,058.46                  .3,95  -^1,.364.149.73               —9.30  -19,589,393.13              —5.01 

Individuals,  Pay  Rolls  and  Average  Compensation 

(Composite,  All  Production,  Distribution,  Exhibition) 

, 1931 ,  , 1932 ^->  ^- 1933 ^ 

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Classification                           S>3                 "B              M'S  >,      ^  v^         S-o  "-^                  ^S  >.      "  v^      *•§  "3              SfS  ^      "  S  *■ 

Z.S              Ho,           <a.S     H'Bm      2.5  1- S,              <  S.  £     H'S  m    Z.S  Ha           <  5,  £     H  a  so 

Kxecutive   278  $11,009,565.56  $39,602.75      2.03           306  $8,372,226.10    $27,360.22      1.88         289  $6,799,157.90  $23,526.50       1.74 

Supervisors    1,566      14,.323.270.29      9,146.41      2.64        1,653  12,634,281,25       7,643,24      2,84      1,621  11,766,380,80      7,258.72       3.01 

Clerical,   office   and    service..     25,966      37.594.228.27       1,447.83      6.92      23,152  32,244,331.12      1,.392.72      7.25    24,468  29,211.010.38      1,193.85        7.47 

Actors    and    actresses 20,503     37,077,527.62      1,808,40     6.82      23,842  31,989,467.71       1,341.73      7.20    28,055  25,834,977.62         920.87       6.61 

Extra   players    .-...220,945       2,437,826.48           11.03        .45    256,124  2,669,047.36           10.42        .60  287,661  2,756,643.46             9.58         .71 

Motion    picture   directors....         281       8,358,274.68    29,744.75     1.54          330  7,862,514.98    23,825.80      1.77         370  6,988,930.54    18,889.00       1.79 
Musical    directors    and    mu- 

,  sicians    8,150       7,367,401.17         903.96     1.36        6,884  5,202,265.67         756.09      1.17      9,538  3,712,477.64         389.23         .95 

Writers,  authors,  dramatists: 

Regularly  employed 354       5,030,064.47    14,209.22       .93           340  4,867,093.04     14,314.97      1.10        356  4,501,072.88    12,643.46       1.15 

Not  regularly  employed..,,         435        1,760,186,57      4,046,41        .32           609  2,050,997.64      3,367.81        .46         802  2,207,129.07      2,752.03         .56 

Composers,  arrangers 100          858,767.30      8,587.67       .16            94  766,986.94      8,159.44        .17         197  850,340.70      4.316.45         .22 

Artists  and   sculptors 314          902,939.51      2,875.60       .16           326  921,342.92      2,826.21        .21         426  930,547.05      2,184.38         .24 

Scenic  artists   and  designers         238          590,106,17      2,479.44       .11           207  446,903.76      2,158.96       .10         328  448,054.84      1,366.02         .11 

Costume  designers   18          123,219.36      6,845.52       .02            18  106,655.21      5,925.29        .02          18  95,176.25      5,287.57         .02 

Sound   engineers    171          867,722.55      5,074.40       .16           164  717,822.50      4,376.97        .16         170  626,523.65      3,685.43         .16 

Sound  technicians   595       1,307,081.59      2.196.78       .24          535  1,032,020.87      1,929.01        .23         729  1,018,132.83      1,396.62         .26 

Cameramen  933       2,658,320.59      2,849.22       .49          897  2,262,514.53      2,522.31        .51      1,115  2,406,928.26      2,158.68         .62 

Studio  mechanics    12,196       9,113,406.62        747.25     1.68      12,808  8,789,994.85        686.29      1.98    19,363  9,747,113.48         503.39       2.49 

Laboratory  workers  1,685       2,459,975.16      1,459.93       .45        1,340  2,055,512.14      1,533.96        .46      1,537  1,931,240.30      1,256.50         .49 

All   other  employees 21,448     31,462,221.21      1,466.90     5.79      20,497  28,101,502.95      1,371.01      6.32    22,172  23,281,298.19      1,050.03       5.95 

Total   individuals 316,176  $175,302,105.17       $554.45    32.27    350,126  $153,093,481,54       $437,25    34,43  399,215  $135,113,135.84       $338.45     34.55 

Regular  pay  roll 48,275  $133,240,587.25    $2,760.03    24.53      45,380  $119,184,022.53    $2,626.36    26.95    47,422  $109,616,000.91    $2,311.50     28.04 


Tuesday.July  24,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


NRA  Denies 
Appeal;Backs 
Self-Control 


(Continued  from    fane    1) 

Gordon,  chairman  of  the  board  of 
Jefferson,  on  the  ground  that  the 
President's  executive  order  accom- 
panying the  code  provides  for  a  re- 
view, and,  if  necessary,  disapproval 
of  any  action  taken  by  Code  Au- 
thority or  committees  appointed  by 
it  on  the  part  of  the  National  Re- 
covery A'dministrator.  Rosenblatt,  in 
refusing  the  petition  for  review,  cites 
the  interpretation  of  the  executive 
order  by  General  Johnson,  Dec.  9, 
"construing  the  provisions  of  the  order 
as  not  containing  any  right  of  ap- 
peal   in    individual    cases." 

This  interpretation  was  given  by 
General  Johnson  after  industry  lead- 
ers had  conferred  with  him  in  Wash- 
ington for  several  days.  Prior  to  its 
having  been  made  by  the  administra- 
tor, member  companies  of  the  M.  P. 
P.  D.  A.  had  threatened  to  withhold 
their  signatures  to  the  code  on  the 
grounds  that  the  executive  order,  as 
it  stood,  deprived  the  industry  of  self- 
regulation. 

Jefferson  Amusement  Co.  is  now 
seeking  a  rehearing  of  its  case  by 
Campi.  Its  petition  for  a  rehearing, 
which  will  be  heard  by  Campi  at  its 
Thursday  meeting,  declares  that  the 
company  was  unaware  of  the  admin- 
istrator's interpretation  of  the  execu- 
tive order  refusing  appeals  to  him  in 
individual  cases.  It  charges  in  its 
petition,  however,  that  the  interpre- 
tion  is  invalid  because  "no  one  has  any 
right  or  power  to  change,  alter  or 
modify  the  provision  of  said  executive 
order,  except  the  President,  himself." 

Holds  Right  to  Buy  Recognized 

The  Jefferson  petition  also  contends 
that  the  Campi  findings  and  the  meth- 
od of  relief  granted  the  complainant 
in  the  overbuying  case  constitute  a 
recognition  by  Campi  of  "the  right 
to  buy"  and.  in  effect,  result  in  in- 
corporating the  "right  to  buy"  in  the 
code,  although  that  principle  was  re- 
jected after  lengthy  discussions  when 
the  code  was  being  drawn. 

The  overbuying  complaint  against 
Jefferson  was  brought  to  the  Dallas 
grievance  board  by  Rubin  Frels  of 
Victoria,  Tex.  The  local  board  found 
Jefferson  had  overbought  and  ordered 
the  company  to  prepare  two  lists  of 
39  "representative"  pictures  which  it 
had  under  contract  and  to  permit 
Frels  to  make  a  choice  of  one  of  the 
two  lists.  The  local  board's  ruling 
also  assured  Frels  a  similar  number 
of  pictures,  as  this  would  then  pro- 
vide him  for  as  lon^  as  he  should 
remain  in  business. 

Jefferson  appealed  the  ruling  to 
Campi,  which  upheld  the  local  board's 
findings  and  its  method  of  providing 
relief,  with  the  exception  that  it  re- 
stricted the  findings  to  apply  to  one 
year's  product,  only.  Another  year 
is   another   story,   Campi   held. 

Gordon,  Jefferson  Amusement  Co. 
head,  then  sought  the  review  of 
Campi's  findings  by  Rosenblatt.  In 
his  refusal  to  review  the  case,  Ro- 
senblatt points  out,  in  addition  to  Gen. 
Johnson's  interpretation  of  the  execu- 
tive order,  that  the  Administration 
was  represented  at  both  the  local 
grievance  board  and  the  Campi  hear- 


All  Back  Together 

E.  B.  Hatrick,  in  charge  of 
W.  R.  Hearst's  film  interests, 
went  to  Europe  some  weeks 
ago  to  line  up  a  new  newsreel 
organization  in  view  of  the 
split  in  September  between 
Hearst  Metrotone  and  Fox 
Movietone. 

Truman  H.  Talley,  general 
manager  of  Fox  Movietone, 
and  Laurence  Stallings,  edi- 
tor, followed  shortly  after- 
wards to  take  care  of  the  new 
Fox  buildup. 

All  three  return  today  on 
the  He  de  France. 


ings  of  the  case  and  that  all  the  facts 
were  fully  disclosed  at  those  times. 
Rosenblatt  also  notes  that  the  deci- 
sions of  both  the  local  board  and  of 
Campi  were  unanimous  and  that 
Campi  is  not  shown  to  have  exceeded 
the  authority  vested  in  it  by  the 
code. 

In  its  petition  for  a  rehearing  of 
the  case  by  Campi,  Jefferson  asks 
leave  in  the  event  the  rehearing  is 
denied,  to  make  two  lists  of  39  pic- 
tures each,  as  directed  in  the  find- 
ings, and  submit  them  to  Campi  for 
a  selection,  rather  than  to  Frels.  The 
petition  contends  that  this  procedure 
would  remedy  what  is  now  an  applica- 
tion of  the  "right  to  buy"  rather  than 
of  the  overbuying  provisions  of  the 
code. 

"If  this  is  not  done,"  Gordon  said 
yesterday,  "the  ruling  will  eliminate 
competition  in  exhibition.  If  exhibi- 
tors know  beforehand  that  they  will 
have  to  split  their  product  with  their 
competitor,  what  is  to  prevent  them 
from  getting  together  in  advance  of 
the  selling  season  and  determining 
just  what  they  will  buy  and  how 
much  they  will  pay  for   it?" 


K,  C.  Board  Decides 
Bank  Nights  Lottery 

Kansas  City,  July  23. — Bank 
nights  have  been  ruled  a  lottery  by  the 
grievance  board  and  a  code  violation 
in  that  they  lower,  or  tend  to  lower, 
admissions  and  hence  are  unfair  com- 
petition. 

E.  S.  Young,  respondent  exhibitor, 
was  ordered  to  stop  the  plan  immedi- 
ately. 

Lester  F.  Martin,  representing  Af- 
filiated Enterprises,  announced  that  an 
appeal  would  be  taken  to  Campi. 

Mrs.  A.  Baier,  complainant  in  the 
first  instance,  is  preparing  similar 
complaints  against  several  other  inde- 
pendents using  the  plan  in  this  city. 


Canadian  Deal  Set 

James  R.  Grainger  leaves  for  To- 
ronto today  to  sign  Universal  prod- 
uct with  N.  L.  Nathanson  for  Fa- 
mous   Players   Canadian. 


Rome  Acquires  Two 
More  in  Baltimore 

Baltimore,  July  23. — Negotiations 
between  J.  Louis  Rome,  manag- 
ing director  of  Associated  Theatres, 
with  Hornstein  Brothers  have  resulted 
in  the  Regent  and  Diane  becoming 
part  of   the   Associated  circuit. 

This  gives  Rome  the  Regent  and 
Harlem,  first  run  colored  houses,  and 
the  newly  built  colored  Diane.  He 
now  has  booking  f>ower  for  nine 
houses. 


n 


Set  for  "Music  Hall" 

The  Music  Hall  has  spotted  in  these 
attractions : 

"Hat,  Coat  and  Glove,"  week  of 
July  26. 

"The  World  Moves  On,"  week  of 
Aug.  2. 

"The  Cat's  Paw,"  week  of  Aug.  16. 

No  decision  has  been  reached  on  the 
week  beginning  Aug.  9. 


Fox  Met  Move 
Aimed  at  Full 
Bond  Payment 


(Continued  from   fape    1) 

that  no  effort  had  been  made  to  line 
up  other  bondholders,  pointing  out  that 
the  new  bankruptcy  laws  provide  that 
a  petition  for  reorganization  may  be 
brought  by  at  least  three  bondholders 
representing  $1,000  in  amount.  Any- 
thing additional,  he  said,  would  be  so 
much  "superfluity." 

Palmer  denied  that  either  Skouras 
or  Randforce  interests  were  repre- 
sented in  the  action. 

Fox  Met  is  required  to  file  an  an- 
swer to  the  petition  before  July  30, 
following  which  a  hearing  will  be  set. 

"My  clients  believe  that  they  stand 
an  excellent  chance  of  realizing  100 
cents  on  the  dollar  from  Fox  Met 
within  the  next  10  years,"  Palmer  said. 
"All  the  losers  have  been  eliminated 
from  the  circuit  now  and  only  the  pay- 
ing ones  are  left.  These  bondholders 
also  believe  that  the  circuit  should  not 
be  split  up  with  large  amounts  paid 
to  two  operators.  They  believe  that 
Fox  Met  can  be  better  and  more 
economically  operated  as  a  unit." 


Flash  Review 

Shsck — A  pleasing  and  entertainmg 
film  that  should  do  well  in  neigh- 
borhoods   and    small   towns.     .     .     . 


This  film  will  be  reviewed  in  full  in  a  tatei 
issue  of  Motion  Picture  Daily 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY;$ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


.** 


"Cleopatra 

{Paramount) 

Hollywood,  July  23.— "Cleopatra,"  one  of  Paramount's  big  noises 
for  the  new  season,  is  a  typical  DeMille  production,  lavishly  gorgeous 
in  every  respect  and  with  everyone  connected  deserving  high  honors  for 
his  or  her  particular  job. 

The  story,  based  on  history  and  dealing  with  the  murder  of  Julius 
Caesar,  the  subsequent  rise  to  power  of  Marc  Antony  and  Octavian, 
and  Cleopatra's  spell  over  Rome's  heroes,  was  milked  dry  of  entertain- 
ment value  by  the  producer. 

Claudette  Colbert  is  beautiful  as  Egypt's  queen ;  Henry  Wilcoxon. 
Warren  William  and  Ian  Keith  as  Antony,  Caesar  and  Octavian,  re- 
spectively, contribute  excellent  performances.  Outstanding  smaller  roles 
lend  adequate  support,  including  Gertrude  Michael,  Joseph  Schildkraut, 
C.  Aubrey  Smith,  Irving  Pichel  and  Claudia  Dell. 

The  screen  play,  by  Waldeniar  Young  and  Vincent  Lawrence,  with 
adaptation  by  Barlett  Comrack,  furnishes  an  authentic  historical  struc- 
ture for  all  connected  to  turn  into  outstanding  entertainment.  Hans 
Dreier  and  Roland  Anderson,  art  directors,  have  turned  out  some  of 
the  most  artistic  and  most  impressive  sets  seen  in  some  time.  Costumes 
by  Travis  Banton  are  catching  and  the  musical  score  by  Rudolph  Kopp, 
excellent.    Victor  Milner's  enchanting  photography  is  breath-taking. 

"Cleopatra"  looks  as  if  it  possesses  sure-fire  appeal  for  all  classes. 
Running  time,  90  minutes.  _  j 


Control  Passes  on 
Three  in  St.  Louis 

(Continued  from   fage   1) 

not  definitely  set.  Harry  Arthur  is 
here  to  complete  the  management  con- 
tract for  F.  &  M.  with  Snyder. 

The  three  houses  will  be  managed 
by  Koplar  in  association  with  Harry 
Greenman,  manager  of  the  Fox,  an 
F.  &  M.  house.  Negotiations  are  un- 
der way  with  Paramount,  Universal, 
Radio  and  Columbia  for  product  for 
five  F.  &  M.  houses,  the  others  be- 
ing the  Fox  and  St.  Louis.  They  con- 
trol all  but  Loew's  among  the  first 
runs  now  in  operation. 

Snyder  says  he  plans  to  spend  about 
$7,000  for  improvements  at  the  Am- 
bassador and  $3,500  at  the  Missouri 
while  they  are  closed. 

Rent  on  the  houses  began  today.  It 
is  $2,000  a  week  for  the  Ambassador. 
$1,000  for  the  Missouri  and  $350  for 
the  Grand  Central,  plus  15  per  cent 
of  the  gross  above  those  figures. 


Re-Sign  John  Stone 

Hollywood,  July  23. — John  Stone, 
production  associate  of  Sol  Wurtzel, 
in  charge  of  Fox's  Spanish  produc- 
tions, has  been  given  a  new  long- 
term  contract.  The  deal  is  for  two 
years   without  options. 


Rhoden  on  Way  East 

Kansas  City,  July  23. — Elmer  C. 
Rhoden,  division  manager  for  Fox 
Midwest,  is  on  his  way  to  New  York 
for  conferences  in  advance  of  the  buy- 
ing season. 


Sheehan  Coming  Here 

Hollywood.  July  23. — Winfield 
Sheehan,  production  head  of  Fox,  left 
for  New  York  last  night  en  route  to 
Euroi)e  for  a  vacation.  He  is  due  in 
New  York  Wednesday. 


10 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  24,    1934 


-/    - 


fs  Here  To 
Film  Drive 


{Continued   from   pai/c    1) 

the  surrounding  territory  will  be  in- 
vited. Sub-committees  will  be  chosen 
from  those  who  attend. 

These  sub-committees  will  be  com- 
posed of  one  Catholic  priest,  one  rabbi 
and   one   Protestant   minister. 

Rev.  Joseph  A.  McCaffrey,  pastor 
of  Holy  Cross  Church,  presided  at 
yesterday's  meeting,  which  was  at- 
tended by  the  following  members  of 
the  inter-faith  committee :  Rabbi  Sid- 
ney E.  Goldstein,  of  the  Free  Syna- 
gogue; Rabbi  William  F.  Rosenblum, 
of  Temple  Israel ;  Rev.  J.  Henry  Car- 
penter, secretary  of  the  Brooklyn  Fed- 
eration of  Churches  and  Missions  and 
Rev.  Walter  M.  Howlett,  of  the 
Greater  New  York  Federation  of 
Churches. 

Father  McCaffrey,  acting  as  spokes- 
man for  the  group,  said  that  the  com- 
mittee would  concern  itself  only  with 
the  distribution  of  the  pledges  in 
Greater  New  York,  and  would  leave 
the  supervision  of  films  to  the  various 
national  organizations,  which  are 
planning  to  meet  in  the  near  future  to 
draw  up  a  national  "black  li.st"  of 
films,  to  do  away  with  the  present 
confusion  brought  about  by  conflicting 
list.s. 

When  asked  to  comment  on  the  re- 
cently published  list  of  actors  and  ac- 
tresses who  had  been  placed  on  the 
"black  list"  by  a  Boston  priest,  Father 
McCaffrey  said :  "They  are  all  good 
artists,  but  have  been  polluted  fol- 
lowing the  commands  of  their  direc- 
tors." 

Holds   Producers   to   Blame 

Father  McCaffrey  also  remarked 
that  if  the  producers  had  obeyed  the 
production  codes  drawn  up  bv  the 
Hays  office  in  1922  and  in  1930  the 
present  condition  of  pictures  would 
not  exist. 

"Will  H.  Hays  has  failed  lamentably 
in  his  job,"  he  continued,  "and  should 
be  removed  in  favor  of  a  body  that 
could  make  the  producers  adhere  to 
the  production  code  to   the   letter." 

Afany  organizations  have  com- 
municated with  the  committee,  lending 
their  support  to  the  present  campaign 
and  askine  for  pledges.  Father  Mc- 
Caffrey said.  Among  those  who  have 
written  to  the  committee  are :  Emer- 
gency Council  of  the  Fraternal  Or- 
ganizations of  the  U.  S.;  Williams- 
burg LaGuardia  Ass'n.  and  Intercol- 
legiate Democratic  League  of  N.  Y. 

It  is  also  reported  that  the  Inter- 
collegiate Democratic  League  of 
N.  Y.  has  pledged  its  support  to  the 
Ass'n.  for  the  Preservation  of  the 
Freedom  of  Stage  and  Screen,  which 
is  in  direct  opposition  in  most  ways 
to  the  inter-faith  committee. 

The  Ass'n.  for  the  Preserva- 
tion of  the  Freedom  of  Stage  and 
Screen  held  its  first  meeting  last  night 
at  the  Hotel  New  Yorker  for  discus- 
sion of  the  film  situation  and  means  of 
combatting  the  church  campaign.  I. 
Robert  Rroder,  founder  and  president 
of  the  association,  presided.  Other 
speakers  were  Dr.  Charles  Francis 
Potter  of  the  First  Humanist  Society 
and  Rabbi  Harry  G.  Borwick  of  Wil- 
liamsburg, Pa. 

Dr.  Potter  said  in  part :  "When  the 
representative  of  the  church  calls  on 
you  as  a  non-churchgoer  in  the  pro- 
posed house-to-house  canvass,  I  sug- 
gest that  you  say  to  these  canvassers, 
'I    am    perfectly    capable    of   choosing 


Hays  a  General 

Louisville.  July  23.^Will  H. 
Hays  has  been  made  a  Gen- 
eral on  the  staff  of  Governor 
Laffoon. 


the  motion  pictures  which  I  wish  to 
attend.  I  will  match  my  morality  with 
yours  or  your  minister's  at  any  time, 
and  I  resent  your  visit  to  my  home  in 
an  attempt  to  supervise  my  morals.' 
Then  politely  show  him  to  the  door." 

Rabbi  Borwick  charged  that  the  at- 
titude of  the  clergy  was  now  "col- 
ored by  a  newly  acquired  liberalism," 
and  Broder  spoke  on  the  economic 
evil   of  censorship. 

After  the  speeches,  Dr.  Potter  con- 
ducted an  open  forum.  About  300  per- 
sons attended  the  meeting. 


Consolidated* s  Net 
In  3  Mos.  $320,782 

C^onsolidated  Film  Industries,  Inc. 
and  subsidiaries  yesterday  reported  for 
the  quarter  ending  June  30  a  net  profit 
of  $320,782  after  all  charges. 

This  was  equal,  after  dividend  re- 
f|uirements  on  $2  preferred  stock,  to 
23  cents  a  share  on  524,973  shares  of 
common  and  compared  with  a  net 
profit  of  $317,781,  or  22  cents  a  share, 
on  common  in  the  preceding  quarter 
and  with  $197,177.  or  49  cents  a  share, 
on  400,000  shares  of  $2  preferred  stock 
in  the  June  quarter  of  1933. 

I'or  the  six  months  ending  June  30 
a  net  profit  of  $638,563,  equal  to  45 
cents  a  share  on  common,  against 
$462,577,  or  12  cents  a  share  on  com- 
mon in  the  first  half  of  1933,  was 
sliown. 


Says  Local  Aid  Is 
Cancellation  Aim 


(Ciiiiliiiurd    from    t'aiic    1) 

patrons  wholesome,  clean  entertain- 
ment." The  text  of  the  letter  was  made 
public   by    Pettijohn   yesterday. 

Petti  John  made  it  emphatic  that  an 
exhibitor's  request  to  have  a  picture 
cancelled  must  be  based  on  objections 
expressed  in  his  own  community. 

"This  offer,"  the  letter  added, 
"should  not  be  abused  by  chronic 
contract  breakers  who  seek  to  chisel 
down  their  film  rentals  by  repudiating 
their  contracts.  It  was  intended  to 
help  the  sincere  exhibitor  who  might 
be  faced  with  an  actual  protest  on 
moral  grounds  actually  existing  in  his 
Cf)mmunity." 


I 


he  hero  is  killing  the  villain— 
that's  good! 

He  will  marry  the  girl— 
as  certain  he  should. 


Gee,  what  a  picture— it  would  be  a  treat 

If  I  could  get  set  in  this 
slithering  seat! 


But  say,  such  a  theatre/  — how  often 
rd  come 

To  see  pictures  here  —  but  I  really  get  numb. 

I  miss  all  the  thrills,  for  this  house  needs  repairs 

They'd  double  business  with  comfortable  chairs! 


Ask  Us, 

'How  can  I  reseat  and  pay 
for  new  chairs  conveniently?" 


American  Seating  Company 


Makirs  of  Depindahle  Seating  for  Theatres  and  Atiditoriums 
General  Offices:  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan 

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TEN  CENTS 


Moscow  for 
GiveandTake 
Film  Policy 

Will  Expand  Imports  as 
Exports  Increase 

By  BELLA  KASHIN 

Moscow.  July  24. — Development 
of  a  give  and  take  policy  which  will 
increase  Soviet  exports  of  films  and 
at  the  same  time  increase  imports  of 
American  product  is  the  aim  of  S. 
J.  Usievitch,  director  of  the  Sovkino 
Export  Department,  he  said  upon  his 
return  here  from  a  business  trip  to 
New  York. 

Confirming  the  fact  that  negotia- 
tions with  several  American  film 
companies  are  under  way  aiming  at 
national  distribution  of  Soviet  films 
(Continued   on    t>a(ic   6) 


London  Films  Sets 
Stage  Play  Plans 

By   BRUCE   ALLAN 

London,  July  24. — London  Films 
has  formed  a  subsidiary  of  the  Epi- 
durii?  Triist  to  produce  stage  plays  in 
-the  West  End.  The  idea  is  to  develop 
film  material. 

First  on  the  list,  scheduled  for  Oc- 
tober, will  be  a  romance,  "The  Private 
Lives  of  Napoleon  and  Josephine," 
played  by  Frank  Vosper  and  Mary 
Ellis.  This  will  be  produced  by  Prof. 
Robert,  continental  specialist  on 
Shakespeare  and   Shaw. 

It  is  probable  that  Oberon  and  other 
London  stage  stars  will  be  given  parts. 

Production  Gains 
Slightly  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  July  24. — Production 
increases  last  week  over  the  preced- 
ing week  with  a  total  of  33  features 
and  eight  shorts  in  work  compared  to 
32  and  seven  for  the  preceding  week. 

This  indicates  that  the  producers 
are  becoming  more  sure  of  themselves 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


ITOA  Fails  to  Make 
Decision  on  MPTOA 

Los  Angeles.  July  24. — Whether  or 
not  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  will  affiliate  with 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  is  still  undecided. 
With  less  than  50  per  cent  of  the 
membership  present  last  night  those 
present  voted  against  affiliation  by  a 
two-thirds  vote,  according  to  Ben 
Berinstein. 

The  issue  is  to  come  up  again  to- 
morrow at  a  general  meeting  called  to 
discuss   the   clearance   schedule. 


Campi  Places 
3  Rehearings 
On  Calendar 


Action    Follows    Ruling 
In  Jefferson  Case 


Following  the  precedent  established 
by  Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  in  refusing  to  review  a 
final  determination  of  Code  Authority 
in  the  Jefferson  Amusement  Co.  over- 
buying case,  three  petitions  for  rehear- 
ings by  Campi  of  cases  previously 
passed  upon  by  it  have  been  filed  and 
will  be  heard  at  tomorrow's  regular 
meeting  of  Code  Authority. 

Jefferson  Amusement  Co.  was  the 
first  to  ask  a  rehearing  of  the  over- 
buying complaint  brought  against  it 
by  Rubin  Frels  of  Victoria,  Tex.  Jef- 
ferson's   petition    for   a    rehearing    by 

(Continued  on    pane  6) 


Rosenblatt  to  Find 
Film  Leaders  Gone 

Hollywood.  July  24. — Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  will 
find  a  number  of  important  executives 
out  of  town  when  he  arrives  here  in 
a  few  days.  Discussion  of  his  per- 
centage plan  for  talent  may  not  be 
held  as  a  result. 

Winfield  Sheehan,  Louis  B.  Mayer, 
H.  M.  Warner  and  Adolph  Zukor 
are  absent. 


Appeals  Committee 
Has  Four  Cases  Up 

A  Campi  appeal  committee  yester- 
day heard  four  cases  appealed  from 
Albany,  Los  Angeles  and  New  York 
boards  and  is  scheduled  to  forward  its 
report  on  the  cases  to  Campi  in  the 
next  few  days. 

Cases  heard  were :  an  unfair  ad 
vertising  complaint  against  the  Hen- 
Wil-Hen    Corp.,    Hudson,    N.    Y.,   by 

(Continued  on    pane  6) 


On  the  Coast 

How  is  Hollywood  reacting 
to  the  church  campaign? 

What  does  it  think  and 
what  is  it  doing  about 
strengthened  Production  Code 
Administration? 

These  and  other  questions 
are  answered  by  Victor  M. 
Shaniro,  Hollywood  manager 
of  Quigley  Publications,  who 
arrived  in  New  York  yester- 
day. 


Assessment 
Schedule  Made 
Public  by  NRA 


Washington,  July  24. — Members 
of  the  industry  are  to  be  assessed 
from  $6  per  month  to  $20,000  per 
year  for  support  of  the  Code  Author- 
ity, it  was  disclosed  today  by  the 
National  Recovery  Administration. 

Warners,  Paramount,  M-G-M,  Fox, 
United  Artists  and  RKO  are  sched- 
uled for  contributions  of  $20,000  each. 
Universal  and  Columbia  are  slated  to 
pay  $15,000  each. 

Producers  in  group  one,  the  Ad- 
ministration revealed  in  making  pub- 

( Continued   on   pane  6) 

Bernerd  Sailing  on 
G.  B.  Own  'Changes 

London,  July  24. — Jeffrey  Bernerd. 
general  manager  of  Gaumont  British 
Distributing,  sails  for  New  York 
July  28  aboard  the  Aqiiitania,  reput- 
edly to  make  preliminary  arrange- 
ments for  the  company's  own  dis- 
tributing organization  in  the  States. 
It  is  highly  probable  he  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  C.  M.  Woolf,  managing 
director  of   G.   B.,  and  Mark   Ostrer, 

(Continued  on    page   2) 


Says  Legion  Aim  Is  Clean 
Films  and  Not  Destruction 


Catholics  are  being  admonished  to 
remain  away  from  objectionable  pic- 
tures not  because  the  church  has  any 
desire  to  destroy  the  industry,  but  be- 
cause of  its  conviction  of  "the  urgent 
necessity  of  a  clean  and  wholesome 
screen,"  Archbishop  John  T.  Mc- 
Nicholas  of  Cincinnati,  chairman  of 
the  Episcopal  Committee  on  Motion 
Pictures,  will  state  in  the  August  is- 


sue of  The  Ecclesiastical  Review.  The 
magazine  serves  bishops  and  priests 
and  is  published  in  Philadelphia.  The 
archbishop's  article  will  prove  im- 
portant in  church  circles  since  it  is  his 
first  written  expression  in  several 
months.  ^. 

"The  sole  purpose  of  the  Legion," 
the  church  dignitary  will  say,   "is  to 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Hollywood  On 
Mend  as  Film 
Cleanup  Gains 

Nerves    Calming,    Work 
Is  Being  Resumed 


By  VICTOR  M.  SHAPIRO 

According  to  well-informed  spokes- 
men, the  Hollywood  crisis  is  over  and 
studios  buckling  down  to  work  under 
their  New  Deal. 

Temperatures  have  receded,  respira- 
tion is  normal  and  it  looks  as  if  the 
patient  will  recover. 

Last  week,  the  colony  was  frozen 
with  fear,  dumb  with  fright.  Now 
calmness  pervades  and  information  is 
at  least  available  from  semi-official 
sources,  where  before,  the  only  facts 
to  be  gleaned  about  the  patient's  con- 
dition were  from  those  laboring  in 
the  vineyards. 

Responsible  for  the  restoration  of 
confidence  and  the  consolidation  of 
strength  are   the   acceptable  tenets   of 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Follow  the  Rules, 
Milwaukee  Dictum 

Milwaukee,  July  24. — Reply  of 
Milwaukee  exchanges  to  the  publicity 
campaign  being  conducted  by  the  A.  I. 
T.  O.  on  what  it  claims  is  its  inability 
to  obtain  cancellations  of  objectionable 
pictures  is  that  the  cancellations  can 
be  had  in  accordance  with  the  Hays 
organization  rules. 

The  Allied  campaign  is  aimed  at 
Parent-Teacher  Ass'ns.,  the  Legion  of 

(Continued  on  page  8) 

Hays  Is  Defended  by 
Michael  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  July  24.— Jules  H.  Mich- 
ael, chairman  of  the  western  New 
York  zone  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.,  came 
to  the  defense  of  Will  H.  Hays  at 
a  meeting  of  the  Better  Films  Council. 

"We  feel,"  he  said,  "that  if  pro- 
ducers had  cooperated  with  sugges- 
tions made  four  years  ago  by  Hays 
the  industry  would  not  find  itself  in 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


Sees  Tax  Danger  in 
Missouri  and  Kansas 

Kansas  City,  July  24. — The  dan- 
ger of  additional  taxation  on  theatres 
in  Kansas  and  Missouri  is  real,  de- 
clares John  C.  Stapel,  newly-elected 
president  of  the  K.  M.  T.  A.  He 
calls  on  exhibitors  in  the  territory  to 
cooperate  with  the  organization,  which 

(Continued  on   page   2) 


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Wednesday.  July  25,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Vol.    36 


July   25,   1934 


No.   20 


Martin    Quigley 
Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 
MAURICE    KANN       >|_R, 

Editor  " 

[iZM     JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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Frank  R.  Tate  Buried 

St.  Louis,  July  24.— The  funeral  of 
Frank  R.  Tate  was  held  here  this 
afternoon  at  his  home.  He  was  a  pio- 
neer theatre  owner  and  was  74  years 
old.  Death  took  place  Sunday.  Burial 
was  in  the  Bellefontaine  Cemetery. 

His  first  theatre  was  the  Columbia, 
opened  in  1898.  In  1912  he  owned  a 
string  of  houses. 


L.  J.  Murdoch  Dies 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  July  24. — 
Luther  James  Murdock,  59,  proprie- 
tor of  the  Lyceum  here  for  more  than 
IS  years,  is  dead.  He  was  one  of 
the  leading  business  men  of  Terre 
Haute's  east  side.  The  widow,  a  son 
and  one  daughter  survive.  Burial 
was  in  Newman,  111. 

Mrs.  Dent  Passes 

London,  July  24. — The  wife  of 
.Arthur  Dent,  sales  manager  for  Brit- 
ish International  Pictures,  died  sud- 
denly yesterday  following  an  opera- 
tion.   

Zukor,  Balaban  Here 

Adolph  Zukor  arrived  in  New 
York  from  the  coast  yesterday  and 
was  met  at  the  station  by  his  son, 
Eugene,  and  Sam  Dembow,  Jr.  Bar- 
ney Balaban  of  B.  &  K.  journeyed  in 
with  Zukor  from  Chicago. 


Giannini  Coming  East 

Hollywood,  July  24. — Dr.  A.  H. 
Giannini,  chairman  of  the  executive 
committee  of  the  Bank  of  America, 
N.  A.,  leaves  for  New  York  Wednes- 
day. 


Vidor  Says  Future 
Depends  on  "Bread" 

His  future  as  an  independent  pro- 
ducer depends  solely  upon  the  finan- 
cial success  of  his  latest  picture,  "Our 
Daily  Bread,"  said  King  Vidor  yes- 
terday. United  Artists  is  handling 
the  distribution  of  the  film,  the  re- 
lease date  of  which  is  Aug.  10. 

Vidor  plans  to  sail  for  London  in 
about  two  weeks  to  confer  with  Alex- 
ander K'orda  of  London  Films  on  a 
proposed  series  of  pictures  to  be  made 
by  London  Films  next  year  with 
Charles  Laughton  as  star.  The  deal 
has  not  been  definitely  set,  however, 
and  Vidor  may  go  to  Moscow,  in- 
stead, to  film  atmosphere  shots  for  a 
proposed  Samuel  Goldwyn  film  with 
a  Russian  background. 

In  commenting  on  the  censorship 
wave  that  is  sweeping  the  country, 
Vidor  said  that  the  producers  are  only 
getting  what  they  have  been  asking 
for  by  the  type  of  pictures  they  have 
been  turning  out  for  the  past  year 
and  a  half. 


Chicago,  July  24.  —  "Our  Daily 
Bread"  will  be  previewed  at  the 
Lagoon  Theatre  at  the  World's  Fair 
on  July  30.  It  will  be  the  first  fea- 
ture to  be  screened  at  the  exhibition. 
Ten  representatives  from  each  state 
and  foreign  consuls  and  dignitaries 
have  been  invited. 

George  Landy,  who  arranged  for 
the  preview,  arrives  here  by  plane  to- 
morrow from  New  York  with  a  print. 


Bernerd  Sailing  on 
G,B.  Own  'Changes 

(Continued  from   faqe    1) 

member   of   the   private   banking   firm 
which  sponsors  the  company. 


Motion  Picture  Daily  has  re- 
ported on  at  least  two  separate  occa- 
sions that  Gaumont  British  fully  in- 
tended to  organize  its  own  distributing 
machine  in  this  country.  The  reports, 
in  both  instances,  were  officially  de- 
nied by  the  Ostrers  in  London  and 
by  Arthur  Lee,  American  representa- 
tive of  G.  B. 


Meyer  Returning  Home 

Hollywood,  July  24. — Fred  S. 
Meyer,  president  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of 
Milwaukee,  leaves  for  home  shortly, 
traveling  by  easy  stages.  Ill  for  sev- 
eral months,  Meyer  is  now  recuperat- 
ing and  gaining  slowly  but  steadily. 


Production  Gains 
Slightly  on  Coast 

(Continued  from   page   1) 

in  meeting  the  present  dernands  for  a 
new  deal  in  screen  entertainment,  and 
everything  points  to  continued  activity 
in  the  near  future  with  a  total  of  20 
features  and  17  shorts  in  the  final 
stages  of  preparation  tentatively  slated 
to  start  production  within  the  next  two 
weeks. 

Pictures  in  the  cutting  room  also 
show  a  tendency  and  need  for  new  pic- 
tures to  get  under  way  with  a  low 
total  of  42  features  and  18  shorts  in 
the   final   editing   stages. 

Warners  led  the  field  with  seven  fea- 
tures before  the  cameras,  one  in  final 
stages  of  preparation  and  eight  edit- 
ing :  M-G-M  reported  four,  zero  and 
nine:  Universal,  four,  one  and  three; 
Fox,  three,  two  and  four;  Radio, 
three,  two  and  three ;  Paramount,  two, 
six  and  four ;  Goldwyn,  two,  zero  and 
zero;  Columbia,  two,  three  and  four, 
while  the  independents  had  a  total  of 
six,  five  and  seven. 

In  the  short  subject  division,  M-G-M 
reported  a  total  of  two  working,  four 
preparing  and  four  editing.  Roach 
had  one,  two  and  three ;  Universal, 
zero,  zero  and  three,  while  the  inde- 
pendents had  a  total  of  five,  seven  and 
eight. 


Sees  Tax  Danger  in 
Missouri  and  Kansas 

(Continued  from    page    1) 

will  seek  to  protect  their  interests 
when  the  legislatures  convene  next 
winter. 

Faced  with  depleted  treasuries,  state 
officials  are  casting  about  for  new 
sources  of  revenue.  In  Missouri,  the 
sales  tax  has  proved  inadequate  and 
real  estate  interests  are  reported  ad- 
vocating an  amusement  tax.  In  Kan- 
sas, teachers'  organizations  are  sup- 
ported by  veterans'  groups  in  their 
lobbv  for  a  sales  tax  to  replenish  the 
school  funds.  A  tax  on  admissions  is 
something  to  guard  against  in  both 
states,  says  Stapel. 


C.  J.  Latta  to  Coast 

Pittsburgh,  July  24. — C.  J.  Latta, 
district  manager  for  Warners  here, 
has  gone  to  the  coast  by  plane  on  his 
annual  siimmer  vacation.  He  will  join 
his  family,  who  have  been  spending 
the  warm  months  in  Hollywood.  He 
will  motor  back  with  his  wife  and 
children. 


Pathe  "A"  Off  IV4  on  Big  Board 


Hi^h  Low  Close 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 25^  24!4  2414 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 3'A         2U  2U 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,   pfd UVt  12'4  12V5 

Eastman    Kodak    97^  97  97'A 

Fox   Film  "A" 95^         9%  9% 

Loew's.  Inc 24Vi  23  2314 

Paramount    Publix,    cts 3              2^4  2^ 

Pathe   Exchange    15/i          VA  \% 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 16  14'A  WA 

RKO    VA         VA  m 

Warner   Bros 35/^          3;4  3^ 


Net 
Change 

-  % 

-  % 


+  'A 


+  Vf. 
-154 


Technicolor  Drops  One  on  Curb 


Technicolor 
Trans   Lux 


Net 
Hicrh      Low      Close     Change 

.   125/i        12  12  —1 


1^ 


VA 


VA      -  Vi 


Most  Bond  Issues  Take  a  Beating 


Hieh      Low      Close 


General   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40 6'/i 

Keith   B.   F.  6s   '46 (>4H  64  64 

Tx)ew's    6s,    vnv    deb    rights 98  98  98 

Paramount  Broadway  5'/^s  '51 38  38  38 

Paramount    Publix    SVJs    "50 421^  4214  42'4 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww 98  98  98 

Warner  Bros.   6s  '39,   wd 51K  51  Sl'4 


Net 
Change 

-I-  Vs 
-VA 
—2 


Sales 

300 

300 

600 

600 

1,400 

6,400 

4.900 

2.100 

2,000 

2.600 

14.100 


Sales 

1,100 
400 


Sales 

1,600 


-  y2 

-VA 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

ABE  SCHNEIDER,  Harry 
Brandt,  David  Loew,  Mort 
Spring,  Tom  Gerety,  Louis  Philips, 
Lee  A.  Ochs,  Harry  Shiffman, 
Dave  Blum,  Louis  Nizer,  Arthur 
Fisher,  James  O'Byrne  DeWitt, 
Harry  M.  Keiley,  Bob  Wolf,  Louis 
Blumenthal  and  Arthur  Lopez 
were  among  the  crowd  lunching  yes- 
terday at  the  M.  p.  Club. 

E.  B.  Hatrick,  Truman  H.  Talley 
and  Laurence  Stalungs — newsreel 
men  all — failed  to  appear  at  their  re- 
spective offices  yesterday,  following 
their  arrival  on  the  lie  de  France,  but 
mark  an  official  return  to  their  desks 
this    morning. 

Tobias  A.  Keppler,  attorney  well 
known  in  film  circles,  hurt  in  an 
alleged  assault  by  another  attorney 
last  week,  was  reported  in  "fair" 
condition  last  night  at  Broad  Street 
Hospital. 

Joe  Laurie,  metropolitan  diving 
champion,  is  still  burned  up.  Max 
Baer  pulled  this  on  him  the  other 
day :  "Say,  young  fellow,  get  off  the 
plank  and  let  me  show  you  how  to 
dive." 

Verree  Teasdale  leaves  for  the 
coast  tomorrow  after  being  in  town 
only  since  Saturday.  She  has  been 
summoned  west  by  Warners  to  enact 
the  leading  feminine  role  in  "Firebird." 

Irving  Berlin's  song,  "A  Pretty 
Girl  Is  Like  a  Melody,"  is  being 
acquired  by  William  Anthony 
McGuiRE  for  Universal,  which  will 
use  it  in  "The  Great  Ziegfeld." 

Ruby  Keeler  has  interrupted  her 
vacation  here  to  play  a  role  in  First 
National's  "Flirtation  Walk."  Upon 
the  film's  completion  she  will  return 
to  New  York. 

Natalie  Kalmus,  color  director 
for  Technicolor  Corp.,  is  in  town 
on  a  combiner  business  and  pleasure 
trip.  She  will  leave  the  end  of  the 
week. 

W.  G.  Van  Schmus,  direct  repre- 
sentative of  the  Rockefellers  at  the 
Music  Hall,  will  hold  that  European 
trip  of  his  to  three  weeks. 

Bertram  A.  Mayers  of  Fitelson  & 
Mayers,  film  attorneys,  sails  Satur- 
day on  the  lie  de  France  for  a  vaca- 
tion. 

Glenda  Farrell  was  reported  last 
night  on  the  road  to  recovery  follow- 
ing an  appendicitis  operation  Monday 
at  the  Polyclinic  Hospital. 

Reginald  Berkeley,  Fox  scenarist, 
is  en  route  to  England  on  a  holiday. 


Say  Fuse  Was  Cause 

Interrupted  preview  of  "Cleopatra" 
at  the  Criterion  yesterday  morning, 
first  suspected  as  having  been  caused 
by  labor  trouble,  was  declared  later 
in  the  day  to  have  been  occasioned  by 
the  inexperience  of  a  man  in  the  booth 
with  fuses. 

The  picture  was  about  half  over 
when  the  screen  went  t>lank.  A 
spokesman  for  the  Criterion  told  the 
audience  the  house  had  switched  on 
Monday  from  Local  1  and  306  to 
Allied  and  Empirfi  projectionists,  in- 
timating union  relations  were  the 
cause  without  making  any  open 
charge. 

The  hoyse  opened  on  schedule  with 
its  return  run  on  "Cavalcade." 


TREASURE  1 


Coast  Preview  of  M-G-M*s 
"Treasure  Island"  starring  Wal- 
lace Beery,  Jackie  Cooper  with 
Lionel  Barry  more!  Never  such 
cheers  in  a  theatre!  It's  a  treasure 
and  a  pleasure.  Just  one  of  the 
M'G'M  life-savers  of  the  summer. 


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From  the  Saturday  Evening  Post  story 

by  CLARENCE  BUDINGTON  KELLAND 

• 

PRODUCED  BY  THE 

HAROLD  LLOYD  CORPORATION 

A  FOX    release 


* 


HAROLD 
LLOYD 

The  Cdfs  Paw 


with 


UNA    MERKEL 
NAT    PENDLETON 


GEORGE    BARBIER 
GRACE    BRADLEY 


ALAN    DINEHART        GRANT   MITCHELL 


Directed  by 


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SAM    TAYLOR 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  July  25,    1934 


Campi  Places 
3  Rehearings 
On  Calendar 


^Continued  from  page  1) 
Campi  was  filed  as  soon  as  Rosen- 
blatt's ruling  was  handed  down,  hold- 
ing that  individual  cases  decided  by 
Campi  were  not  subject  to  review  by 
the  Administrator.  The  ruling  was 
based  on  General  Hugh  S.  Johnson's 
interpretation  of  the  President's  ex- 
ecutive order  made  last  Dec.  9  and 
guaranteeing  the  industry  the  right  of 
"self  regulation." 

Yesterday,  E.  J.  Sparks,  Paramount 
operating  partner  in  southern  states, 
filed  a  petition  for  a  rehearing  of  the 
case  involving  clearance  and  zoning 
changes  in  Miami.  Sparks  was  made 
a  defendant  in  the  case  by  various 
Miami  exhibitors.  He  appealed  the 
local  board's  clearance  and  zoning 
changes  to  Campi,  which  upheld  the 
local  board  in  all  essential  particulars. 
His  petition  for  a  rehearing  of  the 
case  will  be  considered  by  Campi  to- 
morrow. 

Louis  Linker,  operator  of  the  Cri- 
terion, Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  filed  the  third 
petition  for  a  rehearing.  Linker  was 
the  complainant  in  an  overbuying  case 
brought  against  Atlantic  Theatres, 
Bridgeton.  The  Philadelphia  griev- 
ance board  granted  Linker  the  relief 
sought  in  his  action ;  Atlantic  appealed 
the  decision  to  Campi  which  modified 
some  of  the  local  board's  findings. 
Linker  now  brings  his  petition  for  a 
rehearing  of  the  case  by  Campi. 

Campi's  semi-annual  financial  report, 
which  includes  the  Price,  Waterhouse 
audit  of  the  costs  of  code  administra- 
tion to  date,  described  as  showing  a 
"remarkably  economical  operation  of 
Campi  and  local  boards,"  will  be  pre- 
sented at  tomorrow's  meeting  by  John 
C.  Flinn,  executive  secretary. 

The  meeting  is  also  scheduled  to  act 
on  the  recent  "manifesto"  of  Denver 
exhibitors  which  proclaimed  that  rec- 


If  you 
have  anything 
to  SAY  or  SELL 
to  1500 
independent 
exhibitors  .  .  .  . 


Use  the  15th  Annual 

CONVENTION 
JOU  RN AL 
ALLIED 


Theatre      mj      1 
Owners  of    Il«   J. 

Suite  306,   Hotel   Lincoln 


•  The  Convention  will 
be  held  on  August 
22,  23,  24,  at  the 
Ritz  Carlton  Hotel 
in  Atlantic  City.  The 
Journal  will  be  mailed 
to  1500  exhibitors  on 
August   16. 


ognition  of  Campi  and  its  local  boards 
would  be  withheld  by  the  signatories 
until  the  right  of  "home  rule"  in  ex- 
hibition affairs  had  been  granted  them. 
It  is  known  that  Campi's  attitude  on 
the  manifesto  is  that  it  constitutes  a 
deliance  of  Federal  law  as  represented 
by  the  National  Industrial  Recovery 
Act  rather  than  of  Code  Authority 
and  the  code. 

Clearance  and  zoning  complaints, 
received  in  large  numbers  from  many 
sections  of  the  country,  are  also 
scheduled  to  receive  attention  at  to- 
morrow's meeting.  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly  will  be  chairman  of  the  ses- 
sion. 


Bank  Night  Appeal 
To  Be  a  Test  Case 

Kansas  City,  July  24. — Appeal  to 
Campi  by  Affiliated  Enterprises,  Inc., 
of  Denver  from  the  decision  of  the 
Kansas  City  grievance  board  holding 
bank  night  in  violation  of  the  code  is 
in  the  nature  of  a  test  of  far-reaching 
imixirtance.  Filing  of  appeals  from 
the  decisions  of  the  Los  Angeles  and 
Denver  grievance  boards,  which  ruled 
similarly,  is  being  held  up  to  expedite 
hearing  on  the  local  case. 

Besides  the  legality  of  bank  night 
with  respect  to  the  code,  the  Kansas 
City  case  involves  the  question 
whether  the  plan  violates  the  state 
laws.  The  local  board  found  the  so- 
called  advertising  plan  is  a  lottery 
in  Missojari,  basing  its  decision  on  an 
opinion  by  the  attorney  general.  Since 
the  case  decided  originated  in  Mis- 
souri, the  board  disregarded  an  opinion 
by  the  Kansas  attorney  general  that 
the  plan  is  not  a  lottery. 

The  appeal  will  cite  that  the  griev- 
ance board  is  not  a  court  of  jurisdic- 
tion and  hence  had  no  right  to  de- 
termine whether  bank  night  was  a  lot- 
tery under  the  state  laws,  according 
to  representatives  of  Affiliated  En- 
terprises. 


Using  Bank  Nights 
In  St,  Louis  Houses 

St.  Louis,  July  24. — Bank  nights 
and  merchandise  giveaways  are  un- 
derstood to  be  in  progress  in  a  num- 
ber of  spots  in  this  territory  as  a 
result  of  the  grievance  board  ruling 
that  they  are  not  code  violations  if 
it  is  not  necessary  to  buy  an  admis- 
sion ticket  or  be  present  in  the  theatre 
when  prizes  are  awarded. 

The  decision  followed  a  rehearing 
of  Harry  G.  Swan's  complaint  against 
Gaylord  W.  Jones'  Rialto,  Granite 
City,   111. 

An  overbuying  complaint  brought  by 
J.  H.  Hogue  and  the  Lead  Belt 
Amusement  Co.,  operators  of  the  Elite, 
Metropolis,  111.,  against  W.  ^.  Col- 
lins, Illinois,  same  town,  was  dis- 
missed. 


Bank  Night  War  Widens 

Kansas  City,  July  24. — The  war 
on  bank  nights  was  extended  here  to- 
day with  the  filing  of  complaints  by 
Mrs.  A.  Baier,  acting  for  herself  and 
other  exhibitors,  against  the  Colonial, 
Southtown    and    Westport   theatres. 


Chicago  Board  Suspends 

Chicago,  July  24.— At  its  final  meet- 
ing until  about  Nov.  1  the  clearance 
and  zoi.ing  board  heard  10  complaints. 
During  its  existence  66  cases  have 
been  filed  with  the  local  board.  Fif- 
teen were  withdrawn  while  the  board 
made  determinations  in  41  complaints. 


Assessment 
Schedule  Made 
Public  by  NRA 


(Continued  from  page    1) 

lie  a  schedule  submitted  by  Campi  for 
the  production  and  distribution 
branches  of  the  industry,  will  pay 
from  $600  to  $1,500  a  year  each,  with 
Monogram  slated  for  the  highest 
figure.  Majestic  and  Mascot  for  $900 
and  the  others  for  $600  each. 

Independent  producers,  in  Group 
two,  are  listed  for  $20  per  month 
each,  as  are  "miscellaneous  import- 
ers,  exporters    and   producers." 

"Independent  exchanges"  are  sched- 
uled, for  the  most  part,  at  $6  per 
month  each,  but  some  are  to  be  as- 
sessed $12,  $18  and  $24,  and  a  few  at 
$36. 

Notice  was  given  by  the  Adminis- 
tration tha,t  criticisms,  objections  or 
suggestions  regarding  this  basis  of 
assessment  would  be  received  by 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt up  to  Aug.  6. 


Appeals  Committee 
Has  Four  Cases  Up 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
the  Crandell,  Chatham,  N.  Y.,  ap- 
pealed from  the  Albany  grievance 
board;  a  clearance  and  zoning  com- 
plaint involving  the  same  litigants;  a 
clearance  and  zoning  complaint  brought 
by  Leonia  Amusement  Corp.,  Leonia, 
N.  J.,  against  Skouras'  Fox  and 
Warners'  Oritani,  Hackensack;  Skou- 
ras' Plaza,  Englewood,  and  Queen 
Anne,  Bogota ;  Loew's  Embassy, 
North  Bergen ;  RKO's  Capitol,  Union 
City,  and  Skouras'  Park  Lane,  Pali- 
sades, appealed  from  the  New  York 
clearance  and  zoning  board,  and  a  re- 
duced admissions  complaint  brought 
by  Cirstand  Theatres,  Ltd.,  against 
Alhambra  Amusement  Co.,  Fox  West 
Coast,  et  al,  Alhambra,  Cal.,  appealed 
from  the  Los  Angeles  grievance  board. 
Austin  Keough  was  chairman  of  the 
appeal  committee  which  met  yester- 
day. 


Protest  Coming  on 
Atchison  Clearance 

Kansas  City,  July  24. — Dissatisfied 
with  the  clearance  adopted  by  the 
clearance  and  zoning  board  for  Atchi- 
son, Kan.,  Roy  Dunnuck,  only  inde- 
pendent in  the  town,  told  Motion 
Picture  Daily  he  would  file  an  ap- 
peal with  Campi.  His  opposition  is 
Fox  Midwest,  which  he  claims  is  fa- 
vored by  the  plan,  although  it  also 
benefits  Dunnuck  in  some  respects. 

Exhibitors  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  and 
Wichita,  Kan.,  other  cities  for  which 
clearance  has  been  set,  are  reported 
willing  to  give  the  new  setup  a  trial. 
This  marks  the  first  time  that  formal 
clearance  and  zoning  schedules  have 
existed  for  cities  in  the  territory  out- 
side Kansas  City.  Clearance  for  other 
cities,  with  the  exception  of  those  cov- 
ered, was  not  considered  because  no 
protests  were  filed. 


Pierson  Buys  at  Oxford 

Oxford,  O.,  July  24.  —  Richard 
Pierson,  operating  a  string  of  houses 
in  the  Louisville  sector,  has  purchased 
the  Oxford  here  from  Joseph  Neiser, 


owner. 


Moscow  for 
GiveandTake 
Film  Policy 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
in  the  United  States  which  will  yield 
greater  returns  than  heretofore,  he 
indicated  that  arrangement  of  ex- 
clusive rights  for  American  imports 
was  looked  upon  favorably  here. 

"Good  business  procedure  on  our 
part,"  said  Usievitch,  "naturally  dic- 
tates that  we  offer  an  attractive  So- 
viet market  for  foreign  films  and 
equipment  to  any  organization  that 
will  make  it  possible  for  us  to  mar- 
ket our  films  in  the  United  States 
on  a  wider  scale  than  heretofore. 

"Our  purchases  will  be  determined 
primarily  by  our  income.  The  more 
we  sell,  the  more  we  buy." 

Usievitch  foresees  a  wide  market  in 
Russia  for  picture  equipment. 

"We  can  use  American  technical 
advice  in  the  establishment  of  a  fac- 
tory for  producing  equipment  much 
along  the  lines  of  the  Ford  factory 
established  here,"  he  said.  "This  fac- 
tory, established  here  with  Ford's 
assistance  in  1930,  has  yielded  him 
$25,000,000. 

"Our  225,000  collective  farms  as 
well  as  our  urban  settlements  are  all 
potential  buyers  of  movie  apparatus." 

In  the  event  that  an  arrangement  is 
consummated  Vladimir  Verlinsky, 
president  of  Amkino  in  New  York, 
who  is  now  carrying  on  negotiations, 
will  be  retained  as  agent  for  the 
Moscow  offilces.  Negotiations  are  ex- 
pected to  reach  a  head  shortly.  Ver- 
linsky is  in  daily  communication  with 
Moscow. 


Report  Berlin  Film 
Rules  Hurt  Exports 

Washington,  July  24. — Although 
the  German  film  industry  has  un- 
doubtedly gained  fundanjentally  in 
many  directions  as  a  result  of  regula- 
tions by  the  present  government,  the 
drastic  official  censorship  of  films  has 
seriously  affected  business  abroad,  ac- 
cording to  a  report  to  the  Commerce 
Department  from  Trade  Commissioner 
G.  R.  Canty,  Berlin. 

Several  leading  German  firms,  he 
states,  have  already  started  production, 
and,  although  details  are  not  available, 
it  is  estimated  that  between  140  and 
145  features,  compared  to  136  in  1933- 
34,  will  be  produced,  with  from  20  to 
25  of  these  in  such  cities  a«  Prague, 
Vienna,  Budapest  and  Paris. 


To  Discuss  Benefit  Fund 

Kansas  City,  July  24. — Creation 
of  an  employes'  benefit  fund  will  be 
among  subjects  discussed  at  Fox  Mid- 
west Theatres  annual  convention  at 
Topeka,  Aug.  14  and  15,  which  all 
managers  and  executives  in  the  divi- 
sion will  attend.  Methods  of  financ- 
ing the  fund  will  be  dealt  with. 


Free  Shows  Worry  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  July  24. — Free  shows 
sponsored  by  merchants  are  making 
further  inroads  in  Kansas  City.  Mer- 
chants in  the  northeast  district  are 
showing  films  on  Wednesday  nights, 
while  merchants  in  the  Waldo  com- 
munity are  sponsoring  free  shows 
each  Thursday  night.  Both  are  out- 
door, one  in  a  lumber  yard. 


Wednesday,  July  25.   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Short   Subjects 

"Tomorrow's  Citizens" 

(Atlas) 

This  was  produced  by  Atlas  of 
Chicago  in  cooperation  with  the  Loyal 
Order  of  Moose  and  is  to  be  exhibited 
in  theatres  through  cooperative  deals 
between  local  lodges  and  exhibitors. 

It  is  a  surprising  film  for  those  not 
familiar  with  the  big  institution  main- 
tained by  the  Moose  at  Mooseheart, 
111.,  where  orphans  of  members  are 
brought  up  from  infancy  and  grad- 
uated from  high  school  with  a  trade 
learned  at  an  expense  of  $1,000,000  a 
year. 

There  are  no  statistics  in  the  film. 
It  has  a  narrative,  and  short  shots  of 
the  various  activities,  including  a  big 
band,  with  some  elements  of  humor. 
Running  timCj  11^   minutes. 


"Poor  Cinderella** 

( Flcischer-ParamoMit) 

The  familiar  Cinderella  and  Prince 
Charming  story  with  Betty  Boop  as 
the  central  character.  This  short  is 
done  in  Cinecolor  under  a  process 
which  gives  the  film  a  definite  third 
dimensional  eflfect  and,  therefore, 
something  new  in  cartoon  work. 
Treated  lightly  and  played  for 
chuckles,  the  subject  is  a  fine  example 
of  how  diverting  a  seven  minute  at- 
traction can  be.  The  color  work,  oc- 
casionally blatant,  is  generally  ex- 
cellent 


"The  Wax  Works" 

(  Universal) 

In  this  cartoon  Oswald  is  the  cura- 
tor of  a  wax  museum.  A  child  is  left 
at  his  door  one  stormy  night  and  he 
takes  it  in.  Most  of  the  reel  con- 
cerns the  child's  having  a  nightmare, 
in  which  the  wax  figures  come  to  life 
and  he  is  pursued  by  Dracula,  Frank- 
enstein, The  Invisible  Man,  The 
Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame  and  count- 
less other  monsters.  Fairly  entertain- 
ing.   Running  time,  8  minutes. 


Many  New  Contracts 
Are  Signed  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  July  24. — New  studio 
pacts : 

David  O.  Selznick  has  signed  Hugh  Wal- 
pole  to  a  second  contract  calling  for  his 
services  until  next  December.  He  wil' 
act  as  a  technical  advisor  on  "David  Cop- 
perfield"  and  possibly  will  adapt  his  novel. 
"Vanessa."  It  is  also  reported  the  studio 
wants    to    contract    him     for    originals. 

Phil    Regan   has   annexed   himself   a    new 

six-month    contract    from    Warners.       First 

assignment  will  be   "Sweet  Adeline."     The 

actor  recently  completed  a  role  in  M-G-M's 

'Student   Tour"   on   a   loanout. 

Paramount  has  handed  writing  tickets 
to  Boris  Ingster  and  Leon  Gordon.  Ingster 
goes  to  work  on  the  adaptation  of  "Are 
Men  Worth  It?"  with  Gordon  doing  the 
screenplay  on  "Yellow  Bargain,"  which  is 
slated  to  co-star  Lloyd  Nolan  and  Eva- 
lyn   Venable. 

Dorothy  Wilson,  who  recently  rose  from 
a  stenographer's  chair  at  Radio  to  a  fea- 
tured player,  has  been  signed  by  Invincible 
to  play  the  title  role  in  "A  Girl  Must 
Live."  an  original  by  Karl  Brown  and  Rob- 
ert  Ellis. 

Byron  Morgan  checked  in  at  Fox  last 
week  to  do  the  screenplay  on  "Hell  in 
the  Heavens,"  air  yam  to  feature  War- 
ner Baxter.  John  Blystone  will  direct  with 
AI  Rockett  producing.  Production  will 
start   Aug.   22. 

Paramount  has  given  new  long  term 
contracts  to  Sir  Guy  Standing,  actor,  and 
to  Phyllis  Laughton,  studio  dramatic  coach. 

Peter  Trent,  brought  over  from  England 
by  M-G-M  as  a  possible  candidate  for  the 
top  role  in  "David  Copperfield,"  has  been 
signed    to  a   long- term   contract. 

Walter  Donaldson  and  Gus  Kahn,  song 
writers,   have  been  signed  to  a  long  term 


contract  by  M-G-M  calling  for  their  ex- 
clusive    services     for    one     year. 

Tim  McCoy's  first  western  under  his 
new  contract  with  Columbia  will  be 
"Wolves  of  Catclaw,"  an  original  by  Jack 
Natteford.      D.    Ross   Lederman   will   direct. 

Columbia  has  signed  Eddie  Larkin  to  a 
long  term  contract  as  a  dance  director.  His 
first  two  productions  will  be  "Hollywood 
Cinderella"    and    "The    Girl    Friend." 

Warners  are  augmenting  their  list  of  62 
stock  players  with  15  girls  to  be  selected 
from  the  chorus  of  "Flirtation  Walk."  The 
girls  will  be  given  contracts  on  a  weekly 
salary. 

Ainsworth  J.  Morgan  has  joined  the 
Paramount  writing  staff.  For  his  first  as- 
signment he  is  collaborating  with  William 
R'.  Lipman  and  Gladys  Lehman  on  the  next 
Sylvia  Sydney  vehicle,  "The  Bread 
Woman." 

Mary  Treen,  who  has  just  finished  work 
in  "Gentlemen  Are  Born,"  has  been  signed 
by  Warners  to  a  long  term  contract. 

Warners  have  torn  up  Pat  O'Brien's  old 
contract  and  have  written  him  a  new  long- 
term  agreement  calling  for  star  billing  and 
a  raise  in  salary.  At  present,  O'Brien  is 
being  featured  in  "I'll  Sell  Anything." 


"Bondage"  on  Dual 
Top  in  Providence 

Providence,  July  24. — "Of  Human 
Bondage"  and  "I  Can't  Escape,"  a 
dual  bill,  made  the  best  comparative 
showing  of  the  week  here,  $7,200  at 
the  RKO  Albee.  This  is  $200  over 
par. 

The  little  RKO  Victory,  with  a  25- 
cent  top,  took  $1,100,  up  by  $100,  with 
"Border  Menace"  and  "Love  Past  30." 

Hot  weather  hit  all  the  other  first 
runs,  sending  thousands  to  nearby 
beaches. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $25,200. 
Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  19: 

"MIDNIGHT   ALIBI"    (Warners) 
"PERSONALITY    KID"    (Warners) 

MAJESTIC— (2,400),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,800.    (Average,    $7,000) 

"BULLDOG  DRUMMOND  STRIKES 
BACK"    (U.   A.) 


LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Larry  Rich  on  stage.  Gross:  $9,100.  (Av- 
erage, $12,000) 

"GREAT  FLIRTATION"   (Para.) 
"GREEN    EYES"    (Monogram) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,300),     15c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:   $4,000.   (Average,   $6,500) 

"OF  HUMAN  BONDAGE"  (Radio) 
"1    CAN'T    ESCAPE"     (Beacon) 
RKO    ALBEE— (2,300),    15c-40c,    10    days. 
Gross:    7,200.    (Average,   $7,000) 

"BORDER  MENACE"    (Century) 
"LOVE  PAST   30"    (Century) 
RKO  VICTORY— (1,600),    10c-25c,   4   days. 
Gross:   $1,100.   (Average,  $1,000) 


"Baby"  Is  $6,000 
High  in  Portland 

Portland,  July  24. — "Baby  Take  a 
Bow"  was  the  best  draw  of  a  decid- 
edly drab  week.  It  secured  $6,000  at 
the  Paramount  augmented  by  "Here 
Comes  the  Groom."  This  is  $1,000 
over   normal. 

With  the  waterfront  strike  still  on 
balance  of  first  runs  could  not  come 
up   to   average. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $20,- 
400.     Average  is  $22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July   18 : 

"SORREL  &  SON"    (U.  A.) 
"MIDNITE    ALIBI"    (F.    N.) 

BROADWAY— (1,912),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,700.       (Average,    $5,000.) 

"COCK-EYED    CAVALIERS"    (Radio) 

HAMRICK'S  MUSIC  BOX— (2,000),  25c- 
35c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $2,300.  (Average, 
$3,000.) 

"WHERE    SINNERS    MEET"    (Radio) 
"PERSONALITY    KID"    (Warners) 

HAMRICK'S  ORIENTAL— (2,040)  25c,  7 
days.      Gross:   $1,800.      (Average,   $2,000.) 

"SIN    OF  NORA   MORAN"    (Majestic) 

PANTAGES— (1.700).  15c-25c.  7  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $1,600.  (Average,  $2. 
000.) 

"BABY     TAKE     A     BOW"     (Fox) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,008).       25c-35c-40c.        7 
days.      Gross:    $6,000.      (Average,   $5,000.) 
"STAMBOUL    QUEST"    (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  25c-35c-40c.  7 
days.       Gross:    $4,000.       (Average,    $5,000.) 


"Bow"  and  "Ritzy" 
Fair  in  Montreal 


Montreal,  July  24. — Local  theatres 
struggled  on  against  the  humidity  dur- 
ing last  week.  The  fans  could  hardly 
raise  an  eye  to  the  swellest  film  treat 
in  town,  although  the  Capitol  secured 
$7,500  on  "Baby,  Take  a  Bow,"  and 
"Let's  Be  Ritzy." 

The  Palace  collected  $6,000  with 
"Shoot  the  Works"  and  "Friday  the 
Thirteenth,"  while  the  Princess  was 
in  the  running  with  $5,500  for  "Born 
to  Be  Bad"  and  "The  Party's  Over." 
Loew's  slipped  to  $4,500  with  "Fog 
over  Frisco"  and  "Affairs  of  a  Gentle- 
man." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,500. 
Average  is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  21 : 

"BABY,   TAKE  A  BOW"   (Fox) 
"LET'S    BE    RITZY"    (Univ.) 

CAPITOL— (2,547),  25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $7,500.    (Average,    $9,000) 

"THE  SIN   OF  NORA  MORAN" 

(Majestic) 

"MANHATTAN    LOVE   SONG" 

(Monograun) 

IMPERIAI^(1,914),  25c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  The  Great  Togo;  Earl  Faber  &  Co.; 
Kola  &  Dunya;  Otto  &  Gerda;  Earl  Bros. 
&  Lee;  Eemilia  Hayman;  Pearl  Morris; 
Wally  Brown.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Average, 
$6,500) 

"FOG    OVER    FRISCO"    (F.N.) 
"AFFAIRS  OF  A  GENTLEMAN"   (Univ.) 

LOEW'S— (3,115),  25c-35c-50c-65c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $4,500.    (Average,  $10,500) 

"SHOOT    THE    WORKS"    (Para.) 
"FRIDAY  THE  THIRTEENTH"   (British) 

PA'r.ACE— (2,600),  25c-35c-50c-60c-75c,  7 
days.         Gross:     $6,000.     (Average,     $11,000.( 

"BORN    TO    BE    BAD"    (U.A.) 
"THE    PARTY'S  OVER"    (Col.) 

PRINCESS— (2,272),  25c-35c-50c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $5,500.    (Average,   $6,000) 


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LEO,  JUNIOR  SPEAKING 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  July  25,    1934 


Hollywood  on  Mend 
As  Cleanup  Gains 


(Continued   from    t>ai)c    1) 

the  industry  adopted  in  good  faith 
and  the  fair-mindedness  evidenced  by 
producers  after  facts  from  church  and 
press  were  unloaded  to  them  in  such 
overwhelming  profusion. 

After  passively  resisting  blasts  from 
dignitaries  of  the  cloth  from  various 
sections  of  the  country  and  taking  one 
from  W.  R.  Hearst  on  the  chin,  from 
far  ofT  Europe,  producers  have  set-, 
tied  down  in  earnest  to  adjust,  recti- 
fy,   recover   and   reconstruct. 

While,  at  first,  scattered  requests 
for  resignation  of  Will  H.  Hays 
caused  confusion  in  camp,  an  authori- 
tative denial  of  any  such  move  spread 
oil  on  troubled  waters  and  seemed  to 
buttress  the  standing  of  leadership, 
strengthened  by  William  Gibbs  Mc- 
Adoo's  recent  remarks  at  the  coast 
luncheon  to  Postmaster  General  Far- 
ley when  he  said  Hays  had  done  an 
outstanding  job  as  the  picture  chief. 

Critics  Seemingly  Quieted 

Publication  of  the  story  that  a  fine 
of  $25,000  would  be  imposed  on  any 
company  releasing  a  film  not  passed 
by  the  Production  Code  Administra- 
tion, has  allayed  further  guesswork 
as  to  intent  and  purpose  and  seeming- 
ly quelled  the  clamor  of  clergy  and 
newspapers. 

Appointment  of  a  single  judge,  Jo- 
seph I.  Breen,  clothed  with  full  au- 
thority to  pass  on  scripts  and  finished 
films  is  assuaging  the  attacking  forces 
still   more. 

Furthermore,  adoption  of  a  standard 
seal  of  approval  to  be  placed  on  each 
film  passed,  and  certified  in  writing, 
has  brought  a  rush  of  companies  to 
be  first  recipients  of  the  label,  and 
created  an  impression  that  producers 
are  all  climbing  on  the  decency  band- 
wagon. 

Finally,  taking  the  alleged  financial 
medicine  by  permitting  exhibitors  to 
cancel  out  films  against  which  there 
was  sincere  pi-otest  prior  to  July  15, 
is  the  pill,  prfescribed  by  the  patient 
itself,  that  brought  about  the  seem- 
ing healthful  condition  now  existing 
and  the  belief  the  crisis  is  passed. 

Script  Cleaning  Begins 

While  the  industry  was  gyrating 
through  these  maneuvers,  struggling  to 
its  feet,  obeying  doctors'  orders  and 
expressing  its  own  personal  will  to 
survive,  last  week  saw  the  beginning 
of  a  healthy  x-ray  taken  of  all  scripts 
and  future  properties  with  the  elimina- 
tion of  some  completely  and  the  re- 
furbishing of  others  considered  as  pos- 
sible trouble-makers. 

iToday-r^ft's  "quiet  on  the  Western 
Front"    for    all. 

Tomorrow  pictures,  and  they  alone 
will  serve  as  symptomatic  guideposts, 
if  any  relapse  occurs  of  this — the  most 
critical  illness  the  industry  has  so  far 
suffered. 

Latest  medical   report  is  this : 

Temperature — fairly   normal. 

Respiration — likewise. 

Recovery — imminent. 

Reconstruction — favorable. 


Says  Legion  Aim  Is  Clean 
Films  and  Not  Destruction 


Two  Dark  in  Terre  Haute 

Tkrre  Haute,  July  24. — Two  local 
popular  playhouses,  the  Grand  and 
the  .'\merican,  operated  by  the  Fourth 
Avenue  Amusement  Co.,  have  been 
closed  for  the  summer.  Both  will  be 
remodeled. 


arouse    millions    of 
consciousness  of  the  dangers  of  sala- 
cious and  immoral  pictures  and  to  take 
action   against   them." 

Continuing,  he  will  state,  in  part : 
"The  Episcopal  Committee  learned 
that  there  was  a  serious  dropping  ofT 
in  attendance  at  motion  picture  the- 
atres. A  loyal  Catholic  people  as  well 
as  many  other  groups  of  different  re- 
ligious beliefs,  convinced  of  the  urg- 
ent necessity  of  a  clean  and  whole- 
some screen,  are  registering  their 
protest  by  staying  away  from  theatres. 
This  has  been  done  not  to  destroy  an 
industry,  nor  to  ruin  the  business  of 
exhibitors,  nor  to  lessen  opportuni- 
ties for  wholesome  amusement,  but,  in 
the  interest  of  the  general  good  of 
society,  to  secure  the  assurance  that 
only  clean  pictures  wor:ld  in  the  fu- 
ture be  exhibited. 

"The  curtailment  of  attendance 
prompted  the  motion  picture  produc- 
ers and  exhibitors,  representing  about 
90  per  cent  of  the  pictures  produced 
or  shown,  to  request  that  their  repre- 
sentatives be  heard  at  the  conference 
of  the  bishops.  Two  delegates  sub- 
mitted proposals  which  gave  assur- 
ances of  a  revision  of  the  industry's 
plan  of  self-regulation.  The  principal 
point  under  consideration  had  to  do 
with  the  Code  of  Morals  voluntarily 
signed  by  most  of  the  producers  in 
1930.  The  weakest  provision  of  this 
code  was  for  a  jury  in  Hollywood  to 
which  the  producer  could  appeal  from 
the  censor.  The  members  of  this  jury 
were  selected  from  competitive  com- 
panies. Their  decision  was  in  nearly 
every  instance  in  favor  of  their  com- 
petitor and  against  the  censor.  At 
the  Cincinnati  meeting  on  20-21  June, 
the  Episcopal  Committee  was  assured 
that  henceforth  the  jury  would  be  in 
New  York  and  that  its  members 
would  consist  of  the  presidents  of  the 
M.  P.  Producers  and  Distributors  of 
America. 

Pleased  by  Promises 
"The  bishops  were  pleased  to  learn 
of  this  change.  They  expressed  the 
hope  that  this  new  provision  would 
mean  that  the  industry  at  last  had  rec- 
ognized its  tremendous  responsibility 
to  the  American  public.  But  mindful 
of  the  broken  promises  of  the  past, 
the  bishops  did  not  overestimate  the 
value  of  the  new  assurances  given. 

"The  struggle,  therefore,  is  not  over. 
Public  opinion  must  now  be  aroused 
and  sustained  everywhere  as  the 
strongest  barrier  against  the  immoral 
cinema.  Public  opinion,  if  governed 
by  good  sense  and  relentless  in  its 
opposition  to  the  evil  motion  picture, 
has  many  advantages  over  censorship 
that  may  be  politically  controlled  or 
corrupted  or  may  become  utterly  in- 
different to  the  commonweal.  It  must 
not  be  forgotten  that  the  Hollywood 
iury  failed  to  recognize  its  responsi- 
bility to  the  public  and  did  not  dis- 
charge its  duty  in  the  interest  of  the 
people.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the;„cin- 
ema  court  of  appeals  in  New  York 
will  be  a  thoroughly  responsible  bodv 
and  will  merit  the  confidence  of  the 
American  people.  Time  will  tell. 
Unfailinof  vigilance  is  necessary.  It 
will  enable  us  to  recjDrd  the  actions 
of  the  New  York  executives  consti- 
tuting the  new  jury." 

Explaining   the   machinery    of   the 


(Continued   from    fa<jc    1) 

Americans  to  a  strengthened  Production  Code  Admin- 
istration and  reflecting  the  attitude  of 
the  Episcopal  Committee,  the  arch- 
bishop will  declare  further : 

"After  1  July,  1934,  the  censor  ad 


Follow  the  Rules, 
Milwaukee  Dictum 


ministration  in  Hollywood  will  be 
augmented.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
industry  will  be  faithful  to  its  prom- 
ise— not  to  produce  objectionable  pic- 
tures. Even  though  the  producers  are 
fully  determined  not  to  give  the  public 
another  opportunity  to  be  aroused 
about  the  salacious  picture,  and  even 
assuming  that  they  are  taking  every 
measure  that  no  such  pictures  shall  he 
produced  henceforth,  some  time  must 
elapse  before  all  the  pictures  already 
produced,  salacious  in  whole  or  in 
part,  can  be  withdrawn.  .All  this  calls 
for  ceaseless  vigilance,  and  courage 
and  prudence  that  must  make  the 
position  of  the  church  resi>ected.  It 
may  be  well  to  make  clear  that  the 
church  is  not  asking  for  a  solemn 
type  of  picture  that  gives  no  real 
amusement,  and  no  opportunity  for  a 
hearty  laugh.  The  Catholic  Church,  in 
a  true  sense,  is  broad  and  liberal,  and 
no  legitimate  recreation  need  fear  her 
opposition. 

"The  producers  and  distributors 
who  through  their  delegates  met  the 
bishops  at  their  recent  conference 
represented  90  per  cent  of  the  motion 
picture  production  of  the  country. 
Assuming  that  this  organized  indus- 
try will  keep  its  word,  there  is  still 
the  danger  that  the  other  10  per  cent 
of  production  may  resort  to  an  output 
that  is  cheap  and  immoral.  If  this 
should  happen,  our  people  will  be  on 
their  guard  to  stay  away  from  the- 
atres showing  the  films  produced  by 
this  10  per  cent  of  the  industry." 

Says  Films  Not  to 
Malign  Jewish  Race 

Kansas  City,  July  24. — Major  pro- 
ducers have  pledged  not  to  depict 
Jews  in  an  obnoxious  light,  stated 
Richard  E.  Gutstadt,  national  director 
of  the  B'nai  Brith  Anti-Defamation 
Commission,  at  a  B'nai  Brith  meeting 
here.  He  disclosed  the  promise  was 
given  at  a  conference  called  by  him  in 
Hollywood  attended  by  ranking  pro- 
duction executives. 


(Continued    from    jHUie    \) 

Decency  and  other  organizations 
wliich  have  taken  a  stand  against 
block  booking,  but  so  far  distributors 
remain  unmoved.  They  say  cancella- 
tions will  be  on  an  individual  basis 
when  exhibitors  show  a  local  protest 
has  been  made  against  the  showing  of 
a  picture. 

Chicago  Paper  Hails 
Cancellation  Scheme 

Chicago,  July  24. — The  privilege 
granted  the  exhibitor  to  cancel  any 
picture  adjudged  indecent  by  organ- 
ized public  opinion  in  his  community 
"should  go  a  long  way  toward  quiet- 
ing any  legitimate  complaints,"  says 
an  editorial  in  the  Chicago  Sunday 
Tribune.  The  newspaper  adds  that 
"this  arrangement  is  preferable  to  any 
centralized  moralistic  censorship  which 
may  be  imposed  upon  the  industry" 
since  "no  right  of  the  producer  to  de- 
velop his  art  is  invaded  and  no  right 
of  the  adult  public  to  obtain  the  kind 
of  entertainment  it  desires  is  in- 
fringed.    It  goes  on : 

"If  the  spirit  of  the  ruling  is  adhered 
to,  and  we  do  not  think  there  is  any 
fair  reason  to  expect  the  contrary, 
the  responsibility  for  showing  unde- 
sirable pictures  in  the  immediate  fu- 
ture will  fall  directly  upon  the  theatre 
owners  and  managers.  They  can  no 
longer  excuse  their  offerings  by  say- 
ing that  the  films  have  been  forced 
upon  them  by  the  block-booking  sys- 
tem which  requires  them  to  show  pic- 
tures whether  their  patrons  want  them 
or  not.  If  any  one  is  offended  by  the 
offerings  he  will  know  whom  to 
blame." 


Discussing     the     present     agitation,  ^^unched  here  at  a  meeting  today  held 

fi-c^nAt     At^r-]'^  f£:i/A    •      "Tf     ir     l^irrV*     i-^r-*-\a     (/~\f^  ,       ,  1  /^  1      y~\  1  'T'l 


Gutstadt  declared :  "It  is  high  time  for 
American  Jewry  to  recognize  that  th^ 
cheap,  salacious  smut  and  vulgarity 
which  is  to  be  found  in  many  pictures 
is  a  reflection,  and  we  must  fight 
alongside  the  Catholic  and  Protestant 
churches  to  clean  up  our  movies." 


Hays  Is  Defended  by 
Michael  in  Buffalo 

(Continued  from   pape    1) 

the  turmoil  "that  has  been  created.  The 
preseWp^ituation  has  been  brought 
abouT~in  a  great  measure  by  distribu- 
tors who  were  interested  in  creating 
something  for  their  personal  gain,  re- 
gardless of  the  cost  to  the  industry." 
Three  exhibitors  have  been  named 
to  the  council's  board  as  a  result  of 
a    promise    of    cooperation    from    ex- 


Hays  Due  Today 

Will  H.  Hays  is  due  in  New  York 
from  Hollywood  foday  by  air. 


at  the  Grand  Opera  house.  The  meet- 
ing was  under  the  direction  of  the 
Chicago   Council  of  Catholic  Women. 


Chicago  Legion  Aims 
Attack  at  Theatres 

Chicago,  July  24. — Plans  for  pun- 
ishing theatres,  probably  with  a  boy- 
cott, that  show  films  not  endorsed  by 
the  Legion  of  Decency  are  being  dis-' 
cussed  here  at  Catholic  ^Yoyth  head- 
quarters. Vigilance  corh'miftees  are  to 
be  appointed  in  different  neighbor- 
hoods to  check  on  pictures  played. 
Members  of  the  Holy  Name  Society 
will   act   as   vigilantes. 

A   concerted   program    for    enlisting 
Catholic  women  in  the  campaign  was 


Buffalo,  July  24. — Dr.  Edward  S. 
Schwegler,  assistant  pastor  of  St 
John  the  Evangelist  Church,  has  been 
appointed  by  Bishop  William  Turner 
of  the  Catholic  diocese  of  Buffalo  to 
be  diocesan  director  of  the  Legion  of 
Decency.  Father  Schwegler  has  just 
returned  from  a  two  months'  trip  to 
Europe,  hence  is  unfamiliar  with  his 
new  duties. 

No  weekly  lists  of  approved  and 
disapproved  films  will  be  issued  for 
the  present.  The  movement  will  be 
concentrated  on  pictures  and  not 
aimed  at  objectionable  books  and 
magazines. 

Trailers  and  ad  copy  for  films  are 
often  more  objectionable  than  the  pic- 
tures themselves.  Father  Schwegler 
declared  as  he  entered  on  his  new 
duties. 


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Insist  Upon 
O.K.'d  Stories 


Necessary  for  Financing 
In  Future,  He  Says 

Chicago,  July  25. — Approval  of 
stories  will  be  a  condition  laid  down 
by  A.  H.  Giannini  before  he  makes 
any  new  film  investments,  he  declared 
here  today  between  trains  on  his  way 
to  Nev/  York. 

When  applications  are  made  for 
financing,  he  said,  he  will  make  sure 
Joseph  I.  Breen's  ofifice  has  issued  a 
certificate  of  approval,  so  that  later 
changes  and  possible  disapproval  of 
the  finished  production  will  be  obvi- 
ated. 

Four   big   pictures   which   had   been 

(Continued  on  page   16) 

"Z7"  Deals  Showing 
Big  Jump  for  Year 

Universal's  recent  deals  with  the 
Music  Hall  and  the  Loew  circuit  in 
this  territory  represent  an  increase 
over  last  year  of  215  per  cent  in  sales 
volume,  according  to  James  R.  Grain- 
ger, general  sales  manager. 

Universal  regards  this  and  a  general 
increase  in  bookings  as  a  sign  of  re- 
turning business  confidence.  The  book- 
ing department  reported  to  Grainger 
yesterday  that  up  to  and  including  last 
Saturday  the  sales  were  eight  times 
higher  than  they  were  last  year  at  this 
time. 


Fay's  'FooVs  Advice' 
For  Warner  Release 

"Fool's  Advice,"  produced  at  the 
Columbia  studio  about  two  years  ago 
by  Frank  ^ay,  will  be  released  on  the 

(Continued  on  page   16) 


In  the  Name  of  Art 

Hollywood,  July  25.— Walt 
Disney  is  going  to  raise 
Mickey's  brows.  They're  not 
high  enough  for  all  the  at- 
tention   he's    getting. 

Latest  erudite  gesture  in 
his  direction  is  the  announce- 
ment that  Earl  Theisen, 
honorary  curator  of  films  at 
the  Los  Angeles  Museum,  is 
going  to  write  a  September 
bulletin  for  the  editors  of  the 
Encyclopaedia  Brittanica  on 
"The  Story  of  the  Animated 
Cartoon  from  the  Phenakis- 
toscope    to    Mickey    Mouse." 

It  was  a  long  trip. 


Code  Reform   Working;  Breen 

Has  Situation  in  Hand — Hays 

Kansas  City,  July  25.^Increased  powers  given  to  Joseph  I. 
Breen,  Production  Code  Administrator,  already  have  accomplished 
many  reforms  and  the  administrator  has  the  situation  well  in 
hand,  Will  H.  Hays  told  Motion  Picture  Daily  early  this  morning. 
He  was  aboard  a  fast  TWA  plane,  bound  from  Hollywood  to  New 
York,  and  was  accompanied  by  Walter  Trumbull,  special  public 
relations  representative  of  the  M.P.P.D.A. 

Breen's  staff  has  been  enlarged  with  the  addition  of  six  assist- 
ants as  part  of  the  application  of  the  code  machinery,  added  Hays, 
who  then  dictated  this  statement: 

"There  is  one  answer  and  one  answer  only  to  any  reasonable 
objection  to  pictures  and  that  is,  say  it  with  pictures." 

He  lauded  Martin  Quigley's  article,  "The  Decency  Campaign — 
Inside  and  Out,"  and  expressed  his  approval  of  its  text. 

Arthur  M.  Loew  of  M-G-M  was  a  passenger  on  the  same  plane. 


Will  H.  Hays,  Walter  Trumbull  and  Arthur  M.  Loew  arrived  at 
Newark  Airport  yesterday  afternoon  from  Hollywood.  Thus 
Motion  Picture  Daily  records  an  interview  with  Hays  in  Kansas 
City  and  his  arrival  in  New  York  in  the  same  day. 


Campi's  Funds 
To  Date  Total 
At  $124,303 


A  total  of  $124,303  in  Code  Author- 
ity assessments  has  been  paid  into  the 
Canipi  treasury  to  date,  it  was  stated 
yesterday.  Exhibitors  paid  $77,603 
and  major  producers  and  distributors 
$4(),700  of  the  amount,  which  is  ap- 
plicable to  Campi's  semi-annual  bud- 
get of  $180,000. 

Exhibitors  are  assessed  one-half  the 
budgeted  amount,  or  $90,000  semi-an- 
nually, while  producers  and  distribu- 
tors, both  affiliated  and  independent, 
make  up  the  other  half. 

The  schedule  of  assessments  for  pro- 
ducers,    distributors    and    exchanges, 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


ITOA  Delays  Move 
On  Film  Campaign 

A  program  to  cope  with  the  church 
decency  campaign  against  films  will 
be  developed  by  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  for 
members  only  in  the  event  that  the- 
atres   actually    suffer   from   the   cam- 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


More  Austrian  Film 
Worries  Anticipated 

Film  men   in   New   York  yesterday 
read  into  cabled  news  of  the  new  Aus- 
trian revolt  leading  to  death  of  Chan- 
cellor Dollfuss  further  disturbance  in 
(Continued  on  page  16) 


Los  Angeles 
Lease  Widens 
F.  &  M.  Power 


Fanchon  &  Marco's  theatre  expan- 
sion move  nationally  is  given  impetus 
by  a  five  and  one-half  year  lease  on 
the  Los  Angeles  Paramount,  which  is 
scheduled  for  a  hearing  today  by 
Special  Master  John  E.  Joyce  and 
Paramount  creditors  directly  involved 
in  the  transaction. 

F.  &  M.  are  scheduled  to  begin  oper- 
ation of  the  Ambassador,  Missouri 
and  Grand  Central,  St.  Louis,  within 
the  next  week  or  10  days.  The  com- 
pany also  operates  the  Orpheum,  San 
Francisco.  Approval  of  the  lease  to- 
day  on   the   Los   Angeles    Paramount 

(Continued  on  page   16) 


L.  A.  Board  Hears 
Demand  for  Singles 

Los  Angeles,  July  25. — Dual  bills 
received  another  blow  today  at  an 
open  meeting  of  the  zoning  board  at 
the  Wiltern  Theatre  when  sentiment 
was    shown    to    be    opposed    to    I.    E. 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


Percentage  Selling 
At  Peak,  Says  Ross 

Chicago,  July  25. — More  percentage 
pictures  have  been  sold  this  season 
than  in  any  previous  time,  according 
to    Harry    Ross,    whose   organization, 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


More  Salary 
Moves  Hinted 
By  Rosenblatt 

Silent    on    Details,    But 
Will  Confer  on  Coast 


Albuquerque,  July  25. — There  will 
be  further  developments  on  his  salary 
recommendations,  but  no  further  re- 
port, declared  Division  Administrator 
Sol    A.    Rosenblatt  here   today. 

He  was  silent  on  what  direction  the 
developments  would  take,  although  he 
admitted  he  would  confer  with  pro- 
ducers on  salary  angles  while  on  the 
Coast.  He  was  westbound  on  the 
Chief  when  interviewed. 

His  recommendations  regarding 
further  suspension  of  the  star  raiding 
clauses  of  the  code  will  be  the  subject 
of  an  executive  order  by  the  President 
or  an  administrative  order  by  Ad- 
ministrator Hugh  S.  Johnson,  he  as- 
serted. 

The  order  will  be  issued  upon  his 
return  from  the   Coast. 

On  his   return  trip  Rosenblatt  will 

(Continued  on  page  4) 

Fox  New  List  Start 
Is  Set  for  October 

Chicago,  July  25. — Fox  will  swing 
into  its  new  production  season  in  Oc- 
tober with  "One  More  Spring,"  star- 
ring Janet  Gaynor  and  Warner  Bax- 
ter, and  "In  Old  Kentucky,"  said 
Winfield  Sheehan,  production  head  of 
Fox,  between  trains  here  today  on  his 
way  to  New  York  and  a  European 
vacation. 

Sheehan  will  sail  from  New  York 
Saturday.  In  addition  to  his  usual 
stops  at  London  and  Paris  he  will 
spend  considerable  time  in  Italy, 
Sicily,  Hungary  and  Austria,  combin- 
ing business  with  pleasure.  He  may 
sign  players  and  acquire  several 
stories. 


Loew*s  and  Warners 
Disregard  Petition 

Loew's  and  Warners  are  not  wary 
of  the  petition  for  reorganization  of 
Fox    Metropolitan    Playhouses    under 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


New  Title 

Hollywood,  July  25.— Af- 
flicted with  a  plethora  of 
relatives,  one  specific  rela- 
tive of  a  specific  producer 
has  been  referred  to  as  "the 
kin  you  love  to  touch." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  July  26,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.   36 


July   26,    1934 


No.  21 


MUrtin    Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad- 
dress "Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  con- 
tents copyrighted  1934  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications: MOTION  PICTIJRE  HERALD, 
BETTER  THEATRES,  THE  MOTION 
PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin -Tempelhof,  Kaiserin-Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Gourdes- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
l.ockhart.  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Ho/mej,  _  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of  March   3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 


Superior  Enjoined 
On  Merriivell  Name 

Federal  Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe  has 
granted  a  preliminary  injunction  re- 
straining Superior  Pictures,  Inc.,  from 
distributing  pictures  that  have  in  their 
title  the  name  Frank  Merriwell. 

The  action  grew  out  of  a  suit 
brought  by  Gilbert  Patten,  author  of 
the  Frank  Merriwell  series,  against 
the  company  when  the  proposed  series 
was  originally  advertised,  naming 
Frank  Merriwell  as  the  star.  Superior 
Pictures  stated  yesterday  that  the  pic- 
tures will  be  made,  but  will  be  called 
"Northwest  Mounted"  with  Frank 
Morton  as  the  star. 


Rumored  Giving  Up  Two 

New  Orleans,  July  25. — The  rumor 
is  current  here  that  Klaw  &  Erlanger 
are  about  to  give  up  their  lease  on 
the   Tulane   and   Crescent. 


It  was  said  here  yesterday  by 
Leonard  Bergman,  K.  &  E.  general 
manager,  that  the  circuit  did  not  con- 
template relinquishing  the  two  New 
Orleans  houses. 


Normalcy  at  Criterion 

The  Criterion  proceeded  on  sched- 
ule yesterday  with  no  projection  or 
other  kind_  of  difficulties,  as  against 
trouble  which  interrupted  preview  of 
"Cleopatra"  Monday  morning. 

It  was  declared  yesterday  the  men 
in  the  booth  had  nothing  to  do  with 
fuse  difficulties,  discovered  in  the  base- 
ment, which  caused  the  original  break. 


T,  P.  Drew  to  Take 
Register  Job  Here 

Thomas  P.  Drew,  general  sales 
manager  for  Western  Electric  in  Eng- 
land, has  resigned  to  take  over  gen- 
eral representation  in  this  country  of 
General  Register  Corp.,  of  which 
Percy  Phillipson  is  president. 

He  sails  from  the  other  side  on 
Aug.  26  and  takes  over  his  new  duties 
Sept.  1.  With  affairs  thus  set,  Phil- 
lipson will  remain  until  the  end  of  that 
month   and   then   return  to   London. 

Drew  joined  Western  Electric  in 
1929  as  assistant  sales  manager  dur- 
ing the  regime  of  W.  A.  Bach,  now 
president  of  Audio  Prod.,  Inc.  here. 
In  September  of  that  year,  he  was 
named  general  sales  manager.  F.  C. 
Leach,  at  present  Drew's  assistant  in 
London,  succeeds  him. 


Philadelphia  lEPA 
Opens  New  Quarters 

Philadelphia,  July  25. — The  I.  E. 
P.  A.  has  dedicated  its  new  head- 
quarters at  1313  Vine  St.  Morris 
Wax,  chairman  of  the  board  of  man- 
agers, opened  the  dedicatory  session, 
followed  by  a  few  remarks  from  the 
president,  B.  M.  Colder.  Dave  Barrist 
formally  acknowledged  the  various  or- 
ganizations which  had  contributed 
time  and  material  to  the  new  building. 

Right  in  the  heart  of  the  Vine  St. 
belt,  the  new  headquarters  are  con- 
veniently located.  In  addition  to  an 
auditorium  for  open  meetings,  there 
are  two  private  offices  and  a  recep- 
tion room. 


Mundus  Adds  Seven 
To  Selling  Forces 

Seven  additional  sales  representa- 
tives have  been  added  to  the  Mundus 
sales  force  handling  the  company's  27 
feature  releases  throughout  the  coun- 
try. 

The  latest  additions  to  the  staff  in- 
clude:  Arthur  Abeles,  New  York; 
Rubin  Brenner,  Philadelphia;  Moe  J. 
Gould,  Pittsburgh  ;  Harvey  Schneider, 
Washington ;  Herman  Booth,  Cin- 
cinnati ;  Moe  Geiger,  Cleveland,  and 
M.  S.  Epstein,  Los  Angeles. 


Hal  Roach  Coming  East 

Hollywood,  July  25.— Hal  Roach 
will  leave  for  New  York  Monday  for 
a  two-week  business  trip. 


H.  K.  Davis,  Court 
Referee  Here,  Dead 

Henry  K.  Davis,  referee  in  bank- 
ruptcy, who  presided  over  Paramount 
Publix  and  Publix  Enterprises  bank- 
ruptcy proceedings  from  early  in  1933 
until  May  of  this  year,  died  at  Cor- 
nell Medical  Center  yesterday  fol- 
lowing a  long  illness. 

Davis,  who  was  58  years  old,  with- 
drew from  activity  in  Paramount  and 
other  bankruptcy  affairs  last  spring 
in  order  to  rest  and  recuperate  at  At- 
lantic City.  His  condition  grew  stead- 
ily worse  and  he  was  taken  to  the 
Medical  Center  several  weeks  ago. 
He  died  of  pneumonia,  which  devel- 
oped recently.  Funeral  services  will 
be  held  Saturday  from  the  Fordham 
Manor    Reformed    Church    at    10 :00 


Talley,  Stallings, 
Back,  Busy  on  Plans 

Truman  H.  Talley,  Fox  Movietone 
News  general  manager,  and  Laurence 
Stallings,  new  editor,  are  rapidly 
whipping  into  shape  details  of  the  new 
production  plan  that  goes  into  effect 
when  Fox  and  Hearst  Metrotone 
split  Sept.   1. 

On  the  European  trip  just  finished 
Talley  and  Stallings  held  a  conven- 
tion in  Paris  attended  by  Benjamin 
Miggins,  European  director;  Russell 
Muth,  central  European  supervisor, 
and  the  cameramen  and  editors  from 
every  country  on  the  continent. 

In  London  Gerald  Sanger,  editor  of 
British  Movietone  News,  assembled 
his  staff  for  another  discussion  of 
policies. 

Hearst  Reel  Deals 
Are  Set  in  Europe 

Newsreel  bureaus,  working  in  close 
conjunction  with  International  News 
Service,  were  set  up  in  Rome,  Berlin 
and  Paris  for  Hearst  Metrotone 
News  while  he  was  abroad,  declared 
Edgar  B.  Hatrick  yesterday.  At  the 
same  time,  correspondents  were  re- 
arranged, strengthened  and  augmented 
in  other  European  capitals. 

The  first  issue  of  Heart's  newsreel 
on  its  own  is  slated  to  appear  Oct.  2. 
The  new  equipment,  in  many  in- 
stances, will  be  Erpi's  new  lightweight 
recorder. 


Trading  Light  on  Big  Board 


Hifh  Low  Close 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 243/^  23'/4  24 

Consolidated   Film  Industries 2^  2^  2^4 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,    pfd 125^  12J^  ]2'/i 

Kastman    Kodak    97'/^  96^  9754 

Fox    Film    "A" 9^  9  9^ 

Loew's,    Tnc 23?^  22^4  233/i 

Loew's.  Inc..  pfd 82  81  81 

Paramount    Publix    3  254  3 

Pathe    Exchange     i^  li^  1^ 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" '..  IS  145^  IS 

Warner   Bros 3ii  3%  Wi 

Technicolor  Up  %  on  Curb 


Net 
Change 


+  V. 

+  '/a 
—  4 

-F54 


+  Vi 


Hich      Low 

Technicolor  12^^        n^ 

Trans  Lux   \^/^         1^ 


Net 
Close     Chani^e 

12^        -h  Vi 
VA        


Bond  Market  Slumps  Sharply 


„  ,  „.  _  Hich  Low  Close 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 6V,  6  6V7 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf 6^A  dVi.  G'A 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46 6?'^  f-ZV,  62'/$ 

T.oew  s  6s  '41,  WW  deb   rights 98  9754  98 

Paramount  Broadway  5'/4s  '51 38  38  38 

Paramount  F.  L.  '47,  cts 40'/  401/  40'.^ 

Paramount  Publix   55^s  '50 413^  .3954  .3954 

Warner  Bro?,  6s  'i9y  wd 51i^  505^  51 


Net 
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Sales 

900 

100 

400 

200 

1,000 

8.000 

200 

3,100 

1.600 

1,300 

7,300 


Sales 

1,500 
100 


Sales 

19 
2 
4 
5 
6 
2 
25 
46 


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Personal  ► 

CI  ARLOS  GARDEL,  Argentine 
i  star,  who  has  just  completed  his 
second  feature  in  Spanish  for  Para- 
mount at  the  Eastern  Service  Studios, 
will  be  host  at  an  Argentine  barbecue 
at  the  studio  tonight.  He  leaves 
shortly  for  Hollywood  to  appear  in 
"Big    Broadcast    of    1935." 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  receiver  for 
the  Roxy,  lunched  yesterday  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  James  Roosevelt,  and  Mrs. 
Roosevelt's  sister,  Barbara  Gush- 
ing, who  are  leaving  shortly  for  the 
coast  to  meet  the  President  on  his  re- 
turn. 

Robert  Armstrong  has  arrived 
here  to  appear  in  "Gigolette"  for  Se- 
lect. He  will  return  to  the  coast  Aug. 
15  to  start  in  Monogram's  "Flirting 
with  Danger." 

R.  C.  Sheriff,  writer,  left  yester- 
day for  the  coast  with  the  unfinished 
manuscript  of  "Within  This  Present," 
which  he  is  doing  for  Universal. 

Vincent  Lopez  and  his  band  ar- 
rive in  town  tomorrow  morning  from 
Pittsburgh  in  time  to  start  a  week 
with  the  Capitol  stage  show. 

Charles  Williams  and  Nancy 
Klauber  are  completing  the  final 
drafts  of  the  songs  and  lyrics  for 
"Gigolette,"  which   Select  starts  soon. 

R.  A.  McGuire,  assistant  to  H.  M. 
DoHERTY,  Warner  auditor  of  ex- 
changes, has  been  out  for  two  weeks 
with  an  attack  of  tonsilitis. 

Frank  C.  Walker  left  last  night 
for  Glacier  Park.,  Mont.,  to  spend  the 
month  of  August. 

Bessie  Mack  of  the  Capitol  is  back 
from  a  short  visit  with  upstate  rela- 
tives. 

Alan  Dinehart  is  in  town  from 
the  coast  and  is  stopping  at  the 
Alamac. 


If 


Johnsons  May  Quit 
African  Film  Trips 

Chanute,  Kan.,  July  25. — Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Martin  Johnson  have  completed 
what  is  probably  their  last  African 
expedition.  Letters  received  here  by 
relatives  disclose  the  Johnsons  ar- 
ranged to  dispose  of  their  property  in 
Nairobi  before  leaving  for  home,  and 
do  not  expect  to  return  to  Africa. 

The  next  trip  planned  by  the  John- 
sons will  be  to  the  South  Sea  Islands, 
where  they  made  their  first  picture, 
"Cannibals  of  the   South   Seas." 

The  Johnsons  expect  to  arrive  in 
New  York  about  Aug.  25.  Mrs.  John- 
son has  been  ill  in  a  Nairobi  hospital 
and  will  undergo  a  surgical  operation 
on  arrival  in  New  York. 


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Fedor  to  Open  New  Spot 

Detroit,  July  25. — Julius  Fedor,  op- 
erator of  the  Cozy,  LaPorte,  Ind.,  will 
open  a  new  theatre  in  the  fall  at  St. 
Joseph,  Mich.,  a  Butterfield  town  for 
the  past  dozen  years.  The  theatre  is 
to  seat  about  1,000. 


P.  A.  Powers  Signs  Mack 

Wellington  Mack,  who  writes  com- 
edy pantomime  for  circus  clowns,  has 
been  signed  by  P.  A.  Powers  for  the 
Comicolor  cartoon  story  department. 
Mack  has  himself  been  a  clown. 


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Thursday,  July  26.   1934 


Campi's  Funds 
To  Date  Total 
At  $124,303 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
made  public  in  Washington  by  the 
NRA  Tuesday  following  receipt  of  its 
approval  from  Division  Administrator 
Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  was  amplified  by 
Code  Authority  yesterday.  Under  the 
schedule,  which  was  drawn  by  the 
Campi  finance  committee,  consisting 
of  Nathan  Yamins,  chairman;  Sidney 
R.  Kent  of  Fox,  and  H.  M.  Warner, 
with  W.  C.  Michel  and  Harold  S. 
Bareford  acting  as  alternates  for  the 
latter  two,  the  eight  M.P.P.D.A.  pro- 
ducing and  distributing  companies  will 
contribute  $150,000  and  independent 
producers  and  exchanges  $40,620  to 
Campi's  annual  budget  of  $360,000. 

The  $40,620  assessment  levied 
against  independents  provides  for  a 
$10,620  shrinkage  from  smaller  com- 
panies which  may  find  themselves  un- 
able to  pay. 

The  schedule  of  assessment  against 
exhibitors,  based  on  population  of  the 
city  or  town  in  which  the  theatre  is 
located  and  the  theatre's  run,  varies 
from  $12  in  the  smallest  situation  to 
$96  in  the  largest  on  an  annual  basis. 
This  schedule  was  approved  by  the 
administrator  earlier. 

Objections  May  Be  Filed 

Objections  to  the  schedule  of  assess- 
ments for  producers,  distributors  and 
exchanges  may  be  filed  with  Rosen- 
blatt up  to  Aug.  6.  Although  some  of 
the  larger  producer-distributors  have 
made  payments  in  advance  on  their 
assessments,  actual  billing  of  code 
signers  of  these  classifications  will  not 
be  begun  until  after  the  date  for  filing 
objections. 

The  schedule  assesses  Warner, 
Paramount,  M-G-M,  Fox,  United  Ar- 
tists and  RKO  at  $20,000  annually, 
and  Universal  and  Columbia  at  $15,- 
000,  for  a  total  of  $150,000. 

The  assessments  against  indepen- 
dent producers,  distributors  and  ex- 
changes are  made  on  the  basis  of 
three  divisions.  The  first,  which  in- 
cludes 16  producers,  will  pay  a  total 
of  $11,100  annually;  the  second,  which 
includes  57  producers,  will  pay  $13,- 
680  annually,  and  the  third,  which  in- 
cludes independent  or  state  right  ex- 
changes, will  pay  $15,840  annually. 
No  assessments  are  made  against  non- 
signers  of  the  code,  except  in  the  case 
of  exhibitors  who  have  applied  for  the 
10  per  cent  cancellation  right. 

The  16  independent  producers  in 
Group  1  are  assessed  as  follows : 

Per  Month    Per  Year 

Monogram     $125  $1,500 

Majestic     75  900 

Mascot    75  900 

Liberty    50  600 

Invincible     50  600 

Chesterfield    50  600 

Walt  Disney    50  600 

Educational     50  600 

International  Newsreel     50  600 

Sol    Lesser    50  600 

Movietone  News   50  600 

National    .Screen    50  600 

Pathe    News    50  ggo 

Hal  Roach  50  600 

Charles   Rogers    50  600 

Van    Beuren    50  600 

Total    $925  $11,100 

The  57  producers,  import  and  ex- 
port companies,  comprising  Group  2 
are  assessed  $20  per  month  each  for  a 


The  Breakdown 

Independent  and  state  right 

exchanges     are     assessed     in 

proportion  to  the  amount  of 

film    sold    by    each    and    are 

divided  into  four  classes,  one 

each  of  $36  per  month,  $18  a 

month,  $12  a  month  and  $6  a 

-nonth. 

total    of    $13,680    annually.      In    this 
group  are   the  following : 

H.  W.  Auten,  Chester  Beecroft  Prod., 
Wm.  Berke  Prods.,  Bray  Pictures  Corp., 
Charles  Chaplin,  Cinelog  Corp.,  Elmer  Clif- 
ton Prod.,  Warren  Doane,  Douglas  Fair- 
banks Prod.,  F.  &  M.  Stageshows,  Futter 
Corp.  Ltd.,  General  Film  Prod.,  Ltd.,  Edw. 
Halperin,  Hollywood  Pictures  Co.,  Ideal, 
General  Layman,  Lou  Lewens,  Harold 
Lloyd  Pictures  Corp.,  Moser  &  Terry,  Pre- 
mier Attractions,  Raspin  rod.,  Remington 
Prod.,  Grantland  Rice,  Screenart,  Wm.  Sis- 
trom.  West  Coast  Service  Studios,  W.  A. 
Films,  Chenowith  F'ilm  (Omaha),  Nelson 
Edwards  (Baltimore),  Lang  Film,  Lynn 
Shores,  Mentone,  National  Cinema  Service 
(St.  Louis),  Olympia  Marci  Prods.,  Photo- 
crom,    Strickland    Industrial. 

Miscellaneous     Importers,     Expor- 
ters &  Producers 

National  Screen  (Hollywood),  Ameranglo, 
Principle  Dist.  Co.  (Hollywood),  Amity,  As- 
tor,  Celebrity,  Edited  Pictures,  Educational 
Pictures,  Empey,  Gaumont,  World-Wide 
Pictures,  German-American,  Paul  Goldman, 
Ideal  Sound  Studios,  Mayfair,  Modern  Film 
Sales,  UFA,  Wm.  Vogel,  W.  Von  Bechtal- 
shein. 

Independent  and  state  right  ex- 
changes and  their  monthly  assess- 
ments total  $15,840  a  year.  They 
break  down  into   various   divisions  as 


follows : 


$36  a  Month 


New       York — First       Division, 
(Capital),     National     Screen. 


Majestic 


$24  a  Month 


New  York — General  Pictures  Exchange, 
Arthur  Greenblatt,  Inc.,  Hollywood  Films, 
Marcy,   New   Era,   Principal,   Syndicate. 

Philadelphia — Interstate    (Universal). 

$18  a  Month 

Boston — American  Feature  Film.  First 
Division.  Franklin  Prod.,  Hollywood  Films, 
National    Screen. 

$12  a  Month 

Boston — Cameo   Screen  Attractions. 
Buffalo — First    Division,    Hollywood    Film. 
Standard    Film    E.xchanges. 

Chicago — Capitol      Film,     Griever     Prod., 

B.  N.  Judell,  National  Screen,   Security. 
Cincinnati — First       Division,       Majestic. 

Monogram    of    Ohio. 

Cleveland — First  Division,  Majestic,  Mau- 
ley &  Brown,  Inc.,  Monogram  of  Ohio,  Se- 
lected   Pictures. 

Dallas — Adams  Film  Exchange,  Indepen- 
dent   Film    Distributors.    Majestic. 

Detroit — Graphic,    Majestic,    Monarch. 

Los  Angeles — All  Star  Features,  Coopera- 
tive  Film   Exchanges,   Far   West. 

Philadelphia — Capitol,  First  Division, 
Gold  Medal,  Hollywood,  Majestic,  Master- 
piece,   Preferred. 

Pittsburgh — First  Division,  Majestic  of 
Western  Penn,  Monarch,  Monogram,  Pink- 
ney    Film    Service, 

St.  Louis — Majestic,  Premier,  Progressive. 

San  Francisco — Cooperative,  International. 
Majestic. 

Washington — Interstate  F'ilm    (Universal). 

$6  a  Month 

Albany — First  Division  Exchanges,  Stand- 
ard   Film    Exchanges. 

Atlanta — Afifiliated     Prod.,     Inc.,     Arthur 

C.  Bromberg    Attractions,    National    Screen, 
Savini    Films. 

Boston — Hub  Film  Exchange,  N.  E.  Film 
Exchange. 

Buffalo — East   Films. 

C/ioWoKe— Affiliated  Prod.,  Inc.,  Arthur 
C.     Bromberg    Attractions,    Amity    Pictures 

Dallas — National    Screen. 

-Of  )«'<?>-— -Distinctive  Screen  Attractions 
Harry    Marcus,    Sheffield    Film    Exchanges 

Indianapolis— W\s  Feature  Rights  Corp 
15.    N.    Judell,    Security    Pictures. 

Kansas  Crty— Associated  Film  Distribu 
tors.  Majestic  and  Security  Pictures  Mid 
west    Film    Distributors,    Inc. 

Little    Rock — Home    State    Film 

Los  Angeles — National   Screen 

Lo!(iTOi7/(7— Big    Feature    Rights. 

Milwaukee— AAvdnce      Film,      Celebrated 


Players,  B.  N.  Judell,  Midwest  Film,  Se- 
curity    Pictures. 

Minneapolis — Capitol  Film.  Celebrated 
Film  Exchanges,  Elliott  Film.  Ideal  Pic- 
tures, Majestic  Pictures.  Monogram  of 
Minnesota,    National    Screen. 

New  Orleans — Affiliated  Prod.  Inc..  Ar- 
thur   C.    Bromberg    Attractions. 

Oklahoma  City — Majestic,  Monogram. 
Square    Deal. 

Omaha — Capitol,   Midwest,   Security. 

Philadelphia — Oscar   Neufeld,   Peerless. 

Portland — Star  Film,   Sheffield. 

St.  Louis — B.  N.  Judell. 

Salt  Lake  City — Consolidated,  Majestic, 
Sheffield. 

San  Antonio — Aztecs   Film. 

Seatle — National  Screen,  Majestic,  Na- 
tional   Film    Exchange,    Sheffield. 

IVashington — First  Division,  Liberty,  Ma- 
jestic, referred.  Trio  Prod. 


W.  Ray  Johnston  Aided 
In  Preparing  Schedule 

W.  Ray  Johnston  of  Monogram 
served  as  advisor  to  the  Campi  finance 
committee  in  preparing  the  schedules 
of  assessments  for  independent  com- 
panies. Assessments  are  based  on  the 
amount  of  film  produced  by  each  com- 
pany, and,  in  the  case  of  exchanges, 
on  the  amount  of  film  sold. 


Grievance  Appeals 
Before  Campi  Group 

Three  appeals  from  the  New  York 
grievance  board  and  one  from  the 
Buffalo  board  were  heard  yesterday 
by  a  Campi  appeal  committee,  of 
which  Nathan  Yamins  was  chairman 
and  John  D.  Clark  and  Julius  Char- 
now   members. 

Appeals  heard  were  an  overbuying 
case  against  the  Lane  and  two  re- 
duced admission  cases  against  !the 
Marvin  and  Empire,  Brooklyn,  all 
appealed  from  the  local  grievance 
board,  and  a  case  involving  non-ful- 
fillment of  contract  brought  against 
the  First  Division  exchange  at 
Buffalo  by  the  Rialto. 


Allied  of  Wisconsin 
Predicts  Code  Suits 

Milwaukee,  July  25. — Members  of 
the  clearance  and  zoning  and  griev- 
ance boards  have  received  letters  from 
R.  A.  Tesch,  attorney  for  Allied  of 
Wisconsin,  in  which  he  says  suit  will 
be  filed  against  them  in  the  event  any 
Allied  member  is  injured  by  a  board 
decision. 

The  letters  have  been  referred  to 
Campi. 

The  grievance  board  has  dismissed 
the  Shorewood  Theatre  Co.'s  prema- 
ture advertising  complaint  against  the 
Saxe  Amusement  Management  Co.'s 
Garfield.  The  complainant  failed  to 
appear  and  the  board  decided  the  two 
houses  were  not  in  the  same  zones. 


Clearance  Protests 
Are  Heard  in  Cincy 

(^iNCiNNATi,  July  25.— Oral  and 
written  protests  .from  exhibitors  in 
the  Cincinnati,  Dayton  and  Columbus 
territories  against  the  present  clear- 
ance schedule  were  heard  at  a  two- 
day  meeting  of  the  local  clearance  and 
zoning  board  which  ended  last  night. 

A  new  schedule  was  drafted,  and 
will  be  ready  for  release  on  or  about 
August  1. 

S.  A.  Moross,  from  Secretary 
Flinn's  office  in  New  York,  attended. 

Files  in  Bankruptcy 

Paris,  July  25.— To  facilitate  re- 
financing, the  Gaumont  Franco  Film 
Aubert  Corp.,  which  controls  40 
theatres  in  France,  today  filed  a  vol- 
untary petition  in  bankruptcy. 


More  Salary 
Moves  Hinted 
By  Rosenblatt 


(Continued    from    page    1) 

confer  with  grievance  boards  on  prob- 
lems that  have  arisen  in  various  cities, 
including  San  Francisco  and  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Commenting  on  the  Denver  exhibi- 
tors' demand  for  local  home  rule 
brought  on  as  a  result  of  a  decision 
on  a  giveaway  by  the  grievance  board, 
Rosenblatt  said  that  exhibitors  them- 
selves had  demanded  inclusion  of  the 
rebate  clause  in  the  code  and  that  if 
they  wanted  it  out  all  they  had  to  do 
was  to  ask  for  it. 

Between  Kansas  City  and  this  town 
Rosenblatt  conferred  with  U.  S.  At- 
torney General  Homer  S.  Cummings, 
who  boarded  the  train  at  Kansas  City. 
He  would  not  divulge  the  subject  cf 
tlie  conference. 


Australian  Quotas 
Favored  in  Report 

Sydney,  Australia,  July  25. — Impo- 
sition of  a  quota  for  the  purpose  of 
fostering  production  in  New  South 
Wales  and  a  refusal  to  limit  theatre 
building  feature  a  report  by  Commis- 
sioner Marks  on  the  government  in- 
quiry into  the  industry. 

Before  proceeding  with  the  quota, 
the  report  suggests,  agreements  should 
be  reached  with  other  Australian  gov- 
ernments, so  that  any  action  taken 
may  be  uniform.  Percentages  for  dis- 
tributors suggested  are :  First  year, 
five  per  cent ;  second  year,  seven  and 
one-half ;  third,  10 ;  fourth,  12^  ;  fifth, 
15.  Exhibitors'  percentages  suggested 
are :  First  year,  four ;  second,  five ; 
third,  seven  and  one-half ;  fourth,  10 ; 
fifth,  uyi. 

The  proposal  to  limit  theatre  build- 
ing was  turned  down  on  the  ground 
that  it  would  lead  to  similar  requests 
from  other  industries  and  that  new 
building  was  a  "risk  of  loss  from  com- 
petition" common  to  business  gener- 
ally. 


Fourth  Exhibitor  in 
Nebraska  Trust  Suit 

Omaha,  July  25. — Subpoenas  from 
another  plaintiff  filing  suit  against  13 
distributing  companies  and  the  Omaha 
Film  Board  of  Trade  are  expected 
shortly.  The  additional  plaintiff  is 
Clarence  J.  Kremer,  exhibitor  at 
Stanton,  Neb.,  who  filed  his  suit 
Tuesday  in  Federal  court  in  Lincoln. 
He  is  asking  $61,500  damages  and 
makes  the  same  charges  contained  in 
petitions  filed  by  G.  G.  Griffin,  Platts- 
mouth ;  Eric  Wesselman,  Pierce,  and 
C.  N.  Robinson  of  Blair,  all  Nebraska 
towns,  two  days  earlier. 

The  latter  three  asked  a  total  of 
$156,000  damages,  making  a  total  of 
$217,500  with   Kremer's  suit. 


Flash  Reviews 

Oro  y  Plata  (Gold  and  Silver) — A 
creditable   piece   of  work.   .   .    . 

Noiv  and  Forever —  .  .  .  wide 
audience   appeal    seems    assured.    .    .    . 


These  films  will  be  reviewed  in  full  in  a 
later  issue  of  Motion   Picture   Daily. 


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Thursday,  July  26,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Marker"  Has 
Strong  Return 
In  Washington 


Washington,  July  25. — "Little 
Miss  Marker"  demonstrated  its  con- 
tinued drawing  powers  last  week  on  a 
return  engagement  at  the  Columbia. 
The  $4,200  take  was  $1,100  over  par. 
"Of  Human  Bondage"  continued 
strong  in  its  second  week.  It  opened 
July  18  and  took  $12,100  for  the  first 
seven  days.  On  its  nine-day  run  it 
grabbed  a  total  of  $14,800.  Arthur 
Keilly,  Washington  Herald  globetrot- 
ter, was  on  the  stage. 

"The  Thin  Man"  was  the  first  film 
to  go  three  weeks  at  Loew's  Palace. 
It  fell  off  to  $4,300.  Average  is 
$14,500. 

A  combination  of  "Stamboul  Quest" 
and  Vincent  Lopez  and  his  orchestra 
took  $18,300  at  Loew's  Fox,  but  this 
was  $2,200  below  normal. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $57,700. 
Average  is  $71,200. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax : 
Week  Ending  July  19: 
"FOG  OVER  FRISCO"    (F.N.) 
EARLE— (2,218).   25c-77c,   7  days.      Stage 
show.    Gross:    15,600.    (Average,    $17,600) 
"LITTLE    MISS    MARKER"    (Para.) 
LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,265),   25c-40c.   7 
days    (return    engagement).    Gross:     $4,200. 
(Average,   $3,100) 

"STAMBOUL  QUEST"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S    FOX— (3,434).    25c-66c.    7    days. 
Stage   show.   Gross:   $18,300.    (Average,   $20,- 
500) 

"THE  THIN  MAN"   (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S     PALACE^(2,390),     35c-77c,     7 
days,   third  week.     Gross:  $4,300.    (Average, 
$14,500) 

"THE  MERRY  FRINKS"   (Warners) 
METROPOLITAN— (1,591),       25c-40c,       7 
days.   Gross:  $3,200.    (Average,   $4,100) 

Week  Ending  July  17: 
"OF   HUMAN   BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

RKO-KEITHS— (1,830).  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Arthur  Reilly  on  stage.  Gross:  $12,100. 
(Average,    $11,400) 


Oklahoma  Is  Dull; 
"Stamboul"  $3,100 

Oklahoma  City,  July  25. — Hot 
weather  continues  to  keep  grosses 
down  here.  "Stamboul  Quest"  went 
over  par  by  $600  on  a  $3,100  take  at 
the  Capitol. 

The  Liberty,  splitting  the  week  be- 
tween "Personality  Kid"  and  "Heart 
Song,"  took  $1,500  on  the  former  in 
four  days  and  $500  on  the  latter  in 
three  days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $12,300. 
Average  is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  21  : 

"WILD    CARGO"    (Radio) 

CRITERION— (1,700),     10c-20c-.36c-41c-56c, 
7   days.    Gross:    $4,200.    (Average,   $5,000). 
"CHARLIE    CHAN'S    COURAGE"     (Fox) 

MIDWEST— (1,500),       10c-26c-36c-56c,       7 
days.     Gross:  $3,000.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"STAMBOUL  QUEST"  (M-G-M) 

CAPITOI^(1,200),     10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,     7 
days.    Gross:    $3,100.    (Average,    $2,500) 
"PERSONALITY    KID"    (Warners) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),        10c-15c-26c-36c,        4 
days.   Gross:   $1,500.    (Average  week,   $2,000) 
"HEART  SONG"   (Fox) 

LIBERTY— (1,500).  10c-15c-26c-36c,  3  days. 
Gross:   $500.    (Average   week,   $2,000) 


Shea's  Court  to  Reopen 

Buffalo,  July  25.— Shea's  Court 
St.  Theatre,  once  an  ace  vaudeville 
house,  will  be  reopened  about  the  mid- 
dle of  August  as  a  first  run  double 
feature  spot.  The  house  has  been  dark 
most  of  the  time  since  the  Shea  The- 
atres Corp.  ceased  operating  it  in 
January,  1933. 


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Lang,  "Plus  Stage  Show, 
L.A.  Topper  at  $21,670 


Los  Angeles,  July  25. — With  a 
Combination  of  "The  Notorious 
Sophie  Lang"  and  a  stage  show  called 
"The  Drunkard,"  the  Paramount  took 
big  money  here  last  week,  $21,670, 
This  is  $3,670  oyer  par. 

One  of  the  first  heat  waves  of  the 
season  hit  this  section,  but  takes  gen- 
erally did  not  fall  off  sharply,  although 
all  the  others  were  below  average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $65,451. 
Average  is  $71,850. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  18 : 

"MARIONETTES"    (Riissian) 

FILMARTE    —    (900),     40c-50c,     7    days. 
Gross:   $6(X).     (Average,  $2,650) 
"Operator  13"  (MGM)  2nd  week,  Z  days 


"THE  THIN  MAN"  (MGM)  5  days 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,413),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $13,781.      (Average,    $14,000)     . 
"THE   NOTORIOUS   SOPHIE   LANG" 

(Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,595),    30c-55c,    7    days. 
Stage:      "The    Drunkard."     Gross:     $21,670. 
(Average,  $18,000) 
"THE  LIFE  OF  VERGIE  WINTERS" 

(Radio) 
RKO^(2,700),    25c-40c,    2nd   week,    7   days. 
Gross:    $5,700    (Average,    $8,000) 
"THE   PERSONALITY  KID"    (Warners) 
WARNER       BROS.       (HOLLYWOOD)- 
(3,000),     25c-55c,     7     days.       Gross:     $11,000. 
(Average,   $14,000) 

"THE   PERSONALITY  KID"    (Warners) 
WARNER       BROS.        (DOWNTOWN)— 
(3,400),     25c-55c,     7     days.       Gross:     $10,000. 
(Average,   $12,000) 

"BORN  TO  BE  BAD"  (U.  A.) 
"I  GIVE  MY  LOVE"  (Univ.) 
PANTAGES-(3,000),      25c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:    $2,700.     (Average,   $J,200) 


"Canary"  Only 
Good  Draw  in 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  July  25. — The  Fox, 
which  has  been  holding  up  well  in  the 
last  few  disastrous  weeks,  had  an- 
other good  six-day  period  with  "Grand 
Canary."  The  $14,000  figure  repre- 
sented  the  only   above-average  gross. 

Weather  break  was  a  little  better 
with  a  few  cool  evenings. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  19 : 

"OPERATOR  13"  (M-G-M) 
(2nd  run) 

ARCADIA— (600),  25c-40c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:    1,700.    (Average,   $2,400) 

"COCKEYED  CAVALIERS"  (Radio) 
EARLE— (2,000),       40c-55c-65c,       6      days. 
Stage:    Russian    Revels,    Leavitt   and   Lock- 
wood,    Belett   and    Lamb,   Frankie   Richard- 
son.  Gross:   $11,000.    (Average,  $12,000) 
"GRAND   CANARY"    (Fox) 
FOX— (3,000),    30c-40c-60c,    6   days.    Stage: 
Paul    Gerrits;    DeMay,    Moore   and    Martin; 
Melissa     Mason;     Annette     Ames.     Gross: 
$14,000.    (Average,   $12,000) 

"I   GIVE  MY   LOVE"    (Univ.) 
KARLTON— (1,000),    30c-40c-50c,    6    days. 
Gross:  $2,300.   (Average.  $3,500)) 

"STAMBOUL  QUEST*  (M-G-M) 
STANLEY— (3,700),    40c-55c-65c,    6    days. 
Gross:   $8,500.    (Average,  $12,000) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   (Warners) 
STANTON— (1,700),    30c-40c-55c,    6    days. 
Gross:  $5,800.   (Average,  $7,000) 


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"Sailor,"  Show,  Best 
In  Detroit— $20,900 

Detroit,  July  25. — "She  Learned 
About  Sailors"  and  a  stage  show  sent 
the  Fox  up  to  $20,900,  a  remarkable 
gross  in  view  of  the  heat  wave  here, 
as  it  topped  par  by  $5,900. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $53,300. 
Average  is  $55,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  19: 

"THE    KEY"    (Warners) 

FISHER-(2,975),   15c-50c,   7  days.    Gross: 
$5,800.     (Average,  $10,000.) 
"SHE    LEARNED    ABOUT    SAILORS" 
(Fox) 
FOX— (5,100),     15c-50c,     7     days.      Stage: 
Billy    House    heading    six-act    bill.     Gross: 
$20,900.     (Average,  $15,000). 

"STAMBOUL  QUEST"  (M-^l-M) 
MICHIGAN— (4,100),      15c-50c,      7      days. 
Stage:    Tito    Guizar    heading    all    star    bill. 
Gross:    $20,200.    (Average,  $20,000.) 

"KISS    AND    MAKE    UP"    (Para.) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (2,070),     25c-50c,     7 
days.    Gross;  $6,400.    (Average,  $10,000.) 


Thin  Man"  Is 
Seattle  Hit; 
Pulls  $8,700 


Seattle,  July  25.— "The  Thin 
Man"  went  into  the  big  money,  over 
par  by  $1,700,  with  a  take  of  $8,700 
at  the  Fifth  Avenue. 

Another  strong  draw  was  "We're 
Rich  Again,"  helped  out  by  Ted  Fio- 
Rito  and  his  band  on  the  stage. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,800. 
Average  is  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  16 : 

"LET'S   TRY   AGAIN"    (Radio) 
"WOMAN'S   MAN"    (Monogram) 
BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  lSc-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $3,000.    (Average,   $3,500). 

"THE  THIN   MAN"   (MGM) 
FIFTH    AVENUE^(2,450),    25c-40c-55c,    7 
days.     Gross:  $8,700.   (Average,  $7,000) 
"FOG"  (Col.) 
"FIGHTING    RANGER"    (Col.) 
LIBERTY— (1,800),     10c-15c-25c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $3,200.    (Average,    $4,000). 
"LIFE   OF   VERGIE   WINTERS"    (Radio) 
MUSIC    BOX— (950),    25c-40c-55c,    7    days. 
(Extended   run   from    Music    Hall).      Gross: 
$3,300.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"WE'RE     RICH    AGAIN"     (Radio) 
MUSIC      HALI^(2,275),      2So-40c-5Sc,      7 
days.       Ted    Fio-Rito   and    Band    on    stage. 
Gross:    $7,800.    (Average,    $6,500) 

"REAR  CAR   MYSTERY"    (MGM) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,050),    25c-35c,    7    days. 
Vaudeville    headed    by    Milton    Douglas     & 
Co.   Gross:   $4,800.    (Average,   $6,000) 


More  Variety  Tents 
Planned  for  Autumn 

Pittsburgh,  July  25. — After  a 
closed  period  of  four  months,  Variety 
Club  plans  to  spread  its  tents  into 
new  territory.  Nine  new  charters 
were  granted  in  the  last  year  and  the 
limit  set  in  its  impending  expansion 
has  been  fixed  at  10.  John  H.  Har- 
ris, national  president,  chief  barker, 
reports  requests  for  membership  are 
on  tap  from  Chicago,  Philadelphia, 
Montreal,  Boston,  New  Haven  and 
Denver. 

"The  national  officers,"  says  Har- 
ris, "are  of  the  opinion  that  it  is  a 
decided  advantage  to  slowly  admit 
clubs  so  that  each  tent  will  be  a 
sound  organization.  Early  in  Sep- 
tember a  meeting  of  the  national  offi- 
cers will  be  held  in  Cincinnati  for  a 
decision  as  to  club  activities  for  this 
year.  The  meeting  is  tentatively 
scheduled  for  the  third  Sunday  in 
September." 


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AUbi,"  Baer 
Get  $28,000 
In  Hub  Slump 


Boston,  July  25. — Hot  weather  and 
the  vacation  season  hit  grosses  here 
a  terrific  wallop.  Only  one  first  run, 
the  Metropolitan,  playing  "Midnight 
Alibi"  and  a  stage  show  headed  by 
Max  Baer,  reached  par,  $28,000. 

"Of  Human  Bondage"  took  $14,000 
at  Keith's,  but  this  was  $2,000  under 
normal. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $82,000. 
Average   is  $94,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  19 : 

"AFFAIRS  OF  A  GENTLEMAN"   (Univ.) 
"WE'RE    RICH     AGAIN"     (Radio) 

BOSTON— (2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$12,000.       (Average,    $16,000.) 

"THE    KEY"     (Warners) 
"OLD    FASHIONED    WAY"    (Para.) 
FENWAY— (1,800),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$7,000.       (Average,    $9,000.) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 
KEITH'S— (3,500),  30c-50c,   7  days.   Gross: 
$14,000.       (Average,    $16,000.) 
"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 

BACK"    (U.   A.) 
LOEW'S      STATE— (3,700),      35c-50c,      7 
days.      Gross:    $13,000.       (Average,    $16,000.) 
"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   (F.  N.) 
METROPOLITAN— (4,350),       30c-65c,       7 
days.      Max   Baer   in   person.      Gross:    $28,- 
000.       (Average,    $28,000.) 

"THE    KEY"    (Warners) 
"OLD   FASHIONED    WAY"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,800),    30c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $8,000.       (Average,    $9,000.) 


Pittsburgh  Muddy; 
Clown"  Leads  City 


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Pittsburgh,  July  25. — Although 
Pittsburgh  is  down  to  three  first  runs, 
business  hasn't  yet  shown  the  ex- 
pected pickup. 

Top  money  last  week  went  to  "The 
Circus  Clown"  at  the  Stanley.  It 
did  $11,000.  The  Penn  took  it  on  the 
chin  with  "Kiss  and  Make  Up,"  gath- 
ering barely  $6,500,  while  the  Warner 
pushed  a  bit  above  par  with  "Here 
Comes  the  Groom"  and  "Whirlpool" 
at  $5,300. 

A  fourth  first  run  downtown  will 
show  up  in  another  few  weeks  when 
the  Alvin  gets  started  under  the  man- 
agement of  the  Harris  Amusement  Co. 
August  15  is  now  the  tentative  open- 
ing date. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $22,800. 
Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  21 : 

"KISS    AND    MAKE    UP"    (Para.) 

PENN— (3,300),  25c-50c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.    (Average,    $12,000) 

"THE  CIRCUS  CLOWN"    (Warners) 
STANLEY— (3,600),       25c-50c,       6      days. 
Gross:   $11,000.   (Average,  $9,000) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para) 
"WHIRLPOOL"    (Col.) 
WARNER^(2,00O),  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$5,300.    (Average,   $5,000) 


Will  Instruct  Writers 

Hollywood,  July  25. — As  a  means 
of  enlightening  writers  on  the  tech- 
nical side  of  picture  making  the 
Writers'  Guild  plans  a  series  of  open 
meetings  at  the  Writers'  Club  at  which 
leaders  of  each  branch  will  be  invited 
to  explain  problems.  It  is  expected 
this  will  be  helpful  especially  to  new 
writers  coming  from  the  East. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  July  26.    1934 


"Baby"  Gets 
$20,250  for 
Fourth  Week 


"Baby  Take  a  Bow,"  in  its  third 
stanza  at  the  Roxy,  was  among  the 
top  notchers  in  a  week  of  sagging 
Broadway  grosses.  The  take  was 
$20,250,  good  enough  to  keep  it  go- 
ing for  a  fourth  week. 

This  figure  was  pretty  close  to  the 
f^rst  week  of  "Stamboul  Quest"  and 
a  stage  show  headed  by  Wilhe  and 
Eugene  Howard  at  the  Capitol,  which 
took  $22,000,  and  not  far  behind  the 
$24,500  taken  by  "Old  Fashioned 
Way"  and  a  stage  show  at  the  Para- 
mount. 

"Whom  the  Gods  Destroy  took 
$62,000  at  the  Music  Hall.  "The 
World  Moves  On"  had  $2,600  in  its 
fourth   week   at  the  Criterion. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  17: 

"RETURN  OF  THE  TERROR"  (Warners) 

RI ALTO— (2,300),  25c -650,  7  days.     Gross: 

"WHOM   THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 

RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL-(5,945), 
35c-$1.65,  7  days.  Stage  show.  Gross:  $62,- 
000. 

Week  Ending  July  19: 

"STAMBOUL   QUEST"    (M-G-M) 

CAPITOL-(4,700),      3Sc-$1.65,      7      days. 
Stage:     Gertrude     Nissen,     WiUie    and     Eu- 
gene   Howard,     Bill     Robinson    and    others. 
Gross:    $22,000. 
"THE    WORLD    MOVES    ON"    (M-G-M) 

CRITERION— (875),  35c-$1.65,  4th  week, 
7    days.       Gross:    $2,600. 

"OF     HUMIAN     BONDAGE"     (Radio) 

PALACE— (2,500),  2Sc-75c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$16,200. 

"OLD     FASHIONED     WAY"     (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,700),  35c-99c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Leon  Belasco  and  orchestra:  the 
DeMarcos,  Alan  Bernie  and  others.  Gross: 
$24,500, 

"BABY     TAKE     A     BOW"     (Fox) 

ROXY— (6,200),   25c-55c,  3rd  week,    7    day:* 
Stage    show.       Gross:    $20,2.50. 
"MAN    WITH    TWO    FACES"    (Warners) 

STRAND— (2,000),  25c-$1.10,  7  days. 
Gross:      $11,631, 

Week  Ending  July  23: 

"1    GIVE    MY    LOVE"    (Univ.) 

MAYFAIR— (2,300),  35c-8.5c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $5,000. 


"Bengal,"  Schenck 
Strong  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  July  25.— With  Harry 
Schenck  appearing  in  person  with  the 
film  and  lecturing,  "Beyond  Bengal" 
at  $1,000  was  the  week's  best  co:n- 
parative  take  in  the  reopened  Holly- 
wood. "Thirty  Day  Princess"  and 
"As  the  Earth  Turns"  at  $6,200  gave 
the  Century  a  $200  overage.  All 
others  were  below  normal  in  a  hot, 
dry  week. 

Total  take  was  $29,400.  Average  is 
$35,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  20 : 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   (F.N.) 

BUFFALO— (3,500),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Billy  (^ostello,  Al  Norman,  Emily 
Von  Losen,  the  Gretonas,  Isabel  Coffey. 
Gross:   $11,500,    (Average,   $14,300) 

"THIRTY    DAY    PRINCESS"    (Para.) 
"AS  THE  EARTH  TURNS"   (Warners) 

CENTURY— (3,000),  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,200.   (Average.  $6,000) 

"BEYOND    BENGAL"     (Stanxlard) 

HOLLYWOOD— (300),  25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $1,000.    (Average,   $700) 

"THE    KEY"     (Warners) 

HIPPODROME— (2,100),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,100.    (Average,  $8,000) 

"THE    HELL    CAT"    (Col.) 
"HALF  A  SINNER"   (Univ.) 

LAFAYETTE— (3,300),  2Sc,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,600.    (Average,  $6,500) 


"StambouF'  Is 
$43,000  Wow 
In  the  Loop 


Chicago,  July  25.— The  B.  &  K. 
Chicago  ran  away  with  the  big  busi- 
ness of  the  week,  piling  up  $43,000  on 
"Stamboul  Quest"  with  the  Goldbergs 
on  the  stage.  This  is  $9,000  over 
average. 

The  Oriental  was  again  strong, 
getting  $18,000  on  a  repeat  engage- 
ment of  "The  House  of  Rothschild." 
The  Palace  turned  in  $18,000  on  a  50- 
cent  top  policy,  with  "We're  Rich 
Again"  and  a  stage  bill. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $112,- 
500.     Average  is  $137,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  14: 
"OPERATOR  13"   (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,700).  30c-40c-60c, 
4th  week,  7  days.  Gross:  $9,000.  (Average, 
$17,000) 

Week  Ending  July  19: 
"STAMBOUL   QUEST"    (M-G-M) 
CHICAGO- (4,000),     35c-50c-68c.     7     days. 
The   Goldbergs  and  others  on   stage.   Gross: 
$43,000.     (.Average.    $34,600) 

"HOUSE  OF  ROTHSCHILD"  (U.A.) 
(Secon   dRun) 
ORIENTAI^(3,940),      25c-40c.      7      days. 
Bowery    Follies    with    Beef   Trust    Girls   on 
stage.  Gross:  $18,000.  (Average,  $15,000) 
"WE'RE  RICH  AGAIN"   (Radio) 
PALACE— (2.509).      25c-35c-SOc,     7     days. 
Grace     Hayes,     Frank     &     Milt     Britton     & 
band,     Gardini,    Vic    Olliver    &    others    on 
stage.   Gross:    $18,000.    (Average.   $22,000) 
"SHOOT  THE  WORKS"   (Para.) 
(Second  Loop  Week) 
ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,500.   (Average,  $11,000) 

Ween  Ending  July  20: 

"SHE  LEARNED   ABOUT  SAILORS" 

(Fox) 

MCVTCKERS— (2,284),  30c-40c-60c,  2nd 
week,  7  days.  Gross:  $5,000.  (Average, 
$13,000) 

Week  Ending  July  21: 
"MURDER    IN    TRINIDAD"    (Fox) 

STATE-LAKE— (2,776),  20c-25c-35c,  7 
days.  Reis  &  Dunn,  Dodge  Bros.,  Revue, 
Murray  &  Maddox  on  stage.  Gross: 
$13,000.    (Average,   $15,000). 


More  Colonels 

Cincinnati,  July  25.— Mau- 
rice White,  who  recently  re- 
signed as  Warner  manager  to 
assume  presidency  of  Nord- 
land,  Inc.,  and  active  manage- 
ment of  the  two  houses  ac- 
quired by  that  organization, 
now  wears  the  handle  of 
colonel  to  his  moniker,  con- 
ferred by  Gov.  Laffoon,  of 
Kentucky. 

Donald  Stanley,  Warner 
field  supervisor,  also  was 
made  a  colonel  on  the  Gov- 
ernor's  staff. 


No  successor  to  White  has 
been  named  as  yet. 


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"Bondage"  $5,600 
Grosser  in  Omaha 

Omaha,  July  25. — "Of  Human 
Bondage"  gave  the  Brandeis  its  best 
run  of  the  summer  with  $5,600  for 
nine  days.  Normal  is  $3,800.  At  the 
close  of  the  run  the  house  went  back 
to  duals. 

The  Paramount  closed  for  the  sum- 
mer after  an  average  week  on  "Old 
Fashioned  Way,"  leaving  the  city  with 
only  three  first  runs  downtown,  all 
double  featuring. 

This  territory  has  been  in  a  heat 
wave,  with  one  record  broken  at  110. 
It  was  the  twelfth  consecutive  day 
over  90  and  the  sixth  over  100. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,- 
950.   Average  is  $21,550. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  18: 
"OLD  FASHIONED  WAY"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,900),  25c-40c,  7'A  days. 
Gross:  $7,250.     (Average,  $7,250.) 

Week  Ending  July  19: 
"OF   HUMAN   BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

BRANDEIS— (1,500),    20c-25c-35c,    9   days. 
Gross:   $5,600,     (Average,  $3,800.) 
"THE   KEY"    (Warners) 

"SPRINGTIME   FOR   HENRY"    (Fox) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),      25c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:   $7,100.     (Average,   $7,000.) 
"CHARLIE    CHAN'S    COURAGE"    (Fox) 
"LAUGHING  BOY"   (M-G-M) 

WORLD— (2,200),  25c-35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.     (Average,   $3,500.) 


Bondage''  Is 
Twin  Cities 
Top,$11.500 


Minneapolis,  July  25.— In  spite  of 
the  return  of  a  truck  strike,  accom- 
panied by  violence,  and  hot  sticky 
weather,  "Of  Human  Bondage"  was  a 
big  draw  here  and  in  St.  Paul.  It 
reached  $6,500,  up  by  $1,000,  at  the 
RKO  Orpheum,  and  it  had  the  same 
overage  at  $5,000  at  the  RKO  Or- 
pheum in  St.  Paul. 

"Operator  13"  was  $500  over  par 
on  each  side  of  the  river.  It  took 
$6,000  at  the  State  here  and  the  same 
amount  at  the  Paramount  in  St.  Paul. 
Other  houses,  with  the  exception  of 
the  World  here,  which  had  "Soviets 
on  Parade,"  reached  par. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minne- 
apolis was  $19,500.  Average  is  $18,- 
500.  St.  Paul's  four  first  runs  took 
$16,000.     Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 

Week  Ending  July  19: 

"SHOOT    THE    WORKS"     (Para.) 

CENTURY— (1,650),      25c-40c,       7      days. 
Gross:    $4,000.    (Average,    $4,000) 
"HERE    COMES    THE   GROOM"    (Para.) 

LYRIC— (1,238),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,   $1,500) 

Week  Ending  July  20: 
"OF  HUMAN  BONDAGE"   (Radio) 

RKO  ORPHEUM-(2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $6,500.    (Average,   $5,500) 

"OPERATOR   13"   (MGM) 
STATE— (2,300),    25c-40c,    7    days.    Gross: 
$6,000.    (Average,   $5500) 

"SOVIETS  ON  PARADE"   (Foreign) 
WORLD— (400)    25c-75c,    7   days.      Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,   $2,000) 

St.  Paul: 
Week    Ending   July   20: 
"OPERATOR  13"   (MGM) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $6,000.    (Average.    $5,500) 

"SHOOT    THE    WORKS"     (Para.) 
RWIERA— (1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.    (Average,    $3,500) 

"OF  HUMAN  BONDAGE"  (Radio) 
RKO  ORPHEUM— (2.000),  20c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,000.    (Average.   $4,000) 

"NOW  I'LL  TELL"   (Fox) 
TOWER— (1,000),    15c-25c,   7  days.    Gross: 
$1,500.   (Average.  $1.500i 


Kansas  City 
Tips  $12,200 
To  "Bulldog 


Kansas  City,  July  25.— "Bulldog 
Drummoiid  Strikes  Back"  was  the 
only  outstanding  film  draw,  upping 
the  Midland's  take  to  $\2,2QO,  above 
par  by  $2,200.  The  Tower,  with  the 
only  stage  show  in  town,  got  a  big 
play  from  visiting  Elks  attending  their 
national  convention  and  nabbed  $7,1(K), 
topping  the  house  record  since  open- 
ing several  months  ago.  The  screen 
attraction  was  "Black  Moon." 

"Of  Human  Bondage,"  on  a  dual 
bill  with  "Strictly  Dynamite"  at  the 
Mainstreet,  was  off  at  $6,500  for  nine 
days.  "Dr.  Monica"  and  "The  Great 
Flirtation,"  the  Newman's  dual,  failed 
to  reach  par.  "Charlie  Chan's  Cour- 
age" likewise  was  off  at  the  Uptown. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $33,400. 
Average  is  $32,500. 

Estimated   takings  : 

Week  Ending  July  19: 

"OF     HUMAN     BONDAGE"     (Radio) 

"STRICTLY    DYNAMITE"    (Radio) 

MAINSTREET— (3, K«),  25c,  9  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $6,500.  Aver- 
age.   9    days,    $8,000. 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND    STRIKES 
BACK"    (U.    A.) 

MIDLAND— (4,000).  2Sc,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  midnight  show.  Gross:  $12,200. 
(.\verage.    $10,000.) 

"DR.     MONICA"     (Warners) 
"THE    GREAT    FLIRTATION"    (Para.) 

NEWMAN— (1,800),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $5,300.  (Av- 
erage,   $5,500.) 

"BLACK    MOON"    (Col.) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday midnight  show.  Stage:  "Sun  tan 
Scandals"  revue  with  Freddie  Stritt  & 
Co.,  Willock  &  Carson,  Helen  Arden, 
Jerry  Coe,  Lester  Harding.  Gross:  $7,- 
100,        (Average,    $5,500.) 

Week  Ending  July  20: 
CHARLIE  CHAN'S  COURAGE  (Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2.000),    25c    7    days.      Gross: 

$2,300.  (Average,    $3,500.) 


La.  Ads  to  Be  Taxed 

New  Orleans,  July  25. — Gov.  O. 
K.  Allen  has  signed  the  bill  placing  a 
two  per  cent  tax  on  all  film  advertis- 
ing in  the  state  of  Louisiana.  This  bill 
will  not  affect  key  theatres  in  this 
city,  but  will  bear  heavily  on  many  of 
the  suburban  houses  as  well  as  those 
throughout  the  state.  Just  how  much 
will  be  derived  is  problematical. 


Indianapolis  Tips 
'Drummond'  $4,500 

Indianapolis,  July  25. — Business 
was  nothing  to  get  excited  about  last 
week.  Best  comparative  showing  was 
made  by  "Bulldog  Drummond 
Strikes  Back,"  with  $4,500  at  the 
Palace. 

"Circus  Clown"  took  $5,500  at  the 
Lyric.  "Kiss  and  Make  Up"  and 
"Midnight  Alibi"  were  average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $16,000. 
Average  is  $10,000  without  the  Lyric. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  21 : 

"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"  (Para.) 

APOLLO— (1,100),  20c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,500,   (Average,  $2,500) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   (Warners) 

CIRCLE— (2,800).  20c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.   (Average,  $3,500) 

"CIRCUS    CLOWN"    (Warners) 

LYRIC— (2,000),  20c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,500. 

"BULL     DOG     DRUMMOND     STRIKES 
BACK"  (U.A.) 

PALACE— (3,000),  2Sc-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.   (Average,  $4,000) 


Borrow  Beery y  Gable 

Hollywood,  July  25. — 20th  Century 
has  borrowed  Wallace  Beery  and 
Clark  Gable  from  M-G-M  for  Jack 
London's  "Call  of  the  Wild,"  for 
which  Hal  Roach  owned  the  silent 
rights.  The  talker  rights  were 
secured  recently  from  the  London 
estate. 


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Giannini  Will 
Insist  Upon 
O.K. 'd  Stories 


{Continued  from  page   1) 

expected  to  be  box-office  smashes 
have  been  held  up  pending  Breen's 
approval,   Giannini   said. 

He  expressed  the  opinion  that  the 
current  cleanup  movement  is  no  flash 
in  the  pan  and  that  it  will  be  perma- 
nent, with  permanent  effects  on  pro- 
duction policies. 

"After  all  the  public  is  the  final  ar- 
biter and  producers  must  give  it  clean 
pictures  if  they  are  demanded,"  Gian- 
nini continued. 

Under  the  new  policies,  he  said,  fu- 
ture pictures  will  not  glorify  or  con- 
done crime,  wrongdoing,  or  breaches 
of  morality,  but  will  show  these  pun- 
ished, and  pictures  will  contain  moral 
lessons.  The  protest  is  timely  and  will 
prove  the  salvation  of  the  industry,  he 
declared,  because  it  was  headed  for  the 
fate  which  overtook  the  legitimate 
theatre,  which  was  wrecked  when  the 
public  stopped  supporting  indecent 
drama.  Producers,  realizing  this,  he 
said,  are  willing  to  make  changes  in 
policies  and  writers  likewise  will  have 
to  adopt  new  tactics. 

Effects  of  the  campaign  will  be  to 
correct  and  amend,  he  said,  and  hence 
there  will  be  many  benefits  accruing 
to  the  industry. 

Dr.  Giannini,  with  Mrs.  Giannini,  is 
headed  for  a  three-months  European 
trip.  He  will  study  British  produc- 
tion with  a  view  to  getting  informa- 
tion for  comparison  with  American 
methods.  He  is  chairman  of  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  of  the  Bank  of 
America,  N.  A.,  and  prominent  in 
film  financing  in  Hollywood. 


ITOA  Delays  Move 
On  Film  Campaign 

(Continued  from    page    1) 

paign  when  the  Legion  of  Decency 
drive  attains  its  full  strength  here 
next  fall,  it  was  decided  yesterday  at 
a  meeting  of  the  local  independent  or- 
ganization at  the  M.  P.  Club. 

By  inference,  the  meeting  gave  the 
impression  that  the  drive  to  date  has 
had  no  serious  effect  on  box-office 
receipts. 

Acquisition  of  the  Fox  Metropoli- 
tan circuit  by  Loew's  and  Warners, 
as  indicated  in  the  progress  of  nego- 
tiations between  the  two  companies 
and  the  bondholders'  committee  of  the 
circuit,  came  in  for  lively  discussion 
and  much  apprehension  at  the  I.  T. 
O.  A.  meeting,  although  no  action  was 
voted  on  the  subject.  Members  fore- 
see, in  the  event  of  acquisition  of  the 
Fox  Met  houses  by  Loew's  and  War- 
ners a  sweeping  relignment  of  first 
runs  in  the  Loew's  holdings  which 
would  subject  present  availability 
schedules  to  numerous  setbacks 
throughout  the  affected  areas. 


Broder-McConnell 
Debate  Film  Drive 

In  furthering  the  campaign  being 
waged  by  the  Association  for  the  Pre- 
servation of  the  Freedom  of  Stage 
and    Screen    against    the    inter-faith 


committee  and  other  similar  organiza- 
tions, L  Robert  Broder,  founder  and 
president  of  the  association,  debated 
with  Bishop  Francis  J.  McConnell  last 
night  over  radio  station  WEVD.  The 
subject  was  "The  Wave  of  Movie 
Censorship." 


Percentage  Selling 
At  Peak,  Says  Ross 

(Continnrd  from    page    1) 

Ross  Checking  Service,  is  holding  a 
two-day  meeting  of  Middle  Western 
branch  managers  at  the  Knickerbocker 
Hotel. 

Reports  from  3,000  representatives 
indicate  every  reason  for  optimism 
over  business  conditions,  Ross  says. 
The  upturn  has  been  marked  in  the 
past  two  weeks,  he  asserts. 

Attending  from  the  home  office  are : 
Ross,  Frank  Miske,  auditor ;  D,  A. 
Ross,  director  of  branch  operations ; 
W.  E.  McKee,  sales  manager ;  C.  B. 
Ross,  production  manager,  and  O.  M. 
Young.  Branch  managers  present  are  : 
H.  W.  Donaldson  and  V.  Richardson, 
Detroit;  J.  E.  North,  St.  Louis;  Burt 
Harrington,  W.  I.  Brown  and  W.  G. 
Caldwell,  Chicago;  R.  W.  Thayer, 
Cincinnati ;  B.  E.  Jolley,  Indianapolis  ; 
P.  A.  Laroche,  Kansas  City ;  H. 
Schiffren,  Des  Moines;  Charles  War- 
ger,  Milwaukee;  D.  W.  Mills,  St. 
Louis ;  H.  O.  Gleiss,  Omaha,  and  Ray 
Ollinger,  Washington. 


Loew's  and  Warners 
Disregard  Petition 

{Continued   from    page    1  ) 

the  new  bankruptcy  laws  which  was 
filed  by  dissenting  bondholders  of  the 
circuit  late  last  week,  a  spokesman 
said   yesterday. 

The  bidders  for  the  circuit,  Loew's 
and  Warners,  believe  that  bondhold- 
ers would  realize  less  under  a  reor- 
ganization than  they  will  from  the 
$4,000,000  offer  to  be  tendered  the 
Fox  Met  bondholders'  committee, 
which  represents  more  than  85  per 
cent  of  the  bonds  outstanding.  If  such 
proves  to  be  the  case,  they  say,  the 
Federal  court  would  deny  the  minority 
holders'  petition  for  reorganization. 

Meanwhile,  the  bidders'  negotiations 
with  the  bondholders'  committee  are 
proceeding  almost  daily  and  a  final 
agreement  is  expected  in  advance  of 
the  next  scheduled  court  hearing, 
Aug.  6. 


Allied  Owners  Goes 
Into  Para,  Affairs 

Allied  Owners,  one  of  the  principal 
Paramount  Publix  creditors,  was 
granted  the  right  to  intervene  in  re- 
organization proceedings  of  Para- 
mount by  Federal  Judge  Alfred  C. 
Coxe  yesterday.  A  similar  right  to 
intervene  sough*-  by  three  creditor 
banks  was  opposed  by  attorneys  for 
the  Paramount  trustees,  who  have 
suits  pending  against  the  banks  which 
seek  to  have  the  banks  adiudged  or- 
dinary rather  than  preferred  creditors. 

Special  Master  John  E.  Joyce  is 
scheduled  to  hear  an  agreement  in- 
volving claims  against  the  Third  & 
Broadwav  Bldg.  Corp..  Los  Angeles, 
a  Paramount  subsidiary,  today. 


Billu  Montffomery  Dead 

William  ''Billy')  Montgomery,  for- 
mer vaudeville  star  with  the  team  of 
Montgomery  and  Moore,  was  found 
Tuesdav  in  a  vacant  lot  in  Paterson, 
N.  J.  Death  was  attributed  to  alco- 
holism. 


L.  A.  Board  Hears 
Demand  for  Singles 


(Continued  from    page    1) 

Chadwick's  protest  that  the  local  board 
had  no  jurisdiction  setting  up  a  dou- 
ble feature  clause  in  the  new  clearance 
scliedule.  Among  those  in  the  audience 
were  250  representatives  of  major  and 
independent  producers,  distributors 
and  exhibitors. 

The  only  one  to  testify  for  Chadwick 
in  behalf  of  duals  was  Sam  Berco- 
wicz,  representing  the  Farwest  Ex- 
changes. 

All  other  testimony  was  in  favor 
of  singles.  It  pointed  to  the  fact  that 
there  would  be  great  loss  of  employ- 
ment and  profits  for  the  entire  indus- 
try should  duals  be  continued,  where- 
as the  loss  suffered  by  the  handful  of 
independent  producers  fighting  for  the 
continuance  of  twins  would  be  negli- 
gible  in   comparison. 

Those  who  testified  included  Ben 
Shipman,  representing  Hal  Roach ; 
Milton  Arthur,  Perk  Swope,  Dave 
Bershon,  Jennie  Dodge,  R.  D.  Whit- 
son,  Simon  Lazarus,  George  Bromley, 
Jake  Milstein,  all  independent  exhibi- 
tors;  Lou  Halper,  Warners;  Cliff 
Work,  RKO ;  Jack  Gross,  RKO  Hill- 
street  manager,  and  Henry  Ginsberg. 
Representatives  of  the  University 
M.  P.  Council,  New  England  Women's 
Clubs,  D.A.R.,  Jewish  Women's  Coun- 
cil, Federated  Women's  Clubs  and  the 
California  P.T.A.  also  spoke  against 
duals. 

Chadwick  declared  he  would  appeal. 
Ben  Berinstein  was  chairman.  The 
hearing  will  continue  tomorrow. 


Erni  to  Distribute 
Picture  to  Colleges 

Chicago.  July  25. — Erpi  Picture 
Consultants,  Inc.,  non-theatrical  film 
subsidiary  of  Erpi's,  will  distribute 
nationally  "The  Human  Adventure," 
an  eight-reel  educational  film  produced 
bv  the  Lfniversity  of  Chicago.  "Road 
showings"  in  the  leading  colleges  and 
universities  throughout  the  country 
are  planned. 

The  picture  depicts  the  rise  of  man 
from  savagerv  to  civilization  and  was 
made  in  the  Far  Ea.st  during  explora- 
tion work  by  the  Chicago  university's 
Oriental  Institute.  Its  accompanving 
narrative  is  by  James  H.  Breasted,  Jr. 


Plan  Big  Kid  Party 

Pittsburgh.  July  25. — Variety  Club 
and  Leo  G.  Altmayer,  known  as  the 
"Watermelon  King,"  will  combine 
.Sunday  as  hosts  for  20,000  children 
with  enough  watermelons  lined  up  to 
take  care  of  148  institutions.  Jerry 
Mayball  will  lead  a  90  niece  orches- 
tra. Lowell  Thomas  will  talk  in  ad- 
dition to  Catholic.  Protestant  and 
Te\"ish  clergymen  while  a  choir  of 
2.500  voices  will  sing. 

Altmayer  devplooed  the  idea  15 
vears  ago.  TTe  is  a  club  barker  and 
"'orking  with  him  on  the  nlan  for 
Sundav  are  John  H.  Harris,  James  G. 
Balm^r.  J.  T.  McGreevey,  Mayhall 
and  George  Tvson. 


Mau  Get  Extra  Salaries 

Two  RKO  theatre  romnanies  have 
made  arrangements  whereby  manap-- 
ers  and  press  representatives  of  their 
theatres  will  receive  a  week's  salarv 
if  they  achieve  quota  business  during 
August. 


Los  Angeles 
Lease  Widens 
F.  &  M.  Power 


(Continued  from   page   1) 
strengthens    the    new    operating    posi- 
tion of  the  company  considerably. 

Tied  in  with  the  Paramount  lease 
is  a  five  and  one-half  year  Paramount 
film  franchise  for  the  Los  Angeles 
house  and  a  reciprocal  guarantee  that 
no  F.  &  M.  stage  show  will  play  else- 
where in  Los  Angeles  during  the  term 
of  the  lease. 

The  F.  &  M.  lease  expires  Aug.  31, 
1939,  and  calls  for  an  average  annual 
rental  of  $107,500  against  12^  per 
cent  of  the  gross  receipts.  A  proviso 
of  the  lease  agreement  is  that  Marco 
Wolff,  J.  A.  Partington  and  Harry  C. 
Arthur  will  not  dispose  of  their  ma- 
jority stock  control  jn  the  Partmar 
Corp.,  the  F.  &  M.  leasing  subsidiary, 
during  the  term  of  the  lease  on  the 
Paramount. 

The  Paramount  film  franchise  for 
the  house  calls  for  the  playing  of  52 
features  annually  and  embodies  a  term 
deal  covering  the  first  78  weeks  of  the 
lease.  The  term  deal  provides  for  the 
playing  of  22  Class  A  pictures  at  25 
per  cent  of  the  gross  up  to  $14,000 
and  50  per  cent  of  the  gross  thereafter, 
against  a  $3,500  guarantee  and  with  a 
provision  for  deducting  $4,000  from 
the  gross  receipts  for  stage  show  costs 
before  computing  the  percentage.  In 
addition,  26  Class  B  pictures  are  to 
be  shown  at  15  per  cent  of  the  gross 
up  to  $18,000  and  50  per  cent  of  the 
gross  thereafter,  and  30  Gass  C  pic- 
tures to  be  played  at  $1,000  each. 

The  franchise  also  makes  150  short 
subjects  available  for  the  78- week  pe- 
riod at  $100  per  week  and  78  issues  of 
the  Paramount  newsreel  at  $150  per 
issue. 


Fay's  'FooVs  Advice' 
For  Warner  Release 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

Warner  program.  The  picture,  in 
which  Fay  stars,  incidentally,  is  un- 
derstood to  have  been  recommended 
to  the  Warners  by  Father  Coughlin, 
Detroit  priest  and  radio  commenta- 
tor. 

This  is  the  first  outside  picture  to 
be  released  by  Warners  in  some  years, 
but,  according  to  the  company,  does 
not  point  the  way  toward  a  future 
policy. 


More  Austrian  Film 
Worries  Anticipated 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

the  amusement  business  in  that  coun- 
try. Theatrical  conditions  there  have 
been  upset  for  some  time,  but  the 
latest  outbreak,  carrying  with  it  im- 
plications of  further  events  to  come, 
was  viewed  last  night  as  more  serious 
than  any  which  has  prevailed  there  in 
recent  years. 


**U"  Workers  Recover 

Universal  employes  are  recovcing 
from  their  annual  outing  to  Bear 
Mountain.  Practically  all  the  home 
office  employes  and  a  number  of  their 
friends  made  the  trip  by  boat  on  Tues- 
day and  went  through  a  program  of 
swimming,  baseball,  tennis,  etc. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Campi  to  Set 
Up  Emergency 
Appeal  Bodies 

Will   Function   in   Field 
To  Conserve  Time 


Emergency  boards  to  hear  appeals 
from  local  clearance  and  zoning  board 
rulings  will  be  despatched  to  or  set 
up  in  the  field  by  Campi,  it  was 
decided  yesterday  by  Code  Authority. 

The  boards  will  hear  all  appeals 
filed  in  any  single  clearance  and  zon- 
ing board  territory,  whether  by  sign- 
ers or  non-signers  of  the  code.  In 
addition  to  expediting  the  settlement 
of  troublesome  clearance  and  zoning 
situations  in  125  cities  in  25  of  the 
31  local  clearance  and  zoning  board 
territories,  the  new  appeal  machinery 
will    save     exhibitors     all     over     the 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


Campi  Refuses  to 
Reopen  3  Rulings 

Code  Authority  yesterday  denied  pe- 
titions for  rehearings  of  three  cases  in 
which  the  original  findings  of  local 
code  boards  were  sustained  by  Campi 
on  appeal  to  it. 

The  cases  were  an  overbuying  com- 
plaint against  Jefferson  Amusement 
Co.,  Victoria,  Texas,  decided  in  fa- 
vor of  Rubin  Frels,  the  complainant; 
a  clearance  and  zoning  ruling  by  the 
Atlanta  board  involving  the  Miami, 
Fla.,  situation,  appealed  by  E.  J. 
Sparks,  and  an  overbuying  complaint 

(Continued   on   page  6) 


New  Type  Censoring 
Proposed  for  N,  Y. 

Albany,  July  26. — Under  the  terms 
of  an  education  law  amendment  just 
submitted  by  Charles  H.  Breitbard, 
Brooklyn  Democratic  assemblyman, 
films  to  be  shown  children  under  16 
must  be  submitted  to  a  special  cen- 
sorship. 

Films  suitable  for  old  and  young 
will  have  unlimited  licenses  from  the 
censors,  and  those  not  suitable  for 
youngsters  will  be  so  designated  in 
the  license.  Penalties  are  provided  for 
violations. 


Nine  Censors  Named 
By  Seattle's  Mayor 

Seattle,  July  26. — An  entirely  new 
board  of  censors,  nine  in  number  in- 
stead  of   five   as    formerly,    has    just 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Code- Approved  Features 
Reach  50  with  52  Shorts 


The  Code-Approved  List 

Hollywood,  July  26. — This  is  a  breakdown  of  the  product,  feature 
and   short,  which   has   passed   through  the   strengthened   Produc- 
tion Code  Administration  under  Joseph  I.  Breen.    The  administra- 
tor began  issuing  new  certificates  for  these  pictures  on  July  13. 
By  the  close  of  business  on  July  24  this  was  how  the  lineup  stood: 
Columbia — 5  features,  5  shorts. 
Fox — 11  features. 
M-G-M— 2    features,    8    shorts. 

Paramount — 7    features    (one   to    undergo   title  change   and 
release  so  not  set). 
Radio — 5  features,  14  shorts. 

United  Artists — 4  features  (all  20th  Century),  1  short. 
Universal — 3  features  (title  of  one  to  be  changed),  4  serials 
and  13  shorts. 

Warners — 13  features,  9  shorts. 
This  makes  a  total  of  50  features,  52  shorts  and  four  serials. 


Labor  Trouble 
Is  Held  to  Be 
Local  Problem 


Kansas  City,  July  26. — Violence 
in  labor  disputes  is  for  state  and  local 
authorities  to  handle,  but  where  it  as- 
sumes aspects  of  racketeering  it  be- 
comes a  Federal  problem,  asserted  Di- 
vision Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt here  while  en  route  to  the  Coast. 
He  said  any  evidence  of  racketeering 
submitted  to  him  would  be  forwarded 
to  the  Department  of  Justice. 

Rosenblatt  made  the  assertion  in 
connection  with  recent  outrages  in- 
volving Kansas  City  theatres  and  the 
bombing  of  the  home  of  Ed  Dubinsky, 
head  of  Dubinsky  Bros.  Theatres.  He 
was  of  the  opinion  the  fight  for  su- 
premacy in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  between 
the  I.  A.  T.   S.  E.  local  and  the  In- 

(Continiied   on   page  6) 


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Gambling"  Will  Be 
First  by  Franklin 

Harold  B.  Franklin  will  produce 
"Gambling,"  starring  George  M. 
Cohan,  as  his  first  picture.  Rowland 
V.  Lee,  who  has  just  completed  "The 
Count  of  Monte  (Zristo"  for  Reliance- 
United  Artists,  will  direct  and  pro- 
duction will  be  centered  at  Eastern 
Service  Studio. 

Bella  and  Sam  Spewack  have  been 
borrowed  from  M-G-M  to  write  the 
script.     Work  starts  Aug.  13. 


N.O.  Churches 

Assured  Clean 

Pictures  Soon 


New  Orleans,  July  26. — Theatre 
owners  have  taken  a  public  stand  in 
reply  to  the  Legion  of  Decency  cam- 
paign here  by  assuring  church  leaders 
that  producers  are  already  responding 
to  public  sentiment  and  that  pictures 
soon  will  be  beyond  criticism. 

This  declaration  of  policy  was  de- 
cided upon  at  a  meeting  of  more  than 
90  per  cent  of  exhibitors  here,  and 
Harry  S.  McLeod,  manager  of  the  St. 
Charles,  was  designated  as  spokesman. 

"The  fact  that  producers  in  Holly- 
wood have  already  recognized  the  need 
for  wholesome  entertainment  means 
that  the  exhibitor  will,  in  a  short  time, 
be  able  to  present  pictures  that  will 
meet  the  approval  of  all  religious  and 
better  film  groups,"  he  wrote. 


"Winters'*  Defended 
In  Depinet  Letter 

A  defense  of  "The  Life  of  Vergie 
Winters,"  included  on  several  lists  of 
"disapproved"  pictures  since  the  open- 
ing of  the  church  decency  campaign 
and  refused  a  permit  by  the  Chicago 
censor  board,  is  undertaken  in  a  let- 
ter to  exhibitors  sent  yesterday  by 
Ned  E.  Depinet,  president  of  RKO 
Distributing  Corp. 

Depinet's  letter  cites  favorable 
(Corstinued  on  page  7) 


Breen  Goes  Through  Big 

List  in  11  Days 

From  July  13 

Hollywood,  July  26. — Fifty  fea- 
tures, 52  shorts  and  four  serials  have 
been  approved  under  the  strength- 
ened Production  Code  Administra- 
tion since  Joseph  L  Breen  began  work 
July  13.  All  of  these  were  passed 
in  the  11  days  up  to  and  including 
July  24. 

Warners  heads  the  list  of  major 
companies  with  number  of  features 
ready.  It  has  13.  Fox  is  second 
with  11,  Paramount  has  seven,  and 
Columbia  and  Radio  trail  along  with 
five  each.  United  Artists  has  four 
from  20th  Century  and  Universal 
three. 

Radio  heads  the  list  with  available 
shorts,  having  14.  Warners  have  nine, 
M-G-M  has  eight,  and  Columbia  five 

(Continued  on   page  7) 


Report  87%  Opposed 
To  Duals  in  Oregon 

Portland,  July  26. — More  than  87 
per  cent  of  Oregon  exhibitors  are 
against  duals,  it  was  stated  at  a  clear- 
ance and  zoning  board  meeting.  This 
is  expected  to  increase  to  95  per  cent 
before  complete  elimination  is  ef- 
fective. 

Adjustments  in  price  classifications 
of  the  zoning  schedule  for  outlying 
exhibitors  were  discussed. 

After  hearing  the  complaint  of  the 
Ritz  Theatre,  Payette,  Idaho,  against 
M-G-M  for  alleged  failure  to  deliver 
film,  the  grievance  board  dismissed 
the  case. 


Gilbert,  Fairbanks 
May  Sign  with  BIP 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  July  26. — John  Gilbert  and 
Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr.,  will  sign  star- 
ring contracts  with  British  Interna- 
tional, if  deals  now  pending  material- 
ize. 

Walter    Mycroft,    director    for    B. 

(Continued   on   page   8) 


F,  &  M,  Para,  Lease 
InL.A.  Is  Approved 

Leasing  of  the  Los  Angeles  Para- 
mount to  Panchon  &  Marco  for  a 
five  and  one-half  year  term  was  ap- 
proved yesterday  by  Special  Master 
John  E.  Joyce.  Included  in  the  agree- 
(Continued  on   page  8) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  July  27,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


\'ol.   36 


July    27,    ly.M 


No.    22 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway.  New 
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$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 


Film  Drive,  Ramsaye 
Topic  Before  Rotary 

Discus.sing  the  church  drive  for 
clean  films,  Terry  Ramsaye,  eiditor  of 
Motion  Picture  Herald,  told  Rotary 
Club  at  the  Hotel  Commodore  yes- 
terday that  in  their  efforts  to  produce 
mass  entertainment  producers  had  fol- 
lowed the  lead  of  the  stage  and  taken 
most  of  their  material  from  metro- 
politan sources. 

This,  he  said,  had  tended  toward 
sophistication  in  films  and  had  pleased 
the  population  centers  as  a  rule,  but 
had  displeased  smaller  communities. 
After  all,  he  said,  the  public  will  de- 
cide what  is  going  into  films. 

He  expressed  the  opinion  that  many 
piiblicity  seekers  are  now  trying  to 
climb  onto  the  church  band  wagon  in 
the  present  drive  and  that  it  will 
gradually  die  down. 

He  also  said  many  people  thought 
the  place  for  children  was  in  the  home 
and  that  if  more  of  them  were  kept 
there  by  their  parents  films  could  be 
devoted  to  their  function  of  enter- 
tainment. 


Curtis  to  F.  P.  C. 

Toronto,  July  26.— Gene  Curtis  has 
been  appointed  eastern  publicity  di- 
rector  of    Famous    Players    Canadian. 

He  won  the  Quigley  award  for 
May  and  has  been  mentioned  every 
month  since  the  award  was  launched. 

To  Show  French  Film 

"Voyage  de  Noce,"  a  French  film, 
will  be  .shown  this  afternoon  at  2:30 
o'clock  by  John  S.  Tapernoux  on  the 
lie  de  France. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


LJOLLYWOOD  tunnoil  with 
■■■  ■'■  consequences  very  apt  to 
take  a  damaging  turn,  eddies 
back  and  forth  over  indecision 
on  what  to  make  and  what  not 
to  make.  The  studios  simply 
don't  seem  to  know  and  thereby 
complicate  their  existence.  It's 
far  more  a  question  of  treatment 
than  it  is  of  stories,  although 
this  is  not  to  be  construed  as  in- 
dicating basic),  dramatic  situa- 
tions won't  have  to  be  given  the 
eagle  eye.  However,  the  popu- 
lar reaction  to  the  church  cam- 
paign appears  to  be  voting  sex 
out  of  the  picture  and  so  out 
of  pictures.  That's  the  wrong 
slant  entirely.  The  facts  of  life 
are  what  they  are.  Nobody  can 
do  much  about  them.  .  .  . 

T 

As  we  get  the  slant,  the  fuss 
on  the  part  of  various  religious 
groups  is  to  clean  up  where  the 
broom  should  have  been  applied 
by  the  industry  on  its  own  many 
months  back.  This  is  not  to  say 
that  Clark  Gable  will  have  to  do 
his  acting  while  dancing  around 
a  May  pole,  although  Mae  West 
and  Jean  Harlow,  it  is  true,  may 
find  trouble  finding  places  to  go. 
The  movement  means  what  this 
column  pointed  out  some  days 
back :  That  Hollywood  will  have 
to  prove  its  brain  superiority  by 
finding  the  middle  course  which 
is  the  safe  course.  Those  who 
discover  the  answer  have  nothing 
to  worry  about.  Those  who 
flounder  may  have  to  look  for 
other  jobs.  It's  as  simple  as  all 
that.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Up  front  in  the  news  columns 
where  nobody  can  miss  it,  Mr. 
Hearst's  Ei'cning  Journal  has 
been  giving  the  church  campaign 
plenty  of  attention  so  that  he 
who  reads  may  not  miss  any  of 


it.  The  publisher,  in  his  New 
York  American  and  other  papers 
elsewhere,  recently  editorialized 
on  clean  pictures,  et  al.  Yet,  if 
any  portion  of  the  film  industry 
attempted  to  include  in  newsreels 
death  shots  of  Dillinger  such  as 
tho.se  blown  up  and  spread 
over  the  columns  of  the  Journal, 
we  ask  you  what  the  conse- 
quences would  be.  This  is  one 
point  on  which  the  trade  will  not 
find  itself  divided.  .  .  . 

▼ 
Distributors  are  beaming  with 
anticipation  over  projected  plans 
of  J.  J.  Franklin  to  build  a  cir- 
cuit in  Hawaii  where  Consoli- 
dated Amusement  has  long  held 
sway.  This  company,  for  years, 
has  been  'buying  pictures  out- 
right for  the  territory  while  dis- 
tributors have  had  an  idea  the 
lack  of  competition  has  been 
keeping  rentals  at  a  figure  which 
they  say  ought  to  be  lots  higher. 
At  the  same  time  and  in  the 
same  breath,  in  fact,  sales  execu- 
tives assert  they  don't  know  what 
sort  of  prices  would  satisfy  them. 
The  reason  for  this  is  the  islands 
are  far  removed  from  San  Fran- 
cisco out  of  which  shipments  are 
made.  Distributors,  from  time  to 
time,  have  sent  emissaries  over  to 
check  on  possibilities,  but  the 
inve.stigators  went  in  for  swim- 
ming and  golf,  not  investiga- 
tion. With  Loew  planning  to 
build  in  Honolulu,  the  situation 
seems  headed  for  a  change — dis- 
tributors' way — by  the  time  the 
next  selling  season  rolls  around. 


Growth  of  the  Utopians,  a  Los 
Angeles  secret  society,  with  al- 
leged pink  leanings  and  a  re- 
ported membership  of  over  100,- 
000,  is  giving  the  locals  there 
some   serious   thought  waves  be- 


All  on  Big  Board  Decline 


Hiffh 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 23^ 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2)4 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,   pfd 12^ 

Eastman    Kodak    98^4 

Fox    Film    "A"    9 

Loew's,   Inc 23 J^ 

Loew's.    Inc.,    pfd 79.14. 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 3 

Pathe   Exchange    15.^ 

Pathe   Exchange   "A" 141/ 

RKO     ij?g 

Warner    Bros 354 


Hiffh 

Technicolor     12J^ 

Trans  Lux   114 


High 

General   Theatre  Equipment   6s   '40 6\i 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf 6 

Keith   B.    F.   6s   '46 62 

Loew's  6s  '41,   ww   deb   rights 98 

Paramount  Broadway  SVzs  '51 35}^ 

Paramount  F.   L.   6s   '47 39 

Paramount    Publix    5^s    '50 40}4 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww 98 

Warner   Bros.  6s   '39,    wd 51^ 


Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

21!/2 

21/2 

-2/i 

900 

2H 

2}4 

-   /2 

700 

1154 

11!^ 

—1 

900 

92-4 

93H 

—4 

2,100 

m 

8^ 

-15^ 

1,200 

20^8 

207/g 

-2% 

14,400 

79 

79 

-  H 

200 

2% 

2^ 

-  'A 

15,700 

Wz 

1/2 

-  % 

2,000 

ii'/« 

12 

—3 

4,000 

W2 

1/2 

-  'A 

1,300 

2J/4 

3 

-  M 

27,800 

4  on  Curb 

Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

10/8 

W'A 

-2A 

3,500 

1/4 

m 

+  'A 

100 

y  Losses 

Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

6 

6 

-  'A 

5 

6 

6 

-a 

3 

62 

62 

-  'A 

1 

97 

97 

—1 

28 

355/2 

3554 

-SA 

2 

39 

39 

-5^ 

1 

38H 

38^ 

-3^ 

18 

98 

98 

1 

47'A 

47K 

-3H 

100 

<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

DAVID  M.  LOEW,  Eugene 
ZuKOR,  Louis  Hrombeeg, 
Charles  Sonin,  Arthur  Hammer- 
slag,  Lou  Metzger,  Herbert  Eben- 
sTEiN,  Tom  Gerety,  Sidney  Justin, 
Robert  Benjamin,  George  Weltner 
and  John  Chapman  were  among  thoe 
who  lunched  at  the  M,  P,  Club  yes- 
terday. 

Truman  H,  Talley,  Mike  Clo- 
fine,  Joe  Moskowitz,  Bob  Goldstein, 
Irving  Lesser,  Harry  Arthur, 
Charlie  Barrei,l,  W.  C.  Michei., 
15en  Blumenthal,  Ralph  Poucher. 
Harold  Bareford  and  Edward  O. 
Blackburn  were  among  those  at  the 
Tavern  yesterday  for  lunch. 

E.  A.  Schiller  adds  to  the  vaca- 
tion mailbag,  with  a  postcard  from 
Honolulu : 

"This  is  a  vulnerable  spot  for  a 

trade   paper    and    what   a   climate 

and  beach  and  what  not  for  a  life 

of  joy?     Just   Paradise." 

Valerie  Hobson  and  Frank  L. 
Sullivan,  British  players  imported  by 
Universal,  arrive  today  aboard  the 
Bcretujaria  on  their  way  to  Holly- 
wood. 

Adrienne  Ames  has  arrived  by 
plane  from  the  coast  to  play  the  title 
role  in  Select's  "Gigolette,"  which 
goes  into  production  Monday  at  Bio- 
graph. 

Ambrose  Bowling,  European  sales 
manager  for  RKO,  returns  to  his 
head(|uarters  in  London  today  aboard 
the   Majestic. 

.Alexander  Woollcott  has  been 
signed  by  Universal  for  a  role  in 
"Gift  of   Gab." 

Frank  Harris'  "The  Magic 
Glasses"  has  been  acquired  by  M-G-M. 

Fred  Walton  has  resigned  from  the 
Hayman  &  Walton  casting  office. 


sides  a  few  giggles.  A  bank  here 
is  said  to  have  dismissed  two 
employes,  who  admitted  being 
members  of  Utopia.  Next  day,  a 
committee  of  Utopians  waited  on 
the  bank  president  and  informed 
him  that  he  had  200  depositors 
who  were  members.  The  em- 
ployes were  reinstated  and  the 
deposits  were  not  withdrawn. 
In  the  film  colony,  word  filtered 
through  that  it  wouldn't  set  well 
with  the  moguls  if  picture  work- 
ers affiliated  with  Utopia.  One 
writer,  said  to  be  a  Utopian, 
stated:  "I  have  no  objection  to 
any  magnate  belonging  to  the 
Elks,  Eagles  or  the  Eurekians,  so 
why  should  they  keep  me  from 
my  Utopia?"  .  .  . 
▼ 

July  24,   1934. 
Mr.  Red  Kann, 

New  York  City. 

Dear  Red:  I  am  finished  tak- 
ing your  slurring  remarks  about 
my  being  a  Kentucky  colonel. 
Your  biting  remarks  got  under 
my  skin  and  in  order  to  retali- 
ate and  put  you  in  the  position 
where  you  will  not  be  able  to  cast 
aspersions  on  my  rank,  I  am,  ac- 
cordingly, sending  you,  under 
{Continued  on  page  8J 


WORLD 


IREAK/^c;uA  RECORD! 


TOPPED  WONDER  BAR  IN  MEMPHIS 
IN  HOTTEST  WEATHER  IN  60  YEARS 

DOUBLED  ANY  PREVIOUS  MIDNIGHT 
OPENING  OF  SEASON  IN  HOUSTON 

ONLY  '6  UNDER   WONDER  BAR'S 
RECORD  FOR  33-34  IN  SAN  ANTONIO 

TOPPED  TWENTY  MILLION  SWEET 
HEARTS   IN  PITTSBURG,  CLEVELAND 

MORE  THAN  DOUBLED  GROSS  IN 
ALBANY,  AKRON  &  ERIE  OPENINGS 

WAY  OVER  TWENTY  MILLION  SWEET 
HEARTS    AT  NEW  YORK  STRAND 


1 


from  WARNER  BROS. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  July  27,    1934 


Campi  to  Set 
Up  Emergency 
Appeal  Bodies 


(^Continued   from   page    1) 

country  the  necessity  of  coming  to 
New  York  for  appeal  hearings  before 
Canipi  or  its  designated  committees. 

The  new  boards  will  begin  to  func- 
tion as  soon  as  the  numerous  peti- 
tions for  appeals  hearings  can  be  tab- 
ulated and  personnel  appointed  to 
make  up  the  new  field  groups.  Per- 
sonnel in  some  instances  will  be  mem- 
bers of  Code  Authority  or  designated 
alternates  or  representatives  of  that 
body.  In  other  cases,  the  personnel 
will  be  sought  among  the  ranks  of 
state  exhibitor  association  officers  and 
field  executives  of  distribution  com- 
panies. 

George  Schaefer  of  Paramount  and 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly  of  the  T.  O.  C. 
C,  comprising  the  Campi  clearance 
and  zoning  committee,  will  have 
charge  of  the  setting  up  of  the  new 
field  appeals  machinery. 

Campi  Refuses  to 
Reopen  3  Rulings 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

decided  against  Atlantic  Theatres, 
Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  by  the  Philadelphia 
grievance  board. 

Campi  yesterday  held,  in  denying 
the  petitions  foi  rehearings  of  the 
cases,  that  no  facts  had  been  brought 
out  to  warrant  reopening  of  the  cases 
and  noted  that  the  original  Campi 
findings  on  the  appeals  were  unani- 
mous. 

Jefferson  Amusement  Co.  notified 
Campi  immediately  that  it  would  take 
steps  to  comply  with  the  original  de- 
termination which  directs  the  com- 
pany to  prepare  two  lists  of  39  pic- 
tures each  under  contract  to  it  and 
submit  them  to  Frels  for  a  choice  of 
one  of  the  lists. 

The  Price,  Waterhouse  audit  of 
Campi  administration  costs  was  sub- 
mitted to  Code  Authority  and  will 
be   made   public   Monday. 

The  recent  manifesto  sent  to  Campi 


To  help 
rwaintenance  of 
proper  air  condi" 
tions  in  the  theatre 
the  year  Wound 

AIR 
CONDITIONING 
CHARTS 

Fit  the  pocket  or  may  be 
tacked  on  wall.  Only  lim- 
ited number  available.  Or- 
der now.    Price  25  cents. 

BETTER    THEATRES 

1790  BROADWAY        NEW  YORK 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


''Shock'' 

{Monogram) 

A  pleasing  and  entertaining  film  that  should  do  well  in  neighl)orhoods 
and  small  towns  despite  its  war  theme.  The  players  are.  competent  and 
well  cast,  particularly  Monroe  Owsley.  The  action  is  slow  in  starting, 
but  picks  up  noticeably  after  the  first  two  reels.  Photography  is  good, 
but  the  direction  might  have  been  better. 

The  story  concerns  Ralph  Forbes,  a  lieutenant  in  the  British  army, 
who  marries  Gwenllian  Gill,  sweetheart  of  Owsley,  captain  of  his  com- 
pany, after  a  three-day  courtship.  Forbes  is  recalled  to  the  front  the  day 
after  his  wedding.  He  is  shell  shocked,  loses  his  memory,  wakes  up  in 
a  hospital  where  he  is  given  a  false  name  by  an  attendant.  He  then 
returns  to  the  war,  distinguishes  himself  in  battle  and  emerges  from  the 
conflict  a  major.  His  wife,  in  the  meantime,  becomes  the  mother  of  his 
son  and  refuses  to  believe  her  husband  dead. 

Forbes  returns  to  London,  regains  his  memory  and  clears  himself  of 
the  charges  of  desertion  that  Owsley  had  lodged  against  him  out  of 
jealousy.  He  is  then  reunited  with  his  wife  and  all  ends  happily.  Run- 
ning time,  69  minutes. 


by  36  of  40  Denver  metropolitan  ex- 
hibitors, declaring  that  the  signa- 
tories would  refuse  to  recognize  Code 
Authority  or  its  local  boards  unless 
"home  rule"  in  exhibition  affairs  was 
granted  the  exhibitors  was  submitted 
to  the  meeting.  The  sense  of  the 
meeting  was  that  the  Denver  exhibi- 
tors should  be  notified  that  if  they 
had  a  complaint  to  make  against  a  lo- 
cal board's  findings  it  should  be  di- 
rected to  Campi  according  to  the 
machinery  set  up  in  the  code  for  ap- 
peal action.  Executive  Secretary 
John  C.  Flinn  was  directed  to  com- 
municate that  opinion  to  the  Denver 
group. 

Charles  L.  O'Reilly  presided  at  yes- 
terday's meeting.  In  attendance  were 
George  Schaefer,  R.  H.  Cochrane,  Na- 
than Yamins,  W.  C.  Michel,  Leslie  E. 
Thompson,  J.  Robert  Rubin,  Harold 
S.  Bareford,  Ed  Golden  and  Lewen 
Pizor,  the  latter  alternate  for  Ed 
Kuykendall.  Deputy  Administrator 
William  P.  Farnsworth  appeared  for 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt, who  is  on  the  coast. 


Premiums  Outlawed 
By  K.  C,  Code  Board 

Kansas  City,  July  26. — Premiums 
were  outlawed  today  by  the  local 
grievance  board  when  it  accepted  a  pe- 
tition containing  the  signatures  of 
more  than  75  per  cent  of  circuit  and 
independent  theatres  demanding  their 
elimination.  The  board  set  the  effec- 
tive date  as  Oct.  27  to  permit  exhibi- 
tors  to  fulfill  their  present   contracts. 

Jay  Means,  L  T.  O.  president  and 
board  member,  circulated  the  petition 
himself  in  six  counties,  Jackson,  Clay 
and  Platte  in  Missouri  and  Wyan- 
dotte, Leavenworth  and  Johnson  in 
Kansas. 

E.  S-  Young  of  the  Roanoke,  this 
city,  today  filed  an  appeal  with  the 
board  for  forwarding  to  Campi  pro- 
testing the  board's  decision  against 
him  holding  bank  nights  a  lottery. 


Three  Decisions  Set 
By  the  Albany  Board 

Albany,  July  26. — Two  complaints 
have  just  been  disposed  of  by  the 
grievance  board  and  one  has  been  re- 
turned from  Code  Authority  and  up- 
held. 

The  complaint  of  Minrose  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  State  Theatre,  Carthage, 
against   Schine  Theatrical   Co.,   oper- 


ator of  the  Strand,  on  premature  ad- 
vertising was  upheld,  and  the  prac- 
tice ordered  stopped. 

A  reduced  admission  complaint 
charging  operation  of  a  lottery 
brought  by  Schine  as  operator  of  the 
Colonia,  Norwich,  against  William  C. 
Smalley,  operator  of  the  Smalley,  that 
town,  also  was  upheld  and  a  stop 
order  issued. 

An  overbuying  complaint  by  Smalley 
against  Schine  on  the  same  theatres 
recently  sent  back  by  Campi  was 
heard  again,  and  Schine  was  ordered 
to  release  10  features,  two  each  from 
Fox,  M-G-M,  Paramount,  Universal 
and  Warners,  on  the  current  season's 
list. 


Labor  Trouble  Held 
To  Be  Local  Problem 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
dependent  M.  P.  Operators'  Union  had 
something  to  do  with  the  Dubinsky 
bombing.  Dubinsky  employs  opera- 
tors from  the  independen:  group  at 
his  St.  Joseph  theatres.  Rosenblatt 
said  a  similar  situation  involving  the 
two  unions  had  arisen  in  another  city. 

"It  is  immaterial  to  the  code  ad- 
ministration which  union  the  theatres 
use,  so  long  as  code  provisions  are 
complied  with,"   Rosenblatt  added. 

The  division  administrator  denied 
he  had  received  any  appeal  from  Lo- 
cal 170,  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  from  the 
decision  of  A.  W.  DeBirney,  NRA 
arbitrator,  reducing  the  booth  man- 
power at  Dubinsky's  local  houses. 
Union  officials  assert  the  appeal  was 
filed  several  weeks  ago  and  have  been 
awaiting  a  reply. 

Rosenblatt  explained  he  had  taken 
no  action  on  complaints  of  racketeer- 
ing submitted  to  him  several  months 
ago  by  Jay  Means,  I.  T.  O.  president 
here,  because  Means  did  not  present 
any  direct  evidence.  He  said  Means 
gave  him  a  file  of  clippings  from  Kan- 
sas City  newspapers. 


Smith  on  Cincy  Board 

Cincinnati,  July  26. — Pending  ap- 
pointment of  a  permanent  successor, 
George  Smith,  alternate  member,  is 
serving  on  the  local  clearance  and 
zoning  board  in  place  of  Maurice 
White,  unaffiliated  distributor  mem- 
ber, who  has  resigned  as  Warner  man- 
ager to  become  president  of  Forland, 
Inc.,  a  new  company  organized  to  ac- 
quire and  operate  neighborhood 
houses. 


Code  Change 
Was  Secret, 
Myers  Finds 


Washington,  July  26. — A  charge 
that  the  June  13  amendment  to  the 
code,  providing  for  the  hearing  of 
complaints  against  existing  clearance 
and  zoning  schedules,  rather  than  the 
drafting  of  complete  new  schedules 
for  this  year  by  clearance  and  zon- 
ing boards,  was  "handled  very  sur- 
reptitiously," is  made  in  a  letter  to 
Sidney  Samuelson,  Allied  States  pres- 
ident, from  Abram  F.  Myers,  Allied 
general  counsel,  made  public  today  by 
the  latter. 

Alyers'  letter  charges  that  the 
amendment  was  designed  to  perpetu- 
ate existing  schedules  as  the  code  does 
not  authorize  the  setting  up  of  boards 
to  regulate  clearance  and  zoning,  he 
says. 

"The  formulation  and  putting  into 
effect  of  a  new  schedule  which  injured 
any  subsequent  run  exhibitor  would 
have  exposed  everyone  connected  with 
the  transaction  to  a  suit  for  treble 
damages,"  the  letter  states.  It  adds 
that  so  far  as  Myers  is  aware,  no 
mention  of  the  amendment  has  been 
made  in  the  trade  press. 

The  June  13  amendment  to  the  code 
has  had  continuous  publicity  in  the 
trade  press  since  it  first  came  into  be- 
ing last  Feb.  16'as  a  resolution  unani- 
mously adopted  by  Code  Authority  on 
motion  of  Harold  S.  Bareford,  sec- 
onded by  Nathan  Yamins,  an  Allied 
.States  national  vice-president  and 
member  of  Code  Authority,  it  was 
stated  at  Campi  headquarters  yester- 
day in  reply  to  the  Abram  Myers  let- 
ter. 

The  amendment  was  necessary,  it 
was  stated,  because  of  "unavoidable 
delay  in  establishing  clearance  and 
zoning  boards  in  time  to  prepare 
schedules  prior  to  Jan.  1,  as  pre- 
scribed in  the  code,  and  because  the 
approach  of  the  new  selling  season 
made  it  imperative  to  simplify  and  ex- 
pedite the  work  of  the  local  boards." 


Colonel  Kann  Leaves 

Col.  Red  Kann  left  early  this  morn- 
ing on  his  vacation.  He  expected  to 
be    in    Portland    early    this    afternoon 


and  hopes  to  reach  Boothbay  Har- 
bor early  tomorrow,  en  route  to  Mo- 
hican   Island   out    in   the   Atlantic. 

The  colonel  end  of  his  name  arrived 
last  night.  It's  one  of  those  Ken- 
tucky titles  bestowed  by  Gov.  Ruby 
Laflfoon. 


Friday,  July  27,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Approved  Features 
Reach  50;  52  Shorts 

(Continued   from    papc    1) 

and  Universal  13.     Universal  also  has 
four  serials. 
The   list   follows : 

Columbia 

{Features) 

"Beyond  the  Law,"  "Blind  Date,"  "The 
Defense  Rests,"  "Name  the  Woman"  and 
"One   Night  of  Love." 

{Shorts) 

"Back  to  the  Soil,"  "Katnips  of  1940" 
(Mintz),  "The  Professor  Takes  a  Lesson," 
"Snapshots  No.  12,"  "Trapeze  Artists," 
(Mintz),    "Tripping    Through    the    Tropics." 

Fox 

(Features) 

"Baby  Take  a  Bow,"  "Cat's  Paw," 
"Change  of  Heart,"  "Charlie  Chan's  Cour- 
age," "David  Harum,"  "Grand  Canary," 
"Handy  Andy,"  "Servants'  Entrance," 
"She  Learned  About  Sailors,"  "She  Was  a 
Lady"   and   "The   World   Moves  On." 

M-G-M 

(Features) 
"Paris  Interlude"  and  "Treasure  Island." 

(Shorts) 
"Dartmouth  Days,"  "Girl  from  Mis- 
souri," ''Goofy  Movies,"  "Mike  Fright" 
(Roach,"  "Pro  Football,"  "Strikes  and 
Spares,"  "Taking  Care  of  Baby"  and 
"Them    Thar   Hills." 


Paramount 


(Feattcres) 

"Cleopatra,"  "Elmer  and  Elsie,"  "Ladies 
Should  Listen,"  "The  Notorious  Sophie 
Lang"  (to  be  changed,  no  release  date), 
"Now  and  Forever,"  "Scarlet  Empress" 
and    "She    Loves    Me    Not." 

Radio 

(Features) 
"Bachelor  Bait,"  "Hat,  Coat  and  Glove," 
"His      Greatest      Gamble,"      "Of      Human 
Bondage"   and   "Their   Big  Moment." 

(Shorts) 

"Blasted  Event,"  "Contented  Calves," 
"Everything's  Ducky,"  "Ferry  Go  Round," 
"Fixing  a  Stew,"  "Flying  Down  to  Zero," 
"Fuller  Gush  Man,"  "If  This  Isn't  Love," 
"La  Cucuracha,"  "Odor  in  the  Court," 
"Poisoned  Ivory,"  "Ruth  Etting  No.  1," 
"Unlucky  Strike"  and  "What,  No  Gro- 
ceries?" 

United  Artists 

(Features) 

"Affairs  of  Cellini,"  "Bulldog  Drum- 
mond,"  "The  Last  Gentleman,"  "Our  Daily 
Bread"    (20th    Century). 

(Shorts) 

"Orphans'    Benefit." 


Universal 


(Features) 
"Ransom     $1,000,000,"     "Romance     in     the 
Rain"    (to    be    changed),    "There's    Always 
Tomorrow." 

(Serials) 

"A  Leap  for  Life,"  "A  Treacherous  Am- 
bush," "The  Night  Attack"  and  "Sen- 
tenced   to    Die." 

(Shorts) 

"Brink  of  Death,"  "Chris  Columbus,  Jr.," 
"Demi  Tasse,"  "The  Fatal  Plunge,"  "Go- 
ing Places,"  with  Lowell  Thomas  (2);  "Just 
We  Two,"  "The  Stampede,"  "Stranger 
Than   Fiction"   (2);   "Tidbits,"   "Trapped." 


Warners 


(Features) 

_  "British  Agent,"  "The  Circus  Clown," 
"Dames,"  "TTie  Dragon  Murder  Case," 
"Friends  of  Mr.  Sweeney,"  "Here  Comes 
the  Navy,"  "Housewife,"  "Kansas  City 
Princess,"  "Madame  Du  Barry,"  "Man 
With  Two  Faces,"  "Midnight  Alibi,"  "Per- 
sonaHty   Kid"   and   "Return   of  the   Terror." 

(Shorts) 

"Buddy,  the  Woodman"  (Schlessinger), 
"The  Girl  at  the  Ironing  Board"  (Schles- 
singer), "Good  Badminton,"  "Good  Morn- 
ing, Eve,"  "Oh,  Sailor  Behave,"  "Radio 
Scout,"  "Rhythm  on  the  Roof,'  "Service 
With  a  Smile"  and  "What,  No  Men?" 


The  "Seal  of  Purity' 


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has  complied  with  the  self-imposed  regulations  of  the  industry  as  adminktered  by  the 
Production  Code  Administration  of  the  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors 
of  America,  Inc.,  to  maintain  right  standards  in  the  production  of  motion  pictures  as 
a  form  of  entertainment. 


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This  is  how  certificates  issued  by  Production  Code  Administration  look.  First 
in  the  west  went  to  "The  World  Moves  On"  (Fox).  First  in  the  east  went  to 
"Hits  of    Today,"  a  Mentone  two-reeler  for  Universal. 


Cancellation  Called 
^Hoodwink'  by  Myers 

Washington,  July  26. — Cancella- 
tion privileges  accorded  in  response  to 
public  protests  in  the  current  film 
drive  are  designed  to  "hoodwink  the 
press  and  public"  and  "mean  exactly 
nothing,"  declares  Abram  F.  Myers 
in  the  latest  Allied  bulletin. 

Before  a  picture  can  be  cancelled 
in  response  to  a  protest.  Myers  says, 
an  exhibitor  must  have  exhausted  his 
cancellation  privileges  under  the  code. 

"This  means,"  he  says,  "that  the 
exhibitor  can  only  cancel  one  picture 
out  of  each  group  of  10,  provided  he 
has   bought   the   entire   output   of   the 


producer,  and  he  must  limit  himself 
to  the  tenth  picture  in  each  group  un- 
less he  is  willing  and  able  to  advance 
to  the  producer  the  entire  film  rental 
for  the  pictures  cancelled,  such  ad- 
vance payments  to  be  applied  to  the 
tenth  picture  in  each  group  as  and 
when  such  picture  is  reached  in  the 
regular  order  of  release." 


Chicago,  July  26. — More  than  1,200 
women,  in  a  mass  meeting  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House,  pledged  their 
support  of  the  Legion  of  Decency 
campaign  after  hearing  talks  by  the 
Most  Rev.  B.  J.  Shell,  Rt.  Rev.  T.  V. 
Shannon,  Rev.  James  C.  Curry  and 
Miss  Madge  Rogers,  director  of  con- 
tinuation schools  in  Chicago. 


"Winters*^  Defended 
In  Depinet  Letter 


(Continued  from  page    1) 

newspaper  reviews  of  the  picture  and 
its  approval  and  virtual  endorsement 
by  Mrs.  Richard  L.  McClure,  na- 
tional photoplay  chairman  of  the  Gen- 
eral Federation  of  Women's  Clubs, 
and  representatives  of  Chicago  com- 
munity women's  clubs  following  a 
screening  of  the  picture  there. 

"The  churchmen  are  making  an  ef- 
fort," Depinet's  letter  says,  "to  keep 
their  followers  from  seeing  disap- 
proved films,  and  you,  as  an  exhibitor, 
have  a  natural  interest  in  seeing  that 
during  the  progress  of  such  a  move- 
ment, unsupported  opinion  does  not 
prevent  you  from  exhibiting  films 
which  have  been  so  widely  approved 
by  unimpeachable  citizens  and  organ- 
izations." 


Nine  Censors  Named 
By  Seattle's  Mayor 

(Continued    from   pape    1) 

been    named    by    Mayor    Charles    E. 
Smith. 

The  new  board  includes  Rev.  Dr. 
Cyrus  A.  Wright,  personal  friend  of 
the  new  mayor  and  a  leader  in  the 
"clean  films"  movement ;  L.  Kenneth 
Schoenfeld,  furniture  dealer ;  Frank 
A.  Donley,  real  estate  dealer ;  Charles 
R.  Watts,  building  material  dealer ;  G. 
Roy  Sumpter,  president  of  the  Seat- 
tle Property  Owners'  Ass'n. ;  Ellis  H. 
Moehring,  suburban  shoe  dealer ;  N. 
W.  Federspiel,  salesman ;  Charles 
Crickmore,  projectionist,  and  Mrs. 
George  Faltico,  wife  of  a  contractor 
and  very  active  in  Italian  club  circles. 
A  chairman  will  be  elected  next  week. 


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LEO,  JUNIOR  SPEAKING 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


I 


Friday.  July  27,   1934 


"Elmer,"  Joe 
Penner  Heavy 
Draw  in  L.A. 


Los  Angeles,  July  26.— "Elmer  and 
Elsie,"  with  Joe  Penner  on  the  stage 
at  the  Paramount,  led  the  field  last 
week  with  a  take  of  $21,415,  over  av- 
erage by  $3,415. 

The  weather  continues  pleasant  and 
business  is  holding  up.  "The  Thin 
Man"  at  Loew's  State  was  $500  up  at 
$14,500. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $70,615. 
Average  is  $71,850. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  25 : 

"THE  CROSS   OF  THE   SWORD" 
(State  Rights) 
FILMARTE^(900),       40c-50c,       7       days. 
Gross:  $800.   (Average,  $2,650) 

"THE  THIN  MAN"   (M-G-M) 
LOEWS      STATE— (2,413),      30c-5Sc,      7 
days.    Gross:    $14,500.    (Average,    $14,000) 
"ELMER   AND   ELSIE"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,595),    30c-55c,    7    days. 
Stage:  Joe  Penner,  in  person  (3  days  only), 
F.     &     M.     revue     "Rhapsody    in     Flame." 
Gross:   $21,415.    (Average,  $18,000) 

"OF   HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 
RKO— (2,700),     25c-40c,     7     days.     Gross: 
$8,000.    (Average,  $8,000) 

"DR.    MONICA"    (Warners) 
WARNER     BROS.     (Holly  wood)-(3,000), 
2Sc-55c,    7    days.    Gross:    $12,000.    (Average, 
$14,000) 

"DR.    MONICA"    (Warners) 
WARNER     BROS.     (Downtown)— (3,400), 
25c-55c,    7    days.    Gross:    $11,000.     (Average, 
$12,000) 

"MURDER   ON    THE    BLACKBOARD" 
(RKO) 
"THE    PARTY'S   OVER"    (Col.) 
PANTAGES— (3,000),      25c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:   $2,900.    (Average,  $3,200) 


F,  &  M,  Para,  Lease 
In  L,  A.  Is  Approved 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

ment  is  a  Paramount  film  franchise 
for  a  like  number  of  years. 

Also  approved  was  a  plan  of  set- 
tlement of  claims  against  the  Third 
&  Broadway  Corp.,  Los  Angeles,  a 
Paramount  subsidiary. 

The  F.  &  M.  lease  on  the  Los  An- 
geles Paramount  gives  that  company 
its  fifth  de  luxe  house.  Others  under 
its  operation  are  the  Missouri,  Am- 
bassador and  Grand  Central,  St. 
Louis,  and  the  Orpheum,  San  Fran- 
cisco. F.  &  M.  stage  shows  will  not 
be  shown  elsewhere  in  Los  Angeles 
except  at  the  Paramount  during  the 
term  of  the  lease. 


Gilbert,  Fairbanks 
May  Sign  with  BIP 

{Continued  from   paqe    1) 

L  P.,  today  informed  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily  the  company  had  signed 
Wm.  Beadine  to  direct  "Funny  Face" 
from  the  Astaire  stage  show.  Tom 
Geraghty  will  do  the  script  while 
Gloria  Stuart,  Myrna  Loy  and  Tilly 
Losch  are  being  considered  for  the 
feminine  lead. 


Says  Court  0.  K.  Needed 

Cleveland,  July  26.— Because  the 
local  protection  plan  was  a  compro- 
mise agreement  the  decision  in  the 
appeal  brought  against  the  schedule, 
now  before  Campi,  will  have  to  be 
submitted  to  a  Cleveland  court  for  ap- 
proval, Martin  Smith,  head  of  the 
I.T.O.  of  Ohio,  today  told  members 
of  the  Cleveland  M.  P.  Exhibitors' 
Ass'n. 


Behind  the  Make-Up 


■  By  F.  J.  NEIDIG. 


THE  second  of  the  Spanish  dia- 
logue pictures,  "His  Unofficial 
Fiancee,"  was  recently  finished  at 
Eastern  Service  for  Paramount  Inter- 
national. Carlos  Gardel,  well-known 
Argentine  tango  singer,  is  the  star, 
with  a  supporting  cast  including 
Blanca  Vischer,  Trini  Ramos,  Vin- 
cente  Padula  and  Jaime  Devesa.  Gar- 
del,  who  has  a  very  pleasing  voice, 
sings  several  numbers,  among  them 
"Soledad"  (Loneliness),  "Rubia  de 
New  York"  (Blondes  of  New  York) 
and  "Golondrinas"  (The  Swallows). 
The  cameras  were  handled  by  Bill 
Miller  and  George  Hinners,  assisted 
by  George  Belisario  and  Eddie 
Hyland. 

• 

The  demonstration  color  picture  of 
Keller  Dorian,  which  was  indefinitely 
postponed  in  May  was  recently  fin- 
ished at  Eastern  Service.  Lee  Garmes 
directed  with  P.  M.  HamJIton,  ex- 
ecutive producer,  supervising.  The 
cast  includes  the  six  "Harmony  Sing- 
ers" of  the  Onyx  Club,  Red  McKen- 
zie,  Ruth  Hall  and  show  girls  from 
the  Paradise  and  Hollywood  restau- 
rants. Arthur  Cozine  handled  the 
production  with  Bob  Stillman  assist- 
ing on  the  direction  and  Dan  Cavelli 
behind  the  camera.  Others  working 
on  the  picture  were  John  Capstaff, 
Eastman  technical  man ;  Frank  Cavett, 
dialogue  director,  and  Lorenzo  Del 
Riccio. 

• 

Jack  Doran,  son  of  Dan  Doran,  has 
been  engaged  with  his  10-piece  orches- 
tra by  Charles  Lucas  to  provide 
dance  music  for  the  Ascot  Arms  Club 
in  Stamford  for  the  summer.  Doran's 
orchestra  has  been  used  to  provide  the 
incidental  music  in  such  pictures  as 
"Moonlight  and  Pretzels,"  "Take  a 
Chance,"  "The  Downfall,"  "Social 
Register"  and  others  made  at  Eastern 
Service. 

• 

Frank  Z.  Clemente  and  associates 
will  produce  a  series  of  six  Spanish 
dialogue  pictures  in  the  East  shortly. 
Lewis  Maisell,  one  of  the  associates, 
will  handle  production  and  the  first 
picture  is  scheduled  for  August.  A 
contract  has  been  signed  with  Alfredo 
Le  Pera,  well-known  Spanish  author, 
who  has  just  completed  two  stories  for 
Paramount  International. 
• 

Al  Wilson,  studio  manager  of  Bio- 
graph,  was  the  first  cameraman  to 
photograph  Ralph  Bellamy.  The  boys 
recently  had  an  opportunity  to  rem- 
inisce as  Bellamy  appeared  in  Select's 
"Woman  in  the  Dark,"  which  was 
completed  recentlv. 
• 

T.  Keith  Glennan,  vice-president  of 
the  Eastern  Service  Studios,  Inc.,  who 
has  been  on  the  coast  for  several 
months,  recently  returned  on  a  busi- 
ness trip  which  will  keep  him  here 
several  weeks,  after  which  he  will  re- 
turn west. 

• 

Slavko  Vorkapich,  trick  photog- 
raphy expert  for  Ben  Hecht  and 
Charles  MacArthur,  lectured  at  the 
Fdm  and  Photo  League  recently.  His 
topic  was  "Principles  of  Effective 
Cinematography." 

• 

Roscoe  Ates,  now  touring  in  vaude- 
ville  in    Maine,    has   been    signed   by 


Another  Camera 

St.  Louis,  July  26.  —  Bill 
Kostded,  208-pound  mainte- 
nance man  for  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.,  and  Al  Zim- 
balist,  advertising  manager, 
who  is  five  feet,  four  inches 
tall  and  who  weighs  exactly 
111  pounds,  got  into  a  playful 
scuffle,  the  result  being  that 
Kostded  dropped  his  six-foot 
frame  on  the  floor. 

Bill  claimed  his  ribs  were 
fractured.  The  statement  is 
borne  out  by  a  medico  who 
answered  Zimbalist's  call  and 
who  wrapped  Kostded's  ribs 
with  yards  of  adhesive  tape. 


Sam  Sax,  Vitaphone  studio  head,  for 
a  series  of  shorts.  Deal  was  handled 
by   Joe   Rivkin. 

• 

Ruth  Gillette,  who  recently  played 
the  comedy  lead  opposite  Roscoe  Ates 
in  "Woman  in  the  Dark,"  is  now  in 
Atlantic  City  appearing  in  "Conven- 
tion Girl,"  the  David  Thomas  picture 
now  in  production  there. 
• 

Nell  O'Day  has  gone  to  Atlantic 
City  to  appear  in  "Convention  Girl" 
also. 


Columbia  Is  Given 
New  Stock  Listing 

Stock  Exchange  permission  has 
been  obtained  by  Columbia  for  listing 
of  31,536  additional  voting  trust  cer- 
tificates and  for  cancellation  of  listings 
on  66,510  certificates,  a  net  reduction 
of  34,974.  This  leaves  the  total  at 
200,895. 

Of  the  new  securities,  4,234  cer- 
tificates are  for  payment  of  a  stock 
dividend  and  27,302  for  holders  of 
Series  A  warrants  for  common  stock 
whose  option  has  been  extended  to 
June  30,  1937. 


Next  for  Sten  Picked 

Hollywood,  July  26.  —  Samuel 
Goldwyn  will  star  Anna  Sten  in 
"Romance  in  Moscow"  upon  her  com- 
pletion of  work  in  "We  Live  Again." 
Vicki  Baum  and  Eugene  Lyons  wrote 
it.      United   Artists   will  release. 


Giannini  Set  to  Sail 

Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini,  chairman  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  Bank  of 
.America,  N.  A.,  arrived  from  Los 
Angeles  yesterday  and  plans  to  sail 
tomorrow  on  the  He  de  France  with 
his    wife    and    son,    Bernard. 


Para.  Renews  on  Three 

Hollywood,  July  26. — Jack  Oakie 
Katherine  DeMille  and  Harlan 
Thompson,  the  last  named  a  director 
and  writer,  have  had  their  contracts 
extended  by   Paramount. 


Form  Tribune  Theatre 

Albany,  July  26. — Tribune  Theatre 
Corp.  has  been  chartered  here  by  Ben- 
jamin Rich,  Abraham  Scheiner  and 
Jacob  S.  Aaronson. 


66 


Denver  Weak, 
Bab/'  Pulls 
Only  $6,000 


Denver,  July  26.— "Baby,  Take  a| 
Bow"  was  the  only  attraction  in  town 
last  week  to  reach  par,  with  $6,000 
at  the  Denver. 

Business  took  a  nose-dive  all  along 
the  line,  with  heat  adding  to  the  popu- 
larity of  outdoor  attractions. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $17,250. 
Average  is  $20,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  19: 

"CHARLIE  CHAN'S  COURAGE"  (Fox) 
ALADDIN— (1,500),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,000.  (Average,  $2,500.) 
"THE  OLD  FASHIONED  WAY"  (Para.) 
DENHAM— (1,500),  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,000.       (Average,    $4,000.) 

"BABY   TAKE  A  BOW"   (Fox) 
DENVER— (2,500),     2Sc-35c-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $6,000.      (Average,   $6,000.) 
"THE    KEY"     (Warner) 
ORPHEUM— (2,600),    2Sc-35c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $4,500.      (Average,   $6,000.J 

"BORN    TO    BE    BAD"     (U.    A.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,000),    25c-40c,    4    days. 
Gross:   $950. 

"AFFAIRS    OF   A   GENTLEMAN" 
(Univ.) 
"SUCCESS     AT     ANY     PRICE"     (Radio) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,000),    25c-40c,    3    days. 
Gross:    $800.       (Average,    $2,000.) 


Insider^  Outlook 


(Continued  from  page  2) 

separate     cover,     your     commis- 
sion as  colonel  on  the  staf¥  of  the 
Governor  of  Kentucky. 
And  let  that  be  a  lesson  to  you. 
With  kind  regards,  I  am 
Very  truly  yours, 

Allan  S.  Moritz. 

T 

July  26,  1934 
Colonel  Allan  S.  Moritz, 

Columbia  Pictures  Corp., 
Cincinnati,  O. 

Dear  Colonel :  I  was  immedi- 
ately Lafifooned  into  action  upon 
receipt  of  word  from  you  that  I 
had  been  named  a  mint  julep 
colonel. 

Here  I  am  heading  for  a  vaca- 
tion on  an  island  off  the  coast  of 
Maine  and  you  make  me  a  colo- 
nel when  it's  an  admiralcy  that 
actually  has  been  my  suppressed 
desire. 

At  any  rate,  the  appointment 
puts  me  on  the  same  sort  of  sa- 
luting basis  with  Al  Lichtman, 
Charlie  Pettijohn,  Cincinnati 
Film  Row  and  the  entire  person- 
nel of  the  picture  business.  It 
makes  it  necessary  to  salute  Will 
Hays,  who  is  a  general,  but  un- 
necessary to  take  any  guff  from 
Colvin  Brown,  who  is  only  the 
territorial  colonel  of  a  Porto 
Rican  regiment. 

Are  we  laughing  with  Laf- 
f  oon  ? 

Regards, 

Red  Kann. 
P.  S. — Please  send  me  a  south- 
ern accent. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Warners'  39 
Week  Report 
Shows  Gains 


Loss    Down    to    $558,836 
Before  Erpi  Payment 


For  the  39  weeks  ending  May  26, 
Warner  Bros.  Pictures,  Inc.,  and  sub- 
sidiaries show  a  marked  improvement 
in  operating  income  over  the  same 
period  last  year.  The  net  operating 
loss  was  1558,836.69.  For  the  same 
period  in  the  previous  year  the  loss 
was  $5,021,774.78. 

This  statement  does  not  reflect  the 
current  position  of  the  company,  as  a 
settlement  of  the  Vitaphone-Erpi  liti- 
gation has  been  reached  since  that 
time.  In  this  settlement,  made  late 
in  June,  the  company  received  $2,500,- 
000  cash  and  three  notes  for  $1,300,- 
000.  These  notes  are  payable  in  in- 
stallments in  1935,  1936  and  1937. 

The  operating  loss  reported  for  the 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


New  Pathe  Finance 
Plan  Made  Public 

Details  of  the  proposed  financial  re- 
organization of  Pathe  Exchange,  Inc., 
designed  to  clear  up  all  dividend  ac- 
cruals on  preferred  and  Class  A  stock 
and  at  the  same  time  simplify  the 
financial  structure,  have  been  com- 
pleted by  the  directors  and  made  pub- 
lic by   Stuart  Webb,  president. 

Class  A  holders  will  be  entitled  to 
two  shares  of  new  common  for  each 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


National  Fight  Looms 
On  Higher  Music  Taxes 


Say  Fraternal 
Groups  to  Act 
In  Film  Drive 


Headway  has  been  reported  in  the 
effort  to  have  fraternal  bodies  ally 
themselves  with  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency campaign  against  objectionable 
pictures. 

H.  B.  Lamy,  Jr.,  chairman  of  the 
Emergency  Council  of  Fraternal  Or- 
ganizations in  the  United  States,  said 
yesterday  that  he  expected  favorable 
action  shortly  from  the  Masons, 
Elks,  Moose,  Knights  of  Columbus 
and     other     groups     throughout     the 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Car  Strike  in  Omaha 
May  End  by  Sunday 

Omaha,  July  27.— Exhibitors  here 
were  rejoicing  tonight  at  the  news 
that  transportation,  suspended  since 
Wednesday,  when  street  car  men 
staged  a  general  walkout,  might  be 
resumed  by  Sunday.  Hope  of  this  was 
extended  today  by  R.  L.  Blume,  Fed- 
eral labor  mediator. 

The  strike,  which  has  paralyzed 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


Invite  Clergy 

St.  Louis,  July  27.— Manage- 
ment of  the  Fox,  in  an  open 
letter  to  the  clergy  of  St. 
Louis,  in  the  daily  newspa- 
pers, invited  them  to  attend 
the  first  showing  at  the  Fox 
of  "Whom  the  Gods  Destroy." 


Hays  Gives  Report 
Upon  Film  Cleanup 

M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  directors  heard  a 
report  yesterday  from  Will  H.  Hays 
on  the  progress  to  date  and  future 
plans  of  the  major  studios  in  connec- 
tion with  the  industry's  film  cleanup 
campaign. 

The  Hays  office  meeting  was  also 
advised  of  what  was  expected  of  in- 
dividual companies  in  the  campaign. 
Hays  returned  from  the  coast  by 
plane  late  Wednesday  after  supervis- 
ing the  setting  up  of  the  new  produc- 
tion regulatory  machinery.  Heads  or 
ranking  executives  of  all  major  com- 
panies   attended    yesterday's    meeting. 


Seek  Code  Aid 
To  Fight  Free 
PictureShows 


Kansas  City,  July  27. — Faced  with 
an  increase  this  summer  of  merchant- 
sponsored  free  picture  shows  through- 
out the  territory,  e.xhibitors  are  de- 
pending on  the  local  grievance  board 
to  eliminate  this  form  of  competition 
by  cutting  off  the  film  supply.  The 
free  show  epidemic  has  been  a  recur- 
ring one  every  summer,  but  not  until 
this  year,  when  e.xhibitors  can  take 
recourse  through  the  grievance  board, 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Exhibitor   Organizations 

Lining  Up  to  Battle 

ASCAP  Moves 


Loew's  Canada  Unit 
Shifts  Fiscal  Year 

Toronto,  July  27. — Approval  of  the 
by-law  changing  the  end  of  the  fiscal 
year  from  Dec.  31  to  the  last  Satur- 
day in  August  was  won  at  a  special 

(Continued  on  page   3) 


Duals  Again  Up  in 
L,  A,  Zoning  Talks 

Los  Angeles,  July  27. — Dual  bills 
were  discussed  at  length  at  the  sec- 
ond open  session  of  the  clearance  and 
zoning  board  on  the  new  schedule. 
Two  e.xhibitors  asserted  they  couldn't 
get  features  strong  enough  to  sustain 
single  bills,  but  the  issue  was  closed. 
A  decision  will  be  rendered  later. 

Other  issues  presented  included  a 
proposal  for  Wednesday  openings. 
Distributors  insist  on  Friday  openings. 

Prices  also  started  a  wrangle. 


Grainger  Sets  Two 
Big  Canadian  Deals 

James  R.  Grainger,  Universal  sales 
head,  is  back  from  a  flying  trip  to 
Canada,  where  he  closed  with  Famous 
Players  Canadian  for  the  entire  "U" 
lineup  in  79  situations. 

He  also  stopped  off  at  Montreal  and 
closed  with  Consolidated  .^nlusement 
Co.  for  20  situations.  This  is  the  first 
deal  closed  by  Consolidated  this  year, 
it  is  said. 


National  exhibitor  opposition  is  be- 
ing marshalled  to  fight  the  increased 
music  seat  tax  which  the  American 
Society  of  Composers,  Authors  and 
Publishers  is  attempting  to  enforce 
in  its  new  contracts  with  exhibitors 
and  which,  reliable  exhibitor  repre- 
sentatives estimate,  will  cost  theatre 
operators  an  additional  $3,000,000  an- 
nually,   it    was    disclosed    yesterday. 

The  .\SCAP  has  been  known  to  be 
planning  its  increased  taxes  on  the- 
atres for  almost  a  year,  during  which 
it  has  issued  sporadic  releases,  au- 
thored for  the  organization  by  Ivy 
Lee,  who  was  revealed  by  a  Senate 
committee  investigating  Nazi  activi- 
ties in  the  \J.  S.  to  have  engaged  in 
propaganda  work  for  the  Hitler  gov- 
ernment. The  propaganda  purported 
to  show  the  declining  revenues  of 
music  authors,  composers  and  pub- 
lishers as  a  result  of  the  development 
of  radio  and  talking  pictures.  Only 
recently,    however,    did    the    ASCAP 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Fox  Met  Officers 
Not  Summoned  Yet 

Fox  Metropolitan  minority  bond- 
holders who  are  seeking  a  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  circuit  under  the  new 
bankruptcy  laws  have  been  unable  to 
serve  summonses  on  officers  of  Fox 
Met.  requiring  them  to  make  answer 
to  the  reorganization  petition,  it  was 
stated  yesterday  by  Archibald  Palmer, 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


Support  Clean  Pictures^ 
Urges  a  Woman  Exhibitor 


Kansas  City,  July  27. — Challeng- 
ing the  sincerity  of  the  reformers  and 
demanding  that  they  support  clean 
films  and  not  merely  agitate  for  them, 
Mrs.  Gladys  E.  McArdle,  who  oper- 
ates   the    Owl    Theatre    in    Lebanon, 


Kan.,  presents  the  exhibitor's  view- 
point in  a  letter  published  in  "Speak- 
ing the  Public  Mind"  column  of  the 
Kansas  City  Star. 

While    dozens    of    letters    have    ap- 

(Continued  on    pane   4) 


Beauties  Get  O.  K. 

Chicago  July  27.— While  the 
thermometer  registered  105 
degrees  to  hang  up  an  all- 
time  record  for  the  city,  it 
took  the  local  grievance  board 
only  a  few  minutes  to  decide 
that  the  complaint  of  Ben 
Bartlestein,  Annette  Theatre, 
Cicero,  against  Schoenstadt's 
Palace,  also  Cicero,  for  hold- 
ing a  bathing  beauty  contest 
did  not  constitute  a  violation 
of  the  code  and  was  permis- 
sible— in  fact,  not  a  bad  idea 
in  the  opinion  of  the  perspir- 
ing board  members. 


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Vol.   3o 


July   28,   1934 


No.  23 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Fublisher 

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Editor  "^ 

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Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Oaily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President    and    Treasurer. 

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the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
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CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
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Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
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Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
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Lockhart.  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive. 

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4  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City.  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 
Subscription  rates  i)er  year;  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single   copies:    10   cents. 

RKO  Wins  Its  Seventh 

RKO's  baseball  team  has  hung  up 
its  seventh  straight  win  by  defeating 
Columbia,  4-1,  in  the  M.  P.  Baseball 
League.  The  game  was  played  at 
Recreation  Park  with  Dahler  and 
Yudow  the  RKO  battery.  The  next 
game  for  the  team  will  be  with  the 
National   Process   Co.  today. 


Transfer  Stanley  Lease 

The  lease  on  the  Stanley,  Jersey 
City,  has  been  transferred  from  the 
Hudson  Plaza  Holding  Co.,  Inc.,  of 
Jersey  City,  to  Fabian  Enterprises, 
Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation,  and  the 
Station  Holding  Corp.  of  New  York. 


Julia  Wolpin  to  Marry 

Julia  Wolpin,  aide  to  R.  B.  Simon- 
son,  assistant  treasurer  of  Fox,  will 
be  married  Aug.  5  to  Jay  Cohen. 
They  will  spend  their  honeymoon  in 
the  Thousand  Islands. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  July  27. — Hal  Roach  has  gone  fishing  at  Catalina 
for  a  few  days.  .  .  .  John  Krimsky,  co-producer  of  "Emperor 
Jones,"  is  in  town  at  the  Beverly  Wilshire.  .  .  .  Henry  Wilcoxen 
will  play  the  male  lead  in  "Shoe  the  Wild  Mare"  at  Paramount. 
.  .  .  Maureen  O'SulIivan  has  left  by  plane  for  Seattle  on  the  first 
leg  of  her  trip  to  Ireland.  .  .  .  Barbara  Kent  will  spend  the  summer 
in  Europe  before  beginning  her  M-G-M  contract  in  October.  .  .  . 
Roach  has  employed  four  six-hour  shifts  of  laborers  to  rush  con- 
struction on  the  sets  for  "Babes  in  Toyland." 


Wometco  Sues  U.  A, 
Over  ''Rothschild'' 

Atlanta,  July  27. — Entering  suit  in 
federal  court  here  against  United  Art- 
ists, Wometco  Theatres,  Inc.,  of  Mi- 
ami, Fla.,  claims  $50,<I00  possible  loss 
on  the  alleged  withholding  of  "The 
House  of  Rothschild"  from  the  Miami, 
Miami  Beach  and  West  Palm  Beach 
theatres  by  the  tormer  company  after 
a  contract  had  been  entered  for  first 
and    subsequent    runs. 

The  suit  sets  out  that,  after  the 
first  run  and  subsequent  run  con- 
tracts had  been  signed,  the  picture 
was  lifted  into  the  roadshow  classifi- 
cation and  exhibited  in  Miami  by 
Dade  Enterprises,  Inc.,  and  plain- 
tiffs were  notified  that  they  could 
not  run  the  picture  until  the  lapse 
of  120  days. 

When  asked  to  comment  on  this  suit 
Al  Lichtman,  vice-president  of  United 
Artists  in  charge  of  distribution,  said 
that  the  matter  had  been  referred  to 
Driscoll,  O'Brien  and  RafFerty,  the 
company's   attorneys. 


Edu&l  Shifts  Lab 
Contract  to  De  Luxe 

Educational's  film  laboratory  work- 
has  been  transferred  to  De  Luxe 
Laboratories,  a  Fox  affiliate,  since  the 
expiration  of  Educational's  labora- 
tory contract  with  Consolidated  Film 
industries  recently,  E.  W.  Hanimons, 
Educational  president,  said  yester- 
day. 

rlammons  stated  the  laboratory 
switch  had  no  significance  other  than 
Educational's  "natural  desire  to  work 
cooperatively  with  the  Fox  organiza- 
tion." 


Miss  Stuart  to  Wed 

Hollywood,  July  27. — Gloria  Stuart 
has  gone  to  Agua  Caliente  to  be  mar- 
ried Sunday  to  Arthur  Sheekman, 
scenarist. 


Ontario  Government 
Will  End  Film  Work 

Toronto,  July  27. — Premier  Mitch- 
ell Hepburn  said  today  that  the  Onta- 
rio government  would  end  its  film 
production    as    an    economy    move. 

"We  have  been  producing  only  sec- 
ond rate  pictures  and  might  as  well 
wipe  it  out,"  he  said. 

■The  studio  at  Trenton,  Ont.,  has 
been  closed  and  Major  George  E. 
Patton,  director  for  many  years,  and 
his  staff  have  been  given  notice. 

Ontario  has  paid  $22,412  in  sala- 
ries, apart  from  operating  costs.  The 
productions  have  included  scenic, 
game,    farming    and    industrial    films. 


Lesser-Zanft  Select 
Atherton  Firm  Name 

H()LLYWCx;D,  July  27. — The  Sol  Les- 
ser-Major John  Zanft  combination 
producing  George  O'Brien  pictures 
has  adopted  the  trade  name  of  Ather- 
ton Prod.,  Inc.  .^fter  completion  of 
the  first  picture,  "The  Dude  Ranger," 
Lesser,  O'Brien  and  Director  Eddie 
Cline  will  leave  Hollywood  the  mid- 
dle of  August  to  make  a  second  to  be 
called  "Cowboy   Millionaire." 


Melniker  Starts  Back 

.Atlanta,  July  27. — William  Mel- 
niker, South  American  sales  manager 
for  M-G-M,  and  a  brother  of  Eddie 
Milniker,  Loew's  Grand  manager  here, 
and  wife,  who  have  been  guests  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Eddie  Melniker,  have  left 
for  New  York,  from  where  they  will 
sail  in  a  few  days  for  his  station  in 
the  tropical  regions. 


i     Purely 
Personal  ► 

ARTHUR  LOEW,  Howard  Dietz, 
Emil  Jensen,  Harry  Thomas, 
Jack  Goetz.Jack  Glucksman,  Mur- 
ray RosENULiii,  William  Frankel, 
Jack  Shapiro,  Arthur  Abeles,  Leo 
LuBiN,  J.  D.  Tropp,  Morris  Ku- 
TisKER,  and  Arnold  Van  Leer  were 
M.   P.  Club  diners  yesterday. 

Earl  Bright,  secretary  to  Will 
Hays,  has  been  loaned  to  Joe  Breen 
for  an  indefinite  period  to  assist  with 
the  industry  production  regulation 
work. 

Geor(;e  C.  Popovici,  in  charge  of 
apparatus  and  process  work  at  the 
Eastern  Service  Studio,  Astoria, 
leaves  today  on  the  lie  de  Prance  for 
Bucharest,  Roumania,  on  a  vacation. 

P'rank  McNeilis,  of  New  Maine 
magazine,  became  a  father  for  the 
first  time  yesterday.  Mother  and 
daughter    are    doing    fine. 

Joe  Morrison,  radio  star,  who 
made  his  film  debut  in  "The  Old 
Fashioned  Way,"  is  back  in  town  for 
a  short  vacation. 

William  Gaxton,  accompanied 
by  his  wife,  is  on  his  way  to  New 
York  from  the  coast  aboard  the  Santa 
Rosa,  which  docks  Monday. 

Charles  David,  studio  manager  of 
Pathe-Natan,  returns  to  Paris  today 
aboard  the  lie  de  France  after  sev- 
eral months  here  and  on  the  coast. 

Marie  Smith,  secretary  to  Barney 
DuBiNSKY,  returns  to  St.  Joseph, 
Mo.,  today  after  a  vacation  here. 

Tess  Michaels  of  the  U.  A.  pub- 
licity department  is  on  a  three 
weeks'  trip  to  the  coast. 

Russell  Spaulding,  traveler  and 
writer,  is  due  back  from  a  Maine 
and  Canadian  trip  about  Aug.   15. 

Frank  R.  Adams'  "Win  or  Lose" 
has  been  purchased  by  Paramount  as 
a  starring  vehicle  for  Bing  Crosby. 
Emilia  Sherman,  captain  of  the 
Music  Hall  Rockettes,  is  on  the  Ve- 
ragiia  on  a  Caribbean  cruise. 


Dave  Miller  III 

Buffalo.  July  27. — Dave  Miller, 
Universal  exchange  manager  and  chief 
barker  of  the  Bufifaio  Variety  Club, 
is    seriously    ill. 


Richmond  Colonial  Dark 

Richmond,  July  27. — The  Colonial, 
Wilmer  &  Vincent  house,  has  been 
closed   for   the   summer. 


Roxy  Makes  New  Cut 

The  Roxy  will  make  another  cut 
in  its  scales  tonight.  All  seats  after 
10:30  P.  M.  will  be  35  cents. 


Columbia  Up  One  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Cheuxge 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 23Ji  22  22J4  -|-1 

Consolidated     Film     Industries 2f^  1%         2  —'A 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,   pfd 12H  UK  HJ^  

Eastman    Kodak     94M  93^  93^  -f-  54 

Fox    Film    "A" 9H  8%  9}/^  -f  7^ 

Loew's,    Inc 235^  21^4  22  -j-V/g 

Loew's.    Inc.,    pfd 77^4  77^  77!/^  —VA 

M-G-M,    pfd 24J4  2454  24'A  —  V^ 

Paramount     Publix,     cts 2^  ZVt,  3  -|-  }4 

Pathe   Exchange    Wi,  Wi  154  —  Va. 

Pathe    E.xxhange    "A" 135i  12f^  125^  -|-  |^ 

RKO    VA         VA         m  -f  /g 

Warner    Bros 3-5^  3  354  +  A 

Technicolor  Rises  One  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

Technicolor     IIM        H  115^        -|-1 

Trans   Lux    IK  Us  15^        —5-8 

Many  Heavy  Gains  in  Bond  Market 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Cheinge 

General    Theatre    Equipment    6s    '40 6'A  b'/s  6A        +  A 

Loew's   6s   '41.   ww    deb   rights 9854        965-^        9854        +2A 

Paramount    Broadway   SAs   '51 3654        3654        3654        —  A 

Paramount    F.    L.    6s    '47 40  40  40  -|-3 

Paramount     Publix    554s    '50 ■^0  3854        40  -|-1^ 

Warner    Bros.    6s    '39,    wd 51  48U        505<        -|-3 


Sales 

600 

2,700 

60O 

400 

900 

6,900 

lOO 

100 

8.100 

10,8CO 

i.9no 

2,800 
9.600 


Scdes 

1,000 
500 


Sales 

3 
3 
4 
2 
59 
42 


Film  Notables  Sail 

Film  notables  will  be  numerous  on 
the  He  de  France  when  it  sails  today. 
.A^mong  them  are :  Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini, 
Fannie  Hurst,  John  Cromwell,  Radio 
director,  and  Mrs.  Cromwell ;  Lucieii 
Hubbard,  M-G-M  supervisor  and  pro- 
ducer ;    Paul    Frawley,   actor. 


Allen  Jury  Discharged 

Hollywood,  July  27. — After  delib- 
erating 53  hours  the  jury  which  heard 
the  morals  charge  against  Dave 
Allen,  Central  Casting  Bureau  head, 
was  still  deadlocked  and  was  dis- 
charged by  Judge  Schauer.  Aug.  20 
has  been  set  as  the  date  for  a  new 
trial. 


Brookville  House  Burns 

Brookville,  O.,  July  27. — Fire  be- 
lieved to  have  been  caused  by  sponta- 
neous combustion  backstage  at  the 
Pastime,  destroyed  the  theatre  and 
the  building  in  which  it  is  located. 
Loss  is  estimated  at  $60,000. 


"U"  Buys  McGuire  Play 

Hollywood,  July  27. — William  An- 
thony McGuire's  unproduced  play, 
"The  Saint  in  the  Cellar,"  has  been 
acquired  by  Universal. 


Saturday,  July  28,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Seek  Code  Aid 
To  Fight  Free 
PictureShows 


(Coiiti>iued  from   page    1) 

lia;»  there  been  any  hope  of  stamping 
it   out. 

Exhibitors  report  a  greater  number 
of  small  towns  in  Kansas  and  western 
Missouri  are  this  year  seeing  free 
shows  put  on  by  merchants  to  attract 
shoppers  from  surrounding  trade 
areas.  Large  crowds  attend,  it  is  re- 
ported, and  the  merchants  are  finding 
the  trade-getters  profitable.  In  many 
instances  the  free  performances  are 
in  direct  competition  with  established 
theatres,  while  in  some  places  there 
is  no  theatre  in  operation.  Frequent- 
ly the  films  are  shown  in  the  town 
square  or   park. 

The  grievance  board  here  has  es- 
tablished a  precedent  by  ordering  a 
local  silent  film  distributor  to  cease 
supplying  product  to  a  promoter  of  a 
free  show  circuit  in  several  Kansas 
towns.  The  I.  T.  O.  has  filed  a 
complaint  asking  the  board  to  take 
similar  action  against  exchanges  sup- 
plying films  for  a  merchant  -  spon- 
sored show  at  Lykins  square  in  one  of 
the  community  sections  here.  The 
merchants  announced  the  free  shows 
will  be  staged  every  Wednesday  night 
during  the  summer. 


Rosenblatt  Summons 
Writer-Actor  Groups 

Hollywood,  July  27. — A  joint 
meeting  of  the  recently  named  pro- 
ducers'-actors'  and  producers'-writ- 
ers'  committees  was  called  for  Mon- 
day night  by  Division  Administrator 
Sol    A.    Rosenblatt    today. 

About  40  committee  members  are 
expected  to  attend.  Rosenblatt  plans 
to  complete  organizing  work  of  the 
two  groups  and  start  them  function- 
ing. 

Rosenblatt  showed  interest  in  the 
workings  of  the  Production  Code  Ad- 
ministration under  the  direction  of 
Joseph  I.  Breen,  but  made  it  clear 
the  government  would  not  enter  into 
the  matter  of  clean  films.  "I  am 
merely  going  to  observe  the  censor- 
ship plan  of  the  Hays  organization," 
he   said. 

During  the  day  Rosenblatt  con- 
ferred on  various  code   matters. 


ISational  Fight  Looms 

On  Higher  Music  Taxes 


Detroit  Grievance 
Decisions  Rendered 

Detroit,  July  27. — Two  decisions 
were  rendered  by  the  grievance  board 
this  week.  One,  an  overbuying  com- 
plaint by  James  Minter,  Minter  The- 
atre, Owosso,  Mich.,  against  Butter- 
field's  Capitol  and  Strand^  was  dis- 
missed. 

S.  J.  Marz'  giveaway  complaint 
against  W.  G.  Sturgiss,  Gem,  Sagi- 
naw, Mich.,  was  upheld  and  the  prac- 
tice was  ordered  stopped  within  90 
days. 


Saginaw  Hits  Premiums 

Saginaw,  July  27. — Petitions  bar- 
ring premiums  have  been  circulated 
here  and  have  been  signed  by  75  per 
cent  of  exhibitors  within  a  three  and 
one-half  mile  radius  of  the  center  of 
the  city,  it  is  said. 


{Continued   /; 

attempt  to  enforce  its  new  drastically 
uicreased  tax  schedules  against  a  the- 
atre organization. 

When  the  new  demands  of  the  or- 
ganization were  thus  made  knowiij 
exhibitor  leaders  immediately  formu- 
lated an  emergency  committee  which 
two  weeks  ago  opened  negotiations 
with  E.  C.  Mills,  general  manager 
of  the  society,  in  an  effort  to  have 
tlie  increased  assessments  deferred 
at  least  until  theatres  nationally  had, 
recovered  more  fully  from  the  eco- 
nomic crisis  and  other  disturbing  in- 
fluences afTecting  exhibition  had 
tmally   resolved  themselves. 

Makeup  of  Committee 

On  the  main  emergency  committee 
are  Walter  Vincent  of  Wilmer  & 
Vincent  circuit,  temporary  chairrnan; 
Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.;  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
president  of  the  T.  O.  C.  C. ;  Sidney 
bamuelson,  president  of  Allied  States  ; 
Harry  Brandt,  president  of  the  1. 
1.  O.  A.;  Leslie  E.  Thompson,  RKO 
theatre  head;  Leopold  Friedman, 
Loew's ;  Frank  Phelps,  Warners,  and 
Sam   Dembow,   Jr.,    Paramount. 

A  sub-committee  of  this  group  has 
carried  on  the  negotiations  with  Mills 
almost  daily  for  the  past  two  weeks, 
their  principal  contention  being  that 
this  is  the  wrong  time  at  which  to 
put  such  drastic  tax  increases  into 
ettect  against  theatres.  It  was  also 
the  opinion  of  the  committee  that  the 
new  assessments  are  "wholly  unrea- 
sonable and  arbitrary." 

With  the  solicitation  of  publicity 
for  the  proposed  new  tax  schedules  by 
Mills  yesterday,  the  sub-committee 
abandoned  hope  of  obtaining  consider- 
ation for  their  views.  The  sub-com- 
mittee is  scheduled  to  make  its  final 
report  on  the  attempted  negotiations 
with  Mills  at  a  meeting  of  the  main 
committee  Monday  at  which,  it  is 
expected,  plans  for  the  marshalling 
of  a  united  national  exhibitor  front 
against  the  proposed  new  impositions 
will  be  formulated. 

Exhibition  Forces  to  Mass 

It  is  anticipated  that  the  entire  na- 
tional membership  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
and  Allied,  all  of  the  major  national 
affiliated  and  unaffiliated  circuits  and 
the  local  exhibitor  organizations  will 
line  up  solidly  with  the  opposition  as 
their  leaders  are  already  represented 
on  the  emergency  committee  member- 
ship. Exhibitors  who  are  non-mem- 
bers of  national  or  local  organiza- 
tions will  also  be  enlisted  in  the  cam- 
paign   of    opposition,    it    was    said. 

Estimates  place  the  annual  amount 
collected  from  exhibitors  by  the  so- 
ciety under  its  former  schedules  at 
$1,250,000.  Under  the  proposed  taxa- 
tion which  increases  the  seat  tax  of 
virtually  all  classes  of  theatres  three 
to  10  times,  the  society  would  col- 
lect $4,000,000  to  $5,000,000  annually 
from  theatre  owners,  it  was  estimated 
by   exhibitor    leaders. 

The  society  prepared  for  its  rate 
increases  some  time  ago  by  including 
in  its  new  contracts  with  exhibitors 
a  30-day  cancellation  clause,  deny- 
ing at  that  time  to  exhibitor  repre- 
sentatives that  it  contemplated  _  in- 
creases in  new  contracts  which  might 
be    substituted   under   the    clause.      A 


rom  page    1) 

few  weeks  ago  the  society  cancelled 
its  contract  with  the  RKO  circuit 
and  presented  it  the  new  rate  sched- 
ule. The  new  rates  were  not  made 
public  by  the  society  then,  as  its 
strategy  is  reported  to  have  contem- 
plated quiet  installation  of  the  new 
schedules  in  single  organizations  and 
theatres    from    time    to    time. 


Fox  Met  Officers 
Not  Summoned  Yet 

(^Continued  from  page    1) 

attorney  for  the  petitioning  bond- 
holders. Palmer  said  the  organization 
had  been  "denuded''  of  officers  since 
the  receivership. 

Si  Fabian  is  the  only  known  officer 
of  the  old  Fox  Met.  company  and 
process  servers  have  been  unable  to 
locate  him.  Until  the  summonses  are 
served  no  answer  to  the  reorganiza- 
tion petition  can  be  required  and  the 
bondholders'  action  can  make  no 
progress. 

Meanwhile,  Loew's  and  Warners 
are  continuing  their  discussions  with 
Fox  Met.  bondholders'  committee, 
which  has  deposits  of  more  than  85 
per  cent  of  the  company's  bonds  and 
expect  to  reach  an  agreement  for  pur- 
chase of  the  bonds  for  approximately 
$4,000,000  in  advance  of  the  next 
scheduled  court  hearing  on  the  sale, 
which  will  be  before  Judge  Julian  W. 
Mack  in  U.  S.  District  Court  Aug.  6. 


New  Pathe  Finance 
Plan  Made  Public 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

A  share  held,  and  common  stock- 
holders will  receive  one  share  of  new 
common  for  each  20  of  the  old. 

Under  the  plan,  an  issue  of  col- 
lateral trust  notes  will  be  convertible 
into  new  common  on  the  basis  of  $20 
principal  amount  for  each  new  share. 
The  directors  may  in  their  discretion 
use  these  notes  to  retire  all  or  part  of 
the  seven  per  cent  debentures  totaling 
about  $2,000,000. 

"Under  the  proposed  plan,"  Webb 
says,  "all  of  the  accruals  are  to  be 
cleared  up  and  the  Class  A  preference 
stock  eliminated,  so  that  no  further 
current  dividends  will  accrue  with 
respect  to  this  class,  leaving  the  only 
dividends  nayable  prior  to  the  new 
common  stock  approximately  $56,000 
per  annum  on  the  new  seven  per  cent 
convertible  preferred.  Thus,  the  new 
common  stock  will  be  in  a  favorable 
position  with  respect  to  prospects  of 
dividends  when  and  as  earnings  are 
available  therefor." 


Car  Strike  in  Omaha 
May  End  by  Sunday 

(Continued    from   page    1) 

travel,  is  being  seriously  felt  at  box- 
offices.  William  Singer,  manager  of 
the  Brandeis,  estimated  that  receipts 
at  his  house  were  cut  in  half  during 
the  first  two  days  of  the  walkout, 
while  the  Blank  houses,  the  Orpheum 
and  World,  have  had  their  business 
affected  by  more  than  a  third  by  lack 
of  carrier  service,  it  is  reported. 


Warners'  39 
Week  Report 
Shows  Gains 


(Continued   from  page    1) 

39  weeks  ending  May  26  was  com- 
puted after  deducting  all  charges,  in- 
cluding interest,  amortization,  depre- 
ciation and  provision  for  Federal  in- 
come taxes. 

The  net  profit  from  operations  be- 
fore amortization,  depreciation  and 
Federal  income  taxes  was  $4,700,- 
147.42.  A  total  of  $1,043,816.60  was 
credited  to  the  deficit  account.  This 
represents  a  profit  on  the  redemption 
of  funded  indebtedness,  adjustment  of 
income  tax  reserves  of  prior  years  and 
profit  on  sale  of  capital  assets.  The 
sum  of  $475,318.30  was  charged 
against  the  deficit  account  as  a  result 
of  investments  in  and  advances  to 
affiliated  companies.  The  deficit  car- 
ried to  the  balance  sheet  totals  $19,- 
537,343.45. 

Total  assets  and  liabilities  are  listed 
as  $166,405,950.25. 


Trendle  Organizes 
New  Booking  Firm 

Detroit,  July  27.— In  addition  to 
the  new  Detroit  Artists'  Bureau,  Inc., 
which  was  announced  last  week  for 
the  purpose  of  booking  vaudeville  acts 
into  theatres  and  other  places  of 
amusement,  George  W.  Trendle,  presi- 
dent of  the  United  Detroit  Theatres 
(Publix),  has  announced  formation  of 
United  Detroit  Service,  Inc.,  which 
will  book  pictures  into  his  own  and 
other  theatres  here. 

The  new  combine  will  operate  in 
opposition  to  Mid-States  Theatres, 
Inc.,  which  is  now  booking  nearly  100 
local  and  state  houses. 

L.  H.  Gardner  is  in  charge,  with 
Arthur  Elliott,  former  film  salesman, 
as  his  assistant.  The  combine  starts 
off  with  three  Charles  Komer  thea- 
tres, the  Colony,  Whittier  and  Red- 
ford  ;  six  Sol  Krim  houses,  subse- 
quent runs,  and  Julius  Fischer's  Plaza, 
another  subsequent.  Trendle  refused 
to  say  how  many  other  houses  had 
signed  up. 

First  booking  was  George  Olsen's 
band  into  Westwood  Inn  Park. 

Another  new  venture  launched  by 
Trendle  is  a  weekly  public  broadcast 
for  club  women  in  connection  with  his 
radio  station,  WXYZ.  Each  week  he 
is  host  to  200  of  the  women  at  a 
luncheon  which  is  preceded  by  a 
broadcast,  with  the  women  and  several 
style  experts  and  a  local  society  editor 
taking  part. 


Loew's  Canada  Unit 
Shifts  Fiscal  Year 

(Coitinued    from   page    1) 

meeting  here  today  of  the  share- 
holders of  Marcus  Loew's  Theatres, 
Ltd.  Two  local  directors,  F.  M. 
Kimbark  and  J.  W.  Bicknell,  were 
named  to   fill   vacancies  on  the  board. 

Assurance  was  given  that  current 
dividends  would  be  paid  and  arrears 
covered  as  soon  as  an  improvement 
in   business    warranted. 

Leopold  Friedman  was  here  from 
New  York  to  attend  the  meeting. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  July  28,    1934 


Say  Fraternal 
Groups  to  Act 
In  Film  Drive 


(Continued   from  page    1) 

country.  Lamy  has  already  received 
personal  letters  of  approval  of  his  in- 
dorsement of  the  inter-faith  commit- 
tee's campaign,  he  said.  Among  those 
received  are  one  from  Robert  Elliott 
Owens,  supreme  master  of  the  Ma- 
sons in  New  York  State  and  one 
from  Grand  Secretary  Clancy  of  the 
Elks. 

"The  Emergency  Council  is  against 
censorship  and  believes  the  cleaning 
up  of  films  must  come  from  within 
the  industry  itself  to  be  efifective," 
continued    Lamy. 

No  meeting  has  been  set  for  the 
compiling  of  a  national  "black-list" 
of  films  by  the  national  organizations 
of  churches  whose  members  com- 
pose the  inter-faith  committee,  it  was 
revealed  yesterday.  The  meeting  will 
be  attended  by  a  committee  of  priests, 
headed  by  Archbishop  John  T.  Mc- 
Nicholas,  chairman  of  the  Episcopal 
Committee  on  Motion  Pictures;  the 
committee  of  Protestant  ministers,  of 
which  Dr.  Worth  M.  Tippy  is  the 
executive  officer,  and  representatives 
of   the   five   conferences   of   rabbis. 

Still  Sending  Out  Pledges 

The  Federal  Council  of  Churches 
of  Christ  in  America,  through  Dr. 
Tippy,  is  continuing  to  send  out  forms 
of  the  pledge  to  be  signed  in  support 
of  the  clean  picture  campaign.  The 
pledges  themselves  are  not  being 
distributed  here,  but  only  the  form 
of  the  pledge,  which  is  being  sent 
to  various  newspapers,  church  clubs 
and  other  organizations  throughout 
the  country. 

Methodist  ministers  in  Chicago 
have  taken  upon  themselves  the  wag- 
ing of  their  own  campaign,  it  was 
learned  yesterday.  They  are  not  affil- 
iated with  any  committee  or  organi- 
zation, but  are  printing  their  own 
pledge  which  is  to  be  sent  to  20,000 
ministers  in  the  country,  who  in  turn 
will  distribute  them  among  their 
flocks.  It  is  expected  that  several  mil- 
lion more  pledges  will  be  signed  in 
this    manner. 

The  next  step  in  the  local  cam- 
paign will  be  taken  at  the  meeting  of 
the  inter-faith  committee  on  August 
6  when  the  committee  will  confer 
with  the  various  sub-committees  from 
districts  throughout  Greater  New 
York  on  methods  of  conducting  the 
proposed  house-to-house  campaign 
for    pledge    signers. 


Cincy  Church  Drive 
Hits  Neighborhoods 

Cincinnati,  July  27. — Although  the 
church  drive  is  said  to  have  had  more 
or  less  efifect  on  downtown  houses, 
the  aggregate  reaction  is  considered 
negligible.  The  suburban  and  neigh- 
borhood spots,  however,  especially 
those  located  in  communities  where 
the  Catholic  element  predominates, 
have  been  seriously  afifected.  No  ap- 
proved or  "black"  lists  are  published 
here,  but  those  aligned  with  the  cru- 
sade apparently  are  watching  the  lists 
released  in  other  situations,  while 
many  are  boycotting  the  theatre  en- 
tirely, as  a  matter  of  general  principle, 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Million  Dollar  Ransom" 

(lUik'crsal ) 

Hollywood,  July  27. — This  is  fast-moving,  breezy  comedy,  typical 
of  Damon  Runyon's  writings.  The  film  could  easily  have  been  mediocre 
because  of  the  worn  gangster  theme,  but  this  has  been  overcome. 

The  gangsterism  is  of  the  uppercrust  type  and  the  story  lacks  blood- 
shed until  the  final  scene. 

A  beer  baron  is  forced  out  of  business  through  repeal.  His  associates 
try  to  prevail  upon  him  to  seek  the  supposedly  more  lucrative  field  of 
kidnaping,  but  he  turns  thumbs  down,  deciding  to  play  a  lone  hand  and 
devote  the  rest  of  his  life  to  his  daughter.  His  intentions  are  disrupted 
when  a  wealthy  young  man  induces  him  to  kidnap  him  for  a  considera- 
tion of  $25,000  to  prevent  his  mother  from  going  to  Europe  to  marry 
a  gigolo. 

The  ex-beer  baron  goes  through  with  the  deal,  but  his  former  asso- 
ciates muscle  in.  A  thread  of  youthful  romance  creeps  in  between 
Phillips  Holmes  and  Mary  Carlisle. 

It  is  well  balanced  screen  fare. 

Director  Murray  Rothe  has  done  a  good  job  and  William  R.  Lipman, 
adaptor,  deserves  credit.  The  supporting  cast  is  strong.  It  includes 
Edward  Arnold,  Wini  Shaw,  Andy  Devine,  Marjorie  Gateson  and 
Edgar  Norton.     Running  time,  64  minutes. 

"Ladies  Should  Listen,"  Thursday's  prcz'iczc  at  the  Paramount,  zms  reznewed 
by  zvire  from  Hollyzvood  on  July  6. 

"Paris  Interlude,"  yesterday's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  zvas  reziezved  by 
Zi'ire  jrom  Hollyzvood  on  July  7. 

"She  Learned  About  Sailors,"  Thursday's  prez-iezv  at  the  Roxy,  zvas  rc- 
Z'iezved  by  zcire  from  Hollyzvood  on  June  12. 

"Hat,  Coat  and  Glove,"  Thursday's  opener  at  the  Tiadio  City  Music  Hall, 
zcas  rez'iczved  by  zi'ire  from  Hollyzvood  on  July  14. 


especially  since  the  Legion  of  Decency 
had  its  inception  here. 

One  suburban  exhibitor,  who  knows 
practically  all  of  his  patrons  person- 
ally, told  Motion  Picture  Daily  that 
there  are  cases  of  persons  who,  while 
not  having  signed  the  pledge,  never- 
theless are  staying  away  from  his 
theatre,  and  patronizing  houses  down- 
town, the  angle  being  that  there  is 
thus  less  likelihood  of  being  seen  by 
their  neighbors  who  might  criticize 
them  for  attending. 


Terre  Haute,  July  27. — The  chan- 
cery office  of  the  diocese  of  Indian- 
apolis will  soon  issue  data  on  vari- 
ous parishes  which  are  going  on  rec- 
ord in  favor  of  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency. The  dead-line  for  filing  these 
petitions  was  July  20. 

In  the  meantime,  the  Indiana  Cath- 
olic and  Record,  official  diocese  pub- 
lication, has  instituted  a  new  two  col- 
umn feature,  known  as  "The  Screen." 
The  pictures  listed  have  the  endorse- 
ment of  the  motion  picture  bureau  of 
the  International  Federation  of  Cath- 
olic Alumnae  and  those  reviewed  by 
the  paper  itself. 


Spokane,  July  27.— The  Broadway 
Baptist  Church  has  gone  on  record 
against  all  films.  The  congregation, 
in  a  resolution,  stated  its  belief  "that 
the  moving  picture  industry  is  of  the 
devil." 


New  Albany,  Ind.,  July  27. — The 
Legion  of  Decency  has  earned  2,000 
more  backers  in  this  city  when  mem- 
bers of  the  parishes  of  St.  Mary's 
and  Holy  Trinity  willingly  affixed 
their  names  to  the  petition  circulated 
here. 


Washincton.  Ind.,  July  27.— The 
chancery  offices  of  the  diocese  of  In- 
dianapolis report  1,475  Legion  of  De- 


cency pledges  have  been  signed  by 
the  members  of  St.  Simon's  Church 
here.  Many  non-Catholics  have  also 
signed   the   pledges. 

EvANSViLLE,  Ind.,  July  27.— The  Le- 
gion of  Decency  is  being  backed  in 
this  city  by  both  Protestant  and  Cath- 
olic groups.  Mayor  Frank  W.  Griese 
is  in  sympathy  with  the  movement 
and  has  expressed  wishes  for  its  suc- 
cess. 


Richmond,  July  27. — The  church 
drive  on  films  is  taking  shape  in  vari- 
ous sections  of  the  state,  but  has  not 
become  violent.  In  this  diocese  Mgr. 
Felix  F.  Kaup,  vicar-general,  has  sent 
out  letters  requesting  Catholics  to  ab- 
stain from  attending  indecent  films 
and  to  endeavor  to  learn  which  films 
are  safe  to  patronize. 

In  Winchester  more  than  1,000 
members  of  Catholic  and  Protestant 
churches  have  signed  pledges  to  "re- 
main away  from  all  motion  pictures 
except  those  which  do  not  ofifend  de- 
cency and  Christian  morality." 


Hackensack,  N.  J.,  July  27. — Sev- 
eral thousand  additional  members  for 
the  Legion  of  Decency  are  expected 
Sunday  in  various  sections  of  Bergen 
County  with  the  announcement 
that  the  Bergen  Federation  of 
the  Holy  Name  Societies  has  endorsed 
the  crusade.  A  further  explanation  of 
the  Federation's  stand  will  be  made 
at  the  quarterly  session  in  Ridgefield, 
N.  J.,  on  Aug.  5. 


Passaic,    N.    J. 
2.000  members  of 
olic   Church   here 
in   the   Legion  of 
an  appeal  by  Rev. 
and    his    assistant 
Murphy. 

More  than  1,000  pledges  were  signed 


,  July  27.— Nearly 
St.  Nicholas  Cath- 
have  been  enrolled 
Decencv,  following 
William  V.  Dunn 
Rev.    Joseph    A. 


Showwoman 
Asks  Support 
Of  Clean  Film 


(Continued   from   pane    1) 

peared  in  the  Star  approving  the  boy- 
cott movement  and  while  the  news  col- 
umns of  the  local  dailies  devote  much 
space  to  statements  by  the  clergy  and 
other  screen  critics,  Mrs.  McArdle's 
letter  was  the  first  public  expression 
by  the  industry  in  this  territory  on 
the  clean  film  agitation.  It  caused 
considerable  favorable  comment  among 
Kansas  City  exhibitors  and  film  men. 

"As  a  small  town  exhibitor,"  said 
Mrs.  McArdle,  "I  have  been  follow- 
ing with  interest  the  crusade  being 
launched  by  churches  to  clean  up  the 
movies.  No  one  despises  a  risque 
show  more  than  I  do,  but  if  I  booked 
the  kind  of  shows  the  reformers  say 
they  want  I  would  starve. 

"Last  winter  I  booked,  against  my 
better  judgment,  'Little  Women.'  I 
never  saw  a  cleaner,  better  show,  but 
did  the  advocates  of  clean  shows 
come?  They  did  not,  and  'Little 
Women'  took  a  box-office  nose  dive 
equalled  only  by  'Cavalcade,'  'The 
Working  Man,'  'The  Adopted  Father," 
'Gabriel  Oyer  the  White  House,'  'My 
Pal,  the  King,'  'Emma,'  and  practic- 
ally all  the  clean  shows  I  have 
booked. 

Back  Pledge,  She  Urges 

".\  pledge  to  boycott  immoral  shows 
is  fine,  so  far  as  it  goes,  but  how 
about  a  pledge  to  attend  shows  they 
say  they  desire?  If  every  person  in 
my  community  who  professes  to  de- 
sire clean  shows  would  buy  two  tick- 
ets a  month  they  could  make  the  rot- 
ten shows  unprofitable.  I  have  found 
out,  to  my  sorrow,  if  I  would  keep 
the  padlock  off  the  door,  I  have  to 
book  the  kind  of  shows  my  patrons 
desire,  not  the  kind  the  reformers  ad- 
vise. If  the  churches  are  sincere  in 
this  movement,  let  them  get  back  of 
the  clean  shows." 

The  woman  exhibitor's  letter  was 
signed  with  her  initials,  "G.  E.  M." 


at  the  Sacred  Heart  Catholic  Church, 
m  Lyndhurst,  where  Rev.  Thomas  J. 
McDermott  is  pastor. 


Easton,  Md.,  July  27.— The  Del- 
Mar-Va  Lutheran  Pastors'  Conference 
has  passed  a  resolution  calling  upon 
members  of  churches  of  the  denomina- 
tion to  stay  away  from  theatres  until 
better  pictures  are  produced.  The 
resolution  sets  out  that  no  concerted 
action  has  been  taken  by  producers  to 
produce  decent  entertainment  and  that 
in  some  instances  advertisements  have 
been  more  objectionable  than  the 
pictures. 


Wilmington,  July  27.— Rev.  Diss- 
ton  W.  Jacobs,  D.D.,  superintendent 
of  the  Wilmington  district  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  has 
issued  a  statement  urging  his  people 
to  refuse  to  patronize  salacious  films. 


Alliance,  O.,  July  27.— Hollywood 
itself  is  making  efforts  to  free  pic- 
tures of  salaciousness.  Dr.  W.  H.  Mc- 
Master,  president  of  Mount  Union 
College  here,  told  the  summer  school 
upon  his  return  from  the  Pacific 
Coast. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Marie  Dressier 
Rites  Are  Set 
For  Tomorrow 


Body  of  Actress,  64,  to 
Lie  in  Glendale 


Hollywood,  July  29. — The  Sabbath 
gaiety  was  subdued  in  Hollywood  to- 
day as  prepara- 
tions were  be- 
ing made  for 
the  funeral  of 
Marie  Dressier, 
which  takes 
place  on  Tues- 
day morning 
with  only  those 
most  intima.tely 
connected  with 
the  actress  in 
attendance. 

Miss  Dressier 
will  be  laid  at 
rest  in  a  crypt 
at  Forest  Lawn 
Memorial  Park, 
Glendale,  following  services  at  the 
Wee  Kirk  o'  the  Heather  there.     The 

(Continued  on  pane  2) 


Marie  Dressier 


No  Church  Boycott 
Is  Seen  in  Boston 

Boston,  July  29. — As  a  result  of  a 
12-hour  conference  here  between  Rev. 
ru'-scll  M.  Sullivan,  S.J.,  and  Martin 
T.  Quigley  of  New  York,  represent- 
ing    the     organized     industry,     it     is 

(Continurd  on   pane  2) 


MPTO  Not  to  Advise 
Upon  Cancellations 

St.  Lours,  July  29. — Exhibitor 
members  are  to  be  allowed  to  use 
their  own  judgment  on  cancellation 
requests,  says  Fred  Wehrenberg  in 
explaining  title  lists  sent  out  by  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  of  St.  Louis,  eastern  Mis- 
souri and  southern  Illinois. 

Members  have  been  informed,  Weh- 
renberg says,  that  "The  Life  of  Ver- 
gie  Winters,"  "Laughing  Boy,"  "Born 
to  Be  Bad,"  "Kiss  and  Make  Up"  and 
"Here  Comes  the  Groom"  are  on  the 
disapproved  lists  of  the  St.  Louis  Bet- 
ter Films  Council  and  the  Legion  of 
Decency,  but  what  action  is  taken  on 
showing  them  is  entirely  up  to  indi- 
viduals. 


Mexico  City  Actors 
Threatening  Strike 

Mexico  City,  July  29.— The  actors' 
and  theatre  attaches'  union  is  staging 
a  fight  here  to  prevent  conversion  of 

(.Continued  on   pnpe  4) 


New  Clearances  Possible 
If  Demanded^  Says  Campi 


Exhibitors  in  any  clearance  and 
zoning  territory  may  obtain  new 
schedules  from  their  local  clearance 
and  zoning  boards  for  the  1935-36 
season  when  the  boards  reconvene 
next  November  if  there  is  a  suffi- 
ciently representative  demand  for 
such  schedules,  it  was  indicated  at 
Code  Authority  Saturday  in  response 
to  mounting  criticism  in  exhibitor 
circles  of  the  June  13  amendment  to 
the  code. 


It  was  stated,  however,  that  Campi 
believes  the  hearing  of  objections  to 
exisiting  schedules  is  preferable  to  the 
drafting  of  new  ones  under  local 
boards,  the  assumption  being  that  the 
first  procedure  simplifies  and  expe- 
dites the  work  of  the  boards,  particu- 
larly in  territories  in  which  there  is 
no  serious  demand  or  actual  need 
for  new  schedules.  It  was  indicated 
that    Campi's    actual    policy    in    the 

(Continued  on   pape  4) 


GaumontPlans 
U.  S.  Theatres 
AndExchanges 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  July  29. — Not  only  does 
Gaumont  British  intend  to  establish 
the  first  British  nationwide  exchange 
system  in  the  United  States,  but  it 
also  intends  to  have  a  Broadway 
show  window  and  possibly  other 
houses  in  key  spots,  declared  Jeffrey 
Bernerd,  general  manager,  yesterday, 
prior  to  sailing  on  the  Aqnifaiiia. 

Production  is  also  to  be  placed  on 
a  competitive  basis  with  the  United 
States,  he  declared,  as  he  considers 
America  60  per  cent  of  the  world 
market  and   worth  going  after. 

Bernerd  has  complete  authority  to 
select  personnel  and  organize  an  ex- 
ploitation force.  A  minimum  of  25 
pictures  a  year  is  planned. 

According  to   Bernerd,   Gaumont   r 

(Continued   on    pape   8) 


New  English  Films 
Investments  Heavy 

London,  July  29.— Nearly  $5,000,- 
000  has  been  invested  in  film  and  thea- 
tre enterprises  during  the  first  si.x 
months  of  this  year,  according  to  sta- 
tistics compiled  by  Jordan  &  Sons, 
Ltd. 

During  this  period  120  film  com- 
panies have  been  registered  with  a 
capital  of  approximately  $3,366,500. 
Theatre  enterprises  started  are  capi- 
talized for  $1,344,500. 


Wolff  Out  of  Deal 
For  Denver  Theatre 

Denver.  July  29, — Marco  Wolfif  of 
Fanchon  &  Marco,  is  out  of  the  Den- 
ver   theatre    picture.     This    happened 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Campi  Spends 
$70,846  for 
First  6  Mos. 


Code  Authority  collections  for  the 
first  six  months  of  1934  aggregated 
S107,145  and  total  expenses  for  the 
same  period  amounted  to  $70,846.59, 
according  to  the  Price,  Waterhouse 
audit  just  submitted  to  Campi. 

Such  audits  are  required  of  all  Code 
Vuthorities  by  the  NRA  under  an 
executive  order  issued  recently.  Campi- 
is  the  first  of  the  code  authorities  to 
submit  its  audit. 

Economical  operation  of  the  indus- 
try's code  body,  including  its  local 
boards,  is  emphasized  throughout  the 
Price.  Waterhouse  report.  Total  ex- 
penditures of  the  head  office  here,  in- 
cluding rent  for  the  Radio  City  head- 
quarters and  salaries  for  the  staff  o'' 
22  employed,  were  $34,094  for  the 
half-year  period.  Included  in  the  dis- 
(Continued  on   pape  4) 


Bank  Nights  Called 
Lottery  in  Missouri 

Kansas  City,  July  29. — Latest 
angle  on  the  bank  night  agitation  here 
is  that  the  Missouri  attorney  general 
has  rendered  a  formal  opinion  that  the 
nights  are  a  lottery  in  this  state.  The 
opinion  was  written  by  Frank  E, 
Reagan,  assistant  attorney  general, 
ind  approved  by  Roy  McKittrick,  at- 
torney general. 

As    the    situation    now    stands    the 

(Continued  on   pane   4) 


Cameramen  to  Seek 
Rosenblatt's  Help 

Hollywood,    July    29. — Cameramen 
are    waiting    to    lav   their   troubles    in 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt's   lap.      Herbert    Aller,    business 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Big  Meeting 
Set  Here  on 
Music  Fight 

Expect     8,000     Tfieatres 
To  Be  Represented 

Representatives  of  exhibitor  organ- 
izations and  circuits  comprising  ap- 
proximately 8,000  theatres  throughout 
the  country  are  scheduled  to  meet 
here  today  to  map  a  campaign  of  op- 
position to  the  new  schedule  of  music 
seat  taxes  which  the  American 
Society  of  Composers,  Authors  and 
Publishers  is  attempting  to  put  into 
force  and  which  it  is  estimated  would 
increase  the  music  tax  of  virtually 
every  classification  of  theatre  three 
to  10  times  over  the  present  rate  of 
10  cents  per  seat. 

Exhibitor  organizations  and  circuits 
already  lined  up  in  opposition  to  the 
(Continued  on    pane  4) 


St.  Louis  Reports 
Refusal  to  Cancel 

St.  Louis,  July  29. — Refusals  to 
jancel  pictures  listed  as  objectionable 
by  both  the  St.  Louis  Better  Films 
Council  and  the  local  Legion  of  De- 
cency are  reported  to  have  been  en- 
countered by  exhibitors  here  at 
exchanges  of  two  national  distributors. 

The  exhibitors  seeking  the  cancella- 
tion privilege  were  advised  by  the 
exchange    that    "on    advice    of    their 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Wisconsin  Showmen 
Work  on  New  Unit 

Milwaukee.  Tuly  29. — Organiza- 
tion of  a  statewide  independent  exhibi- 
tors' organization  has  been  given  impe- 
tus here  with  the  appointment  of  a  com- 
mittee   consisting    of    Ross    Baldwin, 

(Continued  on   pane  2) 


Cincy's  Employment 
Has  Gain  of  49.5% 

Cincinnati,  July  29. — Employment 
in  18  selected  local  industries  shows 
an  increase  in  June  of  49.5  per  cent 
as  compared  with  June  of  last  year, 
according  to  a  survey  by  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce. 

The  report  also  shows  department 
store  sales  for  May  13.2  per  cent 
ahead  of  the  corresponding  period  last 
year. 

Exhibitors    feel    that    this    improve- 
ment will   be  reflected   in  greater  at- 
tendance as  soon  as  the  heat  wave  sub- . 
sides. 


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July  30,  1934 


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House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin -Tempelhof,  Kaiserin-Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rtttenberg,  Representative: 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart.  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of   March   3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single   copies:    10   cents. 

Testimony  of  Holders 
Of  Fox  Met.  Sought 

A  petition  to  examine  members  of 
the  Fox  Metropolitan  ijondholders' 
committee  and  representatives  of 
Loew's  and  Warners  was  presented  to 
Judge  John  C.  Knox  in  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  here  on  Saturday  by 
minority  bondholders,  who  are  seek- 
ing reorganization  of  Fox  Met.  under 
the  new  bankruptcy  laws  in  prefer- 
ence to  a  sale  of  the  circuit  to  Loew's 
and  Warners. 

Judge  Knox  declined  to  sign  the 
petition  Saturday,  but  indicated  he 
would  do  so  today  after  it  had  been 
filed  with  the  Federal  court  clerk. 


Here  on  Reorganization 

Flmer  C.  Rhoden,  who  arrived  in 
town  last  week,  is  here  to  complete 
details  in  the  reorganization  of  Fox 
Rocky  Mountain  and  Fox  Midwest, 
of  which  he  is  head,  he  revealed 
.Saturday.  Beyond  this  he  refused  to 
discuss   the  purpose   of  his   visit. 

Include  Admission  Tax 

Albany,  July  29.— 'Separate  pro- 
visions for  admission  taxes  are  con- 
tained in  Senator  John  J.  McNaboe's 
sales  tax  bill  now  before  the  Senate. 
In  tliis  respect  it  is  the  same  as  the 
Fearon-Wadsworth  bill  last  winter. 


Anita  Page  Now  Married 

Hollywood,  July  29. — Anita  Page 
and  Herb  Nacio  Brown,  songwriter, 
have  been  married  in  the  Tia  Juana 
City  Hall  by  a  justice  of  the  peace. 


No  Church  Boycott 
Is  Seen  in  Boston 


(Continued  from  page   1) 

understood  assurances  were  given  ec- 
clesiastical authorities  that  the  indus- 
try is  prepared  to  assume  responsibil- 
ity for  all  product  completed  prior  to 
July  15  when  Joseph  I.  Breen  began 
censoring  all  Hollywood  output.  No 
application  of  a  theatre  boycott  is 
expected. 

Quigley  is  understood  to  have  re- 
fused to  accept  a  prt)posal  of  Father 
Sullivan  that  the  industry  appoint  an 
industry  representative  for  the  Boston 
archdiocese  who  would  have  full 
power  to  censor  films  and  stop  their 
exhibition  here,  if  objections  were 
raised  by  the  church.  This  proposal 
was  to  cover  New  England,  it  is 
understood.  It  was  pointed  out  to 
h'ather  Sullivan  that  he  was  inviting 
the  industry  to  break  its  contracts 
with  exhibitors,  that  the  proposal 
would  set  a  precedent  for  the  other 
105  Catholic  archdioceses  and  would 
be   an   unnecessary   expense. 

Most  of  the  long  conference,  it  is 
understood,  was  devoted  to  the  prob- 
lem of  how  possible  objectionable  fea- 
tures of  filtns  made  prior  to  July  15 
would  be  handled.  Church  authori- 
ties are  said  to  be  satisfied  with  the 
rireen  censorship  arrangement,  but 
are  skeptical  about  the  cancellation 
privileges  recently  granted  on  product 
against  which  o;-ganized  protest  is 
made. 


St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  July  29. — The 
Legion  of  Decency  campaign  has  been 
launched  here  with  a  mass  meeting  in 
the  city  park.  Pledge  cards  are  now 
in  circulation.  The  cards  are  also  be- 
ing signed  in   St.   Augustine. 

In  Tampa  all  demominations  have 
joined  in  the  move. 


Chicago,  July  29. — Five  hundred 
thousand  women  will  give  their  sup- 
port to  the  Legion  of  Decency  cam- 
paign. Bishop  Bernard  J.  Sheil  was 
told  by  leaders  of  Catholic  women's 
orga.nizations  at  a  meeting  at  the 
Catholic  Youth  Center. 

In  addressing  the  leaders  Bishop 
Sheil  said : 

"Only  an  aroused  Catholic  mother- 
hood can  succeed  where  others  fail. 
There  are  250,000  men  who  have 
signed    the    pledge    of    the    Legion    of 


Decency.     I    say,   let   500,000   women 
take  up  the  cudgel." 

Alliance,  O.,  July  29.— "Hollywood 
itself  is  making  efforts  to  free  motion 
pictures  from  salaciousness,"  Dr.  W. 
H.  McAlister,  president  of  Mt.  Union 
College,  told  the  summer  school  here 
upon  his  return  from  the  west  coast 
last  week.  "There  has  been  an  im- 
provement in  standards  of  taste  and 
decency,"  he  declared. 


Wisconsin  Showmen 
Work  on  New  Unit 

(Continued    from    page    1) 

Merril  Devine  and  James  Boden  to 
contact  prospective  members. 

Providing  they  are  assured  of  the 
sincerity  of  exhibitors  not  now  afifili- 
ated  with  Allied  and  wishing  to  join 
the  new  independent  organization, 
present  officers  and  directors  of  the 
Allied  Independent  Exhibitors'  Ass'n. 
of  Wisconsin  will  resign  to  permit  the 
election  of  a  new  slate  of  officers  and 
the  selection  of  a  new  name  for  the 
group. 

The  Milwaukee  group  is  now  spon- 
soring its  own  advertising  column  un- 
der the  banner  of  "Independent  The- 
atres" with  22  houses  listed  as  against 
the  saine  number  of  houses  advertis- 
ing under  the  "At  Your  Naborhood 
Theatre"  heading,  which  is  handled  by 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Wisconsin.  Six 
theatres  have  left  the  latter  classifica- 
tion, which  also  includes  circuits,  to 
join  the  former. 


Wolff  Out  of  Deal 
For  Denver  Theatre 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

when  the  court,  at  the  request  of  the 
receiver  of  the  Orpheum,  cancelled 
the  lease  held  by  the  Welton  Thea- 
tres Corp.,  formed  last  year  by  Harry 
Huffman  and  Marco. 

Huffman  and  Marco  entered  into 
partnership  to  furnish  a  Denver  spot 
for  F.  &  M.  shows,  but  for  the  past 
three  months  these  have  been  out,  be- 
cause of  dwindling  grosses. 

Huffman  has  forined  Centennial 
Theatres,  Inc.,  for  the  purpose  of  ne- 
gc)tiating  for  the  house,  which  has 
been  ordered  sold  by  Aug.  21  for  the 
benefit  of  the  U.  S.  National  Bank  of 
Denver  which  holds  a  judgment  for 
$550,000.  The  court  has  ordered  that 
bids  must  be  at  least  $400,000  to  be 
considered.  Huffman  says  the  deal 
for  him  to  continue  operation  of  the 
theatres  has  practically  been  com- 
pleted. 


Issues  Rise  on  Big  Board 


High 

Consolidated    Pictures,    vtc .   235/^ 

ronsolidated    Film    Industries 2'/i 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,    pfd 11?4 

Eastman     Kodak 98 

Fox   Film   "A" 9H 

Loew's,     Tnc 23 

Paramount    Publix.    cts "4 

Ppihe     Exchange VA 

Pntlie    Exchange    "A" 12.'>4 

RKO     V4. 

Warner    Bros 354 


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Warners  Lead  Bond  Trading 


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Close    Change 


High  Low 

General  Theatre  Ec|uipment  6s   '40 S'A  5%  5% 

Loew's  6s  '41.  ww   deb  rights 99  99  99  +  1A 

Paramount    Broadway   5^s   '51 35-)4  3554  35.34  —  'A 

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Marie  Dressier  Rites 
Set  for  Tomorrow 


(Co)itinucd  from   page   1) 

Rev.  Neal  Dodd,  pastor  of  the  Little 
Church  Around  the  Corner  in  Holly- 
wood, will  officiate.  The  actress'  fav- 
orite hymn,  "Abide  with  Me,"  will  be 
sung  l)y  Jeanette  MacDonald. 

All  activity  will  be  susjjended  and 
flags  will  flutter  at  half-mast  at  the 
M-G-M   studio  during  the  funeral. 

Although  it  was  not  unexpected,  the 
death  of  the  actress  yesterday  after- 
noon on  the  Santa  Barbara  estate  of 
her  friends,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  Breed 
Walker,  where  she  was  seeking  to  re- 
gain her  health,  came  as  a  shock  here. 

Miss  Dressier  died  of  cancer  at- 
tended by  complications.  She  learned 
of  the  presence  of  the  disease  two 
years  ago,  but  continued  her  work  at 
M-G-M  until  three  months  ago,  when, 
suffering  a  breakdown,  she  retired  to 
the  Santa  Barbara  estate  for  rest.  Al- 
though she  displayed  a  vitality  and  a 
determination  to  live  that  astounded 
medical  men,  all  hope  of  saving  her 
was  given  up  three  weeks  ago. 


Miss  Dressier  was  in  her  65th 
year,  having  been  born  011  Nov.  9, 
1869,  in  Coburg,  Canada.  She  began 
her  career  as  a  chorus  girl  some  45 
years  ago  and  obtained  her  education 
through  private  tutors.  In  her  long 
service  in  the  show  business  she  saw 
experience  on  the  screen,  stage  and  in 
circus   and   vaudeville. 

The  actress  broke  into  pictures  in 
"Tiilie's  Punctured  Romance,"  in 
which  she  played  opposite  Charlie 
Chaplin.  Before  developing  into  M- 
G-M's  biggest  box-office  attraction, 
she  lent  her  talents  to  films  turned 
out  by  First  National,  Fox,  Christie, 
RKO  and  United  Artists.  Her  suc- 
cess in  pictures  came  after  years  of 
struggle  for  recognition  and  was  as 
dramatic  as  any  of  the  roles  she 
essayed  in  pictures. 

Two  years  ago  Miss  Dressier  won 
the  Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and 
Sciences  award  as  the  best  actress  of 
the  year.  She  was  chosen  by  Motion 
^iclure  Herald  as  the  biggest  money- 
making  star  in  pictures  for  two  suc- 
cessive years,  1932  and  1933. 

Miss  Dressier  was  also  a  member 
of  Code  Authority,  having  been  named 
by  President  Roosevelt. 


St.  Louis  Reports 
Refusal  to  Cancel 

(Continued   from   paqc    1) 

New  York  legal  departments  they 
were  obliged  to  require  exhibitors  to 
play  or  pay  for  the  films  in  question," 
but  could  take  the  matter  to  the  local 
grievance  board  if  they  so  desired. 
Pending  a  final  ruling  from  the  board, 
it  was  said,  the  cancellations  woukl 
not   be   authorized    by   the   exchanges. 


Representatives  of  national  distribu- 
tors here  when  questioned  on  the  St. 
Louis  reports  of  cancellation  refusals 
were  inclined  to  doubt  the  statements 
credited  to  the  exchange  managers, 
pointing  out  that  instructions  sent 
them  on  the  cancellations  edict  would 
recognize  as  bona  fide  the  objections 
to  exhibition  of  the  two  St.  Louis 
groups  named  and  that,  if  the  circum- 
stances are  as  represented,  there  should 
be  no  necessity  for  appeal  to  the  local 
grievance  board. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  July  30,    1934 


Campi  Spends 
$70,846  for 
First  6  Mos. 


(Continued   from  tape    1) 

bursements   here,   in   addition   to   rent 
and  salaries,  are  the  following  items . 

Transportation  and  hotel  expense, 
of  traveling  members  of  Campi, 
$4  053-  furniture  and  fixtures,  V.^-i  . 
office  equipment,  $1,568;  printing 
$2,992;  postage,  $1,799;  telephone  and 
tele-ranh,  $1,402;  office  supplies,  $740 
Salaries  in  the  head  office,  aggregated 
$16,399  and  rent  $1,343. 

Total  half-year  disbursements  of  3. 
local  boards  amounted  to  $36,752.  ihe 
Hollywood  offices,  with  expenses  of 
$4  210,  ranked  next  to  Campi  head- 
quarters in  disbursements.  The  New 
York  local  boards  were  next  with  dis- 
bursements of  $2,821.  All  other  local 
boards  were  under  $2,000  m  expendi- 
tures for  the  six-month  period. 

Payments  by  exhibitors  aggregating 
$70  245  in  first  half  assessments  and 
adv'ances  from  producers  and  distribu- 
tors of  $36,700  against  their  first  halt 
assessments  were  the  principal  items 
in  receipts.  The  basis  of  exhibitor 
assessments  was  completed  and  state- 
ments mailed  out  first.  The  basis  for 
assessment  of  producers,  distributors 
and  independent  and  state  right  ex- 
changes was  completed  only  recently 
and  statements  to  those  code  signers 
have  not  yet  been  sent  out. 

Yamins  Loan  Repaid 

A  loan  to  Campi  of  $200  by  Nathan 
Yamins,  Code  Authority  member,  is 
listed  under  receipts  and  has  been  re- 
paid, the  audit  shows. 

Since  June  30,  the  end  of  the  period 
covered  by  the  audit,  exhibitors  have 
paid  in  additional  assessments  amount- 
ing to  $7,428,  and  additional  advances 
of  $13,000  have  been  made  by  pro- 
ducer-distributors against  their  first 
half  assessments. 

The  initial  producer-distributor  ad- 
vances to  Campi  for  it  early  ex- 
penses were  supplied  in  the  following 
amounts  :  $8,000  each  by  Fox,  M-G-M 
and  Warners;  $4,000  each  by  Para- 
mount and  Universal :  $2,000  each  by 
Columbia  and  RKO ;  $500,  Monogram, 
and  $200,  M.P.T.O.A.,  the  last  amount 
to  be  refunded  to  the  organization. 
Campi's  cash  balance  on  June  30  was 
$36,098.  Campi's  annual  budget  is 
fixed  at  $360,000,  half  of  which  is 
assessed  to  exhibitors  and  half  to  pro- 
ducers and  distributors. 

Monthly  expenditures  for  the  last 
half  of  the  current  year  are  expected 
to  average  between  $25,000  and 
$30,000,  as  against  the  $11,800  average 
for  the  first  half,  due  to  the  fact  that 
the  organizing  period  is  now  over  and 
operations  will  be  in  full  force  during 
the  remainder  of  the  year. 

Cameramen  to  Seek 
Rosenblatfs  Help 

(Continued  from  page   1) 

manager  of  the  I.A.T.S.E.  camera- 
men's union,  is  pressing  for  some  kind 
of  an  NRA  stand  on  what  he  declares 
is  an  effort  of  producers  to  force 
cameramen  into  the  American  Society 
of  Cinematographers. 

Richard  L.  Strange,  former  member 
of  the  original  studio  labor  board,  says 
he  intends  to  ask  why  studios  are 
allowed  to  work  assistant  cutters 
overtime  and  to  ask  an  explanation  of 


New  Clearances  Possible 
If  Demanded^  Says  Campi 


the  reclassification  of  grips  as  stand- 
bys  with  pay  at  75  cents  an  hour, 
instead  of  $1  as  prescribed  in  the  code. 

Rosenblatt  is  having  little  to  say 
about  his  plans.  He  lunched  with 
Jack  L.  Warner  and  B.  B.  Kahane  at 
Radio  studio  following  his  arrival  and 
then  said  he  would  confer  with  Joseph 
I.  Breen  to  see  how  the  industry's  self- 
censorship  plan  was  working  out. 

"I  am  merely  going  to  observe  it." 
he  said,  "as  I  am  interested  in  the 
work." 


Kansas  City  Board 
Approves  Ad  Passes 

Kansas  City,  July  29.— Because  it 
determined  that  passes  had  been  dis- 
tributed for  advertising,  the  grievance 
board  has  dismissed  a  complaint 
brought  by  Mrs.  A.  Baier  against  the 
Mokan. 

The  board  held  an  exhibitor  should 
have  the  privilege  of  giving  passes  for 
window  space,  etc.,  and  such  passes 
could  not  be  considered  reduced  ad- 
missions. 

Robert  Rhoades,  Gillham  Theatre, 
was  ordered  to  stop  nickel  admissions 
for  children's  Big  Brother  Club  Sat- 
urday  matinees. 


Omaha  Board  Orders 
End  of  Free  Shows 

Omaha,  July  29. — Free  admissions 
to  childrens'  morning  matinees  were 
ordered  ended  by  the  grievance  board 
following  hearing  on  a  complaint 
against  the  Wall,  operated  by  Scott 
Wall  at  Fremont,  Neb.  Complainant 
was  the  Central  States  Corp.,  headed 
by  Ralph  Blank. 

Wall  is  said  to  have  furnished 
nickels  to  the  kids  himself.  At  the 
hearing.  Wall  offered  an  affidavit  from 
a  Fremont  citizen,  asserting  the  latter 
was  the  donor  of  the  nickels.  The 
board  refused  to  accept  the  affidavit 
and  ordered  the  hearing  ended  with  a 
warning  to  Wall  to  desist. 


Cullman  to  Complain 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  receiver  for 
the  Roxy,  said  Saturday  that  he 
would  file  a  complaint  with  the  local 
grievance  board  charging  that  the 
Mayfair  is  continuing  the  practice  of 
distributing  reduced  admission  cer- 
tificates, admitting  the  holder  of  one 
to  the  theatre  for  IS  cents,  in  viola- 
tion of  a  cease  and  desist  order  issued 
by  the  local  board  following  a  hear- 
ing of  Cullman's  original  complaint 
some  time  ago. 

Extras*  Claims  $1,365 

Hollywood,  July  29. — According  to 
Mabel  Kinney,  head  of  the  extras 
code  standing  committee,  claims  to- 
talling $1,365  have  been  paid  extras 
since  May  1. 


(Continued   from   ^age    1) 

matter  ha.s  not  been  definitely  decided 
and  may  not  be  until  fall. 

The  June  13  code  amendment  makes 
it  optional  for  Campi  to  direct  the 
local  clearance  and  zoning  boards  to 
confine  their  activities  to  the  hearing 
of  complaints  against  existing  sched- 
ules or  to  direct  them  to  draft  new 
schedules.  What  Campi  will  actually 
do  in  the  matter,  it  was  indicated,  will 
very  likely  be  determined  solely  upon 
majority  exlhibitor  wishes  in  indi- 
vidual territories. 

The  code  amendment  originated  in 
an  emergency  resolution  of  Code 
Authority  adopted  last  February  in 
order  to  expedite  the  setting  up  of 
schedules  in  time  for  the  opening  of 
the  new  selling  season.  In  making  it 
an  amendment  to  the  code  the  emer- 
gency measure  became  a  permanent 
fixture  to  be  used  at  Campi's  discre- 
tion. 

The  text  of  the  amendment  follows : 
AMENDMENT     TO     CODE     OF 

FAIR     COMPETITION     FOR 

THE    MOTION    PICTURE 

INDUSTRY 

A  new  subsection  (c)  to  be  added 
to   Article   VI,    Part   I,   Section   7: 

(c)  Local  Clearance  and  Zoning 
Boards,  in  addition  to  the  powers 
and  duties  otherwise  provided  for  in 
this  Code  shall,  when  directed  so  to 
do  by  the  Code  Authority,  receive 
any  and  all  protests  from  Motion 
Picture  Exhibitors  against  any  exist- 
ing clearance  and  zoning  as  to  their 
respective  theatres  alleging  that  such 
clearance  and  zoning  is  unreasonable 
in  length  or  area.  The  issue  raised  by 
such  protests  shall  be  decided  by  the 
Local  Clearance  and  Zoning  Boards 
after  notice  and  hearing  to  the  parties 
affected  and  pursuant  to  the  procedure 
and  subject  to  such  rights  of  appeal 
as  are  provided  in  this  Article.  The 
Code  Authority  may  direct  that  the 
duties  of  the  Local  Clearance  and 
Zoning  Boards  shall  be  performed 
and  discharged  by  the  hearing  and 
deciding  of  protests  as  provided  in 
this  Subsection,  instead  of  formulat- 
ing schedules  as  provided  in  Article 
VI,  Part  1,  Sections  1  and  3. 


Big  Meeting 
Set  Here  on 
Music  Fight 


(Continued    fro)ii    /'age    1) 

new  assessment  scliedule  are  repre- 
sented by  the  following  members  of 
an  emergency  committee  created  to 
safeguard  exhibitor  interests  during 
the  preliminary  moves  of  the  A.  S.  C. 
A.  P.:  Walter  Vincent  of  Wilmer  & 
Vincent  circuit,  temporary  chairman; 
lid  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.; 
Sidney  Samuelson,  Allied  States; 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  T.  O.  C.  C ; 
Harry  Brandt,  1.  T.  O.  A.;  Leslie 
E.  Thompson,  RKO  ;  Leopold  Fried- 
man, Loew's ;  Frank  Phelps,  Warners, 
and    Sam    Uembow,   Jr.,    Paramount. 

Several  thousand  additional  ex- 
iiiljitors  who  are  not  nieml)ers  of  ex- 
hibitor organizations  or  affiliated  with 
circuits  represented  on  the  committee 
are  expected  to  l)e  enrolled  in  the 
campaign  of  opposition  to  tiie  music 
tax  increases  immediately,  completing 
what  will  probably  be  the  largest  na- 
tional exhibitor  front  ever  marshalled 
for  a  single  objective. 

Meetings  with  Mills  Held 

A  sub-committee  of  the  exhibitors' 
emergency  committee  has  held  a  num- 
ber of  meetings  with  E.  C.  Mills,  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  A.  S.  C.  A.  P., 
during  the  past  two  weeks  attempting 
to  negotiate  a  deferment  of  the  new 
tax  increases  until  theatres  are  again 
on  a  sounder  financial  footing  or,  that 
failing,  to  negotiate  a  more  equitable 
schedule  with  the  society  than  the 
one  arbitrarily  sponsored  by  it.  The 
failure  of  their  efforts  was  admitted 
Friday  when  Mills  without  advising 
the  committee,  solicited  publicity  for 
the  new  schedules.  The  committee 
had  requested  those  trade  papers 
which  were  aware  of  its  activities  to 
refrain  from  publishing  accounts  of 
the  meetings  for  fear  of  rupturing  the 
negotiations    in    progress. 


More  Studio  Expansion 

Hollywood,  July  29. — With  the 
completion  of  Columbia's  $50,000 
three-story  electrical  shop  building, 
plans  for  the  remainder  of  the  studio's 
expansion  program  are  on.  The  sec- 
ond building,  to  be  fire  and  earth- 
quake-proof, will  house  trailers,  spe- 
cial effects,  paint,  electrical  and  other 
denartments. 


Bank  Nights  Called 
Lottery  in  Missouri 

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grievance  board  has  ruled  against  the 
practice,  the  attorney  general  of 
Kansas  says  they  are  not  a  lottery, 
and  in  St.  Louis  the  grievance  board 
has  ruled  for  them  where  it  is  shown 
ticket  holders  do  not  have  to  pur- 
chase   admissions    to   theatres. 

Saginaw  Bans  Giveaways 

Saginaw,  July  29. — Exhibitors 
here  have  voted  almost  unanimously 
against  giveaways  of  dishware,  sil- 
ver, china,  etc.  There  are  IS  the- 
atres in  the  town,  four  of  them  But- 
terfield  houses.  The  new  ruling  cov- 
ers   a    three   and   a   half    mile    radius. 


Cleveland,  July  29. — Enforcement 
by  the  A.  S.  C.  A.  P.  of  its  con- 
templated new  music  seat  tax  sched- 
ules will  probably  lead  to  amend- 
ment of  the  copyright  laws  more 
quickly  than  anything  that  has  yet 
developed  in  the  music  ta.x  field,  Mar- 
tin G.  Smith,  Toledo,  president  of  the 
I.  T.  O.  of  Ohio,  told  members  at  a 
meeting  of  the  organization  here 
yesterday. 

Amendment  of  the  copyright  laws, 
he  believes,  would  result  in  more 
equitable  music  assessments  for  ex- 
hibitors than  have  been  enforced  in 
the   past. 


Kronick  Joins  Franklin 

Howard  H.  Kronick,  formerly  vice- 
president  of  the  Bank  Corp.  of  the 
U.  S.,  and  recently  an  associate  of 
S.  A.  Lynch  in  Paramount,  has 
joined  J.  J.  Franklin's  theatrical  ven- 
ture in   Hawaii. 


Mexico  City  Actors 
Threatening  Strike 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

the  Iris  and  Politema  into  film  houses 
early  in  August.  They  are  threaten- 
ing a  strike  which  might  involve  film 
houses  generally. 

Back  pay  claims  are  being  made 
against  both  houses. 

Some  talk  is  heard  that  the  Na- 
tional Theatre,  which  took  30  years  to 
build  and  cost  $5,000,000,  may  exhibit 
films  to  get  onto  a  paying  basis.  The 
talk  is  scoffed  at  by  the  Ministry  of 
Education,  which  says  the  theatre  is 
being  subsidized  for  drama,  symphony 
orchestra  concerts  and  art  exhibits. 


Brilliant 

PERFORMANCE 


ii^VERY  fine  performance  on  the  screen 
-'-^  depends  upon  certain  earlier  perform- 
ances . . .  not  by  the  cast  alone,  but  by  the 
film  in  the  camera.  Because  of  the  depend- 
ability and  artistic  opportunity  it  affords 
. . .  because  of  its  unfailingly  brilliant  per- 
formance . . .  most  cameramen  and  produc- 
ers prefer  Eastman  Super-Sensitive  Pan- 
chromatic Negative  w^ith  gray  backing. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester,  New 
York.  (J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors, 
Nev\^  York,  Chicago,  Hollyw^ood.) 


EASTMAN  Super-Sensitive 
Panchromatic  Negative 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  July  30,    1934 


Minneapolis 
Takes  Hit  by 
Martial  Law 


Minneapolis,  July  29. — Martial  law 
as  a  result  of  the  teamsters'  strike  has 
hit  grosses  here.  Theatres  have  heeii 
ordered  closed  at  midnight  and  park- 
ing in  the  Loop  is  banned. 

As  a  result,  all  the  good  business  of 
the  week  was  done  in  St.  Paul.  "Here 
Comes  the  Navy"  hit  $6,000  at  the 
Paramount  there  and  "Baby  Take  a 
Bow"  had  a  strong  $4,000  at  the 
Riviera.  The  only  par  attraction  in 
Minneapolis  was  "Whom  the  Gods 
Detroy,"  which  reached  $5,500  at  the 
RKO  Orpheum. 

Minneapolis'  five  houses,  which  gen- 
erally take  $18,500,  grossed  $17,000 
while  St.  Paul's  four,  generally  get- 
ting $14,000,  took  $15,500. 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 

Week  Ending  July  26: 
"BABY   TAKE   A   BOW"    (Fox) 

CENTURY- (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:     $3,500.      (Average,    $4,000) 

"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"   (Para.) 

LYRIC— (1,238),  20c-2,Sc,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,000.      (Average,   $1,500) 

Week  Ending  July  27: 
"WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $5,500.      (Average,   $5,500) 
'HERE   COMES  THE   NAVY"    (Warners) 

STATE— (2,300).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,000.   (Average,    $5,500) 

"SOVIETS  ON   PARADE"   (Foreign) 

WORLD— (400),  25c-75c,  7  days,  2nd  week. 
Gross:    $2,000.      (Average,    $2,000) 

St.  Paul: 

Week  Ending  July  27: 

"HERE   COMES   THE  NAVY"   (Warners) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $6,000.      (Average,   $5,500) 

"BABY   TAKE   A   BOW"    (Fox) 

RIVIERA— (1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.      (Average,   $3..500) 

"RETURN  OF  THE  TERROR"   (F.N.) 

RKO  ORPHEUM-(2,000).  2Oc-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $4,000.     (Average,   $4,000) 

"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"   (Para.) 

TOWER— (1,000).  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.      (Average,    $1,500) 


Fisher  Goes  to  Duals 

Detroit,  July  29. — For  the  first 
time  in  months  the  Fisher  has  gone  to 
duals.  It's  current  program  is  "Thun- 
der Over  Mexico"  and  "I  Give  My 
Love." 


To  help 
maintenance  of 
proper  air  condi" 
tions  in  the  theatre 
the  year  Wound 

AIR 
CONDITIONING 
CHARTS 

Fit  the  pocket  or  may  be 
tacked  on  wall.  Only  lim- 
ited number  available.  Or- 
der now.    Price  25  cents. 

BETTER    THEATRES 

1790  BROADWAY        NEW  YORK 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Now  and  Forever" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  July  29. — This  is  a  colorful  romance  tinged  with  father 
and  child  drama.  It  is  human  and  emotion-stirring  yet  so  relieved  with 
comedy  that  wide  audience  appeal  seems  assured.  Story,  cast  and  pro- 
duction values  are  intelligently  and  forcibly  balanced. 

The  story,  given  a  unique,  sympathy-stirring  twist,  revolves  around 
Gary  Cooper ;  his  partner  in  crime,  Carole  Lombard,  and  Cooper's 
motherless  child,  Shirley  Temple.  It  tells  of  understanding  love  be- 
tween father  and  child  that  inspires  him  to  honesty,  yet  drives  him  to 
crime  and  death.  Audiences  know  the  arrangement  between  child  and 
father  cannot  persist,  yet  they  feel  its  power  as  it  runs  from  laugli-gen- 
erating  tomfoolery  to  pathos.  Even  the  tragic  ending  seems  logical  if 
not  box-ofifice,  as  spectators  know  the  child  will  receive  care. 

Cooper  is  presented  in  a  hitherto  unrevealed  characterization  in  a 
restrained  role.  Miss  Lombard  is  convincing.  Shirley  Temple's  audi- 
ence appeal  needs  no  explanation.  The  supporting  cast.  Sir  Guy  Stand- 
ing, Charlotte  Granville  and  Guy  Emery,  is  satisfactory.  Running  time, 
82  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


{( 


Oro  y  Plata"  ("Gold  and  Silver") 

{Inter-Contincnt  Film  Corp.) 

A  creditable  piece  of  work,  this  Spanish-language  production,  made 
in  Mexico  by  Hispano  Mexicano  Cinematografica,  S.  A.,  should  be 
lirst-rate  entertainment  for  those  who  possess  a  command  of  the  tongue. 
It  can  be  of  little  interest  to  purely  American  audiences  since  it  has  not 
a  single  English  title. 

The  film  is  beautifully  mounted  and  reflects  Hollywood  technique  to 
a  substantial  degree.  Particularly  does  the  production  excel  in  photog- 
raphy. The  camera  work,  credited  to  an  American,  Ross  Fisher,  de- 
serves no  end  of  praise.  In  this  department  the  film  challenges  the  best 
Hollywood  has  to  offer. 

The  story,  although  extremely  familiar,  is  well  told.  It  tells  of  the 
children  of  two  mortal  enemies  falling  in  love  with  each  other.  When 
the  son  of  one  gets  the  daughter  of  the  other  with  child,  he  believes  he 
has  had  his  revenge  at  last.  The  father  does  all  in  his  power  to  kill  the 
boy's  love  for  the  girl. 

When  the  youth,  defying  his  parent,  returns  to  the  girl  begging  for- 
giveness, her  father  decides  to  settle  with  his  enemy  by  slaying  the  boy. 
But  he  cannot  bring  himself  to  do  it  and  makes  his  peace  with  the 
youth.  As  he  embraces  him,  a  shepherd  who  has  been  the  girl's  guardian 
fires  on  him.   The  fadeout  shows  the  lad  expiring  in  the  girl's  arms. 

The  players,  who  act  capably,  include  Carmen  Guerrero,  Adolfo  Giron, 
Alfredo  Del  Diestro,  Antonio  R.  Frausto,  Julio  Villarreal,  Domingo 
Soler,  Beatriz  Ramos  and  Lolita  Camarillo.  Ramon  Peon  directed. 
Running  time,  88  minutes. 


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"Song  at  Eventide 

(Butclier-Argyle  Prod.) 

London,  July  13. — This  is  another  of  the  series  built  on  popular 
airs  which  Butcher's  have  sold  successfully  here.  Here  the  musical 
piece  is  Easthnpe  Martin's  "Evensong"  and  there  is  some  really  ad- 
mirable singing,  the  performers  including  Frank  Titterton,  a  first  rank 
tenor,  and  the  Lay  Vicars  of  Westminster  Abbey  Choir. 

The  story  is  of  a  somewhat  old-fashioned  type,  but  Fay  Compton  has 
considerable  appeal  as  a  passee  singer  who  gets  down  to  crowd  work. 
Too  British  in  atmosphere  and  accent,  probably,  for  America  but  a  very 
little  extra  care  in  production  would  have  made  it  a  useful  small  town 
booking.  The  picture  was  directed  by  Harry  Hughes  and  also  fea- 
tures  Nancy   Burne  and  Leslie   Perrins. 


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Conn  Heads  New  Firm 

Hollywood,  July  29.  —  Maurice 
Conn  is  listed  as  president  of  a  new- 
producing  company  to  make  eight  all 
outdoor  James  Oliver  Curwood  sto- 
ries. The  first  will  be  "Footprints," 
starring  Kermit  Maynard,  younger 
brother  of  Ken. 


Publishing  House  Organ 

Hollywood,  July  29. — The  first  edi- 
tion of  the  Hal  Roach  Funnies  has 
appeared  and  will  be  distributed 
monthly  to  exhibitors.  It  consists  of 
four  pageSj  60  per  cent  pictorial  and 
40  per  cent  news,  on  Roach  activities. 
Sam  W.  B.  Cohn  is  editor. 


Navy"  Holds 
As  Boston's 
Grosses  Slip 


Boston,  July  29. — Grosses  slipped  to 
a  new  low  for  the  year  last  week,  only 
one  house,  the  Metropolitan,  with 
"Here  Comes  the  Navy"  and  a  stage 
show,  reaching  par,  $28,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $81,000. 
.Average  is  $94,(KJ(). 

Kstimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
'ng  July  26  : 
"CHARLIE    CHAN'S    COURAGE"    (Fox) 
"EMBARRASSING     MOMENTS"     (Univ.) 

HOSTON— (2,9<X)).  2.5c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$l.i,0()0.      (Average,    $16,000) 

"CIRCUS  CLOWN"   (F.N.) 
"GREEN   EYES"   (Chesterfield) 

FENWAY— (L800).  ,^0c-50c,  7  .lays.  Gross: 
$7,000.      (Average,    $9,000) 
"WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 

KI-:iTH'.S--(,i.51X)),  ,^()c-.50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$l,i,(100.      (Average,    $lf).0O0) 

"STAMBOUL  QUEST"  (M-G-M) 

I.OEW'.S  STATE-(.?.700).  35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $14,000.      (AveraRC.   $16,000) 
"HER    COMES    THE    NAVY"    (Warners) 

METROPOLITAN  --  (4,.^5()),  .^Oc-65c,  7 
days.  Jack  Powell.  Ralph  Kirbery  and 
radio  stars.  Gross:  $28,000.  (Average, 
$28,000) 

"CIRCUS  CLOWN"   (F.N.) 
"GREEN   EYES"   (Chesterfield) 

PARAMOUNT— (1.800),  30c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $7,000.      (Average,   $9,000) 


'Navy"  Grabs 
Heavy  $9,000 
In  Cleveland 


Cleveland,  J*]ly  29. — "Here  Comes 
the  Navy"  was  the  heavy  grosser  here 
last  week.  It  ran  up  to  $9,000  at  the 
Hippodrome,  over  par  by  $4,000,  and 
was  held  foi  a  second  week. 

I'usiness  was  surprisingly  good  all 
along  the  line.  "Baby  Take  a  Bow" 
held  up  to  $8,500  in  its  second  week 
at  the  RKO  Palace,  "Bulldog  Drum- 
niond  .Strikes  Back"  was  over  par  with 
$11,000  at  the  State  and  "Here  Comes 
the  Groom"  was  even  with  $4,000  at 
the  Stillman. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,500. 
.Average  is  $29,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  27 : 
"HERE   COMES  THE   NAVY"    (Warners) 

WARNERS'     HIPPODROME    —    (3.800), 
30c-3Sc-44c,   7   days.     Gross:   $9,000.      (Aver- 
age, $5,000).     Holding  on  another  week. 
"BABY  TAKE  A  BOW"   (Fox) 

RKO  PALACE— (3,100),  30c-35c-44c,  7 
days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $8,500.  (Average, 
$10,000) 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND   STRIKES 
BACK"   (U.A.) 

LOEW'S    STATE^(3,400),     30c-35c-44c.     7 
days.      Gross:    $11,000.      (Average.    $10,000) 
'  HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN-(1.900).  20c-3(k:- 
40c.  7  days.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Average, 
$4,000) 


Cuts  Keep  House  Open 

Seattle,  July  29. — Willingness  of 
employes  to  accept  a  temporary  slash 
in  wages  during  the  next  six  weeks 
will  result  in  the  Paramount  remain- 
ing open. 

Executives  of  Evergreen  State,  had 
contemplated  a  six-week  shutdown,  but 
this  closing  plan  wa_s  abandoned  when 
employes  advised  Manager  Harry 
Woodin  that  they  were  willing  to  take 
cuts  in  order  to  keep  the  theatre  open. 


Monday,   July  30,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Stock  Bumps 
Five  Denver 
First  Runs 


Denver,  July  29.— Competition  of 
the  Elitch  Stock  Co.  is  cutting  in  on 
first  runs.  The  stock  company  had 
seven  sellouts  last  week,  and  all  first 
runs  were  under  normal.  Best  com- 
parative showing  was  made  by  "Dr. 
Monica,"  which  took  $5,500  at  the 
Denver.  This  was  $500  below  aver- 
age. 

Some  of  the  other  first  runs  were 
as  much  as  50  per  cent  off.  Total 
first  run  business  was  $15,000.  Aver- 
age is  $20,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  26 : 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"  (F.  N.) 

ALADDIN— (1.500).     25c-35c-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:  $1,500.      (Averatfe,  $2,500.) 
"NOTORIOUS  SOPHIE  LANG"    (Para.) 

DENHAM— (1,500).  15c-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $2,500.     (Average.  $4,000.) 

"DR.    MONICA"     (Warners) 

DENVER— (2,500),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $5,500.       (Average,    $6,000.) 

"UPPER  WORLD"   (Warner) 

ORPHEUM— (2,600),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gi'oss-  $5,000.   (Average,  $6,000.) 

"NO  GREATER  GLORY"  (Col.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  4  days. 
Gross:    $700. 

"HE  WAS   HER  MAN"   (Warners) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000).  25c-40c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $500.      (Average  for  week,  $2,000.) 


"Such  Women"  and 
"Chan"  Buffalo  Top 

Buffalo,  July  29. — Brutal  heat 
drove  every  one  to  the  beaches  and  all 
houses  were  away  off.  A  pair  of 
Warners,  Ba-xter  and  Oland,  in  a  pair 
of  Foxes,  "Such  Women  Are  Dan- 
gerous" and  "Charlie  Chan's  Cour- 
a^^e,"  had  the  best  comparative  rec- 
ord, coming  within  $500  of  normal  at 
the   Century. 

Tctal  take  was  $26,700.  Average  is 
?35,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  27 : 

"STAMBOUL  QUEST"  (M-G-M) 

BUFFALO— (3.500),       .Wc-55c.       7       days 

Stage:    Theo    Alban.    Paul    Gerrits.    Georgic 

Tapps.     Sheila     Barrett,     Clark     &     Eaton 

Gross:  $11,000.      (Average.  $14,300.) 

"SUCH    WOMEN    ARE    DANGEROUS" 

(Fox) 
"CHARLIE     CHAN'S     COURAGE"     (Fox) 
CENTURY-   (3.000),    2.5c,    7    days.    Gross: 
$5,500.      (Average.   $6,000.) 

"BEYOND     BENGAL"     (Standard) 
HOLLYWOOD— (300).  25c-35c.   7   days.  2d 
wrk         Gross,    $300.        (Average,    $700.) 
"HERE   COMES   THE   NAVY"    (Warners) 
HIPPODROME— (3,100).    25c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $4,800.      (Average.   $8,000.) 

"THE   MOST  PRECIOUS   THING   IN 

LIFE"    (Col.) 
"SING.    SINNER,    SING"    (Majestic) 
LAFAYETTE-(3,.100).        25c.       7       days. 
Gross:    $5,100.        (Average,    $6,500.) 


Cooperative  Adds  Three 

Detiwt.  July  29. — Cooperative  The- 
"♦■■es  of  Michigan,  Inc.,  formerly  Mid- 
S'ates.  have  lined  up  three  more  the- 
-it-pc;  in  their  group  for  buying  and 
booking  the  coming  season.  The  new 
accounts  are :  the  DeLuxe,  East  Side 
house ;  Stratford,  and  the  Great  Lakes, 
a  West  Side  spot. 


Reid  Goes  to  Canton 

Columbus,  July  29. — Kenneth  Reid. 
for  the  past  two  years  manager  of 
Loew's  Broad,  has  been  transferred  to 
Loew's,  Canton,  succeeding  Ward 
Farrar,  who  will  be  assigned  to  an- 
other house. 


"Baby''  Holds 
Up  in  a  Dull 
Seattle  Week 


Seattle,  July  29. — Business  was  off 
generally  here  last  week,  but  "Baby 
Take  a  Bow"  came  nearest  to  par 
with  $5,800  at  the  Paramount.  This 
was  only  $200  off. 

"The  Thin  Man"  also  made  a  com- 
paratively good  showing  with  $6,300 
in  its  second  week  at  the  Fifth 
Avenue. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $26,150. 
Average  is  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  28: 

"I  GIVE  MY  LOVE"   (Univ.) 
"THE  LOUDSPEAKER"  (Mono.) 

BLUE       MOUSE— (950).       15c-25c-,35c,       7 
days.     Gross:   $2,850.      (Average.   $3,500) 
"THE  THIN  MAN"   (M-G-M) 
FIFTH    AVENUE— (2.450).    25c-40c-55c.    7 
days.   2nd    week.     Gross:    $6,300.      (Average. 
1st   week.    $7,000) 

"THE    PARTY'S    OVER"    (Col.) 
"VOICE  IN  THE  NIGHT"   (Col.) 
LIBER.TY— (1.800),     10c-1.5c.2Sc,     7     days. 
Gross:  $3,700.      (Average.  $4,000) 

"THE  KEY"   (Warners) 
MUSIC    BOX— (950).    25c-35c-50c.    7    days. 
Gross:    $3,400.      (Average.    $4,000) 

"DR.  MONICA"   (Warners) 
MUSIC      HALL^(2.275).      25c-40c-55c.      7 
days.      Gross:    $4,100.      (Average.    $6,500) 
"BABY   TAKE    A    BOW"    (Fox) 
PARAMOUNT- (3.050).     2.5c..3,5c.    7    days. 
Vaudeville     headed     bv      Lazarus     Gardner. 
Gross:   $5,800.     (Average.  $6,000) 


Charter  New  Fox  Unit 

Dover.  Del..  July  29. — Fox  Hutchin- 
son Theatre  Corp.  has  been  chartered 
here  by  David  H.  Jackman,  Jersey 
City,  N.  J. :  George  V.  Reilly,  New 
York  City,  and  Arthur  W.  Britton  of 
West  Orange,  N.  J. 


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Baby"  Is  Record 
Breaker  in  Omaha 


Omaha,  July  29. — Business  was 
phenomenal  last  week  despite  the 
heat.  The  Orpheum  cracked  a  record 
with  "Baby  Take  a  Bow,"  the  take 
clanging  the  cash  register  for  $9,500, 
topping  "The  Thin  Man"  for  the  high 
mark  since  A.  H.  Blank  took  control. 

Total  receipts  were  $18,050.  Aver- 
age is  $14,800. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week    Ending   July   25: 

"MURDER  IN   THE   PRIVATE   CAR" 

(M-G-M) 

"WILD    GOLD"    (Fox) 

WORLD— (2,200),  25c-35c.  6  days.  Gros^: 
$4,750.     (Average.   $3,500) 

Week  Ending  July  26: 

"BABY  TAKE  A  BOW"  (Fox) 
"LET'S   TALK    IT   OVER"    (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000).  25c.40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $9,500.     (Average,  $7,500) 

"HIS   GREATEST   GAMBLE"    (Radio) 
"WE'RE  RICH  AGAIN"   (Radio) 

BRANDEIS— (1,500),  20c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,500.      (Average,   $3,800) 


Smithkin  in  Cincy  Job 

Cincinnati,  July  29. — Albert  Smith- 
kin,  formerly  Warner  branch  man- 
ager at  Indianapolis,  has  been  trans- 
ferred here,  replacing  Maurice  White, 
who  recently  resigned  to  enter  the  ex- 
hibition end  of  the  business.  Smithkin 
was  a  Warner-First  National  sales- 
man here  before  being  made  manager 
at  Indianapolis. 


M-G-M  Buys  ''Prince'' 

Hollywood,  July  29. — M-G-M  has 
acquired  the  talking  picture  rights  to 
"The  Student  Prince"  and  is  consider- 
ing Norma  Shearer  and  Ramon  No- 
varro  for  the  principal  roles. 


Philadelphia 
Tips  $10,000 
To  "Bulldog" 


Philadelphia,  July  29. — "Bulldog 
Drummond  Strikes  Back,"  taking  a 
fair  $10,000  for  the  first  six  days,  will 
hold  over  at  the  Stanley  for  three 
days,  the  first  holdover  for  this  house 
in  several  weeks. 

For  the  first  time  in  several  weeks, 
the  Fox,  which  has  stood  up  well  in 
the  face  of  the  heat  and  the  ban,  took 
a  shellacking.  "She  Was  a  Lady"  hit 
the  skids  early  in  the  engagement  and 
was  yanked  after  four  days.  Business, 
however,  took  a  definite  upswing  with 
"Handy  Andy."  "The  Thin  Man"  did 
a  nice  second  run  trade  at  the  Arcadia. 

Total  first  run  receipts  were  $38,600. 
Average  is  $44,900. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  26 : 

"THE   THIN   MAN"    (M-G-M) 
(2nd   run) 

ARCADIA— (600),  25c-40c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:   $2,200.      (Average.   $2,400) 

"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"   (Para.) 

EARLE— (2,000),  40c-55c-65c,  6  days. 
Stage:  Westchester  Hillbillies;  Hal  Sher- 
man, Helen  Honan,  Grace  DuFaye  &  Co. 
Gross:   $11,500.     (Average.   $12,000) 

"SHE  WAS  A  LADY"   (Fox) 

FOX— (3,000),  30c-40c.60c,  4  days.  Stage: 
George  Prentice,  Fete  Wollery.  Warwick 
Sisters,  Rooney  and  Gould.  Gross:  $7,000. 
(Average.    6    davs.    $12,000) 

"LET'S   TRY  AGAIN"    (Radio) 

KARLTON— (1,000),  30c-40c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $2,200.      (Average,    S3. 500) 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND    STRIKES 
BACK"   (U.A.) 

STANLEY— (3.700),  40c-55c-65c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $10,000.      (Average,   $12,000) 

"MURDER   IN   THE   PRIVATE   CAR" 
(Stanton) 

STANTON— (1,700),  30c-40c-55c,  6  days. 
Gross:  $5,700.     (Average,  $7,000) 


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DAILY 


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AndExchanges 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

out  to  compete  with  American  com- 
panies for  directors,  stars  and  others 
and  will  pay  American  rates,  or 
more.  He  has  no  idea  of  using  sec- 
ond or  third  raters,  but  is  going 
after  the  best  he  can  find. 

Mark  Ostrer,  head  of  the  banking 
firm  backing  Gaumont  British,  and  C. 
M.  Woolf,  managing  director,  will 
visit    New    York   soon. 

George  Arliss  has  been  contracted 
for  two  more  next  year.  After  re- 
turning from  Hollywood  he  will  do 
"Richelieu." 

Several  American  executives  have 
been  contacted  for  key  positions,  it 
was  stated,  but  no  names  will  be 
divulged   until   deals   have  been   set. 

First  releases  will  include  "Chu 
Chin  Chow,"  "Jew  Suss,"  "Little 
Friend,"  "Man  of  Aran"  and  Arliss 
in   "Wellington." 


Zanuck  to  Extend 
English  Relations 

London,  July  29  {By  Mail).— 
Darryl  Zanuck  indicated  in  a  press 
talk  that  cooperation  between  20th 
Century  and  London  Films  was  likely 
to  be  carried  a  stage  further  even  than 
was  indicated  by  Joseph  M.  Schenck 
during  his  recent  visit. 

Schenck  spoke  of  London  using  such 
stars  as  Colman  by  arrangement  with 
U.  A.  Zanuck  said  he  was  discussing 
with  Alexander  Korda  the  possibility 
of  signing  stars  jointly. 

Conferences  with  British  &  Do- 
minions with  a  view  to  assisting  the 
latter  in  a  more  effective  attack  on  the 
American  market  are'  another  object 
of  Zanuck's  visit. 

British  production  in  1935  is  going 
to  mean  something  in  the  U.  S.  and 
Schenck  and  Zanuck  are  obviously 
going  to  be  on  the  ground  floor. 

Carbons  are  causing  more  trouble. 
Recently  the  Cinematograph  Exhibi- 
tors' Ass'n  made  an  agreement  with 
Ship  Carbons  whereby  members  of  the 
association  who  sign  a  year's  contract 
with  that  firm  receive  a  15  per  cent 
discount. 

This  arrangement  is  being  vigo- 
rously assailed  bv  other  British  manu- 
facturers, of  course,  and  the  C.E.A. 
defense  that  it  is  a  measure  of  pre- 
caution against  a  new  "Carbon  ring" 
reads  rather  curiously  in  view  of  the 
confident  assertions  by  C.  E.  A.  lead- 
ers that  carbon  prices  would  fall  once 
the  British  makers  were  protected 
against  imports. 

The  British  carbon  group  has  se- 
cured the  practical  exclusion  of 
foreign  goods  and  it  is  a  queer  com- 
ment upon  protectionist  theories  which 
inspired  that  move  that  the  British 
exhibitor  should,  apparently,  feel  more 
insecure  than  he  did  before. 
*     *     * 

Gaumont-British  News  scored  one 
by  the  announcement  that  it  had  been 
selected  as  the  newsreel  to  be  used  by 
the  London  Pavilion  when  it  reopens 
as  a  U.A.  shop  window  in  the  fall. 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  July  29. — One  of  the 
chief  topics  of  conversation  around  thf 
local  tent  is  the  narrow  escape  of  Chief 
Barker  Allan  Moritz  and  barkers  Si 
Stewart  and  Mike  Spanagel,  when 
a  plane  in  which  they  were  flying 
made  a  forced  landing  in  a  corn  field 
about  25  miles  from  destination. 

Joe  Rolling,  property  master  of  the 
local  tent,  is  the  publicity  ace  for  the 
forthcoming  national  convention  of  the 
Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles  to  be  held 
here   in   August. 

Local  members  are  busy  familiariz- 
ing themselves  with  the  new  constitu- 
tion recently  received  from  the  crew 
of  the  Big  Top. 

William  Oney  spent  a  week-end 
in  Cleveland,  renewing  acquaintances 
with  his  wife  and  young  son,  who  have 
been   vacationing   there. 

Barker  John  Hennegan  assumed 
the  presidency  of  the  Hennegan  Co., 
local  show-print  house  upon  retire- 
ment of  his  father  recently. 

Bill  Dodds,  second  skipper  of  the 
RRO  Albee,  is  absent  on  his  two- 
week  vacation. 


Kansas  Citu 

Kansas  City,  July  29. — All  atten- 
dance records  for  similar  events  here 
were  broken  when  more  than  400 
treked  to  Ivanhoe  Country  Club  for 
the  annual  film  outing,  sponsored  by 
the  M.  P.  Relief  Fund  and  the  Variety 
Club.  Arthur  Cole,  general  chair- 
man, has  nothing  but  praise  for  the 
work  of  the  various  committees.  Qiief 
Barker  Frank  Hensler  was  co-chair- 
man. 

Starting  with  a  golf  tournament  in 
'he  morning  until  the  last  chord  of 
the  dance  music  floated  away,  there 
was  enough  doing  all  day  to  draw 
'veryone's  interest. 

Hensler  won  the  branch  manager's 
■ace,  nosing  out  Bill  Warner.  The 
'istributors.  captained  bv  Harry 
Hays,  crushed  the  exhibitors  in  a 
'citten  ball  game,   15  to  0. 

The  kangaroo  court,  presided  over 
'iy  "Judge"  Leland  Hazard,  dignified 
in  his  robes,  was  a  lot  of  fun.  Edgar 
Jones  and  Bill  Warner  were  "cop- 
pers." Bernie  Bernfield  was  "stool 
pigeon." 

Harry  Taylor's  radio  voice  an- 
nounced the  races  via  the  p.  a.  system. 

Among  contest  winners  were :  Beer 
drinking  contest,  W.  E.  Gregory,"  of- 
fice managers'  race,  G.  L.  Carring- 
TON,-  bookers'  race,  Elmer  Dillon; 
salesmen's  race,  R.  R.  Thompson,- 
exhibitors'  race,  Clarence  Milber- 
ger. 

Winners  in  the  golf  tournament 
included  Charles  Knickerbocker, 
Bill  Kubitzki,  F.  E.  Ritter, 
Jimmie  Schorgl,  Bennie  Ben- 
jamin, Jack  Stewart,  Tom  Bald- 
win. C.  J.  ZiRN,  Ralph  Morrow, 
W.  E.  Gregory,  Louie  Sutter.  Wil- 
liam Danbury.  a.  a.  Renfro.  W.  T. 
Tenkins,  Bob  Withers,  Jack  Truitt, 
Buck    Buchanan,    C.    S.    Jones,   J. 


Erwin  Dodson,  R.  W.  McEwan, 
Jim  Lewis,  C.  A.  Schultz,  C.  E. 
Sundquist,     Ed     Hartman,     Jack 

h'lTZGERALD,    HaRRY    TayLOR. 

Bill  Braufield  copped  the  award 
for  the  tournament's  worst  golfer. 

Bennie  Benjamin  did  a  swell  job 
rounding  up  golf  prizes.  Among 
donors  were  E.  C.  Ruoden,  Barney 
Joffee  and  Bill  Reinke,  George 
Baker.  Peck  Baker,  Ed  Dubinsky, 
National  Theatre  Supply,  Glen  W. 
Dickinson,  John  McManus,  C.  A. 
Schultz,  Finton  Jones,  Bill  Ful- 
ton, Jack  Siiriner,  Exhibitors'  Film 
Delivery,  Leo  Finkelstein. 


Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  July  29.  —  Barker 
MoRTY  Henderson,  formerly  manag- 
ing director  of  the  Duquesne  Garden, 
has  just  returned  from  Canfield,  O., 
where  he  was  manager  of  the  dog 
track.  He  is  soon  to  leave  for  Cali- 
fornia to  open  a  new  track  for  the 
Tobin-Wolfife  Dog  Show,  Inc. 

Barker  Jimmy  Balmer  is  com- 
pleting his  vacation  at  Atlantic 
City.  Not  much  sun  for  Jimmy. 
He  remembers  his  two  weeks  in  the 
hospital   for   sun   poisoning  before. 

Barker  George  Tyson,  en  route  to 
Pittsburgh  from  St.  Louis,  had  a 
minor  auto  accident.  No  one  injured. 
He  is  taking  two  weeks'  vacation  with 
his  family  before  assuming  his  new 
position  as  managing  director  of  the 
New    Harris-Alvin. 

Barker  Mo  Glanz  in  his  fifth  week 
of  vacation  at  Atlantic  City.  Brown 
as  a  berry.    Will  stay  till   Sept.   1. 

Barker  Frank  Roberts,  now  man- 
ager for  Warners  at  the  Capitol,  Steu- 
benville. 

Barker  Hakry  Siegal  of  the  Har- 
ris-Beechview  now  on  vacation,  being 
relieved  by  Bob  Kimmelman.  After 
his  vacation  he  will  relieve  H.  A. 
DoMAN  of  Jeannette,  Hoel  of  St. 
Marys  and  Bowser  of  Warren.  Nor- 
man Bailey,  formerly  assistant  man- 
ager at  the  Stanley,  will  relieve 
Barker  J.  O.  Hooley  of  the  Harris- 
Family  and  Barker  Morin  of  the 
Penn. 

Barker  Ben  Brown  back  from  a 
two  weeks'  vacation  in  Canada. 

Barker  Norman  Frescott  expected 
in  any  day  now  for  his  annual  Pitts- 
burgh  summer  vacation. 


Washington 

Washington,  July  29. — A.  E. 
Lichtman  and  George  J.  Gill  were 
the  kings-for-a-day  at  the  weekly 
luncheon. 

Guests  included  Arthur  Reilley, 
Washington  Herald  Globetrotter,  now 
making  a  six-minute  personal  appear- 
ance at  RKO-Keith's ;  Bob  Hope, 
comedian,  and  Alex  Morrison,  trick 
orolfshot  artist,  both  appearing  at 
Loew's  Fox. 

Afusic  for  the  occasion  was  furn- 
ished by  the  Hi-Hat  Hawaiian  Or- 
chestra. 

John  Lancaster,  singing  clown, 
was  special  guest  of  honor. 


British  "Roxy"  schemed  for  the  St. 
George's  Hospital  site  at  Hyde  Park 
Corner,  London,  it  is  said.  Plan  en- 
visages 6.000  seats,  which  will  beat  all 
British  capacity  records,  and  the 
amount  involved,  all  British  money,  is 
said  to  be  $20,000,000. 


Judd  Joins  Midwest 

Des  Moines.  July  29. — Forrest  E. 
Judd.  booker  for  Fox.  here  for  the 
last  three  vear?..  has  been  appointed 
office  manager  for  the  Des  Moines  and 
Omaha  branches  of  Midwest  Film 
Distributors,  Inc. 


"Bulldog"  Is 
Chicago  Wow 
With  $21,500 


Chicago,  July  29. — "Bulldog  Drum- 
mond"  headed  the  first  run  parade 
here  with  a  heavy  $21,500  take  at 
United  Artists.  This  is  $4,500  over 
par  in  the  middle  of  a  heat  wave  and 
is  considered  exceptional. 

"Of  Human  Bondage"  was  also  in 
the  big  money,  piling  up  $26,000,  up 
by  $4,000,  at  the  Palace.  It  was  helped 
by  a  stage  show. 

Others  found  the  going  rough. 
Total  first  run  business  was  $114,000. 
Average  is  $114,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending   lulu  26: 
"THE   OLD   FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 

CHICAGO— (4,(XX)),  .i.Sc-50c-68c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Pickens  Sisters,  Wm.  &  joe  Man- 
lei,  Betty  Jane  Cooper  &  I.ianthrop  liios.. 
Max  &  Gang,  Rudolph  Wagner.  Gross: 
$30,000.       (Average.    $.^4,600) 

"VIVA   VILLA"    (M-G-M) 

ORIEXTAL— (3.940),  25c-40c.  7  davs. 
Gross:   $15,500.      (Average.   $15,000) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

PALACE— (2..509).  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Art  Kassel  &  orchestra.  Nancy 
.\IcCord.  Sammy  White.  Medley  &  Duprey, 
5  Decardos.  Gross:  $26.(XX).  (Average, 
$22,000) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   (F.N.) 

ROOSEVELT— (1,591).  25c-35c-.50c.  7 
days.     Gross:   $7,000.     (Average.  $11,000) 

Week  Ending  July  24: 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND   STRIKES 

BACK"    (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTLST.S-(l,70O).  .30c-40c-60c. 
7   days.     Gross:    $21,500.      (Average.    $17,000) 

Week  Ending   lulu  28: 
"NO  GREATER   GLORY"   (Col.) 

STATE-LAKE  —  (2,776),  20c-25c-35c.  7 
days.  Vaudeville  on  stage.  Gross:  $14,000. 
(Average,   $15,000) 


Stage  Show  Return 
Looked  for  in  N,  O. 

New  Orleans,  July  29. — Return  of 
stage  shows  is  predicted  here  as  on: 
way  of  overcoming  the  effects  of  the 
church  drive.  As  things  stand  at  pres- 
ent downtown  first  runs  take  thj 
brunt  of  the  criticism  of  so  ne  film . 
and  when  they  get  to  the  neiglibo  ■ 
hoods  after  the  first  excitement  busi- 
ness picks  up. 


Fox  Signs  Harry  Fox    ' 

Hollywood,  July  29. — Harry  Fox. 
New  York  vaudeville  artist,  has  been 
signed  to  a  writing  contract  by  Fox. 
The  actor,  who  has  been  on  the  coast 
for  the  pa.st  two  months,  has  no  defi- 
nite assignment. 

Warners  have  signed  Florence  Fair, 
New  York  character  actress,  to  a  long 
term  contract.  Miss  Fair  has  arrived 
here  by  boat. 


Charter  State  Theatre 

Albany,  July  29. — State  Theatre, 
Dunkirk,  Inc.,  Dunkirk,  has  been  char- 
tered here  with  capital  of  20  shares 
preferred  stock,  $100  par  value,  and 
120  shares  common  stock  no  par  value. 
Clyde  R.  Lathrop,  Edwin  G.  O'Con- 
nor, Lucile  M.  Matteson,  Brocton,  N. 
Y.,  are  directors  and  subscribers. 


Advance  Warner  Men 

Pittsburgh,  July  29. — Dave  Brown, 
veteran  Warner  booker,  has  been  pro 
moted  to  the  post  of  shorts  booker  fo" 
the  Pittsburgh  zone.  He  succeeds 
Harry  Feinstein,  who  was  made  chief 
booker  through  the  transfer  of  Max 
Friedman  to  Albany. 


The  Leading 


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NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  JULY  31,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Gaumont  Deal 
On  to  Acquire 
Roxy  Theatre 

Negotiations  to  Resume 
With  Bernerd  Arrival 

Negotiations  have  been  started  by 
Gaumont  British  to  acquire  the  Roxy 
as  its  New  York  showwindow.  The 
deal  will  provide  for  a  cash  buy 
whereby  G-B  interests  will  put  up 
from  $2,000,000  to  $2,500,000  and  also 
take  care  of  the  first  mortgage  bonds. 

Prior  to  his  sailing  from  London 
on  the  Aquitania,  Jefifrey  Bernerd, 
general  manager  of  G-B,  held  trans- 
atlantic telephone  conversations  with 
a  representative  for  the  Roxy  when 
preliminary  plans  were  worked  out. 
When  Bernerd  arrives  Aug.  3,  he  will 
continue  negotiations. 

Mark  Ostrer,   head  of  the  banking 

(Continued  on   pane  6) 


"Take  a  Bow"  Gets 
$97,250,  4  Weeks 

In  its  four  weeks  at  the  Roxy  "Baby 
Take  a  Bow"  grossed  $97,250.  The  run 
began  July  5.  The  first  week's  take  was 
$29,000;  second.  $30.000 ;  third,  $20,250, 
and  fourth.  $18,000.  "She  Learned 
About    Sailors,"    which    followed    the 

(Continued   on    fiape   4) 


Saenger  to  Retain 
Plan  to  Reorganize 

The  reorganization  plans  for  Saenger 
Theatres  and  Saenger  Realty  Corp. 
which  reduce  the  circuit  to  45  houses 
will  be  retained  in  all  essentials  when 
the  company  is  reorganized  under 
Section  77-B  of  the  new  bankruptcy 
laws,  it  was  stated  yesterday.  Saenger 
originally  operated  160  theatres  in 
eight  states. 

The  Saenger  reorganization  plans 
were  completed  early  in  June,  just 
prior  to  the  signing  of  the  new  bank- 
ruptcy laws  by  President  Roosevelt. 
Both  Paramount  Publix.  parent  com- 
pany, and   Saenger   thereafter  applied 

(Continued   on    paae   4) 


First  Session  Held 
On  Operator  Scales 

The  first  meeting  of  the  fact-finding 
committee  named  recently  by  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  to 
study  the  Greater  New  York  operator 
situation  was  held  yesterday.  It  was  de- 
cided to  send  out  questionnaires.  The 
move  is  an  effort  to  set  up  a  basic  wage 
scale.  Thursday  the  questionnaires 
(Continued  on   page  4) 


No  Cavalryman 

One  of  Universal's  Ken- 
tucky colonels,  E.  T.  Gomer- 
sall,  thought  his  commission 
was  for  the  cavalry.  He  hired 
a  horse  Sunday  and  rode 
through  a  mud  puddle  on 
the  Central  Park  bridle  path. 
The  horse  had  no  chains  and 
Gomersall  did  a  Prince  of 
Wales. 

Gomersall  phoned  J.  R. 
Grainger  yesterday  morning 
that  he  would  not  be  in  for 
a  couple  of  days.  The  mes- 
sage arrived  about  the  time 
Grainger  was  congratulating 
Edward  Bonns,  short  subject 
sales  manager,  whose  com- 
mission had  just  arrived  from 
Frankfort. 

Col.  Kann  made  no  mistake 
like  this.  He  took  a  boat  to 
an    island    off    the    coast    of 


Maine    to    study    the 
of   coast    defense. 


tactics 


BATTLE  LINES  ON 
ASCAP  ARE  DRAWN 


Court  Orders 
Testimony  on 
Fox  Met  Deal 


Asserting  that  a  reorganization  of 
Fox  Metropolitan  under  the  new 
bankruptcy  laws  would  result  in 
benefits  for  stockholders  and  other 
creditors  of  the  corporation,  as  well 
as  bondholders,  and  that  under  the 
planned  sale  of  Fox  Met  bonds  to 
Loew"s  and  Warners  only  the  bond- 
holders will  benefit,  a  petition  filed  in 
U.  S.  District  Court  here  yesterday 
asks  for  the  right  to  examine  members 
of  the  Fox  Met  bondholders'  com- 
mittee  and   representatives   of   Loew's 

(Continued   on    pane   6) 


Objectors  to 
Code  Cost  Get 
Until  Aug.  15 


Washington,  July  30. — Extension 
until  Aug.  15  of  the  period  within 
which  objections  can  be  made  to  the 
basis  of  contribution  to  code  adminis- 
tration expenses  as  proposed  by  Code 
Authority  was  announced  today  by  the 
National  Recovery  Administration. 

The  time  limit  for  objections  was 
originally  set  for  Aug.  6,  but  it  was 
represented  that  this  did  not  give  ade- 
quate time  for  industry  members  on 
the  Pacific  coast  who  might  wish  to 
object. 


National,  Local  Exhibitor 

Groups  in  Agreement 

On  Plan  of  Action 


Lab  Code  Hearing 
Set  for  August  14 

Washington,  July  30. — .A.  pubHc 
hearing  on  proposed  amendments  to 
the  laboratory  code  will  be  held  Aug. 
14  by  Acting  Division  Administrator 
William  P.  Farnsworth.  At  the  same 
hearing  an  opportunity  will  be  given 

(Continued   on    pane   4) 


Would  Adjudge  Slow 
Payer  Code  Violator 

Assentors  failing  to  promptly  pay 
assessments  will  be  considered  code 
violators,  according  to  an  amendment 
proposed  by   Campi.     No  member  of 

(Continued   on    pane  4) 


Block  Booking  Not  Evil; 
Necessity^  Says  Laemmle 


A  program  of  resistance  to  the  pro- 
posed music  seat  tax  increases  which 
the  American  Society  of  Composers, 
Authors  and  Publishers  plans  to  put 
into  effect  Oct.  1  was  drafted  yester- 
day at  a  meeting  of  an  exhibitors' 
emergency  committee  representing  na- 
tional and  local  exhibitor  organiza- 
tions and  national   circuits. 

The  three-point  program  of  opposi- 
tion   developed    yesterday    includes: 

Organization  of  a  united  exhibitor 
front  throughout  the  country  in  re- 
sistance to  the  music  tax  increases. 

Recourse  to  litigation  against  the 
ASCAP  with  a  selected  legal  com- 
mittee  in  charge. 

Exhibitor  appeals  to  congressmen 
against  the  demands  of   the  ASCAP. 

The  legal  commfttee  which  will 
have   charge   of   the   exhibitors'   court 

(Continued   on    page   2) 


Production  Gains; 
34  Features  Going 

Hollywood,  July  30, — Production 
is  slowly  increasing  with  a  total  of 
34  features  and  nine  shorts  in  work 
last  week  as  compared  with  33  and 
eight  for  the  preceding  waak. 

Warners  continue  to  lead  the  field 
with  seven  features  in  work,  none  in 
final    stages   of   preparation   and    nine 

(Continued  on   pane  8) 


"Block  booking  is  not  an  evil.  It 
is  an  economic  necessity,"  declared 
Carl  Laemmle  in  a  "Straight  from  the 
Shoulder"  talk  intended  for  the  next 
issue  of  Unk'ersal  Weekly. 

"Under  block  booking  you  buy  the 
good  with  the  bad,  and  you  know  it  in 
advance,"  he  goes  on. 

Continuing,  he  says : 

"Producing  is  a  gamble.  So  is  ex- 
hibiting. 

"You    must    be    assured    of    enough 


pictures  to  run  your  theatre.  So  you, 
as  well  as  the  producers,  are  respon- 
sible for  block  booking — and  you  nev- 
er need  to  apologize  about  it  to  any- 
one. 

"You  decide  what  producer  you 
have  confidence  in.  You  say  to  your- 
self, 'This  producer  has  made  money 
for  me.  He  cannot  click  100  percent 
but  his  averE^e  is  good.  I  will  buy 
his  product,  knowing  that  some  of  his 

(Continued  on   page  8) 


Yamins  Is  Studying 
New  Film  Contracts 

Nathan  Yamins,  a  member  of  the 
Campi  legal  committee,  is  now  mak- 
ing a  resume  of  clauses  in  all  con- 
tracts as  a  result  of  exhibitor  com- 
plaints throughout  the  country. 

Various  charges  have  been  made 
that  clauses  in  distributors'  contracts 
are  attempting  to  evade  the  10  per 
cent  elimination  clause.  Yamins  is 
studying  them  for  possible  code  viola- 
tions and  will  submit  his  report  to 
Campi  at  the  Aug.  9  session. 


Operator  Made  Head 
Of  Ontario  Censors 

Toronto.  July  30.— Otter  Elliott, 
projectionist  at  London,  Ont..  has 
been  named  successor  to  Major  J. 
C.  Boylen  as  chairman  of  the  Ontario 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


MOTION  PICTVIt£ 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  31,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.    36 


July   31,   1934 


No.  25 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad- 
dress "Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  con- 
tents copyrighted  1934  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications: MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD, 
BETTER  THEATRES,  THE  MOTION 
PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
.South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Qnigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin  ■  Tempelhof ,  Kaiserin  ■  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau :  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart .  Representative:  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4.  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of  March   3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 

Wilson  Andrews  Buried 

Newport  News,  Va.,  July  30. — 
Funeral  services  were  held  here  to- 
day for  Wilson  Andrews,  theatre 
usher,  who  was  instantly  killed  Sat- 
urday when  his  coupe  was  hit  by  a 
truck. 


When  You 
Buy  an 
Ad  in 

tine  . . 


ITVC- 


You 
Buy    the 
Good    Will 
of    1500 

Theatre  OWNERS! 

•    Phone:    PE   6-8447 


Battle  Lines  Are 
Drawn  on  ASCAP 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

opposition  to  the  society  will  be  made 
up  of  counsel  for  each  of  the  national 
circuits  and  counsel  for  each  exhibi- 
tor organization  represented  on  the 
emergency  committee,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  T.  O.  C.  C,  whose  coun- 
sel, Nathan  Burkan,  is  also  counsel 
for    the    ASCAP. 

Organizations  represented  at  yes- 
terday's meeting  included  all  national 
circuits,  Allied  States,  M.  P.  T.  O. 
A.,  and  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  and  T.  O. 
C.  C.  of  New  York.  The  opinion 
of  the  meeting  was  that  the  society's 
demands  are  "entirely  unwarranted, 
unconscionable,  impossible  and  unrea- 
sonable" and  that  the  society  has  ad- 
vanced no  "justifiable  reasons"  for  the 
increases  asked. 

Exhibitors  are  being  advised  by  the 
committee  not  to  sign  new  license 
agreements  with  the  society  without 
first  consulting  their  exhibitor  asso- 
ciations and,  if  they  are  unaffiliated 
exhibitors,  they  are  urged  to  address 
national  headquarters  of  either  Allied 
or  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 

Schedule  Is  Listed 

Following  is  the  new  schedule  of 
seat  taxes  prepared  by  the  ASCAP 
which,  it  is  contended,  will  increase 
the  present  tax  of  10  cents  per  seat 
by  300  to   1,000  per  cent. 

The    basis    rate    for    annual    license 
is  an  amount  equal  to  one  filled  ca- 
pacity    house     at     the     highest     rate 
charged  for  seats  at  any  performance. 
Example 
Capacity  of  Theatre  at  Highest 
Admission 
Class  Number      Price      Total 

Loge    Seats....    150        $1.00        $150 

Orchestra 1,200  .75  900 

Balcony    750  .30  225 

Total  value  of  one  full  capacity  $1,275 
If  the  theatre  presents  20  or  more 
performances   per   week,   the   rate   for 
annual  license  is  an  amount  equal   to 
one   full   capacity   per   above   example 
If    less    than    20    performances    per 
week   are   presented   the   rate  for   an- 
nual   license   is   as    follows : 
No.  of  Perform-  Rate  for 

ances  per  week       Annual    License 
19  95%  of  basic  rate 

18  90%  "      " 

17  85%  "      " 

16  80%  "     " 

15  75%  "     " 

14  70%  "     " 


13  65%  of  basic  rate 

12  60%o  "     " 

11  55% 

10  50%  "     " 

9  45%  "     " 

8  40%  "     " 

7  35%  "     " 

Less  than  7  10  cents  per  seat 

"        "    7  (operat-       5  cents  per  seat 
ing    3    or    less 
days  per  week) 

The  minimum  rate  for  annual  li- 
cense in  any  case  is  fixed  at  10  cents 
per  seat,  except  if  theatre  operates 
three  or  less  days  per  week,  in  which 
case   five  cents   per   seat   is   the   rate. 

For  theatres  which  operate  irregu- 
larly— or  are  operated  for  terms  of 
less  than  a  full  year  period,  the  rate 
is  1/12  of  the  above  for  each  month 
or  fraction  thereof  actually  operated. 
By  theatres  regularly  operated  the 
fee  is  payable  quarterly  in  advance. 
Irregularly  operated  theatres  (road 
shpws,    etc.)     monthly     in    advance. 

Schedule  Eflfective  Oct.  1 

"The  above  schedule  of  rates," 
ASC.A.P  states,  "is  effective  on  and 
after  Oct.  1,  1934.  They  cover,  and 
licenses  issued  by  ASCAP  relate  to 
and  authorize,  the  non-dramatic  pub- 
lic performance  of  all  musical  com- 
positions copyrighted  by  members  of 
ASCAP  and  of  all  foreign  similar 
societies  with  which  ASCAP  has 
reciprocal  relations. 

"If  for  any  reason  any  section  of 
seats  is  closed  off  and  sale  of  tickets 
thereto  is  discontinued,  such  seats 
may  be  deducted  from  the  'capacity' 
of  the  theatre.  If  the  price  or  per- 
formance policy  of  the  theatre 
changes  during  the  license  year 
ASCAP  should  be  promptly  notified 
so  that  license  fee  rate  may  be  ac- 
cordingly   readjusted." 

The  meeting,  after  a  discussion, 
concluded  that  the  proposed  seat  tax 
schedule  is  not  a  matter  for  Code 
Authority  action.  If  angles  of  the 
opposition  campaign  develop  which 
properly  come  within  Campi's  juris- 
diction, they  could  be  taken  to  that 
body  without  difficulty,  it  was  pointed 
out,  as  the  exhibitors'  emergency  com- 
mittee includes  two  Campi  members, 
Kuykendall  and  O'Reilly. 


Col.  Holds  Schertzinger 

Hollywood,  July  30.— Columbia 
has  given  Victor  Schertzinger  a  long 
term  contract  as  a  result  of  his  work 
on  "One  Night  of  Love."  His  first 
assignment  under  the  new  pact  will 
be  "Hello,  Big  Boy!" 


Loew  Pfd  Up  2%  on  Big  Board 


Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 

Consolidated    Film    Industries. 
Consolidated    Film   Industries, 

Fox   Film    "A"^ 

Loew's,    Inc 

Loew's,    Inc..    pfd 

Paramount    Publix    

Pathe   Exchange    

Pa  the    Exchange    "A" 

RKO     

l^niversal    Pictures,    pfd 

Warner  Bros 


pfd. 


High 

.  23M 

.  2/2 

-  I2'X 

.  9/2 

.  227^ 

.  79% 

■  3Vi 

■  Wi 
.  12 

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.  30 

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Low 

23-4 
2iA 

11 5^ 
9^ 

2m 

mi 

2% 
1 
12 

30 

3/2 


Close 

23M 


Net 
Change 

+  H 


11^ 

-1-  'A 

91/2 

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22>4 

-^ 

797/r, 

-^2Vf, 

3 

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+  V4 

12 

-v^ 

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30 

—2 

Technicolor  Up  Vs  on  Curb 


Technicolor 


Net 
Hi?h       Low       Close      Change 

.    12/2        12^        12/2        -f  Vs 


Bond  Market  Inactive 


Hi?h  Low  Close 

I.oew's   6s   '41   WW   deb   rights 99  98"/2  98i/4 

Paramount  Broadway  SViS  'SI 35j4  35%  iS'A 

Warner   Bros.   6s   '3§,   wd 52  50M  iV/i 


Net 
Change 

-     '/2 

-54 


Sales 

200 
400 
500 
600 

2.800 
100 

8.100 

5,100 

100 

600 

10 

5,700 


Sales 

1,100 


Sales 

6 

3 

36 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

HARRY  Brandt,  L.  N.  Olmstead, 
Henry  Siecel,  J.  Glucksman, 
I.  WoRMSER,  Dave  Blum,  Sidney 
Weil,  Lee  Ochs,  John  C.  Flinn, 
James  F.  Ryan  and  Alfred  Krell- 
BERG  were  among  those  lunching  at 
the    M.    P.    Club   yesterday. 

Harry  C.  Arthur  hies  back  from 
St.  Louis  Thursday.  He's  there  mak- 
ing arrangements  on  the  new  policies 
for  the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and 
Grand  Central,  recently  acquired  by 
F.  &  M. 

J?;an  Dressler  of  Columbia, 
Emanuel  Tishman  and  Joe  How- 
ard of  the  Paramount  trustees'  legal 
department,  were  among  the  return- 
ing   vacationers   yesterday. 

Al  Altman,  M-G-M  eastern  pro- 
duction executive,  who  has  been  on 
the  coast  for  studio  conferences  for 
the  past  six  weeks,  is  back  at  the 
home  office. 

Pauline  Lord  gets  back  into  town 
from  the  coast  today,  having  finished 
work  in  her  first  film,  "Mrs.  Wiggs 
of  the  Cabbage  Patch,"  in  which  she 
plays  the  title  role. 

Barrett  Truex  is  the  latest  addi- 
tion to  the  family  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ernest  Truex.  He  is  at  the  Doc- 
tors'   Hospital. 

William  H.  Voeller,  vice-president 
of  Conquest-Alliance,  has  gone  to  the 
coast  to  sign  up  film  talent  for  South 
American   radio  broadcasts. 

Irving  Alcana,  head  of  the  RKO 
still  department  at  the  home  office, 
became  a  benedict  over  the  week-end. 
Ann   Sherman  is  the  lucky  girl. 

Lou  Breslow,  Universal  director, 
and  Mrs.  Breslow,  are  in  town  on 
a  combination  honeymoon  and  busi- 
ness trip. 

Major  Epward  Bowes  will  have 
lunch  with  the  Yankee  team  today 
and  will  sit  with  the  team  on  the 
bench   during   the   game. 

Bernard  Mills,  Albany  Monogram 
franchise  holder,  leaves  today  for  his 
upstate  territory  after  conferring  with 
home  office  executives. 

Harry  Thomas  returns  Thursday 
from  a  Pennsylvania  trip.  Al  Fried- 
lander  gets  back  today  from  another 
trek  to  First  Division  branches. 

Lou  Goldberg  (Lewis  Graham  to 
the  literati)  returned  from  Denver 
yesterday  after  a  two  weeks'  respite 
from   Columbia  home  office  labors. 

Henri  Ellman,  independent  film 
exchange  operator  in  Chicago,  is 
spending  a  week  here. 

Simon  Fabian  returns  tomorrow 
from  a  week-end  business  vacation 
trip. 

Edward  J.  Burke,  house  manager 
at  the  Roxy,  is  vacationing  while 
Irving  Lesser  is  pinch  hitting. 

Rose  Burkes,  Howard  Cullman's 
secretary,  is  on  a  West  Indies  Carib- 
bean cruise. 

Bob  Sisk  is  back  from  a  four-day 
recess. 

Lila  Lee  and  Adrienne  Ames  are 
staying  at  the  Lombardy. 

Arthur  Mayer  returns  from  a 
week-end  at  Martha's  Vineyard  today. 

W.  Ray  Johnston  arrived  on  the 
coast  yesterday. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  31,    1934 


» 


Lab  Code  Hearing 
Set  for  August  14 

(Contiinifd   from    t'aiic    1) 

to  discuss  the  laboratory  code  author- 
ity's proposed  budget  of  $21,157. 

Indications  are  that  the  code  will  be 
entirely  rewritten,  it  being  pointed  out 
that  it  was  approved  last  September 
and  is  more  or  less  obsolete  as  com- 
pared with  agreements  now  being  ap- 
proved. 

A  number  of  amendments  will  be 
proposed  by  the  Administration,  among 
them  an  increase  of  $1  per  week  in 
the  minimum  wage  scales,  and  a  new 
method  of  electing  directors  for  the 
M.P.  Laboratories  Ass'n  of  America. 
The  Administration  proposes  that 
four  representatives  of  the  association, 
four  of  non-members  and  an  impar- 
tial chairman  shall  comprise  the  au- 
thority. 

Would  Adjudge  Slow 
Payer  Code  Violator 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

Code  Authority  shall  be  liable  to  any- 
one for  any  act  of  other  members, 
except  for  his  own  wilful  malfeasance 
or  nonfeasance,  according  to  the  reso- 
lution. 

Because  of  the  plethora  of  appeals 
and  the  necessity  in  some  cases  for 
investigation,  an  amendment  has  been 
proposed  to  extend  the  15  days  in 
which  decisions  must  be  handed  down 
after  hearings  to  30  days. 

Campi  under  present  provisions  of 
the  code  has  no  redress  in  the  event 
of  failure  to  pay  assessments.  It  can 
refuse  to  accept  complaints  from  non- 
payers  and  also  stop  exhibition  of 
films  with  the  NRA  insignia. 

Public  hearings  will  be  held  shortly 
on  both  amendments.  Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  will 
set  the  dates  on  his  return  east. 


Appeals  Group  Will 
Begin  with  Cleveland 

Cleveland  will  be  the  first  city 
where  the  field  appeals  committee  will 
hear  complaints  on  clearance  and  zon- 
ing. A  group  of  appeals  board  mem- 
bers will  be  dispatched  from  New 
York  to  hear  the  protests  on  new 
schedules.  On  Aug.  8,  a  carload  of 
Milwaukee  exhibitors  will  converge 
on  New  York  to  hear  protests  on 
the  new  local  clearance  and  zoning 
draft.  The  schedule,  reported  to  be 
full  of  dynamite,  will  provide  plentv 
of  fireworks,  especially  the  duals 
elimination  clause. 

Up  to  date  about  80  cities  have  pro- 
mulgated schedules  and  all  will  be 
subject  to  public  hearings.  In  Cleve- 
land all  exhibitors  will  be  called  in 
for  a  general  hearing  and  will  be 
given  an  opportunity  to.  talk.  The 
session  will  probably  last  several  days. 

No  appeals  meeting  was  held  yes- 
terday at  Campi,  but  one  is  set  for 
today  with  Harold  S.  Bareford  as 
chairman.  About  half  of  the  130  filed 
have  been  heard. 


First  Session  Held 
On  Operator  Scales 

(Continued  from   pac/e    1) 

Will  be  sent  to  all  operators  who  will 
be  asked  to  answer  facts  concerning 
affiliation,  wages,  number  of  men  in 
booths,  working  hours  and  by  whom 
employed. 
Attending   the   session   were    Leslie 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


''Hideout" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  July  30. — There  is  plenty  of  entertainment  liere,  with 
comedy  and  romance.  The  premise  is  novel,  and  demonstrates  nicely 
that  a  gangster  idea  is  not  necessarily  defunct.  The  big  town  gets  too 
hot  for  a  heart  breaking  racketeer  contact  man  who  has  been  wounded 
in  a  cop  melee  so  he  hides  away  on  a  Connecticut  farm.  In  the  typical 
rural  life  he  falls  in  love  with  the  farmer's  daughter  and  is  set  to  hc- 
come  a  farmer  himself.  Drama  has  its  inning  as  the  police  catch  up 
with  him  and  arrange  an  18  months'  sojourn  for  him  as  the  guest  of 
the  state's  big  house  before  he  can  claim  the  girl  and  become  a  real 
back-to-the-land  convert. 

Robert  Montgomery  does  an  effective  job  as  the  regenerated  gangster. 
Maureen  O'Sullivan  is  convincing  as  the  girl.  As  the  detective  nemesis, 
Edwin  Arnold  provides  a  line  that  gives  the  yarn  a  big  wallop.  As  the 
farmer  father  and  mother,  Whitford  Kane  and  Elizabeth  Patterson 
are  delightful.  Mickey  Rooney  is  ideal  as  a  little  brother.  The  sup- 
porting cast  is  okay.  W.  S.  Van  Dyke's  direction  capitalizes  the  laughs 
and  shows  a  clever  way  of  handling  tlic  gangster  topic.  The  picture 
is  a  good  programmer  with  name  values.     Running  time,  80  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


''Beyond  the  Law*' 

{Columbia) 

This  Tim  McCoy  vehicle  is  a  suspenseful,  attention-holding  film  that 
should  have  little  difficulty  in  getting  across  at  neighborhoods.  The 
plot  is  well  developed,  the  acting  capable  and  the  pace  fast  and  gripping 
at  times. 

McCoy,  a  railroad  detective,  is  responsible  for  convicting  a  man  for 
a  murder  committed  during  a  train  holdup.  After  a  talk  with  the  man's 
daughter  (Shirley  Grey),  he  is  convinced  he  has  made  a  mistake  and 
with  her  assistance  sets  out  to  run  down  the  real  murderer,  an  execu- 
tive of  the  road,  who  is  at  the  head  of  a  gang  preying  on  company's 
shipping  money  on  the  railroad's  trains.  To  make  certain  the  executive 
is  the  man  they  want,  McCoy  and  Miss  Grey  must  establish  the  fact 
that  he  is  left-handed,  since  they  are  convinced  the  murderer  used  his 
left  hand  in  knocking  out  one  of  the  men  guarding  the  shipment  of  gold. 
How  they  succeed  in  doing  so  provides  many  an  exciting  moment.  The 
end  finds  Miss  Grey's  father  free  and  she  and  Tim  honeymoon-bound. 

The  direction  is  credited  to  D.  Ross  Lederman.  Running  time,  58 
minutes. 


"On  Secret  Service" 

{B.  I.  P.-Lon  Metzger) 

Despite  the  fact  that  only  two  members  of  the  cast  are  known  here, 
this  English-produced  picture  should  please  American  audiences.  The 
cast  includes  Greta  Nissen  and  Don  Alvarado. 

The  story  is  laid  around  the  Austro-Italian  front  during  the  World 
War.  Miss  Nissen  is  an  Italian  spy  stationed  in  Vienna  at  the  out- 
break of  the  war.  She  is  in  love  with  Carl  Diehl,  a  member  of  the 
Austrian  general  staf¥  who  suffers  disgrace  when  secret  military  papers 
are  found  in  his  home.  This  was  brought  about  by  confederates  of 
Miss  Nissen,  unknown  to  her.  The  scene  shifts  to  Rome  with  Diehl, 
as  a  spy,  trying  to  win  back  his  former  position  by  discovering  the  leak 
in  the  Austrian  headquarters  from  w^hich  information  is  seeping  over 
the  border  to  Italian  officials.  The  last  three  reels  are  packed  with 
intrigue  and  suspense  when  Miss  Nissen  and  Diehl  work  against  each 
other  despite  their  love.     The  finish  is  novel. 

In  exploitation  it  might  be  well  to  play  up  the  spy  angle  and  the 
lack  of  battle  scenes.     Running  time,  75  minutes. 


L.  Thompson,  RKO ;  C.  C.  Mosko- 
witz,  Loew's;  Joe  Blatt,  Empire  State 
Union ;  Murray  Harstn,  Allied  M.P. 
Operators ;  Harry  Brandt,  head  of  the 
I.  T.  O.  A.;  Harland  Holmden,  in 
charge  of  Local  306;  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly,  president  of  the  T.  O.  C.  C. 
Thompson  presided. 


Rosenblatt  Back  Soon 

Washington,  July  30. — Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  is 
expected  back  from  his  coast  trek  in 
about  two  weeks.  He  will  miss  the 
next  session  of  Campi,  set  for  Aug.  9, 
when  Deputy  Administrator  William 
P.  Farnsworth  will  attend. 


"Take  a  Bow"  Gets 
$97,250,  4  Weeks 


(Continued   from   pane    1) 

Shirley  Temple  opus,  grossed  $14,000 
over  the  week-end. 

Other  grosses  last  week  follow : 

Capitol — "Min  and  Bill"  revival  and 
stage  show— $11,000. 

Radio   City   Music   Hall  —  "Gran«i 
Canary"  and  stage  show — $63,100. 

Palace  —  "Of  Human  Bondage"! 
(Radio),  2nd  week  and  vaudeville — I 
$12,(X)0. 

Paramount   —   "Notorious     Sophie] 
Lang"  (Para.)  and  stage  ^how^ — $22,' 
000. 

Rivoli  —  "House  of  Rothschild'1 
(U.A.)— $33,820. 

Strand  —  "Here  Comes  the  Navy'l 
(Warners)— $31,000. 


"Romance  of  People" 
Is  Booked  into  Roxy 

Marking  the  first  theatre  showing, 
"Romance  of  a  People,"  which  was 
exhibited  last  year  at  the  Kingsbridge 
Armory,  has  been  booked  into  the 
Roxy  for  an  indefinite  run  starting 
Sept.  7.  The  play  will  run  during 
the  most  important  Jewish  holidays, 
Rosh  Hashonah  and  Yom  Kippur, 
which  this  year  starts  Sept.  10  and 
ends  Sept.  20. 

According  to  the  deal,  25  per  cent 
of  the  proceeds  will  be  turned  over  to 
the  Federation  for  Support  of  Jewish 
Philanthropic  Societies.  The  play  will 
be  condensed  to  run  for  about  an  hour 
and  a  half.  A  feature,  not  yet  select- 
ed, comedy  and  short  also  will  be  on 
the  same  program. 


Saenger  to  Retain 
Plan  to  Reorganize 

(Continued   from   pacie    1) 

for  reorganization  under  the  new  laws, 
necessitating  the  re-wording  of  the 
Saenger  reorganizatioij  plans  to  com- 
ply with  the  new  legal  status  of  both 
that  company  and  Paramount. 

A  Federal  court  hearing  at  New 
Orleans  is  scheduled  for  Aug.  6  at 
which  E.  V.  Richards  is  expected  to 
be  named  permanent  trustee  for 
Saenger. 


Flash  Reviews 

The  Most  Precious  Thing  in  Lije- 
Fairly  entertaining,  with  Jean  Arthur 
doing  unusual   characterization  work. 

The  Great  Defender —  .  .  .  should 
provide  good  fare  as  a  program- 
mer.  .  .  . 


These  films  will  be  revie^ved  tn   full  in  a 
later  issue  of  Motion   Picture  Daily.  [ 


RKO  Meets  Payment 

The  Aug.  1  maturity  of  $300,000  of 
RKO's  $1,800,000  gold  note  issue  re- 
cently acquired  by  Consolidated  Film 
will  be  paid  tomorrow,  it  was  stated 
at  RKO  yesterday.  The  five  remain- 
mg  notes  of  $300,000  each  fall  due  the 
first  of  each  month  up  to  and  includ- 
ing Jan.  1,  1935. 


Gala  'Cleopatra*  Opening 

A  gala  opening  has  been  planned 
for  "Cleopatra"  at  the  Paramount  at 
9  P.  M.,  Aug.  16,  the  day  before  the 
film  begins  its  continuous  run  at  the 
house.  Cecil  B.  DeMille,  who  di- 
rected, will  be  a  guest. 


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Tuesday,  July  31,    1934 


Court  Orders 
Testimony  on 
Fox  Met  Deal 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

and  Warners  for  the  purpose  of  de- 
termining the  value  of  Fox  Met  as- 
sets. 

The  petition  was  filed  by  Archi- 
bald Palmer,  attorney  for  a  minority 
bondholders'  group  which  is  seeking 
reorganization  of  Fox  Met  under  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws.  Those  whom 
the  petitioners  ask  leave  to  examine 
are :  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  J.  Robert 
Rubin  and  Leopold  Friedman  of 
Loew's;  Harry  M.  Warner,  Albert 
W.  Warner,  Joseph  Bernhard  and 
Abel  Cary  Thomas  of  Warners ;  A. 
C.  Blumenthal  and  his  counsel,  Saul 
E.  Rogers ;  Irving  Trust  Co.,  re- 
ceiver for  Fox  Met ;  and  William 
Atkinson,  administrator  for  the  re- 
ceiver; Si  Fabian,  former  officer  of 
Fox  Met;  Joseph  W.  Dixon,  Max 
Horwitz,  Ernest  Niver,  William  M. 
Greve  and  Alvin  J.  Schlosser,  mem- 
bers of  the  Fox  Met  bondholders' 
committee ;  Warner  Marshall,  Jr., 
former  secretary  of  the  committee, 
and  Central  Hanover  Bank  &  Trust 
Co.,    depositary    for   the    committee. 

Judge  John  Woolsey  signed  an  or- 
der appointing  John  E.  Joyce  spe- 
cial master  to  hear  the  examination 
of  those  named  and  set  the  first  of 
the   hearings   for   Thursday. 

Fox  Theatres  Corp.,  also  in  receiv- 


ership, is  the  owner  of  all  of  the  cap- 
ital   stock   of    Fox    Met. 

The  petition  asks  to  examine  those 
named  m  order  to  obtain  from  them 
"information  to  be  placed  before  the 
creditors  and  bondholders  herein  as  to 
why,  in  their  opinion,  these  particular 
(Fox  Met)  properties,  which  would 
seem  to  earn  within  a  period  of  five 
or  10  years  of  operation  the  full 
amount  of  the  bondholders'  claims, 
should  be  sacrificed  for  a  price  which 
would  foreclose  the  stockholders  of 
the  debtor  from  all  rights  of  partici- 
patioii  as  stockholders  in  the  emolu- 
ments  and    capital   of   this   company." 

The  petitioners  also  state  that  they 
believe  those  named  "have  information 
of  importance  to  the  creditors,  bond- 
holders, stockholders  and  even  to  the 
officers  of  this  court"  and  that  the  ex- 
amination is  sought  in  order  that  the 
court  "may  be  fully  apprised  of  the 
fairness  or  unfairness  of  any  plan  or 
other  offers  that  may  be  made  under 
and  by  reason  of  the  proceedings 
now  pending  under  Section  77-B  of 
the  new  bankruptcy  laws." 

The  petitioners  represent  about 
$14,000  of   Fox   Met  bonds. 

Palmer  also  alleges  that  the  pend- 
ing Loew-Warner  bid  of  $4,500,000 
for  the  Fox  Met  bonds  actually  rep- 
resents an  offer  of  $2,700,000  as 
Loew's  and  Warners  would  come  into 
possession  of  approximately  $1,800,- 
000  cash  now  in  the  possession  of  the 
Fox  Met  receiver  when  they  reorgan- 
ized the  circuit  after  acquiring  the 
bonds. 

Former  officers  of  Fox  Met  were 
served  with  summonses  yesterday  in 
the  pending  proceedings  under  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws  which  requires 
Fox  Met  to  make  an  answer  to  the 
petition  for  reorganization  under 
77-B  within  the  next   10  days. 


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Direct  Current  High  Intensity 
apc»  in  the  large  theatres  have 
demonstrated  the  drawing 
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Gaumont  Deal 
On  to  Acquire 
Roxy  Theatre 


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firm  behind  G-B,  is  due  to  arrive  from 
England  shortly  after  Bernerd  to  sign 
the  deal  and  put  up  the  money. 

The  plan  of  the  British  company  is 
to  compete  with  the  Music  Hall  and 
Capitol  on  Broadway  and  also  to  in- 
vade other  key  centers  throughout  the 
country.  All  product  deals  for  the 
Roxy  have  been  held  up  pending  out- 
come of  the  negotiations.  Picture 
deals  were  on  for  Fox,  Columbia, 
Warner  and  Universal  product.  They 
will  be  called  off  in  the  event  G-B 
negotiations  materialize.  Gaumont 
British  plans  to  show  its  own  product 
exclusively.  Domestic  product  will 
not  find  an  outlet  at  the  Seventh  Ave. 
cathedral. 

It  is  understood  that  Arthur  Lee 
will  continue  to  represent  G-B  in  the 
American  market. 

From  England  come  reports  that 
S.  L.  (Roxy)  Rothafel  has  been  con- 
tacting the  Ostrer  interests  in  the 
hope  of  building  a  gigantic  theatre 
project  in  London.  He  is  also  said 
to  have  approached  the  British  inter- 
ests on  taking  over  the  management 
of  the  Roxy  if  and  when  G-B  assumes 
control.  However,  nothing  could  be 
learned  of  the  outcome  of  these  talks. 

G-B  is  definitely  set  on  opening  its 
own  exchanges  in  America  and  de- 
tails of  this  plan  will  be  worked  out 
while  the  British  men  are  here. 


Allied  Meet  Takes 
Up  Trailer  Problem 

Trailers,  the  code  amendment  on 
clearance  and  zoning,  legislation,  the 
church  drive  and  the  annual  New  Jer- 
sey convention  were  discussed  by 
.'Allied  eastern  leaders  at  the  Park 
Central  yesterday.  Walter  B.  Little- 
field  presided. 

The  next  eastern  session  will  be 
held  in  conjunction  with  the  New  Jer- 
sey meeting  Aug.  22-24  and  the  con- 
fab following  this  will  be  held  either 
in  Baltimore  or  Boston  sometime  in 
September. 

Attending  yesterday's  session  were : 
Arthur  B.  Price,  Sam  Soltz  and  Wil- 
liam Hicks,  Baltimore ;  Jack  Wilkins 
and  Frank  Henry,  southern  New  Jer- 
sey ;  Jack  Unger,  Louis  Levin  and 
Sidney  Samuelson,  northern  New  Jer- 
sey ;  Abe  Stone,  Chester  Didsbury  and 
Arthur  Tarbell,  New  York;  W.  H. 
McLaughlin,  Edward  Ansin,  Little- 
field  and  Arthur  Howard,  New  Eng- 
land. 

The  New  Jersey  unit  holds  its  reg- 
ular meeting  today  at  the  Berkeley- 
Carteret  in  Asbury  Park  with  Sam- 
uelson presiding.  About  75  are  ex- 
pected. 


Swanson  with  Gable 

Hollywood,  July  30.  —  Gloria 
Swanson's  first  for  M-G-M  will  be  a 
co-starring  vehicle  with  Clark  Gable. 
It  is  an  original  by  Frances  Marion 
with   a    New   Orleans   locale. 


Book  ''Jane  Eyre"  Film 

Loew's,  RKO,  Wilmer  &  Vincent 
and  Warners  have  booked  "Jane 
Eyre"  over  their  circuits. 


"Gamble''  and 
Vaude  Detroit 
Hit  $18,100 


Detroit,  July  30. — With  a  combina- 
tion of  "His  Greatest  Gamble"  and  a 
vaudeville  bill  headed  by  Vic  Oliver, 
the  Fox  went  up  to  $18,100  in  spite  of 
the  heat.    This  is  $3,100  over  par. 

"Shoot  the  Works"  and  the  Gold- 
bergs on  the  stage  were  strong  at  the 
Michigan  at  $20,200. 

Heat  hit  business  generally.  Five 
neighborhoods  are  closed  and  others 
are  suffering. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $53,800. 
"CUD   FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 

FISHER— (2975),  15c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,700.    (Average,  $10,000) 

"HIS   GREATEST   GAMBLE"    (Radio) 

FOX-(5,100),  15c-50c,  7  days.  Stage:  Vic 
Oliver,  billed  as  Europe's  Gift  to  America, 
and  Cardini,  the  marvelous  toppinjf  seven - 
act  stage  show.  Gross:  $18,100.  (Average, 
$15,000) 

"SHOOT  THE  WORKS"   (Para.) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100),  15c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  The  Goldbergs  in  person.  Gross: 
$20,200.    (Average,   $20,0(X)) 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND    STRIKES 
BACK"  (U.  A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (2,070),  2Sc-50c,  7 
days.   Gross:   $9,800.    (Average,  $10,000) 


Dressier  Rites  Will 
Silence  Hollywood 

Hollywood,  July  30.— A  hush  will 
fall  upon  Hollywood  tomorrow  dur- 
ing the  last  rites  for  Marie  Dressier 
in  Glendale.  Activity  at  all  studios 
will  be  halted  for  one  minute  in  silent 
tribute  to  the  actress,  while  the 
M-G-M  plant  will  close  its  doors  dur- 
ing the  entire  funeral. 

The  funeral  will  be  strictly  private. 
Chiefly  among  those  invited  are  per- 
sons high  in  civic  and  social  life,  film 
executives  and  members  of  the  star's 
household.  The  casket  will  be  sealed 
in  accordance  with  Miss  Dressler's 
wishes. 

Pallbearers  will  be  Clarence  Brown, 
Jack  Conway,  Mervyn  LeRoy,  Charles 
Reisner,  William  K.  Howard  and  W. 
S.  Van  Dyke. 


Schoenfeld  Censor  Head 

Seattle,  July  30.— L.  Kenneth 
Schoenfeld,  furniture  dealer  and  for- 
mer president  of  the  Junior  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  and  Young  Men's 
Business  Club,  has  just  been  elected 
chairman  of  the  new  board  of  censors. 

The  new  board  of  nine  members 
met  last  week  with  Mayor  Charles 
L.  Smith.  Following  the  session,  it 
was  announced  by  Chairman  Schoen- 
feld that  the  board  would  adopt  no 
definite  policy. 


Charter  Va.  MPTO 

Richmond,  July  30.— The  recently 
formed  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Virginia  has 
just  received  a  state  charter.  Mor- 
ton G.  Thalhimer,  recently  elected 
president,  heads  the  incorporators. 

Heineman  a  Father 

Salt  Lake  City,  July  30.— Wil- 
liam Heineman,  Universal  division 
manager,  is  receiving  congratulations 
on  the  birth  of  a  son. 


Schulberg  Sets  Another 

Hollywood,  July  30.— B.  P.  Schul- 
berg will  produce  "Saint  Nick,"  an 
original  by  Dana  Burnet,  for  Para- 
mount. 


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Cancellation  Rules 
Joke,  Says  Means 


Kansas  City,  July  30. — "The  pro- 
cedure involved  in  canceling  pictures 
on  moral  grounds  is  so  hedged  about 
with  conditions  and  restrictions  as  to 
render  it  meaningless  to  the  exhibitor." 
The  whole  thing  is  a  "joke,"  he  says. 

Thus  Jay  Means,  president  of  the 
I.  T.  O.  of  Greater  Kansas  City, 
summed  up  his  objections  to  the  new 
plan.  He  said  he  had  requested  can- 
cellation by  Paramount  of  "The  Trum- 
pet Blows,"  and  that  while  the  ex- 
change has  taken  his  request  under 
advisement,  he  believed  it  would  be 
granted. 

"Under  the  procedure  for  reference 
of  disputes  over  cancellation  to  the 
grievance  board,  the  distributors  can 
tell  the  board  what  to  do  and  what 
not,"  Means,  who  is  a  member  of  the 
local  grievance  board,  continued.  "I 
take  the  position  the  distributors  have 
no  right  to  dictate  to  the  grievance 
boards." 

He  finds  further  objection  in  the 
fact  the  exhibitor  must  prove  there 
exists  a  concerted  local  protest  on 
moral  grounds  and  that  the  exchange 
manager  can  question  the  good  faith 
of  any  protest. 

"The  whole  procedure  is  accom- 
plished in  such  a  round-about  manner 
and  holds  such  troublesome  feature? 
that  it  is  doubtful  whether  many  ex- 
hibitors will  ask  for  'morality'  can- 
cellations," he  added.  "Furthermore, 
the  cancellations  must  first  be  applied 
against  the  10  per  cent  eliminations 
to  which  the  exhibitor  is  entitled,  so 
the  whole  thing  resolves  itself  into 
a  joke." 


Says  St.  Louis  Men 
Refusing  to  Cancel 

St.  Louis,  July  30. — Exchanges 
here  are  refusing  cancellations  of  pic- 
tures on  moral  grounds,  declares  Fred 
Wehrenberg,  head  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
unit,  and  are  insisting  that  exhibitors 
take  their  requests  to  grievance 
boards. 

Exhibitors  here  feel  that  films  on 
the  black  lists  of  the  Better  Films 
Council  and  the  Legion  of  Decency 
are  entitled  to  cancellation.  The 
Better  Films  list  has  six  features 
and   the    Legion    of    Decency    has    11. 


Operator  Made  Head 
Of  Ontario  Censors 

(Contimied   from   page    1) 

censor  board  under  the  economy  re- 
organization by  the  new  premier, 
Mitchell  Hepburn. 

Elliott  was  chief  censor  and  director 
of  the  government  film  bureau  15 
years  ago,  but  resigned  in  1924  when 
the  Conservative  party  came  into 
power.  Since  then  he  has  been  an 
operator. 

Hepburn  says  the  present  censor 
board  has  been  too  highbrow. 


Trent  Carr  Back  at  Desk 

Hollywood,  July  30. — Trem  Carr. 
Monogram  vice-president,  will  return 
to  his  desk  at  the  studio  some  time 
this  week.  He  has  been  convalescing 
at  home  from  an  operation  performed 
four  weeks  ago. 


Block  Booking  Not  Evil; 
Necessity^  Says  Laemmle 


''Bondage"  Is  Given 
Pennsylvania  O,  K, 

Pittsburgh,  July  30. — The  Penn- 
sylvania censors  have  just  passed  "Of 
Human  Bondage"  and  it  goes  into 
the  Stanley  Friday  instead  of  Edward 
G.  Robinson's  "Man  With  Two 
Faces,"  which  was  the  previous  book- 
ing. "Of  Human  Bondage"  will  also 
be  dated  immediately  in  several  War- 
ner spots  in  the  western  Pennsylvania 
territory. 

Although  the  censors  have  passed 
"Dr.  Monica,"  they  did  so  with  so 
many  cuts  that  the  distributors  have 
refused  to  release  it.  They  are  still 
hoping  for  a  better  deal. 


''Night  of  Love"  Preview 

The  first  of  a  series  of  previews 
in  the  east  will  be  given  Columbia's 
"One  Night  of  Love,"  starring  Grace 
Moore,  at  the  Astor  on  Thursday 
morning.  Exhibitors  of  Greater  New 
York  and  their  wives  have  been  in- 
vited. Tullio  Carminati,  a  member 
of  the  cast,  will  attend. 


A.  C.  Gets  Arliss  Film 

Atlantic  City,  July  30, — George 
Arliss's  latest  for  20th  Century,  "The 
Last  Gentleman,"  will  have  its  world 
premiere  at  the  Apollo  here  Friday. 
Picture  goes  in  for  an  indefinite  pop- 
ular  price   engagement. 


(Continued   from   faiic    1) 

pictures  will  be  strong  and  some  weak, 
but  on  the  whole  I  can  make  a  profit.' 

"If  it  were  not  for  block  booking, 
and  if  you  had  to  buy  one  picture  at  a 
time,  you  would  be  on  uneasy  street 
all  year.  If  you  wanted  to  pick  only 
the  hits  from  each  producer,  you 
would  have  to  pay  a  price  you  could 
not  possibly  stand. 

"No  mistakes  in  production  are 
made  on  purpose.  Every  producer 
gives  you  the  best  he  can  deliver. 
When  he  clicks,  you  benefit.  When 
he  makes  a  mistake  you've  got  to 
help  him  pay  for  it.  Otherwise  he 
would  go  out  of  business  and  so  would 
you. 

"Every  new  picture  is  a  new  gam- 
ble, for  the  producer,  for  you  and  for 
the  public.  Never  alibi  a  weak  pic- 
ture from  any  producer.  Never  tell 
your  patrons  that  you  were  'forced' 
to  buy  it.  It  is  unfair  to  the  whole 
industry  to  tell  anything  but  the  truth 
about  block  booking  and  the  truth  is 
that  block  booking  is  the  only  sales 
plan  which  keeps  the  industry  alive." 


Freulich  to  Sell  Short 

Holly  w'ooD,  July  30. — Roman 
Freulich,  Universal  '"still"  camera- 
man, who  recently  wrote,  produced, 
directed  and  edited  a  two-reel  drama 
titled  "Prisoner"  all  by  himself  and 
booked  it  into  a  local  theatre,  is  now 
en  route  to  New  York  where  he  will 
act  as  his  own  distributor  in  case 
he  can  not  sell  it  to  one  of  the  major 
distributors. 


Production  Gains; 
34  Features  Going 


(Continued  from   page    I) 

in  the  cutting  rooms,  M-G-M  re- 
ports four,  one  and  1 1 ;  Fox,  four,  two 
and  five ;  Universal,  four,  two  and 
four ;  Paramount,  two,  six  and  one ; 
Columbia,  two,  three  and  three ;  Radio, 
two,  seven  and  four ;  Sam  Goldwyn, 
two,  zero  and  zero ;  while  the  inde- 
pendents register   five,   six  and  five. 

In  the  short  subject  division, 
M-G-M  reports  one  in  work,  four  pre- 
paring and  four  editing ;  Roach,  zero, 
zero  and  two ;  Columbia,  zero,  zero 
and  three ;  Radio,  zero,  two  and  six, 
with  the  independents  totaling  eight, 
seven  and  eight. 


Charter  Music  Guild 

Albany,  July  30. — Music  Guild 
Prod.,  Inc.,  has  been  chartered  here 
to  exhibit  pictures,  plays,  vaudeville, 
etc.  Directors  are  George  Bailhe, 
Theodore  A.  Benedek  and  Charles  H. 
Halsey. 


Warner  Java  Unit  Set 

Wilmington,  July  30. — Warner 
Brothers-First  National  Pictures 
(Java),  Inc.,  was  incorporated  at 
Dover  today  with  $10,000  capitaliza- 
tion. The  incorporators  are  L.  H. 
Herman,  D.  R.  Jones  and  W.  T. 
Hobson  of  Wilmington. 


Warners  to  Move  Here 

Headquarters  for  Warner  theatres 
in  New  Jersey  will  be  moved  soon 
from  Newark  to  the  home  office  in 
New  York.  Don  Jacocks,  division 
head,  will  transfer  his  activities  from 
across  the  Hudson  to  the  main  office 
within  the  next  week  or  so. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Complexities 
Hit  Fox  Met 
Negotiations 

Lawyers'    Court   Confab 
Creates  a  Mystery 


Complexities  in  the  sale  of  Fox 
Metropolitan  to  Loew's  and  Warners, 
created  by  the  moves  of  min- 
ority bondholders'  group  for  re- 
organization of  the  circuit  under 
Section  77-B  of  the  new  bankruptcy 
laws,  brought  legal  representatives  of 
Loew's,  Warners  and  the  bondholders 
committee  with  which  the  Fox  Met 
negotiations  are  being  carried  on,  into 
a  hastily  summoned  and  closely 
guarded  session  with  Federal  Judge 
Julian  W.  Mack  in  chambers  yester- 
day. .  ,    , 

Attendants    at    the    meetmg    evaded 
questioning  later  by  declaring  that  the 
discussion    was    "strictly    confidential 
and  that  they  had  been  cautioned  by 
Judge    Mack    to    regard    it    as    such. 

(Continued  on   pacie  11) 


New  Soviet  Policy 
On  with  U.  S.  Film 

By  BELLA  KASHIN 

Moscow,  July  31.— The  new  era  in 
Soviet-American  film  relations  began 
yesterday  when  seven  leading  local 
houses  opened  simultaneously  with 
First  National's  "Cabin  in  the  Cotton, 
which  was.  cut  and  retitled  "The 
Treachery  of  Marvin  Blake." 

Seider-Schwartz  Deal 
On  Pool  Is  Revived 

On  for  several  weeks  and  called  off 
by  a  last-minute  hitch,  the  pooling 
deal  between  Joseph  Seider  of  Pru- 
dential and  A.  H.  Schwartz  of  Cen- 
tury is  now  on  again  and  near  the 
closing  point.  Papers  are  understood 
ready  for  signing  today.  Towns  in- 
volved are  Floral  Park,  Riverhead 
and   Huntington,   all    in   Long   Island. 


The  Splitup 

If  Loew's  and  Warners  are 
successful  in  acquiring  Fox 
Metropolitan  Playhouses  with- 
out deviation  from  present 
plans,  the  former  will  get  65 
theatres  in  New  York  and 
Warners  18  in  New  .Jersey. 
The  total  of  83  is  the  number 
now  open. 


MPTOA  Describes  ASCAP 
As  Restraint  of  Trade 


First  guns  were  fired  yesterday  in 
the  national  exhibitor  battle  against 
the  Oct.  1  music  tax  increases  planned 
by  the  American  Society  of  Compos- 
ers, Authors  &  Publishers,  when  a 
special  bulletin  to  members  was  sent 
out  by  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  in  which 
the  society  was  referred  to  as  a  "mo- 
nopoly in  restraint  of  trade"  and  an 
"illegal  price-fixing  combine." 


The  bulletin  urges  exhibitors  to 
join  the  national  move  in  opposition 
to  the  new  music  impost  and  sheds 
light  on  the  probable  course  to  be 
taken  by  the  exhibitors'  emergency 
committee  in  waging  its  fight  against 
the  new  tax  scale  and  the  society 
itself. 

"We  think,"  the  bulletin  states, 
(.Continued  on  pape   12) 


Court  Slashes 
Para.  Fees  by 
$63,000  Total 


A  reduction  of  $63,000  was  made 
by  Federal  Judge  John  M.  Woolsey  in 
the  legal  fees  and  allowances  for  ser- 
vices in  the  Paramount  Publix  three- 
month  equity  receivership  which  pre- 
ceded the  company's  bankruptcy,  it 
was  revealed  yesterday  in  an  opinion 
filed  in  U.  S.  District  court  here. 

The  original  equity  receivership 
bill  aggregated  |208,000,  but  follow- 
ing protests  by  counsel  for  various 
creditors,  the  late  Referee  Henry  K. 
Davis  reduced  the  fees  and  allowances 
sought  by  $40,000.  Further  objections 
by  creditors'  counsel  brought  the  mat- 
ter before  Judge  Woolsey  last  winter 
and  the  resultant  reductions,  disclosed 
yesterday,  lower  the  Paramount  re- 
ceivership bill  to  $105,000. 

Samuel   Zirn,   attorney   for   a    small 

(Continued  on  pane   12) 


Skouras,  Randforce, 
RKO  Pools  at  End 

Pooling  deals  among  RKO,  Skouras 
and  Randforce,  which  have  been  in 
force  the  last  two  years,  ended  at  mid- 
night yesterday.  As  a  result  Fox 
franchise  deals  automatically  are  re- 
instated in  the  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force houses  formerly  involved  in  the 
pools. 

It  is  understood  that  in  situations 
where  the  independent  operators  are 
not  competitors  to  Loew's,  the  latter 
will  get  Fox  instead  of  RKO  this 
season. 


Banned  Films 
List  Reduced 
In  St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  July  31. — As  a  result  of 
conferences  held  by  Fred  Wehrenberg 
head  of  the  M.P.T.O.  unit,  with  Arch- 
bishop John  J.  Glennon,  other  church 
leaders  and  persons  active  in  the  Bet- 
ter Films  Council,  it  is  believed  that 
the  tendency  to  direct  the  church  drive 
toward  a  theatre  boycott  has  been 
softened  to  a  ban  on  certain  pictures. 

There  are  now  six  pictures  under  an 
absolute  ban  and  theatres  have  agreed 
♦o  make  it  plain  that  others  are  suit- 
able only  for  adult  audiences. 

Assurances  have  been  given  that  th«> 
industry  is  making;  a  determined  ef- 
fort to  clean  up  future  releases. 

Originallv  there  were  38  on  t'-'p 
T^egion  of  Decency  list  and  17  on  thr 
Better  Films  Council  list  of  objection- 
able features.     No  announcement  has 

(Conitnticd  on   page   11) 


Philadelphia  Zoning 
Put  Off  for  Present 

Phii.auelphi.x,    July    31.— Winding 
up  its  zoning  activities  for  the  present, 
the    clearance    and    zoning    board    has 
(Continued  on   page  11) 


Duals  End  Highlight 
Of  N,  /.  Allied  Meet 

AsBURY  Park.  July  31. — Single 
bills  were  the  highlight  of  the  Allied 
of  New  Jersey  meeting  here  today. 
About  98  per  cent  of  the  unit's  mem- 
bers are  in  agreement  on  the  plan  to 
dron  duals  and  conferences  have  been 
held  with  Don  Jacocks  of  Warners  in 
furtherance   of  the   idea,  it  was   said. 

A  special  committee  appointed  at  a 
meeting  in  New  York  vesterday  is 
understood  to  have  retwrted  favorablv 
on  the  elimination.  Sidney  Samuel- 
^on  presided. 


L.A.  Board  Upholds 
Clause  to  End  Duals 

Los  Angeles,  July  31. — The  zoning 
board  today  upheld  its  dual  bill 
clause  in  the  new  clearance  schedule. 

(Continued  on   pape    11) 


New  Clearance 
Is  Set  in  23 
Of  Key  Cities 

General  Hearings  to  Be 
Called  for  Protests 


Twenty-three  key  centers  have  al- 
ready established  new  zoning  sched- 
ules. 

General  hearings  will  be  called  for 
protests,  the  first  being  the  schedule 
for  Milwaukee,  which  will  be  up  for 
discussion  at  the  Aug.  9  Campi  ses- 
sion, at  which  S.  R.  Kent  will  be 
chairman. 

Exhibitors  in  Dallas,  Memphis  and 
Los  Angeles  have  filed  drafts  for  en- 
tire territories.  In  other  centers,  only 
certain  cities  have  asked  for  changes. 

Key  centers  and  territories  having 
submitted  new  schedules  are: 

Albany— Glens   Falls. 

Atlanta— Atlanta,  Newman,  Ga.;  Jackson- 
ville. St.  Petersburg,  Miami,  Fla. ;  Bir- 
mingham,  Ala. 

Boston  —  Cambridge-Somerville,  South- 
western.   Mass. 

Buffalo— Buffalo. 

(Continued  on  page   11) 


M-G-M  Makes  Shifts 
In  Foreign  Forces 

Several  shifts  have  been  made  in 
M-G-M  foreign  branch  managerial 
posts.  Joe  C.  Goltz,  formerly  head  of 
the  Uruguay  branch,  has  succeeded 
Paul  T.  Lee  in  Java.  George  Suarez, 
formerly  in  charge  of  the  Chile  office, 
is  now  in  Goltz's  old  post,  and  Tom 
Hale,  who  has  been  handling  Ven- 
ezuela, is  now  in  the  Chile  office. 

Louis  Lober,  manager  of  the  com- 
pany's Egyptian  office,  is  in  town  for 
conferences  with  Arthur  Loew  and 
plans  to  return  about  Aug.  IS,  while 
William  Melniker,  head  of  the  South 
American  office,  leaves  on  the  Eastern 
Prince  on  Aug.  11  for  home. 


Protection 

Columbus,  July  31. — A  cen- 
tral Ohio  resident,  without 
previous  movie  experience, 
who  bought  the  only  theatre 
in  his  home  town  a  few 
weeks  ago,  came  here  to  get 
some  pointers  on  operation 
from  an  exhibitor  friend. 

"Do  you  know  what  the 
protection  is  in  your  town?" 
asked  the  friend. 

"Sure,"  came  the  quick  re- 
sponse, "we  have  one  police- 
man during  the  day  and  two 
at  night." 


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Vol.   36 


August    1,    1934 


No.  26 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
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Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
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Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
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Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
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FitzPatrick  to  M-G-M 

James  A.  FitzPatrick  has  been 
signed  by  M-G-M  to  produce  a  two- 
reel  musical  Technicolor  three-color 
short  on  the  life  and  music  of  Franz 
Schubert. 

FitzPatrick  is  regarded  as  an 
authority  on  Schubert  in  music  circles, 
having  visited  the  composer's  home  in 
Vienna  in  1927,  when  he  made  a  silent 
picture  based  on  his  life.  He  intends 
to  leave  for  the  coast  in  October, 
when  production  is  slated  to  start. 


To  help 
maintenance  of 
proper  air  condi^ 
tions  in  the  theatre 
the  year  Wound 

AIR 
CONDITIONING 
CHARTS 

Fit  the  pocket  or  may  be 
tacked  on  wall.  Only  lim- 
ited number  available.  Or- 
der now.    Price  25  cents. 

BETTER    THEATRES 

1790  BROADWAY        NEW  YORK 


Miss  McNeils  Gives 
Party  for  Shapiro 

Victor  M.  Shapiro,  Hollywood  man- 
ager of  Quigley  Publications,  was  the 
guest  yesterday  afternoon  of  Catherine 
McNelis,  president  of  Tower  Publica- 
tions, at  a  reception  at  the  Fifth  Ave. 
Hotel  on  the  eve  of  his  return  to  the 
coast. 

Among  those  present  were : 

Robert  Gillham,  advertising  director  of 
Paramount;  Si  Seadler,  advertising  man- 
aRcr.  and  William  R.  Ferguson,  exploitation 
director  of  MG-M;  Paul  Moss,  city  license 
commissioner;  Hal  Home,  advertising  head 
of  United  Artists;  Paul  Gulick,  advertising 
chief  of  LTniversal;  Thelma  White,  now 
rehearsing  with  Milton  Berle  for  a  Broad- 
way musical;  Joan  Lowell,  film  producer  and 
author-traveler;  Tony  Muto  of  the  Hays 
office;  Don  Hancock  of  Film  Daily;  Ed 
Finney,  advertising  director  of  Monogram; 
Andv    Sharrick    of    Universal. 

Also:  Earl  Wingart  of  Fox;  Al  Wilke 
and  Aileen  St.  John  Brenon,  both  of  Par- 
amount; Rutgers  Neilson  of  RKO;  Mar- 
guerite Tazelaar,  film  reviewer  of  the  New 
York  Herald-Tribune;  James  Cron,  A-Mike 
N'ogel,  Gertrude  Merriam,  J.  M.  Jerauld, 
Herbert  Fecke,  and  James  P.  Cunningham 
of  Quifilcy  Publications:  Walter  Eberhardt 
of  Erpi:  Molly  Steinberg  and  Ashley  Miller 
of  the  Stage  Relief  Fund;  Mrs.  Hugh  Weir 
and  John  E.  Weir;  Virginia  Stover  of  the 
Saturday  Evening  Post;  Morris  Halperin 
of   United  Artists. 

Others  present  were  the  following 
executives  of  Tower  Publications: 
Rol>ert  Flaherty,  advertising  man- 
ager ;  Bert  Adler,  Lucille  Babcock, 
Fran.k    McNelis,    Betty    Lenahan. 


St.  Joseph  Unions  Hit 

Sr.  Joseph,  Mo.,  July  31.— Judge 
Merrill  E.  Otis  in  Federal  Court  here 
today  refused  to  reopen  injunction 
proceedings  brought  by  the  Dubinsky 
brothers  last  March  against  the  oper- 
ators', stagehands'  and  musicians'  un- 
ions. The  court  denied  a  motion  to 
file  an  answer  to  the  petition  of  the 
Dubinskys  under  which  they  originally 
obtained  the  injunction. 


Marie  Dressier  Laid 
To  Rest;  Rite  Quiet 

Glendale,  Cal.,  July  31. — Marie 
Dressier  was  laid  to  rest  this  morn- 
ing in  Forest  Lawn  Memorial  Park 
here  after  simple  rites  at  the  Wee 
Kirk  o'  the  Heather.  Only  200  of 
the  actress'  closest  friends  and  asso- 
ciates were  at  the  grave,  while  thou- 
sands of  fans  crowded  around  the  gates 
to  the  cemetery.  Neither  newsreel 
nor  outside  cameramen  were  permit- 
ted on  the  grounds. 


Loew's  Will  Shift 
Policy  In  5  Spots 

Effective  around  Sept.  15,  Loew's 
will  change  the  policies  of  theatres 
in  Mt.  Vernon,  New  Rochelle,  Yon- 
kers  and  White  Plains,  and  the  Zieg- 
feld    in    New    York. 

Currently  on  a  two-change  week, 
the  new  shifts  will  be  to  three  book- 
ings a  week.  David  Loew  is  handling 
the  bookings. 


Warners  Take  Over 
4  In  Jersey  Today 

Warners  today  take  over  operation 
of  four  Bratter  &  Pollack  theatres  in 
New  Jersey.  They  are  the  Rex, 
Irvington ;  Rahway,  Rahway ;  Ritz, 
Lyndhurst,  and  Lincoln,  Arlington. 


Saffron  Here  to  Confer 

Jerome  Saffron,  western  division 
manager  for  Columbia,  is  in  town  for 
home  office  conferences.  He  plans  to 
stay  about  a  month.  Incidentally,  he 
is  now  the  father  of  twins. 


'CellinV  on  Air  Tomorrow 

"The  Affairs  of  Cellini,"  20th  Cen- 
tury picture  which  United  Artists  will 
release,  will  be  previewed  over  the 
air  on  a  coast-to-coast  hookup  at 
10:30  P.  M.  tomorrow  with  WABC 
the  local  outlet. 


Omaha  Car  Strike  Ended 

Omaha,  July  31. — Settlement  of 
the  car  strike  today  gave  a  stimulus 
to  box-offices,  which  slumped  severe- 
ly during  the  five-day  walkout. 


Reisman  Going  Abroad 

Phil  Reisman,  head  of  the  RKO 
foreign  department,  leaves  soon  for 
an  extensive  tour  of  the  company's 
European  offices,  stopping  off  at  Eng- 
land, Spain,  France  and  Scandinavia. 


Depinet  Goes  to  Coast 

Ned  Depinet,  president  of  RKO 
Distributing  Corp.,  left  for  the  coast 
yesterday  for  studio  conferences. 


Szekler  in  from  Brazil 

Al  Szekler,  head  of  Universal's  ex- 
change in  Brazil,  is  in  town  for  home 
office  conferences. 


Pat  he  "A"  Up  One  on  Big  Board 


Columbia   Pictures   vtc 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 

Consolidated   Film   Ind.   pfd 

Eastman   Kodak    

Fox   Film   "A"    

Loew's  Inc 

Paramount   Publix   cts 

Pathe   Exchange    

Pathe  Exchange  "A"    

RKO    

Warner  Bros 


High 

24?4 
2'A 
WVz 
97M 
985^ 
22'^ 
3 

13 


Low 

2454 
2'4 

WVz 

97 

98'/^ 

21^4 
VA 
VA 

12 


Close 

24^ 
2!4 

11'/ 

97 

985^ 

22'4 
3 
154 

13 


Net 
Chanse 

-1-  5/8 


+  54 


-1-1 


Sales 

100 
100 
200 
700 
100 
16,000 
500 
600 
500 
500 
2,400 


Trans  Lux  Rises  Vs  on  Curb 


Technicolor 
Trans    Lux 


High 

12'/2 


Low 

1254 
154 


Net 
Close    Change 

12'/        

154       -f-  V» 


Sales 

400 
300 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

NATHAN  BURKAN,  Ludwtg 
Satz,  E.  C.  Grainger,  David 
Loew,  Phil  Reisman,  Mort  Spring, 
HowARj)  D'lETz,  Laurence  Bolognino, 
Edward  Schnitzer,  Sam  Krellberc, 

.A.RTHUR      HiRSCH,      LoUIS      PHILLIPS, 

Lou  Metzger,  Abe  Schneider, 
Jerome  Saffron  and  Tony  Guren 
were  among  M.  P.  Club  guests  yes- 
terday. 

Francis  L.  Sullivan,  English 
player  imported  by  Universal,  left  yes- 
terday for  the  coast  for  a  part  in 
Dickens'  "Great  Expectations."  Yes- 
terday saw  the  arrival  in  Hollywood 
of  another  Universal  British  impor- 
tation, Valerie  Hobson. 

King  Vidor  will  be  interviewed  by 
Bide  Dudley  over  station  WOR  to- 
morrow at  1 :30  P.  M.  Al  Sherman, 
Morning  Telegraph  critic,  will  'inter- 
view the  director  this  evening  at  7  :45 
over  station  WNEW. 

Jack  Benny  returns  to  New 
York  tomorrow  from  the  coast  after 
completing  the  lead  in  "Transatlantic 
Merry-Go-Round"  for  Reliance.  He 
will   resume  his  radio  broadcasts. 

Ex-GovERNOR  Al  Smith  has  con- 
gratulated Howard  S.  Cullman  on 
the  booking  of  "Romance  of  a  People" 
into  the  Roxy,  starting  Sept.  7. 

Bernie  Feinman,  brother  of  Al 
and  theatrical  critic  for  the  New 
Leader,  arrives  on  the  coast  today 
for  a  week's  stay. 

James  A.  FitzPatrick  is  back 
from  a  trip  to  Zion  Canyon,  Utah, 
where  he  took  Technicolor  shots  for  a 
"Traveltalk"  short. 

Ed  Davidow  and  Al  Selig,  rem- 
iniscing yesterday,  learned  that  they 
both  attended  P.  S.  75  on  Henry  St. 
many  years  z^o. 

L.  J.  Barbana,  assistant  treasurer 
of  Columbia,  was  given  a  birthday 
party  by  his  associates  yesterday  at 
the  M.  P.  Club. 

Alexander  Woollcott's  scenes  in 
Universal's  "Gift  of  Gab"  were  shot 
yesterday  at  Eastern  Service  Studios 
in  Astoria. 

Helen  Morgan  is  on  her  way  east 
by  motor.  She  has  just  finished  work 
in  "Marie  Galante"  for  Fox. 

MiTZi  Green  has  arrived  here  from 
the  coast  after  appearing  in  "Trans- 
atlantic Merry-Go-Round." 

Grace  Rosenberg,  eastern  repre- 
sentative for  Henry  Ginsberg,  has 
returned  from  a  coast  trip. 

Tom  Wiley  was  hired  as  a  piano 
player  at  Christy  Sullivan's  on  the 
Bowery  35  years  ago. 

William  Saal  and  Burt  Kelly 
have  started  "Gigolette"  for  Select 
Pictures  at  Biograph. 

Sid  Rogell,  Columbia  associate  pro- 
ducer, is  here  on  a  short  vacation. 

Gloria  Palmer  has  been  signed 
for  a  role  in  Select's  "Gigolette." 


Many  Bond  Issues  Take  a  Loss 


General   Theatre   Equip.   6s    '40 

General  Theatre   Equip.   6s   '40  ctf. 

Keith,   B.    F.,   6s   '46 

Loew's  6s  '41   ww   deb.   rights , 

Paramount  Broadway  554s  '51 

Paramount   F.    L.  6s   '47 

Warner  Bros.  6s   '39  wd 


High 

SVs 
5'A 
6054 
98-5^ 
3554 
3854 
5254 


Low 

554 
55^, 
6054 
98 
3554 
3854 
5154 


Net 
Close    Change 


554 
55^ 
60'/ 
98 
3554 
3854 
5254 


-154 
-54 


+  J4 


Sales 

13 
4 
1 
4 
4 
3 

36 


Pearce  to  Direct  Here 

Hollywood,  July  31. — Educational 
has  signed  Leslie  Pearce  to  direct 
comedies  for  it  in  the  east.  He  leaves 
for  New  York  by  plane  tomorrow  and 
will  start  his  directorial  duties  at  the 
Eastern  Service  Studios  in  Astoria 
immediately  on  his  arrival. 


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WHAT  A  PUBLIC  FOR  LEO'S 
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Time 

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McCall's 

Pictorial  Review 

Delineator 


Red  Book 

True  Story 

Fortune 

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Modern  Screen 

New  Movie  Magazine 

Screenland 

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Screen  Book 

Screen  Play 

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Screen  Romances 


Film  Fun 
Movie  Mirror 
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Home  Magazine 
Serenade 

Mystery  Magazine 
Tower  Radio 
American  Boy 
Boy's  Life 

Open  Road  for  Boys 
Parents'  Magazine 
Life  Magazine 


Because  "THE  BARRETTS  OF  WIMPOLE  STREET"  was 
America's  greatest  stage  thrill  of  the  decade,  its  motion 
picture  presentation  becomes  an  event  of  nation-wide  im- 
portance. Three  foremost  stars,  each  an  Academy  Prize 
Winner,  enact  the  leading  roles  in  the  famed  romance 
of  Elizabeth  Barrett  and  Robert  Browning.  Its  sincere 
and  exciting  production  represents  the  finest  achievement 
of  modern  picture  creation.  Presented  proudly  by  the 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  studios. 

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Maureen  O'Sullivan  •  Katharine  Alexander 

From  the  play  by  Rudolph  Besier 
Directed  by  SIDNEY  FRANKLEN 

A     METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER     PICTURE 


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or  cities  with  hundreds 
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to  show  you  how 
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town  are  getting  these 
magazines  with 
M'G'M's  new  season 
message.  This  cam- 
paign has  been  de- 
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city! 


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FULL  PAGE  ADS  LAUNCH  M-G-M's 
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And  he's  not  too  modest  to 
ADVERTISE  the  greatest  line-up  in  the' 
history  of  motion  pictures! 


Ann  Harding 

in  I  picture,  courtesy 
R.  K.  O. 


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Novarro 


M-G-M  STAR  SPANGLED  BANNER 


1934-35 

AIVIONO  THE  SPECIALS 


THE  MERRY  WIDOW 

Ernst    Lubitsch's    production,  starring   Maurice 

Chevalier,   Jeanette   MacDonald      Irving   Thalberg, 

producer. 

DAVID  COPPERFIELD 

Charles  Dickens'  famed  novel.  GeorgeCukor, director. 

David  O.  Selznick,  producer.  Cast  to  be  announced. 

THE  GOOD  EARTH 

Pearl  S    Buck's  best-seller      Adaptation  by  Frances 

Marion.     George  Hill,  director.     Irving  S.  Thalberg, 

producer       Cast  to  be  announced. 

BARRETTS  OF  WIMPOLE  STREET 

Norma   Shearer,   Fredric   March,   Charles   Laughton 

in   illustrious  stage  hit.     Director,  Sidney  Franklin. 

Irving  Thalberg,  producer 

Ernst  Lubitsch    Charles  Laughton,  Herbert  Marshall, 


CHAINED 

Joan   Crawford,   Clark   Gable  co-starred       Director, 
Clarence  Brown       Hunt  Scromberg,  producer 
MUTINY  ON  THE  BOUNTY 

Clark  Gable,  Wallace  Beery,  Robert  Montgomery  in 
best-seller  and  serial.     Frank  Lloyd,  director      Irving 
Thalberg,  producer 
MARIE  ANTOINETTE 
Norma  Shearer,  Charles  Laughton  and 
March   in   Stefan  Zweig's  famed   best-seller 
Thalberg,  producer 
NAUGHTY  MARIETTA 

Victor  Herbert's  operetta,  starring  Jeanette 
MacDonald  with  Nelson  Eddy       Robert  Z.  Leonard, 
director    Hunt  Stromberg,  producer. 
courtesy  Paramount      Fredric  March,  courtesy  20th  Century. 


Helen 
Hayes 


Fredric 
Irving 


STAR  PICTyitlS 

ONE  JOAN  CRAWFORD 

TWO  JEAN  HARLOW 

TWO  WALLACE  BEERY 

ONE  CLARK  GABLE 

ONE  ROBT.  MONTGOMERY 

ONE  JEAN  PARKER 

TWO  WILLIAM  POWELL 

ONE  WARNER  BAXTER— MYRNA  LOY 

ONE  RAMON  NOVARRO 

ONE  GLORIA  SWANSON 

TWO  MARION  DAVIES 

ONE  JEANETTE  MacDONALD 

ONE  MARIE  DRESSLER— WALLACE  BEERY 

ONE  HELEN  HAYES 

TWO  LIONEL  BARRYMORE 


ONE  CONSTANCE  BENNETT 

in  Michael  Arlens  famed  novel.  CONSTANCE  BENNETT 
HERBERT  MARSHALL.  Elizabeth  Allan,  Mrs.  Palrick 
Campbell,  Henry  Stephenson  and  many  more.  Directed  by 
Robert  Z.  Leonard. 

ONE  ANN  HARDING 

&  ROBERT  MONTGOMERY 

in  "Biography  of  a  Bachelor"  based  on  the  stage  hit  "Biogra- 
phy" by  S.  N.  Behrman.  Screen  writers  Anita  Loos  and 
John  Emerson.  E.  H.  Griffith  is  director. 

TWO  LAUREL. HARDY 

FEATURE  LENGTH  COMEDIES 
TWO  ALL-STAR  COMEDIES 

Produced  by  the  two  most  successful  comedy  producers  of 
today,  Charles  Reisner  and  Jack  Cummings  .  .  .  Jiminy 
Durante,  Charles  Butterworth,  Louise  Fazenda,  Stuart  Erwin, 
Ted  Healy,  Una  Merkel  and  others  in  the  casts. 

FOUR  COSMOPOLITAN  PRODUCTIONS 

Just  an  idea  of  the  Cosmopolitan  hits  of  past  months  "Pent- 
house," "Manhattan  Melodrama"  and  *'The  Thin  Man." 
Cosmopolitan  Productions  get  nationwide  advertising  and 
publicity  through  the  Hearst  chain  of  newspapers. 

FOURTEEN  MARQUEE  PICTURES 

Showmanship  ideas,  new  slants  in  production,  withcasts  of  top- 
notch  names. ..Marquee  Pictures  over  a  period  of  several  years 
have  won  a  high  rating  for  consistent  entertaintnent  delivery! 


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HAL  ROACH  M-G-M  COMEDIES 
3  LAUREL-HARDY 
8  CHARLEY  CHASE 

7  IRVIN  S.  COBB 

8  TODD-KELLY 
6  OUR  GANG 

6  M-G-M  MUSICAL  REVUES 
IN  TECHNICOLOR 


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12  PETE  SMITH  ODDITIES 

6  PETE  SMITH  GOOFY  MOVIES 

13  M-G-M  MUSICAL  CARTOONS  IN  COLOR 
8  FITZPATRICK  TRAVELTALKS 

IN  TECHNICOLOR 
104  ISSUES  HEARST  METROTONE  NEWS 
WITH  EDWIN  C.  HILL  AS 
THE  GLOBE  TROTTER 


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Wednesday,  August    I,    1934 


MOTION  PICTVRE 

DAILY 


Complexities 
Hit  Fox  Met 
Negotiations 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Sources  close  to  the  bondholders' 
committee,  however,  indicated  that 
Judge  Mack  may  have  subjected 
Loew's  and  Warners'  representatives 
to  a  little  plain-spoken  criticism  over 
the  slow  progress  of  negotiations  for 
the  circuit  to  date.  These  sources 
hold  that  the  court  demanded  more 
action  on  the  part  of  the  negotiators 
as  evidence  of  good  faith  in  order  to 
weigh  their  proposal  against  the  minor- 
ity holders'  action  for  reorganization 
of  the   circuit. 

It  was  also  indicated  that  Judge 
Mack  may  personally  observe  the  re- 
maining negotiations  between  the 
Loew-Warner  group  and  the  principal 
bondholders'    committee. 

These  reports,  liowever,  were 
wholly  unofficial  and  could  not  be 
verified  with  those  who  attended  the 
session    in   Judge    Mack's    chambers. 

Final  Bid  Ready  on  Aug.  6 

Loew's  and  Warners  are  expected 
to  have  their  final  bid,  now  reported 
to  be  $4,500,000  for  the  Fox  Met 
11  bonds,  in  readiness  for  submission  on 
Aug.  6,  the  date  of  the  next  sched- 
uled court  hearing  before  Judge 
Mack. 

A  postponement  of  the  examination 
of  executives  of  Loew's  and  Warners 
and  officers  of  the  main  bondholders' 
committee  by  Archibald  Palmer,  at- 
torney for  the  minority  bondholders' 
group,  was  ordered  yesterday.  Palm- 
er on  Monday  obtained  an  order  from 
Federal  Judge  John  M.  Woolsey  au- 
thorizing him  to  begin  the  examina- 
tion tomorrow  before  Special  Master 
John  E.  Joyce.  No  explanation  was 
given  for  the  postponement  and  no 
later  date  was  set  up  to  early  last 
evening. 

Palmer  contends  that  the  examina- 
tion would  result  in  providing  the 
court  with  information  as  to  the  Fo.x 
Met  assets,  which  would  indicate  that 
stockholders  and  other  creditors  of  the 
company,  as  well  as  bondholders, 
would  derive  some  benefits  from  re- 
organization of  the  circuit  under  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws,  whereas  none 
but  bondholders  would  benefit  from  a 
sale  to  Loew's  and  Warners. 


New  Clearance 
Is  Set  in  23 
Of  Key  Cities 


N.    C; 

down- 

Dayton, 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Charlotte -Newton    and    Hickory 
Anderson,  .S.  C. 

Chicago— Metropolitan       Chicago, 
state   (Illinois   and   Indiana). 

Cincinnati  —  Greater  Cincinnati,  „„,,„„ 
Columbus;  Ashland,  Ky.;  Greenville,  Piqua, 
troy,    iippecanoe,    O. 

Cleveland— Cleveland,    Toledo. 

Dallas— entire    territory. 

Denver— Denver,    Littleton,    Colo 

Detroit— Detroit,    Grand    Rapids. 

Indianapolis— Indianapolis,  Louisville  Ft 
Wayne,  Lafayette,  Terre  Haute,  Evans- 
ville,  Anderson,  Muncie,  Logansport 
Marion,  Richmond,  Peru,  New  Castle,  New 
Albany,  Huntington,  Bloomington,  Vin- 
cennes,    Frankfort. 

Kansas  City— Kansas  City,  Wichita,  St. 
Joseph,   Atchison. 

Los    Angeles— entire    territory. 

Memphis— entire   territory. 

Milwaukee— Milwaukee. 

New      Haven  —  New      Haven, 
Bridgeport. 

New      Orleans — New      Orleans,      ^ 

Marrero,    Westwego,    Gretna    and    Harvey 

Omaha— special    instructions. 

Portland,    Ore.— Portland. 

Salt   Lake  City— Boise,   Id.;   Provo,   Utah. 

San  irancisco- San  Jose  (Santa  Clara  and 
Williow  Cilen),  1st  run  Modesto  over  Tur- 
lock. 

St.  Louis— Alton,  Belleville,  Centralia, 
Jersey viUe,  Springfield,  111.;  Kirkwood,  Mo.; 
East   St.    Ix>uis. 

Seattle  —  Everett,  Bremerton,  Olympia, 
Seattle,    Spokane,    Tacoma,    Wenatchee. 


all  preview  showings  where  the  pre- 
view is  advertised.  This  includes 
shorts,    as    well. 


Hartford, 
including 


Schine  Subsidiary  Wins 

Buffalo,  July  31. — The  Dominion 
Operating  Co.,  a  subsidiary  of  Schine 
Enterprises,  won  two  cases  before  the 
local  grievance  board  today.  In  one 
the  Orpheum  at  Oswego  was  ordered 
to  end  a  pony  giveaway  contest  on  a 
complaint  brought  by  the  Capitol  and 
Strand  in  the  same  city.  In  the  other 
the  Palace,  Syracuse,  was  ordered  to 
stop   premature   advertising. 


Norwich  Case  Reopened 

Albany,  July  31. — Following  in- 
structions from  Campi  to  admit  evi- 
dence regarding  terms  of  license 
agreements  prior  to  Dec.  7,  last,  the 
grievance  board  has  reopened  William 
C.  Smalley's  overbuying  complaint 
against  Schine  in  Norwich. 


Board  Backed  in  1st 
Tie-in  Test  Case 

Holding  that  contracts  for  features 
and  shorts  were  executed  before  the 
effective  date  of  the  code  and  that 
there  is  little  question  that  the  com- 
plainant was  forced  to  buy  a  greater 
number  of  shorts  than  he  required, 
Campi  has  affirmed  the  decision  of  the 
New  Haven  grievance  board  in  the 
first  test  case  involving  tying  in  of 
features  and  shorts. 

The  complaint  was  brought  by 
Whalley  Theatre,  New  Haven, 
against  Paramount  and  after  being 
dismissed  by  a  three-to-one  vote  by 
the  New  Haven  board  was  appealed. 

Decisions  of  local  boards  in  three 
overbuying  cases  were  also  upheld  by 
Campi.  They  were:  Robert  Z.  Glass, 
Rio,  Beaumont,  Tex.,  against  Jeffer- 
son Amusement  Co.,  same  city ;  Gon- 
zalo  Benzanilla,  Palace,  Key  West, 
Fla.,  against  Juan  Carbonell,  Strand, 
same  city;  Lake  Theatre  Corp.'s 
Lake,  Michigan  City,  Ind.,  against 
Michigan  City  Theatre  Corp.'s  Tivoli, 
same  city. 

Local  boards  in  each  instance  dis- 
missed the  complaints. 


Philadelphia  Zoning 
Put  Off  for  Present 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

given  up  its  idea  of  rezonmg  the  in- 
tricate West  Philadelphia  setup.  Ihis 
decision,  however,  has  been  countered 
Dy  an  appeal  which  may  later  make 
sucn  action  necessary. 

ihe  original  West  Philadelphia  case 
was  brought  up  by  the  Ambassador 
seeking  better  clearance  relations  witn 
the  Benn.  The  board  decided  that  tne 
adjustment  would  affect  too  many 
west  Philadelphia  houses  for  an  im- 
mediate decision  and  planned  a  com- 
munity rezoning.  Though  this  plan  is 
now  abandoned,  the  Ambassador  has 
launched  an  appeal  which  may  open  it 
again. 

ihe  board,  confronted  with  a  vir- 
tual rezoning  situation  along  the 
Philadelphia  Main  Line,  revised  its 
decision  in  the  case  of  the  Narbertn 
and  the  Ardmore  to  avoid  a  similar 
situation.  In  the  original  case,  the 
Ardmore  was  cleared  ahead  of  several 
Main  Line  theatres.  The  readjust- 
ment makes  this  case  refer  only  to  the 
two  theatres  named. 

The  Catasaqua,  up  state,  has  ap- 
pealed the  board's  decision  in  its  case 
with  the  Northhampton.  The  board 
named  them  as  competitive,  giving 
seven  days'  clearance  to  the  first  run 
purchaser.  The  Catasaqua  is  deipand- 
ing  day  and  date  playings. 

Under  the  new  ruling,  all  these 
appeal  hearings  will  be  heard  in 
Lhiladeljjhia  instead  of  New  York,  be- 
fore a  jury  composed  of  one  central 
Code  Authority  officer  and  a  distribu- 
tor and  an  exhibitor  not  on  the  local 
clearance  board.  Date  for  the  hear- 
ings has  not  yet  been  set. 


Banned  Films 
List  Reduced 
In  St.  Louis 


L.A,  Board  Upholds 
Clause  to  End  Duals 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
which      means      the      elimination      of 
doubles  as  far  as  this  territory  is  con- 
cerned. 

The  board,  however,  will  make  cer- 
tain changes  in  the  penalty  of  being 
set  back  182  days  on  the  ground  that 
this  is  insufficient  penalty  for  neigh- 
borhoods over  first  runs. 

The  board  has  deceided  in  favor 
of  Thursday  openings,  starting  Aug. 
IS.  This  applies  to  all  first  runs. 
The  board  also  decided  definitely  that 
SO  cents  should  be  the   minimum   for 


Guilds  Are  Told  to 
Solve  Own  Problems 

Hollywood,  July  31. — In  a  long 
conference  with  the  five-five  commit- 
tees of  writers  and  actors,  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  ad- 
viied  them  to  work  out  their  own 
problems  without  publicity.  The  re- 
sponsibility is  theirs,  he  told  them. 

"You  have  the  facilities  of  Code 
Authority,  Major  J.  O.  Donovan  is  at 
your  service,  and  if  you  care  to  hire 
your  own  secretary,  you  must  pay  for 
the  service,"  he  said. 


(Continued  from  page    1) 

oeen  made  regarding  a  change  in  the 
Legion  list,  but  it  is  understood  that 
the  Better  Films  Council  and  its  al- 
lied groups  are  now  satisfied  to  have 
'Fog^_  Over  Frisco,"  "He  Was  Her 
Man,"  "Springtime  for  Henry,"  "/\ 
Very  Honorable  Guy,"  "Merry  Wives 
of  Reno,"  "Upper  World,"  "bmarty," 
'The  Notorious  Sophie  Lang,"  "I've 
Got  Your  Number,"  "Girl  Without  a 
Room"  and  "Dr.  Monica"  exhibited 
for  adult  audiences. 

Those  remaining  under  the  complete 
ban  are  "The  Life  of  Vergie  Win- 
ters," "Laughing  Boy,"  "iiiss  and 
Make  Up,"  "Here  Comes  the  Groom," 
Born  to  Be  Bad"  and  "JournaJ  of  a 
Crime." 

The  tendency  now  in  ecclesiastical 
circles,  both  Catholic  and  Protestant, 
seems  to  be  one  of  waiting  for  results. 


Ohio  Passes  ''Bondage" 

Columbus,  July  31.— "Of  Human 
Bondage,"  viewed  with  considerable 
indecision  by  the  Ohio  censors,  and 
held  in  abeyance  for  reconsideration, 
finally  has  been  passed  and  it  opened 
at  the  RKO  Palace,  Cleveland,  Fri- 
day. 

It  is  booked  at  the  RKO  Palace 
here  and  the  RKO  Albee,  Cincinnati, 
to  open  this  week.  Bookings  at  all 
three  houses  have  been  set  back  sev- 
eral times  because  of  delay  in  the 
Ohio  release. 


Four  Appeals  Are  Heard 

F'our  Campi  appeals  were  heard 
yesterday  by  a  committee  consisting 
of  Neil  Agnew,  Joseph  Seider  and 
W.  C.  Michel,  chairman.   They  were : 

E.  B.  McCurdy,  Columbia,  Balti- 
more, against  Leon  Zeller,  Roy,  same 
city,  on  reduced  admissions ;  Wal- 
lack's,  New  York,  against  Liberty, 
New  York,  transfer  of  bookings ; 
Wallack's  against  Liberty  on  nego- 
tiating for  theatre  while  being  oper- 
ated by  Max  Cohen;  Martha  Dixon 
and  Mary  A.  Rosetti,  Luxor,  New 
York,  against  Luxor-Bleecker  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  New  York,  interference 
with  lease. 


Dillard  Joins  Campi 

Tyree  Dillard,  Jr.,  formerly  of  the 
NRA  legal  staff  in  Washington  under 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt, has  joined  Campi,  handling  legal 
opinions  on  decisions  handed  down  by 
appeals  committees. 


Breen  O.K.'s  Some  More 

Hollywood,  July  31.— Joseph  I. 
Breen  has  added  the  following  fea- 
tures to  those  approved  by  him: 
"Wanted,"  "Judge  Priest"  (Fox)  ; 
"Straight  Is  the  Way,"  "Hide-out" 
(M-G-M);  "Desirable,"  "Big-Heart- 
ed Herbert"  (Warners)  ;  "The  Lady 
Is  Willing,"  "Among  the  Missing" 
(Columbia);  "One  More  River" 
(Universal). 


Thompson  Returns  Today 

Hollywood,  July  31.  —  Lester 
Thompson  of  the  Hays  office  returns 
to  New  York  tomorrow  night  after 
conferences  with  Joseph  I.   Breen. 

Report  FWC-Leo  Dicker 

San  Francisco,  July  31.— F.  W.  C. 
is  reported  negotiating  with  Jack  Leo 
to  take  over  the  Fox. 


Confirmation  of  the  coast  report 
was  lacking  at  Skouras  headquarters 
here  yesterday. 


FWC-Columbia  Deal  On 

Negotiations  are  under  way  be- 
tween Spyroe  Skouras,  Edward  Alper- 
son  and  Jack  Sullivan  and  Columbia 
home  office  executives  whereby  the 
latter's  product  would  play  over  the 
entire   Fox  West   Coast  houses. 


Terry,  Mosher  Hosts 

Paul  Terry  and  Frank  Mosher, 
producers  of  Terrytoons,  gave  a  din- 
ner last  night  for  all  the  company 
employes  in  honor  of  the  opening  of 
the  new  studio  in  New  Rochelle. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,   August    I,    1934 


Court  Chops  Para. 
Fees  by  $63,000 

{Continued   from    i'aqe    1) 

Paramount  bondholders'  group,  and 
one  of  the  principal  objectors  to  the 
payment  of  the  fees  sought,  indicated 
yesterday  that  he  was  satisfied  with 
the  fees  as  allowed  by  Judge  Woolsey. 
Saul  E.  Rogers,  attorney  for  another 
bondholders'  group,  who  also  opposed 
the  fees  as  originally  petitioned  and 
looked  upon  the  reductions  made  by 
Referee  Davis  as  insufficient,  indicated 
that  he  was  still  dissatisfied  with  the 
amount  of  the  allowances  and  might 
seek  further  action  in  the  U.  S.  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Appeals  next  fall  in  an 
attempt  to  obtain  further  reductions. 
Called  Receivership  Invalid 

Zirn  and  Victor  House,  also  attor- 
ney for  a  Paramount  bondholders' 
group,  argued  that  the  Paramount 
equity  receivership  was  invalid  in  op- 
posing payment  of  the  fees  before 
Judge  Woolsey  last  winter.  In  his  de- 
ciding memorandum,  Judge  Woolsey 
points  out  that  the  Federal  courts 
have  overruled  their  objections  and 
states  that  there  is  no  reason  for  re- 
opening the  testimony  in  those  cases. 
The  petition  of  Adolph  Zukor,  who 
served  as  co-receiver  of  Paramount 
with  Charles  D.  Hilles,  is  disallowed 
entirely  by  Judge  Woolsey  because  of 
the  pending  action  of  the  trustees  in 
bankruptcy  against  Zukor  and  other 
directors  of  Paramount  on  the  1930- 
32  boards  to  recover  up  to  $13,600,000, 
alleged  to  have  been  authorized  by  the 
directorate  for  the  repurchase  of 
Paramount  stock  issued  for  the  ac- 
quisition of  theatres.  Judge  Woolsey's 
memorandum,  however,  disallows 
Zukor's  fee  without  prejudice  to  rein- 
state the  claim  after  final  determina- 
tion of  the  trustees'  suit.  Zukor's  orig- 
inal petition  for  services  as  receiver 
was  for  $23,500.  This  had  been  later 
reduced  by  Referee  Davis  to  $18,500. 
Other  Fees  Are  Slashed 
The  original  application  of  Root, 
Clark,  Buckner  &  Bajlantine  for  legal 
fees  of  $125,000  for  services  as  coun- 
sel to  the  receivers,  was  reduced  to 
$75,000  by  Judge  Woolsey.  It  had 
been  previously  reduced  to  $100,000 
by  Referee  Davis.  Hilles'  application 
for  $30,000  fees  as  co-receiver  is  al- 
lowed by  Judge  Woolsey  in  the 
amount  of  $20,000.  Referee  Davis  had 
reduced  the  claim  to  $25,000. 

Rosenberg,  Goldmark  &  Colin,  at- 
torneys for  Paramount  during  the  re- 
ceivership, end  up  with  their  original 
application  for  $30,000  reduced  by 
one-half.  Referee  Davis  allowed  the 
claim  in  the  amount  of  $25,000.  Judge 
Woolsey's  final  ruling  reduces  the  fee 
another  $10,000. 

The  application  of  Cravath,  De 
Gersdorff,  Swaine  &  Wood,  counsel 
for  Paramount  in  the  anti-trust  suit 
brought  against  it  by  Joseph  Quittner 
of  Middletown,  N.  Y.,  several  years 
ago,  is  allowed  without  reduction  at 
$15,000.  All  other  legal  fees,  like- 
wise, remained  undisturbed.  These 
were  for  smaller  amounts  for  pro- 
ceedings in  ancillary  receiverships  at 
Los  Angeles,  Chicago  and  other 
situations  where  Paramount  has  large 
property  interests  and  were  not  op- 
posed by  creditors  at  the  time  they 
were  submitted  to  the  court. 

The  $105,000  fees  are  for  services 
rendered  in  connection  with  the  Para- 
mount receivership  only,  which  ex- 
tended from  Jan.  26,  1932,  up  to  the 
final  appointment  of  trustees  in  bank- 


MPTOA  Describes  ASCAP 
As  Restraint  of  Trade 


(Continued   f. 

"that  it  (ASCAP)  is  a  monopoly  in 
restraint  of  trade,  an  illegal  price  fix- 
ing combine  for  which  there  is  no 
more  justification  than  there  would  be 
for  a  similar  combine  licensing  all 
talking  pictures  and  fixing  film  rent- 
als arbitrarily  for  all  theatres. 

"It  is  proposed  to  attack  the  com- 
bine in  court  under  the  anti-trust  laws 
and  otherwise.  Competent  attorneys 
will  be  secured  to  prepare  and  try 
test  cases." 

The  bulletin  also  urges  every  ex- 
hibitor to  contact  senator  and  con- 
gressmen and  demand  "a  thorough 
and  rigid  Congressional  investigation" 
of  the  activities  of  ASCAP. 

Exhibitor  leaders  here  yesterday 
described  a  statement  given  out  Mon- 
day by  E.  C.  Mills,  general  manager 
of  the  ASCAP,  in  which  it  was  stated 
tlie  society  stood  ready  to  negotiate 
with  exhibitors,  as  a  "clever  maneuv- 
er" by  the  organization. 

See  Real  Issue  Clouded 

"First,  the  society  attempts  to  cloud 
the  real  issue  involved  here  by  dis- 
claiming in  paid  advertisements  any 
responsibility  for  score  charges,"  one 
said.  "What  have  score  charges  to 
do  with  seat  taxes  increased  from  300 
to  1,000  per  cent?  Now,  the  ASCAP 
lets  out  word  by  an  indirect  medium 
that  it  is  willing  to  'negotiate'  with 
us.  In  other  words,  they  want  us  to 
go  on  record  as  admitting  that  some 
increase  in  seat  taxes  should  be  made 
and  are  willing  to  negotiate  with  us 
the  amount  of  increase. 

"The  position  of  the  emergency 
committee  is  that  no  increase  what- 
ever in  the  seat  tax  is  justified  at  this 
time  and  we  stand  ready  to  back  that 
position  to  the  limit." 

Others  refuted  Mills's  statement 
that  the  society  now  collects  only 
$600,000  annually  from  theatres  and 
that  the  new  rates  would  only  slightly 
more  than  double  that  revenue. 

"The  $600,000  must  be  net  profit 
to  the  society  from  its  theatre  collec- 
tions," one  said.  "It  has  a  brilliant 
and  numerous  legal  staff  all  over  the 
country   which  has  to  be   paid   first." 

Indications  are  that  the  legal  com- 
mittee of  the  exhibitors'  emergency 
committee,  consisting  of  attorneys  for 


rom   pane    1) 

the  exhibitor  associations  and  the  na- 
tional circuits,  will  meet  soon  and 
draft  a  court  campaign  against  the 
society.  The  prosecution  of  the  plan 
will  then  be  turned  over  to  a  prom- 
inent law  firm.  A  war  chest  for  the 
purpose  is  exi^ected  to  be  raised  by 
the  emergency  committee  at  once. 


Tri-State  MPTO  Moves 
To  Fight  ASCAP  Rates 

Memphis,  July  31. — The  executive 
committee  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  Missis- 
sippi, Arkansas  and  Tennessee  has  set 
October  14-15  for  the  meeting  here  at 
the  Chicsa  Hotel.  The  committee 
plans  to  carry  a  fight  to  Congress 
against  a  proixjsed  increase  in  music 
fees  by  A.S.C.A.P.  and  ajso  to  renew 
an  attack  against  the  Mississippi 
amusement  tax. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the 
M.P.T.O. A.  attended  the  meeting  and 
went  on  to  New  Orleans  on  Campi 
business.  While  here  he  indicated  the 
entire  clearance  setup  worked  out  by 
the  Memphis  board  may  be  changed 
because  of  heavy  protests.  He  also 
warned  against  professional  reformers 
in  the  clean  film  movement  now 
sweeping  the  country,  but  declared  the 
industry  would  welcome  any  sincere 
movement  for  entertainment  in  good 
taste. 


Brient  Warns  Virginia 
Showmen  on  Music  Taxes 

Richmond,  July  31. — Members  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Virginia  were 
warned  today  by  Elmer  H.  Brient, 
secretary  of  the  organization,  not  to 
be  confused  by  the  statement  of  the 
American  Society  of  Composers,  Au- 
thors &  Publishers  that  it  did  not 
receive  score  charges,  which  he  de- 
scribed as  a  "blind"  in  the  society's 
maneuvers  to  enforce  its  drastically 
increased  seat  taxes  on  Oct.  1. 

Brient  declared  that  local  exhibitors 
are  not  fighting  the  score  charge  but 
are  fighting  the  300  to  1,000  per  cent 
increases  in  seat  taxes  and  would 
stand  behind  the  national  campaign  of 
opposition  being  launched  by  the  na- 
tional exhibitors'  emergency  commit- 
tee in  New  York. 


ruptcy,  about  three  months  later. 
None  of  the  costs  of  administering 
the  estate  in  bankruptcy  are  reflected 
in  the  $105,000  allowances. 


Takes  on  New  Houses 

Milwaukee,  July  31. — The  Wis- 
consin Amusement  Enterprises  has 
taken  over  Fred  S.  Meyers'  Alhambra 
here  and  will  reopen  Aug.  18.  The 
same  company  will  operate  the  Brin 
Theatre  in  Menasha,  the  Downer  and 
Sherwood  here  and  the  Oriental 
Tower  starting   Sept.    1. 


Flash  Review 

Romance  in  the  Rain —  .  .  .  top- 
notch  program  fare  for  general  ap- 
peal.   .    .    . 


This   film   will    be   reviewed   in   full   in   a 
later  issue   of   Motion   Picture   Daily. 


Has  New  Art  Posters 

Celebrity  Prod,  announces  that  in 
the  future  it  will  issue  individual  one- 
sheet  posters  on  each  "ComiColor" 
subject  instead  of  the  regulation  stock 
one-sheets  for  all  series  of  shorts. 
The  paper  will  be  made  from  special 
line  drawings  with  the  colors  blocked 
in  to  obtain  exceptional  brilliancy  as 
well  as  clarity  of  illustration,  accord- 
ing to  the  firm.  The  new  posters 
will  be  issued  on  all  new  "ComiColor" 
cartoons  beginning  with  "Aladdin  and 
the  Wonderful  Lamp." 


O'Connell  to  Be  Feted 

Syracuse,  July  31. — A  reception  in 
honor  of  Hugh  O'Connell,  is  being 
arranged  by  the  newspaper  boys  of 
this  city,  where  the  actor  once  served 
in  stock.    The  date  is  Aug.  4. 


15  Films  Underway 
At  Para,  in  August 


Hollywood,  July  31. — Snapping  out 
of  its  summer  lethargy.  Paramount 
will  throw  into  production  15  films 
on  the  new  schedule  between  now  and 
Aug.  20.    All  are  ready  for  shooting. 

1^'irst  to  go  into  production  will  be 
"Enter  Madame,"  "The  Lemon  Drop 
Kid,"  "Limehouse  Nights"  ajid 
"Ready  for  Love."  These  will  be 
followed  by  "Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lan- 
cer," "Yours  to  Command"  and  "Col- 
lege Rhythm."  Three  others — "Rug- 
gles  of  Red  Gap,"  "Here  Is  My 
Heart"  and  "Back  Porch" — will  be 
started  on  Aug.  6.  Another  batch  of 
three  will  go  before  the  cameras  a 
week  later.  These  are  "Red  Woman," 
"The  Range"  and  "All  the  King's 
Horses.."  The  last  of  the  group  of 
15 — "The  Case  Against  Mrs.  Ames" 
and  "Shoe  the  Wild  Mare" — will  get 
under  way  Aug.  20. 

Studio  officials  announce  that  if 
present  production  plans  are  followed, 
the  company  will  place  another  14 
films  before  the  cameras  in  Septem- 
ber. 


Arthur  May  Reveal 
St,  Louis  Plan  Soon 

St.  Louis,  July  31.— Harry  Arthur 
leaves  for  New  York  tomorrow  morn- 
ing. Upon  his  arrival  there  it  is  un- 
derstood he  may  definitely  announce 
complete  plans  for  the  Fanchon  and 
Marco  organization  in  the  St.  Louis 
territory.  Today  he  conferred  on  fu- 
ture policies  of  the  five  F.  &  M.  the- 
atres here  and  sought  out  views  of 
other  exhibitor  interests  regarding  the 
elimination  of  duals.  He  is  person- 
ally favorable  to  single  features  with 
a  reasonable  clearance  over  subse- 
quent runs,  provided  they  also  elimi- 
nate doubles. 

It  was  announced  today  the  Am- 
bassador will  reopen  Aug.  10  and 
play  "Handy  Andy"  day  and  date 
with  the  Fox,  another  F.  &.  M.  house, 
while  the  Missouri  is  scheduled  to  re- 
open on  Aug.   16. 


B.  &  K.  and  /.  L,  &  S, 
Get  Two  in  Chicago 

Chicago,  July  31. — Latest  moves  in 
the  Loop  theatre  situation  find 
Balaban  &  Katz  opening  the  rejuve- 
nated Apollo  on  Randolph  St.  and 
Jones,  Linick  &  Schaefer  meeting  this 
situation  by  acquiring  the  La  Salle  on 
Madison  St. 

The  La  Salle  has  been  operated  as 
a  grind  house  by  R.  Christensen  and 
goes  to  J.  L.  &  S.  from  the  Marshall 
Field  estate.  The  house  will  be 
opened  about  the  middle  of  October 
after  J.  L.  &  S.  have  put  an  announced 
$40,000  into  doing  a  complete  re- 
modeling job. 


''Bread"  Has  Preview 

Chicago,  July  31. — King  Vidor's 
"Our  Daily  Bread"  was  shown  at  a 
special  preview  here  last  night  at  the 
Lagoon  Theatre,  World's  Fair.  This 
was  called  the  industry's  first  interna- 
tional preview  and  was  attended  by 
15,000  persons,  including  representa- 
tives from  every  state  and  many 
foreign  countries  and  the  governors  of 
Illinois,  Massachusetts,  Mississippi, 
Rhode  Island,  Vermont  and  South 
Carolina. 


inu^hLto/L  IS  ONLY  THE  ikM  OF  IT 


It  has  every  bit  of  the  drama,  romance, 
thrills  and  humor  of  Clarence  Buding- 
ton  Kelland's  most  popular  story — 
plus  Harold  Lloyd,  as  you  never  have 
seen  him  before ,  . .  and  the  most 
appealing  cast  he  ever  assembled. 


HAROLD  LLOYD 

I-  The  Cat's  Paw 


Every 
thing 

these 


with 

UNA  MERKEL 
GEORGE  BARBIER 
NAT  PENDLETON 
GRACE  BRADLEY 
ALAN     DINEHART 

GRANT     MITCHELL 

• 

From  the  Saturday  Evening  Post  story 
by  CLARENCE   BUDINGTON   KELLAND 

PRODUCED  BY  THE 
HAROLD     LLOYD     CORPORATION 


A    FOX    release 


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Directed  by 

SAM    TAYLOR 


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DAILY 


Wednesday.  August   I,   1934 


"Navy"  Heavy 
K.C.  Draw  on 
Double  BiU 


Kansas  City,  July  31—  Here 
Comes  the  Navy"  and  "The  Old  Fash- 
ioned Way"  drew  $6,900  to  the  New- 
man for  one  of  its  high  grosses  of  the 
summer.  "Jane  Eyre"  clicked  to  the 
tune  of  $3,900  at  the  Uptown,  whil^ 
"I'll  Tell  the  World"  and  a  stage 
show  registered  $6,200  at  the  Tower. 
Otherwise,  the  Mainstreet  reached  av- 
erage with  "We're  Rich  Again"  and 
"His  Greatest  Gamble,"  and  the  Mid- 
land was  several  hundred  dollars  be- 
low par  on  "Stamboul  Quest." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $32,400-. 
Average  is  $30,500. 

Estimated  takings: 

Week  Ending  July  26 

"WE'RE  RICH  AGAIN"   (Radio) 
"HIS   GREATEST   GAMBLE"    (Radio) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average, 
$6,000) 

"STAMBOUL  QUEST"  (M-G-M) 

MIDI^N1>-(4,000),  2Sc,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday midnight  show.  Gross:  $9,400.  (Aver- 
age, $10,000) 

"HERE   COMES   THE   NAVY"   (Warners) 
"THE  OLD   FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 

NEWMAN— (1,800),  2Sc,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday late  show.  Gross:  $6,900.  (Average, 
$5,500) 

'I'LL  TELL  THE   WORLD"   (Univ.) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Satur- 
day midnight  show.  Stage:  "Magic  Idea" 
revue,  with  Rita  Del  Gardi  &  Co.,  Jue 
Fong,  Frank  Shepard,  Musical  Madcaps, 
Lester  Harding,  Stearns  &  Dean.  Gross: 
$6,200.      (Average,    $5,500) 

Week  Ending  July  27 

"JANE  EYRE"  (Monogram) 

UPTOWN— (2,000),  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,900.    (Average,  $3,500) 


Indianapolis  Lead 
Goes  to  "Stamboul" 

Indianapolis,  July  31.— Business 
was  surprisingly  good  despite  the 
heat.  Two  first  runs  topped  par 
and  one  equalled  it.  Honors  went  to 
"Stamboul  Quest,"  up  by  $500  with  a 
$5,000  take  at  the  Palace. 

"Of  Human  Bondage"  was  also  in 
the  profit  class  with  $4,500  at  the 
Circle,  and  "Strictly  Dynamite" 
reached  a  par  $4,000  at  the  Lyric. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $17,- 
500.  Average  without  the  Lyric  is 
$15,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  July  28: 

"GRAND    CANARY" 
APOLLO— (1,100),  20c-40c,  7  days.   Gross: 
$2,000.      (Average,  $2,500.) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE" 
CIRCLE— (2,600),   25c-40c,   7   days.   Gross: 
$4,500.       (Average,   $4,000.) 

"STRICTLY    DYNAMITE" 
LYRIC— (2,000),    25c-40c,    3    days.       Gross: 
$4,000.         (Average,     $4,000.) 

"HALF    A    SINNER" 
"EMBARRASSING  MOMENTS" 
LYRIC— (2,000),    25c-40c,    5    days.       Gross: 
$2,000. 

"STAMBOUL   QUEST" 

PALACE^(2,800),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,000.       (Average,    $4,500.) 


N,  0.  Stays  Calm 

New  Orleans,  July  31.— Mae 
West's  latest,  "The  Gay 
Nineties,"  has  been  booked 
into  the  Saenger  for  Aug.  3, 
and  the  city  is  quite  calm 
about  it. 

About  three  weeks  ago 
when  it  was  proposed  to  call 
the  feature  "Belle  of  New 
Orleans"  all  the  women's 
clubs  and  other  civic  groups 
got  all  "het  up,"  claiming 
aspersions  were  being  cast 
on  the  city. 


44 


"Clown"  Holds  Up 
In  Montreal  Slump 


Montreal,  July  31.— With  a  big 
top  currently  in  town,  Montreal  was 
circus-minded  and  the  fans  went  for 
Joe  E.  Brown  in  "Circus  Clown"  at 
the  Palace  Theatre  during  the  week 
ending  July  28,  the  result  being  a  good 
$8,000— the  best  take  of  the  hot  spell. 

"Jane  Eyre"  and  "Here  Comes  the 
Groom"  registered  $6,500  at  the  Capi- 
tol, while  Loew's  was  up  a  bit  to 
$5,000  for  "Murder  on  the  Black- 
board" and  "Strictly  Dynamite."  The 
Princess  was  steady  at  $5,000  for 
"Cockeyed  Cavaliers"  and  "Success  at 
Any  Price." 

Total  business  was  $28,500.  Aver- 
age is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  28: 

"JANE     EYRE"     (Monogram) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

CAPITOI^(2,547),     25c-35c-40c-50c-6Oc,     7 
days.   Ooss:   $6,500.    (Average,  $9,000) 
"BEFORE    MIDNIGHT"    (Col.) 
"FISHING    FOR    TROUBLE"    (U.    A.) 
IMPERIAL— (1,914),    25c-40c-50c,    7    days. 
Stage:    Ten    vaudeville    acts.     Gross:    $4,000. 
(Average,    $6,500) 

"MURDER    ON    THE    BLACKBOARD" 
(Radio) 
"STRICTLY    DYNAMITE"    (Radio) 
LOEW'S— (3,115;,    25c-3Sc-50c-65c,   7   days. 
Gross:    $5,000.    (Average,   $10,500) 

"CICUS    CLOWN"    (F.    N.) 
"THE    RETURN    OF    THE    TERROR" 

(F.    N.) 
PALACE— (2,600),      25c-35c-50c-60c-75c,     7 
days.    Gross:    $8,000.    (Average,   $11,000) 
"COCKEYED     CAVALIERS"     (Radio) 
"SUCCESS    AT   ANY    PRICE"    (Radio) 
PRINCESS— (2,272),       25c-35c-50c-65c,       7 
days.      Gross:    $5,000.      (Average,    $6,000). 


Navy"  Pulls 
Big  $11,000 
In  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  July  31.— Despite  the 
worst  heat  spell  of  the  summer,  down- 
town Pittsburgh  showed  a  decided 
improvement  last  week.  The  Stanley, 
with  "Here  Comes  the  Navy,"  topped 
average  by  $2,000  at  $11,000  for  its 
best  gross  in  several  months. 

At  the  Penn,  "The  Old  Fashioned 
Way"  had  Vincent  Lopez  and  his 
unit  to  bolster  it  on  the  stage  and  did 
very  nicely  at  $20,500,  while  the  War- 
ner likewise  turned  in  a  little  profit 
with  "Return  of  the  Terror"  and  "I 
Give  My  Love."  The  gross  was 
around  $5,500,  which  is  all  right  here. 

Total  grosses  in  three  first  runs 
were  $37,000.    Average  is  $34,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  28 : 
"THE   OLD   FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 

FENN— (3,300).  25c-75c,  6  days.  Stage: 
Vincent  Ix>pez  band  with  Saxon  Sisters, 
Gaudsmith  Brothers,  Florence  and  Alva- 
rez. Edna  Sedgwick,  Fred  Lowry  and 
Frances  Hunt.  Gross:  $20,500.  (Average, 
$20,000) 
"HERE   COMES  THE   NAVY"   (Warners) 

STANLEY  — (3,600),      25c-50c,      6      days. 
Gross:  $11,000.    (Average,  $9,000) 
"RETURN  OF  THE  TERROR"  (Warners) 
"I  GIVE  MY   LOVE"   (Univ.) 

WARNER— (2,000).  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$5,500.  (Average,  $5,000) 


Frisco  Picks 
UpfBondage" 
Gets  $16,200 


Mrs.  MacLevy  Dies 

Syracuse,  July  31.— Mrs.  Irene 
MacLevy,  24,  wife  of  Monty  Mac- 
Levy,  publicity  and  exploitation  di- 
rector for  the  Frisch  &  Rinzler  cir- 
cuit,_  Brooklyn,  died  here  today. 
Burial  will  take  place  tomorrow. 


Dillinger,  Sr.,  on 
Indianapolis  Stage 

Indianapolis,  July  31. — John  Dil- 
linger, Sr.  is  making  a  series  of  per- 
sonal appearances  at  the  Lyric  this 
week.  After  columns  of  what  might 
be  considered  advance  publicity,  the 
father  of  the  gangster  and  other  mem- 
bers of  the  immediate  family,  ap- 
proached the  Lyric  with  the  proposi- 
tion which  was  accepted  on  a  percent- 
age basis.  The  act  opened  Sundaj' 
but  as  yet  has  caused  much  less  ex- 
citement at  the  box-office  than  the 
sensationalism  of  the  act  might  be 
expected    to    cause. 

One  minister  in  Indianapolis,  Rev. 
Richard  M.  Millard,  pastor  of  the 
Broadway  M.  E.  Church,  denounced 
the  "commercialism"  of  the  act.  Cor- 
bin  Patrick,  dramatic  critic  of  The 
Indianapolis  Star,  said  in  his  column 
that  the  act  was  not  legitimate  enter- 
tainment. 

The  act  lasts  15  minutes  and  takes 
the  form  of  an  interview.  It  is  evi- 
dent that  there  are  no  thespians  in 
the    Dillinger    family. 


"Canary,"  "Elmer" 
Lead  in  Portland 

Portland,  July  31. — "Grand  Ca- 
nary," augmented  by  "Elmer  and  El- 
sie," were  just  good  enough  to  bring 
Paramount's  figures  up  to  average  in 
what  is  deemed  the  final  week  of 
strike. 

Total    first    run   grosses   hit   a   new- 
low  with  $20,000.    Average  is  $22,000. 
Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  25  : 
"RETURN  OF  THE  TERROR"   (F.  N.) 

"DISRAELI"     (Warners) 
BROADWAY— (1,912),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,600.    (Average,    $5,000) 

"DR.    MONICA"     (Warners) 
HAMRICK'S    MUSIC    BOX— (2,000),    25c- 
35c-40c,     7    days.     Gross:     $2,800.     (Average. 
$3  000) 

"WE'RE    RICH    AGAIN"    (Radio) 
"SEA    KILLERS" 
HAMRICK'S   ORIENTAL— (2,040),   25c,   7 
days.    Gross:    $2,000.    (Average,    $2,000) 
"THE    LOST    JUNGLE"    (State    Rights) 
PANTAGES— (1,700)  ,    15c-25c,      7      days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $1,600.   (Average,  $2,000) 
"GRAND     CANARY"     (Fox) 
"ELMER   &    ELSIE"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,008),       25c-35c-40c,       7 
days.    Gross:    $5,000.    (Average,    $5,000) 
"THE  MAN   WITH  TWO  FACES"  (F.  N.) 
UNITED   ARTISTS— (945),    25c-35c-40c,    7 
days.    Gross:    $4,000.    (Average,   $5,000) 


San  Francisco,  July  31.— Business 
picked  up  here  last  week  following  the 
strike  ending.  "Of  Human  Bondage" 
and  a  stage  show  went  to  $16,200, 
topping  normal  by  $3,200.  It  was  held 
for  a  second  week. 

"Handy  Andy,"  also  with  a  vaude- 
ville show  and  a  stage  band,  pulled 
a  good  $20,000  at  the  Warfield,  but 
other  first  runs  failed  to  show  much 
activity.  United  Artists  will  reopen 
Aug.  4. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $54,- 
700.    Average  is  $58,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  25: 
"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

GOLDEN     GATE— (2,600),     25c-35c-40c,    7 
days.   Stage:    Band.     Gross:   $16,200.    (Aver- 
age, $13,000) 
"CHARLIE   CHAN'S  COURAGE"    (Fox) 
"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,670).  15c-35c-40c-65c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $9,000.    (Average,   $12,000) 

Week  Ending  July  26: 

"IN   LOVE  WITH   LIFE"   (Invisible) 

"HAPPY  LANDING"   (Monogram) 

FOX— (4,600),  10c-15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,500.    (Average,   $7,000) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   (Warners) 
"SHE  WAS  A  LADY"   (Fox) 

ST.    FRANCIS— (1,400),    15c-25c-40c-65c,    7 
days.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Average,  $8,000) 
"HANDY   ANDY"    (Fox) 

WARFIELD— (2,700),  25c-35c-55c-65c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Vaudeville,  Band.  Gross:  $20,- 
000.     (Average.   $19,000) 


Schreiber  Sues  for 
Booking  Injunction 

Detroit,  July  31. — In  a  suit  filed 
in  U.  S.  District  Court  here  Jacob 
Schreiber  charges  pressure  was  used 
by  Co-Operative  Theatres,  the  new 
Mid-States  setup,  in  buying  1934-35 
product  away  from  his  houses.  An  in- 
junction is  asked.  Hearing  has  been 
set  for  Aug.  6. 

Schreiber  operates  the  Colonial, 
Majestic,  Fine  Arts,  Blackstone  No.  2 
and  Forest.  Restraint  of  trade  is  al- 
leged, and  in  the  complaint  Schreiber 
charges  that  reorganization  of  Mid- 
States  about  three  weeks  ago  was 
illegal. 


"Moments,"  Revue 
Top  in  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  July  31. — "Em- 
barrassing Moments,"  helped  by  a 
stage  show  called  "Penthouse  Fol- 
lies," put  over  the  only  big  business 
here  last  week,  with  $2,000  for  four 
days  at  the  Liberty.  In  the  remain- 
ing three  days  of  the  week  the  take 
was  $1,000. 

Other  first  runs  were  ofif.  Total 
first-run  business  was  $12,600.  Aver- 
age is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  28: 

"OF   HUMAN   BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

CRITERION— (1,700),      10c -20c -36c -41c -56c, 
7  days.  Gross:  $3,900.   (Average,  $5,000) 
"HERE  COMES  THE  NAVY"   (Warners) 

MIDWEST— (1,500),       10c-26c-36c-56c,       7 
days.    Gross:    $3,500.    (Average,    $4,000) 
"THE    KEY"    (Warners) 

CAPITOL— (1,200),     10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,     7 
days.   Gross:   $2,200.   (Average,   $2,500) 
"EMBARRASSING    MOMENTS"    (Univ.) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  4 
days.  Stage:  "Penthouse  Follies."  Gross: 
$2,000.    (Average    week,    $2,000) 

"SPRINGTIME    FOR    HENRY"    (Fox) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  3 
davs.   Gross:   $1,000.    (Average   week,  $2,000) 


Iris  Reopens  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  July  31.  — The  Gore 
brothers  reopened  the  Iris  today.  The 
house,  which  had  been  closed  for  re- 
modeling, will  operate  on  a  subse- 
quent  dual    feature    policy. 


Hamilton  Rialto  Opens 

Hamilton,  O.,  July  31. — The  Ri- 
alto, local  unit  in  the  Taft  circuit, 
closed  for  the  past  30  days,  has  re- 
opened. The  Palace,  a  sister  house, 
will  close  during  August. 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  27 


Court  Moves 
Seen  Clouding 
Fox  Met  Title 


Testimony    of    Minority 
Group  Held  Vital 


The  charge  that  no  clear  title  to 
Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses  can  be 
delivered  until  the  minority  bondhold- 
ers' actions  for  reorganization  of  the 
circuit  under  the  new  bankruptcy  laws 
and  for  an  examination  of  representa- 
tives of  Loew's,  Warners  and  Fox 
Met.  bondholders'  committee  have 
been  decided  was  made  yesterday  by 
Archibald  Palmer,  attorney  for  the 
minority  holders  at  a  special  hearing 
before  Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack. 

Judge  Mack  on  Tuesday  vacated 
an  order  signed  by  Federal  Judge 
John    M.    Woolsey    the    day    before 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Fox  Unit  Acquiring 
Wisconsin  Theatres 

Milwaukee.  Aug.  1. — Wisconsin 
Amusement  Enterprises,  Inc.,  Fox 
subsidiary,  is  strengthening  its  hold 
here  and  in  the  state  with  the  acqui- 
sition of  the  Alhambra,  operated  until 
its  closing  a  month  ago  by  Fred  S. 
Meyer;  the  Oriental  and  Tower,  and 
the  Downer  and  Shorewood,  all  neigh- 
borhood houses. 

The  Oriental  and  Tower  were  for- 
merly a  part  of  the  original  Fox  Mid- 
wesco  circuit  and  have  been  operated 
for  the  past  year  by  John  Jones,  while 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


RKO  Acquires  Four 
More  Local  Houses 

Continuing  its  local  expansion  pro- 
gram, RKO  has  closed  deals  for  four 
theatres.  At  the  same  time  the  cir- 
cuit is  restoring  vaudeville  in  eight 
other  houses. 

New  theatres  to  come  under  the 
RKO  wing  are :  Utica,  Brooklyn ; 
Alden,  Jamaica ;  Holljrwood  and 
Apollo  in  lower  Manhattan. 

Houses  restoring  vaudeville  are  the 
Madison,  Yonkers,  New  Rochelle, 
Mt.  Vernon,  Fordham,  Flushing,  Ken- 
more  and  Franklin. 


Mexico  City  Shifts 
Delayed  by  Strike 

Mexico  City,  Aug.  1. — Inaugura- 
tion of  the  Iris  and  Politeama  as  film 
houses,  scheduled  for  Aug.  3,  has  been 
halted  as  a  result  of  a  strike  of  em- 
ployes who  will  be  dismissed  when 
(Continued  on   page  8) 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  2,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Agreement  Is  Reached  to  Drop 

Dual  Bills  in  Jersey  on  Sept,  3 

Twin  bills  will  be  dropped  in  New  Jersey  Sept.  3  as  a  result 
oi  an  agreement  reached  between  Allied  of  New  Jersey  members 
and  major  circuit  operators. 

At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  unit  in  Asbury  Park  Tuesday, 
practically  all  Allied  members  signed  a  compact  to  drop  second 
features.  Warners  have  agreed  to  the  plan,  and  it  is  understood 
Loew's,  RKO,  Paramount  and  Skouras  have  already  agreed  to  join 
the  move.    Signatures  of  the  circuits  are  expected  any  day. 

Only  two  Allied  members  have  not  gone  along  on  the  plan.  They 
are  Leon  Rosenblatt,  who  operates  10  houses,  and  Nathan  Meyers, 
who  has  the  Court,  Newark. 


Newman  Puts 
Clean  Films 
Move  on  Air 


Seattle,  Aug.  1. — Clean  films  are 
a  certainty,  declared  Frank  L.  New- 
man, head  of  Evergreen  States,  in  a 
special  broadcast  following  his  return 
from  Hollywood.  He  asked  his  hear- 
ers to  believe  that  producers  were 
making  a  genuine  effort  to  eliminate 
causes    of    criticism. 

His  frank  statements  are  generally 
approved  in  this  territory  in  the  in- 
dustry, as  it  is  felt  his  formal  assur- 
ances will  help  soften  the  effects  of 
the  agitation. 

"Orders  have  been  issued  by  prac- 
tically   all    major    companies    to    halt 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Report  Union  Fund 
Shrinks  to  $2,000 

In  a  report  to  the  membership  of 
Local  306,  Harland  Holmden,  vice- 
president  of  the  I.A.T.S.E.,  now  in 
control,  asserted  that  funds  totaling 
$1,017,000  had  been  dissipated  and 
that  the  union  has  $2,000  in  the  treas- 
ury in  10  bank  accounts. 

No  discussion  was  permitted.  The 
meeting  began  early  yesterday  morn- 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Johnston  Hits 
Coast  Board's 
Duals  Stand 


Hollywood,  Aug.  1. — Independent 
distributors  throughout  the  country 
will  appeal  directly  to  Campi  the  de- 
cision handed  down  by  the  local  zon- 
ing board  in  sustaining  the  clauses  in 
the  proposed  clearance  schedule  end- 
ing duals  and  setting  a  minimum  of 
SO  cents  for  all  preview  showings 
where  the  preview  is  advertised,  ac- 
cording to  a  statement  made  here  to- 
day by  W.  Ray  Johnston,  head  of 
Monogram. 

"It  is  almost  a  certainty,"  he  said, 
"that  the  members  of  Campi  do  not 
want  to   be   part   of    any   ruling   that 

(Continued  on  page   7) 


Union  in  Sheboygan 
Appeals  Picket  Ban 

Sheboygan,  Wis.,  Aug.  1. — The 
operators'  union  has  appealed  from  an 
order  entered  by  Federal  Judge  Fer- 
dinand Geiger  granting  a  temporary 
injunction  against  picketing  the  Rex. 
The  case  is  slated  to  be  heard  in  the 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  in  Chicago 
this  fall. 

A   complaint   has   been   sent   to   the 

(Continued  on  page   7) 


Seasonal  Decline  in  Key 
Grosses  Checked  in  July 


Steady  seasonal  declines  in  grosses 
from  22  key  cities  which  set  in  dur- 
ing the  middle  of  May  and  continued 
through  the  final  week  of  June  were 
checked  slightly  during  the  first  week 
of  July. 


For  the  final  week  of  June  the  total 
of  $1,076,284  was  $96,733  under  the 
preceding  week,  or  $1,076,284.  In  the 
first  July  week  the  total  went  up  to 
$1,084,997,   an   increase  of  $8,713. 

New  York  led  the  July  pickup  with 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Cancellation  of 
ASCAP  Pacts 
Is  Threatened 


New   Exhibitor   Weapon 
In  Higher  Tax  Fight 


Wholesale  cancellation  of  contracts 
with  the  American  Society  of  Com- 
posers, Authors  &  Publishers  is 
threatened  by  exhibitors  throughout 
the  country  in  protest  against  the  new 
seat  tax  schedules  which  the  society 
plans  to  make  effective  Oct.  1  and 
which,  it  is  estimated,  increase  the 
music  tax  now  paid  by  theatres  from 
300  to  1,000  per  cent,  it  was  learned 
yesterday. 

Exhibitor  leaders  here  report  that 
moves  are  on  foot  in  virtually  every 
key  city  proposing  the  cancellation  by 
exhibitors  of  their  A.S.C.A.P.  con- 
tracts. The  move  calls  for  the  elimi- 
nation of  films  containing  copyrighted 
music  from  exhibition  schedules,  the 
exhibitors  to  pay  for  but  not  play  such 
pictures  so  that  no  liability  to  the  so- 
ciety is  engendered  and,  at  the  same 
time,  film  contracts  are  not  broken. 

In  addition,  the  campaign  will  ex- 
tend exhibitor  influence  to  Hollywood 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


Seek   to   Join   in 
Para.  B 'way  Revamp 

An  action  to  permit  the  Paramount 
Publix  trustees  and  Paramount  sub- 
sidiaries to  participate  in  the  reorgan- 
ization of  Paramount  Broadway  Corp., 
the  subsidiary  holding  title  to  the 
Paramount  Building  and  theatre,  will 
be  heard  by  Special  Master  John  E. 
Joyce  on  Aug.  9. 

The  petition  as  filed  yesterday  also 
asks  approval  of  the  plan  of  reorgani- 
zation for  the  Broadway  property  and 
authorization  for  the  Paramount  trus- 
tees to  advance  funds  required  for  the 
reorganization  and  to  take  other  ac- 
tion to  consummate  the  plan. 

The   reorganization   plan   for   Para- 

(Cov.tinued  on  page  7) 

Trendle  Takes  Over 
Detroit  Paramount 

Detroit,  Aug.  1.  —  George  W. 
Trendle  has  taken  over  control  of  the 
Paramount  from  the  Ketterling  Land 
Co.  and  intends  to  reopen  the  house 
Sept.  1.  The  policy  has  not  been 
settled,  but  stage  shows  and  films  are 
regarded  as  probable. 

The  State,  another  de  luxe  spot  in 
the  Trendle  string,  will  reopen  at  the 
same  time  and  probably  will  show 
first  run  dual  bills. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  2,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.    36 


August   2,    1934 


No.   27 


M 


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Editor 
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Advertising  Manager 


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M-G-M  on  Signing  Spree 

Hollywood,  Aug.  1. — M-G-M  has 
borrowed  H.  W.  Hanemann  from 
Radio  for  a  special  writing  job  and 
has  also  signed  Maurine  Watkins, 
writer.  Ann  Harding  has  been  sig- 
natured for  "Biography"  and  Whit- 
ford  Kane's  option  has  not  been  exer- 
cised. The  company  has  purchased 
"The  Awakening  of  Helena  Ritchie" 
by  Margaret  Deland. 


Delay  Signing  Pool  Deal 

Papers  in  the  pooling  deal  between 
Prudential  and  Century,  involving 
Floral  Park,  Huntington  and  River- 
head,  are  expected  to  be  signed  by 
Joseph  Seider  and  A.  H.  Schwartz 
in  about  a  week.  Several  minor  de- 
tails have  to  be  worked  out  before 
signatures   are   affixed. 


Moving  M.  &  S.  Offices 

Meyer  &  Schneider,  operating  16 
houses  in  the  local  territory,  shortly 
will  move  headquarters  from  the 
Apollo  to  the  Delancy  Theatre. 


Halts  Frencfi  Sftoivings 

John  S.  Tapernoux  has  discontinued 
his  weekly  showings  of  French  films 
on  French  Line  ships  during  the  re- 
mainder of  the  vacation  season. 


"Rotfiscfiild"  Gets  a  4th. 

"House  of  Rothschild,"  now  in  its 
third  week  at  the  Rivoli,  will  be  held 
over  for  a  fourth. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


it 


-.** 


The  Most  Precious  Thing  in  Life 

(Columbia) 

A  variation  of  the  "Madame  X"  theme  with  Jean  Arthur  in  the  top 
spot.  It  is  fairly  entertaining  with  Miss  Arthur  doing  unusual  char- 
acterization work.  Richard  Cromwell  is  next  in  line  for  honors.  Other 
players  lending  able  support  are  Donald  Cook,  Anita  Louise,  Mary 
Forbes,  Jane  Darwell,  Ben  Alexander,  John  Wray,  Paul  Stanton  and 
Dutch  Hendrian. 

Marrying  out  of  his  class,  Cook  weds  Miss  Arthur,  a  waitress,  whom 
he  divorces  shortly  after  a  son  is  born  due  to  family  pressure.  Because 
the  baby  will  get  the  luxuries  with  which  Cook's  family  can  endow  it, 
Miss  Arthur  leaves  him  with  Cook  and  goes  out  on  her  own.  She  has  a 
hard  time  of  it,  ultimately  landing  at  her  husband's  alma  mater  as  a 
dormitory  "biddy." 

Spoiled  by  his  luxurious  surroundings,  Cromwell  enters  his  father's 
former  college  and  is  immediately  recognized  by  his  mother,  who  holds 
to  her  secret.  Miss  Arthur  mothers  the  boy  along  and  watches  him  gain 
the  ranking  previously  enjoyed  by  Cook. 

Cromwell  falls  in  love  with  Miss  Louise  and  when  Cook  tries  to  break 
ofif  the  impending  marriage,  Miss  Arthur  sways  the  boy  to  heed  his 
father's  advice.  He  loses  the  closing  football  game  of  the  season  and 
then  decides  to  guide  his  own  destinies  by  marrying  the  girl. 

Lambert  Hillyer  directed.    Running  time,  70  minutes. 


"The  Great  Defender'* 

(B.  I.  P. -Lou  Metsgcr) 

An  English  produced  effort  that  should  provide  good  fare  as  a  pro- 
grammer. The  production  is  good  and  the  direction  effective  in  spots, 
but  some  members  of  the  cast  are  ineffective  and  out-moded  in  their 
acting. 

The  story  concerns  a  philandering  artist  who  becomes  involved  with 
his  model  and  is  on  the  verge  of  being  divorced  by  his  wife  whose 
former  sweetheart  and  present  adviser  happens  to  be  England's  greatest 
trial  lawyer.  After  a  row  with  the  wife,  the  artist  goes  to  visit  his  model, 
only  to  find  her  stabbed  with  a  dagger  he  had  given  to  her.  He  is 
accused  of  her  murder.  The  last  half  of  the  film  concerns  the  trial  and 
the  defense  by  the  lawyer.  The  finish  is  obvious  when  it  is  discovered 
that  the  fiance  of  the  model  is  the  murderer. 

The  cast,  all  English,  includes  Margaret  Bannerman,  Arthur  Marget- 
son,  Richard  Bird,  Jeanne  Stuart  and  Matheson  Lang.  Running  time, 
6.S  minutes. 


"The  Girl  from  Missouri."  tomorrow's  opener  at  the  Cat>itol,  zvas  reviewed 
by  it'ire  from  Hollyzi'ood  under  the  title  of  "Born  to  Be  Kissed,"  on  July  10. 

"The  Personality  Kid."  Tuesday  night's  preznew  at  the  Rialto,  zms  reviewed 
by  zvire  from-  HoUyzvood  on  May  29. 

"Handy  Andy"  tonight's  prez'iezv  at  the  Roxy.  zvas  rez'iezced  by  zvire  from 
Holhnvood  on  May   1. 

"Elmer  and  Elsie,"  tonight's  Preznew  at  the  Paramount,  zi'as  reviezved  b\< 
zvire  from  HoUyzvood  on  July  14. 


{Additional  reviews  on  page  8) 


Stocks  on  Big  Board  Advance 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 25%  24%  255/g  -fl^ 

Consolidated    Film   Industries 2U  2M         2J4  -)-  '/J 

Consolidated   Film   Industries,   pfd 12J^  12^  12^  +H 

Eastman   Kodak    99  98  99  +2 

Fox  Film   "A" 10  95^  10  -f  % 

Loew's,    Inc 24  22%  23^  -j-V/g 

Paramount    Publix,    cts 3^4  3  iVt  +  Vi 

Pathe    Exchange     W»  IK  1!4  

Pathe    Exchange   "A" 14^^  14  14;^  -|-1^ 

RKO    \%  \%         V/a  -^Vi 

Warner   Bros 4  3M  4  -\-  Yg 

Curb  MarJcet  Shows  Better  Tone 

Net 
High       Low      Close      Change 

Sentry    Safety    Control 14  ^  ^         

Technicolor     12%        12^        12%        -f  f^ 

Trans   Lux    1-%         VA  M/t,        -f  ^ 

Bond  Issues  Show  Sharp  Advance 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

General   Theatre   Equipment  6s   '40 6  6  6  +  yi 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf 5  5  5  

Loew's   6s   '41,    ww   deb   rights 100  99^  100  -f2 

Paramount    Broadway   S'As   '51 36  36  36  -\-  'A 

Paramount  E.   L.  6s  '47 41  39!^        41  -^214 

Paramount    Publix    5'/^s    'SO 41^  41^        41J4        +2^ 

Warner  Bros.   6s  '39,   wd 55!^^  52%        5554        -|-2i/J 


Sales 

600 
100 
100 
400 
300 
4,900 
2,000 

3,(m 

800 

100 

3,200 


Sales 

100 
200 

1,400 


Sedes 
2 
1 

U 
2 

16 
6 

73 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

JOHN  C.  FLINN,  Arthur  Loew, 
Lou  Metzger,  Louis  Nizer,  Frank 
Kleebalk,  Laurence  Bolognino,  Joe 
Bernat,  Jack  Shapiro,  Robert 
Wolff  and  Louis  Cohen  lunched  at 
the  M.  P.  Club  yesterday. 

N.  W.  Remond,  owner  of  the 
Scenic,  Lake  Wales,  Fla.,  leaves  for 
Saratoga  Springs  today  or  tomorrow. 
He'll  spend  a  month  attending  the 
races  and  returns  south  some  time  in 
October. 

Edward  Golden,  Ed  Finney,  Fred 
Hauser,  John  C.  Brownell,  writer, 
and  Marty  Sampter,  Joe  Penner's 
manager,  adorning  tables  at  Jack 
Packard's  at  the  lunch  hour  yesterday. 

Richard  Dix,  Mitzi  Green,  Edith 
Fellows  and  Wheeler  and  Woolsey 
will  be  featured  Sunday  on  the  RKO 
"Hollywood  on  the  Air"  broadcast 
from  the  coast  at  8:30  P.M.  (P.S.T.). 

Fredric  March  and  his  wife, 
Florence  Eldridge,  are  vacationing 
in  the  Rockies.  March  has  just  com- 
pleted his  role  in  Goldwyn's  "We 
Live  Again." 

Duke  Ellington  and  his  orchestra 
will  open  the  centennial  celebration  of 
the  Canadian  National  Exposition  in 
Toronto  on  Aug.  24  and  25. 

"Lucky"  Millinder  and  the  Mills 
Blue  Rhythm  Band  have  been  booked 
for  the  Capitol  for  the  week  begin- 
ning tomorrow. 

George  Seed,  brother  of  Harry  A., 
branch  manager  for  Warners  in 
Buffalo,  has  joined  the  M.  &  S.  cir- 
cuit,  managing  the  Hollywood. 

Tim  O'Toole,  manager  of  the  Col- 
umbia Boston  exchange,  was  in  town 
yesterday  conferring  with  Abe  Mon- 
tague. 

LoLi  Bard  of  Bard's  Colorado, 
Pasadena,  Cal.,  returns  home  in  a 
day  or  so  after  attending  a  Campi 
appeal  hearing. 

Ed  McNamee  of  National  Screen 
Service  sailed  last  night  on  the  Beren- 
garia  for  a  three  weeks'  trip  to  Eu- 
rope. 

Hampton  Howard,  assistant  man- 
ager of  the  Salem  Paramount,  passed 
through  town  yesterday  on  his  way 
back  from  Georgia. 

Ad  Schulberg  arrives  from  the 
coast  some  time  next  month  for  a 
vacation-business  trip.  She  may  go  to 
Europe. 

Elmer  Rhoden  leaves  for  Kansas 
City  tonight  after  conferring  with 
F.W.C.  attorneys  on  reorganization 
of  Fox  Rocky  Mountain  units. 

Pat  Rooney,  Sr.,  celebrates  42 
years  on  the  stage  with  his  appear- 
ance at  the  Capitol  the  week  opening 
tomorrow. 

Jeanne  Aubert  completes  work 
today  at  the  Brooklyn  Vitaphone 
plant  in  "Gem  of  the  Ocean,"  two-reel 
musical. 

Harry  C.  Arthur  and  George 
Skouras  return  from  St.  Louis  to- 
day— but  on  different  trains. 

Jacob  Wilk  leaves  tonight  for 
Maine,  where  he  will  spend  the  week- 
end. 

Charles  LaMont,  who  will  direct 
"Gigolette"  for  Select,  has  arrived  in 
town. 


X 


// 


vTentlemen,  I  ask  you!  What  is  the 
one  topic  that  is  uppermost  in 
the  minds  of  the  motion  picture  ex- 
hibitors of  this  great  nation  today? 
My  friends,  the  answer  is  . 


WARNER    BROS.'    "GOLD 


RUBY    KEELER    •     DICK    P 
Z  ASU    PITTS    •    GUY    Kl 


Hundreds    of    Girls    in    Busby    Berkeley's    Most    Am 


// 


20    Million    Sweethearts'^    Fame  •  •  •  5    Song    Hits 


3GERS  FOR  1934  WITH 
(ELL  •  JOAN  BLONDELL 
EE      •      HUGH     HERBERT 


I    Dance    Creations  •  .  .  Directed    by   Ray    Enright    of 
arren    &    Dubin,    Fain    &    Kahai,    Dixon    &    Wrubel 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  2,    1934 


Cancellation  of 
ASCAP  Pacts 
Is  Threatened 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
Studios  in  an  effort  to  get  producers 
to  eliminate  copyrighted  music  en- 
tirely from  future  productions,  re- 
placmg  it  with  either  music  written 
and  composed  by  the  producers'  own 
music  staffs  or  music  recognized  to  be 
in  the  "public  domain"  and  therefore 
not    subject    to    copyright   licensing. 

Exhibitor  representatives  here  point 
out  that  the  bulk  of  the  copyrighted 
music  now  employed  in  production  is 
ordinarily  contained  in  short  subjects 
and  newsreels  so  that  the  exhibitor 
who  pays  for  but  does  not  play  these 
pictures  will  incur  only  a  modest  cost 
which,  in  many  instances,  may  be  even 
less  than  he  would  be  required  to  pay 
the  A.S.C.A.P.  under  its  new  tax 
schedules. 

Exhibitor  associations  throughout 
the  country  will  have  the  plan 
broached  to  them  for  discussion 
and  action  withiji  the  near  future,  it 
was  said.  ] 


ITOA  Plans  Own  Drive 
Against  Music  Tax  Rise 

Complete  cooperation  with  the  ex- 
hibitors' national  emergency  commit- 
tee and  an  independent  campaign  of 
its  own  to  oppo4.e  the  new  music  tax 
schedules  being  imposed  by  the 
American  Society  of  Composers,  Au- 
thors &  Publishers  were  voted  yes- 
terday at  the  regular  meeting  of  the 
I.  T.  O.  A.  at  the  M.  P.  Club  here. 

The  I.  T.  O.  ^.'s  own  campaign  of 
opposition  will  De  submitted  to  mem- 
bers by  Harry  Brandt,  president,  at 
the  next  meeting  of  the  organization, 
or  sooner  if  circumstances  warrant, 
il  was  said.  Members  were  advised 
not  to  sign  any  contract  with  the  so- 
ciety without  first  submitting  it  to 
Milton  C.  Weisman,  attorney  for  the 
organization,  and  obtaining  his  advice. 


Allied  Mapping  Plans 
To  Fight  ASCAP  Boost 

Abram  F.  Myers,  general  counsel, 
and  Sidney  Samuelson,  president  of 
Allied,  are  now  mapping  plans  to  fight 
increased  taxes  planned  by  the  Amer- 
ican Society  of  Composers,  Authors 
&  Publishers.  A  bulletin  is  being  pre- 
pared for  Allied  members  and  will 
probably  go  out  within  the  next  few 
days. 

The  M.P.'T.O.A.  has  already  sent 
out  a  bulletin  to  its  membership  in 
which  it  is  declared  the  society's 
move  is  a  "monopoly  in  restraint  of 
trade"  and  an  "illegal  price-fixing 
combine." 


Mark  E.  Cory  in  Hospital 

Portland,  Aug.  1. — Mark  E.  Cory, 
manager  of  the  Radio  exchange  here, 
is  in  the  Coffey  Clinic  for  observa- 
tion. Mrs.  Cory  was  rushed  here 
from  the  south  by  plane. 


Finish  Mae  West  Film 

Hollywood,  Aug.  1.— Paramount 
has  completed  remaking  of  the  Mae 
West  film  and  it  will  be  released 
Aug.  31  as  "Belle  of  the  Nineties." 


Seasonal  Decline  in  Key 
Grosses  Checked  in  July 


$75,285.  Others  which  showed  slight 
,s>ains  were  Cleveland,  Chicago,  Den- 
ver,   Kansas    City,    Minneapolis    and 


(Continued  from    l>aiie    1) 


St.  Paul,  Oklahoma  City  and  Wash- 
ington. A  number  of  the  others 
showed  losses. 


Comparative  grosses  for  the  latest  available  periods : 

Week  Ending  Week  Ending 

July  5-6  June  28-29 


No.  Theatres 

Boston  6 

Buffalo 4 

Chicago  7 

Cleveland   6 

Denver  5 

Detroit 4 

Indianapolis 4 

Kansas  City 5 

Los  Angeles 7 

Minneapolis  6 

Montreal 5 

New  York 9 

Oklahoma  City 4 

Omaha  4 

Philadelphia 7 

Pittsburgh    5 


Portland 
Providence  . . . 
San  Francisco. 

St.  Paul 

Seattle  


Gross 

$102,000 
30,300 

114,000 
33,600 
21,750 
48,200 
14,500 
33,000 
61,247 
28,150 
34,500 

235,500 
13,500 
23,500 
53,700 
36,700 
21,300 
17,250 
56,200 
16,350 
24,150 
65,600 


1,084,997 


6 
5 
6 
4 
6 
Washington    6 

121 

Comparative  grosses   compiled   from 
show  this : 

Week  Ending 

September  29-30",  1933 

October  6-7    

October  13-14 

October  20-21  

October  27-28 

November  3-4 

November  10-11 

November  17-18 

November  24-25 

December  1-2 

December  8-9 

December  15-16 

December  22-23 

December  29-30 

January  5-6,  1934 

January  12-13 

January  19-20 

January  26-27 

February  2-3   

February  9-10 

February  16-17 

February  23-24 

March  2-3  

March  9-10  

March  16-17  

March  23-24  

March  30-31   

April  6-7 

April  13-14 

April  20-21 

April  27-28 

May  3-4 

May  10-11  

May  17-18  

May  24-25  

May  31-June  1 

June  7-8 

June  14-15    

June  21-22  

June  28-29 

July  5-6 

(Copyright,   1934,   Quigley 


No.  Theatres 
6 

5 
7 
6 
5 
5 
4 
5 
8 
6 
5 
8 
4 
4 
7 
5 
6 
6 
6 
4 
6 
6 

124 


Gross 

$105,500 

31,500 

126,500 
33,400 
16,700 
67.700 
18,500 
28,200 
67,969 
27,000 
37,000 

160,215 
12,600 
23,750 
54,800 
42,000 
22,600 
27,500 
70,000 
15,000 
26,250 
61,600 


$1,076,284 
day-to-day   reports   for  41   weeks 


Theatres 

135 
141 
143 
141 
143 
142 
141 
144 
141 
141 
142 
139 
133 
138 
136 
138 
136 
135 
135 
135 
136 
136 
135 
134 
133 
128 
134 
135 
132 
135 
133 
134 
133 
133 
133 
132 
128 
125 
127 
124 
121 

Publications) 


Grosses 

$1,342,710 
1,417,886 
1,544.838 
1,581,308 
1,509.422 
1,500,740 
1,379,560 
1,375,132 
1,431,209 
1,418,753 
1,558,832 
1,221,032 
1,071,457 
1,433,289 
1,714.824 
1,435,649 
1,305,267 
1,348,517 
1,338,371 
1,270,345 
1,317.011 
1,316.431 
1.350,548 
1.378,865 
1,302,020 
1,291.695 
1,247.322 
1,571.695 
1,360,061 
1.342.151 
1,307.764 
1,256,631 
1,250.702 
1,260,655 
1,209,381 
1.209.113 
1,123.764 
1,111,432 
1.173,017 
1,076.284 
1,084,997 


Lose  Suit  Against  M-G-M 

Edward  Sheldon  and  Margaret 
Ayer  Barnes  have  had  their  plagia- 
rism suit  against  M-G-M  dismissed 
by  Federal  Judge  John  M.  Woolsey. 


They  had  charged  that  "Letty  Lin- 
ton" was  based  on  their  play  "Dis- 
honored Lady."  The  court  held  that 
film  and  play  were  both  inspired  by  a 
similar  actual  occurrence. 


Court  Moves 
Seen  Clouding 
Fox  Met  Title 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
authorizing  Palmer  to  proceed  with 
his  examination  of  the  Loew's,  War- 
ners and  Fox  Met.  boldholders'  com- 
mittee officers  before  Special  Master 
John  E.  Joyce.  Palmer  asserted  yes- 
terday that  he  would  appeal  from 
Judge  Mack's  action  to  the  U.  S.  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Appeals  today,  asking 
an  immediate  hearing  of   the   appeal. 

Palmer  contended  that  Judge  Mack 
wa3  outside  his  jurisdiction  in  vacat- 
ing Judge  Woolsey's  order  and  that 
in  so  doing  the  District  Court  judge 
really  acted  as  an  appeals  court. 

Details  of  a  final  Loew-Warner  bid 
for  Fox  Met.  were  expected  to  be  laid 
beifore  Judge  Mack  at  yesterday's 
hearing  for  preliminary  scrutiny  prior 
to  the  court  hearing  scheduled  for 
Monday,  but  representatives  of  the 
bidders  rei>orted  to  the  court  that 
final  terms  were  still  under  negotia- 
tion with  the  principal  bondholders' 
committee. 

Action  on  approval  of  a  six  months' 
temporary  employment  contract  for 
Frisch  &  Rinzler,  continuing  their 
operation  of  Fox  Met.  houses,  was 
withheld  by  the  court  yesterday  but 
will  probably  be  ruled  uiwn  Monday. 
The  temporary  contract  would  carry 
a  recapture  clause  which  would 
authorize  the  Loew-Warner  group  to 
take  over  the  Randforce-operated 
houses  in  the  event  their  acquisition 
of  Fox  Met.  is  consummated  prior  to 
the  expiration  of  the  Randforce  con- 
tract. 


Fox  Unit  Acquiring 
Wisconsin  Theatres 

(Continued  from   page   1) 
the  Downer  and  Shorewood  have  been 
operated   by   Etta   Weisner.    At   Me- 
nasha    the    circuit    has    acquired    the 
Brin,  also  operated  by  Weisner. 

The  Alhambra  will  be  reopened 
August  18,  its  policy  still  to  be  de- 
termined, while  the  Brin  was  taken 
over  today  by  the  new  operators, 
the  remaining  houses  to  revert  Sept. 
1.  The  new  acquisitions  swell  the  cir- 
cuit's holdings  to  more  than  20  houses, 
six  of  which  are  in  Milwaukee. 

Whether  Fox's  control  of  the  Al- 
hambra will  bring  about  a  change  in 
management  at  the  Wisconsin,  down- 
town 3000-seat  key  house  here  oper- 
ated by  the  Fox-Wisconsin  Co.,  re- 
mains to  be  seen.  Saxe  Amusement 
Management,  Inc..  has  been  in  the 
courts  attempting  to  secure  this  the- 
atre, also  originally  one  of  the  old 
Midwesco  circuit,  and  with  Fox  now 
assured  of  a  first  run  outlet  through 
the  Alhambra,  it  is  possible  that  the 
Wisconsin  may  revert. 


Barnstyn  Closes  Deals 

Jack  Barnstyn,  head  of  British  & 
Continental  Trading  Co.,  Inc.,  just 
back  from  the  coast,  reports  he  has 
closed  deals  for  world  distribution 
outside  of  this  country  for  the  six 
George  O'Brien  features  now  being 
made  by  Principal  for  Fox  release, 
and  has  also  taken  over  "Chandu," 
now  in  work;  "Hollywood  on 
Parade."  Paramount,  and  "Young 
Eagles,"  controlled  by  Harry  Thomas. 


Thursday,  August  2,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Newman  Puts 
Clean  Films 
Move  on  Air 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
production  of  salacious  pictures,"  he 
said.  "Several  million  dollars  worth 
of  film  have  been  junked,  others  have 
been  sent  back  for  retakes  and  scores 
of  scripts  have  been  pigeonholed  in- 
definitely. 

"Obviously  the  effect  of  this  new 
policy  will  not  be  immediate  because 
of  the  many  thousands  of  dollars  in- 
volved in  productions  finished  or  part- 
ly finished,  but  it  is  certain  the  pub- 
lic will  recognize  a  change  within  a 
few   months. 

"In  our  organization  we  are  going 
to  make  a  conscious  effort  to  elimi- 
nate scenes,  and  even  whole  pictures 
which  we  consider  beneath  the  level 
of  good  taste.  Instead  we  are  going 
to  secure,  advertise  and  feature  week- 
ly  the   family   type   of   picture." 


CiRCLEViLLE,  O.,  Aug.  1. — Using  the 
current  crusade  against  objectionable 
pictures  as  a  campaign  issue,  Daniel 
Morgan,  Cleveland,  a  candidate  for 
Republican  nomination  for  governor, 
indorsed  the  movement  in  an  address 
here. 

"If  elected  Governor,  I  shall  put  all 
power  of  the  state  behind  those  ef- 
forts of  the  clergy  to  improve  our 
movies,"  he  promised. 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  1. — The  Mis- 
souri Daughters  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution, through  its  better  films  com- 
mittee, has  indorsed  the  clean  films 
movement.  A  resolution  adopted  re- 
quests that  members  of  the  state  so- 
ciety give  their  support  to  wholesome 
films  by  attending  theatres  where  they 
arc   shown. 


Houston,  Aug.  1. — Baptists  here 
have  joined  in  the  Legion  of  Decency 
movement  through  the  Protestant 
Ministers'  Alliance  committee,  coop- 
erating with  the  Catholics,  and  have 
distributed  pledges  in  their  churches, 
but  this  faith  has  reserved  the  right 
to  make  its  own  "black  and  white 
lists." 

Pledges  have  been  distributed  in  all 
Catholic  and  in  most  of  the  Baptist, 
Methodist  and  Presbyterian  churches 
and  a  few  ministers  have  preached  on 
the  "decency"  theme.  But  the  move 
has  not  been  militant,  and  exhibitors 
declare  there  has  been  no  effect  on 
box-offices. 

Three  of  the  Catholic  black  list 
films  have  shown  here  to  normal  busi- 
ness. These  were  "The  Life  of  Ver- 
gie  Winters,"  "Born  to  Be  Bad"  and 
"Laughing  Boy." 


CoiLLTMBluSj  Aug.  1. — ^Despite  the 
national  clean  film  drive,  the  Lyceum, 
local  burlesque  house,  is  now  includ- 
ing films.  It's  current  screen  attrac- 
tion is  "The  Expose  of  Nudism"  and 
it  is  being  advertised  as  "startling," 
"sensational"  ajid  "daring." 


Newport  News,  Va.,  Aug.  1. — Rev. 
Dr.  Edwin  T.  Wellford  has  been 
named  chairman  of  a  committee  rep- 
resenting the  Peninsula  Ministerial 
Ass'n.  to  map  out  a  program  for  co- 


operation in  the  drive  against  objec- 
tionable films. 


Cleveland,  Aug.  1.— Local  Catho- 
lics have  adopted  the  procedure  of 
the  Cleveland  Cinema  Club  and  in- 
stead of  publishing  a  list  of  banned 
pictures,  now  publish  only  lists  of 
approved   pictures. 

Pausades  Park,  N.  J.,  Aug.  1. — 
The  Board  of  Education  has  gone  on 
record  in  favor  of  a  film  cleanup  and 
has  appointed  a  committee  to  confer 
with  the  local  theatre  manager. 


Report  Union  Fund 
Shrinks  to  $2,000 

(Continued  from   paae    1) 

ing  in  the  Central  Opera  House. 
George  E.  Browne,  international 
president,  informed  the  membership 
that  a  report  would  be  presented  on 
three  weeks  of  investigation  since  the 
I.A.T.S.E  took  control. 

When  Harry  Sherman,  who  re- 
signed recently  as  president,  became 
head  of  the  union  in  Feb.,  1933,  the 
report  said,  the  union  treasury  had 
$360,000.  Up  to  Jan.,  1934,  $657,000 
was  collected  in  dues,  assessments  and 
initiation  fees.  An  old  age  fund  of 
$30,000  has  been  tied  up  in  the 
courts,  he  said. 

Holmden  urged  members  to  join 
in  the  rehabilitation  of  the  union  and 
to  conduct  a  drive  to  collect  back 
dues  and  assessments.  The  interna- 
tional will  remain  in  control,  he  said, 
until  the  local's  affairs  are  reorgan- 
ized. 

Browne  told  members  of  the  local 
that  additional  houses  will  be  added  to 
the  roster  within  the  next  few  weeks. 

Browne  called  the  first  official 
meeting  of  the  unit  since  it  was  taken 
over  by  the  international.  No  suc- 
cessor to  Sherman  was  mentioned 
and  it  is  likely  none  will  be  named 
until   election   time. 


Struss  Files  Suit 
Over  Union's  Funds 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  1. — Karl  Struss, 
former  member  of  the  local  Camera- 
men's Union,  has  filed  suit  in  Superior 
Court  for  an  accounting  from  the  or- 
ganization of  the  welfare  fund,  which, 
he  alleges,  has  been  mismanaged 
through  the  settlement  of  a  contract 
with  the  former  business  manager, 
Howard  Hurd.  This  settlement  called 
for  $11,995,  of  which  $2,000  has  al- 
ready been  paid.  Hurd  has  notes  for 
the  balance. 

Herbert  Aller,  present  business 
manager,  said  any  member  in  good 
standing  could  examine  the  union's 
books  at  any  time,  inferring  that 
Struss  was  not  in  good  standing,  but 
had  brought  the  suit  for  the  purpose 
of  strengthening  the  A.  S.  C. 


Union  in  Sheboygan 
Appeals  Picket  Ban 

(Continued  from  page   1) 

NRA  administrator  in  Washington 
charging  the  Rex  with  alleged  viola- 
tions of  the  labor  provisions  of  the 
code,  and  the  union  has  requested  that 
this  dispute  be  arbitrated  as  provided 
for  in  Article  4,  division  (c).  Part 
1,  Section  6,  of  the  code. 


Because  Code  Authority  is  not  yet 
equipped  to  handle  labor  complaints 
at  this  time,  issues  of  this  nature  are 
being  referred  to  Washington.  Campi 
branches  are  handling  only  unfair 
trade  practices  at  present. 


Seek   to   Join   in 
Para.  B  Vay  Revamp 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
mount  Broadway,  completed  several 
months  ago,  provides  for  the  issuance 
of  new  bonds  in  exchange  for  the  $8,- 
875,000  issue  now  outstanding,  to  bear 
interest  at  three  per  cent  for  a  first 
period  of  10  years  and  five  and  one- 
naif  per  cent  for  the  second  10-year 
period. 

A  new  office  space  and  theatre  lease 
is  also  involved  in  the  plan,  calling 
for  a  rental  of  $188,147  per  year  for 
office  space  for  a  first  lO-year  period 
and  a  rental  to  be  fixed  by  appraisal 
for  two  additional  five-year  periods. 
The  theatre  rental  is  based  on  a  mini- 
mum of  $260,000  a  year  against  gross 
receipts  during  the  first  10  years.  A 
new  lease  is  to  be  drawn  at  the  end 
of  that  period. 

An  action  to  have  Charles  D. 
Hilles,  Eugene  W.  Leake  and  Charles 
E.  Richardson,  trustees  of  Paramount 
Publix  as  a  debtor  corporation,  re- 
place the  company's  trustees  in  bank- 
ruptcy as  complainants  in  the  action 
brought  against  12  Paramount  credi- 
tor banks  to  have  the  1932  Film  Pro 
ductions  Corp.  transaction  with  the 
banks  set  aside,  will  be  heard  in  U.S. 
District   Court   here   Aug.   7. 

Federal  Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe  yes- 
terday signed  an  order  appointing 
Joyce  special  master  on  all  Paramount 
bankruptcy  matters  which  were  pend- 
ing before  Referee  Henry  K.  Davis  at 
the  timb  of  the  death  of  the   latter. 

A  District  Court  order  has  been 
signed  setting  Sept.  15  as  the  final 
date  for  the  filing  of  creditors'  claims 
against  Paramount  as  a  debtor  corpo- 
ration. Creditors  whose  claims  have 
not  been  filed  by  that  time  will  be 
excluded  from  participation  in  the  re- 
organization of  the  company  except  on 
court  order  for  cause  shown. 


4  More  Appeals  Heard 

Four  more  appeals  were  heard  yes- 
erday  by  a  Campi  committee  com- 
prising Leslie  E.  Thompson,  A.  W. 
Smith  and  William  Yoost.  They 
were: 

Loew's  Rio  against  Heights,  both 
in  New  York,  on  premature  adver- 
tising; Scenic,  Lake  Wales,  Fla., 
against  Mountain  Lake  Corp.,  same 
city,  involving  non-theatricals ;  Col- 
orado, Pasadena,  Cal.,  against  Fox 
West  Coast  and  United  Artists  on 
overbuying;  Orient,  Jersey  City, 
against  Apollo,  same  city,  on  over- 
buying. 

Thompson    iwas    chairman. 


Katz-Furman  on  Tour 

Harry  Katz  and  Roy  Furman  have 
left  by  automobile  for  a  tour  of  Mon- 
arch theatres  in  Indianapolis,  New 
Castle,  Pa.,  and  Steubenville,  Youngs- 
town  and  Akron,  Ohio. 

Having  acquired  the  Penn,  New 
Castle,  the  circuit  plans  to  add  four 
to  its  present  six  houses  by  Sept.  1, 
when  the  Penn  will  be  reopened. 


Thompson  in  Code  Post 

Hollywood,  Aug.  1. — Kenneth 
Thompson  has  been  named  to  replace 
Charles  Miller  of  Equity  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  extras'  code  committee. 
The  latter  resigned  some  time  ago. 


New  Termer  for  Gihney 

Hollywood,  Aug.  1. — Sheridan  Gib- 
ney  has  been  signed  to  a  new  long- 
term  writing  contract  by  Warners. 


Johnston  Hits 
Coast  Board's 
Duals  Stand 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
is   definitely  in  restraint  of  trade,   as 
such  will  bring  down  the  Department 
of   Justice  on   their  heads. 

"The  zoning  board  here,  in  my 
opinion,  far  exceeded  the  authority 
set  out  for  it  in  the  code.  The  pro- 
visions of  the  code  setting  up  those 
boards  definitely  define  the  functions 
that  they  are  to  perform,  and  the 
local  board  has  gone  far  afield  from 
its  duties  set  forth  under  the  code. 

"I  have  no  doubt  that  the  entire  re- 
strictions placed  by  this  board  as  far 
as  they  pertain  to  duals  will  be 
thrown  in  the  waste-basket  when  they 
reach   Campi. 

"Word  has  repeatedly  gone  out  that 
no  exhibitor  can  be  penalized  by  the 
zoning  board  because  he  plays  two 
features  instead  of  one,  and  the  at- 
tention of  the  board  has  been  called 
to  the  fact  there  is  nothing  in  the 
code  that  makes  the  showing  of  two 
features  an  unfair  trade  practice  any 
more  than  that  there  is  a  provision 
making  it  an  unfair  trade  practice  for 
the  showing  of  pictures  and  vaudeville 
in  one  house  as  against  a  straight  pic- 
ture policy  in  another  in  the  same 
zone." 


Johnston  Will  Rush 
Films  to  Theatres 

Hollywood,  Aug.  1. — Upon  arriv- 
ing here,  W.  Ray  Johnston,  head  of 
Monogram,  declared  that  in  three 
years  the  company  had  not  made  a 
censorable  subject.  While  here,  he 
said,  he  intends  to  speed  production  in 
order  to  get  pictures  into  theatres 
while  other  companies  are  rearranging 
their  schedules  as  a  result  of  the  clean 
film  drive. 


Deadline  Today  on 
L,  A,  Zoning  Protests 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  1. — The  clear- 
ance and  zoning  board  has  set  five 
o'clock  tomorrow  afternoon  as  the 
deadline  for  all  protests  on  the  pro- 
posed protection  schedule  for  this  ter- 
ritory to  be  submitted.  Today  15 
protests  were  added  to  the  69  already 
filed.  Most  of  the  complaints  are  on 
minor  clearance  points.  The  majority 
of  these  have  been  cleared. 

The  board  will  work  on  matters 
connected  with  the  schedule  until 
Aug.  10,  the  date  on  which  it  desires 
to  forward  the  final  draft  of  the  new 
setup  to  Campi.  This  will  allow  the 
board  sufficient  time  for  filing  the 
schedule  by  Aug.   17. 


Bolle  to  Head  Outing 

Detroit,  Aug.  1. — Otto  Bolle,  Par- 
amount exchange  manager,  has  been 
named  general  chairman  of  the  Va- 
riety Club  outing  to  be  held  Aug.  14 
at  the  Ste.  Claire  Shores  Country 
Club. 

Bolle  replaces  H.  M.  Richey,  who 
resigned  due  to  pressure  of  business 
at   the   Allied  office. 


Open  Davenport  Capitol 

Davenport,      la.,      Aug.      1. — The 
Capitol  here  has  reopened. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  2,   1934 


"RothscMd" 
Hits  $33,820 
At  the  Rivoli 


With  Broadway  grosses  generally 
in  the  doldrums,  "House  of  Roth- 
schild" demonstrated  its  continued 
drawing  powers  in  its  first  popular 
price  week  on  the  main  stem.  The 
Rivoli  take  of  $33,820  was  about  the 
best  showing  on  the  street. 

"Here  Comes  the  Navy"  took  the 
only  other  honors  of  the  week  by  run- 
ning up  $31,000  at  the  Strand,  al- 
though "Of  Human  Bondage"  was 
satisfactory  at  $12,000  in  its  second 
stanza  at  the  Palace.  "Baby  Take  a 
Bow"  held  up  to  $18,000  in  its  fourth 
week  at  the  Roxy. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  July  24: 
"HIS   GREATEST   GAMBLE"    (Radio) 

RIALTO— (2,300),  25c-65c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$7  800 

Week  Ending  July  25: 
"GRAND    CANARY"    (Fox) 
RADIO     CITY     MUSIC     HALL— (5,945), 
35c-$1.65,   7  days.   Stage   show.   Gross:   $63,- 
100. 
"HOUSE   OF   ROTHSCHILD"    (U.   A.) 
RIVOLI— (2,200),    40c-99c,   7   days.    Gross: 
$33,820. 

Week  Ending  July  26: 
"MIN   AND    BILL"    (M-G-M)    (Revival) 
CAPITOL— (4,700),      35c-$1.65,      7      days. 
Stage   show.      Gross:    $11,000. 

"OF  HUMAN  BONDAGE"  (Radio) 
PALACEr-(2,500),  25c-75c,  2nd  week,  7 
days.  Vaudeville.  Grass:  $12,000. 
"NOTORIOUS  SOPHIE  LANG"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,700),  3Sc-99c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Jimmy  Savo  and  others.  Gross: 
$22,000. 

"BABY,    TAKE    A    BOW"    (Fox) 
ROXY— (6,200),  25c-55c,  4th  week,  7  days. 
Stage   show.   Gross:   $18,000. 
"HERE  COMES   THE   NAVY"   (Warners) 
STRAND— (2,000).       25c-$1.10,       7       days. 
Gross:   $31,000. 

Week  Ending  July  30: 
"WILD   GOLD"    (Fox) 

MAYFAIR— (2,300),       35c-85c,       7 
Gross:    $7,500. 


days. 


Mexico  City  Shifts 
Delayed  by  Strike 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
stage  shows  are  dropped.   The  strikers 
are  parading  with  black  and  red  ban- 
ners. 

Mexican  organized  labor  guards  are 
mounted  in  front  of  the  doors  of  the 
theatres,  and  the  Federal  labor  depart- 
ment is  trying  to  mediate. 


Build  at  Sturgis,  Mich. 

Detroit,  Aug.  1. — C.  J.  Lambiotte, 
Mishawaka,  Ind.,  exhibitor,  is  build- 
ing a  new  theatre  in  Sturgis,  Mich. 
The  new  house  is  to  be  named  the 
Roxy.  Lambiotte  also  plans  another 
at  Benton  Harbor,  Mich.,  for  years  a 
tight  Butterfield  town. 


Werner  Gets  New  Post 

Hollywood,  Aug.  1.  —  David  C. 
Werner,  Universal  casting  director, 
has  been  named  to  succeed  Robert 
Harris,  who  recently  resigned  as  the 
company's  eastern  story  head.  Dan 
Kelly   will   succeed   Werner. 


Schulman  in  Detroit 

Detroit,  Aug.  1.— E.  Manuel  Schul- 
man, former  theatre  manager  and 
publicity  man  in  New  York,  has 
joined  the  Sol  Krim  circuit  as  a  man- 
ager and  publicity  man. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYlS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


^'Romance  in  the  Rain" 

(Universal) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  1. — As  a  clean,  wholesome  comedy  romance 
mounted  on  a  plot  tinged  with  modern  fantasy  and  marked  by  good 
performances  throughout,  this  stacks  up  as  topnotch  program  fare  for 
general  appeal. 

Roger  Pryor  is  the  brains  of  a  True  Love  Confessions  magazine  syn- 
dicate headed  by  Victor  Moore.  He  puts  on  a  search  for  a  modern  Cin- 
derella to  boost  circulation.  In  the  meantime  he  meets  Heather  Angel, 
is  impressed  with  the  idea  she  is  the  perfect  Cinderella  and  enters  her 
in  the  contest.  Moore  is  straining  his  bankroll  for  the  campaign,  which 
stipulates  a  month  of  luxury  for  the  winner,  so  he  enters  his  girl  friend 
to  keep  the  prize  in  the  family.  Despite  the  fixing  of  the  judges  by 
Moore,  Miss  Angel  wins  over  the  girl  friend  (Esther  Ralston). 

Pryor  follows  up  with  a  Prince  Charming  contest,  the  winner  to  be 
picked  through  a  television  broadcast  to  marry  Cinderella.  Pryor 
realizes  his  love  for  Cinderella  at  the  last  moment  and  kidnaps  her 
before  the  ceremony.  Moore's  girl  friend  takes  advantage  of  the  oppor- 
tunity to  hook  the  publisher  into  substituting  her  on  the  marriage  block. 

Ace  performances  are  given  by  Pryor,  Miss  Angel,  Moore  and  Miss 
Ralston.  Stuart  Walker's  direction  is  excellent,  with  a  fine  sense  of 
comedy.  Stanley  Bergerman  rates  merit  for  giving  the  customers  some- 
thing different  in  entertainment.     Running  time,  72  minutes. 


''She  Had  to  Choose*' 

{Majestic) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  I. — Complicated  romance  given  a  dramatic,  sacri- 
ficial twist  and  colored  by  topical  situation  comedy  is  the  entertainment 
in  this  picture.  It  is  a  worthwhile  program  attraction  with  qualities 
appealing  to  family  audiences. 

Isabel  Jewel,  broke,  finds  friendship,  employment  and  love  with  Buster 
Crabbe,  owner  of  a  drive-in  barbecue  restaurant.  The  happiness  of  the 
pair  is  menaced  by  the  affectionate  intrigue  of  Sally  Blane  and  the 
motherly  ambition  of  Maidel  Turner.  Told  she  is  not  the  girl  for  Crabbe, 
Miss  Jewel  turns  to  Regis  Toomey  and  at  a  peppy  night  club  party  is 
made  the  victim  of  Miss  Blane's  jealous  spite.  Accepting  Toomey's  bid 
for  a  party  at  Agua  Caliente,  she  unwittingly  weds  the  wastrel  playboy. 
The  tragedy  of  the  disappointed  love  takes  on  tense  drama  as  Crabbe 
struggles  with  the  dissolute  Toomey,  resulting  in  the  latter's  death. 
Charged  with  murder,  no  case  is  found  as  a  blackmailing  witness  cannot 
identify  either  party.  Determined  to  leave  Crabbe  to  Miss  Blane,  Miss 
Jewel  starts  for  her  Texas  home  in  a  decrepit  model  car,  only  to  be  over- 
taken by  Crabbe  and  brought  back  to  love  and  happiness. 

Miss  Jewel,  Crabbe,  Miss  Blane,  Toomey,  Fuzzy  Knight  and  Miss 
Turner  contribute  effective  performances.  Ralph  Ceder's  direction  skill- 
fully blends  romance,  drama  and  comedy.  Running  time,  63  minutes. 


Lecture  Trip  for  DeMille 

Hollywood,  Aug.  1. — Cecil  B.  De 
Mille  leaves  Hollywood  on  Aug.  9 
on  a  flying  lecture  tour  covering  12 
cities  of  the  country.  The  first  stop 
will  be  Denver.  The  other  appear- 
ances will  be  in  New  York,  Philadel- 
phia, Washington,  Kansas  City, 
Cleveland,  Detroit,  Chicago,  St.  Louis, 
Atlanta,  New  Orleans  and  Dallas. 
The  lectures  will  be  sponsored  by 
newspapers  and  civic  groups  in  those 
cities.  DeMille  will  discuss  produc- 
tion problems  in  general  and  the  new 
trend  in  film  entertainment. 


Robert  Scheck  Married 

Baltimore,  Aug.  1. — The  marriage 
of  Robert  Scheck,  president  of  the 
Philip  J.  Scheck  Theatre  Enterprises, 
to  Miss  Ruth  Esther  Johnson,  June  5, 
was  announced  the  other  day  when  the 
couple  sailed,  on  their  honeymoon  to 
Norfolk  and  Boston.  A  group  of 
friends  and  relatives  were  on  hand  to 
wish  them  bon  voyage. 


Preview  ^Adventure  GirV 

Joan  Lowell  was  hostess  at  a  re- 
ception last  night  aboard  the  Colum- 
bian, docked  at  the  foot  of  Rector 
St.,  at  which  a  preview  was  given  of 
"The  Adventure  Girl,"  Van  Beuren 
production  to  be  released  by  Radio. 
A  dinner  preceded  the  showing  of  the 
film. 


Amity  Set  in  Pittsburgh 

Contracts  for  distribution  rights  on 
Amity  pictures  in  the  Pittsburgh  ter- 
ritory have  been  signed  by  Monarch 
Pictures  Corp.,  headed  by  J.  S.  Jos- 
sey  and  Nat  Lefton.  Jossey  also 
operates  Amity  exchanges  in  Cleve- 
land and  Cincinnati. 


Fox,  Bklyn,  Stays  Open 

Although  originally  scheduled  to 
close  tomorrow,  the  Fox,  Brooklyn, 
will  be  kept  open  the  entire  summer 
by  Simon  Fabian,  who  recently  leased 
the  house  from  the  bondholders.  The 
contract  for  Fox  product  has  been 
taken  up  by  the  new  management. 


Capital  Dull; 
"Key,"  Show 
PuU  $16,300 


Washington,  Aug.  1.  —  Grosses 
slipped  last  week,  but  the  best  com- 
parative showing  was  made  by  "The 
Key"  at  the  Earle,  helped  by  a  stage 
show  headed  by  Will  Osborne  and  his 
orchestra.  At  $16,300  the  gross  was 
$1,3(X)  below  par. 

"Kiss  and  Make  Up,"  also  with  a 
stage  show,  was  weak  at  Loew's  Fox 
with  $16,200.  "Bulldog  Drummond 
Strikes  Back"  pulled  a  fair  $12,100  in 
its  second  week  at  Loew's  Palace. 
"Of  Human  Bondage,"  another  hold- 
over, slipped  to  $7,900  in  its  second 
week  at  RKO  Keith's. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $58,100, 
over  the  previous  week  by  $400.  Aver- 
age is  $71,200. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax  : 
Week  Ending  July  26: 

"THE  KEY"   (Warners) 

EARLE— (2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Will  Osborne  and  orchestra;  Jean,  Ruth 
and  Gail;  Paul  Sydell  and  Spotty;  Belett 
and  Lamb.  Gross:  $16,300.  (Average,  $17,- 
600) 

"WILD   GOLD"   (iFox) 

LOEW'S   COLUMBIA— (1,265),   25c-40c,   7 
days.    Gross:   $1,800.     (Average,   $3,100) 
"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"  (Para.) 

LOEWS  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days. 
.Stage:  Bob  Hope  and  Etolores  (Reed),  Ann 
Greenway,  Samuels  Brothers'  Revue,  and 
Alex  Moirison.  Gross:  $16,200.  (Average, 
$20,500) 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND  STRIKES 
BACK"  (U.  A.) 

LOEW'S     PALACE— (2,390),     3Sc-77c,     7 
days.    Gross:   $12,100.     (Average.   $14,500) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (1,591),  25c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $3,800.     (Average,    $4,100) 

Week  Ending  July  24: 

"OF  HUMAN  BONDAGE"  (Radio) 

RFO-KEITH'S— (1.850),  25c-55c,  7  days, 
2nd  ''eek.    Gross:  $7,900.     (Average,  $11,400) 


Flash  Reviews 

British  Agent —    .     .    .    excellently 
produced  in  all  departments  .  .  . 


One  More  River —  .  .  .  class  rather 
than  mass  appeal  .  .  .  atmosphere  and 
characters  completely  British.  .  .  . 


These   films  mill  be  reviewed  in  full  in  a 
later  issue  of  Motion  Picture  Daily. 


To  help 
maintenance  of 
proper  air  condi* 
tions  in  the  theatre 
the  year  Wound 

AIR 
CONDITIONING 
CHARTS 

Fit  the  pocket  or  may  be 
tacked  on  wall.  Only  lim- 
ited number  available.  Or- 
der now.    Price  25  cents. 

BETTER    THEATRES 

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TEN  CENTS 


Loew  40-week 
Profit  Is  More 
Than  Doubled 


Jumps    $3414,723    to    a 
Total    of    $5,750,750 


Loew's,  Inc.,  profits  more  than 
doubled  for  the  40  weeks  ending  June 
7  as  compared  with  the  same  40-week 
period  in  1933.  The  net  profit  this 
year,  after  subsidiaries'  preferred  divi- 
dends, is  $5,750,750.  Last  year  it  was 
$2,336,027. 

The  improvement  is  even  more 
striking  when  expressed  in  terms  of 
earnings  per  share.  This  year's  40- 
week  total  is  equivalent  to  $3.45  per 
share  on  the  common  stock.  Last  year 
it  was  ll.llj^. 


Mason  in  Capital; 
Believed  on  Code 

Washington,  Aug.  2. — Possibili- 
ties of  further  controversy  over  the 
film  code  were  seen  today  in  the  ar- 
rival here  of  Lowell  Mason,  former 
chief  counsel  for  Clarence  Dai  row's 
NRA  review  board,  who  is  now  act- 
ing as  counsel  for  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 

While  nothing  could  be  learned  re- 
garding the  purposes  of  Mason's  visit, 
observei  s  pointed  out  that  the  Indus- 
trial Appeals  Board  of  the  NRA, 
created  to  deal  with  complaints  against 
codes  and  code  authorities,  was  slated 
to  begin  operations  yesterday  and  sug- 
gested that  he  might  be  looking  the 
ground  over  with  a  view  to  filing 
CiMrges  on  behalf  of  the  independents. 


Warners  and  M-G-M 
Hit  L,  A.  Schedule 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  2. — Among  a 
number  of  last  minute  protests  against 
the  clearance  schedule  are  two  from 
Warners  and  M-G-M.  They  charge 
clearance  for  adjacent  and  outlying 
subsequent  run  houses  is  insufficient 
k    protect   downtown   first   runs. 

They  also  claim  customers,  know- 
ing they  can  see  pictures  a  week  or 

(Continued   on    fape   4) 


Ontario  Censors  Are 
Requested  to  Resign 

Toronto,  Aug.  2. — Three  members 
of  the  Ontario  censor  board.  Chair- 
man J.  C.  Boylen,  Mrs.  Edmund  Phil- 
lips and  Mrs.  Pearl  Thorneloe,  were 
asked  to  resign  today  by  Premier 
Mitchell  Hepburn. 

Boylen  has  been  on  the  board  since 
1912,  except  for  three  years  when  he 
served  with  the  Canadian  overseas 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Dual  Problem 
Will  Be  Aired 
Before  Campi 

Clauses  in  New  Clearance 
Plans  to  Be  Tested 


Restrictions  against  duals  in  clear- 
ance and  zoning  schedules  will  be 
aired  at  the  next  Campi  session,  Aug. 
9,  when  S.  R.  Kent  will  act  as  chair- 
man. 

All  of  the  schedules  filed  by  32  key 
centers  have  clauses  in  them  penaliz- 
ing  duals    in   one   form   or   another. 

The  first  test  case  on  the  calendar 
will  be  Milwaukee.  E.xhibitors  from 
this  zone  are  being  called  in  for  the 
next  Campi  session  to  air  their  views 
on  the   schedule   and   twin   bills. 

Edward  Golden,  champion  of  the 
double  bill,  will  defend  twin  pro- 
grams at  the  session.  His  conten- 
tion is  that  there  is  no  clause  in  the 
code  dealing  with  duals.  The  Mono- 
gram sales  manager,  it  will  be  re- 
called,   led    the    fight    by    independent 

(Continued   on    faiie  4) 


Agree  to  End  Dual 
Bills  in  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  2. —  Duals  will  be 
eliminated  in  this  city  with  advent  of 
new  season's  product.  An  agreement 
has  been  signed  by  Fred  Wehrenberg, 
president  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  .St. 
Louis,  for  his  members ;  Nelson  Cun- 
lifif,  head  of  the  St.  Louis  Amusement 
Co.,  representing  25  houses,  and  Fan- 
chon  &  Marco,  with  five  houses. 

Current  prices  of  35  cents  matinees 
(Continued  on    pane  4) 


Tough  on  Picket 

Portland,  Aug.  2. — It  was 
far  from  union  principles 
even  for  a  picket  to  think  of 
viewing  a  picture  that  he  had 
been  advising  the  public  to 
avoid. 

At  the  end  of  the  day,  how- 
ever, his  curiosity  overcame 
his  scruples  and  in  an  aside 
he  asked  the  manager  to  slip 
him  into  the  back  seat  when 
the  coast  was  clear.  Just  as 
he  was  about  to  pass  through 
the  portals,  however,  he  was 
grabbed  by  the  arm  and  a 
well  known  voice  hissed  in 
his  ear:  "Where  are  you  go- 
ing? How  about  me,  too?" 
It   was  his  wife. 


See  No  Chance 
Of  Agreement 
In  Music  Row 


No  plan  of  compromise  on  the 
music  tax  increases  proposed  by  the 
American  Society  of  Composers,  Au- 
thors &  Publishers  is  being  formulated 
by  the  exhibitors'  national  emergency 
committee  which  is  leading  the  oppo- 
sition to  the  new  ta.x  schedules,  it  was 
stated  by  members  of  the  committee 
yesterday. 

The  committee's  position,  it  was 
stated,  is  that  any  plan  of  compromise 
it  might  offer  would  be,  first  of  all, 
an  admission  that  an  increase  in  the 
music  tax  was  justified  at  this  time. 
Any   compromise   proposal    which   de- 

(Continued   on    pa(je   4) 


Majors  Plan  Protest  on 
Schedules  of  Code  Costs 


Protests  against  assessment  sched- 
ules for  the  first  half  year  as  pre- 
pared by  Campi  are  being  made  by 
major    distributors. 

Three  companies  already  have 
voiced  dissatisfaction  with  the  figures 
prepared,  United  Artists  being  one  of 
them. 

Because  the  assessment  angle  is  a 
government  matter,  the  three  dis- 
tributors are  now  working  on  formal 
complaints  which  will  be  sent  to 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt. 

Assessments  from  producers-dis- 
tributors are  due  by  Aug.  IS,  accord- 
ing   to   an    administration    order,    and 


protests  must  be  filed  by  that  date. 

All  major  companies  are  expected 
to  join  in  the  protest  when  it  is  sent 
to  Washington.  A  hearing  will  be 
asked  for  possible  revision. 

Under  provisions  of  the  code,  pro- 
ducers-distributors are  assessed  $180,- 
000,  the  like  amount  being  levied 
against  exhibitors.  Numerous  exhibi- 
tors and  exhibitor  associations  have 
protested  the  six  months'  levies,  but 
no  action  has  been  taken  by  Campi 
or  the  government. 

Rosenblatt  is  expected  back  from 
the  coast  in  about  two  weeks.  No 
complaints  by  independent  producers 
or  distributors  have  yet  been  made. 


Zirn's  Para. 
Appeal  Delays 
Moves  on  FWC 


Reorganization    of   Two 
Units  Interrelated 


Reorganization  of  Fox  West  Coast 
and  completion  of  an  elaborate  plan 
of  settlement  of  claims  involving  that 
company  and  Paramount  Publix  are 
being  held  in  abeyance  by  litigation 
attacking  the  Paramount  settlement,  it 
was    learned   yesterday. 

The  litigation  is  authored  by  Sam- 
uel Zirn,  attorney  for  a  small  group 
of  Paramount  bondholders.  He  op- 
posed the  claims  settlement  plan 
which  was  approved  by  Referee 
Oscar  W.  Ehrhorn  and  the  U.  S. 
District  Court  here  two  months  ago 
over  his  objections.  Recently,  Zirn 
filed  an  appeal  from  the  order  ap- 
proving the  plan  with  the  U.  S.  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Appeals.  The  higher 
court  recessed  in  June  for  the  sum- 
mer and  does  not  reconvene  until  Oct. 
1.  No  action  on  Zirn's  move  for  an 
appeal    can   be   had    before   that   time. 

In  his  application  for  appeal,  Zirn 
opposes  the  Paramount-Fox  W.  C. 
claims  settlement  on  the  grounds  that 

(Continued  on   pane   6) 


More  Delays  Seen 
In  Fox  Met  Deal 

Litigation  being  pressed  by  minor- 
ity bondholders  in  Fox  Metropolitan 
is  expected  to  result  in  further  de- 
lay on  the  sale  of  the  circuit  to 
Low's  and  Warners  and  will  probably 
result  in  an  adjournment  of  the  court 
hearing  before  Federal  Judge  Julian 
W.  Mack  on  Monday,  it  was  stated 
yesterday  by  those  close  to  the  situa- 
tion. 

Meanwhile,  Fox  Met.  bonds,  listed 
on  the  produce  exchange,  sold  off 
nine  points  to  %ii,  giving  rise  to 
(Continued  on   pane  4) 


Producers  Enforce 
Ban  on  Broadcasts 

Hollywood,  Aug.  2. — No  formal 
action  has  been  taken  by  producers, 
but  it  is  understood  most  of  them  are 
now  making  an  effort  to  prevent  con- 
tract players  from  broadcasting.  Con- 
certed action  to  make  the  ban  unani- 
mous is  expected  shortly. 

M-G-M  is  the  latest  to  take  action, 
and  it  is  understood  that  Robert 
Montgomery's  broadcast  last  night 
will  be  his  last. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August  3,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered   U.    S.   Patent   Office) 


Vol.    .!6 


August   3,    1934 


No.  28 


Martin    Quicley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

;^EI|     JAMES    A.    CRON 

Advertising  Manager 


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R.C.A.  Reports  Gain 

Radio  Corporation  of  Atnerica  re- 
ports a  marked  improvement  for  the 
first  six  months  this  year  over  the 
first  half  of  last  year.  An  income  of 
$1,177,580,  after  deduction  of  interest, 
depreciation,  amortization  of  patents 
and  Federal  taxes,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  surplus.  Last  year  for  the 
same  period  a  net  loss  of  |1,268,211 
was  reported. 


Trans-Lux  Net  $98,729 

Trans-Lux  Daylight  Picture  Screen 
Corp.  and  subsidiaries  report  a  net 
profit  of  $98,729  for  the  six  months 
ending  June  30  after  amortization,  de- 
preciation, taxes,  etc.  This  is  equiva- 
lent to  13  cents  a  share  on  776,348 
shares  of  capital  stock. 


Miss  Schwalbe  Married 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  2. — Harry  O. 
Schwalbe  and  Mrs.  Schwalbe  have 
just  announced  the  marriage  of  their 
daughter,  Marion  Harriette,  to  James 
Ferrell  Green  on  July  19  at  their 
home   in   Bala-Cynwyd,    Pa. 


Swenson  in  Hays  Office 

Joel  Swenson,  formerly  with  Fox, 
has  joined  the  Hays  office  as  assist- 
ant to  J.  J.  McCarthy,  who  passes  on 
all  advertising  copy  of  major  distribu- 
tors. 


Col.  Team  Quits  League 

Columbia  has  withdrawn  from  the 
M.  P.  Baseball  League  because  the 
league  voted  to  forfeit  an  unplayed 
game  to  the  Warner  team. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


''Dames'' 

{Warners) 

"Dames"  furnishes  a  pleasant  one  and  one-half  hours  of  diversion 
with  plenty  of  production  value  to  satisfy  the  eye  and  some  tuneful  songs 
that  linger  in  the  nieniory.  Practically  all  of  the  singing  is  done  by 
Dick  Powell,  with  one  number  done  by  Joan  Blondell. 

The  story  is  carried  along  consistently,  so  that  the  music  becomes 
incidental  and  the  backstage  sequences  are  used  to  build  up  to  a  climax 
with  dance  numbers  introduced  by  Busby  Berkeley. 

Guy  Kibbee,  Hugh  Herbert  and  Zasu  Pitts  keep  the  comedy  well 
out  front.  Kibbee  visits  the  office  of  his  wife's  cousin,  a  wealthy  eccen- 
tric with  a  reform  complex,  played  by  Herbert.  Miss  Pitts  is  the  wife. 
Herbert  agrees  to  settle  $30,000,000  on  Kibbee's  family  if  he  finds, 
after  a  month's  observation,  that  the  family's  moral  standards  are  satis- 
factory, and  that  Dick  Powell,  a  member  of  another  branch,  with  the- 
atrical leanings,  is  barred.  It  develops  that  Ruby  Keeler,  the  daughter, 
is  in  love  with  him. 

Miss  Blondell  tricks  Kibbee  into  backing  Powell's  show.  Herbert 
sets  out  to  stop  it,  but  gets  tight  on  his  cough  medicine.  After  his  toughs 
have  stopped  the  show  he  and  Kibbee  and  Miss  Pitts  wind  up  in  the 
hoosegow  having  a  fine  time. 

The  song  numbers  are :  "I  Only  Have  Eyes  for  You,"  "Dames," 
"Try  to  See  It  My  Way,"  "The  Girl  at  the  Ironing  Board"  and  "When 
You  Were  a  Smile  on  Your  Mother's  Lips."   Running  time,  90  minutes. 


99 


''Adventure  Girl 

(Van  Bcnren-Radw) 

Joan  Lowell,  who  first  gained  fame  as  the  author  of  "Cradle  of  the 
Deep,"  is  both  star  and  narrator  in  a  fact  and  fiction  camera  story  of 
a  trip  to  an  unnamed  Carribean  country.  Miss  Lowell  has  a  vivid  im- 
agination and  a  shrewd  appreciation  of  dramatic  values.  It's  a  good 
outdoor  action  picture  for  family  audiences. 

One  of  the  interesting  members  of  the  untrained  cast  is  Miss  Lowell's 
father,  a  76-year-old  sea  captain. 

Some  fine  sea  photography  features  the  opening  sequences.  In  the 
calmer  tropic  waters  Miss  Lowell  begins  to  develop  a  story.  She  finds 
a  map  left  by  a  Spanish  sea  captain  in  a  wreck,  changes  the  course  of 
the  schooner,  lands  in  some  place  with  big  ruins  and  desecrates  the  gods 
of  the  Indians'  ancestors  seeking  an  emerald.  This  furnishes  material 
for  a  chase  sequence,  in  which  she  is  captured.  The  natives  are  about 
to  burn  her  alive  when  a  member  of  her  crew  rescues  her. 

In  the  final  escape  scene  she  and  her  sailor  spread  gasoline  on  the 
waters  and  light  it  to  foil  the  Indians  pursuing  in  canoes.  These  are 
hand-colored  shots  done  by  Gustav  F.  O.  Brock  and  are  very  effective 
pictorially.    Running  time,  76  minutes. 


"Name  tlie  Woman" 

(Columbia) 

Another  of  the  newspaperman  cycle  in  which  the  dumb  cub  reporter 
gets  the  sensational  scoop.  "Name  the  Woman"  ought  to  do  good  busi- 
ness in  small  towns  and  neighborhoods  if  properly  exploited.  With 
Richard  Cromwell,  Arline  Judge  and  Rita  LeRoy  featured,  Albert 
Rogell  seems  to  have  directed  with  a  concentration  on  the  chase  finish 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


Columbia  Up  1  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc _ 26^  25'/i  265^  -hi 

Consolidated    Film   Industries,    pfd 12  12  12  ^  Yf, 

Eastman    Kodak    99  98^  9854  —  Vi 

Fox   Film   "A" WYf,         9M  10^  -f  ^ 

I.oew's,    Inc 2554  23^^  25'4  -fl^ 

Paramount   Publix   3K  iVi  3%  +  Yt 

Pathe   Exchange    Wk  154  154         

Pathe    Exchange   "A" 1454  1354  135^  —  % 

Warner  Bros 4  3-54  4  

TecJinicolor  Off  Vs  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close     Change 

Technicolor     13  12  12  —  % 

Trans   Lux    V/i  154  1^4        +  ii 

Warner  Bonds  Drop  1/2 

Net 

Hi^h  Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 654         654         654        -f-  54 

Loew's  6s  '41 ,  w w  deb  rights 100  100  100  

Paramount  F.   L.   6s  '47 397/^  39^  39^        -|-  fg 

Paramount   Publix   554s   '50 4254  4la|  4254         

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 55  55  55  —54 


SaJes 

100 

100 

400 

1,100 

3,900 

500 

500 

200 

2,000 


Sales 

300 


SsJes 

3 
5 
5 
6 
11 


i    Purely 
Personal  ►  * 

GLENDA  FARRELL  is  recover-  , 
rapidly  from  an  appendicitis  op-  I 
eration.  She  expects  to  leave  the  ■ 
Polyclinic    Hospital    Monday. 

Charles  O'Reilly  left  yesterday 
for  an  upstate  resort  where  he  will 
spend  a    week-end   vacation. 

Harry  Von  Tilzer,  songwriter, 
starts  work  today  in  a  Vitaphone 
short. 

William  Scully  has  gone  to  New 
England  on  another  M-G-M  business 
trip. 

Oscar  Hanson  is  in  town  from 
Toronto.  He  was  accompanied  by 
Arthur  Lee  of  Gaumont  British. 

Patsy  Kelly  returns  to  the  coast 
Aug.  28  after  an  extended  vacation 
here. 

Buster  Keaton  has  been  signed  by 
Hal  Roach  for  a  role  in  "Greek  Is 
Greek." 

Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  Marco  Wolff 
and  Jack  Partington  arm-and- 
armed  it  down  Broadway  yesterday. 

Margaret  Sullavan  leaves  today 
for  the  coast  by  plane  to  start  work 
in  "Within  This  Present." 

MoRT  Blumenstock  is  in  Atlantic 
City    for   the   opening   of   "Dames." 

Dave  Diamond  of  Columbia  plans 
to  return  to  England  shortly. 


Dressler's  Maid  Is 
Remembered  in  Will 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  2. — Marie 
Dressler's  will  was  filed  today.  The 
value  of  the  estate  was  not  given,  but 
it  is  believed  to  total  about  $300,000. 

Mamie  Cox,  negro  maid,  was  be- 
queathed $35,000.  Her  husband,  who 
acted  as  chaufifcur  and  house  man,  was 
willed  $15,000  and  all  Miss  Dressler's 
cars.  Alan  B.  Walker,  who,  with  his 
wife,  cared  for  the  star  in  her  last 
illness,  was  made  executor  without 
bond.  The  bulk  of  the  estate  will  go 
to  Miss  Dressler's  sister,  Bonita  Gan- 
thony,  who  lives  in  England. 


Argentina  to  Malce  5 

Washington,  Aug.  2. — The  S.  I. 
D.  E.  Studios  in  Buenos  Aires,  Argen- 
tina, will  produce  five  films  during 
1934,  says  a  report  of  July  B.  Smith, 
assistant  trade  commissioner,  to  the 
U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce. 

Three  of  the  films  will  be  "Raichu- 
elo,"  "Bajo  la  Santa  Federacion," 
and  "La  Reina  del  Tango." 


ZanucJc  Signs  Autfiors 

London,  Aug.  2. — Darryl  F.  Za- 
nuck,  vice-president  in  charge  of  pro- 
duction for  20th  Century,  has  signed 
W.  p.  Lipscombe  and  R.  J.  Minney, 
authors  of  "Clive  of  India,"  to  do 
the  screen  adaptation  of  the  play. 
They  are  expected  to  leave  next  week 
with  Zanuck  for  the  coast. 


M-G-M  After  Brafian 

M-G-M  understood  considering 
Horace  Brahan,  currently  appearing 
in  "Musical  Chairs,"  for  a  role  in 
"David  Copperfield."  Brahan  re- 
cently appeared  in  "Left  Bank"  and 
"Street  Scene." 


AUGUST       2nd        1934! 


A     memorable    date 


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one  of  the  great  productions  of  this 

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great  industry  came  within  the  reach 
of  the  movie -going  millions  ...  to  give 
them  far  more  than  an  hour's  glorious 

r  ...  ... 

entertainment . . .  inspiring  them  with  a 
new  faith  in  themselves,  a  new  courage 

[  '  '  ■  i 

to  face  the  future! 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  Augusf  3,    1934 


See  No  Chance 
Of  Agreement 
In  Music  Row 


(Continued  from  pafie    1) 

velops  will  have  to  be  authored  and 
submitted  by  the  society,  it  was  stated. 
Meanwhile,  plans  for  opposnig  the 
tax  increase,  estimated  to  boost  pres- 
ent levies  from  300  to  1,000  per  cent, 
are  proceeding  within  exhibitor  or- 
ganizations throughout  the  country. 
Members  are  being  instructed  to  make 
no  new  contracts  with  the  society 
without  first  obtaining  the  advice  of 
counsel  for  the  various  exhibitor  or- 
ganizations. Regional  legal  moves  are 
also  being  studied  with  some  organi- 
zations considering  the  advisability  of 
sponsoring  state  legislation  patterned 
alter  the  Mississippi  law  which  re- 
quires any  organization  operating 
within  the  state  as  a  royalty  collec- 
tion body  to  obtain  a  $1,000  license 
for  each  county  in  which  it  proposes  to 
engage  in  collection  activities. 

Legal  Contests  Discussed 

Also  being  discussed  is  an  intensive 
campaign  of  legal  contests  designed  to 
place  upon  the  society  the  burden  of 
proof  that  all  or  any  of  its  copyrighted 
music  is  actually  an  original  composi- 
tion. It  is  pointed  out  that  virtually 
all  modern  music  is  "borrowed"  from 
earlier  compositions  so  old  that  their 
copyrights  have  expired  and  they  have 
come  within  the  "public  domain." 
Under  the  exhibitor  plan  it  would  be 
up  to  the  ASCAP  to  prove  in  court 
that  its  copyrighted  music  was  not 
derived  from  such  sources. 

Still  another  plan  under  discussion 
in  exhibitor  circles  calls  for  cancella- 
tion by  exhibitors  of  their  ASCAP 
contracts  and  refraining  from  exhibit- 
ing films  containing  copyrighted 
music.  This  procedure,  it  was  pointed 
out,  would  make  it  necessary  for  the 
ASCAP  to  organize,  train  and  main- 
tain an  army  of  checkers  to  make  cer- 
tain that  the  coyrighted  music  was  not 
played  in  the  theatres. 

Meetings  of  the  main  legal  commit- 
tee of  the  exhibitors'  emergency  body 
and  of  the  main  exhibitors'  committee 
are  scheduled  for  early  next  week. 

Warners  and  M-G-M 
Hit  L,  A.  Schedule 

(Continued   -from    pape    1) 

two  after  first  runs  at  half  the  price 
will  wait. 

Long  Beach,  Pasadena,  Hunting- 
ton Park,  Inglewood,  Whittier,  Bev- 
erly Hills  and  others  follow  Los  An- 
geles from   seven  to   14  days. 


Los  Angeles,  Aug.  2. —  With  the 
deadline  for  all  zoning  protests  set 
at  5  P.M.  today,  more  than  95  have 
been  filed  within  the  last  three  days, 
making  a  grand  total  of  163  since 
the  schedule  was  announced. 

The  local  board  will  go  into  action 
tomorrow  morning  in  an  attempt  to 
clean  up  the  complaints  by     Aug.  10. 

Charter  Cathay  Studios 

Dover,  Del.,  Aug.  2.— Cathay  Stu- 
dios, Ltd.,  has  been  chartered  here  to 
deal  in  films,  etc.,  listing  capital  of 
$1,001,000.  The  incorporators  are  S. 
L.  Mackey,  J.  Skrivan  and  E.  M. 
Lathem  of  Wilmington. 


Dual  Problem 
Will  Be  Aired 
Before  Campi 


(Continued   from   paqe    1) 

producers  and  distributors  for  elimina- 
tion of  dual  clauses  at  public  code 
hearings  in  Washington. 

in  New  Jersey,  Allied  and  other 
major  circuits  have  voluntarily  agreed 
to  drop  twin  bills  Sept.  3.  The  reason 
given  here  is  high  cost  of  film,  which, 
it  is  claimed,  makes  it  impossible  for 
independents  to  play  two  pictures  on 
one   program. 


Agree  to  End  Dual 
Bills  in  St.  Louis 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

and  55  cents  evenings  will  be  main- 
tained by  first  runs.  Subsequents  also 
will  hold  to  present  scales.  Some  are 
charging  30  cents  and  others  40  cents. 

1'".  &  M.  reopens  the  Ambassador 
Aug.  10,  the  Missouri  Aug.  16  and  the 
Grand  Central  in  about  30  days.  The 
first  two  houses  will  have  stage  shows 
while  the  last  one  will  be  put  on  a 
subsequent  run  single  feature  policy. 

The  plan  for  quitting  duals  was  mo- 
tivated by  Harry  C.  Arthur  of  F. 
&  M.,  who  conferred  with  Wehren- 
berg  and  Cunlifif  here  for  several  days. 
Arthur  returned  to  New  York  Thurs- 
day. 

Marco  Wolff,  Arthur's  partner  and 
now  in  New  York,  leaves  for  the  coast 
the  end  of  the  week. 


Cleveland,  Aug.  2. — First  break 
in  the  ranks  of  Cleveland  exhibitors, 
who  signed  an  agreement  to  eliminate 
twin  bills,  occurred  yesterday  when 
the  Family,  operated  by  Family  The- 
atre Corp.,  Sol  and  Edward  Singer 
and  Henry  Kaplan,  showed  two  fea- 
tures. 

Judge  Skeel  granted  M.  B.  Hor- 
witz,  operating  the  Haltnorth,  a  tem- 
porary injunction  prohibiting  further 
showing  of  duals  at  the  Family  until 
the  case  is  heard  Friday  at  2  P.  M. 


One  Settled,  One  to  Go 

Mexico  City,  Aug.  2.— The  Poli- 
peana,  which  has  been  playing  legiti- 
mate shows,  has  settled  a  strike  with 
its  employes  and  adopted  a  picture 
policy.  The  first  film  to  be  shown 
is    "Elysia,"    nudist   picture. 

The  Iris,  which  also  plans  to  go 
to  a  film  policy,  has  not  yet  made 
peace  with   its   striking  employes. 


Puhlix  Unit  Builds 
2  Colorado  Houses 


Denver,  Aug.  2. — J.  H.  Cooper  En- 
terprises, Publix  company  in  Colo- 
rado, is  building  one  theatre  and  plans 
to   start   another   early    in   September. 

The  one  under  construction  is  at 
Pueblo,  it  will  cost  about  $50,000 
and  will  scat  1,300.  No  opening  date 
has  been  set.  A  subsidiary  company 
with  $50,000  capital,  the  Rialto,  Inc., 
has  been  formed  to  carry  it.  Directors 
are  L.  J.  Finske,  district  manager;  J. 
H.  Cooper,  and  W.  B.  Shuttee,  city 
manager  of  the  Pueblo  Publix  the- 
atres. 

Publix  has  bought  the  Rialto  to 
Colorado  Springs  and  will  dismantle 
it  after  Labor  Day  and  build  a  1,350- 
seat  house  on  the  same  site.  Regal 
Theatres,  Inc.,  has  been  formed  to 
handle  the  building,  with  $50,000  capi- 
tal. iMiiske,  E.  F.  Roberts  and  J.  Al- 
fred Ritter  are  the  directors. 

The  Publix-Cooi>er  partnership  is 
spending  considerable  money  in  mod- 
ernizing theatres  in  the  state.  About 
$2,500  was  used  to  provide  the  Up- 
town in  Pueblo  with  new  ventilating 
equipment ;  $10,000  was  used  for  seats, 
drapes,  carpets,  marquee,  lobby  and 
front  at  the  Sterling  in  Greeley,  and 
$7,500  was  spent  on  marquee,  front 
lobby,  carpets  and  drapes  at  the  Ava- 
lon  at   Grand   Junction. 


More  Delays 
Seen  in  Deal 
For  Fox  Met 


Marion,  O.,  Aug.  2. — Midhio  The- 
atres, Inc.,  has  leased  the  Palace  and 
Marion  theatres  from  Theatrical 
Managers,  Inc.,  of  Indianapolis. 
Tracy  Barham,  field  manager  for 
Midhio,  said  the  company  was  or- 
ganized recently  to  acquire  a  group  of 
central  Ohio  picture  houses  of  which 
the  Palace  and  Marion  are  the  first. 


Theatre  Tax  Jumps 
Urged  in  St,  Louis 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  2. — Increased  the- 
atre taxes  are  being  sought  by  Al- 
dermanic  President  Walter  J.  G. 
Neun  and  Mayor  Bernard  F.  Dick- 
mann  as  a  means  of  balancing  the  city 
budget.  The  prospective  shortage  is 
about  $2,000,000. 

At  present  theatres  pay  $25  for  one 
month,  $75  for  three  months,  $100  for 
six  months,  and  $150  per  year  regard- 
less of  size.  Under  the  proposed  scales 
theatres  up  to  2,000  seats  would  pay 
$150  per  year,  from  2,000  to  3,000, 
$250,   and  over  $400. 


Giving  Studios  Onceover 

Hollywood,  Aug.  2.  —  Gordon 
Sloan,  attorney  general  for  British 
Columbia,  in  charge  of  all  censorship 
of  that  domain,  arrives  by  plane  Sun- 
day for  a  one  day  looksee  of  studios 
open   that   day. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  Aug.  2. — Pete  Smith  will  make  a  short  based  on 
Donkey  baseball.  .  .  .  Verree  Teasdale  has  arrived  from  New 
York.  .  .  .  Una  Merkel  and  family  have  left  for  Del  Mar  for  two 
weeks.  .  .  .  Helen  Morgan  has  gone  to  New  York,  following  the 
completion  of  her  role  in  "Marie  Gallante"  at  Fox.  .  .  .  Jean  Har- 
low is  back  from  Arrowhead.  .  .  .  Madge  Evans  has  postponed 
her  trip  to  Broadway  again.  .  .  .  Bing  Crosbys  have  named  their 
twin  sons  Philip  Land  Crosby  and  Dennis  Michael  Crosby.  .  .  . 
Wallace  Beery  off  for  a  tour  of  the  middle  west.  .  .  .  Colin  Tapley 
assigned  an  important  role  in  "Lives  of  a  Bengal  Lancer"  at 
Paramount.  .  .  .  Paul  Lukas  will  play  opposite  Claudette  Colbert 
in  "Imitation  of  Life"  at  Universal. 


(Continued   from    patie    1) 

reports  that  Loew's  and  Warners 
were  withdrawing  their  bid  because 
of  an  impasse  in  negotiations  with 
the  principal  Fox  Met.  bondholders' 
committee  and  the  newly  arisen  legal 
complications.  These  reports  were  im- 
mediately denied  by  representatives 
of  Loew's  and  Warners,  who  de- 
scribed the  current  state  of  their  nego- 
tiations with  the  committee  as  "the 
closest  to  an  agreement  they  have 
ever  been." 

The  Fox  Met.  bonds  were  last 
quoted  at  $42,  the  level  to  which  they 
jumi)ed  with  the  oi)ening  of  the  Loew- 
Warner    negotiations. 

Archibald  Palmer,  attorney  for  the 
minority  bondholders,  who  are  seek- 
ing a  reorganization  of  the  circuit 
under  the  new  bankruptcy  laws,  yes- 
terday filed  an  appeal  with  the  U.  S. 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  from  Judge 
Mack's  action  denying  Palmer  the 
right  to  examine  officers  of  Loew's, 
Warners  and  Fox  Met.  bondholders' 
committee.  Palmer  obtained  the 
order  permitting  him  to  proceed  with 
the  examination  early  this  week 
from  Federal  Judge  John  Woolsey. 
The  order  was  promptly  vacated  by 
Judge  Mack  and  as  promptly  appealed 
by   Palmer. 

Examination  Necessary 

Palmer  contends  that  the  examina- 
tion is  necessary  to  show  the  real 
value  of  the  Fox  Met.  assets  and 
offers  the  opinion  that  the  Loew- 
Warner  bid  in  its  present  form  is  too 
low.  He  also  maintained  before  Fed- 
eral Judge  Martin  Manton  in  the 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  yesterday 
that  Judge  Mack  has  no  further  right 
to  preside  at  Fox  Met.  proceedings 
or  to  take  further  action  in  the  com- 
pany's receivership  until  officers  of 
Fox  Met.  have  filed  an  answer  to  the 
minority  bondholders'  action  for  re- 
organization of  the  circuit  under  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws.  Palmer  asked 
an  immediate  hearing  of  his  appeal 
by  the  higher  court. 

Frisch  &  Rinzler,  present  operators 
with  Skouras  of  the  Fox  Met.  cir- 
cuit, are  objecting  to  a  recapture 
clause  in  the  new  temporary  employ- 
ment contract  being  offered  them  by 
the  principal  bondholders'  committee. 
The  clause  would  give  Loew's  and 
Warners  the  right  to  take  possession 
of  certain  Randforce-operated  houses 
if  and  when  the  Loew-Warner  deal 
is  consummated.  The  contract  is  for 
six  months.  Judge  Mack  is  scheduled 
to  rule  on  the  Randforce  objection 
on   Monday. 


Rosenblatt  Advising 
On  the  Agency  Code 

Hollywood,  Aug.  2. — In  his  latest 
conferences  with  the  agency  five-five 
committee  Division  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt  is  understood  to  be 
acting  as  advisor  on  many  issues.  It 
is  believed  their  code  of  fair  practice 
will  be  definitely  settled  and  adopted 
next   week. 

Similar  meetings  of  the  actors'  five- 
five  committee  also  are  being  held  at 
the  office  of  Major  J.  O.  Donovan. 


AND  STILL 
THEY  COME ! 


FAMOUS  PLAYERS 
CANADIAN  THEATRES 

N.  L.  Nathanson,  President, 

Operating  eigiity  situations  tlirougliout 
Canada,  from  Coast  to  Coast— 

UNITED  THEATRES 
OF  MONTREAL 

George  Ganetalios,  President, 

Operating  twenty  tiieatres  in 
Montreal,  Lactiine  and  Stierbroolie, 

sign  for 

UNIVERSAL 

-Features^  News,  Shorts  and  Serials  for  1934-35 


ThankSf  Messrs.  Nathanson  and 
Ganetakos,  for  your  confidence  in 
Universal  Pictures.  We  will  do  our  part! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August  3,    1934 


"Ladies"  and 
Show  Strong 
On  the  Coast 


L  OS  Angeles,  Aug.  2. — In  spite  of 
the  hottest  weather  of  the  year,  busi- 
ness held  up  in  downtown  first  runs 
last  week.  "I^adies  Should  Listen" 
and  a  stage  show  at  the  Paramount 
slipped  over  par  by  $1,585  for  a  total 
of  $19,585. 

"Handy  Andy"  got  off  to  a  good 
start  at  Loew's  State  with  $14,150, 
and  "Friends  of  Mr.  Sweeney,"  play- 
ing at  Warners'  Hollywood  and 
Downtown,  took  $14,000  at  the  for- 
mer and  $12,600  at  the  latter. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $68,- 
435.    Average  is  $69,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  1  : 

"HANDY    ANDY"     (Fox) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,413).  .Wc-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $14,150.    (Average,    $14,000) 

"LADIES    SHOULD    LISTEN"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Kay  Van  Riper  in  person,  F.  &  M. 
revue.    Gross:    $19,585.     (Average,    $18,000) 

"OF"     HUMAN      BONDAGE"      (Radio) 

RKO-(2.700),    25c-40c,    2n(l    week,    7    days. 
Gross:    $4,300.    (Average,   $8,000) 
"FRIENDS    OF    MR.   SWEENEY"    (War.) 

WARNER     ]!ROS.      (Holly  wood)— (3,000), 
25c-55c,    7    days.    Gross:    $14,000.     (Average, 
$14  000) 
"FRIENDS   OF   MR.   SWEENEY"   (War.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (Downtown)— (3,400), 
25c-55c,  7  days.  Gross:  $12,600.  (Average, 
$12,000) 

"CHARLIE    CHAN'S    COURAGE" 
"NO    RANSOM"    (Liberty) 

PANTAGES— (3.000),      23c-40c,      7 
Gross:   $3,800.    (Average,   $3,200) 


(Fox) 

days. 


Seattle  Allied  in 
Competition  Battle 

Seattle,  Aug.  2. — A  vigorous  fight 
is  being  waged  by  James  M.  Hone  of 
Allied  against  the  American  Legion's 
application  for  permission  to  run  a 
dance  marathon  within  the  city  limits 
and  a  proposal  to  put  a  dog  racing- 
referendum  on  the  ballots  at  the  next 
city  election. 


New  Majestic  Book  Out 

Majestic  has  just  issued  a  new  type 
press  book  which  from  the  outside 
looks  like  a  brown  leather  volume 
with  Florentine  stampings  in  gold. 
Details  on  the  company's  12  features 
are  printed  on  loose-leaf  buff  sheets 
in  black  and  red.  There  are  32  pages. 
Two  of  the  company's  new  lists  have 
been  completed.  The  book  is  the  work 
of  E.  H.  Goldstein,  executive  vice- 
president,  and  Raymond  Cavanagh, 
advertising    director. 


Omaha  Board  Is  Upheld 

Omaha,  Aug.  2. — Two  decisions  of 
the  local  grievance  board  have  been 
upheld  by  Campi.  One  was  the  over- 
buying complaint  of  E.  E.  Seff,  oper- 
ator of  the  Rialto,  Sioux  City,  Iowa, 
against  the  Orpheum,  and  the  other 
was  the  coui>()n  ticket  ban  imposed 
in  the  complaint  of  T.  C.  Shipley, 
Clay  Center,  Neb.,  against  George  K. 
Werner,   Fairfield,   Neb. 


Set  '*Blue  Light"  Deal 

DuWorld  Pictures  and  Gil  Boag 
have  closed  the  first  roadshow  deal 
for  "The  Blue  Light,"  foreign  pro- 
duction which  had  a  run  at  the  Little 
Playhouse  several  weeks  ago.  It 
opens  Sept.  6  in  the  Fine  Arts  The- 
atre, Boston. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"Name  the  Woman" 

(Continued  from  pai/c  2) 

that  makes  up,  in  a  small  way,  for  the  film's  deficiencies  in  the  first  half. 
Cromwell,  as  the  reporter,  aids  Miss  Judge  in  clearing-  her  name  after 
she  has  been  implicated  in  the  murder  of  a  district  attorney,  who  had 
been  on  the  verge  of  aiding  her  father  in  his  campaign  for  mayor.  By 
observing  obvious  details  Cromwell  finds  clues  pointing  to  the  identity 
of  the  real  murderer  and  pursues  them  through  several  sequences, 
finally  winding  up  with  a  chase  that  starts  up  in  the  hills,  winds  down 
.■i  mountain  and  ends  on  the  desk  of  the  city  editor.  He  marries  the  girl. 
Running  time,  60  minutes. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'British  Agent' 


{Warners) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  2. — As  a  chronicle  of  the  Russian  revolution  during 
the  World  War  and  the  efforts  of  the  Allies  to  prevent  Russia  from 
signing  a  separate  peace  with  Germany,  this  picture  takes  its  place 
among  the  powerful  dramas  of  this  screen  era.  Excellently  produced 
in  all  departments,  the  film  is  charged  with  realism  and  emotional  appeal. 

The  theme  centers  around  the  conflict  between  the  patriotic  feeling 
for  his  country  and  the  romantic  love  of  a  British  agent  (Leslie  How- 
ard) for  a  Soviet  leader  (Kay  Francis).  Howard,  stranded  in  the 
vacated  English  embassy,  is  finally  assigned  unofficially  to  prevent 
Russia  from  signing  the  peace  treaty  with  Germany.  The  mutual 
romance,  menaced  by  Miss  Francis'  devotion  to  the  Red  cause  and 
Howard's  patriotic  fervor,  grows  in  tensity  as  the  girl  betrays  the  agent. 
Unable  to  keep  his  promises  to  the  Soviet,  Howard  becomes  the  moti- 
vating power  behind  strong  revolutionary  cliques  in  Moscow. 

The  climax  finds  Howard  accused  of  the  attempted  assassination  of 
Lenin.  Miss  Francis,  finishing  her  work  for  her  country,  prepares  to 
accept  the  sentence  of  death  with  Howard  when  Lenin  is  pronounced 
out  of  danger,  releasing  all  political  suspects  and  sending  the  lovers  to 
England  and  happiness. 

Powerful  characterizations  by  Howard,  Miss  Francis,  William  Gar- 
gan,  Phillip  Reed  and  Irving  Pichel  balance  the  cast.  The  screen  play 
and  dialogue  by  Laird  Doyle  is  of  the  highest  calil)er.  Michael  Curtiz's 
direction  is  excellent.  Ernest  Haller's  photography  is  an  asset.  Running 
time,  72  minutes. 


''One  More  River" 

(Universal) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  2. — Class  rather  than  mass  appeal  is  this  portrayal 
of  the  John  Galsworthy  novel.  The  atmosphere  and  characters  are 
completely  British.  The  daring  theme  is  intelligently  handled  and  pre- 
serves the  basic  moral  sock.  There  is  little  smash  action.  The  limited, 
effective  comedy  is  of  the  situation  variety. 

The  plot  presents  Diana  Wynyard,  whose  love  for  her  husband  (Colin 
Clive)  is  dead,  returning  to  England  to  escape  his  suspicious  cruelty. 
Aboard  her  boat  love  blossoms  with  Frank  Lawton.  Atmospheric 
sequences  reflect  the  typical  British  divorce  detestation.  The  lovers' 
romance  is  spied  upon  by  Clive's  agents.  With  divorce  as  the  only  solu- 
tion, the  drama  builds  powerfully  in  court.  Lionel  Atwill  and  Allan 
Mowbray,  as  the  opposing  barristers,  give  dramatic  impetus.  Miss 
Wynyard,  though  mercilessly  provoked,  maintains  her  honor,  defends 
her  husband's  dignity  and  protects  her  lover.  With  the  divorce  granted, 
Miss  Wynyard  would  surrender  to  Lawton  in  payment  of  her  debt, 
only  to  have  the  sanctity  of  pure  love  prevail. 

Miss  Wynyard,  Lawton  and  Clive  give  masterful  performances. 
Atwill  and  Mowbray  are  effective.  The  comedy  relief  is  handled  by 
Mrs.  Pat  Campbell  and  E.  E.  Clive.  Benefited  by  handsome  mounting 
and  unusual  photography,  John  Whale's  direction  is  a  decided  asset.  In- 
telligent showmanship  should  overcome  the  handicaps  almost  sure  to  be 
found  in  the  domestic  market.   Running  time,  90  minutes. 


"Drummond"  Aug.  16 

"Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes  Back" 
is  slated  to  follow  "The  House  of 
Rothschild"  into  the  Rivoli  about 
Aug.  16. 


Loew's  Drops  Freeman 

Loew's  dropped  the  Freeman  in  the 
Bronx.  The  house  is  now  closed.  So 
is  the  Seventh  Ave.,  but  the  latter 
will  be   reopened  in   September. 


Zirn's  Para. 
Appeal  Delays 
Moves  on  FWC 


(Continued  from   pane   1) 

Charles  E.  Richardson  and  Eugene 
W.  Leake,  Paramount  trustees,  are 
disqualified  from  acting  in  the  matter 
because  of  former  affiliations  with 
Fox  Film  and  Chase  National  Bank. 
Richardson,  a  former  vice-president 
and  treasurer  of  Fox,  voluntarily  took 
no  part  in  the  negotiations  from  which 
the  claim  settlement  plan  resulted. 
Zirn,  however,  maintains  that  with 
Richardson  and  Leake  disqualified 
from  acting  no  majority  action  by  the 
Paramount  trustees  is  possible. 

The  claim  settlement  involves  about 
a  dozen  large  theatres  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, Oakland  and  Portland  which 
are  sublet  to  F.W.C.  by  Paramount 
under  new  lease  and  operating  agree- 
ments contained  in  the  plan.  The  set- 
tlement of  these  operating  agreements 
is  tied  in  with  the  F.W.C.  reorgani- 
zation plan  closely  enough  to  make 
it  difficult  to  proceed  with  the  latter 
until  the  Paramount  claim  settle- 
ment has  been  decided. 

To  File  Application  Monday 

Zirn,  who  has  a  record  of  objec- 
tions to  Paramount  bankruptcy  pro- 
ceedings dating  back  over  a  year,  as- 
serts also  that  he  will  have  ready  for 
filing  with  the  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals  on  Monday  an  application  for 
an  appeal  from  the  district  court 
order  making  permanent  the  recent 
appointment  of  the  Paramount  Pub- 
lix  trustees.  Zirn  opposed  the  ap- 
pointment of  the  trustees  at  the  time 
of  the  Paramount  bankruptcy  and 
again  when  the  company  filed  its  peti- 
tion for  reorganization  under  the  new 
bankrupcty  laws. 

Federal  Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe  yes- 
terday denied  a  petition  of  Allied 
Owners,  Paramount  creditor,  to  in- 
tervene in  the  Paramount  reorganiza- 
tion proceedings. 


Ontario  Censors  Are 
Requested  to  Resign 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
force.  He  has  been  chairman  for  10 
years.  Three  other  censors,  Mrs.  Eva 
Moran,  E.  J.  Byrne  and  J.  B.  Hard- 
wicke,  are  listed  as  on  temporary  serv- 
ice. 

It  is  intimated  that  the  board  will 
be  reduced  under  the  economy  wave 
now  sweeping  the  government. 

It  is  expected  that  Otter  Elliott,  for- 
mer chairman  and  party  worker,  will 
be  officially  named  soon  as  the  new 
chairman. 


"Night  of  Love"  Shown 

About  1,4(K)  exhibitors  and  their 
wives  attended  the  trade  preview  of 
Columbia's  "One  Night  of  Love"  at 
the  Astor  yesterday  morning.  A 
number  of  circuit  heads  were  present. 
Tulio  Carminati  was  a  guest.  "One 
Night  of  Love"  was  reviewed  in  the 
Motion   Picture  Daily  on  June  23. 


Randforce  Takes  Another 

Randforce  has  taken  a  lease  on  the 
new  750-seat  theatre  now  being  com- 
pleted at  Church  St.,  Brooklyn.  The 
house  opens  the  latter  part  of  next 
month. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August  3,    1934 


Toeplitz  to 
Aim  Product 
For  America 


By    BRUCE    ALLAN 

London,  Aug.  2  (By  mail). — Pros- 
pects of  a  further  supply  of  quality 
films  from  England  for  America  are 
advanced  by  the  announcement  that 
Toeplitz  Prod.,  Ltd.,  has  started  pre- 
liminary work  on  "The  Dictator,"  its 
first  film. 

Toeplitz  is  going  to  concentrate  on 
two  or  three  pictures  a  year,  all  big. 
"The  Dictator,"  starring  Clive  Brook, 
will  be  costume,  the  setting  the 
eighteenth  century  court  of  Christian 
VII  of  Denmark. 

Toeplitz  de  Grand  Roy,  managing 
director  of  the  new  company,  was 
co-principal  with  Alexander  Korda  at 
London  on  "Henry  VIII"  and  pre- 
viously piloted  Cine-Pittaluga  of 
Rome.  He  is  definitely  working  for 
an  American  outlet. 

Harold  Huth,  well  known  British 
stage  and  screen  actor  has  joined 
Toeplitz  as  personal  adviser  on  pro- 
duction. 

Huth  made  a  big  hit  in  the  stage 
production  of  "The  Outsider"  and  in 
the  film  of  the  play,  produced  by  Eric 
Hakim  and  distributed  by  M-G-M 
here. 

Consolidation  of  the  Maxwell  group 
of  companies  has  been  completed  by 
the  acquisition  by  Associated  British 
Pictures  Corp.,  Ltd.,  of  the  shares 
of  Associated  British  Cinemas,  Ltd., 
and  British  Instructional  Films  (Pro- 
prietors), Ltd.  Ninety-five  per  cent 
of  shareholders  accepted  the  recon- 
struction scheme,  which  gives  A. B.C. 
a  capital  of  $14,667,785,  of  which 
1,383,557  shares  are  cumulative  60 
per  cent  preference  of  $5  value  and 
6,200,000  ordinaries  of  $1.  A.  B.  C. 
now  controls  B.  I.  P.  of  Elstree,  Brit- 
ish Instructional  of  Welwyn,  Wardour 
Films,  Ltd.,  and  Pathe  Pictures,  Ltd.. 
as  well  as  the  A.  B.  C.  circuit  of  200 
theatres. 

*  ♦     * 

August  20,  George  Arliss  begins 
rehearsals  for  "Wellington"  for  G-B 
and  will  have  the  studio  to  himself 
for  a  fortnight.  Mechanical  overhaul 
has  given  the  technical  staff  a  holiday. 

*  *     * 

Alistair  Cooke  will  be  British 
Broadcasting  Corp.'s  next  film  critic. 
He  succeeds  Francis  Birrell  in  the 
fall.  Cooke  has  written  a  lot  for 
English  papers  about  Hollywood 
where  he  recently  worked  on  the 
script  for  Chaplin's  new  film.  Ap- 
pointment, in  effect,  carries  sole  right*; 
to  radio  criticisms  of  films,  B.  B.  C. 
having  a  monopoly  of  the  British  air 


Brooksville  House  Burns 

Brook svTLi.E.  O.,  Aug.  2. — Fire  be- 
lieved to  have  started  by  an  explosion 
of  combustible  materials  backstage  in 
the  Pastime,  completely  destroyed  the 
house  and  gutted  the  building  which 
houses  it  with  loss  estimated  at  $60,- 
000. 


H.  J.  Chapman  Injured 

Omaha,  Aug.  2.— H.  J.  Chapman, 
Columbia  exchange  manager,  has 
three  broken  ribs.  He  was  injured 
making  a  dive  at  a  local  beach. 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


Washington 

Washington,  Aug.  2. — The  last 
luncheon  of  the  present  season  called 
forth  the  largest  number  of  barkers  so 
far.  More  than  100  gathered.  Carter 
T.  Barron  and  Sam  N.  Wheeler 
were  kings- for-a-day. 

The  next  luncheon  will  be  held  on 
Sept.  10.  On  Aug.  20  the  tent  will 
gather  at  the  cottage  of  A.  Julian 
Brylawski  on  the  Wicomico  river 
for  a  brief  outing. 

George  Marshall,  publisher  of 
The  IVashington  Times,  was  guest 
of  honor.  Other  guests  included  C. 
DoRSEY  Warfield,  business  manager 
of  the  Times,  and  Gene  Ford,  Loew 
production   expert   in   Washington. 

Featured  was  a  pseudo-radio  pro- 
gram, "Variety  on  Review,"  wherein 
the  early  days  of  the  national  or- 
ganization were  dramatized  and  va- 
rious barkers  awarded  "24  sheets," 
or  "eggs,"  according  to  whether 
praise  or  censure  should   be  given. 

Arthur  Godfrey,  CBS  announcer, 
was  master  of  ceremonies,  with 
Evelyn  Tyner,  Three  Radio  Aces, 
and    Bert   Granoff   assisting. 

Further  divertissements  were  added 
by  Hal  Leroy,  Phil  Harris,  Leah 
Ray,  Charlie  Foy  and  company,  and 
Sammy  Lewis  and  Patti  Moore. 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  2. — Col.  Arthur 
Frudenfeld  and  the  better  half  are 
vacationing  via  motor  in  Michigan 
and  Canada.  It's  a  two-week  fur- 
lough. 

Pete    Wood,    J.    Real    Netii    and 


Max  Stearn  of  the  Columbus  tent 
were  among  those  present  around  lo- 
cal  headquarters  last  week. 

Barker  John  Schwalm  is  back  at 
his  desk  after  a  fortnight's  sojourn 
into  Vermont  and  New  York. 

E.  V.  DiNERMAN,  RKO  publicist, 
busy  showing  his  brother  from  Brook- 
lyn, the  local  sights. 

Joe  Goetz  is  back  at  the  old  stand 
in  the   RKO  bookers'  chair,  sans  ton- 


Cleveland 

Cleveland,  Aug.  2. — Frank  D. 
Drew,  local  M-G-M  branch  manager, 
has  been  elected  president  of  the  Va- 
riety Club.  He  succeeds  Eddie  Fon- 
taine, who  has  been  transferred  to 
Chicago  as  Paramount  district  man- 
ager. 

Nat  Holt,  RKO  district  manager, 
has  been  elected  first  vice-president, 
succeeding  H.  M.  Addison,  trans- 
ferred from  Cleveland  to  the  Boston 
Loew  division.  Nat  Wolf,  Warner 
zone  manager,  is  the  new  second  vice- 
president.  I.  J.  Schmertz,  Fox 
branch  manager,  continues  as  secre- 
tary and  M.  B.  Horwitz  as  treasurer. 

Due  to  this  shift  of  officers  and 
also  to  a  vacancy  in  the  board  of  di- 
rectors caused  by  the  death  of  Harry 
HowLETT,  Jack  Schulman,  Utopia 
Theatre,  Painesville ;  Nat  Lefton, 
Monogram  franchise  owner,  and 
Warren  Wade  were  elected  to  the 
board. 

The  first  fall  luncheon  meeting  of 
the  club  will  be  held  Sept.  10  wit'.i 
Jack  Schulman  and  Mike  Speciale 
as  kings. 


Film  Shortage  Hits 
Czecho-Slovakians 


Washington,  Aug.  2. — Shortage  of 
American  films  in  Czecho-Slovakia  is 
affecting  theatre  business  in  Prague, 
says  Commercial  Attache  Sam  E. 
Woods  in  a  report  to  the  U.  S.  De- 
partment of  Commerce.  The  decrease 
for  the  first  six  months  this  year  is 
estimated  at  30  per  cent. 

Non-.American  films,  while  being 
imported  cannot  meet  the  demand. 
American  pictures  brought  in  three  or 
four  years  ago  are  now  being  run  in 
first  run  houses,  as  the  local  public 
prefers  old  American  pictures  to  new 
German  ones. 


Nebraska  Houses  Close 

Omaha,  Aug.  2. — Seven  theatres  in 
Omaha  trade  territory  have  been 
closed  within  the  past  week.  The 
houses  folded  for  reasons  ascribed  to 
the  extreme  drouth,  heat,  clean  film 
drive  and  lack  of  product.  They  in- 
clude :  Prague,  Neb. ;  Valparaiso, 
Neb. ;  Springview,  Neb. ;  Red  Oak, 
Iowa;  .Stromberg,  Neb.;  Scribner, 
Neb. ;   Lawrence,   Neb. 


Peter  Mailers  Expands 

Defiance.  O.,  Aug.  2. — Peter  Mai- 
lers, owner  of  the  Riley  and  Family 
in  P't.  Wayne,  as  well  as  houses  in 
Warsaw,  Portland  and  Bluffton,  Ind., 
has  taken  over  the  Valentine  and  Elite 
here  in  association  with  William 
Thomas  of  Auburn,  Ind.  The  Valen- 
tine is  the  only  local  deluxer. 


Campi  Rests  Today 

Campi's  appeal  committee  will  not 
meet  today,  the  session  being  limited 
to  three  this  week. 


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Service  to 
the  Industry 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  36.    NO.  29 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  AUGUST  4,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


ITO  A  Denied 
An  Injunction 
Against  Campi 

N  on- Assent  or  s  Must  Go 
To  Trial,  Is  Ruling 

I.  T.  O.  A.'s  petition  for  a  manda- 
tory injunction,  pending  a  trial,  to  re- 
quire Code  Authority  to  accept  com- 
plaints from  non-assentors  to  the 
code  against  code  signers  and  re- 
straining Campi  from  accepting  com- 
plaints against  the  non-assentors,  was 
denied  yesterday  by  Judge  Henry  W. 
Goddard  in  U.  S.  District  court  here. 

Judge  Goddard's  opinion  holds  that 
I.  T.  O.  A.  failed  to  disclose  sufficient 
reason  for  issuing  the  injunction  and 
failed  to  show  that  it  had  been  made 

(Co)itiiuic(l   oil    pai/c    3) 

GFTA  Talks  Fund 
To  Build  Theatres 

Atlanta,  Aug.  3.— Raising  of  a 
fund  to  build  theatres  in  towns 
dominated  by  circuits  is  under  dis- 
cussion by  members  of  the  G.F.T.A. 
Another  meeting  for  the  purpose  of 
discussing  the  project  is  scheduled  for 
Aug.  8  at  the  Hotel  Robert  Fulton 
here. 

There  is  considerable  agitation  oyer 
a  report  that  circuits  have  building 
plans  in  prospect. 

Stronger  representation  for  inde- 
pendents on  code  boards  is  also  to  be 
discussed. 


Para,  Patent  Claim 
Appeals  Disallowed 

Claims  against  Paramount  Publix 
filed  by  American  Tri-Ergon  Corp. 
for  an  undetermined  amount  and  by 
De  Forest  Associates  and  General 
Talking  Pictures  Corp.  for  $2,000,000, 
all  for  alleged  infringements  of  sound 
patents,  were  disallowed  and  ordered 
expunged  by  Federal  Judge  Robert  P. 
Patterson  in  U.  S.  District  Court  here 
yesterday. 

Judge      Patterson's      order     upheld 

(Continued   on  pape   3) 


Fox  to  Hit  August 
Peak  with  9  Films 

Hollywood.  Aug.  3.— Production 
at  Fox  will  hit  a  new  summer  peak 
during  the  month  of  August  with 
nine   features    slated    for    the    camera. 

Pictures  now  in  work,  which  will 
continue  well  into  the  month,  are 
"Marie  Galante,"  "Music  in  the  Air," 

(Continued  on    page   2) 


Fox  Met  Bid  Withdrawn 
By  Loew's  and  Warners 


Theatres  May 
Join  in  Radio 
ASCAP  Action 


The  exhibitors'  battle  against  the 
American  Society  of  Composers,  Au- 
thors &  Publishers  may  be  joined  with 
that  of  radio  broadcasters  whose  anti- 
trust law  action  seeking  the  dissolu- 
tion of  the  society  goes  to  trial  in 
U.  S.  "District  Court  here  in  October, 
it    was    learned    yesterday. 

Consolidation  of  the  exhibitors' 
cause  with  that  of  the  radio  broad- 
casters was  indicated  as  the  exhibi- 
tors' legal  committee  which  is  pre- 
paring a  campaign  of  litigation 
against  the  society  took  up  the  study 
of  the  bill  of  complaint  filed  by  the 
broadcasters  in  their  action  against 
the  society.  In  Philadelphia,  the  In- 
dependent Exhibitors'  Protective 
Ass'n.  met  yesterday  and  authorized 
Ben  Goldberg,  president,  to  petition 
for  permission  from  the  broadcasters 
to  intervene  in  their  suit.  If  per- 
mission   is    granted,    the    Philadelphia 

(Continued  on    patie   4) 


Cleveland  Stay  on 
Duals  Is  Continued 

Cleveland,  Aug.  3. — A  temporary 
injunction  granted  the  Hal  worth 
Theatre  Co.  on  Thursday  restraining 
the  Family  Theatre  from  showing 
dual  bills  in  violation  of  the  single 
feature  agreement  has  been  continued 
until  further  notice  by  Judge  Lee 
Skeel. 

Submission  of  briefs  has  been 
ordered  on  the  question  of  the  legality 
of  the  single  feature  agreement. 


First  Radiograms 

After  19  years  traveling 
from  London  to  America,  Jef- 
frey Bernerd  has  had  some- 
thing happen  to  him  on  this 
trip  which  never  occurred  be- 
fore. 

He  says  he  received  four 
radiograms  on  the  boat. 

They  are  the  first  he  ever 
received  on   the  high  seas. 


Says  Gaumont 
Is  Forced  to 
U.  S.  Selling 


Declaring  Gaumont  British  is  forced 
to  open  exchanges  and  enter  theatre 
exhibition  on  its  own  in  order  to  se- 
cure outlets  for  its  product,  Jeffrey 
Bernerd,  managing  director,  upon  his 
arrival  from  England  yesterday 
stated  that  for  years  his  company  had 
been  trying  to  make  deals  with  Amer- 
ican companies  with  little  success. 

He  added  that  the  company  has  as 
much  money  as  it  needs  to  go  ahead 
with  its  plans,  which  are  expected  to 
be  completed  by  Aug.  15,  when  Mark 
Ostrer  arrives  on  the  Bcrcngaria. 
Bernerd  said  the  money  needed  is  al- 
ready here. 

"Gaumont  British  is  not  anxious  to 
enter  the  exchange  and  theatre  busi- 
ness in  America,  but  we  have  to  do 
it  to  get  representative  bookings,"  he 
said.  The  company  has  26  pictures 
scheduled  for  next  year,  he  said,  and 

(Continued   on    pape    3) 


Half -Year  Profit  for  Fox 
Leaps  to  $1,199,241.77 


How  far  Fox  Film  Corp.  has  ad- 
vanced on  the  road  back  to  prosper- 
ity was  made  known  yesterday  with 
release  of  its  financial  report  for  the 
first  six  months  of  1934.  It  showed 
a  profit  of  $L199,241. 77  after  Fed- 
eral taxes  and  other  charges.  This 
contrasts  with  a  loss  of  $482,406  for 
the  first  half  of  1933. 


The  second  quarter  ending  June 
30,  this  year,  returned  a  profit  be- 
fore Federal  taxes  of  $458,865,  com- 
pared with  a  profit  of  $74,717  for  the 
second  quarter  of   1933. 

Net  operating  profit  before  Federal 
taxes  for  the  six-month  period  was 
$1,389,242.  On  the  basis  of  2,436,409 
(Continued  on   page  2) 


Reason    Given    Is    That 

Purchase  Would  Be 

"Unprofitable" 


The  Loew-Warner  bid  for  Fox 
Metropolitan  Playhouses  was  with- 
drawn yesterday  as  suddenly  as  it  was 
made  two  months  ago. 

No  official  reason  other  than  that  it 
had  been  decided  by  the  bidders  that 
the  deal  would  be  "unprofitable"  was 
given  by  any  of  those  concerned.  Un- 
official information,  however,  held  that 
an  impasse  between  the  bidders  and 
the  Fox  Met  bondholders'  committee 
had  been  reached  which  made  further 
negotiations  impossible.  In  addition, 
the  legal  moves  of  minority  bond- 
holders in  Fox  Met  which  seek  re- 
organization of  the  circuit  under  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws  and  demand  an 
examination    of    officers    of    Loew's, 

(Continued  on    page   2) 


Want  School  Board 
Film  Supervision 

Washington,  Aug.  3. — A  new  at- 
tack on  the  film  industry  was  dis- 
cussed here  today  by  the  National 
Congress  of  Parents  and  Teachers. 
It  is  a  plan  to  make  local  school 
boards  responsible  for  pictures  shown 
to  children  in  their  communities.  It 
will  be  laid  before  state  groups  of  the 
organization  in  the  near  future. 

The  organization  holds  that  pic- 
tures for  children  "should  be  produced, 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


Hearing  Ordered  on 
New  Censor  Measure 

Albany,  Aug.  3. — A  public  hearing 
has  been  ordered  by  the  committee  on 
education  of  the  Assembly  on  the 
Breitbart  bill  providing  for  special 
censorship  for  films  to  be  shown  to 
children. 

Decision  to  hold  the  hearing  was 
made  as  a  result  of  pressure  for  a 
report. 


Theatre  Boycott  Is 
Threat  in  Chicago 

Chicago,  Aug.  3.— A  boycott  of 
theatres  is  threatened  here  by  the  Le- 
gion of  Decency  for  those  houses 
which  persist  in  showing  films  under 
the  legion  ban.  Vigilance  committees 
are  visiting  neighborhood  houses  and 
warning  them  of  an  organized  boy- 
cott. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  August  4,    1934 


MOTION  PICTUBJE 

DAILY 


(Registered    U.    S.    Patent    Office) 


\ol.    36 


August   4,    1934 


No.  29 


13 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sundaj  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Uuigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1/90  Broadway,  New 
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Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
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Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
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tive. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
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Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 


Five  Circuits  Sign 
For  U.  AJs  Product 

Contracts  for  exhibition  of  its  1934- 
35  product  have  been  closed  by  United 
Artists  with  five  major  circuits.  The 
quintet  are  Warners,  Loew's,  Famous 
Players  Canadian,  the  Cooper  Enter- 
prises of  Colorado  (Publix)  and  the 
Frank  H.  Durkee  Ejiterprises  of  Bal- 
timore. 


Home  Flies  West  Today 

Hal  Home,  director  of  advertising 
and  publicity  for  United  Artists,  and 
E.  J.  Churchill,  head  of  the  advertis- 
ing firm  of  Donahue  and  Coe,  depart 
for  Hollywood  by  plane  today  for 
conferences  with  Samuel  Goldwyn 
and  Lynn  Farno!  on  advertising  plans 
for  "We  Live  Again"  and  "Kid  Mil- 
lions." Churchill  will  return  to  New 
York  immediately  following  the  con- 
ferences, while  Home  will  not  get 
back   until    Aug.    13. 


U.A.  Western  Meet  Today 

Chicago,  Aug.  3. — Western  mana- 
gers of  United  Artists  gather  in  con- 
ference here  tomorrow  at  the  Drake 
Hotel.  Al  Lichtman,  vice-president 
and  general  manager  in  charge  of  dis- 
tribution,   will    preside. 


Canada  Censor  to  Coast 

Hollywood,  Aug.  3. — Gordon  Sloan, 
attorney  general  for  British  Columbia, 
who  is  in  charge  of  censorship  in  the 
province,  will  arrive  here  by  plane 
Sunday  for  a  visit  to  the  studios. 


Half- Year  Profit  for  Fox 
Leaps  to  $1,199,241.77 


(Continued  from   page   1) 
shares   of   Class   A   and   B    stock,   the 
consolidated  net  for   the  period,   after 
all   charges,   amounts   to  49   cents   per 
share. 

On  Dec.  30,  1933,  the  consolidated 
earned  surplus  was  $1,074,354.  Addi- 
tion of  the  $1,199,241.77,  with  $39,- 
716  realized  from  foreign  exchange 
adjustments,  puts  the  earned  surplus 
for  June  30  at  $2,913,312,  all  of 
which  has  accumulated,  according  to 
the  report,  since  the  reorganization  of 
the   company   April    1,    1933. 

Wesco  Corp.  theatre  operations  are 
not  included  because  operating  sub- 
sidiaries of  that  company  are  in  bank- 
ruptcy. 

Cross  income  from  sales  and  rent- 
als of  films  and  literature,  dividends 
and  other  sources  totalled  $18,694,- 
958.03  for  the  26-week  period.  Ex- 
penses, including  operation  of  ex- 
changes, home  office,  administration, 
amortization  of  production  costs  and 
participation  in  film  rentals  totalled 
$16,985,954.26. 


Bid  for  Fox 
Metropolitan 
Is  Withdrawn 


Fox  to  Hit  August 
Peak  With  9  Films 

(.Continued   from    pane    1) 

"Charlie  Chan  in  London"  and  ".State 
vs.  Elinor  Norton." 

Five  new  pictures  set  for  this  month 
are:  "365  Nights  in  Hollywood"  with 
.Alice  Faye  and  James  Dunn,  "Lot- 
tery Lover"  with  Lew  Ayres  and  Pat 
Patterson,  "Hell  in  the  Heavens," 
starring  Warner  Baxter,  a  Jesse  L. 
Lasky  production,  "White  Parade" 
and  "^Ian-Lock,"  co-featuring  Ed- 
mund Lowe  and  Victor   McLaglen. 


Dillinger  Short  Flops 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  3. — The  Strand, 
downtown  independent,  this  week 
played  "The  Life  of  Dillinger"  as  a 
short,  displaying  it  over  the  feature, 
"Let's  Talk  It  Over."  The  lobby  was 
plastered  with  stills  on  the  gangster, 
but  the  public  failed  to  show  much 
interest. 


Rabell  Quits  Consolidated 

William  Rabell  has  resigned  from 
Consolidated  Film  Industries.  He 
plans  to  go  into  business  for  himself. 


(Continued   from    paue    1) 

Warners  and  the  principal  bond- 
holders' committee  are  regarded  as 
adding  unexpected  complexities  to  the 
Loew- Warner  deal  andj  perhaps,  even 
tending  to  cloud  title  to  the  Fox  Met 
houses  while  the  actions  remain  un- 
decided. 

Further  influencing  withdrawal  of 
the  $4,500,000  bid  for  the  circuit,  it 
was  hazarded,  is  the  skeptical  attitude 
toward  the  deal  entertained  by  the  De- 
IJartment  of  Justice  which  has  been 
unofficially  (jbserving  the  progress  of 
negotiations  from  the  angle  of  a  pos- 
sible violation  of  anti-trust  laws. 
Moreover,  it  is  held  in  some  quarters 
that  the  attitude  of  the  industry 
throughout  the  metropolitan  area  has 
been  one  of  distinct  disfavor  toward 
the  Loew- Warner  objective  and  may 
have  resulted  in  influencing  the  final 
decision  to  withdraw  the  bid. 

Subsequents    Especially   Opposed 

Subsequent  run  exhibitors,  in  par- 
ticular, have  opposed  acquisition  of 
Fo.x  Met  by  Loew's  and  Warners  on 
the  theory  that  the  deal  would  result, 
in  widespread  setting  back  of  second 
and  third  run  competitive  houses  in 
the  affected  areas,  while  the  Fox  Met 
houses,  the  exhibitors  believe,  would 
be  advanced  to  first  runs. 

J.  Robert  Rubin,  general  counsel  for 
Loew's,  who  has  been  in  charge  of 
the  Fox  Met  negotiations  for  his  com- 
pany, verified  the  news  of  the  with- 
drawal of  the  Loew-Warner  bid  yes- 
terday. 

"We  came  to  the  decision  that  the 
deal  would  be  unprofitable,"  Rubin 
said. 

Joseph  Bernhard,  Warner  theatre 
head,  was  reported  out  of  town  for 
the  week-end  by  his  office  and  no 
comment  was  available  from  Abel 
Cary  Thomas,  Warners'  counsel,  who 


Eastman  Off  1/2  on  Big  Board 

High  Low  Close 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 27'/2        27  27 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2%  2%  2% 

Eastman    Kodak    9854        98J4  9Wi 

Fox    Film   "A" lOM        lO'X  1054 

Loew's.  Inc 25^        24?4  25^4 

Paramount    Publix,    cts 354  V/^  3% 

Pathe   Exchange    1^  I54  15^ 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 1454        14  1454 

RKO'    2  m         2 

Warner   Bros i^^  3M  3% 

Technicolor  Up  V2  on  Curb 

High  Low  Close 

Technicolor   13  1254  1254 

Trans   Lux    1|4  1^  154 

G,  r.  E,  Bonds  Soar  n/2  Points 

High  \jovf  Close 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 654  6  654 

Keith   B.   F.  6s   '46 60^        603/^  60^ 

Loew's  6s   '41,   ww  deb  rights 10054  10054  100^4 

Paramount   Broadway  554s   '51 38  3754  3754 

Warner    Bros.    6s    '39,    wd 54^4        543-4  54^ 


Net 

Change  Sales 

■JrVi  400 

+  yt.  100 

—  y,  100 

—  5^  100 

6.100 

1,700 

-\-  Vf.  600 
'+  V,i  900 
300 

—  Vi  1,800 


Net 
Chcuige 


Net 
Change 

+154 
-f-  Vi 
+  Vi 
+154 
-54 


Sctles 

600 
100 


Sales 

7 
1 
3 
2 
2 


i    Purely 
Personal  > 

r^  ENE  SCHWALM  of  the  Uni- 
^^  versa!  art  department  was  feted 
by  members  of  the  staff  at  a  dinner 
yesterday  prior  to  his  leaving  for  Lake 
George  on  a  vacation.  Rus.sell  Gale, 
head  of  the  department,  presided. 

Eugene  Zukor,  Si  Seadler,  Mokt 
Spring,  Lou  Phillips,  Si  Fabian, 
Jack  Tropp,  E.  Picker,  Nat  Cohen 
and  David  Loew  were  among  those 
lunching  at  the  M.  P.  Club  yester- 
day. 

King  V^iiwr,  director  and  producer; 
Harvey  Thew,  M-G-M  scenarist,  and 
family ;  Ruth  Selwyn,  actress,  will 
be  among  the  Champlain's  passengers 
when   it   sails   today. 

Jean  Cadell,  British  actress,  is 
here  at  the  Warwick  on  her  way  to 
Hollywood  to  play  in  M-G-M's  pro- 
duction of  Dickens'  "David  Copper- 
field." 

John  Erskine's  "Bachelor  of  Art" 
has  been  acquired  by  Fox.  Tom 
Brown  and  Anita  Louise  will  be 
featured. 

Bernard  Brooks,  booker  for  the 
New  Jersey  Paramount  exchange,  re- 
turns from  his  vacation  Monday. 

M^arco  Wolff  left  for  the  coast 
yesterday.  Plans  to  go  straight 
through  without  stopovers. 

Pat  Casey  says  he'll  be  around 
town  for  another  three  weeks  before 
hying  to  the  coast. 

S.  R.  Kent  plans  to  make  another 
trip  to  Hollywood  shortly. 

Charles  O'Reilly  has  left  for  a 
week-end    rest   up-state. 


has  been  active  in  the  Fox  Met  ne- 
gotiations. 

Morton  G.  Bogue,  attorney  for  the 
Fox  Met  bondholders'  committee,  was 
undecided  as  to  what  procedure  would 
be  recommended  by  the  committee  at 
the  Federal  court  hearing  before 
Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  on  Monday. 

"The  situation  is  too  unsettled  to 
permit  predictions,"  he  said.  "There 
are  changes  from  hour  to  hour." 

Bogue  indicated,  however,  that  three 
courses  of  action  are  possible.  One 
is  to  prcKeed  with  the  plan  of  re- 
organization developed  by  the  bond- 
holders' committee  prior  to  the  Loew- 
Warner  negotiations.  This  plan  re- 
tains Skouras  and  Randforce  as 
operators  of  the  houses  for  the  bond- 
holders. A  second  course  is  to  seek 
new  bidders  for  the  circuit  on  the 
outside  and  the  third  is  a  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  circuit  under  the  new 
bankruptcy  laws. 

Meanwhile,  Federal  Judge  Martin 
Manton  of  the  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals  heard  the  minority  bond- 
holders' petition  for  leave  to  appeal 
from  Judge  Mack's  order  denying 
them  the  right  to  examine  officers  of 
the  principal  bondholders'  committee. 
The  petition  was  heard  in  Judge 
Manton's  chambers  yesterday  after- 
noon and  was  taken  under  advisement 
by  the  court. 


"Flu"  Gets  Miss  Allwyn 

Hollywood,  Aug.  3. — Astrid  All- 
wyn, Fox  player,  is  ill  at  her  home 
here  of  influenza. 


Saturday,   August  4,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


ITO  A  Denied 
An  Injunction 
Against  Gampi 


(Continued   from    pane    1) 

to  suffer  or  was  threatened  with 
"irreparable  injury."  The  opinion  also 
terms  I.  T.  O.  A.'s  action  as  seem- 
ingly inconsistent. 

"Aside  from  the  fact  that  the  posi- 
tion of  the  plaintiffs  (I.  T.  O.  A.) 
seems  inconsistent  in  contending  that 
they  themselves  are  not  subject  to 
these  provisions  of  the  code  so  as  to 
permit  complaints  of  its  violations  by 
them  to  be  entertained,  yet  that  they 
are  entitled  to  its  benefits  and  to  file 
under  the  code  complaints  against 
their  competitors  notwithstanding  they 
declined  to  assent  or  to  pay  their  pro- 
rata expense  of  administering  it ;  I  do 
not  think,"  Judge  Goddard's  opinion 
reads,  "that  the  papers  disclose  clear 
and  convincing  grounds  for  the  grant- 
ing of  the  extreme  remedy  of  a  man- 
datory injunction  before  trial,  or  that 
plaintiffs  are  suffering  or  threatened 
with  irreparable  injury. 

"Exactly  what  the  various  com- 
plaints may  be,  whether  they  have 
merit,  are  reasonable  or  not,  and 
whether  the  defendants  exercise 
reasonable  discretion,  are  matters  that 
should  be  developed  by  trial,"  the 
opinion  concludes. 

The  I.T.O.A.  action  made  the  local 
grievance  board  and  clearance  and 
zoning  board  defendants,  as  well  as 
Campi.  William  D.  Whitney  of 
Cravath,  de  Gersdorff,  Swaine  & 
Wood  is  acting  as  counsel  for  Campi 
in  the  case.  Milton  C.  Weisman  is 
attorney  for  I.  T.  O.  A. 

Campi  yesterday  verified  the  de- 
cision in  an  official  statement. 


Order  Stoppage  of 
Film  for  a  Church 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  3. — The  Indian- 
apolis grievance  board  has  ordered 
Cincinnati  and  other  exchanges  to 
discontinue  furnishing  product  to  the 
St.  Therese  Catholic  Church  Gym,  at 
Louisville,  Ky.,  on  the  gro_iind  that 
this  organization,  although  showing 
non-theatrical  film,  is  nevertheless  op- 
erating a  picture  theatre  in  competi- 
tion with  the  established  houses  of 
the  complainant,  the  Baxter  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  which  operates  the  Baxter, 
Broadway  and  Tower. 

The  bill  of  complaint  filed  by  the 
Baxter  interests  sets  forth  that  the  re- 
spondent shows  pictures  on  Sunday 
and  Monday  of  each  week  for  which 
an  admission  is  charged. 

The  church  through  its  attorney 
has  taken  an  appeal  to  Campi. 


Trendle  Plaint  to  N.  Y. 

Detroit,  Aug.  3. — Unable  to  reach 
a  decision  in  the  complaint  brought 
by  George  W.  Trendle  against  Lew 
Wisper  over  the  lease  of  the  Eastown 
Theatre,  ace  neighborhood  house 
here,  the  local  grievance  board  is  for- 
warding the  case  to  Campi  in  New 
York  for  adjudication. 


Rosenblatt  to  Talk 

Hollywood,  Aug.  3. — Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  says 
that  he  will  issue  a  formal  statement 
on  his  activities  here  before  leaving 
Monday  night. 


Few  Protests  In 

Washington,  Aug.  3. — Very 
few  protests  against  the 
producer  -  distributor  assess- 
ments announced  last  week 
have  so  far  been  received,  it 
was  said  today  by  William  P. 
Farnsworth,  acting  head  of 
the  NRA  amusement  division. 

Only  three  or  four  objec- 
tions have  been  voiced, 
Farnsworth  said,  all  from 
small  distributors  who  felt 
that  they  had  been  rated  too 
high.  None  of  these  com- 
plaints was  aimed  at  the 
basis  or  method  of  assess- 
ment, he  stated. 


Court  Refuses  Move 
In  Injunction  Case 

St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  Aug.  3.— Refusal 
of  Judge  Merrill  E.  Otis  in  Federal 
court  here  to  reopen  the  injunction 
proceedings  brought  by  Dubinsky 
Bros.  Theatres  against  the  theatrical 
crafts  means  "clear  sailing  for  the 
permanent  injunction  in  the  Septem- 
ber term  of  court,"  according  to  Du- 
binsky's   attorneys. 

At  the  same  time,  attorneys  for  the 
unions  announced  they  would  resist 
the  granting  of  a  permanent  injunc- 
tion. Judge  Otis  granted  the  temi>or- 
ary  writ  last  March  12  restraining  the 
local  operators'  and  stage  hands' 
unions,  both  affiliated  with  the 
I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  and  the  musicians'  union 
from  committing  violence  at  the  Du- 
binsky houses. 

Denying  the  unions'  motion  to  file 
an  answer  to  the  suit.  Judge  Otis 
reiterated  that  evidence  presented  at 
the  time  of  the  hearing  showed  the 
defendants  "guilty  of  unlawful  con- 
duct." The  judge  based  his  decision 
on  the  fact  the  defendants  had  ample 
time  to  file  an  answer  after  the  Du- 
binskys  started  proceedings  last 
March,  but  they  had  failed  to  do  so. 
He  pointed  out  this  could  not  be  con- 
sidered an  oversight  since  nearly  100 
days  had  elapsed  since  the  answer 
should  have  been  filed. 


Amusements  Report 
Will  Be  Ready  Soon 

Washington,  Aug.  3. — The  U.  S. 
Census  Bureau  next  week  is  expected 
to  make  public  its  report  on  the  na- 
tion's amusement  industries. 

Statisticians  in  the  bureau,  it  was 
learned  today,  are  putting  the  finish- 
ing touches  on  the  figures  compiled 
from  a  survey  recently  made  with 
funds  provided  by  the  Public  Works 
Administration. 

The  inquiry  was  not  concerned 
with  production  or  distribution,  but 
was  confined  to  the  "retail"  end  of 
the  amusement  industries — that  is, 
theatres,  parks  and  other  enterprises — 
in  cities,  large  and  small,  throughout 
the  country. 


Lockout  in  Alliance 

Alliance,  O.,  Aug.  3. — Rex  The- 
atre operators  have  been  locked  out 
as  a  result  of  a  controversy  with  the 
management.  The  union  claims  the 
house  broke  its  contract. 


Moorehead  Made  Mgr. 

Baltimore,  Aug.  3. — Harry  P. 
Moorehead  is  back  in  town  as  man- 
ager of  the  Embassy. 


Want  School  Board 
Film  Supervision 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

distributed  and  exhibited  by  educators, 
dramatists  and  playwrights  of  pro- 
fessional standing,  instead  of  those 
motivated  solely  by  a  desire  for  per- 
sonal  profit." 

The  program  was  outlined  by  Mrs. 
Robbins  Gilman,  national  chairman 
of  motion  pictures,  who  emphasized 
that  the  influence  of  20,000  local 
groups  will  be  focused  upon  pictures 
under  a  three-year  plan  which  is  now 
developing. 

As  might  be  expected,  the  cam- 
paign will  include  an  attack  upon  the 
industry  and  support  of  legislation  to 
control  trade  practices  such  as  block 
booking.  It  also  proposes  to  establish 
film  libraries  in  communities  for 
showing  to  children. 

"The  parent-teacher  organization 
win  cooperate  with  educational  insti- 
tutions and  governmental  departments 
to  secure  improvement  in  the  selec- 
tion and  treatment  of  subject  matter 
used  in  film  production,"  Mrs.  Gilman 
stated.  "We  shall  not  cooperate  with 
companies  conducting  recreation  for 
profit,  either  by  previewing  or  by  list- 
ing theatrical  films  in  any  connection." 


G.  T,  E.  Bondholders 
Win  a  Chase  Ruling 

Bondholders  of  General  Theatres 
Equipment  Corp.  have  won  a  point  in 
their  suit  against  the  Chase  National 
Bank  with  the  signing  of  an  order  by 
Supreme  Court  Justice  Steuer  grant- 
ing a  judgment  that  part  of  the  col- 
lateral received  by  the  bank  on  a 
loan  to  the  company  is  held  for  the 
bondholders  on  the  ground  the  se- 
curity was  advanced  in  violation  of 
the  terms  of  the  trust  indenture.  The 
action  was  filed  against  the  bank  both 
individually  and  as  trustee  of  the 
$30,000,000  in  G.  T.  E.  bonds  issued 
April  1,  1930. 

Justice  Steuer  decided  that  G.  T.  E. 
collateral  held  by  the  bank  may  be 
sold  on  10  days'  notice  at  a  time  and 
under  conditions  to  be  set  by  the  court. 

The  30,000,000  bond  issue,  one  of 
the  underwriters  of  which  was  Chase 
Securities,  formed  part  of  the  financ- 
ing of  the  obligations  of  Fox  Film 
and  Fox  Theatres. 

Commenting  an  the  advancement  of 
Fox  "A"  stock  and  other  collateral  to 
cover  loans  made  by  the  bank  to  G. 
T.  E.,  Justice  Steuer  said  that  if  the 
transaction  was  a  violation  of  the 
agreement  in  the  indenture,  "there 
can  be  no  dispute  that  the  defendant 
violated  a  duty  to  the  bondholders  in 
participating  in  an  act  which  it  un- 
dertook to  prevent  the  corporation 
from  doing." 


Ballance  Plane  Down 

.\tlanta,  Aug.  3. — Harry  G.  Bal- 
lance, southern  district  sales  manager 
for  Fox,  accompanied  by  George  D. 
Potter,  assistant  advertising  sales 
manager,  were  in  a  forced  plane  land- 
ing near  Richmond,  Va.,  this  week. 
Ballance,  who  owns  and  pilots  his 
own  plane,  was  en  route  to  his  office 
in  Atlanta  from  a  trip  east.  The 
plane  landed  on  the  Hermitage  golf 
course,  narrowly  missing  two  women 
polfers.  Only  slight  damage  was  done 
the  plane  and,  beyond  a  shaking  up, 
both  men  were  unhurt. 


Says  Gaumont 
Is  Forced  to 
U.  S.  Selling 


(Continued  from   page    Ij 

the  best  offer  he  has  received  from 
an  American  distributor  has  been  for 
five.  He  added  that  G-B  would  not 
be  satisfied  with  less  than   15. 

Several  deals  are  under  way  for  a 
sales  executive  to  handle  the  com- 
pany's exchanges,  he  declared.  This 
deal  is  not  expected  to  be  closed  for 
a  few  weeks.  Bernerd  asserted  he 
would  not  return  to  England  until 
his  exchange  plan  had  been  completed. 
He  went  into  conference  with  Arthur 
Lee,  American  representative,  as  soon 
as  he  got  off  the  boat. 

Bernerd  was  reluctant  to  admit  ne- 
gotiations were  under  way  for  the 
Roxy  and  was  taken  by  surprise  when 
the  subject  was  brought  up.  He  did 
admit  it,  however,  but  said  the  deal 
was  not  a  vital  part  of  the  trip.  He 
said  he  had  received  a  telegram  from 
one  of  the  men  identified  with  Roxy 
interests  which  indicated  a  conference 
will  take  place  between  the  two  some- 
time  next   week. 

Brings  7   Films   With   Him 

Asked  whether  he  would  take  a 
booking  deal  instead  of  a  purchase 
pact,   Bernerd   would   not   comment. 

As  part  of  his  baggage  were  seven 
pictures :  "Chu  Chin,  Chow,"  "Jew 
Suss,"  "Little  Friend,"  Jan  Kiepura  in 
"My  Song  for  You,"  Evelyn  Laye  in 
"Princess  Charming,"  "Unfinished 
Symphony"  and  "Man  Arran."  With- 
in the  next  two  months  George  Ar- 
liss  will  start  work  in  England  on 
G-B's  "Iron  Duke,"  a  story  of  the 
Duke  of  Wellington,  which  will  be 
followed  by  two  others. 

The  general  manager  stated  that 
all  of  the  films  brought  over  were 
clean  and  wholesome  and  without 
objectionable  material. 

William  O'Brien,  British  theatrical 
agent,  was  on  the  same  boat  and  left 
for  the  coast  immediately  after  his 
arrival.  He  is  understood  to  be  on 
a  talent  signing  mission  for  G-B  al- 
though Bernerd  would  not  comment 
on  this. 

"We  are  after  American  stars  for 
our  pictures,"  was  all  that  he  would 
say. 


Para.  Patent  Claim 
Appeals  Disallowed 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
similar  rulings  on  the  three  claims 
made  earlier  by  the  late  Referee 
Henry  K.  Davis.  The  sound  patent 
claimants  appealed  to  the  district 
court  from  Referee  Davis's  rulings. 

In  ordering  the  claims  expunged. 
Judge  Patterson  held  that  patent  in- 
fringement claims  are  not  provable  in 
bankruptcies  but  are  properly  tort 
actions. 


Baltimore  Hipp  Opens 

Baltimore,  Aug.  3. — Following  a 
heavy  advertising  campaign,  the  Hip- 
Dodrome  was  given  an  elaborate  open- 
ing last  night.  "Of  Human  Bond- 
age" is  the  feature  and  Sylvia  Froos 
heads  the  vaudeville  program.  Dur- 
ing the  six  weeks  the  house  was  closed 
it  was  renovated.  New  chairs,  car- 
pets, lighting  fixtures  and  stage 
equipment  were  installed. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,   August   4,    1934 


Theatres  May 
Join  in  Radio 
ASCAP  Action 


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organization  would  share  in  costs  of 
the   action. 

Newton  D.  Baker,  former  Secretary 
of  War  under  President  Wilson,  is 
counsel  for  the  broadcasters  in  their 
anti-trust  suit  against  \iW  society. 
The  suit  was  initiated  here  about  a 
year  ago  by  Station  WIF,  Philadel- 
phia, and  the  Pennsylvania  Broad- 
casting Assn.  It  is  understood  to 
have  the  support  of  all  principal 
broadcasting  cjjnipanies  and  radio  sta- 
tions. Its  principal  allegation  is  that 
the  ASCAP  is  a  monopoly  in  re- 
straint of  trade.  The  suit  asks  that 
the  society  be  dissolved. 

Spokesmen  for  the  exhibitors'  legal 
committee  indicated  yesterday  that  the 
dissolution  sought  in  the  broadcast- 
ers' action  might  not  affect  the  so- 
ciety's functioning  in  collection  of 
seat  taxes  from  theatres,  as  radio 
broadcasting  is  an  intangible  while 
films  are  commodities  in  interstate 
commerce. 

It  was  made  plain,  however,  that 
close  study  of  the  radio  action  would 
be  given  by  the  committee  and  that 
the  eventual  course  adopted  would 
closely  parallel  if  it  did  not  join 
with  that  of  the  broadcasters.  Nu- 
merous incidental  legal  and  legisla- 
tive plans  are  also  being  considered 
by  the  committee  in  the  national  fight 
against  the  new  schedule  of  music 
taxes  fostered  by  the  ASCAP  which, 
it  is  estimated,  will  increase  theatre 
music  imposts  300  to  1,000  per  cent, 
when  they  become  effective  Oct.   1. 

The  national  exhibitors'  legal  com- 
mittee is  comprised  of  counsel  for  Al- 
lied States,  M.P.T.O.A.,  I.T.O.A.  and 
several  of  the  national  circuits.  W'hen 
this  committee  has  completed  its  plan 
of  action  an  outside  law  firm  will  be 
retained  to  prosecute  the  plan. 


Vlasek  Now  June  Long 

Hollywood,  Aug.  3. — Fox  has 
changed  the  screen  name  of  June 
Vlasek  to  June  Long.  The  actress 
has  been  on  the  contract  roster  for 
nearly  three  years  and  is  now  doing 
a  featured  role  in  "Music  in  the 
Air." 


Sutherland  Re-Signed 

Hollywood,  Aug.  3.— Eddie  Suth- 
erland has  received  a  new  contract 
from  Paramount.  His  first  assign- 
ment is  the  directorial  job  on 
"Mississippi,"  featuring  W.  C.  Fields, 
Lanny  Ross  and   Evalyn   Venable. 

Kuykendall  in  N.O.  Talk 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  3.— Ed  Kuyken- 
dall, M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  head,  has  informed 
the  Gulf  States  Theatre  Owners'  Ass'n 
he  will  be  here  Monday  to  address  city 
and  state  theatremen. 


RKO  Men  Visit  Levy 

Walter  Branson,  mid-west  district 
manager,  and  Charles  C.  Cohen,  west- 
ern district  head  for  RKO,  are  in 
town  for  conferences  with  Jules  Levy. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  Aug.  3. — C.  Henry  Gordon  is  having  a  siege  at  the 
Hollywood  Hospital  for  a  minor  operation.  .  .  .  Loretta  Young 
ditto  at  a  different  medical  establishment.  .  .  .  Fay  Chaldecott  gets 
the  featured  role  of  "Little  Emily"  in  "David  Copperfield"  at 
M-G-M.  .  .  .  Charley  Bullock,  popular  still  department  head  of 
United  Artists,  is  going  into  his  ninth  year  with  that  organization, 
having  photographed  nearly  every  important  star  in  Hollywood. 
.  .  .  Director  Alfred  Santell  found  a  spot  to  buy  electric  ice  boxes 
for  50  per  cent  off  and  he  bought  one.  .  .  .  M-G-M  has  completed 
one  of  the  two  big  ships  they're  using  in  "Mutiny  on  the  Bounty." 
.  .  .  Una  O'Connor  has  decided  not  to  return  to  England  and  has 
taken  a  shack  at  Malibu.  .  .  .  Clark  Gable  and  the  missus  are  back 
from  a  cruise  on  the  Pacific. 


Plagiarism  Charged 
In  ''Riptide"  Scenes 

A  suit  alleging  infringement  by 
M-G-M's  "Riptide"  of  a  play  entitled 
"The  Penalty  of  Sex"  was  filed  in 
U.  S.  District  Court  here  yesterday 
by  Angel  A.  Aphenson,  playwright. 
The  suit  asks  an  injunction  against 
"Riptide"  and  the  usual  accounting  of 
profits. 

Miss  Aphenson  alleges  in  her  com- 
plaint that  her  play  was  submitted  to 
George  De  Feo,  play  broker,  in  Sep- 
tember, 1932,  for  the  purix)se  of  hav- 
ing it  presented  to  M-G-M.  She  as- 
serts that  she  was  later  offered  $5,000 
and  a  percentage  of  profits  for  the  use 
of  certain  scenes  and  situations  in  the 
play  and  that  she  accepted,  but  was 
unable  to  obtain  a  written  contract. 

Defendants  named  in  the  suit  in 
addition  to  M-G-M  are  Norma  Shear- 
er, Irving  Thalberg,  Edmund  Gould- 
Mig,  Jules  E.  Brulatour  and  De  Feo. 


Take  Two  Ohio  Houses 

Marion,  O.,  Aug.  3. — Midhio  The- 
atres, Inc.,  has  taken  long  term 
leases  on  the  Palace  and  Marion 
from  Theatrical  Managers,  Inc.,  of 
Indianapolis.  The  company  has  just 
been    organized. 

Tracy  Barham,  formerly  film  buyer 
for  Warners  in  the  upper  New  York 
territory,  is  field  manager  of  the  new 
organization,  in  which  it  is  reported 
he  will  acquire  an  interest.  Bar- 
ham  was  associated  with  Publix  home 
office  until  decentralization,  and  later 
had  four  Publix  houses  in  Minne- 
sota   before   joining    Warners. 


Ostrow   Starts  ''Secrets*' 

Hollywood,  Aug.  3. — Lou  Ostrow' 
has  started  "Secrets  of  the  Cha- 
teau," formerly  titled  "Rendevouz  at 
Alidnight."  The  latter  title  was 
juggled  around  and  finally  fastened 
as  the  definite  release  title  on  "Sil- 
ver Fox,"  a  yarn  now  in  prepara- 
tion. 


"U"  Signs  McKinney 

Hollywood,  Aug.  3. — Universal 
has  signed  Florine  McKinney,  for- 
mer M-G-M  actress,  to  a  long  term 
contract.  Her  first  assignment  will 
be  the  feminine  lead  in  the  Thorne 
Smith  yarn,  "Night  Life  of  the 
Gods,"  which  goes  into  work  in  a 
week. 


Roach  Plans  Expansion 

Hollywood,  Aug.  3. — Figuring  that 
dual  bill  bans  will  spread,  Hal  Roach 
says  he  expects  to  spend  $100,000  on 
studio  enlargement  and  increases  in 
his  staff. 


Phila.'s  Taprooms 
Must  Pay  Show  Tax 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  3. — In  a  city- 
wide  move  to  meet  the  comi)etition 
from  shows  staged  in  taprooms  and 
beer  gardens,  the  Independent  Theatre 
Owners'  Protective  Ass'n.  has  in- 
duced city  authorities  to  demand  $500 
entertainment  license  fees  from  each 
of  these  spots.  This  is  the  same  fee 
that  theatres  and  cabarets  pay. 

Notice  has  been  sent  to  the  beer 
l)arlors  that  the  license  fee  must  be 
paid  next  week,  or  their  shows  must 
be  dropped,  members  of  the  associa- 
tion were  informed  at  their  meeting 
yesterday  in  the  new  headquarters  at 
1313  Vine  St. 

Oscar  Neufeldt  was  named  as  busi- 
ness manager  and  Miss  Jay  Willensky 
was   appointed    secretary. 

The  association  has  voted  to  send 
delegates  to  the  Allied  convention  at 
Atlantic  City  late  this  month. 


"Treasure"  Openings  Set 

"Treasure  Island"  will  open  simul- 
taneously at  Loew's  State,  Boston, 
and  the  Century,  Baltimore,  Aug.  10. 
William  R.  Ferguson,  exploitation 
director  for  M-G-M,  returned  yes- 
terday afternoon  from  Boston  after 
putting  on  an  extensive  campaign  and 
in  the  evening  left  for  Baltimore  for 
another  tieup  splurge.  He  returns 
Monday. 

The  company  plans  campaigns  on 
all  openings. 


McGrail  Goes  to  Coast 

John  McGrail,  who  has  been  as- 
sisting J.  J.  McCarthy  on  advertising 
at  the  Hays  office,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  coast  office.  He  leaves 
for  Hollywood  today.  Joel  Swensen 
succeeds  McGrail  in  New  York. 


"Sailors"  Gets  $23,200 

"She  Learned  About  Sailors"  gar- 
nered $23,200  at  the  Roxy  last  week, 
considered  unusual  in  face  of  a  leth- 
argic week  at  other  Broadway  box- 
offices. 


Hold  "Cavalcade"  Again 

"Cavalcade"  is  being  held  a  third 
week  at  the  Criterion  at  popular 
prices.  The  second  week  ends  tomor- 
row. 


Goldberg  Quits  Columbia 

Lou  Goldberg,  director  of  exploi- 
tation for  Columbia,  has  resigned, 
effective  Aug.  10.  No  successor  has 
been  named. 


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Boston  Dull; 
Eyre''  Good 
With  $15,000 


Boston,  Aug.  3.— Grosses  fared  a 
little  better  than  last  week,  when  the 
season's  low  was  reached.  There  were 
small  gains  at  most  of  the  first  runs, 
although  Metropolitan  failed  to  do 
a.s  well  as  a  week  ago.  Grosses  are 
still  well  below  the  average. 

"Jane  Eyre"  at  Loew's  State  fared 
the  best  of  the  features,  but  the  film 
was  $1,000  below  average.  "The 
Notorious  Sophie  Lang"  was  $2,000 
below  average  at  Metropolitan  while 
both  RKO  houses  were  some  $1,500 
and   $2,000  below  the  usual   mark. 

With  the  breaking  of  the  back- 
bone of  the  long  period  of  hot  weath- 
er and  a  few  occasional  showers  to 
keep  folks  indoors,  better  business  is 
anticipated. 

Totals  for  the  first  run  houses  were 
$85,000.    Average  is  $94,000. 

Estimated  takTngs  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  2: 

"BACHELOR    BAIT"    (Radio) 
"BLACK    MOON"    (Col.) 

BOSTON-(2,900),  25c-SOc,  7  days.  Gross: 
$14,500.      ( Average.   $16,000.) 

"PERSONALITY    KID"    (Warners) 
"ELMER   &   ELSIE"    (Para.) 
FENWAY-(1,800).        .?0c-50c.        7        days 
Gross:    $7,500.       (Average,    $9,000.) 

"GRAND    CANARY"    (Fox) 
KEITH'S~(3,500).   .30c-50c,    7  days.   Gross: 
$14,000.       (Average.    $16,000.) 

"JANE    EYRE"    (Monogram) 
LOEW'S      STATE^(.3.700),      35c-50c,       7 
days.       Gross:    $15,000.       (Average.    $16,000) 
"THE   NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE    LANG" 

(Para.) 
METROPOLITAN-(4,350),       30c-6Sc        7 
days.        Buster    Shaver    and    Revue.    Gross: 
$26,000.      (Average.   $28,000.) 

"PERSONALITY    KID"    (Warners) 
"ELMER    &    ELSIE"    (Para.) 
PARA.MC)U.\T-(].800).    .?0c-50c,    7    days 
Gross:   $8,000.      (Average,   $9,000.) 


End  of  Heat  Stirs 
Cincinnati  Grosses 

CI^'CINNATI,  Aug.  3.— Concurrently 
with  the  break  in  the  record  heat 
wave,  business  at  most  of  the  down- 
town houses  took  a  sudden  spurt. 

"Handy  Andy"  at  the  RKO  Palace 
led  the  parade  with  an  estimated 
$15,500,  which  is  nothing  to  be 
sneezed  at  even  in  the  regular  season. 
Keith's  registered  approximately 
$8,000  with  "Here  Comes  the  Navy," 
and  the  RKO  Lyric  did  around  $6,300 
with  "His  Greatest  Gamble,"  both  be- 
ing the  best  grosses  in  months.  Other 
houses  did  proportionately  well. 

Hecht-MacArthur  Set 

Ben  Hecht  and  Charles  MacArthur 
have  finished  the  script  of  their  second 
production  for  Paramount  and  will 
place  it  before  the  cameras  at  the 
Eastern  Service  Studios  in  Astoria 
in  two  weeks.  The  film  will  have  the 
Russian  revolution  as  its  background 
and  Jimmy  Savo  in  the  top  spot. 
MacArthur  left  for  the  coast  by  plane 
last  night  on  a  brief  visit  to  his 
wife,  Helen  Hayes.  He  will  be  back 
in  town  Monday. 


FWC  Signs  Para.  Deal 

Fox  West  Coast  has  signed  for  the 
entire  Paramount  lineup. 


Jack  Connolly  to  Sail 

Jack  Connolly,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  Pathe  News,  leaves  for  Europe 
on  the  Cham[>lain  today.  His  mis- 
sion will  be  to  extend  the  news  gath- 
ering facilities  of  the  newsreel  in 
European  capitals. 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  30 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  AUGUST  6,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


RKO  Receiver 
Bills  Pruned 
To  $105,000 

Fees  Mere  Than  Halved 
By  Judge  Bondy 

The  petition  for  $225,000  interim 
allowances  filed  by  Irving  Trust  Co. 
and  Donovan,  Leisure,  Newton  & 
Lumbard  for  services  in  the  RKO  re- 
ceivership were  more  than  halved  by 
Federal  Judge  William  Bondy  in 
entering  a  final  order  on  the  petition 
Saturday. 

The  total  fees  allowed  by  the  court 
aggregate  $105,000.  Irving  Trust, 
receiver  for  RKO,  had  asked  for 
$100,000  and  was  allowed  $35,000.  The 
Donovan  firm,  attorneys  for  the  re- 
ceiver, petitioned  $125,000  and  was 
allowed  $70,000. 

The  fees  are  for  partial  allowances 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


G-B  Conference  on 
Roxy  Is  Initiated 

First  of  a  series  of  conferences  be- 
tween Gaumont  British  and  interests 
affiliated  with  the  Roxy  whereby  the 
former  would  acquire  the  house  as  its 
Broadway  showwindow  was  held 
over  the  week-end.  Jeffrey  Bernerd 
spent  yesterday  with  two  men  inter- 
ested in  the  theatre  at  Howard  S. 
Cullman's  home  in  Purchase,  N.  Y. 

If  and  when  G-B  acquires  the 
house,  it  is  not  planned  to  limit  the 
showing  to  British  product. 

Asked  whether  S.  L.  (Roxy) 
Rothafel  would  be  connected  with 
G-B  in  any  way,  Bernerd  stated 
"definitely  no." 


Auten-B,  /.  P.  Suit 
Is  Ended  Amicably 

Before  sailing  for  England  Satur- 
day on  the  Champlain  for  a  six  weeks' 
vacation-business  trip,  Harold  Auten 
stated  he  had  withdrawn  his  suit 
against  British  International  Pictures 
for  "services  rendered"  and  he  is  on 
friendly  terms  with  the  company 
again. 

Negotiations  for  settlement  were 
handled  directly  by  Auten  and  John 
Maxwell,  the  latter  head  of  the  Eng- 
lish company. 


Spokane  Amusement 
Report  Returns  Up 

Spokiine.  Aug.  5. — Localities  spent 
more  for  entertainment  during  the  first 
half  of  '34  than  they  did  in  a  similar 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Gaumont  May  Produce  in 
U.  5.9  Too,  Says  Bernerd 


Plans  are  under  consideration  by 
Gaumont  British  to  produce  in  Am- 
erica, following  invasion  into  the 
exchange  field,  Jeffrey  Bernerd,  man- 
aging director,  stated  Saturday.  Part 
of  the  British  production  force  will  be 
brought  over  for  the  venture,  he  said. 

First  in  his  mind  at  present  is  the 
development  of  a  Gaumont-British  ex- 
change system  in  every  key  city.     He 


said  the  company  will  have  100  per 
cent  distribution  here  and  that  the 
initial  moves  will  get  under  way  the 
latter  part  of  the  month.  The  entire 
sales  force  is  expected  to  be  lined  up 
by  Sept.  15. 

No  franchise  deals  will  be  consid- 
ered, Bernerd  stated.  "We  will  have 
our     own     exchanges     operated     by 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Cancellation 
Rows  Fail  to 
Reach  Boards 


Despite  numerous  complaints  by 
exhibitors  that  exchanges  in  at  least 
five  key  cities  have  refused  to  autho- 
rize cancellations  on  moral  grounds  of 
pictures  released  prior  to  July  15,  in 
accordance  with  the  recent  order  of 
large  distributing  companies,  no  such 
complaints  have  been  brought  before 
local  grievance  boards  in  any  of  the 
cities  in  which  the  complaints  have 
been  most  numerous,  it  was  deter- 
mined over  the  week-end. 

The  complaints  of  refusals  to  can- 
cel on  moral  grounds  have  originated 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Philadelphia  Board 
Bans  Park  Showings 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  5. — The  griev- 
ance board  has  extended  its  recent 
non-theatrical  ruling  with  a  prohibi- 
tion to  distributors  against  serving 
amusement  parks  which  give  free  film 
showings. 

The  situation  is  not  acute  in  Phila- 
delphia proper,  biTt  is  fairly  wide- 
spread in  up-state  districts. 

The  case  of  Harry  Freed  vs.  Stan- 
ley-Warner on  the  charge  of  illegally 
negotiating  a  lease  for  the  Seville, 
Rryn  Mawr,  has  been  withdrawn  by 
B.  M.  Colder,  attorney  for  the 
plaintif?. 


Kansas  Employment 
Gains  4,2%  in  June 

ToPEKA.  Aug.  5. — Emnloyment  in 
Kansa<;  gained  4.2  oer  cent  in  June 
over  Mav,  while  payroll  totals  were 
110  1.7  per  cent,  according  to  a  report 
Viv  the  state  labor  commissioner.  A 
large  part  of  the  increase  was  due  to 
seasonal  employment  of  farm  labor. 


Indie  Houses 
Fortified  for 
Circuit  Fight 


Independents  in  Greater  New  York 
are  no  longer  on  the  defensive  in  the 
campaign  by  Loew's  and  RKO  for 
additional  theatres.  The  first  gun  to 
pop  is  the  merger  between  Springer 
&  Cocalis  and  Consolidated,  the  for- 
mer having  36  units  and  the  latter  14. 

Both  RKO  and  Loew's  have  had 
negotiations  with  the  two  independent 
circuits  for  acquisition  of  two  to  five 
houses.  The  deals  never  got  further 
than  preliminary  stages. 

With  uniting  of  the  two  largest  un- 
affiliated circuits  in  Manhattan,  the 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


Portland  Dog  Races 
Hard  Blow  to  Films 

Portland.  Aug.  5. — The  big  reason 
for  slump  in  box-office  receipts,  es- 
pecially at  the  first  runs  is  the  dog 
races.  The  betting  public  passed  a 
total  of  $1,128,019  in  wagers  through 
the  wickets  of  the  pari  mutue!  cages 
here  during  the  first  30  days  of  this 
season's  dog  racing  meet. 

From  the  take  the  state  received 
$28,200  on  the  basis  of  a  two  and  one- 
half  per  cent  "cut"  of  total  wagers. 
In  addition  the  state  gets  $18,000  from 
the  kennel  club  for  a  60-day  license 
and  $410  from  the  owners  and  retain- 
ers in  license  fees. 


Racing  a  Headache 
For  R.  L  Theatres 

Providence,  Aug.  5. — Rhode  Island 
exhibitors   have   another  headache. 

Sweltering  weather  has  sent  thou- 
sands of  DOtential  movie  fans  to  the 
beaches  during  the  past  few  weeks 
and  now  comes  the  opening  of  the 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


New  Fox  Met 
Bid  Is  Seen 
Possibility 

Kahn,  Attorney,  May  Put 
In  $3,000,000  Offer 


New  outside  bidders  for  Fox  Metro- 
politan Playhouses  who  are  prepared 
to  offer  $3,000,000  for  the  circuit  may 
be  brought  into  the  Fox  Met  reorgani- 
zation proceedings  today  as  a  result  of 
the  withdrawal  last  Friday  of  the 
Loew-Warner  bid  of  $4,500,000,  it  was 
disclosed  over  the  week-end  by  David 
W.  Kahn,  downtown  attorney  identi- 
fied with  foreclosure  actions. 

Kahn  has  been  identified  with  the 
Fox  Met  situation  since  reorganization 
plans  were  first  broached  last  spring. 
He  has  been  variously  reported  as 
representing  Walter  Reade  and  Frank 
V.  Storrs  or  Joseph  Plunkett  but  has 
guarded  the  identity  of  his  cHents 
closely  while  advising  Judge  Julian  W. 
Mack,   presiding   justice   in   Fox   Met 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Yates  Wants  Indie 
Exchanges  Merged 

Negotiations  are  under  way  between 
H.  J.  Yates,  president  of  Consolidated 
Film :  Budd  Rogers,  general  sales 
manager  of  Liberty ;  and  Burt  Kelly 
of  Select  Pictures,  to  consolidate  ex- 
changes throughout  the  country  hand- 
ling Consolidated  financed  product. 

It  is  understood  Yates  has  had  this 
plan  in  mind  for  some  time  and  is  now 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


Kansas  Men  Oppose 
Fight  on  Blue  Law 

Topeka,  Aug.  5. — Majority  senti- 
ment among  Kansas  exhibitors  is  re- 
ported as  against  taking  any  concerted 
action  to  repeal  the  state's  blue  law 
prohibiting  Sunday  shows.  The  con- 
sensus is  that  recent  referendums  in 
several  communities  favoring  Sunday 
showings  are  an  indication  of  grow- 
ing liberal  public  sentiment  in  the 
state  and  that  in  a  few  years  Kansas, 
through  this  method,  will  be  a  seven- 
day  state  regardless  of  the  statutes. 


Buffalo  Legion  Has 
82  Approved  Films 

Buffalo,  Aug.  5. — A  list  of  82  ap- 
proved films  has  been  issued  by  Dr. 
Edward  S.  Schwegler,  director  of  the 
Catholic  Legion  of  Decency  movement 
in  the  diocese  of  Buffalo.  Pictures 
are  graded  according  to  family  or  ma- 
(Continucd  on  page  3) 


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Mayhall  Joins  Alvin 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  5.— Jerry  May- 
hall,  former  producer  at  the  Stanley, 
has  been  appointed  musical  director 
for  the  Alvin,  which  reopens  short- 
ly under  the  management  of  the 
Harris  Amusement  Co.  George  Ty- 
son, until  recently  with  the  Skouras 
interests  in  St.  Louis,  will  manage 
the   house. 


Nat  Holt  on  Vacation 

Cleveland,  Aug.  5. — Nat  Holt, 
RKO  theatre  division  manager,  and 
Mrs.  Holt,  accompanied  by  Frank 
Drew,  M-G-M  branch  manager,  and 
Mrs.  Drew  are  on  a  two-week  vaca- 
tion in  Atlantic  City. 


Girl  Born  to  Dempseys 

Jack  and  Mrs.  Dempsey,  the  former 
Hannah  Williams,  became  the  parents 
of  a  girl  Saturday  morning  at  the 
Polyclinic  Hospital.  Jacqueline  will 
be  the  name  of  the  new  arrival.  Both 
mother   and  daughter  are   doing  well. 


Set  Fairbanks  Opening 

London.  Aug.  5. — "The  Private 
Life  of  Don  Juan,"  Douglas  Fair- 
banks' starring  vehicle  for  London 
Films,  will  be  given  a  premiere  at 
the  Pavilion  on  Aug.  31. 


Gilliam  Variety  Manager 

Cleveland,  .Aug.  5. — George  Gil- 
liam, former  manager  of  the  Still- 
man,  has  been  named  manager  of 
the    Variety    Club. 


New  Fox  Met 
Bid  Is  Seen 
Possibility 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

affairs,  of  the  likelihood  of  his  even- 
tually filing  a  competitive  bid  for  the 
circuit. 

Kahn  denied  on  Saturday  that  the 
new  bid  he  was  preparing  was  on  be- 
half of  Reade  and  Storrs,  and  also 
denied  that  Plunkctt  was  represented 
in  the  group  now  contemplating  a 
$3,000,000  bid. 

"Plunkett  was  included  in  a  group 
interested  in  making  a  bid  for  Fox  Met 
at  one  time,"  Kahn  said,  "but  the  bid- 
ders I  now  represent  are  entirely  new 
to  the  proceedings." 

Reached  at  his  Connecticut  home 
over  the  week-end.  Plunkett  verified 
the  statement  that  Kahn  no  longer 
represented  him.  Plunkett  declined  to 
comment  on  whether  the  withdrawal 
of  the  Loew-Warner  bid  would  again 
bring  him  or  associates  of  his  into  the 
Fox  Met  picture  with  a  new  bid. 

Independent  Warner  Sid  Unlikely 

Also  held  as  a  possibility,  though 
considered  unlikely,  is  an  independent 
hid  for  the  circuit  by  Warners,  who 
were  prepared  to  participate  in  the 
M. 500  000  joint  bid  with  Loew's  up  to 
$900,000.  Under  this  bid.  Warners 
were  to  acauire  only  the  Fox  Met 
holdings  in  New  Jersey,  18  leaseholds 
'n  all.  The  Brooklyn.  Long  Island, 
Manhattan  and  up-state  holdings,  to- 
taling 65.  were  to  go  to  Loew's. 

Warners  were  originally  interested 
in  making  a  bid  of  their  own  for  the 
entire  Fox  Met  holdings  and  a  spirited 
bidding  tussle  between  that  company 
and  Loew's  was  foreseen  at  the  time. 
\  maneuver  by  A.  C.  Blumenthal. 
broker,  brought  the  two  companies 
together,  however,  and  resulted  in  a 
'oint  bid.  With  the  withdrawal  of 
T^oew's  from  the  bidding  Friday.  War- 
ners, too.  were  automatically  elimi- 
nated, insofar  as  the  bid  then  under 
-onsideration  bv  the  Fox  Met  bond- 
holders' committee  was  concerned.  It 
's  known,  however,  that  Warners  were 
'•eluctant  to  terminate  the  negotiations 
Tt  the  time,  which  gives  rise  to  the 
belief  that  the  company  mav  re-enter 
the  Fox  Met  situation,  possibly  at  the 


meeting  .-cheduled  for  today  before 
Judge  Mack,  with  a  new  bid  of  its 
own. 

.Since  Warners'  original  intention  of 
1  lidding  alone  for  the  circuit,  however, 
product  deals  have  been  closed  that 
make  it  virtually  impossible  for  War- 
ners to  supply  I'ox  Met  with  pictures. 
should  that  circuit  come  under  Warner 
(iDcration.  Thus  the  product  situation 
alone  makes  it  highly  improbable  tliat 
Warners  will  make  any  serious  effort 
to  acc|uire  the  circuit.  Even  Warners' 
own  product  would  not  be  available  for 
the  Fox  Met  houses  under  Warner 
operation,  as  Loew's  has  signe<l  for 
half  and  RKO  for  half.  Loew's  and 
RKiO  are  also  splitting  Paramount. 
In  addition,  Loew's  has  M-G-M,  Co- 
lumbia, L^niversal  and  United  Artists, 
while  RKO  has  Radio.  Loew's,  like- 
wise, is  reported  to  have  virtually 
closed   for   Fox. 

Steps  If  Bid  Unaccepted 

If  Kahn's  contemplated  $3,000,000 
bid  is  not  entertained  by  the  Fox  Met 
bondholders'  committee,  indications  are 
that  the  circuit  will  proceed  to  re- 
organize either  under  the  committee's 
own  plan,  which  provides  for  continu- 
ation of  operations  by  Skouras  and 
Randforce.  or  under  the  new  bank- 
ruptcy laws,  as  already  petitioned  by 
minority  Fox  Met  bondholders.  The 
circuit  has  until  Thursday  to  reply  to 
this  petition. 

Fox  Met  bonds  again  sold  off  in 
trading  as  a  result  of  withdrawal  of 
the  Loew-Warner  bid,  closing  at  $30 
on  Saturday.  The  previous  close  was 
$33,  a  drop  of  nine  points  from  Wed- 
nesday's close,  which  occurred  when 
reports  were  first  circulated  that  the 
Loew-Warner  bid  would  be  with- 
drawn. Reports  of  the  impending 
withdrawal  of  the  bid  were  published 
exclusivelv  in  Motion  Picture  Daily 
of  Thursday. 

The  ofificial  reason  given  by  Loew's 
for  the  withdrawal  of  the  bid  was  that 
a  decision  had  been  reached  that  ac- 
quisition of  Fox  Met  would  be  an 
unprofitable  investment.  LJnofficially. 
it  is  reported  the  withdrawal  was  due 
to  legal  complications  developed  by 
minority  bondholders  in  Fox  Met 
which  are  said  to  have  clouded  title 
to  the  circuit's  assets  pending  decision 
on  the  possibly  long-drawn-out  legal 
moves  and  to  possible  anti-trust  law 
asnects  of  the  theatre  acquisition, 
which  have  been  emphasized  by  con- 
tinuous observation  of  the  Loew-War- 
ner negotiations  by  the  Department  of 
Justice. 


Issues  on  Big  Board  Recede 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Sal"'= 

Eastman     Kodak 98'/^        97-54        97ii        —%  100 

'^ox   Film   "A" 1014        10           10           —  54  100 

Loew's,     Inc 247/^        2454        245^        —  ?4  3.200 

''aramount    Publix.    cts 354          3              3V»        —  M  400) 

Pathe    Exchange Wi         VA         Ws        200 

Pathe    Exchanere    "A" 14            14            14            —5^  400 

RKO     2             2             2           100 

Warner    Bros VA          354          3^        —Ye.  300 

Technicolor  Off  %  on  Curb 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Chauige  Sales 

Technic-ilor   W/k        1154        1114        —  ?4  400 

Trans    Lux 1^          1^          1J4         100 

Para,  Publix  Bonds  Decline  1%  Points 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Sales 

General  Theatre  Equinment  6s   '40 65^          654          654        1 

Loew's  6s  '41,   WW   deb  rights 10054       1005^      100'4         1 

Paramount   Broadwav   554s   '51 385i        38           38           -|-  54  7 

Paramount   Publix    S^^s    '50 4154        41           41           —154  6 

Pathe  7s  '37  ww 9S'A        9554        9554       —1  1 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 54           5354        SPA       — 1;4  2 


Indie  Houses 
Fortified  for 
Circuit  Fight 


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opening  gun  to  demand  better  playing 
time  on  next  season's  product  has  been 
exploded.  Benefiting  l)y  the  deal  is 
Consolidated,  which  during  the  past 
year  has  l)een  taking  it  on  the  chin  on 
bookings  in  Loew  and  RKO  situations. 
C.  &  .S.,  with  its  buying  strength,  has 
been  able  to  demand  and  get  conces- 
sions which  now  will  be  afforded 
Consolidated. 

It  is  also  |)ossii)lc  Skouras  may  join 
the  pool  with  his  Manhattan  houses. 
George  Skouras  last  year  was  tied  up 
with  RKO  in  a  booking  arrangement 
which  expired  Aug.  1.  He  is  a  friend 
of  Sam  Cocalis  and  is  understood  to 
have  had  preliminary  talks  on  the 
pool. 

Meanwhile  Loew's  and  RKO  are  not 
letting  down  on  new  acquisitions  de- 
spite withdrawal  of  the  former  from 
the  Fox  Metropolitan  bid.  RKO  has 
taken  about  10  houses  from  indepen- 
dents and  Loew  has  deals  on  for 
several  theatres  bordering  RKO  do- 
main. The  deals  are  expected  to  be 
set  this  week. 


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Yates  Wants  Indie 
Exchanges  Merged 

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crystallizing    it    with    product    to    be 
financed  next  season.     Other  indepen- 
dent  exchanges   also   are   expected   to 
be  brought  into  the  deal  later. 

A  number  of  independent  producers 
being  financed  by  Consolidated  have 
franchises  with  exchanges  which  have 
some  time  to  run.  These  exchanges 
are  expected  to  be  brought  into  the 
plan  upon  expiration  of  contracts. 


Racing  a  Headache 
For  R.  I.  Theatres 

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Narragansett  race  track  in  Pawtucket 
which  has  lured  unprecedented  crowds 
since  Aug.  1. 

Racing  will  continue  through  Au- 
gust, lay  off  in  September  and  resume 
in  October  for  another  month.  Movie 
men,  however,  hope  to  catch  some 
night  business  even  if  the  matinees 
ire  heartbreaking. 


Nathanson  to  England 

Toronto,  Aug.  5. — N.  L.  Nathan- 
son,  head  of  Famous  Players  Cana- 
dian, is  on  his  way  to  England  to  look 
over  new  season  product.  J.  J.  Fitz- 
gibbons,  director  of  theatres,  and  Ben 
Geldsaeler,  both  of  the  head  office  of 
Famous  Players,  are  on  a  tour  oi 
exchanges. 

Earnings  of  the  company  for  the 
period  ending  with  the  close  of 
August  are  reported  to  be  well  over 
all  bond  charges. 


Centralia  Ushers  Strike 

Centralia,  111.,  Aug.  5. — In  an 
effort  to  force  recognition  of  the 
Ushers'  and  Ticket  Sellers'  Union 
here,  ushers  and  ticket  sellers  of  local 
houses  have  gone  on  strike. 


Monday,  August  6,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Cancellation 
Rows  Fail  to 
Reach  Boards 


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with  greatest  frequency  in  Milwaukee, 
Boston,  Kansas  City,  St.  Louis  and 
Atlanta.  Motion  Pictuue  Daily 
correspondents  ascertained  from  griev- 
ance boards  in  each  of  those  cities 
that  no  instance  of  an  exhibitor  bring- 
ng  his  cancellation  before  the  boards 
to  determine  the  validity  of  his  com- 
plaint is  known  to  date. 

In  the  instructions  despatched  to 
exchanges  by  home  office  distribution 
departments  at  the  time  the  moral  can- 
cellation ruling  was  inaugurated,  it  is 
made  clear  that  any  picture  released 
prior  to  July  IS  to  which  there  has 
been  made  "a  bona  fide  public  protest 
in  good  faith  and  on  moral  grounds" 
may  be  cancelled.  The  exchange  man- 
ager is  expected  to  determine  the 
validity  of  the  moral  objections  to  the 
pictures  for  which  cancellation  is 
sought  by  the  exhibitor  and  he  is 
directed  to  refuse  authorization  to 
cancel  only  in  the  event  he  is  not  con- 
vinced that  the  moral  objections  to  the 
picture  cited  by  the  exhibitor  are 
"bona  fide."  In  that  case  the  home 
office  instructions  provide  that  the 
exhibitor  may  then  submit  his  claim 
for  cancellation  to  his  local  grievance 
board. 

Must  Decide  Release  Date 

The  local  board,  sitting  as  an  arbi- 
tration body,  needs  to  decide  only 
whether  the  picture  in  question  was 
released  prior  to  July  15;  whether  a 
publicly  announced  general  protest  on 
moral  grounds  has  been  made  against 
the  picture  and  whether  such  protest 
is  genuine  and  was  made  in  good  faith. 
If  these  three  considerations  have  been 
determined  affirmatively  by  a  griev- 
ance board,  the  exhibitor's  right  to 
cancel  is  unquestioned.  If  an  ex- 
change then  refuses  to  perrnit  the 
cancellation,  there  is  a  clear  violation 
of  the  intent  of  the  distributors'  July 
15  agreement  and  the  exhibitor's  com- 
plaint is  a  valid  one. 

An  effort  to  obtain  specific  informa- 
tion concerning  the  exchanges  com- 
plained against  and  the  pictures  in- 
volved in  the  case,  together  with  the 
name  of  the  complaining  exhibitor,  has 
been  made  by  Motion  Picture  Daily 
correspondents  in  the  cities  named 
without  success. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  Aug.  5. — Roger  Imhof  and  Sarah  Haden  latest  addi- 
tions to  Fox's  "Music  in  the  Air,"  featuring  Gloria  Swanson,  John 
Boles,  Reginald  Owen  and  other  top  line  players.  .  .  .  Raoul  Walsh 
back  from  New  York.  .  .  .  Warner  Oland  offers  reward  for  lost 
hat.  .  .  .  Grace  Moore  celebrated  third  wedding  anniversary  at 
Yosemite  and  back  here  with  fresh  coat  of  tan.  ...  In  contrast  to 
this  Alison  Skipworth  celebrated  her  58th  birthday  working  at 
Columbia.  .  .  .  Elsa  Buchanan  secured  an  important  role  in  Fox's 
"Charlie  Chan  in  London"  over  several  others  because  she  could 
be  frightened  easily  and  hold  it  for  the  cameras.  .  .  .  Laurel  and 
Hardy  fishing  off  Catalina  coast  line  for  big  game  fish  with  tutors 
to  show  them  how  it's  done.  .  .  .  Franklin  Pangborn  back  at 
Universal  for  a  spot  in  "Imitation  of  Life." 


Buffalo  Legion  Has 
82  Approved  Films 

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ture  audience  suitability,  and  16  are 
accorded  "excellent"  rating.  The  list 
is  based  on  reviews  issued  by  the 
International  Federation  of  Catholic 
Alumnae.  Dr.  Schwegler  stressed 
the  fact  that  it  is  not  an  "official  list" 
of  the  Catholic  church.  No  blacklist 
is  being  published  here. 

Rev.  Alfred  J.  Barrett,  S.J.,  who, 
as  moderator  of  the  Sodality  Union 
in  Western  New  York,  started  the 
Catholic  drive  here,  has  been  trans- 
ferred from  Canisius  College  to 
Woodstock  College,   Baltimore. 


Pittsburgh,  Aug.  5.— Local  ex- 
changes express  surprise  over  the 
small  number  of  requests  for  cancel- 
lations on  moral  grounds  received  to 
date.  Typical  is  the  record  of  the 
RKO  exchange  here  which  reports 
only  two  cancellation  requests  since 
July  15.  One  was  for  "The  Life  of 
Vergie  Winters"  and  ^  the  other  for 
"Of   Human   Bondage." 


Pledges  35,980  in 
Indianapolis  Area 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Aug.  5. — In  the 
Indianapolis  diocese,  comprising  the 
central  southern  portion  of  the  state, 
35,980  adults  have  signed  the  Legion 
of  Decency  pledge.  These  figures  do 
not  include  children  of  school  age,  who 
are  estimated  at  15,000  and  who  are 
expected  to  sign  after  opening  of 
school  in  September. 

Letters  explaining  the  legion  pur- 
poses have  been  sent  by  Bishop  Ritter 
to  every  theatre  manager  in  the 
diocese. 


Plan  350  Day,  Date 
Openings  on  Brown 

Approximately  350  simultaneous  re- 
lease dates  during  the  week  of  Oct. 
/  are  being  set  by  Warners  on  the 
new  Joe  E.  Brown  picture,  "Six-Day 
Bike  Rider,"  to  capitalize  on  national 
exploitation  campaign  from  Sept.  23 
to  Oct.  31. 

The  campaign  involves  the  use  of 
20  leading  magazines,  and  the  Ameri- 
can Weekly  and  Metropolitan  Weekly 
in  a  $130,000  advertising  campaign, 
together  with  the  distribution  of 
$50,000  worth  of  bicycles  in  a  national 
tieup  with  the  Quaker  Oats  Co.  Joe 
E.  Brown  will  award  the  prizes  to 
winners  and  every  entrant  in  the  con- 
test will  be  made  a  member  of  the 
star's   bicycle   club. 

Both  Quaker  Oats  and  Warners 
will  send  exploitation  men  on  the 
road  to  coordinate  the  campaign  be- 
tween stores  and  theatres.  Bicycle 
displays  will  be  made  available  for 
theatre  lobbies  and  trailers  and  broad- 
sides will  be  prepared  for  the  cam- 
paign. S.  Charles  Einfeld,  Warner 
advertising  head,  engineered  the  tie- 
ups. 


Spokane  Amusement 
Report  Returns  Up 

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period  of  1933.  The  Fox,  Orpheum 
and  State  furnished  amusement  to 
21  per  cent  more  people.  During 
June,  the  books  showed  a  six  per  cent 
improvement. 

Splendid  monetary  returns  are  re- 
ported by  the  growers  of  grain  and 
other  produce  from  increased  acre- 
age and  returns  from  both  silver  and 
gold  mining  properties  located  in  the 
famous  Coeur  D'Alene  mining  belt 
have   been   good. 


Shea  Ballet  to  Quit 

Buffalo,  Aug.  5.— After  15  months 
in  Shea's  Buffalo  theatre,  David  Bines 
is  breaking  up  his  ballet,  known  as  the 
Shea  Buffaloettes.  At  least  12  of  the 
girls  will  go  into  Nikita  Bailieff's 
revived  "Chauve  Souris,"  which  starts 
a  tour  of  picture  houses  in  New 
York  Aug.  17.  The  remainder  of  the 
Buffaloettes  will  form  the  nucleus  for 
a  new  line  in  Shea's  Buffalo. 


New  House  for  Wauchula 

Wauciiula,  Fla.,  Aug.  5.— A  new 
theatre  is  being  built  here  by  Walter 
C.  House  of  Punta  Gorda.  It  is  ex- 
pected to  seat  450  and  will  be  ready 
within  90  days.  The  Royal,  operated 
by  George  Stonaras,  is  the  only  other 
house  here. 


Buffalo  Product  Is  Set 

BiFFALO,  Aug.  5.— Buffalo  The- 
atres, Inc.,  is  virtually  set  on  product 
for  next  season.  Vincent  R.  McFaul, 
president,  says  he  will  have  Para- 
mount. M-G-M,  Warners  and  First 
National,  United  Artists  and  Fox. 


Coury  to  Montgomery 

MONTC.OMERY,  Ala.,  Aug.  5. — W.  J. 
Coury  is  the  newly  appointed  man- 
ager of  the  Strand.  He  comes  to 
Montgomery  from  the  Lyric  in  Birm- 
ingham, where  he  has  been  for  the 
past  year.  Coury  has  been  with  R.  B. 
Wilby  Theatres  for  a  number  of 
years. 


K.C.  Decision 
On  Bank  Night 
Goes  to  Campi 


Kan.^as  City,  Aug.  5. — Eleven  al- 
leged errors  in  the  grievance  board 
decision  in  the  recent  bank  night  case 
are  cited  by  Enimett  Thurmon  of 
Denver,  counsel  for  E.  S.  Young,  the 
respondent  exhibitor,  in  an  appeal 
brief  filed  with   Campi. 

They  pertain  chiefly  to  the  board's 
ruling  that  the  plan  is  a  lottery  and 
code  violation  and  to  the  finding  that 
Young's  house,  the  Roanoke,  is  in 
competition  with  the  theatre  of  the 
complainant,  Mrs.  A.  Baier. 

The  grievance  board  had  "no  au- 
thority or  power  to  prevent  or  re- 
strain or  exercise  any  of  the  terms 
or  provisions  of  the  theatre  code  per- 
taining to  the  matters  involved  in  this 
case"  until  75  per  cent  of  the  exhibi- 
tors in  this  area  declared  in  writing 
"against  the  things  mentioned  in  the 
cause  of  action,"  it  is  contended  in  the 
brief.  Also,  it  is  charged  the  board 
orred  in  ruling  out  bank  nights  be- 
cause the  aforementioned  vote  had  not 
been  taken  up  to  the  time  of  the  hear- 
ing. 

That  vote,  incidentally,  was  certi- 
fied to  the  board  five  days  after  it 
handed  down  the  bank  night  decision. 
"The  question  of  what  is  and  what 
is  not  a  lottery  is  a  question  that  has 
been  adjudicated  by  the  courts  in 
numerous  decisions,"  according  to  the 
appeal  brief.  "Furthermore,  attorneys 
general  have  ruled  in  many  cases  that 
bank  night  is  not  a  lottery  when  op- 
erated according  to  contract.  The 
question  is  a  legal  one  which  can  be 
settled  only  by  the  courts  and  not  by 
a  grievance  board  under  the  motion 
picture  code." 

The  appeal  brief  asks  Campi  to  re- 
verse the  local  board's  decision,  to  de- 
clare it  void  and  to  direct  the  board 
to  refrain  from  enforcing  the  decision. 


Milwaukee  Palace  Dark 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  5. — The  Palace, 
2,800-seat  first  run,  has  gone  dark 
for  an  indefinite  period.  The  the- 
atre has  been  operated  for  the  past 
year  by  Leo  Salkin  and  reports  have 
it  that  Skouras  Bros,  will  reopen 
the  house  about  Sept.   1. 


Buy  Two  Iowa  Houses 

Omaha,  Aug.  5.— Marschoene  The- 
atres, Inc.,  of  Wayne,  Neb.,  has  pur- 
chased the  Royal  and  Elite  at  Le 
Mars,  Iowa,  from  Mrs.  D.  C.  Scott, 
widow  of  the  late  owner.  Marschoene 
already  controls  theatres  at  Hawar- 
den,  Iowa,  Vermilion,  S.  D.,  as  well 
as  at  Wavne. 


"Tango"  Ball  Hits  K.  C, 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  5. — Added  to 
kitten  ball,  night  baseball,  band  con- 
certs, amusement  parks  and  other  bids 
for  the  public's  money  and  attention, 
local  exhibitors  have  a  new  form  of 
competition  in  "tango"  and  skill  ball 
parlors,  vihich  are  moving  east  from 
the  west  coast.  Four  elaborate  "tango" 
establishments  have  opened  here.  Ex- 
hibitors in  California  found  them 
strong  competition.  While  taking  its 
name  from  the  dance,  the  game  is  said 
to  be  similar  to  keno. 


Hold  Up  Three  Films 

Hollywood,  Aug.  5.— With  more 
than  three  pictures  ready  to  go  before 
the  cameras,  "The  White  Parade 
Hell."  "The  Heavens"  and  "Man 
Lock"  are  being  held  up  pending 
negotiations  between  producers  for 
feminine  players.  Those  originally 
slated   for   parts   are   unavailable. 


Brient  C.  of  C.  Officer 

Richmond,  Va.,  Aug.  5. — Elmer  H. 
Brient,  manager  of  Loew's,  has  been 
elected  a  member  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
He  is  also  serving  as  chairman  of  a 
sub-committee  of  the  NRA  educa- 
tional committee  here  in  arranging  ra- 
dio programs  designed  to  tell  the  story 
of  NRA  work. 


'Wanted'  Now  'Pursued' 

Hoi.LN'wooD.  Aug.  5. — Fox  has  set 
"Pursued"  as  the  definite  release  title 
on  "Wanted."  The  picture  co-features 
Rosemary   Ames  and   Victor  Jory. 


UNIVERSAUS 

MARVELOUS 

30-STAR- 

SPANGLED 

MELODY-  DRAMA 

SENSATION ! 


Stars  of  screen,  stage,  radio,  all  wrapped  up 

in   a  big  bundle  of  STORY  and  SONG   and 

spilled  on  the  screen  in  great  gobs  of 

ENTERTAINMENT! 


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-k   GLORIA  STUART 

PAUL  LUKAS 

CHESTER  MORRIS 

BINNIE  BARNES 

KARLOFF 

GRAHAM  McNAMEE 

ALICE  WHITE 

VICTOR  MOORE 

HUGH  O'CONNELL 

STERLING  HOLLOWAY 

DOWNEY  SISTERS 

DOUGLAS  FOWLEY 

HELEN  VINSON 

ALEXANDER  WOOLLCOTT 


• 

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*  RUTH  ETTING 
^    PHIL  BAKER 

ETHEL  WATERS 
DOUGLASS  MONTGOMERY 
ROGER  PRYOR 
GENE  AUSTIN 
BELA  LUGOSI 
JUNE  KNIGHT 
ANDY  DEVINE 
^  GUS   ARNHEIM'S   ORCHESTRA 

•  HENRY  ARMETTA 
BEAL  STREET  BOYS 
WINI  SHAW 
CANDY  AND  COCO 
SURPRISE  PERSONALITY 


S\ory  by  Jerry  Wald  and  Phil  Epste'm.  Screenplay  by  Rian  James.  Produced 
by  Carl  Laemmlejr.  Directed  by  Karl  Freund.  Presented  by  CARL  LAEMMLE. 

IT'S    MUSICOLOSSAL! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  August  6,    1934 


RKO  Receiver 
Bills  Pruned 
To  $105,000 


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only,    covering    the    period    from   Jan. 
27,  1933,  to  June  1,  1934. 

Allowances  for  the  approximately 
three  months  of  equity  receivership  of 
Paramount  Publix,  preceding  the 
company's  bankruptcy,  were  recently 
authorized  by  the  Federal  court  in  the 
same  aggregate  amount  of  $105,000. 
This  total  represented  about  one-third 
of  the  aggregate  amount  originally 
petitioned  by  the  Paramount  receivers, 
their  attorneys  and  ancillary  receivers, 
the  original  bill  being  for  approxi- 
mately $296,000,  which  was  later  re- 
duced to  $208,000  by  a  referee  in  bank- 
ruptcy, and,  finally,  to  $105,000  by  the 
court. 


"Handy  Andy"  Wow 
In  Omaha,  $10,500 

Omaha,  Aug.  5. — "Handy  Andy," 
on  dual  bill  with  "The  Witching 
Hour,"  ran  away  with  the  big  business 
here  last  week,  getting  $10,500,  up  bv 
$3,000,  at  the  Orpheum. 

In  spite  of  the  heat  "Whom  the 
Gods  Destroy"  and  "Bachelor  Rait" 
were  also  above  the  line  at  $4,500  in 
the  Brandeis. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $19,000. 
Average  is  $15,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Aug.  2 : 

"STAMBOUL  QUEST"    (M-G-M) 

WORLD— (2.200),  2Sc-35c.  8  days.  Eight 
second  run  pictures  included  on  program 
with  daily  change.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Aver- 
age, $4,000) 

"WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 
"BACHELOR    BAIT"    (Radio) 
BRANDEIS— (1.500),    20c-25c-35c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $4,500.      (Average,   $4,000) 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 
"THE    WITCHING    HOUR"    (Para.) 
ORPHEUM  — (3,000),      25c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:    $10,500.      (Average,    $7,500) 


Charter  Three  Concerns 

Albany,  Aug.  5. — One  new  film 
company  and  two  theatre  companies 
have  just  been  chartered.  The  film 
company  is  Latin  Artists'  Pictures 
Corp.,  capitalized  for  $20,000  by  Rita 
L.  Kiley,  Lester  Shoenthal  and  Naomi 
Barr. 

The  theatre  units  are :  Bison  Thea- 
tres Corp.,  capitalized  for  $25,000  and 
incorporated  by  E.  Paul  Phillips,  M. 
F.  Gowthorpe,  J.  D.  Van  Wagoner 
and  Joseph  T.  Courtney ;  Kings  Leas- 
ing Corp.,  incorporated  by  A.  J. 
Hendel,  Harry  H.  Pimstein  and  R.  P. 
Myers. 


Picks  Powell-Loy  Film 

Hollywood,  Aug.  5. — M-G-M  has 
set  "Evelyn  Prentice,"  the  W.  E. 
Woodward  novel,  as  the  next  ve- 
hicle for  William  Powell  and  Myrna 
Loy.  William  K.  Howard  is  slated 
to    direct. 


More  Ohio  Free  Shows 

Akron,  Aug.  5.  —  Merchants  of 
Doylestown,  near  here,  have  started 
free  film  shows  Tuesday  nights.  Free 
merchants  shows  are  being  given  in 
other  nearby  communities. 


Gaumont  May  Produce  in 
U.  S.^  Too^  Says  Bernerd 


(Continued 
Americans  only,"  he  asserted.  He  has 
received  inquiries  for  jobs  from  more 
than   100  men. 

"Gaumont  British  will  proceed  in  a 
small  and  quiet  way  and  try  to  gain 
the  confidence  of  American  exhibi- 
tors," he  said.  "Announcements  will 
be  made  from  time  to  time  in  the 
trade  press  of  our  activities,"  he  added. 

In  addition  to  pictures  brought  over 
with  him,  Bernerd  says  the  company 
will  have  on  next  season's  schedule 
"Even  Song"  with  Evelyn  Laye, 
another  Jan  Kiepura  film,  "Ever- 
green," "Forbidden  Territory,"  "Pick- 
wick," Konrad  Yeidt  in  "King  of  the 
Damned"  with  Lothar  Mendes  direct- 
ing, "Rhodes,"  based  on  the  life  of 
Cecil  Rhodes,  "Mary,  King  of  Scots," 
"The  Tunnel"  and  "Camels  Are  Com- 
ing," with  Jack  Hulbert. 

"We  want  the  biggest  American 
stars  for  our  pictures,"  Bernerd  stated. 
William     O'Brien,     British    theatrical 


from  page   1) 
agent  now  on  the  coast,  has  been  com- 
missioned by  the  company  to  sign  two 
stars.     George  Arliss  will  make  three 
lor  the  company. 

Bernerd  plans  to  put  American  stars 
in  about  nine  pictures.  With  the 
American  players  will  be  English  per- 
formers, who  will  be  exploited  to 
audiences  here  for  future  picture 
values. 

Discussing  the  clean  film  campaign, 
the  (i-B  managing  director  stated  that 
the  public  in  England  is  shopping 
when  it  goes  to  see  American  pictures. 
He  said  Britishers  are  shying  clear  of 
them  and  are  demanding  home  made 
product. 

"Aijout  90  per  cent  of  American 
pictures  released  abroad  are  flops,"  he 
said.  "The  public  in  England  is  get- 
ting sick  and  tired  of  what  various 
actresses  wear  and  what  they  don't 
wear." 


'Old  Way"  Is 
Minneapolis' 
Hit,  $7,000 


MiNNEAi'OLis,  Aug.  5. — In  spite  of 
the  strike  doldrums  and  the  presence 
of  the  National  Guard,  "The  Old 
Fashioned  Way,"  with  Fred  Waring 
and  his  Pennsylvanians  on  the  stage 
at  the  State,  ran  up  to  $7,(X)0,  topping 
normal  by  $1,500. 

In  St.  Paul  "Handy  Andy"  was  an- 
other outstanding  draw,  going  $1,000 
over  par  for  a  total  of  $6,500  at  the 
Paramount.  "Whom  the  Gods  De- 
stroy" was  also  strong  with  $4,500  at 
the  RKO  Orpheum  in  St.  Paul. 
"Midnight  Alibi"  at  the  RKO  Or- 
pheum reached  $6,000  and  "The  Key" 
took  a  par  $4,000  at  the  Century. 

Minneapolis'  five  theatres,  usually 
grossing  $18,500,  got  $20,500,  while 
St.  Paul's  four,  which  generally  get 
$14,000,   took   $16,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  Aug.  2: 

"THE   KEY"   (Warners) 

CENTURY— (1,000).       25c-40c.       7       days. 
Gross:    $4,000.      (Average,    $4,000) 
"THE    PERSONALITY    KID"    (Warners) 

I.YRIC— (1,000),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.      (Average,    $1,500) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  3: 
"MIDNIGHT   ALIBI"    (F.    N.) 

RKO      ORPHEUM— (2.900),      25c-50c.      7 
davs.      Gross:    $6,000.      (Average.    $5,500) 
"THE   OLD   FASHIONED   WAY"   (Para.) 

STATE— (2.300).  25c-40c.  7  days.  Fred 
Waring  and  his  Pennsylvanians.  Gross: 
$7,000.      (Average,    $5,500) 

"THE   CONSTANT  NYMPH"   (Fox) 

WORLD— (400).  25c-75c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$-\000.      (Average.   $2,000) 

St.  Paul: 
Week  Ending  Aug.  2: 
"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),     25c-40c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $6,500.      (Average.    $5,500) 
'THE   OLD   FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 

RIVIERA  — (1.200).       25c-40c.       7       days. 
Gross:    $3,500.      (Average,    $3,500) 
WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 

RKO      ORPHEUM— (2.000),      20c-40c.      7 
days.       Gross:    $4,500.      (Average.    $4,000) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

TOWER— (1.000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.      (Average,    $1,500) 


ii 


Navy"  Pulls 
$15,500  Take 
On  the  Loop 


Chicago,  Aug.  5. — For  straight  pic- 
ture draw  "Here  Comes  the  Navy" 
at  $15,500  in  the  Roosevelt  was  the 
big  noise  of  the  week.  It  was  held 
over. 

A  combination  of  "Handy  Andy," 
Max  Baer  and  Benny  Rubin  sent  the 
Chicago  to  $44,000,  over  normal  by 
$9,400. 

Total    first    run    gross    of    $122,000 
was     up     $8,000     over     last     week. 
Average   is   $115,600. 
Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  July  31: 
"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 

BACK"    (U.   A.) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (1,700),    25c-35c-60c, 
7   days,   2nd    week.     Gross:    $14,000.      (Aver- 
age,   $17,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  1: 
"HERE    COMES    THE    NAVY"    (Warner) 

ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  25c-35c-50c,  7 
days.      Gross:    $15,500.      (Average,    $11,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  2: 
"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

CHICAGO— (4,000),  35-50c-68c.  7  days. 
Stage:  Max  Baer  and  Benny  Rubin. 
Gross:     $44,000,       (Average,    $34,600) 

"CHANGE    OF    HEART"    (Fox) 

ORIENTAL— (3,940).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Arctic  Follies  Revue,  Don  Zalaya, 
Britt  Wood.  Duffin  &  Draper.  Gross: 
$18,000.      (Average,    $15,000) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

PALACE— (2,509).  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage;  Johnny  Hamp  orchestra.  Nancy 
McCord.  Sammy  White,  Medley  &  Duprey, 
Six  Decardos.  Gross:  $17,000.  (Average, 
$22,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  4: 
"BLACK  MOON"    (Columbia) 

STATE-LAKE— (2,776),  20c-25c-35c.  7 
days.  Stage:  Texas  Guinan's  Gang  and 
vaudeville.  Gross:  $13,500.  (Average, 
$15,000) 


Irene  Hervey  Has  Termer 

Hollywood,  Aug.  5. — Irene  Her- 
vey has  annexed  a  new  term  ticket 
from  M-G-M.  Her  first  on  the  new 
deal  will  be  on  loanout  to  Sol  Lesser 
for  the  feminine  lead  in  the  first  of 
the  George  O'Brien  western  series 
to  go  into  work  the  latter  part  of  the 
week. 


"Handy  Andy" 

Philadelphia 

Hit,  $27,000 


PiiM.ADKLPHiA,  Aug.  5. —  "Handy 
Andy"  gave  the  Fox  the  corking  good 
figure  of  $27,000  for  its  first  eight 
days.     It  was  held  over. 

Re.st  of  the  town  was  under  par,  but 
the  Fox  figure  pulled  tiie  weekly  total 
out  of  the  red  for  the  first  time  in 
several  weeks. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $52,300. 
Average  is  $45,100. 

Estimated     takings     for     the     week 
ending  Aug.  2  : 
"HERE  COMES  THE  GROOM"  (Para.) 

ARCADIA-  (iriOO),  '25c-40c-50c,  4  days. 
(2nd  run).  Gross:  $900.  (Average,  6  days, 
$2.4(X)) 

"THE   OLD   FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 

EARLE-  (2,000),  40c-55c-65c,  6  days. 
Stage:  Owen  McGiveney,  Benny  Ross,  Al 
Norman,  Bickle  and  Gray  Revue.  Gross: 
$11,500.       (Average,    $12,000) 

"HANDY   ANDY"   (Fox) 

FOX— (3,000),    30c -40c -60c,    8   days.    Stage: 
Jerome   Mann,   Demarest   and    Sibley,   Dawn 
and     Darrow,     Marie     Le     Flohic.        Gross: 
$27,000.      (Average,    6   days,    $12,000) 
"JANE  EYRE"  (Monogram) 

KARLTON— (1,000),  30c-40c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $2,400.      (Average,    $3,500) 

"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 
BACK"    (U.    A.) 

STANLEY     (3,700).     4(k:-55c-65c,     3     days. 
(2nd     week.)       Gross:     $4,800.       (Average,     6 
days,   $12,000) 
"NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE    LANG"     (Para.) 

STANTON-(1.700),  30c-40c-55c,  6  days. 
Gross:   $5,700.     (Average,  $6,000) 


66 


Andy"  Is  Top  in 
Buffalo,  $14,000 

Buffalo,  Aug.  5. — "Handy  Andy," 
plus  a  strong  stage  show,  gave  the 
Buffalo  its  best  week  of  the  summer, 
its  $14,000  take  being  only  $300  under 
normal.  Hea\y  rain  broke  the  heat 
spell,  at  least  temporarily,  at  the  end 
of  the  week. 

Total  take  was  $30,800.  Average  is 
$35,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Aug.  3  : 

"HANDY   ANDY"    (Fox) 
BUFFALO— (3,500),      30c-55c,      7      days. 
Stage:     Pickens    Sisters,    Moore    &    Revel. 
Lucille      Page,     Paul     Sydell     and      Spotty. 
Gross:    $14,000.      (Average.   $14,300) 

"STRICTLY    DYNAMITE"    (Radio) 
"THE   TRUMPET   BLOWS"    (Para.) 
CENTURY— (3.000),    25c,    7    days.      Gross: 
$6,000.      (Average.    $6,000) 

"ENLIGHTEN    THY   DAUGHTER" 
(Standard) 
HOLLYWOOD— (300),     25c-35c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $500.      (Average,  $700) 

"STINGAREE"   (Radio) 
HIPPODROME— (2,100).    25c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $6,100.      (Average,    $8,000) 

"UNCERTAIN    LADY"    (Univ.) 
"MIDNIGHT"    (Univ.) 
LAFAYETTE— (3.300),      25c.      7      days. 
Gross:    $4,200.      (Average.    $6,500) 


Shift  St.  Louis  Managers 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  5. — William  Reid, 
former  manager  of  the  Lafayette,  has 
been  made  manager  of  the  Pageant 
by  Leto  Hill,  general  manager  of  the 
St.  Louis  Amusement  Co. ;  James 
Walker,  formerly  at  the  Pageant,  has 
been  moved  to  the  Aubert ;  George 
Forbes  goes  from  the  Kingsland  to 
the  Lafayette ;  Harry  Foxx  goes  from 
the  Congress  to  the  Kingsland,  and 
Jack  Hoehn  of  the  Union  has  shifted 
to  the  Congress.  The  Union  has  been 
closed  for  alterations.  Ed  Burke,  for- 
merly at  the  Aubert,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  Gravois. 


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'Handy  Andy 
Denver  Smash 
With  $10,000 


Denver,  Aug.  5.— "Handy  Andy" 
demonstrated  that  it  could  overconie 
all  kinds  of  competition  last  week. 
The  $10,000  take  at  the  Denver  was 
over  par  by  $4,000.  This  was  in  spite 
of  the  fact  that  thousands  went  tc) 
Cheyenne  for  the  "Frontier  Days" 
show  and  others  went  47  miles  up  in 
the  mountains  for  the  play  festival  a'. 
Central  City. 

Only   one   other   first   run,   the   Or 
pheum,      with      "Stamboul      Quest," 
reached  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $21,800. 
Average  is  $16,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end 
ing   Aug.   2 : 
"RETURN    OF   THE    TERROR"    (F.    N.) 

ALADDIN— (1,500),  25c-.35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $2,000.      (Average,    $2,500.) 

"ELMER   AND    ELSIE"    (Para.) 

DENHAM-(1,500),  l.=ic-25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $1,800.     (Average,   $4,000.) 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

DENVER— (2,500),  25c-3,5c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $10,000.      (Average.    $6,000.) 

"STAMBOUL   QUEST"    (M-G-M) 

ORPHEUM— (2.600).  25c-35c-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:    $6,000.      (Average,    $6,000.) 

"HE   WAS    HER   MAN"    (Warners) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  4  days. 
Gross:    $1,200. 

"LET'S    TALK    IT    OVER"    (Univ.) 
"HELL   CAT"    (Col.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c.  3  days. 
Gross:    $800.      (Average    for    week,   $2,000.) 


Providence  Dull; 
"Interlude"  Leads 

Providence,  Aug.  5. — Torrid  wea- 
ther continues  to  be  the  bane  of  ex- 
hibitors here.  Loew's  State  managed 
to  catch  $10,000  with  a  stage  and 
screen  offering,  but  this  figure  was 
$2,000  under  average.  The  picture 
was  "Paris  Interlude"  and  Kenneth 
Harlan  headed  the  stage  bill. 

The  Majestic  was  under  with  "She 
Learned  About  Sailors"  and  "Charlie 
Chan's  Courage,"  catching  around 
$4,500.  The  RKO  Albee  netted  $5,000 
and  the  Paramount  $4,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $24,450. 
Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  2: 
"THE    NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE   LANG" 

(Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,300),    15c-40c,    7    days 
Gross:    $4,000.      (Average,    $6,500) 

"PARIS  INTERLUDE"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Kennetli    Harlan    on    stage.      Gross:    $10,000. 
(Average,   $12,000) 
"SHE   LEARNED   ABOUT   SAILORS" 

(Warners) 
"CHARLIE   CHAN'S   COURAGE"   (Fox) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),      15c-40c,      7     days. 
Gross:    $4,500.      (Average,   $7,000. 
"WHOM  THE  GODS  DESTROY"  (Col.) 
"BACHELOR  BAIT"   (Col.) 
RKO    ALBEE— (2,300).     I5c-40c,     7    days. 
Gross:    $5,000.      (Average,   $7,000) 

"A  MAN'S  GAME"  (Col.) 
"ST.  LOUIS  WOMAN"   (Screencraft) 
RKO   VICTORY— (1,600),    10c-25c,   4   days. 
Gross:    $950.      (Average,   $1,000) 


'Drummond'  Big  at  Cincy 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  5. — With  grosses 
generally  only  fair  last  week,  "Bull- 
dog Drummond  Strikes  Back"  hit  an 
estimated  $14,500  at  the  RKO  Albee, 
which  is  an  unusual  midsummer  fig- 
ure, especially  with  the  thermometer 
reaching  aji  all-time  high.  Although 
not  held  over,  the  Coleman-Young 
opus  is  due  for  a  return  showing  at 
one  of  the  circuit's  other  houses. 


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'Judge  PriesV* 


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HoLLVwoou,  Aug.  5. — Embellished  with  the  color  and  human  interest 
of  the  Irvin  S.  Cobb  stories,  "Judge  Priest"  is  top  notch  entertaiiimcnl. 
Dealing  with  familiar  characters,  the  yarn  has  comedy,  drama  and 
romance  with  a  patriotism-stirring  climax  that  swept  a  preview  audience 
into  a  burst  of  applause.  The  plot  has  Will  Rogers  fostering  the  romance 
of  Tom  Brown  and  Anita  Louise  and  sets  the  situation  for  a  dramatic 
court  trial.  Leaving  the  bench  at  Prosecutor  Berton  Churchill's  request, 
Rogers,  with  the  aid  of  Henry  B.  Walthall,  a  minister,  comes  to  Brown's 
assistance  in  defending  David  Landau.  By  trickery  the  case  is  reopened 
and  Walthall,  on  the  stand,  tells  the  story  of  a  famous  Virginia  regiment 
and  Landau's  heroism  in  a  lost  cause.  The  confederate  jurors  go  wild 
in  delivering  a  not  guilty  verdict,  which  reveals  that  Landau  is  Miss 
Louise's  father  and  again  frustrates  Rogers'  political  enemy. 

Rogers  mixes  rare  drama  with  natural  humor.  Walthall's  recollections 
are  sure  to  be  sensational.  Churchill  is  outstanding.  Stepin  Fetcbit  is 
better  than  ever  in  bis  comedy.  Brown  and  Miss  Louise  arc  okay  as  the 
young  lovers.  Rochelle  Hudson.  Frank  Melton,  Roger  Imhoff,  Charlie 
Grapewin  and  Branda  Fowler  stand  out  in  support.  Dudley  Nicbol's 
and  Lamar  Trotti's  screen  play  utilizes  the  best  of  the  Cobb  color  and 
features.  John  Ford  directed  with  skill  and  understanding.  Running 
time,  80  minutes. 


Seattle  Dull; 
"Bondage"  Is 
Fair,  $6,000 


Se.xttle,  .'\ug.  5. — Not  one  of  the 
first  runs  made  par  last  week,  but  "Of 
Human  Bondage"  and  "Man  with 
Two  Faces"  came  closer  to  it  than 
any  of  the  others. 

The  "Bondage"  take  at  the  Music 
Hall  was  $6,000,  under  the  line  by 
$500,  and  the  Warner  picture  at  the 
Music  Box  was  good  for  $3,800,  below 
normal  by  $200. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $25,600. 
Average  is  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing July  31  : 

"BEDSIDE"    (F.    N.) 
"BEGGARS    IN    ERMINE"    (Mono.) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $2,700.      (Average,    $3,500) 

"OPERATOR    13"    (M-G-M) 

FIFTH  AVENUE— (2,450),  25c-40c-55c,  7 
davs.     Gross:   $6,300.     (Average,  $7,000) 

"CITY   LIMITS"    (Monogram) 
"SWEDEN,  LAND  OF  VIKINGS"  (S.  R.) 

LIBERTY- (1,800),  10c-15c-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,700.      (Average,    $4,000) 

"MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"  (Warmers) 

MUSIC  BOX— (950).  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $3.8riO.      (Average.   $4,000) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

MUSIC      HALL— (2.275),      25c-40c-5Sc,      7 
days.     Gross:    $6,000.      (Average,   $6,.S00) 
"CIRCUS   CLOWN"   (F.   N.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3.050),  25c-35c,  7  days. 
Vaudeville  headed  by  Harrison's  Animal 
Circus.     Gross:    $5,100.      (Average,    $6,000) 


Mark  Greenhaum  Buried 

Clevfxand,  Aug.  5. — The  funeral 
of  Mark  Greenbaum,  72,  who  died 
Tlhursday  night  following  a  heart 
attack,  was  held  at  his  home  here 
today.  Greenbaum  became  an  ex- 
hibitor in  1911  when  he  built  the 
Dean.  I-^or  many  years  he  was  asso- 
ciated with  Fred  Desberg.  Ed  Strong. 
Emanuel  Mandelbaum  and  Joseph 
Laronge  in  the  Mall  and  Stillman 
theatres  which  later  were  combined 
into  Loew's  Ohio  Theatres,  Inc. 
Four  daughters  and  one  son.  Jack, 
survive. 


"Bondage"  Is 
Cleveland  Top 
With  $12,000 


Cleveland,  Aug.  5. — "Of  Human 
Bondage"  ran  up  to  $12,000  here  last 
week  at  the  RKO  Palace.  This  was 
over  par  by  $2,000,  an  outstanding 
figure  for  this  time  of  the  year.  It 
was  held  over. 

"Here  Comes  the  Navy,"  in  its 
second  week  at  Warners'  Hippodrome, 
held  up  to  a  par  $5,000.  Other 
houses  were  off. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $29,200. 
Average  is  $29,000. 

Estimated     takings     for     the     week 
ending  Aug.  3 : 
"HERE   COMES   THE   NAVY"    (Warners) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3,800).  30c- 
35c-44c.  7  davs.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $5,000. 
(Average,    $5,000) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

RKO      PALACE-(3.100).      .^Oc-,35c-44c.      7 
days.     Gross:   $12,000.     (Average,   $10,000) 
"THE   OLD   FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 

LOEWS  STATE— (3.400),  30c-35c-44c,  7 
days.      Gross:    $9,000.      (Average.   $10,000) 

"MURDER   IN   THE   PRIVATE  CAR" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1.900).  20c-30c- 
40c,   7  days.   Gross:   $3,200.    (Average,  $4,000) 


DeMille  Talks  Set 
For  K,  C,  Detroit 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  5. — Cecil  B. 
DeMille's  swing  around  the  country 
to  discuss  films  will  bring  him  here 
Aug.  12  to  the  Community  Church 
of  which  Dr.  Joseph  Myers  is  asso- 
ciate pastor.  Dr.  Myers  says  he  un- 
derstands DeMille's  talk  will  include 
a  defense  of  pictures  against  the 
present   church   drive. 


Detroit.  Aug.  5. — Cecil  B.  De- 
Mille's talk  here  will  be  to  an  invited 
audience  at  the  Fisher.  Tickets  are 
being  allotted  to  civic,  business  and 
religious  organizations  by  George  W. 
Treadle. 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  31 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  AUGUST  7,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Legal  Fight 
OnASCAPto 
Be  Set  Today 

Emergency       Committee 
To  Handle  Problem 


Formation  of  a  plan  of  legal  action 
to  oppose  the  music  tax  increases  an- 
nounced for  Oct.  1  by  the  American 
Society  of  Composers,  Authors  &  Pub- 
lishers is  expected  to  be  developed  to- 
day at  a  meeting  of  the  legal  com- 
mittee of  the  national  exhibitors' 
emergency  committee  which  is  waging 
the  fight  against  the  new  schedules. 

Indications  are  that  the  plan  \yill 
closely  parallel  the  anti-trust  action 
filed  against  the  A.S.C.A.P.  by  radio 
broadcasters,  trial  of  which  is  sched- 
uled for  this  fall  in  U.  S.  District 
Court  here.  The  radio  broadcasters' 
action  seeks  dissolution  of  the  society 

(Continued  on  page   3) 


Favors  Long 
Small  Town 
Clearances 


Are  Needed  More  Than 
In  Cities:  Dubinsky 


Broadway  Grosses 
Continue  in  Slump 

Broadway  grosses  continued  in  the 
doldrums  last  week,  with  "Here 
Comes  the  Navy"  making  the  best 
comparative  showing  at  $20,849  in  the 
second  week  at  the  Strand. 

The  Capitol  had  a  bad  week  with 
"Paris       Interlude,"       getting       only 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  6. — The  smaller 
the  town,  the  greater  should  be  the 
first  run  protection,  according  to  Ed 
Dubinsky,  head  of  Dubinsky  Bros, 
theatres,  in  protesting  clearance  for 
St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  set  up  by  the  local 
clearance  and  zoning  board. 

Dubinsky  makes  that  assertion  in  a 
comparison  of  schedules  adopted  for 
St.  Joseph  and  Wichita,  Kan.  He 
points  out  St.  Joseph  has  a  consider- 
ably smaller  population,  yet  clearance 
for  first  runs  charging  from  25  cents 
to  40  cents  or  more  is  similar  in  sched- 
ules adopted  for  both  cities.  Double 
feature  protection  is  identical. 

"The   board   did   not   render   a   fair 

(Continued   on   pape   3) 


DeMille  Anniversary 

Cecil  B.  DeMille  will  cele- 
brate his  32nd  wedding  by  at- 
tending the  "Cleopatra"  pre- 
miere at  the  Paramount  Aug. 
16.  He  has  arranged  his 
cross-country  trip  so  that  he 
will  be  here. 

"Mrs.  DeMille  and  I  are 
heartily  in  agreement,"  he 
wired.  "We  have  tested  that 
day  and  found  it  a  good  omen 
for  a  long  run." 


Inter-Faith  Films 
Meeting  Postponed 

The  meeting  scheduled  for  yester- 
day at  the  rectory  of  Holy  Cross 
Church,  at  which  the  inter-faith  com- 
mittee was  to  formulate  plans  for  a 
house-to-house  campaign  to  distribute 
clean  film  pledges,  has  been  indefi- 
nitely postponed,  according  to  Father 
Joseph  A.  McCaffrey,  chairman.  Va- 
rious sub-committees  were  scheduled 
to  name  their  assistants,  who  were  to 
do  the  actual  canvassing,  ajid  to  dis- 
cuss plans  for  extending  their  cam- 
paign. 

It  was  stated  that  no  meeting  is 
planned  in  the  near  future. 

Salt  Lake  Rulings 
Delay  Church  Shows 

Salt  Lake  City,  Aug.  6.— After  16 
years  of  intermittent  agitation  the 
problem  of  10-cent  film  shows  given 
in  the  22  ward  houses  of  the  Mormon 
Church  has  been  settled  by  the  griev- 
ance board.  The  ruling  is  that  film 
shall  be  withheld  until  90  days  after 
(Continued  on  page'i) 


First  Runs'  Scales 
May  Go  Up  in  K.C. 

Kansas  City.  Aug.  6.— The  pre- 
vailing 25-cent  scale  in  all  Kansas 
City  first  runs  may  be  hiked  to  40 
cents  by  Aug.  31.  It  is  reported 
one  downtown  first  run  is  tenta- 
tively set  to  make  the  shift  Aug.  17. 

Chief  speculation  centers  about 
Loew's  Midland,  which  was  the  orig- 
inal  price   cutter. 

Improve  Seven  Here 
With  De  Luxe  Ready 

Seven  local  theatres  are  being  re- 
modeled for  immediate  reopenings. 
The  Lefif-Meyers  circuit  completes 
alterations  at  the  Belmont,  which  re- 
opens tomorrow  night  as  the  De  Luxe. 
Abe  Lefif  also  has  taken  the  Freeman 
in  the  Bronx  which  will  be  remodeled 
shortly  for  opening  next  month.  Oth- 
ers being  remodeled  are  the  Ritz, 
Majestic  and  University  in  the  Bronx, 
Temple,  Union  City,  and  Peerless, 
Bay  Ridge. 

Stanley  Frame  Co.  is  doing  most  of 
the  work. 


May  Set  Back 
Jersey  Duals 
Deal  in  Fall 


Warners  May 
Present  Bid 
For  Fox  Met 


Thomas  Admits  Prospect 
If  Foreclosure  Comes 


Inauguration  of  a  single  feature 
policy  in  New  Jersey  may  be  set 
back  from  Sept.  3,  the  tentative  date 
agreed  upon,  by  independent  exhibi- 
tors. 

Because  of  the  proximity  of  the 
date,  exhibitors  are  asking  for  more 
time  to  rearrange  bookings.  Major 
circuits  are  set  to  drop  twin  features 
as  soon  as  independents  are  ready. 


The  possibility  of  Warners  making 
an  independent  bid  for  Fox  Metropoli- 
tan Playhouses  in  the  event  the  circuit 
goes  through  a  foreclosure  sale  was 
admitted  by  Abel  Cary  Thomas,  War- 
ner general  counsel,  at  a  hearing  be- 
fore Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack 
yesterday. 

What  form  the  bid  will  take,  wheth- 
er it  would  be  for  the  18  Fox  Met 
holdings  in  New  Jersey  only,  or  for 
the  entire  circuit,  and  what  amount 
the  company  is  prepared  to  bid,  was 
not  disclosed.  Under  the  joint  Loew- 
Warner  bid  of  $4,500,000  which  was 
withdrawn  last  week,  Warners  were 
prepared  to  participate  up  to  $900,000 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Hollywood's  Extra 
List  Cut  to  8,000 

Hollywood,  Aug.  6.— After  several 
months  of  pruning,  the  extra  list  has 
been  cut  to  about  8,000  selected  names. 
These  will  be  asked  to  qualify  through 
a   questionnaire    now   being   mailed. 

The  questions  deal  mainly  with 
whether  the  extras  depend  upon  their 
work  for  a  living. 


Coast  Production 
Up  to  36  Features 

Hollywood,  Aug.  6. — Production 
continues  to  increase  with  a  total  of 
36  features  and  seven  shorts  in 
work  as  compared  to  34  and  nine  for 
the  previous  week.  Many  new  fea- 
tures are  promised  to  get  under  way 
soon.  Twenty-three  are  in  the  final 
stages  of  preparation,  while  42  are 
in  the  cutting   rooms. 

Warners  continues  to  lead  the  field 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Richards  Is  Named 
Permanent  Trustee 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  6. — E.  V. 
Richards  was  named  permanent  trus- 
tee for  Saenger  Theatres  and  Saenger 
Realty  Corp.,  under  Section  77-B  of 
the  new  bankruptcy  laws,  by  the  U.  S. 
District   Court  here  today. 

Reorganization  of  the  two  companies 
under  the  new   bankruptcy  laws  will 

(Continued  on  page   3) 


Bankruptcies  Down; 
No  Davis  Successor 

The  decreasing  number  of  cor- 
porate bankruptcies  may  eliminate  the 
necessity  of  appointing  a  successor  to 
the  late  Henry  K.  Davis,  referee  in 
bankruptcy,  who  was  in  charge  of 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


Yates  Denies  Any 
New  Exchange  Plan 

Declaring  "there  is  absolutely  no 
truth  to  the  story,"  Herbert  J. 
Yates,  president  of  Consolidated  Film 
Industries,  yesterday  denied  Motion 
Picture  Daily's  story  that  indepen- 
dent exchanges  handling  Consolidated 
financed  product  would  be  merged  in 
each  key  center. 

Yates  added :  "I  have  never  even 
thought  about  it." 


Closing  of  Center 
Saves  RKO  $17,500 

Closing  of  the  RKO  Center  reduced 
the  rent  paid  on  the  Radio  City  the- 
tres  by  $17,500  for  the  current  month, 
it  was  stated  at  RKO  yesterday.  The 
former    monthly    rent   of   $50,000   for 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


G-B  Deal  for  Roxy 
Awaits  Mark  Ostrer 

After  preliminary  talks  between 
Jeffrey  Bernerd  and  Howard  S. 
Cullman,  Gaumont  British's  deal  for 
the  Roxy  now  awaits  arrival  of  Mark 
Ostrer,  head  of  the  financing  com- 
pany behind  the  British  firm.  A 
short-term  option  may  be  taken  first. 

Over  the  week-end,  negotiations 
were  resumed  with  the  idea  of  having 
G-B's  entire  lineup  booked  into  the 
house.  Motion  Picture  Daily  orig- 
inally reported  the  product  deal  sev- 
eral  months   ago. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  August  7,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

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No.   31 


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Russell  Spaulding  Sues 

Russell  Spaulding,  who  dubbed 
"Maedchen  in  Uniform"  for  the 
American  market,  has  filed  suit  in 
Supreme  Court  here  against  Film- 
choice,  Inc.,  American  distributors  of 
the  picture,  for  alleged  non-payment 
of  fees  in  connection  with  his  dub- 
bing work.  The  action  is  scheduled 
for  trial  in  the  fall,  according  to 
Fitelson  &  Mayers,  attorneys  for 
Spaulding. 


Allied  Board  Meet  Off 

Eastern  Allied  directors  will  not 
hold  a  meeting  at  the  Allied  conven- 
tion in  Atlantic  City  on  Aug.  22-24. 
The  session  will  be  open  to  all  eastern 
exhibitors,  however.  About  300  will 
attend. 


Para.  Dark  Six  Days 

The  Paramount  closes  Thursday 
for  six  days.  It  will  reopen  with 
"Cleopatra."  The  orchestra  is  being 
augmented  to  35  pieces  under  the 
straight  picture  policy. 


Warners  May 
Present  Bid 
For  Fox  Met 


(Continued  from   page   1) 
and  were  to  acquire  the  Jersey  hold- 
ings only. 

As  any  one  may  bid  at  a  foreclosure 
sale,  it  is  anticipated  that  several 
bids  may  develop  if  and  when  Fox 
Met  goes  on  the  block.  One  of  these 
is  almost  certain  to  be  a  $3,000,000 
offer  for  the  circuit  by  David  W. 
Kahn,  attorney,  on  behalf  of  undis- 
closed clients.  Saul  E.  Rogers,  at- 
torney for  A.  C.  Blumenthal,  broker, 
who  brought  Loew's  and  Warners  to- 
gether for  their  joint  bid,  attacked 
the  bondholders'  plan  of  reorganiza- 
tion which  continues  Skouras  and 
Randforce  as  operators  of  Fox  Met, 
in  the  course  of  yesterday's  court 
hearing. 

Rogers  notified  the  court  that  pros- 
pective bidders  whom  he  said  he  rep- 
resented might  be  ready  with  a  bid 
within  two  weeks.  Judge  Mack 
continued  the  hearing  until  Aug.  16 
at   Rogers'   request. 

Also  Attacked  by  Palmer 

The  bondholders'  reorganization 
plan  was  also  attacked  by  Archibald 
Palmer,  attorney  for  a  minority  group 
of  Fox  Met  bondholders  who  have 
petitioned  for  reorganization  of  the 
circuit  under  the  new  bankruptcy 
laws.  Palmer  charged  that  the  com- 
mittee which  developed  the  reorgani- 
zation plan  is  "controlled  by  Halsey, 
Stuart  &  Co.,"  and  asked  the  court 
to  determine  whether  officers  of  the 
committee  were  owners  of  Fox  Met 
bonds  and,  if  so,  whether  they  had 
acquired  them  in  a  depressed  market 
in  advance  of  development  of  the  re- 
organization plan. 

Palmer  advocated  operation  of  the 
reorganized  Fox  Met  by  a  single  com- 
pany or  individual,  asserting  that  it 
would  result  in  an  important  econ- 
omy over  the  present  dual  operation 
by  Skouras  and  Randforce.  Judge 
Mack  pointed  out  in  reply  that  it 
was  under  single  operation  that  Fox 
Met  first  got  into  its  "mess"  which 
ended  in  receivership  and  only  began 
to  show  improvement  when  operation 
was  turned  over  to  Skouras  and 
Randforce. 

Palmer  has  been   seeking  to  exam- 


ine officers  of  the  bondholders'  com- 
mittee and  obtained  an  order  last 
week  which  was  later  vacated  by 
Judge  Mack,  authorizing  him  to  pro- 
ceed with  the  examination.  Palmer 
appealed  the  vacating  order  to  Judge 
Martin  Manton  of  the  U  .S.  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  last  Friday,  and 
yesterday  Judge  Manton  denied 
Palmer's  petition,  upholding  Judge 
Mack  in  refusing  to  permit  the  exami- 
nation to  proceed.  Palmer  was  in- 
structed to  make  further  appeal,  if 
he  so  desired,  when  the  full  circuit 
court  of  three  judges  reconvenes  in 
October. 

Fox  Met  is  required  to  file  an 
answer  Thursday  to  Palmer's  peti- 
tion for  reorganization  of  the  cir- 
cuit under  the  new  bankruptcy  laws. 


A.W.Smith  Closes  Deals 

A.  W.  Smith,  in  charge  of  eastern 
and  Canadian  distribution  for  War- 
ners, has  closed  deals  for  his  com- 
pany's product  for  the  1934-35  season 
with  the  Butterfield  circuit,  31  houses 
in  Michigan;  Famous  Players  Ca- 
nadian circuit ;  William  Keyes,  Day- 
ton ;  Ike  Libson,  operating  the  Keith 
in  Cincinnati  and  the  Mary  Ander- 
son in  Louisville,  and  Milton  Feld, 
Charles  Olson  and  Fred  Dolle  of  In- 
dianapolis. 


Cummins  Acquires  Films 

Samuel  Cummins  has  sent  word  to 
the  local  office  of  Eureka  Films  from 
London  that  he  has  acquired  two  fea- 
tures and  three  new  shorts  series.  The 
shorts  are:  "Ants  That  Talk,"  "Fishes 
That  Love"  and  "Horses  That  Sing." 


Roy  Smart  Expanding 

Roy  Smart  of  North  Carolina  The- 
atres has  just  closed  a  deal  with  Phil 
Tyrrell  for  stage  attractions  in  his 
circuit,  which  was  recently  enlarged 
by  15  houses.  Latest  acquisition  is 
the  Colonial,  Bluefield,  W.  Va. 


Pick  Selznick's  Next 

Hollywood,  Aug.  6. — David  O. 
Selznick  will  produce  "Piccadilly 
Jim,"  the  P.  G.  Wodehouse  novel, 
with  music,  for  M-G-M.  Robert 
Montgomery    will    be    starred. 


Dressier  Home  for  Sale 

Hollywood,  Aug.  6. — The  home  of 
the  late  Marie  Dressier  has  been  put 
up  for  sale  in  order  to  close  her  es- 
tate.    No  price  has  been  quoted  on  it. 


A^.  O.  Meeting  Called  Off 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  6. — Called  to 
New  York,  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T. 
O.A.  head,  has  cancelled  a  meeting 
of  city  and  state  exhibitors  which  had 
been  scheduled  for  today. 


Astor  May  Get  "Widow" 

"The  Merry  Widow"  is  tentatively 
slated  to  reopen  the  Astor  on  Aug. 
3L 


Loew's  Pfd,  Up  6%  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 25H  24J/^  25J4  —VA 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2H          254  2^-  —  Vi 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,   pfd 12  11%  HH  —  /4 

Eastman    Kodak    98  97  98  -j-  % 

Fox   Film   "A" 10  10  10  

Loew's,  Inc 24^  22J4  24^  —  Yg 

Loew's,    Inc.,    pfd 86  86  86  4-6}^ 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 314          2%  3%  

Pathe   Exchange    154          1  VA  —  ]^ 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 13^2  IIH  13'/4  —'A 

RKO     VA         IVi  1^—14 

Warner  Bros 3M         3'/^  3%  —  Vs 

Technicolor  Off  Vi  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

Technicolor     1214        1154        1154        —54 

Trans   Lux    IH  1J4  IM         

G,  T,  E,  Bond  Issues  Drop  V2 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s  '40 6  SH         5U       —54 

General   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40,   ctf 6  6  6  —  54 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 10054      100         lOOi/^        -|-  54 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 53  52  53  


Sales 

500 
200 
200 
400 
lOO 

6,000 
100 

9.300 

5,700 
500 
400 

2,800 


Sales 

600 
200 


Sale 


<     Purely 
Personal  ► 

T  EFFREY  BERNERD,  Arthur 
*J  Lee,  Lou  Metzger,  Isadore  Ach- 
RON,  Eugene  Zukor,  Harold  Rod- 
NER,  Arthur  and  Dave  Loew,  Mort 
Spring,  Louis  Philips,  Harry 
Brandt,  Louis  Blumenthal,  Jack 
Shapiro  and  Al  Friedlander  were 
among   M.   P.   Club  diners  yesterday. 

Florence  Rogge,  ballet  director  at 
the  Music  Hall,  was  guest  of  honor 
at  the  "Cotton  Ball"  which  opened  the 
convention  of  the  Dancing  Masters 
of  America  at  the  Roosevelt  Sunday 
night.  She  will  be  a  guest  at  the 
closing  banquet  Aug.   10. 

Robert  Armstrong  of  the  cast  of 
Select's  "Gigolette,"  which  is  in  pro- 
duction at  the  Biograph  plant  in  the 
Bronx,  will  be  featured  on  the  Rudy 
Vallee  broadcast  Thursday  night  on 
WEAF. 

Alan  Dinehart  has  returned  to 
the  Alamac  from  Provincetown  to 
place  in  rehearsal  "Alley  Cat,"  which 
will  open  soon.  Sam  Shipman  col- 
laborated. 

BuDD  Rogers,  sales  manager  of 
Liberty  Pictures,  is  back  from  a 
tour  of  Chicago,  Minneapolis  and 
Omaha  exchanges. 

Arthur  Leonard,  formerly  in  the 
Warner  play  date  department,  has 
been  transferred  to  the  company's  stu- 
dios on  the  coast. 

Jerry  Ellison  of  Warners  ad- 
vertising department  was  married  Sat- 
urday to  Frances  Karsch,  and  is 
away  on  a  week's  honeymoon. 

A.  H.  McCausland,  head  of  Irving 
Trust's  RKO  receivership  department, 
added  his  name  to  the  vacation  list 
yesterday. 

Ed  Finney  is  on  vacation  touring 
the  New  England  States.  He  expects 
to  see  some  of  the  summer  plays  at 
Skowhegan,  Me. 

Arthur  Loew,  Mort  Spring  and 
Mervin  Nash  sail  tomorrow  on  a 
10-day  cruise  up  Lake  Champlain  in 
Loew's   yacht. 

"Hobe"  Erwin,  designer,  is  en 
route  to  the  RKO  studios  for  art 
work  on  "Little  Minister." 

Ethan  Alyea,  of  counsel  for  Para- 
mount Publix  trustees,  began  a  two 
weeks'  vacation  yesterday. 

Nicholas  Schenck  guided  Joe 
Vogel  across  45th  St.  and  Broadway 
yesterday   morning. 

Ed  Olmstead  succeeds  Lou  Gold- 
berg as  Columbia  exploitation  head 
next  week. 

Nat  Levine,  president  of  Mascot, 
is  due  in  from  the  coast  within  the 
next  week  or  so. 

Rutgers  Neilson  vacationing  this 
week. 

Darryl  Zanuck  arrives  from  Eu- 
rope Aug.   14. 

Hal  Horne  will  be  back  at  his 
desk  next  Monday. 

Hal  Roach  is  expected  within  the 
next  day  or  so. 


M-G-M  Declares  Dividend 

M-G-M  has  declared  a  quarterly 
dividend  of  1%%  on  the  company's 
outstanding  preferred  stock,  payable 
Sept.  15  to  stockholders  of  record  of 
Aug.  31. 


Tuesday,  August  7,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Legal  Fight 
On  ASCAP  to 
Be  Set  Today 


(Continued  from   page   1) 

as  a  monopoly  in  restraint  of  trade. 
The  exhibitors'  legal  committee  has 
been  studying  the  brief  filed  by  the 
broadcasters  and  written  by  Newton 
D.  Baker  of  Cleveland,  who  is  attor- 
ney in  the  action.  The  Independent 
Exhibitors'  Protective  Assn.  of  Phila- 
delphia has  already  taken  steps  to 
join  with  the  broadcasters  in  this 
action. 

Other  courses  of  legal  action  are 
also  open  to  the  exhibitors,  it  was 
pointed  out  by  members  of  the  com- 
mittee. Once  agreed  upon  a  plan,  the 
committee  will  turn  over  its  prosecu- 
tion to  an  outside  law  firm  to  be  re- 
tained for  the  purpose.  The  firm  ot 
Cravath,  de  GersdorfT,  Swaine  & 
Wood,  which  has  acted  on  various 
occasions  for  film  companies  in  anti- 
trust suits,  is  among  the  law  firms 
prominently  mentioned  in  this  respect. 

The  legal  committee  is  slated  to 
report  back  to  the  main  emergency 
committee  at  a  meeting  of  the  latter 
tomorrow. 


J.  P.  McEvoy,  Paramount  contract 
writer,  and  Collier's  were  victors  in 
a  test  in  Federal  district  court  here 
establishing  the  right  of  authors  to 
quote  copyrighted  songs  in  fiction 
stories.  Shapiro-Bernstein,  music 
publishers,  filed  the  suit  following 
McEvoy's  use  of  a  song  in  his  recent 
story,  "Are  You  Listening"  In  the 
decision  handed  down  by  Judge  Henry 
W.  Goddard  late  last  week  it  was  held 
that  the  use  of  quotations  from  copy- 
righted songs  in  fiction  is  not  a  viola- 
tion of  copyright. 


Richards  Is  Named 
Permanent  Trustee 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 
be  undertaken  in  the  near  future.  A 
reorganization  plan  for  Saenger  had 
been  completed  just  prior  to  the  sign- 
ing of  the  new  laws  by  the  President. 
Saenger  petitioned  for  reorganization 
under  this  enactment  last  month  and 
Richards  was  named  temporary  trus- 
tee. The  new  legal  status  of  Saenger 
as  a  debtor  corporation  will  neces- 
sitate only  minor  changes  in  the 
original  reorganization  plan,  it  is  un- 
derstood. 


Bankruptcies  Down; 
No  Davis  Successor 

(Continued  from   page   1) 

Paramount  Publix  and  other  large 
bankruptcy  proceedings,  the  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  here  indicated  yesterday. 

So  many  of  today's  financially  em- 
barrassed corporations  are  petitioning 
for  reorganization  under  Section  77-B 
of  the  new  bankruptcy  laws,  rather 
than  filing  petitions  in  bankruptcy, 
that  the  seven  referees  in  the  metro- 
politan district  are  considered  ample 
for  handling  current  bankruptcy  pro- 
ceedings, it  was  indicated. 


Wampas  to  Preview  Film 

Hollywood,  Aug  6. — Mascot's 
"Young  and  Beautiful"  will  be  pre- 
viewed at  the  Wampas  meeting  Aug. 
14  with  the  entire  cast  present. 


No  Public  Hearing 

Albany,  Aug.  6.— Irving  M. 
Ives,  chairman  of  the  Assem- 
bly committee  on  public  edu- 
cation, said  today  that  he  did 
not  intend  to  hold  a  public 
hearing  on  the  amendment  to 
the  education  laws  introduced 
by  Assemblyman  Charles  H. 
Breitbart,  which  provides  for 
a  special  censorship  of  films 
shown  to  children  under  16, 
although  it  had  been  the  un- 
derstanding of  the  sponsor 
that  such  a  hearing  would  be 
called.  Ives  reports  having 
told  Breitbart  that  the  bill  is 
highly  controversial  and 
should  go  over  until  the  reg- 
ular session  in  January. 


J.  M,  Schenck  Engaged 

Monte  Carlo,  Aug.  6. — Joseph  M. 
Schenck,  president  of  United  Artists, 
yesterday  revealed  his  engagement  to 
Merle  Oberon,  British  actress  who 
appeared  in  "The  Private  Life  of 
Henry  VIII."  No  date  for  the  wed- 
ding has  been  set. 

Schenck  leaves  for  the  United  States 
Wednesday  on  the  Conte  di  Savoia 
with    Douglas    Fairbanks,    Sr. 


Take  "Her  Secref  Rights 

Trans-Oceanic  Film  Export  Corp. 
has  acquired  the  Spanish  and  Portu- 
guese rights  to  "Her  Secret,"  featur- 
ing Sari  Maritza,  from  Ideal. 


Reich  Bars  Picture 

Berlin,  Aug.  6. — The  official  Reichs- 
anzeiger  has  barred  showings  of 
M-G-M's  "Manhattan  Melodrama"  in 
Germany. 


Salt  Lake  Rulings 
Delay  Church  Shows 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
the  last  commercial  run.    The  houses 
are  limited  to  one   film  a  week,   one 
day  a  week. 

Members  of  the  Mormon  Church 
pay  $1  per  month  which  entitles  all 
members  of  the  family,  regardless  of 
number,  to  attend  these  shows,  and 
any  one  else  can  get  in  for  10  cents. 

The  complaint  was  brought  by  In- 
termountain   Theatres   Ass'n. 

In  another  case  brought  by  the  as- 
sociation against  the  Pleasant  Green 
Ward  House,  at  Magna,  the  clearance 
was  set  at  365  days  after  Salt  Lake 
City   first  runs. 


Bank  Nights  Again 
Hit  by  K.  C.  Board 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  6. — The  griev- 
ance board  today  again  ruled  against 
bank  nights  when  it  ordered  the  Colo- 
nial, Southtown  and  Westport  thea- 
tres to  end  the  practice.  While  de- 
claring it  did  not  feel  itself  obligated 
to  consider  the  technical  definitions  of 
what  constitutes  a  lottery,  the  board 
found  that  bank  nights  evade  the 
definitions  of  a  lottery  and  the  lottery 
laws.  The  board  held  the  practice  re- 
duced admissions  and  thus  created  un- 
fair competition. 

Appeals  will  be  filed. 


Koenig  to  New  York 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  6. — Ben  Koenig, 
secretary  of  the  local  code  boards,  will 
be  in  New  York  to  attend  the  hearing 
on  the  Milwaukee  clearance  and  zon- 
ing schedule  before  Campi  Aug.  9. 


Favors  Long 
Small  Town 
Clearances 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

decision  on  the  evidence  presented  by 
both  sides,"  said  Dubinsky,  who  is 
appealing  the  St.  Joseph  setup  for 
Campi.  "It  looks  as  if  they  copied  the 
Wichita  schedule  for  St.  Joseph.  There 
is  no  comparison  between  the  two  sit- 
uations." 

As  proof  of  his  contention  that 
prior  runs  in  smaller  towns  should 
receive  long  protection,  he  points  to 
the  schedule  ordered  for  Atchison, 
Kan.,  where  first  runs  charging  20 
cents  more  than  second  run  are  al- 
lowed eight   months'    protection. 

The  board  adopted  the  St.  Joseph 
schedule  as  its  decision  on  the  com- 
plaint of  subsequents  against  the  Du- 
binsky first  runs.  Subsequents  are 
reported  as  satisfied,  as  first  run  clear- 
ance for  theatres  charging  25  cents, 
now  to2  at  Dubinsky  houses,  is  cut 
to  60  days  from  existing  protection  of 
132  days  over  second  city  run,  with 
14  days  additional  over  each  five-cent 
drop  in  admission  at  subsequents  fol- 
lowing second  city  run. 


G-B  Leases  Lion  Plant 

London,  Aug.  6. — Gaumont  British 
has  leased  the  British  Lion  plant  at 
Beaconsfield  with  the  personnel  for  a 
period  of  two  months.  Demands  for 
floor  space  at  Shepherd's  Bush  and 
the  fact  that  the  plant  will  be  closed 
for   a   two-week   overhaul   caused   the 


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Broadway  Grosses 
Continue  in  Slump 


(Continued  from   pane    1) 

$20,000,  but  picked  up  over  the  week- 
end with  "Girl  from  Missouri,"  which 
grabbed  $21,000. 

Other  takes  were : 

Palace  —  "Old  Fashioned  Way" 
(Para.),  Vaudeville— $11,000. 

Paramount — "Ladies  Should  Lis- 
ten"  (Para.),  Stage  show— $19,000. 

Radio  City  Music  Hall— "Hat, 
Coat  and  Glove"  (Radio),  Stage  show 
—$62,200. 

RivoLi  — "House  of  Rothschild" 
(U.  A.),  2nd  week— $20_,849. 

RiALTO  —  "Cockeyed  Cavaliers" 
(Radio)— $8,000. 

The  Roxy  did  $14,600  oyer  the 
week-end  with  "Handy  Andy." 

"The  Girl  from  Missouri"  is  being 
held  for  a  second  week  at  the  Capitol 
as  is  "Handy  Andy"  at  the  Roxy.  On 
Thursday,  the  Music  Hall  opens  with 
"The  Most  Precious  Thing  in  Lite " 
to  be  followed  with  "The  Cat's  Paw" 
and  "Down  to  Their  Last  Yacht." 


Coast  Production 
Up  to  36  Features 

{Continued   from    pane    1) 

with  six  in  work,  one  preparing  and 
eight  cutting ;  M-G-M  has  four, 
three  and  12 ;  Fox,  four,  three  and 
five ;  Paramount,  four,  three  and  two, 
Universal,  four,  two  and  three  ;  Col- 
umbia, three,  three  and  four ;  Radio, 
three,  four  and  three ;  Goldwyn,  two, 
zero  and  zero,  while  the  independ- 
ent group  registers  si.x,  four  and  five. 
In  the  short  subject  division  M- 
G-M  has  two  working,  one  prepar- 
ing and  four  editing ;  Roach,  zero, 
zero  and  one ;  Columbia,  zero,  two 
and  .three ;  Radio,  zero,  zero  and 
nine,  while  the  independents  show 
five,  six  and  five. 


Film  Councils  Active 

Louisville,  Aug.  6. — A  public  meet- 
ing in  the  fall  for  the  purpose  of  dis- 
cussing the  clean  film  drive  is  planned 
by  the  Better  Films  Council,  headed 
by  Mrs.  Emmet  F.  Horine. 


New  Orleans,  Aug.  6. — "Advertis- 
ing superlatives"  and  "salacious  films" 
were  attacked  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Better  Films  Council  and  members 
were  told  by  Mrs.  Harry  A.  Thomp- 
son, who  presided,  that  the  way  to 
"properly  and  successfully  combat  de- 
plorable film  conditions"  was  to  sup- 
port the  M.  P.  Research  Council. 


To  Discuss  Film  Drive 

A  lecture  and  discussion  of  the 
"Church  Crusade  Against  the  Holly- 
wood Film"  is  scheduled  by  the  Film 
and  Photo  League,  12  East  17th  St., 
tomorrow  night. 


Lederman  Joins  Warners 

Hollywood,  Aug.  6. — D.  Ross  Led- 
erman, who  recently  completed  his 
27th  action  film  for  Columbia  in  two 
and  a  half  years,  has  signed  a  long 
term  Warner  contract. 


Warners  Doing  'Caliente* 

Hollywood,  Aug.  6. — Warners  are 
planning  to  team  Franchot  Tone  with 
Dolores  Del  Rio  in  "In  Caliente." 
Production  will  soon  get  under  way 
on   location   at   the    Mexican   resort. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY5 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


''The  Dragon  Murder  Case" 

{Warners) 

Hollywood.  Aug.  6. — This  murder  mystery,  solved  in  the  fiction 
style  of  Philo  Vance  created  by  S.  S.  Van  Dine,  lacks  the  usual  sus- 
pense build  up.  However,  it  may  prove  satisfactory  entertainment  for 
mystery  film  clienteles  due  to  the  popularity  of  its  main  character  even 
though  it  is  slow. 

An  unusual  murder  takes  place  in  a  dragon  swimming  pool  on  the 
estate  of  a  wealthy  explorer.  Animosity  existing  between  the  guests 
present  at  the  swimming  party  supplies  an  interesting  tangle  for  solu- 
tion by  Warren  William,  as  Vance.  An  eerie  note  is  introduced  by 
the  suggestion  of  half-crazy  Helen  Lowell  that  the  murder  was  com- 
mitted by  the  dragon  inhabitant  of  the  ancient,  remodeled  pool. 

William  gets  a  hunch  from  claw  marks  on  the  neck  of  the  strangled 
victim,  apparently  throttled  under  water.  The  solution  involves  the  re- 
enactment  of  the  crime,  with  the  principal  parties,  during  which  time 
two  more   murders  are  committed. 

William's  hunch  works  out,  proving  that  the  murder  was  committed 
by  Robert  Barrat,  who  had  posed  in  a  drunken  stupor  at  the  time  of  the 
crime.  The  crime  is  revealed  as  having  been  done  in  a  diving  suit 
with  the  mark  on  the  victim's  neck  caused  by  an  ordinary  diving  claw. 
Money  the  motive. 

F.  Hugh  Herbert  and  Robert  N.  Lee  penned  the  screenplay.  H. 
Bruce  Humberstone  directed.  Margaret  Lindsay,  Lyle  Talbot,  Eugene 
Pallette  and  Miss  Lowell  have  good  supporting  roles.  Running  time, 
68  minutes. 


''Kansas  City  Princess" 

(Warners) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  6. — This  is  hoke  comedy,  colorful  and  racy,  stack- 
ing up  as  a  satisfactory  programmer.  It  is  fast-moving  in  action  and 
dialogue,  well-acted  and  directed,  and  built  to  click  with  regular  theatre- 
goers.    The  yarn  majors   in  popular  entertainment. 

The  story  opens  in  a  Kansas  City  barber  shop.  Manicurist  Joan 
Blondell,  at  the  urging  of  her  pal,  Glenda  Farrell,  takes  a  run-out 
powder  on  Robert  Armstrong,  a  gangster,  after  losing  his  engagement 
ring.  Chased  by  Armstrong,  they  make  New  York,  meeting  two  play- 
boys, Hobart  Cavanaugh  and  T.  Roy  Barnes.  They  go  off  to  Paris  as 
Armstrong  muscles  in  as  bodyguard  to  Hugh  Herbert,  making  the 
playboys   pay   their   fare. 

In  Paris  Herbert  seeks  to  get  the  goods  on  his  wife,  Renee  Whitney. 
Detective  Osgood  Perkins  and  Gigolo  Ivan  Lebedeff  work  a  double- 
cross  that  costs  Herbert  big  dough,  but  makes  marriage  for  Miss  Blon- 
dell and  Armstrong  possible  and  tosses  Miss  Farrell  into  Herbert's 
arms.  j 

The  Misses  Blondell  and  Farrell  make  ideal  foils  for  the  Armstrong- 
Herbert  tomfoolery,  carrying  the  show.  Perkins,  Cavanaugh,  Barnes, 
Lebedeff,  Miss  Whitney  and  Vince  Barnett  are  effective,  while  William 
Keighley's  direction  takes  full  advantage  of  the  Manuel  Seff-Sy  Bartlett 
treatment.     Running  time,  58  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"Ra-Mu" 

{Fairhaven  Prod.,  Ltd.) 

Filmed  by  Capt.  E.  A.  Salisbury  on  his  round-the-world  expedition, 
"Ra-Mu"  is  a  travelogue  packed  with  interest  and  rich  in  educational 
values. 

The  production  takes  the  audience  on  a  trail  of  adventure  that  begins 
in  Bali  in  the  Dutch  East  Indies  and  terminates  in  Abyssinia.  On  the 
way  the  camera  records  the  lives  of  a  variety  of  strange  peoples,  at 
work  and  at  play.  Some  of  the  places  visited  between  Bali  and  Abys- 
sinia are  Java,  Sumatra,  Ceylon  and  Arabia.  Some  amazing  customs 
of  the  natives  encountered  by  Captain  Salisbury  are  revealed.  These 
customs  range  from  the  humorous  to  the  weird,  even  the  tragic. 

Among  the  most  engrossing  scenes  in  the  picture  are  those  depicting 
a  few  of  the  tricks  of  self-punishment  practiced  by  the  fakirs  of  Ceylon. 

The  narrative,  spoken  by  William  Peck,  a  member  of  the  expedition, 
adds  to  the  entertainment  value  of  the  picture,  revealing  a  fine  sense 
of  humor.       Running  time,  61  minutes. 


Closing  of  Center 
Saves  RKO  $17,500 


(Continued   from    pagt    1) 

the  two  houses  was  thus  reduced  to 
$32,500  for   August. 

Current  leases  on  both  the  Radio 
City  theatres  and  the  RKO  office  space 
expire  Aug.  31.  Negotiations  are  un- 
der way  for  renewals  of  the  leases 
at  approximately  the  same  terms  as 
are  now  in  effect.  K-A-O,  which 
lists  the  Palace  in  its  holdings,  has 
been  advocating  moving  its  headquar- 
ters from  Radio  City  to  the  Palace 
as  an  economy  measure.  RKO  is  not 
considering  the  move  but  would  not 
oppose  K-A-O's  transfer  of  head- 
quarters if  the  latter  insisted,  it  was 
stated   on   good  authority. 

The  present  lease  arrangements  on 
the  Music  Hall  call  for  a  participa- 
tion in  profits  of  the  house  by  Rocke- 
feller Center,  fixed  at  $50,000  month- 
ly after  payment  of  operating  ex- 
penses of  the  house  and  maintenance 
of  a  working  fund  of  $100,000  and 
reserve  fund  of  $25,000.  Rockefeller 
Center  may  participate  in  profits  after 
the  above-mentioned  provisions  up  to 
$353,972  additional. 


Fire  in  Cincy  House 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  6. — Fire  in  the 
projection  room  of  the  Loveland 
Opera  House  destroyed  9,000  feet  of 
film,  and  caused  damage  to  the  sound 
equipment,  with  loss  estimated  at 
$1,000,  according  to  F.  R.  Crist,  own- 
er and  manager.  The  audience  left 
without  demonstration  when  the  blaze 
was  discovered. 


Zanuck  Buys  Stage  Play 

London,  Aug.  6. — Darryl  F.  Za- 
nuck, production  head  of  20th  Cen- 
tury Pictures,  announces  that  he  has 
bought  the  film  rights  to  the  English 
stage  success,  "Old  Folks  at  Home," 
and  will  filni  it  for  release  through 
United  Artists.  "Lady  Jane"  will  be 
the  release  title. 


Refuse  to  Loan  Davis 

Hollywood,  Aug  6. — Warner 
Brothers  clamped  down  on  a  loanout 
of  Bette  Davis  to  Paramount  for  the 
featured  role  in  "Limehouse  Nights." 

The  reason  given  was  that  she  was 
needed  on  the  home  lot. 

At  the  same  time  Warners  made  a 
deal  with  Universal  to  lend  Claire 
Dodd  to  that  studio  for  "Rendezvous 
at  Midnight." 


Wisconsin  Meet  Set 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  6. — The  annual 
convention  of  the  Allied  Independent 
Theatre  Owners  of  Wisconsin  is 
slated  to  be  held  Sept.  26  and  27  at 
the  Hotel  Schroeder,  this  city.  Offi- 
cers for  the  ensuing  year  will  be 
named. 


Bert  Levy  Dies  at  63 

Hollywood,  Aug.  6. — Bert  Levy, 
cartoonist  who  worked  as  an  illustra- 
tor at  the  Paramount  studios,  died  yes- 
terday at  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hos- 
pital in  his  64th  year,  after  a  long  ill- 
ness. 


Donovan  Is  Secretary 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  6. — The  actor- 
producer  five-five  committee  has  se- 
lected Major  J.  O.  Donovan  as  its  of- 
ficial secretary. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Ohio  Section 
Gets  New  Deal 
On  Clearance 


Cincy,  Dayton,  Columbus 
Schedules  Changed 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  7.— As  a  result 
of  protests  recently  filed  with  the 
clearance  and  zoning  board  by  exhibi- 
tors in  the  Cincinnati,  Dayton  and 
Columbus  territories  against  the  ex- 
isting schedule,  new  schedules  for  the 
1934-35  season  have  become  effective. 
Five  days  for   protests   were  allowed. 

The  new  schedules  are  based  on 
current  policies  and  admissions,  the 
admission  basis  being  the  minimum 
lower  floor  adult  prices  charged  after 
5  and  6  P.  M.  Where  any  subsequent 
run  desires  to  change  its  lower  floor 
scale,   it   must   give   at   least   14   days' 

(^Continued  on  pane  '4) 


Campi  Gains  Right 
To  Sue  for  Dues 

Washington,  Aug.  7.— Campi  shall 
have  the  right  to  institute  legal  pro- 
ceedings for  collection  of  assessments 
under  the  code,  according  to  an  amend- 
ment approved  by  the  NRA.    Failure 

(.Continued   on    pane  4) 


*'U'*  Sets  Two  Deals 
In  Music  Hall,  Roxy 

Universal  closed  two  deals  yester- 
day, one  for  the  Music  Hall  and  the 
other  for  the  Roxy.  In  the  first  in- 
stance, a  lone  film  deal  was  made  for 
"One  More  River,"  which  goes  into 
the  Music  Hall  tomorrow.  The  pic- 
ture, originally  bought  by  the  Roxy 
on  the  current  program,  was  released 
to  Universal. 

The  second  deal  is  for  "Romance  in 
the  Rain,"  which  opens  for  an  in- 
definite run  at  the  Roxy  S_ept.  7,  si- 
multaneously with  the  Jewish  pageant, 
"Romance  of  a  People." 


Loew*s  Negotiating 
For  5  More  Houses 

Loew's  is  negotiating  for  five  local 
theatres  and  expect  to  consummate  the 
deals  within  the  next  few  days.  The 
circuit  recently  acquired  the  Boston 
Road  and  dropped  the  Freeman. 

RKO  has  taken  over  the  Fortway, 
Brooklyn,  and  Queensboro,  Elmhurst, 
L.  I.  Both  circuits  were  negotiating 
for  Consolidated  and  Springer  & 
Cocalis  houses  before  the  two  inde- 
pendent outfits  merged. 


Dual  Bill  Ban  Spreads; 
ITOA  to  Act  Here  Today 


Majors  to  Eliminate  Duals, 

Tip  K.  C,  Scales  in  3  Weeks 

Loew's,  Paramount  and  RKO  will  eliminate  duals  and  increase 
admissions  in  Kansas  City  within  the  next  three  weeks,  Sam 
Dembow,  Jr.,  states. 

The  first  two  circuits  drop  second  features  in  two  weeks  while 
RKO  follows  a  week  later. 

In  all  instances  admissions  will  be  increased  from  25  cents  to 
40  cents. 

Independents  are  understood  ready  to  adopt  single  films  and 
likewise  hike  scales,  but  have  been  waiting  for  major  circuits  to 
move. 

Dembow,  Joe  Vogel  and  Elmer  Rhoden  of  Fox  Rocky  Mountain 
recently  conferred  in  New  York  on  the  plan. 


Premium  Ban 
In  K.C.  Stirs 
Talk  of  Suits 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  7.  —  Revolt 
against  the  banning  of  rebates  by  ex- 
hibitor votes  seems  to  be  brewing  here 
among  premium  users  and  their  sym- 
pathizers, and  there 'are  rumblings  of 
Federal  court  action  to  test  the  valid- 
ity of  the  code  in  this  respect. 

E.  S.  Young,  operating  two  theatres 
and  a  premium  user,  announced  his 
intention  of  defying  the  vote  which 
ruled  out  rebates  after  Oct.  27  in  a 
six-county  area  including  Kansas  City. 

"I    intend   to   give   away    premiums 

(Continued  on   pane  4) 


Seek  Campi  Ruling 
Upon  Bank  Nights 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  7.— Clarifica- 
tion of  the  bank  night  issue  and  a 
rule  from  Campi  to  apply  nationally 
is  the  object  of  the  appeal  from  the 
decision  of  the  Kansas  City  grievance 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


No  Majors  Complain 
To  NRA  on  Code  Cost 

Washington,  Aug.  7. — No  com- 
plaints on  assessments  by  major  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  have  as  yet 
reached  the  NRA.  About  a  dozen 
protests  to  levies  have  been  received 
from  other  sources. 


Slight  Hopes 
Seen  for  New 
Fox  Met  Bids 


Little  likelihood  of  an  outside  bid- 
der coming  into  the  Fox  Metro- 
politan Playhouses  situation  at  this 
time  is  seen  as  a  result  of  the  prod- 
uct deals  already  closed  for  the  bulk 
of  the  metropolitan  territory  which 
automatically  make  a  second  run  cir- 
cuit of  Fox  Met  for  next  season,  it 
was  pointed  out  yesterday  by  those 
close  to  the  situation. 

In  addition,  it  was  learned  that 
Warners  are  interested  in  acquiring 
only  the  18  Fox  Met  holdings  in  New 

(Continued  oyt    paqe  6) 


Judges  Order  Cuts 
In  Bankrupt  Costs 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  7. — Aroused  by 
the  fact  that  statistics  from  91 
judicial  districts  in  the  United  States 
show  the  cost  of  bankruntcy  admin- 
istration   to    be    higher    in    only    nine 

(Continued   on    paqe   6) 


U,  S,  Films  Showing 
Increase  in  Berlin 

Washington,  Aug.  7.- — Two  hun- 
dred and  three  first  runs  were 
screened  in  Berlin  during  the  1933-34 
season  as  compared  with  209  in  the 
1931-32  and  the  1932-33  season,  says 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Four  Key  Spots  Acting 

By  Agreement,  with 

Jersey  Included 


Elimination  of  duals  by  agreements 
between  exhibitors  in  key  cities  is 
spreading,  with  four  cities  having  ei- 
ther adopted  the  plan  or  ready  to  put 
it  into  effect  within  the  next  few 
weeks. 

In  addition.  New  York  exhibitors, 
members  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A.,  have  been 
called  into  session  today  at  the  Astor 
to  discuss  the  single  film  policy.  Harry 
Brandt,    president,    will    be    chairman. 

Cities  already  going  on  record  fa- 
voring extinction  of  doubles  are 
Cleveland,  St.  Louis,  and  Kansas  City 
and  a  number  of  New  Jersey  spots. 
Cleveland  has  had  the  single  feature 
plan  in  effect  since  July  1  and  has 
had  only  one  violation,  which  has  been 
(Continued  on    page   6) 


ASCAP  Law  Fight 
Plan  Is  Outlined 

Although  legal  procedure  against 
the  American  Society  of  Composers, 
Authors  and  Publishers  under  the 
anti-trust  laws  is  favored  by  the  na- 
tional exhibitors'  emergency  commit- 
tee formed  to  oppose  the  music  tax 
increases  scheduled  for  Oct.  1  by  the 
society,   the   actual   procedure   will   be 

(Continued   on    pacie    6) 


Coast  Indies  Will 
Discuss  Breen  O.  K, 

Hollywood,  Aug.  7. — Trem  Carr, 
president  of  the  Independent  Pro- 
ducers Ass'n.,  has  called  a  meeting 
next  week  of  the  entire  membership 
to  vote  on  the  Hays  office  offer  to 
pass  on  independents'  product  in  con- 
nection with  the  purity  seal. 

Joseph  I.  Breen  states  many  inde- 
pendent producers  have  availed  them- 
selves of  his  service  in  censoring 
scripts,  but  cannot  give  official  certi- 
ficates until  both  majors  and  inde- 
pendents can  get  together  on  some 
kind  of  a  plan. 


Bolognino,  Springer 
To  Operate  Circuit 

Operation  of  the  50  Trio-Consoli- 
dated houses  in  Greater  New  York 
will  be  handled  by  Laurence  Bologni- 
no, president,  and  Jack  Springer,  trea- 
surer, of  the  new  combine.  Sam  Co- 
calis, vice-president,  will  be  in  charge 

(Continued  on  pane  6) 


MOTION  PICTUBJE 

DAILY 

(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.   36 


August   8,    1934 


No.   32 


Martin    Quigley 

Edttor-in-Chicf  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES   A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Publicaticn  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
days  by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1750  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad- 
dress "Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  con- 
tents copyrighted  1934  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications: MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD, 
BETTER  THEATRES,  THE  MOTION 
PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin  -  Tempelhof ,  Kaiserin  -  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau;  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  lames 
Lockhart.  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 

Set  Big  Outdoor  Splash 

Paramount  is  putting  on  its  first 
big  billboard  campaign  since  Marlene 
Dietrich's  "Song  of  Songs."  For 
"Cleopatra,"  Robert  Gillham  and  his 
aide,  Alec  Moss,  have  made  arrange- 
ments to  post  350  28-sheets,  1,000  14- 
sheets,  2,000  six-sheets,  3,500  three- 
sheets  and  8,000  one-sheets.  The  paper 
will  be  posted  in  the  Metropolitan 
district  including  New  York,  West- 
chester, Long  Island,  New  Jersey  and 
Connecticut. 


Hoffman  on  a  Tour 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  7. — M.  H.  Hoff 
man,  Jr.,  associate  producer  for 
Liberty  Pictures,  is  on  a  tour  of  the 
northwest  which  includes  stops  in 
Seattle  and  Portland.  He  is  accom- 
panied by  F.  W.  McManus,  San  Fran- 
cisco manager  for  Allied  Pictures, 
west  coast  distributor  for  Liberty. 


Hungarian  Films  Here 

Danubia  Pictures,  Inc.,  has  opened 
offices  here  for  the  distribution  of 
Hungarian  talking  pictures  with  Eng- 
lish sub-titles.  Three  have  already 
been  set.  They  are :  "My  Wife  the 
Miss,"  "Everything  for  Women"  and 
"The  Rakoczi  March." 


Bars  Dillinger  Act 

Akron,  Aug.  7.— The  Dillinger  act, 
headed  by  John  Dillinger,  Sr.,  will  not 
be  allowed  to  appear  here,  city  officials 
ruled  yesterday.  They  were  scheduled 
to  open  Sunday  at  the  Summit  County 
Fair. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August  8,    1934 


Knight  Given  Award 
At  Pittsburgh  Lunch 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  7. — More  than 
100  leaders  in  the  industry  in  the  tri- 
state  area  attended  the  Variety  Club 
luncheon  at  which  R.  E.  (Fuzzy) 
Knight,  Warner  manager  in  Fair- 
mont, W.  Va.,  was  presented  the 
Martin  Quigley  Plaque  for  June. 
Knight  won  the  award  for  his  cam- 
paign on  "Twenty  Million  Sweet- 
hearts." 

Harry  Kalmine,  zone  manager  for 
Warners,  made  the  presentation 
speech.  Knight  was  to  have  received 
the  plaque  on  the  coast  several  weeks 
age,  but  illness  terminated  his  trip  to 
Hollywood  in  Chicago  and  he  was 
sent  to  the  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital 
in   Baltimore  for  treatment. 

One  of  the  guests  was  Mayor  Wil- 
liam N.  McNair  of  Pittsburgh,  who 
spoke  briefly.  Others  at  the  speakers' 
table  were  Dick  Kemi>er,  Warner 
manager  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va. ;  John 
Flynn  and  John  Maloney,  district  and 
local  manager,  respectively,  for 
M-G-M :  Harold  W.  Cohen,  film  edi- 
tor of  the  Post  Gazette ;  Art  Levy, 
Columbia  exchange  manager ;  Father 
Garrahan,  Knight,  Kalmine  and  Mc- 
Nair. 


Rogers  to  Produce  10 

Hollywood,  Aug.  7. — Charles  Rog- 
ers' new  deal  with  Paramount  calls 
for  10  pictures  next  season,  a  reduc- 
tion of  two  from  his  current  program. 
The  elimination  of  the  two  pictures 
was  made  at  Rogers'  own  request.  He 
recently  returned  from  New  York 
where  he  spent  two  days  after  visiting 
liis   mother  and  brother. 


Para.  Bookings  Set 

Five  pictures  have  been  set  for  the 
Paramount  to  follow  "Cleopatra." 
They  are  :  "She  Loves  Me  Not,"  "The 
Scarlet  Empress,"  "Now  and  For- 
ever," "Belle  of  the  Nineties"  and 
"Mrs.  Wiggs  of  the  Cabbage  Patch." 


Lou  Goldberg  to  Para. 

Lou  Goldberg,  who  recently  re- 
signed from  Colutribia,  joins  the 
Brooklyn  Paramount  next  week  as 
publicity  and  advertising  head.  The 
house  reopens  Aug.  31. 


Sells  Oriental  Rights 

J.  A.  Koerpel,  president  of  Eureka 
Prod.,  has  sold  the  Japan  and  China 
rights  to  "Jungle  Killer"  to  Yamani 
Yoko  of  Tokyo. 


20th,  London  Films 
Will  Share  Talent 


London,  Aug.  7.— Darryl  F.  Zanuck, 
production  chief  of  20th  Century,  has 
completed  negotiations  with  Alexan- 
der Korda  of  London  Films  for  the 
joint  engagement  of  players  and  other 
film  talent  by  the  two  companies,  both 
of  whose  product  is  released  through 
United   Artists. 

The  move  carries  the  plan  for  the 
interchange  of  film  personalities  be- 
tween America  and  England  a  step 
further.  Now,  instead  of  "loan"  ar- 
rangements between  the  two  compa- 
nies, stars,  directors,  writers  and 
cameramen  will  he  under  contract  to 
both  prcxlucers  at  once. 


Free  Shows  for  Kids 

Long  Beach,  L.  I.,  Aug.  7. — Free 
shows  for  children  are  being  given 
every  Wednesday  night  during  the 
summer  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lee  D. 
Zimmern  on  a  lot  adjoining  their 
home  at  33  Ohio  Ave.  here.  The 
projection  apparatus  is  owned  by 
Zimmern,  but  he  has  to  rent  the  film. 


RCA  Patent  Expansion 

The  closing  of  contracts  with  radio 
firms  in  Holland,  France,  Italy,  Hun- 
gary and  England  conveying  the  right 
to  use  RCA  patents  in  return  for 
royalty  payments  was  revealed  yes- 
terday by  David  Sarnoff,  RCA  head, 
upon   his   return   from   abroad. 


Mrs.  Mayer  HI  in  Paris 

Paris,  Aug.  7. — Louis  B.  Mayer, 
president  of  M-G-M,  flew  here  today 
from  London  to  the  bedside  of  M^rs. 
Mayer,  who  is  ill  in  the  American 
Hospital.  Mrs.  Mayer's  illness  is  not 
considered  critical,  however. 


Use  Crusoe  Background 

Hollywood,  Aug.  7. — Robinson  Cru- 
soe will  figure  in  Walt  Disney's  next 
Mickey  Mouse,  titled  "Mickey's  Man 
Friday."  United  Artists  will  handle 
the  release. 


Appoints  Argentine  Head 

Sam    E.    Morris,    vice-president    of 

Warners,    has    appointed    Harry    M. 

Novak    as    general    manager    in    the 

Argentine   and   Uruguay.    Novak  has 

I  already  taken  up  his  new  duties. 


Many  on  Big  Board  Decline 


r,  ■,       ,  .      ■„■  High 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 24i/2 

Eastman    Kodak    99 

Fox  Film   "A" iQi^ 

Keith-AIbee-Orpheum    35 

Loew's.    Inc 24^ 

Paramount   Publix    3 

Pathe    Exchange    li^ 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 14 

RKO 


Net 
Low      Close      Change 

2414        2454        -l'/2 


Warner   Bros. 


Wa 


10 
35 
235^, 

27/i 

I'/s 
1354 
Wa 


10 
35 

WA 
3 

m 

13^/4 
Wa. 
y/2 


-21/2 
-1-  '/8 


-Va 


Sentry  Loses  Vs  on  Curb 


o   ,  High 

Sentry    Safety    Control i^ 

Technicolor     j]^ 

Trans   Lux    \     1^ 


Net 
Low      Close      Change 

Yi       y«     -Vt. 

\Wa       \Wa      +  Va 
Wa        Wa 


Loew's  Bonds  Advance  7V2  Points 


High 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 6 

Loew's  6s  '41.  ww  deb  rights 102 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s   '47 38 

Paramount   Publix   S-^s   '50 3854 

Warner   Bros.   6s   '39,   wd 52^4 


Net 

Low  Close  Change 

SVa         Wa       

101  102  -fli4 

38  38  —1 

381^  38'/  -f  Va 

52K  53'/^  +  Yz 


Sales 

200 

800 

200 

100 

3,200 

1,200 

1,400 

400 

1,600 

1.700 


Sales 

200 
200 
200 


Sales 

7 
24 
S 
2 
1 


Finish  "Convention  GirV* 

Shooting  was  completed  yesterday 
on  Falcon  Prod.'s  "Convention  Girl" 
at  the  Photocolor  Studio,  Irvington. 
Luther  Reed  directed.  Release  is  set 
for  Sept.  L 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

DAVID  LOEW,  J.  C.  Barnstyn, 
BuDD  Rogers,  Jack  Glucksman, 
Ed  Schnitzer,  Harry  Shiffman, 
Nat  Cohen,  Murray  Rosenbluh, 
Lewis  Phillips,  Lee  Ochs,  Solly 
Marcus,  Emil  Jensen,  Si  Hammer- 
slig,  Ed  Golden  and  Harry  Thomas 
were  among  those  lunching  at  the 
M.  P.  Club  yesterday. 

Charles  B.  Ballance.  general 
manager  of  Paramount  Films  of  India, 
Ltd.,  arrives  here  tomorrow  aboard 
the  Manhattan.  He  is  coming  for 
conferences  on  new  product  with  offi- 
cials of  Paramount  International  Corp. 

Harry  Asher,  Boston;  William 
Huklhutt,  Detroit;  Morris  Segal, 
Cincinnati,  and  Ralph  Scott,  Okla- 
homa City,  Majestic  franchise  holders, 
are  in  town. 

Nancy  Carroll,  Leo  Carrillo, 
Patsy  Kelly.  Adrienne  Ames  and 
Robert  Armstrong  are  frequent  visit- 
ors at  the  Long  Branch,  N.  J., 
Kennel   Club. 

Helen  Greenberg,  head  bookkeeper 
for  Majestic,  is  back  from  an  Atlantic 
Highlands  vacation  with  a  swimming 
medal  and  a  lifeguard  coat  of  tan. 

Thomas  A.  Kilfoil,  first  comptrol- 
ler for  Majestic,  has  rejoined  the 
company  after  having  been  away  since 
March. 

Louis  Lamm  of  the  Capitol, 
Elyria,  O.,  and  Julius  Lamm  of 
Warners'  Uptown,  Cleveland,  are  in 
town. 

Glenda  Farrell  leaves  today  for 
Marblehead  Hall,  Va.,  where  she  will 
continue  her  convalescence  from  her 
recent   appendicitis  operation. 

Don  Redman  and  his  orchestra 
start  work  today  at  the  Brooklyn 
Vitaphone  studio  in  a  one-reel  mu- 
sical. 

Phil  Regan,  former  member  of 
the  New  York  Police  Dept.,  and  now 
a  featured  player  with  Warners,  is 
in  town  on  a  short  vacation. 

Harry  Arthur's  son,  Harry,  Jr., 
gave  the  Roxy  the  onceover  yesterday 
and  he's  now  taking  managerial  les- 
sons from  his  dad. 

Major  Edward  Bowes  was  a  guest 
of  the  New  York  Giants  at  their  game 
yesterday  against  the  Brooklyn  Dodg- 
ers. 

Herman  Rifkin,  Monogram  fran- 
chise   holder   for    Boston,   is    in    town     ■ 
for  a  few  days.  I 

William  Conselman,  Fox  scenar- 
ist, is  in  town  on  a  short  vacation.  He 
flew  in. 

Robert  Riskin,  Columbia  writer, 
returned  from  Europe  yesterday 
aboard  the  Paris. 

William  Scully  returns  from  a 
New   England  trip  today. 

Ben  Rosenberg  of  National  Screen 
is  on  the  road  on  business. 

Richard  Rowland  visited  the  M.  P. 
Club  for  lunch  yesterday. 

Ed  Kuykendall  is  due  in  town  to- 
day. 


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Wednesday,  August  8,    1934 


Ohio  Section 
Gets  New  Deal 
On  Clearance 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
written  notice  to  exchanges,  and  must 
maintain  the  new  increased  price   for 
a  period  of  not  less  than  30  consecu- 
tive days. 

Suburbans  are  divided  into  classes 
according  to  admissions  charged,  in 
order  to  determine  availability.  The 
admission  prevailing  at  the  time  the 
exhibitor  contracts  for  service  deter- 
mines the  group  into  which  his  house 
is  classified. 

Where  the  status  of  a  theatre 
changes  after  exhibitor  contracts  for 
services,  either  the  exhibitor  or  the 
distributor  has  the  right  to  request 
a  revision  of  the  original  contract 
terms.  Where  request  for  such  re- 
vision is  made,  and  an  agreement  can- 
not be  reached,  arbitration  is  pro- 
vided in  Article  8,  Part  2,  of  the  code. 

First  runs  on  a  double  feature  policy 
in  Cincinnati  and  Dayton  become 
available  to  subsequents  five  weeks 
earlier  than  specified  in  the  city  sched- 
ule; in  Columbus,  three  weeks  earlier. 

Others    Set    Back   Two    Weeks 

A  subsequent  run  with  films  and 
stage  attractions  is  set  back  two  weeks 
later  than  the  city  schedule.  Any  sub- 
sequent double  featuring  1934-35  prod- 
uct at  any  time  is  classified  as  a 
double  bill  theatre,  and  is  set  back  14 
days  after  the  city  schedule  for  30 
days.  Any  subsequent  charging  less 
than  a  IS-cent  matinee  rate  is  set  back 
14  days  after  the  city  schedule. 

In  any  zone  where  two  or  more  the- 
atres are  competitive,  the  distributor 
is  given  the  right  to  sell  one  theatre 
with  clearance  over  any  other  in  the 
same  zone,  such  clearance  to  be  lim- 
ited to  the  second  Sunday  following 
the  first  run  availability  in  the  zone. 
Any  disputes  as  to  whether  or  not 
theatres  are  competitive  are  to  be  set- 
tled by  the  local  clearance  and  zoning 
board. 

Pictures  released  without  a  first  run 
become  available  to  subsequents  in  the 
price  class  designated  by  the  distribu- 
tor not  sooner  than  30  days  after  no- 
tice of  release  date. 

Cincinnati  first  runs  at  35  cents  or 
less  become  available  two  weeks  ear- 
lier than  those  played  over  35  cents. 

How    RKO    Paramount    Stands 

The  RKO  Paramount,  suburban,  is 
to  play  within  the  first  run  clearance, 
but  in  no  event  sooner  than  the  25th 
day  after  the  first  run.  Other  subur- 
bans are  divided  into  eight  classes 
with  admissions  ranging  from  30  cents 
down  to  15  cents  with  availability 
scaled  from  the  seventh  to  the  17th 
Sunday.  Houses  charging  10  cents  or 
less  are  given  nine-month  availability. 
This  applies  to  all  territories.  The 
four  colored  theatres  in  Cincinnati 
have  availability  set  from  35  to  100 
days,  according  to  admissions. 

Five  classes  are  designated  for  sub- 
sequents in  the  Kentucky  towns  across 
the  river  from  Cincinnati.  Availabil- 
ity is  from  the  sixth  to  the  13th  Sun- 
day after  first  run,  with  prices  scaled 
from  25  to  15  cents. 

Indiana  situations  contiguous  to 
Cincinnati  have  four  classes  with 
availability    from    the    third    to    the 


eighth  Sunday,  based  on  prices  of  25, 
20,   15  and   10  cents. 

Pictures  are  available  for  the 
Strand,  Dayton,  on  the  fifth  Sunday 
after  first  run  provided  tiiat  iiouse 
maintains  a  lower  floor  adult  admis- 
sion of  not  less  than  25  cents,  includ- 
ing tax.  Five  classes  are  applied  to 
other  subsequents,  and  availability 
designated  from  the  seventh  to  the 
13th  Sunday.  The  Classic,  Dayton, 
colored  house,  is  given  30  days  after 
completion  of  first  run,  and  the  Pal- 
ace, also  a  colored  house,  100  days. 

In  Greenville,  Troy  and  Piqua, 
Ohio,  availability  is  set  for  the  second 
Sunday  after  completion  of  Dayton 
first  run,  provided  an  admission  is  not 
less  than  20  cents,  including  tax.  Tip- 
pecanoe City  availability  is  the  fourth 
Sunday. 

Columbus  first  run  availability  is  on 
national  release  date,  but  when  a  pic- 
ture is  moved  from  one  first  run  house 
to  another  in  a  continuous  run,  adult 
lower  floor  admissions  after  6  P.  M. 
shall  be  higher  than  the  highest  adult 
admission  price  in  eflfect  in  any  subse- 
quent run. 

The  subsequents  are  divided  into 
five  classes,  admissions  ranging  from 
25  cents  top  to  15  cents.  The  Pythian, 
Cameo  and  Empress,  colored,  are 
given  30-day  availability  provided  ad- 
missions of  not  less  than  15  cents,  in- 
cluding tax,  are  maintained.  The  three 
houses  are  competitive,  and  any  one  of 
the  three  has  the  right  to  buy  with 
30  days'  clearance  over  the  other  two. 
If,  however,  any  one  of  the  houses 
reduces  admission  below  15  cents,  avail- 
ability becomes  100  days  after  com- 
pletion of  first  run. 


Appeals  Heard  Now 
Total  to  About  60 

Approximately  60  appeals  have  been 
heard  by  10  committees  within  the  last 
month,  it  was  stated  at  Campi  head- 
quarters yesterday. 

The  second  appeal  concerning  U.A.'s 
10  per  cent  cancellation  was  up  yes- 
terday before  a  board  comprising 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  chairman;  J. 
Louis  Geller  and  William  Kupper. 
The  complaint  was  filed  by  H.  R. 
Evans,  Albion,  Indianapolis.  Edward 
Raftery  was  counsel  for  U.  A.  The 
first  case,  that  of  the  Egyptian,  De 
Kalb,  III.,  was  referred  back  to  the 
Chicago  grievance  board  because  of 
insufficient  facts. 

Other  appeals  on  the  docket  were 
the  Forum  against  Loew's  Victory  and 
distributors  on  clearance  and  zoning 
and  the  Fleetwood  against  the  same 
defendants. 


Legitimate  Theatre 
Code  Ready  Aug,  15 

Deputy  Administrator  William  P. 
Farnsworth  will  present  the  revised 
legitimate  code  to  members  of  the 
legitimate  theatre  code  authority  at  a 
special  meeting  in  the  Paramount 
Building  Aug.   15. 

Contents  of  the  code  are  being  kept 
secret  until  the  meeting  is  held.  The 
session  will  be  the  first  since  June. 


Campi  to  Give  Out 
Monthly  Statements 

Financial  statements  will  be  issued 
monthly  by  Campi  from  now  on.  The 
July  statement  on  operations  will  be 
released  within  the  next  few  days. 

The  purpose  is  to  give  exhibitors 
and  distributors  an  idea  on  how 
monies  collected  are  being  spent. 


Seek  Campi  Ruling 
Upon  Bank  Nights 


(Continued  from   page    1) 
board  declaring  the  plan  a  lottery  and 
ni    violation   oi    tlie    code. 

Considerable  evidence  m  support  of 
both  sides  ot  the  controversy  has  been 
torwarded  to  Campi  in  the  form  ol 
the  transcript  oi  the  local  hearing 
and  numerous  exhibits,  including  de- 
cisions by  the  attorneys  general  ol 
Kansas  and  Missouri.  Proponents 
are  banking  largely  on  a  recent  ruling 
by  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  division  admin- 
istrator, that  if  no  paid  admission  is 
required  for  participation,  devices  of 
this   nature   are   not  a   violation. 

Legality  of  bank  nights  under  the 
code  has  been  ruled  upon  so  far  by 
grievance  boards  in  10  cities,  accord- 
ing to  R.  W.  McKwan,  Kansas  City 
representative  of  Afliliated  Enter- 
prises, Inc.  Seven  boards  have  given 
the  plan  a  clean  bill,  while  three  have 
ruled  against  it.  Dallas,  Oklahoma 
City,  Atlanta,  Charlotte,  Minneapolis, 
St.  Louis  and  Des  Moines  boards 
have  favored  bank  night,  said  Mc- 
Ewan.  Los  Angeles,  Denver  and 
Kansas  City  boards  have  found  it 
violates  the  code.  The  appeal  from 
Kansas  City  is  in  the  nature  of  a 
showdown. 


Arbitrate  as  Board 
Postpones  Session 

Washington,  Aug.  7. — Something 
new  in  the  settlement  of  exhibitor 
disputes  developed  here  yesterday  fol- 
lowing the  postponement  of  a  griev- 
ance board  meeting,  due  to  the  fact 
that  no  impartial  member  was  present. 

Gaertner  Brothers  and  Walter  Sil- 
verberg,  both  of  Baltimore,  were 
present  to  settle  a  reduced  admissions 
complaint  brought  by  the  former. 
They  appealed  to  Robert  Smeltzer, 
Warner  district  manager ;  Sam  A. 
Galanty,  Columbia  district  manager ; 
John  J.  Payette,  Warner  theatre  zone 
manager,  and  Herman  A.  Blum  of 
Baltimore  to  sit  as  arbitrators.  After 
considerable  testimony  about  "pal  day" 
tickets  the  arbitrators  decided  to  try 
to  work  out  a  plan  of  settlement. 


Ad  Grievances  Will 
Be  Heard  Thursday 

Three  of  the  four  cases  to  come  be- 
fore the  New  York  grievance  board 
tomorrow  deal  with  premature  adver- 
tising. Loew's  is  complainant  in  two 
of  the  cases,  while  Warners  is  pro- 
testant   in  the  third. 

The  premature  advertising  com- 
plaints are :  Warners  Lincoln,  Union 
City,  against  Temple,  same  city ; 
Loew's  Melba,  Brooklyn,  against 
Paras-Court,  same  borough ;  Loew's 
Palace,  Brooklyn,  against  Bluebird, 
same  borough. 

The  fourth  case  on  the  calendar  is 
the  Roxy's  complaint  against  the 
Mayfair  alleging  violation  of  a  cease 
and  desist  order  by  the  board  on  cut 
rate  tickets. 


Sam  Morros  with  Campi 

Sam  Morros,  formerly  prominent  in 
the  local  theatre  brokerage  business, 
has  joined  Campi  as  contact  man.  He 
will  spend  considerable  time  on  the 
road  and  has  just  returned  from  De- 
troit where  he  attended  a  local  code 
board  meeting. 


Premium  Ban 
In  K.C.  Stirs 
Talk  of  Suits 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

after  Oct.  27  and  if  necessary  will 
apply  for  a  Federal  injunction  against 
the  grievance  board,"  he  told  Motion 
Picture  Daily. 

Members  of  an  independent  ex- 
hibitors' faction  are  irked  over  re- 
fusal of  the  grievance  board  to  strike 
off  the  names  of  six  exhibitors  who 
changed  their  minds  after  signing  a 
petition  to  ban  rebates.  They  also 
object  to  the  manner  in  which  the 
vote  was  taken  and  declare  they  will 
challenge  it.  Jay  Means,  I.  T.  O. 
president  and  grievance  board  mem- 
ber, conducted  the  vote  himself  by 
circulating  a  petition.  The  protestants 
charge  the  vote  should  have  been 
conducted  by  individual  ballot  of  all 
theatres  in  the  prescribed  area. 

After  once  refusing  to  accept  a 
notice  of  withdrawal  of  their  names 
by  five  exhibitors  who  had  originally 
voted  for  the  ban,  Grace  Gannon, 
board  secretary,  subsequently  accepted 
it,  but  the  board  ruled  the  signatures 
could  not  be  stricken  of?. 

The  withdrawal  request  originally 
was  made  of  Means,  but  he  ruled 
the  signers  were  fully  aware  at  the 
time  of  what  they  were  signing  and 
their  names  would  stick. 

Exhibitors  signing  the  withdrawal 
request  were  Ed  Hartman,  Murray ; 
F.  L.  Scoville,  Prospect ;  Louis  Sut- 
ter, Columbia ;  C.  E.  Esterley,  Nu- 
Era  and  State;  J.  F.  Rigney,  West- 
port.  A  separate  withdrawal  request 
was  filed  by  C.  H.  Bates  of  the  Holly- 
wood. All  are  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  sub- 
urbans. 

It  is  understood  56  independents 
signed  the  petition  circulated  by 
Means. 


Campi  Gains  Right 
To  Sue  for  Dues 

(Continued  from  page   1) 
to    pay    assessments    is    considered    a 
violation,  the  amendment  states. 

Text  of  the  amendment  is  as  fol- 
lows: 

"Upon  approval  by  the  administra- 
tor of  an  itemized  budget  of  such  ex- 
penses and  an  equitable  basis  of  con- 
tribution thereto,  each  such  member 
shall  be  legally  obligated  for  and  shall 
pay  to  Code  Authority  his  or  its  re- 
spective equitable  contribution,  subject 
to  rules  and  regulations  pertaining 
thereto  issued  by  the  administrator. 
Failure  to  pay  such  equitable  contribu- 
tion shall  constitute  a  violation  of  this 
code.  In  addition  to  all  rights  and 
remedies  with  respect  thereto,  the 
Code  Authority  shall  have  the  right  to 
institute  legal  proceedings  for  collec- 
tion of  any  such  equitable  contribu- 
tion." 


Refuse  Clearance  Change 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  7. — After  three 
days  of  discussion  as  to  whether  the 
Forum  should  be  placed  in  the  same 
zone  with  the  Uptown,  the  clearance 
and  zoning  board  has  turned  down  the 
F.W.C.  complaint  and  has  decided  to 
keep  the  schedule  as  it  is. 


sBi   as  predicted 


it 


IS 


HAN  DY  AN  DY 

(///  ///('  Iwiit  of  mid-summcA 

tarn  tops 

DAVID  HARUM 


a 


It 


and 
"David  Harum" 

played   5 

record-breaking 

weeks  at  this 

theatre 


WILL  ROGERS 
HANDY ANDY 

with 

PEGGY  WOOD 

CONCHITA  MONTENEGRO 

MARY  CARLISLE  ROGER  IMHOF 

ROBERT  TAYLOR 

Produced  by  Sol  M.  Wurtzel 

Based  on  play  "Merry  Andrew"  by  Lewis  Beach 
Directed  by  David  Butler 


THE  BIGGEST 
THING  IN  TOWN  AT 

STATE  Theatre,  Los  Angeles 
PALACE  Theatre,  Cincinnati 
ORPHEUM  Theatre,  Omaha 
BUFFALO  Theatre,  Buffalo 
DENVER  Theatre,  Denver 
CHICAGO  Theatre,  Chicago 
POLI  Theatre,  New  Haven 
NEW  Theatre,  Baltiniore 
ST.  FRANCIS,"'San  Francisco 

'J*  Continued  first  run  from  the 
Warfield,  where  it  beat  every 
previous  Rogers  picture. 

49^/^ EVERYWHERE  ELSE! 


Held  over  for  second  smash  week  at  Roxy  Theatre,  New  York 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August  8,   1934 


ITOA  to  Act 
Today  as  Dual 
Ban  Spreads 


(Continued   from   paiic    1) 

stayed  by  court  order.  St.  Louis  drops 
second  features  with  bookings  of  new- 
season's  product,  simultaneously  hik- 
ing price  scales  matinees  and  evenings. 
Kansas  City  goes  for  the  idea  in  two 
weeks,  with  Paramount  and  Loew's 
starting  the  ball  rolling.  New  Jersey 
has  its  plan  tentatively  slated  to  go 
into  operation  Sept.  3,  but  will  prob- 
ably be  set  back  until  independents 
rearrange  bookings. 

In  all  instances  major  circuits  are 
cooperating  with  unaffiliated  houses 
and  agreements  have  been  and  are  be- 
ing signed. 

Discussions  today  at  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 
session  will  be  followed  by  a  vote  to 
exclude  second  features,  it  is  ex- 
pected. 

About  two  years  ago  an  attempt  was 
made  by  circuit  men  and  independent 
exhibitors  to  go  for  the  lone  feature 
idea.  Loew's  was  willing  to  go  along 
with  unaffiliated  theatre  owners,  but 
the  move  hit  a  snag  when  RKO  re- 
fused to  further  participate  in  the 
meetings.  Since  then  the  subject  has 
never  been  brought  up  again. 

Many  Indies  Now  'Tripling 
At  the  present  time  numerous  inde- 
pendents are  tripling,  adding  the  third 
feature  Saturday  and  Sunday  matinees. 
In  one  house  in  the  Bronx,  three  fea- 
tures are  advertised  as  the  regular 
program  for  the  entire  day.  An  ad- 
mission of  10  cents  is  charged  most 
of  the  day. 

Some  of  the  local  exchanges  have 
clauses  in  contracts  stating  no  two 
pictures  distributed  by  any  one  com- 
pany can  be  shown  on  the  same  pro- 
gram, but  the  agreements,  in  most 
cases,   have  never   been   enforced. 

The  most  important  independent 
circuit,  Trio-Consolidated,  with  SO 
houses,  is  not  a  member  of  the 
I.  T.  O.  A.,  and  it  is  understood  Sam 
Cocalis,  buyer  and  booker,  will  not 
go  along  with  the  exhibitor  organiza- 
tion in  the  event  it  decides  to  drop 
doubles.  The  Springer  &  Cocalis  cir- 
cuit was  dropped  from  the  organiza- 
tion some  months  ago,  when,  it  was 
stated,  it  refused  to  pay  dues. 

Adding  to  the  exhibitor  pacts  in 
the  four  cities  are  clearance  and  zon- 
mg  schedules  filed  with^Campi  which 
contam  clauses  penalizing  exhibition 
of  doubles.  These  clauses  will  be  at- 
tacked by  independent  distributors  on 
the  ground  that  the  code  leaves  the 
dual  question  up  to  the  individual  ex- 
hibitor. 

Tomorrow  Campi  will  hear  protests 
on  the  Milwaukee  schedule,  the  first  to 
come  before  it  with  a  clause  penaliziii"- 
twin  bills  by  setting  back  release  dates. 

ASCAP  Law  Fight 
Plan  Is  Outlined 

(Continued  from  paqe    1) 

left  to  an  outside  law  firm  to  be  re- 
tained within  the  next  few  days  it 
was  decided  yesterday  at  a  meeting 
of  the  exhibitors'  committee. 

Walter  Vincent,  chairman,  appoint- 
ed a  permanent  legal  committee  whose 
first  business  will  be  to  agree  on  the 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


''The  Human  Side" 

{Universal) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  7. — This  is  Universal's  answer  to  the  clean,  whole- 
some pictures  demand  without  sacrificing  the  necessary  ingredients  for 
entertainment  qualities  to  please  the  masses. 

Being-  down  to  earth  comedy  drama,  it  reflects  the  emotions  and 
mannerisms  of  modern  American  home  life.  The  story  concerns  a  wan- 
dering theatrical  producer  always  looking  for  an  angel  to  finance  his 
productions.  Because  of  this  he  becomes  divorced  from  his  wife  and 
four  children  whom  he  still  loves  and  visits  whenever  he  is  in  town. 

After  a  series  of  fast  moving  situations  and  smart  dialogue  between 
the  feminine  angel  and  nut  composer  the  wife  and  producer  are  recon- 
ciled when  he  makes  a  new  gold  strike  and  moves  to  California  in  a 
clinch  fadeout. 

Adolphe  Menjou  gives  a  splendid  performance  as  a  roving  producer 
with  fine  support  from  Betty  Lawford,  the  angel;  Doris  Kenyon,  as  the 
wife;  Joseph  Cawthorn,  as  the  nut  composer,  and  Reginald  Owen  as  a 
millionaire  playboy  pouring  his  attention  on  the  divorced  wife.  They 
are  well  supported  by  four  children,  Charlotte  Henry,  Dick  Winslow, 
George  Ernst  and  Dickie  Moore. 

The  production  confines  itself  to  telling  a  simjjle  story  rich  in  human 
([ualities,  with  much  credit  due  the  autlior  of  the  original,  Christine 
Ames,  and  to  Ernest  Pascal  and  liddie  Buzzell  for  the  treatment  and 
for  well  modulated  direction.    Running  time,  60  minutes. 


law  firm  to  be  retained  for  the  court 
battle.  On  the  committee  are  Leopold 
Friedman,  Loew's,  chairman ;  Edwin 
G.  Levy,  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  counsel; 
Abram  F.  Myers,  Allied  States  coun- 
sel;  Milton  C.  Weisman,  I.  T.  O.  A. 
counsel,  and  I.   E.  Lambert,  RKO. 

When  the  exhibitors'  counsel  has 
been  engaged  the  emergency  commit- 
tee will  reconvene  to  select  a  nation- 
wide committee  of  100  representative 
exhibitors  who  will  formulate  sectional 
plans  for  contacting  senators  and  rep- 
resentatives and  candidates  for  those 
offices  at  the  fall  elections  to  enlist 
support  for  new  legislation  which 
would  limit  and  re-define  the  copy- 
right laws.  This  field  committee  will 
also  aid  in  developing  a  financing  plan 
for  the  exhibitors'  national  campaign 
against  the  ASCAP. 

Legal  moves  may  also  be  under- 
taken to  obtain  a  reversal  of  the  Fed- 
eral court  ruling  which  holds  that 
ASCAP's  activities  are  not  interstate 
commerce.  With  this  ruling  reversed, 
it  was  stated,  procedure  against,  the 
society  under  the  anti-trust  laws  would 
be    greatly    simplified    and    facilitated. 


U,  S,  Films  Showing 
Increase  in  Berlin 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

Trade  Commissioner  George  R.  Canty 
in  a  report  from  Berlin  to  the  U.  S. 
Department  of  Commerce. 

American  films  have  been  used  in 
increasing  numbers  while  those  of 
German  origin  and  "others  of  foreign 
origin"  have  been  decreasing.  During 
the  season  just  closed  the  German 
product  accounted  for  61  per  cent  of 
the  first  run  screenings,  American 
features  26  per  cent,  and  "other  for- 
eign" products,  13  per  cent. 

The  total  number  of  Berlin  thea- 
tres in  daily  operation  in  April,  1934, 
was  384  with  a  total  seating  capacity 
of  192,854.  The  total  attendance  was 
4,289,808,  for  which  gross  admissions 
to  the  tune  of  $1,308,015.54  were  paid. 
Eight  per  cent  of  this  was  payable  to 
the  government  in  taxes. 


Judges  Order  Cuts 
In  Bankrupt  Costs 

(Continued   from   parje    1) 

other  districts  than  in  the  western  dis- 
trict of  Missouri,  of  which  Kansas 
City  is  a  part.  Judge  Merrill  E.  Otis 
and  Judge  Albert  L.  Reeves  have 
issued  a  joint  statement  calling  atten- 
tion to  the  situation  here. 

The  largest  bankruptcies,  in  point 
of  assets  and  liabilities,  now  pending 
in  the  Federal  district  court  are  those 
of  the  Fox  Rocky  Mountain  and  Fox 
Midland  companies. 

The  two  Federal  judges  laid  down 
rules  of  procedure  in  administering 
bankruptcies  in  the  future.  They  as- 
serted lawyers  and  others  must  make 
efforts  to  keep  costs  of  administration 
down. 

Judge  Otis,  in  a  recent  public  hear- 
ing into  the  high  bankruptcy  expenses, 
announced  in  open  court  that  unless 
the  expenses  were  reduced  "this  dis- 
trict might  be  embarrassed  by  a  Con- 
gressional investigation." 

"It  should  be  the  ambition  of  all 
officers  to  stand  out  for  economy  in 
bankruptcy  administration,"  the  state- 
ment declared,  adding  "costs  must  be 
reduced  to  the  very  minimum  consist- 
ent with  efficiency." 

"We  direct,"  the  statement  ordered, 
"that  partial  allowances  to  attorneys 
be  not  made  in  any  case  and  that  final 
allovyances  be  made  only  upon  such  a 
petition  and  showing  as  general  orders 
require." 

It  was  further  stated  that  claims  for 
services  rendered  should  be  itemized. 


Forestry  Picture  Out 

Washington,  Aug.  7. — The  story 
of  the  Civilian  Conservation  Corj>s — 
its  objects  and  accomplishments — is 
told  by  F.  A.  Silcox,  of  the  U.  S. 
Forest  Service,  in  a  one-reeler, 
"Forests  and  Men,"  recently  issued  by 
the  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture. 
Prints  are  available. 


Slight  Hopes 
Seen  for  New 
Fox  Met  Bids 


(Continued  from   pac/e    1) 

Jersey  and,  as  these  are  inseparable 
from  the  remainder  of  the  circuit, 
Warners  will  make  no  bid  unless  a 
second  party  or  parties  can  be  un- 
earthed, willing  to  make  a  bid  for  the 
remainder  of  the  87.  To  date,  no 
such  bidders  arc  known,  although  A. 
C.  Blumenthal,  broker,  and  Saul  E. 
Rogers,  attorney,  are  leading  the 
search,  and  David  W.  Kahn,  repre- 
senting undisclosed  interests,  asserts 
he  will  have  a  bid  of  $3,000,000  ready 
in  the  event  of  a  foreclosure  sale. 

Court  Ready  to  Set  Minimum 

Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack,  who 
is  presiding  in  the  Fox  Met  proceed- 
ings, is  prepared  to  set  a  minimum  fig- 
ure at  which  the  circuit  may  be  bought 
in  at  foreclosure  and  is  understood 
to  regard  a  bid  of  approximately  $3,- 
800,000  as  the  minimum  acceptable. 
This  would  automatically  eliminate 
the  Kahn  bid  as  it  shapes  up  at  pres- 
ent. The  likelihood  of  Blumenthal 
and  Rogers  unearthing  a  bidder  to 
complement  the  Warner  offer  for  the 
Jersey  houses  is  regarded  as  remote 
because  of  the  product  situation  men- 
tioned above.  With  first  run  product 
split  between  Loew's  and  RKO,  Fox 
Met  is  relegated  to  a  second  run  cir- 
cuit in  Manhattan,  Brooklyn  and 
Queens  if  acquired  by  an  outsider. 
Even  first  run  on  Warners  product, 
sold  half  and  half  to  Loew's  and  RKO 
for  next  season,  would  not  be  avail- 
able to  Fox  Met.  Under  these  cir- 
cumstances, those  close  to  the  situa- 
tion see  litde  likelihood  of  an  outsid- 
er meeting  the  court's  minimum  cash 
terms  for  a  second  run  circuit. 

Why  Warner  Interest  Persists 

The  Warner  interest  in  the  bidding 
persists  because  of  the  company's  de- 
sire to  entrench  itself  more  firmly  in 
the  Jersey  territory  and  also  because 
sufficient  product  is  still  available  for 
the  situations  involved  to  maintain  the 
18  Fox  Met  houses  there  as  first  runs. 

The  situation,  at  present,  therefore, 
points  to  a  reorganization  of  Fox  Met 
either  under  the  plan  developed  by  the 
bondholders'  committee,  which  con- 
tinues Skouras  and  Randforce  as  op- 
erators, or  under  Section  77-B  of  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws.  Fox  Met  is 
scheduled  to  make  answer  today  to  the  \ 
minority  bondholders'  petition  for  the  f 
latter  procedure.  The  court  will  rule 
on  the  petition  within  a  few  days 
thereafter  and,  if  denied,  reorganiza- 
tion will  probably  proceed  under  the 
bonclhold'ers'  committee  plan,  possibly 
modified  to  meet  the  objections  of 
Rogers  and  Archibald  Palmer,  attor- 
ney for  minority  holders. 


Bolognino,  Springer 
To  Operate  Circuit 

(Continued  from  page   1) 
of  buying  and  booking  with  Al  Such- 
man  assisting. 

Trio-Consolidated  continues  to  book 
three  Skouras  houses  on  upper  Broad- 
way, the  Nemo,  Riverside  and  Riveria. 
Headquarters  of  Springer  &  Cocalis 
are  being  moved  from  the  Symphony 
to  the  Bond  Building. 


Jhe  1934-35  Motion  Picture 
ALMANAC 


Q 


"Motion  pictures  are  made  of  people,  for  people.  Today  people,  from 
executive  manpower  to  the  glamorous  stars  and  players  of  the  screen, 
count  more  and  more  in  the  endless  evolutions  of  the  art  and  the  indus- 
try."—From  a  Foreword  by  Martin  Quigley  in  the  1934-35  MOTION  PICTURE 
ALMANAC. 


Ten  thousand  biographies  form  "The  Grand  Parade*'  of  per- 
sonalities in  the  new  edition  of  the  Almanac,  now  off  the 
presses.  This  is  the  most  comprehensive  attempt  ever  made  to 
present  a  study  of  the  individuals  who  are  the  industry. 

Another  departure  is  a  presentation  of  the  ''all-time  best  sell- 
ers,''* from  the  criterion  of  rentals  and  sales,  in  the  realms 
of  the  motion  picture,  books,  stage  plays,  roadshows,  songs, 
radio  programs,  and  amateur  plays. 

With  the  additional  achievement  of  serving  as  a  ready-at-hand 
guide  for  the  new  season,  essential  information  is  provided  on 
motion  pictures  announced  by  the  companies  for  1934-35, 

Corporate  structure  of  the  industry  is  shown  from  the  various 
standpoints  of  company  personnel,  banking  affiliations,  bond 
and  capital  stock,  and  summarized  financial  statements. 

For  the  practicable  use  of  the  exhibitor,  more  than  100  pages 
are  allotted  to  information  on  the  Motion  Picture  Code,  includ- 
ing names  and  addresses  of  Code  Authority  and  Local  Board 
members,  meeting  places  and  dates,  the  text  of  the  Code  and 
a  literal  translation  of  its  provisions. 

Naming  of  the  contract  players  of  the  large  companies  is  a  new 
service  in  the  section  devoted  to  production.  There  is  a  com- 
plete listing,  by  companies,  of  current  product,  with  stars,  re- 
lease dates  and  running  time,  also  a  compilation  of  motion  pic- 
tures since  the  advent  of  sound,  under  two  practicable  sub- 
classifications:  pictures  of  1933-34,  and  pictures  prior  to  1933. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  Augusf  8,    1934 


"Rothschild" 
Hits  $29,250 
In  2nd  Week 


"House  of  Rothschild"  made  by  far 
the  best  showing  along  Broadway  in 
its  second  week  at  the  Rivoli,  chalk- 
ing  up   $29,250. 

"Paris  Interlude,"  at  the  Capitol, 
took  a  weak  $20,000,  in  spite  of  the 
presence  of  Vincent  Lopez  and  his 
orchestra.  "Ladies  Should  Listen" 
had  only  $19,000  at  the  Paramount. 
"She  Learned  About  Sailors"  reached 
$23,200  at  the  Roxy,  and  "Here  Comes 
the  Navy"  held  up  to  $23,165  in  its 
second   week   at   the    Strand. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  July  31: 

"COCKEYED   CAVALIERS"    (Radio) 

R.IALTO^(2,300),  25c-6Sc,  7  days. 
Gross:    $8,000. 

Week  Ending  Aug.  1: 

"HAT,    COAT  AND   GLOVE"    (Radio) 

RADIO     CITY     MUSIC     HALI^(5,945), 
35c-$1.65,    7    days.        Stage    show.        Gross: 
?;62,200. 
"HOUSE  OF  ROTHSCHILD"   (U.  A.) 
RIVOLI— (2.200),     40c-99c,     2nd     week,     7 
days.      Gross:    $29,250. 

Week  Ending  Aug.  2: 

"PARIS    INTERLUDE"     (M-G-M) 

CAPITOL— (4,700).  35c-$1.65,  7  days. 
Stage:  Vincent  Lopez  and  orchestra, 
Saxon    Sisters    and    others.       Gross:    $20,000. 

"OLD     FASHIONED     WAY"     (Para.) 

PALACE— (2.500),  25c-75c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville.    Gross:   $11,000. 

"LADIES   SHOULD   LISTEN"   (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,700),  35c-99c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Victor  Young,  Lee  Wiley,  Bob 
Crosby   and   others.      Gross:    $19,000. 

"SHE  LEARNED   ABOUT  SAILORS" 
(Fox) 

ROXY— (6,200),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Wesley  Eddy  and  revue.  Gross:  $23,200. 
"HERE  COMES   THE   NAVY"    (Warners) 

STRAND— (2,000),  25c-$1.10,  2nd  week, 
7    days.       Gross:    $23,165. 

Week  Ending  Aug.  6: 

"FRIENDS    OF    MR.    SWEENEY" 

(WauTiers) 

MAYFAIR— (2,300),  35c-65c,  7  days. 
Gross:     $10,000. 


"Winters"  $4,000 
Draw  in  Portland 

Portland,  Aug.  7. — "Life  of  Vergie 
Winters"  came  into  Hamrick's  Music 
Box  at  the  end  of  the  10-week  water- 
front strike  and  brought  real  business 
back.  The  $4,000  take  was  over  nor 
mal  by  $1,000. 

"Jane  Eyre"  benefited  from  the 
book  advertising  and  pulled  just  $100 
over  par,  $2,100. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $21,400. 
Average  is  $22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  2: 

"MERRY   FRINKS"    (F.    N.) 
"SIDE    STREETS"    (F.    N.) 

BROADWAY— (1,912).  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,800.    (Average,    $5,000) 
"LIFE   OF    VERGIE   WINTERS"    (Radio) 

HAMRICK'S  MUSIC  BOX— (2,000),  25c- 
35c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $4,000.  (Average, 
$3,000) 

"THE    KEY"     (Warners) 
"EMBARRASSING    MOMENTS"     (Univ.) 

HAMRICK'S   ORIENTAL^(2,040).   25c,   7 
days.    Gross:    $2,000.    (Average,    $2,000) 
"JANE    EYRE"    (Monogrram) 

PANTAGES— (1,700),  15c-25c,  7  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $2,100.   (Average,  $2,000) 

"KISS    AND    MAKE    UP"    (Para.) 
"CHARLIE    CHAN'S    COURAGE"     (Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,000),       25c-35c-40c,       7 
days.    Gross:    $4,800.    (Average,    $5,000) 
"PARIS    INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (945),  2Sc-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $3,700.    (Average,   $5,000) 


(i 


Andy"  Is  $7,000 
Indianapolis  Wow 


Indianapolis,  Aug.  7. — "Handy 
Andy"  just  about  ran  away  with  all 
the  business  there  was  in  town  last 
week.  It  piled  up  $7,000  at  the 
Apollo  where  the  average  is  $2,500. 

"The  Old  Fashioned  Way"  reached 
a  par  $4,000  at  the  Circle.  "I  Give 
My  Love,"  with  John  Dillinger,  Sr., 
and  his  fatnily  on  the  stage  of  the 
Lyric  failed  to  stir  up  any  box-office 
excitement.     The  take  was  $3,500. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $18,000. 
Average  without  the  Lyric  is  $11,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  4  : 

"HANDY   ANDY"    (Fox) 

APOLLO-  (1,100).  20c-40c,  7  days.    Gross: 
$7,000.     (Average,    $2,500) 
"THE   OLD    FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 

CIRCLE— (2,600).  25c -40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.     (Average,    $4,000) 

"I   GIVE   MY   LOVE"   (Univ.) 

LYRIC— (2,000),  25c-40c,  5  days.  John 
Dillinger,  Sr.,  and  family  on  stage.  Gross: 
$3,500. 

"PARIS  INTERLUDE"  (M-G-M) 

PALACE— (2,800).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.     (Average,    $4,500) 


"Baby"  Hits 
$20,000  for 
Frisco's  Top 


San  Francisco,  Aug.  7.— Business 
is  still  feeling  the  effects  of  the  recent 
waterfront  strike,  but  "Baby  Take  a 
Bow"  pulled  the  Warfield  out  of  the 
doldrums.  The  $20,000  take  was  over 
the  line  by  $1,000. 

"Of  Human  Bondage"  held  up  to 
$12,000  in  its  second  week  at  the 
Golden  Gate,  but  elsewhere  business 
was  pretty  bad. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $54,500. 
Average  is  $59,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  1: 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE-(2,80O).  25c-40c.  2nd 
week.  Stage  band.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Aver- 
age,   $13,000) 

"GRAND    CANARY"    (Fox) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2.670),  15c-65c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $10,000.     (Average,    $12,000) 

Week    Ending    Aug.    2: 

"LOVE    CAPTIVE"     (Univ.) 
"I    CAN'T    ESCAPE"     (Beacon) 

FOX— (4,600),  10c-25c,  7  days.  Gross:  5,500. 
(Average,   $7,000) 

"HANDY  ANDY"   (Fox) 
ST.    FRANCIS— (1,400),    15c-65c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $7,000.    (Average.    $8,000) 

"BABY,   TAKE   A   BOW"    (Fox) 
WARFIELD— (2.700).      25c-65c,      7      days. 
Stage:      Vaudeville,     band.     Gross:     $20,000. 
(Average,   $19,000) 


Roumanians  Impose 
Heavy  Footage  Tax 

Bucharest,  Aug.  7.  ■ —  A  tax  of 
seven  cents  per  metre  on  films  im- 
ported into  the  country  has  been  voted 
by  the  Roumanian  Parliament.  Money 
derived  from  the  impost  will  go  to- 
ward a  national  film  fund,  which  will 
be  used  to  finance  native  production. 

Distributors  are  gravely  damaged  by 
the  tax,  which  means  a  great  deal  in 
Roumania  because  admission  prices 
are  very  low  and  average  profits  or 
imports  moderate  as  it  is.  They 
maintain  that  the  tax  will  scarcely  re- 
sult in  promoting  domestic  production 
but  will  certainly  ruin  distributors. 


Andy"  Pulls  Big 
$7,300,  Oklahoma 


Oklahoma  City,  Aug.  7.  —  Will 
Rogers'  native  state  goes  for  his  pic- 
tures in  a  big  way.  "Handy  Andy" 
overcame  the  effects  of  the  heat  and 
nearly  doubled  the  normal  take  of  the 
Midwest  with  $7,300. 

"Side  Streets"  also  was  strong, 
pulling  $2,000  in  four  days  at  the 
Liberty. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $16,800. 
Average  is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  4 : 

"MAN    WITH   TWO  FACES"    (F.   N.) 

CRITERION— (1,700)    10,-20c-36c-4Ic-56c,   7 
days.     Gross:    $4,000.    (Average,    $5,000) 
"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

MIDWEST— (1,500),       10c-26c-36c.56c.       7 
days.    Gross:    $7,.3(X).    (Average,    $4,000) 
"STINGAREE"    (Radio) 

CAPITOI^(1,200),     10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,     7 
days.    Gross:    $2,500.    (Average.   $2,500) 
"SIDE    STREETS"    (F.    N.) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  4  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $2,000.  (Average  week, 
$2,000) 

"LOVE    CAPTIVE"    (Univ.) 

LIBERTY— (1.500),  10c-15c-26c-36c.  3  days. 
Gross:    $1,000.    (Average    week,    $2,000) 


"Canary"  with 
Show  Detroit 
Top,  $19,800 


Detroit,  Aug.  7. — "Grand  Canary" 
with  a  stage  show  sent  the  Fox  up  to 
$19,800,  which  beats  normal  by 
$4,800. 

"Here  Comes  the  Navy"  at  the 
Michigan  and  "Bulldog  Drummond 
Strikes  Back"  were  both  disappoint- 
ing. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $46,700. 
Average   is   $55,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Aug.  2 : 

"I   GIVE    MY   LOVE"    (Univ.) 

"THUNDER     OVER     MEXICO" 

(State    Rights) 

FISHER— (2.975).  15c-50c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,100.      (Average,    $10,000) 

"GRAND  CANARY"  (Fox) 

FOX— (5.100).  lSc-50c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Art  Kassel  and  his  famous  Kassels  in  the 
Air,  N.  B.  C.  orchestra  heading  seven  act 
stage  show.  Gross:  $19,800.  (Average, 
l!;!  5.000) 
"HERE  COMES   THE  NAVY"    (Warners) 

MICHIGAN— (4.100).  15c-50c.  7  days. 
Stage:  Herb  Williams,  star  of  Vanities, 
and  Pop-Eve.  the  Sailor.  Gross:  $17,000. 
''Average.    $20,000) 

"BULLDOG  DRUMMOND   STRIKES 
BACK"    (U.   A.) 

UNITED  ARTI.STS— (2.070').  25c-S0c,  7 
davs.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $5,800.  (Average. 
$10,000) 


Staffs  in  K.  C.  Shift 

Kansas  City,  Auar.  7. — For  many 
vears  Paramount  booker  here,  Harry 
Hays  has  resigned  to  join  Warners  in 
a  similar  capacity.  Dan  McCarthy 
of  Warners'  booking  staff  has  quit  to 
go  to  Oregon. 

Ralph  LiBeau,  Jr.,  has  been  pro- 
moted to  the  booking  department  at 
Paramount  from  ad  sales,  while  M. 
E.  Anderson  takes  over  Hays'  duties. 


Buys  Rittman  Pastime 

Rittman,  O.,  Aug.  7  —  The  Pas- 
time here  has  been  purchased  by  D.  L. 
Schuman,  Cleveland  operator,  who 
will  remodel  the  house  before  reopen- 
ing late  this  month. 


46 


Baby"  Pulls 
Washington's 
Top,  $20,400 


Washington,  Aug.  7. — With  one 
extra  morning  performance,  "Baby, 
Take  a  Bow"  brought  $20,400  to 
Loew's  Fox,  a  meager  $100  under  the 
average  of  $20,500.  Stage  show  might 
have  helped,  but  Shirley  Temple's  pop- 
ularity is  generally  credited. 

"Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes  Back" 
drew  $6,000  in  its  second  week  at 
Loew's  Palace,  while  "Murder  in 
Trinidad"  at  Loew's  Columbia  tum- 
bled  to  $2,700. 

The  Earle  took  $15,600  with  "Mid- 
night Alibi"  and  a  stage  show,  $2,000 
under  average,  and  the  Metropolitan 
exceeded  par  for  a  gross  of  $4,200  for 
"Return  of  the  Terror." 

"Whom  the  Gods  Destroy"  was 
weak  at  $8,300.  The  revival  of  "Cim- 
arron," which  opened  last  Wednes- 
day, took  $4,400  on  the  first  two  days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $57,200. 
Averj^e  is  $71,200. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  2: 

"MIDNIGHT    ALIBI"     (F.    N.) 

EARLE— (2.218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Hal  I,eroy  &  Barbara  McDonald,  Four 
Cards,  Hall  &  Dennison,  Don  Cummings, 
Stewart  .Sisters.  Gross:  $15,500.  (Average, 
$17,600) 

"MURDER    IN    TRINIDAD"    (Fox) 

LOEWS   COLUMBIA— (1,265),   25c-40c,   7 
days.    Ooss:   $2,700.    (Average,   $.5,100) 
"BABY,    TAKE    A    BOW"    (Fox) 

LOEW'S  BOX— (3.434),  25c-66c,  7  days 
(plus  one  extra  morning  show).  Stage:  Phil 
Harris  &  Orchestra,  (Charlie  Foy  &  Co., 
Sammy  Lewis  &  Patti  Moore,  France  & 
LaPell.  Gross:  $20,400.  (Average.  $20,500) 
"BULLDOG  DRUMMOND 
STRIKES   BACK" 

LOEW'S     PALACE— (2,390),     35c-77c,     7 
days,    2nd    week.    Gross:    $6,()00.    (Average, 
$14,500) 
"RETURN    OF    THE    TERROR"    (F.    N.) 

METROPOLITAN— (1,591),  25c-40c.  7 
days.   Gross:    $4,200.    (Average,   $4,100) 

Week  Ending  July  Bl: 

"WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (CoL) 

RKO-KEITH'S- (1,830),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $8,300.    (Average,  $11,400) 


Hold  "Navy"  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  7. — "Here 
Comes  the  Navy"  is  being  held  over 
for  a  second  week  at  both  the  Warner 
Hollywood  and  Downtown  Theatres. 
This  is  considered  exceptional  for 
this  time  of  the  year  with  excessive 
heat  prevailing. 


75^'^    ANNUAL 

Convention 

AND  EASTERN  REGIONAL 

CONFERENCE  OF 
INDEPENDENT  EXHIBITORS 

ALLIED 

THEATRE  OWNERS 

OF  NEW  JERSEY,   Inc. 


ATLANTIC  CITY 

HOTEL  RITZ-CARLTON 

AUGUST  22,  23,  24 


Independent  exhibitors  in  all  territories 

are    invited    to    attend    and    enjoy    full 

convention  privileges. 


The  Leading 

%,the--''^  ,p 
Motion^ 
Picture 
industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 


DAILY 


VOL.  36.    NO.  33 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  9,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Warn  Appeals 
To  NRA  Need 
Solid  Basis 


Darrow  Board  Successor 
Sets  Up  Work  Formula 


Washington,  Aug.  8. — Initiating 
its  investigation  of  complaints  against 
codes  and  the  National  Recovery  Ad- 
ministration, the  Industrial  Appeals 
Board,  successor  to  the  Darrow 
board,  has  served  warning  upon  inde- 
pendent units  of  all  industries  that 
solid  bases  for  complaints  will  be  re- 
quired before  they  will  be  heard,  it 
was  revealed  today. 

"The  board  is  not  a  forum  for  a 
general  repetition  of  arguments  re- 
specting the  forms  of  codes  or  code 
provisions  which  have  already  been 
discussed   in   public   hearings,"   it  was 

(Continued  on   page   9) 


U.  A.  Loses  in 
First  Vote  on 
Cancellations 


Contract  Changes 
Arouse  K.C.  Board 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  8. — Whether 
distributors  have  the  right  to  alter  a 
license  agreement  to  help  an  exhibitor 
comply  with  the  local  grievance 
board's  demands  after  he  had  been 
found  guilty  of  a  contract  violation  is 
a  question  to  be  passed  on  to  Code 
Authority  by  the  Kansas  City  board. 

The  problem,  considered  by  board 
members  a  highly  important  one, 
(Continued  on   pane   9) 


Rosenblatt  Extends 
Power  of  Donovan 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  8.  —  Upon  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt's  departure  by  plane 
this  afternoon  for  San  Francisco, 
where  he  entrained  for  Washington 
tonight,  it  was  revealed  that  Major 
James  O.  Donovan  had  been  given  a 
blanket  assignment  to  cover  all  code 
committees  on  the  coast  as  advisor 
and  direct  representative  of  the  divi- 
sion   administrator  here. 

Rosenblatt's     10-day     mission     here 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Tasker  Is  Named  to 
Top  SMPE  Nominees 

Homer  G.  Tasker  of  the  United 
Research  Corp.  has  been  nominated 
for  the  presidency  of  the  S.  M.  P.  E. 
The  election  will  be  held  by  mail 
ballot. 

Other  nominations  are :  Executive 
vice-president,  Emery  Huse ;  editorial 
vice-president,  J.  I.  Crabtree ;  conven- 
tion vice-president,  W.  C.  Kunzmann ; 
secretary,  J.  H.  Kurlander ;  treasurer, 

(Continued  on   page   8) 


Appeal  Committee  Action 
Up  to  Campi  Today 

United  Artists  has  lost  the  first 
round  in  a  test  case  involving  10  per 
cent  cancellations. 

An  appeal  committee,  comprising 
William  Kupper,  western  division 
manager  for  Fox;  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly,  head  of  the  T.O.C.C,  and 
Leon  Rosenblatt,  New  Jersey  and 
Staten  Island  circuit  owner,  on 
Tuesday  heard  the  complaint  of  H.  R. 
Evans  of  the  Albion,  Albion,  Ind.,  on 
the  issue  and  voted  unanimously  in 
favor  of  the  exhibitor.  Edward  Raf- 
tery,  attorney,  defended  U.  A.,  and 
the  exhibitor  was  not   present. 

With  the  complainant  absent,  the 
board  unanimously  accepted  the  min- 
utes of  the  case  from  the  Indian- 
apolis grievance  board.  According  to 
the  minutes,  the  exhibitor  was  offered 
26  pictures  and  purchased  them  all. 
Later,  it  was  said,  U.  A.  withdrew 
one  film  from  the  deal. 

In  deciding  in  favor  of  the  com- 
plainant, the  board  held,  it  was 
stated,  that  U.  A.'s  defense  that 
all  pictures  were  sold  on  individual 
contracts  was  a  technicality  and  that 

(Continued  on    page   9) 


Hot  Stuff 

An  unprecedented  heat  wave 
in  the  deep  south  has  had  its 
efifect  on  theatre  and  other 
business  in  that  section,  Ed 
Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A.  pres- 
ident, just  up  from  New  Or- 
leans,   reported    yesterday. 

"It's  been  so  hot  there," 
Kuykendall  said,  "that  the 
water  in  the  Louisiana  wa- 
termelons has  been  trans- 
formed to  steam  by  the  sun, 
and  the  melons  have  been  ex- 
ploding all  over  the  country- 
side, frightening  the  colored 
hands  out  of  the  fields." 


Para,  Revamping  Up 
At  a  Hearing  Today 

Authority  to  proceed  with  steps  to- 
ward reorganizing  Publix-Salt  Lake 
Theatres,  the  Toledo  Paramount  Corp. 
and  G.-B.  Theatres  Corp.  of  New 
England  will  be  sought  today  by  Par- 
amount Publix  trustees  at  a  hearing 
before  Referee  John  E.  Joyce. 

Petitions  to  be  heard  ask  court  au- 
thorization for  Famous  Theatres 
Corp.,  Paramount  subsidiary,  to  pur- 
chase a  participating  stock  interest  in 
Publix  Salt  Lake  under  terms  of  an 
operating  partnership  with  Louis 
Marcus ;  to  purchase  a  debenture  is- 
sue   of    G-B    Theatres    in    accordance 

(Continued  on   page  8) 


ITOA's  Move 
To  Drop  Duals 
Meets  Setback 


The  I.T.O.A.'s  move  to  drop 
doubles  in  the  local  territory  has  been 
tabled  for  the  time  being.  The  issue, 
principal  topic  of  the  organization's 
meeting  at  the  Astor  yesterday,  drew 
support  of  most  of  the  members. 
About  60  attended. 

Harry  Brandt,  president  of  the  unit, 
told  members  that  some  time  ago  the 
major  circuits  asked  him  if  the  local 
theatre  owners  would  drop  twin  bills 
with  certain  provisions.  The  I.T.O.A. 
head  asked  what  the  conditions  were 
but  the  circuits  would  not  reveal  them, 
he  said. 

A    meeting    of    circuit    heads    was 

(Continued  on   page   9) 


Free  Shows  by  PWA 
Stir  Ire  of  ITOA 

Charging  that  free  plays  sponsored 
by  the  Works  Division  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Public  Welfare  are  crippling 
neighborhood  theatre  business,  the 
I.T.O.A.  plans  to  protest  continuation 
of  the  shows  on  their  present  policy, 

(Continued  on    page  9) 


Mid'Summer  Grosses  Hit 
New  Low  in  22  Key  Spots 


Mid-summer  weather.  West  Coast 
strikes  and  midwest  drought  hit 
grosses  hard  during  the  last  two  weeks 
of  July  in  the  "22  cities  for  which 
weekly  reports  are  compiled  b>  Mo- 
tion Picture  Daily. 


Total  grosses  for  110  theatres  re- 
porting during  the  week  ending  July 
19  and  20  were  $919,932,  a  new  low 
mark  for  the  44  weeks  starting  last 
September.  It  was  also  a  low  mark 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


MPTOA  Duals 
Stand  Coming 
Up  at  Chicago 

Board  May  Modify  Policy 
In  Competitive  Spots 

M.P.T.O.A.'s  plans  for  future  action 
against  double  featuring  will  be  de- 
cided at  a  meeting  of  the  executive 
committee  of  the  organization  which 
will  probably  be  held  in  Chicago  late 
this  month,  Ed  Kuykendall,  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  president,  said  yesterday  on  his 
arrival  here  from  New  Orleans. 

Kuykendall  stated  that  the  organi- 
zation was  "unalterably  opposed"  to 
double  featuring  in  competitive  situa- 
tions, but  indicated  that  a  modifica- 
tion of  its  attack  on  duals  was  a  pos- 
sibility if  a  review  of  anti-duals  ac- 
tivity to  be  made  at  the  executive 
committee  meeting  reveals  instances  of 

(Contimied  on   page  9) 


Peace  Expected  in 
K.  C.  Theatre  War 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  8.— The  deci- 
sion of  Loew's,  Paramount  and  RKO 
to  increase  prices  here  from  25  cents 
to  40  cents  after  6  P.  M.  within  the 
next  three  weeks  coincidentally  with 
the  elimination  of  dual  bills  is  regard- 
ed as  certain  of  bringing  peace  by 
Sept.  1  in  the  price  war  which  has 
(Continued  on  page  9) 


Chadwick  Here  for 
Clearance  Hearing 

I.  E.  Chadwick,  independent  pro- 
ducer, is  in  town  from  the  coast  to 
attend  today's  Campi  session. 

His  mission  is  on  behalf  of  indepen- 
dent producers  and  coast  exchange 
men  who  are  vitally  interested  in  the 
Milwaukee  clearance  and  zoning 
schedule,  which  has  a  penalty  clause 
in  it  for  exhibitors  playing  duals. 

The  Los  Angeles  zoning  schedule 
also  has  a  double  feature  penalty  clause 
similar   to  the   Milwaukee   setup. 

Chadwick  plans  to  fly  back  over  the 
week-end  so  that  he  can  be  on  hand 
for  the  wedding  of  his  son,  Lee,  who 
will  be  married  Aug.  19. 


Campi  Will  Act  on 
Dual  Penalty  Today 

With  S.  R.  Kent  acting  as  chair- 
man and  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  Harry 
M.  Warner,  Ed  Kuykendall,  R.  H. 
Cochrane,  George  Schaefer,  William 
P.  Farnsworth,  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
(Continued  on  page  9) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  9,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered   U.    S.   Patent   Office) 


Vol.   36 


August   9,    1934 


No.   33 


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Martin    Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

JAMES   A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


% 


St,  Louis  Proposes 
10%  Theatre  Levy 


Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
days  by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1750  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad- 
dress "Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  con- 
tents copyrighted  1934  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications: MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD, 
BETTER  THEATRES,  THE  MOTION 
PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, Manager;  London  Bureau:  Rerao 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin  -  Tempelhof ,  Kaiserin  -  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Goriria,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  CMf  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart.  Representative:  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  _  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 
Subscription  rates  per.  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 


St.  Louis,  Aug.  8. — Latest  pro- 
posal to  come  before  the  Bi-Partisan 
Special  Tax  Commission  is  a  10  per 
cent  ta.x  on  the  gross  of  all  theatres. 
It  is  a  part  of  the  study  being  made 
to  increase  municipal  revenue  by  $4,- 
450,000.  It  is  figured  this  tax  would 
raise  $400,000. 

The  plan  came  close  to  adoption  at 
the  last  meeting  of  the  commission, 
but  one  member  objected  that  a  grad- 
uated scale  might  be  better  and  also 
suggested  that  smaller  neighborhood' 
houses  be  exempted. 

The  commission  is  already  consid- 
ering a  proposal  to  raise  theatre  li- 
cense fees  to  the  following  scale:  $150 
for  up  to  2,000  seating  capacity ;  $250 
for  2,000  to  3,000,  and  $400  for  more 
than  3,000. 


California  Drive  In 
Theatre  Is  Started 


Hollywood,  Aug  8.— Work  started 
at  Westwood  today  on  the  outdoor 
Drive  In  Theatre,  which  will  be  the 
second  of  its  kind  in  the  countt;y,  the 
other  being  already  in  operation  at 
Camden,  N.  J.  The  theatre  will  ac- 
commodate 500  cars,  arranged  in  ter- 
races in  such  a  manner  that  motor- 
ists will  be  able  to  hear  and  see  with 
the  windows  of  their  machines  closed. 

The  theatre  is  being  built  by  a  new 
corporation,  California  Drive  In  The- 
atres, Inc.,  headed  by  Guy  Douthwaite, 
former  Hollywood  theatre  operator. 
Should  the  venture  prove  successful, 
the  company  will  construct  similar 
theatres  throughout  the   state. 


Back  from  Jersey  Picnic 

Employes  of  the  Warner  New  Jer- 
sey theatre  division,  headed  by  Don 
Jacocks  and  Frank  Damis,  have  just 
completed  a  two-day  picnic  at  Bert- 
rand's  Island  at  Lake  Hopatcong,  N. 
J.  Several  exchange  heads  including 
Max  Cohen  of  Universal  attended. 


Zukor  Heading  West 

Adolph  Zukor  plans  to  return  to  the 
coast  either  today  or  tomorrow,  de- 
pending upon  his  ability  to  clear  up 
work  on  hand  here.  Zukor  expects 
to  remain  at  the  Paramount  studio  un- 
til after  Labor  Day. 


Donahue  &  Coe  Expand 

The  advertising  firm  of  Donahue  & 
Coe,  which  has  been  occupying  the 
entire  21st  floor  of  the  Paramount 
Building  since  November  of  last  year, 
has  taken  additional  space  on  the 
22nd  floor. 


Oppose  Dillinger  Act 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  8. — The  execu- 
tive committee  of  the  Better  Films 
Council  has  voted  to  oppose  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  Dillinger  family  at 
any  theatre  here. 


"Wimpole  Street"  First 

"The  Barretts  of  Wimpole  Street" 
will  precede  "The  Merry  Widow"  at 
the  Astor.  M-G-M  plans  to  open  the 
first  picture  the  latter  part  of  the 
month,  probably  Aug.  31. 


Hardwicke  New  Head 
Of  Ontario  Censors 

Toronto,  Aug.  8. — J.  B.  Hardwicke, 
one  of  the  three  remaining  members 
of  the  Ontario  censor  board,  has  been 
named  acting  chairman  at  a  salary  of 
$1,800  per  year.  The  salary  of  the 
former  chairman   was  $3,300. 

Under  the  economy  wave  the  board 
has  been  placed  under  the  Department 
of  Education,  as  advocated  by  teach- 
ers and  preachers  for  years  on  the 
ground  that  education  authorities  know 
what  films  are  good  for  juveniles. 


Heinman,  Graham  on 
Job  for  Gommersal 

William  Heinman,  western  district 
manager,  and  Harry  Graham,  inidwest 
district  head  for  Universal,  are  in 
town  to  teinporarily  take  over  the  du- 
ties of  E.  T.  Gommersal.  western  sales 
manager,  who  is  recovering  from  an 
operation  at  the  Joint  Diseases  Hos- 
pital. 

Gommersal  recently  fell  from  a 
horse  and  cracked  two  vertebrae. 


Hudson  Joins  Trendle 

Earl  Hudson  has  been  made  pub- 
licity and  exploitation  head  of  the 
George  Trendle  theatres  in  Detroit 
and'  has  left  New  York  to  take  over 
the  post.  Hudson  formerly  served 
in  a  production  capacity  with  First 
National  and  was  assistant  to  J.  D. 
Williams  when  the  latter  was  general 
manager  of  the  company.  He  was 
also  associated  with  the  Angus  Co. 
in  the  publication  of  Motion  Picture 
Nezi's. 


Ciirran  Gets  First 
Quigley  Award  Here 

Charles  W.  Curran,  Strand  Theatre, 
is  the  first  New  Yorker  to  win  one  of 
the  Quigley  awards.  He  gets  the  July 
honors  for  his  work  on  "Here  Comes 
the  Navy,"  by  decision  of  Neil  F.  Ag- 
new  of  Paramount,  J.  R.  Vogel  of 
Loew's  and  Mort  Blumenstock  of 
Warners,  acting  as  judges  for  the 
Managers'  Round  Table  Club  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Herald. 

Honorable  mention  goes  to  P.  De- 
Camac,  manager  of  the  Globe,  Cal- 
cutta, India,  for  his  work  on  "Queen 
Christina,"  and  A.  Frank,  manager  of 
the  Lyric,  Camden,  for  his  campaign 
on   "Circus   Clown." 


St.  Louis  Shuhert 
Opening  Is  Delayed 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  8. — Opening  of  the 
Shubert  by  Warners  has  been  set  back 
from  Aug.  18  to  Sept.  1,  it  is  under- 
stood. Installation  of  a  cooling  system 
and  rearrangement  of  the  seats  is  un- 
derstood to  be  planned. 

Joseph  Bernhard,  head  of  Warner 
theatres,  and  M.  A.  Silver,  division 
manager,  are  due  here  in  a  few  days. 

At  that  time  plans  will  also  be  set 
for  opening  of  the  Orpheum. 


Seeks  Slogan  for  "Gab'' 

Universal  is  offering  prizes  for  a 
slogan  for  "Gift  of  Gab,"  which  is 
scheduled  for  release  on  Sept.  3.  The 
contest  is  open  to  exhibitors  and  ad- 
vertising men.  Slogans  must  not  be 
over  six  word's  and  must  be  post- 
marked on  or  before  Aug.  20.  Fifty 
dollars  will  be  the  first  prize,  with 
a  second  prize  of  $25  and  five  other 
prizes  of  $5  each.  Duplicate  prizes 
will  be  awarded  in  the  event  of  a  tie. 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

JOHN  C.FLINN, William  Fergu- 
son, Lou  Weiner,  O.  p.  Waxman, 
William  Frankel,  Ben  Kresner,  J. 
D.  Tropp,  Phil  Reisman,  Herbert 
Ebstein,  Sam  Rinzler,  Charles 
SoNiN  and  J.  Ebstein  lunched  at  the 
M.  P.  Club  yesterday. 

Josephine  Dunn  has  been  signed 
by  Educational  for  a  role  in  the  new 
Ernest  Truex  comedy  which  goes 
before  the  cameras  at  the  Eastern 
Service  Studios  in  Astoria  today. 

Harold  Lloyd  will  arrive  in  New 
York  Saturday  morning  on  the  20th 
Century.  He  will  attend  the  open- 
ing of  "The  Cat's  Paw"  at  the  Music 
Hall  next  Thursday. 

Ted  Lewis  will  present  the  Lewis 
Trophy  to  the  winner  of  the  featured 
greyhound  race  at  the  Long  Branch 
Kennel   Qub  tonight. 

Russell  Spaulding,  associated  with 
the  'Van  Beuren  Corp.,  is  expected  in 
town  some  time  next  week  from 
Canada. 

W.  G.  'Van  Schmus,  managing 
director  of  the  Music  Hall,  returns 
today  on  the  Manhattan  after  a  two- 
week  talent  hunt  through  Europe. 

Sophie  Tucker,  who  has  been  ap- 
pearing in  Europe  since  last  spring, 
sails  for  home  aboard  the  Washington 
on  Aug.  16. 

Edward  Burke,  manager  of  the 
Roxy,  is  back  from  a  week's  auto  tour 
of   Canada. 

Phil  Reisman  sails  for  a  tour  of 
RKO  European  exchanges  on  Satur- 
day. 

Ed  Kuykendall  plans  to  leave  for  ■ 
home  this  week-end  by  boat  to  New 
Orleans. 

Willy  Castello,  Dutch  actor,  gets 
in  on  the  Statendam  Saturday.  He  is 
on  his  way  to  Universal  City. 

Dave  Diamond  flies  to  the  coast 
either  today  or  tomorrow. 

Sam  Krellberg  hies  to  the  coast 
any  day  now. 

William  Fitelson  left  for  Detroit 
last  night  on  a  brief  business  trip. 

M.  J.  Kandel  is  en  route  to 
Europe. 


Most  on  Big  Board  Advance 

High  Low  Close 

Columbia  Pictures,   vtc 26'/^  2444  265^ 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 2V2  2'/4         2V2 

Eastman  Kodak  97^  971^  97M 

Fox   Film    "A" WVz  10  IO54 

Loew's,  Inc 26i/  2454  26 

Loew's,    Inc..    pfd 86^  86fi  86|4 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 35^  3  3 

Pathe  Exchange  1'/^  1  ^V* 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 13^  1354  13^ 

RKO 1^  m      m 

Universal  Pictures,  pfd 31  31  31 

Warner  Bros M  M         i% 

Loew's  Bonds  Move  Upward 

High  Low  Close 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 S}4  5;4         SV2 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf 6  6  6 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 102  lOVA  102 

Paramount   Publix  SVjs  '50 39^  397/^  39^ 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 52)4  52J^       5254 


Net 

Change 

Sales 

+Wii 

200 

-  Yi 

100 

+  % 

400 

+  % 

100 

-1-154 

2,400 

+  Vi 

100 

300 

600 

+  V» 

200 

+  ys 

200 

4-1 

20 

-1-  Vs 

70O 

Net 

Change 

Sales 

-Vs 

5 

-f  54 

3 

-t-54 

4 

-Vt 

2 

-54 


Para.-Warner  Deal  On 

Product  negrotiations  are  on  between 
Paramount  and  Warners  whereby  the 
latter  will  play  the  former's  1934-35 
oictures  over  the  entire  circuit.  Wil- 
liam Erbb,  district  manager  for  New 
England;  Percy  Block,  Philadelphia 
district  head,  and  Al  Kane,  New 
Haven  Paramount  manager,  are  in 
town  working  on  the  deal. 


Hackell  in  from  Coast 

William  Hackell,  producer  of  Bob 
Steele  westerns,  is  in  town.  He  has 
already  completed  the  first  of  eight 
to  be  distributed  next  season  by  state 
Tighter  s. 


Grossman  Merges  Houses 

Henry  Grossman,  owner  of  the 
Playhouse  and  Park  in  Hudson,  N.  Y.. 
has  merged  with  the  Star,  same  city. 


"Backfire"  Is  New  Title 

Hollywood,  Aug  8. — Warners  have 
retitled  "Boulder  Dam"  and  the  pic- 
ture will  be  released  as  "Backfire." 


Thursday,  August  9,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


a 


Let's  Talk," 
Show,  $7,200 
Draw  in  K.C. 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  8. — The  Tower 
hit  a  new  high  with  a  take  of  $7,200 
on  a  coml)ination  bill  consisting  of 
"Let's  Talk  It  Over"  and  a  stage 
show.  The  stage  presentation  and 
bookings  at  this  house  have  shown 
continuous  improvement,  and  as  the 
only  house  in  town  with  shows  this 
summer  business  has  built  steadily. 

Other  first  runs  were  below  par  in 
what  was  decidedly  an  off  week.  The 
Midland  led  straight  film  draws  with 
$8,100,  "Paris  Interlude"  being  the 
attraction. 

Total  first  run  business  for  five 
houses  was  $27,900.  Average  is 
$31,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  2: 

"WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 

"FOG   OVER   FRISCO"    (F.   N.) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $4,900.  (Aver- 
age, $6,000) 

"PARIS  INTERLUDE"  (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday midnight  show.  Gross:  $8,100.  (Aver- 
age, $10,000) 

"MURDER   IN   TRINIDAD"    (Foot) 
"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"   (Para.) 

NEWMAN— (1,800),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday late  show.  Gross:  $4,300.  (Average, 
$5,500) 

"LET'S  TALK  IT  OVER"   (Univ.) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Satur- 
day midnight  show.  Stage:  "Hill  Billy 
Hilarity"  revue,  featuring  Fritzi  &  Her 
Mountaineers,  Bronson  &  Renec,  Walter  & 
Iris  LaMarr,  Lucille  Jackson,  Bertay  Sis- 
ters. Bliss  &  Ash.  Lorna  Wolfe,  Lester 
Harding,  m.  c.  Gross:  $7,200.  (Average, 
$6,000.)     (Previous    averages,    $5,000,    $5,500) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  3: 
"GRAND  CANARY"  (Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2,000),  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,400.     (Average,  $3,500) 


Big  Pictures  Hit 
By  Montreal  Heat 

Montreal,  Aug.  8. — Local  houses 
had  an  array  of  attractions  last  week, 
but  it  was  just  too  hot  for  most  peo- 
ple to  do  anything  but  sit  out  on  the 
front  porch.  The  Capitol  had  "Scar- 
let Empress"  and  "The  Old-Fashioned 
Way"  and  the  take  of  $7,000  was  some 
kind  of  a  record,  but  the  wrong  kind. 

"Handy  Andy"  and  "Now  I'll  Tell" 
brought  $6,500  to  the  Palace.  Next  to 
the  right  was  Loew's  with  $5,000  on 
"She  Learned  About  Sailors"  and 
"Call  It  Luck." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $26,500. 
Average  is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  4: 

"THE    SCARLET    EMPRESS"    (Para.) 
"THE    OLD    FASHIONED    WAY"    (Para.) 

CAPITOL— (2,547),     25c-35c-40c-50c-60c.     7 
davs.   Gross:    $7,000.    (Average,   $9,000) 
"IT'S    A    BOY"    (British) 
IMPERIAL— (1,914).    25c-40c-50c,    7    days. 
Stage:   Jean  LaRea;   Alene   &  Evans;  Ryan 
&  Dell;  Miss  Warner;  The  Blonde  Steppers; 
Laing     Bros.     &     Newton;     Ray     Richman. 
Gross:    $3,500.    (Average,    $6,500) 
"SHE  LEARNED   ABOUT  SAILORS" 
(Fox) 
"CALL    IT    LUCK"    (Fox) 
LOEW'S— (3,115),    25c-35c-50c-65c.    7    days. 
Ooss:    $5,000.    (Average,   $10,500) 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

"NOW    I'LL    TELL"    (Fox) 

PALACE— (2,600),      25c-35c-50c-6Oc-75c,      7 

days.    Gross:  $6,500.   (Average,  $11,000) 

"THE  HOUSE  OF  ROTHSCHILD"  (U.  A.) 

"MOST   PRECIOUS    THING    IN    LIFE" 

(Col.) 
PRINCESS-(2,272),       25c-35c-50c-65c,       7 
days.  Gross:  $4,500.    (Average,  $6,000) 


Rosenblatt  Extends 
Power  of  Donovan 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
was  to  clarify  for  the  actor-writer 
and  agency  five-five  committees  va- 
rious problems  of  the  fair  practice 
code  now  being  formulated  and  which 
Rosenblatt  believes  will  be  settled  and 
in   operation   no   later   than    Sept.    1. 

Rosenblatt  also  stated  that,  inas- 
much as  employers  cannot  lock  out 
employes  and  employes  cannot  strike 
under  the  code,  he  had  appointed  Jef- 
ferson Davis,  a  member  of  the  studio 
labor  board,  as  an  outside  arbitrator 
in  the  labor  dispute  between  the  Al- 
hambra   Theatre   and  musicians. 

Under  the  added  power  given  him, 
Donovan  has  enlarged  code  headquar- 
ters here  and  has  doubled  the  per- 
sonnel. 


L.A.  Board  to  Push  Work 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  8.— With  98 
complaints  yet  to  be  settled,  the  clear- 
ance board  goes  into  action  again  to- 
morrow morning  with  an  open  meet- 
ing. It  hopes  to  clear  all  cases  by 
Saturday  night. 


"Bulldog"  Is 
Pittsburgh's 
Best  Grosser 


Breen  O.K.'s  West  Film 

Hollywood,  Aug.  8. — Joseph  I. 
Breen  has  given  the  new  Mae  West 
film,  "Belle  of  the  Nineties,"  a  seal  of 
purity  after  several  weeks  of  remak- 
ing. 


McGrail  Reaches  Coast 

Hollywood,  Aug.  8. — John  McGrail 
of  the  New  York  Hays  office  ar- 
rived here  today  to  assist  in  the  work 
of   passing   on   advertising   and   stills. 


Pittsburgh,  Aug.  8. — The  Penn 
snared  everything  in  town  last  week 
with  "Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes 
Back,"  getting  $16,000  for  the  best 
straight-picture  takings  here  since 
"The  House  of  Rothschild." 

Total  grosses  in  three  first  run 
houses  were  $26,600.  Average  is 
$26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending   Aug.  4 : 

"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 
BACK"   (U.A.) 

PENN— (3,300),  25c-50c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$16,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"    (Warners) 

STANLEY— (3,600),       25c-50c,       6       days. 
Gross:    $6,000.      (Average,    $9,000) 
"WHOM    THE   GODS   DESTROY"    (Col.) 

"FRIENDS    OF    MR.    SWEENEY" 
(Warners) 

WARNER— (2,000),  25c-40c,  6  days. 
Gross:   $4,600.     (Average,  $5,000) 


"Loves  Me"  Is 
Hit  on  Coast 
With  $24,716 


Opening  of  Waldorf 
Lifts  F.  &  R.  to  47 

With  the  opening  of  the  new  Wal- 
dorf, 700-seat  house  in  Brooklyn,  Aug. 
31,  Frisch  &  Rinzler  will  have  a  total 
of  47  houses  in  the  circuit.  Another 
house  is  being  negotiated  for  by  F.  & 
R.  and  it  is  expected  it  will  be  added 
to  the  group  shortly. 

Product  deals  have  been  closed  with 
M-G-M  and  Fox  for  the  new  season 
which  discounts  reports  the  circuit 
would  be  relegated  to  second  run. 


Los  Angeles,  Aug.  8. — Box-offices 
are  holding  up  in  spite  of  a  heavy 
heat  wave.  "She  Loves  Me  Not," 
with  a  stage  show  at  the  Paramount, 
piled  up  an  unusual  $24,716,  topping 
average  by  $6,716. 

"Here  Comes  the  Navy"  did  so  well 
at  Warners'  Downtown  and  Holly- 
wood that  it  was  held  over  in  both 
spots.  The  take  at  the  former  was 
$13,000  and  at  the  latter  $14,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $70,416. 
Average  is  $69,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  8: 

"THE    GIRL    FROM    MISSOURI" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE^(2,413),  30c-55c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $11,000.  (Average,  $14,000.) 
"SHE  LOVES  ME  NOT"  (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage;  F.  &  M.  revue  with  Murray  Lane, 
Willock  &  Carson.  Gross:  $24,716.  (Av- 
erage,  $18,000.) 

"WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 
RKO— (2,700),    25c-40c,    7    days.        Gross: 
$3,500.      (Average,   $8,000.) 

"HERE    COMES    THE   NAVY" 
(Wjimers) 
WARNER     BROS.     (Hollywood)— (3,000). 
25c-55c,  7  days.     Gross:  $13,000.      (Average, 
$14,000.) 

"HERE    COMES    THE   NAVY" 
(Warners) 
WARNER      BROS.      (Downtown)   —   (3,- 
400),   2Sc-55c.   7   days.      Gross:   $14,000.    (Av- 
erage,  $12,000.) 
"SHE    LEARNED    ABOUT    SAILORS" 

(Fox) 
"MURDER    IN    THE    PRIVATE    CAR" 

(M-G-M) 
PANTAGES— (3,000).      25c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:    $4,200.       (Average,    $3,200.) 


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at  the  world's  finest  theatre  — 

RADIO  CITY 
MUSIC  HALL 

DIANA  WYKYARD 

in  John  Galsworthy  s  Best  Seller — 

ONE  MORE 
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ir  HENRY  STEPHENSON 
ir  KATHLEEN  HOWARD 
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A  Universal  Picture 
A  JAMES  WHALE   PRODUCTION 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  9,    1934 


Little  Is  Revealed  in 
Census  Bureau  Study 


Washington,  Aug.  8. — Issuance  by 
the  Census  Bureau  today  of  its  report 
on  amusements  in  1933  proved  a  sad 
disappointment  to  the  industry  when  it 
was  found  that  the  report  covered 
amusements,  service  operations  such 
as  filling  stations,  barbers  and  shoe 
shine  parlors  and  business  services 
such  as  advertising  agencies  and  den- 
tal laboratories. 

The  figures  for  more  than  a  dozen 
different  types  of  activities  were 
lumped  together  with  no  information 
whatever  furnished  regarding  any  in- 
dividual business. 

With  characteristic  speed  the  bu- 
reau promises  that  a  breakdown  of 
the  report,  showing  amusements  sepa- 
rately, will  be  available  "in  the  near 
future,"  officials  stating  that  this 
meant  late  in  October  or  early  in  No- 
vember. 


Tasker  Is  Named  to 
Top  SMPE  Nominees 

{Continued  from   page   1) 
T.  E.  Shea ;  board  of  governors.  Max 
C.    Batsel,    Sidney    K.    Wolf,    Terry 
Ramsaye  and   Harry  Rubin. 

Results  of  the  election  will  be  an- 
nounced at  the  fall  meeting  Oct.  29. 
The  new  officers  will  assume  their 
duties  Jan.  1. 


DeMllle  Is  Off  Today 

Hollywood,  Aug.  8. — Cecil  B.  De 
Mille  starts  his  transcontinental 
speaking  tour  at  Denver  Friday.  He 
leaves  here  tomorrow.  The  Denver 
talk  will  be  sponsored  by  the  Outdoor 
University.  The  second  talk  will  be 
in  Kansas  City  Sunday  at  the  Com- 
munity Church.  He  will  fiy  from 
there  to  New  York  and  speak  at 
Teachers'  College,  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, on  the  15th. 


Blank-Warners  Argue 

Omaha,  Aug.  8. — A.  H.  Blank's 
Tri-States  Theatres  here  are  at  log- 
gerheads with  Warners  over  which 
of  the  Blank  houses  will  show  "Here 
Comes  the  Navy."  Tri-States  con- 
tends the  picture  should  play  the 
World,  where  all  James  Cagney  films 
have  been  shown ;  Warners  maintain 
the  picture  rates  the  Tri-States  ace 
house,  the  Orpheum.  To  date  the 
controversy    remains    unsettled. 


Chevalier  Going  Abroad 

HOLLYWOOD,  Aug.  8. — Maurice  Che- 
valier winds  up  work  on  "The  Merry 
Widow"  at  M-G-M  this  week  and 
leaves  Sunday  for  New  York  and 
Paris.  He  will  return  shortly  to  start 
a  new  long  termer  with  the  studio. 


Monogram  Men  in  Town 

Four  Monogram  franchise  holders 
are  in  town  for  conferences  with  Ed- 
ward Golden,  general  sales  manager. 
They  are  Herman  Rifkin,  Boston ; 
Claude  Ezell,  Dallas ;  Irving  Mandell, 
Chicago;   Bernard  Mills,  Albany. 


Marie  Ostrer  Delays  Trip 

London,  Aug.  8. — Mark  Ostrer, 
who  planned  to  sail  on  the  Beren- 
garia  today  to  meet  Jeffrey  Bernerd 
in  New  York,  canceled  reservations 
the  last  minute  and  expects  to  sail 
within  the  next  few  days. 


Mid-Summer  Grosses  Hit 
New  Low  in  22  Key  Spots 


(Continued   from   l^ai/c    1) 

for    the    number    of    first    run    houses 
open. 


During  the  week  ending  July  26 
and  27  there  was  a  slight  improve- 
ment, the  total  reaching  $998,285. 


Comparative  grosses  for  the  latest  available  periods  : 


Week  Ending 
July  26-27 


No.  Theatres 

Boston     6 

Buffalo    5 

Chicago     6 

Cleveland    4 

Denver    5 

Detroit    4 

Indianapolis     4 

Kansas   City    5 

Los    Angeles    7 

Minneapolis     5 

Montreal    5 

New    York    9 

Oklahoma    City     ..  4 

Omaha     3 

Philadelphia    6 

Pittsburgh    3 

Portland     6 

Providence     5 

San   Francisco    ....  5 

St.    Paul    4 

Seattle     6 

Washington     6 

113 


Gross 

$82,000 
26,700 

114,000 
32,500 
15,700 
53.800 
17,500 
32,400 
70,615 
17,000 
28,500 

206,220 
12,600 
18,750 
38,600 
37,000 
20,000 
19,950 
54,700 
15,500 
26,150 
58,100 

$998,285 


Week  Ending 

July   19-20 

).  Theatres 

Gross 

6 

$82,000 

5 

29,400 

7 

112,500 

5 

37,600 

5 

17,250 

4 

53.300 

4 

16,000 

S 

33,400 

7 

65,451 

5 

19,500 

5 

27,500 

8 

173,581 

4 

12,300 

4 

23.950 

6 

43,300 

3 

22,800 

6 

20,400 

5 

25,200 

*♦♦ 

4 

16,000 

6 

30,800 

6 

57,700 

110 


$919,932 


Comparative  grosses   compiled   from   day-to-day   reports    for  44  weeks 
show  this  : 

Week  Ending                         Theatres  Grosses 

September   29-30,   1933 135  $1,342,710 

October  6-7  141  1,417,886 

October  13-14   143  1,544,838 

October  20-21   141  1,581,308 

October  27-28   143  1,509,422 

November  3-4     142  1 ,500,740 

November  10-11  141  1,379,560 

November  17-18  144  1,375,132 

November  24-25     141  1 ,431 ,209 

December  1-2   141  1,418,753 

December  8-9   142  1,558,832 

December  15-16  139  1,221,032 

December  22-23   133  1,071,457 

December  29-30   138  1,433,289 

January  5-6,  1934    136  1,714,824 

JanuarV  12-13    138  1,435,649 

Januar'y  19-20    136  1,305,267 

January  26-27   135  1,348,517 

February  2-3     135  1,338,371 

February  9-10     135  1,270,345 

February  16-17    136  1,317,011 

February  23-24     136  1,316,421 

March  2-3    135  1,350,548 

March  9-10    134  1,378,865 

March  16-17    133  1,302,020 

March  23-24    128  1,291,695 

Marsh  30-31    134  1,247,322 

April  6-7    135  1,571,695 

April  13-14    132  1,360,061 

April  20-21     135  1,342,151 

April  27-28    133  1,307,764 

May  3-4    134  1,256,631 

May  10-11    133  1,250,702 

May  17-18    133  1,260,655 

May  24-25    133  1,209,381 

May  31-June  1     132  1,209,113 

June  7-8    128  1,123,764 

June  14-15    125  1.111,432 

June  21-22    127  1.173,017 

Tune  28-29    124  1,076.284 

July  5-6     121  1,084,997 

July  12-13     116  1,041,876 

July  19-20    110  919,932 

July  26-27 113  998,285 

***  During  the  general  strike  in  San  Francisco,  theatres  were  closed  from 
July  16  to  July  19.    Therefore,  no  report  is  entered  for  the  week. 

(Copyright,    1934,    Quiglcy   Publications) 


Para,  Revamping  Up 
At  a  Hearing  Today 

(.Continued  from   pane    1) 

with  terms  of  an  operating  deal  with 
Goldstein  Brothers,  and  to  buy  up 
landlords'  claims  arising  from  the 
sub-leasing  of  the  Toledo  Paramount 
Corp. 

Also  to  be  heard  today  is  a  peti- 
tion for  Paramount  Publix  and  certain 
subsidiaries  to  participate  in  the  bond- 
holders' plan  of  reorganization  for 
Paramount-Broadway  Corp.,  the  sub- 
sidiary which  holds  title  to  the  Para- 
mount   Building. 


Ontario  Studio  Is 
Offered  as  Bargain 

Toronto,  Aug.  8. — The  film  studio 
of  the  Ontario  government  at  Trenton. 
Ont.,  built  at  a  cost  of  $700,000,  is 
being  offered  for  sale  at  a  bargain 
price.  Premier  Hepburn  asserts  On- 
tario has  spent  $1,600,000  on  produc- 
tion and  cannot  any  longer  afford  the 
luxury.  Films  now  in  the  vaults  will 
l)e  loaned  wherever  wanted. 


Turner  on  Big  Campaign 

Columbus,  O'.,  Aug.  8. — Terry 
Turner,  for  the  past  10  weeks  in 
charge  of  publicity  for  the  RKO  Pal- 
ace and  Majestic  here,  has  resigned 
to  take  over  advertising  and  publicity 
for  the  film  campaign  of  Quaker  Oats, 
sponsored  by   Lord  &  Thomas. 

Turner  previously  did  advertising 
and  publicity  for  Loew's  and  later  was 
in  the  RKO  home  office. 


Mascot  Signs  Manheim 

Hollywood,  Aug.  8. — Mascot  has 
signed  H.  Manheim,  former  Universal 
press  agent,  to  a  writing  contract  and 
he  has  been  assigned  to  the  Ken  May- 
nard  script,  "Down  in  Old  Santa  Fe." 
M  the  same  time  Dave  Howard  was 
set  for  the  director's  post  on  the  film. 


Simmons  Does  Another 

Hollywood,  Aug.  8. — Mike  Sim- 
mons, Columbia  scrivener,  has  turned 
in  a  first  draft  on  "Carnival,"  the 
Robert  Riskin  yarn,  and  has  been 
assigned  to  write  the  screen  play  on 
"Murder  Island,"  a  story  by  Leland 
Jamieson. 


Two  Units  on  "Toyland" 

Hollywood,  Aug.  8. — Hal  Roach  is 
working  two  units  on  "Babes  in  Toy- 
land,"  having  signed  Charley  Rogers 
to  direct  Laurel  and  Hardy  se^iuences. 
Gus  Meins  is  directing  the  major  part 
of  the  film. 


Loew's  in  Rockaway  Spot 

Loew's  has  invaded  the  Far  Rock- 
away  territory  in  opposition  to  RKO 
by  acquiring  the  Gem  from  Haring  & 
Blumenthal.  The  Gem  is  a  600-seat 
house.  RKO  has  the  Columbia  and 
Strand. 


Retitle  M-G-M  Short 

Hollywood,  Aug.  8. — M-G-M  has 
changed  the  title  of  their  current 
Technicolor  short,  "Beauty  and  Truth" 
to  "The  Spectacle  Maker." 


Bert  Levine  Joins  Roach 

Hollywood,  Aug  8. — Bert  Levine, 
former  Radio  writer,  has  joined  the 
Hal  Roach  writing  staff.  He  has  re- 
ceived no  definite  assignment. 


Thursday,  August  9,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Warn  Appeals 
To  NRA  Need 
Solid  Basis 


(Continued   from   page   1) 

declared  by  Chairman  Amos  J.  Peas- 
lee,  "but  its  jurisdiction  does  permit 
it  to  hear  upon  appeal  evidence  re- 
specting the  actual  operation  in  prac- 
tice of  any  particular  code  provision 
and  to  recommend,  if  it  deems  desira- 
ble, changes   in   such  provisions." 

Only  15  cases  have  been  found  out 
of  dozens  already  filed  which  merit 
serious  consideration,  the  chairman 
asserted.  Many  complaints,  he  added, 
are  based  on  apparent  misunderstand- 
ings of  code  provisions  easily  cleared 
by  correspondence  or  confer^'ice, 
while  others  disclosed  that  the  com- 
plainants had  not  yet  availed  them- 
selves of  their  right  to  seek  relief 
through   agencies   already   established. 

The  board's  anno- — ^ment  is  ex- 
pected to  prevent  any  repetition  of  the 
sensational  investigations  and  reports 
in  which  the  Darrow  board  indulged, 
many  of  which  were  charged  with  be- 
ing based  on  vague  and  general  charg- 
es against  codes. 


Albany  Board  Rules 
On  Three  Grievances 

Albany,  Aug.  8. — Three  decisions 
have  just  been  handed  down  by  the 
grievance  board. 

The  complaint  on  withholding  of 
product  made  by  Minrose  Amusement 
Co.,  State,  Carthage,  N.  Y.,  against 
Columbia  has  been  dismissed. 

A  charge  of  operation  of  a  lottery 
brought  by  A.  Stone,  Eagle,  Albany, 
against  Harry  Hellman,  Royal,  has 
been  upheld  and  the  lottery  ordered 
stopped. 

Admission  of  outsiders  to  free  film 
shows  at  U.  S.  Veterans'  Facility,  No. 
96,  Tupper  Lake,  has  been  ordered 
stopped  on  complaint  of  W.  A.  Dono- 
van, Palace,  Tupper  Lake. 

Hearing  on  H.  E.  Haff's  charge 
that  Russell  Munroe,  manager  of  the 
Atlas,  Adams,  Mass.,  had  interfered 
in  his  negotiation  of  renewal  of  a 
lease  on  the  Photoplay,  that  town,  has 
been  postponed  to  Aug.  10  on  request 
of  Munroe. 

W.  C.  Smalley's  overbuying  com- 
plaint against  Schine  Theatrical  Co., 
Norwich,  N.  Y.,  has  been  set  for 
hearing  Aug.  17. 

Roxy-Mayfair  Case 
Up  to  Board  Again 

The  Roxy's  complaint  against  the 
Mayfair  alleging  that  the  defendant 
failed  to  cease  and  desist  from  dis- 
tributing cut  rate  tickets  following  an 
order  by  the  New  York  grievance 
board  comes  before  the  local  board 
again  today. 

Howard  S.  Cullman  recently  won  a 
decision  against  the  Mayfair,  but  when 
he  found  that  the  Mayfair  failed  to 
live  up  to  the  order,  he  filed  another 
complaint.  However,  if  the  board 
finds  him  guilty  again,  local  exchanges 
will  be  ordered  to  stop  supplying  films 
with  the  blue  eagle. 

Meanwhile,  Cullman  has  received  a 
letter  from  Warners  which  stated  the 
distributor  will  refuse  to  serve  Walter 
Reade  with  pictures  unless  the  "serv- 
ice charge  passes"  are  discontinued. 


Contract  Changes 
Arouse  K.C.  Board 


(.Continued   from   paqe    1) 

arises  from  the  fact  A.  G.  Smith, 
manager  of  the  Uptown,  Parsons, 
Kan.,  a  Dickinson  house,  refuses  to 
comply  with  the  board's  order  to  drop 
double  bills  at  a  dime  adult  admis- 
sion which  was  given  after  the  board 
determined  the  Uptown's  contracts 
called  for  15  cents  minimum.  Smith 
now  claims  to  have  obtained  written 
authorization  from  two  companies  to 
continue  the  policy  two  days  a  week. 

The  board  has  cited  Smith  to  appear 
next  Monday  and  produce  the  letters. 
He  will  also  be  asked  to  show  cause 
why  his  film  service  should  not  be 
stopped  in  accordance  with  the  orig- 
inal decision. 

C.  M.  McAleer,  Orpheum,  Parsons, 
who  was  the  complainant  in  the  orig- 
inal case,  called  the  board's  attention 
to  the  fact  Smith  was  not  complying 
with  its  verdict,  given  June  26. 

Board  members  are  provoked  over 
the  situation  and  intend  to  ask  Campi 
if  any  distributor  can  add  a  rider  to 
a  contract  superseding  the  contract  in 
question  in  order  to  make  it  possible 
for  an  exhibitor  to  evade  compliance 
with  its  verdict,  if  it  is  an  evasion, 
and  whether  such  practice  will  be  per- 
mitted. 


U.  A.  Loses  in  First 
Cancellations  Vote 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

when  the  code  was  drawn  the  word 
license  agreement  was  meant  to  cover 
more  than  one  picture. 

When  Campi  takes  up  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  committee  today,  a 
decision  is  expected  as  a  guide  on 
similar  complaints  filed  against  the 
distributor   or   any   other   distributors. 

The  exhibitor  in  this  instance  asked 
for  the  cancellation  of  a  $12.50  picture 
which  was  refused  him  by  the  Indian- 
apolis branch  manager  of  U.  A.  The 
local  board  referred  the  case  to 
Campi. 


Campi  Will  Act  on 
Dual  Penalty  Today 

(Continued  from   paqe    1) 

Nathan  Yamins,  Leslie  E.  Thompson 
and  Edward  Golden  slated  to  sit  as 
the  Campi  body  today,  the  first  test 
case  of  penalizing  duals  in  clearance 
and  zoning  schedules  comes  before 
Cainpi  when  the  Milwaukee  plan  is 
opened  to  protests. 

Considerable  interest  has  been 
manifested  in  the  issue  throughout 
the  country  and  exhibitors  from  Mil- 
waukee and  all  parts  of  the  country 
will  be  on  hand.  Practically  every 
zoning  schedule  places  a  penalty  on 
doubling  and  the  decision  in  the  Mil- 
waukee case  will  act  as  a  precedent. 


Paterson  House  to  Duals 

Adam  Adams,  operator  of  the  U.  S., 
Paterson,  N.  J.,  has  changed  the  pol- 
icy for  August  and  is  now  on  a  split 
week  dual  policy.  Formerly  the  house 
made  one  change  a  week,  at  times 
playing   double   features. 


Building  in  Osceola,  la, 

Osceola,  la.,  Aug.  8. — John  Wal- 
ler has  started  construction  on  a  new 
theatre  here  for  pictures  and  vaude- 
ville. He  expects  to  have  it  completed 
by  early  fall. 


MPTOA  Duals 

Stand  Coining 

Up  at  Chicago 


(Continued   from   paqe    1) 

theatre  business  actually  having  been 
injured  by  double  featuring  curbs.  It 
is  believed,  however,  that  such  cases 
will  be  found  to  be  confined  to  situa- 
tions where  duals  have  been  en- 
trenched long  enough  for  the  local 
public  to  regard  them  as  standard 
program  fare.  The  general  policy  of 
IM.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  it  is  believed,  will 
continue  to  be  aimed  at  obtaining  lo- 
cal agreements  between  exhibitors 
and  distributors  outlawing  the  exhibi- 
tion and  sale  of  dual  features. 

Also  slated  for  discussion  at  the 
forthcoming  executive  committee  meet- 
ing are  the  music  tax  increases  pro- 
posed by  the  American  Society  of 
Composers,  Authors  &  Publishers ;  re- 
sults of  theatre  operations  to  date 
under  the  code  and  a  general  review 
of  Code  Authority  and  local  code 
board  actions.  The  meeting  will  also 
consider  the  applications  for  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  afidliation  of  several  regional 
organizations. 


New  Southern  Units 
Staying  with  MPTOA 

Memphis,  Aug.  8. — The  newly  or- 
ganized Mississippi  and  Arkansas 
state  exhibitor  units  are  retaining  af- 
filiation with  the  Tri-States  M.  P. 
T.  O.  and  with  the  national  M.  P. 
T.O.  A.,  R.  X.  Williams,  secretary- 
treasurer  of  Tri-States  and  president 
of  the  new  Mississippi  unit,  said  to- 
day. 

The  object  of  organizing  individual 
state  units  in  Mississippi  and  Arkan- 
sas is  to  facilitate  exhibitor  action  in 
combatting  taxation  and  unfavorable 
legislation  within  the  state,  Williams 
said,  experience  having  shown  that  the 
best  results  were  obtajned  when  these 
matters  were  handled  by  organizations 
and  representatives  from  within  the 
state  affected.  Thus  the  new  I.  T.  O. 
of  Mississippi  and  I.  T.  O.  of  Arkan- 
sas will  act  solely  on  local  matters, 
while  national  activities  involving 
them  will  continue  to  be  handled 
through  the  Tri-State  organization, 
representing  Mississippi,  Arkansas 
and  Tennessee. 


Peace  Expected  in 
K,  C,  Theatre  War 

(Continued   from   paqe    1) 

been  raging  among  first  runs  in  this 
city.  Independents,  which  have  been 
waiting  for  the  circuits  to  act  first 
in  the  raising  of  prices  and  abolition 
of  duals,  are  understood  to  be  pre- 
pared to  follow  the  example  set  by 
the  circuit  operators. 

It  was  learned  today  that  the  Publix 
Newman  is  set  to  raise  its  prices  on 
Aug.  24,  with  the  RKO  Mainstreet 
following  suit  on  Aug.  30. 

The  Fox  Uptown  is  also  expected 
to  join  the  other  three  circuits  by 
boosting  admissions  by  the  end  of  the 
month. 


No  Appeals  Are  Heard 

No  appeals  were  heard  yesterday  by 
Campi,  the  committees  taking  a  vaca- 
tion in  view  of  today's  big  session. 


ITOA's  Move 
To  Drop  Duals 
Meets  Setback 


(Continued  from   page   1) 

supposed  to  have  been  held  Tuesday, 
Brandt  told  his  members,  but  the  ses- 
sion failed  to  materialize.  At  the 
planned  meeting  circuits  were  to  out- 
line the  conditions  of  the  dual  ban. 
The  unit  does  not  intend  to  do  any- 
thing further  on  the  issue  until  it 
hears  from  circuit  representatives,  it 
was  stated. 

Meanwhile,  Skouras,  RKO,  Loew's, 
Warners  and  Paramount  are  expected 
to  sign  an  agreement  to  drop  second 
features  from  theatre  programs  in 
New  Jersey.  Allied  of  New  Jersey 
is  marshaling  its  men  into  line  and 
signatures  agreeing  to  eliminate  twins 
are  being  signed  daily  by  independents. 
Sept.  3  is  the  date  set  for  the  plan 
to  go  into  effect  across  the  Hudson. 


Free  Shows  by  PWA 
Stir  Ire  of  ITOA 

(Continued  from  paqe    1) 

it  was  stated  at  the  regular  I. T.O. A. 
meeting  at  the  Astor  yesterday. 

An  average  of  eight  shows  nightly 
are  given  by  the  department  in  vari- 
ous sections  of  the  city.  Mobile  stages 
are  employed  so  that  troupes  play  in 
different  neighborhoods  from  night  to 
night.  In  addition,  matinees  for  chil- 
dren are  staged  daily  in  various  parks 
and  playgrounds  throughout  the  city. 
Players  for  the  performances  are  re- 
cruited from  unemployed  actors'  and 
actresses'  lists  registered  with  the 
Public  Welfare  Department. 

The  I. T.O. A.  will  name  a  committee 
to  meet  with  officials  of  the  depart- 
ment immediately  and  request  either 
elimination  of  the  free  shows  or  their 
operation  under  a  new  policy  less 
damaging  to  neighborhood  theatre 
business.  Criticism  was  also  voiced 
at  the  meeting  of  the  parks  depart- 
ment's free  concerts  and  free  open  air 
dances. 


Blumenthal  Resigns 
His  ITOA  Board  Job 

Lou  Blumenthal  resigned  yesterday 
as  chairman  of  the  board  of  the 
ITOA  because  of  his  recently  com- 
pleted theatre  partnership  deals  with 
Warners  and  RKO  which,  he  felt,  dis- 
qualified him  from  membership.  Af- 
filiated exhibitors  are  barred  from 
ITOA  membership  by  the  organiza- 
tion's by-laws. 

A  successor  to  Blumenthal  will  be 
elected  at  the  next  regular  meeting 
of  ITOA. 


Clearance  Appeals 
Pouring  Into  Cincy 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  8. — Exhibitors  in 
the  Greater  Cincinnati,  Columbus  and 
Dayton  territories  have  filed  objec- 
tions with  the  local  clearance  and  zon- 
ing board  on  the  revised  schedule  of 
clearances  set  up  as  of  Aug.  1. 

These  have  been  forwarded  to 
Campi  for  determination.  Meanwhile, 
the  schedule  is  being  held  in  abeyance. 


FACTS  ABOUT  LEO'S  BILLBOARD  CAMPAIGN: 


SCOPE:  Nation-wide. 

NUMBER  SHOWINGS:  8,000. 

NUMBER  TOWNS:  1,000. 

POPULATION  OF  TOWNS:  45,1 19,000. 

ESTIMATED  READERS:  112,788,000 
daily.  According  to  scientific  compilation 
by  National  Outdoor  Advertising  Bureau. 

TYPE  OF  DISPLAY:  Standard  24-sheet 
poster  panels,  set  with  borders  of  lattice 


work  and  moulding  which  are  painted 
green;  illuminated  at  night  traffic  points. 

SIZE  OF  PANEL:  1 2  feet  high;  25  feet  long. 

LOCATIONS:  Strategic  city  points;  high- 
ways entering  cities;  along  railroads;  inter- 
urban  trolley  and  bus  line  terminals,  etc. 

FIRST  POSTING:  Joan  Crawford  and 
Clark  Gable  in  "Chained." 

POSTING  TO  START:   August   ISdi. 


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Theatres  Must 
Boost  Scales, 
SaysLichtman 

Holds  Industry  Heads  for 
''Nickelodeon  Days" 


Unless  the  industry  does  something 
about  admission  scales  it  is  headed 
back  to  "nickelodeon  days."  says  Al 
Lichtman,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
United  Artists'  sales. 

Raising  prices  a  nickel  all  along  the 
line  would  increase  revenue  by  $1,- 
000,000  a  week,  he  says,  and.  in  his 
opinion,  the  industry  needs  this  if  it 
is  to  continue  to  turn  out   good  pic- 


tures. 

Average  admissions  now,  he  states, 
are  about  $4,000,000  per  week,  and 
to  put  the  industry  on  a  sound  basis 
they    should    be    at    least    $5,000,000. 

{Continued  on  page  6) 


Baker's  Firm  May 
Lead  ASCAP  Fight 

Newton  D.  Baker's  law  firm — 
Baker,  Hostettler,  Sido  &  Thompson, 
of  Cleveland— is  the  indicated  favo- 
rite to  take  over  the  national  exhibi- 
tors' legal  battle  against  the  Ameri- 
can   Society    of    Composers,    Authors 

(Continued   on  page   7) 

Schnitzer  Abandons 
Production  Activity 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9.— That  Joseph 
I.  Schnitzer  has  abandoned  all  pro- 
duction plans  was  revealed  today 
upon  the  announcement  that  he  had 
closed  a  deal  giving  him  a  controlhng 
interest  in  the  Western  Costume  Co., 

(Continued  on  page   16) 


Dressier  Tribute 

A  resolution  in  tribute  to 
Marie  Dressier  was  adopted 
unanimously  by  Campi  at  its 
session  yesterday.  The  act- 
ress was  a  member  of  the 
authority  at  the  time  of  her 
death. 

Miss  Dressier  was  eulo- 
gized as  having  given  to 
countless  millions  in  her  life- 
time "the  benediction  of  her 
humanity,  her  hope  and  her 
laughter,"  and  her  struggle 
against  odds  to  reach  the  top 
of  her  profession  was  de- 
scribed as  "an  inspiration  to 
human  hearts." 


Campi  Decides  Against 
Clearance  Dual  Penalty 


Para.  Reports  Wipe  Out 
$180,000,000  in  Claims 


Reports  recommending  orders  wip- 
ing out  approximately  $180,000,000  of 
creditors'  claims  against  Paramount 
were  made  to  the  U.  S.  District  Court 
here  yesterday  by  Special  Master 
John  E.  Joyce. 

Joyce  recommended  approval  by  the 
district  court  of  the  plan  of  reorgani- 
zation for  Paramount  Broadway  Corp. 
under  which  new  paper  will  be  is- 
sued for  the  $8,875,000  bond  issue  out- 
standing on  the  Paramount  building 
and  theatre  in  Times  Square.  Para- 
mount will  guarantee  payment  of  in- 


terest on  the  new  issue  and  make  pro- 
visions for  a  sinking  fund  to  meet 
maturities.  The  plan  was  developed 
early  last  spring,  but  has  been  held  in 
abeyance  while  both  Paramount  Pub- 
lix  and  Paramount  Broadway  filed 
petitions  for  reorganiza.tion  under 
Section  77-B  of  the  new  bankruptcy 
law:s. 

The  plan  provides  for  the  withdraw- 
al of  claims  against  Paramount  aggre- 
gating $178,543,653.  representing  the 
amount  alleged  to  be  due  in  rents  on 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


Fox  Film  Seen 
In  Quick  Move 
On  Met  Houses 


With  ramifications  indicating  that 
Fox  Film  and  Fox  Theatres  Corp. 
may  endeavor  to  retain  control  of  Fox 
Metropolitan  Playhouses,  a  newly 
elected  board  of  directors  of  Fox  Met 
filed  a  voluntary  petition  for  reor- 
ganization of  the  company  under  Sec- 
tion 77-B  of  the  new  bankruptcy  laws 
yesterday. 

The  voluntary  petition,  filed  with 
Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  in 
U.  S.  District  Court  here,  was  pre- 
sented by  Ralph  O.  Willguss  as  at- 
torney for  Fox  Met.  Willguss  is  a 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Watson  & 

(Continued  on   page   7) 


Stapel  Advocating 
Month  Buying  Delay 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  9.— A  four- 
week  buying  strike  as  a  protest  against 
high  film  rentals  demanded  by  distrib- 
utors this  year  is  urged  by  John  C. 
Stapel  of  Columbia,  Mo.,  president  of 
the  Kansas-Missouri  Theatre  Ass'n. 

Stapel,  in  a  statement  to  Motion 
Picture  Daily,  points  out  the 
drought  has  raised  havoc  with  busi- 
ness  conditions   in   Kansas   and    Mis- 

(Continued  on  page  7) 


RKO's  Drive 
For  Theatres 
Here  Is  Ended 


With  the  exception  of  one  deal  in 
negotiation  and  nearing  the  signing 
point,  RKO's  theatre  acquisition  drive 
has  ended,  it  was  stated  officially  yes- 
terday. 

Within  the  last  few  weeks,  RKO 
has  made  operating  deals  for  11  local 
houses  and  expects  to  sign  a  contract 
for  the  12th  any  day.  Theatres  taken 
over  are  the  Uptown,  Yorktown,  Mid- 
town,  Costello,  Apollo  and  Hollywood 
in  Manhattan ;  Alden,  Jamaica ;  Em- 
bassy, Port  Chester ;  Utica  and  Fort- 
way,  Brooklyn ;  and  the  Alhambra  in 
Harlem  which   is  being  reopened   the 

(Continued  on  page   7) 


Loew's  After  Five 
Reade  Jersey  Spots 

Continuing  its  local  expansion  pro- 
gram, Loew's  has  a  deal  on  with 
Walter  Reade  for  about  five  theatres 
in  New  York  and  New  Jersey.  The 
City  on  14th  St.  is  one  of  the  houses 
involved. 

Loew's  recently  took  the  Boston 
Road  in  the  Bronx  and  the  Gem,  Far 
Rockaway,  and  plans  to  open  them  by 
Sept.  1.  The  Reade  deal,  if  consum- 
mated, would  become  effective  Sept.  1. 


Indies       Victorious      in 

Attack  on  Schedule 

For  Milwaukee 


Independent  distributors  and  pro- 
ducers won  a  signal  victory  yesterday 
when  Campi  handed  down  an  order 
that  no  clearance  schedules  should  be 
based  on  whether  an  exhibitor  plays 
duals. 

A  resolution  to  this  effect  was 
agreed  upon  following  an  attack  by 
independent  forces  on  the  Milwaukee 
clearance  and  zoning  schedule,  which 
pena.lizes  first  runs  playing  duals  by 
14  days  in  clearance  and  subsequent 
runs  49  days. 

Louis  Nizer,  secretary  of  the  New 
York  Film  Board  of  Trade,  repre- 
sented  Universal,   Columbia,   Security 

(Continued  on  page   6) 


Campi  Expense  for 
7  Months  $94,436 

Under  its  new  system  of  filing 
monthly  financial  statements  Campi 
yesterday  issued  a  report  showing 
total  disbursements  for  the  seven 
months  ending  July  31   as  $94,436.75. 

Receipts  from  producers  have  been 
$49,700  and   from   exhibitors   |78,570, 

(Continued  on    page  6) 


Trans-Lux  in  Deal 
For  a  Third  House 

Marking  the  third  Trans-Lux  pro- 
ject in  the  local  territory,  a  deal  is 
now  on  whereby  Trans-Lux  will  con- 
vert the  Savoy  on  34th  St.,  west  of 
Broadway,  into  a  newsreel  and  shorts 
theatre.    The  house,  owned  by  Walter 

(Continued  on  page  16) 


Campi  Resolution 

Campi  passed  the  follow- 
ing resolution  yesterday  fol- 
lowing an  attack  on  dual 
penalty  clauses  in  clearance 
and   zoning  schedules: 

"Resolved  that  no  clearance 
and  zoning  board  should  es- 
tablish any  clearance  based 
upon  whether  a  theatre  op- 
erates on  a  double  or  single 
feature  policy." 

This  invalidates  all  pend- 
ing clearance  schedules  con- 
taining these  clauses. 


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PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Lite 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Ktrtof 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  EdTtnn  S.  Chf- 
ford  Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin  -  Terapelhof ,  Kaiserin  -  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19.  Rue  de  la .  Cour-des 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassutt, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Ho/ot^j,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,    II,    Endre    Hevest,    Representa- 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.  Y.,  under  Act  of   March  3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 


Hirsh,  Kulick  in  Deals 

Melvin  Hirsh  and  Bert  Kulick  of 
Melbert  Pictures  Corp.  have  taken 
over  physical  distribution  of  Syndicate 
Exchanges,  Inc.,  and  Monarch  Ex- 
change, Inc.,  and  have  closed  a  deal 
with  Max  Alexander  to  release 
Beacon  Prod,  product. 

Martin  Johnsons  Back 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  Johnson  who 
left  New  York  in  January,  1933,  for 
another  African  hunting  expedition  by 
plane,  returned  yesterday  on  the 
Manhattan.  Cutting  will  be  started 
soon  on  the  film  record  of  the  trip 
which  will  be  released  by  Fox. 

Schreiber  Suit  Delayed 

Detroit,  Aug.  9. — Jacob  Schreiber's 
anti-trust  suit  against  Mid-States  Co- 
operative Theatres  and  Ben  and  Lew 
Cohen  is  scheduled  to  come  before 
U.  S.  District  Court  Judge  Edward 
Monet  Aug.  13.  It  was  postponed 
earlier  this  week. 


*'Andy"  Held  at  Roxy 

Garnering  $27,600  for  the  first  week 
at  the  Roxy,  "Handy  Andy"  goes  into 
a  second  week  today  with  indications 
the  Fox  film  may  be  held  for  a  third 
stanza. 


Interstate  Gets  Warner 

Warners  have  closed  with  the  In- 
terstate circuit,  which  has  23  houses 
in  Texas,  for  the  entire  Warner-First 
National  output  for  the  new  season. 


Moffitt  Sides  with 
Quigley  on  Salaries 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  9. — "I  am  in- 
clined to  believe  with  Mr.  Martin 
Quigley  of  the  Motion  Picture  Herald 
when  he  says  it  is  unfair  to  fly  into 
a  rage  every  time  you  hear  that  an 
actor  is  'making  more  than  the 
President  of  the  United  States,'  "  de- 
clares John  C.  Moffitt,  film  critic  of 
the  Kansas  City  Star,  in  a  column 
devoted  to  a  defense  of  high  bracket 
salaries  of  stars. 

"In  no  other  field  is  the  Presi- 
dent's salary  taken  as  a  measuring 
stick  for  American  remuneration. 
Financiers,  bankers,  board  members, 
manufacturers  and  many  other  pri- 
vate individuals  make  more  than  the 
President  without  causing  rioting  in 
the  streets. 

"In  a  number  of  these  instances, 
Congressional  investigations  have  dis- 
closed, such  gentlemen  have  garnered 
their  huge  rewards  by  manipulations 
that  had  only  an  adverse  effect  upon 
the  public  good.  No  movie  actor  has 
been  convicted  of  making  his  money 
by   fleecing  the  investing  public." 


White  Elected  Head 
Of  Allied  in  Oregon 

Portland,  Aug.  9. — Robert  White 
of  this  city  was  elected  president  of 
Allied  of  Oregon  at  a  session  held 
here  yesterday. 

Other  officers  named  were :  Vice- 
President,  M.  M.  McMinnville ;  secre- 
tary-treasurer, William  Cutts.  This 
was  a  reelection  for  Cutts.  Joe 
Brandt  of  Portland  was  named  Port- 
land director,  with  three  new  outside 
directors,  Guy  Matthews,  H.  E.  Rip- 
ley and  E.  Gould. 

The  secretary  was  instructed  to 
write  a  letter  to  Will  H.  Hays  urging 
him  to  resign. 

Among  subjects  discussed  were 
music  score  charges,  duals,  the  pros- 
pects for  increased  membership  and 
finances. 


To  Broadcast  Filming 

The  shooting  of  scenes  in  Select's 
"Gigolette"  will  be  broadcast  by 
WMCA  on  Tuesday  from  7  to  7:30 
P.  M.  from  the  Biograph  studio, 
where  the  film  is  being  made.  The 
program  will  be  carried  by  10  key 
stations  on  the  Atlantic  seaboard. 
The  broadcast  has  been  arranged  by 
Sam  Taylor,  screen  reporter  of 
WMCA. 


Weisner  Stays  with 
Wisconsin  Circuit 


Milwaukee,  Aug.  9.— An  operat- 
ing agreement  between  Wisconsin 
Amusement  Enterprises,  Inc.,  and 
Etta  Weisner  provides  that  Weisner 
will  maintain  an  official  job  in  the  cir- 
cuit's operation  of  his  Downer  and 
Shore  wood,  local  neighborhood  houses, 
which  have  been  slated  to  revert  to 
the   Fox  subsidiary   Sept.   1. 

A  similar  agreement  is  reported  to 
be  under  way  between  L.  K.  Brin, 
operator  of  the  Garden,  local  down- 
town house,  and  H.  J.  Fitzgerald,  gen- 
eral manager  for  Wisconsin  Amuse- 
ments. The  Garden  will,  for  the  time 
being,  continue  showing  second  run 
pictures. 

Livingston  Lanning,  manager  of  the 
Fox  Wisconsin,  will  serve  as  manag- 
ing director  of  the  newly  acquired 
Alhambra,  as  well,  when  it  opens  Aug. 
18.  Stanley  Meyer,  son  of  Fred  S. 
Meyer,  former  operator  of  the  thea- 
tre, is  slated  to  be  house  manager. 
The  management  has  signed  Bob  Mc- 
Elroy's  orchestra  and  will  feature  a 
combination  vaudeville  and  film  policy. 

R.  A.  Frenzel,  formerly  assistant 
treasurer  of  Midwesco  Theatres,  Inc., 
and  more  recently  with  the  Skouras 
Bros,  in  Bakersfield,  Cal.,  has  joined 
the  Wisconsin  Amusement  Enterprises 
here. 


Mexico  City  Strike 
Settled  by  Payment 

Mexico  City,  Aug.  9. — In  order  to 
settle  the  strike  that  has  held  up  the 
transfer  of  the  Iris  from  legitimate 
shows  to  films,  the  management  has 
agreed  to  accept  the  Ministry  of  Labor 
proposal  to  pay  5,000  pesos,  about 
$1,400,  to  those  who  will  lose  their 
jobs. 


Boleslavsky  to  Tour 

Hollywood,  .^ug.  9. — R  i  c  h  a  r  d 
Boleslavsky  planes  to  New  York  and 
then  goes  on  a  three-week  trip  to 
Europe  when  he  completes  direction 
of  "The  Painted  Veil,"  featuring 
Greta  Garbo  for  M-G-AL  The  direc- 
tor will  be  accompanied  bv  his  wife. 


Dave  Miller  Back  on  Job 

Buffalo,  Aug.  9. — Dave  Miller, 
Universal  exchange  manager,  presi- 
dent of  the  Buffalo  Variety  Club  and 
Film  Board  of  Trade,  is  back  on  the 
job  after  a  serious  illness. 


Loew  Pfd,  Leads  Big  Board  Rise 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 26'/^  26  261^  -i-  Vs 

Consolidated    Film   Industries 2s/i         2!^  2^  +  Vs 

Eastman    Kodak     99'A  97  9954  -|-1!4 

Fox   Film   "A" 10}4  10  10^  

Loew's.    Inc 27%  24J4  27j4  -fl^ 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd 90  90  90  -j-3H 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 314  3  314  +  % 

Pathe    Exchange    i'A  1  15^  

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 14'4  12;^  1454  +  H 

RKO  2  2  2  +  Vs 

Warner  Bros 4  3-5^  4  +  Vs 

Curb  Issues  Show  Gain 

Net 
Hisfh      LiOw      Close     Change 

Technicolor  12  12%        12?^       -^V/g 

Trans    Lux VA         VA         VA       +% 

Warner  Bonds  Up  7V2 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

Paramount   F.   L.  6s   '47 38  38  38  

Paramount   Publix  S54s   '50 39  39  39  

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd W/z        SS'A        54^4        +V/2. 


Sales 

100 
100 
600 
200 

4,200 
100 

5,400 

3,600 
300 
300 

1,200 


Sales 

300 
100 


Sciles 


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Personal  ► 

NICK  LUCAS,  with  Janet  Reads 
and  Cherry  and  June  Preisser, 
starts  work  today  in  "Run  on  the 
Bank,"  two-reeler,  at  the  Vitaphone 
plant  in  Brooklyn. 

Corey  Ford's  original,  "Two  for 
One,"  has  been  bought  by  Columbia 
as  a  co-starring  vehicle  for  Jack 
Holt  and  Edmund  Lowe. 

M.  H.  Aylesworth  has  been  forced 
to  postpone  his  air  trip  to  South 
America  due  to  pressure  of  business. 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  receiver  for 
the  Roxy,  leaves  tonight  for  Lake 
Placid  for  a  few  days'  rest. 

William  G.  Underwood  of  the 
Dallas  Monogram  office  is  spending  a 
few  days  here. 

Harold  Robb  of  the  Robb  &  Row- 
ley circuit  in  Texas  is  in  town  on 
product  deals. 

R.  E.  Griffith  of  the  Griffith  cir- 
cuit in  Oklahoma  is  visiting  for  a 
few  days. 

Rick  Ricketson  of  Fox  Rocky 
Mountain  Theatres  is  in  from  Den- 
ver. 

Morton  Van  Praag  returns  from 
a   Chicago  trip   Monday. 

Lee  Ochs  plans  to  sail  for  the 
Argentine  Wednesday. 

Ned  Depinet  is  back  from  a  flying 
trip  to  the  coast. 

Irving  Mandel  leaves  for  Chicago 
tomorrow. 


Berman  Joins  Standard 

Buffalo,  Aug.  9.— Harry  Berman, 
formerly  of  the  old  Shea  Theatres 
Corp.  advertising  staff,  has  taken  over 
the  new  post  of  publicity  director  for 
Standard  Film  Exchange.  Standard, 
in  addition  to  Monogram,  Majestic 
and  Mascot  features,  has  taken  over 
Ub  Iwerks'  ComiColor  cartoons  for 
distribution. 


Fox  to  Hold  Walthall 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9.— A  long  term 
contract  for  Henry  B.  Walthall  is 
awaiting  final  signature  at  Fox  as  a 
reward  for  his  work  in  the  Will 
Rogers  film,  "Judge  Priest."  The 
actor's  first  on  the  scheduled  new  deal 
will  be  a  featured  role  in  "Bachelor 
of  Arts." 


Lesser  Sets  Lewyn  Deal 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9.— Sol  Lesser 
has  just  closed  a  deal  with  Louis 
Lewyn,  producer  of  "Hollywood-On- 
Parade"  series,  to  release  these  sub- 
jects throughout  the  world,  excepting 
United  States  and  Canada,  through 
Principal  Pictures  Distributing  Corp. 


Re-Sign    Glenda   Farrell 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9.— Glenda  Far- 
rell has  been  signed  to  a  new  long 
term  contract  by  Warners.  The  act- 
ress is  now  in  New  York  recovering 
from  a  recent  appendicitis  operation. 


'Dames'  Premiere  Aug.  15 

Warners'  "Dames"  will  have  its 
world  premiere  Wednesday  night  at 
the  Strand. 


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crowded  to  stamp  their  popular  approval  on  the 
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MADELEINE  CARROLL 
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Directed  by  John  Ford 

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GRACE  BRADLEY 
ALAN     DINEHART 

GRANT     MITCHELL 

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From  the  Saturday  Evening   Post  itory 

by  CLARENCE  BUOINGTON   KEILAND 

Directed  by 

SAM    TAYLOR 

PRODUCED  BY  THE 
HAROLD     LLOYD     CORPORATION 

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LLOYDS  biggest  hit 


Trade  reviewers  and  newspaper 
scribes  welcome  new  note  in 
star's  latest,  greatest  release! 


"Should  prove  a  box 

office  clean-up!  Lloyd  at 
his  best!  Marks  departure 
from  his  gag  formula  .  .  . 
deftly  blending  suspenseful 
incident,  hilarity,  romance." 


"All-audience  etiter- 

tainmetit  affording  some- 
thing special  for  each  age. 
Entirely  different  type  of 
Harold  Lloyd  comedy  ... 
audiences  will  live,  laugh  and 
sympathize  with  him." 

r— Motion  Picture  Herald 


"Ace   entertainment! 

Harold  Lloyd  uses  a  real 

story  and  does   not   depend 

upon  gags.    Laughs  in  great 

numbers . , .  clever  situations 

. .  .suspense." 

— Film  Daily 


"Harold  Lloyd  was 

never  fuiinicr  or  better  in 
his  whole  career.  You  are 
actually  thrilled  as  well  as 
amused  every  minute.  Hop 
on  this  one  quick  and  give 
your  box  office  a  new  lease 
on  life." 

— Hollywood  Filmograph 


"A  packed   house 

gave  Harold  Lloyd's  lat- 
est many  laughs,  prolonged 
applause.  Radically  different 
from  his  latest  efforts  ...  has 
strong  cast,  a  novel  plot,  good 
acting." 

—Motion  Picture  Daily 

"Lloyd  has  ample 

reason  to  be  happy  about 
his  latest.  One  of  those  fine, 
clean  comedies  so  many  film 
fans  have  been  looking  for. 
I  tender  him  my  congratula- 
tions." 

— Hollywood  Citizen  News 


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Certain  to  register  at  the  box  office.    One  of 

the  most  entertaining  pictures  of  the  year.  Provokes  laugh- 
ter aplenty.   Harold  Lloyd  proves  his  versatility  as  an  artist." 

— Hollywood  Screen  World 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August   10,    1934 


Campi  Rules 
Out  Penalty 
For  Doubles 


(Continued  jrom  page  1) 
Pictures  and  B.  N.  Judell,  Inc.,  of 
Chicago  and  Milwaukee,  30  independ- 
ent Milwaukee  exhibitors  and  all  in- 
dependent producers  in  an  attack  on 
the  penalty  clause  in  the  schedule. 

The  Campi  session  divided  itself 
into  two  parts,  one  an  attack  on  duals 
and  penalty  clauses  and  the  other  a 
fight  on  setting  up  clearances  accord- 
ing to  admission  scales.  Nizer,  I.  E. 
Chadwick,  William  Powers  of  Fox 
West  Coast,  and  John  Frueler  op- 
posed the  dual  clauses  in  the  Mil- 
waukee schedule,  while  E.  M.  Saun- 
ders of  M-G-Mi  Nizer,  and  I.  Lev- 
inson  of  Warners  fought  the  clear- 
ance plan  based  on  admission  prices. 

With  S.  R.  Kent  as  chairman  and 
Nizer  and  Levinson  taking  pot  shots 
at  most  of  the  clauses,  the  hearing 
was  attended  en  masse  by  independent 
exchange  men  and  producers.  Among 
others  on  hand  were  Willard  Mc- 
Kay, Jack  Cohn,  Abe  Montague,  E. 
M.  Goldstein,  Herman  Gluckman, 
Harry  H.  Thomas,  Irving  Mandel, 
Bernard  Mills,  Jack  Sullivan,  Claude 
Ezell  and  William  G.  Underwood. 

Nizer  Opens  the   Attack 

Nizer  opened  the  attack  on  the 
twin  bill  penalty  clause  by  declaring 
that  the  Milwaukee  board  had  acted 
as  a  legislative  body  instead  of  as  an 
administrative  body  and  that  the 
board  had  put  into  the  schedule  some- 
thing not  authorized  by  the  code. 

Nizer  said  the  board  even  had  gone 
so  far  as  to  legislate  against  shorts. 
He  pointed  out  that  pictures  of  3,000 
feet  or  over  are  defined  as  features. 
Levinson,  Warner  attorney,  later  hit 
this  same  angle,  stating  Warners  plan 
a  number  of  three-reel  shorts  next 
season  which  according  to  the  clear- 
ance draft,  will  be  deemed  features 
and  exhibitors  playing  them  with 
single  bills  will  be  declared  showing 
two  features. 

"Not  only  has  the  board  legislated 
against  duals  and  shorts,  but  it  has 
included  advertising  and  'flesh,' " 
Nizer  said.  According  to  the  plan, 
no  exhibitor  can  advertise  prices  of 
coming  attractions. 

"The  only  thing  lacking  is  a  moral- 
ity clause  and  then  Milwaukee  would 
have  drawn  a  new  code  for  us," 
Nizer  stated. 

"Exhibition  is  divided  into  three 
parts,  like  Gaul,"  the  attorney  added, 
"only  with  more  gall." 

Continuing,  Nizer  stated  that  the 
issue  was  not  on  the  wisdom  or  in- 
advisability  of  duals.  The  code  is 
silent  on  duals  and  it  is  not  possible 
to  controvert  the  code  and  write  into 
it  what  is  left  out,  he  asserted. 

"What  has  gone  out  the  back  door 
cannot  come  in  the  front  way." 

Nizer  contended  that  if  tested  the 
plan  would  not  survive.  He  said 
many  protests  already  have  been  filed 
and  wanted  the  issue  determined  on 
its  own  merits. 

During  his  argument,  Nizer  pointed 
out  that  the  code  advocates  in- 
creased production  and  employment, 
adding  that  the  schedule  wants  to 
reduce  both. 

"The  schedule  as  a  whole  has  ex- 


The  Only  Way 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  9.— Be- 
cause funds  are  not  available 
for  sending  out  copies  of 
adopted  clearance  schedules 
to  individual  exhibitors  and 
distributors  afifected  and  be- 
cause Campi  has  made  no 
provision  therefor,  those  who 
want  to  learn  details  of  the 
new  schedules  will  have  to 
read  the  trade  papers,  states 
Grace  Gannon,  local  board 
secretary. 


ceeded  the  authority  given  by  the  code, 
and  the  entire  plan  should  be  scrapped. 
The  schedule  is  unworkable  and  should 
be  sent  back  for  individual  protests 
with  instructions.  .  .  ." 

Kent  interrupted  at  this  point  to 
object  to  Nizer's  attempt  to  advise 
Campi  what  to  do.  Edward  Golden 
then  objected  to  Kent's  remarks,  stat- 
ing he  thought  Nizer  was  right  in 
making   suggestions. 

The  trend  of  the  discussion  then 
veered  to  admissions  prices  and  how 
clearances  were  affected.  The  New 
York  Film  Board  secretary  pointed 
out  that  clearances  are  bought  and 
that  the  price  paid  for  a  picture  should 
govern  the  amount  of  clearance  and 
not  admission  charges.  It  was  de- 
clared that  the  code  does  not  set 
minimum  admissions  and  that  rentals 
are  set  between  distributor  and  ex- 
hibitor who  then  agree  on  minimum 
prices. 

Volley  from  Levinson 

Considerable  interest  was  mani- 
fested in  an  oration  by  Levinson  at- 
tacking the  schedule  as  it  pertains  to 
zoning  and  clearance  regulated  by 
admission  scales. 

Levinson  brought  out  the  unwork- 
ability  of  scheduling  clearance  ac- 
cording to  admissions  and  not  by  ren- 
tals. He  said  that  an  exhibitor  paying 
$100  for  a  feature  would  charge  25 
cents.  Another  exhibitor,  paying  $25 
for  a  picture  and  charging  10  cents, 
could  reduce  the  protection  of  his 
competitor  by  increasing  his  admis- 
sion. He  said  clearance  was  taken 
out  of  the  hands  of  distributors  and 
put  into  the  laps  of  exhibitors,  who 
could  do  as  they  please  if  prices  de- 
termined protection. 

The  Warner  attorney  later  was 
questioned  by  Austin  Keough,  J. 
Robert  Rubin,  Kent  and  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly. 

Ed  Kuykendall  was  the  only  Campi 
member  in  favor  of  duals'  elimina- 
tion. He  said  he  believed  it  wasn't 
fair  to  a  first  run  house  with  singles 
charging  25  cents  to  have  a  dual 
house  as  competition  charging  the 
same  price. 

Outside  of  a  few  remarks  by  the 
M.P.T.O.A.  head,  no  one  put  up 
any  kind  of  a  defence  of  the  plan  at 
the  open  sesame. 

Nizer  then  stated  he  acknowledged 
the  right  of  distributors  to  put  clauses 
into  contracts  on  duals,  but  not  of 
any  clearance  board  to  set  up  a  policy 
for  its  entire  territory. 

John  R.  Frueler,  who  stated  he 
operated  several  houses  in  Milwaukee, 
said  he  tried  to  drop  duals  from  one 
of  his  theatres  and  the  plan  flopped. 
He  aded  that  if  he  were  forced  to 
go  single  he  would  have  to  close  and 
so  would  many  other  exhibitors.  He 
said  he  didn't  sign  the  Milwaukee 
agreement  on  duals. 


Campi  Expense  for 
7  Months  $94,436 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

a  total  of  $128,270.  This  leaves  a  bal- 
ance of  $33,833.25  as  of  July  3L 

Total  home  office  disbursements 
were  $41,295.02.  Disbursements  for 
the  Hollywood  offices  have  been  as 
follov^s:  Main,  $2,600;  extra,  $2,- 
182.52;  labor,  $958.45.  Local  boards 
have   spent   $47,400.76. 

July  disbursements  totaled  $23,- 
604.41.  This  was  under  the  monthly 
budget  estimate  by  $1,362.09.  In  June 
the  total  disbursements  of  $25,120.01 
were  over  the  estimate  by  $153.51. 


Pittsburgh  Clearance 
Drops  4  of  5  Cases 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  9. — Five  zoning 
cases  have  been  adjudicated  by  the 
local  clearance  board.  Four  of  them 
have  been  dismissed. 

Cases  dismissed  were : 

E.  H.  Goldberg,  Brushton  Theatre, 
Pittsburgh,  against  clearance  of 
seven  days  in  favor  of  the  Belmar, 
Pittsburgh,   operated  by   Warners. 

Mrs.  Louise  M.  Muir,  Grand,  Eliza- 
beth, Pa.,  against  28-day  clearance 
granted  Harris-Memorial  and  Victor 
theatres,  McKeesport,  Pa.,  operated 
by  Warners.  The  complainant  had 
asked  that  clearance  be  changed  to 
give  her  film  28  days  after  first  run 
Pittsburgh,    eliminating    McKeesport. 

Frank  Panoplos,  State,  Clairton, 
Pa.,  against  the  same  defendants  and 
on  the  same  grounds. 

Ike  and  Harry  Browarsky,  Belle- 
vue,  Bellevue,  Pa.,  against  seven-day 
clearance  granted  in  favor  of  War- 
ners' Kenyon,  Pittsburgh,  and  R. 
Amdur's   Garden,  also  in  this  city. 

In  the  remaining  case  Ike  Browar- 
sky had  the  Kenyon's  clearance  over 
the  Hippodrome,  another  Pittsburgh 
house,  reduced  from  14  to  seven  days. 


Grievance  Hearing 
Here  is  Postponed 

Because  neither  of  the  impartial  men 
were  available,  the  New  York  griev- 
ance board  yesterday  postponed  all 
cases  on  the  calendar  to  Aug.  28.  Ex- 
Senator  George  F.  Thompson,  griev- 
ance member,  and  Ex-Judge  Alfred  E. 
Steers,  clearance  and  zoning,  were  out 
of  town  and  it  was  impossible  for  the 
board  to  get  a  man  outside  of  the  in- 
dustry to  sit  in  on  the  hearing  on 
short  notice. 

The  principal  case  set  for  the  hear- 
ing was  the  alleged  violation  of  a  cease 
and  desist  order  by  the  Mayfair  on 
distribution  of  cut  rate  tickets.  Milton 
C.  Weisman,  attorney,  was  prepared 
to  defend  Walter  Reade,  operator  of 
the  Mayfair,  and  Irving  Lesser  was 
ready  for  the  Roxy,  complainant. 


Detroit  Clearance 
Plan  Nearly  Ready 

Detroit,  Aug.  9. — Completion  of 
the  new  zoning  plan  for  this  city  is 
expected  this  week.  The  clearance  and 
zoning  board  has  been  at  work  on  the 
schedule  for  several  weeks. 

As  soon  as  this  city's  schedule  is 
out  of  the  way  the  board  will  start 
on  Grand  Rapids  and  Flint. 


Theatres  Must 
Boost  Scales, 
SaysLichtman 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
His  estimate  of  the  average  admission 
is  20  cents. 

Lichtman  has  just  returned  from  a 
tour  of  exchanges  in  which  he  checked 
figures  for  800  theatres.  He  says  at- 
tendance is  generally  good — running 
about  20,000,000  weekly  for  the  coun- 
try, but  the  income  is  so  low  "both 
producers  and  exhibitors  in  most  in- 
stances are  furnishing  entertainment 
at  a  loss." 

Some  exhibitors  are  making  money, 
he  admits,  but  he  points  out  that 
most  of  these  are  men  who  have 
leased  closed  theatres  and  are  playing 
on  a  percentage  with  landlords. 

"It  is  these  theatres,"  he  says, 
"which,  playing  pictures  at  10  and 
15  cents,  are  taking  money  from  the 
larger  houses,  the  first  runs  which 
show  films  on  a  percentage  basis  as  a 
rule.  It  is  from  these  larger  houses 
that  the  bulk  of  producers'  income  is 
derived." 

It  is  as  much  an  exhibitor's  prob- 
lem as  it  is  producer's,  he  points  out. 
His  solution,  advanced  as  a  sugges- 
tion is  that  exhibitors  in  each  terri- 
tory should  get  together  and  boost 
prices  at  least  five  cents  all  along 
the  line.  Most  of  them  are  hanging 
on  the  border  line  where  they  are 
not  already  losing  money. 

Cites  First  Run  Cuts 

"The  biggest  first  runs  have  cut 
from  an  average  of  75  to  SO  cents  for 
two  hours  in  the  evening,  and  for  most 
of  the  hours  of  the  day  they  charge 
25  cents  to  35  cents.  Average  first 
runs  are  down  to  40-35-25  cents  and 
smaller  houses  are  playing  at  15 
cents,"  he  points  out. 

In  Chicago,  he  says,  275  houses 
charge  15  cents,  and  in  Detroit  only 
the  downtown  first  runs  are  not  run- 
ning duals  at  15  and  20  cents.  Big 
houses  suffer  as  a  result. 

"In  spite  of  this  situation,"  Licht- 
man says,  "new  houses  are  being 
opened  in  remodeled  stores.  Bond- 
holders and  other  investors  in  large 
theatres  have  practically  been  wiped 
out." 

In  England,  on  the  other  hand,  ad- 
missions average  about  three  times 
as  high  as  they  do  here,  Lichtman 
states,  and  the  industry  is  in  a  healthy 
condition. 

"Duals  are  practically  universal 
over  there,"  he  says,  "but  the  second 
feature  is  sold  at  a  very  nominal 
figure  to  absorb  poor  product,  and 
big  pictures  do  not  suffer  as  a  re- 
sult. Over  here  they  put  two  big 
ones  on  the  same  program,  or  two 
poor  ones.    Rentals  fall. 

"This  can't  go  on.  United  Artists 
can  make  pictures  for  $50,000  like 
some  of  the  independents,  but  if  the 
public  gets  only  this  kind  of  picture 
it  will  stop  going  to  theatres." 


Warners,  *U*  in  Exchange 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9. — Universal  and 
Warners  have  agreed  on  a  switch  of 
leading  players,  which  places  Warren 
William  in  the  top  role  of  "Imitation 
of  Life"  in  place  of  Paul  Lukas.  The 
latter  player  goes  to  Warners  for  the 
lead  role  in  "King  of  the  Ritz." 


Friday,  August   10,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Fox  Film  Seen 
In  Quick  Move 
On  Met  Houses 


Para.  Reports  Wipe  Out 
$180,000,000  in  Claims 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
Willguss,  which  is  counsel  for  Will- 
iam E.  Atkinson,  receiver  for  Fox 
Theatres  Corp.  Archibald  R.  Wat- 
son, of  the  same  law  firm,  active  m 
JFox  Theatres  affairs  for  the  past  two 
years,  is  the  newly  elected  president 
and  chairman  of  the  board  of  Fox 
Met. 

William  L.  Bainton  of  Beckman, 
Bogue  &  Clark,  counsel  for  the  Fox 
Met  bondholders'  committee,  did  not 
oppose  the  Fox  Met  petition  for  re- 
organization, giving  rise  to  the  belief 
that  the  bondholders'  committee  will 
cooperate  in  a  reorganization  plan 
under  which  bondholders  might  accept 
lew  paper  in  exchange  for  outstanding 
Fox  Met  bonds,  thus  averting  a  fore- 
closure sale  and  retaining  control  of 
Fox  Met  with  Fox  Theatres  Corp. 
The  latter  corporation  owns  all  of  the 
outstanding  preferred  and  common 
stock  of  Fox  Met  and,  while  Fox  The- 
atres itself  is  in  receivership,  observ- 
ers feel  that  a  reorganization  of  that 
company  could  be  achieved  under 
which  Fox  Met  holdings  could  be  re- 
tained. 

Election  Made  Known 

The  election  of  new  officers  and  di- 
rectors of  Fox  Met  occurred  late 
Thursday,  it  was  disclosed  yesterday. 
In  addition  to  Watson,  the  directors 
are  Isaac  H.  Levy,  an  associate  of 
George  Gordon  Battle,  prominent  at- 
torney;  Alexander  C.  Dick,  attorney 
and  Rhodes  scholar,  and  Peter  John- 
ston, who,  Willguss  stated  yesterday, 
he  was  unable  to  identify. 

Concurrently  with  the  filing  of  its 
petition  for  reorganization  under  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws,  Fox  Met  moved 
for  dismissal  of  the  prior  petition  for 
the  same  reorganization  which  was 
brought  three  weeks  ago  by  three  Fox 
Met  bondholders  through  their  attor- 
ney, Archibald  Palmer.  The  motion 
to  dismiss  the  earlier  petition  was 
based  on  the  allegation  by  Fox  Met 
that  two  of  Palmer's  three  bondhold- 
er-clients had  deposited  their  bonds 
with  the  noteholders'  committee, 
thereby  waiving  their  rights  as  credi- 
tors in  favor  of  the  committee.  The 
new  bankruptcy  law  requires  that  the 
petition  for  reorganization  be  brought 
by  a  minimum  of  three  bondholder- 
creditors.  The  Fox  Met  petition,  how- 
ever, asked  that  in  the  event  Palmer's 
clients  were  found  to  be  legal  credi- 
tors by  the  court,  authorization  be 
given  Fox  Met  to  join  its  voluntary 
petition  for  reorganization  with  that  of 
the  three  bondholders. 

Opposes  Fox  Met  Petition 

Palmer  opposed  the  Fox  Met  peti- 
tion and  disregarded  a  suggestion 
made  by  Judge  Mack  that,  in  order 
to  save  time,  two  Fox  Met  bondhold- 
ers who  had  not  deposited  with  the 
committee,  be  substituted  by  Palmer 
for  the  two  whose  standing  as  credi- 
tors was  questioned.  Palmer  asserted 
that  his  object  was  to  endeavor  to  dis- 
solve the  entire  bondholders'  commit- 
tee by  showing  that  its  agreements 
with  depositing  bondholders  did  not 
give  the  committee  right  and  title  to 


{Continued 

the  Paramount  building  and  theatre 
for  the  unexpired  portion  of  the  old 
lease  and  for  taxes  and  operating  ex- 
penses on  the  building,  in  addition  to 
the  bonds  outstanding.  New  leases 
for  Paramount  office  space  and  the 
theatre  are  incorporated  in  the  plan. 

Also  recommended  for  approval  was 
a  plan  of  reorganization  for  the  To- 
ledo Paramount  Corp.,  involving  the 
release  of  Paramount  from  liabilities 
of  $1,711,000  in  connection  with  a 
bond  issue  of  the  Toledo  company  and 
rents  and  taxes  on  five  Toledo  theatre 
properties.  In  return  for  the  release 
of  Paramount  from  the  specified  lia- 
bilities, Toledo  Paramount  Corp.  is  re- 
lieved of  a  claim  of  $1,036,449  held 
by  Famous  Theatres,  a  Paramount 
subsidiary,  and  a  second  claim  of  an 
indeterminate  amount.  In  addition. 
Paramount  is  to  pay  fees  aggregating 
$165,000  to  Al  Reuben  and  Walter 
T.  Kountz,  receivers  for  the  Toledo 
company,  and  their  attorneys. 

Settlement  of  a  $30,500  claim  for 
$23,500,  involving  leases  on  the  State 


from  page   1) 

and  Penn,  Uniontown,  Pa.,  was  also 
recommended  by  Joyce. 

Action  was  deferred  by  Joyce  until 
today  on  petitions  of  the  Paramount 
Publix  trustees  seeking  authorization 
for  Famous  Theatres  to  purchase  250 
shares  of  Class  A  stock  in  Publix 
Salt  Lake  Theatres  for  $50,000  plus 
half  of  the  net  profits  of  the  circuit 
from  June  9,  1933,  to  the  date  on 
which  the  authorization  becomes  effec- 
tive. Famous  already  owns  the  Class 
B  stock  of  the  circuit.  The  stock  it 
seeks  to  purchase  represents  the  only 
remaining  interest  in  the  circuit  held 
by  Louis  Marcus,  Salt  Lake  City 
mayor  and'  operator  of  the  houses. 
If  the  purchase  is  approved.  Famous 
will  take  over  operation  and  appoint 
a  successor  to  Marcus. 

Action  was  also  deferred  until  today 
on  a  petition  authorizing  purchase  of 
Paramount  liabilities  on  a  $615,000 
debenture  issue  of  G-B  Theatres  of 
New  England  for  $300,000  The  trans- 
action is  part  of  the  original  deal  by 
which  Samuel  and  Nathan  Goldstein, 
former  operators  of  G-B,  resume  op- 
eration  of   the   circuit. 


RKO's  Drive 
For  Theatres 
Here  Is  Ended 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

middle  of  September,  according  to  an- 
nouncement. 

RKO  has  taken  over  from  Publix 
the  lease  on  the  Paramount,  Syracuse, 
in  a  pooling  deal  which  embraces 
Rochester,  where  RKO's  Palace  and 
Temple  are  combined  with  Publix's 
Century,  Regent  and  Capitol.  The 
pool  becomes  effective  Sept.  1  with 
both  circuits  joining  in  buying,  book- 
ing and  operation. 

A  pooling  arrangement  with  War- 
ners and  RKO  has  also  been  com- 
pleted for  Cleveland.  RKO  has  the 
Palace  and  Warners  the  Hippodrome 
as  first  runs  and  the  Allen,  formerly 
an  independent,  is  now  included  in  the 
working  arrangement.  In  the  second 
run  classification  involved,  Warners 
has  the  Variety  and  Uptown,  while 
RKO  has  the  105th  Street.  This  deal 
also  goes  into  effect  Sept.  1. 


the  bonds.  Palmer  said  he  would  put 
his  clients  and  officers  of  the  commit- 
tee on  the  stand  at  a  future  date  in  an 
attempt  to  show  that  depositing  note- 
holders retained  their  right  and  title 
to  the  bonds  and  that  they,  therefore, 
were  creditors  and  the  committee  was 
not.  In  this  manner,  he  said,  the  com- 
mittee would  be  shown  to  have  no 
legal  standing  in  the  Fox  Met  situa- 
tion. ^ 
It  was  also  disclosed  at  yesterday  s 
hearing  that  all  of  the  outstanding 
Fox  Met  stock  had  been  transferred 
on  Tuesday  from  Fox  Theatres  Corp. 
to  Atkinson,  the  receiver  for  the  com- 
pany. 


Answers  Palmer  Petition 

In  an  answer  to  the  reorganization 
petition  filed  by  Palmer,  Fox  Met  as- 
serts that  Palmer's  clients  are  not  in 
a  position  to  offer  a  workable  plan 
of  reorganization,  adding  that  such  a 
plan  is  already  in  existence.  The 
plan  referred  to  is  that  of  the  bond- 
holders' committee,  which  sets  up  a 
voting  trust  controlling  Fox  Met, 
headed  by  Sidney  R.  Kent,  which 
would  continue  operation  of  the  cir- 
cuit under  Skouras  and  Randforce.  It 
is  pointed  out,  however,  that  in  a  re- 
organization under  77-B  the  bondhold- 
ers' plan  could  either  be  carried  out 
as  is  or  revised  in  certain  particulars 
which  would  give  Fox  Theatres  and 
Fox  Film  even  greater  representation 
on  the  voting  trust  and,  in  addition, 
provide  for  the  participation  of  those 
companies   in   new   Fox   Met   notes. 

Judge  Mack  took  no  action  yester- 
day on  either  the  Fox  Met  petition 
for  reorganization  or  on  the  com- 
pany's motion  to  dismiss  the  Palmer 
reorganization  petition.  His  decisions 
are  understood  to  await  settlement  of 
the  legal  status  of  Palmer's  petition- 
ing clients. 


Stapel  Advocating 
Month  Buying  Delay 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

souri,  but  despite  that  distributors 
have  hiked  rentals  for  1934-35  prod- 
uct "25  per  cent  more  than  last  year." 

"If  there  ever  was  a  itme  when  ex- 
hibitors should  use  extra  care  and  put 
off  signing  a  contract  for  new  prod- 
uct  it  is   now,"   says   Stapel. 

"Putting  off  my  buying  four  weeks 
will  make  no  difference,  but  if  300 
of  our  Kansas-Missouri  exhibitors 
refuse  to  sign  a  contract  for  four 
weeks  I  believe  executives  in  New 
York  might  inquire  as  to  conditions 
out  here." 


Exhibitors  in  Cincy 
Welcome  the  Eagles 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  9.— Theatres  ex- 
pect to  swell  their  receipts  during  the 
national  convention  of  the  Fraternal 
Order  of  Eagles  which  opens  here 
today. 

Around  50,000  delegates  and  visitors 
are  in  town  from  all  sections  of  the 
United  States.  It  is  estimated  that 
they  will  spend  approximately  $250,000 
while  here. 


Baker's  Firm  May 
Lead  ASCAP  Fight 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

&  Publishers,  it  was  learned  yester- 
day. 

The     exhibitors'     legal     committee, 
composed  of   Ed  Levy  of   M.   P.  T. 

0.  A.;  Abram  F.  Myers,  Allied 
States;  Milton  C.  Weisman,  I.  T.  O. 
A.;    Leopold    Friedman,    Loew's,   and 

1.  E.  Lambert,  RKO,  is  scheduled  to 
make  a  final  choice  from  among 
three  firms  still  under  consideration 
within  the  next  few  days.  The  other 
two  firms  still  in  the  running  are  Cra- 
vath,  de  Gersdorff,  Swaine  &  Wood, 
former  special  counsel  for  Paramount 
and  other  film  and  theatre  compa- 
nies, and  Root,  Clark,  Buckner  &  Bal- 
lantine,  counsel  for  the  Paramount 
Publix  trustees.  Baker's  firm,  how- 
ever, is  regarded  as  having  a  clear 
edge   because   of   its   familiarity   with 

'ASCAP  activities.  The  firm  is  coun- 
sel for  the  Pennsylvania  broadcasters 
whose  pending  anti-trust  suit  against 
the  society  has  the  backing  of  all 
principal  radio  broadcasters  and  is 
scheduled  for  trial  here  this  fall. 

The  exhibitors'  legal  action,  also, 
will  closely  follow  along  the  lines  of 
the  broadcasters'  anti-trust  suit. 


Fox  Midwest  Meet  Set 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  9.— Fox  Mid- 
west will  hold  its  annual  convention 
in  Topeka  on  Tuesday  and  Wednes- 
day. 


Colley  in  Seattle  Post 

Seattle,  Aug.  9.— William  Colley 
has  just  been  named  manager  of 
Jensen-VonHerberg's  Liberty  here, 
succeeding  Frank  Coyle  who  has  been 
forced  to  take  a  leave  of  absence  be- 
cause of  illness.  Colley  is  former 
manager  of  J.  &  V.'s  Ballard  Roxy. 
He  will  be  succeeded  in  that  spot  by 
Al  "Tweedy"  Harris. 


Form  Exhibitors'  Rotary 

Albany,  Aug.  9.— E  x  h  i  b  i  t  o  r  s  ' 

Rotary  Circuit,  Inc..  New  York  City, 

has    been    chartered    by    George    R. 

1  Coughlan,    Thomas    M.    Russell    and 

George  R.  Coughlan,  Jr. 


Nichols  to  Do  a  Novel 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9.— D  u  d  1  e  y 
Nichols,  who  has  been  on  the  Fox 
scenario  staff  since  1929,  has  tossed 
his  script  pen  into  the  discard  for  the 
time  being  and  leaves  this  week  for 
his  home  in  New  Milford,  Conn.  The 
writer  plans  to  devote  all  his  time  to 
authoring  a  novel.  His  last  screen 
play  for  the  studio  was  "24  Hours  A 
Day." 

Musical  Set  for  Brown 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9.  —  Warners 
have  decided  to  top  spot  Joe  E. 
Brown  in  a  musical  as  his  next  ve- 
hicle. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  Augusf   10,    1934 


Toeplitz  Gets 
Miss  Carroll 
In  First  Film 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  Aug.  9  (By  Maf/).— Toep- 
litz Prod.,  Ltd.,  by  arrangement  with 
Gaumont  British,  have  signed  Made- 
leine Carroll  to  play  Queen  Caroline 
Mathilde  in  their  first  production, 
"The  Dictator."  Clive  Brook  has  al- 
ready been  announced  for  the  male 
lead. 

Paul  Stein  is  planning  a  business 
trip  to  New  York  to  consider  offers 
to  direct.  He  says  B.LP.  also  has 
asked  him  to  do  a  successor  to 
"Blossom  Time"  with  Richard  Tauber. 


London  Film  Productions  an- 
nounced an  increase  in  its  capital  by 
£50,900  ($254,500)  making  a  total 
of  £141,000  ($705,000)  to  provide  for 
the  studio  extensions  and  enlarged 
production  plans  recently  scheduled. 
New  capital  is  in  the  form  of  50,000 
redeemable  cumulative  first  preference 
shares  of  £1  ($5)  and  1,800  ordinar- 
ies at  1/-   (12  cents). 

*  *     * 

Board  of  Trade  is  already  investi- 
gating the  problem  of  "quota  quick- 
ies," it  is  stated  unofficially,  and  will 
probably  be  receptive  to  any  sugges- 
tions made  by  the  impending  C.E.A. 
deputation.  Latter  is  expected  to  ask 
a  revision  of  the  Films  Act  providing 
for  an  adjudication  of  entertainment 
values  before  any  film  is  admitted  to 
registration. 

*  *     * 

Labor  troubles  continue  to  look 
threatening.  National  Association  of 
Theatrical  Employes  has  rejected  the 
wage  and  hour  schedule,  arrived  at  by 
the  joint  conciliation  board.  Labor 
spokesmen  condemn  film  wages  gen- 
erally by  comparison  with  those  in 
legitimate  theatres.  Threat  that  legis- 
lation will  be  asked  for,  and  possibility 
of  an  appeal  for  public  support, 
through  trade  unions,  against  houses 
paying  low  rates.  Negotiations  pro- 
ceeding in  hope  of  peaceful  settlement. 

*  *     * 

Fox  reported  to  be  seeking  its  own 
London  studio,  with  the  intention  of 
making  British  pictures  on  a  bigger 
scale.  Has  previously  used  indepen- 
dent units. 


Pittsburgh  Gets  Revivals 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  9. — The  recent 
shortage  of  product  has  been  sending 
a  number  of  neighborhood  houses  into 
a  series  of  revival  weeks.  The  idea 
has  been  successful  in  several  spots 
and  is  expected  to  spread. 

In  East  Liberty,  the  Family,  Harris 
key  spot,  is  now  considering  a  number 
of  revivals^  with  a  daily  change  as 
against  the  regular  split-week  policy. 


Para.  Truck  in  Seattle 

Seattle,  Aug.  9. — Par  amount's 
"theatremobile"  is  in  this  city  for  a 
few  days,  on  the  first  lap  of  its  nation- 
wide tour.  The  truck  and  its  20-min- 
ute  sound  trailer  for  coming  Para- 
mount films  is  gaining  wide  attention. 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


Albany 


Alb.\ny,  Aug.  9.  —  Arrangements 
have  been  concluded  for  the  "Monte 
Carlo  Night"  to  be  held  Saturday, 
Aug.  11.  Chairman  Alec  Sayles, 
who  is  back  in  harness  after  a  brief 
vacation,  has  set  up  plans  to  make  this 
event  the  crowning  achievement  of  the 
club's   summer  activities. 

Tracy  Barham  recently  resigned 
from  Warners,  now  is  located  in 
Marion,  O.,  having  made  connection 
with  Publix. 

Canvasmen  have  decided  to  hold  an 
annual  golf  tournament,  and  the  ini- 
tial affair  is  to  be  held  Aug.  24,  at 
the  Shaker  Ridge  Country  Club. 
Handicap  system  will  prevail,  to  give 
all  barkers  and  "outside  duffers"  an 
equal  opportunity  to  participate. 

Dick  Hayes,  Paramount,  has  a 
summer  cottage  at  Lake  George,  and 
has  issued  a  standing  order  to  barkers 
that  he  desires  to  be  their  host  on 
week-ends. 

A  number  of  members  have  signi- 
fied their  intention  to  attend  the  out- 
ing staged  by  the  local  Warners'  Club 
at  Babcock  Lake  on  Aug.  15.  A  ball 
game  between  Warners  and  the 
Variety  Club  is  scheduled. 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  9. — The  first  an- 
nual picnic  of  Tent  No.  3,  held  last 
Monday,  was  attended  by  about  300. 
Proceeds  are  to  be  turned  over  to 
charities   in   the   industry. 

Chief  Barker  Allan  S.  Moritz  is 
home  ill.  Latest  reports,  however,  in- 
dicate that  he  will  be  back  on  the  job 
soon. 

E.  V.  ("Dinny")  Dinerman,  ad- 
vertising and  publicity  chief  of  RKO, 
is  east  on  a  two  weeks'  vacation. 

The  prize  chows  of  Barker  Cliff 
BoYD  captured  every  prize  at  the  vari- 
ous dog  shows  in  which  they  were 
exhibited  recently. 


Cleveland 

Cleveland,  Aug.  9.  —  Variety  Club 
is  mapping  an  elaborate  entertainment 
program  for  the  late  summer  and 
early  fall.  Heading  the  calendar  is  a 
golf  tournament  Aug.  23  at  the  Beech- 
mont  Club.  M.  B.  Horwitz  is  chair- 
man of  the  committee.  This  will  be 
followed  by  a  clambake  and  dinner 
dance  Sept.  14  for  members,  their 
wives    and    guests,    with    golf    as    an 


added  attraction.     Nat  Lefton  heads 
the    committee,    which    also    includes 
Dick  Deutsch,  Nat  Barach  and  S 
P.  Gorrel. 


Detroit 

Detroit,  Aug.  9.  —  The  Grosse 
Pointe  Yacht  Club  and  the  Lochmoor 
Country  Club  will  be  the  setting  for 
the  midsummer  frolic  of  Variety  Club 
Aug.  2L 

Starting  early  in  the  morn  guests 
who  golf  will  "tee  off"  at  the  Loch- 
moor Club.  Those  who  do  not  play 
golf  will  have  an  opportunity  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  contests  and  games  at 
the  yacht  club.  A  buffet  luncheon 
will  be  served  at  the  clubhouse  at 
noon.  The  afternoon  will  be  filled 
with  various  amusements,  including 
the  finals  of  a  citywide  bathing  beauty 
contest. 

A  floor  show,  to  include  the  pick 
of  the  professional  talent  in  the  city, 
will  follow  dinner.  Dancing  in  the 
ballroom  and  on  the  lawn  bordering 
Lake  Ste.  Claire  will  be  other  fea- 
tures. A  midnight  floor  show  will 
conclude  the  festivities. 


Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  9. — Barker  Jerry 
Mayhall  is  now  Pittsburgh's  lead- 
ing musical  contractor.  Has  signed  a 
year  contract  with  the  William  Penn 
Hotel  in  charge  of  all  music  and  en- 
tertainment—has the  band  at  Pitts- 
burgh's newest  and  smartest  place, 
"The  Twin  Gables,"  and  conducted 
the  90-piece  symphony  orchestra  on 
"Good  Samaritan  Day"  July  29. 

Barker  Bernie  Armstrong  has 
signed  a  long-term  contract  as  fea- 
tured organist  at  the  Harris-Alvin. 

Barker  Bill  Benswanger  home 
after  the  eastern  trip  with  his  team — 
the  Pittsburgh  Pirates. 

Barker  Dave  Broudy  shot  a  76  for 
the  city  park  championship  at  golf, 
but  failed  to  finish  with  the  winners 
in  the  finals. 

Barker  Sullivan,  for  years  Radio 
sales  manager,  has  accepted  a  position 
with  Seagram  Distillers  as  local  rep- 
resentative. 


"Jane  Eyre"  Held  Over 

Omaha,  Aug.  9. — "Jane  Eyre" 
scheduled  for  a  four-day  showing  at 
the  Brandeis,  did  enough  business  to 
warrant  a  three-day  holdover.  The 
picture  is  on  a  dual  bill  with  "Mid- 
night  Alibi." 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollyw^ood,  Aug.  9. — About  60  actors  and  actresses  of  "The  Cap- 
tain Hates  the  Sea"  company  at  Columbia,  all  chipped  in  and  pre- 
sented Nate  Watt,  assistant  director  to  Lewis  Milestone,  with  a 
very  expensive  wrist  watch.  .  .  .  Charley  Tobias  is  penning  a  couple 
of  nice  songs  for  Binnie  Barnes  in  Universal's  "What  Ladies 
Dream."  .  .  .  Noah  Beery  has  been  spotted  in  "Kentucky  Colonels" 
at  Radio.  .  .  .  ditto  Helen  Westley.  .  .  .  Columbia's  fourth  Tim  Mc- 
Coy Western,  now  in  preparation,  has  been  titled  "Burnt  Ranch." 
.  .  .  Clark  Gable  got  tired  of  dishing  out  four  bit  pieces  to  a  group 
of  boys  selling  wilted  geraniums  at  the  studio  gate,  whose  number 
multiplied  day  by  day,  so  he  bought  them  off  all  at  once  and  is  now 
using  the  other  gate.  .  .  .  Chic  Sale's  option  for  a  third  short  has 
been  lifted  by  M-G-M.  .  .  .  Una  Merkel  is  vacationing  at  Del  Mar 
with  her  hubby.  .  .  .  Ramon  Novarro  back  from  his  South  American 
concert  tour  and  slated  for  "In  Old  Vienna"  and  "Her  Excellency's 
Tobacco  Shop"  at  M-G-M. 


Turkey  Turns 
To  American 
Sound  Films 


Washington,  Aug.  9. — American 
films  are  steadily  gaining  in  popularity 
in  Turkey,  according  to  a  report  sub- 
mitted to  the  U.  S.  Department  of 
Commerce  by  Commercial  Attache 
Julian  E.  Gillespie  in  Istanbul. 

Of  the  176  sound  pictures  released 
in  Turkey  during  1933,  about  41  per 
cent  were  American,  29  per  cent  Ger- 
man, and  17  per  cent  French.  The 
respective  ratios  for  1932  were  37,  27 
and  25  per  cent.  During  the  first  four 
months  of  1934,  66  sound  pictures  were 
released,  of  which  American  films  ac- 
counted for  55  per  cent,  French  23 
per  cent,  and  German  17  per  cent. 

The  favorable  position  obtained  and 
maintained  by  American  and  German 
motion  pictures  in  Turkey  has  been 
due  to  the  regular  supply  of  films 
in  either  dubbed  or  originally-cast 
French  versions.  The  Turkish  public 
generally  prefers  films  in  French. 

At  the  beginning  of  May,  1934, 
there  were  61  theatres  wired  for  sound 
in  Turkey  with  an  aggregate  seating 
capacity  of  34,000.  Eighteen  of  those 
were  built  during  1933  and  the  first 
four  months  of  the  current  year. 

*  *     yH 

The  Philippine  censor  board  viewed 
2,791  films  in  1933,  861  more  than  dur- 
ing the  previous  year,  according  to  a 
report  to  the  U.  S.  Department  of 
Commerce  by  Acting  Trade  Commis- 
sioner Carl  H.  Boehringer. 

Of  the  total  2,766  were  passed  with- 
out eliminations,  13  passed  with  cuts, 
and  only  two  were  rejected  in  toto. 

*  *    * 

The  1933-34  film  season  just  closed 
in  Greece  was  comparatively  satisfac- 
tory from  every  point  of  view,  says 
Commercial  Attache  K.  L.  Rankin  in 
a  recent  report  to  the  U.  S.  Depart- 
ment of  Commerce. 

Attendance  was  estimated  20  to  25 
per  cent  higher  and  releases  increased 
fully  25  per  cent. 

A  reduction  of  the  ticket  tajc  from 
nearly  60  per  cent  to  an  average  of 
27y2  per  cent  increased  box-office  re- 
ceipts. This  gain  was  partly  offset  by 
higher  prices  paid  for  films  in  terms 
of  paper  drachmas,  but  on  the  whole 
both  film  exchanges  and  theatre 
owners  did  fairly  well,  most  of  them 
closing  the  season  with  substantial 
profits. 

Preliminary  figures  indicate  that  the 
total  of  sound  releases  between  Oct.  1, 
1933,  and  May  30,  1934,  was  about 
250  as  against  195  for  the  correspond- 
ing period  of  the  '32-'33  season. 

*  *     * 

Picture  theatres  in  Paris  paid  46,- 
870,197.66  francs  in  taxes  during  1933 
out  of  an  income  of  338,258,410.90 
francs,  according  to  figures  from  the 
French  Ministry  submitted  to  the  U. 
S.  Department  of  Commerce  by  As- 
sistant Commercial  Attache  Daniel  J. 
Reagan. 


Fox  to  Have  a  Picnic 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9. — Fox  will  hold 
a  picnic  for  its  employes  Aug.  12  in 
North  Hollywood,  at  which  Mitchell 
and  Durant,  John  Boles,  Alice  Faye, 
James  Dunn,  Ketti  Gallian  and  Stepin 
Fetchit  will  entertain.  Proceeds  will 
go  to  the  relief  fund  of  Fox  employes. 


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equipment  companies 

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foreign  film  market 

motion  picture  critics 

trade  organizations 

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The  successful  theatre  operator  keeps  abreast  fun- 
damental industry  facts. 

Year  after  year  he  Is  vigilant  to  meet  the  challenge 
of  rapidly-changing  conditions  as  they  are  affected 
by  the  shifting  economic,  social  and  political  scene. 

The  1934-35  Motion  Picture  Almanac  is  the  product 
of  a  score  of  practical  research  v/orkers,  tv/elve 
months  of  fact-gathering  and  the  expenditure  of 
thousands  of  dollars — all  combined  to  place  count- 
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Color,  Stereoscopy 
Predicted  by  Lasky 


Hollywood,  Aug.  9. — Natural  color 
and  third  dimension  will  be  put  into 
practical  use  in  pictures  within  the 
next  decade,  it  is  predicted  by  Jesse 
L.  Lasky. 

"Technically,  the  screen  has  made 
rapid  progress  in  the  past  20  years, 
and  I  firmly  believe  that  within  the 
next  10  years  there  will  be  even 
greater  mechanical  advances,"  said 
Lasky. 

Both  of  these  scientific  developments 
would  probably  be  necessary  to  reju- 
venate the  industry  and  send  box- 
office  grosses   soaring,  he  said. 

"Meanwhile,"  concluded  the  pro- 
ducer. "It  is  up  to  us  who  make  the 
pictures  to  improve  the  entertainment 
quality  of  our  product,  to  keep  pace 
with  the  progress  of  the  technician. 
Unfortunately  we  have  not  done  so  in 
the  past,  and  the  future  of  the  screen 
depends  as  much  upon  us  as  on  the 
inventive  geniuses  who  contribute  the 
mechanical   improvements." 


Two  Nebraska  Spots 
To  Open;  Six  Close 

Omaha,  Aug.  9.— Two  new  the- 
atres will  open  soon  in  Nebraska. 
The  Home,  Crofton,  Neb.,  is  being 
constructed  from  the  ground  up  by 
Clem  Tramp;  the  Wood  River,  at 
Wood  River,  is  a  renovated  building 
in  which  all  new  equipment  is  being 
installed  by   John   Lyhane. 

The  Lakeview,  at  Lakeview,  Iowa, 
has  been  sold  by  E.  B.  Hamm  to  W. 
O.  Galloway. 

The  following  have  closed  in 
Nebraska :  Lyric,  Edgar ;  Lawrence, 
Lawrence  ;  Reiber,  Campbell :  Spring- 
view,  Springview ;  Crystal,  Peru,  and 
Star,  North  Bend. 

The  Strand,  in  Sidney,  la.,  has  been 
closed. 


Hold  ''She  Loves  Me" 

Chicago,  Aug.  9. — For  the  first 
time  in  the  history  of  the  B.  &  K. 
Chicago  a  picture  is  being  held  for  a 
second  week.  "She  Loves  Me  Not," 
with  Waring's  Pen  n  sylvan  ians 
smashed  attendance  records  the  first 
week  ending  tonight,  rolling  up  a 
gross  of  over  $65,000. 


Detroit  Smoking  Ban  Up 

Detroit,  Aug.  9. — Special  permits 
for  smoking  in  theatres  will  be  re- 
quired under  the  terms  of  a  proposed 
ordinance  approved  by  the  Board  of 
Fire  Commissioners.  It  will  be  pre- 
sented to  the  Common  Council.  Fire 
Marshal  G.  S.  Goldwater  says  smok- 
ing is  prevalent  in  non-fireproof  build- 
ings. 


2nd  Dividend  Coming 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9. — W.  Ray 
Johnston  today  announced  that  Mono- 
gram will  declare  a  dividend  of  one 
and  one-quarter  per  cent  on  its  stock 
on  Aug.  15.  The  payment  will  be 
the  second  to  be  made  by  the  com- 
pany this  year.  The  first,  of  equal 
amount,  was  made  May  15. 


Hal  Roach  Under  Knife 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9.— Hal  Roach 
underwent  an  operation  for  appendi- 
citis today  at  the  Good  Samaritan 
Hospital.  He  was  stricken  as  he  was 
about  to  board  his  new  plane  for 
New  York.  Tonight  the  producer 
was  reported  doing  "nicely." 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


''The  Fountain" 

( Radio  ) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9. — Plot  lethargy  retards  this  thoughtful  film, 
evolving,  however,  well-accoutred  mental  discussion  of  things  meta- 
physical among  swanky  folks  who  stir  the  sympathies  intermittently. 

"The  Fountain"  as  a  novel  may  have  had  literary  style  and  a  probing 
human  interest,  but  the  emotional  impact  of  the  film  is  but  skin  deep. 
Intelligence  there  is  in  the  celluloid  version  in  nearly  every  department 
of  creative  activity.  However,  there  is  a  paucity  of  sheer  picture  move- 
ment, speed,  action  and  heart  appeal — elements  which  make  moving 
pictures   move.     Comedy   is   ignored. 

The  problem  of  English  officers  interned  in  Holland  during  the  war 
promises  much  dramatically  at  the  start  of  the  film,  hut  once  socializing 
iiegins  at  the  castle  where  the  pro  of  this  and  the  pro  of  that  are  cogi- 
tated, the  cardiac  region  remains  untouched,  except  by  Paul  Lukas,  a 
Tiiaimed  German  officer  returning  to  his  wife,  and  Ann  Harding,  an  Eng- 
lish girl  in  love  with  Brian  Aherne,  British  officer.  Jean  Hersholt's  human 
performance  stands  out  with  that  of  Lukas.  Miss  Harding  and  Aherne 
look  well,  act  well  ,  but  philosophical  platitudes  interfere  with  the 
romance    and    drama. 

John  Cromwell's  direction  has  quality  and  artistry. 

"The  Fountain"  may  be  appreciated  by  sophisticates  who  have  read 
the  book  leisurely,  but  the  film  is  a  very  talkative  picture.  Running  time, 
83  minutes. 


You  Belong  to  Me" 


(Faraiiwiint) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  9. — This  is  a  tear-jerking,  colorful,  entertaining 
yarn  of  backstage  vaudeville  life.  Lee  Tracy,  credited  with  top  billing, 
plays  second  fiddle  to  seven-year-old  David  Jack  Holt,  who  dominates 
such  seasoned  actors  as  Helen  Morgan,  Helen  Mack,  Arthur  Pierson 
and  several  others. 

Aimed  at  the  heart,  the  yarn  details  the  unhappy,  tragic  life  of  Holt, 
son  of  the  widowed  Miss  Mack,  who  cannot  reconcile  himself  to  his 
mother  taking  on  another  partner,  Pierson,  who  later  deserts  her  after 
sending  Holt  to  a  military  school.  Unable  to  merge  himself  in  the 
school  regimentation  due  to  his  close  association  with  the  show  business, 
Holt  keeps  in  touch  with  the  comic  Tracy,  his  best  pal. 

Tracy  gives  a  fine,  sympathetic  performance,  with  Miss  Mack  excel- 
lent in  the  role  of  a  loving  mother  whose  life  is  empty.  Pierson  pleases 
as  the  heavy  and  Miss  Morgan's  typical  blues  singing,  along  with  her 
acting,  is  well  done  from  a  few  original  numbers  by  Sam  Coslow. 
Alfred  Werker's  direction  makes  the  best  of  the  William  Slavens 
McNutt-Grover  Jones  adaptation  of  the  stage  play  "Fifty-two  Weeks 
for  Fleurette." 

Summarily,  the  production  is  wholesome  entertainment  with  plenty 
of  opportunity  to  capitalize  on  the  present  cycle  for  heart  and  kid  pic- 
tures.   Running  time,  70  minutes. 


"One    More    River,"   yesterday's   opener   at    the   Radio    City   Music    Hall, 
zi'as  revieived  by  zvire  frotn  Hollywood  on  Aug.  3. 


Ohio  Editor  to  Bar  Ads 
On  Objectionable  Films 


Hamilton,  O.,  Aug.  9. — The  Jour- 
nal-Nezvs  here  has  taken  a  stand 
against  accepting  further  paid  adver- 
tising on  what  it  considers  objection- 
able pictures  and  it  will  also  bar 
reading  notices. 

In  deciding  what  pictures  are  ob- 
jectionable, the  editor  says  he  will 
depend  on  advance  notices,  reports 
from  other  cities  and  general  hear- 
say as  to  the  moral  content  of  films. 

In  an  editorial  explanation  of  the 
policy  the  paper  says :  "Despite  the 
fact  that  the  Catholic  and   Protestant 


churches  and  the  leaders  of  the  Jew- 
ish faith  have  declared  against  the  vi- 
cious and  lewd  movies  the  picture 
show  interests  do  not  hesitate  to  show 

such  pictures." 


Jewish  Women  in  Drive 

The  cooperation  of  the  National 
Council  of  Jewish  Women  in  the 
drive  against  objectionable  films  was 
voted  yesterday  by  its  directors  at  a 
meeting  here.  That  the  council  is  op- 
posed to  censorship  was  emphasized 
by  Mrs.  Arthur  Brin,  president. 


Pastor  for  Adult, 
Child  Film  Labels 

Kansas  City,  Aug<  9. — Classifica- 
tion of  theatres  into  two  groups — for 
adult  and  family  entertainment's 
the  solution  to  the  problem  of  juvenile 
suitability  of  films  proposed  by  Dr. 
Joseph  Myers,  associate  pastor  of  the 
Community  church  here. 

"Our  experience  leads  us  to  believe 
the  most  important  thing  parents  can  , 
do  regarding  the  movies  at  the  present 
moment  is  to  help  their  children  to 
select  very  carefully  the  pictures  they 
see,  and  to  achieve  emotional  detach- 
ment regarding  all  they  see,"  is  the 
conclusion  drawn  by  Dr.  Myers. 

"Exhibitors  could  help  greatly  if 
they  would  agree  to  designate  certain 
theatres  for  adult  entertainment  only 
and  others  for  family  entertainment 
or  for  children,  instead  of  offering 
inducements  to  children  to  attend  all 
the  theatres  and  every  kind  of  pic- 
ture." 


Del  Rio  Denial  Good 
Publicity  in  Mexico 

Mexico  City,  Aug.  9. — Dolores  Del 
Rio  wrote  the  local  Warner  offices  a 
letter  emphatically  denying  a  tale  pub- 
lished by  a  Los  Angeles  Spanish  tab- 
loid that  she  was  high  hatting  Mexico. 
She  asserted  the  country  was  her 
dearest  love  and  that  she  would  visit 
it  as  soon  as  her  next  picture  is 
finished. 

Local  newspapers  fell  hard  for  the 
publicity. 


Trans-Lux  in  Deal 
For  a  Third  House 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 

Reade,  will  be  remodeled  within  the 
next  few  weeks  provided  the  deal  is 
closed. 

Trans-Lux  now  has  theatres  at 
Madison  Avenue,  between  59th  and 
60th  Sts.,  and  Broadway,  between  49th 
and  50th  Sts. 


Schnitzer  Abandons 
Production  Activity 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
the   leading   organization   of   its   kind 
here.    Schnitzer   let  it  be  known  that 
he  intended  to  devote  all  his  services 
to  the  new  venture. 


Start  Second  in  Egypt 

Washington,  Aug.  9.— Encouraged 
by  his  first  production,  "Fils  a  Papa," 
Youssef  Wahby,  Egyptian  showman 
and  star,  has  started  a  second  picture 
to  be  called  "La  Defense,"  according 
to  a  report  to  the  U.  S.  Department 
of  Commerce  by  Commercial  Attache 
C.  E.  Dickerson,  Jr.,  in  Cairo. 

"La  Defense"  is  the  first  attempt  to 
produce  an  entire  talking  picture  in 
Egypt  with  Egyptian  artists  exclu- 
sively, and  it  is  bein^  prepared  in  the 
small  studio  recently  constructed  by 
Wahby,  equipped  with  Tobis  sound 
system. 


King  City  Spot  Burns 

King  C/ty,  Mo.,  Aug.  9.— The  Lin- 
coln Theatre  Building  was  damaged 
when  fire  broke  out  in  a  warehouse 
in  the  rear  of  the  E.  M.  Beck  Gro- 
cery Co.  The  grocery  building  and 
a  building  occupied  by  the  Charles 
Levy  Clothing  Co.  were  destroyed. 
The  damage  was  estimated  at 
$50,000. 


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TEN   CENTS 


Shorts  Down; 
But  Features 
Gain  by  155 

Indies  Jump  Output  by 
183,  M-G-M  Reports 

A  heavy  decrease  in  shorts  accom- 
panied by  an  increase  in  features  is  the 
prospect  for  the  1934-1935  season,  a 
compilation  prepared  by  M-G-M  re- 
veals. The  loss  in  shorts  is  given  as 
384  and  the  gain  in  features  as  155. 

The  jump  in  feature  production,  the 
survey  shows,  is  made  possible  by  in- 
creased activity  planned  for  the  new 
season  by  independent  producers, 
since  the  number  of  features  on  the 
schedules  of  major  companies  shows 
a  falling  off,  the  total  for  1934-1935 
being  378  as  against    406    for    1933- 

(Continucd  oh   pacie  4) 


Pope  Praises  U.  S. 
Clean  Film  Drive 

Castel  Gandolfo,  Italy,  Aug.  10.  — 
Pope  Pius  today  praised  the  clean  film 
drive  of  the  Catholic  Church  in  the 
United  States. 

His  remarks  were  contained  in  an 
address  to  a  delegation  of  representa- 

(Conthiucd  on   page   3) 


10%  Admission  Levy 
Introduced  in  N,  O. 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  10. — A  city 
ordinance  was  introduced  here  today 
providing  for  a  10  per  cent  tax  on  all 
admissions  over  10  cents.  The  pur- 
pose of  the  levy  will  be  to  raise  funds 
for  relief  of  the  unemployed. 

Besides  theatres,  the  tax  is  aimed  at 
athletic  contests,  concerts,  minstrels, 
night  clubs,  dance  halls,  excursion 
steamers    receiving    and    discharging 

(ContiitKcd  on  page  4) 


Old  Spanish  Custom 

Mexico  City,  Aug.  10.— An 
optical  supply  dealer  here  has 
been  doing  a  good  business 
renting  ear  trumpets  to  hard- 
of-hearing  Mexicans  in  the- 
atres. 

The  films  are  in  English  as 
a  rule  and  the  renters  don't 
understand  the  language. 
Their  desire  to  hear  was  a 
mystery  until  it  was  learned 
they  wanted  to  join  in  the 
disturbance  whenever  the 
sound   went   wrong. 


Para. -Marcus 
Deal  Approval 
Goes  to  Court 


Objections   of   Creditors 
Overruled  by  Joyce 


A  report  recommending  approval  of 
the  transaction  by  which  Paramount 
Publix  takes  back  the  Publix  Salt 
Lake  circuit  from  Louis  Marcus  was 
forwarded  yesterday  to  the  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  here  by  Special  Master 
John  E.  Joyce  following  a  creditors' 
hearing  at  which  objections  to  the 
transaction    were   withdrawn. 

The  objections  had  been  made  on 
Thursday  by  Malcolm  Sumner,  at- 
torney for  holders  of  Paramount  Pub- 
lix bonds  in  the  aggregate  amount  of 
$15,000,  and  as  a  result  of  the  ob- 
jections the  hearing  was  adjourned 
until  yesterday.  Sumner  told  the  court 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Consolidated  Moves 
To  Invade  England 

Consolidated  Film  Industries  is 
planning  the  construction  of  laborator- 
ies in  England.  Ben  Goetz,  executive 
vice-president  of  the  company,  sails  to- 
day on  the  Paris  for  England  to  con- 
fer with  British  film  executives,  prin- 
cipally Alexander  Korda,  of  London 
Films,  and  will  announce  his  com- 
pany's decision  shortly  after  his  ar- 
rival. 

"The  field  in  England  is  a  large 
one  and  we  intend  to  take  advantage 
of  the  opportunity  offered  us,  but  we 
have  reached  no  definite  decision  as 
yet,"  Goetz  said  yesterday. 


''World  Moves''  Tops 
Manhattan,  $72,000 

With  a  take  of  $72,000  at  the  Music 
Hall  last  week,  "The  World  Moves 
On"  was  the  big  noise  among  Broad- 
way's first  runs. 

"Girl  from  Alissouri"  stirred  the 
Capitol  out  of  its  recent  lethargy  by 
going  to  $41,000.  "House  of  Roths- 
child" held  up  to  $25,000  in  its  third 
week  at  the  Rivoli.  "Elmer  and  El- 
sie" took  a  weak  $10,500  at  the  Para- 
mount. 


No  Rocky  Mountain 
Move  Until  November 

Reorganization      of      Fox      Rocky 

Mountain,   comprising   55   theatres,   is 

not    expected    to    be    completed    until 

November  along  with  other  Fox  West 

(.Continued  on  pafie  4) 


How  They  Voted 

Here's  the  way  Campi 
members  voted  on  the 
doubles  penalty  clause  in  the 
Milwaukee  clearance  and  zon- 
ing schedule,  which  was  pro- 
tested Thursday.  The  deci- 
sion was  six  to  four  in  favor 
of  dropping  it. 

For  eliminating  the  clause: 
R.  H.  Cochrane,  Edward 
Golden,  Nathan  Yamins,  S.  R. 
Kent,  Charles  L.  O'Reilly  and 
J.  Robert  Rubin. 

Against:  Leslie  E.  Thomp- 
son, Harold  S.  Bareford, 
Ed  Kuykendall  and  Austin 
Keough. 


Philadelphia 
Complains  On 
New  Contracts 


Philadelphia,  Aug.  10.  —  Some 
contracts  being  offered  in  the  Phila- 
delphia territory  violate  the  code,  it 
is  charged  by  the  M.P.T.O.  of  East- 
ern Pennsylvania,  Southern  New 
Jersey  and  Delaware  in  a  resolution 
passed  at  a  meeting  of  the  organiza- 
tion   today. 

Charging  that  this  is  an  "abortive 
attempt"  to  circumvent  the  code  on 
cancellations  George  P.  Aarons  has 
sent  a  letter  of  protest  to  Campi.  Au- 
thorization for  the  move  has  been 
given  by  the  board  of  managers  of 
the  unit. 
Aarons'  letter  follows : 

"Certain  distributors  are  not  using 
the  uniform  contract  as  provided  in 
the   code.      They    have   also    included 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


Campi  Rules  Vaude 
Acts  Get  Minimums 

Acting  on  recommendations  by  the 
code  vaudeville  committee,  consisting 
of  C.  C.  Moskowitz,  Sam  Dembow, 
Jr.,  and  Leslie  E.  Thompson,  Campi 
has  decided  that  vaudeville  performers 
must  be  paid  the  minimum  of  $7.50  a 
day  regardless  of  the  number  of  per- 
formances. 

No  performer  shall  be  booked  to 
play  in  more  than  one  theatre  a  day 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Studios  Put  Clamps 
On  Star  Interviews 

Hollywood,  Aug.  10. — Studio  pub- 
licity directors  have  decided  to  clamp 
down  on  unrestricted  fan  magazine 
interviews  with  contract  players. 

Hereafter,    under    the    terms    of    a 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Campi  Grants 
Cancellation 
On  U.  A.  List 


Rules  in  Case  Brought  by 
Indiana  Exhibitor 


Campi  has  ruled  that  United  Artists 
comes  under  the  10  per  cent  cancella- 
tion clause  of  the  code  when  exhibi- 
tors buy  all  of  the  product  o.iered.  A 
decision  was  handed  down  yesterday 
by   unanimous    vote. 

On  Tuesday  an  appeal  committee, 
comprising  William  J.  Kupper  of  Fox, 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  head  of  the  T.  O. 
C.  C,  and  Leon  Rosenblatt,  New  Jer- 
sey and  Staten  Island  circuit  operator, 
recommended  that  U.  A.  cancel  a 
$12.50  picture  which  was  sought  by  H. 
R.  Evans  of  the  Albion,  Albion,  Ind. 
Edward  Raftery  of  the  legal  firm  of 
O'Brien,  Driscoll  and  Raftery  de- 
fended U.  A.  at  the  appeal  hearing  in 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


Cleveland  Stay  on 
Doubles  Continued 

Cleveland,  Aug.  10. — The  war  on 
duals  in  Cleveland  gained  a  point  to- 
day when  Common  Pleas  Judge  Lee 
Skeel  overruled  a  motion  to  dissolve 
the  injunction  granted  the  Haltnorth 
Theatre  Co.  restraining  the  Family 
Theatre,  operated  by  Henry  Kaplan 
and  Sol  and  Edward  Singer,  from 
double     featuring.       The    case       was 

(Continued  on   page  3) 


Los  Angeles  Board 
Rushing  Clearance 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  10. — Efforts  of 
objectors  to  delay  action  on  the  new 
clearance  schedule  are  being  opposed 
by  the  board.  Another  day  of  wrang- 
ling was  followed  by  a  night  session, 
and  the  board  intends  to  complete  the 
schedule  tonight  if  possible. 


Watermelons 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  10. — 
A  certain  neighborhood  the- 
atre manager  advertised  that 
on  a  certain  night  he  would 
give  away  watermelons.  Rival 
managers  bought  up  all  the 
available  melons,  so  he  had 
two  carloads  shipped  in  and 
gave  away  watermelons  every 
night  until  they  were  gone. 
Rivals  are  threatening  a  code 
complaint. 


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Report  George  Hill, 
Director,  39,  Suicide 

Hollywood.  Aug.  10.— George  W. 
Hill,  the  director,  was  found  dead  at 
his  beach  home  today  with  a  bullet 
in  his  head.  After  investigation  the 
authorities  reported  the  case  as  sui- 
cide. Ill  health  caused  by  a  skull 
fracture  suffered  in  an  automobile  ac- 
cident several  months  ago  was  given 
as  the  motive. 

Hill,  the  former  husband  of  Frances 
Marion,  the  scenarist,  was  39  years 
old.  Surviving  are  his  parents  and  a 
brother. 

The  director  was  a  veteran  camera- 
man before  joining  M-G-M,  where  he 
had  been  since  1924.  .A.t  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  engaged  in  directing 
"The  Good  Earth."  Hill  started  in 
pictures  in  19()8  as  a  stage  hand  for 
David  \V.  Griffith.  "Min  and  Bill," 
"Hell  Divers"  and  "The  Big  House" 
were  among  the  pictures  directed  by 
liim. 


Saenger  Plan  Approved 

New  Orleans.  Aug.  10.— Creditors' 
claitns  against  Saenger  Theatres  and 
Saenger  Realty  Corp.  must  be  mailed 
to  the  clerk  of  the  Federal  court  here 
accompanied  by  a  sworn  deposition  of 
the  claimant,  it  was  ruled  today  by 
the  court  in  accepting  a  motion  made 
by  E.  V.  Richards,  trustee  of  the 
Saenger  debtor  corporations. 

Time  for  filing  of  the  claims  expires 
Oct.  10  unless  extended  in  the  mean- 
time by  the  court. 

Blofson  Dinner  Planned 

Philadelphi.\,  Aug.  10.— Al  Blcf- 
son,  retiring  as  manager  of  the  local 
First  Division  exchange,  will  be  ten- 
dered a  dinner  by  friends  in  the  in- 
dustry on  Aug.  13.  Blofson  recently 
joined  Penn  Poster  Co. 


Shiffrin  Joins  Volck 

Hollywood,  Aug.  10.  —  William 
Shiffrin,  formerly  with  the  Leland 
Hayward  office  in  New  York,  has 
joined  George  Volck  here  as  secreta- 
rial assistant. 


RKO  Prospect  Open; 
Closed  by  the  Mayor 

The  RKO  Prospect,  Brooklyn,  was 
reopened  yesterday  after  having  been 
closed  one  day  by  order  of  Mayor 
LaGuardia.  The  closing  of  the  house 
was  the  result  of  a  "Shirley  Temple 
Resemblance  Contest"  held  in  the  lob- 
by last  Saturday  without  permission 
from  the  city.  Mayor  LaCkiardia  had 
ordered  License  Commissioner  Moss 
to  revoke  the  license  temporarily  as  a 
disciplinary  measure. 

Joseph  Freytag,  manager,  had  ap- 
plied to  the  S.  P.  C.  C.  for  a  permit 
to  hold  the  contest  on  the  stage,  but 
his  application  was  denied  by  both 
Charles  H.  Warner,  superintendent  of 
the  society,  and  Mayor  LaGuardia. 
Instead,  he  held  it  in  the  house  lobby. 

.Attempts  to  reach  RKO  officials  for 
comment  yesterday  were  unsuccessful. 


Liberty  Issues  Book 

Liberty  Pictures  has  issued  what  is 
claimed  to  be  tlie  first  announcement 
book  on  a  completed  program.  It  gives 
titles  and  full  details  on  eight  1934-35 
features  now  ready  for  distribution. 

The  book,  11  x  14,  is  printed  on 
white  stock  in  red,  blue  and  black  and 
contains  10  pages. 


Mexico  City  Has  55 

A'Iexico  City,  Aug.  10. —  Film  the- 
atres here  have  been  increased  to  55 
with  the  opening  of  the  Cine  Roma, 
3,000-seat  neighborhood  house  in  a 
section  where  many  Americans  live. 
Four  more  neighborhood  houses  are 
under  construction. 


Zanuck  Buys  *'Follies" 

Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  production  head 
of  20th  Century,  has  bought  the  film 
rights  to  "Les  Folies  Bergere,"  stan- 
dard French  revue  for  many  years, 
and  has  placed  it  on  the  production 
schedule  for  the  coming  season. 


A^.  Z.  Film  News  Here 

I'irst  issue  of  Nczv  Zealand  Film 
Xcii's  has  been  received  in  this  coun- 
try. It  is  the  first  trade  publication 
in  New  Zealand  and  it  is  being  pub- 
lished at  Wellington  with  Donald  D. 
McDonald  as  managing  editor.  The 
book  consists  of  19  pages,  9%  x  12, 
and  is  freely  illustrated.  It  leads  off 
with  an  interview  with  Herbert  W. 
Shortt,  president  of  the  N.  Z.  M.  P. 
Exhibition  Ass'n.  Industry  news  is 
covered,  there  is  an  exploitation  page, 
and  release  charts  are  included. 


DeMille  in  Denver 

Denver,  Aug.  10. — CecJL  B.  De- 
Mille opened  his  lecture  tour  here  yes- 
terday. His  next  stop  will  be  Kan- 
sas City,  where  he  will  speak  Sunday. 
He  will  be  in  New  York  Monday  and 
will  speak  at  Teachers'  College  there 
on    Wednesday. 


Hammons  Gets  Baerwitz 

E.  W.  Hammons,  president  of  Ed- 
ucational Pictures,  has  signed  Sam 
Baerwitz  for  the  production  of  a  two- 
reel  comedv. 


Nufeld  lEPA  Manager 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  10. — Oscar 
Nufeld  has  quit  the  independent  dis- 
tribution ranks  to  become  manager  of 
the  Independent  Exhibitors'  Protec- 
tive Ass'n.,  a  post  he  has  already  as- 
sumed. 


Close  Butterfield  Deal 

Jules  Levy  has  closed  with  the  But- 
terfield circuit  for  RKO's  product  in 
80  houses.  Nat  Levy,  Detroit  mana- 
ger, and  E.  C.  Beatty,  general  man- 
ager of  the  Butterfield  circuit,  nego- 
tiated the  deal. 


Jeanne  Cohen  Send-Off 

Jeanne  Cohen  of  Columbia  was 
given  a  send-of?  luncheon  at  the  M. 
P.  Club  prior  to  her  departure  for  the 
coast  yesterday. 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

HAROLD  R.  FRANKLIN,  E.  M. 
Glucksman.  Henry  Reston, 
Louis  Phillips,  Louis  Nizer,  H.  R. 
Fbenstein.Lou  Metzger.Irwi'x  Klee- 
blatt,  J.  Bernat,  J.  C.  Barnstyn, 
Jack  Shapiro,  Leo  Lubin,  Harry 
Shikfman.  Ed  Schnitzer  and  Lee 
OcHs  were  spotted  among  the  diners 
yesterday  at  the  M.  P.  Club. 

Fred  Jack  of  Warners  accompanied 
Harold  Robb  of  Oklahoma  City  to 
New  York.  Robb  leaves  a  week  from 
today  while  Jack  will  stay  on  for  an 
indefinite  period. 

Irving  Shiffrin  of  the  RKO  pub- 
licity department  leaves  today  for  a 
two-week  vacation  at  Jeffersonville,  N. 
Y.  Rutgers  Neilson  returns  Mon- 
day. 

Carlos    Harrison    of    the    U.    A. 
exploitation    department    leaves    today 
for  Cincinnati  where  he  will  be  mar- 
ried   to    Virginia    Reiff    early    next  . 
week. 

A.  J.  Moreau,  district  manager  for 
Mullins  &  Pinanski,  is  now  the  proud 
father  of  a  seven  and  a  half  pound 
boy.  Mother  and  son  are  both  doing 
fine. 

Jack  Sullivan  says  he'll  be  around 
until  the  World  Series.  He  says  he's 
always  managed  to  be  here  when  the 
big  games  are  on. 

Marcel  Achard,  French  play- 
wright, who  wrote  the  French  version 
of  "The  Merry  Widow"  for  M-G-M, 
left  today  on  the  Paris. 

J.  C.  Bernard,  French  producer  of 
documentary  films,  is  returning  to 
New  York  on  the  lie  de  France. 
Scenes  are  being  made  on  the  ship. 

Jim  Alexander,  Pittsburgh  Mono- 
gram franchise  holder,  is  in  town 
for  a  few  days. 

L.  L.  Dent  and  Harry  Nolan  of 
Westland  Theatres  in  Colorado  and 
Wyoming  are  in  town. 

H.  R.  Falls,  buyer  for  the  Griffith 
circuit  in  Oklahoma,  is  in  town  with 
R.  E.  Griffith. 

Jean  Coupan  of  Cosmofilm,  Paris, 
will  arrive  on  the  lie  de  France 
Tuesday. 

Bob  Sisk  was  laid  up  with  a  lame 
leg  over  the  week-end. 

Joe  Brandt  and  Mrs.  Brandt  sail 
today  on  the  Monarch  of  Bermuda. 


Loew*s  Off  7%  on  Big  Board 


Net 
Chami^e 

-f   V4 

+  V^ 
-VA 
-54 

-m 


Form  Topical  Pictures 

Topical  Pictures  has  been  formed  to 
produce  here.  Monty  Shaif,  former 
assistant  production  manager  at 
Brooklyn  Vitaphone  studio,  who  heads 
the  new  company,  said  yesterday. 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia   Pictures,  vtc 27^        2634        26^ 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 12J4        12;4        1254 

Eastman   Kodak    99  98  98 

Fox   Film   "A" 105/^        10}4        1034 

Lqew's.  Inc 27'A        25^  26"^ 

Paramount    Publix.    cts 3'/i  3  3 

Pathe   Exchange    154  iVs  V/s 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 14  13^        1354 

RKO     2"4         2  2 

W.Trner   Bros 45'$  4  4  

Trans  Lux  Up  Vs  on  Curb 

Net 

High  Low  Close      Cheuige 

Technicolor   1254        UH        UVs        —  14 

Trans   Lux    2  2  2  +  % 


-Vs 


Para.  Publix  Bonds  Rise  Two 


Hierh  Low  Close 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 5f^  5^4  5M 

General   Theatre    Equipment    6s    '40.    ctf '"'  6  6 

Keith  B.   F.  6s  '46 60'4  605^^  6054 

Loevv's   6s   '41.    wvv    deb   rights "O'^i  101  10154 

Paramount    Broadway    554s    '51 "7  37  37 

Paramount    Publix    554s    '50 41  41  dl 

Warner   Bros.   6s  '39,   wd 54  54  54 


Net 
Change 


+2 


n 


SzJes 

300 

100 

100 

200 

1.900 

3.300 

1.000 

300 

1,200 

3.200 


Sales 

600 
100 


Sales 

2 
1 
1 
8 
1 
8 
5 


Para,  Promotes  12 
On  Southern  Staff 

A  dozen  promotions  have  been  made 
by  Paramount  in  the  south.    They  are : 

Scott  Lett,  head  booker.  Atlanta,  to  sales- 
man, Memphis;  Karl  Chalman,  ad  sales  man- 
ager, Atlanta,  to  salesman.  New  Orleans; 
E.  G.  Johnson,  assistant  booker  to  head 
booker,  Atlanta:  Buford  Stiles,  head  shipper 
to  assistant  booker,  Atlanta;  W'.  R.  Word. 
assistant  shipper  to  head  shipper,  Atlanta; 
K.  E.  Miller,  ad  sales  assistant  to  ad  sales 
rnanager,  Atlanta;  Joe  Young,  ad  sales  as- 
sistant to  ad  sales  manager,  Memphis,  re- 
placing C.  T.  Chapman,  who  recently  re- 
signed; Tom  Watson,  assistant  booker  Char- 
lotte, to  head  booker,  Memphis;  Maxine  Wil- 
kinson, from  booking  department  to  branch 
manager's  secretary,  Memphis;  Katherine 
Travis,  from  shuttle  sheets  to  booking  de- 
partment stenographer,  Memphis;  Lucille 
Spigener,  advanced  to  contract  clerk  and 
shuttle   sheet   operator,    Memphis. 


Lichtman  Signs  B.  &  K. 

Al  Lichtman,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  sales  for  United  Artists,  has 
closed  a  deal  with  B.  &  K.  for  his 
company's  1934-35  output. 


Saturday,  August    I  I,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Campi  Grants 
Cancellation 
On  U.  A.  List 


^Continued  from    par/e    1) 

New  York.  The  complainant  was  ab- 
sent, but  the  committee  accepted  the 
records  of  the  hearing  before  the  In- 
dianapolis grievance  board. 

Motion  Picture  Daily  on  Thurs- 
day exclusivel}'  reported  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  committee.  In  this 
case  the  exhibitor  claimed  he  bought 
26  pictures  offered  by  U.  A.,  one  of 
which  was  later  withdrawn  by  the  dis- 
tributor. Because  the  exhibitor  bought 
all  the  product  offered,  the  board  held 
that  he  was  entitled  to  the  cancella- 
tion asked. 


New  Haven  Schedule 
Next  Before  Campi 

New  Haven's  clearance  and  zoning 
schedule  will  be  the  next  on  Campi's 
calendar  for  general  protest.  Argu- 
ments pro  and  con  will  be  heard  at 
the  next  session,  Aug.  23. 

This  schedule,  like  the  Milwaukee 
plan,  has  a  clause  pertaining  to  duals 
which  will  have  to  come  out.  The 
Milwaukee  schedule  has  been  returned 
to  that  city  for  a  general  revamping. 
Campi  has  made  a  number  of  sug- 
gestions to  the  local  board,  which  is 
expected  to  meet  next  week  to  re- 
write the  plan. 

The  Milwaukee  plan  as  drawn  by 
exhibitors  there  was  passed  largely  as 
written,  it  was  revealed  yesterday.  If 
Campi  had  been  evenly  divided  on  the 
issue  of  the  duals'  penalty  clause,  the 
ruling  of  the  Milwaukee  board  would 
have  been  automatically  affirmed.  As 
it  happened,  one  vote  caused  defeat  of 
the  plan. 


Would  Enjoin  Pickets 

Goshen,  Ind.,  Aug.  10. — An  injunc- 
tion petition  filed  here  by  Marie  Bow- 
ser, operator  of  the  Ban-Box  at  Elk- 
hart, Ind.,  alleges  that  the  National 
Industrial  Recovery  Act  has  no  appli- 
cation to  intrastate  business. 

The  petitioner  is  seeking  to  enjoin 
picketing.  A  picket  has  been  carrying 
a  sign  up  and  down  the  sidewalk  in 
front  of  the  theatre.  This  sign  bears 
these  words :  "Ban-Box  Theatre  has 
not  signed  the  P.  R.  A.,  President's 
Recovery  Act,  and  is  not  complying 
with  the  N.  R.  A.  Theatre  Code." 


To  Push  War  on  Duals 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  10. — The  local 
clearance  and  zoning  board  intends  to 
press  its  fight  to  eliminate  duals  in 
southern  California.  Already  95  per 
cent  of  exhibitors  have  pledged  them- 
selves to  end  duals.  A  spokesman  for 
the  board  today  stated  a  feasible  plan 
that  would  not  interfere  with  the  NRA 
would  be  worked  out  to  this  end. 


Walter  Reade  Protests 

Walter  Reade  has  directed  a  protest 
to  Robert  A.  O'Brien,  secretary  of  the 
Dog  Racing  Commission  of  New  Jer- 
sey, against  rebates  and  cut  rate 
tickets.  He  claims  they  are  viola- 
tions of  the  amusement  code. 


Pope  Praises  U.  S. 
Clean  Film  Drive 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

lives  of  the  International  Federation 
of  the  Cinematographic  Press. 

After  declaring  that  it  was  the  duty 
of  the  film  press  not  to  further  the  in- 
terests of  immoral  pictures  he  said: 

"It  is  a  great  relief  to  know  that 
a  strong  resistance  has  been  put  up  in 
several  countries  against  immoral 
films,  in  which  several  governments 
have  taken  part.  Prominent  among 
these  is  the  Italian  government. 

"Especially  praiseworthy  and  noble 
is  the  crusade  by  the  United  States 
Episcopate,  which  now  has  been  joined 
by  representatives  of  other  religions 
and  by  honest  people  independently  of 
their   creeds. 

"We  can  say  that  while  the  results 
already  attained  are  encouragiiig,  ev- 
eryone in  the  United  States  still  must 
support  these   noble  efforts." 


M'G-M  Settles  Suit 
Of  Russian  Princess 

A  settlement  was  made  by  AI-G-M 
yesterday  with  Princess  Irena  Yous- 
soupoff  to  end  all  possibility  of  future 
libel  suits  arising  from  the  exhibi- 
tion of  "Rasputin  and  the  Empress." 

One  of  the  terms  of  the  agreement 
was  that  M-G-M  would  not  appeal  to 
the  British  House  of  Lords  a  verdict 
of  $125,000  against  the  company  re- 
cently upheld  by  an  English  appeals 
court.  The  princess  had  charged  that 
the  character  of  Natasha  in  the  film 
showed  her  in  a  bad  light. 

The  princess  on  her  part  agreed 
to  withdraw  an  action  pending  in  the 
Supreme  Court  here  and  to  refrain 
from  bringing  any  future  suit  in  any 
part  of  the  world  against  producer, 
distributor  or  exhibitor. 

M-G-M  will  insert  in  the  film  a 
statement  that  the  part  of  Natasha  is 
purely  fictional  and  that  use  of  the 
titled  Russian's  name  for  exploitation 
purposes  has  been  forbidden. 


Mrs.  Barnett  Married 

Danville,  Ind.,  Aug.  10. — Mrs.  Elsie 
L.  Barnett,  owner  and  manager  of  the 
Royal  Theatre  here,  and  Edgar  M. 
Blessing,  an  attorney,  were  married 
at  Christ  Church  on  the  Circle  at 
Indianapolis.  Immediately  following 
the  wedding  they  started  a  tour  of 
the  western  states  where  they  will 
remain  for  several  weeks. 


Ampa  Seeking  Ideas 

Ampa  is  in  the  market  for  sugges- 
tions for  its  "Ampa  Revels"  revue, 
which  will  be  put  on  for  the  benefit 
of  members  some  time  next  month. 
Anyone  playing  an  instrument  or  hav- 
ing any  other  latent  talents  is  urged 
to  bring  them  to  the  fore  in  the  show. 


Albany  Tournament  Set 

Albany,  Aug.  10. — Plans  are  com- 
plete for  the  first  golf  tournament  of 
Variety  Club  at  the  Shaker  Ridge 
Country  Club  Aug.  24.  It  will  be  a 
stag  affair  followed  by  a  dinner  at 
7  :30  in  the  evening. 


''Fountain''  RKO's  First 

RKO's  first  release  on  the  1934-35 
schedule  will  be  "The  Fountain,"  set 
for  Aug.  31. 


Praises  Decision 

Asked  to  comment  on  the 
decision  of  Campi  eliminating 
dual  penalty  clauses  in  clear- 
ance and  zoning  schedules, 
Edward  Golden,  general  sales 
manager  for  Monogram, 
stated: 

"They  did  a  good  job  and 
they  did  it  well.  There's  noth- 
ing more  that  I  can  say." 


Cleveland  Stay  on 
Doubles  Continued 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

brought  to  test  the  legality  of  the 
agreement  signed  by  exhibitors  in 
Greater  Cleveland  to  end  duals.  The 
agreement  went  into   effect   July  8. 

Judge  Skeel's  ruling  followed  a  re- 
quest made  by  him  to  the  attorneys 
for  the  defendants  to  submit  briefs  on 
the  legality  question.  From  a  study 
of  the  briefs  the  court  interpreted  the 
agreement  as  legal  and  binding. 


Wobber  Predicts  Big 
Things  Due  for  Fox 

Declaring  that  Fox  has  the  man- 
power and  womanpower  throughout 
the  country,  Herman  Wobber  yes- 
terday told  the  New  York  sales  force 
that  Fox  is  headed  for  big  strides 
next  season.  He  pointed  out  that  with 
the  powerful  sales  setup  at  the  New 
York  branch,  the  local  exchange 
should  come  out  on  top  next  season. 

Wobber  mentioned  the  particular 
drawing  power  of  Will'  Rogers,  Shir- 
ley Temple  and  Warner  Baxter  and 
stated  that  other  studios  are  constant- 
ly making  bids  for  them  on  loan  deals. 
He  added  that  the  pictures  depended 
on  the  sales  force. 

Other  speakers  were  John  D.  Clark, 
general  sales  manager,  Harry  Bux- 
baum  and  Roger  Ferri.  Also  attend- 
ing were  William  Kupper,  E.  C. 
Grainger,  Nat  Finkler,  William  Suss- 
man,  Charles  E.  McCarthy,  Arch 
Reeve,  Clarence  Hill  and  other  home 
office  executives. 


DuWorld  Sets  Two  Deals 

Du  World  has  closed  a  deal  with 
First  Division  Exchange  for  distribu- 
tion of  "Bride  of  Samoa"  in  New 
York,  New  Jersey,  Ohio,  Pennsyl- 
vania, Michigan,  New  England,  Mary- 
land, District  of  Columbia,  Virginia, 
West  Virginia  and  Kentucky.  Capitol 
Film  E.xchanges  have  bought  the  fea- 
ture for  Illinois,  Indiana  and  Wis- 
consin. 


Deny  Boyd  Quitting  Fox 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  10. — Rumors 
circulated  here  for  the  last  week  that 
Al  Boyd,  operator  of  the  Fox,  would 
withdraw  from  operation  were  denied 
today. 


Ostrer  Sails  on  Aug.  18 

London,  Aug.  10.— Mark  Ostrer 
has  definitely  set  his  sailing  date  as 
Aug.  18.  He  has  made  reservations 
on  the  Aqititania. 


"River"  in  Strong  Start 

"One  More  River"  got  off  to  a  fly- 
ing start  at  the  RKO  Alusic  Hall  by 
grossing  $12,000  the  first  day. 


Philadelphia 
Complains  On 
New  Contracts 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

in  said  contract  clauses  giving  them 
the  privilege  to  allocate  pictures  after 
they  have  been  cancelled. 

"It  is  offered  as  a  direct  violation 
of  the  code  covering  cancellation 
privileges  therein  recited  and  is  an 
abortive  attempt  to  circumvent  the  in- 
tent, purpose  and  provisions  of  the 
motion  picture  code. 

"It  is  suggested  that  all  of  these 
distributing  companies,  immediately 
submit  to  the  exhibitors  for  the  rent- 
ing of  1934-35  pictures  the  uniform 
contract  as  provided  in  the  code.  It 
is  further  requested  that  Code  Au- 
thority immediately  take  steps  under 
the  power  given  it  by  the  motion  pic- 
ture code,  to  bring  about  the  neces- 
sary change  in  order  that  the  ex- 
hibitors may  be  fully  protected  as  pro- 
vided for  in  the  code." 


Campi  Rules  Vaude 
Acts  Get  Minimums 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

unless  the  minimum  rate  is  paid  in 
each  theatre. 

Persons  appearing  as  amateurs  in 
theatres  shall  not  be  paid  for  services 
rendered  either  directly  or  indirectly, 
Campi  holds,  and  if  payment  is  made 
the  minimum  of  $7.50  shall  prevail 
as  prescribed  for  professional  per- 
formers. 

The  interpretation  is  designed  to  do 
away  with  doubling  acts  unless  per- 
formers are  paid  the  minimum  wage 
by  each  theatre. 


Terre  Haute  Gives  Shows 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Aug.  10. — The 
Terre  Haute  City  Park  Board  is 
sponsoring  free  silent  movies  at  Col- 
lett  Park  each  Sunday  night  during 
the  summer.  The  pictures  are  mostly 
of  an  educational  nature  and  are 
meant  for  the  entertainment  of  chil- 
dren.    However,   many   adults   attend. 

Fox  May  Hold  Criterion 

Fox  is  expected  to  hold  on  to  the 
Criterion  as  its  Broadway  showwin- 
dow  for  some  of  its  coming  special 
attractions.  "Cavalcade"  closes  to- 
morrow after  a  three-week  run  at  pop- 
ular prices. 


''Navy"  Is  N.  O.  Smash 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  10. — "Here 
Comes  the  Navy"  has  gone  into  a  sec- 
ond week  at  the  Orpheum  after  play- 
ing to  standing  room  every  night  for 
the  past  week. 


Carriers  Meet  Oct.  1-3 

Annual  convention  of  the  National 
Film  Carriers'  Ass'n.,  Inc.,  will  be 
held  in  Detroit  at  the  Statler  Oct. 
1-3.     About  40  will  attend. 


Labor  Delays  Opening 

Chicago.  Aug.  10. — Labor  difficul- 
ties are  understood  to  be  the  reason 
for  delay  in  opening  of  the  Apollo 
by  B.  &  K.  The  house,  recently  ac- 
quired, was  slated  to  open  Aug.  1. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  August    II,    1934 


Para. -Marcus 
Deal  Approval 
Goes  to  Court 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

that  he  had  met  with  S.  A.  Lynch, 
chairman  of  the  Paramount  trustees' 
theatre  advisory  committee,  in  the 
meantime,  and,  after  advantages  of  the 
plan  had  been  explained  to  him,  he 
had  agreed  to  withdraw  his  objections. 
The  approved  order  provides  that 
Famous  Theatre  Corp.,  a  Paraniount 
subsidiary,  will  exercise  an  option  to 
buy  Alarcus's  stock  interest  in  Publix 
Salt  Lake  for  $50,000.  Famous  will 
assume  operation  of  the  circuit  which 
consists  of  three  theatres  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  one  in  Provo,  Utah ;  two  in 
Twin  Falls,  Idaho,  and  a  half  inter- 
est in  three  theatres  in  Boise  and  four 
in  Ogden. 

No  Decision  on  Successor 

Lynch  said  yesterday  that  no  de- 
cision had  been  made  yet  on  a  suc- 
cessor to  Majcus  in  charge  of  opera- 
tions for  Famous. 

The  option  to  repurchase  Marcus's 
stock  interest  in  the  circuit  is  identical 
with  a  provision  in  all  other  deals 
made  by  Paramount  with  its  theatre 
operating  partners.  It  is  understood, 
however,  that  for  the  time  being  the 
options  will  not  be  exercised  where 
circuits  show  a  comfortable  margin  of 
profit    under    partnership    operation. 

Also  approved  by  Joyce  yesterday 
after  earlier  objections  by  Sumner 
had  been  withdrawn  was  a  procedure 
by  which  Paramount  Publix  is  au- 
thorized to  provide  Lares  Theatre 
Corp.,  a  subsidiary,  with  funds  with 
which  to  purchase  $615,200  of  G-B 
Theatres  debentures  from  Nathan  and 
Samuel  Goldstein  for  $300,000.  G-B 
is  a  New  England  circuit,  formerly 
owned  by  the  Goldsteins  and  operated 
by  Olympia  Theatres  until  recently. 
Paramount  assumed  liability  for  the 
debentures  outstanding  at  the  time 
G-B  was  acquired  from  the  Goldsteins 
in  1930.  Purchase  of  the  notes  by 
Lares  is  in  accordance  with  a  pro- 
vision contained  in  the  agreement  un- 
der which  the  Goldsteins  resumed  op- 
eration of  the  circuit  for  Paramount 
several  months  ago. 

Studios  Put  Clamps 
On  Star  Interviews 

{Continued   from   page    1) 

resolution  adopted  at  a  meeting  in  the 
Hays  ofike,  the  interviewers  will  have 
to  submit  their  interview  idea  for 
approval  before  an  engagement  is 
made  and  then  they  will  have  to  agree 
to  submit  the  completed  article  for 
approval. 

In  addition,  when  practicable,  a 
representative  of  the  studio  must  be 
present  at  the  interview. 

Publicity  heads  claim  the  move  has 
been  made  necessary  due  to  the  trend 
toward  sensationalism  in  interviews 
and  a  practice  developed  by  some 
writers  of  using  their  positions  to  get 
players  to  endorse  advertised  articles. 


Looking  ^Etn  Over 


'The  Lady  Is  Willing' 


{Columbia) 

Again  Leslie  Howard  saves  the  day  in  this  comedy  melodrama.  He 
is  assisted  by  Binnie  Barnes,  Sir  Cedric  Hardwicke  and  Claude  Mc- 
Allister. It's  not  an  important  picture,  but  it  has  entertaining  values 
which  kept  a  preview  audience  at  the  Palace  amused. 

Howard  and  three  friends  find  themselves  penniless  when  stock 
they  have  purchased  from  Hardwicke  is  wiped  out  due  to  bankruptcy. 
The  quartet  plan  to  get  their  life  savings  back  from  Hardwicke  and 
delegate   Howard  to  lead  the  way. 

The  hero  takes  on  the  disgui.ses  of  bearded  doctor,  uniformed  soldier 
and  ordinary  sleuth  in  his  various  contacts  with  the  conniving  banker 
and  ultimately  not  only  achieves  his  purpose  but  also  wins  Hard- 
wicke's  wife. 

While  Gilbert  Miller  directed  this  picture  in  London,  there  are  no 
pronounced  accents  to  di.sturb  the  continuity.  Running  time,  65  min- 
utes. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Desirable" 

{Warners) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  10. — This  is  an  entertaining  example  of  characteri- 
zation overcoming  a  light  story  by  the  fine  direction  of  Archie  Mayo  and 
the  good  performances  of  Jean  Muir,  George  Brent,  Verree  Teasdale, 
John  Halliday,  Charles  Starrett,  Russell  Hopton  and  others.  The  deli- 
cate treatment  by  Mary  McCall  also  contributes  much  to  keep  the 
story  moving,  with  pathos  and  heart  balancing  equally. 

Miss  Muir  triumphs  in  the  role  of  a  boarding  school  daughter  of 
a  famed  actress  (Miss  Teasdale).  She  comes  home  for  a  holiday,  but 
her  mother,  who  has  struggled  to  achieve  her  niche  on  the  stage, 
fights  against  her  remaining,  fearing  that  if  it  became  known  she  is  the 
girl's  mother  her  career  will  be  jeopardized.  During  this  conflict,  Brent, 
an  admirer  of  the  mother,  inadvertently  falls  in  love  with  the  daugh- 
ter, with  the  mother  doing  everything  to  kill  the  romance.  She  finally 
forces  the  girl  on  the  scion  of  a  wealthy  family  (Starrett),  which 
strategem  only  precipitates  Miss  Muir's  engagement  in  favor  of  Brent. 
Although  there  are  no  big  marquee  names  to  draw,  this  picture  should 
take  care  of  itself  in  any  spot  after  the  first  night.  It's  entertainment 
well  handled.    Running  time,  65  minutes. 


Chase  in  a  Hospital 

Hollywood,  Aug.  10.  —  Charley 
Chase,  Hal  Roach  comedian  and  direc- 
tor, is  in  a  local  hospital  for  treat- 
ment of  a  stomach  disorder. 


Report  LoeW'Reade 
To  Agree  Next  Week 

Newark,  Aug.  10. — Local  observ- 
ers point  to  the  Strand,  Oxford  and 
Paramount,  Plainfield;  Majestic  and 
Ditmas,  Perth  Amboy ;  Carlton,  Red 
Bank,  as  the  group  of  Walter  Reade 
houses  Loew's  is  interested  in  taking 
over. 

None  of  the  houses  have  RKO  as 
competitors.  The  deal  is  reported 
ready  to  be  definitely  set  within  the 
next  few  days. 


Rogers  Picks  "Goddess" 

Hollywood,  Aug.  10. — The  first 
Charles  R.  Rogers  production  on  a 
new  contract  with  Paramount  will  be 
"The  Goddess,"  a  story  by  Paul  Her- 
vey  Fox.  The  studio  has  lined  up 
Elissa  Landi  and  Gary  Grant  for  the 
top   spots.    No   director   set. 


Para.  Holds  Writers 

Hollywood,  Aug.  10. — Louis  Long 
and  Ethel  Daugherty,  former  Para- 
mount scriveners,  have  been  re-signed 
by  the  studio  to  team  on  a  series  of 
Zane  Grey  stories. 


10%  Admission  Levy 
Introduced  in  N.  O, 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
passengers,  carrousels,  scenic  railways, 
aviation  and  pleasure  rides.  An  ex- 
ception would  be  made  in  the  case  of 
any  amusement  where  the  proceeds  go 
to  educational,  religious  or  charitable 
institutions.  Coin-operated  machines 
would  also  be  exempt. 

Persons  failing  to  make  returns 
would  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  from  $10 
to  $25,  or  to  not  more  than  30  days 
in  jail. 

The  passage  of  the  ordinance  would 
bring  an  increase  in  admissions,  it  is 
believed. 


Hamrick  Raises  Scales 

Se-attle,  Aug.  10.— With  the  re- 
sumption of  film  service  from  War- 
ners and  other  major  companies  to 
his  Blue  Mouse  here,  John  Hamrick 
has  been  required  to  advance  admis- 
sion rates  at  this  house.  The  former 
scale  of  15-cent  matinees  and  25-cent 
evening  rates  after  6  o'clock  has  been 
changed  to  15  cents  until  1  P.  M.,  and 
25  cents  thereafter.  Mezzanine  floor 
seats  are  35   cents   after   1   o'clock. 


Shorts  Down; 
But  Features 
Gain  by  155 


(Continued  from   page    1) 
1934.      The    independents,   who    made 
274   features    last    season,    intend    to 
turn  out  457  this  year,  it  is  shown. 

The  total  decrease  in  shorts  breaks 
up  as  follows :  one-reelers,  234 ;  two 
and  three-reelers,  150. 

The  majors,  the  compilation  shows, 
plan  to  release  during  1934-1935  502 
one-reelers  and  289  two-reelers,  as 
against  624  and  377  during  the  past 
selling  season,  while  independents 
have  slated  for  production  90  one-reel- 
ers and  197  two-reelers.  These  fig- 
ures compare  with  202  and  257  last 
year. 

Total  number  of  productions,  feat- 
ures and  shorts,  planned  by  the  ma- 
jors is  listed  as  1,169,  which  compares 
with  1,407  announced  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  1933-1934  season. 

.'\ccording  to  the  compilation,  Co- 
lumbia will  produce  one  feature  less 
than  last  year;  Fox,  14;  Paramount, 
one;  Radio,  two,  and  United  Artists, 
13,  with  M-G-M  being  the  only  major 
to  show  an  increase,  amounting  to 
three  features. 

In  the  shorts  field,  Columbia  is  list- 
ed as  contemplating  a  decrease  of  39 
this  season;  Fox,  58;  M-G-M,  22- 
Paramount,  25 ;  Radio,  1 1 ;  United 
Artists,  eight;  Universal,  52. 

No  Rocky  Mountain 
Move  Until  November 

(Continued  from   page   1) 
Coast   units,   Rick   Ricketson,   operat- 
mg  head,  states. 

Completion,  of  the  Fox  West  Coast 
reorganization  is  being  held  up  be- 
cause of  a  petition  filed  by  Samuel 
Zirn  attacking  the  validity  of  acts  of 
Paramount  trustees.  This  af?ects  the 
F.W.C.  deal  for  the  Paramount,  Los 
Angeles.  In  his  petition,  Zirn  claims 
that  two  of  the  Paramount  trustees 
are  disqualified  because  of  their  affil- 
iation. 

Fox  Rocky  Mountain  hasn't  added 
or  dropped  a  theatre  in  the  last  year 
Ricketson  said.  He  is  in  New  York 
primarily  on  product  deals. 

Happy  Days  for  Miss. 

Jackson,  Miss.,  Aug.  10.— A  bumper 
cotton  harvest  in  Mississippi  is  bring- 
ing joy  to  the  exhibitors  of  the  state, 
as  grosses  are  expected  to  shoot  up- 
ward. The  industry  will  also  profit 
from  an  extra  $10,000,000  to  be 
dropped  into  the  pockets  of  planters 
by  the  Federal  government  by  virtue 
of  the  processing  tax. 

Raft  Asks  Name  Change 

Hollywood,  Aug.  10.— George  Raft 
wants  this  to  be  his  legal  name.  He 
has  petitioned  the  Superior  Court  to 
drop  the  "n"  from  his  present  legal 
name,  which  is  George  Ranft. 

New  Thomasville  House 

Thomasville,  N.  C,  Aug.  10— A 
new  theatre,  to  be  known  as  the  Fam- 
ily, has  been  started  on  Salem  St  It 
will  seat  400.  Equipment  will  include 
an  air  conditioner.  It  will  be  ready 
about  Oct.  1. 


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TEN  CENTS 


U.  A,  to  Seek 
Court  Test  on 
Cancellations 


Plans   for   Federal   Suit 
Over  Campi  Ruling 

Disagreeing  with  the  decision  ren- 
dered by  Campi  holding  that  its  prod- 
uct was  subject  to  cancellation,  United 
Artists  plans  to  file  suit  against  Code 
Authority  for  an  interpretation  of  the 
cancellation  clause  in  the  code,  Ed- 
ward Raftery,  member  of  the  law  firm 
of  O'Brien,  Driscoll  &  Raftery,  U.  A. 
attorneys,  told  Motion  Picture 
Daily.  Suit  will  be  filed  in  the  U.  S. 
District  Court. 

The    distributor    contends    that    its 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


British  CEA  Again 
Hits  Overbuilding 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  Aug.  12  {By  Mail). — An 
inii)ortant  further  step  in  the  over- 
building controversy  is  reached  by  the 
announcement  that  the  Cinematograph 
Exhibitors'  Ass'n  is  circulating  to  li- 
censing    authorities     throughout     the 

^Continued  on   page  6) 


Breen  to  Tell  Aims 
In  Newsreel  Shots 

Hollywood,  Aug.  12. — To  clarify 
the  clean  film  campaign  Joseph  I. 
Breen  and  his  family  will  appear  in 
newsreel  clips  with  some  American 
celebrity  interviewing  him  for  the 
American  market  and  some  English- 
man conducting  the  interview  for  the 
British   market. 

It  is  expected  that  Irvin  Cobb  will 
be  the  American  and  that  Hugh  Wal- 
pole  will  be  the  Englishman. 


A^.  O.  Stirred  Again 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  12. — An- 
other film  agitation  is  devel- 
oping. With  the  town  just 
calming  down  after  the  stir 
over  the  title  "Belle  of  New 
Orleans"  for  Mae  West's  lat- 
est, letters  to  the  editor  are 
popping  over  the  use  of  the 
Beauregard  name  in  "Handy 
Andy." 

This  is  an  historic  New 
Orleans  name,  and  the 
"Beauregards"  overstay  their 
welcome  in  the  "Yates"  fam- 
ily  in   the   picture. 


Relief  Work 
Shows  Worry 
To  Theatres 


Kuykendall     to     Oppose 
Free  Performances 


Plans  of  the  Federal  Emergency 
Relief  Administration  to  develop  a  na- 
tional little  theatre  movement  to  pro- 
vide relief  for  unemployed  actors,  as 
proposed  in  Washington  last  week, 
are  viewed  with  alarm  by  exhibitor 
leaders  here  who  see  in  the  move  a 
possible  flood  of  free  shows  in  all 
sections  of  the  country  by  next  winter. 

If  the  plans,  not  yet  fully  disclosed, 
although  said  to  be  completed  and 
awaiting  presentation  to  President 
Roosevelt,  do  contemplate  free  per- 
formances on  a  large  scale,  the  project 
will  be  attacked  nationally  by  the  M. 
P.    T.    O.    A.    as    injurious    to    estab- 

(Contiiiucd  on  page  3) 


Gaumont  to  Book  16 
Features  Into  Roxy 

The  Gaumont  British  product  deal 
with  the  Roxy  calls  for  16  pictures, 
first  of  which  will  be  dated  following 
"Romance  in  the  Rain,"  which  is 
booked  for  an  indefinite  run.  The  ini- 
tial G-B  film  has  not  yet  been  set. 

It  is  understood  that  the  RKO  cir- 
cuit will  follow  the  Roxy  on  the  en- 
tire 16  films.  No  contracts  have  yet 
been  signed,  but  deals  are  near  the 
signing  point. 

Negotiations  for  the  theatre  will  be 
resumed  when  Mark  Ostrer  arrives 
from  England.  He  sails  from  London 
on  the  Aquitania  Aug.  18. 


Fox  Product  Going 
In  Loew  De  Luxers 

Marking  the  first  time  Fox  product 
will  play  in  Loew  de  luxe  theatres, 
"The  World  Moves  On"  opens  day- 
and-date  at  the  State  and  Paradise  on 
Aug.  24.  The  picture  will  also  play 
in  four  other  de  luxe  units. 

The  Fox  deal  includes  fifty-nine 
other  Loew  houses  in  Greater  New 
York. 


Associated  Theatres 
Now  MPTOA  Unit 

Associated  Theatres,  Inc.,  of  Los 
Angeles  has  formally  affiliated  with 
the  M.P.T.O.A.,  Ed  Kuykendall  said 
Saturday.  Kuykendall  said  the  na- 
tional   organization    "welcomed"    the 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


THIRTY  CONCERNS 
FIGHT  CODE  COSTS 


Governor  a  Fan 

Richmond,  Aug.  12. — Gover- 
nor George  Campbell  Peery  is 
an  ardent  movie  fan.  If  he 
can't  find  pictures  he  likes 
among  the  first  runs,  he  tours 
the  neighborhood  houses. 
Comedies,  especially  of  the 
Will  Rogers  type,  are  his 
favorites,  but  he  doesn't  miss 
any  of  the  musical  shows,  if 
he  can  help  it. 


Alhed  to  Let 
Units  Act  on 
Duals  Stand 


Although  the  New  Jersey  unit  plans 
to  drop  twin  bills  on  Sept.  3,  Allied's 
national  policy  has  not  changed,  Sid- 
ney Samuelson,  president,  states.  The 
.'Mlied  head  insists  that  individual 
units  are  left  to  decide  for  themselves 
what  step  to  take  on  the  issue  of 
doubles. 

Allied  has  advocated  this  platform 
on  the  subject  for  some  time  and 
local  autonomy  still  prevails  and  will, 
according  to  Samuelson.  The  na- 
tional organization  will  not  dictate  to 
units,   he   says. 

In  Kansas  City,  St.  Louis  and 
Cleveland,    exhibitors,    regardless     of 

(Cov.tin%ied  on  page  6) 


Expect  Film  Carriers 
To  Reelect  Clarke 

James  P.  Clarke  of  Horlacker's  De- 
livery Service  in  Philadelphia  is  ex- 
pected to  be  reelected  president  of  Na- 
tional Film  Carriers,  Inc.,  at  its  con- 
vention at  the  Statler,  Detroit,  Oct. 
1-3,  Clarke,  who  also  is  treasurer,  will 
most  likely  continue  in  that  post.    Other 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


Tri-Consolidated  to 
Add  5  More  Houses 

Having  added  the  Fianchi  circuit  of 
10  local  houses  to  the  59  already  in 
the  Tri-Consolidated  combine,  an  ad- 
ditional five  theatres  will  come  under 
this  management  within  the  next  few 
months.      Three  new  theatres  are  on 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


U.   A.,    Universal    Want 

Charges  Based  Upon 

Gross  Receipts 


Thirty  major  and  independent  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  have  filed  pro- 
tests with  Division  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt  on  the  $90,000  assess- 
ment for  the  first  six  months  appor- 
tioned against  them.  Since  all  pro- 
tests must  be  filed  by  Aug.  15,  it  is 
expected  others  will  also  send  in  com- 
plaints. 

From  official  sources  it  has  been 
learned  that  the  protests  probably  will 
be  turned  down  and  that  the  Research 
and  Planning  Division  of  the  NRA 
will  most  likely  ask  Campi  to  draw 
up  another  plan. 

Complaining  companies  are :  United 
Artists,  Universal,  Amity  Exchange, 
Charlotte,  Remington  Pictures,  Holly- 
wood Pictures   Corp.,   Paul   Goldman, 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Chadwick  Praises 
New  L.  A.  Schedule 

Praising  the  work  of  the  Los 
Angeles  board  in  drafting  the  local 
clearance  and  zoning  schedule,  I.  E. 
Chadwick,  independent  producer,  states 
that  independent  producers  and  distrib- 
utors are  cooperating  with  coast  ex- 
hibitors on  the  plan. 

He    said    Harry    Hicks,    chairman, 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Penn  MPTO  Moves  to 
Fight  Score  Charge 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  12. — Opposi- 
tion to  score  charges  levied  by  pro- 
ducers has  taken  a  new  turn  in  the 
M.P.T.O.  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania, 
Southern  New  Jersey  and  Delaware. 
Members  are  now  seeking  to  enlist  all 
exhibitor  organizations  in  a  fight 
against  the  charges. 

In  resolutions  just  passed  the  unit 
also  asks  that  the  M.P.T.O.A.  lead 
the  fight. 


Oscar  on  the  Air 

Hollywood,  Aug.  12. — Oscar 
Smith,  Paramount's  muchly 
publicized  bootblack  and  ac- 
tor, is  climbing  into  big 
time,  having  been  signed  to 
do  his  stuff  over  NBC  on  a 
coast  to  coast  coffee  pro- 
gram. 


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Vol.  36 


August  li,  1934 


No.  3() 


Martin    Quicley 
ISditor-in-Cliief  and  Publislicr 
MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
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Advertising  Manager 


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Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  yictot 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
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$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 

Ellington  Denied  Permit 

London,  Aug.  12. — Uiike  Ellington's 
band  has  been  refused  a  permit  to 
play  in  film  houses  in  England  by  the 
Ministry  of  Labor.  The  official  stand 
is  that  British  bands  should  be  em- 
ployed in  any  extension  of  stage 
shows.  Ellington  had  been  scheduled 
to  play  the  Paramount  Astorias 
circuit. 


George  W.  Hill  Cremated 

Hollywood,  Aug.  12. — In  accord- 
ajice  with  George  VV.  Hill's  request  in 
his  latest  will,  his  body  was  taken  to 
Rosedale  Cemetery  less  than  24  hours 
after  his  death  and  cremated  without 
any  ceremony.  Only  members  of  his 
family  were  present  with  his  attorney. 


Starts  N.  O.  Tax  Fight 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  12. — Harry  S. 
McLeod,  president  of  the  G.S.T.A., 
has  called  a  meeting  of  all  state  ex- 
hibitors, fearing  that  if  Mayor  T. 
Semmes  Walmsley's  10  per  cent  the- 
atre tax  plan  is  enacted  it  will  spread 
to  other  parishes. 


Newark  Opera  Is  Sold 

Newark,  Del.,  Aug.  12. — The 
Opera  House,  taken  over  by  William 
M.  Veasey,  mortgagor,  has  been  sold 
for  $14,500  to  J.  Pearce  Cann,  Wil- 
mington attorney,  at  a  sheriff's  sale. 


E.  E.  Lyons  Passes 

London,  Aug.  12. — E.  E.  Lyons, 
founder  of  the  Biocolor  Circuit,  died 
Friday. 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'Big  Hearted  Herbert' 


(IVuDiers) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  12. — This  laui^li-packcd,  domestic  comedy  promises 
to  be  a  graiKJ  entertainment  treat  for  all  types  of  audiences.  Tellinj;  a 
story  familiar  to  every  American  family,  the  yarn  is  true  to  life  and  a 
riot  of  clean,  wholesome  fun.  It  is  a  fast  moving  yarn  with  laughs  in 
every  line  of  dialogue;  every  bit  of  action  and  every  situation  is  a 
brilliant  satire  on  the  clash  of  old  fashioned  versus  modern  ideas. 

A  hard  headed,  self-made  father  ((iuy  Kibbee),  by  going  into  a 
furious  tantrum  of  objections,  wrecks  motlier's  (Aline  MacMahon's) 
dinner  party  honoring  daughter's  (Patricia  Ellis')  prospective  husband 
(Phillip  Reed).  Later,  when  he  wants  to  show  ofi  for  a  big  customer, 
the  family  turns  the  tables  on  the  old  man  by  going  completely  old 
fashioned,  yanking  out  all  the  archaic  furnishings  and  clothes  and  jjutting 
on  a  dinner  that  is  a  grand  burlesque  on  Kibbee's  ideas.  The  result  is 
that  Kibbee  comes  around  to  .see  things  from  a  1934  viewpoint. 

Kibbee  is  great  as  the  thick  skulled  father  and  in  Miss  MacMahon  he 
has  a  perfect  partner.  The  romantic  interest  is  carried  by  Miss  Ellis 
and  Reed.  Helen  Lowell,  as  the  maid,  stands  out.  The  sujjporting 
roles  are  capably  filled  by  Junior  Durkin,  Jay  Trent,  Robert  Barrat, 
Henry  O'Neil,   Nella  Walker,  Hale  Hamilton  and  Claudia  Coleman. 

The  screen  ])lay  by  Ben  Markson  and  Lillie  Hayward,  based  on 
Sophie  Kerr's  play,  is  lively  and  colorful.  William  Keighley's  direction 
never  misses. 

Picture  has  quality  to  clean  up  in  big  and  small  theatres.  Running 
time,  60  minutes. 


''Have  a  Heart" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  12. — Jean  Parker's  first  starring  film,  with  Jimmy 
Dunn,  Una  Merkel  and  Stuart  Irwin,  is  for  folks  who  like  to  laugh  and 
cry  and  who  like  good,  clean  hokum.  Judging  from  the  preview  recep- 
tion, there  are  plenty  who  like  it. 

The  yarn,  spun  simply,  has  Miss  Parker,  crippled  after  an  accident, 
enamored  of  Dunn,  an  ice  cream  vendor.  She  is  fearful  about  her  jjedal 
imperfection,  but  Dunn,  discovering  the  imperfection,  falls  more  deeply 
in  love,  with  Miss  Parker  responding.  In  an  unselfish  effort  to  save 
Dunn  from  the  onus  of  stealing  money.  Miss  Parker  angers  him  and  he 
leaves.  While  separated.  Miss  Merkel  and  Irwin  conspire  to  bring  the 
lovers  together  via  a  hilarious  race  horse  episode.  Operated  on  success- 
fullv.  Miss  Parker  is  able  to  walk  to  Dunn. 

Miss  Parker  has  beauty  and  a  protective  quality.  Dunn,  human  and 
humorous,  captures  the  spirit  of  the  inarticulate  male  to  perfection. 
Miss  Merkel  and  Irwin  provide  big  laughs.  David  Butler's  direction 
stresses  the  sympathetic  and  laugh  values.  The  story,  by  Buddy 
DeSylva  and  David  Butler,  with  adaptation  by  Florence  Ryerson  and 
Edgar  Allen  Wolf,  is  down  to  earth.  Kate  Price  is  choice  in  a  minor  role. 

The  production  will  appeal  to,  and  satisfy  unsophisticated,  all  wool 
neighborly  folks.     Running  time,  75  minutes. 


Takes  Ashtabula  House 

Ashtabula,  O.,  Aug.  12. — Jack 
Steinberg,  owner  of  the  Dome,  has 
taken  over  the  Habor,  dark  all  sum- 
mer, with  plans  to  reopen  immediately. 


Asks  Court  Picket  Ban 

Alliance,  O.,  Aug.  12.— W.  B. 
Urling,  operator  of  the  Rex,  has  ap- 
pealed to  the  courts  for  an  injunction 
to  stop  picketing  by  I.A.T.S.E.  men. 


Columbia  Down  %  on  Big  Board 


High 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc ....26 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2J4 

Eastman     Kodak 98 


Fox   Film   "A". 
Loew's,    Inc. 


9H 
2614 

Paramount    Publix.    cts 35^ 

Pathe    Exchange 1^4 

RKO     2 

Warner    Bros 4 


Low 

26 

97 

9H 
2S'A 

3 

VA 

7 

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Net 
Close    Change 


26 
2?4 
97'A 

9V4 

26 
3^ 
V/s 


+  Vs 

-  'A 

-  V2 

-  '/s 

-I-  y^ 


Loew's  Bonds  Off  IV2  Points 


High  Low 

General   Theatre    Equipment   6s    '40 S^  554 

Loew's  6s   '41.  ww   deb  rights 993^  99^4 

Paramount   F.   L.  6s   '47 39'/4  39VS 

Pathe   7s   '37  ww.. '. 94  94 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd s3%  53^ 


Net 
Close    Change 


9954 
391/2 
94 


-VA 
-% 
+  V2 

-  Vi 


Sales 

100 
200 
400 
100 
1.600 
100 
500 
400 
100 


Sales 

2 
13 

2 
1 
1 


i     Purely  ' 
Personal  ► 

MILTON  DOUGLAS,  who  has 
sung  in  a  number  of  George 
VV'bite  and  I  lammerstein  productions, 
has  been  signed  by  William  Saal 
and  BuHT  Kelly  for  a  night  club  role 
in   "Gigolette." 

Moic  Streimek,  U.  a.  New  York 
i)ranch  manager,  leaves  for  a  sales 
trip  upstate  either  today  or  tomor- 
row. 

Mrs  Clare  Boothe  Brokaw,  a 
member  of  Campi,  is  now  in  Europe. 


Denies  Empire  State 
And  Allied  to  Merge 

Intent  on  retaining  its  indei>en(lence, 
the  iMnpire  State  M.  P.  Operators' 
Union,  Inc.,  has  turned  down  an  offer 
to  merge  with  the  Allied  Operators' 
Union,  it  was  learned  Saturday  from 
.'\rthur  b'arkash,  president  of  the  1 
former   group. 

Empire  has  adopted  a  resolution 
that  it  "shall  not  merge  or  affiliate 
itself  with  a  company  union  such  as 
Allied,"  according  to  Farkash,  who 
added  that  his  union  is  "ready  to  ne- 
gotiate terms  of  contracts  with  ex- 
hibitors." 

Empire  is  now  conducting  a  picket- 
ing drive  against  the  Globe  on  Broad- 
way, the  Art  and  Star  in  the  Bronx 
and  the  State,  Kismet,  Sumner,  Ritz, 
Park,  Berkshire,  Endicott  and  Coli- 
seum in   Brooklyn. 


Pittsburgh's  Alvin 
To  Open  on  Aug,  31 

PiTTSBUKOH,  Aug.  12. — The  Harris 
.\musement  Co.  has  set  Aug.  31  for 
the  of>ening  of  the  reconstructed  Alvin. 
The  house,  built  originally  as  a  legit- 
imate theatre  in  1891,  has  been  en- 
tirely remodeled  at  a  cost  of  more 
than  $100,000  and  now  has  an  en- 
larged seating  capacity  of  2,000.  The 
opening  attraction  will  be  Fox's  "Baby 
Take  a  Bow"  and  there  may  also  be 
a  stage  show,  although  this  hasn't 
been  definitely  determined. 

George  Tyson,  just  appointed  man- 
aging director  of  the  Alvin,  has  named 
Bill  Zeilor  house  manager.  Zeilor  was 
formerly  assistant  manager  of  the 
Stanley  and  manager  of  the  Enright 
here. 


Crosby  Radio  Goes  Bad 

Word  that  the  Bedaux  Sub-Arctic 
Expedition,  engaged  in  making  a 
scientific  picture,  is  having  trouble 
with  its  radio  equipment  but  that  "we 
are  all  well  and  happy"  is  contained 
in  a  cable  received  by  William  Fitel- 
son  of  the  law  firm  of  Fitelson  and 
Mayer,  who  is  the  legal  representa- 
tive of  Floyd  Crosby,  director  and 
supervisor  of  the  expedition's  film  ac- 
tivities. 


Technicians  to  Nominate 

Hollywood,  Aug.  12. — Nominations 
for  new  officers  for  the  Technicians' 
Branch  of  the  Academy  will  be  made 
Thursday.  The  nominating  committee 
includes  John  Cass,  Carroll  Clark, 
Charles  D.  Forrest,  John  Hughes, 
Fred  Gage,  Charles  Lang  and  Maurice 
Pivar.  Alternates  are  Vernon  Walker, 
William  B.  Moll  and  Loren  Ryder. 


Monday,   August    13,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Relief  Work 
Shows  Worry 
To  Theatres 


(Continued  from  paf/e   1) 

lished  business,  Ed  Kuykendall,  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.  president,  said  Saturday. 

Kuykendall  declared  that  all  exhib- 
itors were  in  sympathy  with  unem- 
ployment relief  measures,  but  that  free 
performances  by  traveling  troupes  sub- 
sidized by  Federal  relief  agencies 
could  cause  sufficient  injury  to  the- 
atre business  to  jeopardize  the  work 
of  numerous  theatre  employes  and  to 
contribute  to  unemployment  in  this 
industry.  He  stated  that  no  objections 
would  be  raised  if  admissions  to  the 
subsidized  performances  were  charged, 
or  if  they  were  presented  in  areas 
which  did  not  afiford  direct  competi- 
tion with  established  theatre  enter- 
prises paying  local,  state  and  Federal 
taxes  and  offering  employment  to 
large  numbers. 

Free  shows  sponsored  by  the  Public 
Works  Administration  here  for  the 
object  of  providing  employment  for 
needy  professionals  have  already  be- 
come a  problem  of  the  New  York  ex- 
hibitor, where  as  many  as  eight  per- 
formances nightly  are  scheduled,  ex- 
clusive of  matinee  performances  for 
children.  The  I.  T.  O.  A.  has  al- 
ready taken  steps  to  protest  the  PWA 
program  here  as  it  is  conducted  now. 

The  national  plans  of  the  FERA, 
it  is  indicated  by  Washington  advices, 
will  follow  closely  on  the  lines  of  the 
PWA  program  here.  In  addition  to 
the  shows,  the  plans  call  for  forma- 
tion of  symphony  orchestras  com- 
prised of  unemployed  musicians,  os- 
tensibly to  give  public  recitals  w-ithout 
charge. 


Mexican  Exhibitors 
Fight  New  10%  Tax 

Mexico  City,  Aug.  12. — Opposition 
to  a  proposed  10  per  cent  P^ederal  tax 
on  film  rentals  has  developed  in  the 
Union  of  Cinematographic  Exhibitors. 
The  government  is  being  urged  to 
drop  the  proposition  on  the  ground 
that  American  companies  would  close 
their  branches  here. 

The  effect  of  this,  they  say,  would 
be  to  throw  thousands  out  of  work 
and  cause  a  product  shortage.  In 
defense  of  distributors  it  was  asserted 
that  they  send  only  seven  per  cent  of 
their  receipts  out  of  the  country. 

New  officers  were  elected  as  fol- 
lows :  President,  I.  Martinez ;  secre- 
tary, Adolfo  Rodriguez :  treasurer, 
Guillermo  Vega ;  local  representative 
general,  Jose  U.  Calderon. 


Rosecan  Joins  Judell 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  12. — Eddie  Rose- 
can,  for  the  past  four  years  with 
United  Artists  and  local  smiles  mana- 
ger for  the  past  18  months,  has  as- 
sumed his  new  duties  as  manager  of 
the  B.   N.  Judell   Co.  office  here. 

Harry  Scott  was  recently  made  man- 
ager here  for  United  Artists,  with 
Rosecan  becoming  city  salesman. 
Rosecan  resigned  the  latter  position 
to  join  Judell.  George  McBride,  who 
had  been  in  charge  of  the  Judell  of- 
fice, will  continue  with  the  sales  or- 
ganization here. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  Aug.  12.— Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Laughton,  Josef  von 
Sternberg  and  Marlene  Dietrich  can  be  seen  lunching  together 
daily  at  the  Paramount  studio  commissary.  .  .  .  Buddy  De  Sylva 
back  in  town  and  will  report  to  Fox  Sept.  1  to  begin  a  new 
deal  of  producing  four  pictures  on  the  new  program.  .  .  .  Frank 
Capra's  means  of  making  a  living  here  before  becoming  asso- 
ciated with  pictures  was  to  tutor  the  son  of  Anita  Baldwin, 
wealthy  Californian.  .  .  .  Fred  Keating  likes  to  talk  about  the 
days  he  was  a  reporter  on  the  New  York  American.  .  .  .  Columbia 
is  having  headaches  trying  to  find  50  women  between  the  ages 
of  18  and  25  with  long  hair.  .  .  .  Fay  Wray  has  started  her  own 
system  of  air  cooling  by  installing  two  refrigerator  machines  in 
her  dressing  room  at  Columbia.  .  .  .  Ray  Hoadley,  self  styled 
statistician  for  Harry  Cohen,  issues  a  statement  that  less  than 
10  per  cent  of  all  film  shot  for  motion  picture  entertainment 
reaches  the  screen.  .  .  .  Grace  Moore  has  decided  to  make  a  con- 
cert tour  before  beginning  her  next  picture  for  Columbia.  .  .  . 
Austin  Parker  advances  an  opinion  that  the  drive  for  clean  pic- 
tures will  mean  new  and  interesting  ideas  for  screen  stories.  .  .  . 
Alice  White  will  conclude  her  contract  with  Universal  shortly 
and  become  a  free  lance  artist  for  both  radio  and  picture  work 


Allied  Angling  for 
2  More  State  Units 

Expansion  plans  of  Allied  call  for 
new  units  in  two  more  states  within 
the  near  future.  The  organization 
now  covers  28  states. 

In  branching  out,  Allied  is  feeling 
its  way.  While  no  one  will  talk  on 
the  geographical  location  of  the 
planned  units,  it  is  understood  they 
will  be  in  the  west. 


Akron  House  Reopens 

Akron,  Aug.  12. — The  Colonial,  one 
of  the  three  major  downtown  houses, 
has  reopened  with  first  run  films  and 
Frank  King  as  manager.  The  house 
recently  quit  films  for  summer  dra- 
matic stock,  but  the  new  policy  ended 
after  five  weeks. 


Transparent  Metal 
As  Film  Is  Studied 

Hollywood,  Aug.  12. — Use  of  a  new 
transparent  metal  as  film  stock  is  be- 
ing studied  at  Paramount  by  Arthur 
Zaugg,  Swiss  film  technician  and  as- 
sistant superintendent  of  the  studio 
machine  shop. 

German  physicists  have  produced 
the  metal,  he  says,  and  are  now  ex- 
perimenting on  it  with  an  idea  for 
commercial  use.  Zaugg  says  its  per- 
manency and  the  fact  that  it  would 
not  shrink  like  celluloid  make  it  im- 
portant for  the  industry. 


Paramore  on  Coe  Story 

Hollywood,  Aug.  12. — Edward  A. 
Paramore  has  been  signed  by  Fox  to 
do  an  adaptation  of  the  Charles  Fran- 
cis Coe  story,  "Pennies."  Cast  and 
directors  have  not  been  set. 


"Bondage"  Is 
Pittsburgh's 
Top,  $13,000 


Pittsburgh,  Aug.  12. — Business 
was  up  all  over  town  last  week,  with 
each  of  the  three  first  runs  topping 
average  by  a  nice  margin.  This  was 
the  first  time  here  all  summer  that  all 
of  the  downtown  sites  have  bettered 
par. 

The  best  showing  was  made  by  "Of 
Human  Bondage"  at  the  Stanley, 
where  it  did  close  to  $13,000.  The 
picture  had  been  held  up  by  the  cen- 
sors for  some  time  and  during  that 
period  received  probably  the  greatest 
amount  of  gratis  space  in  the  news- 
papers any  picture  has  had  in  a  long 
time.  At  the  Penn,  "The  Girl  from 
Missouri"  got  off  to  a  great  start,  but 
slowed  down  when  the  word  got 
around  that  the  censors  had  butchered 
it  pretty  badly.  It  wound  up  with 
$12,250. 

"His  Greatest  Gamble"  and 
"Smarty"  shot  the  Warner  up  to  $6,- 
000,  its  best  showing  in  some  time, 
and  standees  were  noticed  there  occa- 
sionally. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $31,250. 
Average  is  $26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  9 : 
"THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

PENN— (3,300),  25c-50c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$12,2.S0.      (Average,   $12,000) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 
STANLEY— (3,600),  25c-50c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$13,000.      (Average,   $9,000) 

"HIS    GREATEST   GAMBLE"    (Radio) 
"SMARTY"    (Warners) 

WARNER— (2,000),  25c-40c.  6  days.  Gross: 
$6,000.     (Average,   $5,000) 


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''A  Grand  Picture'' 

—  N.  Y.  Times 

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about  James  Whale's  Mighty 

Picturization  of  Galsworthy's 

Best  Seller! 

UNIVERSAL 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  August    13,    1934 


Code  Costs 
Opposed  by 
30  Concerns 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

F.  &  M.  Stageshows,  Inc.,  Educa- 
tional Films  Corp.  of  America,  First 
Division,  Hollywood  Film  Exchanges, 
Inc.,  Interstate  Films  Co.,  Pathe 
News,  and  Van  Beuren  of  New  York ; 
Capitol  Film  Exchange,  Philadelphia ; 
Monogram  Pictures,  Inc.,  Detroit; 
Chenoweth  Film  Co.,  Omaha ;  Frank- 
lin Productions,  Inc.,  Boston;  Edited 
Pictures  System,  N.  Y. ;  Greiver  Pro- 
ductions, Chicago ;  Ideal  Pictures 
Corp.,  Minneapolis ;  Peerless  Distrib- 
uting Co.,  Philadelphia ;  Educational 
Film  Exchange,  Louisville ;  Premier 
Pictures  Corp.,  St.  Louis  ;  Strickland 
Industrial  Film  Corp.,  Atlanta ;  Pro- 
gressive Pictures,  Inc.,  St.  Louis ; 
Douglas  Fairbanks  Pictures  Corp., 
Hollywood;  J.  Bruce  Johnson,  Holly- 
wood ;  Monogram  Pictures,  Denver ; 
Cameo  Screen  Attractions,  Boston, 
and  Charles  R.  Rogers,  Hollywood. 

In  its  letter  to  Rosenblatt,  United 
Artists  points  out  that  its  company, 
along  with  Paramount,  M-G-M,  RKO, 
Warner-First  National  and  Fox,  is 
assessed  $20,000,  while  Universal  and 
Columbia  are   levied  $15,000. 

After  detailing  the  number  of  pic- 
tures the  various  companies  distribute, 
the  letter  states  that  United  Artists  is 
solely  a  distributor  of  a  limited  num- 
ber of  features  annually  and  that  these 
pictures  in  no  wise  compare  with  the 
number  distributed  by  other  national 
companies. 

Say   Receipts   Are   Lower 

"The  gross  receipts  of  the  under- 
signed," the  letter  states,  "are  far 
less  than  the  gross  receipts  of  prac- 
tically all  of  the  national  distributors. 

"The  method  of  allocation  is  unfair 
in  that  the  gross  receipts  and  the 
number  of  pictures  distributed  by  each 
distributor  should  be  the  factor  used 
in  determining  contributions  to  the 
code." 

The  letter  adds  that  Warner-First 
National  releases  about  60  features 
and  a  minimum  of  ISO  shorts  annually 
and  that  this  company's  receipts  are 
at  least  twice,  and  in  all  probability 
three  times  as  large  as  gross  receipts 
of  U.  A. 

It  is  claimed  that  U.  A.  in  the  past 
has  released  as  few  as  four  films  a 
year  with  maximum  at  20,  supple- 
mented during  the  last  few  years  by 
Walt  Disney  shorts.  The  company 
asks  that  a  certified  accountant  should 
examine  the  records  of  the  various 
companies  to  determine  gross  receipts, 
number  of  features  and  shorts,  and 
from  this  calculation  it  will  be  possible 
to  arrive  at  a  fair  method  of  allocating 
the  expenses  of  the  respective  com- 
panies. 

In  closing  the  letter,  U.  A.  suggests 
a  public  hearing  to  substantiate  its 
protest,  declaring  the  method  sug- 
gested by  Campi  is  grossly  unfair. 
William  P.  Phillips,  treasurer,  signed 
the  letter. 

The  Universal  protest,  signed  by 
R.  H.  Cochrane,  contains  the  same 
allegations  submitted  by  United 
Artists.  It  suggests  that  the  assess- 
ment be  based  on  the  gross  receipts 
of  the  individual  distributor  and  that 
a  public  hearing  be  held  with  respect 
to   the   method   of   allocating   the    ex- 


Jackie  and  Shirley 

New  Haven,  Aug.  12. — 
Frank  Henson,  manager  of 
Loew's  Bijou  here,  is  credited 
with  originating  a  stunt  for 
the  forthcoming  opening  of 
"Treasure  Island"  in  Los 
Angeles  which  has  been 
adopted  by  M-G-M's  coast 
publicity  department.  His 
suggestion  was  that  Jackie 
Cooper  escort  Shirley  Temple 
to  the  opening,  which  is  ex- 
pected to  result  in  consider- 
able   newspaper    space. 


pense  of  Campi  and  the  method  of 
contribution.  The  letter  states  that 
over  a  period  of  years  the  method  of 
taxing  in  proportion  to  gross  receipts 
has  been  effective  and  satisfactory. 


Chad  wick  Praises 
New  L.  A.  Schedule 

(Continued  from  paqc  1) 

has  done  splendid  work  in  drafting  the 
schedule  and  that  unaffiliated  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  have  no  idea 
of  making  a  general  assault  on  its 
provisions.  Now  that  the  duals  ques- 
tions has  been  eliminated,  Chadwick 
feels  that  the  preview  clause  in  the 
coast  schedule  should  be  modified. 

The  plan  provides  that  previews  can 
be  held  only  at  theatres  charging  50 
cent  admissions,  which  he  feels  dis- 
criminates against  independent  product. 
If  an  independent  producer  wants  to 
preview  his  product  at  houses  charg- 
ing under  50  cents,  he  should  be  en- 
titled to  do  so,   Chadwick  contends. 

"We  don't  want  to  be  the  bulls  in  a 
China  shop  and  kick  over  everything 
the  men  have  done,"  Chadwick  states. 
"They  gave  us  a  fine  plan,  but  there 
are  certain  things  we  are  in  disagree- 
ment  on." 

The  producer  holds  that  independ- 
ents' product  has  improved  consider- 
ably over  past  years  and  is  of  a  much 
higher  grade  than  heretofore. 

Chadwick  leaves  for  the  coast  to- 
morrow by  plane.  He  will  return 
when  the  Los  Angeles  schedule  comes 
before   Campi. 


New  Clearance  Set 
Up  in  Ogden,  Utah 

Ogden,  Utah,  Aug.  12. — New  clear- 
ances based  on  admissions  have  been 
set  up  for  this  city  by  the  Salt  Lake 
City   clearance   and   zoning   board. 

When  the  difference  between  first 
and  second  runs  is  20  cents  clearance 
is  180  days;  IS  cents,  120  days;  10 
cents,  75  days ;  five  cents,  60  days. 
When  first  and  second  run  prices  are 
the  same  the  clearance  is  30  days. 
Non-theatrical  accounts  are  held  to 
365  days  after  first  run. 


Associated  Theatres 
Now  MPTOA  Unit 

(Continued  from  pane   1) 

unit,  which  includes  exhibitors  scat- 
tered throughout  southern  California. 
Officers  of  the  coast  unit  are :  Presi- 
dent, Ben  Berinstein ;  vice-president, 
Harry  Hicks ;  secretary,  Russell  Rog- 
ers ;  treasurer.  Arnold  Schank ;  direc- 
tors, B.  Berinstein,  Louis  Halper, 
H.  Hicks,  George  Bromley,  A. 
Schank,  Georges  Haines.  Robert 
Gumbiner,  Milt  Arthur  and  R.  Rogers. 


U.  A.  to  Seek    Allied  to  Let 


Court  Test  on 
Cancellations 


(Continued  from  pufic  1) 

pictures  are  sold  on  individual  con- 
tracts and  hence  are  not  subject  to 
cancellation,  holding  that  one  cannot 
cancel   10  per  cent  ai  one  picture. 

However,  Campi's  committee  held 
that  the  words  "license  agreement"  in 
the  code  were  not  meant  to  indicate 
a  contract  for  one  picture  but  for 
groups  of  pictures. 

U.  A.,  it  is  stated,  has  correspond- 
ence from  Division  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  which,  it  is  held,  as- 
sures the  distributor  that  its  pictures 
would  not  come  under  the  cancella- 
tion provision.  I.J.  .\.  contends  that  its 
contracts  with  individual  producers 
like  Samuel  Goldwyn,  Darryl  Zanuck, 
Reliance,  Charles  Chaplin,  Douglas 
Fairbanks  and  others  do  not  permit 
cancellations  of  pictures  unless  the 
producer  consents.  Only  Zanuck  is 
listed  for  10  pictiu'cs  on  the  U.  A. 
list,  the  other  producers  being  slated 
for  four,  or  less. 


Units  Act  on 
Duals  Stand 


Expect  Film  Carriers 
To  Reelect  Clarke 

(Continued  from   pofie   1) 

ofiicers  slated  to  continue  are  Clint 
Weyer,  secretary,  and  Harold  Robin- 
son of  Detroit,  vice-president..  About 
40  members  will  be  present. 

Among  topics  to  be  discussed  will 
be  standardization  of  equipment  and 
shipments  and  developments  during 
the  past  year.  Plans  for  the  new  year 
will  be  outlined.  The  organization 
has  about  600  trucks  in  operation  na- 
tionally. 

■An  executive  committee  of  five 
and  a  board  of  managers  of  seven 
will  be  continued  in  office,  according 
to  present  indications. 


(Continued  from  pane   1) 

affiliations,  have  signed  agreements  to 
abandon  duals.  The  Recent  attempt  of 
Milwaukee  exhibitors  to  penalize  duals 
in  the  local  clearance  and  zoning 
schedule  was  short  lived  after  Camiii 
held  an  open   session   for  protests. 

Harry  Kridel  has  been  named  chair- 
man of  the  New  Jersey  Allied  com- 
mittee working  on  elimination  of  duals. 
Julius  Charnow,  Nathan  Myers,  Jack 
Pinelis  and  Benjamin  Berkowitz  are 
other  members.  Signatures  of  Skou- 
ras,  RKO,  Loew  and  Paramount  arc 
being  awaited  and  when  these  come 
through  it  is  expected  the  entire  ter- 
ritory will  go  for  the  plan.  There 
are  several  independents  who  haven't 
signed.  They  are  waiting  to  see  what 
the  circuits  do. 


Tri-Consolidated  to 
Add  5  More  Houses 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  ve_rge  of  coming  under  the  ban- 
ner with  contracts  ready  for  signing. 
This  is  expected  sometime  this  week 
and  will  bring  the  total   to  74. 

The  present  construction  program 
will  be  limited  to  two  houses.  The 
Pilgrim  in  the  Bronx  will  be  ready 
for  opening  Sept.  20  and  the  Tribune, 
to  be  constructed  in  the  old  Tribune 
Building  on  Nassau  St.,  will  be  ready 
by  next  January.  This  house  will  seat 
600.  Two  additional  new  structures 
were  planned,  but  have  been  called 
oflF  for  the  present. 


Famous  Theatres  to 
Take  8  Ohio  Houses 

Marion-.  O.,  Aug.  12.— Famous 
Theatres  Corp.  has  launched  a  thea- 
tre acquisition  drive  in  Ohio  and  is 
taking  over  eight  houses  to  be  oper- 
ated  by   subsidiaries. 

Midhio  Theatres  Corp.  recently 
forrned  to  run  Young's  Palace  and 
Marion  here,  has  deals  under  way  to 
take  the  Liberty,  Quimby,  Imperial 
and  Grand,  Zanesville ;  Paramount, 
Hamilton,  and  Paramount,  Middle- 
town.  Tracy  Barham,  formerly  Al- 
bany district  booker  for  Warners,  has 
taken  personal  charge  of  the  Marion 
houses. 


British  CEA  Again 
Hits  Overbuilding 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Lhiited  Kingdom  a  legal  opinion  from 
Tyldesley  Jones,  K.C.,  asserting  that 
these  bodies  have  the  power  to  refuse 
licenses  for  new  theatres  if  they  think 
present  seating  adequate  to  public 
needs. 

It  has  been  widely  assumed  that  the 
powers  of  local  bodies  were  limited  to 
the  stipulation  of  safety  conditions.  No 
definite  court  decision  has  yet  been 
hamled  down  on  the  point. 

With  the  legal  opinions,  the  C.  E.  A. 
is  circulating  copies  of  the  paper  on 
overbuilding  read  by  Sam  Eckman, 
Jr.,  at  the  Blackpool  convention,  the 
arguments  of  which  have  since  been 
vigorously  challenged  by  John  Max- 
well, president  of  the  Kinematograph 
Renters'  Society  and  principal  of  the 
important   A.  B.  C.   circuit. 

Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini  arrived  in  Lon- 
don on  vacation.  Also  on  the  lie  de 
France  was  Lucien  Hubbard,  M-G-M 

producer. 

*     *     * 

Winfield  Sheehan  due  from  Paris. 
Vacation  stated,  but  Fox  British  pro- 
duction plans  are  taking  shape  on  an 
ambitious  basis. 


M-G-M  Feature  List 
Is  Taken  by  F.  W,  C, 

M-G-M's  entire  lineup  of  features 
has  been  sold  to  Fox  West  Coast's 
group  of  approximately  400  theatres. 
The  deals  for  shorts  have  not  been 
completed.  Jack  Sullivan  and  E.  L. 
Alperson  are  working  on  these  with 
M-G-Al  executives. 

Fox  product  already  has  been  lined 
up  with  the  same  circuit  and  its  five 
operating  units.  Negotiations  are  un- 
der way  on  RKO,  Warners  and 
Columbia  deals  which  are  not  expected 
to  be  completed  for  another  couple 
of  weeks. 


Booked  for  Roxy 

Howard  S.  Cullman  has  booked 
three  films  to  follow  "Handy  Andv" 
at  the  Roxy.  In  the  order  in  which 
they  will  be  shown,  they  are :  "Charlie 
Chan's  Courage."  "We're  Rich  Again" 
rind  "Romance  in  the  Rain." 


Brilliant 

PERFORMANCE 


ij^VERY  fine  performance  on  the  screen 
-*-^  depends  upon  certain  earlier  perform- 
ances . . .  not  by  the  cast  alone,  but  by  the 
film  in  the  camera.  Because  of  the  depend- 
ability and  artistic  opportunity  it  affords 
. . .  because  of  its  unfailingly  brilliant  per- 
formance . . .  most  cameramen  and  produc- 
ers prefer  Eastman  Super-Sensitive  Pan- 
chromatic Negative  w^ith  gray  backing. 
Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester,  New 
York.  (J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors, 
New  York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  Super-Sensitive 
Panchromatic  Negative 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  August    13,    1934 


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Andy"  PuUs 
High  $6,500, 
Minneapolis 


Minneapolis,  Aug.  12. —  "Handy 
Andy"  ran  away  with  the  big  money 
here  last  week,  topping  par  by  ^l,wu 
with  a  take  of  $6,500  at  the  State. 

There  were  other  good  grosses  in 
spite  of  the  heat.  "The  Man  With 
Two  Faces"  grabbed  $6,000  at  the 
RKO  Orpheum.  In  St.  Paul  "Mid- 
night Alibi"  was  up  by  $1,000  on  a 
$5,000  take  at  the  RKO  Orpheum,  and 
both  "The  Girl  From  Missouri  and 
"Grand  Canary"  held  up  well. 

Minneapolis'  five  houses  grossed 
$20,500  where  they  generally  get 
$18  500,  while  St.  Paul's  four,  usually 
getting  $14,000,  took  $15,500. 

Estimated  takings: 

Minneapolis : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  9: 

"GRAND  CANARY"   (Fox) 

CENTURY— (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 

$4,000.     (Average,   S't.OCX)) 

"HE   WAS    HER    MAN"    (Warners) 

LYRIC— (1,000),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,   $1,500) 

Week  Ending  Aug.   10: 
"THE  MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"   (F.N.) 

RKO  ORPHEUM-(2,000).  25c-50c.  /  days. 
Gross:   $6,000.     (Average,  $5,500) 

"HANDY  ANDY"  (Fox) 
STATE— (2,300),   25c-40c,   7   days.     Gross: 
$6,500.     (Average,  $5,500)         „.,„„„ 
"THE  CONSTANT  NYMPH" 
WORLD— (400),  25c-75c.  7  days,  2nd  week. 
Gross:    $2,500.      (Average,   $2,000) 

St.  Paul: 

Week  Ending  Aug.  9: 

"THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

PARAMOUNT-(2.300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,500.      (Average,   $5,500) 

"GRAND  CANARY"    (Fox) 
RIVIERA— (1,200).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.     (Average  $3,500) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   (F.  N.) 
RKO  ORPHEUM— (2.000),  20c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,000.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"BORN    TO    BE    BAD"    (U.   A.) 
TOWER— (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.     Gross: 
$1,500.     (Average,  $1,500) 


a 


Navy"  Leads  Big 
Pickup  in  Denver 

Denver,  Aug.  12. — Business  picked 
up  with  a  bang  here  last  week  in  spite 
of  the  play  festival  at  Central  City. 
"Here  Comes  the  Navy"  led  the  pa- 
rade with  a  $9,500  take  at  the  Or- 
pheum.    This  topped  par  by  $3,500. 

"She  Loves  Me  Not,"  at  $7,000,  and 
"Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes  Back,"  at 
$7,500,  were  pretty  close  to  smash 
hits.  The  former  was  $3,000  over  av- 
erage at  the  Denham  and  the  latter 
was  $3,500  up  at  the  Denver. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,700. 
Average  is  $20,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  9: 

"I    GIVE    MY    LOVE"    (F.    N.) 
ALADDIN— (1,500).     25c-35c-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $1,200.      (Average.   $2,500.) 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.) 
DENHAM— (1,500).     25c-35c-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $7,000.       (."Xverage.    $4,000.) 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND   STRIKES 
BACK"   (U.   A.) 
DENVER— (2.500),      25c-35c-50c,      7      days. 
Gross:    $7,500.       (Average.    $6,000.) 
"HERE   COMES   THE   NAVY"    (W.   B.) 
ORPHEUM— (2.600).    25c-35c-50c.    7    days. 
Gross:    $9..';00,      (Average.   $6,000.) 

"LET'S    TALK    IT    OVER"    (Univ.) 
"HELL  CAT"    (Col.) 
PARAMO'UNT— (2.000).    25c-40c.     4    days. 
Gross:    $1,600. 
"MURDER    IN    THE    PRIVATE    CAR" 

(M-G-M) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,000).     25c-40c,     3    days. 
Gross:    $900.      (Average   for    the    week,   $2,- 
OOO.) 


"Bondage,"  Show, 
$16,200,  Buffalo 


Buffalo,  Aug.  12. — "Of  Huiman 
Bondage,"  in  itself  a  strong  draw, 
was  iielped  at  the  BufTalo  by  the  big 
crowds  that  wanted  to  see  the  re- 
sults of  the  screen  tests  conducted 
by  the  M-G-M  traveling  train.  The 
take  of  $16,200  was  over  normal  by 
$1,900. 

"Let's  Talk  It  Over"  and  "Black 
Moon"  gave  the  Lafayette  a  good 
$7,000. 

Total  first  run  take  was  $33,600. 
Average  is  $35,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.   10: 

"OF  HUMAN  BONDAGE"  (Radio) 
BUFFALO— (3.500),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Shirley  Howard,  Betty  Jane  Coop- 
er and  Lathrop  Bros.,  Belett  &  Lamb. 
The  Bredwins,  Vivian  Fay.  Gross:  $16,200. 
(Average,    $14,300.) 

"DOUBLE     DOOR"     (Para.) 
"MERRY    WIVES    OF    RENO"     (Warner) 
CENTURY-  (3.000).    25c.    7    days.    Gross: 
$5,700.       (Average,    $6,000.) 

"ENLIGHTEN    THY    DAUGHTER" 
(Standard) 
HOLLYWOOD— (300).     25c-35c.     7     days, 
2nd    week.       Cross:    $200.       (Average,   $700.) 
"GRAND    CANARY"    (Fox) 
H1PPODROME-(2,100).    25c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $5,500.       (Average.    $8,000.) 

"LET'S    TAUC    IT   OVER"    (Univ.) 
"BLACK  MOON"    (Col.) 
L.1FAYE,TTE— (3,300).       25c,       7       days. 
Gross:     $7,000.        (Average.    $6,500.) 


Rogers  Leads 
Seattle  with 
$7,500  Take 


Seattle,  Aug.  12. — Will  Rogers' 
fans  turned  out  in  droves  to  see 
"Handy  Andy"  at  the  Fifth  Avenue 
and  ran  the  take  up  to  $7,500. 

This  was  the  only  house  in  town  to 
pass  average.  "Here  Comes  the 
Navy"  took  second  honors  with  a  par 
$6,500  draw  at  the  Music   Hall. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $29,- 
600.     Average  is  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.   11  : 

"HIS  GREATEST  GAMBLE"  (Radio) 
"THE  MERRY  FRINKS"   (Warners) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,000.      (Average.    $3,500) 
"HANDY  ANDY"  (Fox) 
FIFTH    AVENUE— (2,450).    25c-40c-55c,    7 
days.     Gross:  $7,500.     (Average,   $7,000) 
"TRAIL  DRIVER"    (Univ.) 
"ONE  IS  GUILTY"  (CoL) 
LIBERTY— (1,800),     10c-15c-25c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $3,800.      (Average,   $4,000) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 
MUSIC    BOX— (950).    25c-40c-55c.    7    days. 
(Extended    run    from    Music    Ha)l.)      Gross: 
$3,400.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"HERE   COMES   THE   NAVY"    (Warners) 
MUSIC      HALL— (2.275),      2Sc-40c-55c,      7 
days.     Gross:  $6. .500.     (Average,   $6,500) 
"SHOOT   THE    WORKS"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3.050).        15c-25c-35c.       7 
days.      Stage:    Ches    Davis'    "Chicago    Fol- 
lies."     Gross:    $5,400.       (Average,    $6,000) 


Franklin  About  Set 
To  Start  ''Gambling'' 

Having  rounded  out  the  principal 
cast,  Harold  B.  Franklin  starts  pro- 
duction on  "Gambling"  at  the  Eastern 
Service  Studios  in  Astoria,  L.  I.,  on 
Aug.  20.  In  addition  to  George  M. 
Cohan,  Wynne  Gibson  and  Dorothy 
Burgess  will  be  in  the  cast.  Row- 
land V.  Lee  will  direct.  Fox  will  re- 
lease. 


Harlow  Is  $10,300 
Top  in  Providence 

Providence,  Aug.  12.— Jean  Har- 
low's drawing  power  pulled  Loew's 
State  up  to  a  strong  $10,300  last 
week.  While  the  figure  is  under  par 
it  was  far  and  away  the  best  take  of 
an  otherwise  disheartening  week.  The 
picture,  "Girl  from  Missouri,"  was 
aided  by  a  stage  show  headed  by  a 
local  boy,   Harry   Kahne  &  Company. 

The  Majestic,  .A.lbee  and  Para- 
mount were  down  the  scale,  none  of 
the   houses   garnering   over  $4,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $21,- 
075.     Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  9: 

"OLD   FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 
"ELMER    AND    ELSIE"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  15c-4()c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $3,000.     (Average,  $6,500) 

"GRAND   CANARY"    (Fox) 
"EMBARRASSING  MOMENTS"  (Univ.) 

MAJESTIC— (2,400).       15c-40c,       7       days. 
Gross:    $3,800.      (Average,    $7,fKK1) 
"THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3.800),  15c-40c,  7  days. 

Harry    Kahne    &    Co.    heading    five    acts    of 

vaude.      Gross:    $10,300.      (Average,    $12,000) 

"THE  DEFENSE   RESTS"   (CoL) 

"THE  LADY  IS  WILLING"  (Radio) 

RKO  ALBEE  (2,300),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,000.      (Average.    $7,000) 

"COCKEYED  CAVALIERS"  (Radio) 

"UNKNOWN    BLONDE"    (Monogram) 

RKO  \'ICTORY— (1,600).  10c-25c,  4  days. 
Cross:    $975.      (Average,   $1,000) 


66 


Andy"  Proves 
Detroit  Smash 
With  $27,000 


Detroit,  Aug.  12. — "Handy  Atidy" 
knocked  the  most  optimistic  box-office 
estimates  spinning  at  the  Fox.  Torrid 
weather  had  no  efifect  whatsoever  on 
the  customers.  They  packed  the  house 
to  the  tune  of  $27,000,  nearly  double 
the   normal   take. 

Other  houses  took  it  on  the  chin  as 
a  result.  Even  "The  Girl  from  Mis- 
souri," rated  a  big  draw,  was  below 
par  at  $18,600  in  the  Michigan. 
"Hollywood  Party"  and  "The  Man 
with  Two  Faces"  were  away  ofif. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $59,500. 
Average  is  $55,000. 

Estima.ted  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  9 : 

"HOLLYWOOD   PARTY"    (M-G-M) 

FISHER— (2.975).  15c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,200.     (Average,   $10,000) 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

FOX— (5.100),     15c-50c,     7     days.       Stage: 
Long  Tack  Sam  &  Co.,  heading  stage  show. 
Gross:    $27,000.      (Average,   $15,000) 
"THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

MICHIGAN-(4.100),      15c-50c,      7      days. 
Stage:     Joe    Morrison    of    Last    Round    Up 
fame      heading      seven-act      show.        Gross: 
$18,600.      (Average,    $20,000) 
"THE  MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"   (F.N.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (2,070),  25c-50c.  7 
days.     Gross:   $7,700.     (Average,   $10,000) 


N,  O,  Disturbed  by 
Music  License  Row 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  12. — Indigna- 
tion over  the  proposed  increase  in 
music  licenses  will  probably  result  in 
some  action  being  taken  by  the  Gulf 
.States  Theatre  Owners'  Ass'n  here. 
Whether  the  Gulf  States  will  go  to 
court  with  the  American  Society  of 
Composers,  Authors  and  Publishers, 
is  not  known.  H.  S.  McLeod,  presi- 
dent, says  a  formal  protest  would 
probably  be  lodged  with  the  society. 


Rogers  Film 
Big  Holdover, 
Philadelphia 


PiiiLADELriiiA,  Aug.  12. — "Handy 
Andy"  was  still  the  big  noise  here  in 
its  second  week.  It  held  up  to  $14,500 
at  the  Fox  with  a  stage  show. 

"Here  Comes  the  Navy,"  for  which 
big  things  had  been  predicted,  took 
$15,000  in  nine  days.  Average  for  the 
Stanley  for  six  days  is  $12,000.  The 
weather  was  much  better  than  in  re- 
cent weeks. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $44,300. 
Average  is  $45,100. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  Aug.   2: 

"GRAND   CANARY"    (Fox) 

ARCADIA— (600),      25c-40c-50c,      8     days. 
Gross:    $2,800.      (Average,   6  days,   $2,400) 
"GREATEST  GAMBLE"   (Radio) 

EARLE  —  (2,000),      40c-55c-65c,      6      days. 
Stage:     Alex     Morrison,     Charlie     Foy,    and 
others.      Gross:    $11, .500.      (Average,    $12,000) 
"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

FOX— (3,000),     30c-40c-60c,     6     days.     2nd 

week.      Stage:    Radio   Ramblers   with   Sibley 

and    Demarest,    Dawn   and   Darrow   and    the 

Debutants.   Gross:   $14,500.    (Average.   12,000) 

"WE'RE  RICH  AGAIN"   (Radio) 

KARLTON— (1,000),    30c-40c-50c,    6    days. 
Gross:   $2,600.     (Average,  $3,500)) 
"HERE  COMES   THE   NAVY"   (Warners) 

STANLEY— (3,700),  40c-55c-65c,  9  days. 
Gross:    $15,000.      (Average,    6   days,   $12,000) 

"MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"  (F.  N.) 

STANTON— (1,700),  30c-40c-55c,  6  days. 
Gross:   $5,600.     (Average,  $6,000) 


"Alibi"  and  "Eyre" 
Are  High  in  Omaha 

Omaha,  Aug.  12. — In  a  week  of 
fair  business  a  dual  consisting  of  "Mid- 
night Alibi"  and  "Jane  Eyre"  made 
the  best  comparative  showing  by  get- 
ting $4,600  at  the  Brandeis. 

"Harold  Teen"  and  "I  Give  My 
Love"  went  slightly  over  par  with 
$4,200  at  the  World.  At  the  Orpheum 
"Grand  Canary"  and  "Kiss  and  Make 
Up"   were  average  with  $7,500. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $16,- 
300.     Average  is  $15,500. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  9: 

"GRAND    CANARY"    (Fox) 

"KISS  AND  MAKE  UP"   (Para.) 

ORPHEUM— (3.0OO).  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $7,500.      (Average,    $7,500) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   OF.  N.) 
"JANE    EYRE"    (Monogram) 

BRANDEIS— (1.500).  20c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,600.      (Average,   $4,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  8: 
"HAROLD    TEEN"    (Warners) 
"I   GIVE   MY   LOVE"   (Univ.) 

\VORLD-(2.20O),  25c-40,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,200.      (Average,   $4,000) 


City  Asked  to  Take 
Cincy's  Music  Hall 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  12. — The  city  will 
be  petitioned  to  take  over  the  Music 
Hall  here  from  the  bondholders  of 
the  Music  Hall  Ass'n.,  who  have  de- 
faulted four  $20,000  interest  payments 
on  first  mortgage  bonds.  The  property 
is  valued  at  $2,700,000,  and  was  built 
by  public  subscription.  The  site  was 
deeded  by  the  city. 

Although  used  for  the  bi-annual 
May  festivals  and  similar  events,  it 
also  plays  an  occasional  season  of  pic- 
tures, having  been  wired  for  sound  a 
few  years  ago. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Warners  Tip 
Film  Budget 
$5,000,000 

Business    Will   Improve, 
Jack  L.  Predicts 


Hollywood,  Aug.  13. — Warners' 
production  budget  will  be  $5,000,000 
higher  for  the  1934-35  season  than 
last  year.  Jack  L.  Warner  stated 
today. 

"Warner  Brothers  are  confident 
that  the  nation  and  the  rest  of  the 
world  are  headed  for  greatly  improved 
business  conditions  during  the  com- 
ing year  and  we  know  that  the  mo- 
tion picture  industry  is  going  to  ben- 
efit in  the  general  improvement," 
Warner  stated. 

"Our    budget    for    the    new    season 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Production  Gains; 
38  Features  Going 

Hollywood,  Au^.  13. — Production 
continues  on  the  incline  with  38  fea- 
tures and  nine  shorts  before  the  cam- 
eras as  compared  to  36  and  seven  for 
the  previous  week.  In  addition  to 
this  there  are  25  features  and  nine 
shorts  in  the  final  stages  of  prepara- 
tion promising  to  start  within  the  fort- 
night and  43  features  and  22  shorts 
in  the  cutting  rooms. 

Warners  continue  to  lead  the  field 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Fox  Midwest 
Sessions  to 
Start  Today 

Two-Day  Meeting  Draws 
100  Theatre  Heads 


TopEKA,  Aug.  13. — Showmanship 
methods  to  be  employed  in  this  year's 
fall  campaign  will  feature  plans  for 
the  new  theatre  season  under  discus- 
sion at  the  two-day  convention  of  Fox 
Midwest  Theatres  in  Topeka  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday.  More  than  100  man- 
agers, district  managers  and  execu- 
tives will  attend,  representing  the  en- 
tire Midwest  division  of  Fox  West 
Coast,  which  embraces  Kansas,  Mis- 
souri, southern  Illinois  and  Iowa. 

Convening  on  the  roof  of  the  Jay- 
hawk  Hotel  with  Lon  Cox,  St.  Louis 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


U,  A,  Suit  to  Await 
An  Official  Decision 

United  Artists  will  not  file  suit 
against  Campi  for  interpretation  of 
the  cancellation  clause  until  Code  Au- 
thority hands  down  an  official  order 
of  the  decision  in  the  Albion,  Albion, 
Ind.,  case.  The  opinion  of  Campi's 
legal  committee  will  be  approved  Aug. 
23. 

This  is  the  case  where  an  exhibitor 
is  said  to  have  bought  all  the  pictures 
offered  by  the  distributor,  but  was  re- 
fused a  cancellation  on  a  $12.50  film. 
An  appeal  committee  and  Campi  both 
unanimously  voted  in  favor  of  the 
exhibitor. 


Jersey  Dual  Moves 
Wait  for  Circuits 

Elimination  of  duals  in  New  Jer- 
sey now  depends  on  what  action  major 
circuits  take  on  the  plan.  Skouras, 
Loew,  RKO  and  Paramount,  already 
committed  to  drop  twins  starting 
Sept.  3,  haven't  actually  signed  yet. 

Allied  of  New  Jersey,  which  is 
espousing  the  idea,  has  signatures  of 
55  theatres  and  will  deliver  the  rest 
of  its  membership  when  the  circuits 
come  through.  A  meeting  of  AUied's 
committee,  comprising  Harry  Kridel, 
chairman;  Julius  Charnow,  Nathan 
Myers,  Jack  Pinelis  and  Benjamin 
Berkowitz,  will  be  held  today  to 
further  discuss  the  matter. 


Tomorrow  Deadline 
On  Code  Compliance 

•  Exhibitors  who  have  not  signed  code 
assents  have  until  tomorrow  night  to 
send  in  compliances.  Hundreds  of  non- 
assentors  already  have  taken  advan- 
tage of  the  extension  recently  granted 
by  the  NRA,  and  Campi  is  anxious 
(Coittinued  on   page  4) 


Nebraska,  Iowa  Men 
May  Return  to  Code 

Omaha,  Aug.  13.— Return  of  about 
200  exhibitors  in  Nebraska  and  Iowa 
to  observance  of  the  code  and  a  recon- 
ciliation with  code  boards  is  regarded 
as  possible  here  following  a  conference 
which  Calvin  Bard  had  with  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  at 
the   railroad  station. 

Bard  met  Rosenblatt  with  Mrs. 
MoUie  Rosenblatt,  the  division  admin- 
istrator's mother,  who  lives  here.  He 
would  not  give  details  of  his  conversa- 
tion with  Rosenblatt,  but  indicated  his 
optimism. 


Film  Auto  Theft 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  13. — 
Police  here  owe  a  vote  of 
thanks  to  the  Harcol  Film  Co. 
for  helping  them  arrest  two 
men  who,  it  is  alleged,  stole 
an  auto  parked  before  a 
negro  convention  hall  here. 
The  company  made  a  film  of 
the  meeting  and  when  it  was 
viewed  the  negro  whose  car 
was  stolen  had  the  rare  op- 
portunity of  seeing  just  how 
it  was  done  in  the  movies. 

Police,  called  in,  recognized 
the  thieves  and  arrested  them 
shortly   after. 


MPTOA  Directors  to 
Delay  Their  Session 

Because  several  members  are  away 
on  vacations,  the  quarterly  meeting  of 
M.   P.  T.  O.  A.  directors,   slated  for 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Quickies  Bad 
For  Business, 
Mayer  Asserts 


By   BRUCE   ALLAN 

London,  Aug.  13  {By  Mail.)  — 
Ten  thousand  dollar  quickies  are  nails 
in  the  coffin  of  trade,  asserts  Louis 
B.  Mayer.  He  admits  M-G-M  has 
been  handling  that  sort  of  quota  film 
here,  but  says  it  is  because  the  com- 
pany has  had  no  direct  tieup  with  any 
British  firm  for  production. 

Talks  are  in  progress  with  London 
Films  whereby  M-G-M  may  use  floor 
space  for  British  production,  and  a 
program  of  from  eight  to  15  features 
is  mentioned.  At  the  moment,  how- 
ever, it  is  impossible  to  say  definitely 

(Continued  on    page   2) 


New  Fox  Met. 
Plan  Before 
Court  Today 

Both    Stockholders    and 
Bondholders  Want  It 


With  Fox  Metropolitan  preferred 
and  common  stockholders  in  accord 
with  the  reorganization  plan  recently 
submitted  by  the  bondholders'  com- 
mittee, Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack 
today  will  decide  whether  or  not  the 
circuit  can  be  reorganized  under  sec- 
tion 77-B  of  the  fiew  bankruptcy 
laws.  A  meeting,  slated  for  yester- 
day, was  postponed  until  today. 

Fox  Theatres,  which  controls  the 
stock,  is  understood  anxious  to  see 
the  reorganization  plan  go  through 
as  submitted  by  the  bondholders  since 
it  will  receive  some  kind  of  a  settle- 
ment,   it   is   said.     All   properties  are 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Philadelphia  Floor 
Shows  Are  Stopping 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  13. — That  floor 
shows  have  been  stopped  in  many  tap- 
rooms here  and  in  other  cities  of  the 
state  is  indicated  in  a  report  on  this 
source  of  competition  presented  at  a 
meeting  today  of  the  Independent  Ex- 
hibitors'  Protective   Assn. 

The  state  has  allowed  taprooms  un- 
til Sept.  1  to  pay  a  $500  license  fee 
where  entertainment  is  provided.  A 
penalty  of  half  the  license  fee  is  levied 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Means  for  StapeVs 
Buying  Delay  Idea 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  13. — Endorsing 
the  proposal  for  a  four-week  "buying 
strike"  urged  on  Kansas-Western 
Missouri  exhibitors  by  John  C. 
Stapel,  president  of  the  K.  M.  T.  A., 
in  a  move  to  force  1934-35  film 
rentals  down.  Jay  Means,  president 
of  the  I.  T.  O.  of  Greater  Kansas 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Briefs  Ordered  in 
Para.  Bonds  Suit 

In  reply  to  Samuel  Zirn's  applica- 
tion, on  behalf  of  Paramount  bond- 
holders, to  examine  officers  of  creditor 
banks  and  officials,  past  and  present, 
of  Paramount  Publix,  as  well  as 
William  Paley,  president  of  CBS,  and 
Sir  William  Wiseman  and  Gilbert 
Kahn,  of  Kuhn,  Loeb  Co.  Justice  H. 
J.    Roseman    in    the    Supreme    Court 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Columbus  Payrolls 
Show  Gain  in  July 

Columbus,  Aug.  13. — Industrial  em- 
ployment here  showed  a  gain  of  5.4 
per  cent  in  July  as  compared  with 
the  June  figures,  while  the  increase 
was  21.5  per  cent  greater  than  July, 
1933,  according  to  a  survey  by  the 
Ohio  State  University  Bureau  of 
Business  Research. 

Other  major  key  cities  experienced 
a  slight  decline,  the  statewide  decrease 
being  3.9  per  cent  for  July,  although 
employment  was  15.1  per  cent  greater 
than  for  the  same  month  last  year. 


Purchase  of  Marcus 
Holdings  Approved 

Salt  Lake  City,  Aug.  13. — Referee 
John  E.  Joyce  will  recommend  to  the 
court  that  Paramount  Theatres  Corp. 
be  permitted  to  buy  out  the  interests 
of  Mayor  Louis  Marcus  in  14  Publix 
houses  in  Utah  and  Idaho. 

He  held  a  hearing  here  late  last 
week.  A  final  decision  is  expected 
shortly. 


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August  14,   1934 


No.  37 


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Funeral  Tonight  for 
Melville  E,  Tucker 

Funeral  services  for  Melville  E.  A. 
Tucker,  secretary,  treasurer  and  di- 
rector of  Consolidated  Associates ;  the 
Setay  Co.,  Inc.,  Setay  Royalties  and 
Metropolitan  Royalties;  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  Biograph  Studios  and 
Columbia  Phonograph  Co.,  and  pur- 
chasing agent  for  Consolidated  Film 
Industries,  will  be  held  tonight  at  6 
o'clock  at  Universal  Funeral  Chapel, 
597  Lexington  Ave.  Services  will  be 
private. 

Tucker  died  Saturday.  He  was  re- 
cuperating from  a  short  illness.  A 
widow,  Harriet  Tucker,  and  one  son, 
Melville,   Jr.,  survive. 

Thomas  Burial  Tomorrow 

Funeral  services  for  Augustus 
Thomas,  dean  of  American  play- 
wrights, who  died  at  the  Clarksburg 
Country  Club  from  an  apoplectic 
stroke,  will  be  held  tomorrow  at 
10:30  o'clock  at  St.  George's  Pro- 
testant Episcopal  Church,  207  East 
16th    St. 

Thomas  was  made  executive  chair- 
man of  the  Producing  Managers' 
Ass'n.  in  1922.  "Editha's  Burglar." 
"Alabama,"  "Arizona,"  "In  Mizzoura," 
"The  Copperhead"  and  "Love  Will 
Find  a  Way"  are  some  of  his  plays. 
He  wrote  about  50  in  all. 


Quickies  Bad 
For  Business, 
Mayer  Asserts 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
that  M-G-M  will  go  into  British 
production  on  that  or  any  other  basis. 
Mayer  is  guarded  in  his  discussion 
of  the  problem.  He  says  that  if  the 
company  does  decide  on  London  pro- 
duction the  product  will  be  made  on 
the  Hollywood  scale  with  ace  direc- 
tors and  stars  and  the  Hollywood 
schedule  would  be  reduced  accord- 
ingly. 

♦  ♦     ♦ 

That  American  producers  and  direc- 
tors have  been  running  copies  of 
"Henry  VIH"  to  bits  studying  the 
technique  of  the  picture  was  another 
Mayer  revelation.  It  lent  point  to  his 
remark  that  Ainerica  would  welcome 
up  to  40  "Henry  VIII's"  a  year.    So 

would  England ! 

♦  *     * 

Rumors  that  the  Stoll  circuit  of 
variety  theatres  was  being  acquired  by 
a  film  group  revived  on  the  statement 
that  Manchester  Hippodrome  would 
go   talkie    in    September.     No    official 

announcement. 

♦  *     * 

Court  ruling  of  importance  to  pro- 
ducers made  by  Justice  Luxmoor  in 
dismissing  First  National's  appeal 
against  the  refusal  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  to  register  "The  Blue  Squad- 
ron" as  a  British  production.  Fact 
that  2,900  of  the  8,000  feet  of  the  sub- 
ject were  from  Italian  official  air 
force  films  disqualified  the  subject 
from  the  legal  description  "British," 
said  the  Judge. 


Warsaw  Exhibitors 
Again  Seeking  Cuts 

Washington,  Aug.  13. — The  annual 
plea  for  a  reduction  of  amusement 
taxes  is  in  full  swing  in  Warsaw  (Po- 
land), according  to  American  Com- 
mercial Attache  Clayton  Lane  in  a 
report  to  the  U.  S.  Department  of 
Commerce. 

At  the  beginning  of  each  summer 
season,  exhibitors  have  applied  to  the 
city  magistrate  for  seasonal  tax  re- 
ductions, basing  their  claim  on  the 
decline  in  business.  The  reductions 
asked  vary  from  20  to  30  per  cent  of 
the  taxes  now  paid. 


Bernerd  Denies  Lee 
Will  Quit  Gaumont 


Jeffrey  Bernerd,  general  manager 
of  Gaumont  British,  denies  rumors 
that  Arthur  A.  Lee  will  resign  as 
head  of  the  company's  American  ac- 
tivities. His  duties  will  be  increased 
under  the  proposed  expansion,  Bernerd 
asserts. 

"Mv  mission  here  is  to  effect  a 
complete  reorganization  of  the  com- 
pany," Bernerd  says,  "and  set  in  mo- 
tion the  initial  plans  for  establishment 
of  a  nationwide  exchange  system.  I 
wish  to  state  that  Lee's  status  with 
this  company  is  in  no  way  affected 
by  these  plans  except  as  his  responsi- 
bilities are  broadened  and  increased." 


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Navy"  at  $17,321 
In  Its  Third  Week 

"Here  Comes  the  Navy"  was  still 
going  strong  at  the  end  of  its  third 
week  in  the  Strand.  It  held  up  to 
$17,321. 

"Friends  of  Mr.  Sweeney"  was 
good  for  $11,000  in  its  second  week 
at  the  May  fair.  "Personality  Kid"  at 
the  Rialto  took  $8,000.  "Handy  .Andy" 
grossed  $13,100  at  the  Roxy  over  the 
week-end  and  is  being  held  a  third 
week. 


B,  F.  Keith  Reports 
Loss  of  $59,198,24 

A  net  loss  of  $59,198.24  is  reported 
for  B.  F.  Keith  Corp.  and  its  sub- 
sidiaries for  the  half  year  ended  June 
30,  1934.  While  the  company  made 
a  net  profit  after  income  taxes  of 
$336,734.79,  depreciation  of  $395,933.03 
caused   the   unfavorable    showing. 

For  the  same  period  Keith-Albee- 
Orpheum  and  its  subsidiaries  reported 
a  net  profit  of  $485.73. 


No  Dillinger  License 

Permission  to  appear  on  the  stage 
here  has  been  denied  John  Dillinger, 
.Sr.,  by  License  Commissioner  Paul 
Moss.  Samuel  J.  Burger,  handling 
the  arrangements  for  Dillinger's  ap- 
pearance here,  explained  that  the  gun- 
man's father  was  to  give  a  brief  talk, 
"A  Sermon  and  A  Lesson  for  Parents 
and  Others  Generally." 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

JOSEPH  BERNARD,  general  man- 
ager of  Warner  Theatres,  accom- 
panied by  his  son,  Jack,  spent  the 
week-end  with  a  party  of  friends  at 
the  Lazy  K  Bar  dude  ranch  of  Ralph 
Bldd,  Warner  personnel  manager,  in 
the   Delaware  River  valley. 

William  Scully  returned  yester- 
day from  a  two  weeks'  tour  of  M-G-M 
exchanges  in  Boston,  Washington  and 
Charlotte. 

Ben  Goetz,  Jack  Cos  man  and 
PiuL  Reisman  are  on  the  high  seas 
bound  for  England.  They  are  on  the 
Paris. 

Mrs.  Dewey  Robinson  is  here  from 
the  coast  to  join  her  husband,  who 
has  a  role  in  Select's  "Gigolette." 
They  are  stopping  at  the  St.  Moritz. 

Leslie  E.  Thompson  will  be  chair- 
man of  the  next  Campi  session.  R.  H. 
Cochrane   follows    Thompson. 

Georgie  Price  has  been  signed  for 
a  two-reel  musical  short  to  be  made 
at  the  Vitaphone  studio  in  Brooklyn. 

William  E.  Atkinson,  receiver  for 
Fox  Theatres  Corp.,  is  back  from  a 
week's  visit  to  his  home  in  Virginia. 

William  Melnicker,  South  Ameri- 
can head  for  M-G-M,  is  on  his  way 
home  after  several  months  here. 

Lee  Ochs  hasn't  made  up  his  mind 
when  he'll  take  a  boat  for  the  Argen- 
tine. 

Glenda  Farrell  is  recuperating  at 
the  Warwick  from  her  recent  appendi- 
citis operation. 

Dave  Palfrey  man  treks  to  Indiana 
the  end  of  the  week  for  a  vacation 
which  will  last  until   Labor   Day. 

J.  Louis  Geller  is  back  from  a 
week's  vacation. 

Hal  Horne  returned  from  the 
coast  yesterday. 

Adolph  Zukor  is  on  his  way  to  the 
coast,   having   left   Sunday. 

Anita  Loos  checked  in  at  the  War- 
wick yesterday  from  the  coast. 


Mrs.  Hal  Roach  Injured 

Hollywood,  Aug.  13. — Mrs.  Hal 
Roach,  and  her  daughter,  Margaret, 
were  slightly  injured  here  today  in 
an   automobile  accident. 


Increasing  Gem  Capacity 

Seating  capacity  of  the  Gem,  Far 
Rockaway,  which  will  be  taken  over 
by  Loew's  Sept.  1,  is  being  increased 
from  600  to  1,500. 


Stocks  on  Big  Board  Advance 


Columbia  Pictures  vtc 

Consolidated    Film    Industries. 

Eastman   Kodak    

Fox  Film  "A"   

Loew's   Inc 

Paramount   Publix  cts 

Pathe  Exchange  

Pathe    Exchange   "A"    

RKO     

Warner    Bros 


Technicolor 
Trans   Lu.x 


Loew's  6s  '41  WW  deb.  rights 

Paramount   F.    L.   6s   '47 

Paramount   Publix   5%s,   '50 -11 

Pathe   7s    '37   ww 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39  wd 


Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

27V4 

2714 

27M 

+m 

100 

2% 

2^8 

2H 

-Vg 

100 

9m 

98H 

98H 

-fm 

100 

10 

y?4 

10 

-f-54 

200 

27H 

25^8 

27H 

+m 

3.700 

3/4 

3'/8 

3!4 

+  v% 

1,100 

1'4 

1'4 

154 

+  Vs 

200 

14 

135^ 

13^ 

+  'A 

200 

2'/« 

2 

2 

500 

4-4 

37/8 

4^ 

+  Vb 

1,100 

/g  on  Curb 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

12'A 

uVi 

12^ 

-  /s 

300 

VA 

1-/8 

VA 

-H/s 

100 

3on 

ds 

UpVs 

Net 

High 

Low 

Close 

Chanse 

Sales 

ICO^ 

100 

lOO/s 

+  n 

7 

39 

39 

39 

-fi 

1 

•11 

41 

41 

+  % 

1 

93 

93 

93 

-H 

1 

53 

53 

53 

-V2 

2 

To  Broadcast  ''Gigolette'* 

Calling  it  a  radio  trailer,  Sam  Tay- 
lor, WMCA  screen  reporter,  will 
stage  a  scene  from  "Gigolette"  at  the 
Biograph  Studio  tonight  from  7  to 
7:30  over  the  American  Broadcasting 
Co.'s  hookup.  Charles  LaMont,  di- 
rector, will  have  most  of  his  cast  on 
hand,  including  Adrienne  Ames, 
Robert  Armstrong,  Ralph  Bellamy, 
Donald  Cook,  Dewey  Robinson, 
Ernest  Wood  and  Milton  Douglas. 


''Dames**  Opening  Set 

Warners  are  putting  on  a  heavy 
campaign  for  the  opening  of  "Dames" 
at  the  Strand  tomorrow  night.  The 
activity  in  the  lobby  will  be  broadcast 
over  station  WINS  and  Phil  Baker 
will  sing  songs  from  the  picture  into 
the  lobby  microphone.  Twelve  girls 
in  a  contest  to  become  Dick  Powell's 
leading  woman  in  "Hollywood  Hotel" 
will  be  escorted  to  the  house  by  the 
Vitaphone  chorus. 


Chadwick  Returns  West 

Cutting  short  his  stay  here,  I.  E. 
Chadwick,  independent  producer,  has 
returned  to  the  coast. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  August    14,    1934 


Fox  Midwest 
Sessions  to 
Start  Today 


(Continued  from    page    1) 

district  manager,  wielding  the  gavel, 
the  meeting  will  open  with  an  official 
welcome  by  Omar  Ketchum,  mayor  of 
Topeka  and  Democratic  nominee  for 
governor  of  Kansas.  Keynote  of  the 
third  annual  convention  will  be 
sounded  by  Elmer  C.  Rhoden,  division 
manager,  who  leads  the  list  of 
speakers  with  a  talk  on  "Looking  For- 
ward— With  a  Glance  Backward,"  in 
which  1934-35  plans  will  be  discussed. 
Charles  E.  Shafer,  chief  auditor  at 
Midwest's  home  office  in  Kansas  City, 
will  speak  on  "Man  Power,"  and  L.  E. 
Pope,  general  purchasing  agent,  on 
"Co-operation,"  while  L.  O.  Honig, 
manager  of  the  real  estate  department, 
will  discuss  that  subject. 

To  Hear  Preacher 

The  Tuesday  afternoon  session  will 
be  taken  up  by  an  address  by  Rev. 
William  S.  Dando,  pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church,  Emporia,  on  "If 
I  Were  a  Theatre  Manager,"  and 
presentation  of  the  manual  of  show- 
manship for  1934-35  containing  the 
complete  plan  of  Fox  Midwest's  fall 
campaign  by  Howard  E.  Jameyson, 
Wichita  district  manager,  followed  by 
a  screening  of  new  product  at  the  Jay- 
hawk  Theatre.  In  the  evening  there 
will  be  a  general  discussion,  with  a 
closing  message  by  Rhoden,  and  a 
screening  at  the  Jayhawk  at  11  P.  M. 

Wednesday  will  be  devoted  mainly 
to  play.  Following  a  screening  in  the 
morning,  the  delegates  will  go  to 
White  Lakes  Golf  Club,  arriving  in 
time  for  lunch.  There  will  be  a  driv- 
ing contest  and  golf  tournament  with 
Lawrence  Breuninger,  Fox  Topeka 
city  manager,  as  chairman.  The  con- 
vention will  wind  up  with  a  banquet 
Wednesday  evening  at  the  golf  club, 
Rhoden  presiding  as  toastmaster. 

Harry  A.  McClure,  district  man- 
ager at  Topeka,  is  in  charge  of  con- 
vention arrangements.  Besides  execu- 
tives named,  among  others  attending 
will  be  Leo  J.  McCarthy,  district 
manager  at  Kansa,s  City ;  Edward 
Shanberg,  F.  E.  Ritter  and  Martin 
Finkelstein,  district  bookers ;  R.  G. 
Montgomery    and    Charles    Jones. 


MPTOA  Directors  to 
Delay  Their  Session 

(.Continued  from   page    1) 

Chicago  this  week,  has  been  postponed 
indefinitely.  The  date  will  be  definitely 
set  upon  return  of  Ed  Kuykendall. 
president,  for  the  next  Campi  session, 
Aug.  23.  Kuykendall  is  anxious  to 
have  a  full   meeting  of  the  board. 

Fred  Meyers,  secretary,  returns 
from  the  coast  to  Milwaukee  the  end 
of  the  week,  having  successfully  recov- 
ered from  a  serious  operation  while 
attending  the  annual  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
convention  in   Hollywood  recently. 


Flash  Reviews 

Side  Streets- —  .  .  .  moving  and 
sincere  and  ought  to  appeal  especially 
to    women    at    neighborhood    theatres. 

House  of  Greed — .  .  .  appeal  can- 
not  be   more    than    limited.  .  .  . 

These  films  will  be  revieived  in  full  in  a 
later  issue  of  Motion  Picture  Daily. 


Briefs  Ordered  in 
Para.  Bonds  Suit 


(Continued  from   page   1) 
yesterday    granted    both    sides    until 
next    Thursday    to    file    briefs.      The 
next  hearing  of  the  application  is  ten- 
tatively set  for  Tuesday. 

The  banks  concerned  in  the  action, 
listed  as  preferred  creditors,  are  Chase 
National,  Bankers  Trust  Co.j  Central 
Hanover  Bank  and  Trust  Co.,  Chem- 
ical Bank  and  Trust  Co.,  Commercial 
National  Bank  and  Trust  Co.,  County 
Trust  Co.,  Empire  Trust  Co.  and 
Manufacturers  Bank  and  Trust  Co. 


Means  for  StapeVs 
Buying  Delay  Idea 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

City,  declared  "exhibitors  should  re- 
frain from  buying  so  long  as  the 
distributors  make  such  impossible  de- 
mands." 

While  the  selling  season  has  not 
started  among  subsequents  in  Kansas 
City  proi>er,  first  run  and  circuit  deals 
having  precedence.  Means  said  he  had 
heard  "from  a  large  buyer"  that  dis- 
tributors this  year  are  selling  a 
greater  number  of  pictures  on  per- 
centage, on  terms  of  25,  30  and  35 
per  cent. 

"Theatres  like  mine  and  other  sub- 
sequents can't  stand  that  much  tariff 
and  stay  in  business,"  he  commented. 
"The  sales  managers  always  use  the 
strategy  of  throwing  out  their  bait  to 
see  how  much  of  a  chunk  the  exhibi- 
tor will  bite  ofT." 


Warners  Boost  Film 
Budget  by  $5,000,000 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
will  run  more  than  $5,000,000  greater 
than  the  previous  year,  because  we 
have  scheduled  the  greatest  number 
of  big  pictures  in  the  history  of  our 
company. 

"Experience  has  proved  that  out- 
standing pictures  can  overcome  heat, 
drought  and  every  other  adverse  ele- 
ment." 


Production  Gains; 
38  Features  Going 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
with  si.x  features  in  work,  two  pre- 
paring and  nine  editing ;  M-G-M  has 
five,  four  and  1 1 ;  Radio  has  five,  five 
and  two ;  Fox,  four,  two  and  three ; 
Universal,  four,  one  and  three ; 
Columbia,  four,  two  and  three ;  Para- 
mount, three,  four  and  three ;  Gold- 
wyn,  two,  zero  and  zero ;  Roach,  one, 
zero  and  zero,  while  the  independent 
group  shows  four,  five  and  eight. 

In  the  short  subject  division 
M-G-M  reports  two  working,  three 
preparing  and  four  editing ;  Roach, 
zero,  zero  and  one ;  Columbia,  zero, 
one  and  two ;  Radio,  one,  one  and 
seven,  while  the  independents  report 
six,  four  and  eight. 


Philadelphia  Floor 
Shows  Are  Stopping 

(Continued  from   page   1) 
in  event  the  payment  is  not  made  on 
time. 

A  board  of  governors  was  named 
at  the  meeting.  Its  members  are : 
Morris  Wax,  chairman ;  Harry  Fried, 
Columbus  Stamper,  Herbert  Elliott, 
William  Butler,  John  Bagley,  Norman 
Lewis,  Dave  Shapiro,  and  Clarence 
Hexter,  with  David  Barrist  as  an 
honorary  member.  Also  named  was 
an  alternate  board  consisting  of  John 
Munroe,  Lou  Berger,  Ray  Schwartz, 
Leo  Posel,  David  Milgram,  George 
Sobel,  George  Naudascher,  Joe  Price, 
Sam  Waldman  and  Harry.  Perelman. 
While  the  alternate  board  may  sit 
with  the  regular  board,  it  cannot  vote. 

Formation  of  a  cabinet  composed 
of  a  staff  of  experts,  picked  from  out- 
side the  organization,  was  announced 
at  the  meeting.  The  purpose  of  this 
group  is  to  help  members  solve  prob- 
lems that  may  arise.  Representatives 
of  the  following  departments  have  al- 
readv  been  selected  to  sit  on  the 
cabinet :  legal,  electrical  engineering, 
purchasing  of  supplies  and  equipment, 
advertising.  Four  other  divisions  are 
to  be  represented. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'Chained'' 

{M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  13. — Trimmed  with  lavish  externals  which  are 
satisfying  to  the  eye  and  transmitted  by  Joan  Crawford  and  Clark 
Gable,  "Chained"  should  draw  for  showmen  on  the  strength  of  these 
box-office  values  alone. 

However,  the  plot  is  not  of  recent  vintage.  It  involves  a  triangle  of 
the  married  Otto  Kruger,  single  Joan,  his  secretary,  and  bachelor  Gable, 
a  dashing  rancher.  Their  clash  of  wills  and  the  combat  of  emotional 
Teachings  make  semi-interesting  this  oft  told  story  extolled  here  as  a 
mental  thesis  with  underplaying  of  human  interest,  although  the  dra- 
matic explorations  emphasize  the  logical  problem  involving  the  three 
people,  rather  than  stressing  the  heart  touching  elements. 

Although  Edgar  Selwyn's  original  is  less  than  modern,  Clarence 
Brown's  direction,  the  production's  photography,  settings  and  costumes 
are  all  that  could  be  desired. 

Miss  Crawford  and  her  alluring  gowns  are  photographed  beautifully. 
Gable  is  his  usual  virile  self,  balancing  some  breezy  moments  with 
romantic  appeal.  Much  needed  comedy  is  supplied  by  Stuart  Erwin. 
Otto  Kruger  is  dignified  and  Una  O'Connor  select  as  the  maid. 

"Chained"  might  be  good  box-office.  Its  entertainment  value  is  an- 
other matter.    Running  time,  78  minutes. 


New  Fox  Met. 
Plan  Before 
Court  Today 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
controlled  by  bond  indentures,  but 
stockholders  will  get  certain  monies 
from  the  free  assets,  provided  the 
bondholders'  committee  plan  goes 
through.  This  plan  also  calls  for 
continuance  of  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force  in  operation  of   the  87   houses. 

Fox  Theatres  recently  stepped  into 
the  situation  when  Archibald  R. 
Watson,  attorney  for  the  company, 
was  named  president  and  chairman  of 
the  new  board  of  Fox   Met. 

Provided  Judge  Mack  approves  the 
reorganization  plan,  Warners  will  step 
out  of  the  picture.  Warners  are  in- 
terested in  the  18  New  Jersey  houses, 
but  can  bid  for  them  only  at  a  fore- 
closure. If  the  plan  before  Judge 
Mack  today  is  sanctioned  there  will 
be  no  foreclosure  Thursday. 

It  is  likely  a  new  name  will  be 
selected  for  the  circuit,  if  and  when 
the  court  approves  the  reorganiza- 
tion plan. 


Lust  Wins  Decision 
On  Notes  Clearance 

Washington,  Aug.  13. — The  Ion), 
deferred  decision  of  the  local  griev' 
ance  board  on  the  case  brought  by 
Sidney  B.  Lust  against  Notes  Thea- 
tres, in  the  matter  of  extended  playing 
time  and  non-release  of  product,  has 
been  handed  down. 

The  board  decided  that  pictures 
licensed  by  the  Notes  Theatres  shall 
become  available  for  licensing  by  Lust 
120  days  after  the  first  exhibition  in 
any  of  the  five  Notes  houses.  Deci- 
sion   become  5   effective    Sept.    1. 

Originally  heard  on  July  9,  Lust 
contended  that  the  scope  of  the  con- 
tracts held  by  Isaac  Notes  was  such 
as  to  keep  satisfactory  product  from 
the  Leader,  Lust  house. 

Tomorrow  Deadline 
On  Code  Compliance 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

to  have  as  many  new  signatures  in 
by  Aug.   15  as  possible. 

Very  few  theatre  owners  have  com- 
plained of  the  assessment  and  90  per 
cent  of  those  who  have  signed  have 
already  paid.  It  is  expected  that  the 
second  half-year  levy  will  be  read- 
justed in  favor  of  circuit  theatres  as 
well  as  the  independents. 

About  17  clearance  and  zoning  ap- 
peals  remain   to   be   heard  by   Campi. 


Instructions  Going 
Out  on  Clearances 

Instructions  to  the  Milwaukee  clear- 
ance and  zoning  board  are  being  sent 
out  this  week  by  Campi.  Nathan 
Yamins  and  Harold  S.  Bareford  pro- 
mulgated the  list  of  suggestions.  In 
addition  to  Milwaukee  these  are  to  be 
mailed  to  all  boards. 


Rosenblatt  Back  at  Desk 

Washington,  Aug.  13. —  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  is 
back  at  his  desk  after  two  weeks  on 
the  coast. 


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TEN  CENTS 


M-G-M  Profit 
$1,566,072 
For  12  Weeks 


Equals  $10  J6  Per  Share 
On  Preferred  Stock 


Metro-Goldwyii-Mayer  Pictures 
Corp.  reports  a  sharp  increase  in  profit 
for  the  three  months  ending  June  7, 
1934,  as  compared  to  the  correspond- 
ing period  of  last  year. 

The  net  profit  for  this  year,  after 
subtracting  Federal  taxes,  amortiza- 
tion and  depreciation,  amounted  to 
$1,566,072,  as  compared  to  $330,362 
last  year.  This  is  equivalent  for  the 
12-week  period  to  $10.16  per  share  on 
the  preferred  stock.  Last  year  in  the 
same  period  the  profit  was  $2.09  per 
share. 

Operating  and  miscellaneous  income 
totalled  $8,029,610.  Amortization  of 
negative  and  positive  costs  and  depre- 
ciation totalled  $6,194,618,  and  Federal 
taxes  were  $268,920. 


Breen  Will  Confer 
On  Fan  Interviews 

Hollywood,  Aug.  14. — Joseph  I. 
Breen,  with  all  major  studio  publicity 
directors,  will  meet  with  representa- 
tives of  fan  magazines  here  tomorrow 
night  to  clarify  the  resolution  adopted 
last  week  which  regulates  the  activi- 
ties of  fan  magazine  writers  where 
contract  players  are  concerned. 


Fox  Midwest  Plans 
To  Classify  Pictures 

TopEKA,  Kan.,  Aug.  14. — Fox  Mid- 
west Theatres  will  classify  all  films 
during  the  1934-1935  season  accord- 
ing   to    whether    they    are    family    or 

(Continued  on    patic  8) 


No  Walking  to  Do 

Topeka,  Aug  14. — Thanks 
to  the  foresight  of  Harry  A. 
McClure,  Fox  Midwest  dis- 
trict manager  here,  and  in 
charge  of  convention  ar- 
rangements. Fox  managers 
haven't  far  to  go  to  attend 
the  screenings  scheduled  dur- 
ing their  annual  pow-wow. 
The  Jayhawk  Hotel,  conven- 
tion headquarters,  and  the 
Jayhawk  Theatre,  scene  of 
the  screenings,  are  under  one 
roof  with  corridor  connect- 
ing. 


Code  Charges  Revision 
Looms  Due  to  Protests 


Blumenthal  Has  a  New  Offer 
For  Fox  Met  Houses^  He  Says 

A.  C.  Blumenthal  has  an  offer  for  Fox  Met  which,  he  says,  is 
better  than  anything  yet  presented.  He  admitted  to  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily  yesterday  that  Saul  Rogers  was  representing  him. 
Rogers  has  been  scheduled  to  present  the  plan  to  U.  S.  District 
Judge  Mack  tomorrow  in  Blumenthal's  behalf. 

No  action  on  it,  however,  can  be  taken  until  the  court  decides 
next  Tuesday  whether  to  accept  the  petition  for  reorganization 
under  the  new  bankruptcy  laws.  Blumenthal  will  not  say  who  is 
associated  with  him  in  his  proposal. 

Blumenthal  says  he  is  the  largest  approved  creditor  of  Fox  The- 
atres Corp. 


Fox  Met  Plan 
Goes  Over  to 
Next  Tuesday 


Declaring  that  only  bondholders 
had  a  right  to  file  a  petition  for  re- 
organization. Judge  Julian  W.  Mack 
yesterday  stated  that  stockholders 
whose  certificates  are  worthless  can- 
not file  plans  for  reorganization  of 
Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses.  He 
pointed  out  that  Fox  Theatres,  which 
owns  all  common  and  preferred  stock 
in  Fox  Met.,  has  been  in  receivership 
for  the  past  two  years  and  that  the 
stock    is    worthless    and    hasn't    been 

(Continued  on   page  8) 


Jersey  Allied  Dual 
Move  Gains  Ground 

Progress  was  reported  vesterdav  by 
the  duals'  committee  of  Allied  of  New 
Jersey.  Additional  signatures  are  be- 
ing obtained  from  Allied  members  and 
the  circuits  are  expected  to  come 
through  shortly.  From  present  indica- 
tions the  single  feature  plan  will  not 
go  into  effect  until  after  Sept.  3. 


Diamond  to  Produce 
Abroad  for  Columbia 

Preliminary  negotiations  were  com- 
pleted yesterday  between  Dave  Dia- 
mond and  Jack  Colin  whereby  the 
former  will  produce  independently  for 

(Continued  on   pane  6) 


Lab  Code  Cost 
Meets  Attack 
InWashington 


Washington,  Aug.  14. — Objections 
to  the  $21,000  budget  for  administra- 
tion of  the  laboratory  code  and  to 
amendments  of  the  agreement  de- 
signed to  achieve  price  fixing  through 
determination  of  "lowest  reasonable 
cost  of  production"  today  were  voiced 
before  Deputy  Administrator  William 
P.  Farnsworth  by  members  of  the  in- 
dustry. 

Appearing  in  the  dual  capacity  of 
chairman  of  the  code  committee  and 

(Continued  on   parje  6) 


Changes    Are    Predicted 

For  Producers  and 

Distributors 


Washington,  Aug,.  14. — Campi's 
plan  for  assessment  of  producers  and 
distributors  will  probably  be  rejected 
and  instructions  issued  for  the  de- 
velopment of  a  new  method  of  raising 
the  $180,000  to  be  contributed  toward 
code  administration  by  these  groups, 
it  was  indicated  today  by  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt. 

Returning  from  his  trip  to  the 
coast,  where  he  was  successful  in 
settling  a  number  of  small  difficulties 
which  had  arisen  in  past  m.ont'ns, 
Rosenblatt  explained  he  had  not  per- 
sonally gone  into  the  assessment 
situation  yet,  but  stressed  that  it  was 
not  his  intention  to  impose  upon  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  any  form  of 
assessment  which  they  resist. 

Just  what  form  of  new  plan  will  be 
worked  out  by  Campi  will  be  up  to 
that  body,  but  representations  are  said 

(Continued  on   pane  6) 


Two  Boards  Act  on 
One  Clearance  Case 

Clkveland,  Aug.  14. — What  is  be- 
lieved to  be  the  first  case  requiring 
action  by  two  clearance  boards  has  de- 
veloped here.  It  was  a  protest  by  the 
Fenray,  Martins  Ferry,  O.,  against 
clearance  granted  Warner  theatres  in 
Wheeling,  W.  Va.    Exchange  centers 

(Continued  on  paiic  6) 


Northern  California 
Indies  Enter  MPTOA 

San  Francisco,  Aug.  14. — Inde- 
pendent Theatre  Owners  of  Northern 
California,  Inc.,  has  joined  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A.,  and  Morgan  A.  Walsh, 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


"U"  Reports  Sales 
At  New  High  Point 

Universal  reported  yesterday  that 
its  sales  at  the  moment  are  further 
advanced  than  at  any  time  in  the 
history  of  the  company,  being  "nearly 
800  per  cent"  ahead  of  1533  in  the 
number  of  contracts  closed  at  this 
period  of  the  year. 

James    R.    Grainger,    general    sales 

(Continued   on   paqe   6) 


May  Settle  Holders' 
Suit  Against  Loew*s 

That  plans  for  a  settlement  have 
been  worked  out  in  the  suit  for  $10,- 
000,000  against  Loew's  Theatre  and 
Realty  Corp.,  Loew's,  Inc.,  and  Para- 
mount  Publix   was   learned   yesterday 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Another  Giveaway 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  14. — 
Fiorito's  Dream,  a  film  house 
in  the  lower  section  of  the 
city,  featuring  "Should  Ladies 
Behave?"  gave  away  a  cock- 
tail set  to  each  woman  pur- 
chasing a  ticket  at  15  cents 
Cocktail  sets  retail  at  7!) 
cents  and  $1  in  the  major- 
ity of  downtown  department 
stores. 


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Lehman  Praises  Pageant 

Howard  S.  Cullman  has  been 
praised  by  Governor  Lehman  for 
booking  "The  Romance  of  a  Peo- 
ple" into  the  Roxy  begisining  Sept. 
7.  The  state  chief  executive  states 
that  the  popular-price  showing  of  the 
pageant  will  offer  thousands  "a  vivid 
understanding  of  the  history  and 
ideals   of   the   Jewish   people." 


"Cleopatra"  Opening  Set 

Society  and  diplomatic  circles  will 
be  represented  along  with  stage  and 
screen  celebrities  tomorrow  night  at 
the  premiere  of  Cecil  B.  DeMille's 
"Cleopatra"  at  the  Paramount  at  9 
o'clock.  Among  those  expected  to 
attend  are  the  consuls  general  of 
Great  Britain,  China,  Panama  and 
France. 


Hobby  Joins  Muller 

Jack  Hobby,  manager  of  the  In- 
wood,  Forest  Hills,  has  resigned  to 
join  J.  P.  Muller  &  Co.,  advertising 
agency,  as  contact  man  on  theatrical 
accounts.  Hobby  was  formerly  dis- 
trict supervisor  of  Fox  Theatres  and 
publicity  man  for  the  New  Jersey 
division. 


De  Luxe  Pickets  Freed 

The  one  woman  and  23  men  ar- 
rested Thursday  as  they  picketed  the 
De  Luxe  in  the  Bronx  were  freed  of 
disorderly  charges  in  Morrisania 
Court  yesterday.  Jhe  picketing  was 
in  protest  against  alleged  non-employ- 
ment of  union  labor  by  the  house. 


Chadwick  Advocates 
Film  Import  Tariff 


Philadelphia,  Aug.  14. — L  E. 
Chadwick  favors  a  tariff  against  the 
importation  of  foreign  pictures.  He 
said  so  here  at  a  dinner  in  honor  of 
M  Blofson. 

American  producers  do  not  fear 
quality  competition,  he  said,  but  a 
flood  of  English  and  other  foreign 
product  is  bound  to  affect  American 
production,  he  declared.  Foreign 
countries  check  imports  of  American 
films,  he  said,  and  this  country  should 
do  the  same  to  foreign  product. 

The  talk  created  quite  a  stir  and 
was     followed     by     considerable     dis- 


Schenck,  Zanuck  and 
Fairbanks  Due  Today 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  president  of 
United  Artists:  Darryl  F.  Zanuck, 
production  head  of  20th  Century,  and 
Douglas  Fairbanks  get  in  on  the  Rex 
today. 

Zanuck  has  been  away  four  months. 
During  his  absence  he  has  hunted  big 
game  in  Africa.  This  was  followed 
by  conferences  with  Schenck  and 
.Alexander  Korda  in  London.  Fair- 
banks has  been  abroad  for  a  long  time. 

Also  in  the  party  are  W.  P.  Lips- 
combe  and  R.  J.  Minney,  writers 
signed  by  Zanuck. 


Theatre  Man  Grabs 
Senate  Nomination 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  14.— Official  re- 
turns from  the  recent  primary  show 
that  John  P.  Shea,  North  St.  Theatre 
manager,  won  the  Democratic  nomina- 
tion for  state  senator  in  the  34th 
District  by  half  again  as  many  votes 
as  all   his   opponents   combined. 

Louis  C.  Hehl,  secretary-treasurer 
of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  St.  Louis,  Eastern 
Missouri  and  Southern  Illinois,  fin- 
ished fifth  in  a  field  of  14  in  the  race 
for  the  Republican  nomination  for  the 
Missouri  House  of  Representatives  in 
the  First  District. 


Stevenson  Opens  Office 

Edward  F.  Stevenson,  former  presi- 
dent of  Visugraphic  Pictures,  Inc., 
has  opened  an  office  as  a  publicity 
counselor  and  will  take  charge  of  a 
fund-raising  campaign  for  the  Fusion 
party.  Stevenson  has  been  con- 
nected recently  with  the  Crosby  Gaige 
theatrical  interests  and  with  General 
Wines  &  Spirits  Corp.  as  general 
sales  and  advertising  manager. 


St,  Louis  Theatres 
Personnel  Shifted 


St.  Louis,  Aug.  14. — Personnel 
switches  have  been  numerous  as  a 
result  of  the  reopening  of  the  Am- 
bassador. 

Harry  Greenman,  Fox  manager, 
who  is  key  man  for  F.  &  M.,  has 
moved  into  the  Ambassador,  so  that 
he  can  supervise  that  house  as  well  as 
the  Fox  and  Missouri.  Charles 
Kurtzman,  former  manager  of  the  St. 
Louis,  has  succeeded  Greenman  at  the 
Fox. 

Harry  Arthur,  general  manager  for 
F.  &  M.,  is  expected  to  make  this  city 
his  headquarters  in  the  near  future  to 
supervise  the  central  west  and  south. 

Larry  Davis,  assistant  treasurer  at 
the  St.  Louis,  has  taken  the  same  post 
at  the  Missouri.  Jack  Rosenzweig, 
Fox  treasurer,  has  been  moved  down- 
town with  Greenman.  Benny  Battin 
is  the  new  Fox  treasurer. 


Admission  Tax  Now 
Asked  in  St,  Louis 

St.  Louis,  .'Kug.  14. — Theatres  con- 
tinue to  be  the  target  of  the  Alder- 
manic  Special  Tax  Raising  Commit- 
tee. The  latest  proposal,  already  ap- 
proved and  ready  to  be  presented  to 
the  full  board,  is  for  an  admission 
tax  scale  as  follows : 

Tickets  costing  25  to  SO  cents,  one 
cent;  from  50  cents  to  $1,  two  cents; 
from  $1  to  $2,  five  cents ;  from  $2  to 
$3,  10  cents;  from  $3  to  $4,  20  cents. 
Admissions  below  25  cents  would  be 
exempt. 

Total  income  froin  this  source  is 
estimated  at  $100,000.  The  plan  is 
one  of  a  number  designed  to  raise 
$4,450,000  to  take  care  of  a  deficit. 


"River"*  Aims  at  $88,000 

"One  More  River"  stands  a  chance 
of  reaching  $88,000  on  the  week  at 
the  RKO  Music  Hall.  All  it  has  to 
do  to  reach  the  mark  is  maintain  the 
nacc  it  has  been  holding.  Opening 
day  chalked  up  $14,000.  That  was 
Thursdav.  Monday's  take  was  $10,648, 
and  at  the  end  of  the  fifth  dav.  Mon- 
day, the  total  was  $68,000.  The  pic- 
ture opened  with  practically  no  ad- 
vance campaign.  It  cannot  be  held 
over,  because  of  the  booking  on  "The 
Cat's  Paw." 


Roxy  Holding  "Andy" 

"Handy  Andy"  will  be  held  a  third 
week  at  the  Roxy.  To  take  care  of 
the  crowds  the  theatre  is  opening 
at   11   A.   M.  this  week. 


Eastman  Pfd,  Off  5  on  Big  Board 


Hurh 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 2^ 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,    pfd 13 

Eastman    Kodak    98^ 

Eastman    Kodak,    pfd 140 

Fox   Film   "A" ^()% 

Loew's,   Inc 275^ 

Loew's,    Inc..    nfd 90 

Paramount  Publix   3^4 

Pathe   Exchange    .• V/i 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 14 

RKO     2'^ 

Warner  Bros A'A 


Pathe  Bonds  Up  lYs 


Hi?h 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s  '40 6'4 

Loew's  6s   '41.   ww  deb  rights 100 

Paramount   F.    L.   6s   '47 3g'A 

Paramount   Publix   5i/s   '50 41 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww 94V^ 

Warner   Bros.   6s   '39,   wd 53^ 


Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

2^ 

25^ 

100 

1274 

127^ 

-f  ^ 

200 

98 

98 

-54 

400 

140 

140 

—5 

10 

WA 

W/i 

-f'/s 

500 

26^ 

26ii 

—1 

800 

90 

90 

100 

3% 

VA 

-'A 

1,000 

1'4 

l'/4 

700 

14 

14 

+  ii 

100 

2'/r 

2% 

+  % 

100 

4 

4 

-% 

100 

m 

Net 

Low 

Close 

Chancre 

Sales 

6 

6'4 

4-'4 

13 

99'A 

100 

10 

38'/ 

38'/ 

10 

41 

41 

3 

94 

94'/ 

-^VA 

3 

52Ji 

S2J4 

+  Va 

2 

<     Purely 
Personal  ► 

LEE  OcHs,  Harry  Thomas,  Jay 
Weinburg,  Louis  Phillips, 
Louis  Blumenthal,  Jack  Shapiro, 
Nat  Cohen,  Sol  Schnitzer,  Harry 
Shiffman,  Louis  Nizer  and  J.  C. 
Barnstyn  lunched  at  the  M.  P.  Club 
yesterday. 

h>RNEST  Truex  is  having  a  busy 
week.  He  is  working  in  an  Educa- 
tional comedy  at  Astoria,  rehearsing 
for  a  new  John  Golden  play  for  the 
Rudy  Vallee  hour  and  is  also  in 
charge  of  the  Truex  players  in  White 
Plains. 

Florence  Abramson,  secretary  of 
the  New  York  clearance  board,  is  on 
a  week's  vacation.  Lillian  Silver, 
secretary  of  the  local  grievance  board, 
leaves  Monday  on  her  respite. 

Robert  Mochrie,  assistant  to  A. 
W.  Smith,  Warners'  sales  and  dis- 
tribution chief  in  the  east,  departs  for 
Cleveland  today  on  comnany  business. 
He  will  be  away  a  couple  of  days. 

W.  Somerset  Maugham's  "The 
Sacred  Flame"  has  been  acquired  by 
Warners.  Warren  William  and 
Claudette  Colbert  are  being  consid- 
ered  for   the   leads. 

Louis  Nizer,  secretary  of  the  New 
York  Film  Board  of  Tcade,  sails  Sat- 
urday for  Europe  on  a  four-week 
vacation. 

L.  W.  (Mike)  Conrow,  eastern 
division  general  manager  of  sales  for 
Erpi,  leaves  tonight  for  a  sales  trip 
to  Boston  and  New  England. 

Nick  Lucas  finishes  work  today  in 
"Run  on  the  Bank,"  two-reel  musical 
short,  at  the  Vitaphone  plant  in 
Brooklyn. 

PoLAN  Banks'  story,  "She  Made  a 
Million,"  has  been  bought  by  Uni- 
versal. 

Morris  Goodman,  foreign  sales 
manager  for  Mascot  Pictures,  left  yes- 
terday for  Toronto. 

Grace  Hampton,  stage  star,  has 
been  assigned  a  role  in  Select's 
"Gigolette." 

Sam  Morris  is  thinking  of  making 
another  trip  to  Europe  within  the 
next  few  weeks. 

Constance  Bennett  is  on  her  way 
east  to  sail  Friday  for  a  European 
vacation. 

Si  Fabian  has  moved  his  offices  to 
the  Paramount  Building. 

Herschel  Stuart  has  returned 
from  a  short  trip  to  Connecticut. 


Chaplin  Starts  Soon 

Hollywood,  Aug.  14.  —  Charlie 
Chaplin  will  start  work  on  his  first 
film  in  three  years  late  next  month. 
The  picture  will  be  based  on  the 
problems  facing  the  "little  man." 
Paulette  Goddard  will  have  the  femi- 
nine lead  opposite  the  comedian.  The 
film,  the  title  of  which  has  not  been 
disclosed,  will  be  completed  in  Janu- 
ary. 


Weighs  End  of  La.  Tax 

Baton  Rouge,  Aug.  14. — The  Lou- 
isiana legislature  met  in  special  ses- 
sion tonight  to  consider  repeal  of  the 
10  per  cent  theatre  tax  as  well  as  the 
levy  on  theatre  signs. 


^^^'T?  ^< 


"TREASURE  ISLAND"  starts  off  with  a  whoop4a  week- 

(Beery,  Cooper,  Barrymore) 

end  at  Baltimore,  beating  the  record-holding  "Tugboat  Annie'* 
by  16  percent.  Boston  terrific!  YouVenext/  What  a  sensation! 

"GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  spreading  box-office  sunshine 

(Jean  Harlow  is  an  eyeful!) 

from  coast  to  coast!   She'll  show  you! 
"HIDE-OUT"  looks  like  another  "Thin  Man",  it's  got  that 

(Robert  Montgomery,  Maureen  O'Sullivan) 

certain  something!  Talk  it  up! 

COAST  PREVIEWS  on  "Barretts  of  Wimpole  Street", 
"Merry  Widow"  and  "Chained'' have  set  the  whole  film  colony 
shouting  M-G-M!    Hello  '34-35!    Leo's  on  the  loose  again! 


GAUMONT  BRITISH  ANNOUNCES  ITS 
AMERICAN  DISTRIBUTION  POLICY 


/  (coincident  with  the  publication  of  this  announcement,  Gaumont 
^^^  British  will  assume  the  important  position  in  the  American 
motion  picture  field  to  which  it  is  rightfully  entitled  through  the 
indisputably  high  quality  of  the  product  which  it  has  to  offer  to  the 
exhibitors  and  the  theatre-going  public  of  this  country. 

Arrangements  ore  rapidly  being  consummated  for  the  establishment 
of  an  exchange  system  nation-wide  in  scope,  which  will  offer  the 
same  high  quality  of  service  now  provided  by  major  American  dis- 
tributors. Without  exception  these  exchanges  will  be  manned  by 
on  ail-American  personnel. 

On  the  opposite  page  we  hove  described  briefly  some  of  the  pro- 
ductions which  we  will  offer  to  discriminating  exhibitors  for  presenta- 
tion to  their  supporting  patrons,  and  it  is  worthy  of  especial  mention 
that  every  picture  which  emanates  from  our  studios  has  been  pro- 
duced with  particular  consideration  of  the  requirements  of  American 
audiences. 

Current  and  future  production  plans  of  Gaumont  British  include 
the  employment  of  many  of  the  best  known  American  stars  and 
directors.  Technically,  as  well  as  artistically  Gaumont  British  and 
Gainsborough  pictures  are  comparable  with  the  finest  produced 
in  America. 

We  earnestly  urge  all  exhibitors  to  reserve  ample  open  time  In 
which  to  book  our  product  in  its  entirety,  a  group  of  not  less  than 
twenty  pictures  for  the  1934-35  season,  all  of  which  can  be  secured 
on  equitable  terms  which  will  insure  their  presentation  at  a  liberal 
margin  of  profit. 


JEFFREY  BERNERD,  General  Manager 

GAUMONT  BRITISH  PICTURE  CORPORATION 

1600  Broadway,  New  York 


WITH  SUCH  FINE 
PICTURES  AS  THESE! 


Anna  May  Wong  in 
CHU  CHIN  CHOW 

With  George  Robey  and  Fritz  Kortner.  This 
splendid,  dramatic  musical  extravaganza,  reflect- 
ing all  the  glamor  and  fascination  of  the  Orient, 
presents  the  exotic  Anna  May  Wong  at  her  love- 
liest. Directed  by  Walter  Forde. 

Jessie  Matthews  in 
EVERGREEN 

With  Sonnie  Hale  and  Betty  Balfour.  The  world- 
famous  Cochran  stage  play  by  Benn  W.  Levy 
brought  to  the  screen  with  all  the  drama  and 
charm  of  the  original  production.  Romance, 
comedy  and  drama  blended  with  unforgettable 
melodies^  in  a  distinctly  different  motion  picture. 
Directed  by  Victor  Seville. 

Matheson  Lang  in 
LITTLE  FRIEND 

Co-storred  with  Mr.  Lang  in  this  gripping  drama 
of  marital  life  is  a  child  star  whose  poignant, 
appealing,  yet  poised  performance  definitely 
establishes  her  as  the  most  important  screen  dis- 
covery of  recent  years.  She  will  take  America  by 
storm.  The  picture  is  directed  by  Berthold  Viertel. 


Conrad  Veidt  in 
POWER  (''JEW  SUSS") 

With  Benito  Hume  and  Cedric  Hardwicke.  A 
compelling  screen  translation  of  Lion  Feuchtwan- 
ger's  great  novel.  A  picture  inevitably  destined 
to  be  ranked  among  the  Year's  Best  Ten.  Directed 
by  Lothor  Mendes. 

George  Arliss  in 
THE  IRON  DUKE 

With  the  completion  of  "The  Iron  Duke"  George 
Arliss  will  hove  given  to  the  screen  the  outstand- 
ing portrayal  of  his  distinguished  career.  This 
dramatic  story  of  the  historical  "100  days"  and 
Wellington's  defeat  of  Nopoleon  at  Waterloo  is 
directed  by  Victor  Soville. 

Evelyn  Laye  in 
PRINCESS  CHARMING 

With  Yvonne  Arnoud  and  George  Grossmith. 
Never  has  the  bewitching  charm  and  vivacious 
loveliness  of  Evelyn  Laye  been  seen  to  greater 
advantage  than  in  this  lilting  tale  of  a  serio- 
comic revolution  in  the  mythical  Kingdom  of 
Ruritania.  Directed  by  Maurice  Elvey. 


^P  In  addition  to  "The  Iron  Duke",  George  Arliss 
will  make  two  more  pictures  for  Gaumont  British/  Jan 
Kiepura,  sensational  star  of  "Be  Mine  Tonight"  will 
be  seen  in  his  second  picture,  "My  Song  For  You",- 
and  Conrad  Veidt  will  be  starred  in  three,  the  first  to 
be  titled  "King  of  the  Damned". 


^P  We  shall  release  not  less  than  twenty  box-office 
productions  during  the  coming  season,  and  exhibitors 
have  our  assurance  that  every  one  will  possess  out- 
standing  entertainment  values  and,  furthermore,  will  bt 
absolutely  clean  in  both  theme  and  dialogue. 


GAUMONT  BRITISH  ASKS  YOU  TO  SEE  THESE  PICTURES  BEFORE  YOU  BOOK  THEM 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August   15,    1934 


Lab  Code  Cost 
Meets  Attack 
InWashington 


{Continued  from  page  1) 
representative  of  Pathe  Exchanges,  A. 
B.  Poole  presented  the  budget  and 
the  M.  P.  Laboratories  Ass'n.  amend- 
ments as  a  code  official  and  opposed 
them  as  a  member  of  the  industry. 

A  budget  of  $7,500  would  be  ample 
for  the  work  which  is  in  sight  for  the 
authority,  Poole  declared,  and  the 
$21,000  budget  would  impose  a  bur- 
den of  $15  per  employe  per  year  up- 
on the  industry.  At  the  suggestion 
of  Farnsworth,  he  agreed  that  the 
$7,500  budget  might  be  adopted  tem- 
porarily for  three  or  six  mqiiths,  and 
such  increase  as  deemed  necessary 
be  adopted  when  the  proposed  code 
authority  is  operating  and  knows  what 
it  has  to  face. 

The  only  support  for  the  larger 
budget  was  given  by  Charles  J. 
Hirliman,  president  of  the  associa- 
tion, who  declared  $7,500  was  inade- 
quate, while  Poole's  position  was  sup- 
ported by  Alan  Freedman  of  De  Luxe 
Laboratories,  Frank  Meyer  of  Para- 
mount News,  J.  H.  Smith  of  Cinelab, 
Ralph  L  Poucher  of  Consolidated 
Film  Industries  and  Alexander 
Marks  of  the  Malcolm  Laboratories 
Corp.  No  support  of  the  associa- 
tion's amendments  was  offered  by 
Poole,  who  as  an  individual  assailed 
both  the  association  and  Recovery  Ad- 
ministration proposals.  The  code 
committee  has  had  no  meeting  at 
which  to  adopt  its  position  with  re- 
spect to  the  Administration  amend- 
ments, he  said. 

Poole  Hits  Price  Fixing 

Poole  objected  to  a  provision  deal- 
ing with  sales  contract  financing,  de- 
claring that  only  two  members  of 
the  industry  had  funds  with  which 
to  do  any  considerable  financing  and 
charging  that  the  provision  is  an  at- 
tempt to  tear  down  "an  advantage 
claimed  to  be  held  by  the  two  mem- 
bers because  of  their  financial  re- 
sources." He  also  opposed  the  pro- 
vision for  reasonable  cost,  declaring 
that  no  emergency  exists  which  would 
make  price  fixing  necessary  and  con- 
tending that  production  this  year  has 
been  at  its  1929  level,  while  prices 
have  been  gradually  declining  over  a 
long  period  because  of  improvements 
in  technique  and  management. 

Any  attempt  to  fix  prices,  Poole 
warned,  would  drive  the  producers  to 
the  acquisition  of  their  own  labora- 
tories and  would  tend  to  induce 
laboratories  "to  rely  on  the  code  for 
profits  instead  of  on  good  manage- 
ment and  technical  skill."  He  pointed 
out  that  the  code  now  contains  a 
provision  against  selling  below  cost, 
which  no  effort  has  been  made  to 
enforce  "due  to  the  insistence  of  a 
group  of  laboratories  upon  fixing  of 
prices." 

There  is  no  apparent  trend  toward 
monopoly,  Poole  declared,  and  no  pat- 
ent control  in  the  industry,  so  that 
every  laboratory  may  adopt  the  lat- 
est developments  in  equipment. 

The  witness  also  objected  to  the 
proposed  method  of  selecting  the  au- 
thority, contending  that  Paramount, 
Paramount  News,  Consolidated,  De 
Luxe,  Columbia,  Warners  and  Pathe 
do  a  total  of  800,000,000  feet,  of 
which    550,000,000    to    600,000,000    is 


strictly  commercial,  while  the  rest  of 
the  laboratories  combined  do  prob- 
ably less  than  one-fifth  that  much, 
so  that  any  method  of  selecting  the 
authority  which  gives  the  small  labora- 
tories etjual  representation  would  be 
unfair. 

Challenging  many  of  Poole's  state- 
ments, Hirliman  declared  government 
supervision  of  financing  essential  to 
the  smaller  laboratories,  which,  hg 
said,  "have  been  trying  to  get  relief 
from  destructive  price  cutting  for 
over  a  year."  He  charged  that  Pathe 
has  a  49  per  cent  interest  in  the 
Dupont  Co.  and  that  it  could  take 
contracts  at  any  price  because  of 
its  arrangement  with  that  company, 
profits  from  which  would  be  sufficient 
to  make  negligible  any  loss  on  labora- 
tory operations.  There  will  be  no 
small  laboratories  within  a  year  un- 
less something  is  done  about  this  situ- 
ation, he  declared. 

Too  much  money  is  paid  executives 
of  small  companies,  Freedman  told 
the  Administration  officials  in  oppos- 
ing the  proposed  cost  section,  and 
there  is  also  a  distinction  in  the  type 
of  business  done  by  the  small  and 
large  firms  which  makes  fixed  prices 
unnecessary,  he  added.  He  opposed 
a  proposal  for  overtime  pay  on  news- 
reel  work,  declaring  that  the  nature 
of  the  work  was  such  that  overtime 
was  a  normal  thing,  and  objected  to 
giving  employes  two  weeks'  vacation 
with  pay,  which,  he  said,  would  cost 
his  company  $25,000  a  year. 

A  proposal  that  costs  might  be  fixed 
on  orders  for  less  than  10,000,000  feet 
was  offered  by  Stephen  H.  Eller  of 
the   H.   E.   R.    Laboratories. 


Four  Cases  Heard  by 
Campi  Appeals  Body 

Four  appeals  were  lieard  yesterday 
by  a  Campi  committee  comprising  R. 
H.  Cochrane,  chairman;  Rube  Jacter 
and  Joseph  Seider.  They  are :  James 
Piwaronas  and  Edward  Friedman, 
Garden,  Indiana  Harbor,  Ind.,  against 
Alex  Manta  and  Jack  Rose,  Indiana, 
Indiana  Harbor,  Ind.,  on  overbuying ; 
Northern  Theatres  Co.,  Rivoli,  In- 
dianopolis,  against  H.  A.  Calloway, 
Emerson ;  G.  W.  Wolfard,  Hamilton ; 
Irving  Tamler,  Tuxedo,  Indianapolis, 
on  premature  advertising;  B.  &  K. 
against  H.  Schoenstadt  &  Sons,  on 
reduced  admissions ;  B.  &  K.  against 
John  Kampton,  Englewood,  Chicago, 
on  reduced  admissions. 


Eastman  to  Report 
For  6'Month  Period 

Rochester,  Aug.  14. — Eastman  Ko- 
dak Co.  will  publish  a  report  of  its 
earnings  for  the  first  24  weeks  of 
1934  this  week,  marking  the  second 
time  in  the  company's  history  that  an 
interim  report  has  been  made  public. 
Operations  at  the  plants  in  the  first 
six  months  of  the  year  ran  approxi- 
mately 45  per  cent  ahead  of  the  cor- 
responding period  of  1933,  with  em- 
ployment at  the  highest  point  since 
1930. 


Madge  Evans  Has  Termer 

Hollywood,  Aug.  14. — Madge  Evans 
was  today  signed  to  a  new  long  term 
contract  by  M-G-M.  Her  next  will 
be  "What  Every  Woman  Knows." 


Para.  Drive  on  Sept.  2 

Paramount's  latest  sales  drive  starts 
Sept.  2  and  continues  until  Sept.  8. 


May  Settle  Holders' 
Suit  Against  Loew*s 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

through  E.  Barrow  Rockwell,  secre- 
tary of  the  bondholders'  committee 
for  an  issue  of  $9,000,000  of  Allied 
Owners  Corp.  first  mortgage  real  es- 
tate six  per  cent  sinking  fund  gold 
bonds. 

Under  the  proposed  settlement, 
which  must  be  approved  by  two-fifths 
of  the  bondholders,  Loew's  Theatre 
and  Realty  Corp.  would  have  to  pay 
a  total  of  $12,875,000  at  the  rate  of 
$500,000  a  year  until  June  1.  1943, 
with  payments  thereafter  at  the  rate 
of  $525,000  until  June  1,  1958. 


Northern  California 
Indies  Enter  MPTOA 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

president,  who  is  general  manager  of 
the  Redwood-Midland  Theatres,  will 
be  named  to  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
board  of  directors. 

Other  officers  are :  Vice-presidents, 
Aaron  Goldberg,  J.  C.  Moore  and 
John  DiStacio ;  secretary,  H.  V. 
Harvey. 

For  several  years  the  organization 
has  been  in  sympathy  with  M.  P.  T- 
O.  A.  policies,  but  this  is  its  first 
affiliation  with  a  national  organiza- 
tion. 


Diamond  to  Produce 
Abroad  for  Columbia 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Columbia  in  London.  Diamond  re- 
turned yesterday  from  the  coast  where 
he  conferred  with  Harry  Cohn  and 
sails  today  on  the  MatUiattan  to  close 
the  deal  with  Joseph  Seidelman,  in 
charge  of  foreign  activities  for  Col- 
umbia, and  Joseph  Friedman,  London 
head. 

No  stories  are  set,  but  the  budget 
on  each  product  will  be  around  $100,- 
000.  No  date  has  been  set  for  the 
start  of  the  first  picture.  It  was 
definitely  stated  the  pictures  will  not 
be  quota  films. 


"U"  Reports  Sales    . 
At  New  High  Point 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
manager  for  Universal,  has  just  closed 
a  deal  with  the  Butterfield  circuit  for 
80  houses  in  34  Michigan  cities  for  the 
entire  "U"  lineup. 

A  similar  deal  has  been  closed  by 
Grainger  with  the  Durkee  circuit  of 
16  houses  in  Baltimore. 

Only  two  important  circuits  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada  remain  to 
be  signed  by  Universal.  Negotiations 
with  these  are  now  under  way. 


L.  A.  Board  Works  Fast 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  14. — Decisions 
in  56  cases  were  handed  down  today 
by  the  local  code  boards,  with  39 
more  to  be  handed  down  tomorrow. 
Tomorrow  night  the  proposed  clear- 
ance schedule  for  this  territory  will 
be  forwarded  for  filing  with  Campi 
in  New  York. 


Hood,  Architect,  Is  Dead 

Raymond  Hood,  noted  architect,  one 
of  whose  creations  was  Radio  City, 
died  of  a  complication  of  diseases  yes- 
terday at  his  home  in  Stamford,  Conn. 
He  was  in  his  S4th  year.  His  widow 
and  three  children  survive. 


Revision  of 
Code  Charges 
Seen  Looming 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

to  have  been  made  in  favor  of  a 
charge  based  upon  gross  receipts. 
The  producers  and  distributors  are  to 
raise  $180,000  a  year  and  exhibitors 
are  to  raise  another  $180,000  under 
the  budget  worked  out  by   Campi. 


Motion  Picture  Daily  on  Aug.  3 
exclusively  reported  that  major  com- 
panies would  make  protests  and  that 
action  would  have  to  await  Rosen- 
blatt's  return. 


Kenosha  Giveaways 
Are  Ordered  Ended 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  14. — A  cease  and 
desist  order  against  advertising  tickets 
and  giveaways  has  been  issued  against 
the  Southport  Theatre  Co.,  Kenosha. 
The  complaint  was  made  by  the 
Vogue  Theatre  Co.,  operators  of  the 
Vogue. 

Another  complaint  by  the  Vogue 
against  the  same  defendant  charging 
giving  away  of  stars'  photos  was  dis- 
missed. 


2  Theatre  Transfer 
Cases  Up  Tomorrow 

Two  theatre  transfer  cases  are 
slated  for  hearing  by  the  New  York 
grievance  board  tomorrow  with  Louis 
Nizer,  secretary  of  the  local  Film 
Board,  as  attorney  for  distributors. 

One  case  involves  the  Fortway, 
Brooklyn,  with  Paramount  as  com- 
plainant and  the  three  Levin  brothers 
as  defendant.  The  other  case  has 
M-G-M,  Paramount,  Columbia,  Big 
U,  Warners  and  Majestic  as  com- 
plainants against  the  Mona  Theatre 
Corp.,  Glad  Amusement  Corp.,  Abra- 
ham Drojin,  Jihn  Gladstone,  Henry 
Lyman  and  Morris   Shapiro. 

Yesterday  the  New  York  clearance 
board,  after  several  hearings  and  re- 
hearings,  decided  that  Trio-Consoli- 
dated's  theatres,  the  Symphony, 
Thalia,  Carlton,  Olympia  and  Arden 
are  in  opposition  to  the  Edison  and 
each  of  these  houses  is  entitled  to 
seven  days'  clearance  on  the  Edison 
and  vice  versa. 

The  Park  West,  Manhattan  and 
Edison  are  not  competitive,  the  board 
held. 


Two  Boards  Act  on 
One  Clearance  Case 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

involved  were  Cleveland,  Pittsburgh 
and  Columbus. 

After  the  local  board  had  heard  the 
protest  and  rendered  a  decision  it  was 
forwarded  to  Pittsburgh  for  the  ap- 
proval or  comment  of  that  board. 
When  it  is  returned  here  the  board 
says  it  will  "attempt  to  reconcile  any 
suggested  modification  with  its  origi- 
nal decision." 

At  present  the  grievance  board  has 
no  cases  on  file. 


Campi  Takes  More  Room 

Campi  has  enlarged  its  quarters  on 
the  23rd  floor  of  the  RKO  Building 
in  Rockefeller  Center. 


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RECORD-BREAKER! 


MADELEIKE  CARROLL 
FRANCHOT  TONE 

Produced  by  Winfield  Sheehan 
Directed  by  John  Ford 

Story  and  screen  play 
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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August   15,    1934 


Fox  Met  Plan 
Goes  Over  to 
Next  Tuesday 


(Continued  from  piific  1) 

given  any  value  or  standing  in  the 
corporation. 

Judge  Mack  added,  however,  that 
it  niisiit  l)e  a  matter  of  personal  pride 
on  the  part  of  stockholders  to  see  the 
company  alive  even  if  they  didn't  get 
anything  out  of  it. 

Upon  suggestion  hy  x^rchihald 
Palmer,  representing  bondholders 
whose  holdings  amount  to  $11,0(K)  that 
the  bondholders'  protective  committee 
return  to  his  clients  the  bonds  now 
on  deposit  so  that  he  can  institute  ac- 
tion later.  Judge  Mack  asked  that 
William  L.  Bainton  of  Beekman, 
Bogue  &  Clark,  counsel  for  the  com- 
mittee, consult  with  his  group  on  the 
matter.  The  hearing  was  adjourned 
until  next  Tuesday  morning  when 
Judge  Mack  is  expected  to  decide 
whether  or  not  to  permit  reorganiza- 
tion under  Section  77-B  of  the  new 
bankruptcy  laws.  Bainton  and  Palmer 
are  expected  to  confer  on  the  with- 
drawal of  the  bonds  from  the  com- 
mittee and  report  back  to  Judge  Mack 
Tuesday. 

Palmer  Overruled  by  Court 

During  the  hearing  Palmer  attacked 
the  method  by  which  the  stockholders 
had  elected  new  officers  and  then  had 
petitioned  for  a  reorganization,  but 
judge  Mack  overruled  practically  all 
of  Palmer's  objections.  Judge  Mack 
was  emphatic  in  disagreeing  with 
Palmer's  criticisms  of  the  manner  in 
which  the  election  was  held,  telling 
Palmer  that  stockholders  could  hold 
an  election  at  any  time  after  an  ex- 
pired year. 

Judge  Mack  expressed  doubts  as  to 
the  good  faith  of  the  reorganization 
plan  and  this  was  one  of  the  reasons, 
he  said,  he  had  not  decided  whether 
to  permit  Fox  Met  to  enter  bank- 
ruptcy under  77-B  of  the  new  laws. 
The  voting  trust  agreement  was  also 
attacked  by  Palmer.  Judge  Mack 
pointed  out  that  in  the  event  the  com- 
pany goes  into  bankruptcy,  whether 
voluntarily  or  not,  the  present  re- 
ceivers will  be  continued  as  trustees 
and  counsel  will  be  the  same. 

During  the  course  of  Palmer's  ar- 
gument, he  said  he  had  filed  suit  Sat- 
urday in  behalf  of  his  clients  to  in- 
validate the  depositing  agreement  of 
noteholders.  He  charged  that  the 
committee  had  been  buying  bonds  not 
deposited  and  cornering  the  market. 
He  insisted  the  depositing  agreement 
was  not  in  good  faith  and  also  that 
the  voluntary  petition  filed  by  Fox 
Met  stockholders  was  questionable. 

Bainton  argued  that  bv  not  permit- 
ting securities  to  be  withdrawn  after 
deposit,  the  bondholders'  committee 
knew   whom   they    were   representing. 

Fox  Midwest  Plans 
To  Classify  Pictures 

(Coi'tiiuicd  irom   pofic   1) 

adult  entertainment,  it  was  disclosed 
today  by  Howaird  E.  Jameyson, 
Wichita  district  manager,  at  the  open- 
ing of  the  organization's  two-day 
convention  here. 

Jameyson  told  the  meeting  that  the 
answer  to  reform  agitation  lies  in  the 
classification   of   pictures,    which   will 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"Side  Streets" 

{First  Naliumd) 

This  tale  of  a  wife  battlinjj:  to  hold  the  love  of  a  liusbaiid  younger 
than  herself  is  moving  and  sincere  and  ought  to  appeal  especially  to 
women  at  neighborhood  theatres.  The  film  owes  much  to  Aline  Mac- 
Mahon,  who  turns  in  a  tender  performance  as  the  wife,  although  the 
rest  of  the  cast  also  does  creditable  work. 

Miss  MacMahon,  the  operator  of  a  fur  shop,  befriends  Paul  Kelly,  a 
sailor,  when  lie  is  down  on  his  luck.  She  takes  him  in  and  i)uts  him  to 
work  in  tlie  shop.  Love  develops  and  the  two  marry.  Kelly  remains 
unfaithful  to  her  until  a  baby  arrives.  The  infant  produces  a  change  in 
him  and  is  the  link  that  holds  him  steadfast  to  Miss  MacMahon.  When 
the  child  dies  lie  starts  to  drift  away  from  his  wife  until  he  is  on  the 
point  of  running  away  with  her  pretty  niece  (Dorothy  Tree).  At  the 
last  moment  remorse  sends  him  back  to  his  wife. 

At  the  end  Miss  MacMahon  finds  some  consolation  for  the  dcatli  of 
her  baby  when  the  child  borne  by  one  of  Kelly's  inamoratas  (Ann 
Dvorak)  is  left  in  her  keeping  hy  the  mother  so  that  she  may  be  free 
to  marry  a  chap  who  knows  nothing  of  her  misfortune.  Incidentally, 
Kelly  docs  not  know  he  is  the  father  of  the  infant. 

Helen  Lowell,  Henry  O'Neill,  Mayo  Methot,  Marjorie  Gateson,  Renee 
Whitney,  Lynn  Browning,  Dorothy  Peterson  and  L^)rena  Lay.son  are 
also  in  the  cast.  Alfred  E.  Green  directed  well.  Running  time,  63 
minutes. 


"House  of  Greed'' 

(Atiikiuo) 

W'hile  tliis  Russian  i)ro(luction  from  the  Soyuzfilm  studios  is  ex- 
tremely easy  for  American  audiences  to  follow,  having  an  abundance  of 
F.nglish  sub-titles,  its  ajjjieal  cannot  be  more  than  limited,  principally 
because  it  is  too  morbid,  too  heavy-handed  to  be  rated  as  popular  enter- 
tainment. 

The  film,  laid  in  the  years  following  the  emancipation  of  the  Russian 
serfs  in  1861,  is  really  a  study  of  avarice.  In  simple  terms  it  tells  of  a 
wealthy  landowner  whose  ruling  passion  is  greed — a  greed  which  con- 
sumes him  in  the  end.  The  man  is  a  lecherous  hypocrite,  who  hides 
his  double  face  under  the  mask  of  religion.  Even  his  nieces  are  not  safe 
from  his  greed.  It  drives  one  of  them  to  suicide  and  the  other  to  death 
f.f  a  broken  heart.  The  fadeout  finds  the  miser,  mad  as  a  loon,  fleeing 
into  the  night,  presumably  to  his  doom. 

The  film  is  an  implied  defence  of  the  Soviet  regime  in  that  it  lays 
bare  the  greed,  injustice  and  deterioration  of  the  land-owning  system 
that  prevailed  under  the  Czars. 

In  the  chief  role  V.  R.  Gardin  offers  a  most  impressive  character 
study.  He  is  well  supported  by  T.  Balach  and  N.  Latonia  as  the  nieces. 
The  rest  of  the  cast  is  capable.  The  film  is  atmospherically  commendable 
but  the  photography  is  not  always  good.  A.  V.  Ivanovsky  directed. 
Running  time,  75  minutes. 


"Dailies."  tonight's  premiere  at  the  Strand,  was  reviewed  on   Aug.  3. 

"Bulldog  Dniiiiiiwiid  Strikes  Back,"  this  morning's  opener'  at  the  Rivoli, 
ivas  rci'iewed  by  wire  jrom  Hollywood  on  Max  4. 

"Cleopatra,"  tomorroiv  night's  premiere  at  the  Paramount,  zvas  reviewed 
by  Zi'irc  from   Hollyxvood  on  July  24. 

"Treasure  Island."  Friday  morning's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  was  reviewed 
by  wire  from   Hollywood  on   June  26. 

"Cat's  Pazi',"  toniorrozv  mornimi's  opener  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall, 
ivas  rci'ic'cved  by  zi'ire  fro'n  Hollyzvood  on  May  28. 


put  parents  on  their  own  responsi- 
Ijility,  whereas  at  present  the  respon- 
sibility rests  on  the  shoulders  of  the 
exhibitor.  Jameyson  declared  that, 
while  this  system  is  not  infallible,  it 
will  at  least  demonstrate  that  the- 
atres are  sincerely  attempting  to 
solve  the  problem  of  child  suitability. 

Under  the  plan  Fox  Midwest  pro- 
poses to  reprint  the  lists  of  selected 
films  issued  by  previewing  bodies  and 
distribute  them  to  patrons  and  local 
organizations. 

Elmer  C.  Rhoden,  division  manager, 
summed  up  the  past  year's  record  and 
told  the  circuit's  managers  what 
would  be  expected  of  them  for  the 
new  season. 

The    meeting    winds    up    tomorrow 


night  with  a  banquet  to  which  Kansas 
City  district  and  branch  managers 
have  been  invited. 


Lichtman-Reade  in  Deal 

.W  Lichtman  and  Walter  Reade 
yesterday  closed  a  nroduct  fleal  which 
nuts  all  of  the  U.  A.  product  in  11 
Reade  theatres.  Each  feature  will 
have  a  week's  run  on  a  percentage 
basis. 


Flash  Review 

The  Defense  Rests —  .  .  .  excel- 
lent program  fare.  It  pleased  a  pre- 
view  audience.   .   .   . 

This  film  ivill  be  reviewed  in  full  in  a 
later   issue  of   Motion    Picture   Daily. 


"Rothschild" 
Frisco  Smash  ' 
With  $13,000 


San  FR.^NC•Isro,  Aug.  14. — "House 
of  Rothschild"  grabbed  a  sensational 
$13,000  at  the  United  Artists  last 
week.  This  is  the  first  big  money 
since  the  settlement  of  the  waterfront 
strike. 

"Here  Comes  the  Navy"  had  a  fine 
$20,0(M),  over  par  by  $1,000,  at  the 
Warfield.  "Whom  the  Gods  IJestroy" 
was  average  at  $13,000  in  the  Golden 
Gate  and  "Baby,  Take  a  Bow"  was 
also  even  with  $8,000  at  the  St.  Fran- 
cis. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $69,000. 
Average  is  $67,100. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  6: 
"WHOM    THE   GODS    DESTROY"    (Co!.) 

GOLDEN  GATK  (2.800),  25c-.?5c-40c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Hand.  Gross:  $IJ,000.  (Aver- 
age,   $13,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  7  : 

"DICK    TURPIN"    (Gaumont) 

"DANCING    MAN"    (Ind.) 

FOX— (4.f>00).  10cl5i-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,000.    (AvcraBC    $7,000) 

"STAMBOUL    QUEST"    (M-G-M) 
"FRIENDS   OF   MR.    SWEENEY"    (War.) 

PAK.AMOnNT     (2,670).    I5o-35c-40c-65c,    7 
days.   Gross:   $10.ritK).    (AvcraRC,  $12,000) 
"BABY,   TAKE   A   BOW"    (Fox) 

ST.    l'RAN("IS-(l,400),    15c-25c-40c-65c,    7 
days     Gross:    $8,(XX).    (AvcraKe.   $8,000) 
"HERE   COMES   THE   NAVY"   (Warners) 

VVARKIKI.D  (2.700),  25c-.15c-S5c-6Sc.  7 
days.  Stage:  Vaudeville,  band.  Gross:  $20,- 
000     (AveraKC.   $19,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  9: 
"HOUSE   OF   ROTHSCHIU)"   (U.  A.) 

UNITED  ARTI.STS  (1,200),  15c-35c-55c, 
7  days.   Gross:   $13,000.   (Average,  $8,000) 


ii 


My  Love"  on  Dual 
Leads  in  Oklahoma 

Okl.mio.ma  City,  Aug.  14.  — 
dual  consisting  of  "Great  Flirtation" 
and  "I  Give  My  Love"  was  the  big 
box-office  noise  here  last  week  with 
a  take  of  $3,700  at  the  Liberty  which 
went  over  par  by  $1,700. 

"Circus  Clown"  was  another  strong 
attraction  at  the  Midwest  with  $4,700. 
Total  first  run  business  was  $14,900. 
Average   is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending    Aug.    1 1  : 

"SHE   LEARNED  ABOUT  SAILORS" 
(Fox) 

CAPITOL     (1.200),     10c-20c-26c-36c-40c,     7 
days.     Gross:    $2,200.      (Average.   $2,500) 
"GRAND  CANARY"   (Fox) 

CRITERION— (1,700),      10c-25c-36c-41c-55c. 
7  days.     Gross:   $4,300.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"CIRCUS  CLOWN"   (First  National) 

MIDWEST— (1,500),      10c-26c-36c-55c,      7 
days.     Gross:    $4,700.      (Average,   $4,000) 
"GREAT    FLIRTATION"    (Para.)— 4   days. 

"I   GIVE   MY   LOVE"   (Univ.)— 3   days. 

LIBERTY  -(1.500).  10c-36c,  7  days.  Stage 
show.      Gross:     $3,700.       (Average,    $2,000) 


Hill's  Will  Probated 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  14. — Frances 
Marion  and  her  two  children  by  her 
marriage  to  Fred  Thompson  each  will 
receive  one-seventh  of  the  estate  of 
George  W.  Hill,  the  scenarist's  for- 
mer husband,  it  was  revealed  today 
when  the  director's  will  was  filed  for 
probate.  The  estate  is  estimated  at 
$150,000. 


Zukor  on  Coast  Today 

Hollywood,  Aug.  14. — Adolph 
Zukor  arrives  here  tomorrow  and  will 
devote  most  of  his  interests  to  produc- 
tion at  Paramount. 


Motlo^ 

Picture 

Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Intelligent 
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Service  t^T' 
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NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  16,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Both  Schenck, 
Zanuck  Report 
Gains  Abroad 


"Marvelous"  in  England, 
Declares  Former 


Conditions  abroad  are  improving, 
according  to  separate  and  individual 
statements  made  yesterday  by  Joseph 
M.  Schenck  and  Darryl  F.  Zanuck 
upon  their  return  from  Europe. 

Schenck  stated  business  in  England 
is  "marvelous  and  everyone  is  going 
to  see  pictures."  In  France,  he  said, 
theatres  are  doing  a  good  business, 
but  not  as  much  as  in  England,  since 
the  public  there  doesn't  go  as  often 
to  films  as  the  English. 

United  Artists  does  not  intend  to 
produce  abroad,  Schenck  added,  add- 
ing that  Alexander  Korda  will  make 
six  and  British  &  Dominion  eight  for 
U.  A.  next  season.     Last  year  Korda 

{Continued  on  page  6) 


Bart  helmess-C  amp 
Talking  Film  Deal 

Negotiations  are  under  way  between 
Richard  Barthelmess  and  Walter 
Camp  whereby  the  star  will  make  a 
series  of  pictures  for  Inspiration. 
Barthelmess  made  18  films  for  In- 
spiration before  he  went  with  First 
National,  the  first  being  "Torable 
David."  The  star  is  disappointed  in 
the  last  three  pictures  he  has  made. 

Just  how  many  pictures  he  will 
make  a  year  depends  on  stories  he  can 
secure.      Barthelmess   will   choose   his 

(Continued  on   page  8) 


Wisconsin  Circuit 
Expands  Operation 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  15. — Additional 
acquisitions  by  Wisconsin  Amusement 
Enterprises,  Inc.,  on  operating  agree- 
ments include  the  Paradise  and  Allis 
in  West  Allis ;  Fox  and  Strand  in 
Marinette ;   the   Lloyd  in  Menominee ; 

(Continued   on    page    8) 


The  Lone  Wolf 

Mobbed  by  autograph 
hunters  at  the  pier  yester- 
day after  the  Rex  docked, 
customs  guards  had  to  sur- 
round Douglas  Fairbanks  to 
keep  off  the  crowd. 

One  of  the  guards  took  ad- 
vantage of  his  position.  He 
quietly  asked  the  star  for  his 
signature  and  was  the  only 
one  to  get  it. 


M'G-M,   U.  A.  Interested  with 

Consolidated  in  London  *^Lab'^ 

London,  Aug.  15. — M-G-M  and  United  Artists  are  interested 
with  Consolidated  in  the  plan  for  the  construction  of  a  new  lab- 
oratory plant  here  to  handle  pictures  made  by  the  two  American 
companies.  Ben  Goetz,  who  arrives  Friday  on  the  Paris,  will 
make  a  survey  of  the  possibilities  and  then  will  report  back  to 
the  United  States,  where  he  will  confer  with  the  heads  of  the 
three  companies. 

M-G-M  is  slated  to  start  its  own  production  unit  here  within 
the  next  few  months.  United  Artists  has  Alexander  Korda  for 
six  and  British  &  Dominion  for  eight  next  season. 


Dual  Billing 
Talks  Go  on 
In  St.  Louis 


St.  Louis,  Aug.  15. — Dual  bill 
elimination  continues  to  be  the  sub- 
ject of  discussion  between  Fred 
Wehrenberg,  M.P.T.O.  head;  Nelson 
Cunliff,  head  of  the  St.  Louis  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  and  F.  &  M.,  but  with 
Warners  out  of  the  talks  little  hope 
is  seen  for  a  citywide  agreement. 

Warners  intend  to  open  the  Shubert- 
Rialto  on  Aug.  18  with  "Here  Comes 
the  Navy"  and  "Ladies  Should  Lis- 
ten," and  it  is  understood  that  the 
Orpheum  will  be  reopened  about 
Sept.  1.  Both  houses  are  out  of  the 
downtown  sector  and  it  is  understood 
Warners  take  the  stand  duals  are  nec- 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Complaints  on 
Cancellations 
Heard  in  K.C. 


Indies  to  Ask 
Campi  Aid  on 
Morals  Code 


Object   to   Circuit  Bans 
On  Unsealed  Films 


See  No  Handicaps 
From  Silver  Order 

Nationalization  of  silver  by  Presi- 
dential order  is  not  expected  to  affect 
the  manufacture  of  film.  Under  the 
terms  of  the  order  holders  of  silver 
for  industrial  purposes  are  limited  to 
500    ounces,    but    it    is    expected    that 

(Continued  on   page  8) 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  15. — Complaints 
are  still  forthcoming  from  exhibitors 
that  they  are  finding  It  difficult  to 
secure  cancellations  on  moral  grounds, 
but  exchange  managers  uniformly  in- 
sist they  are  granting  cancellations 
where  protests  are  "bona  fide." 

Three  major  companies  report  no 
requests  at  all.  These  are  Fox,  RKO 
and  Warners.  The  Fox  exchange  re- 
ports only  one  of  its  features,  "George 
White's  Scandals,"  on  the  Legion  of 
Decency  list  and  says  this  has  played 
about  every  theatre  in  the  territory. 

Cancellation  requests  are  coming  in 
the   main   from   smaller   towns   where 

(Continued  on  page  7) 

Deadline  for  Code 
Assents  Is  Passed 

Midnight  last  night  was  the  dead- 
line for  sending  in  new  code  assents. 
All  letters  with  compliances  and  as- 
sessments must  be  postmarked  as  of 
midnight. 

The  same  deadline  prevailed  for 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


Hollywood,  Aug.  15. — Indepen- 
dents intend  to  appeal  to  Campi  next 
week  to  set  up  a  morals  code  and 
proper  enforcement  machinery,  de- 
clares W.  Ray  Johnston,  head  of 
Monogram,  who  is  regarded  as  spokes- 
man for  all  the  independents. 

Barring  of  pictures  lacking  Joseph 
L  Breen's  purity  seal  from  circuit 
houses  is  an  unfair  trade  practice, 
Johnston  asserts. 

His  statements  were  intended  to  end 
the  general  impression  here  that  in- 
dependent producers  have  about  de- 
cided to  submit  their  product  to  Breen. 

"We  thought  we  had  a  bit  of  un- 
fair competition  on  our  hands,"  John- 
ston said,  "when  clearance  and  zoning 

(Continued  on  page   7) 


Industry  for  Drive;  Makes 
Hays  Real  'Czar  ^—Cochrane 


Many  producers  welcome  the  clean 
film  drive,  declares  R.  H.  Cochrane, 
executive  vice-president  of  Universal, 
because  its  result  is  to  make  Will  H. 
Hays  a  czar  in  fact  as  well  as  in  name. 

Responsibility  for  what  appears  in 
pictures  will  be  placed  directly  upon 
him,  Cochrane  says  in  a  signed  ar- 
ticle in  the  N.  Y.  World-Telegram 
titled  "The  Truth  About  'Czar'  Will 
Hays." 


"If  Mr.  Hays  does  not  exercise  this 
power,  the  cheap  publicity-seeking 
critics  who  thrive  on  raising  hell  with 
Hays  will  be  justified,"  wrote  Coch- 
rane. "If  he  does  exercise  it,  with 
the  pledged  backing  of  his  board,  the 
knockers  will  be  hushed." 

Answering  recent  demands  that 
Hays  be  asked  to  resign,  Cochrane 
wrote:  "His  resignation  would  not  be 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


First  Outside  Code 
Approval  to  Powers 

First  certificate  of  compliance  with 
Production  Code  Administration 
standards  issued  to  a  producer  not  a 
member  of  the  Hays  association  goes 
to  P.  A.  Powers,  as  producer,  and 
"Aladdin  and  His  Wonderful  Lamp," 
an  animated  cartoon,  as  the  picture. 

The  Hays  office,  at  the  same  time, 
stressed  the  point  that  the  approval, 
Certificate  No.  154,  was  in  confor- 
mity with  the  "association's  purpose 
to  afford  all  producers,  whether  or 
not  members,  the  opportunity  to  use 
the  facilities  which  the  association 
has  developed  to  help  assure  the  high- 
est  standards   of  picture  production." 

Warner  Deal  on  Fox 
Product  About  Set 

Signatures  are  poised  over  an  agree- 
ment by  which  Warner  theatres,  ex- 
cept those  in  New  York  which  confine 
themselves  to   Warner-First   National 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


N.  Y.  Passes  West 

"Belle  of  the  Nineties," 
Mae  West  picture  revamped 
under  the  strengthened  Pro- 
duction Code  Administration, 
has  been  passed  by  the  New 
York  censor  board  without  a 
deletion,  declared  Paramount 
yesterday.  It  is  set  for  Sep- 
tember release. 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  August   16,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered   U.    S.   Patent   Office) 


Vol.   36 


August    16.   1934 


No.   39 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES   A.   CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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days  by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1750  Broadway,  New 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, Manager;  London  Bureau:  Rerao 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin  -  Tempelhof ,  Kaiserin  •  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Riitenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre.  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glascow  Bureau; 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  KSplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive; Moscow  Bureau:  Civtzev  \'razhek,  N. 
25,  Apart.  146,  Moscow,  U.  S.  S.  R..  Bella 
Kashin,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
Samrod,    Moscow. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of   March   3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 

Bronx  Union  Clash 
Brings  Out  Police 

Bronx  houses  were  being  guarded 
by  police  yesterday  following  clashes 
between  rival  factions  of  operators' 
unions  which  resulted  in  a  near-riot, 
called  out  emergency  squads  and  re- 
sulted in  the  arrest  of  four  men. 

Demonstrations  at  Daly  Ave.  and 
E.  180th  St.  precipitated  the  trouble. 
Members  of  Local  306  gathered  to 
discuss  strife  with  members  of  Amal- 
gamated M.  P.  Operators'  Union  when 
their  opponents  gathered  a  block 
away. 

Police  set  up  a  barrier  between  the 
two  groups,  but  the  more  militant 
demonstrators  edged  toward  each 
other  and  the  fight  started,  with  350 
men  and  women  exchanging  blows. 

The  police  detail,  too  small  to  cope 
with  the  situation,  called  for  reserves 
and  the  disturbance  was  ended  when 
Harry  Frank,  Joseph  Morrelle,  Saul 
Lasky  and  Albert  Wagner  were  ar- 
rested for  disorderly  conduct. 


Reade  Gets  Fox  Lineup 

Walter  Reade  has  signed  for  the 
entire  Fox  lineup  for  his  39  houses 
in  New  York  and  New  Jersey.  The 
deal   includes   features   and   shorts. 


Sign  Up  Anita  Louise 

Hollywood,  Aug.  15. — Warners 
and  Anita  Louise  have  finally  agreed 
on  a  long-term  contract.  The  actress 
has  one  more  picture  to  make  for  Fox. 


*' Rothschild''  Pulls 
$106,726,  4  Weeks 

"House  of  Rothschild"  ran  up  a  to- 
tal gross  of  $106,726  in  three  weeks 
and  six  days  at  the  Rivoli.  Up  to 
Tuesday  night,  the  sixth  day  of  the 
fourth  week,  it  was  still  good  for 
$18,656,  more  than  half  the  first  week 
take  of  $33,820. 

The   week   by   week   tabulation   fol- 
lows : 
Week  Ending  Gross 

July  25    $33,820 

August   1    29,250 

.A.ugust  8    ,...     25,000 

August  14,  6  days 18,656 

$106,726 

New  L,  A,  Unit  Seen 
As  Blow  to  L  T.  0. 

Los  Angeles,  Aug  15. — That  the 
formation  of  Associated  Exhibitors, 
Inc.,  of  Los  Angeles  is  likely  to  sound 
the  death  knell  of  the  I.  T.  O.  of 
Southern  California  is  the  opinion  ex- 
pressed in  exhibitor  circles  on  the 
coast.  The  new  group  is  the  result 
of  a  breach  in  the  ranks  of  the  I.T.O. 

Officers  of  Associated  were  officers 
of  the  older  organization.  Ben  Berin- 
stein  is  president ;  Harry  H.  Hicks, 
vice-president ;  Russell  Rogers,  secre- 
tary, and  Arnold  Shank,  treasurer. 

Stan  Laurel  Injured 

Hollywood,  Aug.  15. — Stan  Laurel 
tripped  in  a  scene  with  Oliver  Hardy 
yesterday  and  so  injured  his  leg  he 
will  be  unable  to  continue  work  on 
Hal  Roach's  "Babes  in  Toyland"  for 
at  least  two  weeks.  The  accident  has 
caused  a  halt  in  production  until 
Laurel's  recovery. 

De  Sylva  Starts  Soon 

Hollywood,  Aug.  15. — B.  G.  De 
Sylva,  who  recently  signed  a  new 
contract  with  Fox,  soon  starts  his 
first  musical  under  the  agreement. 
He  will  write,  cast  and  supervise  his 
own  pictures. 

The  studio  has  re-signed  Sam 
Hellman,  writer. 

Para.  Seeks  Tracy 

Hollywood,  Aug.  15. — Paramount 
is  negotiating  with  Fox  for  the  loan 
of  Spencer  Tracy  for  two  pictures. 

The  company  has  given  a  long-term 
contract  to  Loraine  Bridges,  former 
singer  from  Oklahoma.  Her  first  as- 
signment is  "Code  of  the  West." 

Burr  Plans  Features 

Hollywood,  Aug.  15. — C.  C.  Burr, 
former  producer  for  Educational,  has 
established  headquarters  at  the  Sennett 
Studios  where  he  is  planning  to  pro- 
duce feature  productions  for  the  inde- 
pendent market. 


Vancouver  ^'Arresf* 
Greets  Fitzgihhons 

Vancouver,  Aug.  15. — J.  J.  Fitz- 
gibbons  of  Famous  Players  Canadian 
was  "arrested"  as  he  stepped  off  the 
train  here  on  its  arrival  from  Mon- 
treal. Two  city  detectives  booked  him 
and  his  companions,  R.  W.  Bolstad, 
comptroller  of  the  company,  and  Ben 
Geldsaler,  head  of  the  booking  depart- 
ment, on  charges  of  conspiracy  laid  by 
Laurence  Bearg,  manager  of  the  B.  C. 
Division,  and  Frank  Gow.  The  B.  C. 
men  charged  that  the  three  Mon- 
trealers  were  masquerading  as  motion 
picture  men. 

After  Fitzgibbons  and  friends  had 
been  properly  "pinched,"  Bearg 
brought  up  the  Vancouver  police  chief, 
who  "pardoned"  the  men,  who  are 
iiere  for  the  convention  of  B.  C. 
Famous  Players  theatre  managers 
which  opened  yesterday.  Everyone 
seemed  to  enjoy  the  hoax,  including 
the  "prisoners." 

The  eastern  executives  were  then 
carried  off  to  the  yacht  Moonliiihl 
Maid,  which  left  for  a  week-end  cruise 
in  the  Gulf  of  Georgia  with  a  pas- 
senger list  of  22  theatre  men. 


Lincoln  Legalizes 
Sunday  Film  Shows 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  .'\ug.  15. — Sunday 
shows  have  been  legalized  here  by  the 
surprising  plurality  of  two  to  one 
in  a  special  election.  The  proposition 
had  been  beaten  three  times  in  the  last 
three  years. 


Would  Hit  Film  Men 

Albany,  Aug.  15. — Film  men,  along 
with  others  in  general  industry,  face 
an  additional  income  tax  levy  of  one 
per  cent  on  personal  incomes.  The 
Senate  Finance  Comtnittee,  controlled 
by  the  Democratic  party  now  in  pow- 
er, has  reported  favorably  on  such 
an  impost,  designed  to  raise  $14,000,- 
000  on  incomes  above  the  $1,000  ex- 
emption for  single  persons  and  $2,- 
500  for  married  individuals. 


Paul  Lukas  Is  Sued 

Hollywood,  Aug.  15. — Paul  Lukas 
has  been  made  defendant  in  a  suit 
for  about  $5,025  brought  by  a  local 
law  firm  in  behalf  of  Ben  Blumen- 
thal,  Budapest  theatrical  man,  and  the 
Theatre  Betriebs  of  Hungary.  It  is 
claimed  that  Lukas  borrowed  207,- 
772,000  crowns  from  them  on  notes 
and    paid    back    672,000   crowns. 


A.  T.  &  T.  Votes  Dividend 

A  quarterly  dividend  of  $2.25  a 
share  totalling  $42,000,000  for  the  18,- 
662,275  shares  outstanding  was  voted 
yesterday  by  the  board  of  directors. 
It  is  payable  Oct.  15  to  stockholders 
of   record    Sept.    15. 


Many  Unchanged  on  Big  Board 


High  Low  Close 

Consolidated   Film  Industries 2^          2%  2Vs 

Consolidated    Film   Industries,    pfd 13^        13  13^ 

Eastman   Kodak    98'/^        98'/^  98'/i 

Loew's,    Inc 2754        26  2654 

Loew's,    Inc.,    pfd 9054        905^  9054 

Paramount   Publix,   cts 354         3  35^ 

Pathe    Exchange    15:*          15^  154 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 14            13?^  14 

RKO    254         254  25^ 

Warner  Bros 45^          4  4'A 

Warner  Bonds  Advance  Vi 


Net 
Change 


+  54 

+  Vi 

+  Vi 

+  H 


Loew's  6s   '41,   ww  deb   rights. 
Warner   Bros.   6s   '39,   wd 


High 

.100 
.   53 


Low 

100 
52J4 


Close 

lOO 
53 


+  Vi 


Net 
Change 


+  J4 


Sales 

400 
200 
100 

2,700 
100 

1,300 
800 
300 
200 
900 


Sales 

1 
6 


Medicine  Shows  a  Worry 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  15. — Competi- 
tion from  medicine  shows  is  disturb- 
ing small  town  exhibitors  in  Kansas 
and  Missouri  this  summer.  Both 
states  are  said  to  have  a  law  requiring 
medicine  shows  to  pay  a  fee  to  the 
county  of  $10  a  day,  and  in  some  in- 
stances the  exhibitors  check  up  to 
determine  if  the  law  is  complied  with. 


Hunt  for  Mrs.  Janney 

Police  here  have  been  asked  to 
help  locate  Mrs.  Nathan  Janney  and 
her  son,  Leon  Janney,  former  child 
actor,  to  inform  them  of  the  death 
of  Mrs.  Janney's  divorced  husband  in 
an  automobile  accident  at  Atascadero, 
Cal. 


Moskowitz  Sails  Soon 

Harry  Moskowitz,  who  has  been 
surveying  theatre  conditions  in  India 
and  Australia  for  Loew's,  sails  from 
Naples  for  the  United  States  on  the 
Conte  di  Savoia  on  Aug.  22.  He  also 
witnessed  the  opening  of  Loew's  new 
theatre  in  Melbourne. 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

JOE  Brandt,  Sam  Spring,  Eddie 
DowLiNG,  Jules  Levy,  Colvin 
Brown,  Walter  Ebekhardt,  Bob 
Wolff,  Charlie  Moses,  Abe  Schnei- 
der, Eddie  Golden,  Irving  Lesser, 
Charlie  Giegerich,  Pat  Powers, 
Charlie  Barrell,  James  A.  Fitz- 
Patrick,  Jimmy  Cron  and  Johnny 
Walker  were  at  the  Tavern  around 
lunch  time  yesterday. 

Robert  Montgomery,  Harry 
Thomas,  Stuart  Webb,  C.  Poole, 
Austin  Keough,  Nathan  Yamins, 
Willard  S.  McKay,  Louis  Nizer, 
John  C.  Flinn,  Jack  Shapiro,  Hal 
HoDE,  Dave  Loew,  Howard  Dietz 
and  Sam  Rinzler  lunched  at  the 
M.  P.  Club  yesterday. 

Harvey  Day.  special  representative     j 
for      Terry-Toons,      and      William      ' 
Clark,    EducationaJ    sales    manager, 
left  yesterday  for  Dallas,  Kansas  City 
and    other    points    through    the    mid- 
west. 

Hyman  J.  Radler,  until  recently 
with  M-G-M,  will  marry  Fritzi  M. 
PoMERANTZ  on  Sept.  1.  Ceremony 
takes  place  at  the  Chateau  D'Or  in 
Brooklyn. 

MoLLiE  B.  Steinberg,  of  Eureka 
Prod.,  left  yesterday  for  Washington 
with  a  print  of  "Courage"  for  a 
screening  at  the  Italian  Embassy. 

Joan  Lowell  has  gone  to  Boston 
for  a  week  of  personal  appearances 
with  her  picture,  "Adventure  Girl," 
at  the   Boston  Theatre. 

Janet  Gaynor,  Gina  Malo,  Cole 
Porter  and  Dwicht  Deere  Wiman 
return  today  from  Europe  on  the  lie 
de  France. 

Milton  Weiss  and  Charles 
Cohen  of  the  M-G-M  publicity  de- 
partment  leave   on  vacation   Monday. 

Tony  Muto  is  after  bass.  He  fig- 
ures he'll  get  them  in  Maine  and 
that's  where  he  is  going  next  week. 

Dave  Epstein,  Hollywood  agent, 
is  en  route  to  the  coast  following  a 
trip  to   London. 

Harold  Lloyd  leaves  for  the  coast 
in  three  weeks. 


AGAIN-WARNER  BROS. 


>^^^  Tur  nniiuT 


THE  COUNTRY! 


Tont  covers  of  all  leading  fan  maga- 
:ines  for  September  monopolized  by 
Vomer  Bros,  stars!  •  •  •  Five  million  of 
hese  full-color  star  portraits  on  notion- 
vide  display  now!  Making  every  news- 
tond  in  the  country  a  24-hour  sheet  for 

lifARNER  BROS. 
•ICTURES  THE 
IITS  OF  THE  HOUR 


DAMES-v... 

week-end    ol    Atlan 

HERE  COMES  THE  NAVY 


record    shattered    in    first 
week-end    at    Atlantic    City    world    premierci* 


— Breoking  records  e»erywherel* 


BRITISH  AGENT- .„ 

powerful  dramas  of  this  screen  era."— M.P.  Daily* 

FRIENDS  OF  MR.  SWEENEY 

"A    riot  — a   howl  — rich    fgn."  —  N.  Y.  Critics* 

U  LuIIIMDLL—  "An   entertainment  honey 
.  .  .  triumph   for    Jean    Muir." — Variety  Daily* 

DRAGON  MURDER  CASE 

"A  cinch  to  satisfy."— Variety  Daily° 

*A  V^ornGr  Bros   Picture     °A  First  National  Picture 
Vitograph,  Inc.  Diitribulon 


HECHT  &  MacARTHVR  C(ujcA 


AUDIENCEI . . .  oH  /he  fi/ne/ . . .  that's  why  BEN  HECHT  and  CHARLES  MaCARTHUR  are  known  as  the  "Greo\es\  Writing  Team  in  Motion  Picturesl" 


L. STING  success  in  any  endeavor  is  not  to  be  achieved 
unless  built  on  a  foundation  that  is  fundamental  and 
basic.  When  BEN  HECHT  and  CHARLES  MacARTHUR  started 
v/ork  on  "CRIME  WITHOUT  PASSION",  they  started  more  than 
a  motion  picture!  They  started  to  establish — once  and  for 
all — that  revolutionary  ideas  are  more  important  to  the 
box-office  than  lukewarm  traditions  . . .  and  that  real  story 
values  and  naturalness  of  characterization  are  more  vital 
than  names  that  scintillate  on  the  marquee  and  lack  lustre 
in  portrayals  on  the  screen.  HECHT  and  MACARTHUR 
started — in  brief — on  the  assumption  that  unless  audiences 
are  vitally  absorbed  and  interested  in  v/hat's  going  on — 
all  the  time  —  it  can't  be  real  entertainment! 
In  "CRIME  WITHOUT  PASSION"  Ben  Hecht  and  Charles 
MacArthur   have   crystallized    their  ideas   with    startlingly 


BEN  HECHT  and  CHARLES  MACARTHUR 

. . .  authors  and  collaborators  on  such  successes  as 
"UNDERWORLD".  "FRONT  PAGE",  "SCARFACE"  "RASPUTIN", 
"TWENTIETH  CENTURY".  "VIVA  VILLAI"  .  ,  .  launch  their 
careers  as  producers  and  directors  with  "audience 
reaction"   as    their    first    and    foremost    consideration. 


dramatic  results.  They  hove  produced  an  intensely  absorb- 
ing and  entertaining  picture  guaranteed  to  tear  the  heart  out 
of  audiences  as  the  action  unrolds  on  the  screen.  Seldom 
has  so  terribly  fascinating  a  character  been  conceived 
OS  their  central  figure  of  the  criminal  lawyer  who  literally 
took  women's  souls  opart  to 
satisfy  his  insane  ego.  Seldom 
has  a  picture  maintained  so 
startling  a  dramatic  tempo 
from  start  to  finish.  "CRIME 
WITHOUT  PASSION"  is  box-office! 
it  is  told  with  honesty,  portrayed 
v/ith  virility,  and  directed  with 
a  real  sense  of  dramatic  values 
and  human  understanding. 


nith  Stirring  Melodrama! 


PASSION 

A  Ben  Hecht-Charles  MacArthur  Picture  with 

CLAUDE  RAINS  •WHITNEY  BOURNE  •MARGO 

Written,  directed  and  produced  by  Ben  Hecht  and  Charles  MacArthur 
Lee  Gormes,  Photographer  and  Associate  Director         A  Paramount  Release 


-H^tt! 


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Read  What  the  Critics  Say: 

Hollywood  Reporter,  July  28th: 
"A  stirring  melodrama  and  a  darned  swell 
piece  of  entertainment ...  A  picture  that 
has  sufficient  creeps  to  send  any  audience 
out  Talking  ...  Hit  of  the  picture  is  MARGO 
...she  comes  through  with  an  astonishing 
performance."  —  Billy  Wilkenon 

Screen  Book,  October:  "At  lost  a  picture 
ot  a  different  sort  .  .  .  opens  with  a  flash 
and  whips  along  to  o  furious  climax  .  .  . 
Packed  with  thrills  and  suspense." 


Photoplay,  November:  "Expertly  handled. 
Good  entertainment  for  those  who  appre- 
ciate a  highly  dramatic  story." 

"A  superlative  piece  of  craftsmanship  . .  . 
is  as  refreshing  as  it  is  a  tribute  to  Mr.  Hecht 
and  Mr.  MacArthur."  —Pare  Lorentz 

All  of  which  tends  to  prove  that  HECHT 
and  MACARTHUR  not  only  started  some- 
thing with  "CRIME  WITHOUT  PASSION" 
. . .  but  they  finished  it  in  a  way  to  meet 
with  the  approval  of  all  audience-wise 
showmen  who  have  seen  it.  ^^ 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August    \6,    1934 


Both  Schenck, 
Zanuck  Report 
Gains  Abroad 


(^Continued  from   paqc    1) 

made  only  two.  Neither  does  U.  A. 
intend  to  acquire  theatres  abroad  at 
the  present  time,  Schenck  stated.  The 
company  already  has  the  London 
Pavilion. 

Asked  about  his  forthcoming  mar- 
riage to  Merle  Oberon,  Schenck  said 
that  when  his  fiancee  arrives  in  the 
United  States  later  in  the  year  a  wed- 
ding date  will  be  set.  Miss  Oberon 
is  to  appear  in  a  U.  A.  picture  to  be 
made   in    Hollywood. 

Zanuck  found  conditions  abroad  are 
booming.  "We  welcome  heartily  Eng- 
lish competition.  Our  pictures  are 
successful  in  England  and  their  prod- 
uct should  be  successful  here,"  he  said. 
"England  is  the  salvation  of  our  in- 
dustry and  we  welcome  their  com- 
petition." 

Discussing  the  attitude  of  England 
toward  the  decency  campaign,  Zanuck 
said  Britishers  think  it  "a  big  joke, 
just  like  prohibition."  They  want  good 
pictures,  he  added. 

Set  to  Exchange  Talent 

Arrangements  have  been  completed 
between  Zanuck  and  Korda  for  an 
exchange  of  talent.  Zanuck  does  not 
intend  to  increase  his  program,  but 
stated  Douglas  Fairbanks  will  appear 
in  one  of  the  10  which  20th  Century 
will  make  for  1934-35.  George  Arliss 
in  "Cardinal  Richelieu"  will  be  an- 
other. Stories  for  nine  of  the  10  al- 
ready have  been  bought,  Zanuck  said. 

On  the  same  boat  was  Fairbanks 
who  said  he  would  leave  by  plane  to- 
day for  Chicago  and  from  there  go 
to  Denver  to  attend  the  funeral  of  his 
sister-in-law.  From  Denver  he  will 
go  to  the  coast.  The  star  has  been 
conferring  with  Zanuck  on  the  picture 
he  will  make  for  20th  Century.  Fair- 
banks stated  no  story  has  been  set. 
He  will  also  make  a  picture  in  China. 

Schenck,  Zanuck  and  Howard 
Smith,  story  editor  for  20th  Century, 
leave  for  the  coast  tomorrow. 

Nicholas  M.  and  Mrs.  Schenck, 
-Al  Lichtman,  Joseph  and  Charles 
Moskowitz,  Dennis  F.  O'Brien,  Thom- 
as Mulropney,  Richard  Barthelmess, 
Harold  Lloyd,  Smith,  Hal  Home, 
Monroe  Greenthal  and  William  P. 
Phillips  were  at  the  pier  to  greet  the 
homecomers. 


Four  Appeals  Given 
Committee  Hearings 

Four  appeals  were  heard  yesterday 
by  a  code  committee  consisting  of 
Nathan  Yamins,  chairman ;  Cresson 
Smith  and  J.  Louis  Geller.  The  ap- 
peals heard  were :  Rex  Theatre  Corp., 
Nokomis  Theatres,  Inc.,  and  Inter- 
national Amusement  Co.,  of  Denver, 
against  Charjes  Kreiling  on  reduced 
admissions;  the  same  complainants 
against  William  Fox  Isis  Investment 
Co.  and  Associated  Theatres,  Inc.,  on 
reduced  admissions;  the  same  com- 
plainants against  Amusement  Enter- 
prises, Inc.,  for  the  same  reason; 
Aetna  Amusement  Enterprises,  Inc., 
against  Maine  and  New  Hampshire 
Theatres   Co.,  on  overbuying. 


U,  A.  Notables  in  from  Europe 


Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  vice-president  and  production  chief  of  20th  Century;  Joseph 
M.  Schenck,  president  of  20th  Century  and  United  Artists,  and  Douglas  Fairbanks, 
star  of  "The  Private  Life  of  Don  Juan,"  a  London  Films  production  released 
through    U.   A.,   upon   their    return   from   abroad  on    the  Rex  yesterday. 


Industry  for  Drive;  Makes 
Hays  Real  'Czar^— Cochrane 


(Continued  /_ 

accepted  if  he  presented  it,  not  even 
if  he  urged  its  acceptance." 

Cochrane  expresses  the  opinion  that 
the  industry  owes  a  debt  of  gratitude 
to   Hays  and   "so  does   the   public." 

The  article  continues  : 

"In  12  years,  with  no  weapon  ex- 
cept persuasion,  his  efforts  were  not 
100  per  cent  perfect,  but  they  worked 
wonders  nevertheless.  They  stopped 
thousands  of  movie  'shots'  and  dia- 
logue with  which  short-sighted  pro- 
ducers were  willing  to  take  a  chance 
for  the  sake  of  box  office  returns. 

Sees   Hays   Unjustly   Criticized 

"Little  of  this  was  ever  made  public. 
During  all  of  these  yjars  Mr.  Hays 
has  submitted  patiently  and  without 
rancor  to  the  role  of  target  for  the 
shafts  of  every  cheap  publicity  seeker 
on  the  ragged  fringe  of  the  industry 
who  felt  that  the  best  way  to  keep  his 
job  was  to  'raise  hell  with  Hays.'  For 
years  he  has  been  urged  by  the  finest 
men  in  the  industry  to  fight  back  and 
to  show  up  the  selfish  animus  behind 
most  of  these  attacks.  This  he  has 
consistently  refused  to  do.  I  do  not 
know  whether  I  admire  him  for  his 
tolerance  or  whether  I  am  impatient 
with  him  because  of  it. 

"The  attack  on  the  movies  by  the 
various  churches  is  welcomed  by  many 
producers  (of  which  I  am  one)  be- 
cause it  has  served  to  strengthen  Hays' 
hand  and  tended  to  make  him  a  czar 
in  fact  instead  of  merely  in  newspaper 
headlines.  It  would  be  impossible  to 
endow  Mr.  Hays  with  absolute  au- 
thority, because  he  would  not  accept  it. 

"He  always  has  maintained  that  no 
individual  is  enough  of  a  superman  to 
decree,  alone  and  unaided,  what  other 
individuals  should  or  should  not  be 
permitted  to  see  or  hear.  But  as  a 
direct  result  of  the  church  drive,  part 
of  which  was  amply  justified  and  part 
of  which  was  plainly  bigoted,  the 
association  has  now  given  Mr.  Hays 
power  to  attain  the  ends  toward  which 
he  has   long   worked.     These  are  no 


rom    fOflc    I ) 

new  ends.     He  has   striven   for   them 
constantly. 

"Through  the  organization  for  self- 
regulation  which  has  been  set  up  there 
is  real  power  of  yes  or  no.  That  or- 
ganization can  and  will  kill  any  pic- 
ture which  does  not  live  up  to  the 
standards  of  good  taste.  At  last  Hays 
has  something  more  effective  as  a 
weapon.  Yesterday  he  could  only  seek 
to  persuade.  Today  he  can  demand. 
Why  ?  Because,  very  recently,  for  the 
first  time,  the  producers  who  are  mem- 
bers of  the  association  passed  resolu- 
tions abolishing  the  jury  of  three  pro- 
ducers on  the  coast,  to  which  an  ap- 
peal formerly  was  permitted ;  gave  the 
code  enforcement  machinery  greater 
authority,  and  assured  Mr.  Hays  that 
they  would  stand  absolutely  by  all  de- 
cisions of  this  body.  Today  if  any 
producer  in  the  association  violates 
the  letter  or  the  spirit  of  any  decision 
that  producer  is  subjected  to  a  fine  of 
$25,000." 


Hays  Job  Report  Is 
Laugh  for  Johnson 

Washington,  Aug.  15. — Reports 
from  the  coast  that  he  would  succeed 
Will  H.  Hays  as  the  "Mussolini  of  the 
film  industry"  today  elicited  from  Re- 
covery Administrator  Hugh  S.  John- 
son a  snort  of  laughter  and  a  refusal 
to  comment  because  there  were  "too 
many  ladies  present." 

Johnson  was  one  of  a  number  of 
men  named  by  a  paper  on  the  coa^t 
as  a  successor  to  Hays. 

But  for  a  chance  question  by  a 
newspaper  man,  it  is  probable  John- 
son would  never  again  have  thought 
of  the  famous  salary  investigation. 

Asked  "What  about  it?"  Johnson 
looked  blank  and  confessed  he  knew 
little  or  nothing  of  recent  develop- 
ments. A  lengthy  report,  with  recom- 
mendations for  a  committee  investiga- 
tion of  the  things  he  had  investigated, 
was  prepared  last  month  by  Division 
Administrator    Sol   A.    Rosenblatt. 


Dual  Billing 
Talks  Go  on 
In  St.  Louis 


(Continued   from    pac/e    1) 

essary  because  of  the  superior  loca- 
tions of  other  first  runs. 

At  present  I-'anchon  &  Marco  is  day 
and  dating  "Handy  Andy"  at  the  Am- 
bassador and  I'^ox,  and  the  understand- 
ing is  that  I  larold  Lloyd's  "The  Cat's 
Paw"  will  be  handled  in  the  same  way, 
with  "Of  Human  Bondage"  to  follow. 
The  Missouri  is  to  be  opened  Friday 
on  a  dual  basis  with  "One  More 
River"  and  "The  Crime  of  Helen 
Stanley." 

F.  &  M.  will  reopen  the  St.  Louis 
about  Sept.  2,  with  the  Grand  Central 
to  follow.  With  five  houses  to  book, 
product  problems  are  acute,  and  the 
impression  prevails  that  the  company 
would  like  to  see  the  dual  problem 
settled  as  soon  as  possible. 


DeMille  Shies  Off 
Morality  in  Talks 

Cecil  B.  DeMille  is  shying  clear  of 
discussing  the  clean  film  drive  or  the 
new  production  code  machinery  on  his 
current  trip  about  the  country. 

"I'm  not  on  this  trip  to  discuss 
screen  morality  or  censorship,"  he  said 
upon  arrival  here.  "I've  gone  through 
several  reform  waves  and  they  have 
never  concerned  me.  You  see,  I  con- 
sider myself  an  artist  making  motion 
pictures.  My  productions  have  never 
had  censor  trouble  and  so  I  am  not 
the  one  to  talk  about  the  subject. 

"Art  must  be  true,"  he  says.  "It 
must  be  a  mirror  of  life.  In  being 
true,  art  doesn't  need  to  offend  good 
taste.  Nothing  is  so  horrible  as  vul- 
garity— or  co  unnecessary." 

On  his  trip  across  the  country  he 
has  spoken  at  Denver,  Kansas  City 
and  Wichita.  Yesterday  he  spoke  at 
Teachers'  College,  Columbia  Univer- 
sity. On  Aug.  20  he  will  speak  at  the 
University  Club,  Boston;  Aug.  22, 
University  Club,  Philadelphia;  Aug. 
23,  Press  Club.  Washington;  Aug.  28, 
Better  Films  Council,  Chicago;  Aug. 
29,  Board  of  Review,  Atlanta;  Sept. 
4,  Parent-Teachers'  Ass'n.,  Dallas. 
He  will  speak  later  in  Cleveland,  De- 
troit and  New  Orleans. 

In  September  he  will  start  "The 
Crusade."  He  is  scheduled  to  appear 
at  the  opening  of  "Cleopatra"  tonight 
at  the  Paramount. 


Campi  Legal  Group 
Probes  Sales  Pacts 

Clauses  in  new  sales  contracts  were 
studied  yesterday  by  the  Campi  legal 
committee,  comprising  Austin  Keough, 
Nathan  Yamins  and  Willard  McKay. 
A  report  on  contracts  will  be  given 
to  Campi  at  its  next  session,  Aug.  23. 

Campi  has  on  hand  a  letter  from 
the  I.E.P.A.,  Philadelphia  independent 
exhibitor  unit,  which  charges  code 
violations   in  new  contracts. 


Defer  ITOA  Election 

Election  of  a  successor  to  Louis  F. 
Blumenthal  as  chairman  of  the  board 
of  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  was  not  held  yes- 
terday, due  to  the  absence  of  Harry 
Brandt,  who  is  now  in  Saratoga. 


Thursday,  August   16,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Complaints  on 
Cancellations 
Heard  in  K.C. 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

the  religious  objections  are  most  ef- 
fective. Some,  however,  are  from 
Kansas  City  neighborhood  houses. 

Exchange  managers  all  say  they  in- 
sist on  proof  that  the  protest  is  "bona 
fide." 

At  United  Artists,  it  was  said  each 
request  is  given  careful  consideration 
on  its  own  merits  and  that  it  must  be 
accompanied  by  a  written  protest  from 
"some  one  in  authority."  RKO  "will 
be  glad"  to  cancel  any  picture  to 
which  patrons  genuinely  object,  it  was 
stated  as  that  company's  policy. 
Whether  cancellations  are  outright  or 
whether  substitutions  are  made  de- 
pends on  the  number  of  pictures  the 
exhibitor  has  bought,  rentals  and  other 
contract  considerations,  according  to 
branch  managers. 

10  Cancellations  by  M-G-M 

M-G-M  has  made  ten  "morality" 
cancellations,  it  was  learned.  E.  S. 
Young  of  Kansas  City  has  obtained 
cancellation  of  "Riptide"  from  that 
company.  Universal  has  had  two  re- 
quests, Columbia  has  made  one  sub- 
stitution and  Paramount  likewise  has 
approved  a  few  cancellations.  United 
Artists  has  several  requests  under  con- 
sideration. 

Majestic,  Consolidated  and  Midwest 
Film  Distributors,  Monogram  fran- 
chise holder,  report  no  requests.  Man- 
agers of  these  exchanges  asserted  so- 
called  independent  product  has  not 
been  subject  to  the  "decency"  boy- 
cott. 

W.  D.  Fulton,  a  leading  indepen- 
dent, charges  "some  distributors  ques- 
tion bona  fide  protests"  and  refuse  to 
make  desired  cancellations  on  the 
ground  the  exhibitors  are  taking  ad- 
vantage of  the  situation  to  evade  play- 
ing certain  pictures.  Fulton  asserted 
one  genuine  protest  questioned  by  an 
exchange  manager  was  a  letter  signed 
by  three  priests  in  the  neighborhood 
of  his  Southtown  Theatre  protesting 
against  two   films. 


Capital  Men  Query 
Hays  on  Canceling 

Washington,  Aug.  15. — Washing- 
ton film  reformers  have  asked  Will 
H.  Hays  whether  the  code,  producers 
or  exhibitors  are  responsible  for  bad 
pictures,  it  was  revealed  today  by 
Wilbur  Laroe,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  civil  affairs  of  the  District 
Federation   of    Churches. 

"We  are  now  informed  that,  even 
where  there  is  organized  local  oppo- 
sition to  certain  films,  an  exhibitor 
is  limited,  perhaps  because  of  code 
provisions,  to  canceling  one  picture 
out  of  ten,"  he  wrote.  "As  this  is  one 
of  the  matters  now  actively  before 
our  committee  I  shall  appreciate  your 
prompt  advice  as  to  the  facts,  with 
particular  reference  to  the  amount  of 
choice  which  is  open  to  the  exhibitor. 

"One  of  our  members  has  made 
the  point  that  it  is  hardly  fair  to  the 
exhibitors  to  give  the  impression  that 
they  have  a  wide  choice  in  the  rejec- 
tion of  undesirable  filrns  if,  as  a  mat- 
ter of  fact,  their  choice  is  narrowly 
restricted  by  code  provisions  or  other- 
wise." 


Code  Authority  Renders 
Decisions  on  17  Appeals 


Campi  yesterday  handed  down  17 
opinions  after  hearing  appeals  from 
local  clearance  and  zoning  and  griev- 
ance boards.  Of  this  number,  eight 
are  from  the  New  York  board. 

In  the  case  of  the  Luxor,  New  York, 
against  Luxor-Bleeker  Amusement  Co., 
Campi  ordered  that  the  defendant  could 
not  interfere  with  the  peaceful  opera- 
tion of  the  Luxor  and  that  the  complain- 
ant has  the  right  to  negotiate  a  new  lease 
for  the  house  before  anyone  can  step  in. 
Leon  Rosenblatt's  complaint  that  David 
Weinstock  of  the  Rialto,  Newark,  was  in- 
terfering with  his  operation  of  the  Or- 
pheum,  Jersey  City,  was  dismissed  be- 
cause   of    insufficient    evidence. 

Campi  upheld  the  New  York  grievance 
board  in  dismissal  of  the  complaint  filed 
by  Wallack's  Theater  against  the  Lib- 
erty, holding  distributors  could  book  prod- 
uct into  the  Liberty  after  Wallack's  had 
closed.  The  complainant  wanted  the  prod- 
uct   shifted    to   the    Selwyn. 

Code  Authority  also  affirmed  dismissal 
by  the  local  board  of  the  overbuying  com- 
plaint by  the  Gem  and  Majestic  against 
the  Lane,  Empress,  Vitagraph,  Para- 
mount,   Fox,    Universal    and    RKO. 

Two  decisions  on  reduced  admission  com- 
plaints filed  by  Loew's  also  were  upheld. 
The  charges  were  filed  against  the  Mar- 
vin    and     Empire     in     Brooklyn. 

Clearance  relief  granted  the  Grant  Lee, 
Fort  Lee,  and  Leonia,  Leonia,  N.  J.,  were 
upheld.  In  both  instances  the  exhibitors 
appealed  because  they  believed  the  clear- 
ance was  insufficient,  but  Campi  refused 
to    amend    the    decision   of    the    local   board. 

Upholds   Omaha    Board 

Omaha  grievance  board  was  upheld  in 
the  case  of  Ray  Felker,  Broadway,  Coun- 
cil Bluflfs,  against  Fox  West  Coast  and 
Strand  and  Liberty,  same  city,  on  over- 
buying. Omaha  ruled  no  violation  had  been 
proved. 

Cistrand  Theatres,  Ltd.,  Garfield  and 
Granada,  Alhambra,  Calif.  complained 
against  Alhambra  Amusement  Corp.,  the 
Alhambra  and  El  Rey,  same  city,  charg- 
ing prices  were  lowered  through  exchange 
of  newspaper  coupons  for  tickets.  The 
Los  Angeles  grievance  board  held  the  re- 
spondents had  violated  the  code.  Campi 
held  the  method  constituted  a  rnethod  to 
lower  admission  prices.  Determination  of 
the  Los  Angeles  grievance  board  which 
directed  an  accounting  of  passes  used  and 
these  be  paid  to  distributors  whose  pic- 
tures were  played  on  percentage  is  re- 
versed,   however. 

Practice  of  Airo-Vita,  Inc.,  in  running 
pictures  in  Swayne  Field  Ball  Park,  To- 
ledo, was  held  unfair  to  established  the- 
atres and  Cleveland  distributors  instructed 
to     conform.  The     complaint     originally 

came  up  before  the  Cleveland  grievance 
board  and  was  filed  by  Auburndale  The- 
atre Co.,  operating  the  Avalon,  East 
Side  Amusement,  operating  the  Westwood, 
Loew's  Valentine  and  Adams  Theatre,  Inc., 
operating  the  Paramount  and  Princess,  all 
in     Toledo. 

The  open  air  show  operated  by  L.  M. 
Corcoran  and/or  Lakeside  Park,  Salem 
Road.  Roanoke,  Va.,  was  adjudged  a  vio- 
lation of  the  non-theatrical  clause  and 
Washington,  D.  C.  distributors  ordered  not 
to  serve  the  account.  W.  S.  Wilder,  op- 
erating the  Grandin,  Roanoke,  filed  the 
original    complaint. 

"Race  Nights,"  as  conducted  by  Theodore 
Charles,  operating  the  Moone,  Vincennes, 
Ind.,  was  held  a  violation,  the  original 
complaint  having  been  filed  in  Indianapolis 
by  Pantheon  Theatre  Co.,  operating  the 
Pantheon,  same  city.  Campi's  ruling  was 
predicated  on  failure  of  the  respondent  to 
advertise  that  persons  other  than  those 
purchasing  admission  tickets  to  the  theatre 
were  entitled   to  "Race  Night"   tickets. 

E.  B.  McCurdy,  operating  the  Columbia, 
Baltimore,  complained  of  Leon  Zeller,  op- 
erating the  Roy,  before  the  Washington 
grievance  board  on  free  passes  for  chil- 
dren. Washington  ruled  a  violation. 
Campi  agreed,  holding  the  method  used 
by   Zeller   constituted   a   violation. 

P  C.  Osteen.  operating  the  Carolma, 
Anderson,  S.  C,  charged  the  Palmetto 
Amusement  Co.  operating  the  Strand, 
same  city,  with  overbuying,  Charlotte 
held  the  respondent  had  not  done  so. 
Campi,  after  investigation,  determined  the 
respondent  had  overbought  by  70  pictures 
which  would  be  more  than  sufficient  to 
meet  the  complainant's  needs.  It  ordered 
Charlotte  to  set  the   figure. 

Campi  upheld  decisions  of  the  Albany 
boards     which     held     that     the     dandell. 


Chatham,  N.  Y.,  could  not  get  a  reduc- 
tion of  the  14-day  clearance  now  in  force 
for  the  Playhouse  and  Park,  Hudson;  and 
that  the  premature  advertising  complaint 
filed  by  the  Crandell  against  the  same  re- 
spondent   be    dismissed. 

First  Division  in  Buffalo  was  ordered  to 
desist  from  booking  pictures  away  from 
prior  runs,  following  the  complaint  of  Her- 
bert A.  Hoch,  Buffalo,  that  he  had  bought 
the  "Road  to  Ruin"  first  and  it  was  played 
in    another    theatre    before   him. 


Deadline  for  Code 
Assents  Is  Passed 

(Continued  from   paqe    1) 

complaints  by  producers  and  distribu- 
tors  on   assessments. 


Washington,  Aug.  15. — Adminis- 
tration officials  tonight  watched,  with 
interest  final  returns  of  code  assents 
on  which  midnight  was  the  deadline. 
Although  Washington  was  without  in- 
formation regarding  the  exact  situa- 
tion— the  assents  going  to  Code 
Authority  in  New  York — it  was  un- 
derstood the  list  of  acceptors  has  been 
swelled  by  many  hundreds. 


Handbills  in  Kansas 
Stir  New  Code  Issue 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  IS.— Because 
the  practice  is  held  not  to  come  within 
the  scope  of  the  code,  the  local  griev- 
ance board  will  sit  as  a  Local  Indus- 
trial Adjustment  Agency  in  hearing 
a  complaint  by  Mrs.  Gladys  McArdle, 
Owl,  Lebanon,  Kan.,  that  John  Cretor, 
Downs,  Downs,  Kan.,  circulates  hand- 
bills in  her  town.  The  towns  are  20 
miles  apart. 

The  grievance  board  can  find  noth- 
ing in  the  code  prohibiting  such  cir- 
cularization  but  will  be  governed  by 
general  trade  policy  provisions  stating 
the  industry  pledges  itself  to  maintain 
high  standards  of  advertising  and 
publicity   procedure. 

Mrs.  McArdle  complains  on  the 
grounds  pictures  are  dated  into  her 
theatre  a  day  or  two  after  the  Downs, 
although  priority  of  run  is  said  not 
to  be  involved. 


Campi  Awaits  Word 
On  Code  Cost  Plan 

Campi  is  awaiting  official  word  from 
the  NRA  to  go  ahead  and  draft  a 
new  schedule  of  assessing  major  and 
independent  producers  and  distribu- 
tors $180,000  for  the  first  year's  code 
costs.  A  meeting  of  the  code  finance 
committee  probably  will  be  called 
Monday.  On  the  committee  are  Har- 
old S.  Bareford,  S.  R.  Kent,  Nathan 
Yamins  and  Charles  L.  O'Reilly. 
Bareford  is  vacationing  in  Asbury 
Park  and  will  return   Monday. 


Indies  to  Ask 
Campi  Aid  on 
Morals  Code 


Shmitkin  on  Cincy  Board 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  15. — Al  Shmitkin, 
recently  transferred  here  from  In- 
dianapolis as  Warner-First  National 
manager,  has  been  appointed  affiliated 
distributor  member  of  the  local  griev- 
ance board.  He  replaces  Maurice 
White,  who  resigned  as  Warner  man- 
ager  to   enter   exhibition. 


(Continued   from   pane    1) 

boards  stepped  outside  their  powers  in 
prohibiting  duals,  but  now  independent 
producers  are  apparently  faced  with  a 
ban  on  their  product  by  circuit  houses, 
because  they  do  not  put  on  a  seal 
which  cannot  be  secured  except 
through  an  organization  composed 
only  of  major  producers,  whose  inter- 
ests are  not  those  of  the  independents. 

"Apparently  the  big  fellows  are  be- 
ing ill-advised  again,  for  they  seem  to 
have  forgotten  a  clause  in  the  code. 
Article  VII,  Part  I,  dealing  with  right 
moral  standards.  For  some  unknown 
reason  Campi  has  never  set  up  a  body 
to  carry  out  the  intent  of  this  section 
of  the  code,  but  producers  affiliated 
with  the  Flays  organization  evidently 
have  instructed  their  associated  thea- 
tres not  to  play  pictures  not  bearing 
the  purity  seal. 

To  Present  Resolution 

"The  independents  will  present  to 
Campi  at  the  meeting  next  week  a 
resolution  authorizing  Code  Authority 
to  set  up  such  a  morals  production 
code  and  an  enforcement  body  as  well 
as  a  second  resolution  making  it  an 
unfair  trade  practice  for  theatres  or 
circuits  of  theatres  to  refuse  to  book  a 
picture  simply  because  it  does  not  bear 
the  Hays  seal." 

Johnston  suggests  that  the  present 
sealing  of  pictures  is  a  move  to  en- 
force the  independent  producer  and 
distributor  to  join  the  Hays  organi- 
zation. 

Breen  said  any  independent  can 
have  the  seal  provided  his  picture  is 
clean.  Only  yesterday,  it  was  pointed 
out,  he  certified  "The  Scarlet  Letter," 
made  by  Darmour,  one  of  the  first  in- 
dependents to  get  a  seal  without  plac-  * 
ing  his  company  under  any  obligation 
to  the  Hays  office. 


Article  VII,  Part  I,  to  which 
Johnston  refers,  reads  as  follows : 
"Part  I.  The  industry  pledges  its 
combined  strength  to  maintain  right 
moral  standards  in  the  production  of 
motion  pictures  as  a  form  of  enter- 
tainment. To  that  end  the  industry 
pledges  itself  to  and  shall  adhere  to 
the  regulations  promulgated  by  and 
within  the  industry  to  assure  the  at- 
tainment of  such  purpose." 

Johnston's  proposal  is  "very  inter- 
esting," said  John  Flinn,  executive 
secretary  of  Code  Authority,  when  it 
was  called  to  his  attention  yesterday, 
"but  of  course  there  is  nothing  I  can 
say  about  it  at  this  time." 


NRA  Hears  Wage  Case 

Wilmington,  Aug.  15. — As  a  result 
of  a  complaint  filed  by  the  operators' 
union  with  the  NRA  charging  that 
the  Rialto,  a  non-union  house,  is  not 
paying  the  code  scale,  the  case  has 
been  heard  hy  Charles  J.  Kurtz,  sit- 
ting as  a  referee. 


Postpone  Cincy  Session 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  15. — This  week's 
meeting  of  the  local  grievance  board 
was  postponed  for  two  weeks.  Two 
cases  were  on  the  docket,  one  of  which 
was  withdrawn.  In  the  other  case  the 
respondent  was  ill. 


Opening  of  '"Dames" 
Draws  Big  Turnout 

•'Dames,"  the  new  Warner  musical 
with  Ruby  Keeler  and  Dick  Powell, 
opened  at  the  Strand  last  night  with 
stage,  screen  and  radio  celebrities  on 
hand. 

"Miss  Busbv  Berkeley  Girl,  chosen 
from  the  dancing  girls  in  the  film; 
Phil  Regan,  former  local  policeman 
and  now  \\'arner  featured  player  and 
tlie  12  leading  contestants  in  the  CBS 
contest  to  pick  a  leading  lady  for  Dick 
Powell's  autumn  radio  series  were  also 
in  the  audience. 

Among  those  present  were:  Jeanne 
Aubert.  Barbara  Bennett  and  Morton 
bownev,  Iriing  and  Mrs.  Berlin. 
Jules  E.  and  Mrs.  Bnilatour.  Kath- 
erine  Brush,  Tack  Dempsey.  Jerome 
Kern,  Mrs.  William  Randolph  Hearst. 
George  S.  Kaufman,  Theodore  Dreiser. 
S.  Charles  Einfeld.  Robert  Goldstein, 
P.  H.  Dent.  Sol  Gordon.  L.  H.  Grif- 
fith. A.  H.  Blank.  Gradwell  Sears.  A. 
W.  Smith.  Sam  Sax.  Joseph  Bernhard 
and  Sam  Schneider. 

Lobby  activities  and  a  description 
of  the  opening  were  broadcast  over 
Station  WINS. 

Motion-  Picture  Daily  reviewed 
"Dames"  in  the  Aug.  3  issue. 

" Dames" -Philco  Tieup 

Warners  has  arranged  a  tieup  witli 
the  Philco  Radio  Co.  on  "Dames." 
Three  New  York  dailies  and  eight 
Jersey  papers  will  earn.-  Philco  ad- 
vertising plugging  the  film.  A  series 
of  department  store  apparel  displays 
have  also  been  negotiated. 


Barthelmess-Camp 
Talking  Film  Deal 

(Co'itiniied  from   I'ajc    1) 

own  stories.  He  leaves  in  three  weeks 
for  the  coast,  taking  his  children  back 
to  school. 

Indications  are  that  a  distribution 
deal  may  be  worked  out  with  United 
Artists.  Barthelmess  was  at  the  pier 
vesterday  to  meet  the  Rex  on  which 
Joseph  M.  Schenck  returned  from 
Europe.  Inspiration  some  time  ago 
released  two  Dolores  Del  Rio  pictures 
and  "The  ^^^lite  Sister"  through 
U.  A. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August   16,    1934 


Wisconsin  Circuit 
Expands  Operation 

(C^-.tiy.ucJ  fr,.iin    l-ac    l^ 

the  Rex  in  Oshkosh  and  the  thea're 
in  Menasha. 

Gene  Phalen  will  be  resident  man- 
ager of  the  West  Allis  houses,  while 
Martin  Thomas  is  slated  to  preside 
over  the  Marinette  and  Menominee 
theatres.  The  Rex  in  Oshkosh  has 
been  operated  by  Etta  Weisner. 

Charles  Loewenberg,  for  several 
years  advertising  and  publicit>-  man- 
ager, will  super\-ise  the  state  houses, 
and  Robert  Frenzel.  who  recently 
joined  the  organization,  will  super- 
vise suburban  theatres. 


Warner  Deal  on  Fox 
Product  About  Set 

(Continued  from    fjjc    11 

product    exclusively,    will    play    Fox 
output. 

The  pact  will  run  for  three  years 
aiKl  mark  a  resumption  of  dealings 
between  the  circuit  and  Fox  after  a 
lapse  of  one  season  during  which 
Warners  failed  to  make  a  deal  with 
the  distributor. 


Looking  'Em  Over 


"The  Defense  Rests" 


{Columbia)  ,   x-       n     ji  . 

Starring  Jack  Holt  and  featuring  Jean  Arthur  and  Nat  Pendleton, 
this  should  prove  to  be  excellent  program  fare.  It  pleased  a  preview- 
audience  at  the  Rialto.  Jo  Swerling's  direction,  from  his  own  script, 
keeps  the  action  moving  at  a  fast  and  interesting  pace. 

Holt  is  cast  as  a  criminal  lawyer,  of  the  William  Fallon  t>pe,  whose 
sensational  manner  of  always  winning  his  cases  has  placed  him  on  the 
front  pages  of  the  country.  Jean  Arthur  is  his  assistant.  He  is  forced 
to  take  a  kidnaping  case  because  of  his  connection  with  gangsters  and 
appears  to  have  the  case  won  when  the  mother  of  the  kidnaped  child 
kills  herself  in  his  office.  Holt  then  turns  evidence  over  to  the  district 
attorney  that  not  only  convicts  his  client  but  also  brings  about  the  arrest 
of  all  the  other  members  of  the  gang. 

Holt  departs  here  from  his  usual  sympathetic  role  and  carries  the 
picture  with  the  aid  of  Miss  Arthur,  who  turns  in  a  fine  performance. 
Pendleton's  comedy  is  up  to  his  usual  standard.  Running  time.  62 
minutes. 


Show  World  Figures 
At  Thomas  Funeral 

Many  prominent  in  the  show  world 
turned  out  yesterday  for  the  funeral 
of  Augustus  Thomas.  The  services 
were  held  at  St.  George's  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church,  207  E.  16th  St. 
and  were  conducted  by  Dr.  Karl  Rei- 
land.  who  was  assisted  by  Dr.  James 
H.  Rice.  Harr>'  Burleigh,  composer 
of  "Deep  River,"'  sang. 

Among  those  who  attended  were 
George  M.  Cohan,  former  Governor 
Alfre'd  E.  Smith.  Gene  Buck.  Chan- 
ning  Pollock.  William  Gillette.  Dan- 
iel Frohman.  James  J.  Montague.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Francis  Wilson.  Austin 
Strong.  Brandon  T>"nan  of  the  Catho- 
lic Actors'  Guild.  Samuel  Forrest  of 
the  Jewish  Actors'  Guild.  Percival 
Moore  of  the  Episcopal  Actors'  Guild. 
Edward  C.  Carpenter  of  the  Dpamatic 
Guild  of  America  and  T.  H.  Druitt 
of  the  Lambs. 


Rogers  May  Present 
Fox  Met  Plan  Today 

Saul  Rogers'  request  for  permission 
to  present  a  plan  for  reorganization 
of  Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses  is 
slated  to  come  before  Federal  Judge 
Julian  W.  Mack  today.  Rogers  is 
representing  A.  C.  Blumenthal. 

Blumenthal  yesterday  told  Motion 
Picture  D.mlv  he  may  not  be  ready 
to  present  his  plan  today  because 
Judge  Mack  has  not  yet  decided  on 
the  bankruptcy  status  of  the  circuit. 
Blumenthal  stated  the  plan  he  has  in 
mind  is  better  than  any  so  far  pre- 
sented. He  would  not  disclose  the 
group  he  is  representing.  Right  now, 
he  said,  he  is  acting  for  himself. 


Tucker  Is  Cremated 

The  body  of  Meh-ille  E.  A.  Tuck- 
er, secretan,-,  treasurer  and  director 
of  Consolidated  Associates :  secretary- 
treasurer  of  Biograph  Studios  and 
Columbia  Phonograph  Co..  and  pur- 
chasing agent  for  Consolidated  Film 
Industries,  was  cremated  yesterday  at 
the  Fresh  Pond  Crematon.-  in  Mas- 
peth.  L.  I. 

Among  the  few  present  were  his 
son  and  Harr>'  M.  Goetz.  The  body 
was  borne  to  the  crematory  from  the 
L'niversal  Funeral  Chapel.  597  Lex- 
ington Ave.,  where  funeral  sersnces 
were  held  Tuesday  night.  The  ashes 
will  repose  in  the  crematory  until  his 
widow  decides  upon  their  final  dis- 
posal. 


In  the  Sick  Bay 

John  D.  Clark,  general  manager  of 
distribHtion  for  Fox.  is  at  Mountain- 
side Hospital.  Montclair.  for  obser\-a- 
tion.  His  condition  is  not  reported 
serious. 

Robert  F.  Sisk,  director  of  adver- 
tising and  publicity  for  RKO.  was 
home  yesterday  with  a  recurrent  at- 
tack of  arthritis. 


Gave  'Rasputin'  Warning 

If  M-G-M  had  taken  her  advice 
and  that  of  John  and  Lionel  not  to 
make  "Rasputin  and  the  Empress"  be- 
cause some  of  the  characters  in  it  were 
still  alive,  the  producer  would  have 
been  spared  the  libel  litigation  brought 
by  Princess  Irena  Youssoupoff.  it  was 
said  by  Ethel  Barn.Tnore  in  an  inter- 
^^ew  with  Michel  Mok  of  the  .Vftc 
York  Post  on  her  55th  birthday  yes- 
terday. 

Miss  Barr>-more  and  her  brothers 
were  in  the  cast. 


Cincy  Houses  Opening 

CixcixxATi.  Aug.  15.— The  RKO 
Grand,  which  closed  several  weeks  ago 
after  a  season  of  \'audefilm,  reopens 
Friday  with  "Their  Big  ^foment"  on 
a  straight  picture  policy. 

The  RKO  Capitol,  shuttered  early 
in  the  summer,  will  be  relighted  Sept. 
1.  "The  World  Moves  On"  is  set  in 
as  the  opener. 


See  No  Handicaps 
From  Silver  Order 


New  Sound  Device  Out 

A  device  which  is  said  to  permit 
broadcast  soimd  to  reach  the  ear  from 
a  wide  angle  with  resultant  increase 
in  realism  has  been  invented  by  Maxi- 
milian Weil.  Xew  York  electro-acous- 
tic consulting  engineer.  The  inven- 
tion is  known  as  the  "audio  projector." 


(Continued  from  page   1) 
Eastman    Kodak    Co.   and   other    film 
manufacturers  who  use  immense  quan- 
tities will  be  able  to  secure  exemptions. 

The  principal  immediate  effect  of 
the  order  is  to  require  studios  on  the 
coast  to  turn  in  stocks  recovered  by 
electrolysis  from  used  film. 

Reports  were  current  when  the 
order  went  into  effect  that  the  studios 
had  about  $1,000,000  worth  on  hand, 
but  inquiries  developed  the  fact  that 
the  total  was  about  half  this.  Studios 
make  a  profit  on  their  holdings  as  the 
government  is  paying  slightly  more 
than  50  cents  an  ounce  for  the  metal. 

Approximate  V  1,000.000  feet  of 
negative  and  1.000.000,000  feet  of 
positive  are  manufactured  in  this 
countr>-  annually,  so  limiting  the  hold- 
ings of  manufacturers  to  500  ounces  is 
regarded   as   virtually  Impossible. 


Radio  News  Buildup 
Is  Aim  of  New  Unit 

Building  up  of  radio  news  broad- 
casts without  the  aid  of  the  American 
Newspaper  Publishers'  Ass'n.  is  the 
aim  of  a  subsidiary  just  organized  by 
Transradio  Press  Service,  Inc.  It  is 
called  Radio  News  Ass'n.  Fifty  sta- 
tions are  already  taking  the  ser\-ice 
and  the  aim  is  to  line  up  400  to  600 
stations. 

L"nder  the  proposed  plan  news  vnW 
be  gathered  by  correspondents  and 
transmitted  by  teletype,  telegraph  and 
short  wave  broadcasts.  Stations 
which  cannot  afford  to  pay  for  the 
service  will  be  permitted  to  have  some 
advertiser  sponsor  it. 

At  present  news  broadcasts  are 
limited  to  two  a  day  and  to  300  words 
each  on  material  furnished  bv  the 
A.X.P.A. 


*Too  Early"— Van  Schmus 

"Too  early"  to  talk  is  the  manner  in 
which  \\ .  G.  Van  Schmus.  direct  rep- 
resentative of  the  Rockefellers  at  Ra- 
dio Cit>-.  yesterday  described  the  status 
of  the  theatres'  short-term  leases 
which  expire  Sept.  1. 


Candidate  in  Kansas 
Wants  Sunday  Shows 

Olathe,  Kan.,  Aug.  15. — Sunday 
shows,  banned  by  state  law  but  per- 
mitted in  some  communities,  were  in- 
jected as  an  issue  in  the  Kansas  po- 
litical campaign  when  Chauncey  B. 
Little.  Olathe  attorney  and  candidate 
for  the  Democratic  nomination  for 
attorney  general,  came  out  in  favor 
of  seven-day  operation. 

The  candidate  maintains  Sunday 
shows  would  do  no  harm  so  long  as 
the  state  censor  board  performed  its 
sworn  duties  and  kect  films  clean. 


Stanley  Friedman  Back 

Stanley  Friedman  of  Thomas  & 
Friedman,  attorneys  for  Warners,  re- 
turned yesterday  on  the  Rex  from  a 
seven  weeks'  ^-acation  in  England  and 
Italy.  Michael  Curtiz.  Warner  direc- 
tor, and  his  wife  Gladys  Halloway. 
scenarist,  who  has  completed  the  sce- 
nario of  "Iron  Duke"  for  Gaumont 
British  and  is  now  working  on  "Bar- 
num"'  for  V.  A.,  were  on  the  same 
boat. 


Local  306  Signs  Three 

Local  306  has  signed  contracts  with 
the  DeLuxe.  Fenway  and  Lido,  the 
Bronx. 

This  is  considered  a  victory  for  the 
jjew  policy  of  Harlan  Holmden.  inter- 
national officer,  who  recently  took  over 
Local  306. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Chad>dck  Sees  Reach  Accord 


Agreement  on 
Purity    Seals 

^lies    to    Coast    Hoping 
For  Early  Peace 


On 'Lab' Code; 
S16  Minimum 


Confident  tliat  dinerencei  between 
ndependent  producers  and  the  Hays 
iffice  on  the  puritx-  seal  will  be 
traightened  out  to  the  satisfaction  of 
ill.  I.  E.  Chadwick  left  yesterday 
iftemoon  for  the  coast  by  plane  to  at- 
end  a  meeting  of  his  group  today  in 
Hollywood. 

Chadwick  has  been  here  for  about 
I  week  acting  on  behalf  of  indepen- 
ients  against  the  dual  penalt>-  clause 
n  clearance  and  zoning  schedules.  The 
ight  wa<  won  last  week  when  Campi 

{.Contimfd  Of  totjr   11) 


Johnston  Refuses 
Breen  Peace  Offer 

Hollywood.  Aug.  16. — Joseph  I. 
Breen  held  out  the  olive  branch  to 
he  independent  producers  yesterday 
)y  suggesting  that  the  facilities  of  his 
)ffice  were  open  for  all  who  want  to 
)btain  purit>-  seals,  but  W.  Ray  Tohn- 
iton.  head  of  Monogram,  turned  it 
iside. 

The  indies  will  have  naught  to  do 
\-ith  the  Hays  office,  Johnston  reiter- 
ited.    If  there  is  going  to  be  a  morals 

(Continued  on  foi/e'  11) 


Griffith,  Falls  Will 
Take  in  103  Houses 

\Vit::i::  the  "ex:  few  n:c::ths  R.  E. 
jriffith  and  Horace  R.  Falls  of  the 
jriflkh  Amusement  Co.,  R.  E.  Grif- 
ith  Theatres.  Inc..  and  Consolidated 
rheatres.  Inc..  plan  to  increase  the 
nrcuit  from  97  to  103.  The  circuit 
operates  in  50  towns  in  Oklahoma. 
Texas  and  New  Mexico. 

During  the  last  two  weeks.  Griffith 
ind  Falls  have  opened  the  New  Lind- 
ay.  Lubbock.  Texas.  1.500  seats:  New 

iCominttcj   on    fooe    11* 


Makeup  of  Authority  Is 
Being  Worked  Out 

Washington.  Aug.  lo. — Agreement  ' 
on   the    laboratory-   code   was   reached  | 
today   after   several    days    of    confer- 
ences.    Abandonment  of  the  ettort  to 
establish  minimum  prices  was  decided 
upon   after   members   of   the    industry-  i 
were  im'ormed  that  an  NR.\  office  or-  | 
der  gave  the  Administration  full  au-  ' 
thorit>-   to  deal   with  emergencies   re-  I 
suiting  from  destructive  price-cutting.  ' 

The  code  will  probably  include 
some  provision  to  prevent  cut-throat 
price    competition    and    the    industr>- 

(.CjKtinmcd  on  fage  6) 


Tracy  Off  Comedy 

Holl>-»ood.  Aug.  16. — Lee 
Tracy  has  agreed  to  quit  try- 
ing to  be  funny  with  Baby 
LeRoy.  Baby  has  his  own 
ideas  of  comedy  and  they're 
not    Tracy's. 

Production  has  been  held 
up  since  Tracy  made  a  face 
at  the  baby  last  Saturday. 
Every  time  Tracy  has  looked 
at  the  child  since,  the  baby 
has   burst   into  tears. 


Loew's  Ready 
To  Join  Deal 
For  Dual  Ban 


Des  Moines  Ban  Put 
On  All  Free  Shows 

Des  Moines.  Aug.  lo. — Free 
shows,  declared  to  be  widespread  in 
this  territory-,  have  been  ordered 
stopped  by  the  grie%-ance  board. 

The  resolution  read :  ■•.\11  distribu- 
tors of  motion  pictures  are  ordered  to 
cease  and  desist  immediately  from 
supphnng  to  any  person  or  per- 
sons or  association  film  that  is  to  be 
exhibited  primarily  for  entertainment 
purposes,  either  indoors  or  outdoors, 
to  the  general  public  when  admission 
is  free." 

The  prohibition  covers  an  area  of 
25  miles. 


Duals  Ruling 
Called  Aid  to 
Little  Fellow 


Washington.  .\ug.  lo. — E^■idence 
of  the  protection  afforded  small  enter- 
prises under  the  film  code  is  foimd  in 
the  decision  of  Code  Authorit>-.  which 
prevents  any  discrimination  against 
exhibitors  playing  double  features,  the 
National  Recovery-  Administration  de- 
clared today. 

"The  Milwaukee  clearance  and  zon- 
ing board,  one  of  the  self  governing 
units  of  Code  Authority,  had  drafted 
a  zoning  schedule  to  penalize  exhibit- 
ors plaring  double  features."  it  was 
asserted.  "The  schedule  proposed  to 
defer  the  a^-ailable  date  of  a  picture  to 
be  shown  as  part  of  a  double  feature 
bill,  thus  discriminating  against  the- 
atres ordinarily  in  similar  zones  and 
which  showed  only  single  features. 

"Independent   producers  and  exhib- 


lEPA,  MPTO  in  Move 
For  Harmony  in  Pa. 

Philadelphia.  Aug.  16. — Wreaths  ' 
jf  peace  hover  over  the  heads  of  the 
[ndependent  Exhibitors'  Protective 
Assn  and  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern 
Pennsylvania,  but  nobody  is  admitting 
it.  A  preliminar>-  meeting,  looking  to- 
ward a  burial  of  the  hatchet  has  been 
beld  and  a  consolidation  of  the  rival 
exhibitor  imits  is  anything  but  re- 
mote. 


Court  mil  Sign  Fox  Met 
Bankruptcy  Order  Today 

I         Sale  of  any   Fox   Met.  houses  to  Warners   or  any   other  bidder     I 
will    be    eliminated    as    a    possibility   today,    it    is    believed,    when 
Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  signs  an  order  putting  the  circuit 
into  bankruptcy  under  the  terms  of  the  new  Federal  statute. 

L  nder  provisions  of  the  new  bankruptcy  law  there  will  be  no 
foreclosure  sale  and  a  reorganization  plan  ultimately  will  be 
effected.  Abel  Carey  Thomas.  Warner  attorney,  recently  inti- 
mated to  the  court  that  he  would  put  in  a  bid  for  the  IS  theatres 
in  New  Jersey,  if  and  when,  there  is  a  foreclosure. 


An  order  will  be  signed  this  morn- 
ing by  Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack 
placing  Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses 
in  bankruptc\"  under  Section  7"-B  of 
the  new  bankruptcj"  laws.  The  motion 
will  be  entered  in  the  judge's  cham- 
bers with  principal  interests  attend- 
ing. Up  to  this  time  the  circuit  has 
been   in  equity   receivership. 


Ir\-ing  Trust,  receivers,  will  be  ap- 
pointed temporan,-  trustee  today  and 
counsel  for  the  receivers  will  be  con- 
tinued under  the  bankruptcy.  Judge 
i  Mack  indicated  yesterday. 

With  the  circuit  going  into  bank- 
ruptcy. Judge  Mack  suggested  that 
representatives   of   Fox    Metropolitan, 

iContinaed  on  page  10) 


Awaits  Move  in   Jersey, 
A\  Y.  Campaigns 

Loew's  is  willing  to  drop  duals  in 
New  York  and  New  Jersey  pro^^ded 
all  other  theatres  eliminate  twin  bills, 
Charles  C.  Moskowitz  states. 

Both  Allied  of  New  Jersey  and  the 
I.  T.  O.  A.  are  anxious  to  end  twin 
programs,  provided  circuits  will  co- 
operate. 

Moskowitz  says  he  has  not  been 
approached  by  the  New  York  inde- 
pendent group  within  the  last  few- 
weeks,  although  Harry  Brandt  told 
his  members  that  Loew's  had  been 
visited  on  the  matter.  Brandt  also 
stated  that  a  meeting  of  major  cir- 
cuits was  to  have  been  held  last  week 
to    decide    on    eliminating    duals,    but 

(Ci.ynt:nue'd  on   /M<7e'   10) 


Mexico  to  Impose 
Film  Import  Duty 

By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mexicv>  City.  Aug.  lo. — Film  im- 
port duties  on  a  pound  basis  are  to 
be  imposed  immediately  upon  orders 
from  President  Rodriguez.  The  an- 
nounced reason  is  for  the  purpose  of 
encouraging    Mexican    production. 

Unexposed  negative  will  pay  13 
cents  per  two  and  two-tenths  pounds : 
unexposed  positive  up  to  36  milimet- 
ers.  S2  per  two  and  two-tenth  poimds : 
wider  widths,  from  S3.60  to  $4.68  on 
the    same    poundage     basis :     exposed 

(Continued  on  pa^e  10) 


Lloyd  to  Continue 
Single  Film  Deals 

Harold  Lloyd  will  continue  to  ne- 
gotiate indi%-idual  distribution  deals  for 
his  pictures,  he  states.  Although  he 
hasn't  given  any  thought  to  his  next 
storj-,  Lloyd  said  he  could  not  tell  at 
this  time  whether  Fox  would  distrib- 
ute his  new  film  or  not.  Fox  is 
handling     "The     Cat's     Paw."    which 

(Continued  on   patie   11) 


Stanley  Units  Will 
Discuss  Merger  Here 

Wilmington.  Del..  .\ug.  16. — The 
Stanley  Co.  of  .America.  Stanley-Fa- 
bian Corp.  and  Stanley-Crandall  Co. 
of  Washington,  all  three  Delaware 
corporations,  will  hold  special  meet- 
ings in  New  York  Cit>-.  Aug.  23,  to 
consider  and  vote  for  the  adoption  or 

(Continued  on  paae  10) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August   17.   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.  36 


August  17.  1934 


No.  40 


Martik    Quigley 
Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 
MAURICE    KANN 
Editor 

[itM     JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  hoh- 
days  by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc..  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown. 
Vice-President  and   Treasurer. 

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Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  ^x^or 
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Air  Rate  Cut  Film  Aid 

Chicago,  Aug.  16.— Distribution  of 
films  by  air  express  is  expected  to 
be  mildly  affected  by  a  slight  saving 
per  shipment  under  new  rates  piit 
into  effect  yesterday  by  General  Air 
Express  and  the  air  express  division 
of    Railway    Express    Agency. 

The  new  tariff  carries  a  flat  mini- 
mum rate  of  85  cents  for  shipments 
up  to  three  quarters  of  a  pound  as 
compared  to  the  recent  rate  of  $1.25 
and  $1  per  pound  between  any  two 
cities  and  a  former  rate  of  $1.80. 


Fan  Writers, 
PubKcity  Men 
Bury  Hatchet 


Hollywood,  Aug.  16.— Diplomatic 
relations  have  been  resumed  between 
studio  publicity  heads  and  fan  maga- 
zine writers.  The  writers  get  their 
interviews,  but  agree  to  eliminate  any- 
thing regarded  as  false  or  salacious. 

It  all  came  about  through  a  confer- 
ence held  at  the  Hays  office.  The 
magazine  representatives  arrived  with 
fire  in  their  eyes  intending  to  battle 
the  publicity  men's  ultimatum  that  all 
interviews  would  have  to  be  submitted 
for  approval.  They  went  away  in  an 
amiable  mood.  . 

Acting  with  authority  from  their 
home  offices,  the  writers  pledged  their 
individual  words  that  they  would  en- 
deavor to  cleave  to  a  policy  of  "clean, 
constructive  and  honest  material." 

That  leaves  the  publicity  men  with 
nothing  to  do  but  take  the  clippings 
into  the  front  office  to  show  the  boss 
how  hard  they  are  working. 

In  the  Sick  Bay 

John  D.  Clark,  Fox  sales  chief, 
who  is  in  the  Mountainside  Hospital, 
Moiitclair,  for  observation,  is  down 
with  bladder  trouble.  Original  esti- 
mates that  he  would  be  out  of  his 
office  only  10  days  were  scrapped 
yesterday.      It  may   be    longer. 

E.  T.  ("Peck")  Goniersall,  west- 
ern sales  manager  for  Universal,  who 
did  a  Prince  of  Wales  in  Central  Park 
on  July  30,  is  nicely  bound  up  in  a 
plaster  cast  at  the  Hospital  for  Joint 
Diseases.  He's  down  for  the  count 
for   perhaps  as  many  as   five  weeks. 

Leo  Abrams,  manager  of  the  "Big 
U"  exchange,  who  has  had  a  three- 
month  siege  resulting  from  complica- 
tions growing  out  of  a  hernia  opera- 
tion, is  hobbling  about  with  a  cane. 
He's  getting  on. 

Robert  F.  Sisk,  Radio's  advertis- 
ing and  publicity  chief,  continued  on 
the  incapacitated  list  yesterday. 
.'\rthritis. 


Talent  Exchange  to 
Include  B-D,  Natan 

The  plan  under  which  talent  will 
be  exchanged  between  20th  Century 
and  London  Films  has  been  extended 
by  Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  production  head 
of  the  American  company,  who  re- 
turned from  abroad  Wednesday,  to  in- 
clude two  other  foreign  production 
organizations,  British  and  Dominions 
in  England  and  Pathe-Natan  m 
France. 

Agreements  with  these  two  com- 
panies call  for  the  signing  in  com- 
mon with  20th  Century  of  actors, 
directors  and  technicians.  It  is  under- 
stood a  number  of  exchanges  of  note 
have  already  been  effected. 

*'IJ"  Men  Here  on  Deals 

William  Heineman,  Pacific  Coast 
division  manager  for  Universal,  is  in 
town  working  with  James  R.  Grain- 
ger, general  manager  of  distribution, 
on  FWC,  Warner  and  Griffith  Bros, 
circuit    deals    for    next    season. 

Harry  D.  Graham,  midwestern  di- 
vision manager,  is  another  visitor. 
He  is  busy  on  deals  with  Fox  Mid- 
west and  Joe  Cooper.  Both  will 
be  in  New  York  several  weeks. 


May  Drop  Empire  Union 

With  the  contract  expiring  Sept.  1, 
Trio-Consolidated  is  understood  con- 
sidering dropping  Empire  State  op- 
erators for  another  union.  Empire  has 
its  men  in  30  of  the  circuit's  houses 
at  present  and  unless  circuit  heads 
and  union  officials  get  together  be- 
tween now  and  Sept.  1  a  new  union 
will   supplant  Empire. 


''Dames'*  Starts  Well 

The  Strand  halted  sale  of  tickets 
for  "Dames"  at  2  P.  M.  yesterday  for 
12  minutes  due  to  a  standout  house. 
Warner  executives  late  in  the  after- 
noon said  the  picture  was  running  at 
a  gait  which  meant  a  possible  $8,000 
to  $9,000  on  the  first  full  day,  minus 
extra  after-midnight  shows.  Take  on 
the  preview  evening,  which  was 
Wednesday,  totaled  $3,900. 


Alicoate  Sailing 

Jack  Alicoate,  publisher  and  editor 
of  The  Film  Daily,  sails  tomorrow  on 
the  Parts  for  the  Continent,  accom- 
panied by  Louis  Nizer.  Alicoate  will 
check  on  foreign  production,  but  goes 
principally  for  relaxation. 


Goldwyn  Picks  Third 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16.  —  Samuel 
Goldwyn's  third  production  of  the 
season  will  be  "Broken  Soil," 
authored  by  Paul  Green  and  Edwin 
Knopf.  Anna  Sten  and  Gary  Cooper 
will  be  teamed  in  it.  The  film  goes 
into  production  in  a  few  weeks. 


No  Foreigns  for  Para. 

No  foreign  pictures  are  being  sold 
on  Paramount's  new  lineup,  the  sales 
force  limiting  its  selling  to  domestic 
made  pictures  by  the  company. 


Improve  Fox  Brooklyn 

Simon  Fabian  is  sprucing  up  the 
Fox,  Brooklyn,  to  the  tune  of  $30,000. 
The  house  continues  open  during  al- 
terations. 


Ohio  Indies  Join  Allied 

Columbus,  Aug.  16. — -Independent 
Theatre  Owners  of  Ohio  has  decided 
to  affiliate  with  Allied.  P.  J.  Wood, 
secretary,  was  instructed  to  wire 
Abram   F.   Myers  to  this  effect. 


Para.,  Newark,  Closed 

Adam  Adams  has  closed  the  Para- 
mount, Newark,  for  repairs.  He  will 
reopen  the  house  Aug.  23  with  "Cleo- 
patra." 


Rising  Trend  on  Big  Board 

High  Low  Close 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 27J4  27%  27K 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2%          254  2^4 

Consolidated    Film   Industries,   pfd IS'A        UVi  13^ 

Eastman   Kodak    98K  98'4  98^ 

Fox    Film    "A" 10^        10^  10;^ 

Loew's,   Inc 27.>4        26^  2PA 

Paramount   Publix    3%          3%  354 

RKO     ZVi          2%  2% 

Warner   Bros 414          4  4}4 

Technicolor  Off  Vi  on  Curb 

.                                                                                            High  Low  Close 

Technicolor     ]2             13  12 

Warner  Bonds  Up  One 

r-            ,    T-,                T-      .                                                                   ^''^h  Low  Close 

General    Theatre    Equipment    6s     40  6%          6%  bVf. 

General   Theatre   Eouipment   6s   '40,   ctf 5J4          SV2  514 

Loew's   6s    '41,    WW   deb   rights lOO'/^  lOOJ^  10054 

Paramount   Broadway  SV^s  '51 35H        35K  35M 

Warner    Bros.    6s    '39,    wd 54           531/  54 


Net 
Change 


+ 

+ 
+ 


+  % 
+  % 

+  Vf 


Net 
Change 

-  54 


Net 
Change 

-I-  Vs 


Sales 

200 

100 

300 

100 

100 

2.400 

1.500 

200 

2.200 


Sales 

300 


+1 


Sales 

2 
3 
4 
1 
6 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

MICKEY  MAYER  is  still  in  Yel- 
lowstone. Pete  wants  to  stay 
in  Russia  for  a  couple  of  years. 
Daughter  Nora  is  back  in  town  with 
Mother  Lillie.  That  assembles  part 
of  the  Arthur  Mayer  clan  on  home 
terrain   once   again. 

Harry  Goldstein,  Cleveland,  Cin- 
cinnati and  Pittsburgh  district  man- 
ager; Percy  Block,  Philadelphia  and 
Washington  district  manager,  and 
Earle  Sweigert,  Philadelphia  branch 
manager  for  Paramount,  are  in  town 
for  a  couple  of  days  on  the  Warner 
deal. 

Charles  Curran,  Arthur  Jej-frey 
and  Phil  Laufer  of  the  Strand's  pub- 
licity staff  have  left  their  typewriters 
to  usher,  take  tickets  and  otherwise 
assist  in  front  of  the  house. 

Pat  Barnes  and  the  radio  team 
of  Lee  Sims  and  Ilomay  Bailey  are 
working  in  the  third  of  Vitaphone's 
"Rambling  'Round  Radio  Row"  series 
at  the  Brooklyn  studio. 

Nate  Blumberg  isn't  sure,  but  he 
thinks  his  family,  now  in  Yellow- 
stone en  route  east  from  the  coast, 
will  be  back  one  of  these  days. 
Doesn't  know  which. 

Glen  DA  Farrell  has  started  back 
for  the  coast,  now  that  she  is  com- 
pletely recovered  from  her  recent  ap- 
pendicitis operation.  She  is  due  there 
Monday. 

Meyer  Weisgal,  general  director 
of  "The  Romance  of  a  People,"  re- 
turns today  on  the  Berengaria  after 
conferences  with  Max  Reinhardt  in 
Europe. 

Robert  C.  Bki'(  e  is  back  from  a 
two  months'  trip  to  Europe  during 
which  he  photographed  scenes  for  the 
"Musical  Moods"  series  in  Ireland  and 
Italy. 

Evelyn  Laye,  English  actress,  ar- 
rives today  on  the  Berengaria.  After 
a  short  stay  here  she  will  go  to  the 
coast  to  start  work  for  M-G-M. 

Ben  R.  Katz,  advertising  and  pub- 
licity manager  for  Warners  in  the 
Milwaukee  zone,  is  spending  his  va- 
cation in  New  York. 

Louis  Weber,  attorney  for  Skouras 
Theatre  Corp.,  makes  nightly  trips  to 
various  Skouras  houses.  He  takes  his 
wife  with  him. 

Ruth  Weisberg  drops  secretarial 
duties  for  Charlie  Einfeld  today 
and  leaves  these  shores  on  a  vacation 
cruise. 

Lou  Metzger  is  smiling  these  days. 
He  has  three  major  offers  for  "Thine 
Is  My  Heart,"  formerly  "Blossom 
time." 

Percy  Phillipson  of  General  Reg- 
ister sails  for  London  on  Sept.  26. 
He  likes  New  York,  but  London  bet- 
ter. 

Ralph  S.  Harris  of  Hughes,  Shur- 
man  &  Dwight,  attorneys  for  Fox 
West  Coast,  has  gone  to  the  coast. 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  receiver  for 
the  Roxy,  is  at  Blue  Mountain  Lake, 
Hamilton  County,  N.  Y. 

Al  Jolson  will  depart  for  the  coast 
today  by  plane  to  visit  his  wife, 
Ruby  Keeler. 

Saul  Rogers  is  vacationing  on  the 
Jersey  shore. 

Moe  Streimer  is  upstate  on  U.  A. 
business. 


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"Baby"  P«^^. 
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doldrums.    t"QQO_  ...  be\d  «P  Jf    ■•  -  .  u.^ness  nv^ - 

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h\ea  ^'■'— ^,ip  took  -?'--^'       chov.',  v--" 
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night  ^\'^\,ll  and  the  »^^|oO  for 

"^<^^^TSr%ragrossol?^. 

exceeded  par      ^^^^or.  ..    v,a> 

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,     "^^'^nsSOO.  Therev^va    ^^^ 
'vvcakat^gh    o^he  first  two  da^- 
^''^'^^nok  $4,400  on  the  n      ^^  ^57  ^OO. 
day.  ^°f ft^st  run  buMtie^^ 
Total  hrs^„^  2OO. 

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Janet  Gaynor  as  a  merry  modem 
million-heiress  masquerading  as 
a  maid  servant.  Lew  Ayres  as  a 
chaufFeur  with  an  inventive  turn 

Janet 

GAYNOR 

Servants* 


NED      SPARKS 

LOUISE  DRESSER 
ASTRID  ALLWYN 
Produced  by  Winfield  Sheehan 


IL       THE       WORID 


|e  a  c  h    o  t^^^^^  c  r   a  g  a  i  n ! 

of  mind  and  a  leaning  toward 
romance.  Gay  entertainment 
with  these  two  star  favorites 
shining  their  box  office  brightest. 

Lew 

AYRES 

Entrance 


WALTER  CONNOLLY 

G.     P.     HUNTLEY,    JR. 
SIEGFRIED     RUMANN 

Directed      by      Frank      Lloyd 

From    the    novel     by    Sigrld    Boo 
Adaptation:    Samson    Raphaelson 


I  0  V  E  S      THESE      lOVIR S 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August    17,    1934 


Reach  Accord 
On 'Lab' Code; 
$16  Minimum 


(Covtiiiucd  from  page  1) 

was  informed  that  if  a  serious  situa- 
tion arises  it  can  come  back  for  re- 
lief. 

A  $16  minimum  wage  was  agreed  to 
in  lieu  of  the  present  $15  bottom.  De- 
tails of  the  code  authority  setup  have 
not  yet  been  worked  out,  but  it  is  un- 
derstood there  will  be  two  or  three 
members  from  the  Pacific  Coast,  three 
or  four  from  the  large  eastern  labo- 
ratories and  four  or  five  from  the 
smaller  ones,  with  representation  for 
labor  when  labor  questions  are  under 
consideration. 

The  proposed  authority  setup  ig- 
nores the  trade's  association,  which 
heretofore  has  been  administering  the 
code,  but  that  organization  has  agreed 
to  cut  its  dues  to  $5  and  waive  initia- 
tion fees. 


Duals  Ruling  Called 
Aid  to  Little  Fellow 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

itors  appealed  to  Code  Authority,  in- 
asmuch as  many  independent  produc- 
tions are  part  of  double  feature  pro- 
grams and  numerous  smaller  theatres 
depend  upon  offering  their  patrons 
dual  features. 

"Code  Authority's  decision  stated 
there  could  be  no  discrimination  or 
penalty  whatsoever  against  theatres 
playing  double  features  in  the  drafting 
of  clearance  and  zoning  schedules 
throughout  the  nation." 


Four  New  Cases  Are 
Heard  in  Committee 

Four  more  cases  were  heard  yes- 
terday by  a  Campi  committee  con- 
sisting of  Edward  Golden,  chairman ; 
Leo  Abrams,  Universal,  and  Nathan 
Zinegrad,  independent  exhibitor.  The 
cases   were : 

Elwood,  Newark,  against  Warners' 
Regent,  Newark :  Warners'  Capitol, 
Belleville,  N.  J.;  M-G-M,  RKO, 
U.  A.,  Columbia,  Big  "U"  and 
Paramount,  on  clearance  and  zoning ; 
Rialto,  Jacksonville,  Texas,  against 
Palace  and  Dorbandt,  same  city, 
charging  unfair  competition  because 
of  too  many  changes ;  New,  Falfur- 
rias,  Texas,  against  Rialto,  Alice, 
Texas,  on  reduced  admissions ;  Vita- 
phone,  Wenatchee,  Wash.,  and  Capi- 
tol, Olympia,  Wash.,  against  Ever- 
green States  Theatres'  Liberty, 
Seattle,  on  reduced  admissions. 


Omaha  Board  Orders 
Fox  Scales  Upheld 

Omaha,  Aug.  16. — The  grievance 
board  has  ruled  that  the  Fox  Midwest 
at  Beatrice,  Neb.,  must  maintain  its 
admission  price  on  all  license  agree- 
ments  with   distributors. 

The  complaint  was  filed  by  F.  E. 
Hollingsworth,  operator  of  the  Rialto 
at  Beatrice,  a  second  run.  L.  J.  Mc- 
Carthy, Fox  Midwest  representative 
from  Kansas  City,  appeared  before  the 
local  board. 


Detroit  Clearance 
Held  Up  by  Appeals 

Detroit,  Aug.  16. — The  new  clear- 
ance and  zoning  schedule  for  the  sell- 
ing season  of  1934-35  has  been  issued 
and  is  now  in  the  hands  of  interested 
parties. 

The  schedule  was  to  have  become 
effective  yesterday  and  all  features 
were  to  have  come  under  the  new  rul- 
ing. Protests  to  Campi  delayed  it, 
however. 

The  new  form  affects  all  theatres 
in  the  Detroit  metropolitan  area  and 
first  run  houses  are  entitled  to  28 
days'  protection  on  week  runs,  60  days 
on  extended  runs  and  seven  days  over 
all  theatres  within  a  60-mile  radius 
served  by  local  exchanges. 


Campi  will  set  a  date  for  a  hearing 
on  Detroit  protests.  No  appealed 
schedules  can  become  operative  until 
Code  Authority  hands  down  rulings 
on  protested  clauses. 


Nizer  Wins  Ruling 
On  Sale  of  Theatre 

Louis  Nizer  yesterday  won  another 
protest  before  the  New  York  griev- 
ance board.  Nizer  represented  M- 
G-M,  Paramount,  Columbia,  Big  "U," 
Majestic  and  Warners  in  a  com- 
plaint against  the  Mona  Theatre 
Corp.,  Glad  Amusement  Corp.,  Abra- 
ham Drojin,  John  Gladstone,  Henry 
Liman  and  Morris  Shapiro,  charging 
fraudulent  transfer  of  the  Rialto, 
Whitestone,    L.   I. 

Acting  on  advice  of  counsel,  the 
respondents  refused  to  answer  ques- 
tions put  to  them  by  Nizer.  The 
board  found  the  defendants  guilty  of 
violating  Article  V-E,  Part  4  of  the 
code. 

Armand  Schwab  of  Armand  Schwab 
&  Co.,  millinery  importers,  substi- 
tuted for  George  F.  Thompson,  im- 
partial man.  John  O'Connor,  Robert 
Wolff,  Louis  Geller  and  Harry  H. 
Thomas  represented  the  board  with 
O'Connor  as  chairman. 

Omaha  Theatre  Men 
Resent  Bard  Moves 

Omaha.  Aug.  16. — Local  leaders  of 
film  organizations  expressed  resent- 
ment at  the  action  of  Calvin  Bard,  a 
former  exhibitor,  in  representing  him- 
self to  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  when  he 
paused  here  last  week,  as  spokesman 
for  200  independent  exhibitors  of  this 
territory  who  are  "off"  the  code. 

Check  of  the  records  in  the  local 
code  office  show  there  are  about  260 
theatres  being  operated  in  the  Ne- 
braska and  western  Iowa  territory.  Of 
that  number,  more  than  200  independ- 
ents and  30  affiPated  are  wearing  the 
blue  eagle,  leaving  about  30  non-code 
members.  About  half  of  the  latter  are 
believed  to  be  sympathetic  with  Bard 
in  his  efforts  to  form  a  new  organiza- 
tion of  independent  exhibitors. 


ITO  Complaint  Asks 
K.  C.  Free  Show  Ban 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  16.— Acting  to 
stamp  out  free  picture  shows  in  Kan- 
sas City,  the  L  T.  O.,  through  Mrs. 
A.  Baier,  secretary,  has  filed  a  com- 
plaint with  the  local  grievance  board 
against  the  Interstate  Film  Co.,  silent 
film  exchange,  asking  the  board  to  in- 
struct the  company  to  discontinue  film 
service  to  a  merchants'  group  spon- 
soring free  showings  at  Lykens  Square. 


Baker  Makes  Short 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  16.— Re- 
vealing an  unsuspected  tal- 
ent, George  S.  Baker,  man- 
ager of  the  local  Publix  New- 
man, turned  cameraman  on 
his  honeymoon  in  Yellow- 
stone Park  and  produced  a 
six-minute  short  which  he  is 
showing  at  his  theatre  under 
the  title  "An  Amateur  Pho- 
tographer Visits  Yellow- 
stone." 


Strong  Films 
Lift  Grosses 
On  Broadway 


Broadway  box-offices  started  Aug- 
ust off  with  several  box-office  tonics, 
the  Music  Hall,  Capitol,  Rivoli  and 
Roxy  all  having   strong  attractions. 

"The  World  Moves  On"  took  $72,- 
000  at  the  Music  Hall,  "The  Girl 
from  Missouri"  reached  $41,000  at  the 
Capitol,  and  "House  of  Rothschild" 
garnered  $25,000  in  its  third  week  at 
the  Rivoli.  "Handy  Andy"  was  con- 
sidered so  strong  at  $27,600  in  the 
Roxy  that  it  was  held  over  for  a 
second  and  is  going  into  a  third 
week.  "Here  Comes  the  Navy"' held 
up  to  $17,321  in  its  third  week  at  the 
Strand. 

Estimated   takings : 

Week  Endind  Aug.  7: 

"PERSONALITY   KID"    (Warners) 

RIALTCK-(2.30O),  25c-65c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,000. 

Week  Endinq  Auq.  8: 
"THE  WORLJJ  MOVES  ON"  (Fox) 

RADIO       CITY       MUSIC       HALI^(5,- 
945).   35c-$1.65,   7  days.      Stage   show.  Gross: 
?.72.00O. 
"HOUSE  OF  ROTHSCHILD"   (U.  A.) 
RTVOLI— (2,200).     40c-99c,     3rd     week.     7 
days.     Gross:  $2!;.000. 

Week  Endinq  Auq.  9: 
"GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

CAPITOI^(4.700).  35c-$1.65,  7  days. 
Stage:  Bob  Hope,  Pat  Rooney  Sr.  &  Jr. 
and  others.      Gross:  $41,000. 

"GRAND  CANARY"  (Fox) 

PALACE- (2.500),  25c-;'5c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$10  000 

"ELMER    AND    ELSIE"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,700).  35c-99c,  7  days. 
Stage  show.     Gross:  $10,500. 

"HANDY   ANDY"    (Fox) 

ROXY— (6,200).    25c-55c,    7    days.        Stage 
show.      Gross:    $27,600. 
"HERE   COMES  THE  NAVY"   (Warners) 

STRAND— (2,000).  25c-$1.10,  3rd  week,  7 
days.      Gross:    $17,321. 

Week  Endinq  Auq.  13: 

"FRIENDS    OF    MR.    SWEENEY" 

(Warners) 

MAYFAIR— (2,300),  35c-65c,  2nd  week,  7 
days.     Gross;  $11,000. 


Refuse  Reade  Complaint 

Walter  Reade's  complaint  against 
cut  rate  tickets  at  New  Jersey  dog 
tracks  has  been  turned  down  by  the 
New  Jersey  Racing  Commission.  The 
commission  informed  him  he  should 
take  the  complaint  up  with  the  tracks 
and  the  NRA.  Reade  replied  warmly 
to  the  effect  that  he  would  do  just  that. 


Code  Assents  Arriving 

Many  new  assents  are  coming  into 
Campi  headquarters,  but  no  estimates 
of  the  total  can  be  made  at  this  time. 
However,  a  tabulation  of  all  new  com- 
pliances since  the  deadline  was  ex- 
tended to  Aug.  IS  will  be  made  before 
the  next  Code  Authority  session 
.Aug.  23. 


"Loves  Me"  Is 
Wow  on  Loop; 
Gets  $66,000 


Chicago,  Aug.  16. — "She  Loves  Me 
Not"  hit  a  sensational  $66,000  at  the 
Chicago  last  week,  with  Fred  War- 
ing and  his  Pennsylvanians  on  the 
stage.  Normal  for  the  house  is  $34,- 
600. 

"Sadie  McKee"  was  also  an  excep- 
tional moneymaker.  It  piled  up  $21,- 
000,  up  by  $6,000,  in  its  second  Loop 
week  at  the  (Oriental.  There  was  a 
strong  stage  show  to  help  out.  Other 
first  runs  found  the  going  rough  as 
a  result.  ' 

Total  first  run  business  was  $137,- 
000.    Average  is  |1 15,600.  , 

Estiinated  takings :  I 

Week  Ending  Aug.  7:  l 

'•BULLDOG     DRUMMOND    STRIKES 
BACK"    (U.   A.) 

UNITKD  ARTISTS— (1,700),  30c-40c-60c, 
3rd  week,  10  days.  Gross:  $9,000.  (Average, 
$17,000) 

Week   Ending  Aug.  8: 

"HERE  COMES  THE  NAVY"  (Warners) 

ROOSEVELT-(1,591),  25c-35c-S0c.  2nd 
week,  7  days.  Gross:  $8,000.  (Average,  $11,- 
000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  9: 
"SHE   LOVES   ME   NOT"    (Para.) 
CHICA(;0— (4,000),     35c-50c-68c,     7     days. 
Fred  Waring  and  his   Pennsylvanians  head- 
ing   stage    show.    Gross:    $66,000.    (Average. 
$34,600) 

"SADIE  McKEE"  (M-G-M) 
(Second  Loop  Week) 
ORIENTAI^-(3,940),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
King's  Jesters,  Hap  Hazard,  Danny  & 
Eddie,  Four  Franks,  Lorrjine  &  Digsby, 
Marcelle  Williams  &  Co.  on  stage.  Gross: 
$21,000.    (Average,    $15,000) 

"BACHELOR   BAIT"    (Radio) 
PALACE— (2,509),     25c-35c-50c,      7     days. 
Ted    Fio-Rita    and    orchestra.    Two   Daveys, 
Sandy    I^ng  on   stage.   Gross:   $20,000.    (Av- 
erage,   $22,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  11: 
"LET'S    TALK    IT    OVER"    (Univ.) 

STATE-LAKE-(2,776),  20c-25c-35c.  7 
days.  Million  Dollar  Fur  Revue  on  stage. 
Gross:   $13,000.    (Average,  $15,000) 


66 


Andy"  Top  in  2nd 
Indianapolis  Week 

Indianapolis,  Aug.  16. — "Handy 
Andy"  nearly  doubled  the  normal  take 
at  the  Apollo,  topping  par  by  $2,000 
for  a  gross  of  $4,500,  in  its  second 
week. 

Business  picked  up  all  along  the 
line.  "Here  Comes  the  Navy," 
"Cockeyed  Cavaliers"  and  "The  Girl 
from  Missouri"  were  all  up  to 
average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $17,000. 
Average  is  $15,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  11 : 

"HANDY  ANDY"    (Fox) 

APOLLO— (1.171).     25c-40c,     7     days,     2n(; 
week.     Gross:    $4,500.     (Average.    $2,500) 
"HERE   COMES   THE    NAVY"    (Warners) 

CIRCLE— (2,638).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.     (Average,   $4,000) 

"COCKEYED  CAVALIERS"  (Radio) 

LYRIC-(1,896).    25c-40c,     7    days.     Gross: 
$4,000.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

PALACE— (2,431),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.     (Average,    $4,500) 


Tampa  Victory  Is  Closed 

Tampa,  Aug.  16.— The  Victory, 
second  largest  house  here  and  the 
home  of  vaudeville,  has  closed  for 
the  rest  of  the  summer.  Stage  shows 
have  been  switched  to  the  Park,  lo- 
cated in  the  Hyde  Park  section,  west 
of  the  River.  Both  of  these  houses 
are  operated  by  Sparks. 


:l 


Friday,  August    17,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Boston  Low; 
Two  Faces" 


461 


Gets_$27,000 

Boston,  Aug.  16. — The  week's  total 
Tosses  ran  pretty  close  to  those  of 
1st  week,  with  slight  gains  and  losses 
t  the  different  first  run  houses. 

Metropolitan  grossed  $27,000  on 
The  Man  With  Two  Faces,"  with 
be  original  "The  Goldbergs"  cast  in 
erson  for  the  stage  show.  RKO 
Leith  Boston  did  even  better,  grossing 
15,000  on  its  double  feature  program 
f  "The  Lady  Is  Willing"  and  "Monte 
;arlo  Nights"  with  an  average  of  $16,- 
00. 

Totals  for  first  runs  were  |84,000. 
Lverage  is  $94,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ig  Aug.  9 : 

"THE    LADY    IS    WILLING"    (Col.) 
MONTE    CARLO   NIGHTS"    (Monogram) 

BOSTON~(2,900),   25c-50c,   7  days.   Gross: 
,5,000.    (Average,   $16,000) 
FRIENDS  OF   MR.   SWEENEY"    (War.) 
"LADIES    SHOULD    LISTEN"    (Para.) 
FENWAY— (1,800),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
i,500.    (Average.   $9,000) 
"HIS   (GREATEST    GAMBLE"    (Radio) 
KEITH'S— (3,500),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
4,000.    (Average,    $16,000) 
THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G^M) 
LOEWS  STATE— (3,700),  35c-50c,  7  days. 
ross:    $14,500.    (Average,   $16,000) 
THE  MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"  (F.  N.) 
METROPOLITAN— (4,350),       30c-65c,        7 
lys.    The    Goldbergs.    Gross:    $27,000.    (Av- 
-age,    $28,000) 

FRIENDS   OF    MR.   SWEENEY"    (War.) 
"LADIES    SHOULD    LISTEN"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,800),    30c-50c,    7    days. 
ross:   $7,000.    (Average,   $9,000) 


99 


'Handy  Andy 
Sensational 
In  Cleveland 


Clevel.\nd,  Aug.  16. — Will  Rogers' 
Dpularity  seems  to  be  gaining  in  this 
)wn.  "Handy  Andy"  was  a  sensation 
:  Warners'  Hippodrome  last  week, 
lore  than  doubling  normal  take  at 
12,000. 

"The  Girl  from  Missouri"  was  also 
money-maker,    pulling    $10,500    at 
oew's  State. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $33,900. 
verage  is  $29,000. 

Estimated  takings,  tax  included,  for 
le  week  ending  Aug.   10 : 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 
WARNERS'        HIPPODROME  -  (3,800), 
C-35c-44c,    7    days.    Gross:    $12,000.    (Aver- 
re,   $5,000) 

"OF   HUMAN   BONDAGE"    (Radio) 
RKO    PALACE— (3,100),    30c-35c-44c,    2nd 
eek,  7  days.  Gross:  $8,900.   (Average,  $10,- 
0) 

rHE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 
LOEWS    STATE— (3,400),    30c-35c-44c,    7 
lys.    Ooss:    $10,500.    (Average,    $10,000) 
"KISS   AND   MAKE    UP"    (Para.) 
LOEWS  STILLMAN— (1,900),  20c-30c-40c, 
days.  Gross:  $2,500.   (Average,  $4,000) 


Open  Phila.  Exchange 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  16. — Equity 
ilm  Exchanges,  Inc.,  has  been  formed 
jre  by  Martin  Mermelstein  and 
/.  J.  Heenan.  A  branch  in  Wash- 
igton  is  planned  within  the  next  few 
lonths. 


levive  Sennett  Comedies 

World  Wide  is  reviving  12  two-reel 
[ack  Sennett  comedies.  The  first  will 
s  "The  Bride's  Relations"  set  for 
.ug.  22,  with  one  every  two  weeks 
lereafter. 


Grosses  Gain  in  13  Keys 
For  First  Week  of  August 


Grosses  picked  up  in  13  key  cities 
of  the  country  for  the  week  ending 
Aug.  2-3  and  reached  a  total  of  1,010,- 
499  for  22  places  reporting  after  hav- 
ing touched  new  lows  for  the  last 
half  of  July.  The  gain  over  the 
previous  week  was  $12,214. 

The  gains  were  scattered  all  across 
the    country,     coming    from    Boston, 


Buffalo,  Chicago,  Denver,  Indian- 
apolis, Minneapolis,  Oklahoma  City, 
Omaha,  Philadelphia,  Portland,  Prov- 
idence,   St.    Paul    and    Seattle. 

At  the  same  time  slight  losses  were 
reported  by  Cleveland,  Detroit,  Kansas 
City,  Los  Angeles,  Montreal,  New 
York,  Pittsburgh,  San  Francisco  and 
Washington. 


Comparative  grosses   for   the  latest  available  periods : 

Week  Ending  Week  Ending 

Aug.  2-3  July  26-27 


No.  Theatres 

Boston     6 

Buffalo    5 

Chicago     6 

Cleveland     4 

Denver    5 

Detroit     4 

Indianapolis     4 

Kansas    City    5 

Los  Angeles    6 

Alinneapolis     5 

Montreal     5 

New  York    9 

Oklahoma  "City    ...  4 

Omaha     3 

Philadelphia    6 

Pittsburgh      3 


Portland 
Providence     . . . 
San   Francisco 

St.   Paul    

Seattle     


6 
5 
5 
4 
6 
Washington     6 


Gross 

$8.S.000 
30,800 

122,001) 
29,200 
21,800 
46,700 
18,000 
27,9(K) 
68,435 
20,500 
26,500 

197,414 
16,800 
19,000 
52,300 
26,000 
21,400 
24,450 
54,500 
16,000 
28,600 
57,200 


No.  Theatres 
6 
5 
6 
4 
5 
4 
4 
5 
7 
5 
5 
9 
4 
3 
6 
3 
6 
5 
5 
4 
6 
6 


Gross 

$82,000 
26,700 

114,000 
32,500 
15,700 
53,800 
17,500 
32,400 
70,615 
17,000 
28,500 

206,220 
12,600 
18,750 
38,600 
37,000 
20,000 
19,950 
54,700 
15,500 
26,150 
58,100 


112  $1,010, 

Comparative   grosses   compiled   from 
ihow  this : 

Week  Ending 

September  29-30.   1933    

October  6-7  

October  13-14     

October  20-21     

October  27-28     

November  3-4    

November  10-11  

November  17-18    

November  24-25    

December  1-2  

December  8-9  

December  15-16     

December  22-23   

December  29-30   

January  5-6,   1934    

January  12-13   

January  19-20   

January  26-27   

February  2-3    

February  9-10  

February  16-17     

February  23-24     

March  2-3    

March  9-10    

March  16-17    

March  23-24    

March  30-31    

April  6-7    

April  13-14 

Apri.  20-21  

April  27-28 

May  3-4   

May  10-11    

May  17-18    

May  24-25    

May  31-June    1    

June  7-8   

June  14-15    

June  21-22  

June  28-29  

July  5-6    

July  12-13  

July  19-20 

July  26-27 

August  2-3  — 


,499                   113  $998,285 
day-to-day   reports   for   45  weeks 

Theatres  Grosses 

135  $1,342,710 
141  1,417,886 
143  1,544,838 

141  1,581,308 

143  1,509,422 

142  1,500,740 
141  1,379,560 

144  1,375,132 
141  1,431,209 

141  1,418,753 

142  1,558,832 
139  1,221,032 

133  1,071,457 
138  1,433,289 

136  1,714,824 
138  1,435,649 
136  1,305,267 
135  1,348,517 
135  1,338,371 

135  1,270,345 

136  1,317,011 
136  1,316,421 
135  1,350,548 

134  1,378,865 

133  1,302,020 
128  1,291,695 

134  1,247,322 

135  1,571,695 

132  1,360,061 
135  1,342,151 

133  1,307,764 

134  1,256,631 
133  1,250,702 
133  1,260,655 
133  1,209,381 
132  1,209,113 
128  1,123,764 
125  1,111,432 
127  1,173,017 
124  1,076,284 
121  1,084,997 
116  1,041,876 
110  919,932 
113  998,285 
112  1,010,499 


''Love  Me''  Is 
Big  Holdover 
Draw  on  Coast 


Los  Angeles,  Aug.  V5. — Despite 
continued  heat  the  local  intake  con- 
tinues to  hold  up  encouragingly.  The 
Paramount,  with  "She  Loves  Me 
Not"  in  its  second  week,  continued  to 
lead  the  field  at  $21,108.  This  was 
$3,108  over  the  first  week  average. 

"Here  Comes  the  Navy"  held  up  to 
an  average  $12,000  in  its  second  week 
at  Warners'  Downtown,  but  dropped 
off  at  the  Hollywood  to  $11,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $63,688. 
Average  is  $69,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  15 : 

"STAMBOUL   QUEST"    (M-G-M) 

LOEWS  STATE— (2,413),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $10,780.     (Average,   $14,000) 

"SHE    LOVES   ME   NOT"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  2nd  week, 
7  days.  Stage:  F.  &  M.  revue  with  Mur- 
ray Lane,  Willock  &  Carson.  Gross:  $21,- 
108      (Average,    $18,000) 

"HIS  (GREATEST  GAMBLE"    (Raifio) 

RKO-(2,700),     25c-40c,     7     days.      Gross: 
$4,000.     (Average,    $8,000) 
"HERE   COMES   THE   NAW    (Warners) 

WARNER     BROS.      (Hollywood)— (3,000), 
25c-55c,    2nd    week,    7    days.    Gross:    $11,000. 
(Average.    $14,000) 
"HERE  COMES  THE    NAVY"    (Warners) 

WARNER  BROS.  (Downtown)— (3.400). 
25c-55c,  2nd  week,  7  days.  Gross:  $12,000. 
(Average,    $12,000) 

"ONE   MORE   RIVER"   (Univ.) 

"WHO    WAS    WHO    IN    THE    MOVIES" 

(S.    R.) 

PANTAGES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Ooss:    $4,800.     (Average,    $3,200) 


To  Golf  in  Idaho  Soon 

Portland,  Aug.  16.— Members  of 
the  Cinema  Social  Club  expect  to 
gather  soon  at  the  Plantation,  famous 
Idaho  golf  course.  The  date  has  not 
been  set,  but  William  Green  of  Na- 
tional Screen  Service  says  it  will  be 
within  the  next  two  weeks  and  that 
representatives  will  be  invited  from 
Washington,  Oregon,  Idaho  and  Utah. 


Geiger  Joins  Mundus 

Cleveland,  Aug.  16. — Maurice  Gei- 
ger, formerly  of  Los  Angeles,  has 
been  appointed  northern  Ohio  sales 
manager  for  Mundus  Distributing 
Corp.  with  headquarters  in  the  local 
United  Artists  exchange.  Geiger  is  a 
brother  of  Lou  Geiger  of  the  United 
Artists  Cleveland  office. 


Yaeger  Is  Made  Booker 

Omaha,  Aug.  16. — Sol  Yaeger, 
former  midwest  traveling  auditor  for 
Columbia,  has  been  appointed  booker 
at  the  local  Columbia  exchange.  He 
succeeds  William  Burke  who  was 
named  RKO-Radio  office  manager  in 
Kansas  City. 


Fairhaven  Sets  Deals 

Fairhaven  Prod.,  Ltd.,  has  closed 
with  Arthur  Greenblatt  for  distribu- 
tion of  "Ra-Mu"  in  the  New  York 
territory,  with  Majestic  Pictures 
Corp.  for  Qeveland  and  Cincinnati, 
and  with  Majestic  of  Missouri  for 
St.  Louis. 


New  House  for  Beirut 

Washington,  Aug.  16. — A  1,500- 
seat  theatre,  to  be  opened  in  January, 
1935,  is  about  to  be  started  near  the 
center  of  Beirut,  Syria,  according  to 
a  report  submitted  to  the  U.  S.  De- 
partment of  Commerce  by  Vice 
Consul  Daniel  Gaudin. 


Heigh-ho,  Albert  •  •  •  I'm  at  a  loss 
for  words  to  describe  this  sensa- 
tional ^'Dames''  premiere  to  our 
radio  audience.  Suppose  you  tell 
them  about  the  3  customers 
that  have  fainted,  and  about  all 
the  celebrities  that  are  here—and 
I'll  just  make  a  short  announce- 
ment about  ^'Sweet  Music,^'  the 
show  I'm  going  to  do  for  Warners. 


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Look,  Rudy.  Now  that  you're 
a  Warner  star  too  it's  only 
fair  that  you  should  have 
the  honor  of  telling  the 
folks  how  much  bigger  this 
opening  is  than  all  the 
other  Warner  musicals— and 
ril  just  sign  off  with  a  few 
words  about  '^Casino  de 
Paree/^  starring   Al  Jolson. 


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BERKELEY   BEAUTIES   ARE   IN   "DAMES." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday.  August   17,    1934 


Fox  Met  Goes 
In  Bankruptcy 
This  Morning 


{Continued  from  page  1) 
Fox  Theatres  and  Archibald  Palmer 
get  together  on  a  petition  for  reorgan- 
ization, which  he  will  consider  after 
they  reach  an  agreement.  Palmer 
stated  in  court  he  would  withdraw  his 
petition,  provided  the  bondholders' 
protective  committee  would  let  him 
sit  in  on  conferences  on  reorganiza- 
tion   plans. 

Palmer  told  the  court  he  had  held 
a  meeting  with  Morton  G.  Bogue  of 
the  bondholders'  protective  commit- 
tee on  Wednesday  and  an  agreement 
was  reached  on  certain  points. 

Bogue  urged  putting  the  corpora- 
tion into  bankruptcy  immediately  to 
save  time  and  expense  for  both  his 
committee  and  Fox  Met. 

It  was  pointed  out  that  negotia- 
tions would  have  to  be  resumed  with 
Fox  Film  for  changes  in  the  reor- 
ganization plan  as  originally  submitted 
by  the  bondholders'  protective  group. 
Palmer  said  he  would  like  to  make 
certain  modifications  in  the  plan,  but 
did  not  want  to  destroy  the  entire 
work   of  the   committee. 

Palmer  was  afraid  that  Loew's  and 
Warners  would  make  another  bid  for 
the  87  houses  under  provision  77-B 
of  the  bankruptcy  act,  but  Judge 
Mack  convinced  him  that  the  bond- 
holders' committee  could  not  make  any 
contracts  until  the  court  approves 
them.  The  judge  also  stated  that  the 
bankruptcy  obviates  the  necessity  for 
a  foreclosure. 

Further  Facts  Brought  Out 

Judge  Mack  brought  out  the  fact  that 
J.  Robert  Rubin,  attorney  for  Loew's, 
told  him  that  if  Fox  Met  were  reor- 
ganized under  77-B,  Loew's  would  not 
be  interested  in  the  circuit. 

From  all  indications,  since  no  ob- 
jections were  raised  in  court  yester- 
day, it  is  likely  Randforce  and 
Skouras  will  continue  operation  of 
their  present  groups.  Louis  Frisch 
and  Sam  Rinzler  are  operating  the 
Randforce  group  under  their  original 
agreement,  the  six  months'  employ- 
ment contract  with  the  bondholders 
guaranteeing  the  independents  any 
possible  losses  not  having  been  ap- 
proved by  Judge  Mack. 

With  the  signing  of  the  order,  a 
meeting  scheduled  for  next  Tuesday, 
at  which  time  the  order  was  to  have 
been   signatured,  is   off. 

Saul  E.  Rogers,  who  had  previously 
told  the  court  he  had  a  plan  for  re- 
organization, was  absent.  His  client, 
A.  C.  Blumenthal,  was  present,  but 
silent  when  the  judge  asked  if  any 
new  bids  were  to  be  made. 

That  Rogers  and  Blumenthal  would 
not  present  a  new  plan  for  reorgani- 
zation was  exclusively  reported  in 
Motion  Picture  Daily  on  Wednes- 
day. 

Blumenthal  is  understood  to  have 
been  after  the  New  Jersey  Fox  Met 
theatres  on  Warners  behalf,  but  with 
elimination  of  a  foreclosure  the  houses 
will  continue  under  supervision  of  the 
bondholders  and  trustee. 

After  the  various  groups  evolve  a 
new  reorganization  plan  which  justi- 
fies presentation  to  all  bondholders  it 
will  then  be  turned  over  to  Judge 
Mack  for  approval.    The  bondholders' 


Twos  DeMille  Birthday 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  16. — Cecil  B.  DeMille  probably  will  remember 
for  some  time  the  party  thrown  by  friends  at  a  local  hotel  cele- 
brating his  53rd  birth  anniversary.  The  affair  was  featured  by  a 
parade  of  nine  mannequins  attired  in  the  costumes  of  the  screen 
heroines  DeMille  has  made  famous,  and  other  typical  DeMille 
atmosphere. 

The  climax  came  when,  in  the  presence  of  city  officials  and  a 
crowded  grill  room,  it  was  announced  DeMille  did  not  observe  his 
birthday  on  Saturday  night  without  cause  and,  heralded  by  heavy 
trumpet  blasts,  four  Nubian  slaves  in  leopard  skins  brought  in  a 
white  family  bathtub. 

The  tribute,  it  was  explained,  was  the  graceful  homage  of  the 
nation's  plumbers,  who  regarded  DeMille  as  their  patron  saint. 


committee  represents  85  per  cent  of 
the  outstanding  bonds.  It  was  stated 
that  owners  of  $600,000  bonds  have 
not  yet  been  identified.  Palmer  repre- 
sents the  Adler  Brothers  who  have 
$11,000  worth  of  bonds. 

When  the  session  opened  yesterday, 
Bogue  asked  the  court  for  a  two 
weeks'  postponement,  but  at  the  con- 
clusion of  the  meeting,  with  Palmer 
willing  to  cooperate  with  the  bond- 
holders' committee,  it  was  agreed  to 
enter  the  bankruptcy  order  this 
morning  at   10  o'clock. 


Weisman  Co-Receiver 

Milton  C.  Weisman,  senior  partner 
of  the  law  firm  of  Weisman,  Allen 
and  Spett,  yesterday  was  named  co- 
receiver  of  Fox  Theatres  Corp.  by 
Judge  Martin  Manton  in  the  U.  S. 
District  Court  for  the  Southern  Dis- 
trict of  New  York.  Weisman  also 
is  attorney  for  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  of 
New   York. 

William  E.  Atkinson  is  the  other 
receiver.  Fox  Theatres  has  about 
eight  houses  leased  to  individuals  and 
corporations  and  does  not  operate  any 
of    its    theatres    itself. 

John  Sherman,  who  died  some 
months  ago,  had  been  a  co-receiver 
with  Atkinson. 


Stanley  Units  Will 
Discuss  Merger  Here 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

rejection  of  an  agreement  entered  into 
by  the  directors  of  the  three  corpora- 
tions for  a  consolidation  or  merger  of 
the  Stanley-Fabian  Corp.  and  the 
Stanley-Crandall  Co.  of  Washington 
with  the  Stanley  Co.  of  America. 
Stockholders  of  record  at  the  close  of 
business  Aug.  2  will  be  entitled  to 
vote. 

Stanley-Crandall  will  meet  at  10 
A.  M. ;  Stanley  Fabian  at  10:15  and 
Stanley  Co.  of  America,  at  10:30 
o'clock. 

All  of  these  theatre  subsidiaries  are 
controlled  by  Warners. 


Mexico  to  Impose 
Film  Import  Duty 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

positive  with  Spanish  sound,  $2.08  per 
two  and  two-tenth  pounds ;  with  any 
other  language,  $12.60  to  $16.20  per 
two  and  two-tenth  pounds,  the  range 
being  determined  by  the  classification 
of  the  film. 

Discs  with  Spanish  dialogue  and 
music  for  use  with  films  will  be  as- 
sessed three  cents  each. 

The  Ministry  of  Finance  has  been 
authorized  to  fine  importers  who  fail 
to  keep  within  their  yearly  quotas  as 
high  as  ^Z7  per  two  and  two-tenths 
pounds  on  positives  with  any  language 
other  than    Spanish. 


Disney-Penney  in  Tieup 

A  tieup  with  the  J.  C.  Penney  Co., 
which  operates  1,500  retail  stores 
throughout  the  country,  has  been 
negotiated  by  Kay  Kamen  in  behalf 
of  Walt  Disney  productions.  The 
campaign,  to  be  known  as  "Mickey 
Mouse's  Back-to-School  Days,"  will 
run  until  late  next  month.  The  pur- 
pose of  the  tieup  is  to  push  the  sale 
of  children's  merchandise. 


*'Cleopatra"  Opens 
In  Repolished  Para. 

With  its  orchestra  converted  into 
reserved  seats  only  for  the  opening, 
"Cleopatra"  got  under  way  at  the 
Paramount  last  night,  following  one 
dark  week.  During  the  closed  period, 
the  house,  never  before  shuttered  since 
it  opened  in  1926,  was  garnished  with 
fresh  coats  of  paint,  new  carpets,  a 
new  screen,  an  overhauled  refrigera- 
tion plant  which  was  anything  but 
necessary  in  last  night's  cool  weath- 
er, and  new  outfits  for  ushers.  The 
orchestra,  too,   was  augmented. 

Paramount  spent  a  reported  $30,000 
on  its  New  York  daily  newspaper 
campaign  for  the  DeMille  picture. 

Among  those  who  thronged  the 
lobby  at  the  premiere,  which  attracted 
one  of  the  most  representative  audi- 
ences in  some  time,  were : 

Nicholas  M.  and  Joseph  M. 
Schenck,  Barney  Balaban,  George  J. 
Schaefer,  Austin  Keough,  A.  H. 
Blank,  Ralph  Branton,  Henry  Sauls- 
bury,  Jack  Cohn,  Dr.  Julius  Klein, 
Gus  Edwards,  James  Young,  Harry 
Gold,  Roy  Norr,  Leon  Netter  and 
Borris  Morros. 

Cecil  B.  DeMille,  who  directed,  oc- 
cupied an  aisle  seat  in  the  last  row 
in  the  center  section  of  the  orchestra, 
as  per  his  custom.  In  the  middle  of 
the  picture  he  left  to  keep  a  radio 
engagement,  returning  later  for  the 
closing  sequences.  Schaefer  was  host 
to  DeMille  at  a  party  after  the  show. 

Circumventing  a  dififiiculty  present 
at  earlier  important  openings  was  an 
arrangement   with   the   police   depart- 


Loew's  Ready 
To  Join  Deal 
For  Dual  Ban 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

Moskowitz  denies  this,  declaring  it  is 
the    first    he   has    heard   of    it. 

"We  are  willing  to  go  along,"  Mos- 
kowitz states,  "as  long  as  everyone 
else  does." 

Loew's  already  has  advised  the  Al- 
lied New  Jersey  unit  it  will  drop  twins 
as  soon  as  signatures  are  obtained 
from  all  independent  houses  and  cir- 
cuits. The  single  plan  for  Jersey 
is  tentatively  scheduled  to  go  into  ef- 
fect Sept.  3,  but  a  delay  is  expected 
due  to  the  amount  of  time  required 
to  canvass  individual  exhibitors  for 
signatures. 

The  .Mlied  dual  committee  mets  to- 
day for  the  second  time  this  week  to 
discuss  latest  developments  in  its  sig- 
nature drive. 


Reade  Calls  Duals 
Industry  Detriment 

Duals  are  a  detriment  to  the  in- 
dustry and  the  whole  system  is  all 
wrong,  declares  Walter  Reade,  oper- 
ator of  39  theatres  in  New  York  and 
New  Jersey.  Exhibitors  can  cure  the 
evil  themselves,  he  insists. 

Talking  for  himself  Reade  says  that 
he  doesn't  want  two  bad  pictures  for 
one  good  one  and  that  if  a  picture  is 
bad  the  exhibitor  should  not  double 
it  but  should  exploit  it  and  build  it  up. 
He  calls  a  dual  program  a  "lame  duck 
show." 

Reade  does  not  run  a  twin  bill  in 
any  of  his  theatres,  he  says.  "I  don't 
want  reductions  in  rentals,  what  I  am 
after  is  product." 

"I  don't  expect  Adolph  Zukor  or 
Sidney  R.  Kent  to  tell  me  how  to  run 
my  theatres.  I  can  do  that  myself 
as  long  as  these  men  give  me  product. 
If  the  pictures  they  give  me  are  not 
topnotchers,  I  don't  double  them.  In- 
stead, I  exploit  the  weak  sisters  for 
all  they  are  worth."  Doubles,  he  de- 
clares, only  necessitate  the  purchase 
of  new  seats. 

He  has  just  completed  product  deals 
with  Fox  for  the  entire  lineup  in  all 
his  houses  and  with  U.  A.  for  all  the 
output  in  11  towns.  He  has  an  under- 
standing with  M-G-M  which  virtually 
gives  him  all  of  this  company's  films 
in  most  of  his  theatres. 


Exploitation  on  Exhibit 

Samples  of  Warners'  exploitation 
work  will  be  placed  on  display  at  the 
Advertising  Club  of  New  York  next 
month.  Tieups  on  "Anthony  Adverse" 
and  "Six-Day  Bike  Rider"  are  in- 
cluded. The  exhibit  will  later  be 
transferred  to  Columbia  and  Ford- 
ham  Universities,  where  it  will  be 
used  in  connection  with  classroom 
mstruction   on    sales    promotion. 


ment  whereby  parking  facilities  were 
provided  on  both  sides  of  43rd  St. 
from  Broadway  to  8th  Ave.  Cards  to 
a  selected  list  of  invited  guests  pro- 
vided open  sesame  when  flashed  on 
the  bluecoats. 

"Cleopatra"  was  reviewed  by  wire 
from  Hollywood  in  Motion  Picture 
D.-MLY  on  July  24. 


Friday,  August    17,    1934 


MOTION  PICTVRB 

DAILY 


II 


Hungary  Film 
Producing  Is 
Showing  Gain 


By  ENDRE  HEVESI 

Budapest,  Aug.  16. — With  govern- 
ment support  several  Hungarian  con- 
cerns have  recently  produced  all- 
Hungarian  films.  Production  is  gain- 
ing, with  the  only  modern  plant  avail- 
able, the  government-owned  Hunnia 
Studio,  leased  for  months  in  advance. 

Independent  producer  -  distributors 
have  asked  the  government  to  give 
them  10  gratis  contingent  tickets, 
that  is,  allow  the  untaxed  import  of 
10  foreign  pictures  for  every  picture 
produced  by  them  here,  but  the  Min- 
istry of  the  Interior  has  refused  this 
request  on  the  ground  that  there  is 
no  reason  to  give  them  an  advantage 
of  other  distributors. 

M-G-M  has  given  up  its  lease  on 
the  Radius,  one  of  the  best  houses  in 
the  city.  It  has  been  taken  over  by 
Bela  Pasztor,  former  Paramount  pub- 
licity manager. 

Four  American  pictures  have  just 
been  banned  by  the  Hungarian  cen- 
sors. They  are  M-G-M's  "Mystery  of 
Mr.  X"  and  three  Paramounts,  "Girl 
Without  a  Room,"  "White  Woman" 
and  "Duck  Soup,"  all  were  rejected 
by  the  Budapest  censors.  "Men  in 
White,"  which  made  a  great  hit  on 
the  Budapest  stage,  was  permitted 
only  for  adults  over  16. 


Germans  View  221; 
68  Are  U.  S,  Films 

Washington,  Aug.  16.— Germany 
censored  221  features  during  the  1933- 
34  season,  states  a  report  to  the  U.  S. 
Department  of  Commerce  from  Trade 
Commissioner  George  R.  Canty  in 
Berlin.  One  hundred  seventeen  were 
German  films,  68  American  and  36 
other  foreign  pictures. 

In  the  1932-33  season,  205  were 
censored :  133  German,  43  American, 
and  29  other  foreign  films.  The  1931- 
32  figures  were  237  censored :  139  Ger- 
man, 62  American,  and  36  other  for- 
eign pictures. 

During  the  past  season  foreign  films 
accounted  for  37  per  cent  of  the  total 
as  against  35  per  cent  in  the  previous 
season,  and  42  per  cent  in  the  one  be- 
fore that. 


Industry  in  India 
Seeks  Film  Duties 

Bombay,  Aug.  16. — A  demand  for 
duties  on  film  imports  will  be  made 
in  the  forthcoming  Legislative  As- 
sembly, due  to  convene  shortly. 

B.  V.  Jadhav,  a  member  of  the  as- 
sembly, says  the  industry  needs  the 
help  of  the  government  if  it  is  to 
compete  with  importations  that  are 
shown   to   a   large   extent   in   India. 


Prague  Has  208  Firsts 

Washington,  Aug.  16. — Two  hun- 
dred eight  first  run  films  were  shown 
in  Prague,  Czechoslovakia,  during  the 
1933-34  season,  says  a  report  from 
Commercial  Attache  Sam  E.  Woods 
to  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce. 

German  pictures  represented  40  per 
cent;  Czech,  16  per  cent:  French,  14 
per  cent ;  American,  13  per  cent ; 
British,  nine  per  cent,  and  "others" 
eight  per  cent. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


a 


Beggar's  Holiday" 

{Tower) 

No  better  than  so-so,  "Beggar's  Holiday"  may  get  by  on  double- 
feature  programs  at  neighborhoods.  The  main  trouble  with  it  is  that 
it  doesn't  entirely  make  sense.  In  addition,  the  acting,  save  for  that 
of  Hardie  Albright,  is  routine.  The  picture  has  the  saving  grace,  how- 
ever, of  nice  settings  and  a  mild  sense  of  humor. 

Sally  O'Neil,  the  daughter  of  a  tugboat  captain,  takes  up  with 
Albright  when  she  loses  her  job  as  a  taxi  dancer.  Albright,  facing 
trial  as  an  embezzler,  is  planning  to  skip  the  country.  In  the  two  weeks 
before  he  sails  he  plans  to  make  whoopee  on  a  grand  scale,  and  Miss 
O'Neil  is  to  help  him  make  it. 

The  understanding  is  that  no  love  must  enter  into  the  matter.  The 
expected  of  course  happens,  and  when  the  time  comes  to  part  the  pair 
discover  that  they  are  passionately  in  love  with  each  other.  Albright 
tells  her  the  truth  about  himself,  takes  his  medicine  and  is  sentenced  to 
a  year  in  prison.  Paroled,  he  vows  to  go  straight  and  gets  himself  a 
job  as  a  deck  hand.   Again  true  love  conquers  all. 

J.  Farrell  MacDonald  and  Barbara  Barondess  are  also  in  the  ca?t. 
Sam  Newfield  directed.    Running  time,  60  minutes. 


Academy  Will  Study 
New  Industry  Ideas 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — Recognizing 
the  fact  that  there  is  no  machinery 
within  the  industry  to  consider  new 
developments  of  a  scientific  and  theo- 
retical nature  in  relation  to  their  ap- 
plication to  production,  the  Academy 
Research  Council  has  decided  to  es- 
tablish a  committee  where  such  pro- 
jects may  be  studied. 

This  means  that  anyone  believing 
he  has  a  new  invention  of  interest  to 
the  industry  can  submit  it  to  this 
committee  for  analysis,  and  the  com- 
mittee later  will  recommend  it  to 
studios  or  reject  it. 


Re-Sign  Franklin,  Evatts 

HoLLYwcxjD,  Aug.  16. — M-G-M  has 
handed  new  long  term  contracts  to 
Sidney  Franklin,  director,  and  Madge 
Evans. 

Franklin  recently  directed'  "Barretts 
of  Wimpole  Street"  and  is  preparing 
to  do  "Marie  Antoinette." 

Miss  Evans  is  slated  for  one  of 
the  top  spots  in  the  Helen  Hayes 
vehicle,  "What  Every  Woman 
Know.s." 


Iwerks  to  Start  Series 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — Ub  Iwerks 
is  about  to  launch  a  new  series  of 
"Comicolors,"  including  12  subjects  in 
color  combiniiig  human  characters 
with  cartoons.  Among  the  subjects 
already  selected  will  be  "The  Head- 
less Horseman"  of  "The  Legend  of 
Sleepy  Hollow." 

In  addition,  Iwerks  is  finishing  for- 
eign versions,  and  in  some  instances 
is  making  17  separate  versions  on 
each  subject. 


Princess  Gets  $250,000 

London,  Aug.  16. — Princess  Irena 
Youssoupoff  gets  $250,000  in  settlement 
of  her  libel  litigation  against  M-G-M 
over  "Rasputin  and  the  Empress," 
it  was  revealed  today  by  Fanny 
Holtzmann,  one  of  her  attorneys. 


Miss  Nixon  Bride  Again 

Yuma,  Ariz.,  Aug.  16. — Marian 
Nixon  became  the  wife  here  today  of 
Director  William  Seiter.  She  re- 
ceived her  divorce  decree  from  Ed- 
ward Hillman  three  days  ago. 


Guild  Will  Publish 
All  Writer  Credits 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — Retaliating 
for  the  Academy's  recognition  from 
producers  of  their  code  of  fair  prac- 
tice for  writers,  the  Writers'  Guild, 
beginning  with  the  next  issue  of  the 
actor-writer  magazine,  will  list  all 
writing  credits  each  month. 

This  is  the  service  upon  which  the 
Aca,demy  based  its  claim  for  recog- 
nition from  producers.  It  announced 
some  time  ago  that  it  would  issue  a 
bulletin  each  month  showing  all  writ- 
ing credits. 


Para.  Gets  Two  Stories 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — Paramount 
has  lined  up  two  future  vehicles  for 
the  team  of  Charley  Ruggles  and 
Mary  Boland  with  the  purchase  of 
"Kayo  Oke,"  a  magazine  story  by 
Sophie  Kerr,  and  "Such  a  Lovely 
Couple,"  authored  by  F.  Hugh  Her- 
bert. 

"Kayo  Oke"  will  probably  be  the 
first  to  go  before  cameras. 


Pete  Smith  to  Take  Rest 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — Pete  Smith 
M-G-M  short  subject  commentator, 
will  complete  the  new  season's  short 
program  by  Sept.  3  and  will  take  a 
two-month  leave  of  absence. 

He  is  slated  to  make  a  trip  to  New 
York  on  a  Panama  Pacific  liner  with 
Mrs.  Smith  for  a  visit  with  his  fam- 
ily. Seven  years  ago  he  was  a  pub- 
licity director   in  the  eastern  city. 


"Love  Time'*  Title  Set 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — "Love  Time" 
has  been  set  as  the  definite  release  title 
on  Fox's  "Serenade,"  topping  Pat 
Paterson,  Nils  Asther  and  Herbert 
Mundin.  James  Tinling  is  directing 
the  film,  which  deals  with  the  ro- 
mantic life  of  the  composer,  Franz 
Schubert. 


To  Hear  Schreiber  Case 

Detroit,  Aug.  16. — Following  de- 
nial for  a  motion  for  dismissal  Jacob 
Schreiber's  anti-trust  suit  against  Co- 
operative Theatres  has  been  referred 
to  U.  S.  Master  in  Chancery  Sayres 
by  Judge  Monet.  A  hearing  is  ex- 
pected at  an  early  date. 


Chadwick  Sees 
Agreement  on 
Purity   Seals 


(Contmued  from  page    1) 

ordered  dual  clauses  out.  Chadwick 
said  he  is  pretty  certain  that  the  new- 
est independent  squawk  will  be  settled 
favorably. 

When  he  gets  back  on  the  coast  he 
plans  to  go  over  the  revised  clearance 
schedule  for  Los  Angeles.  Chadwick 
returns  to  New  York  Sept.  18  when 
the  schedule  comes  up  for  protest. 

Johnston  Refuses 
Breen  Peace  Offer 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

code  it  must  be  an  industry  code, 
promulgated  and  enforced  by  Code 
Authority,  he  insisted. 

This  left  the  situation  just  about 
where  it  was  24  hours  before  when 
Johnston  said  the  independents  would 
take  the  matter  before  Campi  next 
week. 

"We  will  not  let  any  organization 
with  ideas  that  are  at  such  wide  vari- 
ance with  our  own  set  itself  up  as  a 
censorship  board,"  he  declared.  "In- 
dependents are  in  favor  of  the  decency 
campaign,  but  Campi  should  be  the 
final  court  of  appeal." 


Griffith,  Falls  Will 
Tafie  in  103  Houses 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
Rex,  Hobbs,  New  Mexico,  750  seats ; 
New  Cactus,  Carlsbad,  New  Mexico, 
800.  The  last  house  was  opened  July 
29 ;  the  New  Lindsay,  July  30,  and 
the  New  Rex,  July  31. 

A  consolidation  recently  was  ef- 
fected between  Griffith  and  Exhibitor 
Hodge  in  Midland,  Texas.  The  for- 
mer previously  owned  the  Yucca  and 
the  latter  the  Ritz. 

The  six  theatres  the  circuit  will  ac- 
quire will  be  in  Texas  and  Oklahoma. 
Griffith  and  Falls  expect  to  be  here 
another  four  weeks  completing  prod- 
uct and  preliminary  theatre  deals. 


Lloyd  to  Continue 
Single  Film  Deals 

(Continued  from  page   1) 

opened  at  the  Music  Hall  yesterday 
and  which  brought  Lloyd  to  New 
York. 

"For  eight  years  I  made  individual 
distribution  deals  with  Paramount  and 
'The  Cat's  Paw'  is  my  first  through 
Fox.  What  I  will  do  with  my  next 
picture  cannot  be  prophesized  at  this 
time." 

The  comedian  plans  to  leave  for  the 
coast  within  the  next  three  weeks. 


Fairbanks  Flies  West 

Newark,  Aug.  16. — Douglas  Fair- 
banks left  Newark  Airport  by  plane 
today  to  attend  the  funeral  of  his  sis- 
ter-in-law, Mrs.  John  Fairbanks,  in 
Denver.  He  will  continue  on  to 
Hollywood  after  the  services. 


McCrea  to  Hunt  by  Plane 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — Joel  Mc- 
Crea and  Henry  Stephenson  have 
chartered  a  plane  for  an  air  hunting 
trip   into   Mexico. 


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PASSION" 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August   17,    1934 


School  Head 
Favors  Child 
Fihn  Studies 


Chicago,  Aug.  16.— Education  of 
children  to  a  critical  appreciation  ot 
pictures  so  that  censorship  extension 
will  be  unnecessary  is  the  aim  of  a 
plan  sponsored  by  Otto  F.  Aken  su- 
perintendent of  schools  of  Cook 
County. 

Aken's  plan,  which  will  be  put  into 
effect  with  the  opening  of  the  fall 
school  term,  is  predicated  on  the  idea 
that  it  is  possible,  through  proper  in- 
struction, to  so  educate  the  public  to 
good  pictures  that  the  bad  ones  will 
stand  out  in  relief  as  bores.  Behind 
this  is  his  thought  that  censorship  and 
drastic  action  brings  only  temporary 
relief  from  a  situation  such  as  is  be- 
ing highlighted  from  other  sources  at 
present.  In  the  development  of  crit- 
ical and  intelligent  audiences  he  fore- 
sees the  elimination  of  offensive  films 
because  public  interest  has  been  edu- 
cated away  from  them. 

Superintendent  Aken  sums  up  his 
plan  in  the  following  words:  "It  is 
not  our  purpose  to  say  that  one  movie 
is  good  and  another  bad.  Proper 
education  will  lead  the  children  to  de- 
cide that  for  themselves." 

While  Superintendent  Aken  is  away 
on  a  vacation  the  chairman  of  the 
committee  which  will  put  the  new 
program  into  effect  is  engaged  in  re- 
search work  in  connection  with  the 
plan  at  the  University  of  Illinois. 
Other  members  of  the  committee,  most 
of  whom  are  also  on  vacations,  have 
been  instructed  to  have  ideas  ready 
for  the  formulation  of  a  complete 
working  program  to  be  evolved  at  a 
meeting  scheduled  for  the  latter  part 
of  August  ji. 

Cleric  Sees  Danger 
In  Drive  on  Films 

Chicago,  Aug.  16. — That  "education 
psychology"  is  the  answer  to  the 
current  clean  film  problem  is  the 
opinion  of  the  Rev.  William  D.  Mc- 
Lean, rector  of  St.  Mark's  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church  here.  In  line  with 
Superintendent  of  Schools  Aken,  the 
clergyman  stresses  education  as  the 
primary  film  angle  in  a  message  to 
his  parishioners. 

"We  find  ourselves  in  the  very 
midst  of  the  throes  of  reform,"  ne 
asserts.  "The  clergy  of  the  country 
are  uniting  to  crusade  against  the 
industry  in  the  Legion  of  Decency. 
Priest,  minister  and  rabbi  have  finally 
decided  there  is  much  need  of  reform 
where  the  cinema  is  concerned  and  are 
perfectly    right    in    their    indignation. 

"There  is  danger  in  the  'crusade 
psychology'  of  such  movements  as  the 
Legion  of  Decency ;  we  sincerely 
trust  it  is  not  just  a  fad.  What  we 
believe  we  need  most  is  an  education 
in  the  cultural  things  of  life;  men  and 
women  should  be  able  to  decide  for 
themselves  whether  or  not  they  want 
to  see  a  particular  movie  or  read  a 
particular  book  " 


Cohan  Ready  to  Start 

George  M.  Cohan  starts  work  in 
"Gambling"  in  about  10  days  at  East- 
ern Service  Studio.  This  will  be  a 
Harold  B.  Franklin  Prod,  which  Fox 
will  distribute. 


Predicts  Film  Gain 
From  Church  Drive 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  16. — Pictures 
hereafter  will  be  more,  rather  than 
less,  interesting  because  the  reform 
movement  is  compelling  producers  to 
take  more  pains  with  their  films  and 
invade  new  territory,  is  the  opinion 
expressed  by  Dr.  Raymond  Walters, 
president  of  the  University  of  Cin- 
cinnati, in  a  message  from  Hollywood, 
where  he  now  is  visiting. 

"I  believe  the  producers  were  taking 
the  easiest  road,  one  following  an- 
other," he  says.  "Now  they  are  be- 
ing driven  into  fields  where  there  is 
a  vast  amount  of  likely  screen  material 
that  never  has  been  touched.  The 
field  of  historical  pictures  is  an  ex- 
ample. In  my  opinion  this  never  has 
been  explored.  Films  need  not  be- 
come vapid,  namby-pamby  or  Polly- 
anna-like  in  order  to  meet  the  de- 
mands of  that  section  of  the  public 
which  has  been  clamoring  for  a 
cleanup." 

Vatican  City,  Aug.  16. — Italian 
film  fans  are  taken  to  task  by  Osser- 
vatore  Romano,  official  organ  of  the 
Vatican,  for  failing  to  cooperate  in 
the  Catholic  drive  against  objection- 
able films. 


Delay  Cincy  Reopening 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  16. — Reopening 
of  the  RKO  Grand,  set  for  Friday, 
has  been  postponed  to  around  Sept.  1, 
to  permit  improvements,  which  prob- 
ably will  include  new  sound  equipment. 

It  is  likely  that  the  RKO  Capitol 
will  be  reequipped  with  sound  of  the 
latest  design  before  reopening  in 
September. 


Ken  Maynard  to  Sing 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16.  —  Harold 
Lewis  and  Bernard  Grossman  are 
composing  three  songs  for  Ken  May- 
nard to  yodel  in  his  new  western  for 
Mascot,  "Down  by  the  Old  Santa 
Fe,"  scheduled  to  start  Sept.  8.  May- 
nard is  now  on  a  vaudeville  tour  in 
the  East. 


Tom  Keene  in  Town 

Tom  Keene  is  in  town  for  a  week's 
vacation,  having  completed  a  role  in 
King  Vidor's  "Our  Daily  Bread."  He 
has  been  signed  for  two  more  Vidor 
pictures,  titles  of  which  have  not  been 
set. 

While  here  he  is  taking  in  the  sights 
and  spending  some  time  with  fan 
magazine  interviewers. 


Mulhall  Gets  District 

Wilmington,  Aug.  16. — Jack  Mul- 
hall, former  manager  of  the  Arcadia, 
a  Stanley-Warner  first  run,  has  been 
named  manager  of  the  Wilmington 
district,  comprising  Wilmington,  Ches- 
ter, Pa. ;  Upper  Darby,  Pa. ;  West 
Chester,  Pa.,  and  Lansdowne,  Pa.  He 
succeeds  Lyle  Trenchard. 


Austgen  to  New  York 

Akron,  Aug.  16.— Ernie  Austgen, 
for  several  years  manager  of  Loew's, 
has  been  called  to  New  York  for  as- 
signment to  another  of  the  circuit's 
houses.  Jack  Flex  succeeds  Austgen 
here. 


Open  at  Fredericktown 

Fredericktown,  Pa.,  Aug.  16.— The 
Grand,  dark  for  three  years,  has  been 
reopened  after  redecoration  and  in- 
stallation of  new  equipment. 


Had  It  Fixed 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16.— Several 
months  ago  a  thug  broke  in- 
to Edwin  L.  Marin's  home  and 
walked  off  with  a  lot  of  stuff, 
including  his  watch.  Recent- 
ly the  cops  notified  Marin  of 
an  arrest  and  asked  him  to 
come  down  and  identify  some 
jewelry. 

Marin  collected  the  stolen 
goods,  then  he  went  up  to  the 
cell  to  get  a  glimpse  of  the 
prisoner. 

"So  you're  the  one,"  mused 
Marin. 

"Yeah,"  piped  the  prisoner, 
"and  that  isn't  all,  guy,  you 
owe  me  three  bucke  for  hav- 
ing your  watch  fixed." 


Alhambra  to  Start 
Milwaukee  Openings 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  16. — Reopening 
of  the  Alhambra  here  Aug.  18  under 
the  Fox  banner  is  the  start  of  the  re- 
lighting of  the  town's  Rialto.  War- 
ners' Strand  is  slated  to  reopen  Labor 
Day  and  the  Palace  Aug.  31.  In  ad- 
dition, Warners  will  reopen  the  Lake 
and  Kusciuszko,  neighborhood  houses. 

The  Alhambra  will  offer  an  inno- 
vation with  an  11 -piece  orchestra  on 
the  stage  and  Jack  Stanley,  maestro 
with  Publix  for  seven  years,  as 
master    of    ceremonies. 


Cockerill  Gets  Denham 

Denver,  .Aug.  16. — Benjamin  D. 
Cockerill,  salesman  for  Universal  at 
Salt  Lake  City  and  formerly  a  War- 
ner manager,  has  been  made  manager 
of  the  Denham.  Alan  Cooper,  who 
has  been  acting  manager  since  the 
resignation  of  Louis  Hellborn,  will 
continue  in  an  advisory  capacity. 

The  Denham  has  boosted  its  top 
price  from  40  to  50  cents,  including 
tax.  Other  prices  are  25  and  35  cents. 
The  old  low  price  of  15  cents  for  the 
second  balcony  has  been  dropped. 
This  leaves  only  the  Paramount 
among  the  first  runs  with  a  top  less 
than  50  cents,  the  Paramount  remain- 
ing at  40. 


To  Shoot  Around  Crosby 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — Paramount 
will  be  forced  to  shoot  around  Bing 
Crosby  in  "Here  Is  My  Heart"  when 
the  picture  goes  into  production  Aug. 
27,  in  order  to  allow  the  actor  time 
for  an  appendicitis  operation. 


Boles  in  "White  Parade*' 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — John  Boles 
gets  the  leading  role  in  "White  Pa- 
rade," Jesse  L.  Lasky's  next  for  Fox 
which  will  go  into  work  the  latter 
part  of  the  month.  Boles  is  now  busy 
in  "Music  in  the  Air." 


Para.  Signs  Two  Writers 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16.''— Paramount 
has  signed  two  new  writers,  Frederick 
Stephani,  to  adapt  "All  the  King's 
Horses."  a  musical  to  star  Carl  Bris- 
son.  and  William  Drake,  to  do  a  treat- 
ment on  "Shoe  the  Wild  Mare." 


RKO  Wins  the  Title 

RKO  has  won  the  M.  P.  Baseball 
League  championship.  The  final  game 
resulted  in  a  6-0  victory  over  Rocke- 
feller Center,  Inc.,  at  George  Wash- 
ington field. 


Decide  Tax  Is 
NotReckoned 
In  Admission 


Cincinnati,  Aug.  16. — Chester  R. 
Shook,  former  Common  Pleas  judge, 
selected  as  umpire  in  the  deadlocked 
arbitration  case  of  Paramount  vs. 
W.  C.  Chesbrough,  operating  the 
Salem,  at  Dayton,  has  upheld  Para- 
mount's  contention  that  the  10  per 
cent  state  admission  tax  does  not  con- 
stitute a  part  of  the  admission,  and 
thus  determine  availability. 

The  contract,  entered  into  prior  to 
enactment  of  the  tax  law,  specified  45 
days'  availability  on  a  20-cent  top  ad- 
mission, and  60  days  when  the  scale 
was  less  than  that  figure. 

Defendant  advertised  a  price  of  20 
cents,  plus  two  cents  tax,  with  a  sup- 
plemental line ;  "We  pay  the  tax," 
Paramount  called  this  an  18-cent  ad- 
mission, thus  setting  the  availability 
back  to  60  days.  Defendant,  however, 
refused  to  play  pictures  unless  a  45- 
day  availability  was  granted,  basing 
his  position  on  the  claim  that  the  ad- 
mission was  20  cents  under  the  pro- 
cedure he   was  following. 

The  umpire  interpreted  the  ad- 
mission as  18  cents.  This  is  said  to 
be  t'lie  first  case  of  its  kind  to  come 
up  in  Ohio. 

Court  Enjoins  ^2% 
Tax  in  Washington 

Seattle,  Aug.  16. — The  Washing- 
ton state  tax  commission  has  been  en- 
joined by  court  order  from  enforcing 
the  state  business  tax  law  of  one-half 
of  one  per  cent  against  the  gross  reve- 
nues of  film  exchanges. 

The  suit  against  the  state  was 
brought  by  Paramount  and  seven 
other  national  distributing  companies. 
Judge  John  M.  Wilson  of  the  Thurs- 
ton County  superior  Court,  in  ruling 
for  the  plaintiffs,  held  the  tax  to  be  a 
direct  burden  on  interstate  commerce 
and  would  be  invalid. 


Mayor  Walmsley  and 
GSTA  Talk  Over  Tax 

New  Orleans,  -Aug.  16. — Mayor  T. 
Semmes  Walmsley  has  conferred  with 
a  committee  of  Gulf  States  Theatre 
Owners'  Assn.  on  the  admission  tax 
measure  now  pending  before  the  Com- 
mission Council,  but  has  given  no  in- 
dication of  his  stand.  It  is  believed 
the  ordinance  is  almost  certain  to  pass. 

The  committee  included  Rodney 
Toups,  H.  S.  McLeod,  Norman  L. 
Carter,  Joe  Alsian,  Harry  Schulman, 
Bert  Kiern  and  Frank  Heidrich. 


Shift  Warner  Titles 

Hollywood,  Aug.  16. — A  switch  of 
picture  titles  at  Warners  places 
"Happiness  Ahead"  as  the  release 
title  on  "Gentlemen  Are  Born,"  star- 
ring William  Powell.  The  latter 
title  has  been  tacked  on  to  "Just  Out 
of  College,"  which  top  spots  Franchot 
Tone  and  Jean  Muir. 


F.  W.  Huss  to  Canada 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  16. — Frank  W. 
Huss,  Jr.,  executive  head  of  Asso- 
ciated Theatres,  operating  a  local  cir- 
cuit, and  member  of  the  clearance  and 
zoning  board,  has  left  for  a  60-da\ 
visit  in  Canada  to  escape  hay  fever. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Only  Judge's 
Order  Shy  in 
Fox  Met  Case 


Judge     Fails     to     Sign 
Routine  Papers 


Although  he  indicated  in  court  yes- 
terday rnorning  that  he  would  sign 
an  order  placing  Fox  Metropolitan 
Playhouses  in  bankruptcy  under  pro- 
vision 77-B  of  the  new  laws,  Federal 
Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  failed  to  do  so 
up  until  a  late  hour  last  night. 

After  Archibald  Palmer's  petition 
for  bankruptcy  was  objected  to  by  at- 
torneys for  Irving  Trust,  receiver,  on 
the  grounds  that  it  did  not  give  them 
broad  enough  powers  to  continue  op- 
eration of  the  Fox  Met  group,  Judge 
Mack  returned  the  petition  for  amend- 
ments   which    were    added    yesterday 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Two  of  New  Series 
For  Time  Finished 

Time  has  completed  two  of  what  is 
planned  as  a  series  of  52  one-reelers 
dramatizing  in  celluloid  form  its  na- 
tionally popular  radio  broadcast,  "The 
March  of  Time." 

Louis  de  Rochemont,  long  with  Fox 
Movietone  News  and  the  Magic  Car- 
pet of  Movietone  organizations,  is 
working  on  the  production  end  in 
conjunction    with    Roy    E.    Larsen,    a 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Assemblyman  Seeks 
Censorship  Survey 

Albany,  Aug.  17. — Investigation  of 
film  censorship  in  this  state  so  that 
the  public  "may  enjoy  cleaner  and 
more  wholesome  motion  pictures"  is 
provided  for  in  a  resolution  introduced 
today  by  Assemblyman  Jay  E.  Rice, 
Republican,   Queens. 

The  resolution  provides  for  the  cre- 
ation of  a  joint  legislative  committee 
and  an  appropriation  of  $25,000.  It 
was  referred  to  the  Ways  and  Means 
Committee. 


Fear  10%  Admission 
Levies  in  Louisiana 

Baton  Rouge,  La.,  Aug.  17. — Re- 
ports here  indicate  that  the  state  leg- 
islature, dominated  by  U.  S.  Senator 
Huey  P.  Long,  will  extend  the  act 
which  now  enables  New  Orleans  to 
tax  amusements  10  per  cent  for  un- 
employed relief,  so  that  other  munici- 
palities in  the  state  will  have  the  same 
{Continued  on  page  3) 


Alleged  Discrimination  in 
Code  Seals  Due  for  Check 


Washington,  Aug.  17. — Following 
a  requested  investigation  of  the  Hays 
office  today  by  an  independent  produ- 
cer who  alleged  discrimination  is  be-j 
ing  practiced  in  the  issuance  of 
production  code  seals.  Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt's  office 
stated  the  NRA  official  will  confer 
with  Hays  officials  on  the  charge. 

Rosenblatt  was  informed  that  non- 
members  of  the  Hays  organization 
have  been  voluntarily  submitting  their 


pictures  for  censorship  and  have  been 
accorded  certificates,  but  get  no  seal 
which  can  be  shown  on  the  screen. 

Since  it  was  stated  the  rules  of  the 
organization  prohibit  the  showing  of 
pictures  without  seals  in  any  theatre 
owned  by  a  Hays  association  member 
company,  it  was  charged  that  the  in- 
dependents are  being  kept  out  of  many 
houses,  particularly  product  of  Mono- 
gram and  Universal. 

The  name  of  the  complaining  com- 
pany was  not  divulged. 


Local  306  at 
Work  on  New 
Season  Pacts 


With  present  union  contracts  expir- 
ing on  Sept.  1,  Local  306  is  negotiat- 
ing new  deals  with  exhibitors  now 
employing  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  men. 

A  drive  is  also  under  way  by  the 
union  to  line  up  theatres  employing 
other  union  operators.  Within  the 
last  week,  the  De  Luxe,  Fenway  and 
Lido  in  the  Bronx  have  joined  the 
union  after  considerable  picketing. 
The  Taft,  Flushing,  and  Rugby, 
Brooklyn,  are  now  being  picketed. 

Trio-Consolidated  houses  not  em- 
ploying Local  306  men  and  the  Brandt 
circuit  are  understood  next  in  line 
for  picketing  by  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  af- 
filiate. It  is  possible  that  30  Trio- 
Consolidated  houses  may  sign  up  be- 
fore a  picketing  campaign  gets  under 
way.  The  houses  in  question  are  now 
using  Empire   State  men. 


K.  C.  Groups 
Demand  Check 
On  Petition 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  17. — Balked  by 
refusal  of  the  local  grievance  board 
to  strike  off  the  signatures  of  six 
Kansas  City  exhibitors  from  a  peti- 
tion banning  premiums  in  a  six-county 
area  after  Oct.  27,  a  small  group  of 
exhibitors  opposing  the  ban  will  make 
the  next  move  when  they  check  the 
signatures  of  those  voting  for  it. 

E.  S.  Young  and  others  favoring 
premiums  have  created  considerable 
furore  over  whether  the  vote  is  legal. 
In  a  letter  to  the  grievance  board 
Young  demanded  to  see  the  original 
petition  for  the  purpose  of  checking 
the  names.  The  petition  has  been 
forwarded  to  Code  Authority  for  cer- 
tification and  is  expected  back  soon. 

Jay  Means,  grievance  board  mem- 
ber and  I.  T.  O.  president,  who  took 

(Continued   on    page  4) 


B^way Picks  Up;  Operators 
Hope  Better  Days  Are  Here 


Unable  to  account  for  the  sudden 
shift  but  giving  proper  credit  to  the 
calibre  of  current  attractions,  circuit 
operators  were  encouraged  yesterday 
by  the  sharp  increase  in  grosses  along 
Broadway.  At  the  same  time,  they 
expressed  the  hope  that  business  will 
stay   at   or   near   its    prevailing   level. 

Harold  Lloyd  in  "The  Cat's  Paw," 
his  first  picture  in  well  over  a  year, 
opened  big  at  the  Music  Hall  Thurs- 
day and  is  reported  to  have  turned  in 
a  lusty  $15,000  for  its  opening  day. 


"Cleopatra,"  following  its  tony 
opening  at  the  Paramount  Thursday 
night,  was  running  $100  an  hour  bet- 
ter than  "I'm  No  Angel"  and  was 
heading  for  about  $11,600  in  its  open- 
ing stanza.  Paramount  officials  de- 
clared. 

"Dames"  ended  at  $7, 100  for  Thurs- 
day, its  first  full  day.  While  this 
ran  $1,500  under  Warners'  first  en- 
thusiastic expectations,  the  gross  is 
nothing   to   make   excuses   over.      Its 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


NRA  Rejects 
Code  Budget 
On  Producers 


Sol  Rosenblatt  Suggested 
Step  Be  Taken 

Washington,  Aug.  17. — Formal 
rejection  by  the  Planning  and  Re- 
search Division,  acting  on  a  recom- 
mendation from  Division  Administra- 
tor Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  of  the  produ- 
cer budget  was  announced  today  by 
the  National  Recovery  Administra- 
tion. 

Investigation  of  the  opposition  to 
the  budget  filed  by  Campi  showed  a 
total  of  2i7  complaints,  including  one 
from  United  Artists  criticising  the 
method  of  levying  assessments  which 
was  followed  by  similar  complaints 
from  other  companies. 

Campi  was  today  notified  of  the  re- 
jection of  its  budget  and,  while  no 
thought  has  been  given  in  Washington 
to  the  development  of  a  new  one,  it 
is  anticipated  Code  Authority  will  be 
asked  to  draw  up  another  plan  and 
submit  it  for  consideration. 


''Lab"  Code  on  Cut 
Budget  for  3  Mos. 

Washington,  Aug.  17. — Working 
further  toward  agreement  on  the  code 
for  the  laboratory  industry,  NRA  offi- 
cials and  members  of  the  trade  today 
settled  that  for  a  period  of  90  days  the 
code  authority  should  work  on  a 
budget  at  the  rate  of  $7,500  a  year, 
slightly    more    than    one-third    of   the 

(Continued  on    page  4) 


Cut  in  Taxes,  Idea 
Behind  Stanley  Step 

Merger  of  the  Stanley  Fabian  Corp. 
and  Stanley  Crandall  Corp.  with  the 
Stanley  Co.  of  America  is  planned  as 
a  step  to  consolidate  subsidiaries  of 
Warners  as  part  of  a  general  move  to 
make  the  parent  company's  tax  struc- 
ture less  costly. 

The  merger  will  be  voted  on  Aug. 
22)  and  is  a  routine  affair.  Stanley 
Co.  of  America  owns  the  two  sub- 
sidiaries 100  per  cent.  Warners  own 
Stanley  Co.  99j^  per  cent. 


N.  F.  Senate  Passes 
1%  Tax  on  Incomes 

Albany,  Aug.  17.— The  Porter  bill, 
providing  for  a  tax  levy  of  one  per 
cent  on  gross  incomes,  was  passed  by 

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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  August   18,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered    U.    S.   Patent   Office) 


Vol.  .36 


August  18,   1934 


No.  41 


Martin    Quigley 
Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 
MAURICE    KANN        ^§, 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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Zukor  in  for  Stay 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17.— Following 
Adolph  Zukor's  return  here,  Emanuel 
Cohen  announced  the  Paramount  ex- 
ecutive will  henceforth  spend  the 
greater  part  of  his  time  on  the  coast. 

Cohen  also  stated  that  the 
studio  will  have  30  pictures  in  produc- 
tion between  now  and  Nov.  1,  an  av- 
erage of '  one  film  going  into  work 
every  two  days. 


The  understanding  has  been  general 
for  some  time  that  Adolph  Zukor  will 
spend  most  of  his  time  in  Hollywood 
keeping  a  "fatherly  eye"  on  Para- 
mount production. 


Coming  for  Atmosphere 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17. — J.  P.  Mc- 
Evoy  left  for  New  York  yesterday  to 
gather  material  and  atmosphere 
around  Ellis  Island  for  Paramount's 
production  of  the  Paul  Hervey  Fox 
story,   "The   Goddess." 


Fairbanks  at  Funeral 

Denver,  Aug.  17. — Douglas  Fair- 
banks, Sr.,  attended  the  funeral  of  his 
sister-in-law,  Mrs.  Margaret  Fair- 
banks, here  today.  He  flew  in  from 
New  York. 


Zanuck  Enroute  West 

Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  production  chief 
of  20th  Century  Pictures,  left  yester- 
day by  train  for  the  coast.  He  will 
spend  one  day  in  Chicago. 


Seeks  a  Film  Test 
For  New  Reproducer 

That  his  "audio  projector,"  a  de- 
vice said  to  permit  broadcast  sound  to 
reach  the  ear  from  a  wide  angle  with 
increased  realism  resulting,  is  ap- 
plicable to  talking  pictures  as  well  as 
radio  was  asserted  yesterday  by  Max- 
imilian Weil,  New  York  electro- 
acoustic   consulting   engineer. 

The  inventor  said  he  planned  with- 
in a  month  or  two  to  take  steps  to 
interest  the  film  industry  in  the  de- 
vice. Weil  declared  the  "audio  pro- 
jector" would  be  especially  advan- 
tageous in  the  reproduction  of  musical 
numbers,  to  which,  he  said,  it  would 
give  a  brilliance  of  tone  and  a  fidelity 
to  the  original  unobtainable  under 
present  methods  used  in  the  studios. 

Through  the  use  of  the  device,  ac- 
cording to  Weil,  a  group  of  musi- 
cians playing  in  a  film  would  sound  as 
though  they  were  performing  before 
the  audience  in  the  flesh. 

The  chief  secret  of  the  improved 
realism  is  said  by  the  inventor  to  lie 
in  the  fact  that  the  cabinet  in  which 
the  projector  is  installed  contains  nar- 
row vents  around  the  edges  through 
which  the  sound  issues  in  every  direc- 
tion at  once. 

The  device  was  recently  demon- 
strated to  a  group  of  prominent  musi- 
cians with  what  were  said  to  be  highly 
successful  results. 


Talbot  Becomes  Star 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17. — Warners 
will  promote  Lyle  Talbot  to  stardom 
in  a  series  of  six  action  pictures  to 
be  made  on  the  current  season's  pro- 
gram. The  first  will  be  "Racing 
Luck,"  an  original  which  D.  Ross 
uederman  will  direct. 


Contract  for  Kibbee 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17. — Warners 
iiave  written  a  new  long-term  con- 
tract for  Guy  Kibbee  with  a  tilt  in 
salary.  His  next  assignment  will  be  in 
"Babbitt." 


Warners  Borrow  Dunne 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17. — Warners  to- 
day borrowed  Irene  Dunne  from 
Radio  for  the  lead  in  "Sweet  Adeline." 
Mervyn  Le  Roy  will  direct. 


Otterson  Enroute  Here 

John  E.  Otterson,  president  of  Erpi, 
is  aboard  the  Washington  which  sailed 
from  the  other  side  on  Thursday. 


Claims  Perfection 
In  Synchronizing 

Budapest,  Aug.  17. — Perfect  syn- 
chronization of  lip  movement  and 
sound  was  claimed  to  have  been 
achieved  here  today  by  Karl  Pulvari, 
young   engineer. 

His  invention,  an  electrical  machine, 
catches  and  holds  for  proper  lip  move- 
ment the  basic  vowel  sounds,  he  says. 
It  is  claimed  that,  when  his  machine 
is  used,  it  is  impossible  to  detect  a 
synchronized  film   from  an  original. 


Two  Reopenings  Are 
Set  in  Pittsburgh 

PiTTSUURGH,  Aug.  17. — Two  Aug- 
ust openings  are  scheduled.  The  Ful- 
ton, dark  for  seven  weeks,  will  be 
reopened  by  Warners  Aug.  24  with 
"She  Learned  About  Sailors."  L.  B. 
Cool  continues  as  house  manager. 

The  .■\lvin  will  be  reopened  by 
Harris  .\niusement  Co.  Aug.  31  with 
special  ceremonies  at  $1  toj).  The 
picture   will  be   "Baby  Take  a   Bow." 


Pick  Nominating  Group 

Hollywood,  .Aug.  17. — The  execu- 
tive committee  of  the  assistant  direc- 
tors section  of  the  Academy  has  named 
a  nominating  committee  to  pick  candi- 
dates for  a  new  executive  committee 
to  be  chosen  next  month.  On  the 
committee  are  Sid  Boweii,  William 
Cannon,  Horace  Hough,  Charles  Kerr, 
Jay  C.  Marchant,  William  J.  Reiter 
and  Eric  Stacey.  .'Mternates  are  Bob 
bellows,  Doran  Cox  and  .Arthur  Rose. 
Nominations  will  be  made  Monday 
night. 


Shauer  Estate  $261,820 

A  valuation  of  $281,542  gross,  with 
net  assets  listed  at  $261,820,  was 
Dlaced  on  the  estate  of  the  late  Emil 
E.  Shauer,  former  vice-president  of 
Paramount  International  Corp.,  and  a 
founder  of  Paramount  Publi.x  Corp., 
according  to  the  transfer  tax  appraisal 
filed  yesterday.  Shauer  died  Nov.  16, 
1933. 

Mrs.  Julia  K.  Shauer,  his  widow; 
Melville  A.  Shauer  of  Paramount,  his 
son,  and  his  mother  are  the  three 
beneficiaries. 


L.  A.  to  Allow  Smoking 

Lo.s  Angeles,  Aug.  17. — By  a  vote 
of  8-7  the  City  Council  has  passed 
an  ordinance  to  permit  patrons  to 
smoke  in  fireproof  balconies. 


Columbia  Up  ly^  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High      Low      Close  Change 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc... 29  28?4        29  -\-V/i 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 2^         ZYf,         25^  — Yfi 

Consolidated    Film   Industries,    pfd 13)4        135^        13%  -|-  /^ 

Eastman   Kodak    98f^        98  98  —  i^ 

Fox  Film  "A" lO-V^        lO-)^        10%  -\-  y^ 

Loew's,  Inc 27%        27  27  —Yi 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd 91  91  91  -f-  f£ 

Paramount   Publix   354  3J4  314  

Pathe   Exchange    I54  VA,  VA  

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 14%        14%        14%  —  % 

Warner   Bros 4!4  4%  41^  _  % 

Technicolor  Off  I/4  on  Curb 

Net 

High      Low      Close  Change 

Technicolor  n%        nU        11^  —  14 

Pathe  Bonds  Up  One 

Net 

„  ,    „,  „      .  High      Low      Close  Change 

deneral    Theatre    Equipment    6s    '40 7^8  6'/4  6M  54 

^leneral   Theatre    Equipment   6s    '40,    ctf 6  5%  6  -\-  Yi 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 101  101  101 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s   '47 3914        39'/^        Z9Y2  +' % 

Paramount   Publix  5j^s  '50 40  40  40  -f  54 

Pathe  7s  '37,  WW 96Y2        96  96Y2  +1 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 54  54  54 


Sales 

400 
400 
100 
100 
100 

2,400 
100 
500 

1,100 
100 

1,000 


Sales 

100 


Sale 


<     Purely 
Personal  ► 

TRUMAN  TALLEY,  Laurence 
Stallings,  Herman  Gllxkman, 
UicK  Rowland, Rali'h  Poucher,Sam 
Spring,  Percy  Phillii-son,  Sidney 
Samuelson, Jules  Levy,  Harry  Coh- 
en, Harry  Arthur,  and  Abe  Wax- 
man  did  their  lunching  at  the  Tav- 
ern yesterday. 

Louis  L.  Lissner,  former  advance 
man  for  Fanchon  and  Marco,  is  now 
a  restaurateur.  He  is  operating  Ye 
Old  Fashioned  Bar  and  Grill  in  the 
Times  Square  area. 

Charles  LaMont,  director  of  "Gi- 
golette"  at  the  Biograph  studios, 
talked  himself  out  of  a  ticket  for 
speeding  yesterday  while  on  his  way 
to  WOR  to  broadcast. 

Leonard  Gaynor  of  the  Fox  pub- 
licity department  is  enjoying  a  vaca- 
tion on  his  farm  at  (ilen  Gardner, 
N.  J. 

Dave  Palfreyman  is  ofT  to  Chicago 
and  modest  vacationing  in  northern 
Indiana.  He  hails  from  the  latter  sec- 
tion. 

Harry  Cohen,  westeriii  district  man- 
ager for  RKO,  has  been  in  town  eight 
weeks  and  with  the  end  not  yet  in 
sight.    He's  on  a  deal  with  F.  W.  C. 

Frank  Lawton  is  in  town  for  a 
two-week  vacation  before  starting 
work  in  "David  Copi)erfield"  for  Fox. 

N.  K.  LoDER,  secretary  of  Majestic, 
returned  yesterday  from  a  tour  among 
franchise  holders. 

Arthur  Loew  and  Mort  Spring 
return  Monday  from  a  10-day  cruise 
in  Loew's  yacht. 

Jeffrey  Bernerd  and  Arthur  Lee 
are  in  Saratoga  for  the  races  and  the 
week-end. 

Milton  Weiss  sails  today  on  the 
Monarch  of  Bermuda  on  a  vacation. 

Sam  Morros  of  Campi  has  returned 
from  Buffalo. 

Moe  Streimer  has  returned  from  a 
trip  upstate. 


Agency  Code  Unfinished 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  17. — The 
agency  code  committee  last  nieht 
was  unable  to  conclude  its  code  of 
fair  practice.  .A.nother  meeting  will 
be  held  next  week. 


Victor  Zobel  Recovering 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17. — Victor 
Zobel,  Mascot  supervisor,  is  resting 
satisfactorily  following  an  appendicitis 
operation  performed  at  Cedars  of 
Lebanon  Hospital. 


Stunt  Men  Seek  Rise 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  17. — Stunt  men 
today  petitioned  the  extras'  standing 
committee  for  more  pay  for  danger- 
ous assignments. 


''Fair"  for  Criterion 

"State  Fair"  goes  into  the  Criterion 
Monday  for  a  return  Broadway  en- 
gagement. Educational's  "Krakatoa" 
will  be  part  of  the  program. 


Tryon  Turns  Director 

Hollywood.  Aug.  17.— Radio  has 
given  Glenn  Tryon  a  long-term  op- 
tional contract  as  a  director.  His 
first   will    be   "The    Kick   OfT." 


Saturday,  August    18,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


ii 


Empress"  Top  in 
Slump  at  Montreal 


Montreal,  Aug.  17. — "The  Scarlet 
Empress"  proved  good  enough  at  the 
Capitol,  all  things  considered,  to  merit 
a  holdover  with  the  box  office  result  of 
16,000  after  drawing  $7,000  the  pre- 
vious seven  days.  At  the  Palace,  the 
gross  moved  up  to  $7,500  on  "Grand 
Canary"  and  "Charlie  Chan's  Cour- 
age" to  lead  the  week.  The  two  Brit- 
ish pictures,  "Constant  Nymph"  and 
"Happy  Ever  After,"  brought  the  old 
countrymen  to  the  Princess  for  a  take 
of  $5,000,  while  Loew's  had  the  same 
for  "A  Modern  Hero"  and  "The  Per- 
sonality Kid." 

Total  business  was  $27,000.  Aver- 
age is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  1 1  : 

"THE    SCARLET    EMPRESS"    (Para.) 
"THE    OLD-FASHIONED    WAY"    (Para.) 

CAPITOL— (2,5-(7).  25c -35c -400 -50c -60c,  7 
days.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (First  week, 
$7,000.    (Average,    $9,000) 

"RED    WAGON"    (British) 
IMPERIAL— (1,914),    25c-40c-50c,    7    days. 
Stage:    Vaudeville    and    Lee    Shelley's    Or- 
chestra.   Gross:     $.'i.500.     (Average,    $6,500) 

"A  MODERN   HERO"   (Warners) 
"THE    PERSONALITY     KID"     (Warners) 
LOEW'S— (3.115),   25c-35c-50c-65c,    7   days. 
Gross:  $5,000.    (Average,  $10,500) 

"GRAND    CANARY"     (Fox) 
"CHARLIE    CHAN'S     COURAGE"     (Fox) 
PALACE— (2,6t)0),      25c-35c-50c-60c-75c,      7 
days.   Gross:    $7,500.    (Average.    $11,000) 
"THE   CONSTANT   NYMPH"    (British) 
"HAPPY    EVER    AFTER"     (British) 
PRINCESS— (2.272),        25c-35c-50c-65c,        7 
davs.    Gross:    $5,000.    (Average,    $6,000) 


Film  Group  Sailing 

Film  and  stage  folk  are  well  repre- 
sented on  the  passenger  list  of  the 
outgoing  He  dc  France  which  sails 
today. 

Among  them  are  Constance  Bennett, 
Beatrice  Lillie,  Eric  Charrell.  Al  San- 
tell  and  William  Beaudine  and  their 
wives,  Gladys  Henson,  English  act- 
ress; John  W.  Alicoate,  publisher  of 
Film  Daily;  Madeline  Kileen  and  J. 
J.  Phillips,  song  and  dance  team ; 
Naomi  Ray,  Art  Clifton  and  Edgar 
Harrison,  comedy  team,  and  the  Radio 
Rogues. 


Schiller  Back  Shortly 

Edward  A.  Schiller,  vice-president 
of  Loew's,  Inc.,  may  be  back  in  New 
York  and  on  the  job  in  about  four 
weeks,  according  to  Louis  K.  Sidney, 
Loew  executive.  The  latter  said  yes- 
terday he  had  met  Schiller's  physician, 
who  was  authority  for  the  statement. 
Schiller  is  in  Hollywood  recuperating 
from  a  long  illness. 


Consolidated  Dividend 

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  Inc., 
has  declared  a  dividend  of  50  cents  on 
account  of  accumulations  on  the  cumu- 
lative preferred  stock.  The  dividend 
is  payable  Oct.  1  to  stock  of  record 
Sept.  10.  This  leaves  accumulations 
of  $3.50  on  the  issue. 


Jolson  in  Chicago  Stop 

Al  Jolson,  who  left  New  York  yes- 
terday on  the  20th  Century,  will  stop 
over  in  Chicago  long  enough  to  be 
guest  of  honor  at  the  Chicago  Tribiiitc 
Music  Festival  at  .Soldiers'  Field. 


Hicks  a  Couturier 

Frank  H.  Flicks,  long  connected 
with  Fox  theatres  in  New  York  and 
elsewhere,  has  become  a  couturier. 
It's  one  of  those  places  for  gowns, 
uniforms,  costumes  for  show  people 
and  others. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


''Crime  Without  Passion*' 

{H e cht-M ac Arthur  Frod.-Paramount) 

Ben  Hecht  and  Charles  MacArthur,  occasional  playwright  co-workers, 
make  their  maiden  bow  as  film  producers  on  their  own  in  "Crime  With- 
out Passion." 

The  pungency  of  their  style,  their  flair  for  the  dramatic,  the  realistic 
and  the  bunkless  have  their  way  and  their  say.  The  result  is  an  intelli- 
gent motion  picture,  replete  with  nuances  for  intelligent  people  and  per- 
haps limited  in  its  appeal  for  the  rank  and  file  in  the  provinces.  But 
there  is  another  perhaps,  for  it  may  be  that,  while  the  fine  points  will 
soar  over  the  heads  of  the  mob,  there  will  prove  to  be  sufficient  in  story 
highlight  to  catch  the  routine  fancy. 

"Crime  Without  Passion,"  written,  produced  and  directed  by  Hecht 
and  MacArthur  with  Lee  Garmes,  expert  cinematographer  as  associate 
of  the  entire  production,  deals  largely  with  the  mental.  It  probes  into 
the  analytical  workings  of  a  nearly  criminal  brain,  that  of  Lee  Gentry 
(Claude  Rains),  shows  how  this  legal  and  crooked  "champion  of  the 
damned"  becomes  enmeshed  in  diabolical  calculations  sprung  from  his 
own  head  and  so  meets  his  death  in  the  electric  chair  for  murder. 

Anyone  familiar  with  the  type  of  stuff  Hecht  and  MacArthur  forge 
from  their  typewriters  might  expect  the  creation  of  a  character  that 
flouts  his  insolent  disregard  for  accepted  rules  of  society.  Rains,  as 
Gentry,  proceeds  on  such  a  philosophy,  saving  the  lives  of  men  he  knows 
are  guilty  of  crime  because  he  gets  a  kick  out  of  it,  but  finding  the  lesson 
to  be  drawn  from  it  all  is  that  the  game  isn't  worth  the  name :  he  loses 
his  own  life  as  payment  exacted  for  an  accidental  attempt  to  murder  an 
ex-sweetie  (Margo)  and  a  frenzied  shooting  of  the  man  (Stanley 
Ridges)   from  whom  Rains  stole  her. 

Rains'  method  of  covering  his  tracks  after  leaving  the  girl's  apartment 
in  a  move  to  establish  his  alibi,  how  he  thinks  he  has  cleared  himself  only 
to  find  circumstance  has  dictated  otherwise  and  his  quick  undoing  fol- 
low through  with  a  dramatic  wallop  and  a  rising  tide  of  emotional  excite- 
ment that,  we  think,  will  pass  on  their  impact  to  the  audiences  that  will 
shortly  see  it. 

The  treatment  of  the  whole  and  the  performance  by  Rains  have  bite, 
vigor  and  substance  which  stamp  "Crime  Without  Passion"  as  one  of 
the  most  interesting  pictures  this  reviewer  has  seen  in  considerable  time. 

The  effort,  first  from  this  new  team  of  producers,  is  largely  intriguing 
in  that  it  indicates  Messrs.  Hecht  and  MacArthur  have  something  to  de- 
liver. That  something,  present  in  their  initial  picture,  may  require 
another  picture  or  two  to  take  more  definite  form.  It  and  they  bear 
watching.  KA  N  N 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


''Iris  March" 

(AI-G-AI) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17. — Marred  by  haphazard  plot  movement,  render- 
ing the  story  somewhat  confusing  throughout,  this  film  emerges  limited 
in  entertainment  values  despite  capable,  name  cast  portrayals.  The  pro- 
duction neither  conforms  to  Michael  Arlen's  story,  "The  Green  Hat," 
on  which  it  is  based,  nor  has  it  originality  all  its  own.  The  preview  re- 
action reflected  the  film's  scattered  story  thread. 

The  plot  involves  the  romance  between  Constance  Bennett  and  Herbert 
Marshall.  Their  marriage  is  blocked  by  Henry  Stephenson,  Marshall's 
father,  who  fears  that  the  union  will  ruin  his  son's  career  in  diplomatic 
circles  because  of  class  distinction  and  because  of  the  fact  that  Miss 
Bennett's  father  died  a  drunkard  and  her  brother,  Hugh  Williams,  is 
following  suit.  While  Marshall  is  in  India,  Miss  Bennett  becomes  en- 
gaged to  Ralph  Forbes  and  subsequently  marries.  Following  this, 
Forbes  jumps  out  a  window  to  his  death.  Suspense  centers  on  the 
suicide  motive. 

Years  of  disillusionment  find  Miss  Bennett  living  a  careless  life  with 
love  still  existing  between  her  and  Marshall,  who  has  married  Elizabeth 
Allen  in  the  meantime.  Ultimately  Williams  dies  and  Miss  Bennett  be- 
comes ill. 

The  climax  finds  Marshall  discovering  the  reason  for  Forbes'  suicide 
was  because  Miss  Bennett  had  discovered  him  as  an  escaped  convict. 
Reconciliation  is  never  effected  and  Miss  Bennett  kills  herself  in  an 
auto  wreck. 

Direction  by  Robert  Z.  Leonard  satisfies.     Running  time,  80  minutes. 

(Addi'ional   preview  on    pane  4) 


<.(, 


Navy"  Leads  Gain 
In  Portland  Spots 


Portland,  Aug.  17. — With  the  long 
waterfront  strike  over,  business  is 
picking  up  here.  Four  first  runs 
topped  par  last  week,  with  "Here 
Comes  the  Navy"  leading  the  proces- 
sion at  $3,800  in  Hanirick's  Music 
Box. 

"One  More  River"  and  "Murder  in 
the  Private  Car"  were  $500  up  at 
$5,500  in  the  Broadway;  "Let's  Try 
Again"  and  "Friends  of  Mr.  Sweeney" 
were  strong  at  $2,500  in  Hamrick's 
Oriental. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $22,- 
800.  Average  is  $22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  9 : 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 

"MURDER   IN    THE  PRIVATE   CAR" 

(M-G-M) 

BROADWAY— (1.912J,  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $5,500.    (Average,    $5,000) 
'HERE  COMES  THE    NAVY"    (Warners) 

HAiMRICK'S  MUSIC  BOX— (2,000),  25c- 
35c-40c,  7  days.  Gross:  $3,800.  (Average, 
$3,000) 

"LET'S   TRY  AGAIN"    (Radio) 
"FRIENDS   OF    MR.   SWEENEY"    (War.) 

HAMRICK'S  ORIENTAI^Gross:  $2,500. 
(Average,    $2,000) 

"IMPORTANT    WITNESS"     (Tower) 

PANTAGES— (1,700),      15c-25c,      7      days. 
Stage  show.    Gross:  $1,800.   (Average,  $2,000) 
"THE   OLD    FASHIONED   WAY"    (Para.) 
"SHE  WAS  A  LADY"   (Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,008),       25c-35c-40c,       7 
davs.    Gross:    $5,200.    (Average,    $5,000) 
"GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (45),  25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.   Gross:    $4,000.    (Average,   $5,000) 


Fear  10%  Admission 
Levies  in  Louisiana 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

power,  and  will  change  the  act  so 
that  the  money  will  be  distributed 
through  Federal  agencies. 

This  move  is  regarded  as  a  real 
menace  to  Louisiana  theatre  men. 
Hitherto,  the  threat  had  been  only 
in  New  Orleans,  where  a  committee 
01  three  from  the  Gulf  States  Theatre 
Owners'  Ass'n.  was  to  confer  with  the 
mayor  yesterday  on  the  proposed  city 
ordmance.  In  view  of  state  action  the 
mayor  cancelled  the  meeting. 


Traco  Theatre  Dividend 

1  raco  Theatre  yesterday  declared  a 
dividend  of  $3.50  per  share  on  account 
01  accumulations  on  the  7  per  cent 
preferred  stock.  After  this  payment 
such  accumulations  will  be  $12.25  per 
share. 


Finish  Educational  Film 

Production  was  completed  yesterday 
at  the  Eastern  Service  Studios  in  As- 
toria on  "Big  Business,"  two-reel  mu- 
sical produced  by  Sam  Baerwitz  for 
Educational. 


Goes  First  Run  Soon 

Buffalo,  Aug.  17. — Charles  Hay- 
man  will  open  the  Great  Lakes,  Sept. 
1,  as  a  first  run  house.  "One  Night 
of  Love"  will  be  the  opening  attrac- 
tion. 


Loher  Sailing  Today 

Louis  Lober,  head  of  M-G-M's  ac- 
tivities in  Egypt,  sails  for  home  today 
on  the  Re^x  after  several  weeks  in  New 
York. 


Spingold  Returns  Today 

Nate  Spingold  arrives  from  Chicago 
today.  He  was  on  the  coast  for  sev- 
eral days  conferring  with  Harry 
Cohn. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  August    18,    1934 


K.  C.  Groups 
DemandCheck 
On  Petition 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  vote  himself,  told  Motion  Picture 
Daily  he  saw  no  reason  why  anyone 
who  had  assented  to  the  code  and 
paid  the  assessment  should  not  be 
permitted  to  check  the  vote.  The 
premium  users  credit  Means  with 
chief  responsibility  for  the  board's  re- 
fusal to  honor  their  request  to  with- 
draw   the   six    exhibitors'    names. 

It  is  estimated  that  there  are  71  un- 
affiliated theatres  in  the  area  eligible 
to  vote.  It  is  understood  56  of  this 
number  and  all  affiliated  houses  with 
the  exception  of  the  Publix  Newman 
and  the  RKO  Mainstreet  voted  for 
the  premium  ban. 

In  event  the  protestants  win  their 
fight  to  withdraw  the  six  names, 
which  appears  highly  unlikely,  the  pe- 
tition would  require  18  other  signa- 
tures to  compensate  for  the  loss,  on 
the  basis  of  the  75  per  cent  required 
vote. 


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Lab"  Code  on  Cut 
Budget  for  3  Mos. 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

original  $21,000  budget  proposed. 
Within  the  90-day  period  it  is  antici- 
pated the  authority  will  have  lined  up 
its  work  and  know  just  how  much 
money  it  will  need  for  permanent  op- 
eration. 

An  agreement  was  also  reached  on 
the  question  of  newsreels,  whereby 
companies  handling  that  type  of  work 
are  given  a  leeway  of  four  hours' 
overtime  before  they  are  required  to 
give  employes  overtime  pay.  It  was 
also  settled  that  two  weeks'  vacation 
with  pay  annually  shall  be  given  all 
employes  who  do  not  receive  over- 
time. 


Clearance  Up  Monday 

Various  problems  dealing  with 
clearance  and  zoning  and  grievances 
will  be  discussed  by  a  joint  commit- 
tee, consisting  of  George  Schaefer, 
R.  H.  Cochrane,  Harold  S.  Bareford, 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly  and  Nathan  Yr- 
mins,  on  Monday. 


Managua  House  Opens 

Managua,  Aug.  17. — The  Gonzalez 
Theatre,  one  of  the  largest  in  Central 
America,  was  opened  here  last  night 
with  M-G-M's  "Fra  Diavolo."  The 
house,  seating  about  1^500,  is  fully 
equipped  with  all  modern  improve- 
ments. 


Fan  Mags  Check  Writers 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17. — Carrying  out 
their  agreement  with  studio  publicity 
heads,  fan  magazines  here  are  check- 
ing their  lists  of  writers  so  that  they 
can  furnish  an  accredited  list  to  the 
studios. 


Benefit  at  Stadium 

A  benefit  will  be  held  at  the 
Yankee  Stadium  on  Thursday,  Sept. 
20,  for  the  German-Jewish  refugees. 
Many  stars  of  the  screen,  radio  and 
stage    have    promised    to    lend    their 


B  'way  Picks  Up;  Operators 
Hope  Better  Days  Are  Here 


Skouras  Name  Goes 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  17.— The 
last  visible  link  between  the 
St.  Louis  theatre  world  and 
Spyros,  George  and  Charles 
Skouras  was  removed  a  few 
days  ago  when  workmen 
painted  out  the  Skouras  name 
from  the  top  of  the  large 
electric  sign  in  front  of  the 
Ambassador.  The  name  was 
placed  on  the  sign  in  1926 
and  remained  during  control 
by  Warners,  Paramount  and 
Central  Theatres. 


Two  of  New  Series 
For  Time  Finished 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

vice-president  of  the  magazine  pub- 
lishing company.  Production  is  being 
centered  at  the  Fox  Movietone  plant 
on  10th  Ave. 

"The  March  of  Time"  weekly 
broadcast  from  which  the  new  series 
has  drawn  its  idea  is  one  of  the 
phenomena  of  the  radio  field.  Re- 
enactment  of  highlights  of  the  week's 
news  in  dramatic  form,  simulating  the 
voices  of  world  figures  where  called 
for  is  the  crux  of  the  formula. 

De  Rochemont  was  identified  with  a 
similar  idea  known  as  "The  March  of 
the  Years,"  a  series  of  two-reelers 
predicated  on  news  sensations  of 
other  years.  Columbia  is  distributing 
the  latter  series. 


Col.  Holds  Bulgakov 

Hollywood.  Aug.  17. — Columbia 
has  taken  up  its  option  on  the  services 
of  Director  Leo  Bulgakov. 


(Continued  from  paiic  1) 

sponsors  say  a  $5O,00O  week  is  well 
within  reason  at  the  rate  the  picture 
is   traveling. 

Luuis  K.  Sidney  refused  to  go  into 
figures  for  "Treasure  Island"  at  the 
Capitol,  but  he  described  opening  day's 
business  as  "very  big."  In  a  chance 
street  corner  interview  earlier  in  the 
day,  he  told  another  Motion  Picture 
Daily  reporter  it  looked  like  a  "swell 
week  for  the  Capitol." 

"Handy  Andy"  went  into  its  third 
week  at  the  Roxy  yesterday.  In  its 
second,  the  Rogers'  picture  grossed 
$25,900.  Roxy  operating  officials  are 
all  smiles  and  satisfied  with  their  cur- 
rent attraction. 

"Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes  Back" 
ended  at  $6,300  for  its  first  day  at  the 
Rivoli.  Business  there  is  brisk  and 
mounting. 


Breen  Finishes  His 
First  Newsreel  Clip 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17. — Joseph  I. 
Breen  has  completed  his  clip  for  the 
newsreels  at  the  Radio  Studio.  It  is 
a  three-minute  number,  the  first  of  a 
series  of  six,  in  which  he  explains  the 
production  code  seal  work. 

In  subsequent  clips  he  will  attempt 
to  clarify  the  self-regulatory  measures 
adopted  by  the  industry. 


iV.  Y,  Senate  Passes 
1%  Tax  on  Incomes 

i  Continued  from  page  1) 

the  Senate  today.  The  vote  was  43 
to  tliree.  The  purpose  of  the  measure 
is  to  provide  funds  for  an  additional 
$13,500,000  appropriation  for  school 
aid.  The  tax  is  expected  to  raise  be- 
tween $12,000,000  and  ^14,000,000  a 
year. 

The  .\ssembly  is  expected  to  take 
similar  action  on  the  measure  when  it 
is  presented  to  it  for  approval. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY5 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


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Mrs.  Wiggs  of  the  Cabbage  Patch 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  17. — Tugging  at  the  heart  strings,  alternating  sobs 
with  robust  laughter  and  suffusing  the  audience  with  a  mantle  of  well- 
being,  this  homespun  entertainment  seems  bound  for  smashing  box- 
office  success.  Taken  from  the  famous  play  of  yesteryear,  its  spirit  re- 
kindles a  family  drama  extolling  the  virtues  of  courage,  simple  faith 
and  humor  in  the  face  of  adversity  and,  as  such,  the  production  should 
have  a  strong  hearth-and-home  appeal. 

Simple  as  a  linen  sampler  backgrounding  its  main  title,  the  story 
weaves  a  pattern  around  the  home  struggle  of  Mrs.  Wiggs,  her  brood 
of  three  girls  and  two  boys,  her  absent  husband  (Donald  Meek),  her 
maiden  lady  neighbor  (ZaSu  Pitts),  a  picture  bridegroom  (W.  C. 
Fields)   and  a  romantic  couple   (Evelyn  Venable  and  Kent  Taylor). 

Pauline  Lord's  performance  in  the  name  role  is  a  gem  of  the  finest 
ray,  brilliant  and  inspiring.  Her  scene  at  the  death  of  her  boy  (George 
Breakston)  is  superb  artistry.  Noteworthy  also  are  Fields'  explosive 
comedy,  Miss  Pitts'  flutterings  and  Jimmie  Butler's  boyish  charm.  Nor- 
man Taurog's  human  direction  plays  delicately  on  the  feelings. 

The  production,  in  the  spirit  of  the  90's,  is  showmanship  entertain- 
ment with  moral  values  as  well.  "Mrs.  Wiggs  of  the  Cabbage  Patch" 
looks  like  ready  money,  and  Miss  Lord  looms  as  a  new  screen  person- 
ality.    Running  time,  75  minutes. 


Only  Judge's 
Order  Shy  in 
Fox  Met  Case 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

afternoon.  Judge  Mack  left  the  court 
without  waiting  for  the  amended  peti- 
tion, but  later  had  his  secretary  bring 
it  to  his  apartment,  where  he  was  ex- 
pected to  affix  his  signature. 

While  it  is  possible  the  judge  may 
sign  the  order  today,  interests  close 
to  the  Fox  Met  situation  do  not  be- 
lieve it  will  be  signatured  until  Mon- 
day. However,  this  is  a  formality 
since  it  has  been  generally  agreed  up- 
on by  all  parties  that  Judge  Mack 
will  have  jurisdiction  over  the  case 
in  trusteeship.  Irving  Trust  has  been 
named  temporary  trustee  and  will  post 
a  $1,000  bond. 

Palmer  yesterday  said  he  had  won 
his  fight  when  the  bondholders'  com- 
mittee returned  $9,000  in  gold  notes 
deposited  by  his  clients,  the  Adler 
Brothers.  With  the  return  of  these 
notes,  the  Adlers  now  become  credi' 
tors  and  Palmer  can  come  before  the 
court  on  Sept.  12  and  object  to  any 
new  reorganization  plan  presented  to 
Judge  Mack. 

Palmer  yesterday  told  Motion 
Picture  Daily  he  does  not  intend  to 
work  with  the  bondholders'  commit- 
tee on  a  new  reorganization  plan.  He 
said  he  had  won  two  vital  points  in 
his  fight:  the  killing  off  of  the  Loew- 
Warner  ofi^er  and  elimination  of  a 
foreclosure  sale.  He  said  he  will  see 
to  it  that  the  bondholders,  in  drawing 
up  a  new  plan,  do  not  incorporate  a 
clause  giving  them  the  right  to  sell 
the   leases   or   properties   to   outsiders. 

Milton  C.  Weisman  and  William  E. 
Atkinson,  co-receivers  of  Fox  The- 
atres, which  owns  all  of  the  $4,500,- 
000  common  and  preferred  stock  of 
Fox  Metropolitan,  were  in  confer- 
ences yesterday  on  means  of  safe- 
guarding their  equity  under  the  new 
reorganization  plan. 

If  the  bondholders'  plan  provides  for 
an  equitable  settlement  of  Fox  The- 
atres' claims  there  will  be  no  objec- 
tions raised. 

However,  Palmer  pointed  out  that 
several  contracts  provided  for  in  the 
old  bondholders'  reorganization  plan 
will  be  subject  to  new  negotiations  be- 
fore he  approves  the  plan  for  his 
clients. 


Fox  Met  Hearing  Is 
Fixed  for  Sept.  12 

Federal  Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  yes- 
terday set  Sept.  12  as  the  date  for  a 
general  creditors'  hearing  for  Fox 
Metropolitan  Playhouses. 

At  that  time  objections  to  reorgan- 
ization plans  submitted  between  now 
and  that  date  will  be  heard  in  addi- 
tion to  permanent  appointment  of  Irv- 
ing Trust  as  trustee.  Irving  Trust 
has  been  equity  receiver  and  is  now 
temporary  trustee. 


FWC-Radio  Deal  Closed 

F.  W.  C.  has  closed  with  RKO 
Radio  for  the  entire  1934-35  lineup. 
Jules  Levy,  vice-president;  Cresson 
Smith,  western  sales  manager,  and 
Harry  Cohen,  western  district  man- 
ager, for  Radio,  and  by  Spyros 
Skouras,  Eddie  Alperson  and  Jack 
Sullivan  for  F.  W.  C. 


The  Leading 

Daily     ^  , 

Newspaper, 

of  the 

Motion 

Picture 

Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 
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Faith futlj    J 
Service  to 
the  Industry 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  36.    NO.  42 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  AUGUST  20,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


NRA  Changes 
Not  to  Shift 
Picture  Code 


A  Stronger  Enforcement 
May  Be  a  Result 


Washington,  Aug.  19. — Reorgani- 
zation of  the  NRA  will  have  little  or 
no  effect  upon  the  film  code,  it  is 
anticipated  in  Washington,  although 
plans  for  a  permanent  setup  now  be- 
ing whipped  into  shape  will  eventuate 
in  the  strengthening  of  enforcement. 

The  organization  eventually  will  be 
controlled  by  a  commission,  and  will 
concern  itself  with  problems  of  code 
administration.  To  bring  this  about 
and  to  amend  the  Industrial  Recovery 
Act  to  assure  better  conformity  be- 
tween the  law  and  the  anti-trust  stat- 
utes, it  is  anticipated  Congress  will  be 
asked  to  pass  new  legislation  early  in 
the  coming  session. 

It  is  not  expected  that  results  of 
the  new  plans  will  be  reflected  in 
codes  much  before  the  end  of  the  year, 

(Continued  on   taiic   U  ) 


Midwestern  ''Rebels" 
Are  Now  Complying 

Although  it  is  believed  the  Iowa- 
Nebraska  exhibitor  units  have  been 
reconciled  to  signing  code  assents  fol- 
lowing a  visit  to  Omaha  by  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  no 
official  communication  to  this  effect 
has  been  received  by  Campi. 

Exhibitors  in  Nebraska  and  Iowa 
are  sending  in  compliances,  but  there 
has  been  no  action  from  a  unit  or  ex- 
hibitors as  a  whole. 


Won't  Fill  Vacancy 
In  Campi  Hurriedly 

Successor  to  the  late  Marie  Dress- 
ier as  a  member  of  Code  Authority 
on  studio  problems  is  not  expected  to 
be  named  for  some  time. 

President  Roosevelt  originally 
named  Miss  Dressier  to  the  code  tri- 
bunal. It  is  up  to  him  to  name  a 
successor. 


Cases  Reach  1,000 

More  than  1,000  cases  have 
been  heard  by  the  64  clearance 
and  zoning  and  grievance 
boards,  Campi  headquarters 
estimates.  The  various  boards 
went  into  action  May  15  and 
are  still  hearing  cases. 


Church  and  Industry  in 
Accord  on  Picture  Drive 


Product  for  Adults,  Others 

For  General  Patronage  Urged 

A  definite  line  of  demarcation  to  denote  pictures  suitable  for 
adults  and  those  for  children  is  advocated  in  Archbishop  John  T. 
McNicholas'  letter  to  Will  H.  Hays,  in  which  the  chairman  of  the 
Catholic  Bishops'  Committee  on  Motion  Pictures  indicates  his 
church  is  satisfied  to  allot  reasonable  time  for  decisions  of  Pro- 
duction Code  Administration  to  become  effective. 

"Those  who  have  thought  the  problem  through  are  convinced 
that  many  pictures  should  bear  approval  for  adult  patronage,  while 
others  could  well  be  approved  for  general  patronage,"  the  arch- 
bishop told  Hays. 


Code  Costs  on 
Gross  Income 
Basis  Likely 


Revision  of  the  producer-distributor 
assessment  cost  of  $180,000  to  provide 
for  levies  based  on  annual  gross  busi- 
ness is  seen  by  code  observers.  Just 
what  common  denominator  will  be 
used  for  levying  the  individual  tax 
will  be  up  to  the  finance  committee, 
comprising  S.  R.  Kent,  Nathan  Ya- 
mins,  Harold  S.  Bareford  and 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly. 

Within  the  past  two  weeks,  37  ma- 
jor   and    independent    producers    and 

{Continued   on    page   11) 


Production  Activity 
Remains  Unchanged 

Hollywood,  Aug.  19. — Production 
activity  last  week  hovered  around  the 
same  level  as  the  previous  three  weeks 
with  37  features  before  the  camera,  35 
in  final  stages  of  preparation  and  37 
reposing   in   the    cutting   rooms.     The 

[Continued  on   pane   10) 


First  Division  Is  in 
Shorts;  Gets  Audio 

First  Division  will  release  a  series 
of  Audio  Prod.  "Musical  Moods,"  ac- 
cording to  a  deal  closed  between  W. 
A.  Bach,  president  of  Audio,  and 
Harry  Thomas,  head  of  the  distribut- 
ing company. 

A  short  subject  sales  force  will  be 

{Continued  on  page  6) 


Field  Bodies 
To  Hear  Ills 
Are  Scrapped 


Campi's  plan  to  set  up  appeal 
bodies  in  the  field  to  hear  protests 
on  clearance  and  zoning  schedules  has 
been  abandoned. 

When  Code  Authority's  clearance 
committee  decided  on  July  26  to  or- 
ganize such  bodies  to  hear  protests 
on  zoning  schedules,  it  was  believed 
then  that  Campi  could  not  give  each 
schedule  the  time  required  for  hear- 
ings. 

Only    16  schedules   from   key   cities 

(Continued  on    page   11) 


Mack  Signs  Fox  Met 
Bankruptcy  Papers 

After  several  changes  in  the  petition 
submitted  by  Archibald  Palmer,  rep- 
resenting bonds  of  $9,000,  Judge  Ju- 
lian W.  Mack  on  Saturday  signed  an 
order  placing  Fox  Metropolitan  Play- 
houses in  bankruptcy  under  provision 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Allen,  Cleveland,  Is 
Part  of  4-Way  Pool 

Cleveland,  Aug.  19. — The  Allen, 
until  recently  Cleveland's  only  inde- 
pendently operated  first  run,  will  be 
operated  by  a  local  committee  under  a 
pooling  arrangement  between  RKO 
and  Warner.  Affected  in  the  pool  are 
the  RKO  Palace,  the  Allen,  Warners' 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Hays   Reaches   Basis   of 

Understanding  with 

Archbishop 


Complete  text  of  the  Hays- 
McNicholas  correspondence 
appears  on  page  6. 


Significant  for  the  cordiality  their 
contents  reveal,  an  exchange  of  let- 
ters between  Will  H.  Hays  and  Arch- 
bishop John  T.  McNicholas,  made 
public  yesterday,  indicates  the  Cath- 
olic Church  willingly  accepts  the  in- 
dustry's promise  of  reformation  at 
face  value  and  will  allot  sufficient 
time  to  observe  how  the  effects  of 
the  Production  Code  Administration 
assert  themselves.  The  basis  of  an 
accord  between  the  industry  and  the 
church,    therefore,   has   been   achieved. 

The  correspondence  was  couched  in 
highly  diplomatic  language.  While  the 
archbishop,  who  is  chairman  of  the 
Catholic  Bishops'  Committee  on  Mo- 
tion  Pictures  which  was  appointed  at 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Saenger  Bondholders 
Get  $70,000  Melon 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  19. — Bond- 
holders of  Saenger  Realty  Corp.  and 
Saenger  Theatres,  Inc.,  have  been 
given  $70,000  as  interest  at  six  and 
one-half  per  cent  for  the  period  Nov. 
1,  1933,  to  May  1,  1934. 

The  disbursement  was  made  through 
a    loan    against    deposited    funds    by 

(Continued  on   page   10) 


Puhlix  Pools  With 
7  on  Staten  Island 

Paramount  is  understood  to  have 
pooled  the  Paramount,  Staten  Island, 
with  seven  Isle  Theatres  there,  the 
deal  to  become  effective  .Sept.  1,  with 

(Continued  on   page   10) 


May  Use  Fog  Checks 

Hollywood,  Aug.  19.  —  Fog 
checks  instead  of  rain  checks 
will  be  in  order  when  the  new 
Los  Angeles  open  air  drive-in 
theatre  gets  under  way.  The 
theatre,  now  under  construc- 
tion, is  situated  in  the  Los 
Angeles  fog  belt,  where  fogs 
drop  down  without   warning. 


DAILY 


Monday,  August  20,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.  36 


August  20,  1934 


No.  42 


Martin    Quigley 
Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 
MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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Myers  Opposes  High 
Rentals,  Music  Taxes 

Seeking  coordination  from  indepen- 
dent and  affiliated  units,  Abrani  F. 
Myers,  general  counsel  for  Allied, 
asks  for  unified  support  in  fighting 
high  film  rentals,  various  code  clauses 
and  AscAp's  demand  for  increased 
music  taxes.  Myers  makes  his  plea 
in  a  foreword  in  the  program  of  the 
15th  annual  convention  and  eastern 
regional  conference  of  Allied  units  to 
be  held  in  Atlantic  City  Aug.  22-24. 

"Exhibitors  have  one  comforting 
thought,"  Myers'  article  reads.  "They 
are  engaged  in  a  great  business.  Mo- 
tion pictures  are  and  will  continue  to 
be  the  cheapest  and  best,  and 
hence  the  most  popular,  entertainment 
there  is. 

"The  business  has  made  money  for 
those  engaged  in  it  and  will  do  so 
again.  Remove  a  dozen  personalities, 
revise  a  few  policies  and  it  would  be 
the  greatest  business  in  the  country 
right  now. 

"Exhibitors  alone  can  bring  these 
reforms  to  pass.  If  they  make  an 
honest,  determined  effort  in  the  12 
months  just  ahead  of  us,  I  predict  that 
you  will  hear  quite  a  few  of  them 
laughing  boisterously  next  year  be- 
cause their  satisfaction  is  so  damned 
complete !" 


Goes  Independent 

Providence,  Aug.  19.— The  Para- 
mount has  gone  back  to  its  old  inde- 
pendent policy  under  the  former  name 
of  the  Strand  with  Ed  Reed  continu- 
ing as  manager  and  Al  Marcello  in 
charge  of  publicity. 


Waxman  Opens  Office 

A.  P.  Waxman  has  opened  his  own 
publicity  office.  One  of  his  first  ac- 
counts is  a  campaign  on  H.  B.  Frank- 
lin's "Gambling,"  in  which  George 
M.  Cohan  will  be  starred  for  Fox 
release. 


Wanger  in  Town 

Walter  Wanger  arrived  in  New 
York  from  Hollywood  over  the  week- 
end for  a  short  stay.  His  first  inde- 
pendent picture  will  be  "The  Presi- 
dent Vanishes."  Distribution  is  not 
set. 


Paulson  to  Cfiina 

Lawrence  Paulson,  youngest  of  the 
Fox  salesmen  in  Canada,  has  been  ap- 
pointed manager  of  the  Shanghai  of- 
fice, according  to  Clayton  P.  Sheehan, 
foreign  manager. 


Mc Bride  Joins  U.  A. 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  19.— George  Mc- 
Bride,  until  recently  with  the  B.  N. 
Judell  Co.,  has  joined  the  United 
Artists  sales  force.  He  is  succeeded 
by  Victor  Klarsfeld. 


Sfiows  a  Pickup 

Chicago,  Aug.  19.  — Asked 
about  the  meeting  of  Allied 
directors  and  members  held 
last  week,  Aaron  Saperstein 
said  nothing  of  great  moment 
was  discussed  and  on  second 
thought  he  almost  believed 
the  meeting  had  been  called 
to  find  out  how  many  exhib- 
itors could  afford  to  be  ab- 
sent indulging  in  a  vacation. 
The  number  of  absentees  was 
decidedly  encouraging,  he  re- 
marked. 


Educ'l  Production 
Runs  Ahead  of  '33 

Production  is  running  "approxi- 
mately 50  per  cent"  ahead  of  last 
year,  Educational  states.  Fifteen  one 
and  two-reelers  on  the  new  season's 
program  have  been  completed  at  the 
Eastern  Service  plant  in  Astoria, 
while  five  two-reelers  are  either  in 
work  or  in  preparation.  On  Wednes- 
day "Alarriage  Blisters"  goes  into 
production.  Next  Monday  a  new  Tom 
Howard  comedy  will  go  before  the 
cameras.  This  will  be  followed  by 
still  another. 


Rebuilding  in  Columbus 

Columbus,  O.,  Aug.  19. — The 
Grand,  destroyed  by  fire  several  weeks 
ago  with  loss  of  approximately  $150,- 
000,  will  be  rebuilt,  and  work  started 
immediately,  according  to  Dusenbury 
Bros.,  owners  of  the  site.  Harry  Hol- 
brook,  local  architect,  has  drawn  the 
plans,  which  are  understood  to  call  for 
a  1,300-seat  house,  including  balcony. 
Although  being  rebuilt  for  pictures,  a 
stage  ample  to  accommodate  the  legiti- 
mate shows  will  be  included.  The 
house  was  leased  and  operated  for 
many  years  by  J.  Real  Neth.  No  in- 
formation could  be  obtained  from  the 
owners  as  to  management  or  per- 
sonnel. 


Alfiambra  Reopens 

Milwaukee.  Aug.  19. — Wisconsin 
Amusement  Enterprises,  Inc.,  re- 
opened the  Alhambra  with  "The  Ren- 
dezvous of  Youth"  yesterday,  plus  six 
acts  of  vaudeville,  including  commu- 
nity singing  under  Martin  Pflug ; 
"Grand  Canary"  ;  dancing  on  the  stage 
and  refreshments  at  the  Bar  Mod- 
erne.  Jack  Stanley  is  master  of  cere- 
monies. George  Gambrill  is  manager. 
Admission  prices  to  this  three  ring 
circus  are  25  cents  to  6  P.  M.  and  35 
cents  until  closing. 


See  Vaudeville  Revived 

Cleveland,  Aug.  19. — Vaudeville  is 
expected  to  stage  a  come-back  at  the 
local  downtown  picture  houses  this 
fall.  Ted  Fiorito  and  his  band  are 
booked  into  the  RKO  Palace  the  week 
of  Aug.  24.  "The  Bowery,"  stage 
presentation,  follows.  Loew's  State 
has  booked  Rudy  Vallee,  Cab  Callo- 
way, Guy  Lombardo  and  other  out- 
standing acts. 


May  Enlarge  Classes 

An  educational  system  with  classes 
of  from  100  to  1,000  pupils  under  the 
supervision  of  a  sole  teacher  will  be 
made  possible  in  the  future  by  the 
talking  pictures,  it  is  predicted  by 
Colonel  F.  L.  Devereux,  vice-chair- 
man of  the  National  Advisory  Com- 
mittee of  Citizens.  The  prophecy  was 
made  at  a  meeting  of  the  National 
Schoolmart  here. 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

GRAD  SEARS,  that  funny  man, 
houses  hats  in  his  locker  at  Rye, 
the  idea  permitting  him  to  dress  as 
the  mood  dictates.  Slants  on  Searian 
moods,  as  indicated  thus:  jockey's  cap, 
battered  high  silk  topper,  pith  helmet. 

Joe    Weil    continues    his    postcard 
habit.     This  time,  writing  from   Ven- 
ice,   he    asks :    "What    could    a    good 
golfer   do   here?      What   could   I    do?  ^ 
What  could  anybody  do?" 

W.  P.  LiPscoMiiE  and  R.  J.  Min- 
NEY,  authors  of  "Clive  of  India,"  ar- 
rived on  the  Berciigaria  Friday  en 
route  to  Hollywood  to  work  on  the 
screen  adaptation  for  20th  Century. 

Burnet  Hers  hey  has  been  signed 
by  Monty  Shaff,  president  of  Topi- 
cal Pictures,  to  adapt  the  first  story 
on  his  current  schedule  for  production 
in  the  east. 

Wallace  Irwin's  novel,  "North 
Shore,"  has  been  acquired  by  Warners 
with  Bette  Davis  in  mind  for  the 
lead. 

Constance  Bennett  arrived  from 
Hollywood  Saturday  and  sailed  on 
the  lie  de  France  for  a  holiday. 

John  Santey's  "Dinky"  has  been 
purchased  by  Warners  and  is  being 
lined  up  for  early  production. 

Robert  Armstrong  may  take  a 
stage  job.   Ditto  for  Donald  Cook. 

Zane  Grey's  "West  of  the  Pecos" 
has  been  purchased  by  Radio. 

Ralph  Bellamy  is  casting  longing 
eyes  toward  Europe. 

John  Roche  is  in  town  from  the 
coast. 

Janet  Gaynor  heads  west  shortly. 


Wong-Luke  to  Team 

Hollywood,  Aug.  19. — Paramount 
is  scouting  for  a  romantic  story  that 
will  introduce  .A^nna  May  Wong  and 
Key  Luke  as  starring  timber.  Luke 
was  a  former  artist  for  Radio  and 
made  his  debut  in   shorts  there. 


Big  Board  StocJcs  Recede 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Sales 

Columbia   Pictures,    vtc 2914       28^        28i/i       —'A  200 

Loew's,   Inc 26^        265i       26J4       —'A  1,100 

Paramount   Publix.   cts 3!4         3J4         3^4        200 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" WA        WA        14^       —  Vi  100 

RKO 25^         ZVi         2'A       -Vi  200 

Warner    Bros 45^         4             4           _  j^  500 

Trans  Lux  Lone  Curb  Opener 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Sales 

Trans-Lux     S              5              5            _  .54  iQO 

Para,  F,  L,  Bonds  Up  11/2 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Chcinge  Sales 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf 6            6             6           4 

Loew's  6s  '41,  WW  deb  rights 101          101          101           1 

Paramount  F.  L.  6s  '47 40           40           40           -flK  2 

Paramount  Publix  5%s  '50 415^        41           AV/2       ■\-  U  5 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 5314       S35i        SlVt       -  %  6 


As  Manila  Sees  Tfiem 

Hollywood,  Aug.  19. — N.  A.  Tua- 
son,  owner  of  four  theatres  in  Manila 
including  the  Metropolitan  and  Fox, 
left  for  San  Francisco  Saturday  en 
route  home.  Tuason  had  been  in  Hol- 
lywood for  a  week  buying  new  equip- 
ment. 

The  exhibitor  says  that  Jose  Mo- 
jica,  Fox  Spanish  actor,  is  the  biggest 
draw  in  Manila.  Janet  Gaynor  is  next, 
while  Clark  Gable  and  Shirley  Tem- 
ple are  practically  unknown  in  that 
territory. 


Metfiodist  Pledges  Out 

Groups  connected  with  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church  are  circulating 
from  headquarters  in  Chicago  pledges 
to  boycott  films  that  "ofTend  decency 
and  public  morality  and  violate  the 
Christian  ideals  of  life."  Methodists 
are  asked  to  fight  block  booking  and 
"blind  buying." 


Pick  Up  Two  Options 

Hollywood,  Aug.  19. — Warner 
Brothers  took  up  the  options  of  Ruth 
Donnelly  and  Harry  Tyler  this  week. 

The  actress  recently  completed  a 
role  in  "Happiness  Ahead."  Tyler's 
last  role  was  in  "Housewife." 


James  J.  Tynan  Dead 

Hollywood,  Aug.  19. — Funeral  ar- 
rangements are  under  way  for  James 
J.  Tynan,  scenarist,  who  died  here 
Friday.   He  was  43  years  old. 


CLEAN 

"ACTION 

PICTURES 


EXHIBITORS 


CLEAN 

ACTION" 

PICTURES 


SEASON  1934-35 

"Meeting  the  Responsibilities  of  Leaderships^ 


6  Northwest  Action  Thrillers 

with  "Dynamite,"  the  Wonder  Horse, 
and  "Captain,"  King  of  Dogs 
"COURAGE  OF  THE  NORTH" 

Featuring 

"MORTON  OF  THE  MOUNTED" 

June  Love        Jimmy  Aubrey        Wm.  Desmond        Tom  London 

"TIMBER  TERRORS"  "Roaring  River" 

"FURY  OF  THE  MOUNTED"  "The  Silent  Code" 

"Rogues  of  the  Rockies"    -    Produced  by  Robert  Emmett 


6 


ACTION  FEATURES  STARRING 

"TARZAN  THE  POLICE  DOG" 

"INSIDE  INFORMATION" 


with 

Rex  Lease  Philo  McCollough  Marion  Shilling 

Victor  Potel  Henry  Roquemore 

"MILLION  DOLLAR  HAUL"         "ON  THE  SPOT" 

"MISSING  MESSENGER"  "ON  PATROL" 

"CAPTURED" 

Produced  by  Bert  Sternbach 
Distributed  by  Stage  and  Screen  Productions,  Inc. 


6  "ROUGH  RIDER  SERIES" 

WESTERN  ACTION  PICTURES 
"WAY  OF  THE  WEST" 

with 
Wm.  Desmond  Bobby  Nelson 

Bill  Patton  Myria  Bratton 

"PALS  OF  THE  RANGE" 

"SADDLE  COURAGE"  "THE  ROPIN'  FOOL" 

"TWO  FISTED  GALLAGHER" 

"GOING  TO  TOWN" 

Produced  by  Robert  Emmett 


Wally  Wales 
Art  Mix 


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"RANGE  RIDER  SERIES" 
WESTERN  ACTION  PICTURES 

"SURE  SHOT  SAM" 

"THE  DAWN  RIDER" 

"THE  TEXAS  TERROR" 

"THE  RIDIN'  PREACHER" 

"CYCLONE  OF  THE  SADDLE" 

"THE  GHOST  RIDER" 

Produced  by  Empire  Pictures 

Distributed     by    Superior    Talking     Pictures,     Inc. 


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Monday,  August  20,    1934 


Reach  Accord 
On  Drive  for 
Better  Films 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

a  conference  of  American  Catholic 
bishops  in  Washington  last  November, 
makes  it  clear  that  he  expects  the  in- 
dustry to  adhere  to  its  pledges,  his 
reply  to  Hays  carries  further  impor- 
tant implications  concerning  the  Le- 
gion of  Decency  and  its  activities. 

Hays  had  expressed  the  hope  that 
"the  confusion  now  arising  from  black 
and  white  lists  may  be  avoided."  He 
pointed  out  this  would  be  a  means 
"toward  a  better  understanding  and 
more  rapid  progress  toward  our  com- 
mon objective  if  these  instances  were 
eliminated  in  which  in  one  locality  a 
particular  picture  is  placed  on  a 
recommended  list  and  in  another 
locality  the  same  picture  is  placed  on 
a  condemned  list."  He  also  drew  the 
conclusion  these  "without  doubt  are 
incidents  growing  out  of  the  confusion 
of  the  campaign." 

Hopes    Plan    Is   Solution 

Archbishop  McNicholas,  in  his  re- 
ply, does  not  openly  subscribe  to 
Hays's  wishes.  He  does,  however, 
express  the  hope  "that  the  emblem  of 
your  organization's  approval  will  ulti- 
mately be  a  solution"  and  by  so  doing 
appears  to  make  logical  a  conclusion 
that  acceptance  of  code  production 
seals  of  approval  will  be  agreeable. 

Once  again,  the  archbishop  stresses 
the  point  that  the  Legion  of  Decency 
has  no  destructive  designs.  Whether 
or  not  he  means  that  the  Legion  is  to 
go  into  a  period  of  inactivity,  but  of 
watchful  waiting,  nevertheless,  is  an- 
other point  subject  to  interpretation 
when  he  states : 

"Its  members  will  be  urged  to  keep 
up  an  active  interest  in  the  moral 
significance  of  motion  pictures." 

The  other  members  of  the  committee 
are :  Most  Rev.  John  J.  Cantwell. 
bishop  of  Los  Angeles ;  Most  Rev. 
John  F.  Noll,  bishop  of  Fort  Wayne : 
Most  Rev.  Hugh  C.  Boyle,  bishop  of 
Pittsburgh.  The  Legion  of  Decency 
campaign  was  organized  by  this  com- 
mittee. 


Allen,  Cleveland,  Is 
Part  of  4-W ay  Pool 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

Hippodrome  and  Warners'  Lake.  All 
are  downtown  first  run  houses.  It  is 
reported  they  will  share  losses  and 
profits.  Pictures  played  in  the  four 
houses  will  be  Warner,  Fox  and 
Radio. 

The  booking  committee  for  the  four 
houses  will  be  Nat  Holt  of  RKO,  Nat 
Wolf  of  Warners  and  Herbert  Green- 
blatt,  local  RKO  branch  manager. 
The  Allen  will  reopen  early  in  Sep- 
tember. 


First  Division  Is  in 
Shorts;  Gets  Audio 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

organized  to  specialize  in  the  Audio 
subjects,  six  of  which  are  slated  to  be 
released  starting  late  in  September. 
The  half  dozen  are :  "In  a  Monastery 
Garden,"  "Fingal's  Cave."  "Hvmn  to 
the  Sun,"  "Italian  Caprice,"  "Voices 
of  Spring"  and  "Irish  Melody." 


HayS'McNicholas  Letters 


Aug.  10,  1934. 
Most  Rev.  John  T.  McNicholas, 
O.  P.,  Archbishop  of  Cincinnati, 
Norwood,  Ohio. 
Your  Excellency  :  The  M.  P.  Pro- 
ducers &  Distributors  of  America, 
Inc.,  the  members  of  which  produce 
a  very  large  per  cent  of  the  motion 
pictures  in  the  United  States,  is 
happy  to  be  able  to  inform  Your 
Excellency  that  arrangements  pre- 
viously outlined  which  are  in- 
tended more  effectively  to  influ- 
ence the  character  of  motion  pic- 
tures produced  by  members  of  our 
association  have  been  carried  into 
effect.  These  arrangements  are 
producing  results  which,  when 
they  become  fully  known  to  Your 
Excellency  will,  I  believe,  be  a 
source   of  gratification. 

Your  Excellency  will,  I  hope, 
realize  that  even  with  the  ut- 
most determination  on  our  part  a 
reasonable  length  of  time  from 
this  point  on  is  necessary  in  order 
that  the  results  of  our  efforts  may 
become  known  and  generally  un- 
derstood. In  this  connection,  like- 
wise, it  is  our  hope  that  the  con- 
fusion now  arising  from  black  and 
white  lists  may  be  avoided.  It 
would  be  a  means  toward  a  better 
understanding  and  more  rapid 
progress  toward  our  common  ob- 
jective if  these  instances  were 
eliminated  in  which  in  one  locality 
a  particular  picture  is  placed  on  a 
recommended  list  and  in  another 
locality  the  same  picture  is  placed 
on  a  condemned  list.  Without 
doubt  these  are  incidents  growing 
out  of  the  confusion  of  the  cam- 
paign. 

We  wish  not  to  discourage,  but 
definitely  to  encourage,  all  reason- 
able criticism  and  comment  on  our 
motion  pictures.  We  are  glad  to 
have  our  motion  pictures  freely 
discussed  by  persons  who  have 
actually  seen  them  and  it  is  en- 
tirely agreeable  to  us  to  have 
those  persons  communicate  their 
opinions  of  the  pictures  to  those 
groups  and  communities  with 
which  they  may  be  identified.  Fa- 
cilities for  pre-release  reviews  of 
pictures  to  that  end  have  been  es- 
tablished in  Hollywood.  The  open 
and  frank  discussion  of  individual 
pictures,  which  is  consequent  upon 
such  deliberate  and  experienced 
information,  aids  materially  in  the 
discriminating  selection  of  its  en- 
tertainment by  the  public. 

Y'our  Excellency  is  informed 
that  the  organized  industry  has 
arranged  to  place  an  emblem  and 
declaration  of  its  approval  upon 
each  motion  picture  released  sub- 
sequent to  July  15  indicating  that 
It  conforms  with  and  has  been 
passed  by  the  industry's  revised 
plan  of  self-regulation.  The  in- 
dustry is  arranging  to  give  wide 
nnblicity  to  the  use  of  this  em- 
blem in  its  various  announcements. 
It  is  proposed  that  company  ad- 
vertisements will,  through  the  use 
of  this  emblem,  identify  motion 
pictures  which  have  been  ap- 
proved. Local  exhibitors  will  be 
encouraged  further  to  afford  this 
guidance  to  the  public. 
I  am,  Your  Excellency, 
Sincerely  yours, 

Will  H.  Hays. 


Aug.  14,  1934. 
My  dear  Mr.  Hays : 

I  thank  you  for  your  letter  of 
Aug.  10.  I  am  pleased  to  learn 
officially  from  you  that  the  in- 
dustry's revised  plan  of  self-regu- 
lation of  which  the  Committee  of 
Bishops  was  informed  at  its  meet- 
ing on  June  21,  has  now  been  car- 
ried into  eflfect.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  it  will  effectively  and  per- 
manently influence  the  character 
of  motion   pictures. 

One  must  recognize  the  reason- 
ableness of  the  point  you  make 
concerning  the  time  required  to 
show  proper  results  in  the  new 
program.  It  is  assumed,  however, 
that  the  industry  will  shortly  give 
such  evidences  of  good  will  and 
determination  as  to  justify  a  con- 
fident expectation  of  satisfactory 
and  permanent  results. 

I  notice  your  reference  to  the 
confusion  arising  from  the  multi- 
plicity of  lists,  both  black  and 
white.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
emblem  of  your  organization's  ap- 
proval will  ultimately  be  the  so- 
lution. If  the  emblem  itself  could 
be  made  a  sufficient  guarantee 
that  any  picture  bearing  it  assures 
the  public  of  a  wholesome  screen 
and  is  worthy  of  general  patron- 
age,   all    confusion    would    end. 

From  many  sources  the  sugges- 
tion has  been  received  by  the 
Bishops'  Committee  that  in  giv- 
ing approval  to  moving  pictures 
certain  lines  of  distinction  be 
drawn.  One  recognizes  that  there 
are  legitimate  dramatic  values  in 
life,  affording  themes  of  proper 
and  profound  interest  to  mature 
minds,  which  would  be  utterly  un- 
fit for  the  impressionable  minds 
of  youth.  Those  who  have 
thought  the  problem  through  are 
convinced  that  many  pictures 
should  bear  approval  for  adult 
patronage,  while  others  could  well 
be  approved  for  general  patron- 
age. 

There  are  many  motion  pictures 
now  on  the  market,  presumably 
intended  for  circulation  during  the 
next  few  months,  which  do  not 
bear  your  emblem  of  approval. 
In  the  application  of  the  indus- 
try's announced  agreement  to 
allow  the  cancellation  of  such  pic- 
tures in  the  event  of  protest  on 
moral  grounds,  it  is  urged  that  a 
broad  and  sympathetic  interpre- 
tation be  given  which  will  defi- 
nitely relieve  theatres  under  con- 
tract from  the  legal  obligation  to 
show  pictures  which  are  objec- 
tionable to  their  patrons. 

It  must  be  presumed  that  the 
right  to  review  and  to  criticize  a 
motion  picture  bearing  the  em- 
blem of  your  aoproval  cannot  be 
restricted.  In  discharging  its  re- 
sponsibility to  the  public  by  com- 
plying with  the  requirements  of 
the  moral  code,  the  administration 
set  up  by  your  organization  to 
regulate  the  character  of  motion 
nictures  can  and  should  be  helped 
by  reasonable  criticism. 

Your  wish  definitely  to  encour- 
aee  all  reasonable  criticism  of  and 
comment  on  motion  pictures  is 
verv  eratifving  and  should  prove 
helpful.  This  willingness  of  the 
industry  to  receive  from  compe- 
tent sources  criticism   tending  to 


Mack  Signs  Fox  Met 
Bankruptcy  Papers 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

77-B  of  the  new  bankruptcy  laws. 
The  procedure  was  a  formality.  The 
bondholders'  committee  also  submitted 
an  order,  but  Judge  Mack  favored 
Palmer's    with   modifications. 

Under  the  bankruptcy,  Irving  Trust 
becomes  temporary  trustee  until  Sept. 
12,  when  a  general  creditors'  hearing 
will  take  place  before  Mack  and  a 
l)ermanent  trustee  named.  Irving  Trust 
lias  been  equity  receiver  until  now  and 
is  expected  to  be  named  permanent 
trustee   next  month. 

With  the  bankruptcy,  the  circuit 
will  continue  operation  intact.  There 
will  be  no  foreclosure  sale,  thus  elimi- 
nating ix)ssibility  of  any  new  bid  for 
the  87  houses.  A.  C.  Blumenthal,  who 
has  been  represented  by  Saul  Rogers 
at  court  hearings,  stated  recently  he 
had  a  new  reorganization  plan. 
Whether  he  will  submit  one  before  the 
Sept.    12  hearing   is   problematical. 

Morton  G.  Bogue,  attorney  for  the 
bondholders'  committee,  and  Milton 
C.  Weisman  and  William  E.  Atkin- 
son, co-receivers  for  Fox  Theatres, 
will  confer  this  week  on  a  new  re- 
organization outline. 

Palmer  states  he  may  present  a 
plan  amending  the  original  one  sub- 
mitted by  the  bondholders'  committee. 
There  are  certain  provisions  in  the 
plan  to  which  he  objects.  Until  there 
is  an  agreement  reached  on  various 
contract  issues.  Palmer  will  continue 
to  attack  the  plan,  it  is  understood. 


Providence  Grosses 
Held  Down  by  Races 

Providence,  Aug.  19. — Horse  rac- 
ing continues  to  cut  into  receiv>ts  of 
exhibitors  here  with  grosses  sliding 
down  the  scale.  Loew's  State,  top 
house  for  the  week,  caught  only  $9,100. 
Total  business  in  first  run  houses, 
$20,250.    Average  business,  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.   16 : 

"STRAIGHT    IS    THE    WAY"    (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,?00),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Buster     West     headed     stage     bill.      Gross: 
$9,100.     (Average,    $12,000) 

"ROMANCE    IN    THE    RAIN"    (U.) 

"BLIND   DATE"   (CoL) 
RKO    ALBEE— (2,300),     15c-40c,     7    days. 
Gross:    $3,100.    (Average,    $7,000) 
"LADIES    SHOULD    LISTEN"     (Para.) 
"HAPPY   LANDINGS"    (Monogram) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,300),     15c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $3,000.    (Average,    $6,500) 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 
"UPPER    WORLD"    (W.    B.) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),       15c-40c,       7      days. 
Gross:    $4,100.    (Average,    $7,000) 

"THE  OIL  RAIDER"  (Col.) 
"BEDLAM   OF   BEARDS" 
RKO  VICTORY- (1,600),    10c-25c,   4  days 
Gross:    $950.     (Average,    $1,000) 


guide  the  code  administration  will 
assure  also  that  freedom  essential 
to  moral  leadership  in  any  given 
community. 

The  widespread  organization  of 
the  Legion  of  Decency  has  a  clear 
objective  which  is  in  no  sense 
destructive.  Its  members  will  be 
urged  to  keep  up  an  active  inter- 
est in  the  moral  significance  of 
motion  pictures.  This  interest  will 
prove  very  helpful  in  the  forma- 
tion of  a  general  and  well-in- 
formed public  opinion.  Such  a 
program  cannot  but  redound  to 
the  best  interests  of  the  motion 
picture   industry. 

With  best  wishes,  I  am. 
Faithfully   yours, 
John  T.  McNicholas, 
Archbishop  of  Cincinnati. 


Monday,  August  20,    1934 


DAILY 


Harlow  Film 
Kansas  City 
Hit,  $13,400 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  19.— At  $13,- 
100,  "The  Girl  from  Missouri"  led 
irst  runs  in  what  was  a  big  mid- 
;ummer  week  for  three  out  of  five 
ihowshops.  With  title  and  featured 
;tar  both  naturals  here,  the  Loew  Mid- 
and  take  on  the  Jean  Harlow  picture 
;oared  above  normal  by  $3,400. 

Swell  newspaper  cooperation  helped 
he  Uptown  garner  $4,700  with  "One 
Vlore  River,"  which  attracted  the  car- 
•iage  trade  and  did  better  than  usual 
natinee  business.  The  Tower  had 
mother  big  week  with  "I  Give  My 
Love"  and  a  stage  show,  drawing 
)7,525.  The  Newman's  and  Main- 
itreet's  double  bills  failed  to  reach  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $35,525. 
\verage  is  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  9: 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"   (F.   N.) 

"THE  MERRY  FRINKS"  (F.  N.) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.    Gross:   $5,400.     (Aver- 
ige,  $6,000) 
'THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  midnight  show.  Gross:  $13,400. 
Average,   $10,000) 

"SPRINGTIME  FOR  HENRY"   (Fox) 
"EMBARRASSING  MOMENTS"  (Univ.) 

NEWMAN— (1,800),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $4,500.  (Aver- 
ige,  $6,000) 

"I  GIVE  MY  LOVE"  (Univ.) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Satur- 
iay  midnight  show.  Stage:  "Take  a 
rhance"  revue,  with  Low  &  Hite,  Edith 
Griffith,  Jack  Dalton  &  Co.,  Dave  Mona- 
lan,  Helen  Arden,  Lester  Harding,  Ernie 
lay  burn.    Gross:    $7,525.     (Average,    $6,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  10: 
"ONE  MORE  RIVER"   (Univ.) 

UPTOWN— (2,000),  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
4,700.     (Average,    $3,500) 


•'Missouri"  Leads 
Buffalo,  $17,100 

Buffalo,  Aug.  19. — Fans  here  went 
or  "The  Girl  from  Missouri"  in  a 
ig  way.  Aided  by  a  stage  show, 
leaded  by  Long  Tack  Sam,  the  film 
ulled  $17,100  into  the  Buffalo,  top- 
ing par  by  $2,800. 

Other  spots  developed  strength. 
She  Loves  Me  Not"  was  over  the 
ine  by  $800  at  $8,800  in  the  Hippo- 
rome,  and  a  dual,  "Melody  in  Spring" 
nd  "Finishing  School,"  took  a  strong 
6,100  at  the  Century. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $37,900. 
Average  is  $36,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ig  Aug.  17 : 

THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

BUFFALO   —    (3,500),     30c-55c,     7     days, 
tage:  Long  Tack  Sam  &  Co.  ;Bob  Murphy. 
;ith    Dick    and   Dorothy;    Bryant,   Rains    & 
oung,   with   Doia   Vernon;   Duke   Art;   Jue 
ong.    Gross:    $17,100.     (Average,    $14,300) 
"MELODY  IN  SPRING"  (Para.) 
"FINISHING  SCHOOL"   (Radio) 
CENTURY— (3,000),    25c,    7    days.    Gross: 
5,100.     (Average,    $6,000) 
THE   WORLD   IN   REVOLT"    (Mentone) 

"THEIR   BIG   MOMENT"    (Radio) 
COLT^T    STREET— (1,200),    25c,    7    days. 
Iross:    $800.     (Average.    $1,500) 

"SHE   LOVES   ME   NOT"    (Para.) 
HIPPODROME— (2,100).    25c-40c,    7    days. 
Iross:    $8,800.     (Average.    $8,000) 

"I  GIVE  MY  LOVE"   (Univ.) 
"THE  PARTY'S  OVER"   (Col.) 
LAFAYETTE— (3.300).  25c,  7  days.     Gross: 
i,100.     (Average,   $6,500) 


"Navy"  Hits 
Washington's 
Top,  $18,000 


Washington,  Aug.  19. — The  Navy 
landed  and  took  undisputed  command 
of  capital  grosses  last  week,  as  the 
Earle  raked  in  $18,000  for  "Here 
Comes  the  Navy." 

Loew's  Fox,  for  many  months 
Washington's  No.  1  taker,  slipped 
into  a  poor  second  with  $16,500  for 
"Grand  Canary." 

A  revival  of  "Cimarron,"  at  RKO- 
Keith's,  did  $8,500,  a  good  summer 
week's  average,  although  considerably 
under  the  height-of-the-season  aver- 
age. 

A  gross  of  $12,200  on  the  first  seven 
days  of  "Handy  Andy"  sent  the  pic- 
ture into  its  second  week,  at  Loew's 
Palace. 

The  week's  total  gross  was  $60,900, 
as  against  an  average  of  $71,200. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  9 

"HERE   COMES   THE   NAVY"    (Warners) 

EARLE— (2,218),  25c- 77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Patricia  Bowman  &  George  Tapps,  Helen 
Ault,  William  Demerest,  Ruth  Mix,  and 
Keys,  Shafer  &  Keys.  Gross:  $18,000.  (Av- 
erage, $17,600.) 

"SHE    LEARNED    ABOUT    SAILORS" 
(Fox) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,265),  2Sc-40c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $2,100.  (Average,  $3,100.) 
"GRAND  CANARY"  (Fox) 
LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434).  25c-66c.  7  days. 
Stage:  Borrah  Minnevitch  &  his  Harmonica 
Rascals,  Vera  Vann,  Lynn  Burro's  Revue, 
and  Rio  Brothers.  Gross:  $16,400.  (Aver- 
age,   $20,500.) 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 
LOEW'S     PALACE— (2,390),     35c-77c,     7 
days.     Gross:    $12,200.     (Average,   $14,500.) 
"A   VERY    HONORABLE    GUY"    (F.   N.) 
METROPOLITAN— (1,591),  25c40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,600.      (Average,    $4,100.) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  7 
"CIMARRON"    (Radio) 

RKO^KEITH'S— (1,830),  25c55c,  7  days 
(revival).  Gross:  $8,500.  (Average, 
$11,400.) 


Harlow  and  Cagney 
Leaders  in  Seattle 

Seattle,  Aug.  19. — "The  Girl  from 
Missouri"  and  "Here  Comes  the 
Navy"  lead  all  others  here  for  the 
week  which  closed  last  night.  Com- 
petitive attractions  dipped  under  their 
house  normals.  The  weather  may  have 
had  something  to  do  with  it. 

Six  first  runs,  averaging  $30,500 
when  they  average  it,  aggregated 
$28,100. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  18: 

"FRIENDS  OF  MR.   SWEENEY"   (War.) 
"THE    LOVE   CAPTIVE" 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  lSc-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $3,100.    (Average,   $3,500) 

"GIRL    FROM    MISSOURI"    (M-G-M) 

FIFTH   AVENUE-(2,450),    25c-40c-55c,    7 
days.    Gross:    $7,600.    (Average,    $7,000) 
"SISTERS    UNDER    THE    SKIN"    (Col.) 
"THE    BIG    RACE"    (Showmen's) 

LTBERTY-(1,800),     10c-15c-25c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $3,800.    (Average,    $4,000) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    NAVY"    (W.    B.) 

MUSIC  BOX-(950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days. 
(Extended  run  from  Music  Hall.)  Gross: 
$4,200.    (Average,    $4,000) 

"BACHELOR    BAIT"    (Radio) 

MUSIC      HALL— (2,275),      25c-40c-55c,      7 
days.      Hal     Grayson     &     Band     on     stage 
Gross:   $4,100.    (Average,   $6,000) 
"THE    OLD-FASHIONED    WAY"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT-(3.050),    25c-35c.    7    days. 
Vaudeville  headed  by  Henry,  the  Magician 
Gross:   $5,300.   (Average,  $6,000) 


More  Secrets  Out 

Washington,  Aug.  19. — 
There  is  no  longer  any  reason 
why  anybody  should  be  ignor- 
ant of  the  intimate  details  of 
the  life  of  Japanese  beetles. 

Current  releases  by  the  U. 
S.  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture include:  "The  Japanese 
Beetle — Life  History  and 
Damage";  "The  Japanese 
Beetle — Methods  of  Control" 
and  "Beware!  The  Japanese 
Beetle!"  They're  two-reelers 
and  available  for  exhibition. 


"Two  Faces" 
Denver  Top, 
Gets  $7,000 


Denver,  Aug.  19. — "The  Man  with 
Two  Faces"  pulled  a  fine  $7,000  at  the 
Orpheum  last  week.  This  tops  par  by 
$1,000. 

"The  Girl  from  Missouri"  grabbed 
a  normal  $6,000  at  the  Denver,  but 
business  was  pretty  dull  elsewhere. 
"She  Learned  About  Sailors"  was 
weak  at  $1,700.  The  weather  was 
good. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $20,150. 
Average  is  $20,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  16: 

"SHE   LEARNED   ABOUT   SAILORS" 
(Fox) 

ALADDIN— (1,500),  25c-35c-S0c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $1,700.     (Average,    $2,500) 

"THE  SCARLET  EMPRESS"   (Para.) 

DENHAM— (1.500),     25c-35c-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $3,750.     (Average,    $4,000) 
"THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

DENVER— (2,500),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $6,000.     (Average.    $6,000) 

"MAN   WITH   TWO  FACES"    (F.  N.) 

ORPHEUM— (2.600),    25c-35c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $7,000.     (Average.    $6,000) 
"WILD   GOLD"    (Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000).  25c-40c,  3  days. 
Gross:   $600. 

"HOUSEWIFE"   (Warners) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  4  days. 
Gross:   $1,100.     (Average  for  week,  $2,000) 


99 


"Key"and"Moment 
Pittsburgh's   Best 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  19. — The  best 
showing  in  town  last  week  was  made 
by  the  Warner,  where  a  double  fea- 
ture, "The  Key"  and  "Their  Big  Mo- 
ment," brought  in  $6,700  for  the  best 
takings  here  in  several  months.  It  was 
a  field  day  for  tlie  bargain  hunters, 
inasmuch  as  they  had  little  to  choose 
from,  the  other  two  first  run  houses 
playing  ordinary  product  that  couldn't 
stack  up  in  value  against  the  War- 
ner's two-for-one. 

At  the  Penn,  "Stamboul  Quest"  was 
a  disappointment  at  $7,000,  while  the 
Stanley,  with  "The  Man  with  Two 
Faces."  did  slightly  less  than  that. 
$6,700. 

Total  grosses  in  three  first  run 
houses  were  $20,000.  Average  is 
$26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
endine  Auer.  16: 

"STAMBOUL   QUEST"    (M-G-M) 

PENN— (3.300),    25c-50c.    6    days.       Gross: 
$7,000.      (Average.   $12,000.) 
"MAN    WITH    TWO   FACES"    (Warners) 

STANLEY— (3,600).  25c-50c.  6  davs.  Gross: 
$6,700.      (Average.   $9,000.) 

"THEIR    BIG    MOMENT"    (Radio) 
"THE   KEY"    (Warners) 

WARNER— (2.000),  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 

$6,700.      (Average,  $5,000.) 


Boston  Takes 
Showing  Gain; 
"LoveMe"Top 


Boston,  Aug.  19.  —  Grosses  ad- 
vanced slightly  last  week,  continuing 
the  steady  upward  trend  which  has 
marked  first  runs  for  the  past  sev- 
eral weeks.  Two  houses  reached 
their  average  this  week.  Metropolitan 
and  Loew's  State. 

"Treasure  Island"  at  Loew's  State 
hit  the  popular  fancy,  grossing  $16,- 
000,  the  theatre's  average,  while  at 
Metropolitan  Bing  Crosby's  film,  "She 
Loves  Me  Not,"  proved  equally  popu- 
lar and  brought  the  grosses  back  to 
average.  Keith's,  with  "One  More 
River,"  came  close  to  average. 

Totals  for  first  runs  for  the  week 
were  $87,000,  which  is  $3,000  better 
than  last  week.     Average  is  $94,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  16: 

"HAT,  COAT  AND  GLOVES"  (Radio) 

"MANHATTAN  LOVE  SONG" 

(Monogram) 

BOSTON— (2.900),  25c-50c,  7  days.   Gross: 

$14,500.       (Average.    $16,000.) 

"HOUSEWIFE"   (Warners) 
"SHE  LEARNED   ABOUT  SAILORS" 

(Fox) 
FENWAY— (1,800),       30c-50c,       7       days. 
Gross:    $6,500.        (Average,    $9,000.) 

"ONE  MORE  RIVER"  (Univ.) 
KEITH'S— (3,500),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$15,000.      (Average,   $16,000.) 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,/'0O),  35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $16,000.        (Average,    $16,000.) 
"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN— (4,350).       30c-65c,       7 
days.      Revue.      Gross:    $28,000.       (Average, 
$28,000.) 

"HOUSEWIFE"    (Warners) 
"SHE   LEARNED  ABOUT  SAILORS" 

(Fox) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,800),    30c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $7,000.       (Average,    $9,000.) 


Dual  Bill  Leads  in 
Omaha;  $1,000  Over 

Omaha,  Aug.  19.— A  dual  bill, 
made  up  of  a  second  run  of  "The  Thin 
Man"  and  a  first  run  of  "No  More 
Women,"  at  the  World,  led  the  town 
with  a  $5,000  gross,  or  $1,000  over 
average  for  that  house. 

The  Orpheum  reported  a  small  profit 
on  "The  Girl  from  Missouri"  and 
"Friends  of  Mr.  Sweeney."  Gross 
was  $8,000;  average,  $7,500.  The 
Brandeis  slipped  and  failed  to  make 
its  average  with  "The  Return  of  the 
Terror"  and  "The  Lady  Is  Willing." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $16,^0 
against  an  average   of  1 15,500. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  August  15: 

"NO    MORE     WOMEN"     (Para.) 

"THE    THIN    MAN"    (M-G-M) 

(Second   Run) 

WORLD— (2,200).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross; 
$5,000.    (Average,    $4,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  16: 

"RETURN    OF    THE    TERROR"    (F.    N.) 

"THE    LADY    IS    WILLING"    (Col.) 

BRANDEIS-(I,500),    20c-25c-35c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $3,900.    (Average,   $4,000) 
"THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 
"FRIENDS  OF  MR.  SWEENEY"  (W.  B.) 

ORPHEUM— (3.000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $8,000.    (Average,    $7,500) 


"Andy'*  Aims  for  Record 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  19. — "Handy 
Andy"  is  establishing  something  of  a 
record  for  continuous  first  run  here. 
After  playing  a  week  at  the  RKO 
Albee  to  an  estimated  gross  of  $15,- 
500,  the  Rogers  opus  moved  to  the 
RKO  Lyric,  where  it  is  now  in  its 
second  week  and  still  going  strong. 


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Production  Activity 
Remains  Unchanged 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

short  subject  division  remained  about 
the  same  also,  with  nine  in  work,  11 
preparing  and  21  in  the  cutting  rooms. 

Warners  have  five  features  in  work, 
two  preparing  and  IS  editing;  Fox, 
five,  five,  four ;  Paramount,  five,  five, 
two;  Radio,  five,  five,  three;  Colum- 
bia, three,  three,  one ;  Universal,  three, 
zero,  three;  M-G-M,  three,  10,  11; 
Goldwyn,  two,  zero,  zero ;  Roach,  one, 
zero,  zero,  while  the  independent 
group  shows  five,  six  and  eight. 

As  for  shorts,  M-G-M  reports  two 
working,  three  preparing  and  four 
editing  ;  Roach,  zero,  one,  one  ;  Univer- 
sal, one,  zero,  zero ;  Columbia,  one, 
two,  two ;  Radio,  one,  two,  nine,  with 
the  independent  group  reporting  four, 
three  and  five. 


Saenger  Bondholders 
Get  $70,000  Melon 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Hibernia  National  Bank.  Interest  pay- 
ments are  in  arrears  on  three  other 
bond  issues ;  the  New  Orleans  Saen- 
ger Realty  Corp.,  first  mortgage;  Mo- 
bile Saenger  Realty  Corp. ;  and  series 
"A"  and  "B"  of  Saenger  Theatres, 
first  mortgage  and  collateral  trust 
sinking  fund  issue. 

The  Hibernia  loan  was  made  pend- 
ing action  on  approval  by  committees 
for  a  proposed  reorganization  plan 
scheduled  to  be  heard  Aug.  28.  The 
committee  has  informed  bondholders 
that  "this  proceeding  supplements  re- 
ceivership proceedings  and  will  ex- 
pedite reorganization  of  the  corpora- 
tion." 


Young  Holt  Signed 

Hollywood,  Aug.  19.— David  Holt, 
youngster  who  appeared  in  Para- 
mount's  "You  Belong  to  Me,"  has 
been  handed  a  long-term  contract  by 
the  studio. 

The  studio  has  big  plans  for  the 
youngster  and  is  boosting  him  as  the 
male    Shirley  Temple. 


Kill  N.  0.  Sidewalk  Tax 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  19.— Mayor 
Walmsley's  sidewalk  tax  which  im- 
posed a  tax  ranging  from  $2.50  to  $10 
a  year  for  signs,  awnings  and  any- 
thmg  that  tended  to  advertise  business 
has  been  killed. 


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CONFERENCE  OF 
INDEPENDENT  EXHIBITORS 

ALLIED 

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ATLANTIC  CITY 

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AUGUST  22,  23,  24 


Independent  exhibitors  in  all  territories 

are    invited    to   attend    and    enjoy    full 

convention  privileges. 


miat  N.  Y.  Critics  Think 


Consensus  of  New  York  critical  newspaper  opinion  on  pictures 
current  along  Broadivay:- 


^'Bulldog  Drummond 
Strikes  Back*' 

(20th  Centiiry-U.  A.) 

American — ***a  delightful  burlesque  that 
reaches  heights  of  exciting  fun. 

Daily  News — It  is  grand  entertainment, 
this  latest  of  the  Drummond  adventures, 
for  it  is  crowded  with  amusing  incidents, 
snappy  lines  and  it  is  adroitly  acted  by 
Colman  in  the  title  role  and  by  a  support- 
ing cast. 

Evening  Journal — A  mystery  melodrama 
that  slyly  burlesques  mystery  melodramas, 
the  picture  is  an  adroit  blend  of  hilarious 
comedy,  fast-moving  action  and  sparkling 
dialogue.  And  its  tongue-in-thecheek  hu- 
mor is  smartly  sustained  by  star,  direc- 
tor and  scenarist,  as  well  as  by  a  sup- 
porting cast  that  includes  such  e.xpert 
performers  as  Charles  Butterworth,  C.  Au- 
brey Smith,  Warner  Oland,  Loretta  Young, 
Una  Merkel  and  a  number  of  others,  even 
down   to   the   merest    bit   player. 

Herald  Tribune — ***an  enormously  en- 
gaging and  continuously  hilarious  amal- 
gamation of  melodrama  and  farce,  the  most 
enlivening  film  I  have  encountered  since 
"The  Thin  Man."***The  production  is  ex- 
cellent and  the  whole  work  is  fine  fun. 

Post — ***a  picture  of  alarums  and  ex- 
cursions, interspersed  with  suave  comedy 
and  slapstick.  One  has  the  feeling  that 
the  thing  was  contrived  and  executed  as 
a  sly  spoof  on  the  melodramatic  school  of 
detective  fiction.  Whatever  the  motive, 
it    works    as    entertainment. 

Sun — The  maddest,  merriest  melodrama 
of  the  year,  celebrating  the  new  season,*** 
"Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes  Back,"  hereby 
heartily  recommended,  is  grand  entertain- 
ment. 

Times — Notwithstanding  a  murder  and 
several  kidnappings,  this  is  a  merry  melo- 
drama, for  its  lines  are  often  witty  and  its 
incidents  frequently  comic. 


''The  Cafs  Paw'' 

(Harold  Lloyd-Fox) 

American — ***is  one  long,  loud  laugh, 
and  with  it  the  gentle  Mr.  Lloyd  has  brought 
a  solution  to  many  production  problems 
presently  irking  the  industry.  It's  clean, 
fast    fun.      But    far    from    sappy. 

Daily  Mirror — ***a  real  story  with  char- 
acters, comedy,  thrills  and  suspense.  Briskly 
directed,  acted  by  a  fine  cast,  "The  Cat's 
Paw"  is  a  liyely  and  amusing  picture. 

Daily  News — Harold  Lloyd  has  rung  the 
bell  again  with  a  hit  picture.***more  genu- 
inely funny  than  his  previous  films. ***The 
Cat's  Paw"  is  good  clean  fun,  as  all  Lloyd's 
pictures  are,  and  it  is  first  class  entertain- 
ment. 

Evening^  Journal — ***grand  entertainment 
***And  it's  a  hugely  diverting  story,  packed 
with  laughs,  smartly  directed  and  delight- 
fully  played   by  an  amusing  cast. 

Herald-Tribune  —  ***is  more  concerned 
with  situations  and  narrative  than  with  wild 
and  furious  gags  and,  although  it  is  a 
rea.sonably  pleasant  fable,  with  a  proper 
share  of  human  interest,  I  must  confess 
that  I  mourn  the  passing  of  the  good  old 
days  of   hearty   film   rowdiness. 

Post  —  ***entertainingly,  if  somewhat 
lengthily,  recounted***Though  the  story  is 
slow  and  ambling  i.i  its  beginning  it  man- 
ages to  pick  up  toward  the  middle,  and 
from  that  point  on  it  builds  to  a  hilarious 
conclusion.*** 

Sun — ***a  radical  change  from  any  pre- 
vious_  Lloyd  slapstick  antic.  "The  Cat's 
Paw"  is  essentially  a  melodrama,  a  drama 
even,  with  the  star  in  a  role  that  might 
quite  easily  have  been  played  straight. 
***may  be  a  shock  to  Harold  Lloyd's  usual 
following;  but  it's  a  fresh,  amusing  comedy 
with  an  original  twist.  And  the  Lloyd 
spectacles    are    still    very   much    in    evidence. 

rimci — ***the  wild  incidents  are  invari- 
ably amusing  and  the  latter  phases  are 
decidedly  hilarious. ***And  there  is  no  deny- 
ing that  an  audience  at  the  first  showing 
yesterday  roared  with  laughter  at  several 
of  the  ingenious  twists  and  turns  of  the  fast- 
paced    narrative. 

World-Telegram  —  ***one  of  the  most 
continuously  hilarious  of  all  the  pictures 
that  brilliant  young  comedian  has  made. 
An  explosive,  wild-eyed,  satirical  tale,  it  is 
one  of  the  funniest  rumpuses  that  have 
come   along   m   many   weeks. 


K.  C.  Board  Seeks 
Time  Limit  Ruling 


''Cleopatra" 

{Paramount) 

American — .  .  .  amazing  achievement  of 
Cecil  B.  DeMille.  With  the  brilliant  pig- 
ments of  an  Angelo,  the  great  master  of 
spectacle  has  filled  his  spacious  canvas  with 
scenes  of  thrilling  beauty,  martial  niagni 
ficence,  sweet  scented  romance,  adventure, 
drama,  life,  love  and  death.  In  every 
lavish,  glittering  awe-inspiring  sequence,  the 
genius  of  DeMille  bestrides  the  screen  like 
a  Colossus.  In  his  metier  he  stands  alone. 
And   this   is   his    metier. 

Daily  Mirror — Lavish  and  spectacular,  it 
is  a  picture  which  recalls  the  good  old 
epics.  Mr.  DeMille  has  made  it  with  rev- 
erent consciousness  that  magnitude  is  im- 
pressive and  from  a  script  inspired  by  his- 
tory and  a  little  of  Shakespear's  dialogue.  .  . 

There  is  life  in  the  picture,  fun  and 
melodrama.  It  is  characteristic  DeMille, 
and  Dc^^ille  is  one  of  the  few  veterans  of 
the  movies  who  still  is  going  strong. 

Daily  News — .  .  .  DeMille  has  obtained 
some  sumptuous  and  striking  pictorial  effects 
for  his  latest  big  production. 

The  picture  moves  a  little  slowly,  as  the 
enormous  sets  for  some  of  the  scenes  and 
the  great  number  of  people  used  .  .  .  are 
somewhat  unwieldy  at  times.  But.  in  spite 
of  its  leisurely  motion,  the  story  is  ab- 
sorbing. 

Evening  Journal — Noted  for  his  film  spec- 
tacles, Cecil  B.  DeMille  surpasses  even  him 
self  in  the  opulence  with  which  he  has  in- 
vested his  production  of  "Cleopatra."  .  .  . 
It's  all  very  eye-filling  and  it's  all  done  with 
the   typical    De.Mille   pomp   and    siilendor. 

Herald-Tribune — As  a  spectacle,  Mr.  De- 
Mille's  "Cleopatra"  is  handsome  and  lavish, 
and  although  some  of  the  orgies  struck  me 
as  being  just  a  little  bit  silly,  there  is  an 
air  of  hearty  and  amiable  naivete  about 
them    that     is     curiously     heart-warming.   .   . 

I'm  afraid,  too.  that  the  story  as  Mr.  De- 
Mille tells  it  doesn't  capture  much  illusion, 
either. 

Post —  .  .  .  The  producer  has  departed 
in  this  picture  from  his  traditional  pictorial 
excesses  to  concentrate  on  the  relationships 
of  the  various  characters  to  one  another 
and  to  the  successive  declines  of  Caesar  and 
Marc  Antony,  rather  than  on  pure  specta- 
cle. .  .  .  Yet,  on  the  whole,  "Cleopatra"  may 
be  said  to  have  caught  Mr.  DeMille  in  one 
of  his  restrained  moods.  .  .  .  The  second  and 
far  more  interesting  part  is  devoted  to 
Antony's  expedition  to  "Tarsus.  .  .  .  Mr.  De- 
Mille handles  his  battles  and  mass  effects 
ivith   his   customary    impressiveness. 

Sun — Mr.  DeMille  has  subordinated  spec 
tacle.  elaborate  though  it  still  be,  to  the 
dramatic  values  of  his  story  far  more  than 
usual.  He  had  a  drama  to  relate,  an  old, 
a   famous  and   a   powerful  tale. 

Times —  .  .  is  one  of  the  director's  most 
ambitious  spectacles.  It  has  substantial, 
decorative  settings,  a  wealth  of  minor  prop- 
erties, an  imposing  array  of  histrionic  talent 
and   an   army  cf   extms,   ,   , 

"Cleopatra"  reveals  Mr.  DeMille  in  an 
emphatically  lavish,  but  nevertheless  a  rela- 
tively  restrained  mood. 

World-Telegram — So  sumptuous,  so  lavish, 
so  breathtaking  at  times  is  Cecil  B,  DeMille's 
production  of  "Cleopatra,"  ,  ,  ,  that  I  am 
certain  several  superlatives  can  be  brought 
out  where  it  is  concerned  without  danger 
of    contradiction,   .   . 

It  contains  also  a  sometimes  moving  love 
story  and  some  really  fine  acting,  especially 
on  the  part  of  the  lovely  and  competent 
(laudette  Colbert,  who  makes  the  lady  of 
the   title    every    inch   a    queen. 


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'Dames' 


(Warners) 

Daily  Mirror — There  is  plenty  of  enter- 
tainment in  "Dames."  and  an  extravagant 
plenty  of  Powell  and  Keeler.  An  attrac- 
tive young  man  and  lovable  young  girl, 
they  make  a  charming  little  romantic  team, 
who  make  love  to  tuneful   music. 

Daily  Ncws~U  the  1934  award  for  the 
year  s  best  pictures  does  not  go  to  a  prod- 
uct of  the  Warner  Brothers,  these  cinematic 
nianufacturers  ought  to  get  some  credit  for 
their  ability  to  produce  satisfactory  and  sat- 
isfying musicals  on  a  scale  which  the  trade 
calls  'pretentious."  The  latest  unit  to 
come  from  their  celluloid  factory  is 
"Dames,"  a  title  that  is  more  teasing  than 
explanatory,  but  a  film  that  maintains  the 
Warner   quality, 

Evenino  Journal — ***is  lavish,  glittering 
and  eye-filhng.  It  has  spectacular  song  and 
dance  numbers,  the  choruses  of  which,  one 
is  informed,  number  350,  The  sets  are 
ornate,   the   music   is   tuneful,    the   costumes 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  19.— Whether 
a  statute  of  limitations  exists  for  fil- 
ing complaints  is  one  of  two  questions 
asked  of  Code  Authority  by  the  Kan- 
sas City  grievance  board.  The  other 
point  submitted  for  advice  refers  to 
altering  contracts  after  the  board  has 
found  an  exhibitor  guilty  of  a  contract 
violation. 

The  statute  of  limitations  problem 
results  from  a  case  in  which  the 
Madrid,  local  suburban,  was  charged 
by  E.  S.  Young  with  playing  a  pic- 
ture out  of  spot  on  May  17.  The 
offense  was  committed  almost  three 
months  before  the  complaint  was  filed. 

While  accepting  the  complaint  and 
deciding  against  the  theatre  in  this 
instance,  the  local  board  wants  to  be 
guided  in  the  future  by  Campi's  opin- 
ion as  to  whether  a  complaint  must 
be  filed  within  a  certain  time  to  be 
valid.  It  is  pointed  out  absence  of 
restrictions  as  to  time  makes  it  pos- 
sible for  a  respondent  to  retaliate  by 
comj>laining  against  the  original  com- 
plainant on  an  old  infraction. 

The  second  matter  presented  for  a 
ruling  is  to  decide  whether  A.  G. 
Smith,  manager  of  the  Uptown,  Par- 
sons, Kan.,  is  in  the  clear  in  reducing 
adinissions  below  the  contract  mini- 
mum after  the  board  some  time  ago 
ordered  him  to  comply  with  existing 
contracts.  Smith  claims  he  has  writ- 
ten authorization  from  two  distribu- 
tors to  show  double  bills  at  a  dime 
adult  admission. 

Without  deciding  the  merits  of  the 
case,  the  local  board  passed  the  en- 
tire matter  to  Campi's  legal  depart- 
ment for  an  opinion. 


Puhlix  Pools  With 
7  on  Staten  Island 

(Cont-nued  from  page  1) 

Harry  Shiftman,  president  of  the  in- 
dependent circuit,  in  complete  charge. 

The  Staten  Island  unit  was  the 
solitary  Publix  house  operated  from 
the  home  office.  The  deal  for  inde- 
pendent operation  is  understood  to 
have  been  approved  by  the  trustees 
and  contracts  are  now  ready  for 
signatures. 

Isle's  units  involved  are  the  St. 
George,  St.  George ;  Ritz,  Port  Rich- 
mond ;  Liberty,  Stapleton ;  Capitol, 
West  Brighton  ;  Strand,  Great  Kills  ; 
Stadium,  Tottenville ;  New  Dorp, 
New  Dorp. 

The  Paramounts  on  Broadway  and 
in  Brooklyn  are  under  direction  of 
Boris  Morros. 


are  stunning  and  the  girls  are  pretty.  And 
that  seems  to  include  all  the  ingredients 
of   a   successful   musical   show. 

Herald-Tribune — .Accepting  "Dames"  as  a 
vehicle  for  Busby  Berkeley  to  try  out  new 
dance  routines,  the  picture  at  the  Strand 
is  worth  catching.' **But  otherwise  the 
piece  is  without  distinction.  The  plot  is 
trite,  the  jokes  are  rather  stale,  and  the 
coherence  of  the  story  is  often  far  from 
clear.  The  songs,  however,  are  gay  and 
lilting. 

Post — ***starts  oflf  the  musical  film  season 
cheerfully.  It  is,  besides  being  one  of  the 
Warners'  most  lavish  productions,  amusing 
farce  comedy  about  three  reformers  who  un- 
wittingly get  tight  at  a  Broadway  premiere 
and  land,  to  their  unexpected  delight,  in 
jail   with   hundreds   of   chorus   girls. 

Times — ***does  not  quite  attain  the  stand- 
ard set  by  "Forty-second  Street,"  even 
though  it  is  amply  eye-filling.  There  is  a 
deal  more  comedy,  but  a  deal  less  good 
music. 

World-Telegram — Never,  it  is  safe  to  say. 
have  les  freres  Warner  invested  a  song-and- 
dance  film  with  so  much  merriment. 


Monday,  August  20,    1934 


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Field  Bodies 
To  Hear  Ills 
Are  Scrapped 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

are  on  the  docket  now  for  protest 
hearings.  Dates  on  which  the  indi- 
vidual plans  will  be  heard  will  be  set 
this  week.  Milwaukee's  proposals 
were  heard  at  the  last  Campi  session 
and  the  next  plans  up  for  protest  will 
he  those  from  New  Haven,  Hartford 
and  Bridgeport. 

Exhibitors  from  the  New  England 
areas  mentioned  will  come  to  New 
York  tomorrow  when  a  special  ap- 
peal committee  will  hear  objections. 
The  judicial  body  has  not  been  named, 
but  will  probably  be  set  today. 

Campi  members  feel  that,  since  ap- 
peal committees  hearing  complaints 
on  clearance,  zoning  and  grievances 
during  the  last  few  weeks  have  done 
a  commendable  job,  the  expeditious 
method  to  save  time  is  to  set  up 
similar  committees  for  hearing  pro- 
tests on  clearances  with  local  men 
as  judges. 

The  Los  Angeles  schedule  is  on  the 
calendar  for  Sept.  18  when  I.  E. 
Chadwick  and  several  coast  exhibi- 
tors will  come  east  for  the  hearing. 


Detroit  Board  Hits 
Weak  Part  of  Code 

Detroit,  Aug.  19. — A  code  weakness 
that  fails  to  cover  admission  price 
changes  by  mutual  consent  of  the  dis- 
tributor and  exhibitor  after  a  contract 
has  been  signed  was  criticized  by  the 
local  grievance  board  in  a  recent  de- 
cision. 

This  weakness,  the  board  decided, 
"practically  operates  to  permit  the 
respondent  to  actually  circumvent  the 
intent  and  purpose  of  the  code." 

The  decision  was  made  on  a  com- 
plaint of  price  cutting  brought  by 
Nick  Kuris,  Ritz,  A/Iuskegon,  against 
Paul  Schlossoman,  Theatres,  Muske- 
gon, and  Detroit  exchanges.  The  case 
was  dismissed. 


Dismiss,  Withdraw 
2  Pittsburgh  Cases 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  19. — An  over- 
buying complaint  has  been  dismissed 
and  a  reduced  admissions  case  with- 
drawn as  a  result  of  two  hearings  by 
the  grievance  board. 

The  overbuying  case  was  a  com- 
plaint brought  by  Roosevelt  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  operating  the  Roosevelt 
here,  against  Center-Vue  Amusement 
Corp.,  Granada.  Complainant  and  de- 
fendant were  the  same  in  the  cut  rate 
complaint. 


40  More  Ohio  Assents 

Cleveland,  Aug.  19. — Since  the  re- 
opening of  the  code  assent  period  on 
June  10  until  the  final  closing  period, 
Aug.  IS,  40  assents  from  Cleveland 
and  the  surrounding  territory  were 
filed  with  Mrs.  Georgia  Moffett,  sec- 
retary of  the  Cleveland  board.  Of 
these,  26  were  from  Cleveland. 


Crime  Without  Passion 

Hollywood,  Aug.  19. — When 
Helen  Hayes  returned  from 
work  at  M-G-M  the  other  day, 
she  found  a  box  as  large  as  a 
steamer  trunk  waiting  for 
her  filled  with  orchids  and 
gardenias.  The  card,  from 
her  husband,  Charles  Mac- 
Arthur,  who  is  in  New  York, 
read: 

"Our  anniversary  is  some 
time  this  week.  Hope  today 
was  the  day." 

Helen  wired  back: 

"You're  getting  warmer. 
Please  keep  guessing." 


Radio  Borrows  Tobin 

Hollywood,  Aug.  19. — Genevieve 
Tobin,  under  contract  to  Warner- 
First  National,  has  been  loaned  to 
Radio  for  the  feminine  lead  in  "By 
Your   Leave." 


NRA  Changes 
Not  to  Shift 
Picture  Code 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

but  eventually  it  is  contemplated  that 
the  various  agreements  will  be  re- 
opened with  a  view  to  simplifying  the 
trade  practice  provisions,  which  in 
some  codes  are  so  numerous  and  so 
involved  as  to  make  full  enforcement 
almost  impossible.  Codes  in  which 
these  provisions  are  giving  no  trouble, 
liowever,  will  probably  not  be  affected. 


Code  Costs  on 
Gross  Income 
Basis  Likely 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

distributors  have  protested  the  present 
plan.  United  Artists  and  Universal, 
in  filing  protests  with  the  NRA,  sug- 
gested that  assessments  should  be 
based  on  annual  business  of  individual 
companies. 

Official  word  has  been  received  by 
Campi  from  the  NRA  to  discard  the 
old  assessment  plan  and  draft  a  new 
one. 

A  meeting  of  the  finance  committee 
is  expected  to  be  called  by  Code 
Authority  sometime  this  week  to 
begin  drafting  a  new  assessment 
schedule. 


f-*f 


First  "Bank  Night 
Case  Up  in  Omaha 

Omaha,  Aug.  19. — Lester  F.  Mar- 
tin, distributor  for  Bank  Night  En- 
terprises and  attorney  for  E.  E.  Seff, 
operator  of  the  Rialto,  Sioux  City, 
Iowa,  has  filed  an  appeal  from  de- 
cision of  the  grievance  board  order- 
ing SefT  to  discontinue  "Bank  Nights." 
The  Capitol  in  Sioux  Falls  filed  the 
complaint.  This  is  a  Blank-Tristate 
house. 

The  Seff  case  is  the  first  of  its  kind 
filed  in  this  territory. 


Akron  Is  Satisfied 
With  Its  Dual  Plan 

Akron,  Aug.  19. — Duals  are  not 
considered  an  "industry  evil"  here  ac- 
cording to  Robert  Menches,  head  of 
the  local  exhibitor  association.  Akron 
has  never  gone  for  duals  on  a  100 
per  cent  basis,  Menches  states.  Pic- 
tures considered  strong  enough  to 
stand  on  their  own  are  shown  on  a 
single  feature  bill  right  down  the  line 
from  the  first  run  to  the  last  run. 
Weak  pictures  are  shown  on  double 
bills. 

Menches  figures  that  only  about  50 
per  cent  of  the  Akron  playing  time  is 
devoted  to  double  features.  At  a  re- 
cent meeting  of  exhibitors  it  was  voted 
to  continue  this  practice. 


Canton,  O.,  Aug.  19. — Seven  of 
this  city's  first  runs  are  dual  billing 
and  no  complaint  is  heard.  Loew's 
is  on  a  straight  single  feature  basis, 
but  Warners'  Alhambra  goes  in  for 
an  additional  film  as  a  preview  twice 
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Hollywood,  Aug.  19. — With  shock-proof  punches  but  with  haymakers 
nevertheless,  Mae  West  uncorks  a  flashy,  melodramatic  entertainment  of 
the  Nineties,  trippingly  gay  and  gaudy  for  the  most  part  but  lingering 
in  spots. 

As  with  all  the  West  films,  her  showmanship  personality  dominates 
the  scene.  Her  story  assembles  herself  as  the  American  Beauty,  a  head- 
line actress ;  Prizefighter  Roger  Pryor,  Villainous  Promoter  John  Miljan 
and  his  girl  friend,  Katherine  de  Mille,  sets  them  in  pleasure-loving 
New  Orleans  and  lets  music,  gambling,  stolen  jewels  and  prizefight 
knockout  drops  work  its  dire  drama,  making  it  clear  at  the  same  time 
that  no  man  outsmarts  Mae  and  gets  away  with  it. 

While  the  production  is  hardly  a  model  of  uplift  drama,  by  the  same 
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Her  performance,  including  singing  and  comedy,  is  the  best  she's  done. 
Her  wisecracks  ripple  along  in  laughing  cadence  with  her  curvacious 
walk  and  there  is  no  reaching  for  gags  or  straining  for  effects. 

Mae  warbles  four  numbers,  one,  "Scandalizin'  My  Name,"  counter- 
pointed  with  Negro  spirituals  being  particularly  effective  to  eye  and  ear. 
Leo  McCarey's  direction  has  flavor  and  distinction. 

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Concessions 
Not  Hurting 
Films:  MPTOA 


Holds   No   Ground   Lost 
Via  Church  Drive 


That  coming  pictures  have  not  been 
and  will  not  be  weakened  by  studio 
concessions  to  the  church  crusade  is 
the  belief  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  set 
forth  in  a  bulletin  of  the  national  ex- 
hibitor organization  released  yester- 
day. 

The  bulletin  declares  that  produc- 
tion compliance  with  the  church  cru- 
sade's aims  does  not  even  relieve  the 
exhibitor  of  the  problem  of  juvenile 
attendance  at  his  theatre  and  urges  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  membership  to  devel- 
op special  family  night  programs  and 
selected  pictures  for  children's  mati- 
nees. 

"We  should  not  permit  the  idea  to 
{Continued  on  page  4) 


"Legtr'  Code  Body 
Near  End  of  Task 

The  legitimate  theatre  code  author- 
ity will  resume  hearings  today  on  the 
revised  pact  for  that  industry  with 
expectations  of  completing  the  docu- 
ment today  or  tomorrow. 

Code  provisions  relating  to  sale 
of  tickets  by  brokers  and  covering 
cut  price  policies  will  be  taken  up  by 
the  code  authority  today,  with  ex- 
pectations that  brokers  will  vigorously 
protest  the  provisions  as  contained  in 
the  revised  code. 


Producer  Assessing 
To  Highlight  Campi 

Highlighting  the  Campi  session 
Thursday  will  be  discussions  revolv- 
ing around  a  new  assessment  plan  for 
producers  and  distributors.  Official 
word  has  been  received  from  Wash- 
ington   advising    Code    Authority    to 

{Continued  on   page  4) 


$45,000  Campaign 

"One  Night  of  Love,"  which 
opens  at  the  Music  Hall  Sept. 
6,  will  be  heralded  by  a  $45,- 
000  newspaper  campaign  in 
New  York  dailies.  Columbia 
will  spend  $32,000  and  the 
Music  Hall  $12,000. 

The  splurge  will  equal  the 
sensational  campaign  used  by 
Samuel  Goldwyn  to  introduce 
Anna  Sten  in  "Nana"  at  the 
same  house. 


SL  Louis  Dual  Ban  Killed; 

Warners  Refuse  to  Go  Along 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  20. — The  local  move  to  end  doubles  is  off,  despite 
the  fact  that  every  exhibitor  in  the  city  with  the  exception  of 
Warners  has  signed  to  abandon  twin  bills. 

Warners  refused  to  go  single  feature  at  the  Shubert-Rialto  and 
attempts  by  Fred  Wehrenberg,  head  of  the  local  M.  P.  T.  O.,  to 
convince  the  house  to  adopt  a  one-feature  program  proved  un- 
availing. Warners  are  said  to  have  a  peeve  on  with  Harry  Koplar, 
who  recently  combined  his  interests  with  Fanchon  &  Marco,  who 
now  operate  the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and  Grand  Central. 

F.  &  M.  was  willing  to  buy  Warner  product  for  its  five  houses, 
but  the  distributor  is  said  to  have  refused  on  the  ground  that  it 
will  continue  to  operate  the  Rialto  and  show  its  own  films  there. 


rrOA  to  Push  Duals  War; 
Warners  to  End  N.  J.  Twins 


Warners  is  the  first  major  circuit 
to  go  for  adoption  of  a  single  feature 
policy  in  New  Jersey  in  line  with  the 
dual  bill  ban  sponsored  by  .\llied  of 
New  Jersey.  The  circuit  has  signed 
up  for  56  houses  in  Northern  New 
Jersey.  Skouras,  with  16  theatres 
across  the  Hudson,  also  has  signed 
the  agreement. 

Signing  of  the  72  houses  was  an- 
nounced yesterday  by  the  Allied  com- 
mittee handling  the  dual  situation,  ten- 
tatively slated  to  go  into  effect 
Sept.  3. 

Loew's,  RKO  and  Walter  Reade  are 
expected  to  go  for  the  plan  some- 
time this  week.      Loew's   already  has 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


That  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  does  not  in- 
tend to  drop  plans  for  elimination  of 
duals  in  New  York  was  indicated  by 
Harry  Brandt,  president,  yesterday 
when  he  stated  he  intends  getting  in 
touch  with  officials  of  Loew's  and 
RKO  on  the  matter. 

C.  C.  Moskowitz  of  Loew's  last 
week  told  Motion  Picture  Daily 
the  circuit  is  willing  to  go  along  on 
any  plan  for  discontinuance  of  twin 
features  provided  the  rest  of  the 
houses  agree  to  the  same  procedure. 
RKO  has  not  yet  committed  itself  to 
the  plan. 

In  discussing  the  local  situation, 
Brandt  said  that  several  things  must 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Felix  Feist  Elected 
Head  of  M.  P.  Club 

A  new  slate  of  officers  was  elected 
yesterday  by  the  M.  P.  Club.  Felix 
Feist,  general  sales  manager  for 
M-G-M,  was  named  to  succeed  Lee 
A.  Ochs  as  president. 

The  number  of  vice-presidents  was 
increased  from  two  to  three.  Two  of 
them — John  W.  Alicoate,  editor  and 
publisher  of  The  Film  Daily,  and  David 
Loew,  M-G-M  executive — will  con- 
tinue in  their  posts.  The  new  vice- 
president     is     Phil     Reisman,     RKO 

(Continued  on   page   4) 


Mexico  City  Stage  in 
Move  to  Curb  Screen 

By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  Aug.  20. — That  five 
houses  in  this  city  be  reserved  ex- 
clusively for  legitimate  shows  is 
urged  upon  the  civic  government  by 
actors,      theatre     attaches      and     the 

(Continued  on  page   4) 


4  Zoning  Appeals 
For  Hearing  Soon 

Four  general  hearings  on  appeals 
from  clearance  and  zoning  schedules 
are  slated  for  the  next  two  weeks. 
The  first  will  be  at  Hartford,  Bridge- 
port and  New  Haven,  set  for  this 
afternoon,  with  George  Schaefer,  E. 
C.  Grainger  and  Edward  Rugoff  sit- 
ting as  a  committee.  Schaefer  will  be 
chairman. 

George  Cuzen,  New  Haven  branch 
manager  for  Paramount,  and  Jacob 
E.  Fishman  of  the  Lyric,  New  Haven, 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Charge  Los  Angeles 
Theatres  in  Chisel 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  20. — Charging 
theatres  in  this  area  are  violating  the 
minimum  scale  provisions  of  the  code, 
local  projectionists  say  they  will  file 
over  100  complaints  with  Charles  H. 
Cunningham  of  the  NRA  early  this 
week. 


Courts  to  Be 
Used  to  Meet 
ASCAP  Issue 


Series     of     Test     Cases 
Being  Planned 


Test  cases  to  determine  the  validity 
of  music  tax  collections  from  exhibi- 
tors by  the  American  Society  of  Com- 
posers, Authors  &  Publishers  will  be 
prepared  by  counsel  for  the  exhibi- 
tors' national  emergency  committee  in 
combatting  the  proposed  music  tax  in- 
creases, it   was   learned   yesterday. 

The  test  cases  will  be  filed  in  an  ef- 
fort to  eliminate  the  music  tax  col- 
lection completely  and  permanently,  it 
was  stated.  Prosecution  of  the  cases 
is  expected  to  be  assigned  to  New- 
ton D.  Baker's  law  firm.  Baker,  Hos- 
tettler,  Sido  &  Thompson  of  Cleve- 
land, which  has   already  filed   similar 

(Continued  on   page  4) 

Carroll  Set  to  Do 
One  on  Fox  Lineup 

Earl  Carroll,  whose  first  film  ven- 
ture was  "Murder  at  the  Vanities" 
for  Paramount,  has  signed  a  contract 
to  produce  one  picture  for  the  Fox 
1934-35  schedule.  It  is  understood 
Erpi  will  finance. 

Harold  B.  Franklin's  brace  for  Fox, 
of  which  "Gambling"  starring  George 
M.  Cohan  will  be  the  first,  will  be 
produced  by  Brookin  Corp. 

The  Carroll  film  is  tentatively 
called  "Private  Rooms  at  the  Vani- 
ties" and  is  slated  for  completion  by 
January. 


B,  &  K,  Appeal  Puts 
Back  Chicago  Sales 

_  Chicago,  Aug.  20.  —  Balaban  & 
Katz's  complaint  before  Campi  in 
which  the  circuit  is  seeking  additional 
protection  under  its  new  releasing 
scheme   recently   turned   down   by   the 

{Continued   on    paac    4) 


Buying  Pool  On 

Harry  C.  Arthur,  represent- 
ing the  Roxy,  and  Arthur  L. 
Mayer,  representing  the 
Rialto,  are  discussing  a  buy- 
ing pool  covering  both  the- 
atres. Not  yet  closed,  one  of 
the  problems  is  to  work  out 
terms.  A  second  is  how  pic- 
tures bought  for  both  houses 
are  to  be  accorded  playing 
designation. 


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August  21,   1934 


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Atlantic  City,  Aug.  20.— With 
Sidney  Samuelson,  president  of  Al- 
lied, already  here  making  preliminary 
preparations  for  the  three-day  annual 
convention  of  Allied  of  New  Jersey 
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About  300  in  all  are  expected  to 
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is  slated  to  be  the  principal  speaker 
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Kirk  Russell  Dead; 
Remains  Cremated 

Kirk  Russell,  executive  of  the  Hays 
office  in  charge  of  contact  with  news- 
paper editors,  died  Saturday  and  his 
remains  were  cremated  yesterday 
afternoon. 

Russell  had  been  associated  with 
Will  H.  Hays  when  the  latter  was 
postmaster  general  and  joined  the 
M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  at  its  inception.  His 
death,  the  culmination  of  a  form  of 
paralysis  believed  to  have  been  pre- 
cipitated by  a  bad  throat,  was  pre- 
ceded by  a  gallant  fight  which  made 
it  necessary  for  him  to  relinquish  ac- 
tive  duties   along   about  last   October. 

He  was  over  60  and  is  survived  by 
his  widow. 


Peter  Clark  Passes 

Funeral  services  for  Peter  Clark, 
founder  and  head  of  Peter  Clark,  Inc., 
theatrical  construction  and  equipment 
company,  will  be  held  tomorrow  in 
the  Actor's  Chapel  of  St.  Malachy's 
Church   at   10:30   A.   M. 

Clark,  who  had  been  ill  for  the  past 
nine  months,  died  at  his  home  in  Fair- 
field, Conn.,  Sunday.  He  was  55 
years  old  and  is  survived  by  his 
widow,  two  daughters  and  five  sons. 


Doubts  Suicide  Theory 

Hollywood,  Aug.  20.  —  Irene 
Franklin,  widow  of  Jerry  Jarnegin, 
stage  and  screen  actor  and  composer, 
today  doubted  the  police-  theory  that 
her  husband,  found  shot  to  death  in 
his  Toluca  Lake  home,  was  a  sui- 
cide, although  she  admitted  its  pos- 
sibility. 


Decide  Pathe's  Plan 
At  Sept.  11  Meeting 

A  special  meeting  of  Pathe  Ex- 
change stockholders  will  be  held  Sept. 
11  to  vote  on  approval  of  the  pro- 
posed plan  of  financial  reorganization, 
it  was  stated  at  Pathe  yesterdav: 
Copies  of  the 'plan  together  with  no- 
tices of  the  special  meeting  were 
mailed   to    stockholders    last   night. 

The  plan  is  understood  to  require 
approval  of  60  per  cent  of  the  share- 
holders before  becoming  effective. 
Proxies  representing  38  per  cent  of 
the  shares  are  understood  to  be  com- 
mitted  now. 


Pugh  Is  Lining  Up 
New  Export  Concern 

Ralph  J.  Pugh,  who  established  dis- 
tribution in  England  for  the  original 
First  National,  is  working  on  forma- 
tion of  a  new  export  company  to 
be  known  as  the  -M.  P.  Export  Corp. 
Thomas  W.  James  will  be  president 
and  treasurer  and  Pugh  vice-president 
and  general  manager,  as  well  as  in 
charge  of  sales  of  independent  pic- 
tures   produced    here    and    abroad. 

Pugh  will  sail  for  the  other  side 
shortly   to   open   offices. 


Services  for  Joseph  Axt 

Hollywood,  Aug.  20. — Funeral  ser- 
vices were  held  here  today  for  Joseph 
Axt,  father  of  William  Axt,  musical 
arranger  for  M-G-M.  Axt  was  73 
years  old  and  is  survived  by  his  son. 


Force  Dillinger  Off 

San  Francisco,  Aug.  20. — Oakland 
clubwomen  forced  the  Dillinger  short 
off^  screens  there  after  a  two-day  run. 
The  picture  flopped  in  San  Francisco, 
although  no  protests  were  lodged 
against  it. 


Kent  on  Coast  Today 

Albuquerque,  Aug.  20. — Sidney  R. 
Kent  passed  through  here  tonight  on 
his  way  to  Movietone  City,  where  he 
arrives  tomorrow. 


Brecher  to  Succeed 
Blumenthal  in  ITOA 

Leo  Brecher  is  slated  to  succeed 
Louis  F.  Blumenthal  as  chairman  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  I.  T. 
O.  A.  when  Harry  Brandt,  president, 
calls  a  meeting  of  the  organization 
tomorrow  at  the  Astor. 

Blumenthal  recently  resigned  when 
he  sold  an  interest  in  four  New  Jer- 
sey theatres  to  Warners.  Brandt  re- 
turned from  a  Saratoga  vacation  yes- 
terdav. 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

GEORGE  Brown,  Harry  Arthur, 
Arthur  L.  Mayer,  James  A.  Fitz- 
Patrick,  Herman  Rifkin,  E.  M. 
Fay,  Roger  Wolfe  Kahn,  Charles 
Moses,  Moe  Streimer,  Eddie  Dow- 
LiNc;,  "Bugs"  Baer,  George  Weeks 
and  Sherman  Krellberg  were  among 
the  diners  at  the  Tavern  around  lunch 
time  yesterday. 

Herman  Rifkin  and  M.  E.  Morey 
of  the  Boston  Monogram  exchange 
are  in  town  conferring  with  Edward 
Golden. 

E.  T.  "Peck"  Gommersal  is  im- 
proving at  the  Joint  Diseases  Hos- 
pital after  an  operation. 

Morris  Kinzlek  celebrated  his  fifth 
wedding  anniversary  over  the  week- 
end. 

A.  H.  McCausland,  head  of  the 
RKO  receivership  division,  returned 
yesterday  from  a  two  weeks'  vacation. 

Stuart  Webb,  Pathe  president,  is 
ill  at  his  country  home  at  East  Hamp- 
ton, L.  I. 

Harky  D.  Golberg  is  back  from 
the  .Middle  West.  "The  World  in 
Revolt"    occasioned   the   trip. 

Ed  Finney  returned  from  a  vaca- 
tion tour  of  New  England  yesterday. 

Herman  Wobber  leaves  New  York 
for    San    Francisco   tomorrow. 

Howard  S.  Cullman  returns 
today  from  a   10-day  vacation. 


Warns  of  "Red  Herrings" 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  20. — State- 
ment of  any  organization  to  the  effect 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern  Pennsyl- 
vania is  "run  by  producers,  distribu- 
tors or  any  other  group  of  men"  is 
a  "red  herring"  thrown  across  the 
trail,  states  "The  Lowdown,"  bulletin 
of   the   organization. 


Allied  in  S.  &  S.  Circuit 

A  projectionists'  contract  for  the 
six  Small  &  Strausberg  houses  was 
closed  by  the  circuit  yesterday  with 
Allied  M.  P.  Operators  Union.  Small 
&  Strausberg  formerly  employed  Em- 
pire State  operators. 


Columbia  Up  ^2  on  Big  Board 


Levine  In  from  Coast 

Nat  Levine.  head  of  Mascot  Pic- 
tures, arrived  from  the  coast  by  plane 
yesterday  with  a  print  of  "Young  and 
Beautiful,"  Mascot's  new  feature  with 
the  Wampas  Baby  Stars,  which  was 
screened  during  the  day  for  inde- 
pendent distributors.  Levine  expects 
to  remain  here  a  few  days  only. 


Baer's  Para.  Film  Set 

Hollywood,  Aug.  20. — Max  Baer's 
first  picture  since  winning  the  heavy- 
weight title  will  be  "Kids  on  the 
Cuff,"  a  fight  yarn  by  Damon  Run- 
yon  for  Paramount.  Adela  Rogers  St. 
Johns  has  been  assigned  the  screen 
play. 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia    Pictures,   vtc 29  28M  29 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2^  25^  2^ 

Eastman    Kodak    98  98  98 

Loew's,  Inc 7?  265^  26% 

M-G-M,    pfd 26^  265^  26?4 

Paramount    Publix     3|^  354  Wi 

Pathe   Exchange    1^  V/^  VA 

RKO     2%  2  2 

Warner  Bros 4'/^  4  4 


Net 
Change 

-I-  54 


-f    '/8 

-f  iA 


Sentry  Sole  Curb  Opener 


High 


Close 


Sentry    Safety    Control ■• 

Light  Trading  in  Bond  Market 


Net 
Change 


High  Low  Close 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 6%  6]/2          6V2 

General   Theatre    Equipment   6s   '40,   ctf 6  6             6 

Loew's   6s   '41,   ww   deb   rights 101  101  101 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s   '47 41  41  41 

Paramount   Publix   5i^s  '50 41f^  41  !4  4154 

Warner   Bros.   6s  '39.   wd S^A  53i-4  5354 


Net 
Chsinge 


-fl 


Sales 

300 
300 
200 
700 
100 
400 
800 
300 
400 


Sales 

100 


Sales 

4 
1 

1 
1 


$eifiOO  in  Four  Days 

"The  Cat's  Paw"  approached  a 
$61,000  gross  at  the  close  of  business 
Sunday  night  at  the  Music  Hall.  The 
picture   opened    Thursday   morning. 

The  Capitol  did  $30,000  with  a 
second  week  of  "The  Girl  from  Mis- 
souri." The  Roxy  ended  at  $29,500 
with  a  second  week  of  "Handy  Andy" 
and  figures  on  $20,000  for  the  third 
and  final  week.  The  Mayfair  grossed 
$7,500  with  "Side  Streets"  and  the 
Rialto,  $8,000  with  "Adventure  Girl." 
Six  days  of  "Housewife"  and  one  day 
of   "Dames"  gave  the   Strand  $17,321. 

The  first  four  days  of  "Dames"  at 
the  .Strand  saw  49,109  aldmissions 
pass  through  the  doors,  Warners  de- 
clared yesterday.  Over  the  week- 
end, admissions  totaled  21,889.  The 
company  says  the  picture  is  the  big- 
gest at  the  house  since  the  run  of 
"42nd    Street." 


In  the  Sick  Bay 

John  D.  Clark  of  Fox  is  still  regis- 
tered at  Mountainside  Hospital,  Mont- 
clair,  but  yesterday  was  reported  get- 
ting along  nicely.  It's  a  case  of  blad- 
der trouble. 

Robert  F.  Sisk,  of  Radio  conquered 
his  arthritis  over  the  week-end  and 
was  back  on  the  job  yesterday. 


Coast  I.T.O.  Board  Quits 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  20. — Headed  by 
Ben  Berinstein,  the  entire  board  of 
the  I.T.O.  of  Southern  California 
officially  resigned  today.  Berinstein 
is  now  president  of  the  newly  formed 
Associated  Exhibitors  of  Los  Angeles. 


Mortensen  in  Town 

T.  E.  Mortensen,  editor  and  Pub- 
lisher of  Greater  Amusements,  Min- 
neapolis regional,  is  in  New  York  on 
a  combination  vacation  and  business 
trip. 


AND  STILL 
THEY  COME! 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  August  21,    1934 


Concessions 
Not  Hurting 
Films:  MPTOA 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
grow  that  pictures  are  wishy-washy 
and  namby-pamby  as  a  result  of  the 
church  crusade,"  the  bulletin  declares. 
"It  is  not  true.  Red-blooded,  thrill- 
ing, dramatic  entertainment  is  being 
shown,  maybe  minus  the  vulgarities 
and  indecencies,  but  just  as  robust  and 
with  as  much  punch  and  entertainment 
value  as  ever.  It's  about  time  the 
exhibitor  told  his  home  folks  that  the 
show  at  his  theatre  is  really  better 
than  ever   before. 

"Moreover,  the  problem  of  adjust- 
ing pictures  to  children's  require- 
ments is  just  as  pertinent  as  ever.  We 
still  need  family  night  programs  and 
children's  matinees,  and  genuine 
community  support  for  these,"  the  bul- 
letin declares. 

M.  P.  T.  O.  A.'s  plan  of  providing 
a  channel  through  which  exhibitors 
may  criticize  pictures  and  make  rec- 
ommendations direct  to  producers  is 
already  proving  successful,  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  bulletin  reports,  although 
actual  operation  of  the  plan  was  un- 
dertaken only  a  few  weeks  ago.  Hun- 
dreds of  letters  are  being  received  by 
the  committee  in  charge  and  are  be- 
ing forwarded  direct  to  the  studios 
whose  pictures  are  specifically  com- 
mented on  by  exhibitors,   it  is  stated. 

Not  Worried  by  Campi  Ruling 

That  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  campaign 
against  double  features  will  not  be  re- 
tarded by  the  recent  resolution  of 
Code  Authority  prohibiting  clearance 
and  zoning  boards  from  drawing  up 
schedules  based  on  whether  an  ex- 
hibitor operates  on  a  dual  policy  or 
not,  is  made  clear  in  the  organiza- 
tion's bulletin. 

"Fortunately,"  the  bulletin  states, 
"rulings  of  the  Code  Authority  can 
be  reversed  at  any  time  by  a  majority 
vote.  The  resolution  applies  only  to 
zoning  plans  made  by  a  local  clear- 
ance and  zoning  board.  There  is 
nothing  in  the  code  to  prevent  individ- 
ual exhibitors  taking  clearance  as  they 
see  fit  over  double  feature  houses." 

The  bulletin,  in  discussing  national 
exhibitor  plans  for  opposing  the  pro- 
posed music  tax  increases  sought  by 
ASCAP  admonishes  all  counsel  for  lo- 
cal exhibitor  organizations  to  with- 
hold filing  of  anti-trust  actions  against 
ASCAP  to  "avoid  beclouding  the  is- 
sues and  to  save  expense."  The  na- 
tional exhibitors'  legal  fight  againstf 
ASCAP  will  be  undertaken  by  a  na- 
tionally recognized  law  firm,  the  bulle- 
tin points  out. 


Immerman,  Kaufman  In 

Walter  Immerman,  general  mana- 
ger, and  Abe  Kaufman,  film  buyer  of 
the  B.  &  K.  circuit,  are  in  town  on 
new  deals.  The  Chicago  men  are 
dickering  with  M-G-M  and  Para- 
mount and  expect  to  close  before  re- 
turning west  the  end  of  the  week. 


Schenck  Goes  West 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  president  of 
United  Artists,  leaves  for  Hollywood 
today.  He  has  just  returned  from  a 
European  sojourn  during  which  he 
conferred  with  United  Artists  execu- 
tives abroad. 


[TOA  to  Push  Duals  War; 
Warners  to  End  N.  J.  Twins 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

expressed  willingness  to  cooperate 
provided  all  other  houses  eliminate 
twins.  Reade  has  gone  on  record 
for  singles,  but  is  understood  show- 
ing doubles  in  four  New  Jersey 
houses.  RKO,  while  not  definitely 
committed  to  writing,  is  understood 
ready  to  drop  duals  along  with  the 
rest    of   the    rgajor    circuits. 

Allied's  members  are  signing  up 
every  day  and  expectations  are  that 
the  entire  membership  will  swing  to 
the  plan  before  the  three-day  conven- 
tion in  Atlantic  City  winds  up  Fri- 
day night. 


4  Zoning  Appeals 
For  Hearing  Soon 

(Continued  from  pane   1) 

have  been  invited  to  attend  in  an  ad- 
visory capacity. 

The  second  hearing  will  be  Aug. 
28,  when  the  Cincinnati,  Columbus 
and  Dayton  schedule  will  be  discussed. 
On  Aug.  29  the  Cleveland  and  Toledo 
schedule  comes  up  for  protest,  and 
on  Aug.  30  the  Detroit  plan  will  be 
aired. 

The  move  to  hear  appeals  on 
schedules  in  New  York  automatically 
does  away  with  a  plan  proposed  by 
Campi  recently  to  have  field  bodies 
hear  protests.  Exhibitors  in  each  ter- 
ritory are  invited  to  come  to  New 
York   for   protests. 

Yesterday  a  joint  meeting  was  held 
at  the  M.  P.  Club  of  the  clearance  and 
zoning  and  grievance  committees, 
cornprising  Harold  S.  Bareford,  Jack 
Cohn  and  Louis  Phillips.  The  last 
named  substituted  for  George 
Schaefer. 


N.  Y.  and  L.  A.  Cases 
Before  Appeals  Board 

Appeals  from  two  Los  Angeles  and 
one  New  York  decision  were  heard 
yesterday  by  a  Campi  committee  con- 
sisting of  Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  chair- 
man ;  Nat  Cohn  and  Julius  Charnow. 

Cases  appealed  were :  Mrs.  Jenne 
H.  Dodge,  Mission,  Ventura,  Cal., 
against  Fox  West  Coast,  American 
Amusement  Co.,  Principal  Theatres, 
Inc.,  Ventura  theatre,  Ventura,  in- 
volving reduced  admissions ;  John  T. 
Rennie  &  Son,  Rennie,  San  Fernando, 
Cal.,  against  Feldstein  and  Dietrich, 
San  Fernando,  San  Fernando,  on  re- 
duced admissions ;  Port  Jeflferson, 
Port  Jefferson,  N.  Y.,  against  Smith- 
town,  Smithtown  ;  Sayville,  Sayville  ; 
Patchogue  and  Granada,  Patchogue ; 
Riverhead  and  Glen  Cove,  Hunting- 
ton and  Huntington  Station,  L.  I.,  on 
clearance  and  zoning. 


Producer  Assessing 
To  Highlight  Campi 

(Continued  from  paae   1) 

discard  the  original  schedule  for  rais- 
ing $180,000  and  draw  up  a  new 
plan. 

Principal  topic  of  discussions  will 
be  designation  of  a  common  denom- 
inator for  taxing  distributors  and  pro- 
ducers according  to  annual  gross  in- 
come. 

Alleged  code  violations  in  new 
sales  contracts  also  are  on  the  tapis. 


(Continued  from  payc  1) 

be  taken  into  consideration  before 
duals  can  be  disposed  of.  He  said 
prices  and  outside  attractions,  like 
vaudeville,  are  two  factors  to  be  con- 
sidered before  any  move  can  be  finally 
agreed  upon.  He  added  he  doesn't 
know  whether  twins  can  be  elimi- 
nated this  season,  but  has  hopes  some 
arrangement  can  be  efifected. 


Felix  Feist  Elected 
Head  of  M.  P.  Club 

(Continued  from  pane  1) 

foreign  sales  head.  Joe  Brandt,  for- 
mer head  of  Columbia,  was  elected 
treasurer  as  successor  to  Herbert  R. 
Ebenstein.  The  number  of  executive 
secretaries  was  increased  to  two,  with 
Arnold  Van  Leer  named  to  assist 
Tom  Wiley,  who  was  re-elected. 

Elected  to  sit  on  the  board  of  direc- 
tors were  Will  H.  Hays,  M.P.P.D.A. 
chief ;  Jack  Cohn,  vice-president  of 
Columbia  ;  Herbert  J.  Yates,  president 
of  Consolidated  Film  Industries ; 
Adolph  Zukor,  head  of  Paramount ; 
Carl  Laemmle,  Universal  president ; 
Jules  Brulatour  and  Al  Lichtman, 
vice-president   of    United   Artists. 

Completion  of  plans  for  the  formal 
inauguration  of  the  clubs's  forum  ses- 
sions next  month  was  outlined.  It  was 
also  said  that  during  the  coming 
autumn  and  winter  the  club  would 
conduct  its  activities  on  a  larger  scale 
than  at  any  time  in  its  history.  One  of 
the  innovations  planned  is  previews 
of   new  pictures  on   Sunday   evenings. 


Mexico  City  Stage  in 
Move  to  Curb  Screen 

(Continued  from  pane  1) 

unions,  who  demand  that  action  be 
taken  to  prevent  Mexico  City  from 
becoming  a  capital  city  of  the  world 
without  a  single  house  devoted  to  the 
drama.  Most  of  the  theatres  in  the 
Mexican  capital  have  gone  pictures, 
while  others  are  headed  in  the  same 
direction. 

\yhile  the  unions  admit  that  legiti- 
mate theatre-going  is  not  popular  here, 
they  assert  that  the  stage  keeps  alive 
national  art  and  culture  and  is  the 
means  of  keeping  Mexico  from  being 
swamped  with  alien  customs  through 
the  medium  of  the  screen,  which  pro- 
vides the  Mexicans  with  their  sole 
diversion  in  the  theatre. 

The  unions  assure  the  city  their  ut- 
most support  if  it  contributes  toward 
maintaining  the  stage  as  a  living  in- 
stitution. 


Flash  Reviews 

She  Was  a  Lady — Of  average  cali- 
bre .  .  .  acting  deserves  praise.  .  .  . 


Young  and  Beautiful —  .  . 
the  usual   independent  effort. 


above 


These   films  7vill  be  reviezved  in  full  in   a 
later  issue  of  Motion   Picture  Daily. 


Holland  May  Hike  Tax 

London,  Aug.  20.— Reports  from 
The  Hague  indicate  the  Dutch  Gov- 
ernment is  contemplating  an  increase 
in  foreign  import  duties. 


Courts  to  Be 
Used  to  Meet 
ASCAP  Issue 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

suits  against  ASCAP  on  behalf  of 
radio  broadcasters. 

Actual  retention  of  Baker's  firm 
may  not  occur  until  next  week,  how- 
ever, as  a  meeting  of  the  legal  com- 
mittee of  the  e-xhibitors'  emergency 
committee  planned  for  that  purpose 
may  not  be  held  this  week,  due  to 
the  absence  from  the  city  of  Leo- 
pold Friedman  of  Loew's,  chairman  of 
the  legal  committee,  who  is  not  ex- 
pected back  at  his  office  before  the 
week-end. 

If  the  test  cases  prove  successful, 
some  exhibitor  leaders  are  of  the  opin- 
ion that  exhibitors  may  have  a  cause 
of  action  for  recovery  of  music  taxes 
paid  to  ASCAP  in  the  past. 


Portland,  Aug.  20. — Five  suits 
charging  infringement  of  copyrighted 
music  by  unauthorized  public  perfor- 
mances were  filed  today  against  exhib- 
itors here  by  the  ASCAP  and  Re- 
mick  Music  Corp.  The  actions  also 
seek  a  restraining  order  against  the 
defendants. 


B,  &  K,  Appeal  Puts 
Back  Chicago  Sales 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

local  clearance  and  zoning  board  is 
slowing  up  selling  in  this  territory. 

Exhibitors  attending  the  first  meet- 
ing in  some  months  called  by  Aaron 
Saperstein,  Allied  president,  admitted 
they  were  not  being  besieged  to  sign 
up  on  new  product.  Selling  is  in  full 
swing  outside  of  the  city,  but  local  ex- 
change managers  are  wary  in  commit- 
ting themsel  /es  to  deals  in  the  metro- 
politan area  before  getting  a  better 
line  on  the  B.  &  K.  protest. 

In  virtually  all  cases  heard  here  on 
which  protests  have  been  filed  the 
determination  of  the  local  boards  has 
been  upheld  by  Code  Authority.  This 
fact  is  something  of  a  secret  pride 
with  local  board  members. 


Zoning  Plaint  Scheduled 

Clevel.\nd.  Aug.  20. — The  clearance 
and  zoning  board  meets  Tuesday  to 
hear  the  protest  of  William  Weiss, 
Mall,  against  the  zoning  of  the  Mall, 
Strand,  Standard  and  Carter  as  set  up 
in  the  clearance  and  zoning  schedule. 
The  schedule,  protested  to  Campi,  pro- 
vides that  clearance  and  zoning  for 
these  houses  be  established  on  the 
basis  of  their  matinee  admission  prices, 
while  other  houses  are  classified 
according  to  adult  night  admission. 
The  theatres  involved  are  all  down- 
town subsequent  run  houses. 


Portland  Board  Meets 

Portland,  Aug.  20. — No  action  was 
taken  by  the  grievance  board  at  its 
regular  meeting  here. 


Col.  Meets  Sept.  20 

The  annual  meeting  of  Columbia's 
board  of  directors  is  to  be  held  Sept. 
20.  Harry  Cohn  will  be  east  for  it, 
but  may  arrive  earlier  to  take  in  the 
opening  of  "One  Night  of  Love"  at 
the  Music  Hall  Sept.  6. 


The  Leading 


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NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  22,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Pathe  Clears 
Finance  Path 
To  Expansion 

To  Sponsor  Pictures,  Is 
Renewed  Report 


A  contemplated  expansion  of  activi- 
ties by  Pathe  is  provided  for  in  the 
plan  of  financial  reorganization  which 
will  be  submitted  to  stockholders  at 
a  special  meeting  on  Sept.  11,  it  was 
disclosed  yesterday  in  a  letter  sent  to 
shareholders  by  Stuart  Webb,  com- 
pany president. 

Whether  Pathe's  expansion  plans 
contemplate  financing  of  production, 
as  reported  some  time  ago,  could 
not  be  learned  yesterday  due  to 
Webb's  absence  from  his  ofifice  and 
the  unwillingness  of  other  officers  to 
comment.  The  proposed  financial  re- 
organization, however,  makes  provi- 
sion  for    new    working   capital    up   to 

(Continued  on   pane   12) 


NRA  Asked  to  End 
Ban  on  Premiums 

Washington,  Aug.  21. — Elimina- 
tion of  restrictions  against  the  use 
of  premiums  by  exhibitors  has  been 
suggested  to  the  National  Recovery 
Administration  by  theatre  owners  in 
many  sections  of  the  country,  it  was 
learned  today,  and  the  highly-contro- 
versial clause  may  eventually  be 
dropped   from   the   code.      Any    steps 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


Finish  'LegiV  Code 
Session;  Go  to  NRA 

Hearings  on  the  NRA  code  for  the 
legitimate  theatre  were  concluded  by 
the  code  authority  for  that  industry  at 
the  League  of  N.  Y.  Theatres  offices 
in  the  Paramount  Building  yesterday 
and  a  transcript  of  the  hearings  is 
being  forwarded  to  Division  Adminis- 
trator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  at  Washing- 
ton today. 

Votes  by  representatives  of  the  in- 
dustry   were    registered     during     the 

(Continued  on  page   10) 


NRA*s  Amusements 
Setup  May  Change 

Washington,  Aug.  21. — Reorgan- 
ization of  the  National  Recovery  Ad- 
ministration may  result  in  the  crea- 
tion of  a  new  section  handling  exclu- 
sively amusements  and  promotion. 
Deputy  .Administrator  William  P. 
Farnsworth  indicated  here  today. 

Although  details  are  far  from  set- 

(Continued  on  page   10) 


Chicago  in  a 
Price  Confab; 
Favors  Tilts 


Hard   to   Figure — Scales 
Going  Down,  Not  Up 


Chicago,  Aug.  21. — Higher  admis- 
sion prices  on  new  season's  product 
are  being  discussed  by  exchanges  and 
exhibitors  here  in  face  of  the  recogni- 
tion that  the  situation  represents  a 
difficult  problem  since  admissions 
locally  have  been  skidding  in  the  past 
few  months.  Especially  is  this  true  in 
the  Loop  where  the  latest  sag  saw  the 
RKO  Palace  drop  from  75  to  50  cents 
top.  The  Oriental  also  went  to  lower 
prices  a  few  months  ago. 

One  plan  under  discussion  is  the 
designation  of  a  number  of  "specials" 

(Continued   on    page    12) 


No  Rosenblatt  Move 
In  ASCAP  Dispute 

Washington,  Aug.  21. — Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  has 
made  no  attempts  to  intervene  in  the 
scrap  between  the  American  Society 
of  Composers,  Authors  and  Publishers 
and  exhibitors  over  increased  music 
license  fees,  the  NRA  official  said 
today. 

Remarking  that  his  services  or 
assistance  had  not  been  sought  in  the 
dispute  over  higher  charges,  Rosen- 
blatt made  clear  that  he  was  not  re- 
fusing to  aid  exhibitors  if  requested 
but  that  so  far  he  has  not  been  asked 
to  take  a  hand  in  the  controversy. 


Move  to  Fight  ASCAP 
With  Baker  Looming 

Negotiations  for  the  retention  of 
Newton  D.  Baker's  law  firm  to  lead 
the  national  exhibitors'  emergency 
committee's  legal  battle  against  the 
American  Society  of  Composers,  Au- 
thors   &    Publishers    are    expected    to 

(Continued   on    page    12) 


Seal  to  Outsider 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — Indi- 
cating anew  the  willingness 
of  Production  Code  Adminis- 
tration, Hays-sponsored  and 
financed,  to  accord  product  of 
non-members  the  identical 
privileges  of  members,  Joseph 
I.  Breen  has  passed  "She  Had 
to   Choose." 

This  is  a  Majestic  release, 
now  stamped  with  Certificate 
No.   170. 


Samuelson  on 
Salary  Basis, 
AUied's  Idea 


By  WILLIAM  ORNSTEIN 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  21. — Members 
of  Allied  of  New  Jersey  will  offer 
Sidney  Samuelson  an  annual  salary, 
about  $5,000,  for  his  services  as  head 
of  the  unit,  Motion  Picture  Daily 
learned  tonight,  on  the  eve  of  opening 
of  the  15th  annual  convention  of  the 
unit  and  eastern   Allied  regional. 

Samuelson  during  the  past  few 
weeks  has  not  committed  himself  defi- 
nitely as  a  candidate  for  reelection,  but 
it  is  understood  the  membership  will 
not  let  him  resign.    The  New  Jersey 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


Loew  Officially  for 
Dual  End  in  Jersey 

Loew's  yesterday  went  on  record 
officially  in  favor  of  dropping  duals  in 
New  Jersey,  provided  all  other  thea- 
tres   follow   the   same  plan.     A   brief 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


Considering  Mason 
To  Head  Dual  Fight 

Independent  producers  and  distribu- 
tors may  retain  Lowell  Mason  as 
counsel  in  their  fight  on  bans  on  dual 

(Continued  on  page   12) 


Cullman  a  Chiseler— Brandt; 
Code  Board  Reserves  Ruling 


The  New  York  grievance  board 
yesterday  reserved  decision  on  com- 
plaint of  the  Roxy  against  the  Globe 
for   distribution   of   service   passes. 

During  the  hearing  Harry  Brandt, 
operating  the  Globe,  charged  Howard 
S.  Cullman  with  being  a  "chiseler," 
after    correspondence    between    Cull- 


man and  a  Warner  executive  was 
read  into  the  minutes.  Brandt  stated : 
"I  don't  know  why  Cullman  has  set 
himself  up  as  a  policeman  for  the  in- 
dustry  in  carrying  out  the  code." 

Irving    Lesser,    managing    director 
for  the  Roxy,  strenuously  objected  to 

(Continued  on  page   10) 


Independents 
SwingToward 
MPPDASeals 


Some  Still  Favor  Campi 
Supervision 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — A  majority 
sentiment  of  independent  producers  in 
favor  of  submission  of  pictures  to  the 
Production  Code  Administration  and 
the  marking  of  approved  pictures  with 
the  code  seal  is  reported  to  have  been 
voiced  at  a  meeting  of  independent 
producers  which  lasted  into  the  early 
hours   of   today. 

Dissenting  voices,  however,  were 
admittedly  raised  and  a  strong  inde- 
pendent faction  is  reported  still  to  fa- 
vor scrutiny  of  productions  through 
Code  Authority  machinery  working 
under  that  section  of  the  code  which 
relates  to  observance  of  the  produc- 
tion code  of  morals. 

Pending  a  second  meeting  of  the 
independents  on  Wednesday  morning, 
at  which  a  final  decision  is  anticipated, 
comment  on  last  night's  meeting  was 

(Continued  on  page   12) 


Zukor  Envisioning 
Coast  as  the  Hub 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — Hollywood 
may  become  the  hub  of  the  industry 
in  financial  and  company  organization 
matters  as  well  as  in  production,  it 
was  indicated  today  by  Adolph  Zukor, 
president  of  Paramount. 

Zukor  also  said  in  the  future  he 
will  make  the  local  studios  his  head- 
quarters and  devote  most  of  his  time 
to  production.  Heretofore  he  has 
maintained  offices  in  New  York. 


Ticket  Tax  Receipts 
In  July  Above  1933 

Washington,  Aug.  21. — The  Fed- 
eral Government's  receipts  from  ad- 
mission taxes  during  July  were  $70,000 
greater  than  a  year  ago,  the  Treasury 
Department  announced  today. 

Collections  amounted  to  $1,046,162 
as  compared  with  $972,627  in  the  1933 
month. 


Mayor  Orders  Unions 
End  Mass  Picketing 

The  mass  picketing  of  the  Loew 
houses  in  the  city  by  Allied  M.  P. 
Operators'  Union,  Local  306  rival, 
drew  the  fire  of  Mayor  LaGuardia  at 
a  hearing  yesterday.  The  mayor  or- 
dered a  halt  to  picketing  activities  and 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


MOTION  PICTIM 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August  22,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

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Vol.  36 


AuRust  22,   1934 


No.  44 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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$12.     Single  copies:    10  cents. 


Kinematrade  Gets 
Chandler  Westerns 

Kinematrade,  Inc.,  has  closed  with 
H.  and  H.  Prod,  of  Hollywood  to 
produce  six  all-star  westerns.  Lane 
Chandler  will  be  starred. 

Two  additional  series  of  six  each 
are  contemplated  by  Kinematrade  as 
part  of  its  plan  to  enter  general  dis- 
tribution. 


Grisier  Heads  Sign  Men 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  2L — Orville 
Grisier  of  Denver,  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  Associated  Sign  Contrac- 
tors of  North  America  at  the  annual 
convention  of  that  organization  held 
here.  Fred  A.  Zimmerman  of  Dallas 
was  made  vice-president,  and  M.  J. 
Seibert  of  Cincinnati,  secretary.  W. 
N.  Mackay  of  Cincinnati  was  ap- 
pointed executive  secretary.  The 
1935  meeting  will  be  held  in  Cin- 
cinnati. 


New  Technicolor  Stock 

Stockholders  of  Technicolor,  Inc., 
approved  a  proposal  eliminating  the 
100,000  shares  of  preferred  stock  of 
the  company  and  increasing  the  com- 
mon stock  outstanding  from  800,000 
shares  to  1,000,000  shares  at  a  special 
meeting  yesterday. 

Officials  described  the  action  as  a 
routine  procedure  in  the  company's 
plan  for  revising  its  capital  structure 
as  decided  on  several  months  ago. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


YOU'LL  see  less  in  the  daily 
_  prints  now  about  the  Legion 
of  Decency.  Don't  allow  yourself 
to  draw  any  rash  conclusions, 
however.  The  interchange  of 
friendly  correspondence  between 
Will  H.  Hays  and  Archbishop 
John  T.  McNicholas,  chairman 
of  the  Catholic  Bishops'  Com- 
mittee on  Motion  Pictures,  laid 
down  the  basis  of  an  accord  be- 
tween industry  and  church.  That 
much  has  been  accomplished  and 
that's  plenty  enough  to  be  satis- 
fied with  and  about.  .  .  . 

T 
But  continuing  very  much  on 
trial  is  the  industrv.  Galvan- 
ized into  action  several  years 
after  completely  ignoring  the 
storm  signals  which  sober  ob- 
servers had  been  flying,  the  busi- 
ness did  a  good  job,  as  it  some- 
times does  when  poked  suffi- 
ciently hard.  The  procedure  has 
resulted  in  a  definite  commit- 
ment and  a  solemn  promise  from 
which  there  can  be  no  walking 
without  consequences  potentially 
and  actually  dire.  This  is  why 
it  is  of  the  utmost  importance  to 
remind  again,  to  stress  again  and 
to  repeat  again  a  cautionary  ad- 
monition against  any  rash  con- 
clusions that  the  battle  is  over.  .  .  . 

T 
It  is  not.  It  is,  on  the  other 
hand,  within  grasp  of  victory 
provided  the  letter  of  the  prom- 
ise matches  minutely  and  exactly 
its  spirit.  Implied  by  Archbishop 
McNicholas,  but  not  so  declared 
in  words,  is  that  the  Legion  of 
Decency's  activities  will  be  lulled 
into  slumber  for  the  time  being. 
At  the  same  time,  an  even 
casual  reading  of  his  letter  to 
Hays  makes  it  most  clear  the 
Legion's  line  and  front  are  to 
continue  unbroken  and  that  the 
phalanx  once  more  will  be  or- 
dered to  advance  if  the  bad  boys 


in  Hollywood  don't  wash  their 
hands.  All  of  the  hell  raised  by 
the  Decency  movement  came 
about  through  a  momentum 
which  the  Catholic  Church  had 
not  planned  to  unleash  until  the 
cool  weather  had  arrived.  If  the 
panic  precipitated  came  as  the 
result  of  a  more  or  less  sporadic 
and  haphazard  growth,  imagine 
what  the  real  march  would  have 
done  by  October.  .  .  . 

▼ 
Press  yarn  from  Paramount, 
timed  for  release  with  Adolph 
Zukor's  arrival  back  on  the  coast, 
that  Hollywood  may  be  the  nub 
and  the  hub  of  the  industry  in 
ways  other  than  production,  is  a 
revival  of  what  others  have 
thought  from  time  to  time.  Like 
earlier  stories,  Zukor's  slant, 
not  new  and  so  not  startling,  is 
no  closer  to  consummation  than 
it  was  when  first  offered  to  edi- 
tors for  their  consideration  years 
ago.  There  always  have  been 
those  who  liked  to  cite  the  com- 
parison with  industries  maintain- 
ing financial  and  managerial  vigil 
alongside  their  factories.  .  .  . 

T 
Arrival  here  in  a  day  or  so 
of  Mark  Ostrer,  member  of  the 
British  banking  firm  which 
financially  sponsors  Gaumont 
British,  Vvill  bring  to  a  head 
plans  of  that  organization  to  es- 
tablish itself  as  a  distributor  in 
this  market.  JefY  Bernerd,  ad- 
vance man,  so  to  speak,  and 
drummer-upper  of  arrangements 
subject  to  Ostrer's  final  say-so, 
has  been  talking  in  several  direc- 
tions. One  has  centered  around 
10th  Ave.  and  the  high  Fifties 
where  Sid  Kent  makes  his  office. 
The  talk  has  been  Fox  will 
physically  distribute  G.  B.'s  line- 
up, salesmen,  however,  to  be 
Gaumont's.  .  .  . 

T 
Looks   that    remind    somewhat 


Pat  he  "A"  Up  One  on  Big  Board 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 30  29  30 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 2M  2^  2J4 

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 13^  UVi  13!^ 

Eastman   Kodak    98'/$  9S'A  9814' 

Fox    Film    "A" 10"/4  lO'A  lO'/j 

Loew's,    Inc 28  26^  28 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd 90!4  90'4  90^^ 

Paramount    Publi::,   cts 3ii  i'A  3^ 

Pathe   Exchange   VA         Hi  154 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 15}4  15  IS'A 

RKO    2  2  2 

Warner    Bros A'A  45^  4.>| 


Net 
Change 

-1-1 
-I-  Vs 


+    V2 

-I-  Vi 

-I-1/8 

-  Vi. 
-I-  54 


-1-1 


Technicolor  Gains  %  on  Curb 


High      Low 

Technicolor     12-5^,       12 

Trans  Lux   1}4         154 


Net 
Close     Cheuige 

125^8        +  H 

m     


Para.  F,  L,  Bonds  Soar  5^2  Points 


High 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 654 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf 6 

"••---•-  59'/. 

37 

48/2 
47/2 


Keith   B.   F.   6s   '46. 
Paramount  Broadway  5}4s  '51. 

Paramount  F.   L.  6s  '47 

Paramount  Publix  S'As  '50. 


Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 56 


Low 

6/2 

6 

59/. 
37 

42J4 
4254 
55 


Close 

6/2 

6 

59J4 
37 

47/ 
4754 
56 


Net 
Change 


—1 

-I-/2 
-f5/2 
-t-4'/4 

+2yz 


Sales 

600 
100 
100 
500 
400 

1,500 
100 

6.800 

1.500 
200 
200 

3,900 


Sales 

200 
100 


Sales 

2 
7 
1 
5 

32 
38 
34 


of  Kay  Johnson,  a  "quality"  air 
that  is  reminiscent  of  the  type 
performance  rendered  by  I  rent- 
Dunne  and  Diana  Wynyard,  and 
a  charm  of  her  own  make  Binnie 
Barnes,  English  actress  who 
debuts  in  this  country  in  "There's 
Always  Tomorrow"  (Universal), 
a  newcomer  of  considerable 
promise.  Subscribing  in  no  wise 
to  the  Hollywood  "cutie"  for- 
mula, Miss  Barnes  creates  an 
impression  that  she  is  made  of 
real  substance.  The  picture, 
about  which  more  later,  is  tem- 
pered in  an  understanding  mood, 
clothed  in  homespun,  and  credi- 
bility. In  other  words,  quite  an 
attraction.   .   .   . 


Joe  Kennedy  may  be  in  gov- 
ernment service  now  as  head  of 
the  stock  exchange  commission, 
but  his  faithful  minions — Scol- 
lard,  Delehanty,  et  al — are  talk- 
ing a  film  comeback.  That  would 
mean  Kennedy  would  know  all 
about  it,  step  by  .step.  .  .  .  Now  it's 
Mike  Meehan,  big  boy  in  KAO, 
and  Dave  .Sarnofif,  big  boy  in 
RKO,  who  apparently  are  having 
their  differences.  These  things 
have  a  way  about  them  and  it  is 
often  mysterious.  Like  the 
acorns  that  grow  the  oaks,  big 
squawks  from  littls  squeaks  in 
this  industry  often  spread.  .  .  . 

KANN  I 

Monogram  to  Adhere 
To  Program  Planned 

Monogram  will  adhere  to  its  an- 
nounced program  of  20  features  and 
eight  westerns  for  next  season,  even 
though  Campi  has  ruled  a  "hands  oft' 
policy  on  duals  through  insistenc  i 
that  clearance  cannot  be  determineil 
on  such  a  basis.  This  statement  "i 
company  policy  was  released  in  New 
York  yesterday  on  behalf  of  W.  Ray 
Johnston,   Monogram  president. 


4  Holdovers  for  B'way 

Four  holdovers  are  slated  for 
Broadway.  They  are  "Cat's  Paw"  at 
the  Music  Hall,  "Dames"  at  the 
Strand,  "Cleopatra"  at  the  Para- 
mount and  "Bulldog  Drummond 
Strikes  Back"  at  the  Rivoli.  New 
attractions  are  "Hideout"  at  the 
Capitol,  "Charlie  Chan's  Courage"  at 
the  Roxy  and  "World  Moves  On"  at 
the  State.  The  Rialto  last  night 
changed  its  program  with  "The 
Dragon  Murder  Case"  as  the  new 
feature. 


New  Ass'n  Bides  Time 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  21. — Further 
activity  in  Associated  Exhibitors,  Inc., 
which  organized  recently  and  promptly 
affiliated  with  the  national  M.  P.  T.  O., 
has  gone  into  a  temporary  eclipse  un- 
til  additional   plans   are   rounded   out. 


Kent  Arrives  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — Sidney  R. 
Kent  arrived  here  today  from  New 
York  for  conferences  with  Fox  studio 
executives. 


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Blondell,  Zasu  Pitts,  Guy  Kibbee,  Hugh 
Herbert.  Directed  by  Ray  Enright.  Dances 
created  and  arranged  by  Busby  Berkeley. 
Songs  by  Warren  &  Dubin,  Kahal  &  Fain, 
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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August  22,    1934 


Eckman  Replies  to 
Bernerd  Criticism 


London,  Aug.  21.— Sam  Eckman, 
Jr.,  managing  director  of  M-G-M 
here,  takes  a  hot  shot  at  Jeffrey 
Bernerd,  Gaumont  British  executive 
now  in  New  York  arranging  for  his 
company's  own  distribution. 

"I  have  noticed  my  friend,  Jeffrey 
Bernerd's,  statement  regarding  Ameri- 
can films  in  Motion  Picture  Daily 
of  Aug.  6.  With  all  due  respect,  he 
is  talking  through  his  hat.  I  would 
suggest  he  devote  his  time  and  at- 
tention to  the  marketing  of  his  own 
films  without  concerning  himself  about 
American  films  in  England. 

"If  he  were  to  contact  his  com- 
pany's theatre  department  more 
closely,  he  would  realize  that  it  is 
using  more  American  films  this  year 
than  last.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  all 
American  company  business  is  bigger 
this  year  than  last. 

"If  Jefifrey  has  not  seen  any  recent 
magazines,  I  will  send  him  a  supply 
ranging  in  price  from  a  penny  to  a 
shilling  so  that  he  would  appreciate 
that  the  demand  for  American  star 
photographs  and  fashion  notes  is 
greater  than  ever. 

"Perhaps  the  heat  is  aiifecting  my 
friend." 


Britishers  are  shying  clear  of 
American  product  and  demanding 
home-made  pictures,  Jefifrey  Bernerd 
said  in  a  statement  published  in  Mo- 
tion Picture  Daily  Aug.  6. 

"About  90  per  cent  of  American 
pictures  released  abroad  are  flops.  The 
public  in  England  is  getting  sick  and 
tired  of  what  various  actresses  wear 
and  what  they  don't  wear,"  he  said 
at  the  time. 


Zanuck  Re-Signs  Long 

Hollywood.  Aug.  21.— First  writer 
to  be  signed  by  Darryl  Zanuck  for 
20th  Century's  new  season  is  Hal 
Long.  The  deal,  closed  by  telegraph 
from  New  York,  is  in  the  nature  of 
a  renewal  for  Long. 


Shea  Record  Topples 

Buffalo,  Aug.  21. — Opening  day 
records  of  three  year's  standing  were 
broken  the  first  day  of  F"red  Waring's 
Pennsylvanians  at  Shea's  Bufifalo,  with 
"The  Old  Fashioned  Way"  on  the 
screen. 


Gets  Spanish  Feature 

Intercontinent  l*"iim  Corp.,  headed 
by  M.  D.  Strong,  has  closed  for  world 
distribution  on  "F.l  Escandalo"  ("The 
Scandal"),  produced  by  Ren-Mex 
Films. 


Delay  Brooklyn  Opening 

Because  of  indecision  on  policy,  the 
Paramount,  Brooklyn,  is  not  expected 
to  reopen  Aug.  31  as  originally  an- 
nounced. The  house  will  probably 
open  a   week  or  two   later. 


Nazis  Ban  U.S.  Film 

Berlin',  Aug.  21, — "Hollywood 
Party"  was  banned  in  Germany  by 
the  censor  today.  No  explanation 
was  offered. 


Brandt  Adds  Two  More 

Increasing  his  circuit  to  26,  Harry 
Brandt  yesterday  closed  deals  for  two 
additional  theatres  in  the  local  area. 


Cameo  Is  Now  Dark 

The   Cameo   is   closed   for   the    first 
time  in  two  vears. 


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What  N.  Y.  Critics  Think 


Consensus  of  Nciv  York  critical  nczi'spaper  opinion  on  pictures 
current  along  Broadzvay:  ■ 


"Treasure  Island" 

(M-G-M) 

American — .  .  .  It's  a  full-flavored,  .salty 
saga  of  the  seven  seas,  liberally  sprinkled 
with  buccaneer  blood,  pirate  Rold,  and  all 
the  lusty  incidents  that  has  endeared  the 
tale  to  readers  of  three  gcneritions.  And 
Metro  has  endowed  the  piece  with  cast 
and  setting  that  add  to  its  delights.  The 
tilm  is  fascinating  fun  for  all  audiences, 
adult   or   adolescent. 

Daily  Mirror — .  .  .  makes  a  thrilling, 
amusing  and  highly  unusual  picture  for  the 
whole  family;  and  one  which  will  delight 
the  little  boys.  Elaborately  produced,  skill- 
fully adapted  to  the  screen,  it  features  an 
exceptional  cast,  from  Wallace  Beery  and 
Jackie  Cooper  down  to  the  grimiest  pirate  of 
the   Spanish   Main. 

Dally  News — .  .  .  has  been  given  an 
elaborate   and  careful   production.   .   . 

The  picture  would  be  much  improved  by 
cutting.  Each  scene  is  dragged  out  too 
long  and  the  whole  film  adventure  runs  to  a 
tiresome  length.  I-ong  before  young  Jim 
says  his  tearful  farewell  to  F.ong  John  I 
found    myself    yawning   a    fatigueil   yo-ho. 

Evening  Journal — .  .  .  children  will  be 
delighted  with  M-G-M's  film  translation  of 
the    Robert    Louis    Stevenson    classic. 

"Treasure  Island"  is  a  picturesque  pro- 
duction, a  handsomely  mounted  piece  filled 
with  beautiful  sea  shots,  square  rigged 
schooners  and  bold  bad  buccaneers.  The 
cast  is  large  and  able,  and  director  \  ictor 
Fleming  provided  plenty  of  action  in  addi- 
tion   to    stunning    scenic    effects. 

Herald-Tribune — .  .  .  proves  to  be  of  vast 
nostalgic  charm,  if  not  of  overwhelming 
excitement.  If  the  picture  seems  just  a 
trifle  more  concerned  with  a  good-natured 
fairy  tale  quality  and  a  calm  sort  cf  pastel 
melodrama  than  with  machine-gun  move 
ment,  both  the  credit  and  blame  go  to  the 
fidelity  with  which  the  letter  and  spirit  of 
the  novel  have  been  followed.  Oespite  the 
throat-slitting  and  blood-letting  of  the  work, 
there  is  more  charm  than  ferocity  in  the 
tale,   just   as  the   author   had   planned    it 

Post — *"*with  its  bludgeonings,  its  bra- 
vado ?nd  its  romantic  quest  for  hidden 
treasure,  comes  close  to  filling  the  entertain- 
ment bill  for  old  and  young.  Possibly  the 
young  will  get  more  pleasure  out  of  it, 
particularly  those  who  haven't  read  the 
book,  since  it  must  be  admitted  that  the 
picture  falls  short,  and  necessarily  so,  of 
the  insistently  lifting  charm  which  Steven- 
son's  writing  gives  to   the   story. 

5^1(11 — .  .  .  a  swashbuckling  romance  of 
buccaneering  days,  with  all  the  blood  and 
thunder   that   human    nerves   can   stand. 

Times — Although  there  are  occasional 
studio  interpolations,  the  present  screen  of- 
fering is  a  moderately  satisfactory  produc- 
tion. It  has  not  the  force  or  depth  of  the 
parent  work  and.  kind  as  one  might  wish 
to  be  to  the  adaptation,  it  always  seems 
synthetic. 

World-Telegram — Here's  a  dashing,  swash- 
buckling piece  of  adventure  screen  enter- 
tainment. .  .  They're  all  there  to  give  you 
as  thrilling,  exciting  and  enjoyable  a  two 
hours  as  you  will  experience  in  a  month  of 
Sundays    of    movie    going. 

Morning  Telegraph — It's  all  very  interest- 
ing— and    all    very    much    worth    your    while. 

"Treasure  Island"  is  splendid  entertain- 
ment. All  I  can  say  about  it  is  summed 
up  in  that  sentence.  It  boasts  of  directorial 
intelligence,  thanks  to  the  megaphonic  fore- 
sight and  understanding  of  Victor   Fleming. 


"Empress"  at  Apollo 

Chicago,  Aug.  21.— B.  &  K.  will 
open  the  Apollo,  former  dramatic 
house  at  Clark  &  Randolph  Wednes- 
day. The  theatre  has  been  completely 
remodeled  by  Rapp  &  Rapp  and  boast's 
an  unusual  exterior  sign  and  marquee. 
"Scarlet  Empress"  is  the  initial  at- 
traction. Admission  will  be  25,  35 
and  SO  cents,  plus  tax. 


Abeles  Quits  Mundus 

Arthur  Abeles,  Mundus  representa- 
tive working  out  of  the  New  York 
U.  A.  exchange,  has  resigned.  No 
successor  has  been  appointed. 


"The  Defense  Rests" 

{Columbia) 

American — A  crackling,  lively  melodrama,  , 
full     of     unexpected     twists     and     sustained 
suspense,    *** 

Daily     Mirror — ***reveals     nothing     new. 
It     shows,     merely,     that    even    a     naughty  ' 
criminal   lawyer    will   draw   the   line   at    kid- 
naping. 

Herald-Tribune — ***Mr.  Molt,  as  usual 
gives  a  vigorous,  straight-forward  perform 
ance,  and  the  story  up  to  a  point  is  con- 
vincing, yet  there  is  an  incompleteness 
about  it,  even  a  drabness,  which  puts  it  into 
the  routine  class.  Nevertheless,  as  such, 
it    is   fast   moving,   lively   entertainment. 

Post — The  story  is  dramatic  and  neatly 
worked  out,  even  though  the  material  is 
familiar. 

Times — The  story  is  interestingly  woven 
and  its  telling  is  sufficiently  swift  to  hold 
the  visitor's  interest.  Mr.  Holt  and  Miss 
Arthur  are  about  as  usual,  which  is  to  say 
they  do  all  that  can  be  reasonably  expected 
of    their    roles. 

World-Telegram — ***There  is  really  noth- 
ing in  the  film  with  which  one  can  seriously 
quarrel.  A  well-made,  well-acted,  reasonably 
entertaining  story,  its  chief  fault  is  the 
familiarity  of  its  theme. 


1909  Sabbath  Ruling 
Stirs  Seattle  Fuss 

Seattle,  Aug.  21.— If  Seattle  police 
insist  upon  enforcing  a  1909  Sabbath 
closing  law  which  makes  it  illegal 
for  restaurants  to  sell  beer  within  the 
city  limits,  Ben  Paris,  restaurant  pro- 
prietor of  this  city,  declared  yesterday 
he  would  use  his  authority  as  a  special 
deputy  sherifif  to  force  closing  of  all 
theatres  and  baseball  games  on  Sun- 
days. These  amusements,  declares 
Paris,  are  also  prohibited  under  the 
same  law. 

Sheriff  Claude  Bannick,  advised  of 
Paris'  threat,  stated  that  his  office 
would  take  no  part  in  any  closing  pro- 
gram against  amusement  enterprises, 
and  that  if  Paris  insisted  upon  a  "one- 
man"  program  of  enforcement  against 
these  theatres  his  commission  as  a 
special  deputy  would  be  immediately 
withdrawn. 


Two  Capitol  Houses 
Too  Much  for  Detroit 

Detroit,  Aug.  21. — A  fight  is  brew- 
ing here  over  a  six-lettered  word 
spelling  C-A-P-I-T-O-L. 

George  W.  Trendle,  United  Detroit 
Theatres,  claims  he  has  a  prior  right 
to  the  tag  stating  that  the  building 
housing  the  theatre  now  called  Para- 
mount was  always  the  Capitol  Theatre 
Bldg.  and  never  was  dropped. 

When  Alex  Schriber  reconditioned 
his  Ferndale,  a  west  side  "nabe"  house, 
he  acquired  the  name  of  Capitol  and 
things  have  been  rosy  up  until  the  last 
two  weeks,  when  Trendle  wanted  the 
old  name  back.  Schreiber  refuses  to 
budge  from  his  stand  and  Trendle  has 
changed  all  signs  and  copy  on  the  old 
Paramount  to  the  former  tag.  So  now 
Detroit  has  two  Capitols. 


Neuman  with  Zeldman 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21.— Kurt  Neu- 
man is  set  to  direct  "I've  Been 
Around"  for  Universal.  This  will  be 
the  first  of  four  B.  F.  Zeidman  pro- 
ductions on  the  producer's  new  ticket 
and  starts  shooting  on  completion  of 
"Zest,"  Zeidman's  last  on  the  old 
contract. 


Wednesday,  August  22,    1934 


MOTION  PtCTJJKE 

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She  Was  a  Lady 

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Of  average  calibre,  "She  Was  a  Lady"  repeats  the  tale  of  the  suffer- 
ing that  lovers  must  endure  when  they  are  of  different  stations  in  life. 
While  the  story  is  familiar,  it  is  told  with  such  a  feeling  for  human 
values  that  it  holds  the  interest.  The  early  chapters,  laid  in  a  mountain 
village  of  Montana,  are  so  touched  with  tenderness  that  they  are  quite 
affecting.  These  sequences,  also  rich  in  pictorial  beauty,  are  the  best 
part  of  the  picture. 

The  suffering  pair  here  is  Helen  Twelvetrees  and  Donald  Woods, 
an  easterner,  son  of  a  fruit  magnate.  They  meet  when  he  comes  to  the 
Montana  ranch  where  the  girl  is  engaged  as  a  riding  instructor.  She 
refuses  to  become  his  wife  until  he  can  prove  himself  something  more 
than  a  playboy.  Off  he  goes  to  South  America  to  work  for  his  father. 
On  his  return  she  accepts  his  proposal.  The  boy's  father  is  opposed  to 
her  because  she  is  not  on  the  same  social  footing.  Remindful  of  the 
unhappy  marriage  of  her  parents — her  mother  (Doris  Lloyd)  had  been 
a  servant  in  her  father's  (Ralph  Morgan's)  home  in  England — Miss 
Twelvetrees  agrees  not  to  marry  the  boy  without  his  dad's  consent.  The 
film  puts  her  through  considerable  torture  before  the  old  man  regrets 
his  attitude  and  gives  his  sanction  to  the  romance. 

The  acting  deserves  praise.  Among  the  other  players  are  Monroe 
Owsley,  Paul  Harvey,  Barbara  Weeks,  Jackie  Searl,  Karol  Kay  and 
Ann  Howard.  Al  Rockett  produced,  while  Hamilton  MacFadden 
directed.    Running  time,  77  minutes. 


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(Mascot) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — Aside  from  auspiciously  bringing  back  Will- 
iam Haines  in  a  refreshing  role,  Mascot's  first  fling  with  a  big-time 
feature  is  a  credit  to  that  organization,  as  it  would  be  to  a  major  com- 
pany. 

It  is  well  cast,  with  Judith  Allen,  Joseph  Cawthorn,  John  Miljan, 
Shaw  and  Lee,  Vince  Barnett,  Ted  Fiorito  and  the  Wampas  "baby 
stars."  It  is  especially  well  directed  by  Joseph  Santley,  whose  apt  hand- 
ling of  people  and  timing  reveal  a  distinctive  quality.  The  production 
in  sets,  lighting,  camera  work,  costuming  and  ensembles  is  above  tiie 
usual  independent  effort. 

The  story  is  backscreen  stuff.  Press  Agent  Haines  loves  Miss  Allen, 
a  "baby  star."  He  front  pages  her  by  imaginative  ingenuity,  wrangles  a 
contract  from  Cawthorn,  poses  her  with  celebrities,  makes  her  the  object 
of  his  exploitation  stunts  until,  in  a  rebellious  pique,  she  steps  out 
v.'ith  Sugar  Daddy  Miljan.  Haines'  reconciliation  with  Miss  Allen  is 
another  stunt,  and  the  honeymoon  winds  up  the  film  with  laughter. 

Showmanship  values  of  girls,  music,  romance  and  comedy  are  neatly 
spotted.  Palpable  Mobilgas  advertisement  in  the  film  may  cause  com- 
ment at  the  box-oftice.  This  one  should  do  well  as  an  unusual  inde- 
pendent program  feature  with  a  clean  appeal.   Running  time,  75  minutes. 


"The  Dragon  Murder  Case,"  last  night's  opener  at  the  Rialto,  ii^as  covered 
by  wire  from  Hollyzvood  on  Aug.  7. 


Split  *'U"  in  Pittsburgh 

PirrsBURGH,  Aug.  21. — Universal 
product,  which  has  gone  to  Warners 
here  for  several  years,  will  be  split 
this  season  between  the  Alvin  and  the 
Fulton,  each  getting  50  per  cent  of 
the  output.  Warners^  however,  have 
bought  Universal  for  their  subse- 
quent runs. 


Stage  Shows  for  Omaha 

Omaha,  Aug.  21. — Stage  shows  are 
to  be  installed  at  the  Brandeis  during 
the  fall.  First  unit  booked  is  Texas 
Guinan's  "Gang." 


Ace  Films  Dissolved 

Buffalo,  Aug.  21. — Ace  Films, 
Buffalo  independent  exchange,  has 
been  dissolved.  Basil  Brady  is  han- 
dling sales  of  Mundus  product  for 
United  Artists  out  of  the  Buffalo  of- 
fice and  Emmett  Weakley  has  joined 
F.  C.  Pictures,  another  local  indie 
exchange. 


"Chic'*  Sale  to  Stage 

Hollywood.  Aug.  21.  —  Charles 
("Chic")  Sale  leaves  for  New  York 
this  week  to  take  a  role  in  the  Broad- 
way stage  production,  "The  Elephants' 
Shepherd." 


Ready  to  Launch  18 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21.  —  George 
Batcheller,  president  of  Chesterfield, 
and  Maury  Cohen,  president  of  In- 
vincible, are  back  after  two  months  in 
New  York.  They  will  prepare  for  the 
new  season's  product  of  18  features, 
four  of  which  will  be  specials.  The 
first  to  go  into  production  will  be 
"Port  of  "Lost  Dreams,"  with  P>ank 
Strayer  directing. 

Cagney  Hits  Charges 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — District  At- 
torney Neil  McAllister's  charges  that 
James  Cagney,  Ramon  Novarro,  Do- 
lores Del  Rio  and  Lupe  Velez  had 
contributed  funds  to  the  furtherance 
of  Communist  propaganda  are  held  by 
Cagney  to  be  a  "cheap"  attempt  for 
personal  notoriety.  A  general  denial 
has  been  entered  by  all  parties  named. 


''Black  Moon"  Banned 

Detroit,  Aug.  21. — "Black  Moon" 
has  been  barred  in  Detroit.  Police 
censors  claim  that  it  may,  if  shown, 
tend  to  stir  up  racial  prejudice  in  the 
city.  The  Hollywood,  ace  West  Side 
house,  had  it  booked  and  advertised 
but  it  was  never  shown. 


Miss  Barnett  to  Wed 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21.  —  Marcella 
Barnett,  executive  assistant  to  David 
().  Selznick  at  M-G-M,  will  wed  Dr. 
Marcus  H.  Rabwin  Oct.  17.  The  duo 
will  sail  to  Honolulu  on  the  Mariposa 
for  their  honeymoon. 


Bank  Nights  Hit  Tampa 

Tampa,  Aug.  21. — Bank  nights  are 
getting  a  play  here  for  the  first  time. 
The  Tampa,  leading  house  here,  has 
bank  nights  each  Friday  and  the 
Park  offers  them  on  Tuesday. 


Buffalo  Priest  Aims 
ijruns  at  Dual  Bills 


Buffalo,  Aug.  21.— A  campaign 
against  double  features  is  about  to  be 
opened  by  Dr.  Edward  S.  Schwegler, 
Buffalo  diocesan  director  of  the  Catho- 
lic Legion  of  Decency.  Dr.  Schwegler 
cites  three  reasons  : 

\.  Double  features  usually  mean  at  least 
one  bad  picture.  People  who  want  to 
patronize  a  theatre  to  see  the  good  one 
hesitate  to  do  so  because  they  wish  to 
avoid   th   eother  one. 

2.  Double  feature  programs  are  too  long. 
They   tire  audiences   out. 

3.  They  make  a  double  demand  on  the 
industry,  which  must  fill  in  the  gap  with 
cheap    trash. 


Century  Operations 
Profitless  in  Year 

No  profit  is  expected  to  be  shown  in 
the  annual  fiscal  report  on  operations 
of  the  Century  Circuit,  which  has  22> 
houses  on  Long  Island.  The  report 
is  due  around  Sept.  20. 

Included  in  the  report  will  most 
likely  be  the  announcement  of  the 
Century-Seider  pooling  deal,  which 
is  expected  to  be  signed  this  week. 


Blumstein  Quits  Col. 

.^be  Blumstein,  who  has  been  short 
subject  sales  manager  of  the  Colum- 
bia Chicago  exchange,  has  resigned 
and  has  moved  his  family  to  New 
York.  He  is  not  yet  set  on  his  next 
connection. 


"Eagles"  Sold  for  Canada 

Excellent  Exchange  of  Canada, 
through  its  New  York  agent,  Guar- 
anteed Pictures  Co.,  has  purchased 
"Young  Eagles"  for  Canada.  Arthur 
Beck  represented  the  producers,  Ro- 
mance Prod.,  in  the  transaction. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August  22,    1934 


'Frisco  Tops 
Go  to  Harlow, 
George  Arliss 


San  Francisco,  Aug.  21.— Blonde 
Jean  Harlow  in  "The  Girl  from  Mis- 
souri" shared  honors  with  George 
Arliss  in  "The  House  of  Rothschild" 
here  last  week.  The  former  did 
$23,000  against  a  normal  of  $20,000  at 
the  Warfield.  Arliss,  in  his  second 
week  at  the  United  Artists,  finished 
at  $11,000,  which  was  excellent  in 
view  of  the  |8,000  average  for  the  first 
week  of  any  picture  in  that  house.  A 
four-day  American  Legion  convention 
helped. 

Combination  of  "Paris  Interlude" 
and  "Notorious  Sophie  Lang"  at  the 
Paramount  stirred  no  excitement  and 
brought  the  house  $1,500  under  aver- 
age. "Here  Comes  the  Navy"  did 
less   than   normal   at   the    St.   Francis. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $68,000. 
Total  average,  $68,000.  Fstimated 
takings : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  14: 

"HIS   GREATEST   GAMBLE"    (Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE  (2.800).  25c-,1.Sc-40c,  7 
days.  Stage,  l)and.  Gross:  $13,000,  (Aver- 
age,  $1.^.000) 

Week  Endina  Aug.  15: 

"SIN    OF    NORA    MORAN"    (Majestic) 
"ALONG    CAME    SALLY"    (Gaumont) 

FOX'  (4.600),  10c-l.Sc-2.';c.  7  davs.  Gross: 
$4,500.      (Average.    $7,000) 

"PARIS    INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 
"NOTORIOUS   SOPHIE   LANG"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,670).    l.Sc-.v'H:-40c-(.,Sr,    7 
days.      Gross:    $10,500,      (Average.    $12,000) 
"HERE   COMES   THE   NAVY"    (Warners) 
ST.    FRANCTS-(1.400),    1,5c -250 -400 -6.50,    7 


days.     Gross:   $6,000.     (Average,   $8,000) 
"GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 
WAKKIELD   -      25c-35c-55c-65c,     ;■     days. 
Stage,     vaudeville,     band.       Gross:     $23,{)00. 

{Average,    $J0.000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  17: 
"HOUSE  OF  ROTHSCHILD"   (U.A.) 

UNITED  AKTI.STS-  (1,200).  15c-.i5c-55c, 
7  days,  second  week.  Gross:  $11,000.  (Aver- 
age.   $8,000) 


Portland  Gives  $7,500 
To  ''Treasure  Island'' 

Portland,  Aug.  21. — In  a  week  of 
considerably  better  business  "Treasure 
Island"  at  the  United  Artists  led  with 
a  take  of  $7,500,  or  $2,500  over  normal. 

"Of  Human  Bondage"  at  the  Music 
Box  also  proved  an  above  normal 
draw  with  heavier  matinees  and  a  take 
of  $900  over  average. 

"Little  Man,  What  Now?"  at  the 
Oriental  had  a  universal  appeal,  going 
$1,500  over  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $27,400. 
Average  is  '^22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  week  ending 
Aug,   Id: 

"STRAIGHT  IS  THE   WAY"   (M-G-M) 
"ROMANCE    IN    THE    RAIN"    (Univ.) 

BROADWAY  (1,<)12).      25c-.^5c-40c,      7 

davs.       Gross:    $4,800,       (Average,    $5,000,) 
"OF   HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 
HA.M  KICK'S    MUSIC    ]!OX-(2,000).    25c- 
.?,^c--)Oc,    7    days.      Gross:    $.1,900,       (Average, 
$.!.0(»0) 

"LITTLE   MAN,    WHAT   NOW?"    (Univ.) 
HA.M  KICK'S    ()RIE.\TAL--(2,040),    2.5c,    7 
davs.      Gross:    $,!,.500,      (Average,    $2,000) 
"ORDERS    IS   ORDERS"    (Gaumont) 
rA.\TA(;ES— (1.700).      15c-25c,      7      days. 
Stage      show.        Gross:      $1,700.        (Average, 
$2,000) 
"SHE   LEARNED   ABOUT  SAILORS" 

(Fox) 
"NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE   LANG"    (Para.) 
I'AKA  MOUNT      -    (.!.0O8).      2.5c -.1,5c -40c,      7 
davs.      Gross:    $5,000.      (Average,    $5,000) 
"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (945),    25c-.1.5c-40c     7 
days.      Gross:    $7'..50O.      (Average,    $5,000) 


w^:'"  '>. 


"^  Devils"  Remake 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21.— Fox 
will  remake  "Four  Devils," 
produced  by  that  studio  sev- 
eral years  ago.  Howard 
Young,  William  Wilder  and 
Noel  Pierce  have  been  as- 
signed to  script  a  modern- 
ized version.  This  'will  be 
Eric  Pommer's  next. 


Crosby  Opus 
At  $43,000 
Chicago  Top 


Twin  Cities 
Lead  Goes  to 
Crosby  Fihn 


MiNNKAPOUS,  Aug.  21. — "She  Loves 
Me  Not,"  reflecting  the  popularity  of 
Ring  Crosby,  rolled  up  a  neat  lead  in 
the  Twin  Cities  last  week.  At  the 
State,  Minneapolis,  the  picture  did 
$7,00()  when  the  average  for  the  house 
is  $5,500.  In  St.  Paul,  the  Paramount 
grossed  $(),5(K),  or  $1,000  over  average. 

All  five  Minneai>olis  first  runs  went 
over  routine.  The  group,  u.sually  get- 
ting $18,500  in  the  aggregate,  did 
$22,200,  while  St.  Paul's  four  theatres, 
which  generallv  get  $14,000  in  bulk, 
did  $15,600. 

I-'stimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  16: 
Minneapolis 

"GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

CE.NTURY'   (1.000).       25c-40c,       7       days. 
Gross:   $4,500.     (Average,   $4,000) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN'S   COURAGE"    (Fox) 

LYRIC— (l.OOO),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,700.      (Average,   $1,500) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  17: 
"HAT,    COAT   AND   GLOVE"    (Radio) 

RKO  ORPHEUM-(2.900).  2.5c-50c,  T 
ilays.  Tex  Guinan's  Gang.  Gross:  $6,000. 
(Average.   $5,500) 

"SHE  LOVES    ME   NOT'    (Para.) 

STATE^(2,300),    2.5c-40c.    7    days.      Gross: 
$7,000.      (Average.    $5,500) 
"THUNDER   OVER  MEXICO"   (Principal) 

WORLD— (400),  25c-75c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$.^,000.     (Average.   $2,000) 

St.  Paul 

Week  Ending  Aug.  16: 
"SHE  LOVES  ME  NOT"  (Para.) 

PARA^MOUNT— (2,.10O),    25c-40c.    7    days. 
Gross:    $6,500.      (Average.    $5,500) 
"NOTORIOUS   SOPHIE   LANG"    (Para.) 
RIVIERA    —    (1.200).      25c-40c,     7     day  = 
Gross:    $,1,.500,      (Average,   $3,500) 

"THE    MAN    WITH    TWO    FACES" 

(F.N.) 
RKO     ORPHEUM  —  (2,000),     20c-40c      7 
davs.     Gross:    $4,000,      (Average,   $4,000) 
"THE    PERSONALITY    KID"    (Warners) 
TOWER-(l.OOO).   15c-25c,   7  days.    Gross: 
$1,600.      (Average,    $1,500) 


CiiicACio  .\ug.  21.— Vindicating  the 
judgment  of  B.  &  K.  officials,  in  hold- 
ing over  "She  Loves  Me  Not"  for  a 
second  week  at  the  Chicago,  the 
Crosby- Hopkins  film  turned  in  $43,000. 
It  proved  the  cream  of  the  local  crop.  J 
The  only  other  heavy  business  in  the  ^1 
Loop  was  at  the  Oriental,  where  "The 
Great  Flirtation,"  aided  by  (jeorge 
Jessel  on  the  stage,  grossed  $23,000. 
Jessel  remains  for  a  second  week. 

"The  World  Moves  On"  failed  to 
hold  up  at  the  United  Artists.  Gross 
was  $14,000.  House  average.  $17,000. 
The  Palace,  where  business  is  usually 
consistently  good,  dipped  $5,000  under 
average  to  $17,0<M)  with  "Hat,  Coat 
and  Glove."  "Paris  Interlude"  de- 
livered a  poor  showing  at  the  Roose- 
velt with  a  $C).00()  gross  as  compared 
with  an  $11,000  average.  The  State- 
Lake  was  relatively  better  with  $14,000 
on  "The  Hell  Cat."  Normal  there  is 
$15,000, 

Total   first  run  business  was  $117,- 
000.     .Average   aggregate   is   $114,600. 
Estimated  takings  for  weeks  indicated  : 
"SHE  LOVES  ME  NOT"  (Para.) 
CHICA(;(V  (4,000),     35c-50c-68c,     7     days. 
Leo     Carrillo,     Jan     Peerce,     Vivian     Faye, 
Larry      Adicr.      The      Bredwins     on      stage. 
Gross:    $43,000.      (Average,    $34,600)      Second 
week    ended   Aug.    16. 
"THE  GREAT  FLIRTATION"   (Para.) 
ORIE.NTAL- (3,940).       25c-40c,      7      days. 
Gorge     Jessel     &     Night     Club     Revue     on 
stage.      Gross:    $23,000.      (Average,    $15,000) 
First    week   ended   Aug.    16. 

"THE  WORLD  MOVES  ON"   (Fox) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (1.700).    30c-40c-60c. 
7   days.     Gross:    $14,000.      (Average,   $17,000) 
First    week   ended   Aug.    17. 

"HAT,  COAT  AND  GLOVE"  (RKO) 
PALACE— (2,509),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Carlos  Molina  &  orchestra,  Lee  Morse,  3 
Slate  Bros.  Steve  Evans  on  stage.  Gross: 
$17,000.  (Average,  $22,000)  Fir.st  week 
ended    Aug.    16. 

"PARIS    INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 
ROOSEVELT— (1.591).  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:     $6,000,       (Average,     $11,000)       First 
week   ended   Aug,    16. 

"HELL    CAT"    (Columbia) 
STATE-LAKE  —   (2.776),     20c-25c-35c,     '/ 
days.       Mitzi     Green     in     person    on     stage. 
Cross:     $14,000.       (Average,     $15,000)       First 
week   ended  Aug.   18. 


Pageant  on  Grind 

Six  shows  a  day  will  be  the  policy 
of  the  Roxy  starting  Sept.  7,  when 
"Romance  of  a  People,"  Jewish  pa- 
geant, opens  for  an  indefinite  run. 

Gladys  Swarthout  of  the  Metropoli- 
tan will  be  heard  over  the  Columbia 
network  on  the  eve  before  the  open- 
ing m  a  talk  on  the  pageant.  Mayor 
LaGuardia  will  offitially  open  the 
show  and  other  prominent  speakers 
includmg  Alfred  E.  Smith,  will  appear 
on  the  Roxy  stage  from  time  to  time. 


E.  M.  Glucksmann  Out 

E.  M.  Glucksmann.  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  Mentone  Prod,  and  its  first 
president,  is  no  longer  with  the  com- 
pany, according  to  Mentone  which  de- 
clared yesterday  no  successor  had 
been  named  as  yet. 


"She  Loves  Me"  Sole 
Oklahoma  City  Draw 

Oklahom.-k    City,    Aug.    21. — Box- 
office  honors   last  week  went  to  "She 
Loves  Me  Not"  at  the  Midwest,  where      ■ 
the  gross  was  $5,300,  as  compared  with      1 
a  $4,000  normal  take.  " 

"The  Girl  from  Missouri"  did  a 
$5,000  par  at  the  Criterion,  but  else- 
where it  was  quiet  enough.  Total  first 
run  business  was  $13,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  18: 
"THE   OLD  FASHIONED   WAY"   (Para.) 

CAPITOr^(l,200),  10c-20c-26c-36c-40c,  7 
days.     Gross:    $2,000.     (Average,    $2,500) 

"GIRL    FROM    MISSOURI"    (M-G-M) 

CRITERION—  (1,700).    10c-25c-36c-41c-55c, 
7   days.     Gross:    $5,000,     (Average,   $5,000) 
"SHE   LOVES   ME   NOT"    (Para.) 

MIDWEST  -   (1,500).     10c-26c-36c-55c,     7 
days.     Gross:    $5,300.     (Average,    $4,000) 
"FRIENDS  OF  MR.  SWEENEY" 
(Warner) 

LIBERTY— (1.500),    10c-15c-36c-36c.      Sun- 
day    through    Wednesday.    Gross:    $2,200. 
"BILLY  THE  KID"   (M-G-M) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  I0c-15c-26c-36c.  Thurs- 
day   through   Sunday,      Gross:    $800. 


Wednesday,  August  22,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


$86,000  Take 
With  "River" 
B'way's  Best 


Developing  as  a  surprise  to  the 
Main  Stem,  not  excepting  Universal, 
first  honors  along  Broadway  last  week 
went  to  "One  More  River"  which 
nabbed  an  $86,000  gross  at  the  Music 
Hall. 

Other  hig^h  spots  included  the  Capi- 
tol, which  continued  to  bounce  back 
somewhat  with  "The  Girl  from 
Missouri,"  the  take  there  running  to 
$30,000  for  the  second  stanza.  The 
Roxy,  having  a  pleasant  time  of  it 
with  "Handy  Andy,"  did  a  neat  $29,- 
500  with  the  second  week  of  the 
Rogers  picture  and  anticipates  $20,000 
on  the  third.  Final  week  of  "The 
House  of  Rothschild"  at  the  Rivoli 
proved  easy  to  take  at  $18,656. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  14: 

"ADVENTURE    GIRL"    (Radio) 

RIALTO— (2,300).   25c-65c,   7  davs.     Gross: 
fS.OOO. 

Week  Ending  Aug.  15: 
"ONE  MORE  RIVER"   (Univ.) 

RADIO     CITY     MU.SIC     HALL— (5,945), 
35c-$1.65,     7     davs.       Stage     show.      Gross: 
$86,000. 
"HOUSE  OF  ROTHSCHILD"   (U.  A.) 
RIVOLI— (2,200),     t0c-99c,     4th     week,     6 
days.     Gross:   $18,656. 

Week  Ending  Aug.  16: 
"GIRL    FROM    MISSOURI"    (M-G-M) 

,  GAPITOI^-(4,700),   35c41.65.   2nd   week,    7 
days.     Stage:    Bob    Hope,    Pat    Ktxjney,    Sr. 
and   Jr.,   and   others.     Gross:   $30,000. 
"THE    LADY    IS    WILLING"    (Col.) 
PALACE-(2,500).  25c-75c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville.    Gross:   $11,00;). 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 
ROXY— (6,200),  25c-55e,  2nd  week,   7  days. 
Stage    show.      Gross:    $29,500. 

"HOUSEWIFE"    (Warners)— 6   days. 
"DAMES"      (Wamens)— 1      day. 
STRAND    —     (2,000).     2.Sc-$1.10,     7    days. 
Gross:   $17,321. 

Week  Ending  Aug.  20: 
"SIDE    STREETS"    (F.    N.) 

MAYFAIR    —     (2,300),    35c-65c,     7     days. 
Gross:     $7,500. 


"Andy''  Proves 
A  Monied  Joy 
To  Cleveland 


Clevel.\nd,  Aug.  21. — A  young  fel- 
low by  the  name  of  Will  Rogers  seems 
to  have  the  town  by  the  ears.  "Handy 
Andy,"  in  its  second  week  at  the 
Hippodrome,  persuaded  Clevelanders 
to  part  with  |12,000  of  their  money. 
The  significance  of  the  gross  is  indi- 
cated by  the  house  average,  which  is 
15,000. 

Cleveland's  four  current  first  runs 
aggregated  $39,800.  Their  average 
is  $29,000.    Weather  was  cool. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Aug.   17: 

"HANDY  ANDY"   (Fox)   2nd  week 

WARNER'S  HIPPODROME  -  (3,800), 
30c-35c-44c,  7  days.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Aver- 
age,  $5,000) 

"JANE  EYRE"  (Monogram) 
RKO     PALACE— (3,100),     30c-35c-44c,     7 
days.     Gross:   $11,000.     (Average.   $10,000) 
"SHE  LOVES  ME  NOT"  (Para.) 
LOEWS    STATE-(3,400),     30c-35c-44c.    7 
days.     Gross:   $13,000.     (Average,   $10,000) 
"PARIS  INTERLUDE"  (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S      STILLMAN-(1,900),      20c-30c, 
30c-40c,   7   days.     Gross:    $3,800.     (Average, 


More  Taxes  Loom 

Albany,  Aug.  21. — The  Legis- 
lature, before  adjourning, 
passed  and  sent  to  the  Gov- 
ernor the  Ross  bill  author- 
izing the  board  of  aldermen 
of  the  City  of  New  York  to 
levy  new  taxes  during  1935  to 
raise  funds  for  the  relief  of 
New  York  City's  thousands  of 
unemployed. 


Washington's 
B.  O.  Better; 
"River"  Best 


Washington,  Aug.  21. — Summer 
grosses  climbed  slightly  last  week  as 
summer  temperatures  slumped  to  a 
more  reasonable  point.  RKO-Keith's, 
which  for  three  months  or  so  has  been 
operating  on  Wednesday  openings,  re- 
verted to  Friday  when  "One  More 
River"  took  two  extra  days  and 
brought  $14,100  to  the  box-office  for 
the  nine  days.  The  first  seven  days 
grossed  $11,100,  a  figure  which,  while 
under  the  winter  average,  is  consider- 
ably over  the  house's  average  summer 
take. 

Loew's  Fo.x  with  "The  Old 
Fashioned  Way"  and  a  stage  show 
that  pulled  rave  reviews  held  to  the 
summer  average  for  $18,500.  "Handy 
Andy"  took  |4,900  on  its  second  week 
at  Loew's  Palace,  the  first  Will 
Rogers  picture  to  go  two  weeks  at 
the  Loew  ace  all-picture  temple. 
Loew's  Columbia  bettered  the  average 
by  $300  with  a  return  engagement  of 
"Baby  Take  a  Bow." 

"Housewife"  and  a  stage  show 
yielded  $16,200  at  the  Earle  and  the 
Metropolitan,  with  "The  Personality 
Kid,"  did  a  fair  business  at  $3,500. 

The  week's  total,  including  the  full 
9-day  run  at  RKO-Keith's,  was 
$60,600.     Average  is  $71,200. 

Estimated  grosses,  exclusive  of  ta.x, 
for  the  week  ending  Aug.  16 : 

"HOUSEWIFE"    (Warners) 

EARLE— (2,218).  25c.77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Pickens  Sisters,  Enrica  &  Novello,  Billy 
(Voice  of  "Popeye")  Costello,  Park  & 
Clifford,  Al  Norman.  Gross:  $16,200. 
(Average,    $17,600) 

"BABY,   TAKE  A   BOW"   (Fox) 

LOEWS   COLLrMBIA-(l,265),   25c-'«lc,   7 
days    (return    engagement).      Gross;    $3,400. 
(Average,    $3,100) 
"THE   OLD    FASHIONED    WAY"    (Para.) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434).  2Sc-66c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Yasha  Bunchuk,  Six  Yellow  Jackets, 
Al  Trahan  &  Countess  Yukonia  Cameron, 
Ina  Ray  Hutton  &  Her  Melodears.  Gross: 
$18,500.      (Average,   $20,500.) 

"HANDY  ANDY"   (Fox) 

LOEW'S     PALACE— (2.390).     35c-77c,     7 
days  (second  week).     Gross:  $4,900.     (Aver- 
age,   $14,500) 
"THE    PERSONALITY    KID"     (Warners) 

METROPOLITAN -(1,591),      25c-40c       '/ 
days.     Gross:    $3,500.      (Average,   $4,100)' 
"ONE  MORE  RIVER"    (Universal) 

RKO-KEITH'S-(1.830),  25c-55c,  9  days 
Gross:  $14,100.  (First  7  days:  $11,100.) 
(Average,   $11,400) 


Buys  ''Escape  Me  Never" 

London,  Aug.  21.  — "Escape  Me 
Never,"  London  stage  piece  by  Mar- 
garet Kennedy,  will  be  made  into  a 
film  by  British  and  Dominions  for 
United  Artists  release.  Elizabeth 
Bergner  will  be  starred  in  the  role 
which  she  played  on  the  stage.  Paul 
Czinner,  her  husband,  will  direct. 
Production  is  scheduled  to  get  under 
way  in  a  few  weeks. 


Weather  Helps  Out; 
Montreal  Still  Hit 


Montreal,  Aug.  21.  —  A  cooler 
stretch  gave  Montreal  a  little  more  of 
the  needful  during  the  week  ending 
Aug.  18  with  "Wonder  Bar"  standing 
out  at  the  Palace  with  a  take  of  $8,500, 
hut  $2,500  under  par  even  at  that.  The 
Capitol  also  braced  to  $7,500  on 
"Stamboul  Quest"  and  "Let's  Talk  It 
Over"  while  a  $5,500  gross  went 
through  the  Princess  wicket  for 
"Whom  the  Gods  Destroy."  "The 
Man  with  Two  Faces"  and  "Friends 
of  Mt.  Sweeney"  brought  the  same 
total  to  Loew's. 

Total  business  was  $30,500.  Aver- 
age is  $43,000  with  every  first  run  in 
town  under  par. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  18: 

"STAMBOUL  QUEST"  (M-G-M) 
"LET'S  TALK  IT  OVER"  (Univ.) 

CAPITOL— (2,547),     25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,     7 
days.     Gross:  $7,500.     (Average,  $9,000) 
"WONDER  BAR"   (1st   Nafl) 
"WE'RE   RICH   AGAIN"   (RKO) 
PALACE— (2.600).      25c-35c-50c-60c-75c.      7 
days.     Gross:   $8,500.     (Average,   $11,000) 
"MAN  THEY  COULDN'T  ARREST" 
(British) 
IMPERIAI^(1.914).    25c-40c-50c.    7    days. 
On    the    stage:    Roy.    Rita    &    Roule    O'Neill 
&    Manners:    Tiffany    Sisters    &    Joe:    Art. 
Leveseur:    Conway    &    Parks;    Lee    Shelley. 
Gross:    $3,500.      (Average,    $6,500) 

"THE  MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES" 

(1st    Nat'l) 
"FRIENDS    OF    MR.    SWEENEY" 
(Warners) 
LOEW'.S— (3,115).    25c-3.Sc-50c-65c.    7   davs. 
Gross:   $5,500.      (Average,  $10,500) 
"WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 
"COLLEGE   COACH"    (Warners) 
PRI.N'CESS   —    (2.272),     25c-3,Sc-50c-65c,     7 
days.     Gross:    $5,500.      (Average.   $6,000) 


Band  Leaders, 
Not  Pictures, 
Detroit  Draw 


Detroit,  Aug.  21. — Two  big  time 
band  leaders  did  well  by  their  em- 
ploying theatres  last  week  and  sent 
them  over  parity.  No  other  first  runs 
in  the  city   reached  that  distinction. 

While  I'Ved  Waring  and  His  Penn- 
sylvanians  sent  the  Michigan  gross  to 
$27,000  and  thereby  gave  it  $7,000  over 
average,  the  Trendle  management 
suffered  a  keen  disappointment.  It 
figured  a  $40,000  week,  including  a 
special  midnight  show.  The  picture 
was  "Notorious  Sophie  Lang." 

Ted  Fiorito  and  his  orchestra,  play- 
ing the  Fox  where  the  picture  was 
■'(Zharlie  Chan's  Courage,"  drew  $17,- 
500,  ©r  $2,500  over  the  average  mark. 

Gross  first  run  take  was  $58,200, 
against  an  average  of  $55,000.  Busi- 
ness a  week  earlier  ran  to  $59,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  16: 

"LADIES   SHOULD   LISTEN"    (Para.) 

FISHER— (2,975),    15c-50c,   7  days.     Gross: 
$5,900.    (Average,    $10,000) 
"CHARLIE   CHAN'S   COURAGE"    (Fox) 

FOX-(5,100),   15c-50c,  7  days.    Stage:   Ted 
Fiorito    and    his    orchestra    heading    5    act 
vaudeville     show     and     Rosemarv     Deering. 
Gross:    $17,500.      (Average,    $15,000) 
"NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE    LANG"     (Para.) 

MICHIGAN  —  (4.100),  I5c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Fred  Waring  and  His  Pennsyl- 
van'ans  in  person  heading  stage  revue. 
Gross:    $27,000.       (Average,    $20,000) 

"MIDNIGHT   ALIBI"    (First    National) 

luVITED  ARTISTS-(2,070),  25c-50c.  7 
days.      Gross:     $7,800.     (Average,    $10,000) 


"All 


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MOTION  PICTVRB 

DAILY 


Majors  Strike 
Hard  at  N.  E. 
Zoning  Plans 

Major  circuits  and  distributors  yes- 
terday attacked  the  Hartford,  New 
Haven  and  Bridgeport  clearance  and 
zoning  schedules  at  a  general  protest 
hearing   at   Campi   headquarters. 

In  favor  of  the  plan  were  a  ma- 
jority of  the  New  England  exhibitors 
who  came  down  to  have  their  say. 
Most  of  the  independent  operators 
agreed  to  the  schedule  with  minor 
changes. 

I.  Levinson,  representing  Warners 
as  a  distributor  and  theatre  owner, 
led  off  the  attack  contending  that 
clearance  and  protection  are  a  matter 
of  negotiation  between  distributor  and 
exhibitor.  He  said  the  only  right  of 
the  New  Haven  board  in  setting  up 
the  schedule  was  to  determine  maxi- 
mum clearance  after  a  deal  had  been 
struck   between   the   buyer   and   seller. 

He  also  pointed  out  that  exhibitors 
buying  for  low  rentals  at  low  admis- 
sion could  later  change  price  scales 
and  move  up  into  classifications  of 
second  and  first  runs. 

Irving  Greenfield  of  Loew's,  which 
operates  the  Poli  Bijou  in  New 
Haven,  said  the  plan  was  unjust,  un- 
fair, discriminatory  and  contrary  to 
the  code.  He  stated  prices  do  not 
enter  into  the  plan,  as  this  is  a  mat- 
ter of  barter  and  trade  between  exhib- 
itor   and    distributor. 

Benjamin  Calechman,  operating  the 
Rivoli,  Apollo  and  Cameo  in  West 
Haven,  said  the  schedule  was  a  fair 
means  of  determining  protection  and 
beneficial  to  all  theatres.  He  said 
30-cent  houses  have  not  been  able  to 
get  pictures  because  of  influence  of 
other  parties.  He  added  the  plan  ap- 
proved by  the  New  Haven  board 
would  eliminate  this. 

Opinions  Go  Pro  and  Con 

Another  exhibitor,  who  operates  the 
Howard  in  New  Haven,  said  he  fa- 
vored the  plan  with  one  exception. 
He  claimed  that  balcony  and  orches- 
tra seats  should  be  averaged  because 
many  patrons  buy  seats  for  the  bal- 
cony and  instead  of  going  there  enter 
the  orchestra.  Morris  Baley  of  the 
Waley,  New  Haven,  also  approved 
the  plan  and  agreed  with  the  Howard 
that  an  average  should  be  struck  fo- 
balcony   and   orchestra. 

Dr.  Jacob  B.  Fishman  upheld  the 
plan  as  constructive  and  not  theoreti- 
cal, since,  he  claimed,  it  was  the  only 
way  to  introduce  a  system  whereby 
10-cent  runs  do  not  get  pictures  ahead 
of  30-cent  houses.  Mike  Tomasino  of 
the  White  Way,  New  Haven,  fa- 
vored the  plan  generally  except  for 
a  clause  whereby  10-cent  admissions 
should  be  set  back  120  days.  He 
stated  he  charged  this  admission  for 
only  one  day  a  week  and  should  not 
be  penalized  by  having  all  his  dates 
set  back. 

During  the  hearing,  George  J. 
Schaefer,  chairman  of  the  appeal 
board,  and  E.  C.  Grainger,  another 
member  of  the  body,  questioned  the 
method  of  selling  according  to  ad- 
missions rather  than  what  distribu- 
tors can  get  for  their  product  when 
sold    with    protection    rights. 

It  was  brought  out  during  the 
hearing  that  the  Miami  schedule  was 
ordered  to  eliminate  admissions  as 
governing  clearance.  Levinson  brought 


Wednesday,  August  22,   1934 


Cullman  a  Chiseler— Brandt; 
Code  Board  Reserves  Ruling 


this  out  and  held  that  the  schedules 
presented  ct)uld  not  be  guided  ac- 
cording to  price  scales. 

Attending  the  hearing  were  Mor- 
ris and  Sam  Bailey,  Jack  Byrne,  W. 
F.  Rodgers,  William  Scully,  Martin 
Kelleher,  Edward  Levy,  Arthur  Horn, 
Max  Tobackman,  Abraham  and  Jo- 
seph L.  Schulman,  M.  W.  Shuman, 
Morris  Jacobson,  Charles  Levin,  A. 
M.  Pickus,  Athan  Prakas,  Joe  Davis, 
Louis  Anger,  Nat  Furst,  George 
Cruzen,  Edward  Rugoff,  Abe  Fish- 
man,  Al  Bevan,  Benjamin  Trustman, 
Harry  P.  Lander,  Albert  Kane,  Jo- 
seph Vogel  and  David  Loew. 


NRA  Asked  to  End 
Ban  on  Premiums 

(Continued    from    pa<ic    1) 

to  modify,  amend  or  repeal  it  must 
originate  within  the  industry  and 
come  through  the  Code  Authority,  Di- 
vision Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt announced.  Indications  were 
that  such  proposals  would  receive 
sympathetic  consideration,  de])ending 
upon  the  amount  of  support  from  ex- 
hibitor  ranks. 

"If  the  industry  wants  that  section 
removed,  we  would  be  glad  to  take  it 
out,"  Rosenblatt  said.  "It  was  pro- 
posed by  the  industry  and  the  NRA 
would  be  perfectly  willing  to  follow 
their  wishes." 

Any  formal  proposal  for  dropping 
the  clause  probably  would  require  a 
public  hearing,  although  Rosenblatt 
noted  that  he  has  complete  discretion- 
ary powers  to  approve  without  pub- 
lic discussion  an  amendment  which 
does  not  involve  changes  in  "sub- 
stance" of  the  agreement. 


NRA's  Amusements 
Setup  May  Change 

{Continued    from    pat/c    ]  ) 

tied,  an  impending  shakeup  is  believed 
likely  to  result  in  Division  Adminis- 
trator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  being  de- 
tached from  active  supervision  of  the 
film  code  and  made  head  of  a  new  and 
larger  section  which  will  include 
amusements  as  well  as  several  other 
related  lines.  Creation  of  a  separate 
amusements  division  has  been  sug- 
gested as  part  of  the  new  setup, 
and  if  recommendations  are  followed 
Farnsworth  probably  will  assume  di- 
rect control  but  will  remain  under 
Rosenblatt's  direction.  Replacement 
of  Rosenblatt  on  Campi  is  said  to  be 
possible. 

The  probable  regrouping  will  land 
the  radio  code  in  the  communications 
division  along  with  public  utility  codes, 
it  is  believed,  as  many  NRA  execu- 
tives do  not  regard  this  business  as 
entertainment. 

Speculation  over  the  length  of  Hugh 
S.  Johnson's  stay  with  the  Blue  Eagle 
has  involved  Rosenblatt,  but  the 
former  said  today  that,  while  he  hopes 
soon  to  return  to  private  business,  his 
departure  is  not  likely  to  take  place 
mnmediately.  When  Johnson  goes— 
and  It  IS  generally  expected  he  will 
leave  by  the  end  of  the  year,  staying 
only  long  enough  to  watch  the  new 
system  m  operation— Rosenblatt  un- 
doubtedly will  follow,  it  is  believed 


(Continued   from    paric    1) 

Brandt  delving  into  personalities,  de- 
claring the  case  was  not  concerned 
with  personalities  but  to  decide 
whether  the  Globe  had  violated  the 
code. 

Brandt  stated  that,  according  to 
conversations  he  had  with  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  the- 
atres, whose  policies  are  not  in  con- 
flict with  each  other,  had  no  right  to 
complain.  He  said  that  the  Globe 
plays  reissues  on  a  subsequent  run 
policy  and  was  not  in  comi)etition 
with  the  Roxy  and,  therefore,  the 
Roxy  had  no  right  to  protest  dis- 
tribution of  15-cent  rebate  passes 
issued  by  the  Globe.  Brandt  asked 
the  board  to  get  in  touch  with  the 
division  administrator  for  further 
clarification  of  the  cut  rate  ticket  pro- 
vision of  the  code  before  making  a 
decision. 

The  Roxy  complaint  against  the 
Mayfair  was  postponed  until  Aug.  30. 
Decision  was  reserved  in  Loew's 
Melba  charge  against  the  Paras- 
Court,  Brooklyn,  on  premature  ad- 
vertising. The  case  will  be  heard 
again  on  Aug.  30,  when  additional 
testimony  will  be  taken.  Paramount's 
charge  against  the  Fortway,  Brooklyn, 
for  illegal  transfer  of  operation  was 
put  off  four  weeks  until  Louis  Nizer 
returns   from   Europe. 


"I  Haven't  Done  Any 
Wrong,"  Says  Cullman 

Answering  Brandt's  charges  he  was 
a  chiseler,  Cullman  yesterday  told 
Motion  Picture  Daily:  "What  right 
has  he  to  say  I'm  a  chiseler?  I 
haven't  done   anything   wrong. 

"I  don't  care  if  the  Globe  charges 
10-cent  admissions,"  Cullman  stated, 
"as  long  as  he  advertises  them  as 
such." 

Meanwhile,  Cullman  has  written 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Ros- 
enblatt to  advise  Code  Authority 
whether  or  not  he  has  made  Brandt 
"an  exception  to  the  code." 


Finish  'Legit*  Code 
Session;  Go  to  NRA 

(Continued    from    page    I) 

hearings  on  the  code  provisions  and 
Rosenblatt  is  expected  to  be  guided  by 
these  in  making  changes  in  certain 
clauses  of  the  revised  code,  which  is 
slated  to  go  to  President  Roosevelt 
for  signing  in  the  near  future. 

Vigorous  objections  were  voiced  by 
ticket  brokers  at  the  final  hearing 
yesterday  to  the  code's  provisions  lim- 
iting regulation  of  ticket  sales  to  cities 
of  "over  5,000,000  population."  It  was 
pointed  out  that  New  York  is  the  only 
city  which  would  be  within  the  pro- 
visions of  the  code  in  this  respect, 
whereas  the  unanimous  sentiment  at 
the  hearing  was  that  the  code's  regula- 
tions should  apply  wherever  ticket 
selling  abuses  may  exist. 


Extra  Compilation  Halts 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21.— Mailing  of 
12,000  questionnaires  by  the  Extras' 
Standing  Committee  to  determine  ex- 
tras to  be  selected  for  final  registra- 
tion continues  in  postponement  pend- 
ing authorization  of  the  necessarv 
funds  by  Campi. 


Samuelson  on 
Salary  Basis, 
AUied's  Idea 


(Continued    from    pafic    1) 

president,  also  head  of  the  national  or- 
ganization, recently  claimed  his  local 
activities  are  not  giving  him  enough 
time  to  devote  to  national  affairs. 

The  annual  election  takes  place 
Thursday  night  and  will  be  followed 
by  a  banquet  when  new  officers  will 
be  ofiicially  inagurated.  While  there 
is  no  opposition  slate  in  sight,  it  is 
understood  the  only  change  to  take 
place  is  the  declination  of  Julius  Char- 
now  to  run  again  as  first  vice-presi- 
dent. 

FIxhibitors  from  the  east  started 
converging  on  the  Ritz  Carlton,  head- 
quarters for  the  convention,  tonight 
and  several  hundred  are  expected  to 
be  on  hand  by  tomorrow  morning. 

Abram  F.  Myers  is  expected  to 
make  the  opening  speech  with  other 
Allied    leaders   on   tap  to   follow. 


Altiiough  not  officially  aligned  with 
Allied,  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  will  send  a 
delegation  to  the  New  Jersey  conven- 
tion. Both  organizations  have  been 
working  closely  on  mutual  industry 
matters  and  several  members  of  Allied 
are  also  associated  with  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 


Mayor  Orders  Unions 
End  Mass  Picketing 

(Continued    from    pane    1  ) 

misrepresentations  by  labor  groups  op- 
posed to  unions  afifiliated  with  the  A. 
F.  of  L.  on  the  ground  that  this  con- 
stituted "unfair  competition."  Local 
306  is  a  member  of  the  A.  F.  of  L. 

Mayor  LaGuardia  declared  Allied, 
which  is  described  by  its  foes  as  "a 
company  union,"  had  no  justification 
for  its  mass  picketing  of  the  Loew 
theatres  because  there  was  no  strike 
involved.  Pointing  out  that  Loew's 
has  had  a  contract  with  Local  306, 
he  asserted  that  members  of  the  union 
employed  by  the  circuit  "are  satis- 
fied." He  showed  a  letter  from  the 
local    attesting    to    this. 

"Unfair  signs"  would  not  be  toler- 
ated, stated  the  Mayor.  He  added  that 
"the  Allied  union  can  go  on  picketing 
as  long  as  they  don't  block  entrances 
or  display  untruthful  signs,"  but  mass 
picketing  was  definitely  out,  he  de- 
clared. 

Other  unions  reported  involved  are 
Empire,  United  Projectionists  and 
M.   P.   Engineers. 

Charles  C.  Moskowitz  of  Loew's 
and  Harry  Brandt,  president  of  the 
I.  T.  O.  A.,  were  instrumental  in 
bringing  about  the  order  and  appeared 
at  the  hearing  on  behalf  of  their  in- 
terests. 


Closes  Bermuda  Deal 

Before  sailing  for  Europe  recently, 
Phil  Reisman,  vice-president  of  RKO 
Export  Corp.,  closed  a  distribution 
deal  for  the  entire  1934-35  Radio 
product  with  Reid  Hall,  Ltd.,  Ber- 
muda. 


Await  Frisco  Decision 

San  Francisco,  Aug.  21. — A  de- 
cision on  shortening  clearances  is  ex- 
pected from  the  zoning  board  here 
Wednesday. 


Wednesday,  August  22,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

BINNIE  BARNES,  British  actress 
under  contract  to  Universal,  flies 
to  New  York  from  Hollywood  by 
plane  Saturday  on  her  way  back  to 
England  to  complete  her  contract  with 
Alexander  Korda  of  London  Films. 
She  is  expected  to  return  to  the  coast 
Dec.  1. 

J.  D.  Williams,  now  associated 
with  the  newly  formed  Motion  Picture 
Foundation,  is  resting  and  recuperat- 
ing from  a  recent  illness  in  the  Schol- 
ley  Mountains,  New  Jersey.  His  first 
vacation  in  two  years. 

Frank  Snell,  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  the  Van  Beuren 
Corp.,  is  at  peace  with  the  world. 
While  making  the  rounds  at  the  Long- 
shore Golf  Club,  Westport,  he  made 
a  hole  in  one. 

Wynne  Gibson  and  Dorothy 
BURGE.SS  are  cast  additions  to 
"Gambling,"  George  M.  Cohan's  first 
for  the  Brookin  Corp.,  headed  by 
Harold  B.  Franklin. 

Elizabeth  Lonergan,  New  York 
representative  for  a  number  of  British 
papers  and  magazines,  sails  for  New 
York  from  Southampton  on  the  Ma- 
jestic Aug.  29. 

Joe  Morrison,  Paramount's  sing- 
ing juvenile,  is  now  filling  theatre 
engagements  in  the  east  and  returns 
to  the  coast  around  the  first  of  the 
month. 

Cesar  Romero,  Cuban  actor,  has 
reached  Hollywood  to  play  the  lead  in 
Universal's  "Cheating  Cheaters," 
which    goes   into   production    Monday. 

Tames  A.  FitzPatrick  plans  to 
leave  for  the  M-G-M  studios  the  end 
of  September  to  produce  a  short 
based  on  the  life  of  Franz   Schubert. 

Bob  Gillham  caught  a  300-pound 
broadbill  off  Montauk  over  the  week- 
end. Says  it's  the  largest  nabbed  in 
those  waters  this  season. 

Billy  Hill,  "The  Last  Roundup" 
composer,  has  been  signed  by  Vita- 
phone  to  star  in  a  one-reel  musical  at 
the  Brooklyn  plant. 

Barbara  Stanwyck  plans  to  spend 
a  brief  vacation  in  New  York  before 
starting  work  in  "Concealment"  at 
First  National. 

T.  E.  Mortensen,  regional  trade 
publisher  from  Minneapolis,  is  making 
headquarters  at  the  Park  Central.  He 
likes  it  there. 

Michel  Fokine  and  his  famous  bal- 
let will  be  seen  on  the  stage  of  a  film 
theatre  for  the  first  time  Friday  at 
the  Capitol. 

Charlie  Stern  put  out  over  the 
fact  his  office  didn't  get  his  copy  of  a 
certain  trade  paper. 

Samuel  Cummins  is  extending  his 
stay  in  Europe  by  embracing  Vienna 
and  Prague. 

Bill  Sussman,  assistant  to  John 
D.  Clark  at  Fox,  is  back  from  a 
three-day  stay  in  Boston. 

LiLA  Lee  will  appear  in  the  cast 
of  "Lady  Jane,"  first  stage  play  by 
Frankwyn  Prod. 

Lewis  Maisell  has  resigned  as 
vice-president  of  Latin  Artists  Pic- 
tures and  has  opened  his  own  offices. 

Theodore  Shaw  has  been  named 
assistant  to  Jack  Bloom  who  is  aide 
to   Nat  B.   Finkler,  contract   mana- 


ger  at    Fox.      Shaw    succeeds    Tom 
Quinn,  resigned. 

Ed  Kuykendall  is  due  in  town 
today  from  his  Columbus,  Miss.,  home 
for  a  Campi  session. 

Harry  Gold  and  Paul  Lazarus 
lunched  together  the  other  noon. 

Leopold  Friedman  of  Loew's  legal 
staff  is  vacationing  this  week. 

John  Otterson  arrives  from 
Europe  tomorrow  on  the  Washington. 

Charles  Trampe,  of  Midwest  Film, 
arrived  in  New  York  from  Milwaukee. 

Stanley  Shuford  is  off  on  a  two 
weeks'  vacation. 


Agents  Here  Join  to 
Aid  Jewish  Benefit 

Leading  agents  here  joined  yester- 
day to  aid  the  "Night  of  Stars"  bene- 
fit for  the  relief  of  German  Jews  to 
be  staged  at  the  Yankee  Stadium  Sept. 
20.  The  action  was  taken  at  a  con- 
ference at  the  office  of  Louis  K.  Sid- 
ney, who  is  chairman  of  the  program 
committee.  The  benefit  will  repre- 
sent the  contribution  of  the  amuse- 
ment industries  to  the  United  Jew- 
ish Appeal  for  German  Jewish  Re- 
lief. 

Representatives  of  many  opera,  con- 
cert, radio,  stage  and  screen  artists 
assured  Sidney  their  clients  would 
take  part  personally  in  the  presenta- 
tion. 

Among  those  who  attended  the  con- 
ference were  John  Hyde  of  William 
Morris  .Agency,  Harold  Kemp  of  the 
NBC  artists'  bureau,  Paul  Ross  of 
the  CBS  artists'  bureau,  Marvin 
Schenck  and  Sidney  Piermont  of  the 
Loew  booking  office,  Charles  Allan 
of  the  Curtis  Allan  Agency,  Ned 
Dobson,  Nick  Kenny,  Arthur  and 
Sam  Lyons,  A.  Werblen  of  the 
Music  Corp.  of  America,  Irving 
Mills,  Tom  Rockwell.  Ferdie  Simon, 
Charles  Yates,  Leon  Leonidoff  of  the 
Radio  City  Music  Hall,  Boris  Mor- 
ros  of  the  Paramount. 


New  Metrotone  Units 
'Round  World  Set  Up 

E.  B.  Hatrick,  general  manager  of 
Hearst's  film  interests,  has  completed 
the  new  international  setup  for  Hearst 
Metrotone  News.  The  news-gather- 
ing force  will  get  into  action  on  Sept. 
1.  and  the  first  issue  will  be  released 
Oct.   3. 

LImberto  Domagnoli  has  been  placed 
in  charge  of  the  Rome  bureau,  Henri 
Cabriare  heads  the  office  covering 
France,  Spain  and  Belgium,  Carl 
Schubert  will  handle  Berlin,  and  Ariel 
Varges  will  be  in  charge  of  the  Far 
East. 

Gaumont  British  will  cover  England 
for  Hearst  Metrotone.  Leslie  Wyand 
is  special  representative  for  Hearst  in 
London.  All  International  News  Ser- 
vice headquarters  will  be  made  avail- 
able to  Metrotone  men. 

About  40  men  will  cover  news 
breaks   in  the   U.  S. 


Brecher  In  New  Post 

Leo  Brecher  yesterday  was  named 
by  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  board  of  directors 
to  succeed  Louis  Blumenthal  as  chair- 
man of  the  board.  Union  matters 
also  were  discussed  at  the  session. 

A  general  membership  hearing  is 
slated  to  be  held  at  the  Astor  today 
when  the  Brecher  announcement  will 
be  made.  Brecher  up  to  this  date  has 
been  a  member  of  the  board. 


K^^^ 


Grand  entertainment! 

—  DAILY  NEWS 

"The  maddest,  mer- 
riest melodrama  of 
the  year!"        —  sun 

"Not  only  gorgeous 
entertainment  but 
Colman  at  his  best!" 

—  EVENING  JOURNAL 

"Excellent!  Roars  of 
laughter!" 

—  NEW  YORK  TIMES 

"As  merry  a  melange 
of  mysteries  as  ever 
graced  the  screen!" 

—  NEW  YORK  AMERICAN 

"Brilliant!  The  cost  is 
perfect  from  top  to 

bottom!" 

—  WORLD-TELEGRAM 

"You  can  thank 
Ronald  Colman,  along 
with  Darryl  F.Zanuck, 
the  producer,  and 
Nunnally  Johnson,  the 
screen  story  teller,  for 
an  enormously  engag- 
ing and  continuously 
hilarious  amalgama- 
tion of  melodrama 
and  farce!" 

—  HERALD-TRIBUNE 


JOSEPH  M.  SCHENCK  presents 

COLMAN 

in 

DARRYL  F.  ZANUCK'S 
Triumph 

"BULLDOG 

DRUMMOND 

STRIKES  BACK 

D/recfed  by  Roy  Del  Ruth 


It's    a    20th    CENTURY    PICTURE 
Released    thru    UNITED    ARTISTS 


12 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday.  August  22.    1934 


Pathe  Clears 
Finance  Path 
To  Expansion 


(Continued   from   pane    O 

$4,000,000,  in  addition  to  materially 
reducing   Pathe's  funded  indebtedness. 

Prospects  of  improved  earnings, 
both  as  a  result  of  the  contemplated 
expansion  and  of  new  laboratory  con- 
tracts entered  into  recently  by  Pathe 
which  will  increase  the  volume  of  the 
laboratory  business  during  the  second 
half  of  the  year,  are  cited  by  Webb 
in  his  letter  to  stockholders.  The 
letter  also  states  that,  since  June  30, 
earnings  of  both  Pathe  and  of  Du 
Pont  Film  Mfg.  Corp..  49  per  cent  of 
the  stock  of  which  is  owned  by  Pathe. 
have  been  at  a  higher  average  than 
for  the  first  six  months  of  the  year. 

Pathe's  earnings  for  the  six  months 
ended  June  30  were  $116,433,  before 
interest  charges  but  after  deducting 
all  expenses,  taxes,  amortization  and 
depreciation  of  properties,  as  com- 
pared with  $40,154  for  the  corre- 
sponding six  months  last  year.  Net 
profit  after  interest  amounted  to  $42,- 
642,  compared  with  a  loss  of  $54,274 
last  year,  the   report  reveals. 

The  new  $4,000,000  working  capital 
provided  for  in  the  plan  of  reorgani- 
zation may  be  realized  by  the  issuance 
of  collateral  secured  notes  which  the 
new  company  will  be  authorized  to 
issue  under  the  plan. 

Under  the  financial  reorganization 
plan,  holders  will  receive  one  share 
of  $7  convertible  preferred  stock  and 
five  shares  of  common  of  the  new 
company  for  each  share  of  the  old 
eight  per  cent  preferred ;  two  shares 
of  new  common  stock  for  each  share 
of  Class  A  preference  stock  of  the 
old.  and  one-twentieth  of  a  share  of 
new  common  for  each  share  of  the 
old. 


Zanuck  to  Make  10 
At  $6,500,000  Cost 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — An  appro- 
priation of  $6,500,000  for  the  produc- 
tion of  10  features  on  the  scale  of 
"The  House  of  Rothschild"  for  the 
new  season  was  announced  by  Dar- 
ryl  Zanuck  of  20th  Century  upon  his 
return  to  the  coast  today.  This  sum 
is  double  the  outlay  on  the  old  sea- 
son's program.  Production  gets  go- 
ing in  three  weeks,  he  said. 

Zanuck  asserted  the  church  drive 
on  unclean  films  need  not  alarm 
Hollywood  to  the  point  of  excluding 
sex  from  pictures.  "It  is  all  a  mat- 
ter of  the  proper  handling  of  situa- 
tions," he  remarked. 


Breen  on  Air  Aug.  29 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — Joseph'  I. 
Breen  delivers  the  first  of  a  series  of 
radio  talks  on  the  industry  over  the 
NBC  network  on  Aug.  29  at  5  P.M. 
(Pacific  Time).  The  broadcasts,  ar- 
ranged at  the  insistence  of  Darryl 
Zanuck,  will  be  spread  over  a  period 
of  two  weeks. 


Expect  $70,000 

Paramount  officials  are  ex- 
cited and  enthused  over  the 
course  of  "Cleopatra"  at  the 
Paramount.  They  predict  be- 
tween $60,000  and  $70,000  on 
the  first  week  and  stress  the 
heavier  figure. 

The  picture  will  stay  two 
more  weeks  and  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  "She  Loves  Me  Not." 
Then,  in  order,  "The  Scarlet 
Empress,"  "Now  and  For- 
ever," "Belle  of  the  Nineties" 
and  "Mrs.  Wiggs  of  the  Cab- 
bage Patch."  These  bookings 
will  carry  the  theatre  up  to 
December  or  thereabouts,  the 
anticipation  is. 


Johnston  Aims  New 
Attack  at  L,A,  Board 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — Before  leav- 
ing for  New  York  today,  W.  Kay 
Johnston,  Monogram  liead,  aimed  a 
new  blast  at  the  local  clearance 
board's  stand  on  duals  as  contained  in 
the  revised  zoning  schedule  for  this 
territory,  which  regulates  the  show- 
ing of  double  features  by  classifica- 
tion. 

"The  board,"  said  Johnston,  "is  try- 
ing to  find  a  new  way  out  following 
the  defeat  of  the  previous  ruling  on 
duals.  It  is  evident  that  the  new 
ruling  will  block  the  selling  season 
for  distributors.  The  sooner  the  board 
gets  down  to  proper  zoning  iinder 
the  code  the  sooner  the  industry  will 
right  itself,  saving  a  great  deal  in 
code   costs. 

"If  they  feel  they  can  deliberately 
override  Campi's  ruling  by  banning 
duals  through  another  procedure,  I'm 
afraid  they  will  be  riding  the  zoning 
schedule  until  doomsday.  It  is  my 
opinion  it  just  can't  be  done.  The 
sooner  the  board  takes  cognizance  of 
that  fact  the  sooner  exhibitors  in  this 
territory  will  get  the  relief  for  which 
the  boards   were   set  up." 

Johnston  added  he  would  take  the 
independents'  case  to  Campi  in  New 
York  to  straighten  out  the  existing 
situation    if   necessary. 


"Belle**  Passes  Boards 

"Belle  of  the  Nineties"  has  been 
given  a  clean  bill  of  health  by  the 
Chicago  and  Kansas  censor  boards, 
according  to   Paramount. 

The  New  York  board  approved  the 
picture  several  days   ago. 


Loew  Officially  for 
Dual  End  in  Jersey 

(.Continued   from   page    1) 

meeting  was  held  yesterday  between 
Harry  Kridel,  chairman  of  the  Allied 
committee  on  duals,  and  C.  C.  Mos- 
kowitz  of  Loew's,  when  support  of 
the  Loew  circuit  was  given  if,  and 
when  the  rest  of  the  New  Jersey 
houses  eliminate  twins. 

Warners  and  Skouras  already  have 
signed  an  agreement  to  ban  doubles 
and  Moskowitz,  acting  for  Loew's, 
said  he  would  sign  the  agreement  at 
a  later  date.  RKO  is  understood  also 
willing  to  go  along. 


Chicago  in  a 
Price  Confab; 
Favors  Tilts 


Considering  Mason 
To  Head  Dual  Fight 

(Continued   from   parie    I) 

bills,  particularly  code  clearance  and 
zoning  schedules  where  penalties  in 
one  form  or  another  may  be  inserted. 
Mason  already  has  been  approached 
on  a  proposition,  but  several  details 
remain  to  be  ironed  out  before  he  de- 
cides to  take  the  job.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  National  Recovery  Review 
Boardj  which  was  recently  dissolved 
by  the  President.  He  is  now  special 
counsel  for  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 


(Continued  from  paiic  1) 
by  the  various  companies  which  would 
command  increased  admissions  at 
Loop  showings  and  in  subsequent  runs. 
This  is  seen  as  one  means  of  getting 
at  least  some  pictures  into  the  better 
price  class. 

Significant  in  this  connection  is  the 
action  of  B.  &  K.  in  boosting  the  price 
for  "Treasure  Island"  at  the  Roosevelt 
from  55  to  65  cents  top. 


Texas  Allied  Urges 
ASCAP  Pact  Delays 

Dallas,  Aug.  21. — Members  of  Al- 
lied of  Texas  are  being  advised  by 
Col.  H.  A.  Cole,  president,  not  to  sign 
any  new  contracts  with  the  American 
Society  of  Composers,  Authors  and 
Publishers  "until  you  have  to,  and  to 
keep  us  in  touch  with  any  proposition 
made  to  you." 

"The  society  justifies  this  increase," 
says  Cole,  "with  the  statement  that  it 
has  received  during  the  last  few  years 
only  $650,000  per  year,  and  they  want 
two  millions  !  One-tentii  of  the  latter 
sum  would  finance  all  the  exhibitor  or- 
ganizations in  the  country,  and  would 
have  stopped  this  thing  before  it  ever 
got  to  its  present  place.  Our  national 
organization  is  working  on  it  now,  in 
cooperation  with  other  exhibitor  in- 
terests." 


Portland,  Aug.  21. — Music  charges 
were  a  hot  topic  of  discussion  at  the 
meeting  of  Allied  of  Oregon,  but  no 
formal  action  was  taken. 


Move  to  Fight  ASCAP 
With  Baker  Looming 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

be  concluded  today  or  tomorrow,  Wal- 
ter Vincent,  chairman  of  the  emer- 
gency   committee,    said   yesterday. 

Baker's  firm.  Baker,  Hostettler, 
Sido  &  Thompson  of  Cleveland,  is 
expected  to  prepare  test  cases  for  trial 
which  will  contest  the  ASCAP's  right 
to  collect  music  taxes  from  exhibi- 
tors. The  legal  battle  is  the  major 
phase  of  the  emergency  committee's 
campaign  of  opposition  to  the  pro- 
posed schedule  of  music  tax  increases 
announced  by  ASCAP  for  Oct.  1. 


Fairbanks  in  Hollywood 

Hollywood,  Aug.  21. — Douglas 
Fairbanks  today  arrived  on  the  coast, 
where  he  plans  to  remain  as  a  produ- 
cer, making  talking  versions  of  silent 
pictures.  He  himself  will  not  appear 
in  them.  The  first  will  be  "Marco 
Polo,"  which  will  have  China  as  its 
locale. 


K.  of  C.  O.K:s  Drive 

Detroit,  Aug.  21. — Approval  of  the 
campaign  against  objectionable  films 
was  voiced  at  the  opening  of  the 
Knights  of  Columbus  convention  here 
today. 


Booth  Fire  in  Portland 

Portland,  Aug.  21. — Four  reels  of 
"Harold  Teen"  were  destroyed  in  a 
booth  fire  today  at  the  Alberta  The- 
atre  here. 


Independents 
SwingToward 
MPPDASeals 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

withheld  by  both  independent  produ- 
cers and  Joseph  I.  Breen  of  the  Hays 
office. 

Viewed  as  a  problem  here  is  whcth- 
cer  or  not  the  facilities  of  Breen's 
ofl^cc  are  adequate  for  handling  the 
rush  of  independent  pictures  which 
would  be  submitted  in  the  event  an 
agreement   is   reached. 

Attending  last  night's  meeting  were 
W.  Ray  Johnston,  Trem  Carr,  M.  H. 
HofTman,  I.  E.  Chadwick,  Kenneth 
Goldsmith,  Larry  Darmour  and  J. 
Boyce  Smith.  All  except  Johnston, 
who  left  today  on  a  tour  of  Monogram 
Pacific  Northwest  exchanges  before 
returning  to  New  York,  are  expected 
to  attend  Wednesday  morning's  ses- 
sion. 

Thomas  Gets  No  Word 

Harry  Thomas,  First  Division  head 
and  president  of  the  Federation  of  the 
M.  P.  Industry,  ndependent  producers' 
and  distributors'  association  here, 
stated  yesterday  that  he  had  had  no 
word  of  an  independent  producers' 
agreement  in  Hollywood  on  submit- 
ting pictures  to  the  Hays  production 
advisory  office  for  seals  of  approval. 
Thomas  said  that  he  was  awaiting  the 
return  of  W.  Ray  Johnston  for  a  re- 
port of  developments  and  that  no 
meeting  of  the  Federation  to  take  ac- 
tion in  the  matter  would  be  called 
prior  to  Johnston's  return. 

Hays  office  representatives  said  that 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt had  not  been  in  communication 
with  them  on  the  petition  of  an  un- 
named independent  producer  that  the 
NRA  intervene  through  Code  Author- 
ity in  administering  moral  regulations 
in  production  and  issuing  production 
code  seals.  They  intimated  that 
strong  independent  feeling  was  un- 
derstood to  favor  use  of  the  Hays 
advisory  facilities  and  pointed  out  that, 
if  this  course  was  voted  by  the  inde- 
pendents, Rosenblatt  would  be  re- 
lieved of  the  necessity  of  interven- 
ing. 


K.  of  C,  Opens  Frisco 
Drive  on  Indecency 

San  Francisco,  Aug.  21. — First 
concerted  action  here  against  "inde- 
cent" pictures  was  taken  today  when 
the  Knights  of  Columbus  appointed  a 
morals  committee  to  cooperate  with 
the  Legion  of  Decency  and  pledged 
to  join  the   fight  for  a  clean  screen. 

The  committee  will  urge  non-at- 
tendance at  theatres  showing  objec- 
tionable product.  It  is  made  up  of 
Raymond  J.  Rath,  state  president  of 
the  chapter ;  Dr.  J.  Joseph  Hayes,  its 
past  president ;  Richard  Roche,  Rob- 
ert Schaefer,  Christopher  McKeon 
and  William  T.  Sweigert. 


Harry  Lorraine  Dead 

Harry  Lorraine,  44,  booker  for  14 
years  with  Fally  Marcus  and  during 
the  last  three  years  in  business  for 
himself,  was  found  dead  at  his  home 
in  Astoria  yesterday.  Funeral  serv- 
ices will  be  held  tomorrow  at  the 
Riverside  Memorial  Chapel  and  in- 
terment at  Bayside  cemetery. 


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NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  23,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Labor  Union 
Check  Under 
Law  Foreseen 


Employes    Reported 
Such  a  Move 


in 


The  United  Press,  in  a  copyrighted 
;tory  from  Washington,  says  : 

"Organized  employers  are  planning 
I  drive  at  the  next  session  of  Congress 
o  place  legal  restrictions  on  the  ac- 
ivities  of  labor  unions. 

"There  is  on  the  other  hand  agita- 
ion  from  the  rank  and  file  of  labor 
or  direct  action  to  bring  a  clearer  cut 
iefinition  of  the  collective  bargaining 
)ower  recognized  in  the  National  In- 
lustrial  Recovery  Act,  and  for  definite 
;teps  by  the  Government  to  make  this 
guaranty  effective  and  binding. 

"The  American  Federation  of  Labor 
s  under  fire  from  both  directions.  It 
s  being  attacked  by  employers  as  too 
jrasping  and  criticized  by  some  of  its 

(Continued  on   pai/e    5) 


Denver  Police  Stop 
Lotteries,  Giveaways 

Denver,  Aug.  22. — Theatres,  run- 
ling  lotteries  and  other  giveaways, 
lave  been  ordered  to  stop  the  practice 
ly  the  police.  All  theatres  are  dis- 
:ontinuing  them  as  per  the  request, 
rhe  letter  addressed  to  Harry  Huft- 
nan  is  similar  to  a  letter  sent  to  all. 
;t    is: 

"Our  attention  has  been  called  to 
he  fact  that  you  are  conducting  an 
.utomobile  lottery  in  your  group  of 
heatres.  This  is  in  violation  of  the 
aws  of  the  state  of  Colorado  and  the 
irdinances  of  the  city  and  county  of 
(Continued  on  page   S) 

0.  K,  on  Throwaways 
Denied  by  Rosenblatt 

Washington,  Aug.  22. — Division 
^.dministrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  to- 
:lay  denied  claims  of  Harry  Brandt, 
)perator  of  the  Globe  Theatre,  New 
if'ork,  and  head  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 
there,  that  he  had  authorized  the  use 
af  throwawav  tickets  banned  by  the 
:ode.     Replying   to    Brandt's    defense 

(Continued  on   pane    5) 


25%  Off  Code 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  22.— Ap- 
proximately 25  per  cent  of 
the  houses  in  this  territory 
have  failed  to  sign  the  code, 
according  to  the  local  code 
authority. 


A  ''Working''   Board 

The  new  board  of  directors 
to  be  elected  for  reorganized 
Paramount  Publix  will  be 
smaller  in  number  than  any 
board  which  has  guided  Para- 
mount in  the  past,  according 
to  those  close  to  the  com- 
pany's proceedings. 

Although  smaller,  it  will  be 
a  "working"  board,  it  is  said. 
Trimmed  of  honorary  mem- 
bers, every  director  will  hold 
his  place  on  the  new  board 
solely  for  the  work  he  can  do 
for  Paramount,  the  reorgan- 
izers  say. 


Reorganizing 
Is  Asked  for 
Fox  Theatres 


A  petition  that  Fox  Theatres  be 
taken  out  of  receivership  and  be  al- 
lowed to  reorganize  under  Section 
77-B  of  the  new  bankruptcy  laws  was 
filed  yesterday  in  U.  S.  District  Court 
here. 

The  plea  was  made  by  three  credi- 
tors of  the  company,  Louis  L.  Seid- 
man,  presenting  claims  for  $35,000 ;  the 
Theatre  Builders  Corp.,  Inc.,  claiming 
$400,000  for  alleged  breach  of  con- 
tract, and  Merriam  Rogers,  who  listed 
claims    amounting    to    $430,941.      The 

(Continued  on  page  5) 

Deal  in  Frisco  Gives 
FWC  1st  Run  Control 

San  Francisco,  Aug.  22. — Comple- 
tion of  a  deal  by  which  Fox  West 
Coast  takes  over  the  Fox  here  from 
William  Fox  on  Aug.  31,  was  re- 
ported today  by  Joe  Leo  on  his  re- 
turn here  from  Los  Angeles  where, 
he  said,  he  concluded  the  negotiations 
with  Charles  Skouras. 

Acquisition  of  the  Fox  gives  FWC 
undisputed  control  of  the  first  run 
(Continued  on  page  5) 


MAY  REORGANIZE 
PARA.  BY  OCT.  1 


MPPDA  Seal 
Accepted  By 
Independents 


Hollywood,  Aug.  22. — Independent 
producers  at  a  meeting  today  voted 
for  submittal  of  their  product  to  the 
Production  Code  Administration  for 
its  approval.  I.  E.  Chadwick  was 
elected  as  their  representative  to  sit  in 
with  the  Hays  organization  to  facili- 
tate the  awarding  of  seals  to  independ- 
ent films. 

Trem  Carr,  president  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Producers'  Ass'n.,  issued  the 
following  statement  after  the  meeting : 

"To  carry  out  a  like  purpose  as  ex- 
pressed  in   Part   2,   Article   7,   of  the 

(Continued  on   page   8) 


Vote  $5,000  Yearly 
As  Samuelson  Wage 

By  WILLIAM  ORNSTEIN 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  22. — Sidney 
Samuelson  today  smilingly  confirmed 
Motion  Picture  Daily's  exclusive 
story  that  Allied  of  New  Jersey,  of 
which  he  is  president,  will  place  him 
on  a  salary  basis  at  $5,000  per  annum. 

The    nominating    committee    meets 

(Continued  on  page   8) 


Berinstein  Flies  to 
Protest  Zone  Delay 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  22. — Ben  Berin- 
stein left  by  fast  plane  for  New  York 
this  afternoon  to  protest  against 
Campi's  30  day  postponement  of  con- 
sideration    of     the     local     clearance 

(Continued  on   page   5) 


Rosenblatt  May  Name  Plan 
To  Handle  Royalties  Today 


Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt is  expected  to  present  a  plan 
to  Campi  today  providing  machinery 
of  a  royalty  system  for  talent  on  the 
Coast.  Investigations  to  that  end  have 
been    going   on    in    Hollywood    under 


his  direction  and  it  is  held  that  he  may 
be  ready  to  suggest  some  kind  of  a 
plan  for  approval  of  Code  Authority 
members  at  today's   meeting. 

Also    schedu4ed    for    discussion    by 

(Continued  on   page   5) 


Bondholders,     Creditors, 

Banks    Jointly    Are 

Making  Progress 


A  reorganized  Paramount  Publix  by 
Oct.  1  looms  as  a  possibility  as  a  re- 
sult of  progress  made  on  a  reorgan- 
ization plan  for  the  company  by  im- 
portant Paramount  creditor  groups 
during  the  past  few  weeks,  it  was 
learned  yesterday. 

Factions  active  in  the  work  of  re- 
habilitation have  hopes  of  completing 
a  plan  within  three  weeks,  it  is  under- 
stood. Basic  details  are  understood 
to  have  the  approval  now  of  the  three 
creditor  committees  whose  voice  is 
regarded  as  essential  in  whatever  plan 
is  eventually  adopted. 

These  groups  are  the  debenture 
holders'  protective  committee  of  which 
Frank  A.  Vanderlip  is  chairman ;  the 
bank  group  committee  represented  by 
Percy  Johnston,  president  of  Chemical 
Bank  &  Trust  Co.,  and  the  stock- 
holders' protective  committee,  repre- 
sented by  Maurice  Newton  of  Hall- 
garten  &   Co. 

In  advancing  the  reorganization  plan 
the  full  membership  of  these  three 
vital    creditor   groups   participated   up 

(Continued  on   page   4) 


Famous  Canadian 
Seen  After  More 

Toronto,  Aug.  22. — ^Regarded  as  a 
sign  of  returning  good  times  is  an- 
nouncement that  Famous  Players  Ca- 
nadian has  bought  a  theatre,  the  inti- 
mation being  that  the  chain  is  in  the 
market  for  additional  houses. 

The  purchase  is  that  of  the  Capitol, 

(Continued  on   page   4) 


Kent  in  Hollywood  on 
Fox  Studio  Matters 

Hollywood,  Aug.  22. — Sidney  Kent, 
who  arrived  here  yesterday,  said  to- 
day the  purpose  of  his  visit  is  to  work 
out  current  studio  problems,  get  pic- 
tures started  and  give  the  production 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Fox-Warner   Set 

Fox  has  closed  its  three 
year  film  deal  with  the  War- 
ner circuit,  effective  with  the 
1934-35  lineup.  New  York 
City  is  not  included,  the  prod- 
uct here  having  gone  to 
Loew's. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  23,   1934 


MOTION  PICTUKE 

DAILY 

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Vol.  36 


AuRUSt   23,   1934 


No.  45 


Martin    Quicley 

Editor-in-Chicf  and  Publisher 
MAURICE    KANN 
Editor 

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One  Cent  Up  to  50, 
Is  New  Orleans  Tax 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  22. — The  local 
amusement  ordinance,  as  amended  to- 
day, provides  theatres,  legitimate  and 
film,  will  pay  a  one  cent  tax  on  ad- 
missions under  50  cents.  Five  per 
cent  will  he  tiie  levy  on  athletic  con- 
tests, night  cluhs,  caharets,  excursion 
steamers,  carrousel  rides,  games  of 
skill  and  chance  and  mechanical  de- 
vices for  which  admission  is  charged. 
Restaurants  offering  floor  shows  or 
other  entertainment  are  classed  as 
night  clubs. 

The  tax  is  expected  to  yield  $50,000 
a  year.  Harry  S.  McLeod  of  the 
Gulf  States  association  told  the  city 
council  that  theatre  business  is  30  per 
cent  under  normal,  while  the  NRA 
has  raised  operating  costs  between  20 
and  30  per  cent. 


''Shoe  Fits  Eckman;' 
Is  Bernerd  Retort 


New  Orleans  Wants 
A  Straight  10%  Tax 

Baton  Rouge,  Aug.  22. — The  state 
legislature  has  passed  a  statewide  tax 
on  amusements  of  all  kinds,  of  not 
less  than  10  per  cent.  New  Orleans 
is  demanding  a  straight  10  per  cent 
on  all  tickets  to  picture  houses.  At 
a  special  meeting  of  the  commission 
council,  Charles  Rosen,  attorney,  rep- 
resenting the  United  Theatres,  Inc., 
and  the  Saenger  Theatres,  Inc.,  said 
that  the  film  industry  is  willing  to  do 
its  part,  but  it  is  anxious  that  a  more 
even  distribution  of  the  tax  be  made. 
He  urged  that  the  percentage  of  the 
tax  on  the  smaller  admissions  be  made 
less  tkan  10  per  cent. 


"I  mentioned  no  particular  organi- 
zation, but  apparently  the  shoe  fits 
Sam  Eckman,"  yesterday  declared 
Jeffrey  Bernerd  in  reply  to  a  reply 
by  M-G-M's  British  managing  direc- 
tor of  comment  made  originally  by 
Bernerd  upon  his  arrival  in  New  York 
from  London  several  weeks  ago. 

The  latter  said  he  had  no  particular 
product  in  mind  when  he  made  the 
statement  that  "about  90  per  cent  of 
American  pictures  released  abroad  are 
flops"  and  yesterday  again  asserted 
American  pictures  released  abroad,  as 
a  whole,  are  not  up  to  the  standard  of 
previous  years.  "Moreover,"  he 
added,  "American  executives  in  New 
York  have  admitted  this  to  be.  The 
trouble  with  Eckman  is  he  is  too 
political.  I  should  like  to  know  if  he 
is  in  England  to  sell  his  cotnpany's 
product  or  as  a  political  advisor  to 
M-G-M.  He's  a  dear  friend  of  mine, 
but  I  am  afraid  he  has  lost  his  sense 
of  humor. 

"Up  to  two  or  three  weeks  ago, 
British  exhibitors  made  it  very  clear 
they  were  anxious  to  procure  as  many 
British  films  as  possible,  because  they 
found  their  public  found  more  enter- 
tainment in  them  than  in  any  others. 
I  challenge  Eckman  to  disprove  this 
and  make  the  further  statement  that 
receipts  on  .'\merican  films  in  England 
are  off.  I  consider  his  statement  as 
published  in  Motion  Picture  Daily 
merely  as  an  effort  to  embarrass  me 
in  mv  work." 


U.  A.  Meeting  Called 

Hollywood,  Aug.  22. — A  meeting 
will  be  held  here  this  week  by  Joseph 
M.  Schenck,  president  of  United 
Artists,  with  all  the  company's  own- 
ers, consisting  of  himself,  T3ouglas 
Fairbanks,  Mary  Pickford,  Charlie 
Chaplin  and   Samuel   Goldwyn. 


Joseph  Moskowitz,  vice-president  of 
United  Artists,  leaves  here  for  Holly- 
wood tonight.  The  length  of  his  stay 
will  depend  upon  conditions  on  the 
coast,  he  said. 


To  Star  Pauline  Lord 

Hollywood,  Aug.  22. — Pauline  Lord 
will  be  starred  by  Paramount  in  a 
film  yet  to  be  announced. 


Air  Favorites  Are 
Dance  Music,  Songs 

Dance  bands  and  vocal  and  semi- 
classical  renditions  are  the  favorite 
forms  of  radio  programs  of  the 
American  public.  Motion  Picture 
Herald  will  say  today.  Its  findings  are 
based  on  a  survey  conducted  by  Ross 
Federal  Service  for  Radio  Art.  From 
this,  it  is  evident  that  the  public  still 
prefers  the  theatre  and  pictures  for  its 
dramatic  entertainment,  it  is  pointed 
out. 

The  survey  covered  Boston,  Chi- 
cago, Detroit,  Kansas  City,  Milwau- 
kee, New  York  and  St.  Louis  and  re- 
sults showed  that  musical  programs 
lead  all  others  by  more  than  50  per 
cent. 


Terry-Moser  Expand 

Renovations  and  redecorations  have 
been  completed  in  the  new  and  larger 
quarters  of  Paul  Terry  and  Frank 
Moser,  producers  of  Terry-Toons,  in 
New  Rochelle.  An  increase  of  about 
20  per  cent  has  also  been  made  in 
the  number  of  artists  and  animators 
employed  at  the  plant. 


Warners  to  Hold  Preview 

Washington.  Aug.  22. — Warners 
will  hold  a  preview  of  the  first  two 
shorts  of  their  "Americanization"  se- 
ries at  the  Mayflower  Hotel  here 
Tuesday.  Following  there  will  be  a 
luncheon  in  honor  of  Harry  M.  War- 
ner, Col.  E.  M.  Newman  and  John 
Kennedy. 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

ED  Kuykendall  is  scheduled  to 
leave  Saturday  for  New  Orleans 
where  he  will  attend  a  special  meeting 
of  the  Gulf  States  T.  O.  A.  on  Aiig. 
30.  Kuykendall  addressed  a  special 
meeting  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Washing- 
ton in  the  Capitol  before  coming  here 
yesterday. 

Charles  B.  Paine,  Ralph  Pouch- 
ER,  Dick  Rowland,  Joe  Brandt, 
Eddie  Golden,  Jack  Cohn,  Paul 
Lazarus,  George  Brown,  A.  P.  Wax- 
man,  Dkk  Brady  and  Bill  Barrett 
were  luncheon  diners  at  The  Tavern 
yesterday. 

Leonard  M.  Spigelgass,  Universal 
story  editor,  has  arrived  at  the  War- 
wick froin  the  coast  for  a  six-week 
stay.  His  mother  and  sister  are  with 
him.  He  is  here  for  story  conferences 
and  to  see  the  new  plays. 

J.  P.  McEvoY  leaves  the  coast  for 
New  York  this  week  to  gather  at- 
mosphere for  his  adaptation  of  "The 
Goddess,"  which  Paramount  will  pro- 
duce. 

W.  P.  Lipscombe  and  R.  J.  Min- 
ney,  authors  of  "Clive  of  India,"  who 
were  to  arrive  here  last  week,  are 
now  en  route  on  board  the  Aquitania. 
Merian  and  Mrs.  Cooper  arrived 
from  Italy  yesterday  on  the  Roma. 
He  has  been  shooting  location  shots 
for  "Last  Days  of  Pompeii"  in  Italy. 
Nancy  Carroll,  who  is  vacation- 
ing here  at  present,  has  been  signed 
by  Columbia  for  the  feminine  lead  in 
"Spring  3100." 

Nat  Levine's  New  York  stay  will 
be  brief.  Expects  to  shove  off  for 
Hollywood  again  on  Saturday. 

Jerry  Wald  and  Julius  Epstein 
have  sold  their  original  "Living  on 
X'elvet"  to  Warners. 

Shemp  Howard  and  Daphne  Pol- 
lard have  Completed  work  on  their 
second  Vitaphone  short. 

Cliff  Lewis  is  in  town  from  Holly- 
wood. 


Miss  Lord,  who  has  been  on  a  brief 
vacation  in  New  York,  yesterday 
started  back  for  the  coast. 


Rialto  Opening  Booms 

"The  Dragon  Murder  Case"  which 
previewed  at  the  Rialto  Tuesday  night, 
gave  that  theatre  its  biggest  business 
since  the  opening  of  "The  Lost  Pa- 
trol" in  May.  The  latter  picture  holds 
the  Rialto  record  of  $35,000  on  the 
week. 


Mulstein  Joins  Price 

Henry  M.  Mulstein  has  been  named 
sales  manager  of  Price  Theatre 
Premiums. 


Issues  Up  on  Big  Board 

High  Low  Close 

Columbia    Pictures    vtc 30'/2  30  30 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 3  2^  3 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,    pfd 14  14  14 

Eastman    Kodak    100^  98^  100 

Fox   Film    "A" 111/2  1054  iVA 

Loew's,    Inc 29  28  2854 

Paramount   Publix,   cts 454  354  '^'A 

Patbe   Exchange    M  V/a  VA 

Pathe   Exchange    "A" 1654  15!4  1554 

Warner    Bros 4.M  4'/  454 

Technicolor  Up  Vs  on  Curb 

Hich  Low  Close 

Technicolor     13'4  12  1314 

Most  Bonds  Show  Gain 

HiaYi  Low  Close 

General   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40 ;'J4  654  7'/e 

General    Theatre    Equipment   6s   '40.   ctf 654  654  654 

Keith   B.    F.   6s   "46 605^  605^  605^ 

Loew's  6s   '41,   ww   deb  rights 10054  10054  10054 

Paramount    Broadway    55^s    '51 40  38  40 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s   '47 50  485^  49 

Paramount    Publix   55^s   '50 50  4754  49 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 5654  555^  5654 


Net 

Change 

Sales 

300 

+  54 

200 

+  54 

100 

+15^ 

2,300 

-1-1 

600 

-1-  54 

6,800 

-1-  5/2 

22.100 

3,400 

+  54 

2,000 

-1-  V» 

5,900 

Net 

Change 

Sales 

+  % 

1.800 

Net 

Change 

Sales 

+  Vf. 

21 

+  54 

15 

-  54 

12 

+3 

7 

+154 

123 

+  54 

6 

RICO  Makes  Changes 

Robert  Ward,  assistant  manager  of 
the  Orpheum,  Brooklyn,  is  now  mana- 
ger there. 

Warren  Bartlett,  manager  of  the 
Orpheum,  has  been  transferred  to  Bos- 
ton as  manager  of  the  RKO  Up- 
town. 

Harry  Lyons,  manager  of  the  Dyk- 
er,  New  York,  is  now  manager  of 
the  RKO  Strand,  Rockville  Center, 
L.   I. 

Harry  Moore,  manager  of  the  Coli- 
seum, New  York,  takes  over  Lyons' 
former  post  at  the  Dyker.  Emil 
Groth  replaces  Moore  at  the  Coliseum. 

J.  Reiss,  manager  of  the  RKO  Up- 
town, is  now  manager  of  the  Cos- 
tello. 


Roach  Leaves  Hospital 

Hollywood,  Aug.  22. — -Hal  Roach 
left  the  hospital  yesterday,  having 
sufficiently  recovered  from  a  recent  ap- 
pendicitis operation. 

The  producer  leaves  on  his  post- 
poned New  York  business  and  plea- 
sure trip  in  two  weeks. 


''Island"  Leads  N.  O. 

New  Orleans,  Aug  22. — Leading 
box  office  film  of  the  week  is  "Trea- 
sure Island"  with  "The  Cat's  Paw" 
running  second. 


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ABOUT  MOTION  PICTURES  FOR  1934-35 


A  single  picture  company  has  signed  all  of 
these  famous  stars  to  appear  in  ne>v- season  pro- 
ductions, in  addition  to  their  regular  star  list. 


I 


IRENE   DUNNE 


RUDY  VALLEE 


CLAUDETTE   COLBERT 


FRANCHOT  TONE 


CAN  YOU  NAME  THE  COMPANY? 

(Answer  on  the  next  page) 


MOTION   PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  23,    1934 


YOU'VE  GUESSED  IT- 
of  course  the  company 
that  is  up  and  doing  the 
IMPORTANT  things  is- 


Answer  to    I 

Question  on    I 

_      Page  3     J 


Para.  May  Be 
Reorganized 
By  October  1 


(Continued  jrom  page  1) 
until  a  short  time  ago.  Within  re- 
cent weeks,  however,  progress  has  ad- 
vanced to  the  point  where  only  the 
designated  representatives  of  the  com- 
mittees have  found  it  necessary  to  con- 
fer. These  representatives  have  been 
Johnston,  Newton  and,  since  the  de- 
parture of  Vanderlip  for  Europe  some 
weeks  ago,  Dr.  Julius  Klein,  reor- 
ganization advisor  for  the  bondholders' 
protective  committee. 

Other  creditors'  groups,  particularly 
the  general  creditors'  committee  which 
includes  Krpi,  retain  an  important 
voice  in  reorganization  proceedings 
but  any  potential  opposition  to  the 
plan  nearing  completion  would  be  of 
much  less  significance,  should  it  de- 
velop, than  would  opposition  originat- 
ing from  any  of  the  three  creditor 
groups  most  intimately  associated  with 
the  plan. 

Without  the  consent  of  any  one  of 
the  three  groups,  adoption  of  the  plan 
would  be  next  to  impossible,  it  is 
said.  Dissenting  voices  outside  of  the 
three  principal  committees  would  be 
heard  only  in  court  and  there  with 
doubtful  effectiveness,  it  is  viewed  in 
some  quarters. 

Reorganization  of  a  debtor  corpora- 
tion under  the  new  bankruptcy  laws 
gives  the  most  influential  voice  to  those 
creditors  whose  claims  are  largest  both 
in  amount  and  in  number.  The  three 
groups  named  meet  this  condition  in 
Paramount. 


Famous  Canadian 
Seen  After  More 

{Continued   jrom   page    1) 

Welland,  Ont.,  from  the  S.  L.  Lam- 
bert Estate,  the  price  being  $60,000. 


Baltimore,  Aug.  22. — The  Gayety, 
only  burlesque  house  in  town  and  op- 
erated by  Hon  Nichols  who  also  op- 
erates the  Embassy,  a  film  house  a 
few  doors  away,  will  reopen  Saturday 
night  with  traveling  shows.  The 
house  has  been  renovated  during  the 
summer  dark  period. 

Milton  Caplon,  proprietor  of  the 
New  Dixie,  has  opened  his  new 
Dainty  Theatre,  a  few  blocks  west  on 
Baltimore  St.  from  the  former.  The 
Dainty  was  remodeled  from  the  old 
Realart. 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Aug.  22. — The 
opening  of  the  Grand,  which  has  been 
closed  for  several  weeks  while  work- 
men were  remodeling,  is  set  for  Aug. 
26.  Opening  film  will  be  "Handy 
Andy."  The  theatre  is  operated  by  the 
Fourth  Avenue  Amusement  Co. 


Buffalo,  Aug.  22. — A.  Charles 
Hayman  will  reopen  the  Great  Lakes 
Aug.  31  with  "One  Night  of  Love." 
Believed  at  first  to  be  out  of  the  run- 
ning because  of  lack  of  product,  Hay- 
man  now  is  figured  to  be  able  to  get 
enough  "class"  pictures  out  of  the 
Columbia  and  Universal  lineup  to  take 
care  of  the  Great  Lakes,  with  inde- 
pendents figuring  as  second  attrac- 
tions on   the   Lafayette's   double  bills. 

Wilmington,   Aug.    22.— The   Ar- 


cadia, a  Stanley-Warner  first  run  will 
reopen  Sept.  1.  The  theatre  is  now 
being  renovated  and  new  equipment  in- 
stalled. Programs  will  change  twice 
weekly. 


Columbus,  O.,  Aug.  22. — The 
Lyceum,  heretofore  a  straight  two-a- 
day  burlesque  house,  has  installed  new 
sound  equipment,  and  will  play  a  com- 
bination policy  of  pictures  and  stage 
attractions  on  a  grind  basis,  opening 
with  "Cash." 


Detroit,  Aug.  22. — Openings  this 
week  and  in  the  near  future  are : 
Forest  Theatre,  50O  seat  main  stem 
house  opened  by  Jacob  Schriber,  who 
recently  reconditioned  and  remodeled 
making  it  the  nabe  showplace  of  De- 
troit. 

George  Trendle  announces  that  the 
State  will  reopen  its  doors  on  Sept. 
14  with  a  double  feature  second  run 
policy  while  the  Capitol,  formerly  the 
Paramount,  will  open  Aug.  31,  with  a 
first  run  picture  and  stage  show  pol- 
icy. 


CosHocroN,  O.,  Aug.  22. — ^The 
Sixth  Street  (Warner),  dark  for  the 
past  two  months,  has  been  reopened 
with  a  full  time  policy  with  Harry 
Brodie  as  manager.  The  house  has 
been  completely  remodeled  under  su- 
pervision of  D.  Leonard  Halper,  for- 
merly of  Chicago  and  now  of  Cleve- 
land, who  is  in  charge  of  all  construc- 
tion and  maintenance  of  Warner  the- 
atres in  Ohio. 


VouNGSTOWN,  O.,  Aug.  22. — The 
Park  here  (F'eiber  &  Shea)  reopens 
Aug.  26  with  a  first  run  dual  film  pol- 
icy. Joseph  Shagrin  is  manager.  The 
house  has  been  completely  renovated 
and  repainted.  Admission  will  be  15 
cents  afternoons  and  20  cents  nights 
including  tax.  Children's  admission 
will  be  a  dime  at  all  times. 

Shagrin  said  film  programs  will  be 
interrupted  occasionally  this  fall  and 
winter  to  permit  showing  of  road 
shows. 


Seattle,  Aug.  22. — The  Colonial 
Tacoma,  now  dark,  is  being  remod- 
eled by  Mike  Barovic.  It  will  be  re- 
opened on  a  second  run  policy  in  Au- 
gust under  the  name  of  the  Beverly. 


City  Sets  Income  Levy 

Mayor  LaGuardia,  in  a  radio  ad- 
dress last  night  outlining  his  tax  pro- 
gram to  raise  funds  for  emergency 
relief,  said  a  tax  of  one-half  of  one 
per  cent  would  be  levied  on  the  gross 
earnings  of  business,  industry  and 
professions.  It  is  understood  incomes 
of  $5,000  and  more  yearly  would  come 
under  the  tax. 


Coast  Splurge  on  'Dames* 

Hollywood,  Aug.  22.^Warners  are 
going  to  town  on  the  local  campaign 
on  "Dames,"  which  opens  here  at  both 
the  Hollywood  and  Downtown,  Aug. 
30.  The  city  is  plastered  with  125 
twenty-four  sheets  and  75  one  half 
sheets. 


Sunday  Move  Delayed 

Clarion,  Pa.,  Aug.  22. — Action  has 
been  deferred  on  a  local  petition  for 
Sunday  shows.  The  petition,  pre- 
sented by  Samuel  Wilson,  attorney  for 
a  local  theatre  owner,  has  been  pre- 
sented to  council  and  church  interests 
are  expected  to  oppose  the  move. 


Take  Initial 
Step  in  Suit 
15  Mos.  Old 


Ford  on  Robinson  Film 

Hollywood,  Aug.  22. — Columbia 
has  signed  John  Ford  to  direct  "The 
Jail  Breaker,"  starring  Edward  G. 
Robinson.  The  film  will  start  about 
Oct.  I. 


The  first  move  toward  the  prosecu- 
tion of  the  suit  to  set  aside  the  $13,- 
000, 000  credit  transaction  between 
Film  Productions  Corp.  and  12  credi 
tor  banks  since  the  filing  of  the  action 
15  months  ago  was  taken  yesterday  bv 
counsel  for  the  Paramount  Publix 
trustees  in  seeking  an  examination  be- 
fore Special  Master  John  E.  Joyce  of 
officers  of  three  of  the  defendant, 
banks. 

On  the  plea  of  the  banks  that  tin- 
subiKienaed  officers  were  unprepared 
for  the  examination,  Joyce  granted  a 
postiKjnement  until  tomorrow  without 
prejudice  to  a  i)etition  by  the  banks 
for  a  further  ixjstponement.  Officers 
who  ha\c  been  sui)]K)enaed  for  ex- 
amination under  Section  21 -A  of  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws  are  associated 
with  the  National  City  Bank,  Bankers 
Trust  Co.  and  the  Chemical  Bank  & 
Trust  Co.  Other  defendant  banks  in 
the  suit  are  County  Trust  Co.,  Manu- 
facturers Trust  Co.,  Commercial  Na- 
tional Bank  &  Trust  Co.,  Continental 
Illinois  Bank  &  Trust  Co.,  Trades- 
men's National  Bank  &  Trust  Co., 
P'irst  National  Bank  of  Chicago,  Em- 
pire Trust  Co.  and  Bank  of  America 
National  Trust  &  Savings  Assn. 

12   Banks    in    1932   Transaction 

All  12  banks  were  parties  to  a  trans- 
action in  1932  which  made  available 
to  Paramount  a  $13,000,000  cre<lit 
which  was  secured  by  title  to  23  nega- 
tives held  by  Film  Productions  Corp,, 
a  Paramount  Publix  subsidiary.  Fol- 
lowing the  Paramount  bankruptcy, 
Charles  D.  Hilles,  Eugene  W.  Leake 
and  Charles  E.  Richardson,  trustees 
of  Paramount,  opened  negotiations 
with  the  banks  to  re-transfer  title  to 
the  pledged  negatives  from  Film  Prod. 
Corp.  to  Paramount  Publix.  The 
trustees  contended  that  the  transac- 
tion, which  made  the  banks  creditors 
of  Film  Productions,  gave  the  banks 
a  preference  under  the  Paramount 
bankruptcy.  The  trustees  maintained 
that  the  banks  properly  were  credi- 
tors of  Paramount  Publix  and  as  such 
should  have  the  same  standing  as 
other  general  creditors  of  the  parent 
company. 

The  negotiation  to  re-transfer  title 
to  the  negatives  to  Paramount  Publix 
failed  and,  last  June,  Root,  Clark, 
Buckner  &  Ballantine,  counsel  for  the 
Paramount  trustees,  filed  suit  in  U.  S, 
District  Court  here  in  an  effort  to 
have  the  transaction  set  aside.  No 
move  to  prosecute  the  action,  however, 
was  made  up  to  vesterday. 

Samuel  S.  Isseks,  of  counsel  for 
the  trustees,  said  yesterday  that  it  is 
expected  that  the  case  will  go  to  trial  ! 
in  October  and  that  if  it  is  not  reached 
by  the  end  of  that  month  a  motion 
would  be  made  to  obtain  a  preference 
for  the  case  on  the  Federal  court  cal- 
endar. 

Beekman,  Bogue  &  Clark  appeared 
as  counsel  for  the  defendant  banks 
yesterday. 


Thursday,  August  23,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Labor  Union 
Check  Under 
Law  Foreseen 


Rosenblatt  May  Name  Plan 
To  Handle  Royalties  Today 


{Continued  from  page   1) 
membership  as  not  sufficiently  aggres- 
sive. 

"The  National  Ass'n  of  Manufac- 
turers has  distributed  copies  of  the 
British  trade  disputes  act  of  1927  and 
apparently  will  sponsor  some  such  law 
in  the  United  States. 

"The  British  act  made  strikes  illegal 
under  certain  conditions,  prohibited 
sympathetic  or  general  strikes,  limited 
picketing-  and  in  general  controlled 
local  employment  relations. 

"  'We  will  fight  strenuously  against 
any  such  plan,'  said  William  Green, 
president  of  the  American  Federation 
of  Labor. 

"  'In  addition,  we  are  taking  an  ac- 
tive part  in  the  campaigns  this  fall. 
We  are  going  into  the  labor  record  of 
every  candidate  for  office  and  will  sup- 
port only  the  worthy  ones.  We  won't 
stand  for  any  weakening  of  our  rights 
under  the  recovery  act.' 

"Another  type  of  labor  union  con- 
trol, advocated  by  some  employers,  is 
illustrated  in  the  last  midmonthly  re- 
view of  the  National  Ass'n  of  Credit 
Men.  Henry  H.  Heimann,  executive 
manager,  proposed  a  three-point  labor 
program  to  provide  more  able  labor 
leaders,  control  through  a  national 
body  and  fair  practice  codes  for  labor 
unionism  comparable  to  the  NRA 
codes   for  industry. 

Oppose  Labor  Representatives 

"The  recovery  act,  while  specifying 
what  industry  may  or  may  not  do, 
leaves  labor  without  restrictions. 

"This  plan,  which  in  similar  form 
has  been  discussed  in  Washington,  is 
intended  to  meet  the  argument  of 
many  employers  that,  while  not  op- 
posed to  the  principle  of  collective 
bargaining,  they  do  not  want  to  deal 
with  the  type  of  men  now  being  put 
forward  by  organized  labor. 

"Another  approach  to  this  problem 
is  the  announced  intention  of  the  Fed- 
eration to  war  on  communist  groups 
in  the  labor  movement.  Some  labor 
liberals  see  in  this  a  threat  that  more 
progressive  ideas,  or  anything  not 
sponsored  by  the  conservative  leader- 
ship, will  receive  a  communist  tag  and 
and  forthwith  be  opposed  on  that 
score. 

"The  anticommunist  drive  apparent- 
ly was  started  because  some  Left 
Wing  groups,  notably  in  the  San  Fran- 
cisco general  strike,  took  the  leader- 
ship away  from  the  Federation.  Green 
does  not  want  to  admit  he  cannot  con- 
trol his  unions,  nor  does  he  want  to 
sponsor  some  of  the  tactics  adopted  by 
radical  elements. 

A.  F.  of  L.  Faces  Changes 

"The  San  Francisco  convention  of 
the  Federation,  beginning  Oct.  1,  will 
see  a  revival,  in  greater  strength  than 
heretofore,  of  the  efforts  to  change  the 
Federation's  policies  toward  industrial 
unions,  and  to  enlarge  the  Federation's 
Executive  Council  to  make  room  for 
new  blood. 

"The  secession  movement  in  the 
automobile  industry  unions  is  not 
taken  seriously  by  Green,  he  said. 

"  'We  feel  that  this  will  only 
strengthen  our  organization,'  he  said.  ' 


'We  feel  that  there  is  undoubtedly 
some  influence  being  exerted  by  the 
employers  to  stir  up  trouble  and  dis- 
affection.' 

"Arthur  E.  Greer,  sponsoring  the 
secessionist  movement,  has  called  a 
rump  convention  for  next  month  with 
invitations  to  all  not  satisfied  with 
the  A.  F.  of  L. 

"'We  have  positive  knowledge  of 
seven  locals  and  prospects  of  twenty 
signifying  intentions  ot  attending  ttie 
convention,'  Greer  said. 

"  "We  expect  150  delegates  repre- 
senting twenty-five  locals  with  four  or 
five  States  represented.  Eventually 
we  hope  that  our  union  will  embrace 
all  workers  in  the  automotive  field.' 

"One  significant  thing  about  Greer's 
revolt  is  that  he  has  been  joined  by 
a  union  of  which  Richard  L.  Byrd, 
labor  representative  on  the  Automo- 
bile Labor  Board,  formerly  was  secre- 
tary. Byrd,  former  Olympic  games 
athlete  and  a  war  veteran,  is  not  beuig 
counted  upon  by  the  federation  to  help 
its  cause  in  any  disputes  arising  in 
the  automobile  industry." 


I.  T.  0.  Theatres  Win 
Point  in  Picket  War 

Mass  picketing  of  three  member 
theatres  of  the  L  T.  O.  A.  by  Local 
306  men  was  checked  yesterday  when 
Justice  Steuer,  sitting  in  a  special  term 
of  the  Supreme  Court,  granted  an 
injunction  restraining  306  until  argu- 
ment of  a  motion  in  the  case.  Weis- 
man,  Quinn,  Allan  and  Spett,  attor- 
neys for  the  Star,  Art  and  Ritz,  de- 
clared this  means  the  picketing,  re- 
duced to  not  more  than  eight  men  in 
front  of  each  of  the  houses,  is  tem- 
porarily checked  until  Tuesday. 

Some  independent  exhibitors  charge 
Mayor  LaGuardia's  order  against  mass 
picketing  applies  to  Loew  houses  only. 
They  cite  an  incident  at  the  Star,  op- 
erated by  Edmund  Mantell  in  the 
Bronx,  on  Tuesday  evening  when  30 
lATSE  men  paraded  in  front  of  the 
theatre,  opposite  Loew's  Spooner,  and 
continued  the  practice  after  Mantell 
had  asked  the  police  to  disperse  tnt 
group.  It  is  charged  the  police  re- 
plied the  mayor's  orders  apply  only  to 
Loew  theatres. 


(Continued  from  page    1) 

Campi  today  is  the  subject  of  re- 
allocating producer-distributor  assess- 
ments for  code  administration  costs. 
Following  the  recent  protests  of  37 
major  and  independent  companies 
against  the  amounts  for  which  they 
were  assessed,  Campi's  finance  com- 
mittee, comprising  S.  R.  Kent,  Na- 
than Yamins,  Harold  S.  Bareford  and 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  reopened  assess- 
ment  procedure. 

Several  companies  have  urged  that 
the  levies  be  based  on  the  annual  gross 
business  of  each  company. 

Hearing  dates  on  scores  of  appeals 
from  local  clearance  and  zoning 
boards'  rulings  will  also  be  set  by 
Campi  today.  It  is  expected  the  ap- 
peals hearings  wiU  extend  over  a 
period  of  several  months. 


Reorganizing 
Is  Asked  for 
Fox  Theatres 


Few  New  Assent  or  s 
In  **Kaycee"  Area 

Kans.\s  City,  Aug.  22. — Extension 
of  the  code  assent  deadline  to  Aug.  15 
was  not  greatly  productive  of  new  as- 
sentors  in  this  territory.  Grace  Gan- 
non, board  secretary,  received  IS  in- 
quiries from  exhibitors.  While  only 
five  returned  signed  assents  to  the 
local  office,  it  is  believed  others  for- 
warded theirs  to  Code  Authority 
direct. 

Miss  Gannon  reports  almost  all 
assentors  in  Kansas- Western  Missouri 
have  paid  their  assessments. 


Quiet  on  Campi  Ground 

Detroit,  Aug.  22. — It  is  a  quiet 
week  around  the  local  Campi  offices. 
No  grievance  cases  are  scheduled  to 
be  heard,  E.  S.  Kinney,  secretary, 
stated. 


Denver  Police  Stop 
Lotteries,  Giveaways 

(Continued   fyom   page    1) 

Denver.  Therefore,  we  wish  to  advise 
that  if  any  such  lottery  is  conducted 
in  the  future,  you  will  be  prosecuted 
according  to  law." 

Within  the  past  nine  months,  the 
Huffman  group  of  eight  theatres  has 
given  away  31  Ford  automobiles,  with 
a  value  in  excess  of  $22,000.  This, 
added  to  country  stores  and  cash  and 
bank  nights,  would  make  a  formidable 
sum. 

The  police  order  includes  any  give- 
aways by  amusement  parks,  stores, 
and  also  prizes  with  penny  bars  of 
candy.  The  action  was  taken  as  the 
result  of  a  drive  against  gambling, 
started  by  an  expose  of  the  slot  ma- 
chine racket,  by  the  dailies. 

A  section  of  the  provisions  on  the 
amusement  license  issued  by  the  city 
covers  the  giveaway  situation  very 
neatly.  It  has  not  been  taken  advan- 
tage of  by  anyone  for  the  reason  that 
very  few  knew  it  was  there.    It  says : 

"Provided,  that  no  gaming,  raffle, 
lottery  or  chance  gift,  distribution  of 
money,  or  articles  of  value  shall  be 
connected  therewith,  or  allowed  there- 
in, or  in  anywise  be  permitted  or  held 
out  as  an  inducement  to  visitors  and 
provided  further  that  this  license  is 
subject  to  revocation,  and  upon  these 
terms  is  so  accepted  by  the  licensee 
herein." 

The  Denham  and  Ogden  have  filed 
complaints  with  the  grievance  board 
against  the-  Huffman  string  over  the 
auto  giveaways.  They  intend  to  pro- 
ceed with  the  case  regardless  of  the 
police  interference. 

The  state  law  provides  any  lottery 
can  be  punished  with  a  fine  of  at  least 
$100  and  not  less  than  30  days  in  jail. 


(Continued  from  page    1) 

petition  was  filed  by  Charles  L.  Kelby, 
local  attorney. 

Removal  of  the  company  from  re- 
ceivership was  asked  on  the  ground 
that  it  could  be  more  economically  run 
under  a  plan  of  reorganization  and 
that  it  would  be  faced  with  less  hard- 
ships than  under  a  receivership. 

The  petition  gave  current  assets  as 
$1,050,751  and  set  the  book  valuation 
of  the  stock  at  $17,045,152,  with  $10,- 
465,631  as  the  receiver's  valuation. 
Total  liabilities  were  listed  at  $5,774,- 
398  as  of  Dec.  31,  1933.  The  current 
deficit  was  given  in  the  petition  as 
$25,842,846. 


Deal  in  Frisco  Gives 
FWC  1st  Run  Control 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

situation  here.  Indications  are  that 
an  increase  in  all  first  run  scales 
will   follow  shortly. 

Leo,  who  refused  to  divulge  the 
terms  of  the  Fox  deal,  said  that  the 
house  would  be  operated  on  a  double 
feature  policy  with  major  company 
product  used. 


O,  K.  on  Throwaways 
Denied  by  Rosenblatt 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

at  a  hearing  yesterday  before  the  New 
York  grievance  board,  Rosenblatt  in- 
dignantly asserted,  "I  never  gave  any 
such  authorization  and  haven't  talked 
with  Brandt  for  a  long  time."  Indi- 
cating his  intention  of  leaving  the  dis- 
pute between  the  Roxy  and  the  Globe 
over  rate-cutting  entirely  in  the 
board's  hands,  he  added :  "This  is  a 
matter  for  the  grievance  board  under 
the  code  to  determiiTe.  I  never  made 
any  statement  prejudging  the  case 
whatsoever." 

Rosenblatt  firmly  declined  to  com 
ment  on  the  issue  beyond  referring  to 
code    clauses    on    reduced    admissions. 


S  Cases  Up  in  L.  A. 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  22. — Three  new 
grievances  were  heard  by  the  local 
grievance  board  yesterday. 

The  Diana  versus  the  Casino  and 
the  Plaza  versus  the  Orpheum,  all  in 
San  Diego,  were  involved  on  a  re- 
duced admission  complaint  growing 
out  of  the  use  of  passes. 

The  other  involved  the  Hollywood 
and  the  Iris,  two  local  houses,  the  com- 
plaint charging  the  latter  with  adver- 
tising a  current  picture  as  a  preview. 


Berinstein  Flies  to 
Protest  Zone  Delay 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

schedule.  He  travels  east  as  repre- 
sentative of  the  recently  formed  Asso- 
ciated Exhibitors,  Inc.,  and  is  accom- 
panied by  Lou  Halper,  member  of  the 
local  grievance  board  and  Warner 
theatre  divisional  manager. 

Openly  voiced  opinion  here  runs 
that  "certain"  Campi  members,  names 
not  mentioned,  are  being  subjected  to 
pressure  to  delay  their  consideration 
of  the  zoning  plan  due  to  unsettled 
conditions.  Exhibitors  assert  this 
makes  the  going  even  tougher  for 
them. 


Evidence  Shy;  No  Case 

Des  Moines,  Aug.  22. — The  Fire- 
men's theatre  at  New  Hampton  ap- 
peared before  the  clearance  and  zoning 
board,  claiming  Waterloo  was  being 
shown  preference  in  obtaining  first 
run  pictures.  The  objections  were 
made  by  E.  C.  Potter  of  New  Hamp- 
ton. The  case  was  dismissed  for  lack 
of  evidence. 


Despite  the  strongest  oppositio\ 

HELD'OVER  FOR 


RADIO 


Broadway  has  seen  in  years . . . 


2nd    WEEK    AT 


MUSIC    HALL 


H 


AROLD  LLOYD'S  "The  Cat's  Paw"  joins  Radio  City  Music  Hall's 
immortals  .  .  .  Only  seven  other  pictures  have  been  held  over  in 


that  theatre's  history  .  .  .  and  no  other  comedy!  Meanwhile,  word-of-mouth 
mcreases  the  mammoth  crowds  to  all-day  S.  R.  O.  business.  A  record 
worthy  of  so  great  a  picture  .  .  .  one  that  will  bring  you  untold  revenue! 

HAROLD  LLOYD 


in 


The  Cafs  Paw 


From  the  Saturday  Evening   Post  story 
by  CLARENCE  BUDINGTON  KELLAND 

PRODUCED  BY    HAROLD    LLOYD   CORPORATION       A  FOX  RELEASE 


Every 
thing 

these 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  23,    1934 


MPPDA  Seal 
Accepted  By 
Independents 


(Continued  from  t<uiic  1) 
code  of  fair  competition  for  the  in- 
dustry, the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  and  the 
Independent  Producers'  Ass'n.  agree 
to  combine  their  strength  to  maintain 
like  moral  standards  in  the  produc- 
tion of  films  as  a  form  of  entertain- 
ment. To  that  end  the  independents 
pledge  to  adhere  to  the  regulations 
pronnilgated  by  and  within  the  indus- 
try to  assure  the  attainment  of  that 
purpose. 

"The  need  of  solidarity  in  this  mat- 
ter to  assure  to  all  organizations,  pub- 
lic bodies  and  the  public  of  the  pur- 
pose herein  expressed  is  evident. 
Therefore,  that  all  may  know  our  in- 
dustry can  and  will  regulate  itself  in 
the  public  interest,  the  Independent 
Producers'  Assn'.,  acting  in  conjunc- 
tion with  the  Hays  office,  will  from 
this  date  have  all  productions  of  its 
members  bear  the  certificate  of  ap- 
proval issued  by  the  Production  Code 
Administration  in  association  with  our 
duly  authorized  representative,  Chad- 
wick." 


Kent  in  Hollywood  on 
Fox  Studio  Matters 

{Continued   from    f'tiiic    1) 

units  the  value  of  sales  and  theatre 
contacts. 

Commenting  on  his  reported  resig- 
nation from  Fox  and  his  taking  over 
another  unnamed  organization,  he 
stated : 

"The  entire  fabrication  is  a  series 
of  vicious  lies  without  the  least  foun- 
dation in  fact.  The  stories  were  pal- 
pably circulated  for  the  purpose  of 
creating  trouble,  with  an  unsuccess- 
ful attempt  to  shake  the  morale  of 
this  organization.  I  emphatically  deny 
all  the  scatter-brained  effusions  being 
broadcast  here  by  these  agitators. 

"The  statement  that  Fox  intends 
distributing  through  Paramount  or 
vice-versa  has  never  been  discussed 
in  either  the  Paramount  or  Fox  coun- 
cils. We  are  pleased  with  our  distri- 
bution and  I  feel  certain  Paramount 
is   with  theirs. 

"Fox  today  is  distributing  at  a  cost 
lower  than  at  any  time  in  its  history. 
There  are  more  accounts  on  our  books 
today  and  more  being  added  each 
week  than  at  any  time  since  Fox 
started  in  the  business.  Facts  such  as 
these  give  the  lie  to  any  intended  dis- 
tribution mergers." 


$42,642  6  Mos,  Gain 
By  Pathe  Exchanges 

Pathe  Exchanges  reports  a  net  profit 
of  $42,642  after  taxes  and  all  charges 
for  the  six  months  ended  June  30. 
This  compares  with  a  net  loss  of 
$54,274  for  the  similar  period  of  1933. 
Current  liabilities  this  year  were 
$150,799,  as  against  $152,664  last  year. 


Flash  Review 

Case    of    the    Hozvling    Dog — 
jells  as  acceptable  entertainment. 


Looking  ^Etn  Over 


'There's  Always  Tomorrow' 


This   film  will   be   reviewed   in   full   in   a 
later  issue  of  Motion   Picture   Daily. 


( L'linrrsal) 

There  is  a  charm  and  a  simplicity  about  this,  Univcrsal's  opening 
attraction  for  the  new  season,  that  is  apt  to  get  under  any  audience's 
skin  if  it  doesn't  watch  out.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  that  probably  will 
happen,  audiences  notwithstanding. 

Nothing  much  happens  in  "There's  Always  Tomorrow."  The  story 
it  tells  is  one  that  can,  in  fact  does,  happen  in  any  American  or  in  any 
other  kind  of  city.  But  not  so  much  what  happens  as  how  Director 
lulward  Sloman  and  his  cast  make  it  happen,  is  the  thing  which  plays 
touching  havoc  with  the  emotional  range. 

It's  all  quite  simple  and  minus  any  villainy.  \'ou  get  l'"rank  Morgan, 
your  average  middle-class  citizen,  the  father  of  five  children,  and  a 
pleasant  enough  wife,  Lois  Wilson.  The  "old  man"  is  accepted,  stepped 
on,  not  maliciously  but  thoughtlessly,  until  he  finds  himself  virtually 
crowded  out  of  his  own  home. 

There  appears  on  the  scene  Binnie  Barnes.  She  once  worked  for 
him  years  ago,  fell  in  love,  never  told  him  so,  knew  he  had  married 
but  kept  out  of  his  way  until  the  desire  to  see  and  talk  with  him  once 
more  was  not  to  be  denied.     So  she  looks  him  up. 

Where  his  family  carelessly  walked  on  and  over  him,  she  gives  him 
understanding.  On  lodge  nights,  he  spends  an  innocent  evening  with 
her,  basks  in  her  solicitation,  appreciating  her  efforts  in  making  him 
feel  important  for  those  few  short  hours. 

The  kids  run  into  the  situation  and  think  the  worst.  Their  car  stalls 
in  front  of  her  house  and  she  calls  them  in,  recalling  her  introduction 
to  them  through  the  windows  of  Morgan's  home  earlier.  Cleverly,  Miss 
Barnes,  realizing  the  danger  confronting  Morgan,  not  herself,  opens  up 
to  tell  the  children  the  story  of  her  romance.  In  other  words,  she 
fashions  the  shoe  and  they  recognize  it  fits  them.  She  clears  Morgan 
simply  enough  by  explaining  the  truth  for  what  it  is. 

The  following  Thursday,  she  determines  to  complete  Morgan's  recog- 
nition by  his  own  family  by  visiting  his  home  as  the  oldest  boy  is  about 
to  take  his  father  to  task.  Leaning  on  the  truth  partially  and  on  gallant 
lies  partially,  she  announces  she  is  stepping  out  of  the  frame  of  a  pic- 
ture which  she  knows  holds  no  place  for  her.  The  children  understand 
then  how  a  lady  can  act.  The  family  is  reunited  with  more  under- 
standing assured  on  all  hands  and  Miss  Barnes  drives  ofY. 

"There's  Always  Tomorrow"  is  a  swell  job  of  treatment  and  acting. 
That's  why  it  emerges  a  well-done,  heart-warming  picture.  It  has 
much  of  the  noble  qualities  of  the  sacrificial  woman  in  "Back  Street," 
but  totally  minus  any  suggestion  of  irregular  sex  relations. 

Miss  Barnes  shows  vast  promise.  They'll'  be  asking  for  more  of  her 
when  her  first  American  picture  makes  the  rounds.  Running  time, 
87  minutes. 

K  A  N  N 


"Hideout,"  tomorrow's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  zvas  previewed  by  mire  from 
Hollyzvood  on  July  31. 

"Charlie  Chan's  Courage,"  opening  at  the  Roxy  tomorrozv,  was  previezved 
from  the  coast  by  wire  on  July  3. 


100%  Jump  in  Tax 
Faces  Mo.  Exhibitors 

Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  Aug.  22. — 
Theatre  grosses  would  be  taxed  one 
per  cent  under  a  recommendation 
Governor  Park  will  make  to  the  next 
legislature  to  double  the  present  sales 
tax  of  one-half  of  one  per  cent.  He 
will  also  recommend  extension  of  the 
levy,  which  was  voted  to  hold  effect 
until  the  end  of  next  year. 


Brown  Is  Due  Today 

Hollywood,  Aug.  22. — Clarence 
Brown,  M-G-M  director,  left  by  plane 
for  New  York  today.  He  has  plans 
for  a  flying  tour  of  key  cities,  contact- 
ing exhibitors.  He  also  intends  to 
tour  Europe  by  plane  to  gather  first- 
hand _  information  on  production  and 
exhibition  there. 

The  plane  on  which  Brown  is  a 
passenger   is  due  here   this   morning. 


Walsh  Is  Executive 
Committeeman  Now 

Morgan  Walsh,  president  of  I.  T.  O. 
of  Northern  California,  has  been 
elected  a  member  of  the  national  ex- 
ecutive committee  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  A., 
Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the  na- 
tional  organization,   said  yesterday. 

Walsh  will  attend  his  first  session 
of  the  executive  committee  when  that 
body  meets  in  Chicago  within  the  next 
few  weeks.  A  date  for  the  meeting 
has  not  vet  been  set  by  Kuykendall. 
At  the  Chicago  session  the  executive 
committee  is  scheduled  to  map  new 
anti-double  feature  plans  for  future 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  action,  and  will  dis- 
cuss the  production  cleanup,  proposed 
music  tax  increases  and  act  on  the 
aT)T>lications  of  several  regional  ex- 
hibitor organizations  for  membership 
in  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 


Vote  $5,000  Yearly 
As  Samuelson  Wage 


(Continued   from    f^tiiic    1) 

I  iuirsday  to  rename  him  in  what  will 
be  an  uncontested  re-election  to  the 
presidency  and  also  to  determine  when 
the  salary  begins  to  flow.  For  four 
years,  Samuelson  has  been  working 
on  "the  cuff,"  having  his  expenses 
only  met. 

It  is  learned  the  impending  salary 
will  he  rai.sed  from  profits  of  the  or- 
ganization's program. 

.Vbram  F.  Myers,  Allied's  genera! 
counsel,  is  on  llic  program  for  a 
speech  Thursday  afternoon,  this  to  be 
l>recede<l  by  elections  in  the  morning. 

.\  one  hour  session  was  held  this 
afternoon,  devoted  to  a  general  in- 
troduction of  the  100  exhibitors  at- 
tending the  .Allied  parleys.  Included 
are  Herman  Blum,  Maryland ;  Aaron 
Saixjrstein,  Illinois;  Fred  Herrington, 
Western  Pennsylvania ;  Walter  Little- 
field,  Massachusetts ;  and  Myers. 
Baltimore,  Troy,  Philadelphia,  Cleve- 
land, Cincinnati,  Columbus  and  Bos- 
ton are  represented. 

Tonight  in  the  absence  of  any  set 
program,  members  were  seeking  enter- 
tainment on  their  own. 


Atlantic  City,  Aug.  22. — The  pres- 
ence around  the  Allied  convention  of 
David  Barrist  and  Ben  Colder  of  the 
I.  E.  P.  A.  of  Philadelphia  gave  rise 
to  reports  that,  bv  the  time  the  Allied 
meeting  terminates,  this  unit  will  have 
joined  tip.  This  would  follow  joining 
10  (lavs  ago  of  units  in  Cincinnati 
and    Cleveland. 


Merger  Company  Formed 

Albany,  Aug.  22. — Trio-Consoli- 
dated Corp.  of  New  York  City  has 
been  chartered  with  capital  of  20 
shares  non-par  value  stock.  Law- 
rence Bolognino,  Max  Richter,  John 
W.  .Springer,  and  Ernest  Maler,  are 
directors  and  subscribers.  Kelley  & 
Connelly  are  attorneys. 

Broadcast  Pictures,  Inc.,  of  New 
York  City,  has  been  chartered  with 
$20,000  capital,  to  exhibit.  Julius  R. 
.Stein,  Sylvia  Breeman  and  Fanny 
Fisher,  are  directors  and  subscribers. 
Helfat  &  Cortland  are  attorneys. 


Trio-Consolidated  Corp.  is  the  cor- 
porate name  to  cover  joint  operations 
of  the  Consolidated  circuit,  operated 
by  Lawrence  Bolognino,  and  the 
Springer  and  Cocalis  houses. 


Ben  Rosenberg  Better 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  22. — ^B  e  n 
Rosenberg  of  National  Screen  has 
been  discharged  from  the  Doctor's 
Hospital  and  has  resumed  his  tour  of 
key  cities.  He  spent  the  last  five 
weeks  kere  suffering  from  an  attack 
of  sciatica. 


Funeral  for  Haarmann 

Omaha,  Aug.  22. — Funeral  services 
were  held  here  for  Charles  H.  Haar- 
mann, 72i  years  old,  father  of  William 
Haarmann,  booker  at  local  Paramount 
exchange.  Haarmann  had  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Omaha  63  years. 


In  K,  C.  on  Policy 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  22. — John  Bala- 
ban  of  B.  &  K.  and  Nate  Piatt,  divi- 
sion manager,  were  here  in  connec- 
tion with  a  change  in  price  policy  at 
the  local  Publix  Newman. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Skouras  and 
Randforce 
May  Stay  On 

Deal  Brews  to  Keep  Them 
With  Fox  Met 


New  short-term  operating  contracts 
on  a  revised  basis  are  being  negotiated 
with  Skouras  and  Randforce  by  the 
Fox  MetropoHtan  bondholders'  com- 
mittee,  it  was   learned  yesterday. 

The  new  contracts  are  understood 
to  provide  for  a  six  months'  operating 
arrangement  to  cover  the  period  of  the 
Fox  Met  reorganization  under  the  new- 
bankruptcy  laws.  It  is  reported  that 
they  call  for  a  waiver  of  salaries  by 
Spyros,  George  and  Charles  Skouras 
and  Louis  Frisch  and  .Samuel  Rinz- 
ler,  these  operators  to  agree  to  a 
small    percentage    of    profits    for    the 

(Continued  on    page   2) 


Fox  Theatres  Given 
10  Days  to  Answer 

Officers  of  Fox  Theatres  have  10 
days  in  which  to  file  an  answer  to  the 
involuntary  petition  for  reorganization 
of  the  company  under  the  new  bank- 
ruptcy laws  as  asked  by  three  credi- 
tors in  U.  S.  District  Court  here  on 
Wednesday.  A  hearing  on  the  i>eti- 
tion  will  be  set  by  the  court  after  the 
filing   of   the   company's   answer. 

Archibald  R.  Watson  of  the  law 
firm  of  Watson  &  Willguss,  attorneys 
for  the  Fox  Theatres  receivers,  is  the 
new  president  of  Fox  Theatres, 
elected  two  weeks  ago.  Directors,  in 
addition  to  Watson,  are  Isaac  H. 
Levy,  Alexander  C.  Dick  and  Peter 
Johnston. 

Fox  Theatres  owns  all  of  the  com- 
mon stock  of  Fox  Metropolitan 
Playhouses. 


Warners  Seen  One  Up 
In  St,  Louis  Fracas 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  23. — Warners  have 
lined  up  Radio  product  first  run  here. 
In  combination  with  their  own  and 
Paramount,  they  now  find  themselves 
one  up  on  their  chief  rivals,  Fanchon 
and  Marco,  in  the  opinion  of  many 
local  observers. 

The  F.  and  M.  problem  in  Harry 
Arthur's    lap    is    what    to    do    about 

(Continued   on    page    2) 


Calls  Drive  a  Real 
Service  to  Industry 

Washington,     Aug.     23.  —  "The 

churches    have    done    the    industry    a 

great   service   in   forcing   the   deletion 

of    inexcusable    vulgarity     from    the 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Change  in  Policy  to  Sidestep 

Overbuying  Charge  Banned 

Policy  changes  which  increase  a  theatre's  film  requirements  and 
are  made  after  an  overbuying  complaint  has  been  filed  with  a 
code  board  against  the  theatre  are  recognized  as  a  subterfuge  on 
the  part  of  the  accused  house  in  a  resolution  adopted  unanimously 
by  Campi  at  its  regular  meeting  yesterday. 

The  resolution  states  the  practice  may  be  sufficient  grounds  xor 
Campi  to  find  the  theatre  complained  against  guilty  of  violating 
the  unfair  trade  practice  provision  of  the  code  and  may  award  to 
the  complaining  e.xhibitor  the  number  of  additional  films  repre- 
sented by  the  change  of  policy. 

The  resolution  follows: 

Whereas,  heretofore  in  complaints  filed  under  Article  V-E,  Part  2  or  Article 
VI,  Part  2,  Section  I,  respondents  in  such  cases  have,  after  the  filing  of  such  com- 
plaint or  the  determination  of  the  local  Grievance  Board,  increased  the  number 
of  motion  pictures  exhibited  in  the  theatre  or  theatres  involved  pending  hearing 
or   final   determination   by   the   Code  Authority,   and 

Whereas,  this  practice  has  resulted  in  irreparable  damage  to  complaining  ex- 
hibitors  in  such  cases,  now,   therefore,  be  it 

RESOLVED:  That  the  Code  Authority  shall  in  its  discretion,  declare  any  in- 
crease in  the  number  of  feature  motion  pictures  exhibited  by  any  respondent  in 
such  cjse,  after  the  filing  of  a  complaint  under  Article  V-E,  Part  2,  or  Article 
VI,  Part  2,  Section  1,  and  pending  final  decision  by  it,  a  violation  of  Article  VI, 
Part  2,  Section  1  (b)  of  the  Code  of  Fair  Competition  for  the  Motion  Picture  In- 
dustry, and  the  Code  .'\uthority  may  add  the  number  of  feature  motion  pictures 
representing  such  increase  to  the  award  made   to  the  complainant. 


Fight  Weekly 
Payment  Plan 
With  Shorts 


By  WILLIAM  ORNSTEIN 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  23. — Fox,  M- 
G-M  and  Paramount  are  insisting  that 
they  buy  all  shorts  and  pay  for  them 
on  a  weekly  basis  regardless  of  the 
number  played,  whereas  heretofore  it 
was  playdates  that  meant  payments. 
The  practice  is  spreading  and  is  a  vio- 
lation of  the  code. 

Approximately  40  exhibitor  dele- 
gates   at    Allied's    eastern    convention 

(Continued  on    page   4) 


Ostrer  Due  in  Today 
To  Decide  G,  B,  Plan 

Final  decisions  on  pending  deals 
in  connection  with  Gaumont-British 
plans     for     a     distribution     setup     in 

(Continued  on  page   6) 


"Last  Ditch" 
Duals  Fight 
Is  Promised 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  23. — Southern 
California  independents  are  deter- 
mined to  fight  to  the  "last  ditch"  to 
retain  dual  bill  penalties  in  their  clear- 
ance schedule  now  awaiting  Campi's 
consideration,  declared  Ben  Berin- 
stein,  president  of  Associated  Exhibi- 
tors, Inc.,  early  this  morning  during 
a  stopover  of  the  west-east  TWA 
plane. 

New  York  bound,  Berinstein  carries 

(Continued  on   page   6) 


ITOA  to  Seek  Troops 
Unless  Pickets  Ease 

The  I.  T.  O.  A.  declared  yesterday 
that  unless  Mayor  LaGuardia  ceased 
his     alleged     discriminations     against 

(Continued   on  page   6) 


Ask  $721,204  for  14  Mas. 
Fees  in  Paramount  Case 


Petitions  for  fees  and  special  allow- 
ances aggregating  $721,204  for  serv- 
ices rendered  during  the  14  months 
of  the  Paramount  Publix  bankruptcy 
were  filed  with  Special  Master  John 
E.  Joyce  yesterday  by  the  Paramount 


trustees  in  bankruptcy,  their  counsel 
and  special  accountants  and  counsel 
employed  by  them. 

The     three     trustees,     Charles     D. 
Hilles,  Eugene  W.  Leake  and  Charles 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Campi  Holds 
Cancellation 
Includes  U.  A. 


Reported   Decision    May 
Precipitate  Suit 

Campi  is  understood  to  have  held 
yesterday  that  United  Artists  must 
subscribe  to  the  cancellation  clause 
under  the  code  and  that  any  exhibi- 
tor is  entitled  to  e.xercise  the  10 
per  cent  privilege  if  he  buys  all  the 
product  offered  and  regardless  of 
whether  he  signs  one  or  more  con- 
tracts. 

The  case  involved  the  Albion,  Al- 
bion, Ind.,  which  claimed  its  cancella- 
tion privilege.  The  minutes  of  the 
Indianapolis  grievance  board  were 
taken  up  by  an  appeals  committee  in 
New  York  on  Aug.  7  when  the  group 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


No  Move  in  Chicago 
To  Rule  Off  Doubles 

Chicago,  Aug.  23.— Exhibitors  in 
the  local  area  have  refused  to  join  in 
any  move  to  ban  duals,  the  general 
feeling  being  that  an  exhibitor's 
policy  is  his  business  and  the  man  who 
sells  him  product. 

There  is  no  mention  in  the  local 
clearance  and  zoning  schedule  on 
duals  and  houses  playing  them  will 
continue  to  do  so  undisturbed.  There 
is  no  agreement  on  the  type  of  policy 
an  exhibitor  can  run,  but  many  ex- 
changes are  incorporating  clauses  in 
contracts  prohibiting  another  feature 
on  the  same  program  with  its  own  re- 
lease. 


Milwaukee  Operators 
Want  25%  Increase 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  23. — Union  oper- 
ators are  demanding  wage  increases 
averaging  25  per  cent  when  their  new 
contracts  become  effective  here  Sept. 
1.  A  tentative  contract  has  been  pre- 
sented to  the  .'Mlied  Independent  Thea- 
tre Owners'  Ass'n.,  according  to  O. 
E.  Olson,  business  manager  of  Local 
164  and  several  meetings  with  a  com- 
mittee from  the  association  have  been 
held.  The  demand  affects  approxi- 
mately 200  men  in  about  80  houses. 


Paramount,  Strand 
In  B*klyn  in  Pool 

Paramount  and  Warners  yesterday 
concluded  a  pooling  arrangement  bind- 
ing together  the  Paramount  and  the 
Strand,  Brooklyn,  and  making  avail- 
able to  both  houses  the  product  of 
each  company.  Separately,  Paramount 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


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Insiders^  Outlook 


Calls  Drive  a  Real 
Service  to  Industry 

(Co)itiiiucd   from   page    1) 

screen,"  stated  Cecil  B.  DeMille  to- 
day at  a  luncheon  at  the  National 
Press  Club.  The  public  wants  clean 
pictures  without  the  formality  of  cen- 
sorship, he  added. 

DeMille  also  made  an  appeal  for 
the  "serious,  hard  working  people  en- 
gaged in  the  art  of  reflecting  life  as 
it  is  and  as  it  was  lived"  and  de- 
plored the  mass  of  misinformation 
now  purveyed  to  the  public.  If  p'-o- 
duced  in  good  taste,  DeMille  declared, 
any  subject  can  be  filmed.  Producers 
lacking  such  taste  will  be  automati- 
cally eliminated  through  the  "inher- 
ent decency"  of  audiences,  he  con- 
cluded. 


Paramount,  Strand 
In  B'klyn  in  Pool 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

has  closed  with  Si  Fabian,  operator 
of  the  Brooklyn  Fox,  to  take  over 
its  interest  in  the  now  pooled  Brook- 
lyn Paramount.  The  arrangement, 
however,  does  not  embrace  the  Fox. 
Paramount  and  Warner  product 
will  alternate  in  the  Paramount  the- 
atre, which  is  the  bigger  of  the  two 
pooled  houses.  The  policy,  effective 
today,  starts  with  "Cleopatra"  after 
which  "Dames"  goes  in,  to  be  followed 
by  "She  Loves  Me  Not"  and  "British 
Agent."  Stage  shows  go  out  of  the 
Paramount,  but  the  orchestra  remains. 


DON'T  point  guns  and  don't 
pull  triggers  because  we 
touch  again  on  what  is  one  of 
the  oldest  of  bromides  in  the 
picture  business :  That  tlie  pub- 
lic will  open  apparently  hidden 
pocketbooks  to  support  the  films 
it  wants  to  see.  Old,  old  story, 
it  empiiasized  its  unerring  truth 
again  the  other  night  when  the 
opening  of  "The  Dragon  Mur- 
der Case"  gave  the  Rialto  its 
biggest  since  "The  Lost  Patrol" 
which,  at  $35,000,  holds  the 
house  record  there.  Opposition 
was  only  "Cleopatra"  at  the 
Paramount,  "Dames"  at  the 
Strand,  "Treasure  Island"  at  the 
Capitol,  "Bulldog  Drummond 
Strikes  Back"  at  the  Rivoli  and 
"The  Cat's  Paw"  at  the  Music 
Hall.  .  .  . 

T 

De  Millc— Cecil  B.— dishing  it 
out  to  the  boys  of  the  National 
Press  Club  in  Washington  yes- 
terday, .said  several  things.  (1) 
If  produced  in  good  taste,  any 
subject  can  be  filmed.  That  one 
ansivcrs  itself  for,  of  course,  it 
is  palpably  not  true.  (2)  The 
public  wants  clean  pictures  \yith- 
out  the  formality  of  censorship. 
IVe  remind  of  De  Mille's  dance 
in  "The  Sign  of  the  Cross"  and 
the  dance  of  the  bull  in  "Cleo- 
patra," the  latter — meaning  the 
dance — clipped  to  a  flash  as  it  is. 
(3)  Producers  lacking  in  good 
taste  would  be  automatically  elim- 
inated through  the  inherent 
decency  of  audiences.  Sez'eral 
decades  is  a  long  time  to  wait.  .  .  . 
▼ 

Paramount  executives  feel 
their  very  troublesome  problem 
of  what  to  do  with  the  Para- 
mount, Brooklyn,  begins  to  solve 
itself  via  the  pool  with  the  War- 
ner Strand  in  that  borough. 
Outside,  but  very  close  by,  is 
the  Fox.  Si  Fabian,  who  gets 
Paramount's  end  of  the  pool, 
runs  all  of  the  Fox.  Some  day 
that    third    theatre    may    go    in. 


too.  .  .  .  Those  first  estimates  of 
the  first  week's  gross  on  "Cleo- 
patra" at  the  New  York  Para- 
mount were  modest,  believe  it  or 
not.  Forecast  for  a  $60,000  to 
$70,000  gross  by  Paramount 
men,  the  actual  figures  will  nestle 
close  to  $7,S,000.  Wednesday  was 
bigger  than  Monday  or  Tues- 
dav.  .  .  . 

▼ 

It  was  a  wild  day  in  some  re- 
spects yesterday.  Ben  Berin- 
stein  hurrying  east  from  the 
coast  on  the  dual  situation  in 
Southern  California,  made  the 
statement  he  would  carry  the 
issue  to  President  Roosevelt  if 
Campi  didn't  give  relief  in  a 
hurry.  The  l.T.O.A.  here  in 
New  York  said  it  would  demand 
that  (jovernor  Lehman  call  out 
the  troops  unless  Mayor  La 
(iuardia  cut  out  alleged  discrim- 
ination in  favor  of  Loew's  on 
the  local  picketing  question. 
Nice  conservative  folks  in  this 
business.  .  .  . 

▼ 

Inside  on  those  recent  RKO 
deals — 11  hou.ses  are  involved — 
has  it  the  arrangement  is  not  a 
booking  deal.  Neither  is  a  pool- 
ing deal,  but  purchase  of  an 
interest  in  the  annexed  theatres. 
Confirmation  is  lacking,  but,  if 
these  are  the  facts  in  the  case, 
the  conclusion  appears  to  be 
that  RKO  is  slipping  away  from 
the  pool  idea  in  favor  of  buy-ins. 
There  is  afloat,  too,  a  story  that 
the  Radio  string  contemplates 
building  new  theatres  on  sites 
whicli  have  been  kicking  around 
for  some  time  among  the  com- 
pany's assets.  This  portion  of  the 
tale  is  conceded  as  a  possibility 
"at  some  time  or  other,  but  not 
now."   .    .    . 

T 

While  cliarges  are  available 
about  any  time,  day  or  night, 
that  one  might  want  to  listen 
about  cut-throat,  price-slashing 
tactics   in  the   sale  of  newsreels. 


Loew's  Pfd.  Up  2  on  Big  Board 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc iO'/z  30^  30i^ 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 3  3  3 

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 1444  14^  14J4 

Eastman    Kodak    100J4  99<A  100 

Fox    Film   "A" ; 12H  11^  12}^ 

Loew's.  Inc 29^^  28>i  28H 

Loew's,  Inc..  pfd 92  92  92 

Paramount    Publix,    cts 4  37/s  3?i 

Pathe    Exchange    IH  V/i  V4 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 1654  16  16 

RKO  2H         V/2  2^ 

Warner   Bros 4M  ^Vt,  4^ 


Net 
Change 

-I-    V2 


-h    H 


-I-  Vi 
-Vi 
+2 


-  Vs 


Technicolor  Single  Issue  on  Curb 


Technicolor 


Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

.   \33/i        12M        13J4         


Para.  F.  L.  Bonds  Off  1% 


High  Low 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 7J4         7 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 101J4  101  "4 

Paramount  F.   L.   6s  '47 48  48 

Paramount    Publix    Sj4s    '50 48J4  48Ji 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww 97  961/2, 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 56H  56 


Close 

101 J4 

48 
48M 
97 
56 


Net 
Change 

+  Yi 


-Vf. 
+  V2 


Sales 

300 

200 

200 

600 

1,000 

5,300 

100 

2.500 

5,200 

3,000 

2,100 

2,400 


Sales 

1,700 


Sedes 

6 
1 
6 
S 
15 
9 


there  is  one  reel,  owned  by  a 
company  with  more  theatres  on 
its  hands  than  it  would  like  to 
have,  which  makes  it  mandatory 
for  its  reel  to  play  its  houses. 
The  rentals  are  pretty  high,  so 
high  that  it  explains  why  this 
newsreel  is  doing  such  a  hand- 
some weekly  gross.  .  .  .  Some- 
thing to  wish:  That  the  Capitol 
orchestra  does  infinitely  better 
work  on  its  fiddles  and  its  wind 
instruments  now  that  the  Fokinc 
ballet  opens  at  that  house  to- 
day. ...  KANN 


Skouras  and 
Randforce 
May  Stay  On 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

period  specified  in  the  contracts.  The 
salaries  of  the  five  now  aggregate 
$119,200    per    year. 

Charles  Skouras,  questioned  yester- 
day, denied  that  new  negotiations  on 
operating  contracts  were  under  way. 
Morton  G.  Bogue,  of  counsel  for  the 
bondholders'  committee,  admitted  that 
negotiations  were  under  way  but 
stated, 

"We  don't  know  yet  what  agreement 
can  be  reached." 

The  conferences  have  been  con- 
ducted by  Ernest  W.  Niver,  chairman 
of  the  Fox  Met  bondholders'  commit- 
tee, and  William  M.  Greve  and  Al- 
vin  J.  Schlosser,  members  of  the  com- 
mittee. 

Archibald  Palmer,  attorney  for  in- 
dependent Fox  Met  bondholders,  said 
yesterday  that  he  would  demand  that 
the  negotiations  be  conducted  publicly, 
charging  that  the  purpose  of  the  short- 
term  operating  contracts  was  to  place 
the  committee  in  a  position  where  a 
sale  of  the  circuit  could  be  consum-  ] 
mated  in  the  open  market  after  Fox 
Met  had  been  reorganized  and  re- 
moved from  court  jurisdiction. 


Warners  Seen  One  Up 
In  St,  Louis  Fracas 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

product  for  the  five  houses  the  cir- 
cuit controls.  Even  in  the  event  duals 
are  thrown  out  of  the  town,  F.  and 
M.  must  have  enough  pictures  for  the 
Fox,  Ambassador,  St.  Louis,  Grand 
Central  and  Missouri  if  they  propose 
keeping    the    quintet    running. 

The  Orpheum  reopens  Sept.  15 
under  Warner  management,  accord- 
ing to  B.  F.  Moore.  This  house  and 
the  Shubert-Rialto,  first  run  acquired 
by  Warners  some  months  ago,  will 
split  the  RKO  product  and  others 
available.  Even  if  Warners  continue 
their  standout  decision  to  maintain 
duals,  it  is  argued  they  have  enough 
for   their  two   houses. 


Hamrick,  Evergreen 
Acquire  N,  W,  Spots 

Portland,  Aug.  23. — John  Ham- 
rick takes  over  the  old  Pantages  Sept. 
1.  Evergreen  States  Circuit,  formerly 
FWC,  takes  over  the  Paramount  in 
Portland  and  Seattle. 

It  is  reported  Fanchon  and  Marco 
stage  shows  will  be  resumed  in  the 
two  latter  houses. 


^^ij^fa^/^ 


AS  YOU  THRILl  TO  THEIR  ROMANCE! 


Janet  Gaynor  proves  a  genius  at  light 
comedy  . . .  Lew  Ayres  brings  you  a  con- 
tagious, youthful  vitality.  Together  they 
give  the  happiest  performances  of  their 
lives  ...  in  this  gay,  exciting  escapade  of 
a  millionairess  .  .  .  masquerading  as  a 
maid  servant  . . .  who  goes  through  hot 
and  cold  water  for  the  man  she  loves. 


in 


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GAYNOR     AYRES 


Servants' Entrance 


NED      SPARKS 

LOUISE  DRESSER 
ASTRID  ALWYN 
Produced  by  Winfield  Sheehan 


WALTER  CONNOLLY 

G.     p.     HUNTLEY,    JR. 
SIEGFRIED     RUMANN 

Directed      by      Frank      Lloyd 

From     the    novel     by    S  i  g  r  i  d    Boo 
Adaptation:    Samson   Raphaelson 


MOIION   PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August  24,    1934 


Fight  Weekly 
Payment  Plan 
With  Shorts 


seiited  with  a  medallion  by  William 
Casey,  Atlantic  City  commissioner,  in 
behalf  of   the   mayor. 


of 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
registered  this  complaint  today,  insist 
ing  that  some  action  be  taken  to  pre 
vent    this    slant    on    the    tying    in    o 
shorts  with  features. 

A  ballyhoo,  anticipated,  in  behalf 
of  the  national  organization  was 
among  other  matters  discussed  here 
when  the  assembled  theatremen  were 
told  of  the  necessity  for  a  strong  na- 
tional association  to  work  for  their 
interests.  Elimination  of  the  music 
tax  and  an  attack  looking  for  the 
elimination,  as  well,  of  block  booking 
were  other  pieces  of  business. 

Walter  Littlefield  of  Boston  tipped 
off  to  the  group  that  another  effort 
to  rout  out  this  type  of  selling  would 
be  made  when  Congress  convenes  in 
the  winter  at  which  time,  he  said,  a 
bill  to  that  end  will  be  introduced 
again. 

Among  those  who  spoke  today  were 
Aaron  Saperstein,  Illinois;  Herman 
Blum,  Pennsylvania;  P.  J.  Wood, 
Ohio;  Willis  Vance,  Cincinnati,  and 
Tom  Goldberg,  Baltimore. 

Re-elects  Samuelson 

Today,  as  expected,  Sidney  Samuel- 
son  was  re-elected  president  of  Al- 
lied of  New  Jersey  and,  in  addition, 
was  named  business  manager,  effec- 
tive Sept.  1,  at  a  salary  of  $5,000  a 
year.  Jerome  Kridel,  East  Orange, 
was  named  a  fourth  vice-president 
and  Louis  Levin,  Newark,  assistant 
treasurer.  W.  C.  Hunt,  Wildwood, 
and  R.  Wilkins,  Pittman,  were  re- 
elected directors  for  a  three-year  per- 
iod, while  Frank  P.  Gravatt,  Atlan- 
tic City,  replaced  P.  ^Mortimer  Lewis 
on  the  directorate.  Previously  de- 
claring he  would  not  run  again  for 
the  first  vice-presidency,  Julius  Char- 
now,  Leonia,  was  raked  over  the  coals 
by  Samuelson  for  not  advising  of  his 
declination  before  Motion  Picture 
Daily  had  first  published  it.  Char- 
now  admitted  the  story  was  correct, 
but,  after  a  secret  and  hurried  con- 
ference, withdrew  his  original  inten- 
tion and  kept  his  post.  Other  officers 
were  returned  to  office. 

One  of  the  highlights  of  the  day  was 
a  lengthy  speech  by  Abram  F.  Myers, 
detail  of  which  appears  elsewhere  in 
this  edition. 

Ben  Colder,  head  of  the  L  E.  P.  A. 
of  Philadelphia,  discussed  the  import- 
ance of  legislative  campaigns,  urging 
the  various  units  to  offer  a  united 
•front. 

David  Barrist  was  added  to  the  res- 
olution committee,  other  members  of 
which  are  Louis  Levin,  Lee  Newbury 
and  Jack  Unger.  Barrist,  Julius 
Charnow  and  Ben  Berkowitz  also  dis- 
cussed the  code. 

Wires  were  read  from  Jack  and 
George  Fishman,  George  Erdmann, 
Frank  L.  Warren  and  W.  C.  Hunt. 
About  150  attended. 

Product  and  resolutions  will  high- 
light tomorrow's  session. 

At  a  banquet  at  the  Ritz  tonight 
Edward  Golden,  Monogram  sales 
head,  pleaded  for  the  independents' 
existence  and  asked  that  Allied  refuse 
to  join  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  agitation 
against  duals.  Myers  praised  the  or- 
ganization for  building  leadership 
within  the  ranks.    Samuelson  was  pre- 


Philadelphia    Peace    Out 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  22>. — Efforts 
to  wave  the  olive  branch  over  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania  and 
the  L  E.  P.  A.  of  that  city  have  died, 
according  to  David  Barrist  of  the  lat- 
ter organization.  He  said  today  his 
unit  is  cooperating  closely  and  work- 
ing in  harmony  with  national  Allied, 
but  that  no  discussions  looking  toward 
a  formal  affiliation  have  been  held.  He 
insisted  the  \.  E.  P.  A.  was  "strictly 
independent." 

Cardinal  Dougherty,  who  ordered 
a  boycott  of  all  Philadelphia  theatres, 
returns  from  Europe  Tuesday.  Catho- 
lic churches,  in  the  meantime,  are  try- 
ing to  check  to  what  extent  the  Legion 
of  Decency  drive  has  hurt  the  box- 
office.  Philadelphia  exhibitors  who 
are  here  declare  cooler  weather  and 
the  improved  moral  tone  of  pictures 
have  resulted  in  returning  business  to 
its  normal  level.  One  independent 
leader  said  the  drive  hurt  at  the  out- 
set, but  quieted  down  to  the  theatres' 
advantage  subsequently. 


Golder  Advises  Indie 
Units  to  Abandon  Code 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  Zi.  —  With- 
drawal of  independent  units  from  the 
code  was  urged  today  by  Ben  Golder, 
head  of  the  L  E.  P.  A.  of  Philadel- 
phia, at  the  Allied  meeting  here.  He 
said  he  advised  this  because  he  re- 
garded it  impossible  for  them  to  bene- 
fit as  the  code  is  constituted. 

Independents  would  he  better  off 
alone,  he  said,  adding  the  units  should 
urge  any  of  their  members  sitting  on 
code   boards   to   resign. 


Touch  on  Singles 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  23.— A 
return  to  singles  in  New  Jer- 
sey was  discussed  briefly  at 
the  Allied  convention  here  to- 
day. It  was  recognized,  how- 
ever, that  signatures  are  nec- 
essary from.  Loew's,  RKO, 
Walter  "Reade  and  Springer 
and  Cocalis  before  any  plan 
can  be  adopted. 

If  this  develops,  the  method 
is  to  make  singles  mandatory 
14  days  after  the  final  signa- 
ture is  obtained. 

Reade  and  Springer  and  Co- 
calis appear  to  some  here  as 
stumbling  blocks. 


Lou  Halper  in  Town 

Lou  llalper.  Southern  California 
division  manager  for  Warner  The- 
atres, arrived  in  New  York  from 
Hollywood  by  plane  yesterday.  The 
trip  concerns  film  buys  for  the  new 
season. 


Lloyd  Excites  New  Haven 

New  Haven.  Aug.  23.— Harold 
Lloyd  made  a  visit  here  today  to  see 
Gene  Rodney,  manager  of  Poll's. 
Greeted  at  the  train  by  hundreds, 
Lloyd  was  taken  to  the  Hotel  Taft 
for  a  reception  at  which  Mayor  John 
W.  Murphy  was  present. 


Increases  Capital  Stock 

Dover,  Del.,  Aug.  2i. — Technicolor, 
Inc.,  of  New  York,  a  Delaware  cor- 
poration, increased  its  capital  from 
$800,000  to  $1,000,000  with  the  Sec- 
retary of  State  here  yesterday. 


Six  District  Appeal  Boards 
Is  Saperstein  Code  Idea 


Urges  'Rise 
In  Arms'  to 
Meet  'Enemy' 


Atlantic  City,  Aug.  23. — Address- 
ing the  Allied  States  meeting  here  to- 
day, Abram  F.  Myers,  general  counsel 
of  the  organization,  called  upon  the 
nation's  exhibitors  to  rise  up  in  arms 
against  their  enemies.  "Action  must 
be  taken  if  the  independent  exhibitors 
are  to  survice  in  this  business,"  he 
declared,  adding  they  must  "roar  like 
lions." 

"In  the  matter  of  the  intolerable 
burdens  fastened  upon  them  by  the 
NRA  and  the  combinations  of  produ- 
cers, theatrical  chains  and  copyright 
owners  under  color  of  the  laws  of  the 
United  States — which  are  by  far  the 
most  serious  blows  suffered  during 
the  past  year  because  the  most  en- 
during— the  exhibitors  can  and  must 
strike  lusty  blows  for  their  liberation 
and  the  preservation  of  their  rights," 
Myers   said. 

Myers  declared  that  many  of  the 
present  problems  of  the  industry  were 
the  result  of  its  failure  to  heed  the 
advice  of  the  country's  exhibitors. 

Myers  charged  the  producers  with 
"unfair  and  discriminatory  prefer- 
ences" from  the  politicians.  "Certain 
it  is,"  he  said,  "that  the  Roosevelt 
and  Hoover  administrations  have  vied 
with  one  another  in  granting  favors 
to  Will  Hays  and  his  associates." 
The  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  was  referred  to 
as  "the  great  Hays  juggernaut  crush- 
ing all  who  get  in  its  way." 

Asserting  the  code  was  imposed  up- 
on the  independent  exhibitors,  Myers 
stated  they  "must  never  again  allow 
themselves  to  be  ravished  in  this  fash- 
ion." He  called  upon  exhibitors  to 
place  themselves  on  good  terms  with 
all  groups  fighting  for  the  abolition  of 
objectionable  pictures. 


Atlantic  City,  Aug.  23. — Setting 
up  of  six  district  appeal  boards  to 
hear  and  dispose  of  appeals  from  ex- 
hibitors in  territories  covered  by  the 
special  boards  is  advocated  by  Aaron 
Saperstein,  head  of  the  Allied  Chicago 
exhibitor  unit. 

Only  in  the  event  an  exceptional 
case  comes  up  for  final  decision  should 
Campi  be  concerned  with  it,  he  says. 
Appeal  committees  are  wasting  too 
much  time  listening  to  cases  that  mean 
very  little  and  clog  up  the  calendar, 
he  states.  When  an  important  appeal 
comes  along  the  other  cases  crowd  it 
back  to  the  calendar  so  that  it  takes 
weeks  and  sometimes  months  before  a 
decision  is  rendered. 

Saperstein's  plan  would  provide  for 
appointment  of  special  boards  to  be 
represented  by  exhibitors  and  dis- 
tributors from  surrounding  territories. 
Since  he  comes  from  Chicago,  Saper- 
stein suggests  taking  one  man  from 
each  of  the  following  cities  to  make 
up  the  district  board :  Chicago,  Iowa, 
Milwaukee,  Minneapolis,  St.  Louis 
and  Indianapolis. 

Districts  should  be  set  up  in  the 
west,  north,  south,  east,  middle  west 
and  probably  New  England  and  each 
board  should  sit  once  a  week,  he  sug- 
gests. Decisions  should  be  final,  but 
where  there  is  a  difference  of  opinion 
and  the  vote  is  divided,  Campi  should 
be^  the  final  judge,  Saperstein  main- 
tains. 


As  instances  pointing  out  alleged 
defects  of  the  present  plan,  Saperstein 
says  one  overbuying  case  was  heard 
and  appealed  in  June,  that  it  is  now 
the  end  of  August  and  no  final  deci- 
sion has  been  made.  He  holds  that  by 
the  time  Code  Authority  gets  around 
to  the  case  the  decision  won't  mean 
anything. 

Overbuying  cases  should  be  treated 
as  emergency  cases  and  should  have 
preference  over  all  others,  he  argues. 

Another  case  where  he  says  delay  by 
Campi  is  said  to  be  working  to  the  dis- 
advantage of  exhibitors  is  the  Chicago 
ruling  that  "Screeno"  is  a  form  of 
lotto  and  cannot  be  continued.  The 
promoter  asked  for  an  appeal  some 
time  ago  and  as  yet  nothing  has  been 
decided.  Meanwhile,  the  exhibitor  is 
continuing  to  violate  the  code,  accord- 
ing to  Saperstein,  and  other  exhibitors 
are  afraid  to  adopt  the  same  game  for 
fear  they  will  be  penalized. 

"Screeno"  is  hurting  the  business  of 
many  exhibitors  and  yet  Campi  hasn't 
done  anything  about  it,  he  says.  Cases 
of  this  type  also  should  be  categoried 
as  emergencies  and  disposed  of  in 
quick  order,  it  is  his  belief. 

If  district  committees  had  these  ap- 
peals, they  would  have  been  disposed 
of  in  one  week,  Saperstein  claims,  add- 
ing the  men  sitting  on  the  boards 
would  know  their  territories  and  hand 
down  prompt  decisions  according  to 
individual  situations. 


Assistants  Name  Slate 

Hollywood,  Aug.  23. — The  Acad- 
emy assistant  directors'  nominating 
committee  chose  the  following  candi- 
dates last  night  for  the  executive  com- 
mittee position,  to  be  voted  upon  by  the 
section  membership  in  the  coming 
Academy  elections : 

Al  Alborn,  Edgar  Anderson.  Scott  Beal, 
Sid  Bowen,  Sid  Brod,  Doran  Cox,  Robert 
Fellows.  Horace  Hough,  Percy  Ikerd, 
Charles  Kerr.  Joseph  McDonough,  Jay  C. 
Marchant,  William  J.  Reiter,  Arthur  Rose, 
Lester  Selander,  Frank  Shaw,  Charles 
Stallings,    Eric    Stacy    and    CuUen    Tate. 


Cooper  Coast-Bound 

Hollywood,  Aug.  23. — Merian  C. 
Cooper,  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Cooper, 
the  former  Dorothy  Jordan,  is  enroute 
from  New  York,  where  he  disem- 
barked from  the  Roma  after  spending 
two  months  in  Italy  on  research  for 
"The  Last  Days  of  Pompeii."  Cooper 
will  make  two  features  per  year  and 
plans  to  use  the  new  three-component 
Technicolor  process. 


To  Wed  at  Pickfair 

Hollywood,  Aug.  23. — Joseph  M. 
Schenck  plans  to  leave  here  shortly 
for  England,  to  return  with  Merle 
Oberon,  his  fiancee.  Their  wedding  is 
scheduled  to  take  place  at  Pickfair, 
home  of  Douglas  Fairbanks  and  Mary 
Pickford,   in  about   seven   weeks. 


•  •  •  !4  * 


Meaning:  LIBERTY'S   8,775,012  READERS  WILL 
DEMAND  TO  SEE  IT  ON  YOUR  SCREEN 

Again  indicating  its  tremendous  pop- 
ular appeal ...  so  convincingly  dem- 
onstrated at  Radio  City  Music  Hall. 


THE 


'"MADELEINr  CARROLL 
FRANCHOT  TONE 


Produced  by 

Winfield  Sheehan 

Directed  by  John  Ford 

Story  and  screen  play 
by  Reginald  Berkeley 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August  24,    1934 


"Last  Ditch"  Duals 
Fight  Is  Promised 


{Continued  from  pai/c  1) 

a  protest  of  Los  Angeles  independ- 
ent exhibitors  against  the  30-day 
postponement  of  the  hearing  on  the 
schedule  as  drawn.  "If  Canipi  rejects 
the  demanded  provisions,  we  will  take 
the  fight  directly  to  the  President,  be- 
cause relief  is  imperative  in  view  of 
the  situation  involving  circuits  and 
independents,"  he  said. 

Commenting  on  Campi's  resolution 
invalidating  duals  penalties  in  the 
recent  Milwaukee  board  case,  Berin- 
stein  said  he  anticipated  Campi  will 
reverse  itself.  "If  Campi  is  playing 
politics,  we  want  to  find  out  about  it. 
Duals  elimination  was  agreed  to  by 
all  but  22  theatres  in  the  Los  Angeles 
territory,  independents  preponder- 
antly favoring  the  ban,  while  the  cir- 
cuits are  holding  out,"  he  added.  "Cali- 
fornia exhibitors  have  been  threatened 
by  women's  clubs  with  single  feature 
legislation  unless  duals  are  eliminated 
because  of  their  effect  on  children." 

At  the  forthcoming  Campi  hearing, 
Berinstein's  group  will  also  insist  upon 
clearance  penalties  for  films  shown  with 
vaudeville.  His  trip  is  for  the  pur- 
pose of  getting  earlier  consideration 
of  the  Los  Angeles  zoning  plan,  an 
imperative  step  to  clarify  before  sell- 
ing  starts   in    Berinstein's   opinion. 

In  the  absence  of  any  earlier  de- 
cision, he  voiced  the  fear  in  the  minds 
of  independents  that  distributors  will 
declare  no  zoning  and  sell  on  their 
own  terms,  which  Berinstein  charged 
the  latter  seek.  He  proposes,  there- 
fore, asking  Campi  to  move  up  the 
hearing  to  Sept.  2  or  4,  when  a  five- 
man  delegation  from  Southern  Cali- 
fornia will  attend.  The  hearing  is 
now  on  Campi's  calendar  for  Sept.  19. 
If  the  original  date  stands,  Berinstein 
holds  no  decision  is  possible  before 
mid-October,  too  late  to  apply  to  this 
next  season. 


Ben  Berinstein  left  Kansas  City  at 
2.25  A.  M.  yesterday  morning  and 
arrived  at  the  Newark  Airport  at 
noon. 


ITOA  to  Seek  Troops 
Unless  Pickets  Ease 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

them  on  the  picketing  situation  they 
would  ask  Governor  Lehman  to  send 
troops  into  the  city.  It  is  also  claimed 
that  although  their  pickets  are  limited 
in  number,  or  barred  altogether,  pick- 
ets of  Local  306,  Operators'  Union, 
are  allowed  to  stage  "snake  dances"  in 
front  of  theatres. 

Justice  Samuel  Roseman  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  yesterday  granted  a  tem- 
porary injunction  to  I.  T.  O.  A.  lim- 
iting the  number  of  Local  306  pickets 
to  two  apiece  for  the  Ritz,  Star  and 
Art  Theatres,  the  Bronx. 

Weisman,  Quinn,  Allan  and  Spett, 
I.  T.  O.  A.  counsel,  also  obtained  an 
injunction  restricting  picketing  at  the 
Rugby,  Brooklyn,  to  not  more  than 
eight  pickets. 


Nip  Fox  Kidnap  Plot 

A  reported  attempt  to  kidnap 
William  Fox's  children,  Mona  and 
Belle,  was  brought  to  light  yesterday 
with  the  arrest  by  the  police  at 
Hewlett,  L.  I.,  of  a  man  alleged  to 
have  demanded  $50,000.  The  suspect's 
identity  has  not  been  established  yet. 
Department  of  Justice  operatives  are 
working  on  the  case. 


Ask  $721,204  for  14  Mos. 
Fees  in  Paramount  Case 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
E.  Richardson,  ask  $100,000  each  for 
their  services  from  April  19,  1933, 
the  date  on  which  Paramount  was 
adjudicated  a  bankrupt  after  slightly 
less  than  four  months  of  equity  receiv- 
ership, to  June  16  of  this  year,  the 
date  on  which  Paramount  became  a 
debtor  corporation  for  reorganiza- 
tion under   the  new   bankruptcy   laws. 

Root,  Clark,  Buckner  &  Ballantine, 
counsel  for  the  trustees,  ask  $350,000 
for  their  services  during  the  period 
and  $3,771  for  expenses.  The  balance 
of  $67,433  is  made  up  of  individual 
petitions  filed  by  special  counsel  and 
Dy  accounting  firms  employed  to  probe 
the  Paramount  stock  repurchase 
agreements  by  which  the  company  ac- 
quired numerous  theatre  circuits  from 
1929  to  1932. 

The  investigation  subsequently  led  to 
the  filing  of  a  suit  by  the  trustees  to 
recover  from  officers  and  directors  of 
Paramount  appro.ximately  $13,600,000, 
the  amount  touiid  to  have  been  dis- 
bursed in  repurchase  of  the  stock  is- 
sued at  guaranteed  redemption  prices. 

The  special  counsel  and  the  fees 
asked  by  each  are :  Rosenberg,  GoM- 
inark  &  Colin,  Paramount  New  York 
counsel,  $7,500;  Cravath,  de  Gers- 
dorff,  Swaine  &  Wood,  $1,008;  Son- 
nenschein,  Berkson,  Lautmann,  Levin- 
son  &  Morse,  Chicago,  $5,000;  Pills- 
bury,  Madison  &  Sutro,  San  Fran- 
cisco, $7,8(X),  and  Rosen,  Kammer, 
Wolff  &   F'arrar,   New  Orleans, 


List  a  Lengthy  One 

Special  accountants  employed  on  the 
stock  repurchase  investigation  to  de- 
termine the  liability  of  Paramount  of- 
ficers in  the  transactions,  and  the 
amount  asked  by  each  are :  Price, 
Waterhouse,  $15,228;  Barrow,  Wade, 
Guthrie  &  Co.,  $22,578;  Arthur  W. 
Teele,  $1,893;  Frederick  H.  Hurd- 
man,   $1,100. 

In  addition,  Arthur  Anderj,on  &  Co., 
accountants,  asks  $4,178  for  services  in 
connection  with  a  study  of  a  claim 
filed  against  Paramount  by  Allied 
Owners  Corp.,  and  three  Los  Angeles 
accountants  ask  $300  for  a  study  of 
the  stock  and  realty  value  of  the 
South  Broadway  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles. 
The  study  resulted  in  a  finding  that 
the  building  was  unprofitable  and  un- 
necessary    to     Paramount's     business. 

Paramount's  cash  position  improved 
by  $9,000,000  during  the  bankruptcy 
period,   the   petitioners    state. 

Allowances  asked  by  equity  receiv- 
ers and  counsel  for  services  during 
the  three  and  one-half  months  of  re- 
ceivership which  preceded  the  Para- 
mount bankruptcy  amounted  to  $296,- 
000.  The  fees  were  reduced  to  $105,- 
000  aggregate  by  the  U.  S.  District 
court   here   recently. 

Joyce  will  set  a  date  for  a  credi- 
tors' hearing  on  the  petitions  today. 


Para.  Net  $5,029,252 
For  '33,  Report  Shows 

Paramount  Publix  and  subsidiaries 
showed  a  net  profit  of  $5,029,252  for 
the  12  months  of  1933  and  a  net  profit 
of  $2,601,856  for  the  first  quarter  of 
1934,  an  official  earnings  report  filed 
yesterday  vyith  Special  Master  John 
E.   Joyce   discloses. 

The  1933  profit  compares  with  a 
loss  of  $9,730,234  in  1932,  before 
charges  for  depreciation  and  amortiza- 


Unusual 

Pathe  News  scored  a  scoop 
when  it  was  singled  out  from 
among  all  newsreels  by  the 
Canadian  Government  to  film 
the  story  of  the  Uionne  quin- 
tuplets. 

Packed  with  human  inter- 
est is  the  intimate  record  the 
newsreel  has  made  of  the 
daily  routine  in  the  care  of 
the  infants — a  record  that  is 
a  tribute  to  medical  science. 
This  clip  probably  will  be  of 
genuine  interest,  to  women  in 
particular. 

The  Dionne  scenes  run 
eight  minutes,  consuming  all 
but  two  minutes  of  Pathe 
Newsreel   No.   9. 


tion.  After  deduction  of  those  charges 
net  loss  lor  1932  was  $19,945,569. 

Profit  tor  last  year,  before  deduc- 
tions lor  depreciation  and  amortiza- 
tion, was  $5,/28,212,  and  for  the  first 
quarter  of  this  year  was  $3,465,928. 
the  report  states  that  while  figures 
for  the  second  quarter  of  the  current 
year  are  not  yet  available,  the  com- 
pany's operations  have  been  profitable. 

Included  in  the  comparative  state- 
ments are  charges  for  film  exhaus- 
tion or  write-otts  in  1932  of  $36,994,- 
aUO;  m  1933  of  $26,460,000,  and  for 
[he  first  quarter  of  this  year,  $7,718,- 
000.  1  he  1933  statement  and  that  for 
tlie  first  quarter  of  1934,  the  period 
of  bankruptcy,  do  not  include  bond 
interest  charges,  which  amounted  to 
approximately  $1,850,000  in   1932. 

Cash  on  hand  on  June  16  of  this 
year,  the  date  on  which  the  company's 
bankruptcy  ended  and  Paramount  be- 
came a  debtor  corporation  under  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws,  amounted  to 
$15,644,000,  compared  with  cash  on 
hand  oi  $6,561,000,  on  April  22,  1933, 
the  date  on  which  Paramount  was  ad- 
judicated a  bankrupt. 

Receipts  during  the  same  14  months 
period  were  $84,859,000,  and  disburse- 
ments $78,271,000.  The  receipts  of  pic- 
ture subsidiaries  were  $49,227,000 ;  of 
other  subsidiaries,  $31,305,000,  and  of 
the  trustees,  $4,327,000.  Disburse- 
ments of  Paramount  Pictures  Corp. 
amounted  to  $46,786,000 ;  of  other  sub- 
sidiaries, $29,971,000,  and  of  the  trus- 
tees, $1,514,000. 


Banks  Move  in  Court 
Today  to  Block  Suit 

Defendant  banks  in  the  suit  brought 
by  Paramount  Publix  trustees  to  set 
aside  the  $13,200,000  credit  transac- 
tion of  1932  between  Film  Production 
Corp.,  a  Paramount  subsidiary,  and 
the  banks,  will  move  today  to  prevent 
examination  of  their  officers  in  ad- 
vance of  trial  of  the  action,  it  was 
learned  yesterday. 

Paramount  trustees  have  sub- 
poenaed officers  of  National  City 
Bank,  Bankers  Trust  Co.  and  Chemi- 
cal Bank  &  Trust  Co.  to  appear  for 
examination  today  before  Special 
Master  John  E.  Joyce.  The  banks 
plan  to  intervene  with  an  action 
which,  if  successful,  would  prevent  the 
examination  on  the  grounds  of  lack  of 
jurisdiction,   it  is  understood. 


U.  A.  Included  in 
Cancellation:  Canipi   j 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

ruled  unanimously  H.  R.  Evans,  oper- 
ator of  the  Albion,  was  in  the  right. 

U.  A.  has  maintained  it  would  file 
a  test  case  in  the  event  Campi  offi- 
cially ruled  it  must  abide  l)y  the 
clause. 

Because  of  the  length  of  its  ses- 
sion which  started  in  the  morning  and 
ran  until  after  seven  o'clock  last  night, 
Canipi  made  public  only  a  resolution 
on  overbuying. 


Ostrer  Due  in  Today 
To  Decide  G.  B.  Plan 

(Continued  from  page  I) 

America  and  for  exhibition  outlets 
will  be  settled  during  the  visit  here 
of  Mark  Ostrer,  G-B  financial  author- 
ity, who  arrives  from  London  today 
on   the  Aquitania. 

Indications  are  that  G-B  will  or- 
ganize a  national  sales  force  here, 
with  physical  distribution  being  han- 
dled by  an  American  distributor.  Also 
pending  is  a  deal  whereby  the  Roxy 
may  take  16  G-B  features,  estab- 
lishing itself  as  a  Broadway  show- 
window  for  that  product. 


New  Abe  Lichtman  Firm 

Dover,  Del.,  Aug.  23. — Lichtman 
Theatres,  Inc.,  was  chartered  here  to- 
day to  manage  and  operate  theatres, 
listing  capital  stock  of  100  shares,  no 
par  value.  Incorporators  are  A.  E. 
Lichtman,  E.  J.  Haley  and  W.  E. 
Cumberland,  of  Washington,  D.  C. 
Capital  Trust  Co.  of  Delaware  is  the 
agent. 


Abe  Lichtman  is  the  Washington, 
D.  C,  operator  whose  10-house  circuit 
is  scattered  throughout  the  city.  All 
of  the  theatres  cater  to  colored 
patronage    exLcpting    two. 


Local  Case  Postponed 

Complaint  charging  premature  ad- 
vertising, filed  by  Loew's  Melba 
against  the  Paris  Court,  has  been  re- 
served until  the  local  clearance  and 
code   board   meets   again   on   Aug.   30. 

Complaint  on  throwaway  tickets, 
filed  by  the  Roxy  against  the  Globe, 
will  be  disposed  of  at  that  time.  The 
board  is  awaiting  a  letter  from 
Division  Administratcfr  Sol  A.  Ros- 
enblatt, who  said  in  Washington  on 
Wednesday  he  had  never  authorized 
Harry  Brandt  of  the  Globe  to  use 
them. 


Brown  Signs  New  Deal 

K.^NS.^s  City,  Aug.  23. — Clarence 
Brown  told  Motion  Picture  Daily 
today  he  has  just  signed  a  new  three- 
year  contract  with  M-G-M.  The 
director  is  heading  for  a  three  months' 
European  trip,  seeking  stories  and 
personalities. 


Clarence  Brown,  aboard  the  same 
plane  as  Ben  Berinstein,  reached  New 
York  from  Hollywood  yesterday 
noon. 


Otterson  Is  Back 

John  E.  Otterson  returned  from  Eu- 
rope on  the  IVashiiigton  and  makes 
his  first  appearance  in  his  office  at 
Erpi  this  morning. 


"GREAT  PROPERTIES  MAKE  GREAT  PICTURES" 

The  outstanding  best-seller  of  recent  years  ...  a  novel  -  powerful, 
human,  deeply  moving...  striking  the  understanding  heart  of  woman. 


W  I  T  H 

BRIAN  AHERNE 
P  A  U  L  L  U  K  A  S 
JEAN    HERS  HOLT 

DIREaED  BY  JOHN  CROMWELL 
A  PANDRO  S.  BERMAN 
PRODUCTION 

A  GREAT  PROPERTY  THAT  HAS  BECOME  A  GREAT  PICTURE. 
WITH   IT   RKO-RADIO   PROUDLY   OPENS   ITS   NEW   SEASON! 


HOW  THEY  BROKE  RECORDS  IN 
BALTIMORE  AND  BOSTON  WITH 
M-G-M's  "TREASURE  ISLAND" 


BALTIMORE 

STREET  FLOAT 

Replica  pirate  ship  on  float  in  advance  and 
during  run.  Pirate  gave  away  pamphlet  "Jackie 
Cooper's  Adventures  on  Treasure  Island." 
TREASURE  HUNT 

Baltimore  News  Post  and  City  Officials  co- 
operated.    Stories    and    pictures   daily.    200 
treasures  buried  in  Druid  Hill  Park  night  be- 
fore hunt.   10,000  men,  women  and  children 
took  part.  Police  unable  to  cope  with  crowd. 
Long  John  Silver  and  Century  Theatre  Band 
started  ceremonies.  News  Post  photographer 
covered  the  event.    5000  pirate  hats,    1000 
Gold  candy  coins  distributed. 
SPECIAL  SCREENING 
Maryland  Tercentary  Celebration  permitted 
special  screening  for  critics,  celebrities,  offi- 
cials aboard  yacht. 
PIRATE  SHIP 

Converted  old  two  masted  schooner,  with  ban- 
ner advertising  picture.  Took  part  in  Mary- 
land Regatta  attended  by  100,000  persons. 
Only  commercial  ship  in  pageant  procession. 
ARROWS 

500  special  arrows  sniped  on  poles  around 
town. 

DRUG  STORES 

Reade    Drug  Store  Chain  used  chests  with 
coins,  stills,  relics,  etc.,  for  window  displays. 
Contest  to  guess  number  of  coins.     Herald 
distributed  by  stores. 
RADIO 

"Treasure    Island"    record    broadcast,    also 
radio  dramatization. 
POSTERS 

75  24-sheets;  100  6-sheets;  200  3-sheets;  200 
window  cards  sniped  everywhere.  City  liter- 
ally plastered! 
ORPHANS'  PARTY 
Tie-up  with  theatre  and  orphanage. 
CATHOLIC  REVIEW 
Leading  Catholic  paper  gave  picture  splendid 
send-off. 

HAYS'  OFFICE 

Sent  out  letters  to  leading  educators,  clergy- 
men, etc. 

JUNIOR  BIRDMEN 

Tie-up  with  Junior  Birdmen  column.  Photos 
of  Jackie,  who  is  a  member,  with  miniature 
planes,  etc. 

BALLOON  BALLYHOO 
Huge  captive  balloon    over  theatre,  with  a 
streamer  banner. 
STREET  BANNER 

Big  flash  strung  from  theatre  across  street. 
MAY  COMPANY  BOOK  TIE-UP 
Department  store   display,  stills,  photoplay 
edition,  etc. 
CLASSIFIED  ADS 

Under  title  AD-VENTURE  contestants  sent 
in  their  experiences  as  want-ad  users.    Got 
1080  lines  and  cost  a  few  passes. 
BABY  RUTH  CANDY 
Curtis  Candy  Co.  of  Chicago  furnished  win- 
dow cards  with  Jackie  Cooper  tie-up.    Got 
prominent  store  windows. 
MAGAZINE  TIE-UPS 
"Screen  Romances"  carried  story  of  picture. 
Placed  cards  on  news-stands,  "Read  the  story, 
see  the  picture." 


PRATT  LIBRARY 

First  time  ever  permitted  a  tie-up.  Placed  large 
oil  painting  in  window  with  copy. 
COUNTRY  PAPERS 

Planted  stories,  art,  etc.,  in  16  country  papers. 
FUR  FASHION  SHOW 
To  attract  women,  tie-up  with  Furriers'  Asso- 
ciation of  Baltimore.    $500,000  Fur  Fashion 
Show    on    stage,   modeled    by  society    debs. 
Promotional  ads  placed  by  furriers. 
COOPERATIVE  ADS 
Direct  store  tie-ups  in  ads.   Also  in  Station 
WFBR  display  ad  announcing  broadcasting 
of  "Treasure  Island." 
LOBBY  DISPLAY 
Special  inner  lobby  display  1  week  in  advance. 

BOSTON 

EDITORIALS 

Four  leading  newspapers  ran  editorials  favor- 
able to  picture.  First  time  in  Boston  history. 
Backed    by  united  support    of   Boy    Scouts, 
National  Council  of  Teachers,  etc. 
CRIPPLED  CHILDREN 
2000crippled  children  at  special  performance. 
Pirate  hats  distributed. 
WHITTLING  CONTEST 
Boston  Traveler  sponsored  a  Whittling  Con- 
test. Special  2-Column  photo  of  Jackie  Cooper 
with  Remington  Arms  Scout  Knife,  appeared 
daily.    10,000   booklets  "How   to   Whittle" 
given    away.     Special    prizes  for  best    boats 
carved.  Thousands  of  entries. 
RACE-TRACK 

Special  "Treasure  Island"  Handicap  run  at 
Narragansett  Park.  Cup  presented.  Excellent 
publicity. 

TREASURE  HUNT 

Boston  American  and  Advertiser  sponsored 
tremendous  treasure  hunt  at  Paragon  Park. 
ORPHANS'  PERFORMANCE 
12,000  orphans,  guests  of  I.  J.  Fox,  at  special 
performance.  Candy  and  pirate  hats 
distributed. 

WINDOW  DISPLAYS 
Coca-Cola  has  special  cut-outs  of  Beery  and 
Cooper.  Grossett  Si.  Dunlap  photoplay  edi- 
tions. Baby  Ruth  Candy.  Planters'  Peanuts. 
Old  Gold  Cigarettes.  Butler  Bros.  Jackie 
Cooper  sweat  shirt.  Beech-Nut  chewing  gum. 
Rockwood  Candy.  Whitman  Candy. 
RADIO  STUNTS 

Thousands  of  boys  enrolled  in  Radio  Pirate 
Club.    Contest  for  best  name  for  parrot  in 
picture.    Also  tie-up  with  Skipper  Jim  hour 
representing  160  First  National  stores. 
OTHER  STUNTS 

Jackie  Cooper  doubles  contest.  Birthday  Club 
cards.  Proctor  &.  Gamble,  White  House  tie- 
up  on  Jackie  Cooper  Treasure  Island  Gold 
and  Silver  Cake.  Classified  ad  questionnaire. 
SERIAL  STORY 
Ran  daily  in  Boston  Globe. 
TABLOID  STUNT 

Daily  Record  published  special  front  page  lay- 
out for  "Treasure  Island." 
LIBRARIES 

15,000  book-marks  distributed.    Special  dis- 
plays, stills,  etc. 
STREET  FLOAT 

Cut-out  figures  of  group  of  principal  players, 
life-size  on  island  with  palms  and  treasure' 
chest.  A  marvelous  crowd-stopper. 


HE  GOT 

THE 

TREASURE! 

So  can  you! 

(It's  all  in  the  Big  Campaign  Book* 
Get  a  copy  today  and  plan  your 
GOLDEN  ENGAGEMENT!) 


Extra!    ''Treasure  Island"  is  a  smash   sued 
from  Coast  to  Coast!     Congratulations  to  the 
showmen  who  are  making  exploitation  history! 


The  Leading 

Daily 

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.Newspaper^, 

of  the    '  <y 

Motion 

Picture 

Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 
and         ^  <^ 
Faith  fur -i  ^| 
Service  to 
the  Inditstry 
in  All 
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VOL.  36.    NO.  47 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  AUGUST  25,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


U.  A.  to  Sue; 
Acts  Soon  On 
Cancellations 


Maintains    Code    Clause 
Does  Not  Apply 


United  Artists  will  go  through  with 
its  original  plan  to  contest  Code  Au- 
thority's ruling  that  it  is  subject  to 
the  cancellation  clause  by  filing  a  test 
suit  in  U.  S.  District  Court  here  early 
next  week,  Edward  Raftery,  U.  A. 
counsel,  said  yesterday,  verifying  Mo- 
tion Picture  Daily's  exclusive  story. 
The  test  case  against  Campi  may  be 
filed  as  early  as  Monday,  Raftery  said. 

Campi's  decision  points  out  that  the 
cancellation  provisions  of  the  code  are 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Philadelphia  Row  on 
Lease  Goes  to  Campi 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  2  4. — The 
grievance  board  today  refused  the  dis- 
missal plea  of  William  Goldman,  de- 
fendant, in  the  case  of  the  Band  Box 
and  certified  the  case  to  Campi.  Wil- 
liam Wolf  filed  against  Goldman, 
former  zone  manager  for  Warners 
and  now  developing  a  circuit  of  his 
own,  and  the  Integrity  Trust  Co.  on 
a  charge  of  illegally  negotiating  for 
the  lease. 

The  Band  Box  is  one  of  the  houses 
which  was  expected  to  be  part  and 
parcel  of  Goldman's  proposed  circuit. 

Better  Films,  Less 
Heat  Aid  Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  24.  —  Surcease 
from  the  oppressive  heat,  coupled  with 
good    product    and    outstanding    name 

(Continued  on  page   4) 


Current  Zoning  May  Stay 
To  Avoid  Sales  Stalemate 


Report  Agfa  Behind 
Adventure  Pictures 

Hollywood.  Aug.  24.— The  Agfa 
Ansco  Co.  is  reported  here  as  invest- 
ing   $2,000,000    in    the    production    of 

(Continued  on    pape   4) 


Tie-in  with  Boyd? 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  24.— Wil- 
liam Goldman  is  reported 
now  interested  with  Al  Boyd 
in  the  Locust  which  the  latter 
controls.  The  house  is  slated 
to  reopen  late  next  month 
with  "Caravan,"  one  of  the 
reputedly  big  attractions  on 
the  Fox  schedule. 


Congressional  Code  Probe 
Asked  at  Allied  Meeting 


By  WILLIAM  ORNSTEIN 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  24. — Climax- 
ing its  three-day  eastern  convention 
here.  Allied  States  today  passed  a 
resolution  seeking  a  congressional  in- 
vestigation of  the  code. 

The  resolution  demanded  that  Con- 
gress look  into  "all  phases  of  negotia- 
tion, drafting  and  administration"  of 
the  code  and  that,  in  its  enactment  of 
legislation  extending  the  NRA,  it 
"provide  for  negotiation  of  a  new  and 
fair  code  for  the  film  industry  with 
the  aid  and  assistance  of  fair  and  un- 
biased representatives  of  the  govern- 
ment." The  Allied  units  pledged 
themselves  "to  work  unceasingly"  to 
this  end  and  called  upon  "independent 
exhibitors  everywhere"  to  join  them  in 


Final  Assents  8,720 

Code  assents  reached  a 
grand  total  of  8,720  during 
the  reopened  period  for  filing 
assents,  which  terminated 
Aug.  15.  During  the  period 
367  new  exhibitor  assents 
were  received  for  a  new  total 
of  8,525.  Distributor  assents 
now  total  123  and  producers, 
72. 


the   fight   for  a   congressional   investi- 
gation. 

Sidney     Samuelson,     Allied     head, 

(Continued  on  page   3) 


Campi    Committee    Will 

Probe  Idea — Appeals 

Deluge  New  Setups 


Banks  Score 
Point;  Stall 
Examination 


Examination  of  officers  of  Para- 
mount creditor  banks  before  trial  of 
a  suit  brought  to  set  aside  the  $13,000,- 
000  credit  transaction  of  1932  between 
12  banks  and  Film  Production  Corp., 
was  forestalled  yesterday  when  the 
banks  intervened  with  a  U.  S.  District 
Court  motion  to  test  the  legality  of 
the  subpoenas  with  which  the  officers 
were  served  and  the  validity  of  the 
examination  itself. 

The  banks'  test  motion  will  be  heard 

(Continued  on  page   4) 


K,  of  C.  Pans  Films; 
Lifts  Ban  on  Liquor 

Detroit,  Aug.  24. — Every  member 
of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  was  urged 
to  enroll  in  the  Legion  of  Decency  in  a 
resolution  passed  by  the  organization, 
which  just  terminated  its  convention. 

The  industry  was  rapped  severely 
and  films  that  "portray  lewd  and 
lascivious  conduct"  panned  heartily. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  K.  of  C. 
lifted  its  ban  on  the  use  of  lif;uor. 


Independents 
In  Southeast 
Lambaste  Code 


Atlanta,  Aug.  24. — A  plea  for  the 
existence  of  the  small  exhibitor  is 
made  by  the  GFTA  Independent  The- 
atres' Association  in  a  "Declaration 
of  Independents"  in  which  the  code  is 
denounced  as  favoring  the  large  in- 
terests. 

Copies  of  the  document  have  been 
forwarded  to  President  Roosevelt, 
General  Hugh  S.  Johnson,  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  Will 
H.  Hays,  John  C.  Flinn,  heads  of  pro- 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


Rowland  Brown  Seen 
InM-G-M'sU,K,Unit 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  Aug.  24. — Rowland  Brown 
may  be  identified  with  M-G-M's 
British  production  unit.  The  director 
flies  to  Carlsbad  Saturday  to  see 
Louis  B.  Mayer  presumably  in  this 
connection. 

Brown,  who  came  over  to  direct 
"The  Scarlet  Pimpernel"  for  London 
Films,  has  relinquished  the  assignment 

(Continued   on   page  4) 


Flooded  with  clearance  and  zoning 
appeals  from  virtually  every  major 
key  city  and  with  little  likelihood  of 
disposing  of  all  without  seriously  re- 
tarding the  new  selling  season,  Campi 
has  designated  a  committee  to  investi- 
gate the  advisability  of  abandoning  at- 
tempts to  draft  new  clearance  and 
zoning  schedules,  and,  instead,  recon- 
vening the  local  boards  to  resume  the 
hearing  of  protests  against  existing 
schedules. 

Campi  has  called  a  special  session 
for  next  Thursday — the  next  regular 
meeting  would  have  taken  place  a  week 
later — to  receive  the  report  of  its 
clearance  and  zoning  investigating 
committee  and  will  make  a  final  rul- 
ing then  on  the  procedure  to  be  taken 
henceforth.  The  investigating  com- 
mittee consists  of  George  J.  Schaefer, 
Paramount ;  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
T.O.C.C. ;  R.  H.  Cochrane^  Universal ; 
Nathan  Yamins,  Allied  States,  and 
Harold    S.    Bareford,    Warners. 

In     the     meantime,     all     scheduled 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Ohio  Tax  Setback; 
Extra  Session  Off 

Columbus,  O.,  Aug.  24. — Despite 
the  recent  statement  of  Governor 
White  that  his  chief  recommendation 
to  the  special  session  of  the  legislature 
in  September  would  be  the  enactment 
of  a  general  sales  tax,  the  session  will 
not  be  called.  His  action  is  predicated 
on  the  assumption  that  politics  would 
largely  govern  the  action  of  several 
advocates  of  the  measure  who  were 
defeated  in   the  recent   primaries. 

The  measure,  which  has  been  voted 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


K.  C.  Prices  Up 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  24. — Bar- 
gain prices  came  to  an  end 
at  local  first  runs  today, 
when  the  Midland  and  New- 
man hiked  their  tariff  from 
25  cents  to  40  cents  at 
night.  The  Mainstreet  and 
Uptown  inaugurate  increases 
in  a  week,  while  the  Tower 
plans  a  similar  change  around 
Sept.  L 


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Vol.   36 


August   J5.   1934 


No.   47 


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Virginia  Loomis  Passes 

Virginia  Loomis,  18,  older  of  the 
dancing  Loomis  Sisters,  died  yester- 
day at  the  Roosevelt  Hospital  of 
amoebic  dysentery  following  an  ap- 
pendicitis operation.  She  and  her  sis- 
ter, Maxine,  who  is  seriously  ill  at 
the  same  hospital,  were  to  leave  for 
the  coast  on  Sept.  21,  under  contract 
to  Fox.  Last  night  her  inother,  Mrs. 
Betty  Loomis,  left  with  the  body  for 
Kansas  City,  the  girl's  birthplace, 
where  interment  will  take  place. 


Otterson  Notes  Pickup 

Vastly  improved  business  conditions 
in  England  and  on  the  Continent  were 
observed  by  John  E.  Otterson,  Erpi 
president,  who  returned  to  his  desk 
yesterday  following  a  visit  of  more 
than  a  month  abroad. 


Deal  Includes  Jersey 

Tlie  Fox  product  deal  with  the 
Warner  circuit  embraces  the  latter's 
string  in  Northern  Jersey  as  well  as 
elsewhere  except  New  York  City 
where  Warner  houses  play  their  own 
product. 


Hartford  Cameo  Reopens 

Hartford,  Aug.  24.  ■ —  Dark  for 
about  two  months,  the  Caiueo  has  re- 
ppened  with  a  dual  bill  and  five 
vaudeville  acts.  The  theatre  will 
charge  20  and  30  cents  for  the  entirt 
program. 


Legal  Hurdles  Block 
Portland  House  Deal 

Portland,  Aug.  24. — Legal  techni- 
calities are  delaying  John  Hamrick's 
offer  to  take  over  the  lease  of  the 
Pantages,  but  the  offer  has  been  sub- 
mitted to  Federal  court  for  approval. 

It  appears  Alexander  Pantages  was 
foreclosed  out  of  the  property  by  hold- 
ers of  a  second  mortgage  and  that,  he, 
therefore,  no  longer  has  anything  to 
say  about  its  disi>osal.  h'irst  mortgage 
bonds  aggregate  $425,000  against  the 
second  mortgage  placed  on  the  prop- 
erty by  tiie  KKO  Western  Corp., 
bankrupt  comi)any  which  at  one  time 
operated  the  theatre. 


Reid,  Lee  Appointed 

Al  Reid,  formerly  a  district  mana- 
ger for  RKO,  has  been  appointed  super- 
visor of  the  Fox,  Brooklyn,  and  the 
Paramount,  Brooklyn.  Si  I'abian  op- 
erates the  former  on  his  own  and 
holds  Paramount  Publix's  interest  in 
the  latter. 

"Dr."  Joe  Lee  has  been  named  man- 
aging director  of  the  Paramount. 


Ostrer  in  on  G-B  Deals 

Mark  Ostrer,  one  of  Gaumont 
British's  financial  backers,  arrived 
yesterday  on  the  Aquitania,  which  was 
delayed  in  arrival  because  of  fog. 
During  his  stay  here,  Ostrer  is  ex- 
pected to  make  the  final  decisions  on 
G-B's  plans  for  distribution  and  ex- 
iiibition  activities  in  this  country. 


Dinner  for  Brown 

Chicago,  Aug.  24. — George  Brown, 
business  agent  of  the  local  operators' 
union  and  president  of  the  I.A.T.S.E., 
will  be  tendered  a  banquet  at  the 
Stevens  in  Chicago,  Monday.  The 
eritire  Windy  City  industry  is  cooper- 
ating  in  putting  over  the  event. 


110,383  at  "Cleo"  in  Week 

"Cleopatra,"  wOnich  went  into  a  sec- 
ond week  yesterday  at  the  Paramount, 
played  to  an  audience  of  110,383  in 
its  first  week  at  the  house,  it  is  re- 
ported by  Paramount. 


Guilds  in  Joint  Meeting 

Hollywood,  Aug.  24. — Points  to  be 
taken  up  by  the  five-five  committees 
were  discussed  last  night  at  a  joint 
meeting  of  the  actors'  and  writers' 
screen  guilds. 


Here's  a  Short 

"What,  No  Men?"  (Vita- 
phone)  is  a  fast-moving, 
spectacular  short  subject  that 
should  panic  audiences  with 
its  beauty  and  entertainment 
value.  It  is  done  in  the  new 
three-component  Technicolor 
process.  Most  of  the  scenes 
are  shot  outdoors.  The  cam- 
era of  Ray  Renahan  catches 
the  beauties  of  nature  in  all 
their  fullness  and  the  color 
schemes  of  the  costumes  in 
all  their  brilliance.  This  two- 
reeler  will  take  the  play  away 
from  many  a  feature  length 
nlm. 

The  locale  of  the  story  is 
the  old  west,  with  only  wo- 
men left  in  charge.  Into  this 
spftini'  fall  El  Brendel  and 
Phil  Regan  to  meet  Wini 
Shaw,  cast  as  a  hard-boiled 
character.  Miss  Shaw  photo- 
graphs strikingly  and  her  vo- 
cal rendition  of  Sammy  Fain 
and  Irving  Kahal's  "It  Was  a 
Dark  and  Stormy  Night"  is 
entertainment  plus. 

Ralph  Staub's  direction  is 
flawless  and  Bobby  Connolly's 
dance  routines  are  far  above 
the  average.  Running  time, 
22  mins. 


Approve  Mascot  Film 

Hollywood.  .Aug.  24.  —  Mascot's 
"Young  and  Beautiful"  has  been  ap- 
proved by  the  Production  Code  Ad- 
ministration,  receiving   Seal    No.   181. 


The  Mascot  picture  has  its  world 
premiere  at  the  Steel  Pier,  Atlantic 
City,  tomorrow.  .Al  Sherman  left  for 
the  shore  yesterday  to  aid  Eli  Oro- 
witz  in  the  exploitation. 


RKO-Mayfair  Deal  Off 

Negotiations  with  Walter  Reade  on 
a  deal  b\-  which  RKO  was  to  resume 
operation  of  the  Mayfair  have  been 
definitely  abandoned.  The  7th  Ave. 
house  will  continue  under  Reade's 
operation. 


Screening    "Limherlosf* 

Monogram  will  screen  "A  Girl  of 
the  Limberlost"  at  the  Criterion  Tues- 
day morning  for  metropolitan  area  ex- 
hibitors. 


Eastman  Up  %  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chans;e 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 30M  30J4        30^  ^ 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2Vi,  2%  2Vn  —  Vi 

ConsoHdated  Film  Industries,  pfd 14!^  14^        14^^  —  }/i 

Eastman  Kodak   lOOM  100  10054  -|-  -34 

Fox    Film    "A" 123/^.  12  123^  +  l^ 

Loew's.    Inc 29  28^4        28^  -|-  54 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 4  4  4  -H  !^ 

Pathe    Exchange    UJ  I14  V/i  

Pathe    E.xchange    "A" 16"^  15"^        16^  +  Vs 

RKO     25/8  2>/2  2ys  +% 

Warner  Bros 4S/i  4"/^  45/J 

Technicolor  Down  Y^  on  Curb 

Net 
Hi^h       Low      Close      Change 

Technicolor   13:4        13  j^  _  14 

Para,  F.  L,  Bonds  Gain  % 

Net 

Hiirh  Lew  Close  Cheuige 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s  '40 IYa          7  7           ^ 

Loew's  6s   '41.  ww  deb  rights 101)4  101}4  lOl-H        -|-  ^ 

Paramount    Broadway   5'^s   '51 3954  3954  3954        ~  Vf. 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s   '47 48j5  48M  4854        -f-  Vi 

Paramount   Publix  554.s   '50 48  48  43            i/, 

Warner  Bros.   6s   '39,   wd 565:«  56  S6y^        -{-  Y2 


Sales 

200 

100 

100 

100 

100 

1.200 

2.000 

6.800 

700 

600 

1.400 


Sales 

500 


Sales 


i     Purely 
Personal  > 

ROGER  W.  FOWLER,  former 
member  of  the  Van  Beuren  pro- 
duction department,  who  operates  a 
portrait  studio  on  the  coast,  is  here  to 
negotiate  contracts  with  fan  maga- 
zines for  a  new  method  of  his  of 
making   cover   paintings   of    stars. 

Carlos  Gardel,  Argentine  player, 
who  has  been  working  in  Spanish 
films  for  Paramount,  sails  today 
aboard  the  Bremen  for  a  short  vaca- 
tion in  Europe.  Vicente  PADULA,who 
lias  also  appeared  in  Paramount's 
Spanish  films,  will  accompany  him. 

R.  C.  Sherriff,  his  adaptation  of 
"Within  This  Present"  completed  for 
Universal,  is  coming  east  to  embark 
for  England.  He  will  sail  from  Que- 
bec  on   the  Empress  of  Britain. 

Cameron  Rogers,  vice-president  of 
the  Grace  Lines,  has  been  engaged  by 
DaurvlZanuck  for  research  on  "Car- 
dinal Richelieu,"  George  Arliss'  next. 
He's  an  expert  on  the  subject. 

W.  Ray  Johnston  will  spend  a 
week  in  Waterloo,  la.,  the  home  town, 
and  visit  Monogram  exchanges  along 
the  route  before  returning  here  about 
Sept.  10. 

W.  P.  LiPscoMBE  and  R.  J.  Min- 
NEY,  authors  of  "Clive  of  India," 
leave  for  the  coast  today  to  do  the 
screen  adaptation  of  their  play  for 
20th   Century. 

Margaret  S.  White,  Monogram 
secretary,  left  last  night  on  a  vacation 
trip  to  Montreal  and  the  World  Fair 
at  Chicago. 

Stuart  Erwin  is  on  his  way  east 
and  will  arrive  in  New  York  today. 
He  will  spend  about  two  weeks 
here  before  returning  to  M-G-M. 

Roland  Young  has  departed  for 
the  coast  for  a  role  in  Paramount's 
"Here  Is   My   Heart." 

Geokgie  Price  and  Sylvia  Frogs 
have  started  work  in  a  Vitaphone 
short  in  Brooklyn. 

Stuart  Webb  is  back  on  the  job. 
The  first  half  of  this  week  found  him 
ill  at  home. 

-Al  Adams,  of  U.  A.'s  exploitation 
department,  leaves  today  for  a  two- 
week  vacation  at   Lake   Placid. 

V.\L  Lewton  has  signed  a  contract 
as  scenario  writer  for  M-G-M  and 
leaves  for  the  coast  today. 

Lee  Goldberg,  of  Big  Feature 
Rights  Corp.  and  Majestic  franchise 
holder  in  Kentucky,  is  in  New  York. 

Nat  Saland  is  waiting  for  them  to 
sign   that   contract. 

Ed  Kuykendall  leaves  for  New 
Orleans  today. 

Marc  Connelly  arrives  Tuesday  on 
the  Santa  Lucia  from  the  coast. 


New  CaL  ITO  Slate 
As  Revamping  Starts 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  24. — The  I.  T. 
O.  of  Southern  California  began  its 
reorganization  with  the  election  of  a 
new  slate  of  officers  at  a  meeting  to- 
day. H.  W.  Chotiner  was  named  pres- 
ident; C.  A.  Ferry,  vice-president; 
Jules  Wolf,  secretary ;  Irving  Callin, 
treasurer.  The  following  were  named 
to  the  directorate :  Lou  Bard,  Jack 
Berman,  Al  Bowman,  Rowland  Lev- 
inson,  Harry  Popkin. 


Saturday,   August  25,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


U.  A.  to  Sue; 
Acts  Soon  On 
Cancellations 


{CoHtiiincd  front  page    1) 

intended  to  be  "remedial  in  nature," 
providing  exhibitors  with  some  leeway 
in  program  arrangements  to  conform 
to  local  audiences  and  conditions. 
"The  language  used  in  the  code," 
Campi's  opinion  states,  "should  there- 
fore be  construed  in  the  light  of  in- 
dustry conditions  and  in  a  manner 
that  will  accomplish  the  desired  re- 
sult." 

The  Campi  finding  holds  that  U. 
A.'s  individual  contracts  are  the  same 
except  for  their  designation  of  film 
cost  and  the  manner  of  playing.  It 
cites  a  clause  contained  in  each  U.  A. 
contract  giving  the  distributor  the 
right  to  cancel  all  contracts  in  the 
event  of  a  breach  of  any  one  as  cre- 
atiiTg  a  situation  in  respect  to  U.  A. 
which  "does  not  differ  from  the  usual 
practice  in  the  industry  of  executing 
a  single  contract  for  all  pictures  with 
varying  rentals  and  playing  arrange- 
ments  for   each  individual   picture." 

"Surely,"  the  opinion  recites,  "in- 
sofar as  the  rights  of  the  distributor 
and  the  obligations  of  the  exhibitor 
are  concerned,  the  difference  is  only 
in  form." 

Campi's  decision  affirms  the  finding 
of  the  Indianapolis  grievance  board  in 
the  case  which  was  brought  against 
U.  A.  by  H.  R.  Evans  of  the  Al- 
bion, Albion,  Ind.,  and  appealed  to 
Campi. 


Current  Zoning  May 
Stay  to  Aid  Sales 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

hearings  of  appeals  on  clearance  and 
zoning  rulings  which  have  been  cer- 
tified to  Code  Authority  by  local 
boards  have  been  called  off.  In  all, 
23  hearings  running  as  far  in  advance 
as  Oct.  29,  are  affected  by  the  order. 
Cincinnati,  Columbus  and  Dayton  ap- 
peals had  been  scheduled  for  hearing 
here  Tuesday ;  Cleveland  on  Wednes- 
day and  Detroit  on  Thursday.  Find- 
ings in  the  New  Haven,  Hartford 
and  Bridgeport  appeals,  already  heard, 
will  be  held  in  abeyance  pending  the 
decision  on  future  procedure. 

Campi  is  officially  reported  to  have 
viewed  the  present  clearance  and 
zoning  situation  as  "impossible"  in 
view  of  the  large  number  of  com- 
plaints against  new  schedules  and  the 
time  and  expense  involved  in  hearing 
them.  In  the  unsettled  situation  which 
would  result,  distributors  would  not 
be  at  liberty  to  sell  pictures,  and 
many  exhibitors  eventually  would  be 
without  product. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.  and  a  member  of  Campi, 
despatched  wires  to  all  exhibitor  or- 
ganizations yesterday,  querying  them 
on  their  willingness  to  abandon  the 
drafting  of  new  schedules  in  favor  of 
individual  protests  by  exhibitors 
against  existing  clearance.  He  points 
out  that  selling  could  proceed  imme- 
diately on  this  basis  with  the  recon- 
vened local  clearance  and  zoning 
boards  empowered  to  make  decisions 
even  a.fter  contracts  are  signed.  The 
decisions  would  be  subject  to  appeal 
to  Campi. 


With  Allied  at  the  Shore 


Atlantic  City,  Aug.  24. — Sidney 
Samuelson  is  all  smiles  and  has  great 
hopes  that  the  15th  annual  session  of 
the  New  Jersey  unit  will  be  the  best 
of  all.  His  wife  is  here  working  with 
Sid  and  agrees  on  everything  he  says. 
• 

Aaron  Saperstein  has  a  pain  in  the 
back  he's  been  trying  to  get  rid  of  the 
past  few  days  and  couldn't.  He  says 
he  couldn't  sleep  on  the  train  on  this 
account.  His  plans  to  drive  his  two 
sons  east  have  been  postponed  until  a 
later  date. 

• 

Herman     Blum,    true    Baltimorean, 
brought  seven  southern  exhibitors  with 
him  for  company.     He  says  the  South 
must  stick  together. 
• 

Dave   Snaper,  Jersey  circuit  owner, 
arrived    late    Wednesday    night     in     a 
light  green  fedora.    His  sidekick,  Joe 
Lee  of  Fox,  dropped  in  Thursday. 
• 

Ja.y  Emanuel,  who  lives  at  the 
President  during  the  summer,  is  only 
a  short  distance  away  from  Allied  con- 
vention headquarters,  but  sees  all  and 
hears  all  about  the  session  as  he 
passes  by  the  Ritz  Carlton  with  his 
better  half. 

• 

John  Benas  and  I.  Welt  of  the  Leon 
Rosenblatt    circuit    arm-and-armed    it 
on  the  boardwalk.     Welt  with  a  cane 
and   busy   conversing  with   Benas. 
• 

"Sonny"  Winnick,  Jersey  "U"  sales- 
man,   is    on    home    grounds    amongst 
friends.     He   advises   the   reason    Max 
Cohen  is  absent  is  due  to  his  being  ill. 
• 

Reports  here  have  it  Herb  Miller 
and  Paul  Greenhalgh  of  the  Emanuel 
Publications  are  engaged  and  Miller 
will  take  the  vow  first.  Neither  is 
here. 

• 

E.  O.  Heyl,  manager ;  Ed  Anger, 
assistant  manager ;  E.  A.  Timothy, 
salesman ;  R.  H.  McCune,  New  Jer- 
sey   representative    of    RCA     Photo- 


phone,  are  here  with  an  exhibit.  In 
fact,  the  third  floor  is  given  over  to 
numerous  displays  of  other  products. 

• 

Moe  Rosenberg,  operator  of  the 
West  End,  Newark ;  Franklyn,  Nut- 
ley,  and  Broadway,  Woodcliffe,  all  in 
New  Jersey,  is  here  for  the  first  time 
as  an  independent  exhibitor.  He  was 
identified  with  Warners  at  the  home 
office  for  five  years  and  three  months 
ago  decided  to  go  in  business  for  him- 
self. 

• 

Herb  Copeland,  A.  C.  city  manager 
for  Warners,  is  playing  host  to  all 
Allied  conventioneers.  Copeland  used 
to  manage  the  Winter  Garden  on 
Broadway. 

• 

Very  few  tuxedos  made  their  ap- 
pearance at  the  banquet  last  night, 
most  of  the  members  preferring  in- 
formal dress. 

• 

Abram  Myers  and  Sidney  Samuel- 
son  must  be  holding  secret  confabs. 
Neither  can  be  found  around  the  lobby 
after  regular  sessions  are  over. 

Haskell  M.  Block,  son  of  Mark, 
operator  of  the  Lyric  and  Station, 
Newark,  is  meeting  a  lot  of  Sigma 
Tau  Phi  fraternity  members  while  at- 
tending the  convention.  Haskell  is 
general  manager  of  his  father's  the- 
atres and  is  having  a  swell  time  here. 
Mark  continues  to  complain  about  his 
10-cent  houses,  but  they're  still  mak- 
ing money. 

• 

Louis  Gold  of  the  Rivoli,  Newark, 
strutted  the  boardwalk  with  his  wife 
and  two  daughters  last  night.  Julius 
Charnow  took  his  wife  for  a  ride  in 
a  perambulator,  while  some  of  the 
other  members  took  to  other  diver- 
sions. 

• 

At  least  half  of  the  Allied  conven- 
tioneers attended  the  greyhound  races 
last  night.  Seems  the  dogs  hold  a 
greater  thrill  than  anything  else  for 
exhibitors. 


Congressional  Code  Probe 
Asked  at  Allied  Meeting 


{Continued   fr 

Stated  that  action  by  the  association 
had  been  already  started,  particularly 
in  New  England,  where,  he  said,  all 
congressmen  were  lined  up  in  support 
of     Allied     principles.  Abram     F. 

Myers,  general  counsel  of  Allied,  will 
be  the  Washington  contact,  it  is  un- 
derstood, while  Allied  members  in 
each  city  will  seek  to  line  up  the  local 
congressmen  before  the  national  legis- 
lature reconvenes. 

In  another  resolution  the  meeting 
pledged  itself  "to  seek  revision  of  the 
copyright  law  which  will  neutralize 
the  arbitrary  and  destructive  power 
possessed  and  exercised  by  such  com- 
binations as  the  American  Society  of 
Composers,  Authors  and  Publishers 
and  restrict  copyright  owners  to  priv- 
ileges and  protection  reasonably  con- 
templated by  constitutional  grant." 

A  third  resolution  asked  for  the  uni- 
fied support  of  all  independent  units. 
Another  urged  that  further  erection  or 


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licensing  of  dog  tracks  be  stopped, 
that  no  giveaways  be  distributed,  that 
the  racing  season  be  limited  to  four 
weeks,  that  betting  be  restricted  and 
racing  be   confined  to  afternoons. 

Also  presented  was  a  resolution  bit- 
ting Philadelphia  exchanges  serving 
Jersey  theatres  with  prints  censored 
by  the  Philadelphia  censor  board.  This 
resolution  declared  Northern  New 
Jersey  houses  served  from  New  York 
were  getting  better  censor-passed  pic- 
tures. 

Independents,  regardless  of  their 
policy,  were  asked  to  lengthen  their 
playing  time  and  eliminate  one  change 
of  program  weekly.  Better  selection 
of  product  and  no  fear  of  a  shortage 
would  result  if  this  plan  were  adopted, 
it  was   said. 

John  Benas,  buyer  for  the  Leon 
Rosenblatt  circuit,  spent  five  hours  this 
morning  and  afternoon  analyzing  the 
new  product  of  all  companies. 


Independents 
In  Southeast 
Lambaste  Code 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

ducing  companies,  Atlanta  exchange 
managers,  local  code  officials,  trade 
press  and  all  individuals  of  any  prom- 
inence in  the  industry. 

"Under  the  code,"  says  the  docu- 
ment, "independents  have  sacrificed 
all  former  methods  of  holding  and  in- 
creasing trade,  such  as  two-for-ones, 
discount  tickets,  etc.,  and  the  chain 
theatres  have  made  but  few  conces- 
sions along  these  lines,  staging  a 
fight  instead  against  double-feature 
programs,  in  many  instances  a  vital 
necessity  for  the  independents." 

It  adds  that  the  chains  "through 
their  superior  advantages  in  code  pro- 
cedure are  stifling  the  independents 
with  additional  business  outrages, 
which  formerly  they  dared  not  at- 
tempt under  the  anti-trust  laws."  The 
charge  is  also  made  that  "the  chains 
are  demanding  and  receiving  unrea- 
sonable protection  over  the  indepen- 
dents, until  the  latter  are  being  forced 
to  close  because  of  (a)  films  so  old 
their  value  is  useless;  (b)  no  film  at 
ah." 

The  declaration  asserts  that  "an 
honest  interpretation"  of  Campi  "con- 
tains within  itself  sufficient  relief  to 
settle  all  difficulties  which  may  arise 
between  the  producer-distributor  and 
the  independent  theatre  operator ;  we 
feel  justified  in  bitterly  complaining 
over  the  administration  as  it  is  now 
given  impulse ;  we  feel  this  charge  to 
be  grave  but  we  also  firmly  believe 
it  can  be  substantiated,  and  that  until 
this  situation  is  corrected,  the  Code 
Authority  is  impotent  to  render  the 
relief  the  wise  framers  of  it  intended." 

The  organization  announces  its  in- 
tention "to  fight  for  its  lifeblood  and 
to  secure  for  ourselves  and  all  other 
independent  exhibitors  all  those  rights 
and  privileges  which  we  know  are 
ours  under  every  law  of  rights  and 
every  law  of  justice." 

The  declaration  also  asserts  that 
"unholy  alliances  between  the  pro- 
ducer and  chain  theatre  owner"  have 
thinned  the  ranks  of  the  independents. 


Ohio  Tax  Setback; 
Extra  Session  Off 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

down  five  times  during  incumbency  of 
the  present  legislators,  will  be  given 
consideration  Nov.  19,  the  time  to 
which  the  last  session  of  the  General 
Assembly  was  prorogued. 

Enactment  of  the  sa.les  tax  is  ex- 
pected to  automatically  repeal  the  10 
per  cent  state  admission  tax,  together 
with  other  imposts  coming  within  the 
category  of  the  nuisance  tax. 


L.  A.  Sends  Out  Schedule 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  24. — More  than 
600  copies  of  the  revised  zoning  sche- 
dule for  this  territory  have  been  mailed 
to  the  various  branches  of  the  indus- 
try. 


Edwards  to  Sheffield 

Denver,  Aug.  24. — A.  G.  Edwards 
is  now  manager  of  the  Sheffield  ex- 
change, which  distributes  Monogram. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  August  25,    1934 


Reduce  Para. 
Creditors  to 
$50,600,000 


Creditors'  claims  against  Paramount 
Publix  have  been  scaled  down  to 
$50,6(X),0{)0,  thus  realizing  the  most 
optimistic  hope  of  groups  working  on 
reorganization  of  the  company. 

Claims  in  bankruptcy  filed  against 
Paramount  aggregated  $282,700,000. 
Early  in  reorganization  proceedings, 
debenture  holders  offered  the  view 
that  if  the  claims  could  be  scaled  down 
to  $60,000,000,  a  reorganization  plan 
could  be  achieved  and  that,  if  they 
were  reduced  to  $50,000,000,  an  un- 
questionable satisfactory  plan  could  be 
advanced.  Thus  the  present  status  of 
claims  against  the  company  realizes 
the  most  optimistic  hopes  of  those  en- 
gaged in  the  rehabilitation, 

The  claims  comprising  the  present 
balance  are  those  of  debenture  holders 
for  $25,800,000;  of  banks  for  $13,- 
500,000,  and  of  general  creditors  for 
$11,300,000. 

Among  the  large  claims  eliminated 
through  plans  of  settlement  are  those 
of  Paramount  Broadway  bondholders 
for  $178,500,000;  of  Allied  Owners 
for  $23,300,000,  and  of  general  credit- 
ors for  $12,500,000.  The  balance  in- 
cludes the  debenture  holders'  and 
banks'  claims  and  $29,000,000  of  other 
claims.  The  latter  amount  has  been 
reduced  to  $11,300,000  by  the  expung- 
ing of  $14,400,000  after  court  pro- 
cedures and  a  reduction  of  $3,300,000 
after  contesting  the  amounts  in  which 
claims  were  filed. 

The  Paramount  Publix  trustees  had 
cash  on  hand  of  $15,644,000  as  of  June 
14,  last.  Leading  reorganizing  fac- 
tions among  Paramount  creditors, 
which  cpmprise  debenture  holders, 
banks  and  stockholders,  have  hopes  of 
a  reorganized  Paramount  by  Oct.  1 
and  a  completed  plan  within  three 
weeks. 


Banks  Score  Point; 
Stall  Examination 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
Wednesday  by  Federal  Judge  Murray 
W.  Hulbert.  In  the  event  it  is  denied, 
examination  of  the  officers  will  pro- 
ceed five  days  after  the  entering  of 
Judge  Hulbert's  order.  Special  Mastjr 
John  E.  Joyce,  before  whom  the  ex- 
aminations were  to  have  been  begun 
yesterday,  ruled. 

Bank  officers  already  subpoenaed 
for  the  examination  include  Thomas 
A.  Reynolds,  vice-president  of  the 
Natonal  City  Bank;  Max  D.  Howell, 
assistant  vice-president  of  the  Chem- 
ical Bank  &  Trust  Co.,  and  L.  A. 
Keidel,  vice-president  of  Bankers 
Trust.  Nine  other  New  York,  Chi- 
cago and  Philadelphia  banks  are  made 
defendants  in  the  Film  Production  suit, 
in  which  the  Paramount  trustees  seek 
to  have  the  banks  declared  general, 
rather  than  preferred  creditors  of 
Paramount's,  as  will  be  their  status  if 
the  Film  Production  transaction  is 
upheld  by  the  court. 


Finishes  First  for  **U'* 

Hollywood,  Aug.  24.— Buck  Jones 
has  finished  the  first  of  the  series  of 
six  features  he  is  making  for  Univer- 
sal release. 


Seeks  Appeal  Versus 
Trusteeship  Posts 

A  motion  for  leave  to  appeal  from 
the  U.  S.  District  Court  order  ap- 
pointing Charles  D.  Hilles,  Eugene 
W.  Leake  and  Charles  E.  Richardson 
permanent  trustees  of  Paramount  Pub- 
lix as  a  debtor  corporation  was  filed 
with  the  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Ap- 
peals here  yesterday  by  Samuel  Zirn, 
attorney  for  a  small  group  of  Para- 
mount bondholders. 

The  motion  is  returnable  at  the  fall 
term  of  the  appeals  court,  which  opens 
Oct.  1.  It  alleges  various  former 
bank  and  film  associations  of  the 
trustees  tend  to  disqualify  them  as 
trustees  of  Paramount.  A  similar 
action  by  Zirn  following  the  appoint- 
ment of  the  three  as  trustees  in  bank- 
ruptcy for  Paramount  more  than  a 
year  ago  and  making  allegations 
almost  identical  to  those  in  the  present 
action,  was  dismissed  by  the  hederal 
Circuit  court  here  and  Zirn's  applica- 
tion for  an  appeal  to  the  U.  S. 
Supreme  Court  was  denied  in  that 
iiistance. 


Flash  Previews 

Death  on  the  Diamond — Excitement 
and  mystery  keynote  this  baseball  yarn 
and  keep  it  moving  at  ^n  interesting 
pitch  throughout.  While  not  entire- 
ly logical,  it  is  completely  entertain- 
ing with  special  attractiveness  to  ball 
fans  and  lovers  of  action  melodrama. 

Caravan — Despite  its  elaborate  pro- 
duction, "Caravan"  falls  short  of  the 
big  picture  class.  A  slow-moving  and 
slow-motivating  romantic  drama,  its 
premise  is  lost  in  the  ponderous  sym- 
bolic musical  accompaniment.  .  .  . 
That  it  is  a  different  musical  oper- 
etta is  the  film's  chief  showmanship 
quality.  

These  films  zmll  be  previewed  in  full  in  a 
later    issue   of    Motion    Picture   Daily. 


*' Dames'*  Is  the  Topper 

Warners  yesterday  took  exception 
to  a  Motion  Picture  Daily  dis- 
patch from  New  Orleans  indicating 
that  "Treasure  Island"  was  leading 
the  field  there  in  point  of  gross  this 
week  and  cited  $11,500  for  its  picture 
at  the  Orpheum.  The  house  normally 
does  about  $6,500. 


Rowland  Brown  Seen 
InM-G-M'sU.K.Unit 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 

which  is  being  taken  over  by  Alex- 
ander Korda.  The  split  came  over  a 
difference  of  opinion  on  how  the  pro- 
duction should  be  handled. 

"I  parted  friends  with  Korda," 
Brown  told  this  correspondent.  "Korda 
is  fond  of  directing  himself  and  ap- 
parently has  no  confidence  in  my 
method  while  1  couldn't  agree  witli 
his." 


0*Ryan  Cuts  Pickets 
At  Theatres  to  Two 

Heeding  the  protests  of  local  the- 
atre owners,  Police  Commissioner 
O'Ryan  yesterday  modified  the  re- 
cent order  extending  leniency  to  mass 
picketing  by  union  groups.  The  order 
limits  the  number  of  pickets  to  two 
at  any  one  theatre.  The  police  were 
told  to  make  arrests  where  they  met 
with  resistence  in  enforcing  the  order. 


Back  in  Show  Column 

Columbus.  O.,  Aug.  24.— The  RKO 
Palace  switched  from  straight  pic- 
tures to  a  combination  picture  and 
stage  policy  today  with  "Bowery  Mu- 
sic Hall  Follies,"  a  B.  &  K.  unit. 
"Cockeyed  Cavaliers"  was  on  the 
screen. 


Akkon,  O.,  Aug.  24. — Loew's  and 
the  Palace,  playing  straight  pictures 
for  several  months,  are  swinging  into 
the  stage  show  column.  Loew's  will 
be  on  a  weekly  change  basis,  while 
jthe  Palace  will  play  intermittent  en- 
gagements, using  only  such  units  as 
appear  suitable  for  the  particular 
clientele  of  this  house. 


Eastman  Profits  Up  55% 

Rochester,  Aug.  24.— Eastman  Ko- 
dak reports  net  earnings  of  $6,745,676 
for  the  24  weeks  to  June  16.  This 
represents  a  gain  of  55  per  cent,  over 
profits  of  $4,348,624  for  the  same  per- 
iod of  1933.  This  year's  showing  is 
equal  to  $2.91  a  share  as  compared 
with  $1.84  last  year. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY5 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


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'*Age  of  Innocence 

(Radio) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  24. — Another  composite  of  all  pictures  reveals 
John  Boles  engaged  to  the  sweet,  young  Julie  Hayden,  but  he  falls  hard 
for  the  fascinating,  about-to-be-divorced  Irene  Dunne.  Family  tradi- 
tion forces  Boles  to  marry  his  fiancee,  but  finding  that  they  cannot  bear 
the  separation,  he  and  Miss  Dunne  are  about  to  get  away  from  it  all 
together  when  the  discovery  that  Boles'  wife  is  about  to  have  a  baby 
separates  them  forever. 

Despite  the  plot,  told  mostly  by  flashbacks,  the  picture  has  two  saving 
graces — the  understanding  direction  of  Phillip  Moeller  and  the  out- 
standing performances  of  every  member  of  the  cast,  including  Miss 
Dunne,  Boles,  Miss  Hayden,  Laura  Hope  Crews,  as  the  latter's  mother, 
Lionel  Atwill,  as  a  man-about-town,  and  particularly  Helen  Westley, 
as  the  grand  old  grandmother.  Photography  by  James  Van  Trees  is 
good  on  the  long  shots,  but  spotty  in  the  close-ups. 

The  picture  may  do  well  where  Boles  and  Miss  Dunne  draw  though 
mass  appeal  seems  secondary  to  class  values.  Running  time,  82  minutes. 
This  was  previewed  minus  a  code  seal. 


Campi  Rules 
^Bank  Nights' 
A  Violation 


All  "Bank  Night"  and  lottery  forms 
were  held  to  be  violations  of  the  re- 
duced admission  provisions  of  the  code 
in  a  decision  handed  down  by  Code 
Authority,  Friday,  and  made  public 
yesterday.  At  the  same  time,  Campi's 
decision  holding  United  Artists  sub- 
ject to  the  cancellation  provisions  of 
the  code  was  disclosed,  verifying" 
Motion  Picture  Daily's  exclusive 
story  yesterday  of  the  Campi  finding 
in  this  instance. 

The  "Bank  Night"  ruling,  establish- 
ing a  Campi  precedent  in  cases  of  the 
kind,  was  based  on  an  appeal  by  the 
Englewood,  Chicago,  from  the  local 
grievance  board  which  held  a 
"screeno"  game  involving  the  distri- 
bution of  a  cash  prize  by  the  Engle- 
wood was  a  violation  of  the  reduced 
admissions  clause.  Campi  upheld  the 
local  board's  finding.  The  complaint 
against  the  Englewood  was  brought 
by  B.  &  K.'s  Southtown. 

A  new  plan  of  allocating  assess- 
ments for  code  administration  costs 
against  producers,  distributors  and  ex- 
hibitors is  scheduled  to  be  ready  for 
presentation  to  Campi  at  its  special 
meeting  next  Thursday.  Following  the 
protests  of  a  number  of  companies, 
NRA  agreed  to  the  withdrawal  of  the 
original  assessment  plan  and  the  draft- 
ing of  a  new. 

The  complaint  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of 
Eastern  Pennsylvania,  Southern  New 
Jersey  and  Delaware  that  some  distri- 
butors' sales  pacts  violate  the  standard 
contract  requirement  of  the  code  has 
been  referred  by  Campi  to  its  legal 
committee    for    investigation. 

A  plan  for  invoking  a  royalty  sys- 
tem for  production  talent  is  also  ex- 
pected to  be  submitted  to  Campi  at  a 
later  date.  Completion  of  the  plan  is 
now  awaiting  final  reports  of  inves- 
tigating committees  in  Hollywood. 


Better  Films,  Less 
Heat  Aid  Cincinnati 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

values,  has  been  reflected  in  box-office 
takes  here  this  week. 

"Treasure  Island"  pulled  a  nifty 
$15,000  at  the  RKO  Albee,  while 
"Dames"  at  Keith's,  did  an  estimated 
$12,000.  These  are  excellent  grosses 
for  this  season  of  the  year.  Both  pic- 
tures are  playing  extended  runs,  with 
the  former  moving  to  the  RKO  Lyric. 

The  RKO  Palace,  with  "The  Cat's 
Paw,"  rang  up  approximately  $11,000. 

Other  spots  finished  the  week  in 
the  upper  brackets. 


Report  Agfa  Behind 
Adventure  Pictures 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
action  features  and  serials  under  the 
name  Adventure  Pictures,  taking  over 
the  International  Studio  here  for  the 
purpose.  King  Charney,  local  repre- 
sentative of  the  company,  is  being 
mentioned  as  production  head.  This 
morning  he  denied  the  report,  but 
admitted  such  a  deal  might  be  possible. 


At  the  New  York  offices  of  the 
Agfa  Ansco  Co.,  no  one  yesterday 
had  any  knowledge  of  such  a  deal. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Film  Finance 
Figuring  in 
Pathe  Plans 


But 


Reorganization 
To  Come  First 


Is 


Pathe  will  be  in  the  market  for  in- 
creased production  financing  on  com- 
pletion of  its  plan  of  financial  reor- 
ganization, which  is  scheduled  to  be 
acted  upon  by  stockholders  Sept.  11, 
Stuart  Webb,  Pathe  president,  said 
Saturday. 

The  reorganization  plan,  if  ap- 
proved, will  authorize  a  new  Pathe 
company  to  issue  collateral  secured 
notes  up  to  $4,000,000  in  amount  to 
provide  new  working  capital.  The 
production  financing  will  involve 
laboratory  contracts  between  producers 
and  Pathe's  Bound  Brook,  N.  J., 
laboratory.  Such  a  deal  was  recently 
closed  with  Chesterfield-Invincible. 

Others  will  be  negotiated  on  con- 
summation of  the  Pathe  reorganization 
plan,  although  no  new  deals  have  been 
definitely  advanced  as  yet,  Webb 
added. 


12  French  Talkers 
For  U.  S.  Market 

Jean  Coupan,  director  of  publicity 
of  the  Federation  Nationale  du 
Cinema  Francais,  French  trade  organ- 
ization rival  of  the  Chambre  SyncTi- 
cale,     completed     a     deal      Saturday 

(Continued   on    page   8) 


Velez-Rowland  Case 
May  Set  Precedent 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  26. — The  first 
instance  of  a  municipal  court  being 
asked  to  determine  whether  or  not  a 

(Continued  on    page   8) 


Motive  Not  Clear 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  26.— Eighty 
automobiles  properly  deco- 
rated and  making  all  the 
noise  the  law  allows  paraded 
through  the  outer  precincts 
here  to  properly  inform  the 
natives  and  any  visitors  in 
town  that  the  19  theatres  in 
the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co. 
were  staging  a  Theatre  Man- 
agers' Appreciation  Week. 

Just  what  the  managers 
were  appreciating  was  not 
made  clear  but  it  was  a  good 
ballyhoo  nevertheless. 


Singles  in 
Jersey  Head 
For  Fadeout 


Do  Not  Expect  Ban   in 
Effect  on  Sept.  20 


By  WILLIAM  ORNSTEIN 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  26. — Very  lit- 
tle hope  is  seen  by  some  Allied  mem- 
bers for  adoption  of  a  single  feature 
policy  in  New  Jersey.  The  original 
starting  date,  Sept.  3,  already  has  been 
set  back  to  Sept.  20,  and  from  all  in- 
dications the  ban  will  not  get  going 
then. 

Skouras,  which  has  signed  the 
agreement  to  go  single,  has  twin  bill 
bookings  already  dated  until  Oct.  16. 

Then  again,  some  members  figure, 
the  circuits  will  benefit  by  the  deal  if 

(Continued   on    page    3) 


Duals'  Rush  Faces 
Milwaukee  Theatres 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  26. — Warners' 
Strand  downtown  is  slated  for  re- 
opening Sept.  1  with  twin  features. 
Indications  are  that  before  the  end 
of  the  year  75  per  cent  of  the  houses 
in  the  county  will  be  playing  dual  bills 
and  at  least  one  other  downtown 
house  will  follow  suit.  Reports  have 
it   that   Warners   will   get   Paramount 

(Continued   on    page    3) 


Promises  Allied  to 
Turn  More  Militant 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  26. — Offensive 
and  defensive  campaigns  on  behalf  of 
the  independent  exhibitor  were  cited 
as  the  most  vital  issues  on  Allied 
States'  future  slate,  following  the 
close  of  the  organization's  eastern 
meeting   here   yesterday. 

The  most  immediate  and  pressing 
problems   are   the   code   and   the   pro- 

(Continued   on    page    3) 


No  Dues,  No  Dope 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  26.— Sid- 
ney Samuelson,  president  of 
Allied  of  New  Jersey,  today 
told  Motion  Picture  Daily  he 
would  not  issue  any  more 
bulletins  for  his  organization. 

Samuelson  claims  non-pay- 
ing members  and  outsiders 
are  benefiting  by  his  informa- 
tion, which  rightly  belongs 
only  to  paid-up  members. 


Fox  Midwest 
To  Label  All 
Film  Types 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  26. — An  elab- 
orate campaign  calling  attention  to 
the  fact  that  a  greater  number  of 
1934-35  releases  than  previously  will 
be  adaptations  from  books  and  a  plan 
of  earmarking  all  pictures  as  either 
"family"  or  "adult"  are  the  salient 
features  of  Fox  Midwest  Theatres' 
showmanship  plans  for  the  new  sea- 
son. 

The  campaign  has  a  twofold  pur- 
pose :  To  recapture  the  interest  of 
the  more  discriminating  and  educated 
classes  who  have  been  alienated  from 

(Continued   on    page    3) 


Bellman  to  Open  2 
More  'Changes  Soon 

Jack  Bellman,  president  of  Holly- 
wood Exchanges.  Inc.,  plans  two  more 
exchanges  in  the  East  within  the  next 
few  months.  He  now  has  four 
branches  and  has  not  yet  decided 
where  the  additional  offices  will  be 
located.  Bellman  states  he  is  gradu- 
ally strengthening  his  position  in  the 
East  and  is  in  no  rush  to  expand. 

He  has  just  signed  for  Liberty 
product  in  his  four  centers. 


K.C.  Price  Hike  Came  After 
Suburbans  Failed  to  Decide 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  ^6. — The  cir- 
cuits are  treating  local  independents  to 
the  cold  shoulder  in  price-raising 
moves  at  first  runs,  choosing  to  ignore 
the  independent  suburbans  entirely. 
This  is  taken  as  an  indication  that 
their  patience  is  worn  out  waiting  for 
the  independents  to  reach  some  accord 
on  prices,  after  several  attempts 
turned  a  flop. 


The  present  price  hikes  by  first  runs 
follow  the  outlawing  of  premiums  in 
the  Kansas  City  area,  which  was  de- 
sired by  the  circuits  as  a  condition  to 
their  agreement  to  revise  scales  up- 
ward. Restriction  of  duals,  which  was 
also  demanded  by  the  circuits,  seems 
doomed  by  Campi's  Code  Authority's 
recent    decision    regarding    penalizing 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Once  1,800, 
Para.  Circuit 
Totals  1,230 


1,000    in    U.    S.,    200    in 
Canada,  30  Abroad 


Paramount  theatre  holdings  have 
been  reduced  by  approximately  600 
houses  throughout  the  world  during 
the  18  months  of  the  company's  re- 
ceivership and  bankruptcy  proceedings, 
it  is  indicated  in  a  report  to  the  Fed- 
eral District  Court  here  submitted  by 
the  company's  trustees. 

The  report  places  present  Para- 
mount holdings  at  approximately 
1.230  houses,  of  which  slightly  more 
than  1,000  are  located  in  39  American 
states,  200  in  Canada  and  30  in  11  for- 
eign countries.  An  earlier  report  to 
the  district  court  placed  holdings  at 
approximately  1,800  houses  at  their 
1932  peak. 

Numerous  leases  were  disavowed 
during  the  company's  bankruptcy, 
many  were  turned  back  to  former 
owners  and  others  were  disposed  of 
in  other  ways. 


Fox  and  M-G-M  Sell 
May  fair;  New  Twist 

Unable  to  get  together  with  the 
Roxy,  Fox  has  closed  with  the  May- 
fair  to  play  the  distributor's  product 
which  does  not  make  the  grade  at  the 

(Continued  on   page   8) 


Sees  No  Answer  for 
L,  A,  in  Zone  Talks 

Reconvening  of  local  clearance  and 
zoning     boards     to     hear     complaints 
against  existing  schedules,  in  the  event 
(Continued   on    page    3) 


Now  It's  21 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26.— United 
Artists'  program,  as  it  now 
stands,  totals  21.  Ten  will 
come  from  20th  Century, 
three  from  Samuel  Goldwyn, 
two  from  Reliance,  three  from 
London  Films,  two  from  B.  & 
D.  and  one  from  Charlie 
Chaplin.  Joseph  M.  Schenck 
sunplied  the  breakdown. 

He  scouted  reports  that 
Mary  Pickford,  Douglas  Fair- 
banks and  Chaplin  would  not 
release  through  U.  A.,  adding 
any  pictures  they  do  must  go 
through  the  company  accord- 
ing to  their  contracts. 


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August  27,  1934 


No.  48 


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MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
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Liberty  Sells  Group 
To  Loeiv  Chain  Here 

Bud  Rogers,  sales  manager  of  Lib- 
erty Pictures,  on  Saturday  said  his 
line-up  had  been  sold  to  the  Loew 
circuit  for  the  inetropolitan  area.  One 
picture  was  bought  earlier  and  four 
in  a  second  deal.  It  is  the  intention 
of  the  circuit,  according  to  David  M. 
Loew,  to  give  them  immediate  dates 
and  play  them  off  in  the  next  six  or 
seven  weeks.  Jack  Bellman  of  the 
Hollywood  Exchange  closed  for  Lib- 
erty. He  releases  the  series  in  this 
territory. 


Travelers  East 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26. — "Jock" 
Whitney  is  heading  for  New  York 
after  a  four-day  business  trip  to 
Hollywood. 

Maurice  Chevalier  leaves  next  week 
enroute  for  a  month's  vacation  in 
France.  He  returns  late  in  September 
to  resume  his  contract  with  M-G-M. 


Columbia  in  India 

Calcutta,  Aug.  26. — Columbia 
Pictures  will  distribute  in  India 
through  its  own  offices  in  the  future. 
Branches  will  be  located  here  and  in 
Bombay.  N.  C.  LaHarry,  present 
Columbia  representative  in  India,  will 
be  in  charge. 


Virginia  Passes  West 

Richmond,  Aug.  26. — "Belle  of  the 
Nineties"  has  been  passed  by  the  Vir- 
ginia censor  board. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


PARAMOUNT  spent  $250,000 
in  laundering  the  West  pic- 
ture. That  brings  its  negative 
cost  close  to  $900,000,  which  is 
what  De  Mille  went  for  on  "Cleo- 
patra." That's  a  stiff  price  to 
pay  for  clean  linen.  .  .  .  Phineas 
J.  Biron,  which  is  the  byline  over 
a  column  in  The  Jewish  Crite- 
rion, pens  this : 

"That  prominent  attorney  who 
claims  that  the  movie  cleansing 
campaign  is  merely  a  drive  to 
oust  the  Jews  from  the  motion 
picture  industry  is  none  other 
than  Nathan  Burkan,  the  bril- 
liant theatrical  lawyer." 

▼ 
What  Walter  Reade  didn't  talk 
about  Saturday  was  a  third  deal, 
backing  up  the  Fox  and  M-G-M 
arrangement,  which  gives  the 
Mayfair  Warner  product  the 
Strand  won't  or  can't  use.  Gen- 
eral knowledge  that  the  Rialto 
and  Roxy  were  talking  a  buying 
pool,  plus  the  additional  and  al- 
ways vital  fact  that  Fox  had  dif- 
ferent ideas  on  terms,  are  in- 
fluences which  swung  that  prod- 
uct away  from  the  Roxy.  Say 
distributors,  in  effect :  "We  don't 
like  the  buying  combination  idea. 
It  will  bear  down  on  prices." 
Say  Mayer,  whose  first  name  is 
Arthur  and  Harry  whose  last 
name  is  Arthur,  also  in  effect: 
"We  have  no  such  idea.  We  do 
think  pictures  bought  jointly  will 
allow  routing  them  into  the  the- 
atre where  they  best  fit,  but  we 
expect  to  buy,  not  steal,  them." 

T 

The  town  is  still  chortling  over 
the  story  of  the  comparative 
newcomer,  lodged  in  high  coun- 
cils, who  met  the  man  universally 
regarded   as   one   of   the   keenest 

minds  in  the  industry.  "Mr. , 

I  haven't  been  in  the  business  as 
long  as  you  have,  but  in  six 
weeks  I'll  know  as  much  as  you," 
said  he.  .  .  .  "As  a  customer,  I  am 
now  registering  objections  to  in- 
clusion in  your  newsreel  of  danc- 
ing on  the  Mall  in  Central  Park," 


wrote  an  important  and  second 
newcomer,  identified  with  a  New 
York  first  run.  "As  sales  man- 
ager for  that  newsreel,"  came  the 
answer,  "let  me  point  out  if  you 
don't  know  it  that,  despite  any- 
thing we  can  do,  people  still  stroll 
and  ride  horseback  in  the  park 
and  they're  swimming  in  great 
numbers  down  at  Coney  Island. 
That's  some  more  competition 
you  forgot  to  mention."  ,  .  . 
T 
Over  the  Associated  Press 
wires  out  of  Berlin  : 

"Willie  Krause,  chief  Nazi 
film  censor,  was  censored  him- 
self, it  was  learned  today,  when 
a  Nazi  board  of  censorship  re- 
jected his  scenario,  'The  Cour- 
age  of   Suzanne.' 

"The  scenario  dealt  with  a 
girl  seeking  a  film  career  and 
a  producer's  effort  to  seduce 
her.  It  was  held  that  the  sce- 
nario was  about  an  improper 
subject." 

Those  queer  Germans !  .  .  . 
▼ 
Lloyd  gave  the  Music  Hall 
$83,000  in  the  first  week  of  "The 
Cat's  Paw."  Sunday — a  week  ago, 
not  yesterday — kept  the  picture 
from  further  soaring.  Weather 
was  not  theatre  weather  and  the 
take  was  only  $10,000,  which  is 
plenty  for  some  other  theatres' 
week  but  bad  there.  .  .  .  RKO  is 
reported  sour  on  the  Detroit  pool 
in  which  its  running  mate  is  the 
Fox.  ...  T 

Plenty  of  carfare  saved  by  ex- 
hibitors via  Campi's  decision  to 
throw  zoning  back  to  the  field  in 
the  move  to  keep  existing  sched- 
ules as  they  are.  Dated  as  far 
ahead  as  October  29  and  cover- 
ing many  key  cities,  the  men  in 
the  territories  were  preparing 
to  swoop  down  en  masse.  .  .  . 
Backslapping :  Last  fall,  we  dug 
up  the  story  while  in  Detroit 
of  the  Trendle  booking  combine. 
Almost  a  year  later,  the  combine 
is  a  fact.  What  is  not  clear  is 
why  Trendle  wants  it.  .  .  . 

KANN 


Trading  Fair  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 3              3              3  +  Vi 

Consolidated    Film   Industries,   pfd 14^  im  uy^  +  H 

Eastman    Kodak 101^  lOOH  101  -|-  ^ 

Loew's,    Inc 29  28?^  287/g        

Paramount    Publix.    cts 4            3%         3J|  ^5^ 

Pathe    Exchange 15^          1%          Wi  —    Vi 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 1554  15H  15'/^  —  Yt 

RKO     2J4         254         21^  —Yi 

Warner    Bros 4^4          ^Vi          4^  +  H 

Technicolor  Up  '^A  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close    Change 

Technicolor     13!4        13  13K        +54 

Paramount  Broadway  Bonds  Up  2V2 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chanire 

Genera!  Theatre   Equipment  6s   MO 6Ji         654         654       —  Vi 

Loew's  6s  '41,  WW  deb  rights 10154  101}4  101^4        —  V2 

Paramount  Broadway  SJ^s   '51 38  38  38  +254 

Paramount  Publix  554s  '50 49  485^  49  -j-  54 

Pathe    7s    '37    ww 985^  9854  9854       -f  H 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39  wd 565i  565^  5654        


Sales 

100 

100 

1,200 

2,100 

2,400 

2,500 

300 

100 

1,000 


Sales 

500 


Sale 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

WILLIAM  G.  MANSELL,  man- 
ager of  the  Warner  branch  office 
in  Philadelphia,  is  here  conferring 
with  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  in  charge  of 
the  company's  eastern  and  Canadian 
distribution. 

Walt  Disney  is  about  to  receive 
another  award.  This  time  it's  coming 
from  Brazil,  in  form  of  a  bronze  sta- 
tue of  Mickey  Mouse. 

Harry  Gribbon  has  been  engaged 
by  Educational  for  a  comedy  to  be 
made  at  the  Eastern  Service  plant  in 
Astoria. 

Johnny  Butler,  long  with  Para- 
mount in  Astoria,  is  production  man- 
ager on  "Gambling,"  starring  George 
M.  Cohan. 

Leon  Janney  will  be  guest  star 
with  the  New  York  Players  at  Ivory- 
town,  Conn.,  this  week.  He  has  a 
role  in  "Seventeen." 

George  J.  Podeyn  has  joined  Don- 
ahue &  Coe  in  charge  of  all  radio 
activities. 

Mark  Ostrer,  Jeffery  Bernerd 
and  Arthur  Lee,  G-B  triumvirate, 
spent  the  week-end  in  the  country. 

Ketti  Gallian,  Fox  player,  treks 
it  to  the  Riviera  after  she  completes 
"Marie  Galante." 

Tom  Howard  has  been  re-signed  by 
Educational  for  a  new  group  of  two- 
reel  comedies. 

Paula  Gould  has  just  sold  her  first 
novel,  "Love  Is  a  Madness." 


House  Can't  Absorb 
N,  0,  Ticket  Impost 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  26.— Theatres 
will  not  be  permitted  to  absorb  the 
new  local  amusement  tax.  The  extra 
cent  must  be  collected  on  all  tickets, 
exhibitors  have  learned. 

The  levy,  which  covers  the  entire 
New  Orleans  situation,  will  actually 
raise  admissions  for  the  theatre  oper- 
ator and  allow  him  to  show  profit,  ac- 
cording to  some  managers  here. 
While  the  tax  is  a  flat  one  cent  up  to 
50  cents,  the  actual  tax  is  two  per 
cent  of  the  admission,  which  makes 
a  difference  of  several  mills  between 
the  cent  collected  from  audiences  and 
the  amount  which  should  be  paid  the 
city  under  the  two  per  cent  law. 


Suit  Charges  Plagiarism 

Mark  Linder,  playwright,  filed  a 
plagiarism  suit  in  U.  S.  District  Court 
here  Saturday  against  Fox  alleging 
that  the  picture,  "Now  I'll  Tell,"  in- 
fringes on  his  play,  "Room  349," 
which,  Linder  says,  was  produced  at 
the  National  here  in  1929  with  Inez 
Norton. 

The  suit  asks  an  injunction  against 
Fox,  an  accounting  of  profits  on  the 
film  and  damages  of  $100,000.  Linder 
asks  leave  in  the  suit  to  elect  to 
settle  for  $500  for  each  performance 
of  the  picture  in  lieu  of  damages. 


Miriam  Hopkins  East 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26.^Miriam  Hop- 
kins left  for  New  York  today  aboard 
the  Santa  Paula  on  a  vacation  and  to 
consider  offers  for  a  stage  appearance. 
In  the  meantime,  the  actress  will  re- 
turn here  in  October  for  a  picture  at 
Radio. 


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Singles  in 
Jersey  Head 
For  Fadeout 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

it  goes  through  and  some  Allied  mem- 
bers are  not  anxious  to  sign.  They 
figure  that,  with  the  elimination  of  a 
second  feature,  major  houses  will  add 
vaudeville  as  extra  attractions  while 
independents,  most  of  them  with  no 
stages  in  their  theatres,  will  be  out 
of  luck. 

Many  are  peeved  at  Edward  Golden 
for  discussing  duals  at  the  Allied  ban- 
quet here  Thursday  night.  Golden 
was  asked  to  "lay  off"  since  Sidney 
Samuelson  didn't  want  serious  busi- 
ness to  enter  into  the  affair.  After 
a  few  wisecracks  about  Samuelson's 
new  $5,000  annual  stipend,  Golden  told 
the  boys  that  they  were  joining  hand 
in  hand  with  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
policy  in  driving  independent  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  out  of  busi- 
ness. 

Sees  Showdown  Coining 

Golden  stated : 

"The  time  is  coming  shortly  when 
a  showdown  will  be  on  the  table  and, 
if  you  conspire  with  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
A.  on  elimination  of  duals,  you  are 
destroying  the  independent.  If  you 
feel  it  is  good  for  you  to  drive  the 
independent  producer  and  distributor 
out  of  business  then  it  is  just  as  good 
for  us. 

"Whether  you  are  using  independent 
pictures  or  not,  they  are  a  good  thing 
to  have  around  the  corner.  You  will 
never  know  when  you  will  need  them," 
he  said. 

Golden  hit  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  agi- 
tation against  duals  as  the  most  de- 
structive force  in  the  fight  of  indepen- 
dents for  their  own  salvation. 


Duals*  Rush  Faces 
Milwaukee  Theatres 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

here  for  the  new  season.    The  product 
was  booked  last  season  by  the  Palace. 


Campi  Reverses  Local  Code 
Boards  in  4  of  19  Cases 


K.  C.  1st  Runs  End  Duals 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  26.— Although 
the  RKO  Mainstreet  is  waiting  an- 
other week  before  putting  the  price 
increase  agreement  into  effect,  dual 
bills  at  first  runs  were  abolished  Fri- 
day on  schedule. 

The  Mainstreet  canceled  a  second 
feature  for  this  week's  program  and 
is  showing  "The  Dragon  Murder 
Case"  as  a  single.  The  hike  to  50 
cents  top  becomes  operative  at^  this 
house  with  the  next  attraction,  "Hat, 
Coat  and  Glove,"  which  will  share 
the  bill  with  the  Mainstreet's  initial 
stage  show  of  the  season,  "World's 
Fair  Scandals,"  featuring  the  Texas 
Guinan  girls. 

Cleveland  Case  Up  Soon 

Cleveland,  Aug.  26.— Hearing  on 
the  temporary  injunction  granted 
against  the  Family,  restraining  it  from 
playing  double  features  after  having 
signed  an  agreement  to  abolish  them, 
is  expected  to  be  heard  the  first  week 
in  September. 

Paterson  House  to  Duals 

P.alTerson,  N.  J.,  Aug.  26.— The 
Garden    switches    to    first    runs    after 


Friend  Vs.  Enemy 

Atlantic  City,  Aug.  26. — 
Herman's  Restaurant  on  the 
boardwalk  pulled  a  boner  on 
a  window  card  which  stated 
"Welcome  Motion  Picture 
Theatre  Owners  of  America." 

When  Sidney  Samuelson  of 
Allied  saw  the  sign  he  rushed 
into  the  eatery,  notified  the 
management  of  the  faux  pas, 
and  heard  the  following  con- 
versation over  the  phone  be- 
tween the  owner  and  sign 
painter. 

Said  the  owner:  "I  told  you 
to  make  me  a  motion  picture 
sign  and  instead  you  give  me 
the  sign  of  the  enemy." 


Sept.  15.    It  has  been  running  second 
run  double  bills  for  over  a  year. 

Policy  of  twin-bills,  second  run,  will 
shift  to  the  Regent,  heretofore  a 
vaudeville-picture       theatre. 

Promises  Allied  to 
Turn  More  Militant 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
posed  music  tax  increases,  Sidney 
Samuelson,  president,  stated.  Allied 
will  continue  to  cooperate  with  sym- 
pathetic exhibitor  groups  in  its  ac- 
tivities, Samuelson  said,  but  declared 
that  its  main  efforts  will  be  in  the 
interests  of  those  Allied  units  which 
contribute  to  the  financial  support  of 
the  national  organization. 

Three  or  four  new  units  will  be 
added  to  the  national  organization 
within  the  next  six  months,  it  was 
said.  The  New  Jersey  Allied  unit 
plans  a  session  on  state  legislative 
matters  at  Trenton  in  the  near  future. 
No  directors'  meeting  is  scheduled 
for  the  next  two  months. 

Boston  for  Allied  Next 

The  next  eastern  convention  of  Al- 
lied units  most  likely  will  be  held 
in  Boston  some  time  next  month.  Bal- 
timore is  a  possibility,  but  since  Bos- 
ton is  Walter  B.  Littlefield's  home 
ground,  the  meet  is  about  set  for  the 
Bean  City.  The  units  just  completed 
a  three-day  meet  in  Atlantic  City. 


Pittsburgh  Parley  Oct.  1-2 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  26. — Annual  con- 
vention of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  West- 
ern Pennsylvania,  Allied  affiliate,  will 
be  held  at  the  Shanley  Oct.  1-2. 

The  present  slate  is  expected  to  be 
re-elected  in  addition  to  three  mem- 
bers of  the  board  of  directors  whose 
term  expires  this  year.  The  present 
set-up  is  : 

Dr.  C.  E.  Herman  of  Carnegie,  Pa., 
president;  William  Lipsie  of  Blaires- 
ville,  Pa.,  vice-president;  Joseph  Gell- 
man  of  Duquesne,  Pa.,  treasurer; 
Fred  Herrington,  Pittsburgh,  secre- 
tary. 

Saperstein  Returns 

Chicago,  Aug.  26.— Aaron  Saper- 
stein, head  of  Chicago's  Allied  unit, 
returned  yesterday  from  Atlantic  City, 
where  he  attended  the  Allied  of  New 
Jersey  and  eastern  convention. 

He  left  here  with  a  cold,  but  the 
Atlantic  City  sun  cured  him,  he  says. 


Local  code  boards  were  reversed  by 
Campi  in  four  out  of  19  cases  brought 
to  it  on  appeal,  it  was  disclosed  by 
decisions  handed  down  by  Campi  at 
its  last  meeting  and  made  public 
Saturday. 

Following  are  the  findings  of  Campi 
in  cases  appealed  from  local  grievance 
boards : 

Atlanta — Amusement  Corp.  of  Lake 
Wales,  Fla.,  Inc.  (Scenic  Theatre)  vs. 
Mountain  Lake  Corp.,  Lake  Wales;  Local 
board's  order  directing  distributors  to  cease 
selling  film  to  Mountain  Lake's  clubouse 
is  affirmed.  , 

Boston — Aetna  Amusement  Enterprises 
(Arcadia),  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  vs.  Maine  & 
New  Hampshire  Theatres  (Colonial  and 
Olympia,  Portsmouth) :  Local  board's  dis- 
missal of  overbuying  complaint  against 
Maine  &  New   Hampshire  is  affirmed. 

Chicago — Ben         Bartelstein  (Annette, 

Cicero,  111.),  vs.  Schoenstadt  &  Sons  (Pal- 
ace, Cicero) :  Local  board's  dismissal  of 
overbuying  complaint  against  Schoenstadt  is 
affirmed. 

Garden,  Indiana  Harbor,  Ind.,  vs.  Indiana, 
Indiana  Harbor:  Local  board's  order  dis- 
missing  complaint   is   affirmed. 

B.  &  K.  (Tower  and  Southtown,  Chicago) 
vs.  Schoenstadt  &  Sons  (Kenwood,  Atlantic 
&  Piccadilly,  Chicago) :  Local  board's  order 
finding  Schoenstadt  guilty  of  reduced  ad- 
missions violation  is  affirmed. 

B.  &  K.  (Southtown,  Chicago)  vs.  John 
Kampton  (Englewood,  Chicago) :  Local 
board's  finding  Kampton  guilty  of  reduced 
admissions   charge   is   affirmed. 

Dallas — Frank  .Tungman  (New,  Falfur- 
rias,  Tex.)  vs.  Hall  Industries  Theatres 
(Rialto,  Alice,  Tex.):  Local  board's  finding 
Hall  Ind.  not  guilty  of  unfair  competition 
(reduced  admissions)  charge  is  reversed  and 
Hall   is  directed  to  cease  practice. 

Denver  Board  Upheld 

Denver — D.  R,  Kline,  et  al.  vs.  Charles 
Kreiling  (Majestic,  Denver):  Local  board's 
finding  Kreiling  guilty  of  reduced  admis- 
sions  (Country  Store  Nights)  is  affirmed. 

Indianapolis — Northern  'Theatres,  Inc., 
(Rivoli)  vs.  Emerson  Theatre  Corp.,  et  al: 
Local  board's  finding  defendants  guilty  of 
premature   advertising  complaint   is  affirmed. 

Charles  R.  Metzger  and  118  theatre  own- 
ers vs.  L.  O.  Sholty  and  all  Indiana  dis- 
tributors serving  free  street  shows:  Local 
board's  finding  defendants  guilty  of  unfair 
trade  practice  is  affirmed. 

H.  R.  Evans  (Albion,  Albion,  Ind.)  vs. 
United  Artists,  Indianapolis:  Local  board's 
finding  U.  A.  guilty  of  violation  of  can- 
cellation  provisions   of   the   code   is   affirmed. 

Kansas  City — I.  W.  Maple  (Maple, 
Bethany,  Mo.)  vs.  L.  M.  Robinson  (Rigney, 
Albany,  Mo.):  Local  board's  finding  Robin- 
son guilty  of  interference  with  lease  nego- 
tiation complaint  is  reversed  and  complaint 
dismissed. 

New  Orleans — Philip  Sliman  (Evangeline, 
New  Iberia,  La.)  vs.  Palace,  New  Iberia: 
Local  board's  finding  Palace  not  guilty  of 
overbuying  and  unfair  operating  policy  com- 
plaints is  reversed  and  Palace  is  directed  to 
prepare  two  lists  of  34  pictures  each,  either 
one  of  which  to  be  selected  by  Sliman  who 
will  execute  contracts  for  his  selection  with 
distributors  on  terms  as  favorable  as  those 
now   pertaining   with    the    Palace. 

Paramount  Pictures  Dist.  Corp.,  New 
Orleans,  vs.  Allen,  Oakdale,  La. :  Para- 
mount's  complaint  of  non-fulfillment  of  con- 
tract  is  dismissed. 

Nezv  York — Loew's  Rio  vs.  L.  &  B. 
Amusement  Corp.  (Heights) :  Local  board's 
finding  L.  &  B.  guilty  of  violation  of  pre- 
mature advertising  complaint  is  affirmed. 

Anne  Amusement  Corp.  (Wallack's)  vs. 
Harry  Brandt  (Liberty):  Brandt  directed 
not  to  interfere  with  lease  negotiations  of 
complaint. 

San  Francisco — Gerald  Hardy  (Hardy's 
Fresno,  Fresno)  vs.  Fox  West  Coast  (State, 
Kinema  and  Wilson,  Fresno):  Local  board's 
dismissal  of  overbuying  and  unfair  oper- 
ating policy  is  reversed  and  re-hearing  of 
complaints   ordered. 

Campi's  decisions  on  appeals  from 
local  clearance  and  zoning  boards' 
rulings   were  : 

New  York — F'orumhold  Corp.  (Forum)  vs. 
Loews  Victory  et  al :  Local  board's  finding 
that  clearance  of  Victory  over  Forum  is 
reasonable  is  affirmed. 

Broadwood  Hldg.  Co.  (Elwood,  Newark) 
vs.  Warner's  Regent,  Newark,  et  al :  Local 
board's  finding  that  reasonable  clearance 
exists  in  this  case  is   affirmed. 


Fox  Midwest 
To  Label  All 
Film  Types 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
the  screen  and  second,  to  allay  criti- 
cism and  gain  the  cooperation  of  local 
organizations  interested  in  better 
films.  Partly  institutional  in  charac- 
ter, the  advertising  and  publicity  to 
be  used  in  the  Fox  Midwest  division 
is  designed  to  create  good-will  and  to 
impress  teachers,  students,  women's 
clubs  and  self-appointed  critics  that 
the  theatres  this  year  really  have 
something  to  interest  them. 

Fox  Midwest  executives  believe 
that  identifying  films  as  either  "adult" 
or  "family"  and  so  advertising  them 
to  the  public  is  the  only  practical  so- 
lution to  the  problem  of  what  is  fit 
for  children  and  will  go  a  long  way 
toward  preventing  savage,  unfair  at- 
tacks by  rabid  reformers.  Discussing 
the  departure,  H.  E.  Jameyson, 
Wichita  district  manager,   said : 

Holds  Public  Also  to  Blame 

"While  films  have  earned  much  of 
the  criticism  now  being  leveled  at 
them,  the  fault  is  not  entirely  with 
the  films  themselves.  A  large  part  of 
the  difficulty  lies  in  the  fact  the  wrong 
people   see  the   wrong  pictures." 

Fair  or  unfair,  the  responsibility 
for  what  children  see  falls  in  the  lap 
of  the  individual  manager,  Jameyson 
declared.  The  manager  is  now  the 
goat  for  parental  neglect  and  indiffer- 
ence, but  under  the  new  plan  the 
parents  will  be  responsible  for  film 
selections,  he  said. 

The  "Selected  Motion  Pictures" 
booklet  issued  monthly  by  the  M.P.P. 
D.A.  giving  the  joint  estimate  of  yre- 
viewing  committees  will  largely  be 
followed  in  determining  the  classifica- 
tions. In  the  event  of  doubt,  man- 
agers are  urged  to  be  on  the  safe 
side  and  use  the  "adult"  label.  The 
opinion  of  the  district  managers  also 
may   be   sought   in   such   instances. 


Sees  No  Answer  for 
L,  A,  in  Zone  Talks 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

efforts  to  draft  new  schedules  this 
season  are  abandoned  by  Campi  will 
not  solve  the  clearance  and  zoning 
problem  in  Los  Angeles  where  no 
schedules  have  existed  since  1930,  Ben 
Berinstein,  president  of  Associated 
Exhibitors,   Inc.,   said   Saturday. 

Berinstein  is  here  from  the  Coast 
to  speed  action  on  a  Los  Angeles  zon- 
ing plan.  He  stated  his  territory  is 
unique  in  extent  and  in  vgrious  local 
characteristics  which  require  that  it 
have  a  schedule  of  its  own.  He  said 
he  would  present  a  plan  to  Campi's 
clearance  and  zoning  investigating 
committee,  probably  at  its  scheduled 
Tuesday  meeting,  and  hoped  for  ap- 
proval of  it  then  and  at  the  special 
session  of  Campi  on  Thursday.  The 
committee  is  expected  to  complete  its 
investigation  into  the  advisability  of 
abandoning  all  efforts  to  draft  new 
schedules  this  season  and  reconvene 
the  boards  to  hear  complaints  against 
existing  schedules  prior  to  Thursday's 
meeting,  at  which  a  final  decision  will 
be  made. 


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Monday.  August  27,    1934 


Hike  on  After 
K.C.Suburbans 
Failed  Decide 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
the  practice  in  clearance,  but  some 
form  of  penalty,  possibly  a  setback  of 
30  days,  is  expected  to  be  included  m 
the  completed  clearance  schedule  for 
Kansas  City. 

First  run  scales  returned  to  normal 
Friday  after  18  months  of  price-cut- 
ting, which  was  initiated  by  Loew's 
Midland  in  January,  1933.  The  old 
price  of  25  cents,  prevailing  at  all  first 
runs  day  and  night,  will  hold  good 
only  until  six  o'clock. 

Anticipated  smash  hits  have  been 
dated  by  all  theatres  to  inaugurate  the 
price  change.  The  Midland  and  Pub- 
lix  Newman  go  to  40  cents  top  with 
"Treasure  Island"  and  "She  Loves  Me 
Not,"  respectively.  The  RKiO  Main- 
street  changes  the  coming  Friday, 
at  the  same  time  resuming  the  usual 
fall  combination  policy  of  stage  shows 
and  pictures.  The  Mainstreet's  scale 
will  be  25  cents  to  one,  35  cents  from 
one  to  six  and  50  cents  nights,  plus 
tax,  for  the  entire  house.  When  the 
Mainstreet  shows  films  only  the  night 
prices  will  be  40  cents. 

The  Fox  Uptown  has  been  holding 
"Handy  Andy"  several  weeks  antici- 
pating the  general  price  boost,  and  has 
spotted  the  picture  for  a  week  from 
Friday  when  it  also  increases  to  40 
cents.  The  Tower,  independent  first 
run,  tentatively  has  dated  "Gift  of 
Gab"  for  Aug.  31  when  it  plans  to 
hike  from  25  to  35  cents  nights,  con- 
tinuing combination  stage  and  film 
shows,  but  may  defer  its  price  revis- 
ion a  week  or  two. 


Denies  Church  Aims 
To  'Dominate*  Films 

Asserting  that  results  to  date  "have 
been  most  gratifying,"  Thomas  E. 
Molloy,  Catholic  bishop  of  Brooklyn, 
declares  there  is  no  plan  afoot  to  "es- 
tablish a  dominating  control  of  the 
cinema."  In  so  doing,  the  bishop  cov- 
ers ground  and  statement  of  policy 
outlined  earlier  by  other  prelates  of 
the  church. 

The  bishop  makes  his  point  in  a  let- 
ter to  Patrick  F.  Scanlan,  managing 
editor  of  The  Brooklyn  Tablet,  dio- 
cesan organ  for  Brooklyn,  and  by  way 
of  a  reply  to  a  report  of  Scanlan's 
inactivities  of  the  Legion  of  Decency 
since  the  former  left  for  Europe. 

"We  are  not  endeavoring  to  dictate 
just  what  picture  programs  should  be 
presented,"  the  bishop  continued.  "We 
do  not  wish  to  impair  the  vast  mate- 
rial investment  of  the  movie  industry. 
We  have  no  intention  to  interfere  with 
the  legitimate  employment  of  any- 
body." 

Elsewhere,  the  letter  states : 

"In  this  matter,  of  course,  we  are 
not  actuated  by  a  narrow,  petty,  parti- 
san spirit.  We  do  not  wish  to  be  re- 
garded as  cranks,  reformers  or  kill- 
joys." 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Lost  Lady" 

{Warners) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26.— This  picture  is  of  the  drawing  room  type, 
graced  with  plenty  of  dignity  and  charm. 

The  story  deals  with  Barbara  Stanwyck,  embittered  by  the  murder  ot 
her  sweetheart  on  the  eve  of  their  wedding.  About  to  become  a  victim 
of  melancholia,  she  is  brought  back  to  her  old  "love  of  living"  by 
Frank  Morgan,  who  oilers  her  a  marriage  in  name  only.  Comes  a  hand- 
some aviator  in  the  person  of  Ricardo  Cortez  and  Miss  Stanwyck  falls 
hard.  As  she  is  about  to  confess  her  love  to  Morgan  he  suffers  a  heart 
attack.  In  caring  for  him  she  learns  to  love  the  man  who  offers  her 
everything  for  nothing. 

Not  an  exciting  plot,  but  the  performances  of  Miss  Stanwyck  and 
Morgan  invest  this  one  with  plenty  of  audience  interest  as  do  other 
performers,  including  Cortez,  Lyle  Talbot,  as  Morgan's  junior  partner; 
Phillip  Reed,  as  the  murdered  sweetheart;  Rafaela  Ottiano,  as  a  maid, 
and  Edward  McWade. 

The  direction  of  Alfred  E.  Green  is  perfectly  timed  from  a  good  screen 
play  by  Gene  Markey  and  Kitty  Scolla.  The  photography  by  Sid  Hickox 
is  good.     Production  Code  Seal  No.  147.     Running  time,  60  minutes. 

"Caravan" 

(Fox) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26.— Despite  its  elaborate  production,  "Caravan" 
falls  short  of  the  big  picture  class.  A  slow-moving  and  slow-motivating 
romantic  drama,  its  premise  is  lost  in  the  ponderous  symbolic  musical 
accompaniment.  Erik  Charell's  direction,  seeking  to  apply  the  technique 
successful  in  "Congress  Dances,"  results  in  lengthy  sequences  wherein 
symbolic  melodies  exert  a  retarding  effect  on  the  players'  efforts. 

Charles  Boyer  in  the  lead,  the  yarn  is  a  romantic  triangle  portrayed 
against  the  colorful  atmosphere  of  an  Hungarian  gypsy  grape  harvest 
festival.  His  marriage  contract  with  Loretta  Young  arouses  the  fury 
of  his  gypsy  sweetheart  (Jean  Parker).  The  situation  is  complicated 
by  the  appearance  of  Phillips  Holmes,  chosen  by  Miss  Young's  uncle 
(C.  Aubrey  Smith)  to  marry  her.  As  the  gypsies  make  merry,  the 
yarn  builds  into  a  conflict  between  Boyer  to  hold  the  bewildered  girl 
and  Holmes  to  win  her.  The  result  is  as  expected:  Holmes  wins  and 
Miss  Parker  gets  her  dream-man  back. 

Miss  Parker  and  Holmes  are  outstanding,  although  Boyer,  Smith, 
Miss  Young,  Eugene  Pallette  and  Louise  Fazenda  shine  at  times.  The 
artistic  photography  of  Ernest  Palmer  and  Theodor  Sparkuhl  benefits 
the  production  greatly. 

That  it  is  a  different  musical  operetta  is  the  film's  chief  showmanship 
quality. 

Production  Code  Seal  No.  115.    Running  time,  110  minutes. 


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Aarons  Ready  to  Stump 

Philadklphia.  Aug.  26. — George  P. 
Aarons,  secretary  of  the  M.P.T.O.  of 
Eastern  Pennsylvania,  is  advising 
members  he  is  ready  to  talk  before 
civic  organizations  on  their  behalf.  It 
is  part  of  the  unit's  service  without 
cost. 


''Death  on  the  Diamond** 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26. — Excitement  and  mystery  keynote  this  baseball 
yarn  and  keep  it  moving  at  an  interesting  pitch  throughout.  While  not 
entirely  logical,  it  is  completely  entertaining  with  special  attractiveness 
to  ball  fans  and  lovers  of  action  melodrama. 

The  story  revolves  around  the  Cardinals,  whose  owner-manager, 
David  Landau,  is  beset  by  all  kinds  of  obstacles  in  the  pennant  race. 
They  shoot  down  his  heavy  hitter,  kill  one  of  his  batteries  and  go  after 
his  star  pitcher,  Robert  Young.  The  cops  step  in  and  everyone  is  sus- 
pected. Audiences  are  led  to  believe  that  a  gambling  ring,  headed  by 
C.  Henry  Gordon,  is  behind  the  shenanigans,  but  Paul  Kelly,  a  reporter, 
pegs  the  mystery  for  a  scoop.  Madge  Evans,  secretary  of  the  club,  and 
Young  are  the  love  interest.  Real  laughs  are  supplied  by  Nat  Pendleton 
and  Ted  Healy.  The  climax,  such  as  it  is,  has  Young  throw  a  ball  off 
the  field  to  clip  the  culprit  on  the  head. 

The  production  sustains  speed  and  vitality  by  a  cast  who  know  their 
onions  and  Edward  Sedgwick's  direction  balances  showmanship  values 
for  good  effect.  The  story  is  an  original  by  Cortland  Fitzsimmons, 
author  of  "70,000  Witnesses."  The  screen  plav  is  well-knit  by  Harvey 
Thew  and  Joe  Sherman,  a  former  press  agent.  Ralph  Spence  wrote 
the  added  dialogue.   Milton  Krasner's  photography  is  good. 

Without  big  names  the  film  is  clean,  program  entertainment  which 
may  offer  surprise  grosses.  Running  time,  72  minutes.  It  was  pre- 
viewed without  a  code  seal. 


Cavaliers,' 
Stage  Show, 
Detroit  Top 


Detroit,  Aug.  26. — "Cockeyed  Cav- 
aliers," bolstered  by  a  big  stage  show 
with  Gertrude  Niesen,  Pat  Rooney, 
pere  et  fils,  and  Eddie  South  regis- 
tered the  best  performance  in  town 
last  week,  nabbing  $18,200  as  com- 
pared with  the  house  average  of  $15,- 
000. 

The  Michigan  was  next  best  with 
$1,600  over  par  with  "She  Loves  Me 
Not."  "Treasure  Island"  is  being  held 
at  the  United  Artists  for  a  second 
stanza. 

Weather  was  cool  and  the  circus 
was  spending  its  first  week  in  town. 
Total  first  run  receipts  were  $57,600. 
Total  average,  $55,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  week  ending 
Aug.  23: 

"FRIENDS   OF   MR.   SWEENEY"    (War.) 

FISHER— (2,975),  15c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,300.    (Average,    $10,(XX)) 

"COCKEYED    CAVALIERS"    (Radio) 
FOX— (5,1(X)),   15c-50c,   7   days. 

This  picture   rushed   in   at   the   last 
moment      after      advertising      "Hat, 
Coat,     Glove"     for     this    week.      No 
reason    advanced    for    pulling   it. 
Stage:  Gertrude  Niesen,  Pat  Rooney   and 
Pat,   Jr.,   and   Eddie   South   all   heading  big 
stage  show.    Gross:  $18,200.   (Average,  $15,- 
000) 

"SHE    LOVES   ME   NOT"    (Para.) 
MICHIGAN— (4,100),      15c-50c,      7      days. 
Stage:     Paula    Stone,     Buster     Shaver    and 
Midgets    heading    seven-act    vaudeville    bill. 
Gross:    $21,600.    (Average,    $20,000) 

"TREASURE  ISLAND"  (M-G-M) 
UNITED     ARTISTS— (2,070),     25c-50c.     7 
days.    Gross:    $11,500.    (Average,    $10,000) 


Not  After  Mason  on 
Duals,  Says  Golden 

Denying  that  independent  producers 
and  distributors  were  seeking  to  re- 
tain Lowell  Mason  to  fight  their  bat- 
tles on  dual  features,  Edward  Golden, 
spokesman  for  the  independents,  states 
"we  will  fight  our  own  battles  as 
they  come  up." 

He  said  Mason  has  never  been  ap- 
proached and  if  he  were  he  (Golden) 
would   know   about   it. 


(Addifioiwl  prezneivs  on  page  8) 


New  Portland  Managers 

Portland,  Aug.  26. — Evergreen 
State  has  appointed  Frank  L.  New- 
man manager  of  the  Paramount,  Mike 
Newman,  manager  of  the  Hollywood 
and  Maurice  Folodare,  manager  of 
the  Liberty.  Gerald  T.  Gallagher, 
formerly  in  charge  of  the  Paramount 
for  FWC,  has  returned  to  Los 
Angeles. 


Former  Houses  to  Harris 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  26. — Warners 
will  turn  back  the  South  Hill  Harris 
in  Dormont,  Pa.,  to  the  Harris  in- 
terests on  Sept.  1.  The  William 
Penn  on  the  north  side  already  has 
been  turned  back  to  Harris  and  the 
Sherman  in  East  Liberty  is  slated  to 
be  returned  to  the  same  parties 
shortly. 


Para.  Code  Complaint 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26. — The  Million 
Dollar,  subsequent  run  house,  is 
charged  with  a  violation  of  the  pre- 
mature advertising  provisions  of  the 
code  in  a  complaint  filed  with  the 
local  grievance  board  yesterday  by 
the  Paramount.  A  hearing  on  the 
complaint  has   been  set  for  Aug.  31. 


OBLIGATION 


ANY  manufacturer  who  has  won  his  way 
jljL  into  the  confidence  of  a  great  in- 
dustry is  under  obHgation  to  maintain  the 
standards  that  have  given  his  product  pref- 
erence. Eastman  Super-Sensitive  ''Pan"  is 
continually  discharging  such  an  obligation. 
On  the  lot  .  .  .  in  the  laboratory.  .  .  on  the 
screen ...  it  is  unfailingly  delivering  the  same 
qualities  that  first  made  it  a  sensation  in  the 
motion-picture  world.  Eastman  Kodak  Co. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  New 
York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  Super-Sensitive 
Panchromatic  Negative 


MOTION  PICTURB 

DAILY 


Monday,  August  27,    1934 


12  French  Talkers 
For  U.  S,  Market 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

whereby  John  S.  Tapernoux  will  mar- 
ket a  dozen  French  talkers  with  super- 
imposed titles  here  and  returned  to 
Paris  aboard  the  Lafayette.  J.  P. 
Ryan,  long  in  the  Fox  foreign  de- 
partment and  at  one  time  that  com- 
pany's representative  in  Paris,  joins 
Tapernoux. 

Coupan's  organization  was  formed, 
he  explained,  out  of  opposition  to  the 
alleged  rule  of  the  Chambre  by  Pathe- 
Natan. 

"We  embrace,"  he  said,  "every 
branch  of  the  French  industry  from 
studio  workers  to  exhibitors  and  dis- 
tributors. Three  thousand  independent 
theatres,  banded  together  in  their  own 
organization  and  headed  by  Rene  Lus- 
siez,  are  affiliated. 

"We  are  opposing  the  French  quota, 
believe  American  pictures  should  have 
freer  play  in  France  and,  therefore, 
are  cooperating  with  Harold  Smith, 
Paris  representative  of  the  Hays  or- 
ganization, to  that  end.  Henri  Clerc, 
a  French  deputy  and  long  in  the 
Treasury  Department,  is  president  of 
the  Federation,  which  seeks  friendly 
relations  with  the  American  trade,  a 
better  cost  system  to  govern  the 
branches  of  the  French  industry  and 
an  increase  in  theatre  attendance  from 
the  9  per  cent  of  the  population  which 
now  attends." 

Clerc,  Lussiez  and  Paul  Charles 
Biver,  general  secretary,  were  men- 
tioned as  the  leading  lights  of  the 
organization. 

Tapernoux  plans  direct  distribution 
for  the  12  talkers  he  plans  to  market 
in  this  country. 


Velez-Rowland  Case 
May  Set  Precedent 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

case  involving  production  talent  shall 
be  heard  by  it  or  referred  to  the  M. 
P.  Academy  for  arbitration  is  sched- 
uled  for   Thursday. 

The  case  was  brought  against  Row- 
land Prod,  by  Lupe  Velez,  who 
charges  the  company  with  non-pay- 
ment of  a  $5,000  check.  Court  juris- 
diction was  invoked  through  a  tech- 
nicality involving  the  company's  con- 
tention that  the  actress,  although  hold- 
ing a  contract,  never  worked  in  a 
picture  for  the  company. 


More  Join  Cooperative 

Detroit,  Aug.  26. — Tom  LancastCi, 
operating  the  Grande  in  Delray  and 
the  Lancaster,  River  Rouge,  has  cast 
his  lot  with  Ray  Moon  and  has  joined 
the  Cooperative  Theatres  of  Michigan, 
formerly  Midstates  Theatres. 

The  booking  combine  is  moving  to 
larger  quarters  in  the  Fox  Theatre 
Bldg.,  new  accounts  and  other  addi- 
tional business  necessitating  the  move, 
according   to    Moon. 

The  eight  Sam  Brown  Theatres  are 
now  being  booked  by  the  combine. 


Meyer  on  Home  Ground 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  26. — Fred  S. 
Meyer,  president!  of  the  M.P.T.O. 
of  Wisconsin  and  Upper  Michigan 
who  became  ill  while  attending  the 
convention  of  the  M.P.T.O. A.  in  Cali- 
fornia last  April,  has  returned  with 
his  wife  and  daughter,  Delphine. 
Meyer  is  convalescing  and  has  made 
no  plans  as  yet  for  resuming  his 
theatre  work. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Richest  Girl  in  the  World" 

(Radio) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26. — Miriam  Hopkins,  one  of  the  finer  artists,  and 
Joel  McCrea,  who  gives  romance  a  flair  of  nonchalance,  appear  in  this 
entertainment  that  starts  as  drama,  goes  to  farce  and  winds  up  romantic. 

The  front  page  idea  of  the  richest  girl  in  the  world  seeking  an  eligible 
husband  who  wants  her  for  herself  alone  and  not  for  her  money  is  the 
kernel  of  the  yarn.  The  plot  has  spiral  surprise  twists  of  the  secretary, 
Fay  Wray,  already  the  wife  of  Reginald  Denny,  impersonating  the 
heiress.  Miss  Hopkins,  and  getting  farcically  involved  with  McCrea  and 
of  Miss  Hopkins  placing  obstacle  after  obstacle  in  McCrea's  path  to 
test  his  inclinations. 

Bill  Seiter  directed  with  taste  and  discrimination  from  Norman 
Krasna's  screenplay.  The  production,  starting  slowly,  picks  up  and 
delivers  in  the  last  two  reels.  Appointments  are  lavish  and  the 
photography  in  keeping  with  them.  Besides  the  principals,  the  cast 
includes  Henry  Stephenson,  Beryl  Mercer  and  Burr  Mcintosh. 

From  natural  interest  surrounding  the  inside  life  of  the  world's 
richest  girl  and  from  diverting  qualities  above  mentioned,  showmen  may 
expect  satisfactory  business.  Production  Code  Seal  No.  164.  Running 
time,  80  minutes. 


"Case  of  the  Howling  Dog" 

(M'ariiers) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26. — Typical  of  the  murder  mystery  formula,  but 
embodying  a  central  plot  twist  somewhat  different  and  carrying  comedy 
and  dovetails,  "Case  of  the  Howling  Dog"  jells  as  acceptable  enter- 
tainment. 

Lawyer  Warren  William,  by  a  strange  request  of  Russell  Hicks,  be- 
comes counsel  to  Mary  Astor,  Hick's  estranged  wife  whom  William  has 
never  met.  Miss  Astor,  having  parted  with  her  husband  for  Gordon 
Westcott,  discovers  the  latter's  philanderings.  Westcott  is  killed.  Hicks, 
having  previously  complained  to  William,  becomes  a  suspect,  as  are 
others.  William,  by  logical  and  illogical  but  entertaining  developments 
that  place  him  in  conflict  with  Grant  Mitchell,  district  attorney,  Allen 
Jenkins,  detective  sergeant,  and  Dorothy  Tree,  Westcott's  housekeeper, 
works  out  the  denouement  in  the  courtroom  by  aid  of  his  private  detec- 
tives who  secure  the  dramatic  evidence.  The  denouement  leaves  the 
audience  wondering  who  is  the  real  murderer. 

Alan  Crosland's  direction  keeps  things  moving  with  his  people  inter- 
estingly sympathetic.  William  Rees'  photography  is  good.  The  cast 
carries  forth  the  mystery  plot  in  interesting  vein  with  William  the 
standout. 

With  crime  yarns  apparently  still  in  demand,  this  should  appease  the 
appetites  of  program  patrons.  The  picture  bears  Production  Seal  No. 
137  and  runs  78  minutes. 


Short  Subjects 


"The  Orphan's  Benefit" 

(Uiiited  Artists) 

A  hilarious  Mickey  Mouse  that 
should  have  any  audience  in  stitches. 
Mickey  holds  a  benefit  for  some  or- 
phans, and  the  acts  put  on  are  some 
of  the  funniest  things  to  ever  come 
from  Walt  Disney's  pen.  Donald 
Duck,  who  recites,  and  an  adagio 
team  composed  of  a  cow,  a  mule  and 
a  dog  steal  the  show.  Running  time, 
9   mins. 


''Hello  Sailors'* 

(Educational) 

Featuring  Tom  Patricola.  Buster 
West  and  Marion  Martin,  this  short 
should  fill  in  well  on  any  bill.  Stock 
shots  of  the  combined  Atlantic  and 
Pacific  fleet's  visit  to  New  York  re- 
cently, furnish  the  backgrounds  for 
most  of  the  scenes.  Patricola  and 
West  handle  the  comedy  well  and  their 
dancing  is  above  the  average.  Running 
time,   18  mins. 


''Then  Came  the  Yawn" 

(Educational) 

A  hilarious  burlesque  of  the  old 
trailer  system  of  advertising  coming 
product.  It  should  produce  chuckles 
from  any  audience.  Starting  out  as  a 
typical  announcement  of  a  coming 
picture,  it  lapses  into  burlesque  titles 
and  scenes.  Just  long  enough  to  hold 
one's  interest.  Running  time,  5 
mins. 


"The  Coast  of  Catalonia" 

(Eox) 

The  latest  of  the  Magic  Carpet  deals 
with  a  little  known  region  of  Spain, 
the  Catalonian  region.  Native  cus- 
toms, architecture  and  dances  are  fea- 
tured. The  reel  winds  up  with  typical 
shots  of  Barcelona,  capital  of  Catalan. 
Many  of  the  town's  churches  and  pub- 
lic buildings  are  well  photographed. 
Offscreen  dialogue  accompanies.  Run- 
ning  time,    14  mins. 


Fox  and  M-G-M  Sell 
Mayfair;  New  Twist 

(Continued  from  page   1) 

Music  Hall.  By  another  deal,  Walter 
Reade,  operator  of  the  Mayfair,  gets 
whatever  M-G-M  releases  the  Capitol 
does  not  accept. 

The  unexpected  switch  in  the 
Broadway  first-run  alignment,  giving 
the  Mayfair  a  break  in  two  major 
programs,  means  further  changes 
along  the  Main  Stem.  It  presages 
fewer  independent  releases  at  the 
Mayfair,  a  greater  dependence  by  the 
Roxy  on  Columbia  and  Universal,  al- 
though 16  Gaumont  British  releases 
are  possibilities  there  and  some  from 
Paramount. 

Arthur  Mayer,  operator  of  the 
Rialto,  says  the  rearrangement  will 
not  affect  him.  The  Paramount  The- 
atre, under  its  new  policy,  is  figuring 
on  only  30  pictures  a  year.  The  com- 
pany makes  60.  Mayer  thus  will  have 
offered  to  him  more  Paramounts  than 
in  the  season  now  closed.  If  his  buy- 
ing arrangement  with  the  Roxy  goes 
through,  it  is  through  this  deal  that 
occasional  Paramounts  will  play  the 
Seventh    Avenue    house. 

The  Music  Hall  is  committed  to 
play  22  from  Fox.  That  company 
is  selling  56  and  "The  Cat's  Paw"  to 
a  total  of  57.  This  makes  Reade's  pos- 
sibilities from  that  source  34  pictures. 
l""rom  M-G-M  he  figures  on  about  10, 
the  first  to  be  "Straight  Is  the  Way," 
which   is   about   to  open. 


Making  'Kentucky'  Shots 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  26. — Sol.  Hal- 
perin,  chief  cameraman  for  Henry 
King,  is  here  preparing  to  visit  Cov- 
ington, Lexington  and  Louisville, 
Ky.,  to  shoot  scenes  on  location  for 
"In  Old  Kentucky."  King  is  ex- 
pected to  arrive  early  next  month  to 
supervise.  There  is  a  possibility  of 
Janet  Gaynor  coming  for  several 
scenes,  according  to  James  Grady, 
local  Fox  manager. 

Hollywood  Aug.  26.— Henry  King 
will  leave  Hollywood  Sept.  1  for 
three  weeks  in  the  South  on  atmos- 
pheric shots  for  hib  next  Fox  picture, 
"One  More  Spring." 


Merle  Oberon  Cast 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26.  —  Merle 
Oberon,  whom  Joseph  M.  Schenck  will 
escort  to  the  altar  in  about  two 
months,  will  make  her  American  debut 
in  "Cardinal  Richelieu"  for  20th  Cen- 
tury. 


Neilan  Beats  Schedule 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26. — Marshall 
Neilan,  directing  his  first  talking  pic- 
ture at  Paramount,  "The  Lemon 
Drop  Kid,"  brought  the  opus  under 
the  wire  four  days  ahead  of  schedule. 


Teasdale-Menjou  Nuptial 

Hollywood,  Aug.  26.  ■ —  Verree 
Teasdale  and  Adolph  Menjou  were 
married  here  yesterday  by  Municipal 
Judge  James   H.    Pope. 


Fabian-Stanley  Deal  Set 

Si  Fabian's  remaining  interest  in 
the  Stanley,  Jersey  City,  was  sold  to 
the  Stanley  Co.,  Warner  subsidiary, 
in   a   transaction   closed   on    Saturday. 


Trade  Show  for  "Young" 

Mascot  will  hold  a  trade  showing 
of  "Young  and  Beautiful,"  at  10:30 
o'clock  Wednesday  at  the  Criterion. 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  49 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  AUGUST  28,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Code  Seal  on 
23  Features; 
And  58  Total 


27-Day  Result  from  July 
24  to  Aug.  20 


Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Settling 
down  to  a  normal  routine  on  the  is- 
suing of  code  certificates  after  the 
first  hectic  eleven  days,  Production 
Code  Administration  placed  approval 
seal  on  23  features,  28  shorts  and  two 
serials  in  the  27-day  period  between 
July  24  and  Aug.  20.  This  hardly 
reaches  the  halfway  mark  in  compari- 
son with  the  number  of  films  approved 
during  the  first  two  weeks  Joseph  I. 
Breen  took  over  the  job  for  the  Ad- 
ministration. 

Warners,  RKO  and  Columbia  head 
the  list  of  approved  features  with  four 
each  bearing  the  code  seal.  Para- 
mount and  Universal  run  a  close  sec- 
ond with  three.  M-G-M  and  Majestic 
have   two,   and   Fox   one. 

Columbia  leads  on  approved  shorts 
with  nine.  Universal  chalked  up  five. 
M-G-M  has  four,  Warners  three  and 

{Continued  on  page  9) 


Retain  Medalie  to 
Wage  ASCAP  Fight 

George  Z.  Medalie,  former  U.  S. 
District  Attorney  here  and  prominent 
for  years  as  a  prosecuting  attorney, 
was  selected  yesterday  by  the  national 
exhibitors'  legal  committee  to  lead  the 
theatre  owners'  legal  campaign  against 
ASCAP. 

The  campaign  in  the  courts  will  in- 
volve the  pressing  of  an  anti-trust  suit 
as    its    primary    feature.      The    legal 

(Continued  on  page   10) 


Ideal  in  Features; 
Signs  with  Hagen 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  Aug.  27. — Ideal  Pictures  of 
New  York  will  enter  the  feature  field 
in  the  States  through  a  three  year  con- 
tract signed  here  with  Julius  Hagen 
and  Twickenham  Prod.     First  on  the 

(Continued   on    page    10) 


So! 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  27. — 
Clipped  from  a  local  ad  of  the 
Tudor: 

Last   Day 
"She  Was  a  Lady" 


Reorganized  Paramount  by 

October  1  Looms  Stronger 

Paramount  Publix  reorganization  plans  are  expected  to  enter 
the  final  stages  immediately  after  Labor  Day,  with  continued  ex- 
cellent prospects  of  a  reorganized  company  by  Oct.  1,  it  was  stated 
on  good  authority  yesterday. 

Adolph  Zukor  is  expected  back  from  Hollywood  about  Sept.  10 
to  sit  in  on  final  reorganization  discussions  and  will  remain  here 
until  the  task  is  completed. 

The  final  bankruptcy  report  of  Charles  D.  Hilles,  Eugene  W. 
Leake  and  Charles  E.  Richardson,  Paramount  trustees,  given  to 
the  Federal  court  here  late  last  week  and  showing  creditors' 
claims  against  the  company  scaled  down  to  $50,600,000  and  cash 
on  hand  of  $15,644,000  as  of  June  16,  with  continued  profitable  op- 
erations since,  is  viewed  as  giving  the  final  impetus  needed  to 
complete   the    company's    plan   within    three    weeks,    as    expected. 


Fees  Sought 
In  Paramount 
Case  Fought 


Small  creditors'  groups  in  Para- 
mount will  oppose  the  petitions  for 
fees  and  allowances  aggregating_$721,- 
204  for  services  in  connection  with  the 
14  months  of  the  company  bank- 
ruptcy, it  was  learned  yesterday. 

Bondholders'  groups  represented  by 
Victor  House,  Samuel  Zirn  and  Saul 
E.  Rogers  indicated  they  would  urge 
drastic  reductions  when  the  petitions 
are  heard  before  Snecial  Master  John 
E.  Joyce  at  a  creditors'  meeting,  Sept. 
18.  These  groups  opposed  the  peti- 
tions for  $296,000  of  allowances  for 
services    during    the    three    and    one- 

(Coninued   on  page   10) 


Majors  Are  Cited  in 
$425 MO  Omaha  Suit 

Omaha,  Aug.  27.— A  suit  for  $425,- 
000  damages  charging  all  major  pro- 
ducers, the  Omaha  Film  Board,  the 
former  Publix  Iowa,  Inc.,  and  Publix 
Theatres  Corp.  with  conspiring  in  re- 
straint of  trade  to  prevent  him  from 
securing  films  for  his  theatre  has  been 
filed  in  U.  S.  District  Court  here  by 
Vern  S.  Brown,  Missouri  Valley 
da.)  exhibitor.  The  plaintiff  claims 
the  Publix  corporations  cut  him  out  of 
product  by  opening  a  competing  house. 


Death  Claims  Mother 
Of  Four  Warner  Bros, 

Mrs.  Benjamin  Warner  died  in  Los 
Angeles  at  3  A.  M.  (Pacific  Coast 
Time)  yesterday  morning  a  few  hours 
before  the  arrival  of  two  of  her  sons 
and  other  members  of  the  family  who 
chartered  a  special  plane  in  New  York 
(Continued  on  page  12) 


Sees  General 
Price  Boost 
On  the  Way 


That  a  movement  which  he  says  is 
among  circuit  operators  to  raise  ad- 
missions at  first  runs  is  the  forerun- 
ner of  "a  general  price  increase 
throughout  the  country"  this  winter 
was  the  opinion  expressed  by  Al 
Lichtman  yesterday.  The  United  Art- 
ists vice-president  asserted  that  this 
"in  itself  will  bring  about  a  more 
healthy  condition  for  the  entire  in- 
dustry." 

"Within  the  next  few  weeks,"  he 
added,  "theatre  conditions  throughout 
the  country  will  show  a  marked  im- 
provement, not  only  for  circuits  and 
(Continued  on  page  9) 


No  Price  Hike  in 
Cleveland  on  Way 

Cleveland,  Aug.  27.— No  advance 
in  admissions  is  seen  in  the  immediate 
future  by  local  exhibitors  and  circuit 
owners.  The  present  44  cent  top  is 
expected  to  remain  except  when  a 
stage  show  augments  the  picture  when 
the  admissions  go  to  60  cents  top,  in- 
cluding the  state  10  per  cent  tax. 

RKO  Palace  has  booked  two  suc- 
cessive stafje  shows,  Ted  Fio  Rito  and 
"Broadway."  Loew's  State  will  bring 
(Continued  on  page  9) 


Wanger  Back  with 
Para,,  Producer  Now 

A  deal  is  practically,  but  not  en- 
tirely, set  for  a  return  of  Walter 
Wanger,  a  former  production  man- 
ager, to  Paramount  but  this  time  as 
an  independent  producer. 

Wanger  is  scheduled  to  make  six 
(Coninued  on  page   10) 


Grosses  Take 
Spurt;  Wide 
Gains  Made 


strong     Pictures,     Cool 
Weather  Do  It 


Detailed  box-office  reports 
from  key  cities  appear  on 
pages  3  and  4  today. 


Grosses  are  on  the  upturn,  tele- 
graphed reports  to  Motion  Picture 
Daily  from  key  cities  yesterday  in- 
dicated. While  the  swing  toward  bet- 
ter business  continues  spotty  and  in 
ratio  with  the  draw  of  particular  at- 
tractions, strong  pictures  winding  up 
the  old  and  opening  attractions 
launching  the  new  are  proving  in- 
teresting enough  to  persuade  the  pub- 
lic to  part  with  its  quarters  and  half 
dollars.  Cooler  weather  is  proving  an 
aid,  too. 

Typical  of  the  scene  in  other  parts 
was  New  York  last  week.  It  was  a 
swell  week  here.  "Cleopatra"  did  a 
fine  $72,000  at  the  Paramount; 
"Dames"  a  real  gross  of  $41,231  at 
(Coninued  on  page  10) 


Price,  Dual  Fight 
Brews  in  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  27. — Thursday 
starts  a  price  and  dual  feature  tussle 
in  this  city  with  Fanchon  and  Marco 
leaders  in  the  move. 

Beginning  Aug.  30,  admissions  of 
35  cents  and  55  cents  at  the  Missouri, 
Ambassador  and  Fox  will  be  cut  to 
25  cents  and  40  cents.  All  three  hous- 
es will  program  two  features  of  three 

(Continued   on   page    9) 


Faith  Is  Queried  in 
Fox  Theatres  Case 

An  answer  questioning  the  good 
faith  of  the  involuntary  petition  for 
reorganization  of  Fox  Theatres  was 
filed  in  U.  S.  District  Court  here 
yesterday  by  three  creditors  of  Fox 
Theatres. 

It  opposes  the  petition  for  reorgani- 
zation, alleging  that  debts  of  Fox  The- 
atres   aggregate   $40,000,000  and   that 

(Coninued   on   page   10) 


Runs  On  and  On 

Cincinnati,     Aug.     27.— Add 
marquee  signs: 

The  Strand 
"Where  Sinners  Meet." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  August  28,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered   U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.    36 


August  28,   1934 


No.  49 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

itM     JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

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PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
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Curran  Gets  Award 
At  Lehman's  Hands 

Charles  W.  Curran  of  the  New 
York  Strand  yesterday  was  presented 
the  Quigley  Award  for  July  by  Gov- 
ernor Lehman.  It  was  given  for  his 
campaign  on  "Here  Comes  the  Navy." 

The  ceremony  was  conducted  at  the 
governor's  New  York  home  at  820 
Park  Ave.  and  in  the  presence  of 
Gradwell  L.  Sears  and  A.  W.  Smith, 
Jr.,  Warner  sales  managers;  Arthur 
Jeffrey,  Irving  Windisch,  Phil  Laufer 
and  Sid  Naglar  of  the  Warner  pub- 
licity department,  and  Colvin  Brown, 
vice-president  of  Quigley  Publications. 

In  making  the  presentation  the  gov- 
ernor said : 

"Mr.  Curran,  I  am  pleased  to  pre- 
sent to  you  on  behalf  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture Herald  and  the  committee  of 
judges  representing  the  able  showman- 
ship of  the  motion  picture  industry 
this  plaque,  the  Martin  Quigley 
Award  for  July,  for  your  advertising 
campaign  on  Warner  Bros,  picture 
'Here  Comes  the  Navy,'  selected  as 
the  most  meritorious  by  the  judges, 
of  all  those  submitted  to  the  Manag- 
ers' Round  Table  Club  during  July. 

"You  are  honored,  too,  as  the  first 
New  York  theatre  manager  to  receive 
the  award  in  this  world-wide  competi- 
tion." 


'Dames'  Again  Held  Over 

"Dames"  starts  its  third  week  at 
the  Strand  tomorrow.  National  re- 
lease of  the   film  starts   Sept,   1. 


THE  code  situation  is  compli- 
cated, unsatisfactory  and  get- 
ting to  be  very  amusing  to  many. 
That  is,  to  many  when  they 
really  say  what  they're  think- 
ing. Many  eyes  are  fixed  on  Sol 
Rosenblatt.  Many  minds  are 
speculating  over  what  he  pro- 
poses doing  about  it.  Take  the 
clearance  and  zoning  situation. 
Or  don't  take  it.  Nobody  else  is, 
so  why  should  you?  Modesty  is 
a  virtue,  but  we  haven't  any. 
And  that  permits  us  to  remind 
you  that  it  was  Motion  Picture 
Daily  which  tipped  off  first  and 
many  weeks  ago  that  zoning  was 
holding  up  sales,  or  vice  versa, 
and  that  the  situation  appeared 
heading  toward  trouble,  much  of 
it.  .  .  . 

▼ 
Distributors'  answer  to  the 
plaint  of  Allied  members  that 
shorts  are  now  being  marketed 
on  a  weekly  payment  plan  re- 
gardless of  the  number  played, 
runs  like  this:  "We  do  it,  it  is 
true,  but  it's  all  a  matter  of 
negotiation.  We  may  sell  52  two- 
i-eelers  at  $10.  That's  $520. 
And  52  one-reelers  at  $5.  That's 
$260  or  $780  for  the  bunch  or 
$15  payable  weekly.  Flat  and  re- 
gardless of  what  the  exhibitor 
does  about  playdates.  Some  ex- 
hibitors want  it  that  way.  As 
long  as  they  do,  why  not  give  it 
to  them."  Why  not  if  theatre- 
men  retain  the  choice  ?  .  .  . 
T 
"Tablecloth  Millionaires"  — 
that  gay  coterie  of  magnates 
who,  in  the  lusty  days  of  the  in- 
dustry's infancy,  ate  each  day 
at  the  Astor  and  kept  two  wait- 
ers busy  changing  the  table- 
cloths as  they  scribbled  millions, 
even  billions,  in  pencil  deals  all 
over  the  linens,  now  have  a  chap- 
ter of  that  organization  in  Holly- 
wood, New  York  may  want  to 
know.     Daily    at    lunch    a    group 


foregathers  at  Ray's  Delicatessen 
on  La  Brea  near  Wilshire.  In  a 
corner,  over  salami,  herring,  or 
cheese  cake,  the  air  fills  with 
fancy  figures  and  waitresses  keep 
scurrying  for  more  paper  nap- 
kins as  the  boys  pencil  them.  .  .  . 
T 
In  the  evening  the  scene 
changes,  however.  Being  one  of 
the  better  eating  spots  in  Holly- 
wood, dinner  at  night  and  after- 
preview  supper  usually  find 
some  of  the  town's  epicures  par- 
taking of  the  dishes. 

Favorite  dishes  of  some  of  the 
film  folks  are : 

Manny  Cohen  .  .  Knadel 
soup  and  gedempfte  brust. 

Joe  Schenck  .  .  Borsht  and 
blintzes. 

Archie  Mayo  .  .  Kishke 
and  gefilte  fish. 

Joe  Reilly  .  .  Roast  duck 
and  apple  strudel. 

L.  B.  Mayer  .    .  Kishke. 
Al  Kaufman  .   .  Gedempfte 
brust. 

Eddie  Cantor  .  .  Smoked 
whitefish,  borsht  and  blintzes, 
potato  pancakes. 

Eddie  Small  .  .  Gefilte 
fish. 

Jean  Harlow  .  .  Chicken 
soup  and  strudel. 

Nils  Asther  .  .  Wieners 
and  sauerkraut. 

Irving  Cummings  .  .  Calf's 
liver  and  onions. 

Mervyn  LeRoy  .  .  Chicken 
and  noodles. 

Fanny  Brice   .    .    Herring, 
blintzes,  strudel. 
T 
First    issue     of    "Dumb     Bell 
Letters,"     assembled     by     Juliet 
Lowell  who  authored  the  amus- 
ing book  of  the  same  name,  got 
a    helluva    reaction    from    Music 
Hall  audiences  last  week.    They 
rollicked     and     they     rolled,     so 
funny    were    the    purported    fac- 
similes   of    communications    sent 


Fox  Loses  lYs  on  Big  Board 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 30>4  30J4  3054 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 3             3  3 

Consolidated   Film   Industries,    pfd 14^  145^  14^ 

Eastman   Kodak    100  100  100 

Eastman    Kodak,    pfd 140  139K  139K 

Fox   Film   "A" 12M  11!4  H'/i 

Loew's,  Inc 28K  28  28ii 

Paramount    Publix    3%          3?i  3% 

Pathe    Exchange    V/4          V/g  154 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 155^  1554  1554 

RKO     2H         254  254 

Warner  Bros 4Ji          4f^  4^ 


Net 
Change 

-'A 


Technicolor  Off 


V4,  on  Curb 


Technicolor 


High 

.   13 


Low 

13 


Loew  Bonds  Gain  1/2 

High  Low 

General   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40 6'/^  65^ 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf 6^^  654 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 101^4  1015^ 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s   '47 48  48 

Paramount   Publix   55^s   '50 48  48 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww 98>^  9854 

I  Warner  Bros,  6s  '39,  wd 56  56 


Close 

13 


Close 

10154 
48 
48 
9854 
56 


-54 
—1 
-  Vi 

-54 

+  'A 


Net 
Change 

-  Va 


Net 
Change 

—  % 

-  54 
+  'A 


54 


Sales 

100 
100 
100 
300 
100 
700 

1,400 
700 

3,300 
100 
400 

1,100 


Sales 

100 


Sales 

13 
10 
3 
5 
2 
7 
1 


by  the  intelligent  public  to  manu- 
facturers of  this  and  that.  Holly- 
wood ought  to  study  them  for 
a  slant  on  the  populace  it  is  try- 
ing to  serve.  Then  watch  the 
mentality  of  future  product  sink 
like  a  plumb  line.  .  .  . 
T 
Now  that  Police  Commis- 
sioner O'Ryan  has  held  only  two 
pickets  may  do  their  stuff  before 
any  given  theatre,  there  will  be 
no  need  for  Governor  Lehman 
to  call  out  the  troops.  Or  for  the 
I.T.O.A.  to  sizzle  under  its  high 
blood  pressure.  .  .  .  Al  Licht- 
man's  deal  with  B.  &  K.  for  25 
cent  minimum  admissions  covers 
only  three  of  U.  A.'s  21.  What 
are  the  three  to  be  ?  .  .  .  Have 
you  noticed  the  number  of  in- 
dependent companies  about  to 
blossom  on  the  coast  ?  .  .  .  The 
perennial  theme  song,  "Merger, 
I  Love  You,"  is  in  the  air.  .  .  . 
KANN 


Charles  Cannon,  New  York  man- 
ager of  Agfa  Ansco,  maintained  yes- 
terday he  personally  had  no  knowl- 
edge of  any  financial  connection  be- 
tween his  company  and  the  new  pro- 
ducing enterprise.  He  asserted  his 
firm  was  merely  supplying  Adventure 
Pictures  with  raw  film,  suggesting 
that  King  Charney,  Agfa  agent  on 
the  coast,  might  know  of  arrange- 
ments made  to   finance. 


Franklin's  Second  Fixed 

Following  "Gambling"  which  Har- 
old B.  Franklin  will  make  for  Fox, 
his  second  will  be  "Three  Sisters," 
based  on  a  musical  comedy  by  Je- 
rome Kern  and  Oscar  Hammerstein, 
II.      It  will  be  produced  in  the  east. 


Efrus  in  New  Office 

Sam  Efrus  has  opened  New  York 
offices  in  the  RKO  Bldg.,  for  distribu- 
tion of  a  series  of  eight  Peerless  Pic- 
tures. The  first  is  "The  House  of 
Danger." 


Coast  Unit  Formed; 
Agfa  Denies  Tieup 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Adventure 
Pictures  is  being  organized  here  to 
produce  26  features  and  five  serials. 
Chief  production  executive  will  be 
Bud  Barsky,  who  has  been  appointed 
to  the  post  by  Arthur  Weiss,  rep- 
resentative of  an  unnamed  eastern 
financial  group,  said  to  be  aligned  with 
Agfa,  which  was  reported  here  late 
last  week  as  investing  $2,000,000 
in  the  venture.  The  company  is  | 
taking  over  the  International  Studio 
in  Hollywood. 

Phil  Goldstone  is  also  reported  con- 
nected  financially   with   the   deal. 


ITOA  Directors  to  Meet 

Directors  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  meet 
today  to  discuss  various  problems  pre- 
paratory to  the  general  meeting  to- 
morrow at  the  Astor. 


Kornblum  a  Benedict 

Herman  Kornblum,  partner  with 
Louis  Geller  in  the  Park,  Newark, 
was  married  yesterday  to  Lillian  An- 
drus,  who  was  Miss  America  of  1929. 


"Widow"  Set  for  Astor 

"The  Merry  Widow"  debuts  at  the 
Astor  either  Sept.  12  or  Sept.  19. 


Tuesday,  August  28,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Dames"  Does 
$12,500;  Twin 
Cities  Lead 


Minneapolis,  Aug.  27. — "Dames" 
was  the  big  noise  in  the  Twin  Cities 
last  week  and  left  all  competitive  at- 
tractions behind.  At  the  State  here 
the  gross  went  $1,000  over  normal  to 
$6,500  and  at  the  Paramount,  St. 
Paul,  the  figures  were  $6,000  gross, 
S5,500   average. 

Five  Minneapolis  houses  generally 
taking  $18,500  grossed  $20,000  while 
lour  in  St.  Paul  usually  getting  $14,- 
000  took  $15,000. 

Minneapolis: 

Week  Ending  Aug.  23: 
"STAMBOUL  QUEST"   (M-G-M) 

CENTURY— (1,000),      2Sc-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:   ?4,000.    (Average,   $4,000) 
"SHE   LEARNED   ABOUT  SAILORS" 

(Fox) 

LYRIC— (1,000),  30c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.  (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  24: 
"LADY    WILLING"    (CoL) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,900),  25c-50c,  4  days. 
Gross:    $2,700.    (Average    for   week,   $5,500) 
"BLIND  DATE"   (Col.) 
RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,900),  25c-50c,  3  days. 
Gross:   $2,800.    (Average   for    week,   $5,500) 
"DAMES"   (Warners) 
STATE— (2,300),    25c-40c,    7    days.    Gross: 
$6,500.   (Average,  $5,500) 

"HALSINGAR"  (Swedish) 
WORLD— (400),    25c-75c,    7    days.    Gross: 
$2,500.    (Average,   $2,000) 

St.  Paul: 

Week  Ending  Aug.  2S: 

"DAMES"    (Warners) 

PARAMOUNT- (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $6,000.    (Average,  $5,500) 

"STAMBOUL    QUEST"    (M-G-M) 

RIVIERA— (1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.    (Average,  $3,500) 

"THE  LADY   IS   WILLING"    (Col.) 

RKO  ORPHEUM-(2,000),  20c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $4,000.    (Average,   $4,000) 
"CHARUE    CHAN'S    COURAGE"    (Fox) 

POWER- (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,000.   (Average,  $1,500) 


Providence  Gains 
After  Bad  Month 

Providence,  Aug.  27. — Exhibitors 
are  jubilant  over  a  pickup  in  business 
after  a  disastrous  month.  Two  pic- 
tures to  play  here  last  week  were  well 
over  pax. 

"Treasure  Island"  at  Loew's  State 
caught  $15,000,  or  $3,000  over  the 
average  figure,  while  Bing  Crosby's 
yodelling  annexed  |8,500  for  the 
Strand  in  "She  Loves  Me  Not."  The 
average  take  for  this  theatre  is  $6,500. 
Strand  is  holding  the  picture  for  a 
second  week,  a  novelty  these  days. 

Total  grosses  in  first  run  houses, 
$36,600.    Average,  |33,S00. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  2: 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

STRAND— (2,300),  15c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,500.    (Average,    $6,500) 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Buck    and    Bubbles    on    stage.     Gross:    $15,- 
000.     (Average,   $12,000) 

"THE  MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"  (W.B.) 
"FRIENDS  OF  MR.  SWEENEY"   (W.  B.) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),       15c-40c,       7       days. 
Gross:   $7,000.    (Average,   $7,000) 

"HAT,   COAT   AND   GLOVE"    (RKO) 

"THEIR    BIG    MOMENT"    (Univ.) 
RKO    ALBEE-(2,300),     15c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $5,000.    (Average.   $7,000) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (RKO) 
"THE     LOUDSPEAKER"     (Mono.) 
RKO  VICTORY— (1,600),   10c-25c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $1,100.   (Average,  $1,000) 


Seattle  Not 
Good;  Lloyd 
Film  Leader 


Seattle,  Aug.  27.  —  "The  Cat's 
Paw"  was  only  first  run  attraction  to 
hit  and  better  average  last  week.  It 
gave  the  Fifth  Avenue  $7,300,  or  $300 
ahead  of  parity.  Not  much  overage, 
but  still  the  best  performance  in  town, 
all  factors  considered. 

"Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes  Back" 
came  withtin  $500  of  normal  business 
at  the  Music  Hall,  but,  times  being 
what  they  are,  it  was  moved  to  the 
Music  Box  for  a  second  week.  Hot 
weather  is  what  took  its  toll  all  over 
the  city. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $29,100. 
This  compares  with  average  first  run 
total  business  of  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Aug.  25 : 

"THEIR    BIG    MOMEJ4T"    (Univ.) 
"RETURN   OF   THE   TERROR"    (W.   B.) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,200.      (Average,    $3,500) 

"THE    CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 
FIFTH    AVENUE— (2,450),    25c-40c-55c,    7 
days.     Gross:    $7,300.      (Average,   $7,000) 
"COUNTESS  OF  MONTE  CRISTO"  (Col.) 
"MAN    FROM    UTAH"    (Mono) 
LIBERTY— (1,800),     10c-lSc-25c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $3,500,      (Average,   $4,000) 

"ONE     MORE    RIVER"     (Univ.) 
MUSIC    BOX— (950),    25c-40c-55c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $3,900.      (Average,    $4,000) 
"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 

BACK"    (U.   A.) 
MUSIC      HALL— (2,275),      25c-40c-55c,      7 
days.     Gross:   $6,000.     (Average,  $6,500) 
"GRAND    CANARY"    (Fox) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,050),    25c-35c,    7    days. 
Vaudeville  headed  by  Television  demonstra- 
tion.    Gross:   $5,200.     (Average,  $6,000) 


Crosby  Outraces 
Others  in  Omaha 

Omaha,  Aug.  27. — The  Orpheum 
cracked  its  fourth  house  record  this 
summer  with  "She  Loves  Me  Not" 
running  to  $11,200,  or  $3,700  ahead 
of  parity.  "Embarrassing  Moments" 
was  its  running  mate  in  celluloid. 

The  Brandeis  did  standee  trade  with 
"The  Man  with  Two  Faces"  to  a  to- 
tal of  $5,200.  This  is  the  theatre's  best 
gross  since  last  April.  The  World 
was  the  only  first  run  at  average  with 
"One  More  River"  and  "Paris  Inter- 
lude." 

Autumnal  coolness  has  pepped  up 
patrons  who  are  not  coming  now  for 
relief  via  refrigeration,  but  to  see  the 
shows. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $20,400. 
Average,  in  the  aggregate,  $15,500. 

Estimated   takings : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  22: 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 
"PARIS    INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 

WORLD— (2,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.   (Average,  $4,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  23: 

"THE  MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"  (W.B.) 

"BLIND    DATE"    (Col.) 

BRANDEIS— (1,500),  20c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,200.    (Average,   $4,CO0) 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.)) 
"EMBARRASSING     MOMENTS"     (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $11,200.     (Average,  $7,500) 


Sheehan  on  "Follies" 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — P  resent 
setup  for  the  second  version  of  the 
George  White  "Scandals"  at  Fox  will 
have  Winfield  Sheehan  as  producer. 
Robert  Kane  produced  the  last 
"Scandals." 


With  Trimmings 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  27. — Bar- 
ney Joffee,  managing  director 
of  the  Tower,  made  the  town 
rose-conscious  last  week. 
Dubbing  his  stage  show 
"Rose  Garden  Revue,"  Joffee 
had  his  chorus  tossing  red 
and  white  roses  into  the 
audience  while  the  ventilators 
spread  a  rose  fragrance 
through  the  house. 


Weather  Aids 
Los  Angeles; 
"Island"  Top 


Los  Angeles,  Aug.  27. — ^^The  tem- 
perature in  these  parts  dropped  to  nor- 
mal last  week  and  left  a  more  encour- 
aging mark  on  box-office  receipts,  al- 
though gains  were  fragmentary. 

"Treasure  Island"  took  the  lead 
spot  with  $20,000  at  Loew's  State,  as 
compared  with  a  $14,000  normal.  "The 
Scarlet  Empress"  at  the  Paramount 
ended  at  $17,890  when  $18,000  is  aver- 
age. "The  Lady  Is  Willing"  at  the 
RKO  and  "The  Man  With  Two 
Faces"  at  the  Warner  Hollywood 
dipped  under  par,  but  the  third  week 
of  "Here  Comes  the  Navy"— $10,000 
at   Warner's    Downtown — was    O.    K. 

Total  first  run  business  ran  to  $68,- 
690,  with  Grauman's  Chinese  and  the 
Filmarte  dark. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Aug.  22 : 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,413),  30c-55c,  7 
days.  Short,       Pete       Smith's       "Goofy 

Movies,"    news.       Gross:    $20,000.        (Aver- 
age,   $14,000.) 

"THE  SCARLET  EMPRESS"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
On  the  stage:  Fanchon  &  Marco  revue; 
short,  news.  Gross:  $17,890.  (Average, 
$18,000.) 

"THE    LADY     IS    WILLING"     (Col.) 

RKO— (2,700),  25c-40c,  7  days.  News, 
shorts.       Gross:    $4,000.       (Average,    $8,000.) 

"THE    MAN    WITH    TWO     FACES" 
(W.  B.) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)- 
(3,000),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Shorts,  news. 
Gross:    $12,000.       (Average,    $14,000.) 

"HERE  COMES  THE  NAVY"   (W.  B.) 

WARNER    BROS.    (DOWNTOWN)— (3,- 

400).    25c-55c,    7    days,    3rd     week.     Shorts, 

news.      Gross:    $10,000.       (Average,   $12,000.) 

"GRAND  CANARY"  (Fox) 

"ROMANCE   IN   THE   RAIN"    (Univ.) 

PANTAGES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
News,  short.  Gross:  $4,800.  (Average, 
$3,200.) 


Boston  Cheerier; 
"Dames"  Is  No.  1 

Boston,  Aug.  27. — A  good  week  for 
theatres  here.  Receipts  continued  to 
show  a  steady  improvement  with  the 
first  run  total  only  $3,000  under  their 
average,  $94,000. 

"Dames"  at  the  Metropolitan  gave 
that  house  its  best  week  in  many, 
reaching  $28,000,  which  is  house  par. 
Joan  Lowell  in  person  helped  boost 
the  Boston  to  an  average  |1 6,000. 
"Treasure  Island"  went  into  a  second 
week  at  Loew's  State,  giving  the 
house  $31,000  for  the  combined  14 
days. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  23 : 

"ADVENTURE  GIRL"  (Radio) 
"THEIR  BIG  MOMENT"   (Radio) 

BOSTON— (2,900),    25c-S0c,    7    days,    Joan 
(Continued  on  page   4) 


Philadelphia 
Grosses  Show 
Steady  Gain 


Philadelphia,  Aug.  27. — Slow,  but 
steady,  pickup  of  general  business  in 
the  last  two  weeks  has  been  an  en- 
couraging harbinger  for  a  decent  fall 
trade  for  local  theatres.  Strong  of- 
ferings of  the  period,  with  "The  Cat's 
Paw"  and  "Dames"  on  the  new  pro- 
gram, have  stimulated  new  interest. 

Outstanding  last  week  was  "Cleo- 
patra," nipping  ofif  $14,000  at  the  Boyd 
to  be  retained  for  a  second  week.  "The 
World  Moves  On,"  playing  its  sec- 
ond week  at  the  Fox  also  took  in  a 
neat  $14,500.  "Treasure  Island"  was 
a  little  under  par,  but  built  steadily. 
M-G-M  looks  for  good  neighborhood 
response  from  this  "all-family"  pic- 
ture. 

Total  receipts,  $60,500.  Average, 
$59,900. 

Estimated  grosses  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  23 : 

"OLD-FASHIONED  WAY"    (Para.) 
(Second    Run) 

ARCADIA— (600),  25c-40c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:   $2,100.    (Average,   $2,400) 

"CLEOPATRA"   (Para.) 

BOYD— (2,400),  40c-55c-65c,  6  days.  Ooss: 
$14,000.    (Average,    $12,000) 

"HOUSE   WIFE"    (F.   N.) 

EARLE— (2,000),       40c-55c-65c,      6      days. 

Stage   show  with   Ina   Ray   Hutton  and  Her 

Melodeers.  Gross:  $12,000,   (Average,  $12,000) 

"THE   WORLD   MOVES   ON"    (Fox) 

FOX— (3,000),  30c-40c-60c,  6  days,  2nd 
week.  Stage  show  with  Phil  Harris  and 
orchestra,  3  Ambassadors  and  Leah  Ray. 
Gross;    $14,500.    (Average,    $12,000) 

"LET'S    TALK    IT    OVER"    (Univ.) 

KARLTON— (1,000),  30c-40c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $2,200.    (Average,   $3,500) 

"TREASURE   ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

STANLEY— (3,700),  40c-55c-65c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $10,500.    (Average,    $12,000) 

"DEFENSE    RESTS"    (ColumbU) 

STANTON— (1,700),  30c-40c-55c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $5,200.    (Average,    $6,000) 


Denver  Trade  Soars; 
Best  in  Long  Time 

Denver,  Aug.  27. — The  best  thea- 
tre week  Denver  has  had  in  months 
has  just  closed.  Ringling  Bros,  and 
the  Barnum  and  Bailey  circus  played 
to  50,000  admissions  in  four  perform- 
ances, but  the  weather  cooled  off  suffi- 
ciently to  keep  theatres  crowded. 

The  Aladdin  did  $5,500,  or  $3,000 
over  average  with  "The  Last  Gentle- 
man" and  so  holds  for  a  second  week. 
"Ladies  Should  Listen"  sagged  at  the 
Denham  and  was  pulled  after  the  si.xth 
day  to  clear  for  "Cleopatra." 
"Dames"  went  $3,500  over  average  to 
$10,500  at  the  Denver  and  "Grand 
Canary,"  $2,000  above  to  $8,000  at  the 
Orpheum. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $29,000. 
Average,  $20,500.  Estimated  takings 
for  the  week  ending  Thursday  night : 

"THE   LAST   GENTLEMAN"    (U.   A.) 

ALADDIN— (1,500),     25c-3Sc-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:   $5,500,     (Average,   $2,500) 
"LADIES    SHOULD    LISTEN"     (Para.) 
DENHAM— (1,500),     25c-35c-50c,     6    days. 
Gross:  $3,500,     (Average,  $4,000) 
"DAMES"    (W.B.) 
DENVER— (2,500),     25c-35c-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:  $10,500.     (Average,   $7,000) 

"GRAND  CANARY"   (Fox) 
ORPHEUM— (2,600),    25c-35c-S0c,    7    days. 
Gross:   $8,000.     (Average,  $6,000) 

"PARIS   INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,000),    25c-40c,    4    days. 
Gross:    $800. 

"SING   AND   LIKE   IT"    (RKO) 
"LET'S    TRY    AGAIN"    (RKO) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,000),    25c-40c,    3    days. 
Gross:     $700.       (Average     for     the     week, 
$2,000) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  August  28,   1934 


$21,000  for 
'Island'  Tops 
Chicago  List 


Chicago,  Aug.  27.— The  Loops 
heaviest  draw  last  week  turned  out  to 
be  "Treasure  Island"  at  the  small 
(1591  seat)  Rooseveh  where  the  pic- 
ture nabbed  $21,000.  This  is  $10,000 
over  parity,  something  to  raise  eye- 
brows over  and  the  best  gross  in  that 
house  this  year. 

"The  Affairs  of  Celhni"  likewise 
was  strong  at  $20,000,  or  $3,000  over 
average  at  the  United  Artists.  The 
Palace  did  some  suffering  with  "The 
Lady  Is  Willing"  and  its  usual  vaude- 
ville show  at  $15,000  which  was  $7,000 
under  the  average  mark.  George  Jes- 
sel's  second  week  at  the  Oriental 
helped  "Operator  13"  over  the  hurdles 
into  $18,500  as  compared  with  a  $15,- 
000  average  for  that  theatre.  The 
Hilton  Siamese  Twins  pushed  the 
State-Lake  to  $16,500,  or  $1,500  over 
average.  The  Chicago,  with  "Man 
with  Two  Faces"  and  Morton  Downey 
ended  at  $42,000.  Average  there  is 
$34,600  and  so  it  was  quite  a  week, 
helped  all  around  by  the  crowds  at  the 
fair. 

Total  first  run  business  was 
$123,000.    Average:  $114,600. 

Estimated  takings  for  weeks  in- 
dicated : 

"MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"  (F.N.) 

CHICAGO— (4,000),  35c-50c-68c,  7  days. 
Morton  Downey  in  person  and  stage  pro- 
duction. Gross:  $42,000.  (Average,  $34,600) 
First  week   ended   Aug.   23. 

"OPERATOR  13"   (M-G-M) 

ORIENTAL  —  (3,940),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
George  Jessel  heading  stage  show.  Gross: 
$18,500.       (Average,     $15,000)      Return    loop 

week    ended   Aug.    23.  

"AFFAIRS  OF  CELLINI"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS-(1,700),  30c-40c-60c, 
7  days.  Gross:  $20,000.  (Average,  $17,000) 
First   week   ended   Aug.   24. 

"LADY  IS  WILLNG"  (Columbia) 

PALACE— (2,509),     25c-35c-50c,     7'     days. 
Jane     Froman,     Patricia     Bowman,     Johnny 
Perkins    on    stage.      Gross:    $15,000.     (Aver- 
age, $22,000)     First  week  ended  Aug.  23. 
"TREASURE  ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $21,000.  (Average,  $11,000)  First 
week   ended   Aug.    24. 

"LET'S   TRY   AGAIN"    (RKO) 

STATE-LAKE  —  (2,776),  20c-25c-35c,  V 
days.  Hilton  Siamese  Twins,  Jackie  Heller, 
Mells,  Kirk  &  Howard  on  stage.  Gross: 
$16,500.  (Average,  $15,000)  First  week 
ended   Aug.   25. 


Cleveland  40%  to  Good; 
''Island''  Knockout  There 


Cleveland,  Aug.  27. — Cool  weather, 
very  little  outside  competition  and  pop- 
ular screen  fare  boosted  downtown 
grosses  practically  40%  over  average. 
"Treasure  Island"  proved  a  knockout 
at  Loew's  State  grossing  $20,000  as 
against  an  average  of  $10,000. 

"The  Man  With  Two  Faces"  went 
to  $8,000,  or  $3,000  above  the  regular 
intake  at  Warner's  Hippodrome.  RKO 
Palace  and  Loew's  Stillman  held  to 
about  average. 

Total  gross  for  week  was  $41,500. 
Average :  $29,000. 


Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  24: 

"MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"   (F.N.) 

WARNER'S  HIPPODROME  —  (3,800), 
30c-35c-44c,  7  days.  Gross:  $8,000.  (Aver- 
age,  $5,000) 

"LADY   IS  WILLING"   (Columbia) 
RKO      PALACE— (3,100).      30c-35c-44c,      7 
days.     Gross:   $9,500.      (Average,   $10,000) 
"TREASURE   ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 
LOEWS    STATE— (3,400),    30c-35c-40c,    7 
days.     Gross:   $20,000.     (Average,  $10,000) 
"NOTORIOUS   SOPHIE  LANG"    (Para.) 
LOEWS      STILLMAN— (1,900),      20c-30c, 
35c-40c,    7    days.       Gross:    $4,000.    (Average, 
$4,000) 


Boston  Cheerier; 
"Dames"  Is  No.  1 

(Continued  from    paoe   3) 
Lowell  in  person.    Gross:  $16,000.   (Average, 
$16,000) 

"SHE  WAS  A  LADY"   (Fox) 
"CRIME     WITHOUT    PASSION"     (Para.) 
FENWAY— (1,800),  30c- 50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,000    (Average,    $9,000) 
"ROMANCE   IN    THE   RAIN"    (Univ.) 
KEITH'S— (3,500),   30c-65c,  7  days.   Gross: 
$15,000,    (Average,    $16,000) 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,700),  35c-50c,  7  days, 
2nd    week.     Gross:    $15,000,    (Average,    $16,- 
000) 

"DAMES"    (Warners) 
METROPOLITAN— (4,350),       30c-65c,       7 
days.    Count    Berni    Vici    and    company    in 
"Spices   of   1934."     Gross:    $28,000,    (Average, 
$28,000) 

"SHE    WAS    A    LADY"    (Fox) 
"CRIME    WITHOUT    PASSION"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,800),    30c-50c,     7    days. 
Gross:   $8,000.    (Average,   $9,000) 


"Dames"  at  $6,300 
Leads  Okla.  City 

Oklahoma  City,  Aug.  27. — 
"Dames"  went  into  the  lead  and  kept 
it  last  week  at  $2,300  over  and  above 
an  average  $4,000  weekly  take  at  the 
Warner.  It  was  a  pretty  good  week, 
here  despite  general  summer  doldrums 
which  prevailed. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $16,900. 
The  average  is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  25 : 

TREASURE  ISLAND"   (M-G-M) 

CRITERION— (1,700),      10c-20c-36c-41c-56c, 
7  days.     Gross:  $5,500.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"DAMES"    (Warner) 

MIDWEST  —   (1,500),     10c-26c-36c-S6c,     7 
days.      Gross:    $6,300,      (Average,    $4,000) 
"BORN  TO  BE  BAD"  (U.A.) 

CAPITOI^(l,20O),     10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,     7 
days.     Gross:   $2,100,     (Average,   $2,500) 
"DEFENSE    RESTS"    (Columbia) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  4  days. 
(Stage     show.)       Gross:     $2,000.       (Average 
week,   $2,000) 
"RETURN    OF  THE   TERROR"    (Warner) 

LIBERTY  —  (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  3 
days.     Gross:  $1,000.     (Average  week  $2,000) 


"Island"  Wow  in 
Pittsburgh  Town 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  27. — "Treasure 
Island"  was  the  big  and  practically 
only  noise  here  last  week.  It  did 
around  $19,000  at  the  Penn,  the  best 
here  all  summer,  with  the  kids  flock- 
ing in  droves  to  celebrate  the  next  to 
last  week  of  their  summer  vacation. 

Nothing  else  had  a  chance.  At  the 
Stanley,  "Housewife"  had  trouble  get- 
ting $6,000,  which  was  considerably 
below  par,  while  at  the  Warner,  "The 
Personality  Kid"  and  "Hat,  Coat  and 
Glove"  did  only  around  $4,800. 

Total  grosses  in  three  first-run 
houses  were  $29,800.  Average  is 
$26,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  23 : 

"TREASURE  ISLAND"  (M-G-M) 

PENN— (3,300),  25c-50c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$19,000..    (Average,  $12,000) 

"HOUSEWIFE"   (Warners) 

STANLEY  —  (3,600),  25c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:   $6,000,     (Average,  $9,000) 

"PERSONALITY   KID"   (Warners) 
"HAT,  COAT  AND  GLOVE"   (RKO) 

WARNER— (2,000),  2Sc-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$4,800.      (Average   $5,000) 


Washington  Shows  Pickup; 
"Eyre  ^^  Hands  Top  a  Record 


'Loves  Me  Not' 
$4,500  Over 
Trisco  Normal 


San  Francisco,  Aug.  27. — Once 
again  the  Warfield  walked  away  with 
the  town  on  two  counts  :  top  money 
and  the  best  box-office  performance,  all 
factors  considered,  with  "She  Loves 
Me  Not."  The  picture  ended  at  $23,- 
500.  This  was  $4,500  over  average, 
and  led  to  a  switch  to  the  St.  Francis 
fo"-  an  extended  run. 

"The  House  of  Rothschild"  held  up 
ac  the  United  Artists  in  its  third  week 
at  $8,000,  but  the  Golden  Gate,  Fox 
and  St.  Francis  went  under  normal 
takes. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $63,500. 
Average  for  the  six  reporting  first 
runs  is  $67,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  21: 

"ROMANCE    IN    RAIN"    (Univ.) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,800),  25c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  stage,  band.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Aver- 
age,  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  22: 

"MOONSTONE"    (Monogram) 
"CITY    PARK"    (Chesterfield) 

FOX— (4,600),    10c-15c-25c,   7   days.     Gross: 
$5,000,      (Average,    $7,000) 
"MURDER  IN  PRIVATE  CAR"  (M-G-M) 

"LADIES   SHOULD   LISTEN"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,670),    15c-35c-40c-65c,    7 
days.     Gross:   $10,000.      (Average,  $12,000) 
"HOUSEWIFE"    (Warners) 
"PURSUED"    (Fox) 
ST.    FRANCIS— (1.400),    15c-25c-40c-65c,    7' 
days.     Gross:  $5,000,     (Average,  $8,000) 
"SHE  LOVES  ME  NOT"   (Para.) 
WARFIELD— (2,700).      25c-35c-55c-65c,      7' 
days.       Stage,     vaudeville.       Gross:     $23,500. 
(Average,   $19,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  24: 
"HOUSE  OF  ROTHSCHILD"  (U.A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,200),  l5c-35c-55c,  7 
days,  third  week.  Gross:  $8,000.  (Average, 
$8,000) 


'*Peck"  Smashes  Record 

Santa  Anna,  Cal.,  Aug.  27. — 
"Peck's  Bad  Boy"  broke  all  opening 
day's  records  at  the  Broadway  here. 


Washington,  Aug.  27. — G  r  o  s  s  e  s 
took  a  definite  upturn  last  week  when 
an  estimated  total  of  $69,800  was  taken 
on  a  week  of  uniformly  good  shows. 

Most  spectacular  take  was  that  at 
the  RKO-Keith's  where  "Jane  Eyre" 
took  $8,400  to  set  an  all-time  record 
for  an  ind.ependent  picture  at  that 
house.  It  was  the  first  Monogram  to 
be  booked  there,  too. 

Loew's  Fox  resumed  its  top  posi- 
tion in  the  Capital  score  with  an 
above-average  $21,400  for  "Hideout" 
and  the  second  annual  edition  of  the 
All-W  ashington  Revue,  "Going 
Native,"  with  Arthur  Godfrey,  fBS 
announcer,  as  M.  C.  The  picture  was 
only  tepidly  received,  but  the  stage 
show  garnered  encomiums  of  praise. 
Carefully  selected  from  the  city's  bet- 
ter amateur-professionals  and  trained 
by  Gene  Ford,  Loew  production  man, 
the  company  of  45  was  the  ace  at- 
traction. 

"Treasure  Island"  took  Loew's 
Palace  well  over  the  average,  to  a 
gross  of  $17,200.  It  stays  for  a  second 
week.     The  Metropolitan  went  above 


the  average  on  a  return  engagement 
of  "Here  Comes  the  Navy"  to  a  gross 
of  $4,800. 

Below  average  takes  at  the  Earle 
and  Columbia  brought  the  total  gross 
to  only  $69,800,  only  $1,400  under  the 
average. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax, 
for  the  week  ending  Aug.  23 : 

"MAN  WITH  TWO  FACES"  (F.N.) 

EARLE— (2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Lew  Druthers  &  Jean  &  Joan,  Mason  & 
Yvonne,  Bert  Rome  &  John  Rand,  Cali- 
fornia C^oUegians.  Gross:  $15,400.  (Average, 
$17,600) 
"CHARLIE  CHAN'S   COURAGE"    (Fox) 

LOEW'S   COLUMBIA— (1,265),   25c-40c,    ? 
days.     Gross:    $2,600.      (Average,    $3,100) 
"HIDEOUT"   (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days. 
Stage:  second  annual  All  -  Washington 
Revue,  "Going  Native,"  with  Arthur  God- 
frey, m.c,  and  local  cast  of  45.  Gross: 
$21,400.     (Average,   $20,500) 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S     PALACE— (2,390).     35c-77c,     7 
days.     Gross:  $17,200.     (Average,  $14,500) 
"HERE  COMES   THE  NAVY"   (Warners) 

METROPOLITAN  —  (1,591),  25c-40c,  '-■ 
days  (return  engagement).  Gross:  $4,800. 
(Average,    $4,100) 

"JANE    EYRE"    (Monogram) 

RKO-KEITH'S-(1,830),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $8,400.     (Average,  $11,400) 


Grosses  Peppier  In 
Montreal  Houses 

Montreal,  Aug.  27, — Theatre  busi- 
ness received  stimulation  last  week 
with  the  return  of  both  cool  weather 
and  the  summer-camping  contingent. 
During  the  week  there  was  a  second 
week  of  "Wonder  Bar"  at  the  Palace, 
while  "Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes 
Back"  was  good  enough  at  the 
Princess  for  a  hold-over  after  a  take 
of  $8,000  or  well  over  par.  These  ex- 
tended runs  are  signs  of  good  business. 
Incidentally,  the  Imperial,  picked  up 
to  $5,000  on  a  revival  of  "Emma"  and 
vaudeville. 

Total  business  was  $34,000.  Aver- 
age is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  25  : 

"BLUE   DANUBE    NIGHTS"    (British) 
"I  GIVE  MY  LOVE"   (Univ.) 

CAPITOL— (2,547),     25c-35c-40c-50c-6Oc,     7 
days.     Gross:   $8,000,     (Average,  $9,000) 
"EMMA"  (M-G-M) 

IMPERIAI^(1,914).  25c-40c-50c,  7'  days. 
Vaudeville:  Archie  Robbins;  Six  Dancing 
Debutantes;  Bill  and  Lillian  Kaufman;  Neil, 
Carney  &  Long;  Lee  Shelley.  Gross: 
$5,000.  (Average,  $6,500) 
"MURDER  IN  PRIVATE  CAR"  (M-G-M) 
"ALL  MEN  ARE  ENEMIES"   (Fox) 

LOEW'S       —    (3,115),    25c -35c -50c -65c,    7 
days.     Gross:   $7,000.     (Average.  $10,500) 
"WONDER   BAR"    (F.N.) 
"WE'RE   RICH   AGAIN"    (RKO) 

PALACE— (2,600),      25c-35c-5Oc-60c-75c,      7 
days.     Gross:  $6,000.     (Average,  $11,000) 
"BULLDOG  DRUMMOND  STRIKES 

BACK"   (U.A.) 
"HIS  GREATEST  GAMBLE"  (RKO) 

PRINCESS  —  (2.272),  25c-35c-50c-65c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $8,000.     (Average,  $6,000) 


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WHATS  THE  EXCUSE 

TONIGHT 

LEO  D-A-R-L-l-N-G ! ' 


This  was  for 
'Thin  Man" 


For  ''Riptide' 


This  was  for 
"Dancing  Lady" 


For  "Viva  Villa" 


B 


This  was  for 
"Sadie  McKee" 


For  "Manhattan 
Melodrama" 


Y 


For  "Men  in 
White" 


This  was  for 
"Tarzan  and 
His  Mate" 


For  "Operator 
13" 


For  "Girl  from 
Missouri" 


^'^^   "Honest,   Mama,   I  just 
4.*r    had  to   bust  out .  .  .  the 


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box-office  reports  started  coming 
through  on  ^Treasure  Island* 
right  on  the  high  heels  of  that 
*Girl  from  Missouri* . .  .  what  a 
grand  and  glorious  feeling  .  . . ! 
. . .  So  the  boys  started  knocking 
'em  over  for  dear  old  M-G-M . . ." 


**„Jfs  the  same  old  story 
Leo  .  *  ,  go  on,  a-n-g-e-l! 
you  fascinate  me!*' 


"You   see,  Mama,  the 
trouble  \vas  that  Ave  had 
so  many  things  to  cele- 
brate . . .  Ave  couldn't  neglect  the 
^Riptides'    and    the  ^Dancing 


For  irij  iiaiional 
campaigns  in  40 
magazines,  biggest 
in  film  history 


/ 


For  the  preview 
on  "Barretts  of 
Wimpole  Street" 


i 


For  my  billboard 
campaign  (8000 
stands)  biggest 
in  film  history 


For  the  preview 
of  ''Chained" 


9 


For  the  good 
news  about 
"Merry  Widow" 


For  "Hide-out" 
by  the  makers 
of  "Thin  Man" 

This  was  for 
"David 
Copperfield" 
My  pride  and  joy! 


And  '  lO  the 
showmen  who 
march  forward 
with  me! 


Ladys'  of  the  past  months... and 
there  was  'Thin  Man' /Viva  Villa', 
'Men  in  White' and  all  the  others." 


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*'/  can  see  that  you 
didn*t  skip  anything,  my 
sweet!  *  * 


"Positively  not,  Mama . . . 

and  the  boys  got  around 
to  my  big  campaigns  in  national 
magazines  and  on  the  billboards 
. . .  and  we  drank  to  the  big,  nev^- 
season  hits  just  previewed  on  the 
coast... 'Barretts  of  Wimpole 
Street',  'The  Merry  Widow', 
'Chained' ...  and  many  a  toast  to 
my  exhibitor  pals  who  will  play 
them... so  you  see  how  it  was..." 

(Docs  Leo  get  soc\ed  by  Mamal   Jifixt  page  teUs  a\\\) 


h-chM'^   R»fA§ON  tNOUQU- 

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Tuesday,  August  28,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Code  Seal  on 
23  Features; 
And  58  Total 


'Among     the 
and    "That's 


(Continued  from  page    1) 

RKO  and  Celebrity  two  each.  United 
Artists,  Paramount  and  Fox  regis- 
tered one.  Universal  also  has  two 
serials   on   the   list. 

Columbia 

{Features) 

"The  Lady  Is  Willing," 
Missing,"  "Girl  in  Danger, 
Gratitude"    (Foy). 

{Shorts) 

"The  Great  Experiment,"  "Scrappy's 
Expedition,"  "The  Bird  Man,"  "The 
Hotcha  Melody,"  "Krazy's  Waterloo,"  "The 
Peace  Conference,"  "Hello  Hollywood," 
"Snapshots    No.    13"    and    "Holidayland." 

Celebrity 

{Shorts) 

"Aladdin  and  the  Wonderful  Lamp"  and 
"The  Good  Scout." 

Fox 

{Features) 

"Caravan." 

{Shorts) 
"Educating   Papa." 


Majestic 


{Features) 
"The    Scarlet    Letter"    and    "She    Had    to 
Choose." 

M-G-M 

{Features) 

"Hideout"  and  "Barretts  of  Wimpole 
Street." 

{Shorts) 

"One  Horse  Farmer"  (Roach),  "Nosed 
Out"  (Roach),  "Goofy  Movies"  No.  7  and 
"Something    Simple." 

Paramount 

{Features) 
"Belle   of   the   Nineties,"   "Mrs.    Wiggs   of 
the    Cabbage    Patch"    and    "You    Belong    to 
Me." 

{Shorts) 
"Baby   Blue." 

RKO 

{Features) 

"The  Fountain,"  "Richest  Girl  in  the 
World,"  "Age  of  Innocence"  and  "Down  to 
Their   Last   Yacht." 

{Shorts) 

"Ocean  Swells"  and  "Clark  and  McCul- 
iough   No.   4." 

United  Artists 

{Shorts) 

"Peculiar  Penquin"   (Disney). 


Universal 

{Features) 

"Gift    of    Gab,"    "One    More    River"    and 
"The    Human    Side." 

{Shorts) 

"The   Dizzy   Dwarf,"   "The   Posse   Rides," 
"The    Avenging    Trail,"     "The     Lost     Dia- 
monds,"   "Ye    Happy    Pilgrims." 
{Serials) 

"Double   Trouble,"   "The    Night   Raiders." 

Warners 

{Features) 
"Big      Hearted      Herbert,"       "Desirable," 
"Case    of    the     Howling    Dog"    and     "Lost 
Lady." 

{Shorts) 
"Movie  Memories,"  "Buddy's  Circus"  and 
"Miller's    Daughter." 


Revamp  Breen  Script 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Disappointed 
in  a  radio  script  for  the  Breen  broad- 
cast written  by  their  own  staff, 
NBC  has  tossed  the  job  back  into 
the  laps  of  the  Hays  office,  with  Jack 
Lewis  doing  the  heavy  work.  Breen 
is  doing  most  of  the  work  on  his 
speeches.  First  broadcast  is  Wednes- 
day. 


73  to  Aug.  20 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Pro- 
duction Code  Administration 
has  approved  73  features 
since  the  reinforced  formula 
became  operative  under  Jo- 
seph I.  Breen  July  13.  Offi- 
cially, the  formula  was  effec- 
tive as  of  July  15. 

Seal-stamped  are  80  shorts 
and  six  serials  as  of  Aug.  20. 


This  covers  code  activities 
in  Hollywood.  Locally,  Vin- 
cent Hart,  assistant  to  Breen, 
has  approved  approximately 
94  features  and  shorts. 


Johnston  Asks  Indies 
To  Back  Film  Drive 

Portland,  Aug.  27. — W.  Ray  John- 
ston, Monogram  head,  conferring  with 
his  northwestern  representative,  J.  T. 
Sheffield,  head  of  the  Sheffield  Ex- 
change Service,  Seattle,  advised  all 
independents  to  stand  solidly  behind 
the  drive  for  clean  films. 

The  producer  said  he  looked  for 
more  favorable  terms  in  the  employ- 
ment of  actors  and  writers  and  ex- 
pressed himself  impressed  with  the 
business  outlook,  which,  he  asserted, 
gave  promise  of  a  pronounced  up- 
swing in  October. 


New  Pact  for  Colman 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Ronald  Col- 
man was  signed  to  a  new  long-term 
contract  by  Darryl  Zanuck  of  20th 
Century  today,  thereby  spiking  rumors 
that  he  was  going  back  to  England. 
He  has  one  to  go  under  his  old  con- 
tract. 


Cal.  ITO  Planning  Show 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  27. — The  direc- 
tors of  the  I.T.O.  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia met  today  to  discuss  plans  for 
a  midnight  show  to  be  staged  in  the 
near  future  to  raise  funds  for  the 
organization. 


Elissa  Landi  Sues 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Elissa  Landi 
today  filed  suit  against  Joyce  Payne 
and  County  Clerk  Latnpton  for  $1,- 
532.80,  charging  damage  to  that  extent 
on  an  attachment  of  her  bank  account 
last  February. 


Cooper  Reaches  Coast 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27.  —  Merian  C. 
Cooper  and  his  wife  arrived  here  to- 
day. He  will  remain  here  indefinitely 
to  produce  two  specials  a  year  for 
Radio. 


Breese  to  Brooklyn 

Buffalo,  Aug.  27. — ^Lou  Breese, 
musical  director  and  conductor  of  the 
orchestra  at  Shea's  Buffalo  since  Jan. 
5,  will  leave  shortly  to  take  a  similar 
post  at  the  Brooklyn  Paramount. 


Back  with  Fairbanks 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Mark  Lar- 
kin,  associated  as  director  of  publicity 
with  Mary  Pickford  and  Douglas 
Fairbanks  over  a  period  of  years,  is 
handling  blurbs   for   Fairbanks   again. 


Talkers  Cause  of  Strike 

ToKio,  Aug.  27. — Theatre  employes 
went  on  strike  today  in  protest  against 
talking  films. 


Sees  General 
Price  Boost 
On  the  Way 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

mdependent  theatre  owners,  but  also 
for  producers." 

Lichtman  said  the  price  hike  which 
went  mto  effect  last  week  in  Kansas 
City,  coupled  with  moves  in  Detroit 
and  Chicago  for  similar  action,  should 
suffice  "to  educate  showmen  through- 
out the  remainder  of  the  country  of 
how  necessary  it  is  for  them  to  in- 
crease   their    admissions." 

The  movement  to  raise  prices,  it  was 
pointed  out  by  him,  is  offering  the 
very  solution  of  the  industry's  financial 
ills  suggested  in  a  statement  made  by 
him  on  Aug  9,  in  which  he  declared 
that  unless  the  business  did  some- 
thing about  admissions  it  would  find 
itself  heading  back  to  "nickelodeon 
days." 

Lichtman's  earlier  statement,  which 
he  said  at  the  time  was  based  on  a 
survey  of  800  theatres  throughout  the 
country,  pointed  out  that  "both  pro- 
ducers and  exhibitors  in  most  in- 
stances are  furnishing  entertainment  at 
a  loss."  He  asked  exhibitors  in  each 
territory  to  unite  to  boost  prices  at 
least  a  nickel  all  along  the  line.  This, 
he  added,  would  result  in  a  weekly 
increase  in  revenue  of  $1,000,000,  a 
sum  regarded  by  him  necessary  to  the 
industry  if  it  is  to  go  on  turning  out 
good  pictures. 


Price,  Dual  Fight 
Brews  in  St.  Louis 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

major  companies.  Because  of  a  prod- 
uct shortage,  F.  &  M.  will  keep  the 
St.  Louis  and  Grand  Central  closed 
for  the  new  season. 

Decision  of  Harry  Arthur  and  Har- 
ry Koplar  to  go  back  to  duals  and 
reduce  admissions  definitely  ends  all 
attempts  to  end  twin  bills  here.  War- 
ners, only  holdout  on  the  agreement 
signed  by  all  other  theatres,  is  charged 
by  F.  &  M.  interests  as  responsible  for 
the  cut  price  fracas. 

In  addition  to  slicing  10  cents  from 
opening  until  7  P.  M.  and  evening 
admissions  15  cents,  children  will  be 
admitted  to  the  three  houses  for  a 
dime  at  any  time. 

Other  downtown  and  neighborhood 
houses  are  expected  to  join  the  F.  & 
M.  move.  Warners  are  said  to  have 
lined  up  Paramount  and  RKO  in  addi- 
tion to  their  own  pictures  for  the 
Shubert  Rialto  and  the  Orpheum.  The 
Orpheum  is  slated  to  open  Sept  15. 
F.  &  M.  is  understood  to  have  Fox, 
Universal  and  M-G-M,  but  this  cannot 
be  confirmed. 


No  Price  Hike  in 
Cleveland  on  Way 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

in  Ben  Bernie  the  week  of  Sept.  14th, 
and  plans  to  offer  one  big  stage  at- 
traction a  month. 

Admission  prices  will  fluctuate  with 
the  policy. 


RKO  Takes  More  Space 

RKO  Radio  has  added  to  its  quar- 
ters in  the  RKO  Building. 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

GUS  EDWARDS,  Joe  Unger,  A. 
Hammerslag,  Jack  Shapiro, 
(Irving  Chidnoff,  Louis  Blumen;;, 
THAL,  Lee  Ochs,  David  Loew  and 
Arnold  Van  Leer  lunched  at  the  M. 
P.   Club  yesterday. 

Edward  Golden  and  Edward  Fin- 
ney gave  the  Criterion  the  once-over 
yesterday  and  saw  that  everything  was 
okay  for  the  preview  this  morning 
on  "Girl  from  the  Limberlost." 

Joe  Seidelman,  extravagant  fellow, 
postcards  Red  Kann  to  congratulate 
him  on  that  colonelcy.  Says  he'll  be 
back  in  October  and  now  is  in  Eng- 
land. 

Phil  Regan,  who  has  been  in  town 
for  a  short  vacation,  is  motoring  back 
to  Hollywood  for  a  part  in  Warners' 
"Sweet   Adeline." 

Allyn  Carrick  will  edit  the  un- 
titled feature  which  Topical  Pictures 
has  in  preparation. 

Sidney  Samuelson  returns  today 
from  Atlantic  City  and  the  Allied  con- 
vention. 

Dave  Gould,  da,nce  director  for 
RKO  Radio  Pictures,  is  in  town  from 
Hollywood. 

Onslow  Stevens  and  Phyllis 
Cooper,  of  Los  Angeles,  were  married 
in  Yuma  over  the  week-end. 

Frank  Dazy  and  Agnes  Johnson 
have  sold  an  original,  "Two  Little 
People,"  to  Paramount. 

Eva  Le  Gallienne  and  Burns  and 
Allen  are  due  from  abroad  today.  The 
Paris  is  the  ship. 

Juan  Viguie  arrives  in  San  Juan 
Thursday  to  start  work  on  Latin  Art- 
ists' next,  as  yet  untitled. 

MORT  Blumenstock  returns  the 
end  of  the  week  from  a  two  weeks' 
trip  to  Philadelphia. 

Leon  Rosenblatt  got  back  yester- 
day from  a  vacation  at  Westport,  N. 
Y.     He's  plenty  sunburnt,  too. 

Edmund  Mantell  celebrated  an- 
other birthday  over  the  week-end. 
He's  a  Bronx  circuit  operator. 

Howard  S.  Cullman  gets  back  to- 
day after  a  week-end  respite  from 
theatre  and  tobacco   labors. 

Abe  Montague  returned  yesterday 
from  a  week-end  at  Atlantic  City. 

Arthur  Poole  of  Pathe  began  a 
vacation  jaunt  yesterday. 

Bill  Jatfee,  Columbia  attorney, 
having  his  mid-day   bit  at   Lindy's. 

Harry  Goetz  telling  all  about  his 
latest,    "Monte    Cristo." 

Irving  Browning,  visiting  the  Mu- 
seum of  Art,  comparing  antique  relics. 

Joe  Skirboll,  Majestic  franchise- 
holder,  is  in  town  from  Pittsburgh. 

Al  Lichtman  and  Spyros  Skouras 
talked  over  that  deal  yesterday. 

James  A.  Fitzpatrick  returns 
Sept.    5    from    a    vacation. 

John  C.  Flinn  is  down  with  a 
sprained  ankle. 

Milton  Weiss  of  M-G-M  returned 
yesterday   from  Bermuda. 


Fox  to  Make  10 

Fox  has  completed  its  plans  for 
quota  pictures  in  England  and  will 
hold  output  the  first  year  to  10.  A 
year's  lease  on  the  Wembley  studios 
near   London   has   been  signed. 


10 


MOTION   PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  August  28,    1934 


Grosses  Take 
Spurt;  Wide 
Gains  Made 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

the  Strand ;  "The  Cat's  Paw,"  a  pleas- 
ant, if  not  sensational  $83,000  at  the 
Music  Hall ;  "Bulldog  Drummond 
Strikes  Back,"  an  interesting  $29,000 
at  the  Rivoh,  and  the  Roxy  a  good 
$19,800  with  the  third  week  of 
"Handy  Andy."  That  house  expects 
to  go  to  $28,000  this  week  with 
"Charlie  Chan's  Courage."  The  Rialto 
ended  at  $12,000  with  "The  Defense 
Rests";  the  Capitol  $32,000,  a  disap- 
pointment with  "Treasure  Island"  ;  the 
Mayfair,  $6,600  with  "She  Was  a 
Lady,"  and  the  Palace  $10,500  with  a 
follow  on  "One  More  River." 


Receiver  Named  for 
Shubert,  Cox  in  Cincy 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  Z7. — Judge  Ben- 
son W.  Hough  of  the  U.  S.  District 
Court,  Columbus,  has  appointed  Ben 
L.  Heidingsfeld,  Cincinnati  attorney, 
receiver  for  Shubert-Cqx  Theatres 
Co.,  upon  the  petition  of  the  Trebuhs 
Realty  Co.,  New  York,  filed  in  U.  S. 
District  Court  here.  The  appoint- 
ment was  made  on  the  application  of 
Haveth  E.  Mau  and  Abraham  Lipp, 
local  attorneys. 

The  petition  set  forth  that,  while 
the  company's  assets  exceed  liabilities 
by  nearly  $500,000,  it  is  not  in  a  posi- 
tion to  meet  maturing  obligations  at 
present.  Creditors  will  be  enjoined 
from  bringing  suit  to  satisfy  their 
claims  in  order  to  prevent  dissipation 
of  the  assets.  It  was  asserted  in  the 
petition  that  the  company  is  indebted 
to  the  plaintiff  in  the  sum  of  $13,- 
065.44. 

Assets  are  listed  at  $1,500,000,  and 
current  liabilities  at  $1,149,107.88.  The 
assets  consist  mainly  of  improved  real 
estate. 

The  defendant's  answer,  filed  simul- 
taneously with  the  petition,  admitted 
the  defendant's  allegations  and  the  ad- 
visability of  the  appointment  of  a 
receiver. 

The  Shubert,  legitimate,  and  the 
Cox,  playing  intermittent  seasons  of 
dramatic  stock,  also  play  pictures  dur- 
ing the  regular  season.  The  Shubert 
has  played  many  roadshow  pictures 
during   the   past   few   years. 

The  receiver  will  be  given  author- 
ity to  continue  operation  of  both  the- 
atres. 


Faith  Is  Queried  in 
Fox  Theatres  Case 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

current  assets  are  virtually  without 
value.  The  answer  alleges  that  any 
reorganization  is  an  impossibility. 

The  creditors  filing  the  response  to 
the  involuntary  petition  are  Newsprint 
Publishers,  Inc.,  Baldwin  Piano  Co. 
and  R.  C.  Cherry.  Archibald  Palmer 
is  attorney  for  the  creditors  and  also 
represents  minority  bonjdholders  in 
Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses.  Palm- 
er charged  yesterday  that  one  of  the 
Fox  Theatres'  creditors  who  peti- 
tioned the  reorganization  represented 
A.  C.  Blumenthal.  Merriam  Rogers, 
the  creditor  designated  by  Palmer, 
listed  a  claim  of  $430,941. 


Cleveland  Up 

Cleveland,  Aug.  27.— Busi- 
ness at  the  local  downtown 
first  run  theatres  last  week 
was  way  ahead  of  the  samt 
period  in  the  past  few  years, 
according  to  Milt  Harris  of 
Loew's,  who  stated  that  the 
four  Loew  houses  here  rock- 
eted up  to  pre-depression 
grosses.  Suburban  houses 
also  showed  an  increase.  Cool 
weather,  long  evenings  and 
no  competitive  theatrical  en- 
tertainment helped. 


A^.  O.  Lawyers  Say 
Tax  Is  Not  Legal 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  27.— Attor- 
neys have  pointed  out  to  the  city  ad- 
ministration that  the  new  local  tax 
levying  a  one  cent  charge  on  ad- 
missions up  to  50  cents  is  unconsti- 
tutional. The  theatres  have  been 
collecting  the  tax  at  the  door,  later 
returning  it  by  having  ushers  pass 
down  the  aisles  with  baskets  of  pen- 
nies. 

Passage  of  the  tax  was  allowed  on 
the  stipulation  that  the  money  raised 
be  turned  over  to  the  NRA.  Mayor 
Walmsley  objects  to  this,  desiring  that 
his  private  welfare  organization  han- 
dle   the    money. 


Ideal  in  Features; 
Signs  With  Hagen 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

impending  list  are  "The  Wandering 
Jew,"  "Broken  Melody"  and  "Bella 
Donna." 

The  studio  plans  to  add  another 
stage  in  September  and  to  double  its 
output.  Apart  from  its  own  product, 
Hagen  is  a  quota  producer  for  Uni- 
versal, Radio,  Associated  Producers 
and  Distributors  and  holds  a  contract 
to  make  two  for  Gaumont  British. 


M.  J.  Kandel  of  Ideal  is  aboard  the 
Paris,  due  in  New  York  tonight  from 
Europe. 


M-G-M  Announces  "Jew" 

M-G-M  yesterday  announced  it  had 
acquired  "The  Wandering  Jew"  for 
release  here  and  would  open  it  at  the 
Capitol,  following  "Chained." 

This  is  the  same  picture  which  Ideal 
has  acquired,  according  to  the  above 
cable  from  London. 

Phil  Meyer  yesterday  stated  he  had 
sold  the  film  to  M-G-M.  Starring  is 
Conrad  Veidt.  Maurice  Elvey  di- 
rected and  Hugo  Riesenfeld  furnished 
the  music. 

This  is  the  first  English  picture  to 
be  distributed  by  M-G-M  since  "The 
Outsider."  M-G-M  is  selling  it  as 
"a  successor  to  'Ben  Hur.'  " 

MoUie  Steinberg  is  handling  special 
publicity  on  the  film  at  M-G-M. 


Tender  Brown  Dinner 

Chicago,  Aug.  27.— Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  tonight 
attended  the  banquet  given  in  honor 
of  George  Brown,  business  manager 
of  the  local  operators'  union  and  presi- 
dent of  the  I.A.T.S.E.  The  affair 
was  given  by  Brown's  friends  in  and 
out  of  the  industry. 

Rosenblatt  made  a  speech  praising 
the  work  of  Brown  and  left  immedi- 
ately after  for  his  Washington 
office. 


Retain  Medalie  to 
Wage  ASCAP  Fight 

(Continued  from   page    i) 

battle  IS  regarded  as  the  principal 
otlensive  weapon  of  the  exhibitors  in 
their  fight  to  resist  the  increased  music 
taxes  which  ASCAP  proposes  to  put 
into  eftect  Oct.   1. 

The  legal  committee  had  made  over- 
tures for  services  of  Newton  D. 
Baker's  law  firm,  Baker,  Hostettler, 
bido  &  I'hompson  ol  Cleveland,  which 
IS  counsel  for  radio  broadcasters  in 
aii  anti-irust  action  against  ASCAP 
which  goes  to  trial  here  in  October. 
While  that  firm  now  is  not  being  otii- 
cially  retained  it  is  still  expected  to 
be  closely  associated  with  the  action 
because  of  the  similarity  of  the  two, 
it   was   stated  yesterday. 

The  exhibitors'  national  emerg- 
ency committee  of  which  Walter  Vin- 
cent is  chairman  and  which  is  direct- 
ing the  hght  on  the  music  tax  in- 
creases is  scheduled  to  meet  tomorrow. 

Ben  Berinstein,  president  of  Asso- 
ciated Exhibitors,  inc.,  Los  Angeles, 
said  yesterday  exhibitors  in  his  terri- 
tory have  completed  presenting  the 
music  tax  case  to  senators  and  con- 
gressmen from  their  districts  and  to 
candidates  for  those  offices  at  the  fall 
ejections  and  have  received  assurances 
ot  support  in  every  instance. 

The  exhibitors  are  asking  a  Federal 
investigation  of  the  American  Society 
of  Composers,  Authors  &  Publishers 
and  revision  of  the  copyright  laws  to 
curtail  music  taxes  imposed  by  the 
organization.  Similar  activities  are 
being  conducted  nationally  by  ex- 
hibitor organizations. 


Kentucky  Suit  on  Rent 

Louisville,  Aug.  27. — Suit  to  en- 
force payment  of  rent  totaling  $149,300 
and  interest  of  $9,128,  alleged  to  be 
due  on  a  lease  of  the  Rialto  Theatre 
property,  was  filed  in  Circuit  Court  by 
the  Majestic  Theatre  Co.  against  the 
United  Theatres  Co.,  an  Ohio  corpo- 
ration. The  petition  alleges  the  Ohio 
concern  guaranteed  a  yearly  rental 
payment  of  $110,000  when  the  Majes- 
tic company  agreed  to  a  transfer  of 
the  lease  to  the  Fourth  Avenue 
Amusement  Co.,  operators  of  The 
Rialto. 

During  two  years  of  the  term  since 
the  lease  was  made  only  $70,000  rent 
has  been  paid,  plaintiff  contends. 


M-G-M  Adding  Buildings 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Extensive 
building  plans  are  under  way  at 
M-G-M.  Buildings  to  be  erected  in- 
clude a  new  central  fire  station,  den- 
tal offices,  administration  building  for 
executive  offices,  a  two-story  addition 
to  the  wardrobe  department,  a  new 
emergency  hospital  and  a  structure  for 
16  star  dressing  suites  now  nearing 
completion. 


Roxy  Ushers  Get  Raise 

Ushers  at  the  Roxy  for  one  year 
or  more  last  week  received  an  in- 
crease in  salary  of  $1.50,  bringing  the 
new  figure  to  $19.  Ushers  were  re- 
ceiving $18  a  week  until  they  were 
cut   50  cents  some  time  ago. 


Moskowitz  Delayed 

Joseph  Moskowitz,  finally,  plans  to 
leave  for  the  coast  tomorrow  for  con- 
ferences with  Joseph  M.  Schenck.  Al 
Lichtman  expects  to  leave  the  end  of 
the  week. 


Fees  Sought 
In  Paramount 
Case  Fought 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

half  months  of  Paramount's  equity 
receivership.  Those  fees  were  eventu- 
ally reduced  to  $105,000  by  the  Fed- 
eral court. 

The  bulk  of  the  bankruptcy  fees 
are  for  the  services  of  the  three  Para- 
mount trustees,  Charles  D.  Hilles, 
Eugene  W.  Leake  and  Charles  E. 
Richardson,  who  ask  $100,000  each, 
and  of  Root,  Clark,  Buckner  &  Ballan- 
tine,  trustees'  counsel,  which  asks 
$350,000.  The  balance  of  $67,000  is 
for  special  counsel  and  accountants' 
services. 

The  Root,  Clark,  Buckner  &  Ballan- 
tine  petition  states  that  the  financial 
position  of  Paramount  was  improved 
$9,000,000  during  the  14  months  of 
the  bankruptcy  and  that  numerous 
other  benefits  to  the  estate  were 
realized,  the  value  of  which  will  be 
demonstrated  during  future  operations. 
The  petition  states  that  six  partners 
of  the  firm  and  a  large  staff  of  spe- 
cial attorneys  and  clerks  spent  a  total 
of  33,400  work  hours  on  Paramount 
affairs  during  the  14  months  of  the 
bankruptcy. 


Wanger  Back  With 
Para,,  Producer  Now 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

pictures  for  the  1934-35  program,  the 
first  to  be  "The  President  Vanishes" 
with  Erpi  finances. 

This  means  only  a  slight  increase 
in  the  Paramount  schedule,  which  will 
hover  in  the  neighborhood  of  62  for 
the  new  season. 


Technicians  Name  Slate 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — The  follow- 
ing candidates  have  been  selected  by 
the  Technicians'  Branch  nominatnig 
committee  to  represent  the  branch  in 
the  coming  Academy  elections  : 

For  the  Academy  board  of  governors,  of 
whom  three  are  to  be  elected:  George 
Barnes,  Carl  Dreher,  Farciot  Edouart,  Na- 
than Levinson,  Wesley  C.  Miller,  J.  M. 
Nickolaus,  Max  Parker,  Van  Nest  Pol- 
glase  and  Karl  Struss. 

For  the  Technicians'  Branch  executive 
committee,  of  whom  seven  are  to  be 
r^lected:  John  Arnold,  George  Barnes,  Gerald 
Best,  John  Boyle,  Harry  Cohan,  Harris 
Ensign,  Charles  D.  Hall,  Fredric  Hope, 
Tohn  Hughes,  Nathan  Levinson,  Wesley  C. 
Miller,  William  B.  Moll,  Emil  Oster,  Van 
Nest  Polglase,  Loren  Ryder  and  S.  J. 
Twining. 


'Change  in  Des  Moines 

Des  Moines,  Aug.  27. — Chester- 
field, World  Wide  and  Comi  Color 
cartoons  exhibitors  in  Central  and 
Eastern  Iowa  will  be  served  by  a  new 
branch  here  of  the  Capitol  Pictures 
Corp.  with  headquarters  in  Omaha. 
Joe  Krestul,  formerly  with  Tiffany, 
will  manage  the  new  office. 


To  Work  at  Pathe 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27.  —  George 
Batcheller  of  Chesterfield  and  Maury 
Cohen  of  Invincible  today  signed  a 
lease  to  make  their  individual  nine 
picture  program  at  the  Pathe  studio. 
They  formerly  leased  space  at  Uni- 
versal City. 


4  STARS  IN  NEWSPAPER 
REVIEWS  EVERYWHERE 


"A  Treasure  Trove' 


WALTER  SPEARMAN 
motion  picture  critic 
CHARLOTTE  NEWS 
Charlotte,  N.  C. 


"For  digging  out  facts  about  the  motion 
picture  industry  I've  just  discovered  a 
treasure  trove.  It  is  the  1934-35  Motion 
Picture  Almanac.  There  is  enough 
material  in  it  to  last  a  daily  columnist 
about  365  days." 


A  Compliment  to  the  Indus  try'' 


WALTER  D.  HICKMAN 
motion  picture  editor 
INDIANAPOLIS  TIMES 


"The  1934-35  Motion  Picture  Almanac 
is  the  most  complete  authority  on  the 
movie  industry  I  have  ever  seen.  It  is 
a  compliment  to  the  industry." 


MOTION  PICTURE  ALMANAC 


1790  BROADWAY 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  August  28,    1934 


Death  Claims  Mother 
Of  Four  Warner  Bros, 


(Continued  from  page    1) 

Sunday  in  a  vain  effort  to  reach  her 
bedside. 

H.  M.  Warner,  Albert  and  Mrs. 
Warner,  Harry  Charnas  and  Lou 
Halper  flew  west  immediately  upon 
arrival  of  word  that  Mrs.  Warner 
was  rapidly  sinking.  Halper,  west- 
ern theatre  executive  for  Warners, 
was   in    New  York   on  business. 

Surviving  Mrs.  Warner  are  her 
husband,  Benjamin  Warner;  four 
sons,  Harry  M.,  Albert  W.,  Jack 
and  Dave;  and  three  daughters,  Mrs. 
Harry  Charnas  of  New  York,  Mrs. 
David  Robbins  of  Youngstown,  and 
Mrs.    Lou    Halper    of    Beverly    Hills. 


Cerebral  Hemorrhage   Cause 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Immediate 
cause  of  the  death  of  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Warner  was  a  cerebral  hemorrhage. 
She  had  been  confined  to  the  Cedars 
of  Lebanon  Hospital  and  died  three 
hours  after  the  elapse  of  her  58th 
wedding  anniversary.  Mrs.  Warner 
was  born  in  Poland  77  years  ago. 

The  Warner  party,  flying  from 
New  York,  arrived  at  noon  today. 


Last  Rites  for  Mrs.  Feist 

Funeral  services  were  held  yester- 
day for  Mrs.  Bertha  E.  Feist,  wife 
of  Felix  F.  Feist,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  M-G-M,  who  died  early 
Saturday  morning.  Nicholas  M. 
Schenck,  president  of  Loew's  and  M- 
G-M,  headed  a  formidable  array  of 
company  executives  who  attended  the 
services. 

Mrs.  Feist  was  48  and  had  been 
ill  for  some  time.  She  was  author 
of  "Grunty-Grunts  Indoors,"  "Grunty- 
Grunts  Outdoors,"  "Smily-Smiles  In- 
doors" and  "Smily-Smiles  Outdoors," 
books  for  children  which  had  a  large 
circulation.  She  abo  was  regarded 
as  an  authority  on  sports  and  was 
credited  with  authorship  of  several 
articles  on  golf.  A  woman  of  parts, 
Mrs.  Feist  was  a  painter  and  a  poet 
as  well.  She  was  a  members  of  the 
Mt.  Vernon  Country  and  the  Metro- 
politan Country  Club  and  is  survived 
by  her  husband,  a  daughter,  Mrs. 
Myron  Nast ;  and  a  son,  Felix,  who 
is  well  known  in  production  circles 
in   Hollywood. 


Jones  Dead  at  68 

Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  27. — Fu- 
neral services  are  being  arranged  for 
Lewis  B.  Jones,  68,  a  vice-president 
of  Eastman  Kodak,  a  pioneer  in  that 
company's  services  and,  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  in  charge  of  sales  and 
advertising.  The  end  came  sudden- 
ly and  as  a  result  of  a  heart  attack 
at  his  country  home  and  farm  near 
this   city. 

Jones  is  survived  by  a  daughter, 
Mrs.  Horace  S.  Thomas ;  a  son,  Rob- 
ert F.  Jones  and  three  grandchil- 
dren. 


Color  Plans  Changed 

Pioneer  Pictures  has  decided  to 
make  Thackeray's  "Beckv  Sharp,"  not 
"The  Three  Musketeers,"  as  first  an- 
nounced, as  the  initial  feature  to  em- 
ploy the  new  three-component  Tech- 
nicolor process.  Radio  will  release. 
Kenneth  MacGowan  will  supervise, 
while  Robert  Edmond  Jones  will  be  in 
charge  of  the  color  direction. 


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Peck's  Bad  Boy 

(Principal) 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Santa  Anna  packed  its  Broadway  theatre  all 
Sunday  to  honor  the  world  premiere  of  this  production  and  judging 
from  the  reception  of  the  paying  patrons  and  press,  Sol  Lesser  has  a 
real  hit  here. 

With  the  personalities  of  Jackie  Cooper,  Thomas  Meighan,  Jackie 
Searl,  O.  P.  Heggie  and  Dorothy  Peterson,  an  authentic  canvas  of 
Americana  is  unfolded  in  "Peck's  Bad  Boy,"  revealing  the  drama  of  a 
typical  boy  in  a  typical  home  in  a  typical  town. 

Known  as  one  of  the  literary  classics  of  the  Mark  Twain  era,  it 
emerges  on  the  screen  rich  and  wholesome,  full  of  vitality,  glowing 
with  incidents  that  tickle  the  ribs  and  wet  the  eye. 

Sol  Lesser,  theatre  operator  and  producer,  who  rose  from  a  San 
Francisco  tent  show  to  a  west  coast  theatre  pioneer  producing  film 
smashes  on  his  way,  has  the  right  to  expand  on  the  first  under  his  new 
auspices. 

Eddie  Cline's  directorial  transfer  probes  the  heart  of  the  boy  with 
svmpathy,  understanding  and  humor.  Hugo  Riesenfeld's  music  enhances 
the  audience  response.  Bernie  Schubert  and  Marguerite  Roberts  wrote 
the  screen  play.   Frank  Good's  photography  is  good. 

Shrewdly  woven  into  the  film  is  a  father-son  celebration  for  good 
exploitation,  which,  with  the  title,  marquee  names  and  heart  appeal 
should  account  for  ticket  window  satisfaction  and  family  enjoyment. 
It  was  previewed  without  a  code  seal.    Running  time,  70  minutes. 

"Straight  Is  the  Way,"  last  night's  opener  at  the  Mayfair,  zvas  covered  by 
wire  from  Hollynvood  July  21. 


Mexican  Union  Bans 
''Mussolini  Speaks'' 

By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  Aug.  27. — Theatre 
unions  here  have  boycotted  "Mussolini 
Speaks"  on  the  charge  it  disseminates 
Fascist  propaganda  which  the  union 
thinks  unsuitable  for  Mexican  work- 
ers. The  Peasants'  federation  has 
backed  the  boycott,  leading  to  the 
expectation  the  ban  will  expand 
throughout  the  country. 


Allen  Reopens  Aug.  30 

Cleveland,  Aug.  27. — The  Allen, 
operated  by  a  Warner-RKO  pool 
under  Nat  Holt,  opens  Aug.  30  with 
"The  World  Moves  On."  Howard 
Higley,  former  assistant  manager  at 
Keith's  Palace,  has  been  named  house 
manager.  Admission  prices  are  set  at 
20  and  30  cents  for  matinees  and  30 
and  40  cents  for  evenings.  A  straight 
picture  policy  is  planned. 


Para.  Assigns  Baer 

Max  Baer,  recently  signed  to  make 
one  each  for  Columbia,  M-G-M  and 
Paramount,  has  received  his  Para- 
mount assignment.  He  will  appear 
in  a  Damon  Runyon  original,  "Kids 
on  the  Cuff."  The  yarn  has  no  con- 
nection  with  the   ring. 


Signs  June  Clayworth 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Universal 
has  signed  June  Clayworth  to  a  long- 
term  contract.  The  actress  recently 
scored  in  the  Broadway  production, 
"Are  You  Decent."  The  deal  begins 
Sept.  17. 


Compson  China  Bound 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Betty  Comp- 
son has  sailed  for  China,  where  she 
has  a  contract  with  a  newly-formed 
company  to  direct  pictures  with  native 
Chinese  casts. 


Warners  to  Book  2 
More  Jersey  Spots 

Warners  have  entered  into  an  ar- 
rangement with  Rapf  &  Rudin 
whereby  the  major  circuit  will  do  the 
booking  and  buying  for  the  Bellevue, 
Upper  Montclair,  and  Broadmore, 
Bloomfield,  N.  J. 

Some  time  ago  Warners  had  a  deal 
on  to  take  over  the  houses,  but  nego- 
tiations were  dropped  in  favor  of  the 
buying-booking    setup. 


Drew  Here  from  London 

Thomas  P.  Drew,  recently  ap- 
pointed sales  manager  of  General  Reg- 
ister, arrived  from  London  on  the  Le- 
viathan yesterday  and  immediately 
took  up  his  new  duties.  Tonight, 
Percy  Phillipson,  head  of  the  com- 
pany, will  be  host  at  a  Waldorf  din- 
ner in  Drew's  honor. 


Carr  Preparing  Three 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Trem  Carr 
has  postponed  all  production  at  Mono- 
gram until  after  Labor  Day,  having 
lined  up  three  features  to  start  in 
September.  The  pictures  are  "The 
Flealer,"  "Flirting  with  Danger"  and 
"Girl  of  My  Dreams,"  a  college  yarn. 


Laughton  Causes  Delay 

Hollywood,  Aug.  27. — Illness  of 
Charles  Laughton,  who  underwent  a 
major  operation  yesterday  at  the 
Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hospital,  will  de- 
lay start  of  "Ruggles  of  Red  Gap" 
at  Paramount  to  Sept.  10. 


Toeplitz  Signs  Santell 

London,  Aug.  27. — Toeplitz  Prod, 
has  signed  Al  Santell  to  direct  "The 
Dictator"  on  which  shooting  will  get 
going  Sept.  17.  The  Associated  Talk- 
ing Pictures  studio  at  Ealing  will  be 
used. 


U,  K,  Sets  Cap  for 
U,  S,  Dates — Mayers 


British  producers  are  determined  to 
"crash"  the  American  market  this 
season,  Bertram  A.  Mayers  of  Fitel- 
son  &  Mayers,  counsel  for  independ- 
ent producers  here  and  in  London, 
said  yesterday. 

Mayers  returned  recently  from  Lon- 
don where  he  aided  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  British  unit  of  an  Anglo- 
American  producing  and  distributing 
company  to  be  known  as  Atlantic 
Film  Corp.  Organization  work  on 
the  American  unit  will  be  begun  in 
the  near  future,  Mayers  said.  The 
company  will  produce  both  here  and 
abroad  and  the  product  of  both  units 
will  be  sold  en  bloc.  There  will  be 
a  complete  interchange  of  production 
taleitt  between  the  company's  two 
centers  of  activity,  according  to  pres- 
ent plans. 

Harry  Clifton,  head  of  the  British 
Clifton-Hurst  Prod.,  will  be  in 
charge  of  the  London  company.  Capt. 
Daniel  Sickles,  international  broker, 
will  be  financial  head  of  the  Ameri- 
can company. 

Mayers  said  that  British  producers 
were  convinced  by  the  reception  here 
of  "Henry  VIH"  that  proper  produc- 
tion treatment  would  enable  any  Brit- 
ish production  to  make  the  grade  in 
this   market. 

"Now  they're  all  determined  to 
make  pictures   for  America,"  he  said. 


Welgot  Launching 
New  Trailers  Soon 

Welgot  Trailer  Service  will  in- 
augurate a  new  policy  starting  Sept.  1 
whereby  exhibitors  will  be  able  to 
secure  their  trailers  for  all  feature  re- 
leases at  a  lower  cost  than  hereto- 
fore, according  to  the  company.  The 
new  trailers  will  be  in  sound,  but  with 
no  talking  or  actual  scenes  of  the  fea- 
tures advertised.  They  will  vary  in 
length  from  20  to  30  feet.  Company 
offices  in  Chicago  and  on  the  coast  are 
also  being  planned. 


Complication  Seen 
On  Ohio  Clearance 

Cleveland,  Aug.  27. — Postpone- 
ment of  the  Cleveland-Toledo-Uhrichs- 
ville  clearance  appeal  cases,  scheduled 
originally  for  Aug.  29,  until  some  time 
after  the  regular  Campi  meeting  on 
August  30th,  is  thought  to  complicate 
matters  locally  by  putting  back  buy- 
ing of  new  product  in  the  affected 
areas  until  very  late  in  the  season. 


Three  More  in  L.  A. 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  27. — Three  ad- 
ditional complaints  filed  with  the  local 
grievance  board  list  the  Granada 
against  the  Rialto,  Bakersfield,  on  a 
reduced  admission  complaint  and  Pa- 
cific National  Theatres,  Inc.,  in  a 
similar  complaint  against  the  Seville 
in  Shula  Vista. 

For  clarifying  of  certain  records 
in  the  code  in  regard  to  a  contract 
signed  with  M-G-M  by  the  Rialto,  a 
clause  has  been  attached  to  the  com- 
plaint which  reads  :  "any  feature  run- 
ning first  run  in  Alhambra  at  the 
Garfield   to   be   canceled." 


Chadwick  East  Again 

I.  E.  Chadwick  is  due  from  the 
coast  Thursday  for  a  special  meeting 
at  Campi  on  the  Los  Angeles  clear- 
ance and  zoning  schedule. 


The  Leading 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  50 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  29,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


J.D.WiUiams 

Passes  at  57; 
Was  Pioneer 


Sudden     End     Removes 
Colorful  Executive 


K.C.  Crusade 
By  Big  Daily 
Held  Unfair 


Death  yesterday  came  to  J.  D. 
("Jaydee")  Williams,  at  one  time 
one  of  the  big- 
gest factors  in 
the  industry  and 
the  organizer  of 
the  original  First 
National  organ- 
ization in  1916. 
The  end  took 
place  at  9  A.M. 
at  the  New  York 
Emergency  Hos- 
pital from  a  com- 
plication of  ail- 
ments following  a 
nervous  break- 
down. 

He  was  taken 
ill  about  10  days 
ago  on  the  way 
to  His  office  from  his  summer  home 
at  Schooley's  Mountain,  N.  J.  His 
condition    rapidly    grew    worse    from 

(Continued  on  page   4) 


J.  D.  Williams 


W.  B,  End  More  Units 
To  Simplify  Taxes 

Albany,  Aug.  28. — Certificates  ter- 
minating the  corporate  existence  of 
First  National  Prod.  Corp.,  First  Na- 
tional Pictures  Dist.  Corp.  and  Vita- 
phone  Dist.  Corp.  were  filed  here  to- 
day in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of 
State  by  Warner  Bros.  Pictures,  Inc. 


Elimination  of  these  wholly-owned 
Warner  subsidiaries  will  have  no 
bearing  on  operation  of  the  company 
in  production  and  distribution  and 
was  determined  upon  as  part  of  the 
current  policy  of  consolidating  or  wip- 
ing out  such  corporations  to  simplify 
and  make  more  economical  the  com- 
pany's tax  structure. 

First  step  took  place  last  week  when 

(Continued  on   paoe  8) 


Journal-Post  Scores 
— Causes  Stir 


Act 


An  Even  100 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28. — Mem- 
bership cards  taken  out  by 
Victor  Fleming  and  Louis 
King  in  the  Directors' 
Branch  of  the  Academy  send 
the  total  in  that  division  to 
exactly  100. 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  28. — A  front 
page  crusade  by  the  Kansas  City 
Jcnnial-Post  against  an  allegedly  in- 
decent act  at  the  Tower,  downtown 
first  run,  accompanied  by  notice 
served  on  local  theatres  that  it  will  be 
the  paper's  policy  in  the  future  to  ac- 
cord similar  treatment  to  film  or  stage 
shows  that  "breach  the  bounds  of  pub- 
lic decency,"  has  engendered  a  storm 
of  denunciation  by  theatre  managers. 

As  a  result  of  the  paper's  protest 
and    at    the    request    of    Police    Chief 

(Continued  on   page   5) 


Revamped  Saenger 
Co.  Step  Nearer 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  28. — Reor- 
ganization of  Saenger  Theatres  and 
Saenger  Realty  Corp.  by  Sept.  IS  was 
made  a  possibility  by  the  approval  to- 
day of  certificates  of  deposit  for  bond- 
holders of  the  company  by  Federal 
Judge  Borah  in  U.  S.  District  Court 
here. 

Court  approval  of  the  deposit  certi- 

(Continucd  on   page   5) 


Doubt  Goldman  and 
Boyd  Will  Hook  Up 

Phladelphia,  Aug.  28. — Little 
hope  is  seen  in  the  reported  get- 
together  of  William  Goldman  and  Al 
Boyd  in  the  operation  of  the  Locust, 
now  controlled  by  Boyd.  Goldman 
and  Boyd  are  said  to  have  different 
ideas  on  operation  which  would  make 
any  contemplated  joint  operating  deal 
impossible. 


Cooperative  Buying 
Aired  Before  ITOA 

Cooperative  purchasing  to  cover  all 
member  theatres  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A. 
was  discussed  at  a  regular  meeting  of 
the   organization   yesterday. 

Labor  problems  and  the  union  situa- 
tion in  New  York  were  also  aired. 


Royalties, 
NRA  Matter, 
Campi  Says 


Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt's  plan  for  adopting  a  roy- 
alty system  for  producers,  stars,  di- 
rector and  writers  on  the  coast  is  an 
NRA  matter  and  in  no  way  is  Campi 
concerned  with  the  matter,  it  was 
stated  at  Code  Authority  yesterday. 

This  is  construable  to  some  as  in- 
dicating the  industry  will  not  volun- 
tarily act  on  any  plan  to  adop.t  a  roy- 
alty system. 

Rosenblatt  has  committees  working 
on  the  plan  in  Hollywood  and  reports 
will  come  directly  to  him,  it  was  said. 
Campi  is  not  interested  in  the  plan 
since  it  is  not  regarded  as  a  code  mat- 
ter, but  may  accept  suggestions  from 
Rosenblatt  on  his  ideas  for  establish- 
ing a  royalty  basis  for  creative  artists. 


Fox  Theatres  Favors 
Met,  Reorganization 

Alleging  that  its  ownership  of  all 
of  the  capital  stock  of  Fox  Metro- 
politan Playhouses  constitutes  a  valu- 
able claim  against  that  corporation, 
Fox  Theatres  yesterday  filed  an  an- 
swer to  the  involuntary  petition  for 
reorganization  brought  against  it  last 

(Continued   on   page   4) 


James  Dixon  Williams 


103  Pictures 
Code- Stamped 
In  the  East 


Only    11    Features,    But 
Shorts   Total  92 


Production  Code  Administration  in 
the  east,  functioning  under  Vincent  G. 
Hart,  assistant  to  Joseph  L  Breen,  has 
approved  103  pictures  since  the  rein- 
forced machinery  began  to  function 
on  July  15.  This  is  the  total  to  the 
close  of  code  business  Monday  eve- 
ning. 

Since  little  feature  production  is 
centered  on  the  east  coast,  code- 
stamped  to  date  at  this  end  are  only 
11  features,  many  of  them  foreign. 
One  of  them,  "Convention  Girl,"  is  a 
First  Division  release.  That  company 
is  not  a  member  of  the  Hays  organi- 
zation. 

This  effort,  combined  with  Breen's 
activities  on  the  coast,  makes  a  total 
of    84    features,    172    shorts    and    six 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


By  RED  KANN 

I     HE  curtain  fell  on  "Jaydee"  Williams  yes- 
-*"    terday  and  terminated  a  chapter  of  individ- 
ual achievement  which,  in  its  heyday,  was  a  record  second 

to  none.  .      x  u-         u 

Williams  had  a  glamour  of  big  busmess  about  him.  He 
was  a  showman  incarnate.  He  knew  how  to  get  what  he 
was  after  for  his  pride  and  joy,  the  original  First  National 
organization,  and  demonstrated  the  efficacy  of  his  operat- 
ing method  by  starting  from  scratch  and  concluding  only 
when  that  company  had  well  nigh  annexed  the  industry's 

(Continued   on  page  4) 


"Untold  Confusion" 
Seen  Over  Zoning 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  28. — Continu- 
ance of  the  old  clearance  and  zoning 
schedule  for  1934-35  in  the  absence  of 
a  new  one  would  cause  untold  con- 
fusion in  Kansas  City  because  the 
existmg  plan,  as  originally  adopted, 
has  been  disregarded  by  changes  in 
policy  in  the  last  year  to  an  extent 
as   to   m.ake   it   virtually   non-existent. 

That  is  the  opinion  of  exhibitors 
who  aie  closely  observing  Campi's 
tussle  with  the  national  situation  and 
the  eventuality  that  attempts  to  draft 
new  schedules  will  be  abandoned.  Ap- 
peals on  Kansas  City's  new  schedule, 
as  well  as  from  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  and 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Preliminary  Plan 
On  Assessments  Set 

Preliminary  plans  for  drafting  a 
new  assessment  schedule  for  produc- 
ers and  distributors  were  discussed 
yesterday  by  Campi's  finance  com- 
mittee. 

A  report  is  expected  to  be  handed 
in  tomorrow  when  Code  Authority 
meets  but  no  action  is  anticipated  be- 
cause of  the  involved  details  in  com- 
pleting a  new  schedule. 

Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  must  approve  a  new  levy 
which  also  must  be  endorsed  by  all 
companies  affected  before  Campi  will 
put  it  into  effect. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August  29,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered    U.    S.   Patent   Office) 


Vol.  36 


August  29,  1934 


No.  50 


Martin   Quigley 
Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 
MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES   A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
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$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 


Looking  Toward  Europe 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28. — Sol  Lesser, 
George  O'Brien  and  Eddie  Cline  leave 
Hollywood,  Sept.  12,  en  route  to  New 
York  and  London  where  they  will  film 
"The  Cowboy  Millionaire." 

While  in  New  York  O'Brien  will 
make  personal  appearances  in  conjunc- 
tion with  "Dude  Ranger." 


Col.  Declares  Dividend 

Columbia  Pictures,  Inc.,  has  de- 
clared a  regular  quarterly  dividend  of 
25  cents  on  its  common  stock,  payable 
Oct.  1  to  stockholders  of  record  o^ 
Sept.  18. 


Clark  Now  Recovered 

John  D.  Clark,  general  sales  man- 
ager of  Fox,  returned  to  his  desk 
yesterday  recovered  from  a  recent 
illness. 


Moskowitz  Due  Today 

Harry  Moskowitz  of  Loew's  returns 
today  on  the  Conte  di  Savoia  after  a 
a  nine  months'  trip  on  the  continent 
and  Europe. 


First  Fox  for  May  fair 

"Pursued"  will  be  the  first  Fox 
picture  booking  for  the  Mayfair  un- 
der a  deal  recently  closed  by  Walter 
Reade  and  Fox.    No  date  has  been  set. 


Dix  Re-Signed  by  Radio 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28.— Richard  Dix 
has  been  re-signed  by  Radio. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"The  Count  of  Monte  Cristo*' 

{Reliance-U .  A.) 

This  is  an  engrossing  historical  romance,  set  against  a  background 
of  political  intrigue  in  Napoleonic  times,  in  which  Robert  Donat  turns 
in  an  impressive  performance  for  his  American  film  debut. 

Teamed  with  Elissa  Landi,  whose  role  subordinates  her  to  infrequent 
appearances,  Donat  portrays  the  innocently  imprisoned  political  prisoner 
separated  from  his  fiancee,  Miss  Landi,  on  their  engagement  eve,  who, 
after  years  in  prison,  eventually  escapes  and  returns  to  bring  his  perse- 
cutors to  justice.  He  accomplishes  this  through  the  influence  of  a 
prison-mate,  played  by  O.  P.  Heggie,  who  brings  about  his  escape  from 
the  prison  and,  also,  directs  him  to  the  wealth  which  makes  it  possible 
for  Donat  to  become  the  powerful  Count  of  Monte  Cristo  and  thus 
bring  his  enemies  to  justice.  Thereafter,  he  and  Miss  Landi  are  re- 
united. 

The  latter  half  of  the  picture,  from  the  time  of  Donat's  escape  from 
prison,  is  fast-moving,  captures  and  holds  the  attention.  The  first  half 
is  somewhat  confusing  in  its  interjection  of  background  happenings, 
such  as  the  escape  of  Napoleon  from  Elba,  which  have  little  or  no  bear- 
ing on  the  story. 

The  cast  is  uniformly  good,  as  are  atmospheric  sets,  the  direction  of 
Rowland  V.  Lee,  and  camera  work  of  Peverell  Marley.  Edward  Small 
produced.    Running  time,  115  minutes. 


"A  Girl  of  the  Limherlost" 

{Monogram) 

Set  in  rustic  surroundings  and  with  principal  roles  enacted  by  a 
capital  cast  including  Frank  Morgan,  Louise  Dresser,  Marian  Marsh, 
11.  B.  Walthall,  Edward  Nugent,  Helen  Jerome  Eddy,  Betty  Blythe  and 
Tommy  Bupp,  Monogram  has  knitted  an  entertaining  and  picturesque 
pattern  in  "A  Girl  of  the  Limberlost."  Christy  Cabanne  directed  with 
an  adept  hand  and  Ira  Morgan  photographed  with  a  skilful  eye.  As  a 
whole,  it  stands  up  as  entertainment  Gene  Stratton  Porter  followers 
will  want  to  see. 

The  story  pivots  about  Miss  Marsh  and  the  ill  treatment  by  her 
mother,  Miss  Dresser,  who  hates  the  child  because  she  was  unable  to 
s£>ve  her  husband  from  drowning  in  a  quagmire  while  in  the  mother- 
hood stage.  Miss  Marsh  overcomes  the  obstacles  laid  in  her  path 
through  the  graciousness  of  Miss  Eddy  and  Morgan. 

One  day  Miss  Dresser  learns  of  another  woman,  Barbara  Bedford, 
who  had  been  in  love  with  her  husband,  Robert  Ellis,  and  had  given 
birth  to  an  illegitimate  son.  This  changes  Miss  Dresser's  attitude 
toward  her  daughter.  Miss  Marsh,  in  the  interim,  has  fallen  in  love 
with  Nugent  while  the  latter  had  been  vacationing  in  the  town,  but  the 
romance  ends  with  the  arrival  of  Gigi  Parrish,  Nugent's  sweetheart. 
The  engagement  is  broken  off  because  of  Miss  Parrish's  jealousy,  leav- 
ing Miss  Marsh  and  Nugent  to  continue  their  romantic  ventures  in  the 
peace  and  quiet  of  their  surroundings. 

Running  time,  86  minutes. 


{Additional  review  on  page  8) 


"U"  Advances  lYs  on  Big  Board 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 31  29!4  31 

Consolidated   Film  Industries,  pfd 14  14  14 

Eastman   Kodak    99^  9954  9954 

Eastman    Kodak,    pfd 139Ji  139M.  139Ji 

Fox  Film  "A" IVA  IVA  IVA 

Loew's,    Inc 27%  27?^  27^ 

Loew's,    Inc.,   pfd 92  92  92 

Paramount    Publix,    cts 4  3J4  4 

Pathe   Exchange    154  I'A         154 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 1554  1454  15 

Universal  Pictures,  pfd 275^  2754  275i 

Warner  Bros 454         454         454 


Net 
Chcinge 

-I-  Va 

-Vz 


-?4 


-t-54 


-54 
+l'A 


Trans  Lux  Up  Eighth  on  Curb 


High      Low 

Technicolor   12%        12% 

Trans  Lux   2  VA 


Net 
Close     Change 

12%        -  % 

2         -f  54 


RKO  Bonds  Soar  4  Points 


Loew's  6s  '41,   ww  deb  rights. 

Paramount   F.    L.   6s   '47 

Paramount  Publix  554s  '50 

RKO  6s  '41,   pp 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 


High 

.102 
.   47 
.   48M 
.   28 
.  55 


Low 

wiH 

47 
48 
28 
5454 


Close 

102 
47 
48 
28 
5454 


Net 
Change 

-5i 

—1 

—1 

+4 

-154 


Sales 

100 

100 

300 
20 

200 
1,200 

200 
1,400 
2,900 

900 
30 

600 


Sales 

100 
300 


Sales 

21 
1 

10 
1 
3 


<     Purely 
Personal  ► 

DICK  POWELL  starts  a  series  of 
personal  appearances  in  Pitts- 
burgh, Washington  and  Philadelphia 
within  the  next  10  days.  He  expects 
to  fly  east  Saturday. 

Senator  Wagner,  Gov.  Lehman, 
Alfred  E.  Smith  and  Mayor  La- 
GuARDiA  have  endorsed  "Romance  of 
a  People,"  which  goes  into  the  Roxy 
Sept.  7  for  an  indefinite  stage  run. 

John  Lindsay,  foreign  department 
student  at  Fox,  has  been  permanent- 
ly assigned  to  Barcelona.  Paul  M. 
Wire,  another,  goes  to  Buenos  Aires. 

R.  E.  Griffith  of  the  Griffith  cir- 
cuit plans  to  stay  in  New  York  an- 
other month.  He's  working  on  several 
product  deals. 

Charles  Williams  and  Marcy 
Klauber  have  been  added  to  Educa- 
tional's  writing  staff. 

Mark  Ostrer  spent  the  week-end 
at  Howard  S.  Cullman's  home  at 
Purchase,  N.  Y. 

Cliff  Work,  city  manager  for 
RKO   in   San  Francisco,  is   in  town. 

Paul  Green  halch  was  in  town 
from  Philadelphia  yesterday. 

Joe  Lee  of  Fox  shortly  will  under- 
go a  second  throat  operation. 

Mort  Blumenstock  returned  yes- 
terday  from   Philadelphia. 

Max  Reinhardt  arrived  last  night 
on  the  Olympic. 


Unions  Behind  Union 

The  Joint  Labor  Committee  of 
Heavy  Construction  and  Railroad 
Work  yesterday  offered  support  of  its 
32  affiliated  trades  to  Local  306,  the 
purpose  being  to  assist  the  operators' 
local  in  its  fight  against  Allied  M.  P. 
Operators.  The  comijiittee  alleges 
Allied  to  be  "a  company  union  em- 
ployed by  theatre  owners." 


Rowland  6n  Stories 

Richard  Rowland,  who  has  been  in 
town  for  several  weeks,  has  taken 
charge  of  the  story  department  at 
Radio  in  place  of  Katharine  Brown, 
who  has  been  granted  a  leave  of  ab- 
sence because  of  impending  mother- 
hood. Rowland  returns  to  the  studio 
to  take  up  production  duties  when 
Mrs.   Brown  returns. 


Loew  Sailing  Shortly 

Arthur  Loew,  head  of  M-G-M's  for- 
eign activities,  sails  for  South  Amer- 
ica and  Europe  on  Sept.  22,  return- 
ing to  the  United  States  after  the 
first  of  next  year.  It's  a  periodical 
trip. 


Circuit  After  the  Casino 

With  radio  broadcasting  definitely 
out,  one  of  the  major  circuits  is  dick- 
ering for  the  Casino  with  plans  for  a 
picture  and  vaudeville  policy. 


Criterion  Stench-Bombed 

The  Criterion  was  stench-bombed 
yesterday  morning  during  a  preview 
of  Monogram's  "A  Girl  of  the  Lim- 
berlost." 


YOU  C 
KICK  ME 

for  having  failed  to  predict  that 

^Thin   Man''  was    going  to  be 

one  of  the  year's   biggest   hits- 


BUT  YOU'LL 
KISS  ME 

for  tipping  you  off  about  another 
"Thin  Man"— Yes  sir,  it's 


ROBT.  MONTGOMERY— MAUREEN   O'SULLIVAN 

■  m      HHl  Hi  ■  a     I        ■         I  ^^^  ^^^^ 

I   J  I         V    V  I  I    Inr' 

We  told  you  that  this  delightful  entertainment  by  the  writers  and  director  of  "T/ifn 
Man''  was  going  to  be  a  surprise  sensation!    Look  what^s  happening! 


WASHINGTON,  D.  C     Doubles  normal  biz! 

NEW  YORK.     Beats  "Thin  Man"! 

KANSAS  CITY.     Biggest  in  months! 

BALTIMORE.     Beats  "Tugboat  Annie"! 

BOSTON.     Tops  recent  hits! 

CANTON.^  Excellent! 

COLUMBUS.    Beats  "Men  in  White!"    Imagine! 


ATLANTA.     Way  ahead  of  "Thin  Man"! 

MEMPHIS.     Doing  swell  here! 

INDIANAPOLIS.  Also  tops  "Men  in  White"  here! 

EVANSVILLE.     Excellent! 

LOUISVILLE.     Beats  "Thin  Man"  by  miles! 

ST.  LOUIS.    Exceptional! 

WILMINGTON.     Tops  "Thin  Man"  and  recent  hits! 


Get  going! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August  29,   1934 


J.D.Williams 
Passes  at  57; 
Was  Pioneer 


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the  time  of  the  first  attack  and.  on 
the  advice  of  physicians,  Williams  was 
brought  to  New  York  early  last  week 
to  seek  a  specialist's  advice. 

On  the  way  to  the  office  of  Dr. 
Lewis  Greenwald,  110  E.  36th  St.,  Wil- 
liams suddenly  was  seized  with  another 
attack  and  removed  at  once  to  the 
Emergency  Hospital  where  he  died 
yesterday  morning.  News  of  his 
passing  filtered  rapidly  through  the 
industry  in  New  York  yesterday  and 
occasioned  many  expressions  of  shock 
and  regret. 

He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  Ethel 
Hope  Williams,  whose  friends  in  and 
whose  knowledge  of  the  industry 
were  as  extensive  as  her  late  hus- 
band's ;  and  three  sisters,  Mrs.  Vic- 
tor Fear  of  Sebastopol,  Cal.,  Mrs. 
Hugh  Chatfield  of  Catlettsburg,  Ky. 
and  Mrs.  Clough  Davidson  of  South 
Point,  O. 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  at 
2 :30  P.M.  tomorrow  from  Campbell's 
Funeral  Parlor.  The  remains  will  be 
cremated. 

James  Dixon  Williams  was  born  in 
Ceredo,  W.  Va.,  Feb.  27,  1877.  At 
the  age  of  16  he  left  high  school  to 
become  treasurer  of  a  local  theatre. 
He  edited  and  published  a  combina- 
tion program-house  organ  and  sold 
advertising  in  it  as  his  first  boyhood 
business  venture  and  was  one  of  the 
first  showmen  to  exploit  motion  pic- 
tures in  a  "black  top"  tent  on  tour. 
Went  into  Exhibition 

Williams  opened  and  operated  four 
picture  shows  in  Vancouver,  B.  C, 
sold  out  and  moved  to  Spokane,  where 
he  had  two  theatres.  In  1909  he  went 
to  Australia  where  he  founded  the 
Greater  J.  D.  Williams  Amusement 
Company  whose  chain  of  continuous 
picture  theatres  were  at  that  time — 
and  are  today — among  the  finest  and 
most  successful  in  the  world.  He 
later  was  the  prime  mover,  with  other 
leaders,  in  promoting  a  merger  which 
combined  the  Great  J.  D.  Williams 
chain  and  Film  Exchanges  throughout 
Australasia  with  Wests,  Ltd.,  and 
Spencers,  Ltd.,  under  the  names  of 
Union  Theatres,  Ltd.,  and  Austral- 
asian Films,  Ltd. 

The  Williams  theatres,  the  first 
continuous  houses  in  the  country,  were 
the  backbone  and  nucleus  of  the  pres- 
ent powerful  Union  Theatres  chain.  In 
1913,  he  sold  out  his  Australian  inter- 
ests and  made  a  tour  of  the  world 
as  representative  of  several  American 
producers.  Returning  to  America,  he 
interested  W.  W.  Hodkinson,  then  a 
Pacific  Coast  exchange  operator,  in 
coming  to  New  York  for  the  organ- 
ization of  a  national  distributing  com- 
pany which  later  developed  into  the 
genesis  of  the  present  Paramount  com- 
pany. 

In  1916,  Williams  organized  the 
First  National  Exhibitors'  Circuit, 
Inc.  He  remained  as  general  manager 
of  this  company  for  six  years.  In 
1925,  he  organized  Ritz  Carlton  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  of  which  the  late  Rudolph 
Valentino  was  the  first  star.  In  1926, 
he  went  to  England  where  he  organ- 
ized British  International  Pictures, 
Ltd.,  and  built  the  large  modern  stu- 
dios   at    Elstree,    near    London.      In 


James  Dixon  Williams 

(Continued  from   page    1)  /•ajii. 

crown  from  the  then  long  unchallenged  head  ot  Adolph 
Zukor. 

▼ 

W  ILLIAMS  organized  First  National  first  as 
an  exhibitor  company  seeking  to  protect  its  theatres  by  con- 
tracting for  its  own  pictures.  The  parade  of  personalities 
which  he  brought  together  under  his  banner  probably  has 
never  been  surpassed  under  any  other. 

It  was  his  idea  that  pictures  should  be  produced  individ- 
ually by  individual  stars  and  directors.  The  idea  worked. 
It  worked  so  well  and  it  gave  Zukor  so  much  worry  that  the 
Paramount  president  finally  eliminated  the  thunder  from 
First  National's  hoofs  and  the  fire  from  its  nostrils  by  buy- 
ing out  the  franchise-holders  who  made  it  up. 

Even  today,  that  original  plan  is  looked  upon  by  many  in 
the  industry  as  the  outstanding  production  development  in 
the  entire  hectic  career  of  motion  pictures. 


103  Pictures 
Code- Stamped 
In  the  East 


W 


ILLIAMS,  down  on  his  luck  in  recent  years 
and  trying  hard  to  stage  a  come-back,  to  the  last  stuck  to 
his  theory  of  the  individual  picture  built  into  the  special 
attraction  and  exploited  in  that  wise.  Whether  or  not  it 
would  have  worked  in  these  latter  days  of  top  heavy  pro- 
ducer-owned circuits  is  another  story  minus  an  answer  be- 
cause it  ventures  into  the  regions  of  the  untried.  But  it 
must  be  said  for  "Jaydee"  that  he  remained  by  his  guns, 
never  wavered  in  his  convictions.  For  that,  any  man  de- 
serves a  bow. 

He  was  a  colorful  figure,  aggressive  and  scrappy,  a  power 
in  his  day,  a  factor  that  moulded  changes,  a  force  that 
quickened  competition  and,  indeed,  helped  to  fashion  trends. 
At  57,  a  life  once  far  busier  than  it  has  been  of  late,  is  cut 
off,  thus  blocking  the  way  to  future  rehabilitation  and  pres- 
tige. 

It  is  regrettable. 


1928,  with  John  Maxwell,  head  of 
British  International,  and  E.  W.  Ham- 
mons,  president  of  Educational,  as 
associates,  he  organized  World  Wide 
Pictures,   Inc.,   of   New   York. 

In  his  career,  Williams  played  an 
important  part  in  the  development  of 
the  industry,  both  in  America  and 
Europe.  His  business  dealings  with 
Harold  Lloyd,  Charles  Chaplin,  Marv 
Pickford,  D.  W.  Griffith,  Rudolph 
Valentino,  and  other  leading  stars  and 
directors  are  generally  regarded  as 
having  furthered  their  careers  as  in- 
dependent producers.  He  was  asso- 
ciated with  the  growth  of  such  pro- 
ducers as  Louis  B.  Mayer,  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  and  Thomas  H.  Ince. 

He  was  named  by  President  Hard- 
ing as  representative  of  the  Motion 
Picture  Industry  to  the  National  Un- 
employment Commission  in  1922  and 
elected  one  of  the  10  men  who  had 
done  most  for  the  industry  in  the  vote 
of   readers   of   Motion  Picture   Nezvs. 

Williams  was  a  32nd  degree  Mason, 
a  Shriner,  and  a  life  member  of  the 
B.P.O.E. 


Fox  Theatres  Favors 
Met.  Reorganization 

(Continued  from    paae    \) 

week    by    three    creditors.     Leave    to 
join  in  their  petition  is  asked. 

The  answer  was  filed  by  William  E. 
Atkinson  and  Milton  C.  Weisman, 
receivers  for  Fox  Theatres.  Its  prin- 
cipal assertion  is  that  the  corporation 
may  be  reorganized  advantageously  to 
its  creditors  under  Section  77-B  of  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws  if  an  equitable 
realization   can   be   had   on    its   stock 


claim  against  Fox  Met.,  which  is 
describes  as  a  valuable  claim. 

In  a  recent  hearing  on  a  petition  for 
reorganization  of  Fox  Met.,  Federal 
Judge  Julian  W.  Mack,  presiding,  re- 
ferred to  the  Fox  Met.  stock  as 
"worthless." 

An  action  attacking  the  good  faith 
of  the  petition  for  reorganization  of 
Fox  Theatres  and  questioning  the 
status  of  two  of  the  three  creditors 
who  filed  the  petition  is  awaiting  a 
Federal  court  hearing,  the  date  for 
which  may  be  set  today. 


Dinner  to  T,  P,  Drew 
Launches  Post  Here 

Thomas  P.  Drew,  recently  ap- 
pointed vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  General  Register  Corp. 
was  guest  of  honor  at  a  Waldorf  din- 
ner last  night  on  the  eve  of  launch- 
ing his  new  duties  in  New  York.  He 
arrived  from   London  on   Monday. 

Percy  Phillipson,  president  of  the 
company,  was  the  host.  The  follow- 
ing  were    present : 

Mrs.  Phillipson,  C.  Foster,  vice-president 
and  treasurer,  and  Mrs.  Foster;  I.  S. 
Lamm,  New  York  representative,  and 
Mrs.  Lamm;  D,  H.  Finke,  Chicago  rep- 
resentative, and  Mrs.  Finke;  C.  Roth, 
New  York  representative,  and  Mrs.  Roth; 
F.  Hall,  factory  manager,  and  Mrs.  Hall; 
R.  Dupont,  Philadelphia  manager;  O.  Ho- 
decker,  Boston  manager,  and  Mrs.  Ho- 
decker;  E.  Mann,  purchasing  agent,  and 
Mrs.  Mann;  S.  Fiore,  auditor,  and  Mrs. 
Fiore;  A.  Siegel,  Chicago  salesman,  and 
Mrs.  Siegel;  William  Massce,  the  com- 
pany's shipping  agent,  and  Mrs.  Massce; 
C.  Gingell,  American  representative  of  Bar- 
clay's Bank,  and  Mrs.  Gingell;  E.  A. 
Powers,  advertising  manager,  and  Mrs. 
Powers,   and  Red  Kann. 


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serials   approved,   but   the   coast   tally 
covers  up  to  Aug.  20  only. 

Cleared  by  Hart  in  New  York  are 
these : 

Columbia 

(Shorts) 

"Among  the  Latins,"  "In  the  Islands  of 
the  Pacific,"  "March  of  the  Years,  No.  10," 
'Decks  Awash,"  "Rowing  Rhythm"  and 
"Spice   of    Life." 

Educational 

(Shorts) 

"Then    Came    the    Yawn." 

First  Division 

(Features) 

"Convention    Girl." 

Fox 

(Features) 
"The    First    World    War." 
(Shorts) 

"Hello  Sailor,"  "Coast  of  Catalonia," 
"Man's  Mania  for  Speed,"  "I  Surrender 
Dear,"  "One  More  Chance,"  "In  Far  Man- 
dalay,"  "Marching  with  Science,"  "Irish 
Sweepstakes,"  "Busted  Blossoms,"  "Mice 
in  Council,"  "Good  Luck — Best  Wishes," 
"Mountain  Melody,"  "Time  on  Their 
Hands"  and  "She's  My  Lily," 

Loyal  Order  of  Moose 
Lodges 

(Shorts) 

"Tomorrow's   Citizens." 

Mundus 

(Features) 
"Overnight,"     "Night     of     the     Garter," 
"Venetian    Nights,"    "Men    of    Tomorrow," 
"Cash,"    and    "The    Blue    Danube." 

Paramount 

(Features) 

"The  Downfall"  and  "Crime  Without 
Passion." 

(Shorts) 
"Black  Cat,"  "Society  Notes,"  "Shiver 
Me  Timbers,"  "Springboard  Champions," 
"Madhouse  Movies,  No.  1,"  "There's  Some- 
thing About  a  Soldier,"  "Paramount  Pic- 
torial, No.  2,"  "Water  Rodeo,"  "Hi  De 
Ho,"  "Axe  Me  Another,"  "Screen  Sou- 
venirs, No.  1,"  "Old  Kentucky  Hounds" 
and    "Radio    Announcer's    Review," 

RKO 

(Features) 
"Adventure   Girl." 

(Shorts) 

"Eyes  on  Russia,"  "Dumb  Bell  Letters, 
No.  2,"  "Pathe  Review,  No.  7,"  "Pastry- 
town  Wedding,"  "Russia,  No.  2,"  "Dumb 
Bell  Letters,  No.  3,"  and  "Dumb  Bell  Let- 
ters,  No.   4. 

Universal 

(Shorts) 
"Night    in   a    Night    Club." 

Warners 

(Features) 
"The    Church    Mouse." 
(Shorts) 

"The  Winnah,"  "The  Prize  Sap,"  "My 
Mummie's  Arms,"  "Ben  Pollack  and  Or- 
chestra," "Dark  Africa,"  "Stolen  Melody," 
"At  the  Races,"  "Dad  Minds  the  Baby," 
"Visit  to  South  Seas,"  "Mysterious  Kiss," 
"Phil  Spitalny  and  His  Musical  Queen," 
"Daredevil  O'Dare,"  "Syncopated  City," 
"The  Policy  Girl,"  "All  Sealed  Up," 
"Rambhng  Round  Radio  Row,"  "Guess 
Stars,"  "Vaudeville  Reel,  No.  1,"  "No 
Contest,"  "Paree,  Paree."  "Out  of 
Order,"  "Vaudeville  Reel,  No.  2," 
"Charles  Ahearn  and  Orchestra,"  "Smoked 
Hams,"  "Songs  that  Live,"  "Pilgrim 
Days,"  "Boston  Tea  Party,"  "Richard 
Himber  and  Orchestra,"  "Radio  Reel,  No. 
1,"  "Freddy  Rich's  Orchestra,"  "Little 
Jack  Little,"  and  "Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack 
Crawford." 


Wednesday,  Augusf  29,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


K.C,  Crusade  by  Big 
Daily  Held  Unfair 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

Robert  J.  Coffey,  S.  Bernard  Jofifee, 
the  Tower's  managing  director,  with- 
drew a  small  girl  from  the  act  billed 
as  the  Six  O'Connors,  a  family  troupe. 
Subsequently,  two  detectives  assigned 
by  Chief  Coffey  to  censor  the  vaude- 
ville bill,  sat  through  the  show  and 
pronounced  it  "fit  for  anybody." 

Jofifee  told  Motion  Picture  Daily 
the  only  reason  for  the  attack  was  that 
he  is  not  advertising  in  the  Journal- 
Post,  using  the  Star  exclusively.  Other 
first  runs  managers  are  highly  resent- 
ful of  the  attack  and  one  said  he  con- 
sidered it  a  veiled  threat  against  thea- 
tres to  continue  advertising  in  the 
Journal-Post. 

Joffee  said  the  paper's  treatment  of 
the  act  was  unusual  inasmuch  as  it 
had  been  warmly  received  at  the  Irish 
Village  at  the  World's  Fair  and  since 
all  acts  shown  at  the  Tower  are 
censored  by  him  before  opening  be- 
cause the  theatre  caters  to  family 
patronage.  He  pointed  out  he  is  co- 
operating fully  with  local  censors. 

Runs  Review  Day  Ahead 

The  paper's  editors  planted  the 
usual  review  of  the  Tower  show,  writ- 
ten for  the  Sunday  theatre  section,  on 
the  front  page  of  Saturday's  edition 
instead.  In  it,  Lowell  Lawrence, 
critic,  took  offense  at  the  part  in  the 
O'Connor  family  act  of  "a  baby  girl, 
apparently  not  more  than  four  years 
old."  The  article  was  headed :  "Child 
Is  Taught  Smutty  Jokes  Instead  of 
Nursery  Rhymes."  Adjoining  the  re- 
view was  a  two-column  editorial  in 
black  face  titled  "Work  for  the 
Police." 

"Crime,  corruption  and  immorality 
generally  are  denounced  on  the  front 
pages  of  newspapers.  Then  why  not 
indecency  in  a  theatre?"  the  editorial 
asked.  It  stated  that  publication  of 
the  review  on  page  one  marked  the  in- 
ception of  a  new  policy  by  the  Jourtial- 
Post  and  that  hereafter  "a  front  page 
review  in  the  Journal-Post  will  serve 
as  a  danger  signal  whenever  a  theatre 
catering  to  the  general  public  ...  re- 
sorts to  filth,  smut  or  anything  else 
that  is  an  affront  to  public  decency." 

The  paper  charged  the  responsibility 
for  clean  shows  in  Kansas  City  rests 
with  the  first  run  managers  since  "they 
determine  the  character  of  the  thea- 
trical entertainment  offered  the  entire 
city,  including  that  at  suburban  or 
subsequent-run  theatres,"  because  the 
subsequents  "must  content  themselves 
principally  with  pictures  that  have  al- 
ready appeared  downtown." 

Calls  for  "Cleanup" 

The  editorial  called  on  the  author- 
ities to  "clean  up"  the  current  show 
at  the  Tower,  and  declared  that  "if 
the  indecencies  are  repeated,  all  those 
involved  from  S.  Bernard  Jofifee,  the 
manager,  on  down  should  be  haled 
into  court." 

After  this  blast  appeared,  the  chief 
of  police  asked  Jofifee  to  withdraw  the 
small  girl  from  the  act.  According  to 
the  Journal-Post's  story  on  Sunday, 
the  only  objection  the  chief  expressed 
was  to  a  child  of  tender  age  "appear- 
ing on  the  stage  as  late  as  11:30 
o'clock." 

Saturday's  attack  was  followed  by 
a  Sunday  lead  story  under  a  banner 
head  clear  across  page  one  stating : 
"Two  Children  Taken  Oflf  Stage  at 
Tower."  Only  the  youngest  was  taken 
oft,  however. 


Vaudeville  Dies 

Toronto,  Aug.  28.— The  last 
vaudeville  will  be  seen  in 
Toronto  on  Aug.  31  when 
Shea's  Theatre  goes  all-pic- 
ture. Ten  musicians  and 
three  stage-hands  are  aflfec- 
ted  by  the  decision  of  Famous 
Players  Canadian  Corp. 


40,000  More  Legion 
Pledges  Reported  In 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  28.— A  total  of 
40,000  signed  pledges  in  the  Legion  of 
Decency  drive  has  been  turned  in  to 
Bishop  Francis  Johannes  of  Kansas 
City.,  Kan.,  head  of  the  large  Leaven- 
worth Catholic  diocese.  This  figure 
represents  almost  half  of  the  entire 
Catholic   population   in   the   area. 

There  has  b_een  little  furore  over 
the  movement  in  recent  weeks  but  it 
is  estimated  10,000  signatures  will  be 
obtained  in  the  upper  grades  of  paro- 
chial schools  and  Catholic  high  schools 
and  colleges  in  Kansas  City  alone. 

The  Catholic  Register,  official  pub- 
lication of  three  Catholic  dioceses  in 
Kansas  and  Missouri,  last  week  pub- 
lished a  list  of  films  issued  by  the 
Catholic  Sodalities.  The  compilation 
lists  15  pictures  as  condemned  and  12 
recent  releases  as  not  condemned.  The 
newspaper  is  undecided  whether  it 
will  publish  such  lists  in  the  future, 
inasmuch  as  none  is  issued  or  ap- 
proved by  the  bishops  in  this  area. 
Individual  parish  bulletins  in  Kansas 
City  are  publishing  lists  of  condemned 
pictures.  . 


Phila,  Exhibitor 
Climax  Due  Shortly 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  28. — Differ- 
ences between  the  M.P.T.O.  of  East- 
ern Pennsylvania  and  the  Independent 
Exhibitors  Protective  Ass'n  are  ex- 
pected to  come  to  a  head  on  Sept.  5, 
when  an  important  announcement  will 
be  made  by  the  M.P.T.O. 

A  peace  move  between  the  units  re- 
cently fell  through  because  the  I.E. 
P. A.  insisted  that  no  affiliated  circuits 
could  be  listed  as  independent,  despite 
the  fact  that  major  circuits  have  only 
one  vote  in  M.P.T.O.  afTairs. 


FWC  Boosts  Scales 
In  L,  A,  This  Week 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  28. — Fox  West 
Coast  will  boost  admissions  here  this 
week  by  about  10  and  15  cents.  The 
circuit  raised  its  Long  Beach  prices 
last  week. 


Warner  Rites  Tomorrow 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  28. — The 
funeral  of  Mrs.  Benjamin  Warner, 
mother  of  the  four  Warner  brothers, 
who  died  here  yesterday,  first  set  for 
tomorrow,  has  been  postponed  to 
Thursday.  The  Warner  studio  will 
remain  closed  until  1  P.  M.  on  the 
day  of  the  funeral. 


Deny  Plan  to  Buy  Plant 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28. — Merian  C. 
Cooper  and  other  Radio  studio  ex- 
ecutives denied  a  report  today  that 
Jock  Whitney  planned  to  purchase 
their   company's    plant. 


Blue  Ribbon  Formed; 
Plans  ''Clean'*  Films 


Hollywood,  Aug.  28. — First  of  the 
new  companies  to  tie  in  with  the  drift 
toward  clean  and  wholesome  films  is 
Blue  Ribbon  Pictures  which  has 
leased  space  at  General  Service  Studio 
and  plans  to  make  four  to  six  features 
in  its  first  year  of  operations. 

"Old  Lady  31,"  once  made  by 
M-G-M,  will  be  the  opener  while 
either  George  Archainbaud  or  James 
Cruze  will  direct.     No  release  is  set. 

Bruce  Merman  will  be  in  charge  of 
production,  and  Mrs.  Flora  Douglas, 
society  woman  and  sister  of  Mariner 
Eccles  who  last  week  was  appointed 
governor  of  the  Federal  Reserve  Bank, 
in  charge  of  stories.  Charles  Smead, 
Washington,  D.  C,  attorney,  is  presi- 
dent. 


Take  Full  Page  Ad 
To  Classify  Films 

Chicago,  Aug.  28. — A  classified  list 
of  films  now  being  shown  in  the 
metropolitan  area  appeared  in  the 
Chicago  Sunday  Tribune  in  the  form 
of  a  page  of  copy  paid  for  by  the 
Chicago  Council  of  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency for  the  benefit  of  "all  wlio  de- 
sire   wholesome    entertainment." 

The  films  are  grouped  in  three 
classes — A,  B  and  C.  Those  in  the 
first  class  are  described  as  "ap- 
proved" ;  those  in  B  as  "not  approved 
for  children,"  but  "neither  approved 
nor  disapproved  for  adults,"  and 
those  in  C  as  "not  approved."  The 
listing  takes  up  a  full  page,  at  the 
bottom  of  which  is  the  caption :  "We 
aim  to  build — not  destroy." 


Eagles  Decline  to 
Act  on  Film  Drive 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  28. — The  Grand 
Aerie  of  the  Fraternal  Order  oi 
Eagles,  in  national  convention  here, 
defeated  a  resolution  asking  partici- 
pation of  the  order  in  the  Legion  of 
Decency  movement. 

In  recommending  defeat,  the  resolu- 
tions committee  pointed  out  that  it 
was  not  the  intention  to  create  the 
impression  that  the  order  opposes  the 
moral  crusade  inaugurated  here  by 
Archbishop  John  Timothy  McNicho- 
las,  but  that  participation  or  non- 
participation  in  the  crusade  rests  en- 
tirely with  each  individual  member  of 
the   order. 


Two  Slams  at  Films 

East  Liverpool,  O.,  Aug.  28. — The 
annual  five-day  sessions  of  the  Pitts- 
burgh conference  of  the  Free  Metho- 
dist church  concluded  here  after  adopt- 
ing a  resolution  condemning  salacious 
pictures,  divorce  and  racketeering. 


Lakeside,  O.,  Aug.  28. — The  Young 
People's  Christian  Union  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  Church,  in  con- 
vention here,  adopted  a  resolution  con- 
demning modern  motion  pictures  as  "a 
menace  to  morals." 


Revamped  Saenger 
Co.  Step  Nearer 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

ficates  authorizes  Saenger  to  proceed 
with  reorganization  without  additional 
steps  prescribed  by  the  Federal  Se- 
curities Act  and  required  of  companies 
in  reorganization  whose  certificates 
are  not  approved  by  a  Federal  court. 

The  Saenger  reorganization  plans 
have  been  revised  to  conform  to  the 
new  status  of  the  companies  as  debtor 
corporations,  the  principal  change  in- 
volved being  the  provisions  made  for 
stockholders  of  the  companies.  Para- 
mount Publix  owns  all  of  the  out- 
standing stock  of  Saenger  except  20 
shares  of  Class  B  common.  Para- 
mount's  holdings,  therefore,  are  18,000 
shares  of  preferred,  100,000  Class  A 
common  and  12,380  Class  B  common. 
Saenger  owns  all  of  Saenger  Realty 
Corp.,  Inc. 

With  today's  court  approval  of  the 
deposit  certificates,  notices  of  the  plan 
of  reorganization  may  be  sent  out  to 
bond  depositors  at  once.  These  de- 
positors then  have  15  days  in  which  to 
withdraw  from  participation  in  the 
plan  if  they  desire.  Providing  more 
than  51  per  cent  of  the  bondholders 
remain  as  depositors,  Paramount 
Publix  will  apply  in  Federal  Court  at 
New  York  for  authorization  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  plan  and  if  this  authori- 
zation is  obtained,  the  plan  may  be 
placed  in  effect  by   Sept.   15. 

What  Plan  Provides 

The  Saenger  reorganization  plan 
reduces  the  circuit's  holdings  to  45 
houses  from  the  former  160  holdings 
in  eight  states  which  it  controlled  or 
was  affiliated  with  at  the  time  of  its 
receivership  18  months  ago.  E.  V. 
Richards  is  continued  in  charge  of  the 
circuit  with  a  50  per  cent  stock  inter- 
est in  the  reorganized  company,  of 
which  he  will  be  president  and  general 
manager. 

Under  the  plan,  Paramount  Publix 
receives  all  of  the  stock  of  the  new 
company  but  agrees  to  sell  Richards 
the  Class  A  stock  for  $25,000,  retain- 
ing for  itself  all  of  the  Class  B.  Para- 
mount also  receives  all  of  the  stock 
of  Publix-Saenger  Theatres,  Inc, ; 
1,400  shares  of  Class  B  stock  of  Dent 
Theatres,  representing  a  25  per  cent 
interest  in  that  company  held  by 
Saenger ;  all  of  the  preferred  stock 
and  50  per  cent  of  the  common  stock 
of  Central  Florida  Theatres  and  half 
of  the  capital  stock  of  Jefferson 
Amusement  Co.  of  Texas. 

Paramount  holds  a  claim  of  $546,- 
454  against  Saenger  and  the  latter  a 
claim  of  $319,397  against  Saenger 
Realty.  Paramount  has  also  financed 
the  acquisition  of  outside  claims 
against  Saenger  which  it  proposes  to 
turn  over  to  the  new  company  without 
warranty  under  the  plan^  and  agrees 
to  advance  costs  of  the  reorganization, 
pay  other  commitments  of  Saenger's 
and  advance  working  funds  to  the  new 
company  if  needed. 


To  Discuss  Wage  Row 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  28. — The 
major  subject  of  discussion  at  the 
first  membership  meeting  tomorrow 
of  the  revamped  I.  T.  O.  of  South- 
ern California  will  be  the  independ- 
ent exhibitors'  stand  on  the  local 
projectionists'  wage  scale  dispute, 
now  in  the  hands  of  Charles  H.  Cun- 
ningham, NRA  oflfficial. 


To  Film  *Beggar*s  Opera* 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28.— "The  Beg- 
gar's Opera,"  the  famous  John  Gay 
piece  created  in  1728,  will  be  filmed 
by  Warners. 


*'U"  Borrows  Miss  Farr 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28.  —  Patricia 
Farr  has  been  borrowed  from  Fox  for 
the  feminine  lead  in  Universal's  "Tail- 
spin  Tommy." 


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CROWD  RADIO  CITY 


Second  week  way  above  first- 

week  average  business  in  the  wotld^s  largest  city. 


JA\  (^''^Vyl/7      .  Tremendous  hold-over  weeks, 


too,  in  medium-size  cities  .  .  .  the  STRAND, 
LOUISVILLE,  the  NEW,  BALTIMORE  .. . 
Playing  an  extended  first-run  at  the  STRAND, 
ATLANTIC  CITY...  AND  ALREADY 
DATED  IN  for  a  third  week  at  ATLANTIC 
CITY'S  CAPITOL! 

Off  to  a  sensational  start  at  the 

WARFIELD,  SAN  FRANCISCO  ...  the 
PARAMOUNT,  ATLANTA ...  the  APOLLO, 
INDIANAPOLIS... the  POLI,  NEW  HAVEN. 

IN  EVERY  LOCALITY  .  .  .  with  every 
type  of  audience  .  .  ."The  Cat's  Paw"  \s  proving 
Harold  Lloyd's  mightiest  hit. 


QUARTER  OF  A  MILLION  PEOPLE 

SiKiili^...  :_^ 


MUSIC  HALL  IN  TWO  WEEKS! 


*  According  to  authorized  estimate 


HAROLD 
LLOYD 


in 


The  Cat's  Paw 


From  the  Saturday  Evening    Post  story 
by  CLARENCE   BUDINGTON   KELLAND 

PRODUCED  BY  THE 
HAROLD     LLOYD     CORPORATION 

A    FOX    release 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  August  29,    1934 


C.  A.  Meeting 
Today  on  New 
C.  &  Z.  Plans 


Campi's  clearance  and  zoning  com- 
mittee meets  this  afternoon  to  discuss 
ways  and  means  of  expediting  clear- 
ances in  all  territories.  The  move  is 
an  effort  to  get  sales  going  in  terri- 
tories where  deals  are  being  held 
up  by  appeals  on  schedules. 

Exhibitors  in  many  zones  are  un- 
derstood demanding  that  new  sched- 
ules be  scrapped  and  that  clearance 
and  zoning  problems  be  tackled  by 
local  boards.  Campi,  however,  feels 
that  local  boards  are  not  fully  ac- 
quainted with  all  provisions  of  the 
code  to  qualify,  pointing  to  the  Mil- 
waukee instance  where  a  dual  pen- 
alty clause  was  inserted.  The  code 
does  not  mention  duals  in  any  sense 
and  Campi  ruled  out  all  reference  to 
it  in  all  schedules. 

The  Los  Angeles  schedule,  an- 
other target  for  independent  produc- 
ers and  distributors  because  it  con- 
tains a  dual  penalty  provision,  was 
slated  to  come  up  this  week  for  pro- 
test, but  the  hearing  has  been  post- 
poned until  Campi  decides  tomorrow 
what  new  line  of  action  should  be 
taken   on   clearance. 

May  Call  on  Berinstein 

Ben  Berinstein,  said  to  be  a  partner 
of  Warners  in  the  Wiltern,  Los  An- 
geles, and  representing  Associated 
Exhibitors  and  the  LT.O.  of  Southern 
California,  will  be  at  Code  Authority 
today  in  the  event  he  is  called  upon 
to  discuss  the  coast  plan. 

The  LT.O.  is  understood  to  have 
recalled  Berinstein  as  their  represen- 
tative, but  he  knows  nothing  of  the 
matter  and  neither  does  Campi.  Berin- 
stein says  he  was  asked  by  the  LT.O. 
to  represent  them  before  he  left  the 
coast  and  is  not  particularly  concerned 
whether  or  not  this  unit  wants  him  to 
act  for  it.  Berinstein  refused  to  divulge 
the  purpose  of  his  visit,  but  he  is  un- 
derstood here  to  defend  the  double 
bill  penalty  clause.  He  leaves  for  the 
coast  either   tomorrow   or    Friday. 

Meanwhile,  L  E.  Chadwick,  spokes- 
man for  independent  producers,  has 
canceled  his  plans  to  come  east  to- 
morrow. That's  because  a  protest 
hearing  on  the  Los  Angeles  schedule 
was  called  off. 

Just  what  line  of  action  Campi  will 
pursue  in  trying  to  expedite  clearance 
cases  could  not  be  learned  yesterday, 
but  a  plan  will  be  agreed  upon  to- 
morrow. In  the  event  the  L.  A. 
schedule  is  dated  for  hearing,  Chad- 
wick will  personally  defend  unaffili- 
ated producers. 

Mason  May  Be  Retained 

There  is  talk  of  Lowell  Mason 
being  retained  by  independent  produc- 
ers on  duals,  but  as  yet  no  assign- 
ment is  in  sight.  He  may  be  called 
upon  later,  it  is  admittedj  to  defend 
independent  producers  and  distributors 
on    other    code    matters. 

Campi  is  receiving  telegrams  from 
many  exhibitors  recommending  meth- 
ods of  immediate  disposition  of  clear- 
ance problems.  L  Chotiner,  coast 
exhibitor,  is  one  of  them.  These  sug- 
gestions will  be  submitted  to  Code 
Authority   tomorrow. 

Aaron  Saperstein,  Chicago  Allied 
head,  last  week  told  Motion  Picture 
Daily  that  the  quickest  way  to  dis- 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


.*f 


**Girl  in  Danger 

(Colitiiibia) 

The  acting  of  Ralph  Bellamy  and  Shirley  Grey  makes  this  a  fairly 
entertaining  picture  that  should  do  well  in  small  towns  and  neighbor- 
hoods, although  it  may  run  into  some  difficulty  because  of  its  gangster 
theme.  Ross  Lederman  directed  capably  and  injected  all  the  entertain- 
ment value  that  a  weak  story  had  to  offer.  Benjamin  Kline's  photog- 
raphy is  good. 

Miss  Grey,  a  society  girl  bored  with  the  forced  gayety  and  useless- 
ness  of  her  set,  becomes  involved  with  a  crook  in  order  to  find  adventure 
and  new  thrills.  She  aids  him  in  stealing  a  valuable  jewel  and  hides  it 
when  the  police  get  too  close  to  their  trail.  Her  accomplice  is  murdered 
by  a  rival  gang  before  she  can  return  the  jewel  to  him  and  she  herself 
is  kidnaped  by  the  murderers. 

Bellamy,  inspector  of  police  assigned  to  the  case,  meets  her  in  the 
meantime  and  discovers  the  stone  hidden  in  her  apartment  while  search- 
ing for  possible  clues  left  by  her  abductors.  After  a  chase  through  city 
streets  in  madly  careening  autos.  Miss  Grey  is  rescued,  and  the  crooks 
apprehended.  The  fade-out  shows  Miss  Grey,  in  the  presence  of  Bel- 
lamy, vowing  to  stick  to  the  straight  and  narrow  in  the  future  and  it 
is  left  to  the  audience  to  guess  whether  or  not  love  blossoms  between 
the  two.    Running  time,  62  minutes. 


"The  Fountain,"  tomorrou/s  opener  at  the  Music  Hall,  was  reviewed  by 
zi'ire  from  Hollywood  on  Aug.  10. 

"We're  Rich  Again,"  tomorrow's  opener  at  the  Roxy,  ivas  revieived  from 
the  coast  by  zvire  on  June  13. 

"Chained,"  Friday's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  was  reviewed  from  the  coast  by 
wire  on  Aug.  14. 

"Crime  Without  Passion,"  which  opens  at  the  Rialto  Friday  night,  was  re- 
viewed on  Aug.  18. 


pose  of  all  code  complaints  is  to  set 
up  six  district  bodies  which  will  sit 
once  a  week  and  dispose  of  all  cases 
before  them.  Campi,  according  to  the 
plan,  would  only  act  on  vital  issues. 


Maintains  Campi 
Should  Prosecute 

Declaring  Code  Authority  should 
prosecute  all  violations  brought  to  its 
attention  by  exhibitors,  Howard  S. 
Cullman  stated  yesterday  he  will  not 
defend  complaints  filed  by  the  Roxy 
against  the  Mayfair  and  Globe  for 
distribution  of  cut  rate  tickets. 

Cullman  holds  that  as  soon  as  an 
exhibitor  finds  another  violating  the 
code  it  is  the  duty  of  local  boards  to 
stop  the  violations.  He  adds  that  vio- 
lations are  not  matters  between  thea- 
tres because  the  complainant  discovers 
them. 

The  Mayfair  is  understood  to  have 
stopped  distribution  of  service  passes 
with  bookings  of  M-G-M  and  Fox 
product. 

Both  complaints  are  slated  for  re- 
hearing tomorrow  before  the  local 
grievance  board. 


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W.  B,  End  More  Units 
To  Simplify  Taxes 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

various  Stanley  companies  were 
merged  into  the  Stanley  Co.  of  Amer- 
ica and  when  several  coast  proper- 
ties, held  in  the  names  of  individual 
corporate  entities,  were  consolidated 
with   others. 


Shorts  in  Own  Plant 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28. — Columbia 
has  moved  its  shorts  department  to 
the  California  Studios  across  the  street 
from  the  former  quarters  in  a  new 
expansion  move. 


Untold  Confusion 
Seen  Over  Zoning 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
Wichita,  Kan.,  are  pending  with  I.  ode 
Authority. 

Possible  absence  of  a  new  plan  also 
makes  the  independents  apprehensive 
that  the  circuits  will  thus  be  in  a 
position  to  buy  protection  over  the 
subsequents.  Reports  that  protec- 
tion deals  with  distributors  are  al- 
ready under  way  are  denied  by  the 
exchanges. 

Exhibitors  point  out  the  existing 
schedule  has  been  ignored  and  in- 
validated in  the  past  year  as  a  result 
of  the  spread  of  duals  at  first  runs 
and  subsequents,  by  price  reductions 
and  the  practice  of  some  exchanges 
to  permit  showings  out  of  spot.  Fox 
Midwest  at  a  recent  grievance  board 
hearing  maintained  no  zoning  existed, 
but  was  overruled  by   the   board. 

Exchange  managers  say  they  are 
not  worried  because  they  will  not  start 
selling  to  subsequents  in  the  city  for 
about  two  weeks  or  more,  and  by  that 
time  they  anticipate  the  situation  will 
be  clarified.  One  branch  manager 
believed  his  company  would  add  a 
rider  to  contracts  declaring  the  stated 
clearances  subject  to  any  action  of 
the  local  clearance  and  zoning  board, 
and  in  the  absence  of  any  decision 
then    the    old    zoning    would    hold. 


Curbs  Giving  of  Passes 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  28.— The  local 
grievance  board  has  issued  a  cease  and 
desist  order  against  the  Ace,  operated 
by  Albert  Nichols,  charged  with  giv- 
ing advertising  passes  promiscuously 
for  a  five-cent  service  charge  and  ad- 
mitting children  for  five  cents  and  less. 
The  Atanasoff  brothers,  operating  the 
World,  were  the  complainants.  Both 
are  local  houses. 


Warning  by 
Pa.  MPTO  on 
High  Rentals 


Philadelphia,  Aug.  28.— A  warn- 
ing has  been  broadcast  to  exhibitors 
by  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern  Penn- 
sylvania, Southern  New  Jersey  and 
Delaware  to  guard  against  high-per- 
centage deals. 

"Don't  sign  40  or  50  per  cent  con- 
tracts with  anybody,"  says  a  letter 
sent  out  by  the  group  over  the  signa- 
ture of  George  P.  Aarons,  its  execu- 
tive secretary  and  counsel.  "If  you 
do,  you  are  only  cutting  your  own 
throat.  The  New  York  offices  of  the 
other  companies  soon  get  this  infor- 
mation and  the  battle  for  higher  film 
rentals  becomes  more  intense." 

The  exhibitor  who  has  already 
signed  a  contract  calling  for  high  per- 
centages is  advised  to  "keep  your  ear 
to  the  ground  so  that  if  they  change 
policies  and  reduce  these  prices  to 
other  exhibitors,  it  is  then  your  right 
to  go  into  that  exchange  and  demand 
a  reduction  also." 

Explaining  that  "definite  informa- 
tion" has  been  received  by  the  organi- 
zation that  "certain  distributors  ask 
4C  and  50  per  cent  for  pictures,"  the 
letter  continues  : 

"Some  of  these  pictures  have  no 
stars  or  designated  titles  as  yet.  We 
all  know  that  exhibitors  cannot  make 
money  playing  that  kind  of  percent- 
ages. Upon  careful  check,  we  find 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  with  admit- 
tedly the  best  known  stars  in  the  in- 
dustry, are  only  asking  four  pictures 
at  35  per  cent,  and  it  would  seem  that 
if  this  company  can  afford  to  sell  stars 
of  definite  box-office  value  as  they 
have  proven  to  be  in  the  past,  it  is 
a  big  mistake  to  purchase  pictures 
from  other  companies  at  higher  per- 
centages. It's  unfair  to  yourself  and 
unfair  to  the  companies  playing  fair 
with  you." 


Rosenblatt  Praises 
/.  A.  for  Cooperation 

Chicago,  Aug.  28.— The  I.A.T.S.E. 
has  been  the  easiest  to  work  with,  and 
from  it  he  has  been  accorded  more  co- 
operation than  from  any  other  interna- 
tional, declared  Division  Administra- 
tor Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  at  the  dinner 
to  George  Brown,  Monday  evening. 
He  stated  the  NRA  is  not  only  for  a 
"New  Deal,"  but  for  a  square  deal,  for 
labor  as  well. 

The  function  at  the  Stevens  was  at- 
tended by  3,000,  including  the  mayor, 
William  Green,  president  of  the  A.  F. 
of  L.,  city  officials  and  ranking  mem- 
bers of  the  municipal  judiciary. 
Brown,  new  I.  A.  president,  was  pre- 
sented with  a  small  gold  gavel  and  a 
diamond-set  studded  organization 
emblem. 


Back  in  Washington 

Washington,  Aug.  28. — Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  re- 
turned today  from  Chicago  where  he 
attended  a  banquet  in  honor  of  George 
Brown,  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  president. 


George  Brown,  president  of  the 
I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  and  Louis  Krouse, 
executive  assistant,  return  from  Chi- 
cago today. 


Wednesday,  Augusf  29,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Albany 


Albany,  Aug.  28. — The  following 
committees  have  been  set  up  by  the 
local  Variety  Clujb : 

Membership — C.  H.  Buckley,  chair- 
man ;     H.     FrIEDER,    J.     SWARTOUT,    A. 

Stone,  C.  Johnston,  N.  Sauber,  R. 
PiELOW,  T.  Ryan,  C.  Eastman,  R. 
Smith,  C.  R.  Halligan. 

Legal  —  G.  Green,  chairman;  H. 
Frieder,  S.  Aaronowitz,  Wm.  Ben- 
ton. 

Publicity  and  Exploitation  —  C. 
Smackwitz,  chairman;  W.  Haskill, 
vice-chairman ;  G.  Williams,  N. 
Sauber,  E.  Hollander,  H.  Smith, 
S.  Beatty,  J.  Fitzpatrick,  J.  E. 
Scully. 

House — A.  Sayles,  chairman ;  T. 
Ryan,  R.  Smith,  Ralph  Pielow,  N. 
Sauber,  J.  Garry,  L.  Lazar,  C. 
Johnston. 

Reception  —  R.  Smith,  chairman; 
R.  Pielow,  H.  Barker,  E.  Dorwald, 
V.  Bunz,  E.  Hockstim. 

Social  Welfare — C.  R.  Halligan, 
chairman;  C.  Feld,  F.  Duffy,  S. 
Goldberg,  Sam  Hockstim,  B.  Wells, 
J.  Wolfe. 

Ways  and  Means — L.  Lazar,  chair- 
man;  H.  Grossman,  Alex  Sayles, 
R.  Pielow,  J.  Swartout. 

■Transportation  —  B.  Dare,  chair- 
man; H.  Alexander,  J.  Gardner,  J. 
Goldberg,  A.  Marchetti,  J.  Rose, 
P.  Wallen,  C.  Wilson. 

Welfare — C.  Johnston,  chairman; 
J.  Gary,  vice-chairman ;  W.  Sherry, 
W.  Raynor,  J.  Goldberg,  L.  Her- 
man, S.  Rosenblatt. 

Financial — T.  Shea,  chairman;  A. 
Stone,  C.  Eastman,  J.  Faughnan, 
M.  Kallet,  M.  Schine,  W.  Sm al- 
ley. 

Entertainment — J.  Shure,  J.  Bull- 
winkle,  M.  Grassgreen,  O.  Perrin, 
C.  Smackwitz,  W.  Farley,  R.  Hayes, 
J.  Gary. 

Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  28.^ — The  local 
clubrooms  were  popular  with  the  ad- 
vance delegates  to  the  state  and  na- 
tional convention  of  the  Fraternal 
Order  of  Eagles,  held  here  recently. 
They  were  lavish  in  their  praise  of  the 
hospitality  extended. 

Chief  Barker  Allan  S.  Moritz  is 
well  on  the  road  to  recovery  from  the 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


illness  which  kept  him  at  home  for  a 
fortnight. 

J.  Real  Neth  of  Columbus  Tent 
No.  2  was  a  recent  visitor  at  the  local 
club. 

Maurice  White,  canvassman,  is 
rapidly  getting  his  bearings  on  the  ex- 
hibition end  of  pictures,  after  having 
been  a  distributor  for  these  many 
moons. 

Barker  William  Stiegler  has 
taken  a  fortnight  out  to  look  over  the 
Island  of   Bermuda. 


Detroit 

Detroit,  Aug.  28.— The  Motor 
City's  Film  Row  was  practically  de- 
serted Saturday  as  Variety  Club's 
midsummer  frolic  was  held  jointly  at 
the  Lochmoor  Country  Club  and  the 
Grosse  Pointe  Yacht  Club. 

The  gala  affair  started  with  a  golf 
tournament.  Those  who  did  not  care 
to  chase  the  little  white  pill,  contented 
themselves  with  a  round  of  horseshoe 
pitching,  baseball  and  various  other 
sports.  A  delicious  buffet  luncheon 
was  served  in  the  clubhouse  of  the 
Yacht  Club  at  noon  along  with  free 
beer.  The  afternoon  was  spent  in  more 
golf,  bridge,  cards  and  parties.  A 
beauty  contest  was  a  feature  of  the 
day.  Leading  dignitaries  of  civic  life 
attended  and  judged  the  event.  Din- 
ner was  served  on  the  terrace  of  the 
Grosse  Pointe  Yacht  Club  with  music 
furnished  by  Dave  Diamond  and  his 
Delia  Robbia  orchestra. 

Dancing  held  the  attention  of  the 
guests  in  early  evening  with  Del  Del- 
bridge  and  his  orchestra  furnishing 
the  music.  A  floor  show  with  talent 
furnished  by  local  theatres,  night  clubs 
and  broadcasting  stations  wound  up 
the  affair  with  every  one  singing 
praises  for  the  committee  in  charge 
for  such  a  delightful  day  of  fun  and 
frolic. 

Over  100  prizes  were  awarded  to 
winners  of  various  events  and  door 
prize  winners.  The  entire  proceeds 
will  be  turned  over  to  the  fund  for 
needy   in  the   industry. 

Over  800  Variety  members,  filmites, 
exhibitors  and  their  friends  were  in 
attendance. 


Indianapolis 

Indianapolis,  Aug.  28.— The  local 
Tent  held  a  "Stingaree"  party  in  the 
clubrooms  in  the  Claypool  and  more 
than  100  members,  wives  and  guests 
were  there  at  one  time  or  other  dur- 
ing the  night.  Musical  entertainment 
was  provided  by  Walt  Lally,  pianist, 
and    the    Titian    Melody    Girls. 

Barker  A.  C.  Zaring  had  one  of 
the   largest   parties    in    attendance. 

The  party  was  scheduled  as  a  re- 
sumption of  activities  after  a  lull  dur- 
ing the  extreme  heat. 


Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  28.— A  national 
meeting  of  the  Variety  Club  could 
very  easily  have  been  held  in  Atlantic 
City  the  last  couple  of  weeks.  Chief 
Barker  Frank  Drew  and  Assistant 
Chief  Barker  Nat  Holt,  both  of 
Cleveland,  together  with  Norman 
Frescott,  Moe  Glanz,  Harry  Har- 
ris and  Chief  Barker  John  H.  Har- 
ris, all  of  Pittsburgh;  George  Tyson 
and  Johnny  Perkins  of  St.  Louis, 
seen  daily  on  the  beach  in  front  of 
the    Traymore. 

Newly  elected  Barker  George  G. 
Altmayer  also  a  member  of  these 
beach  gatherings. 

The  fish  got  a  good  workout — 
Perkins,  Frescott,  Harry  and  John 
Harris,  Leo  Altmayer,  Andy  Sheri- 
dan, Eddie  Schweinsburg,  pulling 
them  in  plenty  fast.  Frescott  led 
with  the  greatest  number  and  Perkins 
with  the  largest  one.  Johnny  Harris 
got  the  only  weakfish,  but  finished  last 
in  the  number  of  fish.  The  party 
brought  in  over  100.  But  Harris 
sneaked  out  at  6  A.M.  with  the  life- 
guards, rowed  out  two  and  a  half 
miles  and  brought  in  47  more  by  9 
A.  M.  After  the  fishing  was  over  he 
iumped  in  the  big  pond  from  the 
boat.  "Be  careful,"  called  the  guard, 
"plenty   of   sharks   here." 

"That's  no  concern  of  mine,"  re- 
plied Harris,  "I'm  in  the  film  busi- 
ness." 

Andy  Sheridan  wanted  to  bet  on 
a  dog  on  the  nose.    Got  his  ticket  and 


Washington 

Washington,  Aug.  28.— Tent  No. 
11  took  time  out  from  official  duties 
last  week  to  avail  itself  of  the  hospital- 
ity of  Barker  A.  Julian  Brylawski. 
Twenty-two  barkers  journeyed  to 
mine  host's  summer  cottage,  "Flora 
Dora,"  on  the  Wicomico  River. 

The  day  was  spent  in  sheer  amuse- 
ment along  non-cinema  lines,  with 
swimming,  croquet,  boating,  pitching 
horseshoes,  and  cards.  In  the  last 
category,  Nat  B.  Browne  took  on  all 
comers— even  on  the  return  bus  trip 
home. 

Principal  divertissement,  about 
which  the  barkers  are  still  talking, 
was  the  gastronomic  spread  laid  by 
"Santa  Claus"  Brylawski.  From  his 
private  beds  were  dished  up  oysters 
in  sundry  culinary  forms,  three  kinds 
of  fish  fresh  from  the  river,  roasting 
ears,  hot  bread,  hard-shelled  crabs, 
watermelon,  and  two  kinds  of  beer. 

The  first  of  the  fall  luncheons  will 
be  held  on  Sept.  10. 


the  dog  came  in  second.  Was  he  sur- 
prised when  he  was  told  he  went  to 
the  wrong  window  and  had  a  ticket 
for  second  place  .  .  .  and  pleased. 
The  same  fellow  had  a  stranger  call 
his  attention  to  the  fact  that  he  had 
five  in  a  row  in  the  Bingo  game  and 
had  it  for  several  minutes.  What  luck ! 

Barker  Mike  Gallagher  proved 
the  old  adage  "honesty  pays."  Driv- 
ing through  a  suburban  town,  he,  in 
error,  passed  a  red  light.  On  the  way 
back  he  stopped  at  the  police  station 
and  reported  it.  He  was  told  to  go 
home  and  forget  it.  The  next  day's 
mail  brought  a  summons. 

George  Tyson,  formerly  assistant 
chief  barker  of  St.  Louis,  now  trans- 
ferred to  his  original  tent — Pittsburgh 
— did  a  fine  job  in  St.  Louis.  He  has 
appointed  Barker  Bill  Zeilor  as  house 
manager  of  the  New  Alvin  Theatre 
which  is  under  his  direction. 

Bill  Rodgers,  George  Dembow, 
Jack  Flynn,  Sig  Wittman,  all  visi- 
tors   recently. 

Harry  Michaelson  presented  an 
RKO  luncheon  recently.  He  had  an- 
nounced Ann  Harding,  Katharine 
Hepburn,  Joel  McCrea  and  others 
of  his  studio  stars  were  not  expected 
to  be  there. 


Leader  in  Greece 

Washington,  Aug.  28. — Eleven 
American  producers  supplied  53.2  per 
cent  of  the  248  films  released  in  Greece 
from  October,  1933  to  May,  1934,  ac- 
cording to  a  report  to  the  Department 
of  Commerce  from  Commercial  At- 
tache K.  L.  Rankin  in  Athens. 

Adding  a  few  miscellaneous  films, 
American  participation  in  the  Greek 
trade  approached  57  per  cent  of  the 
total.  Many  of  the  American  films 
shown  were  dubbed  French  versions. 


Fulton  Gets  Fourth  Spot 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  28. — W.  D. 
Fulton  has  added  a  fourth  house,  the 
Tivoli,  to  his  string  of  neighborhood 
theatres  in  Kansas  City,  making  it  the 
largest  independent  group  here.  He 
has  leased  the  Tivoli  for  five  years 
with  an  option  for  five  more  from 
Stanley  H.  Schwartz,  the  former  op- 
erator. Schwartz,  an  attorney,  plan." 
to  return  to  the  legal  field. 


One  In,  One  Out 

Albany,  Aug.  28. — Gustave  Haen- 
schen.  Inc.,  New  York  City,  has  been 
chartered  at  Albany  with  capital  of 
100  shares  non  par  value  stock  to 
exhibit.  Martha  Porner,  Max  H.  Gal- 
funt  and  Leonard  D.  Picker  are  direc- 
tors and  subscribers.  William  Jaffe  is 
attorney. 

A  certificate  has  been  filed  with  the 
Secretary  of  State  dissolving  Pauline 
Cooke  Theatrical  Enterprises,  Inc., 
New  York  City.  Papers  were  filed 
by  Julius  Kendler,  attorney. 


Asks  Winchester  Permit 

Winchester,  Mass.,  Aug.  28. — 
Albert  J.  Locatelli,  who  operates  thea- 
tres in  several  of  Boston's  suburbs, 
has  purchased  a  plot  here.  He  has 
requested  a  referendum  again  on  the 
Question  of  building  a  theatre  here. 
The  town  has  refused  to  sanction  one 
on  several  previous  occasions.  It  is 
probable  the  question  will  be  put  on 
the  town  ballot  sometime  next  spring, 
after  the  annual  election  in  March. 


Two-way  Headquarters 

Columbus,  Aug.  28. — In  order  to 
facilitate  personal  contact  with  exhib- 
itors, P.  J.  Wood,  secretary.  Inde- 
pendent Theatre  Owners  of  Ohio, 
hereafter  will  maintain  permanent 
headquarters  in  Cleveland  and  Cin- 
cinnati, spending  alternate  weeks  in 
each  city. 


Para.  Director  Switched 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28. — Mitchell  Lei- 
sen,  slated  to  direct  "The  Menace," 
has  been  taken  off  the  picture  and 
put  on  "Red  Woman,"  B.  P.  Schul- 
berg  production  to  star  Sylvia  Sidney. 
No  director  has  been  assigned  in  his 
place. 


Ritchey  to  Export 

Hollywood.  Aug.  28. — Jed  Buell 
and  Bob  Klein  have  signed  with 
Ritchey  Export  Company  to  handle 
the  foreign  release  of  the  three  fea- 
tures they  will  produce  at  Sennett. 


Protest  Dubbed  Imports 

Bombay,  Aug.  28.— A  deputation  of 
the  Motion  Picture  Society  of  India 
waited  on  Sir  Frank  Noyce,  member 
of  the  governor  general's  Executive 
Council,  here  recently  and  protested 
against  the  proposed  import  of  films 
"dubbed"  in  native  vernaculars. 

The  deputation  also  protested  the 
proposed  increase  of  duty  on  projec- 
tors imported  from  England  and  the 
increase  of  duty  on  non-English  pro- 
jectors from  10  per  cent  to  20  per 
cent. 


Beacon  Starts  Series 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28.  ■ —  Beacon 
Prod,  has  begun  production  on  its 
series  of  six  westerns  starring  "Big 
Boy"  Williams  with  "Thunder  Over 
Texas." 

The  cast  includes  Marian  Shilling, 
Victor  Potcl,  Philo  McCullou<rh.  Ben 
Corbet.  Claude  Paton,  Bob  McKenzie 
and  Baby  Westcott.  Edgar  Ulmer  is 
directing. 


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DIRECTED  BY  JOHN  CROMWELL 
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DAILY 


Wednesday,  August  29,    1934 


No  Complaints 

In  Houston  in 

Face  of  Heat 


Houston,  Aug.  28. — In  the  face  of 
the  hottest  summer  on  record  and 
parts  of  the  state  suffering  from  one  of 
the  worst  droughts  in  history,  Hous- 
ton theatres  have  emerged  from  the 
bugaboo  without  a  scratch  and  with 
something  of  a  record  on  the  right 
side  of  the  ledger.  The  hot  weather 
slump  just  didn't  arrive. 

Instead,  a  gross  record  for  the  year 
was  chalked  up  at  one  house  this 
month  and  another  has  a  record  of 
losses  on  but  three  pictures  since  Jan. 
1.  Attendance  has  held  up  above  aver- 
age for  the  hot  weather  at  all  thea- 
tres, even  in  the  face  of  growing  popu- 
larity of  night  club  spots  and  national 
attractions  at  some  of  them  such  as 
Ben  Bernie  and  Guy  Lombardo  and 
the  ever  popular  beach  resorts. 

Exhibitors  agree  that  this  has  been 
the  best  show  summer  since  1929. 
Stage  shows  at  the  Metropolitan  were 
dropped  for  the  summer,  but  a  25 
minute  orchestra  program  in  two  sec- 
tions, featuring  semi-classic  and  pop- 
ular numbers,  split  by  a  newsreel  and 
cartoon,  was  substituted. 

"The  Girl  from  Missouri"  broke  the 
year's  record  at  Loew's  State  for  the 
first  week  and  was  held  over  a  second 
to  chalk  up  average  business.  "Handy 
Andy"  and  W.  C.  Fields  were  chief 
opposition. 

With  an  average  week  for  summer 
at  Loew's  running  around  $6,000,  "The 
Girl  from  Missouri"  in  the  first  week 
drew  an  estimate  of  $10,000. 


New  Warner  Series 
Makes  Capital  Bow 

Washington,  Aug.  28.— The  first 
four  subjects  in  Vitaphone's  "See 
America  First"  series  of  13  one-reel- 
ers  founded  on  American  history  made 
their  bow  today  at  the  Mayflower  in 
the  presence  of  government  officials, 
Warner  executives,  theatre  folk  and 
press  representatives.  The  quartette 
— "Pilgrim  Days,"  "The  Boston  Tea 
Party,"  "Hail  Columbia"  and  "Dixie 
Land" — were  viewed  by  a  gathering 
of  nearly  100. 

The  screening  was  preceded  by  a 
reception  given  for  E.  M.  Newman, 
under  whose  direction  the  films  are 
being  made;  John  B.  Kennedy,  who 
is  the  narrator ;  Sam  Sax.  in  charge 
of  production  at  the  Brooklyn  Vita- 
phone  studio,  and  Norman  Moray, 
Warners'  shorts  sales  manager.  Al- 
bert Howson  was  present  as  the  per- 
sonal representative  of  Harry  M. 
Warner,  the  death  of  whose  mother 
prevented  his  attending. 

A.  Julian  Brylawski,  Warners' 
Washington  representative,  handled 
the  affair. 


Told  to  End  Free  Shows 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  28. — The  local 
grievance  board  has  ordered  Ed  Kelso 
to  discontinue  free  shows  at  Granite 
City,  111.,  on  complaint  of  R.  O.  Rob- 
ison,  exhibitor  of  the  same  city.  An- 
other complaint  involving  free  shows 
has  been  dismissed.  The  defendant 
was  Robert  King  of  the  Interstate 
Film  Exchange  here.  King  testified 
he  did  not  furnish  film  for  gratis  per- 
formances at  a  local   park. 


What  N.  Y.  Critics  Think 


Consensus  of  New  York  critical  newspaper  opinion  on  pictures 
current  along  Broadzvay : 


"Dragon  Murder  Case" 

{First  National) 

American — An  amusing,  if  routine,  mys- 
tery meller,  played  by  a  cast  of  skilled 
troupers,  and  featuring  the  magic  names 
of  Philo  Vance  and  his  creator,  S.  S.  Van 
Dine,    provides    pretty    fair    fun*** 

Daily  Mirror — The  case  itself  is  slight- 
ly less  mystifying  and  less  convincing  than 
most  of  the  Van  Dine  stories.  But  it's 
entertaining     enough. 

Daily  Nczvs — ***not  one  of  the  best  of  the 
\'ance  tales,  for  it  hasn't  as  absorbing  a 
story,  nor  as  interesting  a  group  of  char- 
acters as  some  of  the  other  stories.  The  dia- 
logue is  a  little  strained,  and  it  is  hard  to 
believe  that  any  one  would  take  seriously 
the  talk  about  dragons. 

Evening  Journal — It's  a  nicely  done  but 
routine  little  melodrama  that  offers  less 
suspence  and  ingenuity  than  the  previous 
Van  Dine  opuses.  The  cast  is  satisfac- 
tory,*** 

Hcrald-Tribune — ***one  of  S.  S.  Van 
Dine's  decidedly  minor  works, ***it  is  my 
duty  to  inform  you  that  the  resulting  pho- 
toplay is  the  least  effective  of  all  the  Philo 
Vance  cinema   narratives. 

Foj/— Though  the  mystery  is  far-fetched, 
it  is  at  least  successful  in  covering  up  both 
the  motives  and  the  clues  to   the  crime. 

World-Telegram — ***suave  Warren  Wil- 
liam giving  a  (^uite  effortless  performance  as 
Philo  Vance  who  solves  all  the  murders. 
I  wish  I  could  say  one  tenth  as  much  for 
the  film;  I  wish,  indeed,  that  I  could  say 
anything  at  all  for  the  film.  I  can  only 
say   against. 


"She  Was  a  Lady'* 

(Fox) 

American — A  weak,  rambling  little  pic- 
ture offers  indifferent  entertainment  *** 
and  even  the  presence  of  Miss  Twelve- 
trees  in  its  starring  role  cannot  elevate 
its    beyond    mediocrity. 

Daily  Mirror — ***tepid  melodrama  which 
is  not  quite  worthy  of  the  e.\cellent  cast 
which    was   assembled    to    play    it. 

Daily  News — The  set-up  is  by  no  means 
unique  in  cinematic  manufacture,  but  the 
manner  in  which  "She  Was  a  Lady"  is 
handled  may  result  satisfactoriy  for  fans 
who  admire  the  work  of  Miss  Helen  Twelve- 
trees,  Messrs.  Ralph  Morgan,  Donald  Woods 
and  .Monroe  Owsley,  all  well-known  to 
metropolitan    audiences. 

Evening  Journal — Miss  Twelvetrees  is 
decorative  and  Doris  I.loyd  gives  a  good 
performance  as  the  embittered  mother,  but 
the  rambling  little  plot  is  put  together  in 
mediocre    fashion. 

Herald-Tribune — This  unfortunate  little 
item  tells  the  lugubrious  story  of  the  world's 
failure  to  appreciate  Miss  Helen  Twelve- 
trees. 

Post — Thanks  largely  to  the  sincere  per- 
formance  of    Helen    Twelvetrees.    "She   Was 


a  Lady"  takes  on  the  texture  of  a  mildly 
arresting    drama    of    social    conflict. 

Sun — ***a  picture  as  complicated  as  it 
is  pointless.  "She  Was  a  Lady"  is  its 
name,  and  its  author  is  Elizabeth  Cobb, 
daughter  of  Irvin  S.  Cobb.  Whatever  the 
original  novel  may  have  been,  this  screen 
version    is    a    sorry    affair. 

Times — Although  the  early  parts  of  the 
picture  attack  the  theme  intelligently,  later 
episodes    are    emphatically    incredible. 

World-Telegram — The  efforts  to  please 
at  the  Mayfair  this  week,  while  earnest, 
are  unavailing,  and  so  "She  Was  a  Lady'' 
must  be  -egistered  among  the  disappoint- 
ments. 


'Hideout 


» 


(M-G-M) 

American — Fragrant  with  the  faint  per- 
fume of  light  romance,  this  amusing  little 
comedy  has  been  brought  deftly  to  the 
screen*** 

Daily  Mirror — ***fairly  pleasant  little 
film  in  which  the  engaging  Mr.  Robert 
Montgomery  gives  one  of  the  "cute"  per- 
formances which  invariably  delight  the 
matinee  trade. 

Daily  .Veurs — Metro  has  washed  the  face 
of  this  gangster  film  so  thoroughly  that  it 
shines  with  goodness  and  light  and  has 
little  or  no  kick  to  it.  Director  W.  S. 
Van  Dyke***has  handled  the  materials  of 
"Hide-Out"  with  tongue  in  cheek,  and  with 
Montgomery's  help  has  made  it  into  an 
amusing   piece. 

Evening  Journal — ***sentimental  little 
tale  about  a  city  slicker  and  a  farmer's 
daughter.  And  it's  pleasant  entertainment, 
thanks  to  an  excellent  cast  headed  by 
Robert  Montgomery  and  smart  direction 
provided   by    W.    S.    Van    Dyke. 

Herald-Tribune — If  you  are  not  exactly 
overwhelmed  with  the  fascination  of***a 
plot,  perhaps  your  interest  will  not  be  ex- 
cited additionally  by  the  news  that  there  is 
no  great  novelty  of  direction  or  writing  to 
provide  freshness  for  a  familiar  story.  Hap- 
pily, however,  the  tale  is  narrated  simply 
and  with  a  handsomely  unabashed  earnest- 
ness. 

Post — Though  the  story  is  told  earnestly 
and  acted  persuasively  by  Robert  Mont- 
gomery, it  nevertheless  leaves  you  con- 
vinced that  a  crime  wave  could  be  halted 
and  turned  back  on  itself  by  subjecting 
every  miscreant  to  an  interlude  of  pastoral 
association    with    Miss    Maureen    O'Sullivan. 

Sun — The  influence  of  the  League  for  De- 
cency is  still  upon  us.  The  Capitol  has 
a  picture  that  changes  colors  half  way 
through,  turning  from  an  old-fashioned 
gangster  melodrama  of  Broadway,  glitter- 
ing with  platinum  blonds  and  hey-hey  night 
clubs,  to  a  simple  tale  of  romance  on  a 
Connecticut    farm. 

Times — W.  S.  Van  Dyke***again  dis- 
plays his  keen  sense  of  humor  and  his 
shadow -story     telling    ability*** 

World-Telegram — ***a  generally  enter- 
taining  little   screen   item. 


Finishes  Buy,  Goes  Home 

Seattle.  Aug.  28. — After  an  ab- 
sence of  six  weeks  in  New  York  and 
Los  Angeles  booking  product  for  the 
Evergreen  circuit,  Al  Finkelstein  has 
returned.  He  will  be  followed  by 
Frank  L.  Newman,  Sr.,  general  man- 
ager of  the  chain,  now  in  Portland, 
supervising  the  opening  of  the  Para- 
mount there  under  Evergreen's  banner. 


Dyer,  Air  Expert,  Signed 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28.  —  Warners 
have  signed  Elmer  Dyer,  stunt  pho- 
tographer, to  a  year's  contract,  figur- 
ing he  will  be  a  valuable  asset  in  the 
filming  of  three  air  pictures  now  on 
schedule.  First  air  opus  will  be 
"Murder  in  the  Clouds,"  starring  Lyle 
Talbot. 


Jolson  Back  on  Coast 

Hoi  lywood,  Aug.  28.  —  Al  Jolson 
hopped  into  town  two  days  ahead  of 
schedule  by  plane.  Warners  are  now 
preparing  his  next  vehicle,  "Casino 
de  Paree." 


Called  a  Forward  Step 

Columbus,  O.,  Aug.  28. — In  a  regu- 
ular  service  bulletin,  mailed  to  non- 
members  as  well  as  those  who  have 
joined  the  I.T.O.  of  Ohio,  P.  J.  Wood, 
secretary,  points  out  that  the  recent 
affiliation  with  Allied  is  another  for- 
ward step  in  making  the  organization 
"one  of  the  outstanding  independent 
state  units  of  the  country." 


May  field  Gets  Its  Films 

Louisville,  Aug.  28. — For  the  first 
time  in  history,  Mayfield  is  to  have 
Sunday  shows,  it  was  learned  when 
managers  announced  the  Legion  and 
Princess  would  open  Sundays.  The 
Legion  will  operate  seven  days  a  week, 
while  the  Princess  will  be  open  only 
Saturday,  Sunday  and  Monday. 


Para.  Re-Signs  Werker 

Hollywood,  Aug.  28.  —  Alfred 
Werker  has  been  signed  to  a  new 
ticket  by  Paramount  as  a  result  of 
his  work  on  "You  Belong  to  Me," 
which  had  a  recent  preview. 


Production 
Level  Even; 
36  in  Work  ^ 


Hollywood,  Aug.  28.  —  Production 
last  week  remained  on  a  fairly  even 
keel  with  the  average  during  the  past 
four  week  period.  A  total  of  36  fea- 
tures was  shooting,  19  in  preparation 
and  slated  for  the  stages  within  two 
weeks  and  40  in  the  cutting  rooms  for 
final  shearing.  Short  subject  produc- 
tion dropped  off  slightly  with  seven 
shooting,  three  preparing  and  10  in  for 
editing. 

Paramount  leads  with  seven  before 
the  cameras,  two  preparing  and  two 
editing ;  P"ox  has  five,  four  and  two ; 
Warners  five,  two  and  eight ;  M-G-M 
three,  three  and  eleven ;  Universal 
three,  zero  and  three ;  Columbia  three, 
one  and  two ;  Radio  four,  zero  and 
zero ;  Roach  one,  one  and  zero ;  Gold- 
wyn  one,  zero  and  one.  The  inde- 
pendent group  chalks  up  four,  six  and 
nine. 

The  shorts  checkup  reports  Uni- 
versal, Roach,  Columbia  and  Radio 
with  one  shooting.  M-G-M,  Columbia 
and  Roach  each  have  two  in  the  cut- 
ting room.  l'"or  the  independent  group 
three  shooting,  three  in  preparation 
and  six  editing. 


Holds  Music,  Dances 
Add  Inter'l  Appeal 

World  circulation  of  pictures  is  in- 
creased from  approximately  50  per 
cent  to  approximately  90  per  cent  by 
the  insertion  of  music  and  accompany- 
ing dance  routines,  according  to  Dave 
Gould,  dance  director  for  Radio. 

Half  of  Radio's  product  for  next 
year  will  include  music  in  some  form 
or  other  with  appropriate  dances 
where  possible,  Gould  continued. 

Gould,  in  town  on  a  vacation  from 
the  studio,  plans  to  remain  here  until 
the  end  of  next  month  and  will  spend 
most  of  his  time  in  search  of  new 
material. 


Seattle  Races  Big  Draw 

Seattle,  Aug.  28. — More  than  $2,- 
000,000  has  been  wagered  here  during 
the  past  six  weeks  at  Longacres  horse 
racetrack,  it  has  been  announced.  At- 
tendance at  sessions  during  the  week 
averages  from  5,000  to  7,500  persons, 
and  Saturday  and  Sunday  attendance 
reaches  around  15,000  each  day.  Ad- 
mission is  40  cents.  Five  per  cent  of 
the  total  wagered  in  the  pari-mutuel 
system  goes  to  the  State  old  age  pen- 
sion fund.  Track  operators  get  10 
per  cent.  Hundreds  of  inches  of  free 
publicity  are  donated  by  the  news- 
papers of  the  city  to  the  racing  plant. 


Tokio  Strike  Peters  Out 

ToKio,  Aug.  28. — A  strike  of  thea- 
tre employes  in  protest  against  sound 
pictures  failed  here  yesterday  with  the 
reopening  of  70  houses  which  had 
closed  for  a  short  period. 


Goes  to  "High  Fidelity" 

Thirty-one  RKO  houses  in  15  prin- 
cipal cities  will  be  equipped  immedi- 
ately v^ith  Photophone  "High  Fidelity" 
apparatus,  according  to  E.  O.  Heyl. 


The  Leading 


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NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  30,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


8,000  Houses 
In  a  Fund  to 
Fight  ASCAP 

Penny    a    Seat,    Basis — 
All  Circuits  In 


$33,000,000  U.  S.  Funds 
To  Brush  Up  Theatres 


Representatives  of  approximately 
8,000  theatres  yesterday  pledged  a 
penny  a  seat  contribution  to  the  "war 
chest"  being  raised  by  the  national 
exhibitors'  emergency  committee  to 
prosecute  a  court  battle  against  the 
American  Society  of  Composers,  Au- 
thors &  Publishers  as  part  of  the 
campaign  of  opposition  to  the  in- 
creased music  tax  schedules  which 
the  society  proposes  to  place  in  ef- 
fect  Oct.   1. 

It  is  estimated  that  the  penny-a- 
seat  contribution  will  produce  be- 
tween $30,000  and  $40,000  from  affil- 
iated   circuits    alone.       These    include 

(Continued   on    page   6) 

ITOA  Terms  Rental 
Hike  Demand  Unfair 

Contending  that  exhibitors  in  the 
local  territory  have  not  increased  ad- 
missions during  the  past  year,  mem- 
bers of  the  I.T.O.A.  yesterday 
charged  local  exchanges  as  being  un- 
fair in  their  demands  for  increased 
rentals  and  percentages.  The  meet- 
ing was  held  at  the  Aster. 

The  new  season's  product  was  dis- 
cussed for  practically  three  hours  and 
every  company's  releases  analyzed.  No 
resolutions  were  passed. 

Because  Harry  Brandt,  president, 
had  to  leave  during  the  meeting  no 
union  matters  were  touched  upon. 

Stage  Shows  Return 
In  Pittsburgh  Soon 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  29. — With  the 
consummation  of  all  union  deals,  Pitts- 
burgh's two  de  luxe  houses,  the  Penn 
and  Stanley,  will  swing  into  heated 
stage  show  competition  the  week  of 
Sept.  7  when  the  Stanley  plays  Dick 
Powell  in  person  and  the  Penn  has 
Ted  Lewis  and  his  band.    It  will  mark 

(Continued  on.  page   7) 


Chicago  Bullish;  $500,000 
Already  to  Remodel  Houses 


Exhibition     to     Benefit 

Under  New  National 

Housing  Act 


Chicago,  Aug.  29. — This  city  along 
the  lake  is  preparing  for  better  times 
and  backing  up  its  belief  with  deeds 
to  prove  it. 

A  half  million  dollars  or  more  will 
be  spent  before  the  end  of  the  year  in 
remodeling  local  theatres  and  the  con- 
struction of  one  or  more  new  ones. 

A  new  theatre  for  which  ground  will 
shortly  be  broken  and  which  will  be 
completed  around  Christmas  is  a  house 
to    cost    $200,000    to    be    leased    by 


Warners  and  located  in  the  Beverly 
Hills  section.  Equally  indicative  of; 
business  in  exhibition  circles  generally^ 
is  the  fact  that  a  similar  sum  is  slated 
to  be  expended  in  the  remodeling  of 
present  houses. 

A  survey  of  the  local  situation 
points  but  in  one  direction.  Exhibitors 
are  entrenching  themselves.  Theatre 
properties  with  any  chance  of  register- 
ing in  the  black  are  at  a  premium  and; 

(Continued   on    page    6) 


Setback  Seen 
In  Revamping 
Of  Paramount 


Expectancies  of  reorganizing  Para- 
mount Publix  by  Oct.  1  appeared  to 
be  greatly  lessened  yesterday  as  prog- 
ress toward  the  settlement  of  the 
trustees'  suit  to  set  aside  the  $13,- 
200,000  credit  transaction  of  1932  be- 
tween Film  Production  Corp.,  a  Para- 
mount subsidiary,  and  12  creditor 
banks    met   with   new   delay. 

Outcome  of  the  suit  involves  the 
status  of  the  banks  as  creditors  of 
Paramount  Publix  and  pending  its 
settlement  no  final  action  on  reor- 
ganization  is   possible,   it   was    stated. 

The  Paramount  trustees  allege  in 
their   suit  that  the   1932  credit  trans- 

(Continued   on    page   4) 


Philadelphia 
Duals  Target 
Of  Exchange 


Philadelphia,  Aug.  29. — Distribu- 
tors are  gradually  eliminatnig  duals 
from  the  local  territory  and,  according 
to  current  figures,  only  about  50 
smaller  neighborhood  houses  are  twin 
billing. 

Exchanges  are  inserting  clauses  in 
sales  contracts  prohibiting  another 
feature  to  accompany  the  one  brought 
from  an  individual  branch.  If  exhib- 
itors refuse  to  sign  the  clause,  it  is 
understood  product  is  refused  him. 

Although  it  is  not  expected  that  all 
houses  will  abandon  doubles,  the  gen- 
eral impression  is  that  eventually  most 
of  those  now  on  two-feature  policies 
will  drop  one. 


Midwest  Deal  Would 
Give  Control  to  Fox 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  29.— Fox  Mid- 
west is  negotiating  for  the  Electric  in 
Kansas  City,  KarK,  formerly  operated 
by  Paramount.  If  the  deal  goes 
through  it  will  give  Fox  complete 
control  of  the  first  run  situation  in 
that  city. 

Ed  Grubel,  one  of  the  owners,  told 
^Continued  on  page  7) 


May  Allow  Exhibitors  at 
Large  toDeterm  ineZon  ing 


The  Federal  Government  is  making 
plans  to  extend  a  possible  $33,000,000 
in  credits  to  theatres  for  repairs  under 
the  National  Housing  Act,  Motion 
Picture  Herald  will  say  today. 

Definite  knowledge  that  the  theatre 
field  was  included  under  the  terms  of 
the  act  was  obtained  this  week  fol- 
lowing an  inquiry  to  the  Federal 
Housing  Administration  in  Washing- 
ton. The  query  was  prompted  by  the 
fact  "it  was  felt  in  exhibition  quarters 
that  the  Housing  Act  was  only  in- 
tended by  the  Administration  to  im- 
prove residences." 

In  announcing  that  theatre  owners 
were  eligible  for  credit  under  the  act, 
the  government  made  it  clear,  ac- 
cording to  the  publication,  that  "the 
loans  shall  be  applicable  to  repairs  and 
improvements  which  shall  become  a 
permanent  part  of  the  property,  and 
shall  not  be  expended  for  movable 
theatre  equipment." 

Exhibitors  are  warned  that  "the 
funds  cannot  be  used  to  pay  off  back 

(Continued  on   page   6) 

Theatre  Building  Is 
Begun  in  the  South 

Theatre  building  is  taking  a  sudden 
spurt  in  the  South  with  at  least  six 
planned  in  the  immediate  future.  The 
new  structures  are  being  erected  in 
small  towns  and  mostly  by  indepen- 
dents. 

First  of  the  group  to  be  constructed 
will  be  an  800-seat  house  in  Lumber- 
ton,  N.  C. 


Following  a  review  of  recommenda- 
tions by  75  exhibitor  organizations  and 
circuits  yesterday,  Campi's  clearance 
and  zoning  committee  today  will  sug- 
gest to  code  authority  that  exhibitors 
in  each  territory  decide  whether  or 
not    they    want    clearance    drafts    as 


drawn  by  local  code  boards,  it  is  un- 
derstood. 

Provided  a  majority  of  exhibitors 
in  a  given  territory  wants  the  sched- 
ules as  already  drawn,  it  can  have 
them,  it  was  the  reported  attitude  of 

(Continued ,  on    page  4) 


Toronto.  Aug.  29. — Theatre  build- 
ing is  once  more  showing  activity  in 
the  Dominion  with  new  houses  under 
way  in  Ontario  and  the  Maritime 
Provinces.  The  latest  for  Ontario  is 
a  project  at  Ottawa  where  H.  Berlin, 

(Continued  on   page   7) 

Loew  Plans  Houses 
In  Calcutta,  Bombay 

Loew's  has  opened  three  new  thea- 
tres in  Australia  and  plans  to  build-in 
Calcutta  and  Bombay,  Harry  Mos- 
kowitz,  head  of  the  construction  de- 
partment, stated  yesterday  upon  his 
return  from  a  nine-month  trip  abroad. 

The  new  houses  are  in  Brisbane, 
Sydney  and  Melbourne,  the  first  seat- 
ing 1,400;  the  second,  1,700,  and  the 
(Continued  on   page   7) 


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U.  A.  Men  Traveling 
In  Near,  Far  Climes 

United  Artists  executives  are  keep- 
ing the  Pullinan  and  steamship  hnes 
busy  these  days. 

Arthur  W.  Kelly,  in  charge  of 
foreign  activities,  is  now  in  Singapore 
and  is  not  expected  back  for  several 
months. 

Arthur  Guild  is  in  South  America. 

Paul  Burger  left  yesterday  for  a 
swing  of  western  exchanges  with 
Kansas  City  his  first  stop. 

Joseph  Moskowitz,  slated  to  leave 
for  the  coast  yesterday,  again  post- 
poned his  trip  and  plans  to  leave  to- 
day or  tomorrow. 

Frank  Underwood,  eastern  story 
editor  for  20th  Century,  leaves  for 
Hollywood  after  opening  of  "The  Red 
Cat,"  Sept.  17  on  Broadway. 


Chevalier  to  Zanuck 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29. — Darryl  F. 
Zanuck  has  borrowed  Maurice  Che- 
valier from  M-G-M  to  star  in  20th 
Century's  "The  Red  Cat." 


Vitaphone  Shorts  Set 

Eighteen  shorts,  nine  two-reelers  and 
nine  one-reelers  are  being  edited  for 
early  release  at  the  Brooklyn  Vita- 
phone  studio,  according  to  Sam  Sax. 


t|M  CUNNINGHAM,  in  his 
*J  ;  "Asides  and  Interludes" 
column  in  Motion  Picture  Herald 
thi4  week,  tells  an  interesting 
yarn  on  how  and  why  Campi's 
recent  decision  to  keep  duals 
and  clearances  on  separate  paths 
came  about.  In  his  words,  here 
goes: 

"There  is  a  dramatic  story  be- 
hind the  recent  vote.  ...  It  is  a 
story  that  is  a  highly  flattering 
indication  of  the  integrity  of  some 
people  in  this  business  and  the 
sacredness  of  a  gentleman's  prom- 
ise. The  vote  was  a  victory  for 
both  independent  distributors  and 
independent  exhibitors.  The  story 
goes  back  to  last  summer,  when, 
during  the  code-drafting  proceed- 
ings at  Washington  Robert  H. 
Cochrane,  sterling  vice-presi- 
dent of  Universal,  fought  the 
larger  companies  against  the  in- 
clusion of  any  dual  bill  ban  in  the 
code. 

T 
"There  were  other  vexatious 
questions  which  arose  in  the 
secret  chambers  of  conference  and 
in  many  of  these  Universal's 
position  was  opposed  to  several 
others  of  its  large  colleagues. 
Universal's  agreement  was  neces- 
sary and  so  Sidney  R.  Kent, 
president  of  Fox,  and  Nicholas 
M.  Schenck,  president  of  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer,  pledged  their 
word  to  Mr.  Cochrane  that  if  he 
would  vote  their  way  on  the  other 
questions,  they  would  vote  his 
way  on  double  featuring. 

▼ 
"When  the  question  of  doubles 
eventually  came  up  again  at  the 
recent  Code  Authority  hearing  in 
New  York,  the  promise  made  by 
Mr.  Kent  and  by  Mr.  Schenck 
to  Mr.  Cochrane  was  wholeheart- 
edly recalled  by  them  and  they 
both  redeemed  their  promises 
100  per  cent,  voting  against  the 
inclusion  of  any  penalties  for 
exhibitors  showing  two  features. 
The  vote  was  a  close  one.    Had 


Mr.  Kent  and  Mr.  Schenck  voted 
to  penalize  duals,  the  future  of 
some  independent  distributors  and 
the  operations  of  some  double  bill 
theatres  would  have  been  in 
jeopardy." 

▼ 
There's  a  gleam  in  Georgie 
Cohan's  eye  and  it  bespeaks  a 
determination  to  prove  to  Manny 
Cohen  and  the  Paramount  bunch 
that  he  can  and  will  be  O.  K.  in 
pictures,  despite  "The  Phantom 
President."  That's  why  he  is 
hanging  around,  even  when  the 
callboard  doesn't  carry  his  name, 
to  see  how  "Gambling"  gets  on 
over  at  Eastern  Service.  Hover- 
ing close  by,  as  well,  is  Harold 
B.  Franklin  whose  first  picture 
this  will  be.  Harold  says  if 
"Gambling"  proves  to  be  noth- 
ing but  that  and  his  stage  ven- 
tures go  floppo,  it's  back  to  the 
theatre  management  for  him. 
Only  he  doesn't  think  anything 
of  the  sort  is  likely  to  hap- 
pen. .  .  . 

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M-G-M  paid  $100,000  for 
"The  Wandering  Jew"  and  had 
to  buy  up  all  state  righters'  in- 
terests in  the  picture  before 
announcement  was  made.  It  is 
figured  Phil  Meyer  for  the  New 
York  area  will  net  about  $20,- 
000  on  the  deal.  The  Roxy  and 
Criterion  turned  Meyer  down  on 
a  booking,  but  one  is  now  set 
for  the  Capitol,  to  follow 
"Chained."  It  goes  in  there 
either  Sept.  7  or  14  and  will 
break  during  the  Jewish  holi- 
days. .  .  . 

T 
Beclouded  and  bemuddled  is 
the  Fox  Met.  situation.  That 
hearing,  now  slated  for  Sept. 
12,  is  becoming  more  and  more 
interesting.  Still  another  group 
of     minority     bondholders     may 


Warner  Pfd,  Off  3  on  Big  Board 


High 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 32J^ 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 3 

Consolidated   Film   Industries,    pfd 1354 

Eastman   Kodak    KXfiA 

Eastman   Kodak,   pfd 139 

Fox     Film     "A" 12^ 

Loew's,    Inc 28^ 

Loew's,   Inc.,   pfd 92 

M-G-M,    pfd. 26 

Paramount    Publix,    cts 4% 

Pathe    Exchange    154 

Pathe   Exchange    "A" 15'/i 


RKO 


2/2 


Warner   Bros 4^4 

Warner  Bros.,  pfd 17 


Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

3134 

3154 

+  M 

1,500 

3 

3 

300 

13% 

13J4 

~Vi 

200 

100 

100 

+  'A 

600 

139 

139 

-  Vi 

10 

IIH 

12 

+  V2 

500 

2;% 

27M 

-Vs 

2,800 

92 

92 

300 

26 

26 

100 

m 

4'4 

+  v» 

3,000 

I'/s 

1% 

-  Vi 

1,400 

1M/4 

1554 

-f  54 

1,100 

2!4 

2M 

+  V^ 

200 

4-/2 

4'A 

-V» 

2,500 

17 

17 

—3 

100 

'M  ^ve  something  to  say.  In  it 
^te  reported  to  be  interests  who 
originally  sold  theatres  which 
went  to  make  up  Fox  Met.  but 
who  now  are  interested,  naturally 
enough,  in  efforts  to  recoup  their 
investments,  or  maybe  it's  their 
losses.  .  .  .  What's  this?  Fox 
product  in  the  metropolitan  area 
may  go  to  RKO  after  all  ? 
There'd  be  an  upset  for  you.  .  .  . 
KA  NN 


Technicolor  Climbs  %  on  Curb 


Technicolor 


Net 
High      Low      Close     Change     Sales 

.    UV,        13^^        13>4        +  Vi  700 


Para,  B'way  Bonds  Drop  7% 


Hi«h 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s   '40 6'/4 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 102 

Paramount  Broadway  S}As  '51... _. 38V$ 

-raJl^i;.  «''^.:M  T-  •  •  ^':&SM'  ■  ■  '%W^'\ 

the    7s ""i'l'/^iv.'   . .    . . f^. . . .  .„.*?. ~: .*9^  ' 

Warner   Bros.   6s   '39.    wd 54:ki 


Wm  Meet  at  Club 

at  the  club  about  mid- September. 

AiOi    IMiT  Oia   HTIW   aWOH2    filiHT   <1U    >I3A 


Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

bVi 

6!4 

+  Vi. 

3 

lom 

10154 

~Va 

7 

im 

3814 

-1^ 

1 

'47' 

47 

1 

47 

47 

—1 

4 

99 

99!^ 

+  ^ 

3 

54'/8 

S4'/8 

-H 

19 

p    «^i 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

WILLIAM  RAYNOR,  a  different 
Raynor  and  formerly  with  First 
Division  and  Universal  in  Albany,  has 
returned  to  New  York  for  good.  He 
doesn't  like  the  winter  upstate. 

Jackie  Borene,  six-and-a-half- 
year-old  boy  from  Toronto,  has  been 
signed  by  Ben  Hecht  and  Charles 
MacArthur  for  their   latest  picture. 

William  Raynor,  formerly  at  the 
Paramount,  Brooklyn,  will  be  assigned 
to  another  Paramount  theatre  out  of 
town  within  the  next  few  weeks. 

Juliet  Lowell,  compilator  of  the 
"Dumb-Belle  Letters,"  returned  from 
abroad  on  the  Conte  di  Savoia  with 
a  batch  of  new  material. 

Constance  Bennett  sails  today  on 
the  Paris  for  Europe.  Edward  V. 
Darling  is  on  the  same  boat. 

Al  Trahan  starts  work  today  in 
third  of  the  Vitaphone  vaudeville  reels 
at  the  Brooklyn  studio. 

Si  Fabian  reopens  the  Paramount, 
Brooklyn,  tomorrow  with  "Cleopatra" 
and  sans  stage  shows. 

Johnny  Weissmuller  arrives  to- 
day from  the  coast  to  attend  the  Daily 
News  aquatic  meet. 

Sam  Shirley,  Chicago  M-G-M  dis- 
trict manager,  lias  returned  west  after 
a  short  visit. 

Dave  Gould,  Radio  dance  director, 
was  in  the  audience  of  "Saluta"  on 
opening  night. 

Al  Green,  Warner  director,  is  in 
town  for  a  short  stay.  He's  at  the 
Warwick. 

Stuart  Erwin  plans  to  leave  for 
the  coast  Sept.  15. 

Louis  Nizer  returns  from  Europe 
on  Sept.  20. 


Warner  Offices  Closing 

The  Warner  executive  offices  will 
close  at  two  o'clock  today  and  remain 
closed  the  rest  of  the  afternoon  out  of 
respect  to  the  memory  of  Mrs.  Pearl 
Warner,  who  died  in  Hollywood 
Monday. 

Rabbi  Sol  A.  Fineberg  will  con- 
duct a  memorial  service  in  the  Warner 
Club  quarters. 


Hollywood,  Aug.  29. — The  body  of 
Mrs.  Pearl  Warner  will  be  laid  to 
rest  in  the  Warner  family  mausoleum 
in  the  Home  of  Peace  Cemetery,  Los 
Angeles. 


Lon  Young  Quits  Mascot 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29. — Lon  Young 
has  resigned  as  publicity  director  of 
Mascot    to    pr^?i^^o|fChe^t^''~" 


and     InvincibleK  ■^K^^Sfanhiah 
Universal  is  succeeding  him. 


YOU,  XJO&,  CAN 
MAKE  A  HIT  WITH 


THE  WORLD 
GREAT  SHOW- 
MEN ARE  SHOW 
ING  YOU  HOW! 


Here's  Dave  Weshner's 
lobby  in  the  Warner  Bros. 
Theatre,  Milwaukee,  24 
hours  before  a  mob  of 
7000  crashed  in  for  the 
"Dames'*  opening. 


See   the   big    cam- 
paign book  for  118 
other  seat-selling 
sensations. 


BIGGEST  SHOW  BUY  OF  THE  SEASON! 

6  Life-size  Full  Color  Standees  for  $15.00!  (Zts'Z'^X) 

62  inches  high  ....  Dye-cut  from  heavy  compo-board  ....  photographically  repro- 
duced in  9  brilliant  colors  ....  Weather-proofed  ....  Easeled  ....  All  ready  to 
stop  the  show  in  your  lobby!  Order  a  set  from  your  Vitagraph  exchange  now. 


BACK   UP   THEIR   SHOWS   WITH   BIG  TIME   IDEAS! 


MOtlON  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  30,   1934 


Ad  Insignia 
Will  Specify 
Kind  of  Film 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  29.— An  insig- 
nia in  the  form  of  a  seal  for  use  in 
all  advertising  copy  is  one  step  adopt- 
ed by  Fox  Midwest  Theatres  as  part 
of  its  plan  to  designate  adult  and 
family  type  pictures  throughout  the 
new  season.:  The  emblem  will  bfe  tmi- 
rfc^m:'forall  theatres.;  ,•,_    ^  s; 

'The  campaign  manual  streSses  t^at, 
while  all  possible  information  will  be 
furnished  to  managers,  individual  good 
judgment  is  vital  to  the  success  of  the 
plan  and  managers  must  use  tact  and 
diplomacy  if  the  tide  of  criticism  is 
to  be  stemmed.  Public  relations  in  the 
local  community  will  be  part  of  the 
managers'  duties,  including  contacts 
with  organizations  and  ministers  and 
assistance  in  organizing  Better  Films 
Councils. 

Both  the  grouping  system  and 
"book  trend"  publicity  are  outlined  as 
an  adroit  method  of  answering  re- 
formers without  actually  referring  to 
the  fact  that  the  screen  is  being 
"cleaned  up."  Publicity  will  empha- 
size that  "the  best  screen  fare  of  the 
season  will  be  adaptations  from  books, 
famous  and  popular  novels  and  biog- 
raphies and  other  sources  favored  by 
the  advocates  of  'better'  motion  pic- 
tures." 

To  Distribute  Leaflets 

Leaflets  listing  the  literary  attrac- 
tions to  be  filmed  this  year  will  re- 
ceive wide  distribution  in  schools  and 
colleges  and  among  various  organiza- 
tions. The  monthly  review  list  dis- 
tributed by  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  will 
be  reprinted  in  condensed  form  and 
sent  regularly  to  selected  patrons  and 
groups.  The  campaign  will  hammer 
away  at  the  book  idea,  and  adequate 
publicity  material  is  provided  for 
library  and  school  contacts. 

The  first  of  a  series  of  six  institu- 
tional newspaper  ads  will  appear 
throughout  the  division  in  a  few  days 
ir.forming  the  public  that  "literature 
comes  to  life  .  .  .  the  movies  meet  the 
demand  of  exacting  public  taste  to 
produce  the  finest,  most  realistic  pic- 
tures ever  made."  Copy  will  say  the 
ads  are  published  in  the  interests  of 
better  pictures  by  the  advertising  the- 
atre. The  public  will  be  informed  that 
"many  authors  of  modern  erotic  lit- 
erature are  left  out  in  the  cold,"  while 
authors  like  Charles  Dickens,  Rud- 
yard  Kipling,  Louisa  M.  Alcott  and 
Alexander  Dumas  "will  gleam  in  elec- 
tric lights  on  the  nation's  white  ways." 
Trailers  will  be  made  up  to  carry 
out  the  book  picture  idea,  in  harmony 
with  the  balance  of  the  advertising. 
In  addition,  special  one-sheet  posters, 
lobby  displays,  exploitation  tie-ups, 
publicity  stories  and  cuts  outlined  in 
the  manual  are  in  keeping  with  the 
general  idea. 

The  campaign  is  credited  to  the 
desire  of  E.  C.  Rhoden,  Fox  Midwest 
division  manager,  to  call  attention  to 
new  types  of  pictures  being  offered 
this  year,  without  actually  admitting 
that  the  screen  had  "cleaned  up,"  ac- 
|?;%>V4in'^  to  the  manual.        '' 

Tf  is  no  tritk  at  all  ■to'  publiieize  a 
Will  Rogers  picture,  or  a  Mae  West 


May  Allow  Exhibitors  at 
Large  to  Deter m  ineZon  ing 


been  developed  for  product  of  this 
type,"  the  division's  managers  are 
infortned.  "But  for  many  pictures  this 
year  values  must  be  built  and  this 
must  be  done  largely  through  the 
medium  of  publicity. 

"Furthermore,  the  campaign  must 
hammer  home  the  idea  that  the  movies 
are  turning  to  new  sources  for  plot 
material.  Only  through  this  type  of 
contact  will  you  be  able  to  reach 
thousands  of  people  who  have  drifted 
away  from  our  tlieatres.  Always  re- 
menljber  in  your  consideration  of  pub- 
licity, it  is  read  by  thousands  who 
never  look  at  the  ads." 


Reade  to  Eliminate 
Passes  at  May  fair 

Walter  Reade  yesterday  advised 
Campi  he  would  abide  by  a  recent 
order  ot  the  i\ew  York  grievance 
board  to  cease  and  desist  from  dis- 
tributing cut  rate  service  passes  for 
the  Mayfair.  As  a  result,  the  Roxy's 
complauit  against  the  theatre,  slated 
for  hearing  today,  has  been  with- 
drawn. Reade  today  will  sign  an 
attadavit  agreeing  to  live  up  to  the 
board's  decision. 

The  Roxy's  complaint  against  the 
Globe  on  the  same  issue  has  been  held 
up  until  official  word  is  received  from 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt on  allegations  made  by  Harry 
Brandt  that  he  had  an  understanding 
allowing  him  to  distribute  the  passes 
as  long  as  the  Globe's  policy  did  not 
conflict  with  the  Roxy. 

Rosenblatt  denied  Brandt's  asser- 
tions to  Motion  Picture  Daily  last 
week,  but  as  yet  the  local  code  board 
has  received  no  word  to  that  efifect. 

On  the  calendar  today  for  the  New 
York  board  are  three  premature  ad- 
vertising complaints  filed  by  Loew's 
against  the  Paras-Court  and  Palace 
m  Brooklyn  and  the  Pastime  on  2nd 
Ave. 


Attacks  Two  Men 
On  Atlanta  Board 

Atlanta;,  Aug.  29.— The  GFTA 
Independent  Theatres'  Ass'n  has  for- 
mally attacked  the  makeup  of  code 
boards  in  this  area  in  the  presence 
on  them  of  Oscar  Lam,  Rome,  and 
Nat  G.  Williams,  Thomasville,  named 
as  unaffiliated  members,  but  whom 
the  association  charges  are  affiliated 
with  the  Lucas  &  Jenkins  organiza- 
tion, which,  in  turn,  is  affiliated  with 
Publix. 

Officers  of  GFTA  have  notified 
John  C.  Flinn,  they  are  prepared  to 
substantiate  charges  of  affiliation 
against  these  two  members  and  have 
asked  the  privilege  of  appearing  be- 
fore a  meeting  of  Campi  to  present 
evidence. 

One  of  the  charges  against  the  two 
members  is  that  they  have  an  agree- 
ment in  writing  with  Lucas  &  Jen- 
kins not  to  invade  with  a  theatre  op- 
eration any  situation  in  which  the 
chain  now  operates. 


(Continued  from  paye    1) 

the  committee  yesterday.  If  schedules 
do  not  meet  with  the  favor  of  the 
majority,  code  boards  will  hear  in- 
dividual protests  and  a  new  draft  will 
be  made. 

With  the  plan  to  throw  back  to  the 
field  contested  schedules,  Campi  is  ex- 
pected to  recommend  reopening  the 
deadline  date  of  July  1  so  that  every 
exhibitor  with  an  objection  will  be 
heard. 

Clauses  pertaining  to  duals  in  sched- 
ules will  be  ordered  out,  since  Campi 
has  washed  its  hands  of  the  twin  bill 
question. 

Heretofore,  code  boards  have  been 
hearing  protests  against  existing  clear- 
ance and  zoning  schedules.  When  the 
July  1  deadline  was  reached  all  pro- 
tests filed  before  that  date  were  heard 
and  new  schedules  drawn.  The  pro- 
posed plan  of  the  committee  will  give 
exhibitors  a  chance  to  attack  new 
clearances  until  a  majority  is  reached 
on  what  is  fair  protection  for  the  new 
season. 

Some  Favor  1934-35  Schedules 

According  to  letters  and  telegrams 
received  by  Campi,  a  number  of  ex- 
hibitors in  Detroit,  Buffalo  and  Los 
Angeles  favor  1934-35  schedules.  In 
this  event,  Campi  may  accept  them  for 
the  time  being  and  set  dates  for  appeal 
hearings  for  groups  which  object. 
These  objections  would  not  throw  the 
entire  plan  out,  but  result  in  a  revamp 
of  clauses  here  and  there. 

Ben  Berinstein  yesterday  appeared 
at  Campi,  but  did  not  get  an  oppor- 
tunity to  discuss  the  Los  Angeles 
schedule.  It  is  understood  that  this 
plan  contains  a  dual  penalty  clause 
and  that  this  must  come  out.  Campi 
will  not  touch  on  duals  in  any  sched- 
ule, having  cleaned  its  hands  of  twins 
at  the  time  of  the   Milwaukee  order. 


Setback  Seen 
In  Revamping 
Of  Paramount 


Zone  Delay  Stymies 
Cincinnati  'Changes 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  29. — Delay  in  ad- 
justment of  the  clearance  and  zoning 
schedules  in  the  Cincinnati,  Columbus 
and  Dayton  territories,  which  now  are 
on  appeal  to  Campi,  has  distributors 
stymied  here.  Exhibitors  generally 
have  postponed  buying  new  season 
product  until  the  schedule  has  been 
definitely  determined. 


€ 


K    4^ctHj-e,'-^e^Sft  values  ^y£  already 


More  Join  Academy 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29. — R  i  c  h  a  r  d 
Boleslavsky  and  Kurt  Neumann  are 
the  latest  directors  to  join  that  branch 
of  the  Academy.  , 


Jewish  Women  Join 
Cleanup  Movement 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  29. — The  Na- 
tional Council  of  Jewish  Women  has 
aligned  its  40,000  members  in  200 
chapters  in  the  current  movement 
sponsored  by  religious  bodies,  ace  I'd- 
ing  to  Mrs.  Hal  Negbaur  who  rep- 
resents the  local  section,  Council  of 
Jewish  Women,  on  the  Missouri  Fed- 
eration of  Women's  Clubs  Better 
Films   Committee. 

Takes  Air  on  Code 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29. — Joseph  I. 
Breen,  Production  Code  Adminis- 
trator, delivered  his  first  broadcast  to- 
night on  the  code.  Irene  Dunne  and 
Lionel  Barrymore  in  a  film  "preview" 
made  up  part  of  the  program,  the  first 
of  a  series  of  four.  «     .    --    ,. 

•   \-.  ■■ .:  %  \  ^.  i>. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

action  which  made  the  banks  credi- 
tors of  Film  Productions  Corp.,  a 
solvent  subsidiary,  thereby  gave  the 
banks  a  preferential  creditors'  stand- 
ing in  the  event  of  bankruptcy.  The 
trustees  contend  that  in  that  trans- 
action Film  Production  Corp.  was 
an  instrumentality  of  Paramount's 
and,  therefore,  the  deal  should  be 
set  aside  and  the  banks  made  credi- 
tors of  Paramount  Publix,  rather 
than  of  the  solvent  subsidiary. 

Although  the  suit  was  filed  15 
months  ago  no  action  was  taken  in  the 
case  until  last  week  when  officers  of 
three  of  the  defendant  banks  were 
subpoenaed  by  counsel  for  the  trus- 
tees to  appear  for  examination  before 
trial.  Counsel  for  the  banks  immedi- 
ately moved  to  oppose  the  examina- 
tion, filing  motions  which  questioned 
the  validity  of  the  subpoenas  and  the 
right  of  the  trustees  to  examine  the 
bank  officers.  The  banks'  motion  was 
scheduled  for  hearing  yesterday  by 
Federal  Judge  Murray  W.  Hulbert, 
visiting  jurist,  who  referred  the  mo- 
tion to  Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe,  who 
is  now  vacationing  and  not  expected 
to  return  to  court  before  next  week. 

See  Delay  in  Suit 

Root,  Clark,  Buckner  &  Ballantine, 
counsel  for  the  Paramount  trustees, 
said  yesterday  that  the  suit  could  not 
be  tried  until  October.  They  stated 
that  if  the  case  was  not  reached  on 
the  October  court  calendar  a  motion 
would  be  made  to  give  the  case  pref- 
erence, bringing  it  to  trial  at  the  earli- 
est possible  moment. 

Leading  factors  in  Paramount  Pub- 
lix reorganization  work,  most  of 
whom  confidently  expected  a  reorgan- 
ized Paramount  by  Oct.  1,  are  under- 
stood to  view  the  unexpected  delay 
with  some  exasperation.  Several  of 
them,  it  is  said,  foresaw  the  possible 
complications  and  delays  in  the  trial 
of  the  bank  suit  and  advised  against 
its  prosecution,  believing  that  a  settle- 
ment of  the  issues,  satisfactory  to 
Paramount  creditors,  could  be  had 
without  court  procedure. 

No  estimate  of  how  long  reorgani- 
zation might  be  delayed  as  a  result 
of  yesterday's  developments  could  be 
obtained,  although  those  close  to  the 
situation  proceedings  assert  that  Nov. 
1  would  be  the  earliest  possible  date 
in  view  of  the  present  situation. 


Arthur  James  Nominated 

Westport,  Conn.,  Aug.  29. — Arthur 
James  has  been  nominated  for  first 
selectman  on  the  Democratic  ticket  on 
the  recommendation  of  the  town  com- 
mittee. Milton  D.  Harrington,  now 
third  selectman,  was  also  nominated  as 
James'  running  mate  for  second  se- 
lectman. 


Overbuying  Sustained 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  29. — The 
grievance  board's  decision  here  that 
the  Palace,  New  Iberia,  had  not  over- 
bought and  was  not  depriving  its 
rival,  the  Evangeline,  of  product, 
was  reversed  by  Campi,  which  lias 
ordered  34  pictures  released  for  the 
Svangelipe.  \     ,  , 


A 
UNIVERSAL 
PICTURE 


DIANA  WYNYARD 

ONE  MORE  RIVER 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  August  30,   1934 


$33,000,000 
In  U.S.  Funds 
For  Theatres 


(Continued  from    page    I) 

indebtedness  for  building  purposes,  nor 
can  they  be  used  for  the  purchase  of 
certain  types  of  movable  equipment, 
generally  known  as  operating  equip- 
ment, such  as  projectors,  carpets, 
seats,  draperies,  screens  and  the  like.' 

"The  government,"  Motion  Picture 
Herald  will  point  out,  "anticipates 
that  some  $1,500,000,000  will  be  spent 
within  the  next  18  months  in  repairing 
and  remodeling  homes  and  business 
properties  throughout  the  nation.  The 
motion  picture  industry  could  obtain 
for  the  modernization  of  its  theatres 
as  much  as  $33,600,000,  if  the  owner 
of  each  of  the  16,800  houses  that  are 
either  opened  or  are  in  idleness  were 
granted  the  $2,000  to  be  allotted  for 
improvements  to  each  property. 

"The  bulk  of  the  applications  in 
exhibition  will,  naturally,  be  made  by 
the  owners  of  the  independent  class, 
especially  those  whose  theatre  struc- 
tures embrace  that  majority  group  of 
15,700  houses  seating  less  than  1,500 — 
opened  or  closed." 

Expects   Hundreds   to   Apply 

The  Herald  quotes  Federal  housing 
officials  as  anticipating  that  "hundreds 
of  theatre  owners  will  take  advantage 
of  the  opportunity  to  obtain  medium- 
sized  loans  created  by  the  act  at  low 
rates  for  the  purpose  of  making  much- 
needed  improvements  and  for  alleviat- 
ing unemployment  ranks  which  is  the 
basic  purpose  of  the  act." 

The  loans  will  be  obtainable  at 
authorized  local  lending  agencies.  Al- 
though restricted  to  individually  owned 
and  operated  properties,  the  advan- 
tages of  the  plan  will  be  offered  to 
lease  holders  "under  certain  condi- 
tions." 

It  is  further  pointed  out  that  a 
loan  is  advanced  "on  the  owner's 
notes,  without  an  indorsement"  and 
involves  "no  mortgages  or  liens 
against  the  property." 

"Therefore,"  it  is  added,  "the  prop- 
erty retains  its  former  integrity  as  a 
basis  for  further  credit.  The  property 
would  in  most  cases  be  actually  en- 
hanced in  value  by  improvements  made 
through  a  Housing  Act  loan. 

"Thus  a  loan  for  rebuilding  does  not 
necessarily  act  to  impair  the  credit  of 
a  theatre  operator  in  the  equipment 
market,  but  is  actually  conceived  as 
being  capable  of  supporting  that  credit, 
on  the  basis  of  the  exhibitor  having 
been  verified  as  a  good  risk  to  the 
equipment  manufacturers  by  reason  of 
the  loan  made  to  him  under  the  Hous- 
ing Act. 

"Theatre  owners  will  be  able  to 
borrow  amounts  up  to  $2,000  on  prom- 
issory notes  at  varying  rates  of  in- 
terest. The  Administration  feels  that 
considerable  improvements  can  be 
made  with  $2,000,  especially  to  small 
buildings  and  to  buildings  in  small 
towns.  Larger  advances  under  the 
insurance  plan  may  be  specifically 
authorized  by  the  Federal  Housing 
Administration,  but  it  is  unlikely  that 
there  will  be  many  variations  from 
the  generally  authorized  limit.  How- 
ever, the  bank  and  the  borrower  may 


Chicago  Bullish;  $300,000 
Already  to  Remodel  Houses 


(Continued 

despite  the  chronic  cry  of  tough  times 
and  bad  business,  theatres  for  sale  or 
leases  are  scarcer  than  the  proverbial 
lien's  teeth. 

A  striking  evidence  of  this  is  the 
move  of  Robert  Templar  and  associ- 
ates in  taking  over  what  was  once  the 
Capitol  at  Kedzie  and  Lawrence  and 
v.hich  for  several  years  has  been  a 
billiard  parlor  and  again  converting 
the  building  into  a  picture  house. 
Templar  and  associates  are  putting 
$25,000  into  converting  what  was 
once  a  "dud."  And  wiseacres  around 
town  view  it  as  a  smart  move. 

Locally  theatres  are  at  a  premium. 
There  is  one  dark  spot  in  the  Loop, 
die  Majestic,  which  Jones,  Linick  & 
Schaefer  have  just  turned  back  to  the 
owners  because  they  claimed  the  house 
was  improperly  built  for  films.  A 
number  of  rows  are  just  so  much 
waste  space  as  far  as  a  view  of  the 
screen  is  concerned. 

Big  Plans  for  McVickers 

The  McVickers  is  also  dark,  it  is 
true,  but  it  is  a  foregone  conclusion 
that  this  house  will  revert  back  to 
J.  L.  &  S.  before  long  and,  under 
cheir  operation,  will  be  established  as 
a  potent  factor  in  the  Loop  situation. 
The  house  has  been  an  "in  and  outer" 
lor  some  time.  It  is  controlled  almost 
entirely  by  Publix.  in  the  last  move 
of  more  than  a  year  ago  Publix  rather 
than  surrender  it,  asked  B.  &  K.  to 
make  a  final  eft'ort  to  put  it.  The 
McVickers  has  met  with  indifferent 
success  since.  When  closing  became 
judicious,  it  was  prepared  lor  a  re- 
opening with  the  Mae  West  opus,  but 
between  the  Legion  of  Decency  cam- 
paign and  the  censors,  nothing  in  the 
way  of  product  has  appeared  suffi- 
ciently strong  to  justify  turning  on  the 
lights. 

Jones,  Linick  &  Schaefer  have  just 
acquired  an  interest  in  the  Monroe  and 
Clark  from  Lubliner  &  Trinz,  which 
adds  these  Loop  spots  to  their  Woods, 
State-Lake,  Rialto  and  the  La  Salle 
which  will  open  in  October. 

Outside  the  Loop,  exhibitors  are 
prepared  to  stay  in  business  and  are 
backing  their  judgment  with  plenty  of 
dollars  in  rebuilding  and  new  equip- 
ment.   Here  is  what  they  are  doing : 

Gollos  Bros,  who  also  operate  the 
Ray,  are  investing  $50,000  into  a  com- 


from   paye    1 ) 

plete   remodeling  job   of   the    Midway 
on  the  South  Side. 

The  Capitol  conversion  job  men- 
tioned earlier  is  setting  Robert  Tem- 
plar and  associates  back  $25,000  for 
the  desired  results. 

In  converting  the  LaSalle,  former 
10  cent  grind  house  into  dignified 
Loop  theatre  property  J.  L.  &  S.  will 
spend  $30,000.  The  rejuvenating  job 
is  being  pushed  to  have  the  house 
ready  Oct.  1. 

Charles  Stern,  who  operates  the  un- 
usual Cinema,  among  others,  has  de- 
cided that  his  Austin  needs  refurnish- 
ing to  the  tune  of  $5,000. 

Aaron  Saperstein,  local  Allied  presi- 
dent, has  made  arrangements  which 
will  see  $15,000  put  into  lifting  the 
face  and  interior  of  his  Lexington. 

Dave  Dubin,  well  known  here  and 
in  the  East  as  an  exchange  man,  enters 
the  ranks  of  exhibitors  with  the  Logan 
Square,  giving  it  the  new  name  of  Rio 
which,  with  other  plans,  will  cost  him 
$20,000  for  alterations  and  improve- 
ments. 

Essaness  Also  to  Remodel 

Schoenstadt  Bros,  are  ready  to  do 
big  things  to  the  Shakespeare,  but  the 
amount  of  the  outlay  is,  at  the  moment, 
undetermined.  Similarly,  Essaness 
have  plans  for  several  of  their  houses, 
but  are  unprepared  to  say  how  far 
they  are  going  to  shell  out. 

1  he  aggressive  and  progressive  cir- 
cuit headed  by  Harry  Balaban  has  en- 
gaged an  architect  and  received  plans 
tor  the  remodeling  of  the  Windsor, 
just  oft  the  Gold  Coast,  at  a  cost  of 
$35,000. 

Lesser  remodeling  and  installation 
of  new  equipment  is  proceeding  or 
scheduled  without  much  fan  fare.  The 
jobs,  definitely  planned,  however,  are 
important  enough  to  register  in  the 
daily  chatter  of  film  salesmen  ana 
speculatively  in  the  minds  of  local  ex- 
change managers. 

Several  reasons  are  advanced  for  the 
peculiarly  aggressive  disposition  that 
permeates  the  local  exhibition  fratern- 
ity. Some  say  exhibitors  are  being 
blinded  by  a  "break"  created  by  the 
presence  of  the  fair.  Others  simply 
view  the  neighborhood  expansion  and 
entrenchment  as  a  result  of  a  releasing 
system  and  an  admission  price  scale 
that  is  giving  outlying  theatres  an 
"edge." 


make  independent  arrangements  for 
an  additional  sum. 

"Application  for  these  loans  must 
be  made  only  to  local  lending  institu- 
tions which  have  accepted  the  govern- 
ment insurance  plan.  The  number  is 
increasing  daily  and  by  the  end  of  the 
week  more  than  3,000  banks  and  build- 
ing and  loan  associations,  with  bil- 
lions of  resources,  will  have  subscribed 
to  the  program. 

"Regulations  permit  individual  lend- 
ers to  fix  their  own  rates  of  interest 
subject  to  a  five  per  cent  maximum 
limitation.  Notes  may  not  run  more 
than  three  years  without  the  specific 
approval  of  the  Federal  Housing  Ad- 
ministration. Under  no  conditions  are 
the  loans  to  require  any  endorsement, 
merely  requiring  the  signature  of  the 
property  owner,  and,  if  the  owner  is 
married,  also  the  signature  of  his 
wife.  As  previously  stated,  the  loans 


shall  not  involve  any  mortgages  or 
liens  against  the  property. 

"After  having  decided  what  improve- 
ments his  theatre  requires,  the  ex- 
hibitor may  call  in  a  contractor,  or — 
if  it's  an  important  job — an  architect, 
or  he  may  get  in  touch  with  a  local 
better  housing  committee,  if  there  is 
one  in  the  community.  Any  of  these 
may  estimate  the  cost.  The  exhibitor 
may  engage  his  own  labor,  purchase 
his  own  materials  from  whoever  offers 
the  best  prices.  He  may  even  do  his 
own  work.  There  is  no  limitation  on 
how  he  may  do  the  job. 

"Any  property  owner,  whether  in- 
dividual, partnership  or  corporation, 
with  a  regular  income  from  salary, 
commissions,  business  or  other  assured 
sources  may  apply.  It  is  not  necessary 
to  be  a  depositor  in  the  financial  in- 
stitution consulted.  Specifically,  the 
financial  institutions  subscribing  to  the 


8,000  Houses 
In  a  Fund  to 
Fight  ASCAP 


(^Continued  from  page  1) 
Loews,  Warners,  Paramount,  RKO 
and  Skouras.  The  Skouras  contribu- 
tion will  cover  Fox  West  Coast  and 
its  subsidiaries  and  affiliates,  while 
the  Paramount  commitment  includes 
all  of  its  theatre  operating  partner- 
ships. 

In  addition,  I.  T.  O.  A.,  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.,  Allied  States  and  T.  O.  C.  C. 
pledged  support,  as  well  as  numer- 
ous local  exhibitor  organizations  and 
large  circuits  such  as  the  Shea,  Com- 
erford,  Butterfield  and  Wilmer  &  Vin- 
cent groups.  In  all,  it  is  believed 
that  a  sum  of  $60,000  may  be  raised 
to  carry  on  the  court  fight  against 
ASCAP. 

The  pledges  were  delivered  at  a 
luncheon  meeting  at  the  Hotel  Roose- 
velt yesterday,  presided  over  by  Wal- 
ter Vincent,  chairman  of  the  national 
exhibitors'  emergency  committee,  and 
Leopold  Friedman  of  Loew's,  chair- 
man   of   the    legal    committee. 

George  Z.  Medalie,  former  U.  S. 
District  Attorney  here,  has  been  re- 
tained by  the  exhibitors  to  push  an 
anti-trust  suit  against  ASCAP.  Louis 
Phillips  of  the  Paramount  legal  de- 
partment, and  Louis  Nizer,  secre- 
tary of  the  New  York  Film  Board 
of  Trade,  are  cooperating  by  sup- 
plying Medalie  with  music  tax  data 
and    trade    information. 

Vincent  and  Milton  C.  Weisman, 
counsel  for  the  I.T.O.A.,  were  named 
custodians  of  the  fund. 


plan  may  include  any  national  bank, 
state  bank,  trust  company,  savings 
bank,  or  industrial  bank,  building  and 
loan  association  or  finance  company 
approved  by  the  Federal  Housing  Ad- 
ministration ;  or  to  a  contractor  or 
building  or  supply  dealer." 

The  only  security  required  on  a 
note  is  "a  good  credit  record  in  the 
community." 

Two  important  results  of  great 
financial  benefit  to  the  industry  that 
would  follow  in  the  wake  of  the 
wholesale  extension  of  credit  to  thea- 
tre owners  are  listed — increased  equip- 
ment sales  and  better  box-office  trade 
caused  by  "the  psychological  effects  of 
the  rejuvenated  theatre  on  the  minds 
of  the  theatre-goers." 

The  publication  lists  the  following 
as  some  of  the  improvements  permit- 
ted by  the  Housing  Act  in  the  field 
of  exhibition : 

Building,  remodeling,  redecorating,  paint- 
ing, plastering,  masonry,  concreting,  brick 
work,  tiling,  carpentry,  sheet  metal,  ele- 
vators, doors,  inside  and  out;  fire  escapes, 
stairs,  railings,  electrical  work,  windows, 
boilers,  heating  improvements,  ventilating 
improvements,  heating  equipment,  ventilat- 
ing equipment,  piping,  awnings,  theatre 
fronts,  roofs,  inside  walls,  outside  walls, 
permanent  repairs,  architectural  services. 
new  plumbing,  plumbing  fixtures,  new 
lighting,  lighting  fixtures,  additional  room, 
partitions,  floors,  reinforcing,  fire- resistance, 
waterproofing,  foundations,  cellars,  insula- 
tion, permanent  hardware,  gutters,  chim- 
neys,  ceilings  and   permanent   cabinets. 


Buy  M-G-M,  Warner 

Feiber  &  Shea,  operating  about  40 
houses  in  the  east  and  midwest,  have 
signed  for  all  of  M-G-M  and  Warner 
product. 


Thursday,  August  30,   1934 


MOTION   PICTURE 

DAILY 


Theatre  Building  Is 
Begun  in  the  South 

(.Continued  from  page  1) 
operating     as     Carleton     Amusement 
Co.,  Ltd.,  has  started  construction  of  a 
6C0-seat  theatre  in  the  West  End.     It 
will  be  ready  the  end  of  November. 


Los  Angeles,  Aug.  29. — Following 
a  lengthy  shutdown,  the  United  Art- 
ists is  slated  for  reopening  Sept.  1. 
The  house  will  probably  open  its  doors 
with  the  first  popular  run  of  "House 
of  Rothschild." 


Baltimore,  Aug.  29.  —  Herman 
Blum  is  rapidly  getting  his  Little 
Theatre,  first  run  playhouse  catering 
to  the  intelligentsia,  ready  for  re- 
opening on  Sept.  6.  Herman  G. 
Weinberg  and  his  brother  Mac,  will 
again  be  manager  and  assistant  respec- 
tively. During  the  summer  the  house 
has  been  renovated  and  a  refrigerating 
cooling  system  installed. 

Hon  Nickel,  proprietor  of  the 
Gayety,  only  burlesque  theatre  here, 
has  reopened  with  "Spices  of  1935." 

The  Maryland,  "legit"  house,  will 
reopen  Sept.  3  with  a  company  pre- 
sented by  Laurence  Rivers,  Inc.,  offer- 
ing "Tight  Britches,"  prior  to  a  New 
York  opening. 

The  Waverly,  neighborhood  house 
in  the  Durkee  chain,  has  been  re- 
opened after  having  been  extensively 
renovated  and  remodeled. 


Louisville,  Aug.  29. -^ Blake 
Amusement  Co.,  now  operating  the 
Savoy,  has  leased  the  Drury  Lane. 
Stoner  Hadden  will  be  manager  under 
its  new  film  policy.  Renovations  will 
be  made  and  sound  equipment  installed 
in  time  to  open  about  Sept.  15. 


Le  Mars,  la.,  Aug.  29.— The  Royal 
and  Elite  here,  formerly  owned  by 
Mrs.  Grace  Scott,  have  been  sold  to 
George  L.  March  of  Vermilion,  South 
Dakota,  and  Philly  L.  March  of 
Wayne,  Neb.  The  new  owners  have 
two  theatres  at  Wayne,  two  at  Ver- 
milion and  one  at  Hawarden,  la. 


New  Orleans,  Aug.  29. — The  Fed- 
eral Court  has  authorized  E.  V.  Rich- 
ards, permanent  trustee  of  the  Saen- 
ger  Theatres,  Inc.,  to  repair  the  cool- 
ing system  of  the  Saenger  theatre  in 
Hattiesburg,  Miss^  and  pay  the  neces- 
sary funds. 

Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  Aug.  29.  — 
George  Otte,  veteran  Wheeling  the- 
atre executive  who  last  season  man- 
aged the  Pitt,  Pittsburgh,  will  remain 
in  Wheeling  as  manager  of  his  own 
house,  the  Virginia,  which  is  undergo- 
ing extensive  improvements  prepara- 
tory to  reopening  next  month. 

Jack  Jones,  formerly  of  the  Com- 
erford  circuit  around  Scranton  and 
Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.,  will  replace  Otte 
as  manager  of  the  Pittsburgh  house. 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  29.  —  The  Or- 
pheum,  2,100-seat  suburban  leased  by 
RKO  three  years  ago  but  recently 
turned  back  to  the  owners,  the  Martin 
estate,  will  reopen  around  Sept.  15, 
after  having  been  shuttered  for  several 
months.  M.  Chester  Martin  will 
manage  the  house,  which  is  located 
across  from  the  RKO  Paramount  in 
one  of  the  busiest  suburban  sections. 

The  fifth  floor  of  the  building  will 
be  devoted  to  a  swanky  night  club, 
while  the  Sky,  with   1,000  seats,  will 


There's  No  End 

CoIuiTibus,  O.,  Aug.  29.— The 
latest  addition  to  the  ever- 
growing list  of  Kentucky 
colonels  in  the  industry  is  M. 
R.  ("Duke")  Clark,  local  Par- 
amount manager,  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Variety  Club 
here,  whose  commission  ar- 
rived a  few  days  ago. 


be  used  for  foreign  films,  according  to 
tentative  plans. 

RiTTMAN,  O.,  Aug.  29.— Rittman  is 
sporting  a  new  theatre,  an  up-to-date 
edition  evolved  from  the  old  Pastime. 
David  Schuman,  Cleveland,  new  oper- 
ator says  the  house  has  been  com- 
pletely redecorated  and  seating  in- 
creased to  75  additional  seats.  Capa- 
city is  now  400. 


Ambridge,  Pa.,  Aug.  29.— Warners 
are  readying  the  Prince  for  early  re- 
opening, also  the  Camerphone  in  East 
Liberty.  Other  houses  in  this  zone, 
dark  all  summer,  will  resume  after 
Labor  Day. 


Claysburg,  Pa.,  Aug.  29. —  Dave 
Bloom,  who  operates  the  Rex,  Por- 
tage, has  taken  over  the  Diehl  here 
and  will  reopen  it  soon. 


Curwensville,  Pa.,  Aug.  29. — The 
Strand,  recently  badly  damaged  by  fire 
is  being  remodeled  and  rebuilt  by  H. 
J.  Thompson  and  will  open  as  the 
Rex  around  Oct.  1. 


Franklin,  Pa.,  Aug.  29.  —  Hoka 
Theatres  Co.,  T.  L.  Haughton  and  P. 
V.  McKay,  will  reopen  the  Park 
shortly  with  straight  films. 


Marysville,  O.,  Aug.  29.  —  The 
Russell,  which  operated  on  part  time 
all  summer,  has  returned  to  winter 
schedule  with  four  changes  weekly. 


Freehold,  N.  J.,  Aug.  29. — Walter 
Reade  is  overhauling  the  Strand  at  a 
cost  of  $40,000,  the  job  calling  for  re- 
decorating throughout  and  installation 
of  American  Seating  chairs.  Clifford 
VV.  Stiles,  Inc.,  has  been  given  the 
general  contract. 


Paterson,  N.  J.,  Aug.  29. — On 
Sept.  14,  Warners  will  place  the  Gar- 
den on  a  first  run  basis  again.  The 
house  has  been  booking  second  runs. 


Ashtabula,  O.,  Aug.  29. — Jack 
Steinberg,  owner  of  the  Dome,  at 
Youngstown,  O.,  has  taken  over  the 
Haror  here.  He  will  reopen  at  once 
with    a   straight   film   policy. 

Adams  Brothers  reopen  the  Para- 
mount, Newark,  tonight  with  "Cleo- 
patra" and  vaudeville.  The  same  op- 
erators tomorrow  shift  the  U.  S., 
Paterson,   to   a   full    week  policy. 


Fier  Starts;  Levine  Back 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29.— Jack  Fier, 
assistant  to  Nat  Levine,  has  left  for 
New  York  where  he  will  spend  a 
month  visiting  exchange  centers. 
Levine  returned  yesterday. 

Gluckman  Gets  Shorts 

Herman  Gluckman,  president  of 
Majestic,  has  closed  for  a  series  of 
Master  Art  shorts  for  his  local  ex- 
change. 


Midwest  Deal  Would 
Give  Control  to  Fox 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Motion  Picture  Daily  the  papers 
may  be  signed  this  week.  He  said 
several  leasing  proposals  are  under 
consideration,  subject  to  approval  by 
Fox  interests  in  New  York. 

Fox  Midwest  now  has  the  Granada 
in  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  the  city's  other 
first  run.  The  Electric  is  one  of  the 
oldest  houses  in  this  area  and  seats 
1,500. 

Paramount  vacated  the  Electric 
shortly  after  filing  in  bankruptcy  last 
year,  turning  back  three  other  houses 
tc  Grubel  Bros.,  the  owners,  at  the 
same  time.  Two  of  these,  the  Para- 
mount in  Joplin  and  the  Electric, 
Springfield,  Mo.,  were  subsequently 
taken  over  by  Fox. 

Grubel  Bros,  have  a  claim  pending 
against  Paramount  for  $600,000  rents 
past  due.  Their  claim  for  approxi- 
mately $3,000,000  representing  future 
rents  for  the  balance  of  the  leases  was 
disallowed. 


Stage  Shows  Return 
In  Pittsburgh  Soon 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Powell's  first  stage  appearance  in 
Pittsburgh  since  he  left  the  Stanley, 
where  he  had  been  master  of  cere- 
monies for  several  months  in  1932,  to 
go  to  Hollywood.  His  salary  will  be 
exactly  six  times  what  it  was  when 
he  left. 

Arrangements  with  the  various 
unions  call  for  a  minimum  of  weeks 
since  neither  the  Penn  nor  the  Stanley 
expect  to  play  stage  shows  regularly. 
Name  attractions  will  be  spotted  into 
the  houses  intermittently.  With  Lewis, 
the  Penn  will  have  "Hideout"  while 
Powell  will  have  "Desirable"  on  the 
screen.  His  personal  appearance  be- 
gins the  day  after  his  latest  picture, 
"Dames,"  closes  there. 


Loew  Plans  Houses 
In  Calcutta,  Bombay 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

last,  1,500.  Plans  for  the  Calcutta 
house  are  now  being  completed  and 
call  for  1,200  seats.  No  definite  drafts 
have  yet  been  completed  on  the  Bom- 
bay venture. 

Moskowitz  is  chiefly  responsible  for 
construction  of  the  London  Empire 
and  Metro  in  Johannesburg,  South 
Africa.  He  states  conditions  in  these 
countries  are  fair. 


Offers  A.F.of  L.  Backing 

Aid  of  the  A.  F.  of  L.  was  ex- 
tended yesterday  by  Matthew  Woll, 
its  vice-president,  to  operators,  stage- 
hands, musicians  and  electrical  work- 
ers in  their  local  fight  against  com- 
pany unions  here.  He  asked  that  the 
public  patronize  only  those  houses 
employing  A.  F.  of  L.   members. 


Forbes-Angel  Nuptials 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29.  —  Ralph 
Forbes  and  Heather  Angel  left  here 
this  morning  for  Yuma,  where  they 
said  they  would  be  married  and  return 
here  immediately. 


Mrs.  Johnson  Recovering 

Mrs.  Martin  Johnson,  big  game 
hunter,  was  recovering  yesterday  at 
Roosevelt  Hospital  from  an  opera- 
tion for  an  abdominal  disorder  per- 
formed the  day  before. 


Reinhardt  West  to 
Prepare  Spectacle 

Max  Reinhardt,  noted  European 
stage  producer,  left  for  the  coast  last 
night  and  returns  to  New  York  in  two 
months  to  stage  "Road  of  the  Prom- 
ise," a  musical  spectacle  by  Franz 
Werfel,  Austrian  novelist  and  drama- 
tist. 

Meyer  W.  Weisgal,  producer  of 
"Romance  of  a  People,"  also  will  pro- 
duce the  new  spectacle  which  will  be 
staged  outdoors.  Kurt  Weill  wrote 
the  music. 

Prior  to  his  departure,  Reinhardt's 
secretary  denied  the  producer  had  been 
signed  by  a  picture  company.  It  was 
stated,  however,  negotiations  for  a 
film  contract  may  be  consummated  on 
the  coast. 


Kandel-Twickenham 
Deal  Runs  5  Years 

Deal  for  American  distribution  of 
Twickenham  Pictures  in  this  country 
covers  a  five  year  period,  according  to 
M.  J.  Kandel  of  Ideal  who  returned 
from  London  late  Tuesday  where  the 
contract  was  signed  with  Julius 
Hagen. 

Olympic  Pictures,  Inc.,  affiliated 
^vith  Ideal,  will  handle  the  16  produc- 
tions involved  and  plans  to  place 
them  with  national  distributors  or  with 
state  righters. 

"The  Wandering  Jew"  has  been 
sold  already  to  M-G-M.  Next  two 
are  "Bella  Donna,"  starring  Conrad 
Veidt,  and  "Broken  Melody,"  featur- 
ing Merle  Oberon.  Release  on  these 
is  not  set. 


St.  Louis  Tax  Impends 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  29.— The  Bi- 
partisan Tax  Raising  Committee  of 
the  board  of  aldermen  has  asked  City 
Counselor  Charles  Hay  to  draw  up 
bills  providing  for  either  a  city  sales 
tax  or  a  special  tax  on  the  gross 
income  of  individuals  and  corpora- 
tions. The  city  is  faced  with  the 
necessity  of  raising  $4,500,000  to  pro- 
vide for  deficit  in  the  bond  issue 
sinking  fund. 


New  Orleans,  Aug.  29.— The  fight 
on  the  city  amusement  tax  levying 
a  charge  of  one  cent  up  to  50  cents 
will  be  led  by  the  Hotel  Roosevelt 
Blue  Room.  Although  the  tax  under 
state  law  is  collectible  Sept.  7  for 
use  of  the  NRA,  Mayor  T.  Semmes 
Walmsley  insists  it  must  be  paid  to 
his  own  welfare  organization  on  Sept. 
3.  Theatres  have  indicated  they  will 
ignore  Walmsley's  collectors,  claim- 
ing illegality. 


Brunswick  Signs  Singer 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29. — Russ  Colum- 
bo  has  been  signed  by  Brunswick  to 
make  a  minimum  of  12  records  a  year, 
his  first  recordings  to  be  three  songs 
from  his  current  Universal  film, 
"Wake  Up  and  Dream." 

Columbo's  weekly  N-B-C  broadcast 
has  been  switched  from  Sunday  to 
Friday. 


Karl  Krug  III 

Pittsburgh,  Aug.  29. — Karl  Krug, 
critic  and  theatrical  columnist  on  the 
Sun-Telegraph,  is  ill  in  a  local  hos- 
pital where  he  is  being  treated  for  eye 
and  teeth  infections.  Krug  joined  the 
Sim-Telegraph  three  months  ago  after 
a  year  in  New  York  with  United 
Artists. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  Augusf  30,   1934 


Hope  for  Singles 
In  St.  Louis  Out 


St.  Louis,  Aug.  29. — Local  show- 
men have  relinquished  hope  of  elimi- 
nating duals  next  season.  Fred 
Wehrenberg,  president  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.,  Eastern  Missouri,  and  fore- 
most proponent  of  single  bills,  admits 
u  seems  impossible  to  get  all  inter- 
ests to  agree. 

Warners  with  the  Shubert-Rialto 
and  the  Orpheum  as  their  first  run 
outlets  have  refused  to  come  into 
line.  With  their  own,  as  well  as 
Paramount  and  RKO  product  avail- 
able, they  are  in  a  position  to  con- 
tinue the  double  feature  arrangement 
indefinitely.  Fanchon  &  Marco  with 
the  Ambassador,  Fox,  Grand  Cen- 
tral, Missouri  and  St.  Louis  were 
willing    to    play    only    one    picture. 

Nelson  Cunliff,  speaking  for  the 
St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.,  had  ten- 
tatively agreed  to  the  elimination  of 
double  bills  but  set  Aug.  20  as  the 
deadline  by  which  all  others  were 
to  have  their  John  Hancocks  on  the 
dotted  line.  Warners,  not  having 
agreed  by  that  time  and  another  week 
having  passed  without  results,  Cun- 
liflf  took  the  position  that  he  would 
have  to  go  through  with  contracts 
for   the    1934-35    product. 

Warners  may  be  in  a  position  to 
force  F.  &  M.  to  go  through  with 
plans  for  stage  shows  at  both  the 
Ambassador  and  Fox.  Qther  exhibi- 
tors are  hoping  that  the  first-run 
scrap  will  not  lead  to  any  clash  in 
prices.  There  have  been  some  veiled 
threats  along  that  line.  Such  a 
move  might  force  neighborhood 
houses  to  resort  to  10-cent  admissions 
for  adults  and  five  cents  for  chil- 
dren. 


Clayworth  Contract 
Makes  43rd  at  'T'' 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29.— The  signing 
ot  June  Clayworth,  Broadway  in- 
genue, brings  Universal's  contract  list 
to  43. 

Musical  transcriptions  based  on 
scenes  from  "Wake  Up  and  Dream,'" 
and  "Gift  of  Gab,"  will  be  broadcast 
over  the  Columbia  network  for  a  IS 
minute  period,  in  conjunction  with 
local  runs  of  the  picture. 

Universal  has  negotiated  with 
M-G-M  for  the  loan  of  Herbert  Mar- 
shall to  appear  opposite  Margaret  Sul- 
lavan  in  "The  Good  Fairy." 


Contracts,  Assignments 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29.— Paramount 
has  signed  William  Hurlbut  to  do  the 
screen  play  on  "The  Case  Against 
Mrs.  Ames."  The  picture  will  have 
Gary  Cooper  and  Carole  Lombard  in 
top  roles.  At  the  same  time  the 
studio  ticketed  Lawrence  Eyre  to  do 
the  script  for  "All  the  King's  Horses." 

Robert  Pirosh,  writer,  has  been 
given  a  new  long-term  contract  at 
M-G-M.  Pirosh  is  now  working  on 
the  script  for  "The  Winning  Ticket." 

Maxine  Doyle,  in  whom  Warners 
rest  high  hopes,  gets  her  first  oppor- 
tunity in  the  romantic  lead  of  "Bab- 
bitt." This  is  the  studio's  first  move 
toward  elevating  her  into  the  starring 
ranks.  Nan  Grey,  recently  brought 
here  from  New  York,  has  also  been 
handed  one  of  the  top  spots. 

Henry  Wilcoxon  has  been  lined  up 
for  a  featured  role  in  "Andrew's  Har- 
vest" at  Paramount.    The  actor  is  now 


A  Question  of  Bangs 


Chicago,  Aug.  29.— Difficulties  of  the  job  of  toastmaster  being 
rather  generally  recognized,  it  remained  for  Robert  Sweitzer,  clerk 
of  Cook  County,  to  distinguish  himself  at  the  testimonial  dinner 
to  George  E.  Browne  this  week. 

After  many  introductions  marked  by  the  taking  of  bows, 
Sweitzer  introduced  Tom  Maloy,  head  of  the  local  operators' 
union.  Maloy  went  through  the  bows  in  an  avalanche  of  applause 
that  shook  even  the  large  Stevens.  He  sat  down.  It  was  all  over 
in  grand  fashion  until  the  toastmaster  felt  impelled  to  add  just 
another  remark  eulogizing  Maloy. 

He  said:  "And  not  only  that,  but  everything  Maloy  undertakes 
goes  over  with  a  bang." 

There  was  silence  throughout  the  room.  Then  snickers  grew 
into  guffaws  as  the  significance  of  the  double  meaning  registered. 
The  toastmaster  desperately  tried  to  pull  himself  out  of  a  puzzling 
reaction. 

While  the  crowd  was  working  up  to  a  point  of  roars  at  what  it 
interpreted  as  a  facetious  analogy  Toastmaster  Sweitzer  recov- 
ered and  stormed: 

"When  I  say  bang  I  don't  mean  the  kind  of  bang  you  people 
have  in  mind." 

Maloy  laughed  heartily  with  the  audience. 


working     in     "Lives     of     a     Bengal 
Lancer." 

Cesar  Romero,  New  York  stage 
actor,  has  signed  a  long-term  contract 
with  Universal.  His  first  role  will  be 
in  "Cheating  Cheaters,"  a  Stanley 
Bergerman  production. 

Alan  James,  author  and  director  of 
326  action  pictures  in  24  years,  will 
direct  the  second  Buck  Jones  western 
in  a  series  of  six   for   Universal. 

Monogram  has  signed  Sheila  Terry 
to  a  two-picture  contract.  Her  first 
will  be  opposite  John  Wayne  in 
"Neath  Arizona  Skies." 

M-G-M  has  given  long-term  con- 
tracts to  Rosiland  Russell,  former 
New  York  stage  actress,  and  to 
Mickey  Rooney,  child  actor.  Her 
first  role  will  be  in  "Evelyn  Prentice," 
and  Rooney  will  appear  in  a  picture 
with  Jackie  Cooper. 


Question  of  Release 

Hollywood,   Aug.   29. — Inability  to 
make     its     release     date     and     avoid 


"threatening  its  excellence"  is  the 
reason  ascribed  to  the  plan  of  Pioneer 
Pictures  to  first  make  "Becky  Sharp" 
and  not  "The  Three  Musketeers." 

Kenneth  MacGowan,  associate  pro- 
ducer at  Radio,  has  been  loaned  to 
Pioneer  for  the  production.  Langdon 
Mitchell  is  doing  the  script  and 
Robert  Edmond  Jones,  who  handled 
color  on  "La  Cucaracha,"  will  do  a 
similar  job  here. 


Serial  Crashes  Circuit 

Seattle,  Aug.  29. — For  the  first 
time  in  the  history  of  the  Evergreen 
(Fox  West  Coast)  circuit,  a  serial 
has  been  booked  for  showing  in  the 
circuit's  key  houses.  It  is  "Young 
Eagles"  which  will  play  at  the  Para- 
mount, Seattle ;  Paramount,  Portland, 
and  also  in  Evergreen  houses  in  Bell- 
ingham,  Everett,  Wenatchee,  Olym- 
pia,  Eugene,  Bremerton  and  Van- 
couver. The  Seattle  showing  will  be 
at  matinees  only.  A  similar  plan  is 
contemplated  for  Portland. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29. — John  Stone  back  from  Del  Mar  .  .  .  the 
Fredric  Marches  off  to  Tahiti  today  aboard  the  Maunganui  to  be 
gone  a  month  .  .  .  Vic  Zobel  expelled  from  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon 
Hospital  where  he  recently  lost  his  appendix  .  .  .  Lew  Collins 
signed  by  Monogram  to  direct  "Sing  Sing  Nights"  .  .  .  Gail  Patrick 
back  from  Arrowhead  .  .  .  Ida  Lupino  now  a  composer  with  two 
songs  titled,  "Is  There  No  Way,"  and  "Will  You?"  ...  J.  P.  McEvoy 
keeping  three  secretaries  busy  at  Paramount  .  .  .  Sonny  Ingram, 
who  has  been  showing  people  to  their  tables  in  the  Fox  commis- 
sary for  three  years,  an  actress  today  with  a  role  in  "White 
Parade."  .  .  .  Bing  Crosby  struggling  to  unravel  a  rattlesnake  from 
his  camping  equipment  the  other  day  .  .  .  A.  M.  Botsford  hiring 
builders  of  Boulder  Dam  to  construct  him  a  fogless  garage,  inas- 
much as  the  Pacific  dew  seeped  through  at  Malibu  and  spoiled  a 
new  paint  job  on  the  car  .  .  .  John  Engstadt  is  in  San  Francisco. 
A  sinus  operation  ...  On  his  first  day  as  a  director  at  Radio, 
Glenn  Tryon  received  a  huge  horseshoe  of  roses  as  a  good  luck 
token  from  Odgen  Nash  .  .  .  Jean  Harlow  sprained  her  ankle  in 
her  swimming  pool  Sunday  .  .  .  Elissa  Landi's  coach  dog  has  hay 
fever.  So  what!  .  .  .  Baby  LeRoy  into  a  new  apartment  . .  .  Gilbert 
Wilson,  Elsie  Janis'  husband,  playing  a  role  in  "College  Rhythm" 
at  Paramount  .  .  .  George  Raft  and  Joe  Penner  renewing  their 
friendship  on  the  "Limehouse  Nights"  set  .  .  .  Dean  Jagger  buys 
an  80  acre  farm  in  Wisconsin  .  .  .  Richard  Klein,  in  charge  of 
Paramount's  gym,  gets  a  role  in  "Enter  Madame"  .  .  .  Adrienne 
Ames  back  from  New  York  .  .  .  the  Dan  Thomases  to  fly  to  New 
York  in  the  fall  .  .  .  Jimmy  Dunn  has  trimmed  his  waistline  of 
another  five  pounds  .  .  .  Grace  Moore  sad  over  the  loss  of  her  pet 
duck,  "Mary,"  a  present  from  Rnth  Chatterton  last  Easter  .  .  . 
Victor  McLaglen  taking  up  sound  .  .  .  Richard  Cromwell  receives 
more  fan  mail  than  any  one  on  the  Columbia  lot,  says  Columbia  .  .  . 


Portland  Smiling; 
"Island"  Is  Tops 


Portland,  Aug.  29. — In  spite  of  a 
full  week  of  heat-breaking  records, 
first  runs  likewise  have  been  breaking 
their  year's  box-office  records.  Hold- 
overs were  the  rule. 

"Treasure  Island"  at  United  Artists 
had  a  first  week  of  $7,500,  or  $2,500 
over  normal.    Held  for  second. 

"Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes  Back" 
at  the  Broadway  hung  up  the  first 
holdover  week  of  the  year  there. 

"Handy  Andy"  and  "Ladies  Should 
Listen"  brought  out  lines  at  the  Para- 
mount with  a  take  of  $7,500  or  $2,500 
over  usual.    Held  for  second. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $28,100. 
Average  is  $22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  23 : 

"BUIXDOG  DRUMMOND  STRIKES 
BACK"  (UJV.) 

BROADWAY— (1,912),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $",000.     (Average,  $5,000) 

"BACHELOR  BAir'  (Radio) 
HAMRICK'S    MUSIC   BOX— (2,000),   2Sc- 
35c-40c,    /'  days,   Casanova   Review.     Gross: 
$3,000.     (Average,   $3,000) 

"STINGAREE"   (Radio) 
HAMRICK'S  ORIENTAI^(2,000),   2Sc,   7 
days.     Gross:  $2,500.     (Average,  $2,000) 
"DICK  TURPIN"   (Gaumont) 
PANTAGES— (1,700),      15c-2Sc,      7      days. 
Stage     show.       Gross:     $1,600.        (Average, 
$2,000) 

"HANDY  ANDY"  (Fox) 

"LADIES   SHOULD   LISTEN"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT  —  (3,008),     25c-35c-40c,     7 

days.     Gross:  $6,500.     (Average.  $5,000) 

"TREASURE   ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

UNITED   ARTISTS-(945).    25c-3Sc-40c, 


days,   2nd   week. 
$5,000) 


Gross:   $7,500.     (Average, 


American  Internal, 
New  Coast  Producer 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29. — The  long 
dark  Prudential  Studios,  formerly 
Tec-Art,  will  light  up  when  a  new 
company,  known  as  American  Interna- 
ti^onal  Prod.,  starts  work  shortly.  Roy 
Fitzgerald  is  president,  Oliver  Drake, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  produc- 
tion, and  Willard  Ditmars,  production 
supervisor. 

The  company  plans  a  series  of  fea- 
tures, a  series  of  musicals  and  a  third 
of  westerns.  The  first  to  reach  the 
cameras  will  be  "Hell's  Paradise," 
which  Drake  wrote  and  which  he  will 
direct.  The  second,  a  musical,  will  be 
"The  Roustabout"  by  Rupert  Hughes. 


Small  Signs  to  Make 
Four  More  for  U.  A. 

Hollywood,  Aug.  29.  —  Edward 
Small  of  Reliance  has  signed  with 
United  Artists  for  four  more  pictures 
in  addition  to  the  three  already  pro- 
duced —  "Palooka,"  "Transatlantic 
Merry-Go-Round"  and  "The  Count 
of  Mtonte  Cristo." 


To  File  New  Complaint 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  29. — Superior 
Court  here  today  ordered  Karl  Struss, 
cameraman,  to  file  a  new  complaint 
within  15  days  in  his  suit  for  an  ac- 
counting against  Local  659,  I.  A.  T. 
S.  E.  The  court  held  he  failed  to 
mention  the  cause  of  action  or  show 
that  he  was  a  member  in  good  stand- 
ing. It  was  also  asserted  the  charge 
that  funds  had  been  expended  contrary 
to  the  by-laws  could  not  be  deter- 
mined from  the  way  the  facts  were 
set  down  in  the  complaint  and  that 
Struss  failed  to  show  the  right  to  in- 
spect the  books  prior  to  the  suit  had 
been   denied   him. 


The  Leading 

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Intelligent 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  52 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  AUGUST  31,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Campi  Asks 
Industry  Aid 
Push  Zoning 

Committee  Is  Named  to 
Hasten  New  Setups 


Campi  yesterday  drafted  the  indus- 
try as  a  whole  to  lend  its  support  in 
expediting  new  clearance  and  zoning 
schedules. 

George  J.  Schaefer  was  appointed 
chairman  of  a  special  committee  which 
will  call  upon  Code  Authority  mem- 
bers and  leading  sales  and  exhibitor 
heads  in  New  York  to  analyze  all 
schedules  submitted  for  appeal. 
Schedules  exceeding  code  limitations 
will  be  sent  back  to  local  boards  for 
redrafting. 

In    territories    where    schedules    are 

(Continued  on   page   6) 


Code  Approval  to 
16  More  Features 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30. — Production 
Code  Administration  issued  code  certi- 
ficates on  16  features,  eight  shorts  and 
two  serials  during  the  week  from  Aug. 
20  to  28. 

M-G-M  tops  the  new  list  of  ap- 
proved features  with  three.  Fox, 
Universal,  Invincible  and  Monogram 
broke  the  tape  even  with  two  each. 
Paramount,  Warners,  United  Artists, 

(Continued   on    page  4) 


Brandt  Is  Guilty  in 
Cut  Rate  Pass  Case 

Harry  Brandt  yesterday  was  de- 
clared guilty  by  the  New  York  griev- 
ance board  for  distributing  cut  rate 
service  passes  at  the  Globe.  The 
complaint  was  instituted  by  the  Roxy. 
Brandt  states  he  will  appeal. 

At  the  hearing  on  Aug.  21,  Brandt 
told  the  board  he  had  an  understand- 
ing with  Division  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt  whereby  he  could  con- 
tinue  to   distribute   service   passes   as 

(Continued  on  page   6) 


Paralysis  Scares 

Seattle,  Aug.  30. — Houses 
here  and  in  Spokane  may  be 
forced  to  close  in  the  near  fu- 
ture because  of  the  epidemic 
of  infantile  paralysis  in  the 
northwest. 

Idaho  houses  that  had  been 
shut  down  are  now  opened 
with  the  abatement  of  the 
malady. 


U.  S.  Starts  Anti-Tnist 
Action  Against  ASCAP 


Won't  Sue  in 
K.C.  Crusade 
On  "^Indecency' 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  30. — No  legal 
action  is  planned  by  S.  Bernard 
JofFee,  managing  director  of  the 
Tower,  as  a  result  of  the  Journal- 
Post's  attack  on  the  stage  show  at  the 
theatre.  He  said  he  has  received 
numerous  telephone  calls  and  letters 
from  patrons  deeply  resentful  of  the 
paper's  attitude  and  that  many  in- 
formed him  they  canceled  their  sub- 
scriptions. 

"I  consider  the  tirade  excellent  pub- 
licity," he  asserted.  "The  best  answer 
is  the  crowds  that  stormed  the  Tower 
(Continued  on  page  8) 

Theatre  No  Church, 
Asserts  Kuykendall 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  30. — "It  is  not 
the  function  of  theatres  to  moralize 
or  to  become  churches,  but  to  enter- 
tain with  pictures  and  stories  suitable 
for  adult  minds  as  well  as  children," 
Ed  Kuykendall,  M.P.T.O.A.  head, 
declared  here  today  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Gulf    States   Theatre   Owners'   Ass'n. 

"Not  that  we  intend  to  fight  the 
churches,"  he  added.  "On  the  con- 
trary, we  are  cooperating  with  the 
better  films  groups  and  heartily  en- 
dorse the  movement  to  clean  up  un- 
necessary vulgarity  and  obscenity." 

Kuykendall  asserted  that  "we 
started  the  movement  ourselves  before 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Clean  Film  Moves 
Spread  in  England 

London,  Aug.  30. — Indications  anew 
that  the  move  for  clean  pictures  is 
spreading  from  America  to  England 
is  seen  in  the  circulation  of  a  peti- 
tion under  the  auspices  of  the  West- 
minster Catholic  Federation.  Over 
150,000  signatures  have  been  obtained 
to  date  and  all  the  signers  have  prom- 
ised to  boycott  theatres  showing  ob- 
jectionable films. 

In  order  that  supporters  of  the 
movement  may  know  which  films  are 
objectionable,  the  federation  will  is- 
sue a  pamphlet  every  week  listing 
those  approved. 


Distributors 
Threaten  to 
Quit  Mexico 


By  JAMES  LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  Aug.  30. — Nine 
American  and  two  European  distribu- 
tors doing  business  here  today  advised 
the  Government  that  they  will  be  com- 
pelled to  withdraw  from  this  market 
if  films  are  not  excluded  from  a  10 
per  cent  tax  on  rentals. 

These  companies,  distributors,  act- 
ing through  the  National  M.  P.  Dis- 
tributors Ass'n.  of  which  they  are 
members,  are  now  awaiting  the  gov- 
ernment's decision  on  its  plea.  They 
have  assumed  the  stand  that  the  new 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Hold  Funeral  Rites 
For  J.  D,  Williams 

Many  well-known  figures  in  the  in- 
dustry yesterday  attended  funeral 
services  at  Campbell's  Funeral  Parlor 
for  J.  D.  Williams,  organizer  of  the 
original  First  National  and  a  one-time 
power  in  this  industry.  He  died  Mon- 
day morning. 

Noticed  in  the  throng,  which  num- 
bered approximately  ISO,  were  old- 
time  associates  of  Williams  in  First 
National,  including  Richard  A.  Row- 
land, William  Morgan,  C.  L.  ("Bill") 
Yearsley,  Hawley  Turner,  Harry 
Cohen.  Others  seen  in  the  assem- 
blage were  Earle  W.  Hammons,  Har- 
vey Day,  A.  L.  Grey,  Spyros 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Reinhardt  Spectacle 
For  Roxy  Discussed 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee  for  the 
Roxy,  has  opened  preliminary  nego- 
tiations with  Max  Reinhardt  for  the 
producer  to  stage  a  spectacle  show  at 
the  Roxy  within  the  near  future. 
The  talks  took  place  prior  to  Rein- 
hardt's  departure  for  the  coast 
Wednesday. 

Culmination  of  the  deal  depends  on 
the  type  o  f  show  and  expense  re- 
quired by  Reinhardt  to  produce.  The 
pact  would  be  for  one  show  which 
would  run  for  a  period  of  weeks.  The 
producer  originally  staged  "Romance 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Other  Music  Groups  Also 

Named;  See  Effect  on 

Score  Charge 

A  Federal  anti-trust  action  was  filed 
here  yesterday  against  the  American 
Society  of  Composers,  Authors  and 
Publishers,  the  Music  Publishers  Pro- 
tective Ass'n,  the  Music  Dealers'  Serv- 
ice, Inc.,  and  more  than  100  other 
organizations  affiliated  with  the  three 
and  engaged  in  the  collection  of 
royalties  for  the  public  performance 
of  copyrighted  music. 

The  action,  started  in  U.  S.  District 
court  by  Andrew  W.  Bennett,  special 
assistant  U.  S.  Attorney  General,  ap- 
parently covers  every  aim  of  the  na- 
tional exhibitors'  emergency  commit- 
tee's legal  program  and,  in  addition, 
has  ramifications  which  may  vitally 
affect  music  costs  of  film  production 
and  the  score  charge  itself. 

The  government's  action  against  the 
music  societies  alleges  the  existence 
of  monopolies  and  violations  of  the 
Sherman  anti-trust   law.    It  asks   re- 

(Continued    on    page   4) 


St.  Louis  Price  War 
Off  Till  Sept.  7 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  30.— Although  F. 
&  M.  was  scheduled  to  cut  prices  and 
institute  duals  today,  the  plan  has  been 
delayed  until  Sept.  7.  Admissions 
at  the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and  Fox 
will  be  reduced  from  35  cents  to 
25  cents  for  matinees  and  from  55 
cents  to  40  cents  for  evenings. 

Shortage  of  product  is  understood 
responsible  for  the  delay.  F.  &  M. 
has      several      product      negotiations 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


A^.  /.  Ban  Still  Held 
Up  by  Consolidated 

Despite  indications  from  Walter 
Reade,  Leon  Rosenblatt,  Loew's  and 
RKO  to  join  in  the  move  to  eliminate 
duals  in  New  Jersey,  Trio-Consoli- 
dated continues,  it  is  charged,  to  prove 

(Continued  on   page   6) 


No  Paper  Monday 

Monday,  Sept.  3,  being 
Labor  Day  and  a  legal  holi- 
day. Motion  Picture  Daily 
will  not  publish. 


MOTION    PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August  31,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.  36 


August  31.   1934 


No.   52 


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Martin    Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
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Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

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Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 


"U''  Program  Sold 
To  Great  States 

Chicago,  Aug.  30.  —  James  R. 
Grainger  today  closed  a  deal  with 
Publix-Great  States  which  sends  Uni- 
versal product  into  25  situations  con- 
trolled by  that  circuit.  Henry  M. 
Herbel,  Universal's  local  manager,  as- 
sisted for  the  distributor,  while  Jules 
J.  Ruben  acted  for  the  circuit.  This 
is  the  latter's  first  buy  for  the  new 
season. 


Para.  After  Shaw  &  Lee 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30.— Shaw  and 
Lee  are  negotiating  with  Paramount 
for  additional  pictures  following  com- 
pletion of  roles  in  "You  Belong  to 
Me"  and  "Mrs.  Wiggs  of  the  Cabbage 
Patch." 


''Peck"  Goes  to  Fox 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30.— Sol  Lesser 
has  placed  "Peck's  Bad  Boy"  with 
Fox.  He  is  also  making  a  series  of 
George  O'Brien  westerns  for  that  dis- 
tribution. 


Roach  East  Monday 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30.— Hal  Roach 
plans  to  fly  east  in  his  own  plane 
Monday  to  confer  with  M-G-M  offi- 
cials on  distribution. 


Moscow  Here  on  Deals 

Sam  Moscow,  Atlanta  district 
manager  for  Columbia,  is  in  town 
conferring  with  Rube  Jacter  and  Abe 
Montague  on  the  Griffith  circuit  deal. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


REORGANIZATION  activi- 
ties for  Fox  Metropolitan 
Playhouses  are  divided  between 
two  camps  at  the  moment — each 
with  what  appears  to  be  a  differ- 
ent objective.  On  the  one  side 
is  the  bondholders'  committee  of 
which  Ernest  W.  Niver  is  chair- 
man and  William  M.  Greve  is  a 
moving  factor.  On  the  other  is 
Fox  Theatres  Corp.,  one-time 
parent  company  of  Fox  Met, 
now  seeking  a  reorganization 
under  Section  77-B.  William  E. 
Atkinson  and  Milton  C.  Weis- 
nian  are  receivers  for  the  latter, 
and  as  such  have  title  to  all  of 
the  capital  stock  of  Fox  Met.  .  .  . 

▼ 
The  Fox  Met  bondholders' 
committee  has  a  plan  for  the  cir- 
cuit which,  at  this  titne  at  least, 
is  patterned  in  many  respects 
after  the  plan  formulated  by  the 
committee  while  Fox  Met  was 
in  receivership.  The  former  plan, 
however,  provided  for  a  fore- 
closure sale  which  is  avoided  in 
the  reorganization  proceedings. 
Not  yet  settled,  however,  but 
authoritatively  understood  to  be 
an  important  objective  of  the 
committee's  plan  is  a  provision 
which  would  permit  the  commit- 
tee to  realize  on  its  Fox  Met  in- 
vestment at  any  auspicious  time 
after  the  plan  has  been  in  effect 
one  year.  .  .  . 

▼ 
The  difficulty  of  incorporating 
such  a  provision  in  the  reor- 
ganization plan  appears  to  center 
about  the  18-year  operating  con- 
tracts with  Fox  Met  held  by 
Skouras  and  Randforce.  A  re- 
organization of  the  circuit  under 
77-B  will  return  Fox  Met  to  its 
original  solvent  status  prior  to 
its  receivership  and  the  Skouras 
and  Randforce  operating  con- 
tracts will  be  binding  on  the 
new  company,  according  to  ex- 
pert legal  opinion.  .  .  . 


In  opposition  to  the  bond- 
holders' objective — the  right  to 
a  sale  of  the  circuit  after  one 
year — is  the  natural  unwilling- 
ness of  the  two  operators  to  in- 
validate their  18-year  contracts 
l)y  consenting  to  the  inclusion  of 
such  a  provision  in  the  reor- 
ganization plan,  regardless  of 
what  compensating  concession  is 
made  in  their  favor.  In  addition, 
there  is  the  reasonable  attitude 
of  several  bondholder  elements 
within  Fox  Met  which  holds 
that  such  a  provision  might  tend 
to  dull  the  enthusiasm  of  the  op- 
erators, with  a  consequent  jeop- 
ardy to  the  theatre  properties 
resulting.  .  .  . 

T 

On  the  side  of  the  Fox  The- 
atres' receivers — Atkinson  and 
Weisman — efforts  are  being  made 
to  reopen  the  $4,536,742  claim 
of  Fox  Theatres  against  Fox 
Met,  subsequently  settled  for 
$100,000.  with  the  declared  in- 
tention of  reabsorbing  Fox  Met 
into  Fo.x  Theatres.  In  this  con- 
nection a  court  order  has  been 
obtained  by  Fox  Theatres  from 
Federal  Judge  Martin  Manton 
appointing  David  Burton,  ac- 
countant, to  investigate  the  facts 
surrounding  the  settlement  of  the 
Fo.x  Theatres'  claim.  .  .  . 
T 

Just  how  far  this  objective 
can  be  pursued  is  a  matter  of 
conjecture.  Some  Fox  Met 
creditors — notably  those  asso- 
ciated with  the  bondholders' 
committee  —  are  unimpressed. 
Others  contend  that  the  move 
has  its  possibilities  under  the 
new  bankruptcy  laws  and  even 
go  so  far  as  to  name  Harry 
Brandt  as  the  ultimate  operator 
of  Fox  Met,  this  on  the  theory 
that  Weisman's  recommendation 
of  the  latter  in  the  event  Fox 
Met  again  came  under  Fox  The- 
atres' control,  would  be  sufficient 


Most  Issues  Down  on  Big  Board 


High  Low 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 3154  2954 

Consolidated   Film   Industries,  pfd 1354  1354, 

Eastman   Kodak    99  98% 

Eastman    Kodak,    pfd 140  140 

Fox   Film   "A" ]2  115^1 

Loew's,  Inc 27^^  26^ 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd 92  92 

Paramount   Publix.   cts 3%  35^ 

Pathe   Exchange    154  15^ 

Pathe    Exchange   "A" 15  14^ 

RKO    ■••• 2^  254 

Warner  Bros 454  4^i 


Close 

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Technicolor     1344        13  135^        —  H 

Trans   Lux    \5/g         VA         15^       —^ 

Warner  Bonds  Collapse  /% 


High  Low 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40. 6  6 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s   '40,  ctf 6  6 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 102  10154 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s   '47 47  4654 

Paramount   Publix   SVzs    'SO 4754  47 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39.  wd ; 5354  53 


Net 
Close     Change 

6  -54 

6  

102 

4654 

47 

53 


Sales 

300 
100 
300 
20 
700 

6,200 
100 

1,400 

3.300 
500 
700 

3,500 


Sales 

500 
200 


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15 
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in  such  a  contingency.  Weisman, 
it  will  be  recalled,  is  attorney 
for  I.T.O.A.,  of  which  Brandt  is 
the  organizer  and  president.  .  .  . 
T 
On  the  sideline,  but  strategic- 
ally important,  are  the  minority 
Fox  Met  bondholders  who  have 
not  deposited  with  the  commit- 
tee. These  are  represented  by 
Archibald  Palmer,  attorney. 
Their  influence  in  any  reorgani- 
zation plan,  thrown  to  either  side, 
could  prove  to  be  the  telling  fac- 
tor. Or,  if  denied  to  both  sides 
and  thrown,  instead,  to  Skouras 
and  Randforce  might  result  in 
provisions  in  a  reorganization 
plan  which  would  settle  for  good 
the  much-disturbed  status  of 
those  operators.  Aside  from  all 
this,  the  situation  is  really  sim- 
ple. ...  KANN 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

RUDOLPH  SANDERS  temporar- 
ily succeeds  Louis  Blumenthal 
as  chairman  of  the  I.T.O.A.  board  of 
directors.  Sanders  at  one  time  was 
president  of  the  Brooklyn  Theatre 
Owners  Ass'n. 

Kay  Francis  has  been  granted  an 
extension  of  her  vacation  and  will  not 
report  to  Hollywood  before  the  middle 
of  October. 

MoRT  Blumenstock,  back  from 
Philadelphia,  says  business  is  picking 
up. 

ToM  Gerety  will  spend  the  Labor 
Day  week-end  playing  golf. 

Al  Friedlander  will  take  to  the 
road  again  any  day  now. 

Nick  Foran  is  on  his  way  east  for 
a  short  visit. 


Powell  Set  on  15 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30. — W  i  11  i  a  m 
Powell  has  signed  three  new  contracts 
calling  for  15  pictures  to  be  made 
within  the  next  two  years.  First  of 
the  new  deals  is  with  M-G-M  on  a 
straight  two-year  contract ;  the  sec- 
ond with  Radio  for  two  pictures,  and 
the  third  with  Paramount  for  one 
picture. 


/.  R.  McDonough  Here 

J.  R.  McDonough,  Radio  executive 
who  has  been  spending  most  of  his 
time  recently  on  the  coast,  arrived  in 
New  York  from  Hollywood  by  plane 
yesterday.  The  visit  is  described  as 
routine.  In  about  three  weeks  he  will 
return  west  and  take  his  family  with 
him. 


Germany  Bars  **Cheer** 

Berlin,  Aug.  30. — The  government 
censor  today  banned  Fox's  "Stand  Up 
and  Cheer"  because  it  showed  the 
"typical  American  movie  standpoint 
of  artificially  plumped-up  optimism," 
and  "did  not  deal  seriously  with  to- 
day's problems." 


T.  &  D.  Trio  in  Town 

Robert  McNeill,  Michael  Naify 
and  Gene  Emmick  of  the  T.  &  D. 
circuit  of  California,  are  in  town  on 
product  deals. 


Whe4^  ^pie^je  ^cn^ 


they  awaken  the  romance  in  every  heart! 

/Vudiences  will  chortle  merrily  when  this 
masquerading  millionairess  wrestles  with  pots 
and  pans . .  .They'll  sigh  contentedly  when  she 
nestles  in  the  arms  of  her  inventive  chauffeur 
sweetheart.  And  applaud  delightedly  at  the 
reunion  of  these  two . . .  together  for  the  first 
time  since  "State  Fair." 


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NED  SPARKS 
WALTER  CONNOLLY 
LOUISE  DRESSER 
G.  P.  HUNTLEY,  JR. 
ASTRID  ALLWYN 
SIEGFRIED  RUMANN 
Produced  by  Winlield  Sheehan 
Directed     by    Frank     Lloyd 

From    the    novel    by    Sigrid     Boo 
Adaptation:    Samson    Rophaelson 


hlOT  SO  8AD 


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MOTION  PtCTUKB 

DAILY 


Friday,  August  31,   1934 


Code  Approval  to 
16  More  Features 

(Continued  from   page   1) 
Liberty  and  Mascot  emerged  with  one 
feature  each  bearing  the  code  seal. 

M-G-M  and  Radio  each  had  three 
shorts  approved.  Columbia  and  Edu- 
cational registered  one  each.  Uni- 
versal had  approval  okay  placed  on 
two  serials. 

The  list  follows : 

Columbia 

(Shorts) 
"In  the  Arctic." 

Fox 

(Features) 
"Caravan"   (French  version)  and  "Charlie 
Chan  in  London." 

"Super  Stupid"    (Educational). 

Invincible 

(Features) 
"Fugitive  Road"  and  "One  in  a  Million." 

Liberty 

(Features) 
"Two  Heads  on  a  Pillow." 

Mascot 

(Features) 
"Young  and   Beautiful." 

M-G-M 

(Features) 
"Chained,"  "Death  on  the  Diamond"   and 
"Have  A  Heart." 

(Shorts) 
"Goory  Movies"  No.  8,  "Holland  in  Tulip 
Time"  and  "Rugby." 

Monogram 

(Features) 
'King    Kelly,"    "Girl    of    the    Limber- 

Paramount 


lost." 


(Features) 
"Pursuit   of    Happiness." 

RKO 

(Shorts) 
"This  Band  Age,"  "In  a  Pig's  Eye"  and 
"Bricabrac." 

United  Artists 

(Features) 
''Count  of  Monte  Cristo"    (Reliance). 

Universal 

(Features) 
"Wake     Up     and     Dream"     and     "Reeky 
Rhodes." 

(Serials) 
"Red    Rider    in    Enemies'    Hideout"    and 
"Red  Rider  Brought  to  Justice." 

Warners 

(Features) 
"Happiness  Ahead." 


Velez  Case  to  Academy 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  30. — The  suit 
of  Lupe  Velez  against  Rowland 
Prod,  alleging  non-payment  of  a 
$5,000  check  was  ordered  to  be  arbi- 
trated by  the  Academy  by  Judge 
Leon  Yankwich  today.  The  de- 
fendant was  granted  until  Tuesday  to 
file  a  writ  of  prohibition. 


Para.  Releases  Arlen 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30. — R  i  c  h  a  r  d 
Arlen  and  Paramount  severed  their 
relations  yesterday  when  Arlen  asked 
for,  and  was  granted,  a  release  from 
his  contract  which  still  had  a  year  to 
run. 


Breen  in  Air  Talk  Today 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30. — Joseph  L 
Breen  ajid  Alice  Ames  Winter  will 
discuss  the  industry  over  NBC  to- 
morrow morning. 


U.  S.  Starts  Anti-Trust 

Action  Against  ASCAP 


Dillingers  Barred 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  30.  —  De- 
spite newspaper  announce- 
ments that  members  of  the 
Dillinger  family  would  ap- 
pear at  the  Taft  Sept.  1-3,  no 
such  exhibition  will  be  per- 
mitted, according  to  William 
H.  Tateman,  chairman  of  the 
house  committee  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati Masonic  Temple  Co., 
which  owns  and  operates  the 
theatre. 


Curb  Danz  Display 
On  John  Dillinger 

Seattle,  Aug.  30. — The  newly-ap- 
pointed Board  of  Theatre  Censors 
made  its  first  move  here  when  Joe 
Danz's  Embassy  played  "Bring  'Em 
Back  Dead,"  a  chronicle  of  John  Dil- 
linger and  other  criminals. 

Acting  upon  protest  of  citizens. 
Board  Chairman  Kenneth  Schoenfeld 
ordered  Danz  to  remove  from  his 
lobby  display  a  wax  image  of  Dil- 
linger's  bullet-riddled  body,  in  "natu- 
ral colors."  Street  dodgers,  advertis- 
ing sequences  reputedly  not  to  be 
found  in  the  film,  were  also  ordered 
banned. 


Frisco  Board  Makes 
Changes  in  Schedule 

San  Francisco,  Aug.  30. — The 
clearance  board  today  announced  a 
new  zoning  decision.  The  original  56- 
day  clearance  has  been  retained  for 
first  runs  charging  50  cents  or  more. 
A  new  49-day  clearance  for  40-cent- 
ers  affects  four  first  runs.  San  Fran- 
cisco has  been  given  all  first  run 
rights  in  northern  California. 


Court  Reverses  Decision 

Wilmington,  Del.,  Aug.  30. — An 
opinion  in  favor  of  the  plaintiffs  was 
handed  down  by  Judge  John  P.  Nields 
in  U.  S.  District  Court  here  today 
in  the  equity  suit  of  American  Tri- 
Ergon  Corp.,  New  York;  Tri-Ergon 
Holding  A.  G.  of  Switzerland  and 
Josef  Engl,  Joseph  Masolle  and  Hans 
Vogt  of  Berlin  against  General  Talk- 
ing Pictures  Corp.,  DeForest  Phono- 
films,  Inc.,  and  Lee  DeForest. 

The  invention  at  issue  relates  to  a 
"glow  lamp"  for  photographic  record- 
ing of  sound.  Priority  had  been  orig- 
inally awarded  to  DeForest.  Nields' 
decision  awards  priority  to  the  peti- 
tioners. The  judge  will  issue  a  de- 
cree directing  that  letters  be  issued 
to  American  Tri-Ergon. 


Amkino  to  Entertain 

Amkino  will  hold  a  reception  in  its 
offices  at  six  o'clock  tonight  for  the 
Soviet  and  Turkish  officials  and,  at 
the  same  time,  show  a  six-reeler  called 
"Soviet   Greets   New   Turkey." 


Trio  Gets  Manhattan 

Trio-Consolidated  has  taken  over 
the  Manhattan,  109th  St.  and  Man- 
hattan Ave.,  effective  tomorrow.  The 
deal  was  closed  between  the  circuit 
and  the  landlord. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
Straining  orders  to  prevent  the  or- 
ganizations named  as  defendants  from 
entering  into  new  contracts  or  renew- 
ing old  ones  for  the  public  perform- 
ance of  music  on  a  royalty  basis  unless 
the  contracts  are  determined  by  gen- 
uine competition  between  copyright 
owners. 

The  government  alleges  that  the 
royalties  now  stipulated  in  the  con- 
tracts of  the  societies  are  the  result 
of  a  monopolistic  situation  and  further 
alleges  that  combinations  exist  be- 
tween the  organizations  named  which 
constitute  a  conspiracy  in  restraint  of 
interstate  trade.  Dissolution  of  the 
organization  is  asked. 

Same  Charges  in  Radio  Suit 

These  are  the  principal  allegations 
contained  also  in  the  anti-trust  suit 
of  radio  broadcasters  against  ASCAP, 
which  is  scheduled  for  trial  here  in 
October,  and  were  to  be  the  basis  of 
the  action  which  the  exhibitors'  legal 
committee  planned  to  bring  against 
ASCAP  in  the  near  future.  George 
Z.  Medalie,  former  U.  S.  District 
Attorney  here,  was  retained  early 
this  week  to  bring  such  an  action 
against  ASCAP  and  on  Wednesday 
virtually  all  exhibitor  organizations, 
affiliated  and  independent  circuits, 
pledged  to  contribute  on  the  basis  of 
a  penny  a  seat  to  finance  this  legal 
battle  against  the  Society. 

Whether  the  government's  action, 
accomplishing  as  it  does,  the  aims 
of  the  exhibitors,  will  result  in  a 
cessation  of  the  exhibitors'  legal  of- 
fensive could  not  be  learned  last 
night.  It  is  believed,  however,  that 
pending  the  outcome  of  the  Federal 
suit  exhibitors  may  confine  their  ac- 
tivity to  supplying  the  government 
with  evidence  and  information,  while 
continuing  to  press  their  propaganda 
campaign  among  senators  and  con- 
gressmen for  the  purpose  of  obtaining 
Federal  revision  of  the  copyright  laws. 

Effect   on   Score   Charge 

Inclusion  of  the  Music  Publishers 
Protective  Ass'n  in  the  government's 
suit  is  seen  as  an  attack  on  that 
organization's  system  of  levying 
against  producers  for  the  right  to 
record  copyrighted  music.  This  levy 
is  the  source  of  the  score  charge  and, 
while  that  charge  itself  is  not  directly 
involved  in  the  government's  action, 
it  is  believed  that  a  royalty  charge  for 
recording  music  which  would  be  based 
on  freely  competitive  bargaining 
among  copyright  ovvners  might  result 
in  a  lowering  of  the  recording  charge 
and,  hence,  of  the  score  charge. 

It  is  also  hazarded  in  film  legal  cir- 
cles that  the  success  of  the  govern- 
ment's action  against  the  Music  Pub- 
lishers Protective  Ass'n  would  make 
producers  the  free  agents  for  music 
composed  by  their  own  studio  staffs, 
a  situation  also  regarded  as  conducise 
to  ultimate  elimination  of  the  score 
charge. 

Neither  Gene  Buck,  president  of 
ASCAP,  nor  E.  C.  Mills,  general 
manager,  could  be  reached  last  night 
for  comment  on  the  suit  or  infor- 
mation as  to  whether  or  not  the  gov- 
ernment's suit  would  result  in  aban- 
donment by  ASCAP  of  its  announced 
intention  of  putting  into  effect  its 
schedule  of  increased  music  taxes  on 
Oct.  I. 


Theatre  No  Church, 
Asserts  Kuykendall 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
the  present  censorship  by  the  organi- 
zation   of    20   committees    throughout 
the   country. 

"Reports  from  these  committees, 
obtained  from  public  reaction,  the 
press  and  the  better  films  groups,  are 
sent  in  in  detail,"  he  continued.  "We 
sort  them  out  and  send  the  results  to 
the  producers  so  they  may  know 
what  pictures  the  public  likes  most." 

Elaborating  on  his  views  on  clean 
pictures,  Kuykendall  placed  much  of 
the  blame  for  film  indecency  on  direc- 
tors whom  he  charged  with  trying  to 
outdo  each  other  in  "getting  by  with 
suggestiveness."  He  offered  the  opin- 
ion that  the  original  strength  of  the 
film  decency  campaign  was  s|>ent  now 
but  stated  that  the  public  demand  for 
wholesome  pictures  remains.  He  said 
he  had  heard  the  Production  Code  Ad- 
ministration's label  on  an  approved 
picture  hissed  in  a  Boston  theatre. 

Kuykendall  warned  against  the 
danger  from  professional  reformers 
offered  by  the  present  moral  crusade 
and  scored  those  exhibitors  who  seek 
to  take  advantage  of  the  campaign  by 
endeavoring  to  cancel  harmless  pic- 
tures because  of  a  suspicion  they  may 
not  be  "box  office." 

Kuykendall  urged  the  discontinu- 
ance of  film  previews  for  women's 
organizations,  asserting  that  the  prac- 
tice eventually  would  ruin  theatre 
business  throughout  the  nation.  He 
also  urged  that  exhibitors  should  act 
as  a  unit  in  fighting  the  proposed 
music  tax  increases,  suggesting  that 
proper  backing  of  the  opposition  to 
the  American  Society  of  Composers, 
Authors  &  Publishers  could  be  given 
by  exhibitors  only  as  a  united  body. 

His  address  touched  upon  double 
featuring,  which  he  described  as  the 
"ruination   of  the   business." 


W.  C.  T.  U.  Steps  Down 

Seattle,  Aug.  30. — Delegates  at  the 
annual  W.  C.  T.  U.  convention  here 
today  voted  to  join  in  all  efforts  to 
"stop  vile  and  unwholesome  pictures 
and  to  continue  to  press  with  vigor 
a    national    censorship    bill." 


Marin's  Wife  Is  Killed 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30. — M-G-M  to- 
day reported  the  death  of  Mrs.  Ned 
Marin,  wife  of  Edward  Mannix's  as- 
sistant; Belle  Stebbins,  wife  of  Ar- 
thur Stebbins,  assistant  to  Phil  Berg, 
local  agent,  and  two  Stebbins  children, 
Gary  and  Lila,  in  an  automobile  col- 
lision 18  miles  north  of  Bakersfield 
this  afternoon. 


New  Yiddish  Company 

Jack  Stillman  has  been  named  head 
of  the  Sov-Am  Film  Corp.,  which  will 
specialize  in  Yiddish  pictures.  Four 
features,  with  English  subtitles  are  on 
the  schedule  for  the  balance  of  1934, 
the  first  being,  "The  Youth  of 
Russia." 


Buffalo  Reopening  Set 

Buffalo,  Aug.  30. — Shea  interests 
reopen  the  Great  Lakes  Saturday  with 
"Cat's  Paw."  Charles  Hayman  had 
a  deal  practically  set  to  take  over 
the  house,  but  negotiations  fell 
through,  with  Shea  retaining  the  luiit. 


AND  STILL 
THEY  COME! 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday.  August  31,   1934 


Campi  Asks 
Industry  Aid 
Push  Zoning 


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returned  exhibitors  will  get  together 
again  and  try  to  work  out  a  feasible 
program.  Where  certain  provisions 
of  the  code  are  overstepped,  Campi 
will  make  suggestions  on  new  pro- 
cedure. Miami,  Milwaukee,  Bridge- 
port, Hartford  and  New  Haven 
schedules,  appeal  hearings  on  which 
already  have  been  held,  have  been  re- 
turned for  revision. 

Campi  has  found  that  in  practically 
all  instances  local  boards  have  ex- 
ceeded their  authority,  inserting 
clauses  which  violate  the  code.  Ex- 
hibitors from  the  five  territories  have 
come  to  New  York  to  protest  certain 
clauses  which  should  have  been  elimi- 
nated in  the  schedules  before  the  ap- 
peal  hearing. 

At  the  same  time  Campi  is  recon- 
vening the  clearance  and  zoning 
boards  to  again  hear  individual  pro- 
tests, hoping  by  this  method  to  save 
exhibitors  time  and  money  by  regis- 
tering   objections    locally. 

Can  Appeal  for   Changes 

Exhibitors  in  all  territories  will  be 
given  a  chance  to  protest  against  pro- 
visions in  schedules  which  might  work 
a  hardship  on  them.  In  zones  where 
no  schedules  have  been  drawn,  ex- 
hibitors can  ask  for  changes  in  pres- 
ent protection  ratios  and  local  boards 
will  decide  on  the  merits  of  the  claims. 
These  decisions  can  be  appealed  as 
heretofore. 

Of  the  40  schedules  filed  with 
Campi,  five  only  have  been  heard  and 
disposed  of.  In  all  five,  Campi  has 
ordered  changes  following  protest 
hearings  on  appeal. 

A  majority  of  exhibitors  in  Los 
Angeles,  Detroit,  Buffalo,  Cincinnati 
and  Cleveland  are  in  favor  of  sched- 
ules drawn.  In  Los  Angeles,  90  per 
cent  of  the  exhibitors  want  the  sched- 
ule and  it  appeared  yesterday  this 
plan  would  be  the  first  on  the  calen- 
dar for  appeal  in  New  York.  It  is 
possible  the  Los  Angeles  appeal  will 
be  set  some  time  next  week  in  addi- 
tion to  one  or  two  other  zones. 

Any  plan  with  limitations  on  duals 
will  have  to  have  twin  bill  clauses 
eliminated  before  Campi  will  hear  it. 

The  clearance  and  zoning  commit- 
tee deciding  to  call  upon  the  indus- 
try to  join  in  correcting  misunder- 
standings of  local  boards  in  drafting 
the  schedules  consists  of  Charles  L. 
O'Reilly,  George  J.  Schaefer,  R.  H. 
Cochrane  and  Nathan  Yamins.  These 
men,  in  addition  to  Walter  Vincent, 


Reade  No  Exception 

Although  Campi  suggested 
that  Walter  Reade  sign  an 
affidavit  to  the  effect  he 
would  live  up  to  a  cease  and 
desist  order  not  to  distribute 
cut-rate  service  passes  at  the 
Mayfair,  the  New  York  griev- 
ance board  yesterday  decided 
Reade  should  not  be  made  an 
exception  and  that  he  carry 
out  the  original  order  with- 
out signing  papers  acknowl- 
edging the  decision. 


Fan  or  Bubble? 

Chicago,  Aug.  30.— Looks 
like  a  hot  time  in  the  old 
town. 

Sally  Rand  is  giving  her 
first  stage  presentation  of 
her  latest  creation,  the  iri- 
descent bubble  dance  at  the 
Oriental.  Around  the  corner, 
at  the  State-Lake,  Faith 
Bacon  is  doing  her  popular 
fan  dance. 

Last  year,  about  this  same 
time,  Sally  knocked  the 
World's  Fair  yokels  for  a  loop 
and  the  Chicago  for  its  high- 
est week  of  the  year  waving 
her  revealing  plumes.  The 
setup  now  is  viewed  as  cri- 
terion on  the  question  of 
whether  the  fan  is  mightier 
than  the  bubble  and  is  re- 
garded as  highly  important  in 
the  future  of  thousands  of 
embryo  fan  dancers. 


Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Ro- 
senblatt, Edward  Golden,  Harold  S. 
Bareford,  William  Jenkins  and  Jo- 
seph Vogel,  constituted  Campi's  tri- 
bunal yesterday. 

The  finance  committee  is  still  work- 
ing on  a  new  assessment  plan  to 
raise  $180,000  from  producers  and 
distributors.  It  is  expected  to  be 
ready  for  the  next  Code  Authority 
session,  the  date  of  which  has  not 
yet  been   set. 


Brandt  Is  Guilty  in 
Cut  Rate  Pass  Case 

(.Continued   from    pac/c    I) 

long  as  the  Globe's  policy  did  not 
conflict  with  any  other  Broadway 
house.  Brandt  claimed  that  the  Roxy 
couldn't  complain  against  him  on  the 
ground  that  the  Globe  is  not  operat- 
ing under  the  same  policy. 

Yesterday,  Rosenblatt,  in  a  letter  to 
the  grievance  board,  officially  denied 
an  oral  agreement  with  Brandt,  stat- 
ing : 

"Please  be  advised  that  I  have  no 
recollection  of  having  had  any  such 
conversations  as  alleged  by  Brandt 
and  have  made  no  exceptions  or  ex- 
emptions orally  or  otherwise  with 
respect  to  the  Globe  or  any  other  the- 
atre, so  far  as  I  know  in  connection 
with  provisions  of  Article  V,  Division 
1,  Part  3,  Section  1  of  the  code." 

Loew's  won  two  premature  adver- 
tising decisions  against  independent 
exhibitors  and  withdrew  a  third  when 
Dr.  Leon  Greenfield,  who  operates  the 
Paras-Court  in  Brooklyn,  promised  he 
would  not  violate  the  code.  David 
M.  Loew  asked  to  withdraw  the  com- 
plaint after  considerable  controversy 
over  the  matter.  Greenfield  promised 
to  hold  back  his  new  weekly  programs 
until  Mondays  so  as  not  to  conflict 
with  pictures  playing  at  Loew's 
Melba. 

The  two  decisions  in  favor  of 
Loew's  were  against  the  Pastime  and 
Bluebird. 

Brandt  Continues  to 
Expand;  Now  Has  26 

Harry  Brandt  has  purchased  a  50 
per  cent  interest  in  the  Wyckoff  and 
WillouGrhby  theatres  in  Brooklyn  from 
Morris  Goodman,  who  will  continue 
to  operate  in  association  with  Brandt. 

The  additions  mark  a  new  total  of 
26  for  Brandt. 


St.  Louis  Price  War 
Off  Till  Sept.  7 


(Continued  from  paije   1) 
under    way    and    are    expected    to   be 
completed  by  ne.xt  week,  giving  them 
a   sufficient   supply   of   six  pictures   a 
week  under  the  twin  bill  idea. 

Warners,  only  holdout  in  the  pro- 
posed agreement  to  go  singles  in  this 
city,  is  doubling  at  the  Shubert  Rialto 
and  plans  to  adopt  the  same  policy 
when  the  Orpheum  is  reopened  Sept. 
15. 

Second  and  subsequent  runs  are 
understood  planning  radical  reduc- 
tions in  admissions.  F.  &  M.  will 
charge  10  cents  for  children  at  the 
three  houses  when  the  cut-price  plan 
goes   into  effect. 


A^.  /.  Ban  Still  Held 
Up  by  Consolidated 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

a  stumbling  block  in  the  adoption  of 
the  plan,  slated  to  go  into  effect 
Sept.  20. 

Allied  of  New  Jersey,  sponsor  of 
the  dual  drive,  has  lined  up  practi- 
cally all  of  its  members  in  favor  of 
dropping  twin  bills.  Trio-Consoli- 
dated has  been  approached  and  is  said 
to  be  definitely  against  eliminating  a 
second  feature  in  its  Jersey  houses. 

When  queried  yesterday  on  the  re- 
ported turndown,  Jack  Springer,  head 
of  theatre  operations  for  Trio,  re- 
fused to  comment  one  way  or  anoth- 
er. Tlie  plan  must  be  100  per  cent 
approved  before  it  can  go  into  effect. 


Reinhardt  Spectacle 
For  Roxy  Discussed 

(Continued   from    page    \) 

of  a  People,"  which  goes  into  the 
Seventh  Ave.  house  Sept.  7  for  an 
indefinite  run.  Cullman's  idea  would 
be  to  get  Reinhardt  to  put  on  another 
show  along  the  same  general  lines. 

Reinhardt  returns  from  the  coast  in 
two  months,  when  he  will  start  pre- 
liminary work  on  "Road  of  the 
Promise,"  which  will  be  staged  out- 
doors early  next  year.  Cullman  will 
continue  his  negotiations  with  the  pro- 
ducer  upon   his    return. 


Loew's  Gets  **Cafs  Paw" 

Loew's  has  concluded  negotiations 
with  Fox  for  "Cat's  Paw"  for  65 
Greater  New  York  houses.  Starting 
Sept.  14  the  picture  will  play  six  de 
luxe  houses  and  follow  into  the  re- 
maining houses  for  the  latter  half  of 
the  week  showings. 

Because  of  the  individual  sales 
policy  on  all  Harold  Lloyd  pictures, 
separate  deals  had  to  be  made. 

Notables  at  Premiere 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30. — Harry  Cohn 
chartered  an  entire  car  with  the 
Southern  Pacific  to  carry  a  flock  of 
celebrities  to  the  opening  of  "One 
Night  of  Love"  at  the  Orpheum,  San 
Francisco  Wednesday.  Among  his 
guests  were  Ruth  Chatterton,  Clark 
Gable,  Walter  Connolly,  Ann  Sothern, 
George  Raft,  Edward  G.  Robinson 
and  Edmund  Lowe. 


Moross  Back  in  Town 

Sam  Moross  is  back  at  Campi  head- 
quarters after  a  nine-day  stay  in  Buf- 
falo, where  he  pinch-hit  for  the  code 
secretary  there,  Jane  M.  Holloran, 
who  recently  lost  her  mother. 


Distributors 
Threaten  to 
Quit  Mexico 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

tax  will  make  prohibitive  assessments 
even  more  so  and  force  the  darkening 
of  Mexican  theatres  which  depend  al- 
most entirely  upon  pictures  imported 
from  other  countries,  largely  the 
United  States. 

The  distributors  figure  the  new  tax 
will  boost  the  total  of  various  levies 
which  confront  them  to  3,000  per  cent. 
In  the  last  three  years,  they  declare 
the  duty  on  discs  has  jumped  1,200  per 
cent ;  general  duty,  450  per  cent ; 
levies  on  New  York  credits,  60  to  250 
per  cent,  and  municipal  assessments 
in  Mexico  City  150  per  cent. 


Hold  Funeral  Rites 
For  J,  D,  Williams 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

Skouras,  Joe  Brandt,  Mrs.  E.  J. 
Hudson,  Charles  W.  Barrell,  Jay 
Gove,  Martin  Quigley,  Colvin  Brown, 
Walter  F.  Eberhardt  and,  touchingly 
enough,  a  number  of  men  and 
women  who  occupied  minor  positions 
in  First  National  when  Williams  was 
its  general  manager. 

Dr.  Caleb  Moore  of  the  Madison 
Ave.  Presbyterian  Church,  conducted 
the  services.  The  remains  were  cre- 
mated. 


Services  for  Mrs.  Warner 

Services  for  Mrs.  Benjamin  Warner, 
mother  of  the  four  Warner  Brothers, 
were  held  yesterday  aftenioon  at  the 
Warner  Club  in  New  York  while  the 
burial  was  under  way  in  Los  Angeles. 
Following  the  services,  the  entire 
office  was  clo.^ed  for  the  rest  of  the 
day.  Reverend  Solomon  A.  Feinberg 
officiated. 


Mary  Pickford  East 

Cleveland,  Aug.  30. — Mary  Pick- 
ford  arrives  Friday  to  attend  the  open- 
ing of  the  National  Air  Races  at 
Cleveland  Airport.  She  will  make  the 
award  of  the  Bendix  trophy  for  the 
cross  country  speed  record.  Spend- 
ing the  day  in  Cleveland,  Miss  Pick- 
ford  will  leave  that  evening  for  New 
York. 


Hamrick  Takes  Another 

Portland,  Aug.  30. — John  Ham- 
rick today  officially  announced  the 
acquisition  of  the  Pantages,  which  he 
has  renamed  John  Hamrick's  Or- 
pheum. The  house  will  reopen  on  a 
de  luxe  policy  on  Sept.  14  after  com- 
plete renovation  by  the  B.  F.  Shearer 
Theatre  Equipment  Co. 


800  Cases  Cleared 

More  than  800  clearance 
and  zoning  cases  have  been 
heard  by  the  32  code  boards, 
it  was  stated  at  Campi  yes- 
terday. All  of  the  cases  have 
been  cleared,  starting  the 
boards  at  scratch,  as  the  new 
order  to  reconvene  for  pro- 
tests    becomes     effective    at 


4  STARS  IN  NEWSPAPER 
REVIEWS  EVERYWHERE 


"A  Treasure  Trove' 


WALTER  SPEARMAN 
motioji  picture  critic 
CHARLOTTE  NEWS 
Charlotte,  N.  C. 


"For  digging  out  facts  about  the  motion 
picture  industry  I've  just  discovered  a 
treasure  trove.  It  is  the  1934-35  Motion 
Picture  Almanac.  There  is  enough 
material  in  it  to  last  a  daily  columnist 
about  365  days." 


A  Compliment  to  the  Indus  try'' 


WALTER  D.  HICKMAN 
motion  picture  editor 
INDIANAPOLIS  TIMES 


"The  1934-35  Motion  Picture  Almanac 
is  the  most  complete  authority  on  the 
movie  industry  I  have  ever  seen.  It  is 
a  comphment  to  die  industry." 


MOTION  PICTURE  ALMANAC 


1790  BROADWAY 


NEW  YORK 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  August  31,   1934 


Won't  Sue  in 
K.C.  Crusade 
On  'Indecency' 

(Continued  from   page   1) 

over  the  weekend  and  are  still  com- 
ing. We  had  the  biggest  Saturday 
and  Sunday  since  opening  the  house 
last  April." 

Managers  of  other  first  runs  feel 
the  fight  is  theirs  as  well,  because  of 
the  Journal-Post's  announced  policy 
of  blaming  them  for  the  character  of 
film  entertainment  at  the  subsequent 
runs.  Theatre  men  regard  the  cru- 
sade as  purely  a  bludgeon  to  force 
them  to  advertise  in  the  Journal-Post. 
While  all  Kansas  City  theatres  adver- 
tise regularly  in  the  Star,  the  city's 
dominant  paper,  only  three  of  the  five 
first  runs  use  the  Journal-Post  and 
but  18  of  the  40  suburbans  advertise  in 
that  paper's  amusement  directory. 
None  of  the  Fox  theatres  advertises 
in  it. 

The  paper  recently  inaugurated  a 
policy  of  reviewing  all  shows,  regard- 
less of  whether  they  are  advertisers, 
explaining  the  reviews  in  the  other 
daily  are  "biased  and  untrustworthy." 
The  Journal-Post's  weekly  reviews  of 
the  Tower  shows,  and  occasionally  of 
the  Fox  Uptown's,  the  other  non-ad- 
vertising first  run,  have  been  decidedly 
biased  and  unfair,  in  the  opinion  of 
theatre  men.  The  current  attack  is 
the  climax  of  the  paper's  editorial 
campaign  against  the  Tower. 

Industry  representatives  here  say 
the  Journal-Post  is  inconsistent  in 
crusading  for  clean  shows  inasmuch  as 
it  is  currently  running  several  objec- 
tionable features,  including  "Holly- 
wood Unmasked,"  which  consists  of 
scenes  deleted  by  the  censors  and 
scenes  from  so-called  French  versions 
together  with  parallel  scenes  as  shown 
in  this  country.  The  Journal-Post's 
rotogravure  section  is  entirely  devoted 
to  the  latter  feature. 

It  is  also  pointed  out  that  on  the 
day  the  Journal-Post  launched  its  cru- 
sade against  offensive  theatre  enter- 
tainment, a  Dorothy  Dix  article  in  the 
self-described  family  newspaper  dwelt 
entirely  on  the  sex  problem. 

Star,  Opposing  Post, 
Using  ''Clean'*  Stills 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  30. — In  con- 
trast to  the  sensational  feature, 
"Hollywood  Unmasked"  currently 
running  in  a  number  of  newspapers, 
the  Star  has  announced  a  policy  of 
cooperation  with  the  industry  in  not 
publishing  pictorial  material  that 
may  add  fire  to  the  present  "cleanup" 
campaign. 

While  the  Journal-Post  is  filling  its 
Sunday  rotogravure  section  with 
"Hollywood  Unmasked,"  the  Star 
prints  a  page  of  pictures  depicting 
scenes  from  forthcoming  releases  that 
are  in  no  way  objectionable.  Since 
the  pictures  are  to  be  shown  in  local 
theatres,  managers  are  appreciative  of 
the  Star's  cooperation. 

Stating  that  no  old  pictures  will  be 
used,  the  Star  announces  as  its  policy: 

"Hollywood,  in  an  effort  to  satisfy 
the  public  desire  for  more  wholesome 
conditions  on  the  screen,  has  imposed 
a  censorship  upon  its  own  still  photo- 
graphs in  order  to  eliminate  the  naked 
and  the  vulgar.     The  leaders  of  the 


In  the  Night 


Neon-lighted  signs,  recently  in- 
stalled in  the  coast  headquarters 
building  of  Quigley  Publications, 
telling  their  story  nightly  for  all 
of  Hollywood  to  see. 


motion  picture  industry  have  asked 
the  reputable  press  to  cooperate  by 
refraining  from  reviving  old  scenes 
made  by  persons  who  had  no  sense  of 
moral  responsibility.  This  department 
is  happy  to  cooperate  in  so  beneficial 


a  movement."  The  statement  is  signed 
by  John  C.  Moffitt,  the  paper's  film 
critic. 

"Hollywood  Unmasked"  consists  of 
more  than  400  censored  and  allegedly 
suppressed  pictures  and,  according  to 
the  Journal-Post's  blurb,  "pictures 
from  Hollywood  actors  and  directors 
which  movie  stars  would  pay  thou- 
sands of  dollars  to  keep  out  of  circula- 
tion." The  feature  is  syndicated  by 
the  Register  and  Tribune  of  Des 
Moines. 


CaL  ITO  to  Appeal 
To  NRA  on  Labor 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  30.— Decision 
to  appeal  to  the  NRA  for  a  fair  set- 
tlement of  the  union  situation  here 
was  made  at  the  first  membership 
meeting  of  the  revamped  I.T.O.  of 
Southern  California  today.  The  ma- 
jority sentiment  was  against  arbitra- 
tion. Definite  action  on  this  point  will 
be  decided  by  a  committee  comprising 
Jules  Wolfe,  Irving  Carlen  and 
Harry  Popkin. 

The  meeting  was  pessimistic  over 
the  chances  of  there  ever  being  a  set- 
tlement of  the  duals  problem.  I.  E. 
Chadwick  urged  all  independents  stick 
together  to  survive.  All  dues  owed 
up  to  Sept.  1  were  canceled.  That  is 
the  date  on  which  the  new  adminis- 
tration comes  into  office.  There  were 
50  new  members  at  the  meeting. 

The  show  planned  by  the  organi- 
zation to  raise  funds  is  tentatively 
set  for  Oct.  22  at  the  Pantages. 


Charles  Dillingham  Dead 

Charles  B.  Dillingham,  widely 
known  theatrical  producer  and  former 
owner  of  a  chain  of  legitimate  the- 
atres in  principal  cities  of  the  coun- 
try, died  at  nine  o'clock  last  night  in 
his  Hotel  Astor  apartment.  Dilling- 
ham had  been  suffering  from  arterio 
sclerosis  and  had  suffered  several 
heart  attacks  during  recent  months. 


MacMahon-Kibbee  Again 

Hollywood,  Aug.  30. — W  a  r  n  e  r  s 
has  bought  an  original  by  Ralph 
Spence  titled  "Social  Pirates"  as  a 
vehicle  for  Aline  MacMahon  and  Guy 
Kibbee. 


Waring  on  Stage,  Fields  on 

Screen  Do  $21,000  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  Aug.  30. — Waring's  Pennsylvanians  on  the  stage  and 
"The  Old  Fashioned  Way"  on  the  screen  set  the  pace  in  Shea's 
Buffalo  at  $21,000,  nearly  $7,000  over  normal  in  a  generally  brisk 
week.     Weather  was  fair  and  cool. 

Total  take  was  $43,000.     Average  is  $36,300. 

Estimates  for  week  ending  Aug.  24: 

"THE  OLD  FASHIONED  WAY"  (Para.) 
BUFFALO— (3,500),  30c-55c,  7  days.     Stage:   Fred  Waring  and 
his  Pennsylvanians,  Babs  Ryan,  Lane  Sisters,  Tom  Waring,  Poley 
McQintock.     Gross:  $21,000.     (Average,  $14,300.) 

"A  VERY  HONORABLE  GUY"  (F.  N.) 
"LAUGHING  BOY"   (M-G-M) 
CENTURY— (3,000),  25c,  7  days.    Gross:  $7,200.  (Average,  $6,000.) 
"MURDER  ON  THE  BLACKBOARD"  (Radio) 
"KEEP  'EM  ROLLING"  (Radio) 
COURT  STREET— (1,200),  25c,  7  days.    Gross:  $1,100.    (Average, 
$1,500.) 

"THE  WORLD  MOVES  ON"  (Fox) 
HIPPODROME— (2,100),  25c-40c,  7  days.    Gross:  $6,800.     (Aver- 
age, $8,000.) 

"WHOM  THE  GODS  DESTROY"  (Col.) 
"EMBARRASSING  MOMENTS"  (Univ.) 
LAFAYETTE— (3,300),   25c,  7  days.     Gross:   $6,900.      (Average. 
$6,500.) 


Los  Angeles 
Holds  Gain ; 
Torever'  Top 


Los  Angeles,  Aug.  30. — The  city 
continues  to  show  better  grosses.  De- 
spite prevailing  warm  weather,  re- 
ceipts in  practically  all  first  runs  here 
and  in  Hollywood  showed  additional 
strength  last  week. 

Best  performance  of  all  was  "Now 
and  Forever"  at  the  Paramount. 
There  the  grosses  ended  at  $29,998  as 
compared  with  an  average  take  of 
$18,000.  Second  week  of  "Treasure 
Island"  at  Loew's  State  brought 
$20,505.  This  is  excellent.  "The 
Circus  Clown"  went  $5,500  over  nor- 
mal at  Warners'  Hollywood  to  a  total 
of  $19,500.  Downtown,  the  gate  was 
$18,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $99,003. 
Average:  $69,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  29: 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,413),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
2nd  week.  Short,  Pete  Smith's  "Goofy 
Movies,"  news.  Gross:  $20,505.  (Average: 
$14,000) 

"NOW  AND  FOREVER"  (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
On  the  stage:  Fanchon  &  Marco  revue 
with  Al  Lyons;  short,  news.  Gross:  $29,998. 
(Average:   $18,000). 

"DOWN   TO  THEIR   LAST  YACHT" 
(RKO) 

RKO— (2,700),     25c-40c,     7     days.       News, 
shorts.     Gross:    $6,000.     (Average:   $8,000) 
"CIRCUS  CLOWN"  (F.  N.) 

WARNER  HOLLYWOOD— (3,000),  25c- 
55c,  7  days.  Shorts,  news.  Gross:  $19,500. 
(Average:  $14,000) 

"CIRCUS  CLOWN"   (F.  N.) 

WARNER  DOWNTOWN— (3,400),  2Sc- 
S5c,  7  days.  Shorts,  news.  Gross:  $18,000, 
(Average:  $12,000) 

"THE    HUMAN    SIDE"    (Univ.) 
"PARIS    INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 

PANTAGES— (3,000),  2Sc-40c,  7  days. 
News,  short.  Gross:  $5,000.  (Average: 
$3,200) 


Receivership  Won't 
Darken  Cincy  Spots 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  30. — Operation 
of  the  Shubert  and  Cox,  which  passed 
into  receivership  Saturday,  will  be 
continued  by  Ben  L.  Heidingsfeld,  re- 
ceiver, under  supervision  of  Haveth  E. 
Mau  and  Abraham  Lipp,  attorneys, 
who  filed  the  petition  for  the  Trebuhs 
Realty  Co.  of  New  York. 

The  Shubert  is  expected  to  play  sev- 
eral roadshow  pictures  during  the 
season.  The  Cox  probably  will  re- 
main dark.  Nelson  G.  Trowbridge 
remains  as  manager. 


Balcony  Smoking  in 
L,  A,  Legal  Saturday 

Los  Angeles,  Aug.  30. — Smoking 
in  balconies  at  Class  A  houses  here 
goes  into  effect  Saturday  through  an 
agreement  between  theatre  operators 
and  city  officials.  Fox  West  Coast 
will  inaugurate  the  policy,  which  orig- 
inally was  not  to  become  effective 
until  Sept.  21. 


Marion  Injuries  Bad 

Hollywood^  Aug.  30. — Injuries  sus- 
tained by  Frances  Marion,  scenarist, 
in  an  auto  accident  on  the  Ridge 
Route  between  here  and  San  Fran- 
cisco, are  serious.  She  is  suffering 
from  a  fractured  collarbone,  con- 
tusions and  possible  internal  injuries. 


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NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER  1,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Midwest  Aims 
To  Establish 
Film  Quality 

Rhoden     Tells     Another 
Angle  of  Move 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  31.  —  This 
year's  advertising  campaign  of  Fox 
Midwest  Theatres  is  designed  not 
only  to  pubHcize  the  season's  attrac- 
tions but  "to  breed  in  your  commu- 
nity a  feehng  that  pictures  generally 
are  much  improved  and  worthy  of  at- 
tendance," the  circuit's  managers  are 
informed  by  Elmer  C.  Rhoden,  divi- 
sion   manager. 

Commenting  on  the  campaign  in  a 
message  included  in  the  division's 
1934-35  manual,  Rhoden  says : 

"We  have  recently  been  faced  with 
the  most  bitter  and  relentless  attack 
that  has  ever  been  leveled  at  our 
industry.  All  sects  and  creeds  have 
apparently     joined     hands     for     the 

{Continued   on    page    4) 


RKO  Stays  in  R.  C; 
New  Leases  Pend 

RKO  headquarters  will  continue  to 
be  maintained  in  Radio  City,  al- 
though no  new  leases  to  replace  those 
expiring  today  have  been  concluded 
yet,  it  was  stated  yesterday. 

The  Center  is  being  dropped  from 
the  RKO  Radio  City  leaseholds;   the 

(Continued    on    page    4) 


ITOA  Favors 
Conciliation 
With  Unions 


Peaceful  Policy  Will  Pre- 
vail in  Future 


Music  HalVs  $71,000 
Broadway's  Leader 

The  Music  Hall  led  last  week's 
grosses  on  Broadway,  garnering  a 
neat  $71,000  on  the  second  and  final 
week  of  "Cat's  Paw."  The  Capitol 
with  "Hideout"  had  a  nice  take  of 
$41,500  and  the  Roxy,  with  $26,700 
for  "Charlie  Chan's  Courage,"  was 
plenty   in   the   black. 


"How's  Business?** 

Columbus,  Aug.  31.— Estab- 
lishing a  local  precedent, 
especially  for  a  neighborhood 
house,  the  Victor  is  showing 
an  all-Russian  program.  The 
feature  is  "Patriots,"  a  Soviet 
film  produced  in  the  U.  S. 
S.  R.  by  Myrabpomfilm. 

The  shorts  deal  with  vari- 
ous phases  of  Russian  activ- 
ities. 


With  the  appointment  of  a  labor 
committee  headed  by  Dr.  Leon  Green- 
field, Brooklyn  circuit  owner,  the 
I.T.O.A.  will  try  to  conciliate  differ- 
ences between  its  members  and  local 
operators'   unions. 

The  exhibitor  committee  does  not 
want  to  aggravate  union  matters  and 
is  in  favor  of  a  peaceful  settlement  of 
all  controversies  to  the  end  that 
picketing  will  eventually  be  eliminated. 

An  attempt  is  being  made  by  the 
committee  to  meet  George  E.  Browne, 

(Continued    on    page    4) 


Orpheum,  Frisco,  to 
Extended  Run  Policy 

San  Francisco,  Aug.  31. — With 
"One  Night  of  Love"  opening  yes- 
terday at  the  Orpheum  to  $300  over 
any  previous  day's  opening,  Fan- 
chon  and  Marco  has  decided  to  adopt 
an  indefinite  showing  policy.  All  new 
bookings  will  remam  as  long  as  the 
box   office   receipts   warrant. 

From  present  indications,  F.  &  M. 
plans  to  hold  the  Columbia  picture 
for  six  to  seven  weeks.  In  addi- 
tion to  Columbia's  lineup,  the  the- 
atre   will     show    Universal's    output. 


Just  in  Case 

Toronto,  Aug.  31. — An  un- 
finished theatre  in  Toronto  is 
being  picketed  by  organized 
labor!  This  is  the  Pape  Thea- 
tre which  is  being  construc- 
ted in  the  East  End  and  the 
action  was  taken  by  building 
trades  union  because  the  men 
on  the  job  are  being  paid  less 
than  the  union  scale,  it  is 
claimed.  Hence,  paraders 
with  banners  are  marching  in 
front  of  the  theatre  although 
it  is  not  scheduled  to  open 
until  October. 


British  Sign  Asther, 
Brook  and  Beaudine 

E.  O.  Gurney  of  the  Schulberg- 
Feldman-Gurney  office  on  the  coast 
arrived  yesterday  from  a  two-month 
European  trip  during  which  he  closed 
deals  with  British  companies  for 
the  services  of  Clive  Brook,  William 

(Continued    on    page    4) 


St.  Louis  May 
Defer  Action 
On  Price  War 


St.  Louis,  Aug.  31. — In  a  move  to 
stave  off  a  general  price  war  here, 
Fred  Wehrenberg,  president  of  the 
local  M.P.T.O,.  and  John  Cunliff, 
head  of  the  St.  Louis  Amusement 
Corp.,  today  called  a  mass  meeting 
of  leading  exhibitors  to  discuss  ad- 
missions and  dual  features. 

As  a  result,  F.  &  M.  has  tempor- 
arily abandoned  its  planned  price  re- 
ductions at  the  Ambassador,  Missouri 
and  Fox.  The  price  slices  were  to 
have  gone  into  effect  yesterday.  How- 
ever, F.  &  M.  has  gone  to  twin  bills 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


Tariff  Deal  May  Aid 
U.  S.  Films  in  Brazil 

Washington,  .'Vug.  31. — -Sales  of 
American  films  to  Brazil,  which  have 
dropped  50  per  cent  in  the  last  four 
years,  may  be  bolstered  by  tariff 
negotiations  announced  today  by  the 
Department  of  State. 

Revealing  an  intention  to  initiate 
discussions  for  tariff  concessions  with 

(Continued    on    page   4) 


Loew Expansion  in  New  York 
Reported  Over  for  Present 


ASCAP  Gomg 
Ahead  With 
Tax  Increase 


Exhibitor  Units  to  Drop 
Medalie  Assessments 


No  change  in  the  plans  of  the 
American  Society  of  Composers, 
Authors  &  Publishers  to  place  in  ef- 
fect on  Oct.  1  its  schedule  of  music 
tax  increases  against  theatres  will  be 
made  as  a  result  of  the  filing  on 
Thursday  of  the  government's  anti- 
trust action  against  ASCAP  and  other 
music  licensing  groups,  E.  C.  Mills, 
ASCAP  general  manager,  said  yes- 
terday. 

Meanwhile,  important  exhibitor  or- 
ganizations such  as  T.O.C.C.,  Allied 
States  and  I.T.O.A.  were  preparing 
to  abandon  plans  for  assessing  member 
theatres  a  penny  a  seat  to  contribute 
to  the  "war  chest"  being  raised  by  the 
national  exhibitors'  emergency  com- 
mittee to  institute  a  suit  against 
ASCAP  such  as  that  of  the  govern- 
ment's. The  exhibitor  organizations 
were  said  to  be  proceeding  on  the 
theory  that  nothing  more  could  be  ac- 
(Continued  on  page   3) 


Having  acquired  the  Gem,  Far 
Rockaway,  and  replaced  the  Free- 
man, which  was  recently  dropped,  by 
the  Boston  Road  in  the  Bronx, 
Loew's  will  not  take  over  any  more 
theatres  in  the  local  territory  from 
independents,   it  is  indicated. 

Loew's  figures  that  selling  in  the 
New  York  areas  is  practically  com- 
pleted  for   the   new   season   and   that. 


if  any  more  theatres  were  taken  over, 
it  may  find  considerable  difficulty  in 
lining    up   product. 

No  new  theatres  are  planned  in  this 
territory  for  the  next  two  years.  Cer- 
tain spots  are  being  watched  but 
until  they  are  developed  to  the  point 
where  a  new  house  would  warrant 
building,  the  circuit  will  not  enter 
such  zones. 


Circuits  Agree  To 
Jersey  Dual  Ban 

Every  affiliated  circuit  in  New  Jer- 
sey has  agreed  to  end  double  featur- 
ing as  soon  as  independent  exhibitors 
in  strategic  spots  become  parties  to 
the  agreement  and  make  the  state- 
wide return  to  single  bills  possible,  it 
was  learned  yesterday. 

The  double  feature  ban  in  Jersey 
was  to  become  effective  on  Monday 
but  about  35  independent  houses  still 
remain  to  be  converted  to  the  agree- 
ment, which  has  been  signed  now  by 
175  theatres,  it  was  stated. 


Stehhins  Is  Here  for 
Burial  Arrangements 

Arthur  Stebbins  is  due  to  arrive 
from  Hollywood  by  plane  today  to 
make  preparations  for  funeral  serv- 
ices for  his  wife  Bella,  and  her  two 

(Continued    on    page    4) 


No  Issue  Monday 

Motion  Picture  Daily  will 
not  publish  on  Monday,  Sept. 
3,  which  is  Labor  Day  and  a 
legal  holiday. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Safurday,  Sepfember   I,   1934 


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DAILY 


(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.   36 


September   1,   1934 


No.  S3 


Martin    Quiglev 
Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 
MAURICE    KANN       j^r 
Editor 

'iZMi     JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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Seider  Reported  in 
Deal  for  Fox  Lineup 

Negotiations  are  understood  under 
way  between  Joseph  Seider  and  Fox 
for  the  latter's  product  over  the  Pru- 
dential circuit  in  Long  Island.  Fox 
has  been  out  of  the  circuit  for  several 
years. 

Seider  has  pooled  a  number  of  Long 
Island  houses  with  A.  H.  Schwartz. 
As  a  result  of  this  deal,  Morris 
Kutinsky  withdraws  the  Community, 
Queens  Village,  from  a  booking  and 
buying  arrangement  with   Seider. 


Saland  Closes  Print 
Compact  With  Hackel 

Nat  Saland  yesterday  closed  a  deal 
with  William  A.  Hackel  of  Supreme 
Pictures  whereby  Mercury  labora- 
tories will  handle  the  film  printing 
on  eight  Bob  Steele  westerns,  which 
are  being  distributed  by  William 
Steiner. 

Hackel  flew  to  the  coast  upon  com- 
pletion of  the  deal.  The  first  re- 
lease, "Demon  for  Trouble,"  is  now 
being  printed  and  the  second  is  ex- 
pected  in  New   York   Sept.   10. 


M-G-M  Sat.  Closing  Stays 

M-G-M  employes  have  been  advised 
that  until  further  notice  the  home 
ofifiyce  will  be  closed  Saturdays.  The 
original  Saturday  closing  was  effec- 
tive until  Labor  Day. 


Theatre  Activities 
Quicken  Along  Line 

Approach  of  Labor  Day  and  the 
official  launching  of  the  1934-35 
season  continue  to  find  activity  in  ex- 
hibition stirring  in  virtually  all  sec- 
tions of  the  nation. 

Among  the  developments  reaching 
New  York  yesterday  from  Motion 
Picture  Daily  correspondents  were 
these : 


Omaha,  Aug.  31.— The  local  Campi 
office  learns  C.  C.  Goodrich,  exhibitor 
at  Stromsburg,  Neb.,  has  agreed  to 
reopen  his  theatre  after  having  been 
petitioned  to  do  so  by  tiie  town's 
businessmen  and  civic  leaders. 

Goodrich  closed  his  house  a  few 
months  ago  after  repeated  warnings 
he  could  not  operate  unless  the  ban 
oii  Sunday  shows  was  lifted.  When  it 
appeared  the  moralists  would  have 
their  way,  he  quietly  closed  his  house. 
Protests  were  registered  immediately, 
but  Goodrich  was  adamant.  A  com- 
promise was  finally  struck  and  the 
house  will  open  in  two  weeks.  Sunday 
shows  have  been  promised  for  some 
future  date.  Stromsburg  is  one  of  the 
last  "blue  law"  towns  in  Nebraska, 
Lincoln,  the  capital,  being  one  of  the 
last  major  towns  to  allow  Sunday 
shows. 

Henry  Rogge  will  open  a  theatre 
at  Holdrege,  Neb.,  with  all  new  equip- 
ment. 

W.  S.  Whitefield  at  Peru,  Neb.,  will 
reopen  his  theatre  Sept.  13. 

C.  L.  Peckham  at  Blue  Springs, 
Neb.,  has  installed  sound-on-film 
equipment. 


NoBLESviLLE,  Ind.,  Aug.  31. — H.  P. 
Vonderschmit  will  reopen  the  Wilds 
with  Photophone  "High  Fidelity" 
sound. 


Camden,  N.  J.,  Aug.  31.  —  The 
Broadway,  1,100-seat  de  luxe  house 
which  was  almost  totally  destroyed  by 
fire  a  short  time  after  it  had  been 
opened,  has  been  completely  rebuilt 
and  has  installed  "High  Fidelity" 
sound.  M.  B.  Ellison  is  manager  of 
the  house  and  secretary  of  the  operat- 
ing company. 


Columbus,  O.,  Aug.  31. — The  Fifth 
Avenue,  265-seat  neighborhood  house, 
dark  for  three  years,  will  reopen  with 
a  straight  picture  policy   Sept.  6. 

New  sound  equipment  is  being  in- 
stalled,  and   other   improvements    are 


being  made,  according  to  Ray  Miller, 
who  will  manage. 


Cincinnati,  Aug.  31. — Rebuilding 
or  the  Hippodrome,  a  unit  of  the 
Frankel  Circuit,  at  Newport,  Ky.,  just 
across  the  river  from  here  has  been 
completed.  The  house  was  destroyed 
by  fire  several  months  ago. 


Memphis,  Aug.  31.— The  Strand 
operated  by  M.  A.  Lightman,  re- 
opened here  last  night  with  "Twentieth 
Century."  The  house  was  closed  sev- 
eral weeks  ago  for  extensive  altera- 
tions. 


Cleveland,  Aug.  31.— The  Palace, 
local  unit  in  the  Taft  chain,  reopens 
tomorrow  after  a  30-day  period  of  in- 
activity. 

Concurrently,  the  Paramount,  major 
house  of  the  local  setup,  discontinues 
double  features  on  Friday  and  Satur- 
day, and  reverts  to  "encore  night" 
each  Friday,  playing  the  extra  fea- 
ture at  the  9  P.  M.  showing. 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  31.— Stanley- 
Warner  will  open  its  newest  neigh- 
borhood house  here,  the  Yorktown, 
Labor  Day.  A  half-million  dollar 
project,  the  house  is  of  the  de  luxe 
type.  "Here  Comes  the  Navy"  will 
be  the  opening  feature. 

Two  down-town  reopenings  in  the 
local  Stanley  chain  are  the  Victoria 
and  Aldine. 

Cincinnati,  Aug.  31.— The  RKO 
Capitol,  shuttered  for  the  past  few 
n:onths,  will  be  relighted  tomorrow, 
playing  first  runs  on  a  full  week 
basis.  "The  World  Moves  On"  is 
the  oi>ening  feature. 


Philadelphia,  Aug.  31. — A  lease 
has  been  negotiated  for  a  site  in 
Chestnut  St.  here  for  a  Trans  Lux 
house,  and  it  is  expected  the  theatre 
will  be  ready  about  Jan.  1. 


Marcus  Made  Associate 

Hollywood,  Aug.  31. — Lee  Marcus, 
head  of  Radio's  comedy  unit,  is  now 
an  associate  producer.  His  first  fea- 
ture assignment  will  be  "Kentucky 
Kernels,"  starring  Wheeler  and 
Woolsey. 


"Wandering  Jew'*  Dated 

"The  Wandering  Jew"  goes  into  the 
Capitol  Sept.  14,  supplemented  on  the 
stage  by  the  Fokine  Ballet,  Russian 
dancers. 


Pathe  ''A"  Off  n/2  on  Big  Board 


Higii  Low  Close 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 1354        13^  l^A 

Eastman   Kodak    9954  9954  995i 

Eastman   Kodak,   pfd 140  140  140 

Fox  Film  "A" IWi        VM  1154 

Loew's,    Inc 27J4        2654  2754 

Loew's,    Inc.,    pfd 94  94  94 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 4  3^         4 

Pathe  Exchange   Wt.         1  Wt, 

Pathe    Exchange   "A" 14!4        13  1354 

RKO    2M         254         254 

Warner  Bros V>i         454         454 


Net 
Change 

-f  n 


54 


-15/2 


-54 


Technicolor  Declines  l^  on  Curb 


High      Low 

Technicolor   12%        nVf, 

Trans  Lux    15^  154 


Net 
Close      Change 

liVs      —  54 
15^       -  Vi 


Trading  in  Bond  Market  Light 


High  Low  Close 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 7             5%  6 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46 61  61  61 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 10254  102  10254 

Paramount  F.   L.  6s  '47 47  46  46 

Paramount  Publix  554s  'SO 47  47  47 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39.  wd 53  53  53 


Net 
Change 


-f  Vz 

-  54 


Sales 

100 

100 

100 

700 

2,000 

200 

1,100 

3,400 

3,700 

200 

300 


Sales 

100 
100 


Sales 
9 
1 
2 
1 
1 
3 


^     Purely 
Personal  ► 

BINNIE  BARNES,  English  play- 
er under  contract  to  Universal, 
arrives  in  town  tomorrow  by  plane. 
She  leaves  on  the  Majestic  Tuesday 
for  England,  where  she  will  discharge 
a^  contract  she  has  with  Alexander 
KoRDA.  She  returns  to  America  on 
Feb.  15,  1935. 

Alice  Terry  (Mrs.  Rex  Ingram), 
Phil  Baker,  his  wife  and  daughter, 
and  Arthur  L.  Erlanger  were 
among  the  passengers  sailing  yester- 
day on  the  Conte  di  Savoia. 

Stuart  Erwin  and  June  Collyer 
(Mrs.  Erwin),  here  on  vacation,  will 
make  it  a  busman's  holiday  Tuesday 
night  by  attending  the  Capitol's  first 
evening  performance. 

Jack  Kent,  of  Producers  Labora- 
tories, Inc.,  is  convalescing  from  a 
recent  heart  attack.  He  hopes  to  be 
back  on  the  job  in  two  or  three  weeks. 

Grace  Moore  left  the  coast  last 
night  for  New  York  to  attend  the 
premiere  of  "One  Night  of  Love" 
at  the  Music  Hall   next   Friday. 

Lester  Sturm,  Fox  Detroit  ex- 
change manager,  has  returned  to  the 
automobile  city  after  a  short  visit  to 
the   home   office. 

Sidney  Samuelson,  his  mother, 
wife  and  daughter  leave  tomorrow  on 
an  automobile  trip  to  Yellow  Springs, 
O. 

Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  arrives  from  Washing- 
ton today  to  spend  the  Labor  Day 
week-end  at  his   Great   Neck  home. 

Sigmund  Romberg  leaves  Holly- 
wood for  New  York  on  Tuesday  to 
begin  radio  broadcasts  and  produce 
his    new    opera,    "Moment    of    Love." 

Joseph  Moskowitz,  vice-president 
of  20th  Century,  leaves  for  the  coast 
today  on  a  short  trip. 

Bob  Savini  returned  yesterday 
from  a  tour  of  independent  ex- 
changes. 

Harry  Arthur  leaves  next  Tues- 
day for  St.  Louis  to  look  over  the 
general   theatre   situation. 

Tom  Connors  of  M-G-M  has  re- 
turned from  a  southern  exchange 
tour. 

W.  J.  Kupper,  Fox  western  divi- 
sion sales  manager,  is  back  at  his 
desk  after  a  trip  to  the  coast. 

Shirley  Temple's  first  starring 
vehicle  on  the  new  Fox  lineup  will 
be  "Bright  Eyes." 

Charles  L.  O'Reilly  will  go  to 
Buffalo  next  week. 

Joe  O'Reilly  returns  from  the 
coast   Sept.  8. 


Deals  Set  for  *'Ra-Mu" 

Distribution  deals  were  set  yester- 
day by  Fairhaven  Prod.,  Ltd.,  for 
Capt.  E.  A.  Salisbury's  South  Seas 
adventure  picture,  "Ra-Mu,"  with 
Charles  J.  Klang  of  Philadelphia  for 
the  eastern  Pennsylvania  territory ;  M. 
M.  Jeffrey  for  New  England  and  J. 
J.   Franklin  Enterprises  for  Hawaii. 


John  W.  Hicks  Returning 

John  W.  Hicks,  Paramount  for- 
eign manager,  returns  next  Thurs- 
day from  a  two  months'  business  trip 
abroad. 


Saturday,   September   I,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


ASCAP  Going 
Ahead  With 
Tax  Increase 


iCoyitmucd  from   pane    1) 

complished  by  exhibitor  action  than 
is  being  attempted  in  the  Federal  suit. 

Members  of  the  legal  committee, 
which  early  this  week  retained 
George  Z.  Medalie,  former  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Attorney  here,  to  prosecute  the 
exhibitors'  action  against  ASCAP, 
stated  that  they  had  been  unable  to 
obtain  copies  of  the  government's  bill 
of  complaint,  which  was  filed  in  U.  S. 
District  Court  here  on  the  order  of 
Attorney  General  Homer  S.  Cum- 
mings,  and  withheld  comment  on  the 
significance  to  exhibitors  of  the  Fed- 
eral  action. 

The  unofficial  opinion,  however,  was 
that  the  exhibitors'  proposed  suit 
would  be  unnecessary  now.  A  meet- 
ing of  the  legal  committee  will  be  held 
early  next  week  to  study  the  govern- 
ment's complaint  and  make  final  de- 
cisions on  future  procedure. 

Mills,  reached  at  his  Shelter  Island 
retreat  by  telephone  yesterday,  gave 
no  indication  that  ASCAP  regarded 
the  government's  suit  in  any  different 
light  from  that  of  other  actions 
brought  against  it  in  the  past.  In 
addition  to  declaring  that  filing  of 
the  suit  would  have  no  effect  on 
ASCAP's  plans  for  putting  its  pro- 
posed music  tax  increases  into  effect 
on  Oct.  1,  Mills  said  that  his  organi- 
zation had  not  yet  been  served  in  the 
government's  action. 

Will  Defend  Suit,  He  Says 

"When  we  are,"  he  said,  "we  will 
defend  the  suit.  We  have  been  en- 
gaged for  20  years  in  defending  our 
members  from  similar  actions  and  see 
no  reason  for  regarding  this  suit  as 
any  different  from  the  others.  We 
have  no  reason  to  believe  that  we  are 
operating  illegally." 

Gene  Buck,  president  of  ASCAP, 
echoed  Mills's  statement  in  a  formal 
release  to  the  press  yesterday. 

Walter  Vincent,  chairman  of  the 
exhibitors'  emergency  committee,  was 
out  of  town  yesterday  and  could  not 
be  reached  for  comment. 

The  government's  action  also  names 
Music  Publishers'  Protective  Ass'n 
and  Music  Dealers'  Service,  Inc.,  as 
joint  defendants  with  ASCAP,  as 
well  as  more  than  100  member  firms 
and  individuals  identified  with  those 
licensing  groups.  The  suit  asks  for 
dissolution  of  the  three  principal 
groups  ;  alleges  conspiracy  in  restraint 
of  interstate  trade,  monopolistic  prac- 
tices in  violation  of  the  Sherman  anti- 
trust law,  and  seeks  restraining  orders 
to  prevent  the  organizations  from 
making  license  agreements  on  any 
other  basis  than  open  competition 
among  music  copyright  owners. 

While  the  government's  complaint 
is  directed  mainly  against  the  music 
groups'  relations  with  radio  broad- 
casters it  is  made  all  inclusive,  accord- 
ing to  legal  observers,  in  the  scope  of 
the  restraining  orders  asked,  the  dis- 
solutions sought  and  the  general  relief 
which  is  petitioned. 

Opinions  were  also  voiced  again 
yesterday  that  the  success  of  the  gov- 
ernment's suit  might  affect  music 
costs  in  film  production  and,  hence, 
the  score  charge. 


St.  Louis  May 
Defer  Action 
On  Price  War 


(Continued  from  page    1) 

at  the  three  houses  pending  outcome 
of  the  session. 

Wehrenberg  and  Cunliff  are  hoping 
to  get  90  per  cent  of  the  exhibitors 
lined  up  for  continuance  of  present 
admission  scales.  It  is  also  hoped  to 
get  the  same  amount  of  exhibitors  to 
hold  off  on  bringing  back  twin  bills, 
although  many  have  bought  with  this 
policy  in  mind. 

Warners  is  understood  to  have  re- 
fused to  be  a  party  to  any  plan  affect- 
ing the  Shubert-Rialto.  The  senti- 
ment here  is  that  if  90  per  cent  of  the 
theatre  owners  agree  to  continue  pres- 
ent admission  prices  and  lay  off  duals, 
the  plan  will  go  through  without  War- 
ners. It  is  understood  Warners'  ada- 
mant attitude  is  a  result  of  a  peeve 
with  F.  &  M.  for  taking  over  the 
Grand  Central,  Missouri  and  Ambas- 
sador recently. 

Warners  made  an  unsuccessful  at- 
tempt to  get  the  houses  and  are  now- 
understood  determined  to  fight  F.  & 
M.  by  acquiring  other  theatres,  the 
Orpheum  already  is  in  the  Warner 
fold  and  reopens  in  two  weeks. 

The  meeting  today  was  called  after 
Wehrenberg  and  Cunliff  had  read  of 
F.  «&  M.'s  plans  for  slashing  admis- 
sions in  Motion  Picture  Daily.  Ad- 
missions under  the  plan  were  to  be 
cut  from  55  cents  to  40  cents  evenings 
and  from  35  cents  to  25  cents  mat- 
inees. 


Overbuying  Charged 
In  Port  Jervis  Case 

First  local  overbuying  case  to  crop 
up  in  some  time  is  slated  for  hearing 
before  the  New  York  grievance  board 
Sept.   13. 

The  complaint  is  filed  by  the  Royal, 
Port  Jervis,  N.  Y.,  against  Harry 
Shiffman's  Strand  and  Ritz,  same 
city ;  United  Artists,  Universal, 
Warners,  RKO,  Columbia,  M-G-M 
and  Fox. 

The  plantiff  claims  that  he  was 
forced  to  close  May,  1933,  due  to  in- 
sufficiency of  product  and  reopened 
January,  1934,  after  buying  a  part  of 
Paramount's  product.  He  also  shows 
a  number  of  independent  pictures,  but 
claims  that  unless  he  is  able  to  pro- 
cure first  runs  from  defendant  distrib- 
utors, he  will  be  forced  to  close  his 
doors. 


Bond  Plan  Set  for 
Canadian  Holders 

Montreal,  Aug.  31. — Holders  of 
$222,700  mortgage  bonds  of  the 
Canadian  Theatre  Company,  Montreal, 
operating  the  Princess  Theatre,  an  in- 
dependent first-run  house,  have  agreed 
to  a  reduction  in  bond  interest  from 
6^  to  5  per  cent  for  a  period  of  three 
years  starting  Sept.  1,  the  rate  to  re- 
vert to  the  original  scale  in  1937. 

Business  conditions  are  such,  how- 
ever, that  the  company  has  been  able 
to  consent  to  a  payment  of  $845  per 
week  to  a  trust  company  to  cover  in- 
terest and  taxes  and  the  concession 
granted  by  bondholders  will  enable  the 
theatre  to  catch  up  on  tax  arrears,  it 
is  announced. 


Denver  Gets  Smash 
Hit  in  "Cleopatra" 

Denver,  Aug.  31. — "Cleopatra"  was 
a  smash  hit  here  this  week  as  grosses 
soared  over  average  at  all  first  runs. 
Playing  to  packed  houses,  the  DeMille 
film  brought  the  Denham  $15,000, 
which  compares  with  an  average  of 
$4,000.  The  runner-up  was  "Treasure 
Island,"  with  a  take  of  $9,000  at  the 
Denver.  This  figure  was  over  par  by 
$3,000.  "The  Last  Gentleman"  in  its 
second  week  at  the  Aladdin  pulled 
$3,500,  above  average  by  $1,000. 
"Dames,"  transferred  from  the  Denver 
to  the  Paramount  for  a  second  week 
in  town,  was  $500  over  the  house's 
average  of  $2,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $37,- 
500.    Average  is  $20,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Aug.  30: 

"THE   LAST   GENTLEMAN"    (U.   A.) 

ALADDIN— (1,500),     25c-J5c-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $3,500.      (Average,    $2,500.) 
"CLEOPATRA"   (Para.) 

DENHAM— (1,500),  25c-35c-S0c,  7  days 
Gross:    $15,000.      (Average,    $4,000.) 

"TREASURE   ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

DENVER-(2,S00),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $9,000.     (Average,  $6,000.) 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 

ORPHEUM— (2,600),    25c-3Sc-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $7,500.     (Average,   $6,000.) 
"DAMES"    (W.   B.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $2,500.     (Average,  $2,000.) 

Boards  Upheld  by 
Campi  in  6  Appeals 

Decisions  backing  grievance  boards 
in  six  cases  submitted  to  it  on  appeal 
were  made  public  by  Campi  yester- 
day. In  a  seventh  case  a  board  rul- 
ing  was   reversed. 

In  the  six  instances  where  boards 
were  upheld  appeals  had  been  brought 
by  the  respondents.     These  were : 

James  Beatty,  Liberty,  San  Jose,  Cal., 
against  Maurice  Klein  and  Charles  Hay- 
man,  Victory,  same  city,  charging  opera- 
tion   of    "bank    nights." 

John  T.  Rennie  and  Son,  Rennie,  San 
Fernando,  Cal.,  against  the  San  Fernando, 
same  town,  chargin<f  operation  of  "bank 
nights." 

Jenne  H.  Dodge,  Mission,  Ventura.  Cal., 
against  Fox  West  Coast,  American  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  Principal  Theatres  and  the  Ven- 
tura, the  same  town,  charging  operation  of 
"bank   nights." 

Charles  Greime,  Vitaphone,  Wenatchee, 
Wash.,  against  Evergreen  State  Amuse- 
ment Corp.'s  Liberty,  same  town,  and  E. 
A.  Zabel,  Capitol,  Olympia,  Wash.,  against 
Evergreen's  Liberty,  same  town,  charging 
operation   of   "bank   nights." 

Victory  Amusement  Co.'s  Victory,  E.  W. 
Kerr's  Sante  Fe,  E.  J.  Ward's  Jewel,  De- 
Witt  Webber's  Webber,  Rex  Theatre 
Corp.'s  Rex,  International  Amusement 
Co.'s  Ogden,  Nokomis  Theatres'  Hia- 
watha, D.  R.  Kline's  Alpine,  all  of  Den- 
ver, against  William  Fox  Isis  Investment 
Co.'s  Isis  and  Associated  Theatres'  Mayan, 
same  city,  charging  operation  of  "bank 
nights." 

The  same  complainants  as  in  preceding 
case  against  Amusement  Enterprises,  op- 
erating Egyptian,  Granada  and  (Driental. 
Denver,  charging  operation  of  "bank"  and 
other   nights. 

The  decision  reversed  was  in  the  case 
of  Fred  Jabley,  Jablex,  La  Grange,  Ga., 
against  Walter  Brandenburg,  Family  and 
Ritz,  same  town,  charging  operation  of 
"bank  nights."  The  grievance  board  in 
this  instance  foimd  in  favor  of  the  respond- 
ent. 


New  Paper  for  Carroll 

Hollywood,  Aug.  31. — Columbia 
has  written  a  new  long  term  contract 
for  Nancy  Carroll.  Her  first  picture 
under  the  new  deal  will  be  "Spring 
3100." 


'Richest  Girl'*  Completed 

Hollywood,  Aug.  31. — "The  Rich- 
est Girl  in  the  World"  has  been  com- 
pleted at  Radio. 


"Hideout"  Is 
Acer  in  K.C. 
At  $12,900 


Kansas  City,  Aug.  31.— "Hideout" 
was  the  week's  acer,  zooming  the  Mid- 
land's take  to  $12,900,  above  par  by 
$2,900.  The  Tower  continues  in  the 
record-breaking  column,  the  gross  on 
"The  Defense  Rests"  and  a  stage  show 
titled  "Rose  Garden  Revue"  soaring  to 
$8,100.  Elsewhere  first  run  business 
was  decidedly  off. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $32,000. 
Average  is  $31,500. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  23: 

"RETURN    OF    THE    TERROR"    (F.    N) 
"THEIR    BIG    MOMENT"    (Radio) 

MAINSTREET-(3,100),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $4,900  (Av- 
erage,   $6,000.) 

"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  midnight  show.  Gross:  $12  900 
(Average,    $10,000.) 

"LADIES  SHOULD  LISTEN"  (Para.) 
"CALL  IT  LUCK"  (Fox) 

NEWMAN-(1,800),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday late  show.     Gross:  $3,600.     (Average, 

"THE  DEFENSE   RESTS"   (Col.) 

TOWER-(2,200),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Satur- 
day  midnight  show.  Stage:  "Rose  Garden 
R<^vue."  with  Harris  &  Shore,  4  McNallie 
Sisters,  Sanna  &  Loomis,  Waldeck  & 
Mitzi,  Lester  Harding,  m.  c.  Gross:  $8  - 
100.       (Average,    $6,500.) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  24: 

"ROMANCE    IN    THE   RAIN"    (Univ.) 

UPTOWN-(2,000),  ;■  days.  Gross:  $2,- 
500.       (Average,   3,500.) 


Two  Theatre  Groups 
Incorporate  in  Del, 

Dover,  Del.,  Aug.  31.— American 
World  Theatres,  Inc.,  National  States 
Operating  Corp.,  and  National  Re- 
cording Studios,  Inc.,  were  chartered 
here  today. 

American  World  Theatres  was  in- 
corporated to  do  a  general  export  and 
import  business,  listing  capital  of  6,000 
shares,  no  par  value.  The  incorpor- 
ators are  C.  S.  Peabbles,  Walter  Lenz 
and  B.  R.  Jones  of  Wilmington. 

National  States  Operating  Corp., 
was  chartered  to  operate  theatres  and 
other  places  of  amusement,  listing  cap- 
ital stock  of  1,000  shares,  no  par 
value.  The  incorporators  are  Peab- 
bles, Lenz  and  Jones. 

National  Recording  Studios  was 
chartered  to  deal  in  talking  devices  of 
all  kinds,  listing  capital  of  $2,500  and 
500  shares,  no  par  value.  The  in- 
corporators are  J.  Vernon  Pimm,  Al- 
bert G.  Bauer  of  Philadelphia  and  R. 
L.  Spurgeon  of  Wilmington. 


Equity  Plans  Stage 
Roadshow  Circuit 

Organization  of  a  legitimate  theatre 
roadshow  circuit  to  play  12  perform- 
ances weekly  at  $1  top  for  drama  and 
$1.50  top  for  musical  revues  in  smaller 
cities  will  be  discussed  by  Actors 
Equity  Ass'n  at  a  meeting  in  the 
Astor  Hotel,   Sept.  28. 

The  plan,  proposed  by  Max  Gordon 
and  having  the  backing  of  the  League 
of  N.  Y.  Theatres,  calls  for  the  book- 
ing of  each  show  for  a  period  of  10 
weeks.  Pay  concessions  from  stage 
hands  and  musicians'  unions  are  re- 
garded necessary  for  the  success  of  the 
plan. 


MOTION  PICTVRE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  Sepfember    I,    1934 


Midwest  Aims 
To  Establish 
Film  Quality 


{Continued  from   page    1) 

avowed  purpose  of  'cleaning  up'  pic- 
tures. I  do  not  consider  it  good  pol- 
icy to  attempt  to  answer  these  criti- 
cisms directly  because,  as  a  matter  of 
fact,  many  of  them  are  warranted  and 
just. 

"While  the  theatre-going  public  may 
not  be  greatly  concerned  in  the  pres- 
ent furore  over  'better  pictures,'  the 
producers  are  desperately  trying  to 
meet  the  demands  not  only  of  the 
critics  but  of  the  theatre-goers  as 
well.  While  the  whole  matter  is 
somewhat  disturbing  at  present,  we 
will  in  the  future  remember  it  as  a 
great  step  forward.  Eventually  it 
will  create  new  patrons  for  us.  We 
want  to  take  full  advantage  of  the 
opportunities  presented  as  a  result  of 
the   discussion   that   has   started. 

"It  does  not  behoove  us  to  attempt 
to  answer  criticism  or  to  try  to  ex- 
plain away  our  past  mistakes,  nor 
does  it  seem  desirable  that  we  come 
out  with  announcements  and  say  the 
movies  have  'cleaned  up.'  Instead,  we 
have  planned  a  campaign  of  advertis- 
ing that  will  prove  the  movies  have 
changed  without  our  actually  saying 
so.  We  are  listing  an  array  of  clas- 
sical, popular  and  standard  literature 
coming  to  our  screens  and  none  but 
the  most  savage  and  most  prejudiced 
critic  will  fail  to  observe  a  great  dif- 
ference in  the  movies  of  this  year  as 
compared  to  last. 

Up  to  Theatre  Men 

"You  men  in  the  theatres  this  year 
have  a  great  responsibility.  Our  in- 
dustry is  facing  a  crisis.  Drastic  na- 
tional censorship  threatens  us.  In 
the  final  analysis  it  will  be  the  individ- 
ual theatre  men  scattered  across  the 
country  who  will  save  the  industry. 
Right  now  we  need  much  tact  and 
diplomacy  on  your  part.  You  are  in 
direct  contact  with  the  public,  not 
only  personally  but  through  your  ad- 
vertising. Only  through  you  can  our 
critics  be  impressed  with  the  changed 
type  of  entertainment  we  are  offering 
this  year. 

"Aside  from  allaying  criticism,  it 
is  good  business  to  reach  and  bring 
to  our  theatres  a  class  of  people  who 
do  not  ordinarily  attend.  For  years 
we  have  been  depending  upon  the 
dyed-in-the-wool  movie  fan.  We  have 
neglected  the  so-called  'highbrow,'  the 
church  folks  and  the  discriminating 
entertainment  seeker  on  the  general 
theory  that  they  were  too  hard  to 
bring  out  and  too  hard  to  please  after 
we  got  them.  But  our  experience 
with  'Little  Women'  and  'David 
Harum'  was  convincing  proof  that 
there  is  a  vast  audience  waiting  if  we 
are  able  to  deliver  what  it  wants. 
Judged  by  the  plans  of  the  various 
producers,  we  are  going  to  be  able 
this  year  to  offer  this  great  group 
the  kind  of  entertainment  it  wants. 
It  is  your  job  to  get  the  information 
to  them. 

After  "Two  Birds" 

"The  plans  laid  out  in  this  manual 
combine  public  relations  with  adver- 
tising. We  are  trying  to  kill  two 
birds  with  one  stone.  Not  only  do 
we  want  the  movie  fans,  and  every- 
one  else,   to  know   what   is    in   store 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"Blind  Date'' 

{Columbia) 

A  good  programmer  that  should  have  no  trouble  at  the  box-office. 
It  should  do  particularly  well  in  small  towns  and  neighborhood  houses. 
Roy  Neil  directs  effectively,  bringing  about  pleasing  results  from  a 
moderate  story.    Al  Siegler's  photography  is  good. 

The  story  is  the  familiar  one  of  the  poor  working  girl,  engaged  to  a 
boy  of  her  own  class,  who  meets  a  wealthy  society  chap,  falls  for  him 
only  to  be  disillusioned  and  finally  marries  him  in  the  end  after  her  fiance 
makes  the  noble  gesture  and  releases  her. 

Ann  Sothern,  very  well  cast  and  photographing  excellently,  handles 
her  assignment  perfectly,  but  it  is  Paul  Kelly,  her  hard-boiled  fiance, 
who  will  attract  audience  attention  by  his  performance.  Neil  Hamilton 
handles  the  role  of  the  socially  prominent  sweetheart  in  capable  fashion. 

The  cast  also  includes  Spencer  Charters,  Jane  Darwell,  Joan  Gale 
and  Mickey  Rooney,  all  laugh-getting  members  of  Miss  Sothern's  family. 
Production  code  seal  No.  69.    Running  time,  65  minutes. 


for  them,  but  we  want  our  critics 
to  see  the  list  of  enduring  favorites 
that  are  to  be  made  into  films.  We 
are  laying  little  stress  on  the  Mae 
West  pictures,  the  Gables,  the  Craw- 
fords,  the  Rogerses  because  we  know 
that  the  admirers  of  these  stars  will 
come  out  as  usual,  but  we  are  stress- 
ing the  pictures  made  from  popular 
books  because  we  know  that  is  the 
best  and  most  positive  way  to  answer 
our  critics,  and  at  the  same  time 
reach  that  large  group  of  folks  who 
only    rarely    attend    our    theatres." 

DeMille  for  Decency 
Without  Censorship 

New  Orleans,  Aug.  31. — Cecil  B. 
DeMille,  speaking  here  today  before 
the  Rotary  Club,  declared  that,  while 
he  was  for  clean  films,  he  did  not  be- 
lieve in  censorship  because  he  re- 
garded  it  as    "un-American." 

"Vulgarity,  bad  taste  and  filth  are 
not  necessary  in  any  movie  and  are 
never  a  substitute  for  brains,"  he 
said.  "If  the  movies  are  censored  it 
is  only  a  step  to  national  censorship 
of  the  press  and  free  speech,  and  this 
eventually  will  put  a  brass  ring  in 
the  noses  of  the  American  public  by 
which  they  will  be  led  around  by  a 
small  group  of  reformers  or  politi- 
cians. 

"Without  crime,  sin  and  strife 
there  would  be  no  drama.  You  read 
about  a  crime  wave  in  the  United 
States  and  some  blame  it  on  the 
movies.  England,  France  and  Ger- 
many show  the  ones  we  make  in 
Hollywood  but  they  have  no  crime 
wave." 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  31. — The  Amer- 
ican public  wants  clean  pictures,  not 
censorship,  Cecil  B.  DeMille  told  an 
audience  of  club  women,  exhibitors 
and  the  Greater  St.  Louis  Better  Film 
Council. 

"It  is  the  clean  pictures  which  really 
sell,"  DeMille  said.  "The  vulgar  and 
indecent  ones  attract  nothing  but  op- 
position." 

The  audience  was  asked  by  Fred 
Wehrenberg,  president  of  M.P.T.O. 
oi  St.  Louis,  Eastern  Missouri  and 
Southern  Illinois,  to  cooperate  with 
the  M.P.T.O.A.  in  supplying  pro- 
ducers with  criticisms  of  their  films. 


Memphis  Public  Cold 
To  Approved  Film 

Memphis,  Aug.  31. — Despite  the 
enthusiastic  approval  accorded  "The 
World  Moves  On"  by  the  local  Better 
F"ilms  Council  and  special  advertising 
of  the  picture  by  Loew's  State  here, 
little  public  response  resulted. 

Business  at  most  downtown  houses, 
however,  continues  on  the  upgrade, 
with  "Dames,"  "The  Affairs  of 
Cellini"  and  "Down  to  Their  Last 
Yacht"  setting  the  pace. 


Stebbins  Is  Here  for 
Burial  Arrangements 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

children  Gary  and  Lila.  The  trio 
and  Mrs.  Ned  Marin  were  killed 
Thursday  in  an  automobile  collision 
18  miles  north  of  Bakersfield,  Cal. 
The  bodies  are  being  shipped  to 
New  York  and  will  arrive  here  on 
Monday. 


Dillingham  Rites  Sunday 

Funeral  services  for  Charles  B. 
Dillingham,  stage  producer  and  for- 
mer operator  of  a  chain  of  legitimate 
houses,  who  died  Thursday  night  at 
the  Astor,  will  take  place  tomorrow 
afternoon  in  the  Little  Church  Around 
the  Corner.  Cremation  will  follow  at 
the  Fresh  Pond  Crematory,  Maspeth, 
L.  I. 


Quillan-Furness  Teamed 

Hollywood,  Aug.  31. — Eddie  Quil- 
lan  and  Betty  Furness  will  be  teamed 
in  Radio's  "The  Kick-Off." 


Lower  Electric  Rate 

Akron,  Aug.  31. — The  "nut"  of 
local  theatres  will  be  materially  de- 
creased through  a  sizeable  reduction 
in  electric  rates  resulting  from  a  new 
franchise  with  the  Ohio  Edison  Co., 
which  city  council  has  just  approved. 
Rebates  of  approximately  $800,000, 
paid  by  consumers  over  the  past  16 
months,  will  be  made  between  now 
and  the  end  of  the  year. 


Zanuck  Readies  Four 

Hollywood,  Aug.  31. — 20th  Cen- 
tury has  four  productions  in  prepara- 
tion and  casting  has  begun  on  two 
others  of  the  company's  second  group 
of  new  season  productions. 


Ray  in  "By  Your  Leave** 

Hollywood,  Aug.  31. — Charles 
Ray,  big  star  of  the  silent  picture  days, 
has  been  given  a  role  by  Radio  in  "By 
Your  Leave." 


ITOA  Favors 
Conciliation 
With  Unions 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

president  of  the  I.A.T.S.E,  for  a  con- 
ference on  the  Local  306-Allied  con- 
troversy. An  effort  will  be  made  to 
have  an  outside  arbitrator  named  to 
handle  disputes  on  operators  as  they 
arise.  By  this  method,  it  is  figured 
picketing  will  be  cut  to  a  minimum, 
if  not  curtailed  entirely. 

The  committee  figures  that  picket- 
ing places  a  stigma  on  houses  with 
union  difficulties  and  seriously  injures 
business. 


RKO  Stays  in  R.  C; 
New  Leases  Pend 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
new  lease  negotiations  embracing  only 
office  space  and  the  Music  Hall.  The 
negotiations  will  be  resumed  next 
week,  RKO  meanwhile  continuing  oc- 
cupancy on  the  basis  of  the  old  lease 
terms.  The  new  leases,  however, 
will    be   retroactive   to   Sept.    1. 


British  Sign  Asther, 
Brook  and  Beaudine 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

Beaudine  and  Nils  Asther.  Brook 
will  be  starred  in  "The  Dictator," 
a  Toplitz  production,  in  which  Made- 
leine Carroll  will  also  have  a  role. 
Upon  the  film's  completion  he  will 
appear  in  "The  Marquis"  for  Brit- 
ish  and    Continental. 

The  Beaudine  deal  calls  for  his 
services  in  directing  "Funny  Face" 
for  British  International.  Asther  will 
play  the  lead  in  "Abdul  Hammid"  for 
the  same  company. 

Gurney  reported  he  had  arrived  at 
terms  for  John  Gilbert  with  British 
International  for  the  lead  in  "Du 
Barry." 


Tariff  Deal  May  Aid 
U,  S.  Films  in  Brazil 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

the  Brazilian  government,  the  state 
department  today  offered  an  oppor- 
tunity for  affected  industries  to  sub- 
mit their  views.  Written  statements 
may  be  filed  with  the  Tariff  Commis- 
sion up  to  Oct.  15  and  oral  presenta- 
tion must  be  made  by  Oct.  22. 

Without  disclosing  the  identity  of 
articles  for  which  the  United  States 
may  demand  concessions,  the  Depart- 
ment of  State  published  a  lengthy 
analysis  of  principal  American  ex- 
ports to  Brazil  which  showed  that 
picture  sales  fell  from  18,433,812  feet, 
worth  $418,482,  in  1929,  to  9,407,755 
feet,  worth  $160,985,  in  1933. 


Col.  Press  Book  Ready 

An  effective  press  book  on  Colum- 
bia's "One  Night  of  Love,"  starring 
Grace  Moore,  was  readied  for  distri- 
bution yesterday  by  George  Brown, 
advertising  and  publicity  director. 
Three  complete  campaigns  with  plenty 
of  selling  ideas  for  the  exhibitor  to 
draw  upon  are  contained  in  the  book — 
a  campaign  each  on  advertising,  pub- 
licity and  exploitation. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Sales  Tax  in 
Ohio  Is  Set; 
Time  in  Doubt 


Drive  on  to  Convince  of 
Need  of  Levy 


Columbus,  O.,  Sept.  3.— Although 
passage  of  a  general  sales  tax  appears 
a  foregone  conclusion,  the  remaining 
question  is  whether  it  will  eventuate 
during  the  November  session  of  the 
General  Assembl}'. 

Carlton  S.  Dargusch,  state  tax  com- 
missioner, is  launching  one  of  the 
greatest  movements  ever  undertaken 
in  Ohio  to  awaken  public  interest  to 
the  need  of  immediate  action  to  pre- 
vent bankruptcy  and  compulsory  re- 
(C out i lilted  on  page  8) 


St.  Louis  Amuse.  Co. 
Is  Key  to  Price  War 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  3. — The  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.  now  controls  the  key 
to  the  anticipated  local  price  and  dual 
feature  war. 

During   a   meeting   of   all   exhibitor 

(Continued  on  pane   8) 


Leff  Plans  Theatre 
Increases  in  Bronx 

With  nine  theatres  now  in  his  cir- 
cuit, Abraham  Leff  will  increase  the 
Bronx  units  to  11  within  the  next  few 
weeks. 

Having  opened  the  De  Luxe  re- 
cently, Lefif  plans  to  bring  back  to  life 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


Universal  Ahead  in 
Production  Schedule 

Hollywood,  Sept.  3. — Universal  is 
running  ahead  of  schedule  on  its  cur- 
rent program.  The  company  is  drop- 
ping writers  as  their  assignments  are 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


He  Got  It 

Hollywood,  Sept.  3. — 
There's  an  unwritten  law  in 
Hollywood  that  a  player  may 
buy  his  wardrobe  for  half  the 
cost  price  on  completion  of 
the  picture. 

In  the  new  Eddie  Cantor 
musical,  Otto  Hoffman  plays 
Mahatma  Ghandi.  He  wanted 
to  buy  his  cotton  loin  cloth 
so  the  Goldwyn  production 
department  charged  him  two 
bits. 


Appeal  Hearing  on  Zoning 
Schedule  for  L.  A.  Set  Back 


Because  of  the  proximity  of  the 
high  Jewish  holidays  next  Monday 
and  Tuesday,  Campi's  agpeal  commit- 
tees are  not  expected  to  meet  for  pro- 
tests on  any  clearance  and  zoning 
schedules   until   after   Sept.   20. 

Exhibitors  from  Los  Angeles,  De- 
troit, Cleveland,  Buffalo  and  Cincin- 
nati are  not  expected  to  be  away  from 
their  homes,  going  to  New  York  dur- 
ing the  Jewish  holy  days.  A  majority 
of  exhibitors  in  the  five  cities  men- 
tioned want  their  schedules  as  pre- 
pared and  later  appeal  hearings  will 
be  set  this  week. 

There  are  40  schedules  before 
Campi,  many  of  which  are  being  re- 
turned because  of  infractions  of  code 


provisions.  New  protest  hearings  in 
the  field  will  be  heard  on  these.  Li 
territories  where  no  zoning  plan  ex- 
ists, protests  will  be  heard  without 
limitation  as  to  date. 

The  Los  Angeles  plan  originally 
was  slated  for  Sept.  18,  but  will  prob- 
ably be  heard  about  a  week  later. 
Duals  are  definitely  out  of  the  sched- 
ule. L  E.  Chadwick,  representing  in- 
dependent producers,  may  come  east 
for  the  hearing.  Ben  Berinstein,  who 
has  been  conferring  with  Campi  offi- 
cials on  the  schedule,  returned  to  the 
Coast  and  will  be  back  for  the  general 
open  discussion.  It  is  said  90  per  cent 
of  the  exhibitors  in  California  are  for 
the  plan  as  it  now  stands. 


Campi  May  Act 
On  Reopening 
Assents  Again 


Plans  to  reopen  the  code  assent 
deadline  for  the  third  time  are  un- 
derstood under  way. 

Campi's  legal  committee  is  said  to 
be  working  on  an  amendment  which 
will  come  before  the  entire  body 
Thursday   for   approval. 

The  move  to  again  issue  a  call  for 
non-signers  was  made  at  the  insist- 
ence of  Division  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  who  is  understood  to 
have  told   Campi  no  exhibitor  should 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


U.  A.  May  Not  Press 
Suit  on  Cancellation 

United  Artists  in  all  probability  will 
not  file  its  suit  against  Campi,  after 
all. 

Since  Code  Authority  handed  down 
a  decision  granting  the  Albion,  Al- 
bion, Ind.,  the  right  to  cancel  one  of 
the  distributor's  25  films,  U.  A.  has 
been  considering  an  action  in  U.  S. 
District  Court  for  an  interpretation  of 
the  cancellation  provision  of  the  code. 

U.  A.  claims  that  before  it   signed 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


NRA  Takes  Action 
In  Union  Wage  Quiz 

Questionnaires  have  been  circulated 
by  the  operators'  fact  finding  commit- 
tee recently  appointed  by  Division 
Administrator    Sol    A.    Rosenblatt    to 

(Continued  on  page  3') 


Controversy 
On  Premiums 
Still  Alive 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  3. — The  con- 
troversy over  premium  eliminations 
here  is  still  a  live  one,  despite  deter- 
mination by  E.  S.  Young,  one  of  the 
opposing  exhibitors  who  demanded  a 
recount  of  the  ballots,  that  the  ban 
was  voted  in  by  a  sufficient  number  of 
theatres. 

The     newest     development     is     the 

question    of    constitutionality     of    the 

method  by  which  the  vote  was  taken. 

While    the    code    makes    no    provision 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


NRA  Denies  Link  to 
ASCAP  Federal  Suit 

Washington,  Sept.  3. — The  NRA 
was  not  the  inspiration  back  of  the 
action  taken  by  the  Government  de- 
signed to  break  up  what  it  calls  a 
music  monopoly,  it  was  stated  here 
over  the  week-end  by  NRA  officials  in 
reply  to  reports  that  such  was  the  case. 

Department  of  Justice  officials  take 
full  credit  for  responsibility  for  insti- 
tuting the  anti-trust  action  in  Federal 
court  at  New  York  which  named  the 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Salary  Increase  for 
Rosenblatt  Reported 

Washington,  Sept.  3. — Following 
Hugh  S.  Johnson's  increase  in  salary 
of  $9,000,  reports  here  have  it  that  all 
division  administrators  under  Johnson 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Loew's,  RKO 
Seen  Ending 
Local  Fracas 


Fox   to   RKO   if   Latter 
Drops  New  Units 


Imminent  settlement  of  the  Loew- 
RKO  theatre  and  film  buying  tussle 
in  Greater  New  York  looms.  Meet- 
ings to  this  end  are  being  held  daily 
between  executives  of  Loew's,  RKO 
and  Fox. 

If,  and  when,  the  efforts  are  suc- 
cessful. Fox  product  will  go  back  to 
RKO  and  the  contract  with  Loew's 
will  be  amicably  settled,  it  is  under- 
stood. Settlement,  it  is  said,  is  con- 
tingent on  RKO  withdrawing  from  the 
east  side  and  uptown  Manhattan  sec- 
tion where  recent  RKO  acquisitions 
are  said  to  be  threatening  operation 
of  Loew  houses. 

In  its  drive  for  theatres,  RKO  add- 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Music  Hall  Has  81 
Films  to  Draw  On 

Having  completed  its  film  buys  for 

next  season,  the  Music  Hall  now  has 

a  minimum  of  71  and  a  maximum  of 

81  features  bought  from  five  different 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Loew,  Skouras  Named 
In  Ushers'  Complaint 

Two  complaints  charging  discrimi- 
nation in  the  dismissal  of  union  ushers 
are  scheduled  for  hearing  today  be- 
fore the  Regional   Labor  Board.    The 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


HoldStehbinsFuneral 
Services  in  Hollywood 

Instead  of  the  funeral  of  his  wife 
and  two  children  being  held  in  New 
York  as  originally  contemplated,  Ar- 
thur   Stebbins    altered    the    plans    and 

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L.  A.  Scales  Up 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  3. — Inde- 
pendent houses  here,  follow- 
ing the  example  of  Fox  West 
Coast,  which  last  week  an- 
nounced an  increase  in  ad- 
missions of  10  and  15  cents, 
are  raising  scales  5  and  10 
cents  on  a  graduated  basis. 
This  means  a  passage  of  two 
weeks  before  the  second  ad- 
vancement. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  September  4,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered    U.    S.    Patent   Office) 


Vol.  36 


September  4,  1934 


No.  54 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

'ilM     JAMES.  A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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$12.      Single  copies:    10  cents. 

Fabian  Quits  as  Fox 
Met.  Receiver's  Aid 

Simon  Fabian  has  resigned  as  agent 
for  Irving  Trust  Co.  after  two  and  a 
half  years  working  on  the  reorgani- 
zation of  Fo.x  MetropoHtan  Play- 
houses. Fabian  quit  so  that  he  could 
devote  more  time  to  his  own  theatre 
interests. 

According  to  some  reports,  Fabian 
will  not  be  replaced.  Others  have  it 
that  a  former  prominent  theatre  ex- 
ecutive will  get  the  job. 


Griffiths  Gets  Warners 

R.  E.  Griffiths  and  Horace  Falls  of 
the  Griffiths  circuit  in  Oklahoina,  New 
Mexico,  Texas  and  Colorado  have 
closed  with  Warners  for  the  com- 
pany's product  in  82  theatres. 

Working  on  the  deal  for  Warners 
were  Gradwell  Sears,  Carl  Lesserman 
and  Fred  Jack. 


Color  Campaign  Started 

Color  advertising  is  being  used  by 
M-G-M  to  exploit  "Chained"  in 
dailies  located  in  key  spots.  This  is 
the  first  picture  to  come  under  the 
new  policy  whereby  all  of  the  com- 
pany's more  important  films  will  be 
advertised  in  color   in  newspapers. 


*'Don  Juan'*  Opening  Set 

London,  Sept.  3. — London  Films' 
"The  Private  Life  of  Don  Juan," 
starring  Douglas  Fairbanks,  opens 
here  Sept.  5  at  the  recently  renovated 
Pavilion  Theatre. 


Insiders^  Outlook 


So  complex  is  the  Paramount 
situation  and  so  varied  are 
the  interests  that  authoritative 
spokesmen  can't  always  back  up 
their  points.  This  is  by  way  of 
explaining  stories  which  ap- 
peared on  the  other  side  of  this 
page  a  few  days  back.  They  re- 
ferred to  a  reorganization  virtu- 
ally assured  by  October  15.  And 
so  it  looked  at  the  time.  Now 
the  bank  suit  and  shenanigans 
having  to  do  with  it  have  entered 
the  picture  to  disturb  it  and  to 
make  the  original  date  nothing 
more  than  a  fond,  but  not  too 
substantial,  hope.  Adolph  Zukor's 
vision,  the  one  wherein  he  saw 
Hollywood  as  the  hub  and  the 
nub  of  the  entire  industry,  didn't 
sit  any  too  well  with  some  of  the 
company's  financial  people,  by  the 
way.  They  want  the  administra- 
tion here,  close  to  their 
bosoms.  .  . . 

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We  like  and,  therefore,  en- 
dorse the  comment  of  H.  E. 
Jameyson,  Wichita  district  mana- 
ger for  Fox  Midwest,  who  said 
recently  that  the  theatre  mana- 
ger is  now  the  goat  for  parental 
neglect  and  indifiference  and  that 
children  often  see  the  wrong  kind 
of  pictures.  There's  one  addi- 
tional comment  on  that.  Why 
only  now?  It's  always  been  that 
way.  The  film  industry's  job  is  to 
make  entertainment.  Parent's 
job  is  to  raise  their  offspring. 
More  of  them  ought  to  do  some- 
thing about  it.  .  .  . 

▼ 
Reports,  probably  inspired, 
that  the  Loew  circuit  has  over- 
bought for  the  new  season  are 
denied  by  circuit  executives. 
They  say,  in  fact,  the  reverse  is 
the  truth  of  the  matter  and  that, 
according  to  the  present  status 
of  their  purchases,  the  chain  is 
shy  enough  product  to  meet  all 
requirements.  For  theatres  re- 
quiring 156  pictures  a  year,  Loew 
maintains  it  has  only  155  lined 
up  and  is  not  quite  certain  about 
reaching  the  full  quota.  For  thea- 


tres requiring  260,  the  circuit  has 
available,  so  it  says,  245.  Big 
question  here  involved  is :  Will 
distributors  deliver  all  they  have 
promised  ?  Few  do,  of  course.  .  .  . 

T 
Before  October  days  arrive, 
the  expectancy  is  a  nationally 
known  organization  will  make 
some  headlines  with  a  resolution 
against  block  booking  and  double 
bills.  Not  tied  in  with  Allied  in 
any  manner,  the  name  of  this 
group  is  being  held  in  great 
.secrecy.  So  impressed  were  Al- 
lied leaders  with  John  Benas' 
analysis  of  new  product  at  the 
.Atlantic  City  convention,  Upper 
New  York,  Baltimore  and  New 
England  Allied  men  have  in- 
vited him  to  talk  before  their 
groups.  Pressure  of  business 
compels  Benas  to  reject  the  re- 
quests. .  .  . 

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It  may  be  of  interest  to  learn 
that  the  Music  Hall's  deal  for 
those  22  Fox  pictures  next 
.season  varies  slightly  from  last 
season's.  The  theatre  now  has  the 
right  to  examine  all  pictures  be- 
fore booking.  Last  year,  it 
bought  blind.  There's  a  reason 
and  consequently  a  story  behind 
this.  On  the  old  schedule.  The 
Roxy,  which  picked  up  where  the 
Music  Hall  didn't  want  to  tread, 
booked  a  "Dunn-Trevor."  It 
proved  to  be  "Baby,  Take  a  Bow" 
with  Shirley  Temple.  It  was  also 
the  Roxy  which  took  what  then 
was  a  gamble  on  "Handy  Andy." 
It  ran  three  weeks  and  annoyed 
the  Music  Hall  no  end.  .  .  . 

▼ 
Radio  City,  grand  development 
that  it  is,  may  become  grander 
one  of  these  days.  Inside  on 
what  the  Rockefellers  think  about 
when  they  don't  think  about  oil, 
has  it  the  project  may  be  ex- 
tended to  42nd  St.  .  .  .  Lee  Ochs' 
deal  to  take  over  distribution  for 
Radio  in  Spain  has  fallen 
through  and  with  it  Lee's  dreams 
of  castles  in  that  country.  .  .  . 
William  Randolph  Hearst  is  un- 


Columbia  Up  l^  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High      Low      Close     Change  Sales 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 29i/4        2914        2954        +  H  200 

Fox   Film   "A" IM        115^        11^        200 

Paramount    Publix.    cts 3%          3%          3%        —  H  3<y 

Pathe    Exchange VA          1              V/g         1.000 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 1354        13            13            —%  70f 

RKO    2Vi         2Vf.         2i4.       +  '/i  lO' 

Warner    Bros 4'/          4%          A'A        +  %  300 

Trans  Lux  Up  %  on  Curb 

Net 

High      Low      Close     Change  Sales 

Trans  Lux VA         VA         VA        -\-  Yi  lOO 

Pathe  Bonds  Off  One 

Net 

High      Low      Close     Change  Salef 

Paramount  F.   L.  6s  '47 47?i        47%        47Ji        -\-Wi  3 

Paramount   Publix   554s   '50 48            48            48            -j-1  1 

Pathe  7s  '37  ww 99           99           99           _i  1 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39  wd 53           53           53            11 


derstood  to  have  issued  an  order 
to  all  of  his  managing  editors  to 
lay  off  publishing  jokes,  actual  or 
fanciful,  on  Sam  Goldwyn.  The 
publisher,  as  his  reason,  states 
he  regards  Goldwyn  as  the  model 
executive  of  the  film  industry.  .  .  . 

T 
Helen  Hays  gets  starring  rat- 
ing at  M-G-M,  but  the  best  she 
could  do  in  "Crime  Without 
Passion"  was  a  flash  in  a  travel- 
ing shot,  minus  all  screen  credit. 
It  was  a  gag  worked  out  by  Ben 
Hecht  and  Charlie  Mac  Arthur, 
the  latter  being  Miss  Hayes'  hus- 
band and  so  having  privileges.  .  .  . 
It  appears  this  eastern-made  pro- 
duction has  aroused  much  inter- 
est on  the  coast.  Irving  Thal- 
berg  saw  it  and  is  reported  to 
have  guessed  its  production  cost 
wrong  by  $100,000.  He  said 
about  $275,000.  .  .  . 

KAN  N 


Cleveland  Union  Ups 
Scale  10  Per  Cent 

Cleveland,  Sept.  3.— Operators' 
scale  at  local  subsequent-run  houses 
went  up  10  per  cent  on  September   1. 

The  rate  for  first-run  subsequents 
now  is  $117.90  as  against  $106.11  last 
year.  It  is  estimated  this  boost  will 
cost  the  subsequent-run  theatre  owners 
of  Greater  Cleveland  a  minimum  of 
$75,000. 

Reason  for  last  year's  lower  scale 
was  the  fact  the  local  operators'  union 
signed  a  wage  .scale  agreement  with 
Cleveland  M.  P.  Exhibitors'  Ass'n.  on 
August  24,  1933,  which  was  held  bind- 
ing to  both  parties,  although  the  code 
ruled  that  the  scale  in  force  on  Au- 
gust 23,  1933,  shall  be  the  prevailing 
scale.  With  the  expiration  of  the  lo- 
cal 1933  agreement,  the  scale  went  up 
to  the  rate  prevailing  September  23, 
1933. 


Milwaukee  1st  Runs 
Reduce  Admissions 

Milwaukee,  Sept.  3.— Admissions 
have  been  lowered  in  three  first-run 
houses.  Wisconsin  Amusement  Enter- 
prises started  the  reductions  with  a 
price  policy  of  35  cents  until  6  P.  M. 
md  40  cents  until  closing  every  day 
in  the  week  for  the  Wisconsin,  and  15 
cents  to  1  P.  M.,  25  to  6  and  35  to 
closing  on  Mondays  to  Fridays  in- 
clusive for  its  Alhambra,  with  Satur- 
day and  Sunday  admissions  for  the 
latter  house  25  cents  to  6  and  35  cents 
to  closing. 

Warners  have  followed  suit  with  a 
policy  of  25  cents  to  1  :30  P.  M.  every 
day ;  30  cents  daily,  1  :30  to  6  P.  M", 
Sundays  and  holidays,  1 :30  to  5  P.  M., 
and  40  cents  to  6  P.  M.  to  closing, 
Sundays  5  P.  M.  to  closing. 

Fire  Destroys  Theatre 

Detroit,  Sept.  3.— The  Wolverine, 
a  six  hundred  seat  neighborhood  house 
has  been  destroyed  by  fire.  A 
cigarette  stub  carelessly  thrown  in  the 
film  waste  can  was  responsible  for  the 
blaze.  Edward  Pascal,  owner  and  op- 
erator of  the  house  said  that  he 
would  rebuild  at  once. 


Ross  Film  for  Columbia 

Nat  Ross  has  closed  with  Columbia 
for  the  distribution  of  "Atlantic  Cross- 
ing." The  film  will  be  screened  at 
12 :30  today  on  the   Stadtendam. 


Tuesday,  September  4,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Controversy 
On  Premiums 
Still  Alive 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
for  the  method,  Young  has  been  ad- 
vised by  Jacob  Price,  New  York  pre- 
mium distributor  and  chairman  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Premium  Ass'n,  that 
the  vote  must  be  taken  in  open  meet- 
ing after  proper  notice  sent  exhibitors. 
Othervi'ise,  Price  said,  the  vote  is 
illegal  and  "will  be  thrown  out."  The 
local  ballot  was  by  petition  circulated 
by  Jay  Means,  I.T.O.  president  and 
grievance  board  member,  and  signed 
by  exhibitors  favoring  the  ban,  which 
is  effective  Oct.  27. 

Price  informed  Young  a  vote  taken 
under  similar  circumstances  in  Sag- 
inaw, Mich.,  was  declared  illegal  and 
premiums  were  not  abolished.  Young 
intends  to  press  the  matter  on  receipt 
of  more  information. 

On  checking  the  petition,  Young 
finds  56  of  71  independents  in  the 
prescribed  premium  zone  voted  for 
the  ban,  more  than  the  requh-ed  num- 
ber. Thirteen  of  15  affiliated  houses 
also  signed  the  petition.  However,  he 
claims  four  theatres  affixing  their 
signatures  are  not  continuously  oper- 
ated, as  the  code  requires,  and  one, 
the  Regal,  in  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  is 
unknown.  Young  asserts  disqualified 
theatres  voting  to  abolish  premiums 
were  the  Nu  Era,  Kansas  City,  houses 
in  Edgerton  and  Tonganoxie,  Kan., 
and  the  army  post  theatre  at  Ft. 
Leavenworth,    Kan. 


U.  A.  May  Not  Press 
Suit  on  Cancellation 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
the  code  an  agreement  was  reached 
with  Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  whereby  the  company's  pic- 
tures, because  of  individual  sales  con- 
tracts, would  not  come  under  the  10 
per  cent  scope. 

However,  Rosenblatt  denies  inaking 
a  statement  of  this  kind,  adding  that 
if  U.  A.  was  permitted  to  withhold 
cancellations,  every  company  would 
seek  the  same  privileges. 

Final  decision  by  U.  A.  will  be 
reached  this  week  when  the  board  of 
directors  meets.  Several  ses_sions  have 
been  held  between  sales  heads  and 
legal  minds  of  the  company  and  it  has 
been  decided  to  leave  the  issue  up  to 
the  board.  Despite  presence  of  Joseph 
M.  Schenck  on  the  Coast,  a  quorum 
will  be  on  hand. 

Advance  indications  are  that  U.  A. 
will  live  up  to  Campi's  order  without 
court  protest. 


NRA  Takes  Action 
In  Union  Wage  Quiz 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
investigate  local  union  conditions   for 
setting  up  a  basic  wage  scale. 

Many  questionnaires  have  been  re- 
turned to  the  committee  and  a  meet- 
ing of  exhibitor  leaders  is  slated  this 
week  prior  to  a  general  pow-wow  with 
I.A.T.S.E.  and  Local  306  officials. 

It  is  understood  exhibitor  leaders 
will  demand  the  scale  in  effect  before 
the  advent  of  sound. 


Hale  Gets  Radio  Termer 

Hollywood,     Sept.    3. — Radio    has 
signed  Alan  Hale  to  a  long  termer. 


NRA  Denies  Link  to 
ASCAP  Federal  Suit 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

American  Society  of  Composers,  Au- 
thors and  Publishers,  Music  Publish- 
ers' Protective  Ass'n,  Music  Dealers' 
Service,  Inc.,  and  member  units. 

Sol  Rosenblatt,  NRA  division  ad- 
ministrator, when  asked  as  to  the  re- 
ports, declared  that  the  NRA  had 
nothing  to  say  in  the  matter  and  that 
it  was  all  in  the  hands  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Justice. 

The  latter,  on  its  part,  asserted  that 
the  Government  has  been  watching 
the  activities  of  the  organizations  for 
12  years  and  had  come  to  the  conclu- 
sion that,  as  charged,  there  has  been 
a  violation  of  the  anti-trust  laws  jus- 
tifying a  permanent  injunction  prohib- 
iting any  agreements  covering  the  pub- 
lic performance  of  music  unless  the 
field  is  "open  to  all  owners  of  copy- 
righted musical  compositions  upon  an 
identical  and  equal  basis." 


Members  of  the  I.  T.  O.  A.  al- 
ready have  pledged  $2,000  for  the  spe- 
cial emergency  committee  fund,  but 
are  understood  not  going  to  contribute 
now  that  the  Government  has  stepped 
into  the  fracas. 

George  Z.  Medalie,  it  is  reported, 
was  supposed  to  have  been  hired  by 
the  emergency  exhibitor  committee 
with  the  understanding  that  he  was  to 
get  $10,000  as  an  initial  retainer. 
Whether  this  money  will  be  paid  has 
not  yet  been  decided. 

The  T.  O.  C.  C.  has  definitely  with- 
drawn from  the  exhibitor  group  and 
the  I.  T.  O.  A.,  represented  by  Wil- 
liam C.  Weisman  at  the  committee 
hearing  last  week,  also  will  back  out, 
it  is  said. 


Music  Hall  Has  81 
Films  to  Draw  On 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

companies.  Included  in  the  deals  is  a 
quartet  from  Gaumont  British.  The 
breakdown  is  as  follows : 

Fox   25 

RKO  20-30 

Universal  10 

Columbia   12 

G-B     4 

One  report  current  is  that  a  Broad- 
way house  may  file  an  overbuying 
complaint  against  RKO  before  the  lo- 
cal grievance  boards.  It  is  claimed 
that  the  minimum  figure  is  20  above 
the  52-week  requirement,  let  alone  the 
higher  number. 

End  Warner  Subsidiary 

Dover,  Sept.  3. — Warner  Bros., 
Prod.  Corp.,  a  Delaware  corporation 
and  subsidiary  of  Warner  Bros.  Pic- 
ture, Inc.,  was  dissolved  by  the  State 
Department.  A  voluntary  certificate 
of  dissolution  was  issued  by  Charles 
E.  Grantland,  Secretary  of  State,  fol- 
lowing the  filing  of  the  consent  of  all 
the   stockholders. 

Warner  home  office  officials  could 
not  be  reached  over  the  week-end  for 
comment  on  the  dissolution. 

L.  A.  Hearings  Delayed 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  3. — The  local 
clearance  board  has  moved  complaint 
hearings  forward  from  Wednesday  to 
Friday  pending  the  filing  of  new  com- 
plaints. 


Campi  May  Act 
On  Reopening 
Assents  Again 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

be  out  of  the  code  and  there  should  be 
no   restrictions   as   to   signing. 

If  the  compliance  date  is  reopened 
it  will  be  for  an  indefinite  period.  It 
is  figured  that  only  364  new  signatures 
were  corraled  when  the  Aug.  15  or 
second  deadline  expired.  About  3,000 
were   expected. 

Rosenblatt  will  have  to  approve  the 
code  amendment  finally,  but  having 
suggested  it  there  is  no  doubt  there 
will  be  little  delay.  Every  additional 
signature  will  mean  a  proportionate 
decrease  in  assessments  for  exhibitors. 
It  is  hoped  that  every  exhibitor  will 
come  in  by  the  end  of  the  first  year 
of  the  code. 


NRA  Awaits  Accord 
On  Campi  Payments 

Washington,  Sept.  3. — Until  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  work  out  a 
formula  for  assessments,  the  NRA 
will  not  approve  any  plan  for  raising 
$180,000  from  this  source,  it  is  said. 

Although  producers  and  distribu- 
tors, in  protesting  recently  on  the 
original  assessment  plan,  stated  that 
gross  business  should  be  the  common 
denominator  for  levies,  it  is  learned 
they  will  not  disclose  business  figures 
publicly.  The  companies  are  willing 
to  permit  secret  audits,  but  no  publi- 
cation of  annual  figures. 


The  finance  committee  of  Campi  did 
not  take  up  an  assessment  plan  at  the 
regular  meeting  last  week,  but  is  ex- 
pected to  report  on  a  new  method  of 
taxation  by  Thursday,  when  Code 
Authority  is  slated  to  convene.  An- 
other session  may  be  held  by  the 
finance  body  between  now  and  Thurs- 
day. 

The  new  plan  for  raising  funds  may 
provide  for  a  levy  on  each  foot  of 
negative  film  coming  out  of  the  studios 
and  positive  prints  being  handled  by 
exchanges. 


Salary  Increase  for 
Rosenblatt  Reported 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

will  be  given  raises  by  President 
Roosevelt.  Division  Administrator  Sol 
A.  Rosenblatt,  who  is  now  getting 
$6,800  annually,  will  be  increased  to 
$10,000,  according  to  reports. 

Rosenblatt  has  25  codes  under  his 
supervision.  It  is  said  the  salary 
raises  will  be  announced  by  the  Presi- 
dent at  any  moment. 


Roxy  May  Close  With 
G-B  for  16  Pictures 

Gaumont-British's  deal  with  the 
Roxy  for  16  pictures  is  set  to  be  com- 
pleted this  week,  following  confer- 
ences between  Mark  Ostrer  and  Jef- 
ferey  Bernerd  of  G-B  and  Howard 
S.   Cullman  of  the  theatre. 

The  deal  does  not  include  "Jew 
Suss,"  which  is  one  of  four  already 
sold  to  the  Music  Hall. 

Negotiations  for  acquisition  of  the 
theatre  by  G-B  are  held  in  abeyance. 


Loew's,  RKO 
Seen  Ending 
Local  Fracas 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

ed  11  to  its  roster.  Four  of  these,  the 
Lee  Ochs  houses,  are  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Loew's  175th  St.  theatre ; 
the  Utica,  Brooklyn;  Embassy,  Port 
Chester,  and  five  others. 

Efforts  are  being  made,  it  is  under- 
stood, to  have  RKO  turn  over  the 
Utica  to  Frisch  &  Rinzler  and  the 
Embassy,  Port  Chester,  to  Skouras, 
who  operates  the  Capitol  in  that  city. 
RKO  also  would  have  to  dispose  of 
the  Ochs  and  other  houses,  according 
to  plans   reported. 

Both  RKO  and  Loew's  have  cur- 
tailed drives  for  new  units.  While 
RKO  added  11,  Loew's  only  took  one, 
the  Gem,  Far  Rockaway,  L.  I.  This 
house  may  be  turned  over  to  RKO, 
but  so  far  nothing  is  definite.  The 
whole  plan  may  be  kicked  over  and 
then  again  it  may  go  through. 

So  far  Loew's  has  only  played  "The 
World  Moves  On"  and  on  Sept.  14 
is  scheduled  to  show  "Cat's  Paw"  in 
its  de  luxe  units,  after  which  the  Har- 
old Lloyd  picture  will  be  shown  in 
59  other  Loew  houses. 

Despite  the  Loew  deal.  Fox  has 
sold  25  pictures  to  the  Music  Hall  and 
the  entire  lineup  to  the  Albee,  Brook- 
lyn. 

See  Fox  Netting  $367,000 

According  to  some  reports,  Fox  will 
net  about  $367,000  on  the  Loew  deal. 
Last  year,  it  is  reported.  Fox  re- 
ceived in  the  neighborhood  of  about 
$500,000  from  RKO  for  its  30  houses, 
the  Music  Hall  and  the  Albee. 

In  the  deal  with  Fox,  Loew's  had 
to  make  a  special  arrangement  with 
Frisch  &  Rinzler  for  a  few  of  its 
Brooklyn  theatres.  In  competitive 
houses  where  Randforce  could  not  get 
M-G-M  product,  an  exchange  deal 
was  made  with  Loew's  for  20  Fox 
films.  How  this  agreement  will  be 
settled  if  RKO  gets  the  Fox  lineup 
has  yet  to  be  worked  out,  it  is  said. 

Fox's  deal  with  the  Music  Hall  and 
the  Albee  is  understood  to  be  the 
best  made  in  this  territory,  in  so  far 
as  percentages  and  guarantees  are 
concerned.  Whether  Fox  product  will 
go  into  the  Palace  also  depends  on 
whether  Walter  Reade  will  release 
the  company  from  its  Mayfair  con- 
tract. Some  reports  have  it  that  no 
deal  has  actually  been  signed  and  the 
switch  would  be  automatic  provided 
all  other  differences  were  ironed  out 
between  Loew's  and  RKO. 

Although  unofficial  reports  had  it 
RKO  would  file  overbuying  charges 
against  Loew's  in  the  local  area,  a 
checkup  reveals  that  Loew's  has  not 
enough  films  bought  yet.  If  the  cir- 
cuit agrees  to  give  up  the  Fox  prod- 
uct, it  may  have  to  call  upon  inde- 
pendents for  more  tha.n  50  pictures 
for  its  two  and  three-change  a  week 
houses. 


Mrs.  Burt  in  New  Post 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  3.— Mrs.  Arretus 
F.  Burt  of  this  city,  chairman  of  mo- 
tion pictures  for  the  Missouri  Feder- 
ation of  Women's  Clubs,  has  been  ap- 
pointed chairman  of  motion  pictures 
for  the  National  Council  of  Federated 
Church  Women,  affiliated  with  the 
Federal  Council  of  Churches. 


THE  LION  OF  ENGLAND 


Hello  America! 

Such  excitement  when  we  brought  to  your  shores 
the  picture  that  is  the  sensation  of  the  day  in 
Europe  'THE  WANDERING  JEW."  We  thank 
all  the  distributing  companies  for  their  enthusiastic 
interest,  for  their  high  praise.  Leo,  the  M-G-M 
Lion,  has  won  the  race  to  present  this  new  dra- 
matic thunderbolt  to  American  audiences.  And 
we're  honored  that  our  triumphant  picture  is  to 
enjoy  the  sponsorship  and  showmanship  of  the 
roaring  Lion.  That  speaks  a  house-full  for  the 
picture!  '      .       , 

Sincerely  yours, 

TWICKENHAM  STUDIOS 

ENGLAND 


*****  **-* 

THE  AMERICAN  LION 

Leo  of  M-G  M 


Hello  Twickenham  Studios! 

We're  still  breathless  from  the  wonders  of  your 
amazing  entertainment  'THE  WA N D E RI N G 
JEW."  It's  a  privilege  and  a  joy  to  bring  its  thrills 
and  magnificence  to  America.  We're  calling  it  "The 
successor  to 'Ben-Hur'"  because  it's  the  BIGGEST 
PICTURE  to  flash  on  the  screen  since  we  wowed 
them  with  the  Chariot  Race !  Very  seldom  that 
M'G'M  goes  outside  its  own  Studio  for  a  picture, 
but  we'll  confess  this  is  worth  making  an  exception 
to  the  rule.  What  a  picture!  No  wonder  it's  the 
smash  hit  of  Europe !  Watch  for  miracles  when  the 
screen  shouts:  "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  presents 

THE  WANDERING  JEW." 

Sincerely  yours, 

LEO  of  M-G'M 


AUTHOR,  TITLE  ANDi 
INDICATE  SHOWMA 


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It's  an  adaptation  of  the  Damon  Runyon 
story.  'Ransom  $1,000,000/  which  recently 
ran  serially  in  Cosmopolitan  Magazine," 
continues  M.  P.  Herald.  "The  film  is  hectic 
action -packed  comedy  smacking  of  typical 
Runyon  satire  .  .  .  The  story  gets  off  to  a 
rip-roaring  start  .  .  .  The  usual  satirical 
twist  finds  romance,  comedy  and  gun-fire 
blending  into  an  hilarious  whole." 

• 

with 

PHILLIPS  HOLMES 
EDWARD  ARNOLD 
MARY  CARLISLE 

Andy  Devine  —  Wini  Shaw 

Produced  by  Carl  Laemmie,  Jr.  Directed  by 
Murray  Roth.  Presented  by  Carl  Laemmie. 

A     UNIVERSAL     PICTURE 

DAMON 

RtNYON'$ 


MILLIO 


DO 


JORY 
MS  VALUES 


—  says  Motion  Picture  Herald 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 

''The  Merry  Widow" 

(M-G-M) 

HoLLVvvooD,  Sept.  3. — Box-office  forces  hard  to  resist  conspire  via  the 
personalities  of  Maurice  Chevalier,  Jeanette  MacDonald,  Ernest  Lubitsch, 
the  title  and  Franz  Lehar's  music  to  mould  gay,  laughable,  opera-bouffe 
entertainment  of  high  order. 

Embroidered  with  Lubitschian  tid-bits  and  regaling  the  audience  with 
hearty  laughter,  the  famous  stage  play,  once  produced  as  a  silent  film  by 
M-G-M,  is  romantic,  filigreed  with  joie  de  vivrc  and  all  lacy  with  charm. 

Its  plot,  laid  in  a  mythical  land,  takes  Prince  Danilo  (Chevalier), 
ladies'  man  of  the  court,  to  Paris  with  definite  instructions  to  meet  and 
win  Sonia,  the  recluse  widow  who  owns  fifty-two  per  cent  of  the  country, 
and  tlierel)y  do  his  patriotic  duty.  To  Ma.xim's,  where  all  the  girls  know 
Chevalier  too  well,  comes  Miss  MacDonald,  incognito  as  Fifi,  and  meets 
him.  Tlieir  romantic  meeting,  their  parting,  the  embassy  ball,  his  court 
trial  and  their  reconciliation  in  prison  are  highlights,  delightfully  mooded 
and  preseiited  in  Lubitsch's  inimitable  manner  under  the  aegis  of  Irving 
Thalberg. 

Subtlest  shot  is  Fifi  and  Danilo  sitting  at  Maxim's  with  Danilo  .steal- 
ing her  slipper. 

The  cast,  exceptionally  well  chosen,  includes  Edward  Everett  Horton, 
L'na  Merkel,  George  Barbier,  Minna  Gombell,  Sterling  Holloway, 
Donald  Meek,  Herman  Bing  and  Barbara  Barondess. 

Played  in  comic  opera  style,  high  hilarity  contrasts  with  racy  and 
tender  romance.  The  Merry  Widow  Waltz  glides  tunefully  through  the 
needlepoint  production  with  its  lavish  sets  in  keeping  with  tlie  haunting 
Ma.xim's  melodies. 

The  screenplay  by  Ernest  Vajda  and  Samuel  Raphaelson  is  creative 
craftsmanship.  Ollie  Marsh  photographed  splendidly.  Herbert  Stothart's 
musical  adaptation  heightens  the  effect.  Dick  Rodgers  and  Larry  Hart 
contribute  a  new  number. 

"The  Merry  Widow"  is  a  merry,  romantic  production  and  seems 
destined  to  be  merry  box-office.  Previewed  without  production  code 
seal.     Running  time,  110  minutes. 


''Wake  Up  and  Dream'* 

( [iiii7rrsal) 

HoLLVvvooi),  Sept.  3. — This  musical  show  has  all  the  assets  of  class  A 
program  production. 

The  story  deals  with  Russ  Columbo.  June  Knight  and  Roger  Pryor, 
three  small  vaudevillians,  kicked  from  one  spell  of  bad  breaks  to  another 
and  finally  winding  up  at  the  top  of  the  heap  in  Hollywood.  The  theme, 
while  not  new,  has  many  hilarious  comedy  situations  contributed  bv 
Tohn  Meehan,  Jr.,  author  of  the  story  and  screenplay.  The  dialogue  kept 
the  audience  in  good-humored  laughter. 

Columbo,  less  self-conscious  than  heretofore,  should  go  well  with  the 
feminine  contingent  for,  if  his  profile  doesn't  get  'em,  his  crooning  will. 
The  cast  also  includes  Catherine  Doucet  as  a  mind-reader.  Andy  Devine 
as  her  body-guard  and  Henry  Armetta.  whose  antics  nearly  steal  the 
show.  The  picture  is  neatly  directed  by  Kurt  Neuman.  The  song,  "Too 
Beautiful  for  Words,"  crooned  by  Columbo,  is  particularly  catchy,  with 
the  others  also  good.    Charley  Stumar  photographed  well. 

The  picture  has  general  appeal  for  family  and  neighborhoods  especially. 
Running  time,  67  minutes. 


Sales  Tax  in 
Ohio  Is  Set; 
Time  in  Doubt 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

pudiation  of  public  debts  by  the  state 
government. 

Dr.  Beverly  O.  .Skinner,  state  direc- 
tor of  education,  in  stressing  the  ne- 
cessity of  a  sales  tax,  points  out  that 
Ohio's  educational  system  is  on  the 
brink  of  a  disaster  unparalleled  in  his- 
tory. Schools  in  many  districts  will 
be  unable  to  reopen  in  September  be- 
ci'use  of  lack  of  funds,  while  others 
will  be  unable  to  operate  after  Jan.  1, 
he  asserts. 

The  stringency  of  the  situation  has 
forced  many  solons,  heretofore  op- 
Ijosed  to  the  measure,  to  change  their 
attitude,  while  commercial  interest.. 
I)rotesting  the  plan  on  previous  occa- 
sions, are  said  to  have  withdrawn  their 
objections. 

The  I.  T.  O.  of  Ohio  is  putting  forth 
every  effort  to  facilitate  passage  of 
the  tax,  and  is  strenuously  rallying 
exhibitors  to  the  cause. 

"Passage  of  the  sales  tax  is  our 
only  salvation  in  having  the  present 
admission  tax  repealed,"  is  the  dec- 
laration of  P.  J.  Wood,  secretary  of 
the  exhibitor  unit,  in  a  message  to  film 
men. 


Loew,  Skour as  Named 
In  Ushers*  Complaint 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

complaints  were  brought  against 
Loew's  and  Skouras  by  ushers'  Local 
95,  B.  S.  E.  I.  U. 

Harry  Mitchell,  business  manager 
of  the  local,  charges  that  William 
Costa  was  discharged  by  Loew's  Pros- 
pect two  weeks  ago  because  he  was 
a  member  of  the  union  and  that  Ar- 
thur Nichols  was  laid  off  by  the  Skou- 
ras' Roosevelt  about  the  same  time 
for  the  same  reason. 

Loew's  and  Skouras'  officials  could 
not  be  reached  over  the  week-end  for 
comment  on  the  charges  of  Local  95, 
which  is  the  successor  to  Local  118, 
dissolved  early  this  summer. 


Hold  St  ebbins  Funeral 
Services  in  Hollywood 

(Continued  from  page  ]) 

the   services  were  held  in   Hollywood 
yesterday. 

Stebbins  at  first  had  planned  to  fly 
in  from  the  Coast  for  services  here. 
Regina  Lacks  of  his  local  office  flew 
to  the  Coast  Sunday  to  attend  the 
funeral. 


New  Plans  for  Filmarte 

San  Francisco,  Sept.  3.— Ralph 
Pincus  may  turn  the  Filmarte  into  a 
beer,  dance  and  entertainment  spot. 
He  is  dickering  with  United  Artists 
for  features  and  shorts  without  a  re- 
peat on  any  program. 


St.  Louis  Amuse.  Co. 
Is  Key  to  Price  War 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
leaders  here,  the  decision  of  the  men 
was  that  they  would  not  sign  any 
agreement  to  slice  admissions  or  drop 
duals  until  St.  Louis  Amusement 
signed  first.  Tf  St.  Louis  Amusement 
agrees  to  go  along,  the  exhibitors 
present  promised  to  get  90  per  cent 
of  all  theatres  to  join. 

Some  exhibitors  are  now  skeptical 
whether  St.  Louis  Amusement  will  go 
along.  As  soon  as  John  Cunliff,  presi- 
dent, signs  an  agreement  another 
meeting  will  be  held  for  the  other 
signatures. 

Meanwhile  F.  &  M.  are  going  ahead 
with  plans  to  reduce  admissions  Fri- 
day at  the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and 
Fox. 


Universal  Ahead  in 
Production  Schedule 

(Continued  from  pape  1) 

completed,  with  the  result  that  the 
writing  staff  is  the  smallest  in  six 
months,  now  numbering  only  six  con- 
tract men. 

Although  production  is  slowing 
down  until  Oct.  1,  the  studio  reports 
that  the  writers'  department  is  the 
only  one  feeling  the  brunt  of  the  let- 
down. 


Leff  Plans  Theatre 
Increases  in  Bronx 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

the  Freeman,  which  was  dropped  by 
Loew's  and  has  been  closed  the  entire 
summer.  The  Freeman  opens  Friday 
with  Louis  Cans  as  manager.  One  of 
the  two  new  units  being  negotiated  for 
is  the  Crescent,  now  being  operated 
by  Raring  &  Blumenthal. 


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NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  5,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


B  Vay  Takes 
Soar  Sharply 
OnWeek-End 


Unsettled  Weather  Boon 
To  All  Big  Houses 


Cool,  unsettled  weather  resulted  in 
smashing  week-end  grosses  at  local 
box-offices.  The  Labor  Day  rain 
proved  a  big  help,  jamming  all  of 
Broadway's  picture  houses. 

The  Radio  City  Music  Hall  did 
$71,000  on  "The  Fountain"  for  Fri- 
day, Saturday,  Sunday  and  Monday, 
with  the  estimate  for  the  week  in  the 
neighborhood  of  $100,000.  In  the 
same  four-day  period  the  Capitol  took 
in  $46,095  on  "Chained,"  which  is  to 
be  held  for  a  second  week,  while  the 
(Continued  on  page  12) 


Retention  of  Federal  Ticket 

Tax  to  Be  Asked  in  Congress 

Washington,  Sept.  4. — Continuation  of  the  admission  tax  on 
at  least  its_  present  level  will  be  asked  of  Congress  in  January, 
it  was  predicted  today  in  Washington  as  Administration  of- 
ficials began  consideration  of  new  revenue  legislation. 

With  this  and  a  number  of  other  emergency  taxes  due  to  be 
automatically  repealed  next  July,  the  Treasury  has  begun  a  study 
of  the  funds  which  will  be  needed,  the  general  belief  being  that 
a  measure  carrying  at  least  $500,000,000  will  be  sent  to  Con- 
gress at  the  opening  of  the  session. 

A  number  of  the  temporary  taxes  will  be  continued,  it  is  cer- 
tain, with   the   admission  levy  among   them. 

Some  consideration  is  being  given  a  general  sales  tax,  but  op- 
position to  such  a  levy  is  so  strong  as  to  make  it  probable 
that   no   serious   effort   will   be   made   along   this    line. 


U.  S.  Buying  More 
Belgian  Raw  Stock 

Washington,  Sept.  4. — The  United 
States  is  becoming  a  heavy  buyer  of 
Belgian  raw  stock,  it  was  disclosed 
today  by  the  State  Department  in  an- 
nouncing that  negotiation  of  a  recip- 
rocal trade  agreement  with  that  coun- 
try   is    to   be   undertaken.      Purchases 

(Continued  on    faiW   11) 


Wanger  Deal  Calls 
For  6  Para,  Films 

Walter  Wanger's  six  pictures  for 
Paramount  release  will  be  made  at 
Metropolitan  Studios,  Hollywood, 
George  Schaefer,  Paramount  general 
manager,  said  yesterday  in  verifying 
the  Wanger  deal. 

Wanger,  now  en  route  to  Holly- 
wood, will  begin  work  at  once  on 
"The  President  Vanishes."  The  sec- 
ond will  be  "Peacock  Feathers,"  star- 
ring Ann  Harding,  and  to  be  produced 
in  Technicolor. 


Production  Slightly 
Off;  33  Underway 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4.  —  Production 
activity  dropped  off  slightly  last  week 
in  comparison  to  the  past  month's  av- 
erage, with  33  features  before  the 
cameras,  17  preparing  and  slated  for 
(Continued  on  page  12) 


Bank  Asks  Removal 
Of  Cincy  Receiver 

Cincinnati,    Sept.    4. — Motion    has 
been  filed  in  U.  S.  District  Court  here 
by  the   Provident  Bank  &  Trust   Co., 
(Continued  on  page  12) 


Exhibitors  to 
Press  Action 
On  Music  Tax 


Exhibitors  will  procceed  with  their 
court  fight  against  the  American  So- 
ciety of  Composers,  Authors  &  Pub- 
lishers, despite  the  anti-trust  suit  filed 
by  the  government  last  week  against 
ASCAP  and  other  music  licensing 
groups,  Walter  Vincent,  chairman  of 
the  national  exhibitors'  emergency 
committee,  said  yesterday. 

A  meeting  of  the  emergency  com- 
mittee  is   scheduled  for   today   at  the 

(Continued  on    page   11) 


Checking  Copyrights 
In  ASCAP  Situation 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  4.  —  Exhib- 
itors here  are  understood  conferring 
with  legal  lights  in  Washington  on 
the  copyright  laws  in  connection  with 
a  planned  fight  against  the  ASCAP. 

George  P.  Aarons  of  the  M.P.T.O. 
of  Eastern  Pennsylvania,  is  corre- 
sponding with  lawyers  in  Washington 
on  the  music  situation.  However,  un- 
til the  local  unit  is  convinced  it  has  an 
opening  whereby  it  can  wage  a  fight 
against  ASCAP,  it  will  not  move 
legally. 


Kann  Injured; 
Wife  Dies  in 
An  Auto  Crash 


NRA's  Future 
Coming  Up  At 
Session  Here 


Maurice  Kann,  editor  of  Motion 
Picture  Daily,  sustained  fractures  of 
three  ribs  and  Mrs.  Kann  was  fa- 
tally injured  early  yesterday  morning 
in  an  automobile  accident  at  New 
Haven.  Mrs.  Kann  passed  away  sev- 
eral hours  later  in  the  New  Haven 
General  Hospital.  Her  death  was  due 
to  internal  injuries. 

At  the  time  of  the  accident  Mr. 
and    Mrs.    Kann,   Harry   Goldberg   of 

(Continued  on   page   12) 


Skouras,  Randforce 
To  Take  Salary  Cut 

Skouras  and  Randforce  have  offered 
to  accept  a  50  per  cent  salary  reduc- 
tion as  operators  of  Fox  Metropoli- 
tan Playhouses  following  the  reogani- 
zation  of  the  circuit,  it  was  learned 
yesterday. 

The  aggregate  salaries  of  the  Fox 
Met  operators,  Spyros,  Charles  and 
George  Skouras,  Samuel  Rinzler  and 
Louis  Frisch,  are  now  $119,200.  It  is 
understood  that  their  offer  to  reor- 
ganization  factors   would    reduce   this 

(Continued  on  page   12) 


Majors  Select  Group  to 
Study  Clearance  Problem 


All  Code  Authorities  to 
Gather  Sept.  14 

The  future  of  the  NRA  will  be  de- 
tailed by  Administrator  Hugh  S. 
Johnson  at  a  session  of  Code  Au- 
thorities for  all  industries  at  Carnegie 
Hall  on  Sept.  14. 

Secretaries  of  all  code  authorities 
met  yesterday  at  the  Advertising  Club 
where  Grover  Whalen  informed  them 
of  the  general  meeting. 

Enforcement  of  codes  also  will  high- 
light the  session.  Johnson  is  expected 
to  make  an  official  announcement  at 
the  meeting  of  the  future  of  codes 
which  expire  June  15,  1935. 

All  division  administrators  will  at- 
tend, including  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  for 
the  film,  theatrical  and  radio  codes. 
Alternates  for  authority  members  also 
will  be  on  hand. 

John  C.  Flinn,  secretary  for  the  film 
code,  is  handling  all  arrangements  for 
the  picture  industry.  About  20  film 
executives  will  represent  the  industry 
at  the  conclave. 


Frisco's  2nd  Runs 
See  Code  Victory 

San  Francisco,  Sept.  4. — The  long 
awaited  code  board  clearance  decision 
here  was  a  firecracker  that  failed  to 
go  off.  In  essence  it  is  a  victory  for 
the  second  runs,  with  the  reduction  of 
clearance  from  56  to  49  days,  but  in 
view  of  the  trend  during  the  past  few 

(Continued  on    page   11) 


Labor  Board  Clears 
Loew's  and  Skouras 

The  Regional  Labor  Board  yester- 
day absolved  Loew's  of  charges  of 
discrimination  in  the  discharge  of  two 
union  ushers  and  reserved  decision  on 
a  similar  charge  brought  against 
Skouras  by  Local  95,  B.  S.  E.  I.  U. 

The  union  had  charged  that  Wil- 
liam Costa  was  discharged  from 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


Executive  sales  heads  of  11  compa- 
nies yesterday  were  named  by  Campi 
as  a  special  committee  to  work  with 
George  J.  Schaefer,  chairman,  in  the 
drafting  of  basic  principles  for  clear- 
ance and  zoning  schedules. 


A  meeting  of  the  sales  ofificials  will 
be  held  tonight  at  6  P.  M.  at  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Club  where  plans  will 
be  drawn  for  assistance  of  local  boards 
in  redrafting  of  clearance  and  zoning 

(Continued  on  page   11) 


Criterion  May  Be 
Majestic  B'way  Spot 

The  Criterion  will  be  Majestic's 
Broadway  show  window,  provided 
negotiations  between  John  Goring, 
operator  of  the  house,  and  Majestic 
sales  heads  materialize. 

A  deal  is  practically  closed  for  the 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  September  5,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered   U.    S.   Patent   Office) 


Vol.   36 


September   5,   1934 


No.   55 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
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Erpi  Probe  to  Be 
In  Phone  Inquiry 

Washington,  Sept.  4. — An  investi- 
gation of  Erpi  will  be  included  in  the 
inquiry  of  the  Federal  Communica- 
tions Commission  into  the  activities  and 
operations  of  the  A.  T.  &  T.,  it  was 
made  known  today  by  ofificials  of  the 
Commission. 

Study  of  the  film  activities  of  the 
telephone  company,  however,  will  net 
come  for  some  time.  The  investiga- 
tion is  just  starting.  The  commis- 
sion has  not  yet  completed  the  organi- 
zation of  its  personnel  and  the  first 
phase  of  the  inquiry  will  concern  the 
rates  and  charges  of  the  company. 


Arthur  to  St.  Louis 

Harry  Arthur  of  F.  &  M.  left  last 
night  for  St.  Louis  for  conferences 
with  Harry  Koplar  on  the  operation 
of  the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and  Fox. 
He  is  expected  back  the  end  of  the 
week. 


Roach  Due  Here  Today 

Hal  Roach  is  scheduled  to  arrive  at 
the  Ambassador  here  from  the  coast 
this  afternoon.  Home  office  confer- 
ences   are    bringing   him    east. 


Auer  Starts  Monday 

John  H.  Auer  starts  work  Monday 
on  "The  Crime  of  Dr.  Crespi"  at  the 
Biograph  studios. 


Hardwick  Takes  on 
Ontario  Censor  Job 


Toronto,  Sept.  4. — Formal  an- 
nouncement has  been  made  of  the  ap- 
pointment of  J.  B.  Hardwick  as  chair- 
man of  the  Ontario  censors  in  suc- 
cession to  Major  J.  C.  Boylen,  who 
had  held  the  post  for  more  than  10 
years — until  the  recent  change  in  the 
Ontario  Provincial  Government. 
Hardwick  is  one  of  the  two  remain- 
ing members  of  the  original  board  of 
six,  four  having  been  "dismissed"  in 
the  economy  wave  of  the  new  premier, 
Mitchell   Hepburn. 

The  fourth  to  resign  was  Mrs.  Eva 
Moran,  who  has  been  succeeded  by  O. 
J.  Silverthorne  of  the  Village  of  Scot- 
land in  Norfolk  County.  Silverthorne 
is  unknown  to  the  Canadian  film  trade. 


Metzgers,  Shapiros  Hurt 

Lou  and  Mrs.  Metzger  and  Jack  and 
Mrs.  Shapiro  were  injured  over  the 
week-end  in  a  train  wreck  near  Peek- 
skill,  N.  Y.  The  party  was  en  route 
to    Cape    Vincent,    N.    Y. 

After  undergoing  a  plastic  operation 
at  Lenox  Hill  Hospital,  Mrs.  Metzger 
returned  to  her  suite  at  the  Essex 
House  where  she  is  recuperating. 
Metzger  and  the  Shapiros  also  are  on 
the   mend. 


Indicted  in  Fox  Plot 

Maurice  Monnier,  chaufifeur,  of 
Hewlett,  L.  L,  was  indicted  yester- 
day by  the  Brooklyn  Federal  Grand 
Jury  as  result  of  an  alleged  attempt 
to  obtain  $50,000  by  threatening  to 
kidnap  a  member  of  the  family  of 
William  Fox.  Monnier  was  arrested 
Aug.  23  after  serving  a  sentence  in  the 
Nassau  County  Jail  for  alleged  assault 
on  a  gatekeeper  at  the  Fox  estate. 


Grant  Shot  by  Thieves 

Len  Grant,  manager  of  the  RKO 
Flushing,  was  shot  in  the  back  early 
yesterday  morning  when  thieves  held 
liim  up  as  he  was  about  to  leave  the 
theatre.  Grant  refused  to  open  the 
safe  at  the  command  of  the  robbers, 
who  seriously  wounded  the  manager. 
He  is   in  a   Flushing  hospital. 


Para.,  Seattle,  Robbed 

Seattle,  Sept.  4. — The  Paramount 
here  lost  $2,200  to  holdup  men  at 
closing  time  when  the  assistant  man- 
ager and  cashier  were  trailed  from 
the  box-ofifice  to  the  theatre  office. 
The  bandits  escaped  in  the  crowd  out- 
side the  house. 


Shiffman,  Bolognino 
Resign  from  I,T,0,A, 

Harry  Shiftman  and  Laurence  Bo- 
lognino, the  former  of  the  Brill  cir- 
cuit and  the  latter  of  Trio-Consoli- 
dated, have  resigned  from  the  L 
T.  O.  A. 

Shiffman  withdrew  his  10  houses 
from  the  organization  when  he  became 
a  partner  with  Publix  in  the  opera- 
tion of  the  Paramount,  Staten  Island, 
and  Bolognino  pulled  12  houses  be- 
cause, he  says,  additional  city  taxes 
have  made  it  impossible  for  him  to 
continue  to  pay  dues  any  longer. 


To  Fete  Miss  Moore 

A  reception  will  be  held  for  Grace 
Moore,  who  got  into  town  yesterday, 
in  the  studio  atop  the  Music  Hall 
tomorrow  when  "One  Night  of  Love," 
in  which  the  singer  is  starred,  opens 
at  the  theatre.  W.  G.  Van  Schmus, 
managing  director  of  the  theatre,  will 
be  host.  Among  those  expected  to  be 
on  hand  are : 

Ex-Governor  Alfred  E.  Smith,  Mayor 
LaGuardia,  Lawrence  Tibbett.  George 
Jean  Nathan,  Morris  Gest,  Owen  D. 
Young.  David  Sarnoff,  Max  Gordon,  Has- 
sard  Short.  M.  H.  Aylesworth,  Prof.  Ray- 
mond Moley,  A.  C.  Blumenthal,  Jack 
Cohn,  Nathan  Burkan,  Rear  Admiral 
Yates  Stirling  Jr..  and  John  D.  Rocke- 
feller,    Jr. 


Brown  Resigns  Col.  Post 

George  Brown,  head  of  advertising 
and  publicity  for  Columbia  for  the 
past  three  years,  resigned  yesterday  to 
take  effect  early  in  October.  No  suc- 
ccessor  has  been  named  yet.  Brown 
formerly  was  in  charge  of  advertising 
fot  Universal ;  the  Chinese  Theatre, 
Los  Angeles,  and  RKO  mid-west  and 
west  coast  theatre  divisions. 


Chaplin  Still  Richest 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  4. — Charlie 
Chaplin  still  is  the  wealthiest  citizen 
of  Hollywood,  according  to  annual 
records  of  the  county  tax  collector 
made  public  today.  The  valuation  of 
property  held  by  the  comedian  is  given 
as  $3,279,230.  The  richest  landowner 
is  Will  Rogers,  whose  properties  are 
assessed  at  $322,920. 


Darmour  Coming  East 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — Larry  Dar- 
mour, production  head  of  Majestic, 
leaves  by  plane  for  New  York  next 
Tuesday  for  conferences  with  Her- 
man Gluckman  and  E.  H.  Goldstein. 
He  will  take  with  him  a  print  of 
"Night   Alarm,"   just   completed. 

Darmour's  eastern  stay  will  only  be 
for  a  few  days. 


Most  on  Big  Board  Decline 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia    Pictures,   vt« 30^  29^^  30'A 

Consolidated   Film   Industries 3  3  3 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,   pfd 1354  13!4  13!4 

Fox    Film    "A" 11^  W'A  WA 

Lcew's,     Inc 2754  26'/2  27"/^ 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd 9\U  91^,  91^4 

Paramount   Publix    3%  Hi  354 

Pathe    Exchange    V/i  1  1 

RKO    254  2!^  254 

Warner   Bros W>.  454  454 


Net 
Change 


Curb  Stocks  Show  a  Loss 


+  % 

—Wt 

-  'A 
-54 
-'A 
-'A 

-  'A 
-54 


Net 
Change 

-  'A 

-  54 


High      Low      Close 

Technicolor     12^        1254        12^ 

Trans   Lux   V/g         li^         \% 

Warner  Bonds  Advance  Point 

Net 
High      Low      Close     Change 

General  Theatre   E<iuipment  6s   '40 6  55^         554        

f-t^ew's  6s   '41,   WW   deb   rights 102         101^4      101^        —54 

Paramount    Publix    55^s    '50 47  47  47  —1 

Warner   Bros.    6s   '39,   wd 54  52J4       54  -fl 


Sales 

200 

100 

300 

1,700 

2,700 

100 

200 

2,300 

200 

700 


Sales 

600 
300 


Sales 

12 
3 
2 
6 


^     Purely 
Personal  ► 


TACK  S.  CONNOLLY,  general 
•J  manager  of  Pathe  News ;  Dick 
Hyland,  fan  magazine  and  scenario 
writer;  Mrs.  Leon  Leonidoff, wife  of 
the  Music  Hall  director;  Billy  Rose, 
Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce,  and  Fannie 
Hurst  and  her  husband,  Jacques 
Danielson,  the  pianist,  were  among 
the  passengers  when  the  He  de  France 
docked  here  yesterday. 

David  L.  Strumpf,  art  director  in 
the  advertising  department  at  Radio, 
is  now  the  proud  father  of  a  seven 
and  a  half  son,  born  Sunday  night  at 
the  Fifth  Ave.  Hospital.  The  new 
arrival  will  be  named  Michael. 

Mary  Pickford  has  arrived  from 
the  coast  to  discuss  publication 
of  a  series  of  stories  which  she  will 
write  and  is  due  back  in  Hollywood 
in  about  three  weeks. 

Theodore  C.  Deitrich,  director  of 
publicity  and  advertising  for  Cos- 
mopolitan Prod.,  is  recovering  at  his 
home  here  from  a  recent  attack  of 
pneumonia. 

Johnny  Weissmuller,  who  came 
east  for  the  water  carnival  at  Jones 
Beach,  checked  in  at  the  Warwick 
yesterday  for  a  stay  here  of  several 
days. 

Howard  S.  Cullman  will  speak 
over  WABC  at  3  P.M.  today  on 
"Romance  of  a  People,"  the  stage  at- 
traction at  the  Roxy  beginning  Fri- 
day. 

Maurice  Chevalier  gets  into  town 
tomorrow.  He  will  sail  Saturday  to 
spend  a  holiday  in  France.  He  will 
get  back  early  in  the  fall. 

Rian  James  is  working  on  the 
script  of  "Heldorado"  for  Fox,  having 
transferred  his  typewriter  from  the 
Warner   studio. 

Mrs.  John  Durante,  formerly  of 
Film  Daily's  staff  in  New  York,  gave 
birth  yesterday  to  boy  twins  at  Luth- 
eran Hospital. 

Joseph  Seidelman,  in  charge  of 
Columbia's  foreign  activities,  plans 
to  return  from  England  in  about  a 
month. 

Ethan  Alyea  and  S.  S.  Isseks  of 
the  Paramount  trustees'  legal  depart- 
ment returned  yesterday  from  vaca- 
tions. 

Howard  Bromley,  assistant  to 
Frank  O'Heron  at  the  Radio  studio, 
is  in  Toronto  visiting  his  sick  mother. 

William  Wellman,  the  director, 
according  to  word  just  received  here, 
is  a  daddy  of  a  seven-pound  girl. 

Ralph  Morgan  is  due  here  from 
Hollywood  in  the  near  future  to  be- 
gin   a    Broadway   engagement. 

Joe  Katzoff  and  Morris  Weber, 
both  of  Progressive  Poster  Exchange, 
are  expectant  fathers. 

W.  Ray  Johnston  will  pay  a  brief 
visit  to  his  home  town,  Waterloo,  la., 
before  heading  east. 

Dave  Palfreyman  returned  yes- 
terday from  a  vacation  on  the  native 
Indiana  heath. 

B.  H.  Mills,  Majestic  franchise 
holder   in  Albany,  is   in  town. 

May  Robson  arrived  here  from  the 
coast  yesterday  on  vacation. 

Gene  Raymond  is  poring  over  law 
books  these  day. 


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Mr.  Picquet  is  president 
of  the  North  and  South 
Carolina  Motion  Picture 
Theatre  Owners  Association 


Every 
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and  you'll  know  what  it  will  do  for  you 


Talk  to  the  men  who  have  doubled  their 
grosses . . .  cleaned  up  on  extended  runs . . . 
broken  their  records  ...  in  every  part  of 
the  United  States ...  as  weli  as  in  Canada. 


Hear  their  stories  .  . .  and  you'll  join  the 
rush  of  exhibitors  ,  .  .  eager  to  sign  for 
"The  Cat's  Paw''  before  the  opposition 
beats  them  to  it! 


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Apollo    .      Indianapolis 

Radio  City   Music   Hall 

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Warfield     San  Francisco 

New  York 

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Palace     .     .      Montreal 

5th  Avenue      .     Seattle 

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Los  Angeles 

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CLEOPATRA"  with  CLAUDETTE  COLBERT, 
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DeMllle's  "CLEOPATRA"  is  now  doing  in  New 
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Wednesday,  September  5,    1934 


MOTION  PICT17RB 

DAILY 


Exhibitors  to 
Press  Action 
On  Music  Tax 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

Astor  to  discuss  further  steps  in  the 
legal  campaign  to  oppose  ASCAP's 
contemplated  music  tax  increases  and 
to  advance  plans  for  collecting  the 
penny-a-seat  contributions  from  co- 
operating theatre  owners  to  finance  the 
court  fight. 

While  exhibitors  welcome  the  gov- 
ernment's action  against  the  music 
licensing  groups,  they  feel  that  con- 
siderable time  wjll  be  required  to  try 
the  issues  involved  in  that  action.  The 
first  aim  of  the  exhibitors'  legal  fight 
against  ASCAP  is  to  obtain  immedi- 
ate relief  from  the  organization's 
music  tax  increases,  which  go  into 
effect  Oct.  1.  To  obtain  this  relief, 
injunctions  will  be  sought  within  the 
next  few  weeks  restraining  ASCAP 
from  inaugurating  the  increases  and 
from  making  any  music  tax  collections 
whatever.  The  actions  will  be  filed 
by  George  Z.  Medalie,  former  U.  S. 
district  attorney  here. 

Injury  Causes  Shutdown 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — Unable  to 
continue  "Babes  in  Toyland"  without 
his  services,  the  Hal  Roach  plant  has 
closed  to  await  the  complete  recovery 
of  Stan  Laurel,  who  recently  injured 
his  leg.  All  but  contract  players  and 
necessary  operating  employes  have 
been  laid  off. 


20th  Buys  Fined  Script 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4.— Darryl  Za- 
nuck  today  closed  a  deal  for  the  10th 
and  final  story  of  20th  Century's  new 
season  lineup.  It's  called  "The  Man 
Who  Broke  the  Bank  of  Monte 
Carlo." 


Moscowitz  Reaches  Coast 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — Joseph  Mos- 
cowitz of  United  Artists  arrived  here 
today  to  participate  in  the  general  ex- 
ecutive and  owners'  meeting  of  the 
company  to  be  held  here  this  week. 

Heyman  Flying  East 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — Louis  Hey- 
man, general  manager  of  Principal 
Distributing  Co.,  flies  to  New  York 
tomorrow  to  negotiate  releases  for  the 
balance  of  his  company's  product. 


Goldwyn  Signs  Hopkins 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — Samuel  Gold- 
wyn has  signed  Miriam  Hopkins  to 
a  four-year  contract,  making  her  the 
first  American  woman  star  to  come 
under   his   banner   in   several   years. 


Signs  Jean  Chadburn 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — As  a  result 
of  a  test  for  a  minor  role  in  a  forth- 
coming picture,  M-G-M  has  signed 
Jean  Chadburn,  Wampas  "baby  star," 
to  a   long-term   contract. 


Rob  Corona  Theatre 

Holdup  men  got  away  with  $1,600 
at  the  Corona  Theatre,  Corona,  L.  L, 
yesterday. 


Majors  Select  Group  to 
Study  Clearance  Problem 


Frisco's  2nd  Runs 
See  Code  Victory 

(.Continued  from   page    1) 

weeks,  in  which  most  first  runs  have 
been  lifting  prices,  it  may  mean  little. 

From  all  points,  however,  have 
come  expressions  of  satisfaction  over 
the  whole  deal. 

Briefly,  the  new  deal  calls  for  a  re- 
tention of  the  original  56-day  clear- 
ance for  houses  charging  50  cents  or 
more.  The  new  49-day  clearance  will 
apply  to  theatres  charging  40  cents 
top.  In  this  category  are  four  local 
spots,  the  Fox,  St.  Francis,  Orpheum 
and  Golden  Gate. 

However,  with  the  trend  looking 
upward,  all  of  these  houses  may  bring 
their  prices  up  a  dime  in  order  to  get 
the  56-day  clause  written  in.  With 
Fox  West  Coast  controlling  the  first 
run  situation,  this  looms  as  a  strong 
possibility. 

Another  clause  in  the  decision  gives 
the  San  Francisco  houses  first  run  in 
northern  California,  a  day  ahead  of 
Oakland,  and  a  week  ahead  of  Stock- 
ton, which  originally  took  all  first 
runs. 

Still  another  important  clause  says 
that  a  picture  transferred  from  one 
first  run  to  another  must  continue  on 
an  admission  price  equal  to  the  aver- 
age of  first  runs.  This  will  affect  the 
St.  Francis,  which  usually  took  subse- 
quent runs  from  the  Warfield  at  two 
bits  less  admission. 


Labor  Board  Clears 
Loew's  and  Skouras 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

the  Gates  because  of  union  mem- 
bership. The  labor  board  found  no 
basis  for  the  charges.  C.  C.  Mosko- 
witz  represented  Loew's  at  the  hear- 
ing The  union  also  charged  the 
Skouras  Roosevelt  with  discrimination 
in  the  laying  off  of  Arthur  Nichols. 

Local  95  held  a  membership  rally 
last  night  at  752  Eighth  Ave.,  at- 
tended by  about  100  ushers. 


Approves  of  Cat.  Zoning 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — Ben  Berin- 
stein,  president  of  Associated  Exhib- 
itors, Inc.,  recently  returned  from 
Campi  sessions  in  New  York,  yester- 
day expressed  his  confidence  in  the 
new  clearance  and  zoning  based  on 
price  classification  now  in  effect  in 
southern  California. 


Why  Pickford  Is  Here 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — Mary  Pick- 
ford's  trip  east,  the  purpose  of  which 
the  actress  is  keeping  a  secret,  is  un- 
derstood here  to  concern  a  possible 
association  with  Edmund  Goulding  as 
a  producer  to  make  a  series  of  pic- 
tures. 


Obtains  Foreign  Rights 

All  foreign  rights  to  "The  Man 
from  Hell,"  "Fighting  Through"  and 
"Guns  for  Hire,"  Willis  Kent  pro- 
ductions, have  been  obtained  by  the 
J.   H.  Hoffberg  Co. 


(Continued  from   page   1) 

schedules.  Attending  the  meeting  will 
be: 

Neil  Agnew,  Paramount;  James  R. 
Grainger,  Universal  j  Al  Lichtman, 
United  Artists;  A.  W.  Smith  and 
Gradwell  L.  Sears,  Warners ;  Ned 
Depinet  and  Jules  Levy,  RKO  ;  Felix 
F.  Feist,  M-G-M;  John  D.  Clark, 
Fox  ;  Abe  Montague,  Columbia  ;  Jack 
Skirball,  Educational ;  Edward  Gold- 
en, Monogram ;  Harry  H.  Thomas, 
First  Division. 

All  schedules  before  Campi  for  ap- 
peal will  be  gone  over  and  suggestions 
made  by  the  committee  for  revision. 
Principles  and  recommendations  hand- 
ed down  by  the  committee  will  be 
final. 

Appeal  hearings  will  be  set  for 
schedules  which  the  committee  finds 
are  within  code  provisions.  However, 
no  hearings  will  be  set  until  after 
the  Jewish  holidays,  Sept.  19.  In 
zones  where  no  schedules  have  been 
drawn,  the  local  boards  will  again 
hear  protests  to  present  clearances. 
Contracts  for  the  new  season  will  be 
affected  according  to  decisions  and 
appeals  from  these  territories. 


U.  S.  Buying  More 
Belgian  Raw  Stock 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

of  unexposed  sensitized  films  last  year 
were  valued  at  $360,196,  three  times 
the  1929  purchases  of  $110,324,  it  was 
revealed  in  a  summary  of  our  trade 
with  Belgium. 

A  public  hearing  on  the  negotiations 
will  be  held  by  the  Committee  for 
Reciprocity  Information  Oct.  29,  it 
was  announced. 


Dog  Racing  Move  Fails 

Seattle,  Sept.  4. — Petitions  provid- 
ing for  the  placing  of  a  dog  racing  bill 
on  the  state  ballot  next  November 
have  been  found  to  lack  the  number 
of  signatures  required.  It  appears 
certain,  therefore,  that  dog  races  will 
not  be  held  in  Seattle  or  Spokane  dur- 
ing the  summer  of  1935,  inasmuch  as 
betting  is  prohibited. 


Finance  Co.  Formed 

Dover,  Del,  Sept.  4.  —  Transcon- 
tinental Amusement  Corp.  has  been 
chartered  here  to  carry  on  a  general 
financial  business,  listing  capital  stock 
of  1,000  shares,  no  par  value.  In- 
corporators are  C.  S.  Peabbles,  B.  R. 
Jones  and  W.  T.  Hobson  of  Wilming- 
ton. 


New  Camera  Work 

The  fourth  annual  issue  of  Modern 
Photography  will  be  off  the  presses 
of  the  Studio  Annual  of  Camera  Art 
this  week.  The  book  contains  96  ex- 
amples of  the  leading  international 
photographers  with  their  autobio- 
graphical notes  and  technical  articles. 


''U"  Holds  Johnston 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4.  —  John  Leroy 
Johnston  has  been  signed  to  a  new 
one-year  contract  as  publicity  chief  of 
Universal. 


Grosses  Rise 
As  Vacations 
End  in  Boston 


Boston,  Sept.  4. — Grosses  advanced 
last  week,  with  all  theatres  at  aver- 
age or  above  for  the  first  time  in 
months.  The  better  tone  in  the  city's 
show  business  was  attributed  largely 
to  the  closing  of  the  vacation  season. 
A  still  further  improvement  is  ex- 
pected with  the  reopening  of  schools 
next  week.  The  Metropolitan  was 
at  its  $28,000  average  with  "Handy 
Andy."  It  was  the  best  showing  at 
the  house  in  many  weeks.  Tied  for 
second  place  at  $17,000  were  the 
Boston,  with  a  dual  consisting  of 
"Blind  Date"  and  "Name  the  Wo- 
man," and  Keith's  with  "Down  to 
Their  Last  Yacht."  Both  theatres 
were   $1,000  over    par. 

Total  first  run  business  for  the 
week  ended  Aug.  30  was  $97,000. 
Average   is   $94,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the   week : 

"BLIND    DATE"     (Col.) 
"NAME  THE  WOMAN"  (Col.) 

BOSTON— (2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$17,000.        (AveraRe,    $16,000.) 

"YOU    BELONG    TO    ME"    (Para.) 

"WILD    GOLD"    (Fox) 

FENWAY— (1,800),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 

$10,000.        (Average,    $9,000.) 

"DOWN    TO   THEIR   LAST   YACHT" 

(Radio) 
KEITH'S— (3,500),  30c-65c,   7  days.   Gross: 
$17,000.        (Average,    $16,000.) 

"HIDE-OUT"    (M-G-M) 
LOEWS       STATE— (3,700),       35c-50c,       7 
days.      Gross:    $16,000.       (Average,    $16,000.) 
"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 
METROPOLITAN— (4,350),       30c-65c,       7 
days.         Fred     Waring    and     His     Pennsyl- 
vanians.       Gross:    $28,000.       (Average,    $28,- 
000.) 

"YOU    BELONG   TO   ME"    (Para.) 
"WILD   GOLD"    (Fox) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,800),    30c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $9  000.       (Average,    $9,000.) 


"Navy"  Tips  Take 
Up  in  Providence 

Providence,  Sept.  4. — The  navy 
came  along  to  boost  grosses  at  the 
Majestic  to  $8,500  for  one  of  the  best 
takes  in  many  moons,  featuring  a 
week  of  so-so  attractions.  A  combo 
bill  of  "Here  Comes  the  Navy"  and 
"She  Was  a  Lady"  did  the  trick  for 
the  Fay  interests.  "Affairs  of  Cellini," 
despite  the  personal  popularity  of 
Fredric  March,  pulled  only  $10,000 
at  Loew's,  $2,000  under  par. 

The  Strand  caught  $5,000  with  the 
second  week  of  "She  Loves  Me  Not." 
The  RKO  Albee  was  down  to  $4,000 
with  a  double  feature  program. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $28,475. 
Average  is  $33,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  29 : 

"HERE    COMES   THE  NAVY"    (Warners) 
"SHE  WAS   A   LADY"    (Fox) 

MAJESTIC— (2.400),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $8,500.    (Average.    $7,000) 

"AFFAIRS   OF   CELLINI"    (U.   A.) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c.  7  days. 
Rio  Brothers  on   stage.  Gross:  $10,000.   (Av- 
erage.   $12,000) 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.) 
(Second  Week) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 
STRAND— (2,300),   15c-40c,  7   days.   Gross: 
$5,000.    (Average,   $6,500) 

"BLACK   MOON"    (Col.) 
"NAME   THE    WOMAN"    (Col.) 
RKO    ALBEE— (2,300),     15c-40c,     7    days. 
Gross:   $4,000.    (Average.  $7,000) 

"JANE    EYRE"    (Monogram) 
"RANDY     RIDES    ALONE"     (Monogram) 
RKO  VICTORY— (1,600),   10c-25c,  4  days. 
Gross:  $975.   (Average,  $1,000) 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  September  5,    1934 


Kann  Injured; 
Wife  Dies  in 
An  Auto  Crash 


■     {Continued  from  page  1) 

Mentone  Prod.,  and  Herman  Center, 
Mrs.  Kann's  brother,  were  returning 
from  Monhegan  Island,  Me.  Gold- 
berg was  driving  through  rain  and 
fog. 

Goldberg  was  bruised  badly  and  was 
placed  in  the  emergency  section  of  the 
hospital,  but  his  condition  is  not  re- 
garded as  serious.  Center  was  able 
to  leave  the  hospital  late  yesterday. 
Kann  will  return  to  New  York  to- 
day. 

The  accident  took  place  on  York 
St.  opposite  the  Yale  University  The- 
atre. Goldberg  told  the  police  he 
was  reaching  to  adjust  the  windshield 
to  clear  his  vision  when  he  crashed 
into  the  rear  of  a  milk  truck  owned  by 
E.  Smith  &  Son.  Mrs.  Kann  was  rid- 
ing in  the  front  seat  and  Kann  and 
Center  were  in  the  rumble  seat  of 
a  convertible  coupe. 

Mrs.  Kann  was  Marie  Center  prior 
to  her  marriage  in  1927.  She  was 
30  years  old  and  a  native  New 
Yorker.  Funeral  arrangements  will 
be    made   today. 


Columbo  Funeral  to 
Follow  an  Inquest 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4.— Funeral  ar- 
rangements for  Russ  Columbo,  screen 
and  radio  singer,  are  being  delayed 
here  pending  the  outcome  of  the  coro- 
ner's inquest  scheduled  for  tomorrow 
and  described  as  a  formality  by  Cor- 
oner Frank  Nance. 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  at  the 
Blessed  Sacrament  Roman  Catholic 
Church  here  Thursday  morning.  The 
body  will  then  be  taken  to  a  mortuary 
to  await  the  arrival  of  relatives  from 
the  east  before  burial. 

Columbo  was  accidentally  shot  and 
killed  by  Lansing  Brown,  Jr.,  as  both 
men  were  examining  an  old  Derrin- 
ger dueling  pistol.  The  gun  went 
off  and  the  bullet  ricocheted  off  a 
table  and  struck  Columbo  over  the 
left  eye,  entering  his  brain.  He  died 
Sunday  night  as  specialists  were  pre- 
paring to  operate  to  extract  the  bullet. 

Columbo  had  completed  "Wake  Up 
and  Dream"  for  Uni:versal  a  few  days 
ago.  He  was  also  an  orchestra  leader 
and  joint  author  of  two  song  hits, 
"You  Call  It  Madness"  and  "Time  on 
My   Hands." 

G.  O.  Burnett  Passes 

Toronto,  Sept.  4. — G.  O.  Burnett, 
general  secretary  of  the  Canadian 
Film  Boards  of  Trade  and  executive 
assistant  to  Colonel  John  A.  Cooper, 
M.P.P.D.A.  Canadian  representative, 
died  Sunday  of  cancer  at  the  age  of  35. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYi 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


''Wagon  Wheels*' 


€PPCCTUNITy 

Entirely  new  national  setup 
is  anxious  to  contact  success- 
ful branch  managers  and  film 
salesmen;  if  interested  write 
in  detail  giving  past  experi- 
ence and  present  position;  all 
replies  will  be  kept  strictly 
confidential. 

Box  300,  Motion  Picture  Daili/ 
1790  Broadway         N.  Y.  City 


{Paramount) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — Better  than  the  average  western  film  fare  and 
minu.s  the  usual  blood  and  thunder  hokum,  "Wagon  Wheels"  sticks  close 
to  the  historic  record  of  the  covered  wagon  trek  to  Oregon. 

Mounted  more  elal)orately  than  the  ordinary  western  and  handled  well 
in  all  departments,  this  should  register  okay  with  the  cowboy  contingent. 
The  film  deals  with  the  first  wagon  train  out  of  Independence,  Mo.,  bound 
for  the  virgin  territory  of  Oregon.  There  is  plenty  of  gun-fire  enroute, 
but  the  story  continuity  manages  to  supply  definite  reason  for  the  shoot- 
ing. The  story  features  the  numerous  hardships  endured  by  the  pioneers 
in  the  continent  crossing.  Romance  as  supplied  by  Randolph  Scott,  one 
of  the  scouts  responsible  for  the  safety  of  the  pioneers,  and  Gail  Patrick, 
a  widow  who  has  kidnapped  her  son,  Billy  Lee,  from  her  in-laws  and 
makes  the  trek  to  escape  further  family  interference.  The  villain  is 
Monte  Blue,  a  half-breed,  who  turns  traitor  in  the  endeavor  to  keep  the 
train  from  reaching  its  destination.  Scott  finally  discovers  Blue's  activi- 
ties and  Blue  is  shot  during  the  showdown,  paving  the  way  for  a  happy 
ending  in  Oregon  with  Scott  and  Miss  Patrick. 

Charles  Barton's  first  directorial  effort  is  commendable.  William 
Mellor's  photography  gives  the  picture  distinction.  The  performances 
of  Billy  Lee  and  Jan  Duggan  are  standouts.  Jack  Cunningham's  screen- 
play is  good.     Production  code  seal  No.  196.     Running  time,  57  minutes. 


Production  Slightly 
Off;  33  Underway 

{Continued   from    page    1) 

the  stages  within  two  weeks  and  38 
in  the  cutting  rooms.  The  short  sub- 
jects also  varied  to  some  extent,  reg- 
istering seven  shooting,  11  in  prepar- 
ation and  20  in  the  cutting  rooms. 

Fox  topped  the  list  with  features  in 
work,  with  six  shooting,  one  prepar- 
ing and  one  editing ;  Radio,  five,  four, 
two ;  Warners,  five,  one,  nine ;  Uni- 
versal, four,  one,  three ;  Columbia, 
three,  two,  four;  M-G-M,  three,  two, 
10 ;  Goldwyn,  two,  zero,  zero ;  Roach, 
one,  zero,  zero.  The  independent  group 
registered  four,  six  and  nine. 

As  for  shorts,  M-G-M  had  three 
shooting,  five  in  the  final  stages  of 
preparation  and  three  editing ;  Roach, 
zero,  zero,  two ;  Columbia,  two,  two, 
two ;  Radio,  zero,  one,  six.  The  inde- 
pendent   group    had    two,    three    and 


Skouras,  Randforce 
To  Take  Salary  Cut 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

amount  to  approximately  $50,000  an- 
nually. The  operators'  participation 
in  profits  of  the  circuit  would  not  be 
disturbed  by  the  salary  change,  it  is 
reported.  Groups  active  in  the  Fox 
Met  reorganization  are  urging  that 
the  operators  dispense  with  salaries 
entirely. 

Intimations  that  Fox  Met  may  not 
be  reorganized  under  the  new  bank- 
ruptcy laws  were  given  yesterday  with 
the  filing  of  a  motion  by  bondholders 
of    the    circuit    to     vacate     an     order 


signed  late  last  week  by  Federal 
Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  denying  a  mo- 
tion to  approve  the  bondholders'  plan 
of  reorganization.  In  the  event  Judge 
Mack's  order  is  vacated  creditors  may 
still  move  to  reject  a  reorganization 
under  Section  77-B  at  the  hearing 
scheduled  for  Sept.  12,  it  was  stated. 


Open  St.  John  House 

St.  John,  N.  B.,  Sept.  4.— The 
latest  house  of  the  Franklin-Her- 
schorn  circuit  in  Eastern  Canada, 
given  the  name  of  Mainstreet  Theatre, 
bas  been  formally  opened.  The  house, 
which  had  been  under  construction  for 
four  months,  is  the  second  to  be 
opened  within  a  year  by  J.  M.  Frank- 
lin of  Ottawa,  former  RKO  Theatre 
representative  in  Canada. 


B  Vay  Takes 
Soar  Sharply 
OnWeek-End 


Musicians  Lose  Fight 

Richmond,  Sept.  4 — Musicians'  Union 
No.  123  has  just  lost  another  move 
in  its  long  fight  to  secure  representa- 
tion in  local  theatres  and  amusement 
halls.  Judge  Ernest  H.  Wells  has  de- 
nied an  application  for  an  injunction 
against  the  Walter  J.  Coulter  interests 
to  prevent  the  employment  of  outside 
musicians  at  Tantilla  Gardens. 


Randolph  Lewis  Is  Dead 

Hollywood,  Sept.  4. — Randolph 
Lewis,  71,  former  publicity  director 
and  scenario  editor  for  Pathe,  died 
at  the  General  Hospital  here  yesterday 
of  a  heart  attack.  He  was  here  since 
1927  as  a  free-lance  writer.  Lewis 
was  popularly  known  as  "Sunshine 
Randy."  Surviving  are  a  daughter, 
Anna  Montgomery,  and  a  sister,  Flor- 
ence Bentley,  who  is  making  arrange- 
ments for-  his  burial  in  Chicago. 


./.  Q.  Clemmer  Resigns 

Seattle,  Sept.  4. — James  Q.  Clem- 
mer, manager  bf  the  Fifth  Avenue  The- 
atre here  since  its  opening  eight  years 
ago,  has  resigned.  His  successor  has  not 
yet  been  announced  by  Frank  L.  New- 
man. Ronald  Harrington,  assistant 
manager,  is  temporarily  in  charge. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Paramount  garnered  $20,700,  with 
"Cleopatra,"  in  its  third  week  there. 

The  largest  Labor  Day  crowds  in 
the  history  of  the  Roxy  helped  to 
swell  receipts  at  that  house  for  the 
four  days  to  $24,700.  The  film  is 
"We're  Rich  Again."  The  Rivoli, 
where  "Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes 
Back"  is  in  its  third  week,  reports  a 
take  of  $10,000  over  the  week-end. 
The  gross  at  the  Strand,  where 
"Dames"  is  in  its  third  week,  amount- 
ed to  $14,000  for  Saturday,  Sunday 
and  Monday.  The  Mayfair  receipts 
for  eight  days,  including  Labor  Day, 
were  $11,000,  with  "Straight  Is  the 
Way"  the  picture. 

Broadway  grosses  for  last  week  fol- 
low :  Palace,  "Hat,  Coat  and  Glove," 
$8,500;  Paramount,  $45,200;  Rialto, 
"Dragon  Murder  Case,"  $12,000;  Ri- 
voli, $22,000;   Strand,  $29,000. 


Rain  Sends  Record 
Crowds  to  Loop  Houses 

Chicago,  Sept.  4. — Rain  Saturday 
Sunday  and  Monday  gave  Loop  houses 
a  record  Labor  Day  week-end,  with 
business  up  from  30  to  50  per  cent 
at  every  spot  and  necessitating  extra 
police  to  handle  the  crowds. 

Theatres  also  profited  when  thou- 
sands who  would  have  attended  the 
fair  were  impelled  by  the  weather  to 
seek  film  entertainment.  Yet  in  spite 
of  this  attendance  at  the  fair  on  Labor 
Day  was  the  second  highest  of  the 
year.  Indications  are  that  total  busi- 
ness this  week  will  hit  the  peak  for 
the  year. 


Twyman  Out  as  Mayor 

Richmond,  Sept.  4. — Frederick  W. 
Twyman,  mayor-exhibitor  of  Char- 
lottesville, is  no  longer  chief  execu- 
tive. He  has  been  succeeded  by  Dr. 
W.  Dandridge  Haden. 


Altering  Reade  House 

Walter  Reade  is  remodeling  the  St. 
James,  Asbury  Park,  N.  J.,  at  a 
cost  of  $75,000.  Among  the  improve- 
ments will  be  new  sound  equipment. 


Bank  Asks  Removal 
Of  Cincy  Receiver 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

as  trustee  for  the  bondholders,  to  set 
aside  appointment  of  Ben  L.  Heidings- 
feld  as  receiver  for  the  Shubert-Cox 
Theatres  Co.  The  motion  alleges  that 
the  receiver  was  appointed  through 
misrepresentation,  and  that  the  bank 
had  not  been  informed  of  the  receiver- 
ship action. 

Heidingsfeld  was  appointed  Aug.  27 
by  U.  S.  District  Judge  Benson  W. 
Hough,  at  Columbus,  on  application  of 
the  Trebuhs  Realty  Co.,  of  New  York, 
as  a  creditor  with  claims  totalling 
$13,065.44   on    loans. 

The  bank  recently  obtained  judg- 
ment for  $269,830.55  on  a  first  mort- 
gage trust  indenture  dated  Jan.  1, 
1922,  and  was  threatening  to  force 
sale  of  the  property,  it  was  averred 
in  complainant's  petition.  The  court 
was  asked  to  enjoin  the  bank  from 
proceeding  with  this  action. 


Criterion  May  Be 
Majestic  B'way  Spot 

(Continued    from    page    1) 

Criterion  to  play  Majestic's  12  fea- 
tures for  the  new  season,  starting  with 
"Scarlet  Letter."  When  the  deal  is 
signed,  the  Criterion  will  enter  the 
first  run  category  on  Broadway  again. 


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Every  now  and  then  a  new  picture  takes  its  place 

In  making  motion  picture  history. 

I  he  occasions  are  not  many  but  when  one  occurs 

It  is  a  tense,  stirring,  unforgettable  circumstance. 

Such  a  moment  is  at  hand: 

There  will  be  presented  at 

Radio  city  music  hall  on  Thursday 

A  musical  romance  marking  a  new  cycle  of  entertainment. 

This  is  the  first 

And,  as  in  similar  instances  in  the  past 

It  will  in  all  likelihood  be  the  greatest. 

If  one  were  to  analyze  the  picture,  one  would  find 

That  Entertainment  is  its  outstanding  quality. 

Its  dominant  note  is  the  most  thrilling  voice 

Yet  heard  upon  the  screen. 

Clark  gable  defined  it  as  the  most  romantic  entertainment 

In  the  world  of  the  theatre. 

Eddie  cantor  said  that  because  of  it 

The  singer  was  destined  to  become 

The  world's  greatest  musical  star. 

Norma  shearer  was  thrilled  by  it. 

Maurice  chevalier  stated  that  it  would  start  another  cycle. 

Ruth  chatterton,  mary  pickford,  gloria  swanson 

Added  their  plaudits  to  the  rapturous  comments  of  the  others 
And  LIBERTY  gave  it  Four  *  *  •  *  Stars. 
For  all  of  these  reasons 
Columbia  is  proud  to  present 

Grace  moore  in  one  night  of  love. 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  56 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  6,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Claim  Losses 
Due  to  'Jack 
Rabbit'  Shows 


Also    Lower    Industry's 
Prestige,   Is    Charge 

That  so-called  "jack  rabbit"  circuits, 
conducted  by  persons  traveling  from 
town  to  town  with  portable  equipment 
for  one-night  stands,  are  causing  an 
annual  loss  running  into  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  dollars  to  distributors 
and  exhibitors  is  reported  in  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  out  today.  The  pub- 
lication estimates  the  number  of  these 
illegitimate  operators  in  the  country 
at  approximately  1,000,  with  audiences 
averaging  200  persons. 

Besides  bringing  a  financial  loss 
to  the  business,  these  operators,  ac- 
cording to  the  Herald,  "do  much  to 
lower    the    prestige    of    the    industry 

{Continued    on    page    13) 


Strassberg  Joins  Up 
With  Nelson,  Renner 

Sam  Strassberg  with  nine  theatres 
in  Brooklyn  has  merged  with  Nelson 
&  Renner,  operating  six  in  the  same 
borough.  Interboro  Circuit,  Inc.,  has 
been  formed  and  is  now  operating. 

Nelson  &  Renner's  houses  are  the 
Coliseum,  Hollywood,  Endicott, 
Metro,  Sun  and  Howard.  Strass- 
berg's  are  the  Berkshire,  Canarsie, 
Kismet,  Park,  Ritz,  State,  Sumner, 
Williamsburg  in  Brooklyn  and  the 
College,    College    Point,    L.    I. 


Funeral  Services  for 
Mrs.  Kann  Tomorrow 

Funeral  services  for  Mrs.  Marie 
Kann.  wife  of  Maurice  D.  Kann,  edi- 
tor of  Motion  Picture  Daily,  will 
be  held  tomorrow  morning  at  the 
Kann  apartment,  65  Central  Park 
West.     The   services   will   be   private. 

The  services  will  be  conducted  by 
Rabbi  Alfred  I.  Aarons  of  the  Con- 
gregation of  Mt.  Sinai,  Brooklyn. 

Kann  returned  to  New  York  last 
night  after  being  discharged  from  the 
New  Haven  General  Hospital.  He 
was  accompanied  by   Herman  Center, 

(Continued  on   page   12) 


'*U"  Seeking  Foreign 
Film,  Says  Laemmle 

London,  Sept.  5. —  (By  Cable) — At 
a  press  lunch  in  honor  of  Carl 
Laemmle  he  said  Universal  was  seek- 
ing independent  product  in  Europe  to 
bolster  its  program.  The  company  is 
willing  to  buy  up  to  20  of  suitable 
quality,  he  said. 


Four  Majors 
To  Seek  25^ 
Chicago  Deals 

Eighteen  Films  May  Be 
Included  in  Plan 


Chicago,  Sept.  S.  —  Following  an 
agreement  reached  between  United 
Artists  and  B.  &  K.  whereby  a  mini- 
mum admission  of  25  cents  must  be 
charged  in  all  of  the  circuit's  houses 
on  three  U.  A.  films,  four  other  com- 
panies are  discussing  possibilities  of 
each  selling  at  least  three  pictures  on 
the  same  plan. 

The  companies  talking  about  the 
plan  are  Paramount,  M-G-M,  War- 
ner-First National  and  Fox.  Some 
other  companies  may  join  the  confabs 
and  it  is  likely  that  before  the  new 
(Continued  on  page  14) 


Warners,  CoL  Plan 
To  Reissue  Westerns 

Hollywood.  Sept.  5. — Warners  and 
Columbia  are  taking  advantage  of  the 
agitation  for  family  films  by  reissuing 
several  westerns,  which  have  been 
given  Production  Code  Administration 
approval. 

Columbia  has  been  given  a  clean 
bill  of  health  on  "Unknown  Valley," 
"McKenna  of  the  Mounted,"  "Silent 
Men,"  "Fighting  for  Justice,"  "The 
Western  Code,"  "The  Avenger," 
"Desert  Vengeance,"  "The  Fighting 
Sheriff,"  "The  Dawn  Trail"  and 
"South  of  the  Rio  Grande."  War- 
ners has  received  a  code  seal  on  "The 
Texas   Ranger." 


Claim  Big  Saving 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — Ac- 
cording to  statistics  from  the 
Academy  of  M.  P.  Arts  and 
Sciences,  the  arbitration 
board  has  salvaged  approxi- 
mately $100,000  for  Holly- 
wood actors  and  actresses 
during  the  four-year  period 
the  board  has  been  set  up  to 
settle  disputes  within  the  in- 
dustry. 


Middle  West 
Prices  Gain; 
Outlook  Good 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  5. — Reports  in 
the  East  that  the  Middle  West  is 
"down  and  out"  because  of  the  drought 
are  the  source  of  much  humor  here- 
abouts. The  drought  has  hit  several 
states  hard,  but  famine  is  not  "stalk- 
ing in  the  land." 

In  film  circles,  it  is  pointed  that  a 
smaller  number  of  theatres  are  closed 
than  at  any  time  since  the  depression, 
that  some  are  reopening  this  fall  and 
several  theatre  construction  projects 
are  under  way  in  the  Kansas  City 
territory. 

Surveys    by    the    Associated    Press 

(Continued  on  paqe  13)    . 


Film  Shortage  Seen 
For  Czechoslovakia 

Washington,  Sept.  5. — With  260 
new  pictures  reported  for  the  1934-35 
season,  Czechoslovakia  faces  a  film 
shortage  for  the  current  season,  ac- 
cording to  a  statement   to   the  U.   S. 

(Continued  on   paqc   13) 


ITOA  Labor  Problem 
Up  for  Discussion 

The  local  labor  situation,  particular- 
ly that  involving  Allied  and  Local 
306,  was  discussed  yesterday  at  the 
regular  meeting  of  L  T.  O.  A.,  at 
the  Astor.  A  review  of  the  present 
situation  for  the  benefit  of  exhibitors 
interested  in  making  new  contracts 
with  Allied  was  presented. 

The  labor  discussion  lengthened  the 
meeting  into  late  afternoon  and 
crowded  a  scheduled  survey  of  new 
season's  product  off  the  program. 
Next  week's  L  T.  O.  A.  meeting  will 
feature  product  discussion.        


Sinclair  Wants  State  to 
Make  and  Exhibit  Films 


If  Upton  Sinclair  is  elected  gov- 
ernor of  California  next  November, 
he  plans  to  launch  a  state-owned  film 
industry  with  production  primarily  in- 
tended for  the  quarter  of  a  million  un- 
employed in  that  state,  he  told  Motion 
Picture  Daily  in  an  exclusive  inter- 
view. 


"We  will  make  our  own  pictures 
and  show  them  in  our  own  theatres 
and  with  our  own  orchestras,"  he  said. 

That  program  is  part  of  his  EPIC 
plan,  which  has  for  its  purpose  the 
abolition  of  poverty  in  California.  Sin- 
clair   revealed    his    program    contem- 

(Continued  on    pacie    12) 


Circuits  May 
Pay  Cost  of 
Music  Fight 

Defection  of  Allied  and 
Theatre  Units  Seen 


Affiliated  theatres  and  large  inde- 
pendent circuits  may  be  obliged  to 
bear  the  burden  of  financing  a  legal 
battle  against  the  American  Society 
of  Composers,  Authors  &  Publishers, 
alone,  it  was  indicated  yesterday  at  a 
meeting  of  the  emergency  committee 
at  the  Astor. 

Allied  States,  from  all  indications, 
will  not  participate  in  the  contribution 
to  a  legal  "war  chest"  on  the  basis 
of  a  penny  a  seat  from  member  the- 
atres, as  agreed  to  last  week  by  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.,  affiliated  and  large  indepen- 
dent circuits.  It  was  also  indicated 
that  I.  T.  O.  A.  and  T.  O.  C.  C 
will  not  make  contributions. 

Walter  Vincent,  chairman  of  the 
emergency  committee,  said  that  these 

(Continued  on  page  14) 


Action  Sought  for 
Code  Appeal  Board 

Washington,  Sept.  5. — With  the 
Industrial  Appeals  Board  organized 
by  Recovery  Administrator  Hugh  S. 
Johnson  more  than  a  month  ago  to 
hear  complaints  from  small  business 
not  functioning,  indications  of  dissat- 
isfaction are  beginning  to  reach  here 
over  the  apparent  decease  of  the  or- 
ganization which  was  to  perform  the 

(Continued  on  page  12) 


U,A.  Will  Decide 
Suit  Action  Today 

United  Artists'  board  of  directors 
this  afternoon  will  decide  whether  or 
not  to  file  suit  against  Campi  in  the 
U.  S.  District  Court  for  an  interpre- 
tation of  the  10  per  cent  cancellation 
clause  in  the  code. 

The  meeting  of  the  board  originally 
was    scheduled   for   Tuesday   but   was 

(Continued  on  page   12) 


Objects  to  Code's 
Advertising  Rules 

Although  the  code  prohibits  prema- 
ture advertising,  William  Yoost,  local 
circuit  operator  and  a  member  of  the 
local  clearance  and  zoning  board,  is 
in  favor  of  independents  advertising 
coming  attractions  in  advance  of  play- 
dates  in  Greater  New  York. 

In  a  dissenting  opinion  in  a  local 
case,  Loew's  Rio  against  the  Heights, 

(Continued  on  page   12) 


MOTION  PICTURB 

DAILY 


Thursday,  Sopfembor  6,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered   U.    S.   Patent   Office) 


Vol.  36  September  6,  1934 


No.  56 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-Chief    and    Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

UZM     JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brqwn, 
Vice-President  and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway.  New 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwtn  S.  Clif- 
ford Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remc 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin  -  Tempelhof ,  Kaiserin  -  Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gnrizia,  Vittorio  Malpassutt, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau,  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart.  Representative:  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3.  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Represento- 
tive;  Moscow  Bureau:  Civtzev  Vrazhek,  N. 
25,  Apart.  146,  Moscow,  U.  S.  S.  R.,  Bella 
Kashin,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
Samrod,  Moscow. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
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City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,  1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year:  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.     Single  copies:    10  cents. 

Fox  Halts  Three  Films 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5.— Fox  has 
temporarily  halted  production  on  three 
pictures. 

Story  trouble  was  responsible  for 
stopping  "Marie  Galante"  and  "The 
State  vs.  Elinor  Norton,"  with  both 
scripts  being  shot  back  to  the  scenario 
department  for  rehearsing.  The  other 
delayed  film  was  "365  Nights  in  Hol- 
lywood," which  was  stopped  for  re- 
hearsal of  several  musical  numbers  in 
the  picture. 


Stillman  Heads  Sov-Am 

Jack  Stillman  has  been  made  head 
of  the  Sov-Am  Film  Corp.,  a  new 
producing  company  which  will  make 
Yiddish-language  films.  The  firm 
plans  to  make  four  features  this  sea- 
son with  superimposed  titles  in  Eng- 
lish. The  first  will  be  "The  Youth  of 
Russia." 


Boy  Born  to  Browns 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — Harry  J. 
Brown,  Warner  associate  producer,  is 
father  of  a  seven-pound  boy.  His 
wife,  Sally  Filers,  is  doing  nicely  at 
Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hospital.  They 
have  named  the  youngster  Harry  Joe, 
Jr. 


Big  Board  Stocks  Show  Gains 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 33^  31^  33Ji 

Consolidated   Film   Industries,   pfd 13J4  13^4  13^ 

Fox   Film   "A" 11/2  11!4  11}^ 

Loew's,  Inc 28^  27Ji  28 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 3Ji         354  Wi 

Pathe   Exchange   1!4         1  1 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" WA  ^iVi  14'^ 

RKO    2f4         2^  2H 

Warner    Bros 4^  VA  Wi 


Net 
Change 

+3/8 

+  'A 
+m 
-f  % 


-1-1/2 

4-/8 

+  Vi 


Curb  Issues  Remain  Unchanged 


High      Low 

Technicolor     12M        12J4 

Trans   Lux    1^  1^ 


Net 
Close     Change 

12K        

m    


Little  Activity  in  Bond  Market 


High  Low 

General  Theatre   Equipment  6s   '40 6Ji         6'A 

Keith  B.   F.  6s  '46 5954        59/^ 

Loew's  6s   '41,  ww   deb  rights 102  lOlJi 

Paramount   F.    L.   6s    '47 47  4" 

Paramount   Publix   S^^s  '50 47  47 

Pathe    7s    '37,    ww 99  99 


Close 

6/8 

59/2 
10154 

47 
47 
999 


Net 
Change 

+  ii 
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Sales 

1,500 
200 
200 

2,700 
500 

1,200 

300 

600 

17 


Sales 

300 
100 


Sales 

3 
1 
3 
1 
1 
2 


Adapting  ''Call  of  Wild" 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — Gene  Fow- 
ler and  Leonard  Praskins  are  doing 
the  script  of  Jack  London's  "Call  of 
the  Wild,"  which  20th  Century  will 
fiirn  for  United  Artists  release, 


Pittsburgh  Variety 
Dinner  Set  Oct,  14 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  5.  —  Sunday 
night,  Oct.  14,  has  been  picked  as  the 
date  for  the  Pittsburgh  Variety  Club's 
annual  banquet.  It  will  be  held,  as  in 
the  past,  in  the  ballroom  of  the  Will- 
iam Penn  hotel. 

Two  days  after  the  date  had  been 
announced,  more  than  200  reservations 
were  received  by  the  committee,  all 
from  local  non-members.  Since  the 
guest  list  is  limited  to  700,  indications 
point  to  an  early  sellout. 


Five  Stories  Purchased 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — Recent  story 
purchases  include  two  by  Paramount 
and  one  each  by  Fo.x,  M-G-M  and 
Radio. 

They  are :  Paramount,  Sophie 
Kerr's  original,  "Such  a  Lovely 
Couple"  and  Lewis  Parker's  play, 
"Joseph  and  His  Brethren" ;  Radio, 
Samuel  Hopkins  Adams'  "In  Per- 
son" ;  M-G-M,  Keith  Winter's  play, 
"The  Shining  Hour" ;  Fox,  Gordon 
Morris'  original,  "Under  the  Pampas 
Moon." 


Shift  Peekskill  House 

Peekskhx,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  5. — Ben 
Knobel  has  turned  the  Peekskill  and 
Colonial  over  to  Ray  Whittaker,  pres- 
ident of  Preferred  Theatres  Corp.  The 
Colonial  is  now  closed  due  to  a  vio- 
lation, but  is  expected  to  be  reopened 
shortly. 


Nathanson  in  London 

London,  Sept.  5.— (By  Cable)— N. 
L.  Nathanson  arrived  here  yesterday 
from  Carlsbad,  where  he  took  his  an- 
nual treatments.  He  leaves  Saturday 
on  the  Etnprcss  of  Britain.  He  has 
contacted  studio  heads  and  given  them 
advice  on  Canadian  requirements. 


M-G-M  Signs  Kingsley 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5.  —  Sidney 
Kingsley,  author  of  the  Pulitzer  prize 
play,  "Men  in  White,"  has  been  signed 
to  a  writing  contract  by  M-G-M. 


"Cromwell"  Story  Set 

London,  Sept.  5. —  (By  Cable)  — 
Julius  Hagen  will  produce  "Oliver 
Cromwell"  from  the  Richard  Fisher 
book. 


Kleins  Sail  for  N.  Y. 

London,  Sept.  5. — Eddie  Klein  and 
his  wife  sailed  for  New  York  tonight 
on  the  Lafayette- 


Mrs,  Chapman  Named 
As  a  Kansas  Censor 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  5. — Mrs.  L.  H. 
Chapman,  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  has  been 
named  by  Governor  Landon  to  the 
Kansas  state  censor  board  for  a  three- 
year  terin  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused 
by  the  resignation  of  Mrs.  Zelma  Red- 
mond of  the  same  city. 

Mrs.  Chapman's  late  husband  was 
a  water  and  light  commissioner  in 
Kansas  City,  Kan. 


Falaise  III  in  Paris 

Paris,  Sept.  5. — Marquis  Henri  de 
la  Falaise,  Constance  Bennett's  hus- 
band, is  dangerously  ill  of  auto-intoxi- 
cation in  the  American  Hospital  here. 


/.  L,  &  S,  to  Acquire 
Neighborhood  Spots 

Chicago,  Sept.  5. — Jones,  Linick 
and  Schaefer  will  expand  their  inter- 
ests by  acquiring  in  the  neighborhoods 
"as  many  houses  as  we  can  get," 
Motion  Picture  Daily  was  informed 
today.  In  addition,  the  circuit  plans 
to  build  two  theatres,  the  locations, 
of  which  are  being  kept  secret. 


Criterion  Signs  for 
Three  Mascot  Films 

John  P.  Goring  has  closed  a  deal 
with  Mascot  for  three  features  for 
the  Criterion,  the  first,  "Young  and 
Beautiful,"  being  dated  to  open  Sept. 
19.  "Crimson  Romance"  and  "In  Old 
Sante  Fe"  are  the  other  two. 

Majestic's  "The  Scarlet  Letter" 
will  follow  "Young  and  Beautiful." 


L.  B.  Mayer  Returning 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  Sept.  5. — Due  to  the  illness 
of  his  wife,  Louis  B.  Mayer  is  return- 
ing to  New  York  on  the  Paris  Satur- 
day. A  luncheon  by  the  Cinemato- 
graph Exhibitors'  Ass'n  scheduled  for 
Tuesday  was  canceled. 


Bowman  at  New  Post 

Edgar  S.  Bowman,  former  treasur- 
er and  general  manager  of  Automatic 
Ticket  Register,  Inc.,  has  assumed  the 
post  of  sales  manager  of  the  Silent 
American  Ticket  Machine  Co. 


O'Reilly  Returns  Today 

Charles    L.    O'Reilly   returns   today 
from  Buffalo  after  a  brief  visit. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,   September  6,    1934 


"Cellini"  Is 
$14,000  High 
In  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh.  Sept.  5. — High  gross 
here  last  week  went  to  "Affairs  of 
Cellini."  The  $14,000  take  at  the  Penn 
was  over  normal  by  $2,000. 

A  dual,  "Side  Streets"  and  "Ro- 
mance in  the  Rain,"  also  was  a 
strong  draw,  getting  $6,500  at  the 
Warner. 

With  the  Fulton  open  and  the  Al- 
vin  and  Pitt  set  to  open  this  week,  the 
city  again  has  six  first  runs.  Only 
three  have  operated  for  the  past  three 
months. 

At  the  Stanley,  "One  More  River," 
booked  in  for  only  five  days  in  order 
to  give  "Dames"  an  early  start,  did 
around  $7,000,  and  while  hardly  in  the 
!)lack,  this  figure  was  better  than  ex- 
pected, since  "River"  had  previously 
been  penciled  into  the  Warner  as  part 
of  a  double  bill. 

Total  grosses  in  four  first  run 
houses  were  $31,500.  Average  is  $30,- 
000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  Aug.  30  : 
"SHE    LEARNED    ABOUT    SAILORS" 

(Fox) 
FULTON— (1.750),   15c-4nc.   6   clays.   Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average.    $5.0(X)) 

"AFFAIRS   OF    CELLINI"    (U.    A.) 
PENN— .?..?00,      25c-50c.      6      days.      Gross: 
$14,000.     (Average.    $12,000) 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 
.STANLEY     (.5.600).       i.^coOc,       5       days. 
Gross:      $7,011(1.      (.\verat;e.      for      six      days, 
$9,000) 

"SIDE    STREETS"     (Warners) 
"ROMANCE    IN    THE    RAIN"    (Univ.) 
WARNER— (2.000).  2.Sc-4nc,  6  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.    (Average.    $5,000) 


99 


"Treasure  Island 
,500  in  Seattle 

Seattle,  Sept.  5. — This  town  went 
for  "Treasure  Island"  in  a  big  way, 
with  the  result  that  the  Fifth  Avenue 
gross  was  $8,500,  over  the  line  by 
$1,500. 

"Whirlpool"  and  "The  Morning 
After"  took  a  good  $4,100  at  the  Lib- 
erty. The  weather  was  hot,  but  a  Pot- 
latch  celebration  brought  a  number  of 
out-of-town  visitors   into  the   city. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $30,900. 
Average  is  $3,100. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  31  : 

"PERSONALITY    KID"     (Warners) 
"NO    RANSOM"    (Liberty) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (y.S0).  15c-25c-35c.  7  days. 
Gross:    $.5,200.    (Average.   $,5,500) 

"TREASURE     ISLAND"     (M-G-M) 
FIFTH    AVENUE— (2.450).    2.Sc-40c-5.Sc,    7 
days.   Gross:    $8,500.    (Average.   $7,000) 
"WHIRLPOOL"    (CoL) 
'THE    MORNING    AFTER"    (Col.) 
LIBERTY -(1.800).     10c-15c-25c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $4.1(K).    (Average.    $4.(X)0) 
"BULLDOG     DRUMMOND     STRIKES 

"BACK"    (U.    A.) 
MUSIC    BOX— (950).    25c;40c-55c.    7    days. 
(Extended    run    from    Music    Hall.)    Gross: 
$3,700.    (Average.   $4,000) 

"AFFAIRS    OF    CELLINI"    (U.   A.) 
MUSIC      HALL— (2.275).      25c-40c-55c,      7 
days.    Gross:    $6,000.    (Average.    $6,500) 
"STAMBOUL   QUEST"    (M-G-M) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,050).     25c-.35c.     7    days. 
Vaudeville    headed    by    Billy    Bartv.    Gross: 
$5,400.    (Average,    $6,000) 


Handling  "Bank  Nights" 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  5. — C.  C. 
Payne,  former  Des  Moines  film  sales- 
man, has  been  named  "Bank  Night" 
representative  for  Kansas  by  R.  W. 
McEwan,    territorial    distributor. 


^^Cat's  Paw" 
Sensational 
Frisco  Draw 


San  Prancisco,  Sept.  5. — "The 
Cat's  Paw"  was  something  of  a  sensa- 
tion at  the  Warfield  last  week.  It  piled 
up  $2o,000,  over  par  by  $5,000. 

The  Orpheum  reopened  with  "One 
Night  of  Love"  and  a  premiere  at- 
tended by  several  stars.  Most  of  the 
other  first  runs  couldn't  stand  the  com- 
netition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $()7,0()(). 
Average  is  $()9,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  28: 

"THE    LADY    IS    WILLING"     (Col.) 

COLDEN  (;ATE  -(2.800),  25c-35c-40c.  7 
ilavs.  Stage;  band.  Gross:  $11,500.  (Aver- 
age.  $13,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  29: 

"KING    KELLY   OF    THE    U.    S.    A." 

(Monogram) 

"WOMAN   WHO  DARED"   (Ind.) 

F().\— (4.1.00).  lilc-15c-25c.  :  ilavv  Gross: 
$(1,000.    (Average.    $7,(KK)) 

"THE    MAN    WITH    TWO    FACES" 
(Warners) 
"YOU    BELONG    TO    ME"    (Para.) 
I'AR.\.M()C\T     (2.1,711).    l.Sc-3,Sc-40c-65c.    7 
davs.    Gross:    .$10.(10,;.    (.\veraKe.   $12. (KK)) 
"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"     (Para.) 
ST.     FRANCIS     (1.400).    15c-25c-4()c-65c.    7 
davs.    Gross:    $7.0li(l.    (Average.    $8.(HX)) 
"THE    CAT'S    PAW"     (Fox) 
WARFIELD     (2.700).      2.5c-3.5c-.55c-65c.      7 
days.     Stage:      \'audeville.     Gross:      $26,000. 
(Average.   $21,000) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  25: 

"HOUSE  OF    ROTHSCHILD"    (U.    A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS     (I.JIU).     l.Sc-.55c-.5.Sc. 

7   days.   4th  week.    Gross:    $().,500.    (Average. 
$8.(;(K)) 


'Big  Moment" Good 
Draw  in  Portland 

Portland,  Sept.  5. — Continued  hot 
weather  held  down  grosses  somewhat, 
although   holding   over   par. 

"Big  Moment,"  plus  extra  good 
stage  show  at  Hamrick's  Music  Box. 
had  a  take  of  $3,500,  or  $500  over 
average. 

"She  Loves  Ale  Not"  brought  the 
Crosby  fans  to  Paramount,  with  "Hell 
Cat"  as  incidental,  and  a  total  draw 
of  $5,800,  or  $800  over  normal. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,500. 
Average   is  $22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  -Aug.   30 : 
"BULL   DOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 

BACK"    (U.    A.) 
BROADWAY     (1.912).  2.5c-35c-4nc.  7  davs. 
Gross:    $5.00(J.    (Average.    $5,000) 

"THEIR   BIG    MOMENT"    (Radio) 
HAMRICK'S    MUSIC    BON— (2.000).    25c- 
35c-4()c,   7  days.    Stage   Show.     Gross:   $3,500. 
(Average.    $3,000) 

"HOUSEWIFE"    (Warners) 
"ADVENTURE    GIRL"    (Radio) 
HAMRICK'S   ORIENTAL^(2.040).   25c,   7 
davs.   Gross:    $2,500.    (Average.    $2,000) 
"UNKNOWN    BLONDE"    (Majestic) 
FANTAGES— (1.7(X)).       15c-2,Sc,      7      davs. 
Stage  show.   Gross:   $1.7(X).   (Average.  $2,000) 
"SHE    LOVES    ME     NOT"     (Para.) 
"HELL    CAT"    (Col.) 
PARAMOL'NT-(3.008).        25c-35c-40c,        7 
days.    Gross:    $5,800.    (Average,   $5,000) 
"AFFAIRS    OF    CELLINI"    (U.    A.) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (945),    25c-35c-40c,    7 
days.    Gross:    $5,000.    (Average.    $5,000) 


Crosby  Settles  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — Bing  Crosby 
has  closed  his  New  York  office  and 
will  henceforth  conduct  all  his  business 
from  the  coast.  Crosby's  father  and 
brother,  Everett,  are  handling  his 
affairs. 


Prisoners   End   Fire 

Liberty,  Mo.,  Sept.  5.  — 
Prisoners  in  the  Clay  County 
jail  here,  released  to  fight  a 
disastrous  fire  in  the  Liberty 
business  district,  saved  the 
Plaza  Theatre  from  destruc- 
tion by  turning  a  three-inch 
hose  on  its  roof  when  flying 
sparks  ignited  it.  The  jail  is 
next  to  the  theatre. 

The  Plaza  is  closed  for  re- 
pairs. It  is  under  lease  to 
Commonwealth  Theatres  and 
sub-leased  by  M.  S.  Heath. 


River'  $8,900 
Over  on  Loop, 
Doing  $43,500 


Chkago,  Sept.  5.  —  The  fair 
crowds,  plus  favorable  weather, 
brought  rejoicing  here  last  week.  "One 
More  River,"  at  the  Chicago  topped 
the  week's  grosses  at  $43,500,  which 
is  $8,900  over  average.  The  new 
B.  &  K.  Apollo,  which  oi)ened  Aug 
23,  ])ulled  $13,000  in  nine  days  with 
"The  Scarlet  Empress."  The  Pal- 
ace was  $2,000  over  on  "Down  to 
Their  Last  Yacht,"  which  did  $24,- 
000.  with  much  credit  for  the  fine 
showing  going  to  the  dance  duo 
of    \eloz   and    "^'olanda. 

All  the  other  spots  were  above  av- 
erage, e.xcept  the  L'nited  Artists, 
which,  at  $14,000  on  the  second  week 
of  "The  .-\ffairs  of  Cellini,''  was  $3,- 
0(J0  under.  Another  holdover  was 
"Treasure  Island"  at  the  Roosevelt. 
The  film  played  to  $15,000,  $4,000 
over  average. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $149,- 
900.      Average:   $114,600. 

Estimated  takings  for  weeks  indi- 
cated : 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 

CHICAGO— (4.000).  35c-50c-r)8c.  7  days. 
Earl  Burnett  &  orchestra.  Biltmore  Trio. 
Ruth  Lee.  Stanley  Hickman  on  stage. 
Gross:  $43,500.  (Average.  $34,600.)  First 
week    ended    Aug.    .^0. 

"KISS     AND     MAKE-UP"     (Para.) 

ORIENTAL— (3.940).  2.5c-40c.  7  days. 
Sally  Rand,  Cookie  Bowers.  Ted  Cook. 
Ching  Ling  Foo,  Jr..  Carter  Bros.,  Danne 
Sisters  on  stage.  Gross:  $21,000.  (Aver- 
age.  $15,000.)      First   week   ended  Aug.   ,W. 

"AFFAIRS     OF     CELLINI"     (U.     A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1.700).  30c-40c-60c, 
7  days.  Gross:  $14,000.  (Average.  $17,- 
000.)        Second    week    ended    Aug.    31. 

"DOWN    TO   THEIR    LAST   YACHT" 
(Radio) 

PALACE— (2.509).  25c-35e-50c.  7  days. 
Veloz  &  Yolanda.  Gertrude  Niesen,  Harry 
Rose.  Sidney  Page.  Great  Gretanos  on 
stage.  Gross:  $24,000.  (Average,  $22,- 
000.)        First    week    ended    Aug.    30. 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

ROOSEVELT— (1.591).  25c-35c-50c,  7 
days.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Average,  $11,000.) 
Second    week    ended    Aug.    31. 

"SCARLET    EMPRESS"    (Para.) 

APOLLO— (1.400).  25c-35c-50c.  9  days. 
Gross:  $13,000.  First  week  ended  Aug.  29. 
"WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 

STATE-LAKE— (2.776).  20c-25c-35c.  7 
days.  Faith  Bacon  fan  dance  on  stage. 
Gross:  $18,500.  A(verage,  $15,000.)  First 
week    ended    Sept.    1. 


Milt  Smith  on  Own 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  5. — Milt  Smith, 
manager  of  Warners'  Belmar,  has  re- 
signed to  go  into  business  on  his  own 
in  the  east.  Paul  Shell,  of  the  Ritz, 
moves  to  the  Belmar  and  Ed 
("Hippo")  Segal,  assistant  manager 
of  the  Etna,  has  been  promoted  to 
managership  of  the  Ritz. 


"Cat's  Paw" 
$24,000  Hit, 
Philadelphia 


Phii..\i)klphia,  Sept.  5. — The  "Cat's 
Paw,"  "Dames"  and  a  cool  weather 
break  sent  Philly  grosses  up  in  the 
profit  regions  and  gave  the  best  gen- 
eral total  in  weeks. 

The  Lloyd  film,  at  the  Fox,  doubled 
the  average  with  $24,000  and  stays  a 
second.  Lloyd's  presence  in  town  won 
liim  and  the  picture  much  space  from 
tile  scribes.  "Uames"  clicked  nicely  at 
the  Stanley  with  a  good  $14,500,  with 
business  apparently  on  the  build  for 
the  second  week-end  at  least.  Both 
films   are   listed   for   two   weeks. 

Rest  of  the  town  was  off,  with 
"Cleopatra"  slumping  in  its  second 
Boyd  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $67,200. 
Average  is  $59,900. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  30: 

"NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE    LANG"    (Para.) 
(Second  Run) 

AK('AI)I.\— (6)i()).  25c-40c-50c.  6  days. 
Gross:    $1,400.    (Average.    $2,400) 

"CLEOPATRA"    (Para.) 
B()^■|)     (2.4(X)).     40c-55c-65c.     6    days.     2nd 
week.    Gross:    $7,500.    (Average,    $12,000) 
'  HAT,    COAT,   GLOVE"    (Radio) 
EARI.E     (2.000).       40c-55c-65c,       6       days. 
.Stage:     Tommy     Manahan     orchestra,     Bert 
Walton.    Lew    Duthers    &    Co.,    Mason    and 
Yvonne;      Carr      Bros,     and      Betty.     Gross: 
$12,(X»).    (Average.    $12.(X)()) 

"THE    CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 
KON— (3.000).    30c-4Oc-65c.    6   days.    Stage: 
Borrah     Minnevitch    and     Rascals;     Alexan- 
der   and    Santos.    Gross:    $24,000.    (Average, 
$12.0(X)) 
"STRAIGHT    IS    THE   WAY"    (M-G-M) 
KARLTON-(l.OOO).    30c-40c-50c,     6    days. 
Gross:    $2.WJ0.    (Average.    $3,500) 
"DAMES"    (Warners) 
STANLEY— (3.70O).     40c-55c-65c.     6     days. 
Gross:    $14,500.    (Average.    $12.fX)0) 

"PARIS    INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 
.STANTON— (1.700).     30c-40c-55c,     6    days. 
Gross:    $5,20).    (Average,    $6,000) 


"Island"  Grosses 
$9,000,  Montreal 

Montreal,  Sept.  5. — Further  return 
to  good  business  developed  last  week. 
The  Canadian  premiere  of  "Treasure 
Island"  brought  the  Capitol  to  $9,000 
par,  despite  an  inclination  to  think  that 
it  was  a  kids'  picture  and  juveniles  are 
not  admitted  to  theatres  hereabouts 
legally.  "The  Cat's  Paw"  and  "Let's 
Try  Again"  represented  $9,500  to  the 
Palace  where  average  is  $11,000.  Re- 
peat of  "Bulldog  E)rummond  Strikes 
Back"  gave  $5,000  to  the  Princess  as 
against  the  first  week  of  $8,000.  Nights 
were  cool. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $35,500. 
Average  is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  5  : 

"TREASURE     ISLAND"     (M-G-M) 

CAPITOL— (2.547),  25c -35c -40c -50c- 60c.  7 
days.    Gross:   $9,000.    (Average.   $9,000) 

"COCKEYED   CAVALIERS"    (U.   A.) 

IMPERIAL— (1,914),  2.^c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Del  O'Dell;  The  Parisian  Four; 
Bobby  Cardonie  &  Co.;  Lee  Shelley;  12 
Imperialettes.  Gross:  $4,500.  (Average, 
$6,500) 

"PARIS     INTERLUDE"     (M-G-M) 
"EMBARRASSING     MOMENTS"     (Univ.) 

LOEWS— (3,115),      2.Sc-35c-50c-6Oc-75c,      7 
davs.    Gross:    $7,500.    (Average.   $10,500) 
"THE    CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 
"LET'S    TRY    AGAIN"     (Radio) 

PALACE- (2,600),  25c-35c-50c-6Oc-75c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $9,500.    (Average,   $ll.f)0O) 

"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND     STRIKES 
BACK"    (U.    A.) 

"HIS   GREATEST    GAMBLE"    (Radio) 

PRINCESS— (2.272),  25c-3Sc-50c-65c,  7 
days.  2nd  week.  Gross:  $5,000.  First  week: 
.$8,000.    (Average,    $6,000) 


Thursday,  September  6,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Grosses  Jump 
In  K,  C.  with 
Price  Boosts 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  5. — Banner 
grosses  accompanied  price  increases  at 
Loew's  Midland  and  the  Publix  New- 
man to  40  cents  nights  from  the  pre- 
vious tariff  of  25  cents. 

The  Midland's  $19,000  on  "Treasure 
Island"  was  the  week's  pace-setter. 
This  is  $9,000  above  the  prevailing 
average  for  the  lower  admission.  "She 
Loves  Me  Not,"  at  $13,000,  gave  the 
Newman  its  top  money  in  several 
months,  more  than  doubling  the  par 
for  the  Newman's  low-price  dual  fea- 
ture policy. 

The  Tower  benefited  by  the  Jour- 
nal-Post's front  page  blast  against  its 
stage  show,  which  proved  box-office 
publicity  and  swelled  the  gross  to 
$8,300.  The  screen  attr.action  was 
"Blind  Date." 

The  Mainstreet  topped  off  its  25- 
cent  policy  with  a  sub-normal  take  of 
$4,500  on  "The  Dragon  Murder  Case," 
while  the  Uptown  cut  the  run  of  "The 
World  Moves  On"  to  five  days  to 
make  way  for  "Handy  Andy,"  ending 
the  period  with  $2,500. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $47,- 
300. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Aug.  29: 
"THE    WORLD    MOVES    ON"    (Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2,000),  25c.  5  days.  Gross: 
$2,500.    (Average,   5   days,   $2,800) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  30: 

"THE    DRAGON    MURDER    CASE" 

(Radio) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),  25c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  late  show.  Gross:  $4,500.  (Aver- 
age,   $6,000) 

"TREASURE   ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000).  25c-40c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  midnight  show.  Gross:  $19,000. 
(Average  for  previous  25-cent  admission. 
$10,000) 

"SHE   LOVES   ME    NOT"    (Para.) 

NEWMAN— (1,800),  25c-40c.  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  midnight  show.  Gross:  $13,000. 
(Average  for  previous  25-cent  admission. 
$5,500) 

"BLIND   DATE"    (Col.) 

TOWER— (2.200),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday midnight  show.  Stage:  "Futtin'  On 
the  Dog."  featuring  Six  (5'Connors,  Fetch 
&  Deauville.  Lull  &  Joy.  Maxine  &  Bobby. 
Gross:    $8,300.    (Average,    $6,500) 


"Cat's  Paw"  Pulls 
$6,000,  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  Sept.  5. — "The 
Cat's  Paw"  ran  away  with  the  big 
business  here  last  week.  It  pulled 
$6,000,  up  by  $2:000,  at  the   Midwest. 

"Where  Sinners  Meet"  at  the  Capi- 
tol was  a  par  draw.  "Housewife" 
took  $2,000  at  the  Liberty  in  four 
days.  This  is  a  normal  gross  for  seven 
days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $15,500. 
Average   is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  1  : 

"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 
BACK"    (U.  A.) 

CRITERION— (1,700),      10c-20c-36c-41c-56c, 
7   days.    Gross:    $4,000.    (Average,    $5,000) 
"THE  CAT'S  PAW"   (Fox) 

MIDWEST— (1,500).  10c-26c-36c-56c,  7 
days.   Gross:   $6,000.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"WHERE    SINNERS    MEET"    (Radio) 

CAFITOL— (1,200),     10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,     7 
days.   Gross:   $2,500.    (Average.   $2,500) 
"HOUSEWIFE"    (Warners) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  4  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $2,000.  (Average  week, 
$2  000) 

'"LET'S    TALK    IT    OVER"    (Univ.) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  3  days. 
Gross:   $1,000.    (Average   week,    $2,000) 


Etiquette  Note 

Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont^  Sept. 
5. — J.  H.  Chambers,  pro- 
prietor of  the  King's  Theatre, 
Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont.,  is 
traveling  in  hard  luck.  After 
spending  $12,000  on  the  thea- 
tre in  the  past  couple  of 
years,  Chambers  has  been 
ordered  by  the  City  Council 
to  vacate  the  building  by 
Sept.  15  because  he  owes  pur- 
chase payments  and  taxes  to 
the  city  from  whom  he 
bought  the  house.  The  city 
has  ruled  that  he  should  have 
made  payments  before  im- 
proving the  theatre. 


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Handy  Andy 
Washington's 
Big  Repeater 


Washington,  Sept.  5. — On  a  re- 
turn engagement  at  Loew's  Columbia 
"Handy  Andy"  demonstrated  its  con- 
tinued drawing  powers  here  by  piling 
up  a  gross  of  $3,700.  This  topped  par 
by  $600. 

"The  Girl  From  Missouri"  reached 
$19,300  at  Loew's  Fox,  but  this  was 
$1,200  under  the  line. 

Total  grosses  were  $52,600.  Aver- 
age  is   $71,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  30 : 

"LADIES    SHOULD    LISTEN"    (Para.) 

EARLE— (2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Mitzi  Mayfair,  12  Aristocrats,  Rita  De- 
Lano;  George  &  Arthur  Dormonde;  Arthur 
Boran;  Jack  Powell.  Gross:  $13,800.  (Av- 
erage, $17,600) 

"HANDY  ANDY"   (Fox) 

LOEW'S    COLUMBIA— (1,265).    25c-40c.    7 
days    (return    engagement).     Gross:     $3,700. 
(Average,    $3,100) 
"THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S    FOX— (3,434),    25c-66c,    7    days. 
Stage:      Myrt      &      Marge;      Roy      Smeck; 
Daphne     Pollard;     Lee     Twins,    Rio    &    El- 
liott.    Gross:    $19,300.    (Average,    $20,500) 
"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S     PALACE— (2,390),     35c-77c,     7 
days,    2nd    week.    Gross:    $5,100.     (Average, 
$14,500) 
'FRIENDS   OF   MR.   SWEENEY"   (War.) 

METROPOLITAN— (1,591),       25c-40c.        7 
days.    Gross:   $3,300.    (Average.   $4,100) 
"THE    LADY    IS    WILLING"    (Col.) 

RKO-KEITH'S- (1,830),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $7,400.    (Average,   $11,400) 


"Cat's  Paw"  $4,000 
Hit,  Indianapolis 

Indianapous,  Sept.  5. — "The  Cat's 
Paw"  was  the  big  box-ofifice  noise 
here  last  week.  The  $4,000  take  at 
the  Apollo  was  nearly  double  normal. 

"Hideout"  stood  up  in  fine  shape 
with  $5,000  at  the  Palace  and  "The 
Scarlet  Empress"  was  a  par  $4,000 
grosser  at  the  Circle. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $16,500. 
Average  is  $15,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  Sept.   1 : 

"CAT'S   PAW"    (Fox) 

AFOLLO-(1,171),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,   $2,500) 

"THE    SCARLET   EMPRESS"    (Para.) 

CIRCLE— (2,638).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"THE    LADY    IS    WILLING"    (Col.) 

LYRIC-(1,8%),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 

PALACE— (2,431),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,000.    (Average,  $4,500) 


"World"  and 
Show  Detroit 
Top,  $21,600 


Detroit,  Sept.  5. — Helped  by  a 
seven-act  stage  show,  "The  World 
Moves  On"  reached  $21,600  at  the 
Fox  last  week.  This  is  up  by  $6,600. 
Cool  weather  was  a  factor. 

"Dames"  went  to  $23,200,  over  nor- 
mal by  $3,200,  at  the  Michigan.  There 
were  seven  acts  on  the  stage  bill. 
"Treasure  Island"  held  up  to  $6,700 
in  its  second  week  at  United  Artists. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $56,200. 
Average   is  $55,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  30 : 
"STRAIGHT   IS   THE    WAY"    (M-G-M) 

FISHER— (2,975),  15c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,700.     (Average,     $10,000) 

"THE    WORLD    MOVES   ON"    (Fox) 

FOX— (5.,100),  15c-50c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Johnny  Perkins,  Ruth  Petty,  George  Tapps, 
Gertrude  Briefer,  Frank  Connors  and  Pa- 
tricia Bowman.  Gross:  $21,600.  (Average, 
$15,000) 

"DAMES"    (Warners) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100),       15c-50c,      7      days. 
Stage:    Collins    and    Peterson,    plus   Carolyn 
Marsh.    Gross:    $23,200.    (Average,   $20,000) 
'TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (2,070),  25c-50c,  2nd 
week,  7  days.  Gross:  $6,700.  (Average,  $10,- 
OOO) 


Jump  Fireside  Capital 

Dover,  Sept.  5. — Fireside  Players, 
Inc.,  of  Baltimore,  has  increased  its 
capital  from  $1,000  to  $2,000  with  the 
State  Department.  Troy  S.  Ashcraft 
of  Camden,  Del.,  is  agent  for  the 
corporation. 


"Treasure''  Is 
Twin  Cities' 
High  Grosser 


Minneapolis,  Sept.  5. — "Treasure 
Island"  found  pay  dirt  in  both  Twin 
Cities,  doing  $6,500  in  each. 

Total  first  run  grosses  in  Minne- 
apolis were  $20,500.  Average  is  $18,- 
500.  Total  in  St.  Paul  was  $16,000. 
Average  is  $14,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  Aug.  30: 

"HOUSEWIFE"   (Warners) 

CENTURY— (1,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,000.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"BEYOND    BENGAL"    (Showmen's) 

LYRIC— (1,000),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Grx»s: 
$1,5C0.    (Average,   $1,500) 

Week  Ending  Aug.  31: 
"DRAGON    MURDER    CASE"    (F.   N.) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $6,000.    (Average,    $5,500) 

"TREASURE   ISLAND"   (M-G-M) 
STATE— (2,300),    25c-40c,    7    days.    Gross: 
$6,500.   (Average,  $5,500) 

"HALSINGAR"    (Swedish) 
WORLD— (400),      25c-75c,      7      days,      2nd 
week.   Gross:    $2,500.    (Average,   $2,500) 

St.  Paul: 

Week  Ending  Aug.  30: 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $6,500.    (Average,    $5,500) 

"HOUSEWIFE"   (Warners) 

RIVIERA— (1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.    (Average,    $3,500) 
'  THE  DRAGON  MURDER  CASE"  (F.  N.) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,000),  20c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,500.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"HE    WAS    HER    MAN"     (Warners) 

TOWER— (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,  $1,500) 


TYPE  OF  SCREENSHOW! 

30  BIG  STARS 

of  screen,  stage  and  radio,  all  doing  their  stuff  to  make  a  grand  and 
glorious  entertainment  even  more  grand  and  glorious!  .  .  .  Tons  and 
tons  of  talent  poured  into  a  swift-moving  STORY! 


^  EDMUND  LOWE 

if  GLORIA  STUART 

ir  PAUL  LUKAS 

if  CHESTER  MORRIS 

if  BINNIE  BARNES 

if  KARLOFF 

ir  GRAHAM  McNAMEE 

if  ALICE  WHITE 

if  VICTOR  MOORE 

if  HUGH  OXONNELL 

if  STERLING  HOLLOWAY 

if  DOWNEY  SISTERS 

^  DOUGLAS  FOWLEY 

if  HELEN  VINSON 

if  ALEXANDER  WOOLLCOTT 


ir  RUTH  ETTING 

if  PHIL  BAKER 

if  ETHEL  WATERS 

if  DOUGLASS  MONTGOMERY 

if  ROGER  PRYOR 

if  GENE  AUSTIN 

if  BELA  LUGOSI 

if  JUNE  KNIGHT 

if  ANDY  DEVINE 

if  GUS  ARNHEIM'S  ORCHESTRA 

if  HENRY  ARMETTA 

if  BEAL  STREET  BOYS 

if  WINI  SHAW 

if  CANDY  AND  COCO 

if  THREE  STOOGES 


Story  by  Jerry  Wald  and  Phil  Epstein.  Screenplay  by  Rian  James.  Produced  by 
Carl   Laemmie,   Jr.   Directed  by   Karl  Freund.   Presented  by  CARL    LAEMMLE. 

UNIVERSAL'S   MUSICOLOSSAL  MELODY-DRAMA 


10 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  September  b,   1934 


"Phil  Spitalny  and  His 
Musical  Queens*' 

( Vitaphone ) 

A  girl  band  is  led  by  Phil  Spitalny 
in  several  orchestral  and  choral  num- 
bers, the  most  striking  of  which  is 
the  rendition  of  "Let's  Fall  in  Love." 
Other  numbers  played  are  "Bugle  Call 
Rag,"  "Dinah,"  and  "Hungarian 
Rhapsody."  Mildly  entertaining.  Run- 
ning time,  10  mins. 

"Poisoned  Ivory" 

(Radio) 

An  Edgar  Kennedy  domestic  bat- 
tle staged  in  a  mountain  cabin  at 
Christmas  time.  Edgar  blows  up 
when  he  gets  a  tie  from  his  mother- 
in-law  and  his  brother-in-law  gets  a 
radio.  He  even  has  a  row  with  the 
family  doctor   and  his  wife. 

The  excitement  speeds  up  when 
Florence  Lake  gives  Edgar  his  medi- 
cine and  then  discovers  a  bottle  of 
poison  on  the  table.  It's  photographic 
developer  left  by  the  brother.  Edgar 
is  all  right,  but  the  family  think  he 
is  going  to  die  and  convince  him  he  is. 
When  the  doctor  arrives,  still  mad 
with  Edgar,  he  fails  to  clear  up  the 
situation. 

Kennedy  fans  will  like  it.  A  pre- 
view audience  gave  it  a  noisy  recep- 
tion.   Running  time,  21  mins. 


"Dumb-Belle  Letters" 

(Van  Betiren-Radio) 

Juliet  Lowell  has  taken  nine  more 
letters  out  of  her  collection.  They 
are  presented  as  real.  Whether 
they're  real  or  not,  they're  funny. 
Audiences  howl.  Running  time,  4 
mins. 


Looking  Over  Shorts 


"Eyes  on  Russia'* 

(Van  Benr en-Radio) 

These  are  scenes  made  by  Mar- 
garet Bourke  White  all  the  way  from 
the  Caucasus  to  Moscow  for  the 
Vagabond  Adventure  Series.  Farm 
life  with  its  modern  mechanics,  work- 
ers' clubs,  street  scenes  and  other 
phases  of  Russian  life  are  shown.  The 
running  comment  by  Miss  White 
could  stand  considerable  improvement. 
Running  time,   11   mins. 

"Peculiar  Penguins" 

{Walt  Disney-U.  A.) 

Walt  Disney  comes  through  again 
with  another  artistic  animation,  en- 
tertaining and  novel.  Technicolor  ef- 
fects are  outstanding,  especially  the 
rainbow   etchings. 

Peter  arouses  the  ire  of  his  sweet- 
heart when  a  puffer  fish  he  has  given 
her  becomes  so  playful  after  being 
devoured  that  it  annoys  Polly  to  dis- 
traction. Peter  makes  up  for  the 
faux  pas  when  he  rescues  his  fair  lady 
from  a  shark.    Running  time,  8  mins. 


"Guess  Stars" 

(Vitaphone) 

With  a  story  that  allows  the  Radio 
Ramblers  to  demonstrate  their  amaz- 
ing ability  at  impersonations  of  fa- 
n;ous  radio  performers,  this  short 
should  please  any  audience.  Imita- 
tions of  Chevalier,  Vallee,  Rubinoff, 
Dick  Powell  and  John  McCormack 
are  featured.     Running  time,  9  mins. 


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"Everything  Ducky" 

(Radio) 

Clark  and  McCullough,  aided  by 
Eddie  Gribbon,  Joyce  Compton  and 
Maude  Truax,  go  through  some  high 
powered  nonsense  trying  to  demon- 
strate how  to  cook  in  their  patented 
aluminum  ware. 

In  trying  to  get  lunch  they  cook 
Gribbon's  pet  duck,  which  has  a  bell 
around  its  neck.  Gribbon  gets  the 
neck  and  the  bell  on  his  plate  and  a 
riot  starts. 

As  a  laugh-provoker  it  stands  up 
well  with  previous  Clark  and  Mc- 
Cullough efforts.  Running  time,  21 
mins. 


"Ilha" 

(Tapernonx) 

1  lus  IS  a  gorgeous  piece  of  camera 
Afork.  The  accompanying  narrative  in 
French,  but  it  would  be  good  without 
any  narrative.  The  cameraman  has 
caught  the  lazy  poetry  of  sailing  in 
the  tropics  and  the  tempo  changes 
only  slightly  when  a  tramp  steamer 
arrives  at  Saint  Thomas,  a  Portuguese 
Island,  in  the  Gulf  of  Guinea  near  the 
French  colony  of  Gabon.  It  was  pro- 
duced by   Rene   Ginet. 

Scenes  cover  the  gathering  of  cocoa, 
native  dances,  magnificent  sunsets  and 
native  life.  It  is  very  much  worth 
while.    Running  time,  36  mins. 


"Grandfather's  Clock" 

(Van  Beuren-Radio) 

One  of  the  Burt  Gillett  "Toddle 
Tales,"  a  combination  of  actual 
photography  and  cartoon.  It  starts 
with  two  children  playing  with  soap 
bubbles  in  front  of  a  clock.  They 
bang  an  alarm  clock  and  the  big 
clock  tells  them  what  happens  to  lit- 
tle clocks.  The  cartoon  antics  then 
begin. 

Clocks  play  football  until  one  is 
injured  and  repaired.  Very  interest- 
ing for  children.  Running  time,  10 
mins. 


*The  Old  Maid's  Mistake' 

(Radio) 

Walter  Catlett  is  up  to  his  usual 
tricks  as  the  manager  of  a  combination 
vaudeville-picture  house  who  puts  on 
a  show  for  Emma  Ray,  Katherine 
VVard  and  Dot  Farley  when  they  tell 
him  the  members  of  their  club  want 
a  dress  rehearsal.  A  swell  show  is 
put  on  for  the  trio  and  when  it  comes 
to  a  showdown  on  the  club's  member- 
ship, the  comic  learns  the  three  ladies 
constitute  the  entire  roster. 

Produced  by  Lou  Brock  and  direct- 
ed by  Al  Boasberg,  the  20-minute 
subject  has  its  funny  moments. 


"Honkey-Donkey*' 

(Roaeh-M-G-M) 

This  latest  of  the  "Our  Gang" 
scries,  with  Roach's  new  recruits, 
should  please  all  audiences.  It  has 
some  of  the  original  members  of  the 
"Gang"  to  aid  the  newcomers  in 
maintaining  the  Roach  standard.  The 
story  concerns  the  "poor  little  rich 
boy"  that  gets  mixed  up  with  the 
gang  and  their  trick  mule,  brings 
tJiem  into  his  palatial  home  and  near- 
ly wrecks  the  place  when  the  mule 
runs  amuck.  Spanky  provides  most 
of  the  laughs.    Running  time,  20  mins. 


"The  Girl  at  the  Ironing 
Board" 

(I  itaphone) 

This  is  a  burlesque  on  the  number 
"The  Girl  at  the  Ironing  Board"  from 
"Dames."  It  depicts  the  lives  and 
loves  of  underwear  and  the  like  in  a 
laundry  after  closing  time.  The  vari- 
ous situations  which  are  brought  about 
by  the  antics  of  the  three  principal 
characters  form  the  basis  for  an  enter- 
taining little  melodrama  and  interest- 
ing cartoon  comedy.  Running  time,  7 
mins. 


"Good  Time  Henry" 

(Universal) 

A  rollicking,  rib-tickling  short  that 
should  please  any  audience.  Henry 
Armetta,  as  a  reformed  playboy,  has 
to  step  out  once  more  with  Hale 
Hamilton,  much  against  his  wishes,  for 
business  reasons.  Fear  of  discovery 
by  his  wife  and  regret  for  having 
kicked  over  the  traces  once  more 
throws  him  into  numerous  and  laugh- 
provoking  comedy  situations.  Run- 
ning time,  21  mins. 


"Attention,  Suckers" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5.  —  "Attention 
Suckers,"  produced  by  Pete  Smith, 
is  an  interesting  short  exposing  the 
card  tricks  of  dealing  and  playing 
as  utilized  by  professional  card 
sharks.  Clever  use  of  a  mirror  to 
detect  swift  hand  maneuvers  is  par- 
ticularly novel.  The  "waterfall"  and 
"accordeon"'  shuffles,  the  three  card 
monte,  and  trick  of  dealing  yourself 
four  aces,  all  revealed.  Will  appeal 
to    any    audience.     Running    time,    9 


"Cracked  Shots" 

(Radio) 

With  Tom  Kennedy,  Will  Stanton, 
Helen  Brock,  Nat  Carr  and  Ed  Dear- 
ing,  this  short  should  draw  laughs 
from  practically  any  audience.  The 
story  concerns  Kennedy,  a  motorman 
with  an  unfortunate  failing  for  shoot- 
ing craps,  who  loses  his  rent  money 
and  tries  to  win  it  back  in  a  trap- 
shooting  contest.  It  winds  up  with  all 
the  contestants  in  the  shoot  firing 
away  at  each  other's  automobile  in- 
stead of  at  the  clay  pigeons.  Running 
time,  20  mins. 

''A  Journey  in  Flanders" 

(Fox) 

Another  of  the  Magic  Carpet  series 
that  takes  the  audience  through  most 
of  the  principal  cities  and  waterways 
of  Belgium  in  a  very  interesting  man- 
ner. Inspiring  views  of  Flemish 
architecture,  canals  and  their  peculiar 
boats,  native  songs  and  costumes  and 
the  odd  clock  towers  peculiar  to  Bel- 
gium are  shown.  Shots  of  Antwerp's 
diamond  cutters  wind  up  the  reel. 
Very  entertaining.  Running  time,  10 
mins. 


"Held  for  Ransom" 

(Jameson  Prod.) 

A  visual  history  of  the  famous  Ur- 
schel  kidnapping  case  with  scenes  that 
appear  to  have  been  staged  and  stud- 
ded with  clips  from  various  newsreels, 
this  short  subject  should  appeal  to 
most  audiences.  The  entire  case,  from 
the  actual  kidnapping  to  the  final  sen- 
tencing of  the  culprits  by  the  court,  is 
traced.  Particularly  striking  is  the 
speech  delivered  by  the  judge  as  he 
passes  sentence.  Running  time,  13 
mins. 


Thursday,  September  6,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 

ARTHUR  SANCHEZ  of  Trans- 
Oceanic  Film  Export  Co.  is  on 
his  way  to  Europe  aboard  the  Chant- 
plain  on  a  business  trip.  He  will  be 
away    six    weeks. 

"W.  Ray  Johnston,  en  route  here 
from  the  coast  by  easy  stages,  will 
make  a  final  stop-over  in  Chicago  to- 
morrow and  is  due  in  town  the  first 
of  next  week. 

Leo  Blank,  Warners'  Minneapolis 
branch  manager,  is  here  conferring 
with  Norman  H.  Moray,  Vitaphone 
executive  in  charge  of  shorts  and 
trailers. 

Elmer  McGovern  has  been  signed 
to  edit  a  Spanish  feature,  "Romance 
Tropical,"  being  filmed  in  Porto  Rico 
by   Latin   Artists    Pictures    Corp. 

R.  A.  McGuiRE  is  back  at  his  desk 
at  the  Warner  home  office  after  an 
absence  of  seven  weeks  due  to  an  at- 
tack of  tonsilitis. 

George  M.  Cohan  will  sing  his  lat- 
est song,  "My  Little  Girl,"  in  his  next 
picture,  "Gambling,"  now  being  made 
by  Harold  B.  Franklin. 

E.  W.  Hammons,  president  of  Edu- 
cational, is  on  a  vacation  cruise  on 
board  the  Transylvania  and  is  expected 
to  return  in  about  10  days. 

Isabel  Dawn  and  Boyce  DeGraw 
have  sold  an  original,  "Not  on  Your 
Life,"  to  Warners. 

Lou  Goldberg  has  completed  the 
adaptation  on  "The  Crime  of  Mrs. 
Crespi." 

John  W.  Hicks,  Paramount  for- 
eign manager,  arrives  from  Europe 
today  on  the  Manhattan. 

Louis  Hyman,  general  manager  of 
Principal,  arrives  today  by  plane  from 
Hollywood  with  a  print  of  "Chandu." 

Howard  S.  Cullman  last  night  en- 
tertained the  entire  cast  of  "Romance 
of  a  People." 

Belle  Baker  sails  Sept.  18  aboard 
the  Paris  for  London,  where  she  opens 
at  the  Palladium  on  Oct.  1. 

Ruth  Gordon,  who  appeared  last 
for  the  Theatre  Guild  in  "They  Shall 
Not  Die,"  has  been  signed  by  M-G-M. 

Tim  McCoy  has  left  Hollywood  by 
motor  for  a  personal  appearance  tour 
through  the  midwest. 

Vina  Delmar  has  sold  "The  Day 
Never  Came"  to  Fox. 

Bertram  Block  is  back  as  head  of 
the  M-G-M  scenario  department. 


Africa  to  Have  Censors 

Washington,  Sept.  5. — Censorship 
makes  its  bow  in  French  Equatorial 
Africa  under  a  decree  dated  Aug.  5, 
reports  Assistant  Trade  Commissioner 
Eugene  A.  Masuret,  in  Paris,  to  the 
U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce  here. 
Under  the  decree,  control  will  be  exer- 
cized over  films,  phonographic  disks, 
and  the  taking  of  motion  pictures. 

No  film  can  be  presented  without 
the  visa  of  the  lieutenant  governor 
of  the  colony  where  the  film  is  to  be 
shown. 


Faye  in  Vallee  Act 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5.— Alice  Faye 
will  leave  next  week  for  a  week's  ap- 
pearance with  Rudy  Vallee  and  his 
band  at  the  fair  in  Chicago. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY!$ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Charlie  Chan  in  London" 

(Fox) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — Another  intriguing  chapter  in  the  series  of 
Earl  Derr  Biggers'  Chinese  detective  yarns.  Mystery  stories  continue 
to  hold  immeasurable  fascination  for  the  reader.  Likewise,  this  film 
keeps  one  on  edge  throughout  trying  to  guess  who  may  be  the  real 
murderer.  Warner  Gland  as  Chan  continues  his  fine  series  of  imper- 
sonations. His  calmness,  sure-footedness  and  final  surprises  make  these 
roles  outstanding. 

Urged  by  Drue  Leyton  to  save  her  brother  from  being  hanged 
for  a  murder  attributed  to  him,  Gland  forsakes  a  trip  to  China  to  stay 
in  London  and  lend  his  assistance.  He  goes  about  his  scenting  in  a 
quiet  way,  oftimes  casting  suspicion  upon  several  principals,  but  saving 
the  big  surprise  for  the  last  few  rounds. 

There  is  the  lovers'  quarrel  when  Miss  Leyton  hears  her  sweetheart, 
Raymond  Milland,  tell  Gland  he  believes  Douglas  Walton  guilty.  The 
only  one  who  believes  the  convicted  man's  plea  of  innocence  is  his  sister. 
Miss  Leyton.  She  gets  Chan  to  snoop  around  and  after  a  series  of  un- 
successful events  he  finally  lands  his  man.    The  lovers  then  make  up. 

Running  time,  78  minutes. 


Legion  Looms  Big 
In  F.  W.  C.  Parleys 

Denver,  Sept.  5. — The  Legion  of 
Decency  will  be  one  of  the  major 
items  far  discussion  at  the  annual  con- 
vention of  the  intermountain  division 
of  Fox  West  Coast  theatres  to  be 
held  at  Ae  Broadmoor  Hotel,  Colo- 
rado   Springs,    Sept.    11-13. 

About  40  will  attend  the  meeting 
and  will  discuss  and  hear  talks  on 
theatre  management,  admission  prices, 
"bank  nights,"  advertising  and  ex- 
ploitation, as  well  as  new  film  deals 
and  analysis  of  new  product. 

On  the  11th  a  luncheon  will  be 
given  at  the  Broadmoor,  at  which 
other  theatre  men,  exchange  mana- 
gers and  newspaper  men  will  be 
guests. 

Charles  and  Spyros  Skouras  have 
been  invited  to  attend,  but  it  is  doubt- 
ful if  they  will  be  at  the  meeting. 
Rick  Ricketson,  division  manager, 
will  have  charge  of  the  convention. 
Those  Who  Will  Attend 

In  attendance  from  the  Denver 
headquarters  will  be  Ricketson,  Wm. 
Steege,  Harry  Ashton,  I.  Weiner, 
Wm.  Agren,  Max  Goldstein,  Wm. 
Dollison  and  George  Frantz. 

Managers  and  assistants  will  include 
Frank  Gulp,  Isis,  Denver;  Gerald  Whit- 
ney, Mayan,  Denver;  J.  E.  Hughes,  Im- 
perial, Alliance.  Neb.;  Ray  Davis,  Curran, 
and  Walter  Jancke,  Isis,  Boulder,  Colo.; 
Chet  Miller,  Lincoln,  Charles  Mann.  Para- 
mount, and  Elwood  Vorhees,  Princess, 
Cheyenne,  Wyo. ;  Harry  Moore,  Egyptian, 
Delta,  Colo.;  Mike  ^alesny,  Kiva,  Du- 
rango,  Colo.;  Ed  Marquand,  America,  Fort 
Collins,  Colo.;  Wilford  William,  Victory, 
Kemmerer,  Wyo.;  Henry  Westerfield,  Rio 
Grande,  Las  Cruces.  N.  M.;  Mark  Berk- 
heimer,  Coronado,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M. ;  Ed 
King,  Rourke,  La  Junta,  Colo.;  George 
Paper,  Longmont,  Longmont,  Colo.;  Fred 
Glass,  F9X,  McCook,  Neb.;  Irving  Simpson, 
Fox,  Montrose,  Colo.;  Dave  Davis.  Para- 
mount, North  Platte,  Neb.;  A.  J.  Hamil- 
ton, Strand,  Rawlins,  Wyo.;  Thomas  Berta 
and  Bill  Powers,  Lotus,  Sheridan,  Wyo.; 
Harold  Jones,  Fox,  Sidney,  Neb.;  Carl 
Smith,  Rialto,  Sterling,  Colo.;  Don  Sheedy. 
West,  Trinidad,  Colo.;  Vern  Austin,  Rial- 
to, Trinidad,  Colo. ;  Paul  Krier,  Valencia. 
Walsenburg,  Colo.;  Frank  Larson.  Para- 
mount. Idaho  Falls.  Idaho;  A.  D.  Eichen- 
laub.  Orpheum,  Pocatello,  Idaho;  E.  K. 
Taylor.  Wilma,  Missolula,  Mont.,  and  Paul 
Scates,    Babcock.    Billings,    Mont. 


Council  Bluffs  in  Drive 

Council  Bluffs,  la.,  Sept.  .5. — The 
local    ministerial    association    has    en- 


dorsed the  campaign  for  clean  films 
and  is  ready  to  launch  a  crusade  here 
the  motto  of  which  will  be :  "The 
United  Crusade  for  Christ  to  the  Last 
Man."  The  drive  will  receive  the 
aid  of  Omaha  pastors  and  will  run 
until    Oct.  31. 


Presnell  Now  Producer 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — After  a  10- 
week  absence  Robert  Presnell,  former 
Warner  writer,  has  returned  to  the 
studio  as  an  associate  producer. 


'Destroy''  and 

Show  Leaders 

In  Cleveland 


Cleveland,  Sept.  5. — Cool  weather 
was  a  big  help  to  grosses  last  week. 
Big  money  went  to  the  RKO  Palace 
where  a  stage  show  with  "Whom  the 
Gods  Destroy"  brought  in  $20,000. 
Average  without  a  show  is  $10,000. 

"The  Grand  Canary"  topped  normal 
by  $1,500  on  a  $6,000  gross  at  War- 
ners' Hippodrome.  "Affairs  of  Cel- 
lini" was  strong  at  $14,000  at  Loew's 
State. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $44,000. 
Average  is  $29,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Aug.  31 : 

"THE    GRAND    CANARY"    (Fox) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3.800),  30c- 
35c-44c,    7    days.     Gross:    $6,500.     (Average, 
$5,000) 
"WHOM   THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (CoL) 

RKO  PALACE— (3,100),  30c-40c-60c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Ted  Fio-Rito  and  band.  Gross: 
$20,000.  (Average,  $10,000  without  stage 
show) 

"AFFAIRS   OF   CELLINI"    (U.   A.) 

LOEW'S    STATE-(3,4«)),    30c-35c-44c.    7 
days.   Gross:    $14,000.    (Average,   $10,000) 
"ELMER    AND    ELSIE"    (Para.) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN-(1,900),  20c-30c- 
40c,  7  days.   Gross:   $3,500.   (Average,  $4,000) 


Para.  Holds  Lee  Tracy 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — Paramount 
has  renewed  its  option  on  Lee  Tracy 
for  another  picture  on  the  five-pic- 
ture contract  he  now  holds.  The  pic- 
ture for  which  he  was  optioned  will 
be  his  third. 


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MOTION  PICTVRE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  September  6,   1934 


Action  Sought  for 
Code  Appeal  Board 


(Continued   from  page    1) 

work  which  Clarence  Darrow's  Re- 
view Board  failed  to  do. 

Since  the  issuance  of  promising 
statements  upon  its  organization,  noth- 
ing has  been  heard  of  the  board,  and 
it  has  been  suggested  it  is  either  not 
receiving  any  complaints  or  is  taking 
no  action. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  several 
hundred  complaints  were  filed  with  the 
Darrow  board,  many  of  which  were 
never  reached  during  the  tempestuous 
career  of  that  organization,  observers 
here  do  not  believe  that  no  protests 
have  been  filed  with  the  NRA  board, 
but  no  information  is  available  as  to 
what  the  board  is  doing,  if  anything. 


Two  Buffalo  Orders  Out 

Buffalo,  Sept.  5. — Two  cease  and 
desist  orders  have  been  issued  by 
the  Buffalo  grievance  board.  One 
was  against  Reliance  Theatres,  Inc., 
operators  of  the  Palace  at  Lockport, 
on  complaint  of  the  Rialto,  Schine 
house,  against  display  of  a  refrigera- 
tor in  the  lobby  and  raffling  of  the 
refrigerator  in  the  theatre  by  local 
merchants.  The  other  complaint  was 
brought  by  the  Babcock,  also  Schine 
theatre,  in  Bath,  against  the  Park  in 
Hammondsport,  on  use  of  reduced  ad- 
mission books. 


Wants  Bank  Nights  In 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  5. — Allied 
Theatre  Owners  of  Louisiana  has  gone 
on  record  as  favoring  a  change  in  the 
code  permitting  bank  nights,  lotteries 
and  premiums. 


Sinclair  Wants  State  to 
Make  and  Exhibit  Films 


Hawaii  Not  In 

Hawaii  does  not  come 
under  the  film  code  for  the 
United  States,  the  NRA  has 
decided.  Because  of  labor 
provisions  in  the  U.  S.  pos- 
session and  other  varying  in- 
gredients, it  is  held  that  Ha- 
waii comes  under  division 
VIII  of  the  NRA,  which  deals 
with  codes  other  than  this 
country. 


Nebraska  Exhibitor 
Cited  on  Code  Order 

Omaha,  Sept.  5.— Charged  by  T.  C. 
Shipley,  exhibitor  at  Clay  Center, 
Neb.,  with  using  a  subterfuge  in  alleg- 
edly violating  an  order  of  the  griev- 
ance board,  George  K.  Werner,  Fair- 
field, Neb.,  exhibitor,  has  been  in- 
structed to  appear  before  the  board 
Friday  and  explain  why  he  is  giving  a 
10-cent  rebate  to  his  patrons. 

Some  weeks  ago  Shipley  complained 
Werner  was  using  coupon  tickets.  The 
code  board  issued  a  desist  and  cease 
order.  This  week  Shipley  entered  his 
new  complaint.  He  stated  patrons  pay 
the  regular  15  cents  admission  at  the 
window,  but  when  they  present  tickets 
to  the  doorman  he  hands  them  a  dime 
along  with  the  torn  stub. 


POWERFlfL  BOX 
OFFICE!  A^ 
GREAT  S 


(Continued   from  page   1) 
plates    the    establishment    of    a    state 
theatre. 

"We  recognize  that  pictures  have 
been  in  bad  taste  and  we  will  try  to 
raise  the  cultural  standards,"  he  as- 
serted. "And  there  won't  be  any  Com- 
munist propaganda  in  them,  I'll  tell 
you  that. 

"We  will  rent  studios  and  theatres 
and  put  in  charge  of  production  an 
executive  who  has  not  been  able  to  use 
his  ability  because  of  conditions.  The 
project  will  give  work  to  unemployed 
artists  and  technicians." 

He  said  the  state-produced  films 
would  not  be  thrown  on  the  commer- 
cial market  because  he  does  not  in- 
tend to  compete  with  private  industry. 
But  if  there  is  a  demand  for  them 
commercially,  he  said,  they  would  be 
released   for   general   consumption. 


Funeral  Services  for 
Mrs,  Kann  Tomorrow 


Objects  to  Code's 
Advertising  Rates 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
in  upper  Manhattan,  Yoost  states  that 
this  provision  of  the  code  is  "harsh, 
unfair  and  works  a  particular  hardship 
upon  independent  exhibitors  who  show 
subsequent  run  pictures." 
'He  adds:  "It  may  be  that  in  other 
parts  of  the  country  this  particular 
section  can  work  more  equitably,  but 
in  the  metropolitan  district  where 
clearance  is  very  short  and  where 
chain  and  affiliated  exhibitors  bitterly 
compete  with  independents,  each  soli- 
citing the  same  neighborhood,  the  sec- 
tion is  incapable  of  working  justly." 


U,A.  Will  Decide 
Suit  Action  Today 

{Continued    from   page    1) 

put  over  until  this  afternoon.  Ed- 
ward Raftery  of  O'Brien,  DriscoU  and 
Raftery,  who  has  been  handling  the 
case,  is  now  in  Havana  on  a  two- 
week  vacation,  returning  Sept.  17. 
Dennis  F.  O'Brien  of  the  legal  firm 
will   attend  the   directors'    meeting. 


May  Fight  Code  Ruling 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  5. — Affiliated 
Theatres  may  go  to  court  over  a  code 
decision  holding  the  Palace,  New  Ibe- 
ria, guilty  of  overbuying  and  ordering 
the  management  to  release  24  films  to 
Philip  Sliman  of  the  Evangeline  in 
the  same  town,  according  to  a  report 
current  along  film  row  here. 


Ad  Complaint  Up  in  L.  A. 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  5. — A  new- 
complaint  filed  this  week  with  the 
clearance  and  zoning  board,  lists  the 
Melrose  Theatre  as  plaintiff  against 
Chotiner's  Ravenna  on  a  charge  of 
premature  advertising. 

Chotiner  heads  the  new  I.T.O. 
board  of  directors. 


St.  Louis  Tax  $14,300 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  5. — Theatres  paid 
the  city  a  total  of  $14,300  in  licenses 
during  the  fiscal  year  1933-34,  accord- 
ing to  the  annual  report  of  City  Comp- 
troller Louis  Nolte,  recently  filed  with 
the  Board  of  Aldermen. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
brother  of  Mrs.  Kann,  who  also  was 
injured  in  the  automobile  accident  of 
New  Haven  early  Tuesday  morning 
which  resulted  in  Mrs.  Kann's  death. 
Harry  Goldberg,  who  was  driving 
the  car  and  sustained  a  fracture  of 
the  nose  and  one  arm  as  well  as 
bruises,  is  still  in  the  hospital  at  New 
Haven  and  probably  will  remain  there 
for  several  days.  His  condition  is  im- 
proved. 


Columho  Funeral  Today 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — Funeral  ser- 
vices for  Russ  Columbo,  actor  and 
radio  singer,  who  was  accidentally 
killed  Sunday,  will  be  held  here  to- 
morrow with  the  celebration  of  a  re- 
quiem mass  at  the  Blessed  Sacrament 
Church. 

The  Universal  studio,  where  Col- 
umbo was  employed,  will  be  closed  for 
a  five-minute  period  during  the 
funeral  service. 

Lansing  Brown,  who  accidentally 
fired  the  bullet  that  killed  the  singer, 
was  exonerated  today  by  a  coroner's 
jury.  The  verdict  was  accidental 
shooting. 


Harry  Marsey  Passes 

Buffalo,  Sept.  5. — Harry  Marsey, 
who  had  the  first  picture  theatre  here 
and  conducted  in  connection  therewith 
the  first  exchange  in  this  city,  is  dead. 
His  first  house  was  known  as  the 
Happy  Hour.  He  opened  the  Ellen 
Terry,  now  a  second  run  neighbor- 
hood, as  a  legitimate  theatre  40  years 
ago. 


Mrs.  Earl  Bright  Dead 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5.  —  Mrs.  Earl 
Bright  died  suddenly  here  this  morn- 
ing. Her  husband  is  a  member  of 
Joseph  I.  Breen's  production  code  staff 
and  was  formerly  personal  secretary 
to  Will  H.  Hays  until  transferred  to 
Breen's  staff  a  few  weeks  ago.  She 
was  about  35  years  old. 

Edward  Kearns  Dies 

East  St.  Louis,  111.,  Sept.  5. — Ed- 
ward Kearns,  64  years  old,  theatre 
manager  and  operator,  is  dead  at  St. 
Mary's  Hospital  of  injuries  suffered 
v/hen  he  was  struck  by  an  automobile. 
Mrs.  Kearns,  three  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter survive. 


Shamrock  to  Distribute 

Detroit,  Sept.  5. — Bert  C.  Fassio, 
president  Shamrock  Pictures  Corp., 
stated  he  has  opened  his  first  ex- 
change here  to  distribute  in  Michi- 
gan. Space  has  been  acquired  in 
the  Film  Exchange  Bldg.  The  first 
one-reel  song-production  is  here  with 
12  others  to  follow  along  with  other 
short   subjects   of   one   and   two   reels. 


Omaha  Golf  Set  Sept.  21 

Omaha,  Sept.  5. — A  stag  golf  tour- 
nament for  exhibitors  in  the  Omaha 
trade  territory,  local  branch  managers 
and  salesmen,  will  be  held  here  Friday, 
Sept.  21.  D.  V.  McLucas,  United 
Artists  branch  manager,  and  A.  M. 
Avery,  RKO  manager,  are  in  charge 
Oi  arrangements. 


Thursday,  September  6,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Middle  West 
Prices  Gain; 
Outlook  Good 


(Continued   from   page   1) 

and  the  larger  dailies  based  on  first- 
hand observation  reveal  that  farmers, 
in  the  aggregate,  will  receive  a  larger 
crop  income  this  year  than  at  any  time 
since  1930.  The  short  crop  has  created 
spectacular  price  increases.  In  addi- 
tion, cash  benefits  from  the  AAA  pro- 
gram and  other  Government  agencies 
are  of  material  assistance.  In  Ne- 
braska alone,  benefit  checks  from  the 
AAA  under  the  corn-hog  reduction 
program  will  total  $30,000,000. 

Merchants  and  bankers  report  al- 
most unanimously  that  business  has 
improved  in  their  lines  substantially, 
according  to  an  Associated  Press  re- 
port. 

Kansas  City  continued  to  show  the 
best  gain  in  bank  clearings  among  the 
leading  cities  in  the  United  States, 
figures  released  by  Dun  &  Brad- 
street  revealed.  The  percentage  of 
increase  was  41.4  over  a  year  ago  for 
total  clearings  in  Kansas  City  for  the 
week  ended  Aug.  22. 

Omaha  bank  clearings  for  July 
showed  an  increase  of  $21,500,000 
over  July,  1933,  a  gain  of  approxi- 
mately 23  per  cent. 

Certain  sections,  of  course,  suffered 
almost  a  complete  loss  of  1934  crops 
because  of  drought,  but  farmers  in 
these  localities  are  assured  of  Govern- 
ment aid. 


Mill  Strike  Eifects 
On  Theatres  Studied 

Federal  funds  for  crop  curtailment 
programs  will  maintain  purchasing 
levels  in  areas  affected  by  the  drought, 
in  the  opinion  of  representative  agri- 
cultural and  business  publications. 

As  a  result,  theatre  business  in  the 
drought  areas  is  expected  to  maintain 
its  1932-33  level,  and  the  Federal  pay- 
ments are  also  regarded  as  likely  to 
overcome  adverse  economic  effects  of 
the  current  textile  strike  in  the  south 
and  New  England,  even  though  Ad- 
ministration efforts  tosettle  the  strike 
are  not  immediately  effective. 

$36,000,000  for   Farmers 

Approximately  $36,000,000  of  Fed- 
eral funds  for  crop  reduction  pro- 
grams will  be  distributed  to  farmers 
in  drought  areas  within  the  next  few 
months.  In  addition,  market  prices 
for  farm  products  are  substantially 
higher  than  in  other  years.  Based  on 
present  market  quotations,  Prairie 
Farmer  estimates  the  current  value  of 
corn,  wheat,  oats  and  hay  in  Illinois 
and  Indiana  alone  at  $429,960,000, 
compared  with  $297,743  last  year. 
Federal  payments  to  these  states  will 
aggregate  an  additional  $70,428,000. 

The  Southern  Agriculturist  estim- 
ates Federal  payments  of  $850,000,- 
000  for  cotton  reduction  in  southern 
states,  which,  together  with  higher 
market  prices  for  cotton  this  year,  is 
expected  to  offset  much  of  the  ill  ef- 
fects which  might  result  from  even 
a  prolonged  strike  in  the  textile  in- 
dustry. The  strike  situation,  however, 
is  being  watched  by  film  and  equip- 
ment men  with  considerable  appre- 
hension. With  more  than  250,000 
workers  now  on  the  strike  list,  most 
of  them  in  North  and  South  Carolina, 


Star  Ratings  End 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  5.— The 
Item  has  discontinued  its 
star  system  of  reporting  films, 
returning  to  its  original  criti- 
cism but  by  the  several  mem- 
bers of  the  staff  instead  of 
one  writer.  Objections  on  the 
part  of  theatre  managers,  it 
is  said,  who  threatened  to  re- 
duce their  linage,  is  given 
as  one  of  the  prime  reasons. 


Georgia,  Alabama  and  Tennessee,  the- 
atre equipment  men,  in  particular,  feel 
the  danger  of  much  of  the  ground 
gained  in  improved  conditions  in  these 
states  being  lost  in  the  event  of  a 
lengthy  textile  strike. 

President  Roosevelt's  intervention 
yesterday  to  end  the  strike  through 
arbitration  is  viewed  in  this  industry 
as  a  possible  means  of  preserving  the 
trade  gains  made  in  the  south  during 
recent  months.  Other  sections  af- 
fected by  the  textile  strike,  such  as 
Massachusetts,  New  York,  Nevv  Jer- 
sey, Connecticut  and  Maine  are  felt 
to  be  better  situated  economically  to 
absorb  strike  costs  than  is  the  south. 


Associated  Theatres 
Re-elect  Directors 

Toronto,  Sept.  5. — All  directors  of 
Associated  Theatres,  Ltd.,  independent 
co-operative  booking  and  buying  or- 
ganization, have  been  re-elected  for 
the  next  12  months  and  the  returned 
board  will  select  its  own  officers  at 
the  September  meeting  of  the  execu- 
tives. 

Those  re-elected  are  :  Ernie  Marks, 
Martin  Theatre,  Oshawa,  president  for 
the  past  year;  Gordon  Miller,  Peter- 
boro;  William  Boyd,  Toronto;  T.  A. 
Moorehead,  Brampton  and  London ; 
Joe  Freedman,  Toronto,  and  W.  A. 
Baillie,  Toronto.  Oscar  Hanson  is  the 
general  manager  of  Associated  Thea- 
tres. The  organization  has  70  thea- 
tre-members throughout  Ontario  and 
all  head-office  equipment  paid  for  in- 
cluding a  new  private  screening  room. 


Film  Shortage  Seen 
For  Czechoslovakia 

(Continued   from  page    1) 

Department  of  Commerce  from  Com- 
mercial Attache  Sam  E.  Woods,  in 
Prague. 

Of  the  260  films  said  to  be  available, 
37  are  of  Czech  origin,  106  German. 
48  American,  40  English,  23  French 
and  si.x  Russian,  Polish,  Hungarian 
and  Italian. 

There  is  a  question.  Attache  Wood 
states,  whether  exchanges  will  be  able 
to  bring  in  all  of  the  pictures  which 
they  intend  to  place  on  the  market.  Of 
the  37  local  pictures  only  two-thirds 
are  finished,  and  it  might  happen  that 
the  local  theatres  will  again  feel 
sharply  the  shortage  of  new  features, 
as  the  proposed  total  of  260  hardly 
covers  the  normal  requirements. 


Rent  Suit  Is  Filed 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  5.  ■ —  Majestic 
Theatre  Co.,  Louisville,  Ky.,  has  filed 
suit  in  Circuit  Court  there  against  the 
United  Theatres  Co.,  an  Ohio  cor- 
poration, seeking  collection  of  rent 
totaling  $158,428.35,  claimed  to  be  past 
due  on  lease  of  the  Rialto. 

The  amount  includes  $9,128,33  as 
interest. 


Agreement  Still  Shy 
On  Cincy  Operators 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  5.  —  No  agree- 
ment has  been  reached  in  negotia- 
tions pending  for  several  weeks  be- 
tween subsequent  run  exhibitors  and 
Operators'  Local  327. 

The  present  contract,  drawn  in 
1932  and  expiring  Sept.  1,  1934,  spe- 
cifies scales  of  $45  and  $55  with  one 
man  in  the  booth.  Previously  twc 
men  were  required.  The  wage  differ- 
ential in  the  present  setup  is  deter- 
mined by  the  seating  capacity. 

The  contract  grants  exhibitors 
privilege  of  renewing  on  same  terms, 
plus  $2.50  per  week  per  man  in  both 
classifications.  Exhibitors,  however, 
are  understood  to  be  asking  for  the 
same  or  better  figures,  with  a  reduc- 
tion of  25  per  cent  during  the  sum- 
mer months. 

Approximately  15  subsequent  houses 
are  operating  non-union,  and  practi- 
cally all  of  these  are  being  picketed. 


Lyceum  Drops  Films 

Columbus,  Sept.  5. — The  Lyceum, 
which  switched  from  burlesque  to  a 
combination  picture  and  burlesque 
policy  several  weeks  ago,  playing 
mostly  Mundus  product,  has  discon- 
tinued the  screen  offerings,  and  re- 
verted to  burlesque. 


Claim  Losses 
Due  to  'Jack 
Rabbit'  Shows 


Murphy  at  Great  Lakes 

Buffalo,  Sept.  5. — Robert  T.  Mur- 
phy has  been  named  house  manager  of 
the  Great  Lakes  by  Buffalo  Theatres, 
Inc.  He  also  continues  to  supervise 
the  Court  Street  on  a  temporary 
basis. 


(Continued   from  pane   1) 

as  a  whole  through  slipshod  and  dis- 
honest methods,  antiquated  prints 
which  reproduce  imperfectly,  and  by 
mediocrity  of  the  type  of  product 
screened." 

"  'Jack  rabbits,'  "  the  publication  as- 
serts, "have  been  a  source  of  great 
trouble  to  the  established  exhibitor  for 
many  years,  principally  in  the  rural 
sections.  Their  development  now 
has  reached  a  point  where  not  a  few 
of  the  established  exhibitors  find  their 
business  in  jeopardy,  due  to  grossly 
unfair  competitive  methods  employed 
by  the  itinerant  circuits,  which  be- 
cause of  low  overhead  are  in  a  posi- 
tion to  charge  little  or  no  admission 
to  their  performances,  staged  in  empty 
stores  or  vacant  lots. 

"While  the  so-called  honest  'jack 
rabbit'  operator  pays  for  his  film  and 
lives  up  to  the  terms  of  his  contract 
with  the  distributor,  frequently  ac- 
quiring the  prints  outright,  the  ille- 
gitimate operator  'bicycles'  prints  from 
one  community  to  another  though 
authorized  to  use  the  print  for  only 
one  showing.  In  many  instances  his 
prints  are  acquired  illegally,  or  are 
'dupes'  purchased  cheaply  from  'boot- 
leg'  exchanges." 


Nebraska  House  Reopens 

Spencer,  Neb.,  Sept.  5. — Jones  and 
Bradstreet  have  re-opened  their  Boyd. 


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LAVISH; 
FASCIN 


THRILLI 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  September  6,    1934 


Four  Majors 
To  Seek  25)^ 
Chicago  Deals 


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season  gets  under  way  a  maximum  of 
18  films  will  go  out  of  Chicago  ex- 
changes with  the  understanding  that 
not  less  than  a  quarter  can  be  charged 
at  any  time. 

Chicago  is  now  witnessing  a  stale- 
mate on  selling,  because  B.  &  K.  re- 
cently appealed  from  a  decision  of 
the  local  clearance  and  zoning  board. 
No  one  is  selling  and  the  U.A.-B.  & 
K.  deal  is  the   first  on   record. 

B.  &  K.  recently  protested  to  the 
Chicago  clearance  board  that  the  cur- 
rent season's  schedule  should  be  al- 
tered so  that  one  week's  protection 
can  be  given  the  circuit  between  runs. 
B.  &.  K.  now  runs  pictures  with  com- 
petitors on  a  policy  of  dating  as  soon 
as  pictures  are  through  at  prior  runs. 
The  circuit  wants  this  done  away  with 
and  instead  a  seven-day  lapse  set  in 
between  bookings.  This  would  provide 
for  a  dead  week  for  distributors. 
When  the  case  first  came  up  before 
the  Chicago  board,  the  members  voted 
five  to  one  against  the  B.  &  K.  protest. 
Walter  Immerman,  now  in  New  York, 
sat  as  a  member  of  the  body  after 
having  filed  the  complaint.  Independ- 
ents were  considering  challenging  Im- 
merman, but  decided  to  let  him  sit 
since  he  would  be  out-voted  anyhow. 

The  appeal   has  been   in   the   hands 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5. — The  Sam  Bishoffs  leave  Sept.  7  for  a  -Vaca- 
tion in  Honolulu.  .  .  .  Madge  Evans'  mother  back  from  Europe.  .  .  . 
Richard  Boleslavsky  getting  word  his  novel,  "Way  of  a  Lancer," 
had  been  translated  into  French.  .  .  .  William  Haines  to  star  in 
"The  Marines  Have  Landed"  for  Mascot.  .  .  .  Charles  Ruggles  cast 
in  Paramount's  "Ruggles  of  Red  Gap."  and  why  not?  .  .  .  The 
Wesley  Ruggles  and  Claude  Binyons  back  from  June  Lake.  .  .  . 
Frances  Drake  has  lost  her  Maltese  cat,  "Steve."  .  .  .  Charles 
Chaplin  and  Paulette  Goddard,  Francis  Lederer  with  Steffi  Duna, 
Ann  Sothern  and  Robert  Pryor,  the  Stuart  Erwins,  the  John  Boles, 
Lee  Tracy,  W.  C.  Fields  and  Dick  Powell  at  the  Brown  Derby.  .  .  . 
Doris  Kenyon  off  for  a  tour  of  the  east  in  "Secrets  of  Suzanne," 
opera  by  Wals-Ferrai  .  .  .  the  William  Seiters  honeymooning 
aboard  a  yacht  off  the  Santa  Cruz  Islands.  .  .  .  Helena  Rubenstein 
returning  to  Hollywood  in  the  fall  to  introduce  new  facial  make-up 
in  pastel  shades.  .  .  .  Sam  Ornitz  off  for  New  York  to  attend  the 
opening  of  his  new  play,  "In  Old  Kentucky."  .  .  .  Eliott  Gibbons 
signed  by  Universal  to  write  dialogue  for  "Rendezvous  at  Mid- 
night." .  .  . 


of  Campi  for  five  weeks  and  no  word 
has  been  received  when  a  general 
protest  hearing  will  be  held.  Mean- 
while, selling  in  the  Windy  City  is 
a  dead  issue. 

Just  what  reaction  will  be  gotten 
from  independents  is  anyone's  guess. 
They  have  not  yet  been  approached 
by  U.  A.  or  any  other  distributor  on 
the  plan,  but  the  general  impression 
is  that  it  would  be  a  good  move. 

In  contrast  to  the  Miami,  Milwau- 
kee and  New  England  clearance  and 
zoning  schedules,  the  Chicago  plan 
makes  no  reference  to  duals  or  ad- 
mission prices,  holding  the  same  pro- 
tection and  policies  should  prevail  for 
1934-35. 

Although  new  deals  are  being  held 
up.  there  is  no  product  shortage.  Prac- 


tically all  exhibitors  have  dates  in  for 
bookmgs  until  October.  By  that  time 
the  selling  season  will  probably  get 
under   way. 

Chicago  exhibitor  leaders  plan  to 
go  east  when  the  protest  schedule  is 
set  by  Campi  in  Ne\v  York. 

An  important  independent  leader 
here  told  Motion  Picture  Daily  that 
if  Campi  reverses  the  decision  of  the 
local  board  in  the  B.  &  K.  case,  the 
clearance  board  will  refuse  to  hear 
any  more  cases. 

"What  good  is  the  code  if  it  has  no 
advantages,"  he  said.  "All  we  are 
getting  is  the  opportunity  to  pay  our 
help  more  money.  We  did  better  with 
the  unions  when  there  was  no  code 
and  we  can  still  do  without  it." 


Pitt  Price  Cut  May 
Embroil  Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  5.  —  After  a 
three-month  shutdown,  the  Pitt  re- 
opened this  week-end  with  vaudeville 
and  pictures.  The  opening  bill  has 
eight   acts   and    "Born    To    Be   Bad." 

The  admission  price,  which  was  40 
cents  after  six  o'clock  last  year,  has 
been  reduced  to  35  cents  and  there  are 
reports  about  town  that  this  slash  may 
mark  the  beginning  of  a  general  price 
\yar  locally.  The  lower  scale  is  be- 
lieved to  be  aimed  at  the  Alvin,  which 
has  a  40-cent  top,  to  prevail  on  both 
straight  picture  and  combination 
weeks. 

Jack  Jones,  once  manager  of  the 
iHoward  Thurston  show  and  formerly 
with  the  Comerford  circuit,  is  man- 
aging the  Pitt,  which  is  operated  by 
George  Shaferi.  Jones  succeeds 
George  Otte. 


RKO  in  K.  C,  Sets  45c. 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  5. — Instead  of 
SO  cents,  plus  tax,  as  planned,  the 
increased  night  price  at  the  RKO 
Mainstreet  is  45  cents,  plus  tax,  for 
vaudeville-film  shows. 


Charter  Phila.  Theatre 

Harrisburg,  Sept.  5. — Shillington 
Theatre,  Inc.,  1026  Rockland  St., 
Philadelphia,  has  just  been  chartered 
here  with  a  capitalization  of  $10,050. 


Circuits  May 
Pay  Cost  of     j 
Music  Fight 


{Continued   from   par/e    1) 

indicated  defections  would  not  alter 
the  committee's  plan  of  proceeding 
with  its  legal  actions  against  A.  S. 
C.  A.  P.  under  the  direction  of  George 
Z.  Medalie,  former  U.  S.  District 
Attorney  here. 

"As  is  often  the  case  among  ex- 
hibitors," Vincent  said,  "a  few  may 
be  obliged  to  bear  the  burden  for  the 
benefit  of  the  many.  If  that  becomes 
necessary,  we  will  still  have  enough 
support  to  carry  through  our  plans." 

Vincent  intimated  that  strong  pleas 
would  be  made  for  the  support  of 
all  exhibitor  factions,  and  that  if  these 
were  unavailing  the  committee  would 
proceed  without  the  aid  of  those  who 
withdraw.  He  said  that  no  increase  in 
the  contribution  rate  of  a  penny  a  seat 
would  be  made  even  though  the  in- 
dicated defections  of  the  three  exhi- 
bitor organizations  materialized.  Vin- 
cent estimates  that  affiliated  circuits 
alone  will  contribute  $40,000.  In  ad- 
dition, large  independent  circuits 
such  as  the  Comerford,  Shea,  But- 
terfield  and  Wilmej  &  Vincent  or- 
ganizations,   will    also    participate. 

See  No  Need  for  Action 

Allied,  I.  T.  O.  A.  and  T.  O.  C.  C. 
first  indicated  that  they  would  not  con- 
tribute to  the  committee's  "war  chest" 
following  the  filing  of  the  govern- 
ment's anti-trust  suit  naming  A.  S.  C. 
A.  P.  last  week.  They  felt  that  the 
Federal  suit  would  accomplish  all  that 
could  be  hoped  for  from  the  filing  of 
an  exhibitors'  action.  The  emergency 
committee,  however,  emphasized  that 
exhibitors  require  immediate  relief  to 
forestall  the  mu^ic  tax  increases  which 
A.  S.  C.  A.  P  proposes  to  put  into 
efl^ect  October  1,  and  that  this  relief 
will  not  be  forthcoming  from  the  Fed- 
eral suit. 

Medalie  is  expected  to  file  petitions 
within  the  next  few  weeks  for  in- 
junctions restraining  A.  S.  C.  A.  P 
from  placing  the  increases  in  effect 
and  from  collecting  any  music  taxes 
whatever  in  the  future.  The  actions 
will  be  filed  in  Federal  court  here. 

Nebraska-Iowa  Men 
To  Talk  Music  Tax 

Omaha,  Sept.  5.— All  exhibitors  of 
Nebraska  and  western  Iowa  have  been 
asked  to  meet  here  Sept.  20  to  discuss 
the  proposed  increase  in  the  music  tax. 

Charles  Williams,  president  of  the 
Nebraska  M.P.T.O.A.,  is  assuming 
responsibility  for  the  summons, 
though  he  says  the  invitation  extends 
to  all  exhibitors,  regardless  of  affilia- 
tion. 


Launching  New  Shorts 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5.  —  Columbia 
begins  its  1934-35  program  of  shorts 
with  three  comedies  going  into  pro- 
duction. 


Warners  to  Get  Para, 
Films  for  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  5.— Although  F.  & 
M.  have  bought  "The  Belle  of  the 
Nineties"  and  have  dated  it  to  open 
at  the  Ambassador  on  Sept.  14,  War- 
ners will  play  the  distributor's  1934- 
35  output  at  the  Shubert-Rialto  and 
Orpheum. 

The  F.  &  M. -Paramount  deal  was 
a  one-picture  contract,  since  the  Mae 
West  film  is  one  of  the  1933-34  re- 
leases and  was  not  sold  to  Warners. 


Thursday,  September  6.   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Free  Shows  Checked 
By  K,  C,  Operators 

Kansas  CityI,  Sept.  5.— Free 
shows  in  Kansas  City  have  been 
checked  by  action  of  the  Better  Busi- 
ness Bureau  on  complaint  of  the  In- 
dependent Theatre  Owners.  Milo  Cor- 
nell and  J.  Charles,  promoters  of 
the  gratis  performances,  have  been 
warned  by  city  counselor's  office  to 
obtain  a  theatre  occupation  license  or 
be  subject  to  arrest.  The  promoters 
have  folded. 

The  Better  Business  Bureau  inves- 
tigated on  complaint  of  Mrs.  A.  Baier 
of  the  I.T.O.  that  the  free  shows  were 
unfair  competition.  Two  such  shows 
were  being  put  on  one  night  weekly, 
in  the  Sheffield  and  Waldo  districts. 
In  one  instance  a  business  men's  asso- 
ciation was  the  sponsor. 

According  to  the  Better  Business 
Bureau,  the  promoters  showed  silent 
films  on  vacant  lots,  charging  no  ad- 
mission but  obtaining  considerable 
revenue  through  selling  to  merchants 
in  the  community  advertising  flashes 
on  the  screen  at  $15  a  night.  The 
promoters  contend  that  since  the 
shows  were  free  no  license  was  neces- 
sary, but  W.  F.  Allen,  assistant  city 
counseler,  ruled  against  them. 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


Albany 


A.  F,  A,  Holds  First 
Meeting  of  Season 

The  American  Federation  of  Actors 
held  its  first  meeting  of  the  season 
last  night  at  the  Hotel   Edison  here. 

Among  those  present  were  License 
Commissioner  Paul  Moss,  Fred  Bern- 
bach  of  the  American  Federation  of 
Musicians,  State  Senator  Albert  Wald, 
Heywood  Broun;  William  Mahoney, 
state  organizer  of  the  A.  F.  of  L.; 
William  J.  Rapp,  counsel  of  the 
A  F.  A. ;  Matthew  WoU,  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  A.  F.  of  L. ;  Ralph  White- 
head, executive  secretary  of  the 
A.  F.  A.,  and  Elias  Sugarman,  editor 
of  the  Billboard. 


Blamenthal  Goes  Blind 

Hollywood,  Sept.  5.— Richard  Bla- 
menthal, associated  with  the  Para- 
mount foreign  department  in  Paris 
until  transferred  here  as  assistant  to 
Arthur  Hornblow,  Jr.,  associate  pro- 
ducer, was  today  stricken  blind.  He 
was  rushed  to  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon 
Hospital,  where  he  underwent  a  deli- 
cate operation  on  his  eyes.  Doctors 
are  confident  of  restoring  his  sight. 
The  loss  of  vision  is  the  result  of  a 
motorcycle  accident  eleven  years  ago 
in  France. 


Albany,  Sept.  5. — Open  House 
activities  recently  were  trans- 
formed into  "Carnival  Night,"  which 
was  attended  by  a  large  turnout  of 
barkers  and  their  guests.  Activities, 
in  keeping  with  the  carnival  spirit, 
and  dancing,  continued  until  early 
hours  of  the  morning.  The  head- 
quarters were  decorated  in  gala  colors. 

Variety  Club  members  were  guests 
of  the  local  Warners  Club  at  their  an- 
nual outing,  held  at  Babcock  Lake. 
The  affair  was  climaxed  by  a  ball 
game,  staged  between  the  two  clubs, 
and  which  found  the  Variety  Club 
men  victorious  over  the  theatre  men 
by  the  close  score  of  22-21. 

From  all  indications,  the  first  an- 
nual golf  tournament  to  be  staged 
Sept.  7  at  the  Shaker  Ridge  Country 
Club,  will  be  a  success.  Many  attrac- 
tive prizes  have  been  donated  by  those 
allied  with  the  industry.  The  local 
tent  is  awarding  the  main  trophy, 
which  is  to  be  presented  to  the  barker 
scoring  the  best  medal.  Keen  rivalry 
is  existent  among  Barkers  Pielow, 
Sauber,  Bull  winkle  and  Shea,  for 
the  coveted  honors  of  getting  the  first 
leg  on  the  club  trophy.  This  tourna- 
ment will  be  climaxed  by  a  dinner  and 
floor  show  at  the  clubrooms  in  the 
evening. 

Barker  Eastman  of  Paramount 
spent  some  time  vacationing  in  Ver- 
mont and,  during  his  absence,  his 
club  duties  were  carried  on  by  Abe 
Stone. 

Permanent  committees  have  been 
drafted  by  Chief  Barker  Buckley  to 
carry  on  club  activities.  Each  mem- 
ber has  been  given  a  definite  assign- 
ment and,  according  to  committee  re- 
action, various  activities  can  be  anti- 
cipated for  the  fall  and  winter. 

Barker  Mike  Kallet  at  Oneida  has 
fully  recuperated  from  his  recent  ill- 
ness, after  having  spent  several  weeks 
at  his  summer  home  at  Sylvan  Beach. 
Mike  operates  theatres  in  Syracuse, 
Utica,  Rome  and  Oneida. 


Reinhardt  on  the  Coast 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  5.— Max  Rein- 
hardt arrived  here  today  to  stage 
Shakespeare's  "Midsummer  Night's 
Dream"  at  the  Hollywood  Bowl.  He 
was  received  tonight  at  a  gala  recep- 
tion at  the  Biltmore,  attended  by  more 
than  250  leading  film  executives,  stars, 
writers  and  civic  leaders.  Rupert 
Hughes  acted  as  master  of  cere- 
monies. 


I 


DeMllle  Back  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  5. — Cecil  B. 
DeMille  returned  here  today  from  his 
country-wide  lecture  tour  with  the 
statement  that  the  public  desires  clean 
entertainment. 


whither  he  was  driven  by  an  oncoming 
attack  of  hay  fever. 

Although  activities  around  the  club 
rooms  are  at  a  low  ebb,  on  account  of 
the  summer  heat,  barkers  are  look- 
ing forward  with  unusual  anticipation 
to  the  resumption  of  the  weekly 
luncheon-meetings. 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  5. — Weekly  meet- 
ings of  the  local  tent  are  to  be  re- 
sumed Sept.  10,  according  to  tentative 
arrangements.  The  initial  shindig  will 
be  an  evening  affair. 

Barker  Joe  Alexander  is  spending 
his  vacation  in  New  York. 

Bill  Hastings,  RKO  Lyric,  is 
back  on  the  job  after  a  sojourn  with 
he  home  folks  in  Maryland. 

P.  J.  Wood  is  a  bi-monthly  visitor 
to  the  local  tent  since  making  his 
headquarters  in  the  city  every  other 
week.  Wood  reports  Tent  No.  2  ar- 
ranging for  big  doings  during  the 
coming  season. 

Harry  Silver,  non-resident  of 
Hamilton,  looking  over  Detroit,  while 
his  theatre,  the  Palace,  is  dark. 


Cleveland 

Cleveland,  Sept.  5. — The  first  an- 
nual golf  tournament  of  the  Variety 
Club  was  held  at  the  Beechmont 
Country  Culb.  About  70  members 
and  guests  attended  the  festivities 
which  started  at  noon,  continued  late 
into  the  evening  and  consisted  of  golf, 
m.eals  and  other  competitive  games. 

Johnny  Himmelein,  Paramount 
branch  manager,  won  the  first  prize 
with  a  score  of  66.  The  prize  was  a 
cocktail  shaker  and  glasses  presented 
by  Universal.  Perc  Essick  won  sec- 
ond low  net  score — a  golfer  statue, 
presented  by  United  Artists.  Jack 
Shulman  of  Painesville  won  low 
gross  by  79,  and  took  home  a  set  of 
military  brushes,  presented  by  RKO. 
Eddie  Johnson's  prize,  a  cocktail  set 
presented  by  Warners,  was  won  for 
the  best  poker  hand  for  five  selected 
holes.  Bill  Skirboll,  with  three  fives 
and  two  sixes,  won  a  beer  set  donated 
by  National  Theatre  Supply. 

The  blind  handicap  was  won  by 
Milton  Mooney.  The  prize  was  a 
statue  of  a  golfer  presented  by  the 
Statler  Round  Table.  Dave  Chatkin 
won  the  second  blind  handicap,  prize 


being  an  electric  clock  presented  by 
the  Statler.  Max  Greenwald  of 
Paramount  won  two  gallons  of 
Prestine,  donated  bv  National  Carbon 
Co.,  for  the  best  score  on  nine  selected 
holes.  For  the  score  of  140  with  a  14 
on  No.  16  Mark  Goldman,  Majestic, 
won  a  complete  job  at  the  Film  Bldg. 
barber  shop.  Guest  prizes — a  cocktail 
shaker  presented  by  Exhibitors  Poster 
Service — went  to  Jack  Steinberg, 
Youngstown  exhibitor,  and  to  Bill 
EiSENBERG,  Cleveland,  for  the  best 
poker  hand  in  five  selected  holes.  M. 
P.  Horwitz  was  chairman  of  the  en- 
tertainment committee  consisting  of 
Ji»CK  Shulman,  P.  E.  Essick  and 
Eddie  Johnson. 

St,  Louis 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  5. — Al  Zimbalist, 
advertising  and  publicity  manager  for 
the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Company 
has  been  named  public  relations 
counsel  for  the  Variety  Club  of  St. 
Louis,  and  St.  Louis  editor  of  the 
National  Barker. 


Washington 

Washington,  Sept.  5. — The  re- 
sumption of  weekly  luncheons  of 
Tent  No.  11,  originally  scheduled  for 
Sept.  10,  has  been  set  back  to  Sept.  17. 

Harry  Hunter  and  Charles 
Kranz,  earlier  named  as  the  kings- 
for-the-day,  will  reign  on  the  new 
date. 

Wants  an  Injunction 

Alliance,  O.,  Sept.  5. — W.  B. 
Urling,  operating  the  Rex,  has  ap- 
pealed to  the  local  courts  for  an  in- 
junction to  enjoin  members  of  the  op- 
erators' union  from  picketing  his 
house. 


Barker  Harold  Eckard  is  compil- 
ing a  list  of  boys'  and  girls'  names  in 
anticipation  of  a  blessed  event  at  his 
home. 

Allan  S.  Moritz  has  recovered 
from  his  recent  illness  and  again  is 
back  at  his  desk  in  the  Columbia 
exchange. 

Frank  W.  ("Wes")  Huss  is  so- 
journing   in    the    wilds    of    Canada, 


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Columbia  Net 
For  '33  Hits 
$1,008,834 


Up  Sharply  Over  1933  to 
$5.69  on  Common 


Net  profits  of  Columbia  Pictures 
Corp.  continued  to  rise  during  1933 
with  results  even  more  striking  than 
they  were  during  the  1932  fiscal  year 
which  ended  in  July.  The  1933  net 
was  $1,008,834.58,  equivalent  to  ap- 
proximately $5.69  per  share  on  168,- 
177  shares  of  common  after  deduct- 
ing preferred  dividends  and  Federal 
income   and    other   taxes. 

The  1932  net  was  $740,240.97,  or 
approximately     $4.10    per     share     on 

(Continued    on    page    4 ) 


Para,  to  Continue 
German  Operations 

Paramount  will  continue  operations 
in  Germany  with  a  reduced  staff  as 
long  as  business  in  that  country  war- 
rants, John  W.  Hicks,  vice-president 
of  Paramount  International,  said  yes- 
terday on   his   arrival   from   Europe. 

Hicks  reported  that  the  Nazi  cen- 
sors had  given  Marlene  Dietrich's 
"The  Scarlet  Empress"  a  high  rating 
for    artistic    merit    in    approving    the 

(Continued  on    faf/e   2) 


Objections  Filed  to 
Para,-Broadway  Plan 

Objections  to  the  plan  of  reor- 
ganization for  Paramount-Broadway 
Corp.,  a  subsidiary  of  Paramount 
Publix  holding  title  to  the  Paramount 
Theatre  and  office  building  in  Times 
Square,  were  filed  in  U.  S.  District 
court  here  yesterday  by  minority  bond- 
holders of  the  parent  company. 

Principal  objections  were  centered 
upon  the  plan's  provisions  for  cancel- 
lation of  Paramount's  $4,822,000  claim 
against  Paramount-Broadway  and  the 

(Continued  on    fape   2) 


Stage  Show  Return 
Set  for  Paramount 

Stage  shows  will  return  to  the  Par- 
amount either  Thanksgiving  week  or 
Christmas  week,  Boris  Morros,  man- 
aging director,  stated  yesterday.  The 
definite  date  is  contingent  upon  long 
run  pictures  now  booked  for  the  house. 

It  is  expected  that  the  Paramount, 
Brooklyn,  will  also  follow  the  same 
policy.  Si  Fabian  is  operating  the 
Brooklyn  unit  under  a  pooling  ar- 
rangement  with    Paramount. 


Dropping  of  Code  Salary 
Control  Is  Not  Surprise 


Washington,  Sept.  6. — Formal  de- 
cision of  the  National  Recovery  Ad- 
ministration to  suspend  indefinitely 
the  salary  provisions  of  the  film  code 
was  no  surprise  either  in  Washing- 
ton or  to  the  industry  in  view  of 
the  strong  report  made  by  Division 
Administrator  Rosenblatt,  upon  whose 
judgment     Administrator     Hugh     S. 


Johnson   has    placed   the    utmost    reli- 
ance. 

It  was  made  clear  that  the  admin- 
istrator concurred  with  Rosenblatt  in 
the  belief  that  a  contract  is  invio- 
late and  that  regardless  of  any  find- 
ing that  a  salary  might  be  unreason- 
ably   excessive    the    contract    between 

(Continued    on    page    4) 


U,  A.  Decides 
Against  Suit 
OnCampiRule 


United  Artists  has  dropped  plans  to 
file  suit  against  Campi  in  the  U.  S. 
District  court  here  for  an  interpreta- 
tion of  the  10  per  cent  cancellation 
clause  in  the  code. 

The  distributor  threatened  legal  ac- 
tion following  an  adverse  decision  by 
Code  Authority  recently.  The  ruling 
held  that  the  Albion,  Albion,  Ind., 
which  had  bought  all  of  U.  A.'s  prod- 
uct offered  for  1933-34  was  entitled  to 
cancel  a  picture  it  requested. 

A  meeting  of  the  company's  board 
of  directors,   scheduled  for  yesterday, 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Extras  and  Union  in 
Deal  to  Split  Work 

Hollywood.  Sept.  6. — An  agree- 
ment has  been  reached  between  the 
Junior  Extras'  League  consisting  of 
700  players  headed  by  Aubrey  Blair 
and  Local  37  of  the  Property  Men's 
Union  to  prevent  prop  men  from  do- 
ing any  acting  and  to  stop  the  extras 
from  doing  any  prop  men's  work. 

It  has  been  the  custom  for  small 
producers  to  use  prop  men  as  players 
from  time  to  time  and  players  have 
often  helped  on  sets. 


License  Suspended 
Over  Union's  Claim 

License  Commissioner  Paul  Moss 
yesterday  handed  down  a  unique  de- 
cision suspending  the  license  on  the 
Mt.  Morris  Theatre,  starting  Sept. 
10. 

On  June  30  Local  306  obtained  a 
judgment  against  the  1  E.  116th  St. 
Corp.  and  199  Bowery  Corp.,  oper- 
ating the  house  at  the  time.  Since  then 
the    lease    on    the    theatre     ha.-,     been 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Fox  Met  Bond 
Group  Offers 
To  Withdraw 


The  bondholders'  committee  of  Fox 
Metropolitan  Playhouses  offered  to 
withdraw  its  plan  of  reorganization 
for  the  circuit  in  favor  of  a  new  plan 
to  be  developed  by  other  creditor 
groups,  it  was  learned  yesterday  fol- 
lowing a  meeting  of  reorganization 
factors  in  the  offices  of  Beekman, 
Bogue  &  Clark,  counsel  to  the  bond- 
holders' committee. 

The  action  is  taken  as  an  indication 
of  the  bondholders'  failure  to  obtain 
permission  from  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force,  Fox  Met  operators,   to  include 

(Continxicd  on   page  4) 


Rites  for  Mrs.  Kann 
Will  Be  Held  Today 

Details  of  the  funeral  services  for 
Mrs.  Marie  Center  Kann,  late  wife  of 
Maurice  D.  Kann,  editor  of  Motion 
Picture  Daily,  were  completed  last 
evening. 

Private  services  at  the  Kann  home, 
65  Central  Park  West,  will  be  con- 
ducted at  11  o'clock  today  by  Rabbi 
Alfred  I.  Aarons  of  the  Congregation 
of  Mt.  Sinai,  Brooklyn,  and  burial 
will  follow  at  the  New  Mount  Carmel 
Cemeterv  at  Glendale,  L.  I. 


Feist  Hits  Reports 
On  ^'Wandering  Jew'* 

Felix  Feist,  general  sales  manager 
of  M-G-M,  last  night  denied  reports 
that  the  company  would  not  release 
"The  Wandering  Jew"  in  the  United 
States.  The  reports  followed  cancella- 
tion of  the  picture  by  the  Capitol.  It 
was  slated  to  open  Sept.  14. 

When  reached  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily  and  informed  of  the  Capitol 
cancellation.  Feist  stated  he  had  no 
knowledge  of  it. 


RKO  Realigns 
Its  Theatre 
Subsidiaries 


Swope  Is  Named  Head  of 
Keith-Albee-Orpheum 

In  a  realignment  of  corporate  en- 
tities which  RKO  officials  describe  as 
a  unification  of  RKO  theatre  subsidi- 
aries, Herbert  B.  Swope,  a  member 
of  the  RKO  board,  was  elected  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  Keith-Albee-Or- 
pheum Corp.  and  of  B.  F.  Keith  Corp. 
at  a  directors'  meeting  yesterday. 
Major  L.  E.  Thompson  was  elected 
president  of  the  two  corporations  and 
of  RKO  Proctor  Corp.,  Stadium  The- 
atres Corp.,  RKO  Mid-West  Corp. 
and  RKO   Service  Corp.,  as  well. 

Other  officers  elected  yesterday  to 
posts  in  the  six  subsidiary  theatre  cor- 
porations are:  I.  E.  Lambert,  vice- 
president  and  general   counsel   of  the 

(Continued  on   page   2) 


NRA  Rules  Against 
Trick  Actors'  Pay 

Washington,  Sept.  6. — Ruling  that 
no  person  could  be  employed  to  ap- 
pear on  the  stage  of  a  film  theatre 
unless  paid  at  least  the  code  minimum 
of  $7.50  per  day,  the  NRA  today 
made  it  clear  that  no  performer  could 
be  classified  as  an  amateur  if  receiv- 

(Continued  on    page  4) 


Warners  Will  Hold 
Pittsburgh  Doubles 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  6. — Reports  that 
Warners  intended  to  eliminate  duals 
at  their  downtown  Warner  have 
brought  a  denial  from  Harry  Kal- 
mine,  zone  manager.  He  insists 
they're  in  to  stay  and  that  sufficient 
product  is  available. 

Local  showmen  agree  that  double 
features  pulled  the  Warner  through 
the  summer.  Since  the  start  of  the 
twin  bill  policy  several  months  ago, 
grosses  at  the  Fifth  avenue  house 
have  been  mounting  steadily. 


Sales  Tax  Gaining 
Favor  in  St,  Louis 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  6. — Fear  of  a 
heavy  admission  tax  has  been  tempo- 
rarily allayed  by  a  decision  of  the 
bi-partisan  special  tax  raising  com- 
mittee to  present  to  the  Board  of 
Aldermen  a  sales  tax  plan  calling  for 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  September  7,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.   S.   Patent  Office) 


Vol.  36 


September  7,  1934 


No.  57 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President   and   Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad- 
dress "Ouigpubco,  New  York."  All  con- 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edtvin  S.  Clif- 
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Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
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Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
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tive; Moscow  Bureau:  Civtzev  Vrazhek,  N. 
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Kashin,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
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Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
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City,   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of   March  3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year;  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single   copies:    10   cents. 


Para,  to  Continue 
German  Operations 

(Continued    from   paoe    1) 

picture  for  exhibition  in  Germany. 
Dietrich's  preceding  picture,  "Song  of 
Songs,"  was  banned  in  Germany. 

Hicks  reported  business  conditions 
abroad  as  definitely  evidencing  perma- 
nent improvement.  He  said  that  film 
musicals  are  foremost  in  appeal  on 
the  Continent  and  predicted  success- 
ful runs  abroad  for  films  of  that  type 
now  being  released.  His  trip  covered 
nine  countries  and  lasted  two  months. 


Objections  Filed  to 
Para.-Broadway  Plan 

{Continued    from  page    1) 

guaranteeing  of  the  new  bonds  of 
Paramount-Broadway  bv  Paramount 
Pictures  Distributing,  Paramount  Pro- 
ductions and  Paramount  International. 
A  recommendation  that  the  Para- 
mount Theatre  be  abandoned  by  the 
company  is  also  contained  in  the  briefs 
opposing  the  reorganization  plan. 

The  plan,  which  is  scheduled  for  its 
second  hearing  before  Referee  John 
E.  Joyce  next  Tuesday,  provides  for 
the  cancellation  of  a  $178,000,000  claim 
filed  against  Paramount  by  the  Broad- 
way subsidiary. 

Allied  to  Meet  Sept.  13 

Allied  of  New  Jersey  holds  its  next 
meeting  on  Sept.  13  in  New  York. 


RKO  Realigns 
Its  Theatre 
Subsidiaries 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
six  subsidiaries ;  Leon  Goldberg,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer ;  A.  E.  Reoch, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  real  estate ; 
Nate  Blumberg,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  theatre  operations ;  O.  R. 
MacMahon,  comptroller. 

Malcolm  Kingsberg  was  elected 
vice-chairman  of  the  board  of  K-A-0 
and  B.   F.  Keith. 

J.  R.  McDonough,  former  president 
of  K-A-0  and  the  other  RKO  theatre 
subsidiaries,  is  president  of  RKO 
Radio  Pictures,  Inc.,  and  affiliated 
companies  and,  in  the  future,  will  de- 
vote his  entire  time  to  the  producing 
companies  with  headquarters  in  Hol- 
lywood. 

In  a  statement  by  M.  H.  Ayles- 
worth,  RKO  president,  following  the 
directors'  meeting,  it  was  stated  that 
the  elections  "will  result  in  full  coor- 
dination in  the  various  theatre  organ- 
izations under  Major  Thompson's  di- 
rection." 

Swope  Board  Chairman 

Swope  succeeds  Aylesworth  as 
chairman  of  the  K-A-0  board.  His 
election  is  understood  to  be  the  result 
of  a  mutual  agreement  between  RKO 
and  M.  A.  Meehan.  who  is  reputed  to 
own  51  per  cent  of  the  K-A-0  stock. 
The  election  is  also  reported  to  be  the 
solution  to  the  differences  which  have 
existed  between  Meehan  and  RKO 
during  recent  months. 

Referring  to  the  election  of  Swope, 
Aylesworth's  statement  said : 

"Mr.  Herbert  B.  Swope  was  editor 
of  the  New  York  World  during  its 
most  successful  period,  resigning  two 
years  before  the  paper  was  sold.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  RKO  directorate, 
a  iTiember  of  the  committee  of  unifi- 
cation negotiating  with  the  city,  and 
other  directorates.  He  was  sent  by 
President  Roosevelt  with  Professor 
Raymond  B.  Moley  to  the  London 
Economic  Conference  and  is  also 
chairman  of  the  New  York  State  Rac- 
ing Commission. 

"Mr.  Svvope  has  been  active  in  busi- 
ness in  this  city  for  many  years  and 
is  well  acquainted  with  the  activities 


of  the  Radio-Keith-Orpheum  Corp.  as 
a  member  of  its  board  of  directors  and 
the  directorates  of  its  various  organ- 
izations. This  close  acquaintanceship 
fully  qualifies  him  for  the  chairman- 
ship of  the  Keith-Albee-Orpheum 
board." 


Sales  Tax  Gaining 
Favor  in  St,  Louis 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

two  cents  on  each  $1  of  sales  for  the 
first  year  and  one  cent  for  two  suc- 
ceeding years. 

Sentiment  among  the  aldermen  is 
crystallizing  in  favor  of  a  sales  tax 
plan,  but  Fred  Wehrenberg,  president 
of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  unit,  thinks  two 
cents  is  too  high  for  the  first  year. 

Wehrenberg  points  out  there  are 
four  first  runs  and  68  subsequents. 
He  estimates  the  first  year's  tax  for 
first  runs  at  $33,250  and  $70,750  for 
the  subsequents.  No  way  is  seen  of 
passing  the  tax  to  the  public,  as  the 
tax  on  a  50-cent  ticket  would  be  less 
than  one  cent. 


Dowling  Closes  a  Deal 

Ambrose  S.  Dowling,  RKO  Euro- 
pean sales  manager,  has  closed  with 
Tobis-Sascha  of  Vienna  for  the  dis- 
tribution of  four  of  his  company's 
films  in  Austria.  The  quartette  are 
"Little  Women,"  "Morning  Glory," 
"Finishing  School"  and  "The  Right  to 
Romance." 


Miss  Moore  Entertained 

Grace  Moore  was  entertained  at  a 
reception  last  night  in  the  studio  atop 
the  Music  Hall.  Her  host  was  W.  G. 
Van  Schmus,  managing  director  of 
the  theatre.  Ex-Governor  Alfred  E. 
Smith  and  Mayor  LaGuardia  were 
among  the  notables  present. 


Louis  Hyman  in  Town 

Louis  Hyman,  general  manager  of 
Principal,  arrived  by  plane  from  the 
coast  yesterday  and  plans  to  stay  sev- 
eral weeks  before  returning. 

Sol  Lesser,  president  of  Principal ; 
Eddie  Cline,  director,  and  George 
O'Brien  leave  Hollywood  Sept.  14  en 
route  to  Europe. 


Henry  Seigel  Resigns 

Henry  Seigel,  assistant  to  Laurence 
Bolognino,  president  of  Tri-Consoli- 
dated,  has  resigned.  Seigel  continues 
operation  of  the  Boston  Road  until 
Loew's  takes  it  over  in  a  few  weeks. 


Eastman  Up  n/g  on  Big  Board 


Columbia   Pictures,  vtc 33^ 

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Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd ....'.  {4% 

Eastman  Kodak   iqq 

Fox  Film  "A" ;;;;.■:.■;.■;;:::  1154 

Loews,  Inc 28 

Paramount   Publix    4 

RKO   \V.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.    2V, 

Warner   Bros 41^ 


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General  Theatre   Equipment  6s   '40,  ctf ]'   58 

Loew's  6s  '41.  ww  deb  rights 102 

Paramount   Broadway  S'/Ss   '51 38  ^o 

Paramount  F.  L.  6s  '4/' ;;  487^^       457^       471/, 

Paramount   Publix  S54s   '50 4872  - 

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Warner  Bros.  6s  '.^9,  wd '.',\\\  5414 


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57  57 

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38  38 


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Sales 

1,500 
300 
300 

1,000 
800 

2,400 

2,600 
300 

1,600 


Sales 

400 
200 


Sales 

3 
4 
16 
1 
9 
6 
6 
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i    Purely 
Personal  > 

HAL  ROACH,  Felix  Feist,  Tom 
Connors,  Fred  Quimby,  How- 
ard DiETz,  Si  Seadler,  David  Loew, 
Charles  Sonin,  Jack  Barnstyn, 
Steve  Fitzgibbons,  Hal  Horne, 
Boris  Morros,  Jack  Shapiro,  Harrv 
Brandt,  James  Clarke,  Arthur 
Hirsch  and  Larry  Cowan  dined  at 
the  M.   P.  Club  yesterday. 

Otto  Dyar,  Fox  caineraman,  is 
visiting  New  York  for  the  first  time. 
He  treks  back  to  Hollywood  tomor- 
row. 

Bert  Wheeler  and  Robert  Wool- 
sey  arrived  by  plane  yesterday  to  at- 
tend the  Ross-McLarnin  fight,  and 
will    remain    here    several    days. 

Nate  Manheim,  head  of  the  Uni- 
versal export  departrnent,  has  re- 
turned from  Caracas,  Venezuela, 
where    he    vacationed. 

Harry  Ormiston  of  the  Universal 
exploitation  staff,  has  gone  to  Wash- 
ington to  handle  the  opening  there  of 
"There's    Always    Tomorrow." 

May  Robson  is  here  expressly  to 
attend  the  christening  of  her  great- 
granddaughter,  which  takes  place  at 
Bayside,    L.    I.,    tomorrow. 

Daniel  T.  O'Shea,  head  of  the 
Radio  studio  legal  department,  is  on 
his  way  east  to  visit  the  home  office. 

P.    D.    Cochrane    was    kept    from 
his  desk  at  Universal  yesterday  by  a      ^ 
cold.  > 

Mrs.  Harold  Lloyd,  accompanied 
by  her  dad,  arrives  tomorrow  from 
the  coast  to  join  the  comedian  here. 

William  M.  L.  Fiske,  president  of 
Seven  Seas,  Inc.,  arrived  in  town  last 
night  from  the  coast  by  plane. 

Harry  Gold  returns  Monday  from 
the  south  where  he  has  been  visiting 
U.  A.  accounts.  j 

Howard    S.    Cullman    will    have     I 
Mayor    LaGuardia    as    his    guest   at 
the   Roxy  tonight. 

Harry  Arthur  returns  from  St. 
Louis   on   Monday. 

Maurice  Chevalier  is  scheduled  to 
sail  for  Europe  today  for  a  vacation. 

Paul  Burger  has  returned  from  a 
short  U.  A.  exchange  trip. 


Picked  as  Best  for  Sept. 

"Caravan,"  "The  Cat's  Paw," 
"Judge  Priest,"  "The  World  Moves 
On,"  "She  Was  a  Lady"  and  "Ser- 
vant's Entrance,"  all  Fox  pictures, 
have  been  selected  as  the  best  Sep- 
tember film  fare  by  the  Daughters 
of  the  American  Revolution,  the  Na- 
tional Society  of  New  England  Wo- 
men, General  Federation  of  Wo- 
men's Clubs,  California  Congress  of 
Parents  and  Teachers,  National 
Council  of  Jewish  Women  and  the 
Women's    University    Club. 


Loew*s  Common  Dividend 

The  regular  quarterly  dividend  of 
25  cents  on  its  common  stock  has  been 
declared  by  Loew's.  It  is  payable 
Oct.  1  to  stockholders  of  record  Sept. 
14. 


^'Menace"  Para.  Title 

Hollywood,  Sept.  6. — "Menace"  has 
beent  set  by  Paramount  as  the  title 
for  Philip  MacDonald's  original  now 
in  work. 


THIS  INDUSTRY  OWES  YOU  A  DEBT  OF 
GRATITUDE  . . .  WHICH  THE  BOX  OFFICE 
WILL  COLLECT! 


Your  Genius 

has  blazed  a  new  trail . . . 

marked  a  new  milestone. 

Your  Daring  Originality, 
soaring  imagination, 
are  reflected  in  every  scene 
of  "Caravan". 

You  Have  Inspired 
a  cast  of  many  stars 
to  give  the  grandest 
performances 
of  their  lives. 

You  Have  Assembled 
mass  effects 
involving  thousands 
of  people  . . , 
and  infused  them 
with  swinging, 
colorful  rhythm. 

You  Have  Given  Us  Music, 
gay  and  exciting^ 
that  fills  the  hearts 
of  the  audience. 


You  Have  Created  Spectacle 

of  such  sheer  beauty 

that  nothing  ever  done 

on  the  screen 

can  compare  with  it. 

You  Have  Depicted  Romance 
that  flres  the  senses 
like  wine. 

Above  All 

You  have  given  us  something 

in  your  first  production 

for  Fox 

definitely  new 

and  significant 

that  will  be  studied 

in  every  studio . . . 

and  welcomed  by  a  public 

that  has  been  begging 

for  a  newer,  truer  use 

of  the  motion  picture. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  September  7,   1934 


Columbia  Net 
For  '33  Hits 
$1,008,834 


(Continued   from  page    1) 

167,885  shares  of  common  outstanding 
at   that   time. 

During  the  year  Columbia  opened 
distributing  offices  in  Great  Britain 
and  upon  the  commencement  of  op- 
erations wrote  off  to  profit  and  loss 
the  amount  of  $187,036.08.  This  is 
in  accord  with  the  company's  policy 
of  not  deferring  any  selling  expense, 
Harry  Cohn,  president,  says  in  a 
letter  to  stockholders. 

Cash  on  hand  is  given  as  $825,185.- 
60.  Total  current  and  working  as- 
sets are  $6,201,328.77.  All  forms  of 
assets  total  $7,945,623.36. 

Gross  income  from  rentals  and  sales 
of  film  and  accessories  was  $11,178,- 
446.66.  Earned  surplus  is  given  as 
$1,984,938.58  on  July  1,  1933.  Divi- 
dends on  preference  stock  totalled 
$51,783.  Common  stock  dividends  in 
the  form  of  cash  and  stock  are  listed 
at   $96,361.55. 

Attached  to  the  report  is  an  explan- 
ation of  changes  in  amortization  of 
films.  In  the  United  States  and  Can- 
ada 100  per  cent  amortization  covers 
78  weeks ;  in  Great  Britain  and  other 
foreign   territories,    18   months. 


NRA  Rules  Against 
Trick  Actors'  Pay 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

ing  compensation  of  any  sort,  wheth- 
er it  be  a  meal  or  a  dollar. 

Further,  the  Administration  ruled, 
where  a  performer  appeared  in  more 
than  one  theatre  on  the  same  day  he 
was  to  receive  the  minimum  from 
each  house  in  which  he  appeared, 
whether  compensation  were  paid  di- 
rectly or   indirectly. 

The  ruling  was  made  to  dispose  of 
complaints  that  certain  exhibitors  had 
been  chiseling  by  employing  perform- 
ers for  a  dollar  or  two,  or  even  only 
for  supper  money,  and  calling  them 
amateurs,  while  others  had  been  us- 
ing performers  in  two  theatres  simul- 
taneously but  paying  them  only  for 
their   appearance  in  one. 

The  ruling  was  made  by  Division 
Administrator    Sol   A.    Rosenblatt. 


U,A.  Decides  Against 
Suit  on  Campi  Rule 

(Continued   from   page   1) 

may  be  held  this  morning.  It  is  said 
that  the  cancellation  issue  will  not 
come  up,  since  U.  A.  will  abide  by 
Campi's    decision. 

In  line  with  its  policy.  United  Ar- 
tists will  continue  to  sell  on  individ- 
ual contracts.  It  is  stated  that  exhib- 
itors will  be  asked  to  make  any  and 
all  rejections  of  new  pictures  before 
a  deal  is  closed  so  that  there  will  be 
no  need  of  cancellations  later. 


Powell  in  Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  6. — Dick  Powell, 
who  got  his  start  here  as  a  master  of 
ceremonies,  returns  to  town  tomorrow 
for  a  week  at  the  Stanley  to  open  his 
personal  appearance  tour.  He'll  also 
play  Washington  and  Philadelphia  be- 
fore returning  to  the  coast. 


Dropping  of  Code  Salary 
Control  Is  Not  Surprise 


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producer  and  artist  would  remain 
binding. 

It  was  also  made  clear  that  Gen- 
eral Johnson  agreed  that  the  provi- 
sions suspended  conferred  upon  the 
Code  Authority  powers  not  contem- 
plated by  the  Industrial  Recovery  Act, 
and,  further,  that  they  were  adminis- 
tratively impractical. 

The  outstanding  comments  in  Ro- 
senblatt's report  were  quoted  by  the 
recovery  administration  in  announc- 
ing General  Johnson's  decision,  de- 
veloping the  main  factors  which  pro- 
ducers and  artists  have  consistently 
maintained  made  the  provisions  of  the 
code  invalid,  as  follows  : 

"The  provisions  of  this  entire  sec- 
tion are  based  upon  the  assumption 
that  while  an  artist  may  be  born,  in 
effect  he  has  to  be  made  by  the  ef- 
forts of  the  producer  before  his  tal- 
ents have  any  unusual  commercial 
value.  Careful  training,  proper  casting 
in  proper  parts,  and  skillful  and  ex- 
pensive advertising  are  all  considered 
important  contributing  factors  in  de- 
veloping a  star  to  a  point  where  his 
services  command  substantial  com- 
pensation— in  short,  the  producer 
maintains  that  he  compensates  an  art- 
ist for  his  services  in  two  ways :  first, 
through  the  actual  payment  of  sal- 
aries ;  and,  second,  through  the  pro- 
fessional standing  which  the  artist  se- 
cures as  a  result  of  intelligent  direc- 
tion and  proper  casting — (therefore) 
— the  producer  maintains  he  is  en- 
titled to  some  machinery  to  protect 
his  good  will  value  in  the  artist." 

On  the  other  hand,  Rosenblatt 
added,  artists  opposed  the  provision 
upon  the  ground  that  it  "will  tend  to 
decrease  bidding  for  their  services 
and  thereby  tend  to  limit  the  compen- 


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sation  which  their  services  may  com- 
mand in  the  future ;  further,  that  such 
provisions  impair  their  right  of  ne- 
gotiation while  completely  free  from 
any  contractual  obligations. 

"It  would  appear  that  the  factors 
involved  are  no  different  from  those 
surrounding  any  other  type  of  con- 
tractual relations  governing  any  other 
type  of  speculative  business  proce- 
dure. Granting  that  a  producer  makes 
substantial  investment  in  the  develop- 
ment of  a  star  during  the  period  of 
a  contract,  there  seems  to  be  no  valid 
reason  why  he  should  expect  to  re- 
tain any  option  in  any  values  which 
might  be  created  as  a  result  of  this 
investment  beyond  the  period  of  the 
contract.  The  entire  matter  sifts 
down  to  one  of  business  judgment.  As 
in  any  other  type  of  speculative  in- 
vestment, the  producer  will  naturally 
adjust  the  terms  of  the  contract  to 
the  best  of  his  business  judgment,  with 
a  view  to  securing  an  adequate  re- 
turn on  his  capital  investment  with- 
in the  life  of  the  contract.  If,  for 
some  fortuitous  reason,  values  are 
created  during  the  life  of  the  contract 
which  exceed  the  original  expecta- 
tions, there  seems  to  be  no  valid  rea- 
son why  he  should  expect  to  retain 
an  option  in  perpetuity  on  these  values, 
if  there  is  no  contract  basis  for  such 
continuation." 

With  publication  of  Rosenblatt's  re- 
port, it  became  evident  that  the  re- 
covery administration  would  make  no 
effort  to  apply  the  provisions  under 
consideration,  and  this  belief  was 
supported  by  the  failure  of  General 
Johnson  to  take  prompt  action,  as  he 
would  have  done,  had  Rosenblatt  rec- 
ommended otherwise  than  he  did.  The 
report    was    submitted    July    19. 


"Villa"  Beats  Move 
For  Mexico  Boycott 

By   JAMES   LOCKHART 

Mexico  City,  Sept.  6. — "Viva 
Villa"  has  surmounted  another  of  the 
obstacles  encountered  here  by  gain- 
ing exhibition  rights  in  spite  of  an 
expected  boycott  called  by  the  Cine- 
matographic Employes'  Union  on  the 
ground  that  the  picture  slights  the 
Mexican  revolution,  regarded  as  a 
great  social  movement  which  started 
in  1910.  Union  leaders  had  appealed 
for  support  of  the  boycott  by  the 
Peasants'  Confederation. 

The  latter  organization  decided 
against  action  in  view  of  the  fact  that 
the  government  had  approved  the 
film. 

Today  police  were  seeking  sympa- 
thizers of  Pancho  Villa  as  a  result  of 
the  explosion  of  two  bombs  last  night 
at  the  first  showing  of  the  film  at  the 
Regis.  Two  women  were  hurt.  The 
theatre  is  being  guarded.  The  critics 
generally  have  praised  the  film. 


Woolf  to  Sail  Sept.  13 

Harry  E.  L.  Woolf,  British  trade 
paper  journalist,  sails  Sept.  13  on  the 
Manhattan  for   London. 


Is  Now  "Elinor  Norton*' 

Hollywood,  Sept.  6. — Fox  has 
changed  "The  State  Versus  Elinor 
Norton"   to   "Elinor   Norton." 


Weeks  Set  to  Head 
G-B  American  Sales 

The  Gaumont-British  distribution 
organization  in  this  country  will  be 
made  up  of  American  film  men,  Jef- 
fcry  Bernerd,  G-B  general  manager, 
said  yesterday  in  making  known  the 
appointment  of  George  Weeks  as  di- 
lecting  head  of  American  sales  for 
G-B. 

Marion  Sanders,  formerly  of  the 
Roxy,  was  named  G-B  publicity  di- 
rector. 


'Vafs  Paw*'  Deal  Set 

According  to  prior  arrangements 
between  Loew's,  Fox,  Skouras  and 
Randforce,  "Cat's  Paw"  will  not  be 
shown  at  the  Valencia,  Hillside  and 
several  other  Loew  houses  in  com- 
petitive situations  with  the  independ- 
ent operators. 


F.  &  M.  Acquires  Tower 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  6.— Fanchon  & 
Marco  are  expanding  theatre  hold- 
ings here  by  acquiring  a  lease  on  the 
Tovver.  Robert  Gumbiner  is  being 
retained  as  manager.  First  runs  will 
be  shown. 


White  Rats  Revived 

The  American  Federation  of  Actors 
has  revived  the  White  Rats,  an  or- 
ganization of  vaudeville  performers 
extinct  for  more  than  10  years. 


Fox  Met  Bond 
Group  Offers 
To  Withdraw 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

in  a  reorganization  plan  a  clause  which 
would  permit  a  sale  of  the  circuit 
after  one  year  following  reorganiza- 
tion. This  had  been  the  objective  of 
recent  negotiations  between  the  com- 
mittee and  the  oi>erators,  who,  early 
this  week,  made  what  was  regarded 
as  an  alternative  offer  in  agreeing  to 
a  50  per  cent  reduction  of  their  pres- 
ent aggregate  annual  salaries  of  $119,- 
200,  exclusive  of  participation  in 
profits. 

In  offering  to  withdraw  their  plan, 
the  bondholders'  committee,  it  is  re- 
ported, invited  opposing  factors  in 
the  reorganization  to  prepare  an  al- 
ternate one.  No  indication  of  whether 
or  not  this  would  be  done  was  given 
at  the  meeting. 

Skouras  and  Randforce  representa- 
tives conferred  in  chambers  yester- 
day with  F"ederal  Judge  Julian  W. 
Mack  following  the  postponement  un- 
til next  Tuesday  of  a  hearing  on  a 
petition  to  vacate  an  order  of  Judge 
Mack's  which  denied  court  approval 
of  the  bondholders'  committee's   plan. 


License  Suspended 
Over  Union's  Claim 

(Continued   from   page    I) 

transferred  to  the  Union  City  Theat- 
rical   Corp. 

On  July  5,  Local  306  tried  to  claim 
payment  on  the  judgment  and  was 
refused  on  the  grounds  that  a  new 
corporation  had  been  operating.  Sam- 
uel Birnbaum,  counsel  for  Local  306, 
objected  to  the  transfer,  claiming 
there  had  been  no  change  in  owner- 
ship. 

Moss  yesterday  held  that  there  had 
been  no  real  change  in  ownership  and 
that  the  transfer  had  not  been  made 
n  good  faith.  At  the  same  time  he 
ordered  the  license  suspended  on  Mon- 
day. 


Benas  Will  Analyze 
Films  for  I.T.OA. 

Recommendations  on  an  analysis 
of  new  product  by  John  Benas,  buyer 
and  booker  for  the  Leon  Rosenblatt 
circuit,  will  be  made  at  the  I.T.O.A. 
meeting  on  Wednesday,  Harry  Brandt, 
president,    stated    yesterday. 


Barnstyn  Going  Abroad 

Jack  Barnstyn,  president  of  British 
and  Continental  Trading  ,Co.,  sails 
on  the  Statendam  on  Sept.  25  on  a 
six-months'  business  trip  with  stops 
including  London,  Paris,  Holland, 
Scandinavia,  Spain,  Italy,  Prague, 
Vienna,  Budapest  and  all  Balkan 
states. 

Barnstyn  has  the  foreign  rights  to 
all  Principal's  product  and  will  close 
deals  for  distribution  abroad  on  the 
trip.  He  also  has  "Young  Eagles," 
which  he  will  sell  in  foreign  coun- 
tries. 


Ampa  Resumes  Sept.  20 

The  Ampa  resumes  weekly  meet- 
ings at  the  M.  P.  Club  starting  Sept. 
20.  William  Ferguson,  president,  and 
Paul  Benjamin,  treasurer,  are  now 
busy  lining  up  new  programs. 


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TEN  CENTS 


RKO  Opening 
Portugal  and 
Spain  Offices 

Reisman  Picks  Barcelona 
For  Headquarters 

RKO  Export  Corp.  is  organizing 
its  own  distribution  offices  and  facili- 
ties in  Spain  and  Portugal,  according 
to  cabled  advices  to  RKO  headquar- 
ters here  yesterday  from  Phil  Reis- 
man, vice-president  of  RKO  Export, 
now  in  Europe. 

Reisman  reported  that  final  ar- 
rangements have  been  concluded  for 
the  organization  of  a  number  of  ex- 
changes in  the  principal  cities  of 
Spain  and  Portugal  and  that  head- 
quarters will  be  established  at  Bar- 
celona. 

Robert  Trillo,  now  manager  of  the 
RKO  exchange  at  Panama,  has  been 
placed  in  charge  of  the  new  RKO 
distributing  territory  and  leaves  for 
Barcelona  soon. 

Settlement  Seen  of 
RKO-K-A-OTrouble 

Amicable  settlement  of  differences 
over  the  position  of  Keith- Albee-Or- 
pheum  in  the  RKO  corporate  scheme, 
which  have  cropped  up  from  time  to 
item  in  recent  months,  is  seen  as  a  re- 
sult  of   the   election   on   Thursday   of 

(Continued  on   page   3) 

Ask  Leave  to  Take 
$25,000  from  Saga 

A  petition  for  leave  to  accept  an 
offer  of  $25,000  from  Saga  Theatres 
Corp.,  a  Paramount  subsidiary,  for 
claims  totaling  $2,006,000  against 
Olympia  Theatres  Corp.  and  Olympia 
Operating  Corp.  was  filed  yesterday 
with  Referee  John  E.  Joyce  by  the 
Paramount    Publix    trustees. 

Joyce  is  scheduled  to  make  his  rec- 
ommendation on  the  petition  Monday 
in  a  report  to  the  U.  S.  District 
Court. 


Houses  Open 
Generally  As 
Business  Gains 


New   Buildings  Part  of 
Autumn  Development 

Increasing  theatre  activity  through- 
out the  country  is  reflected  in  the  re- 
opening of  22  houses  in  11  American 
cities  and  three  in  Canada.  The  re- 
openings  are  in  line  with  post-Labor 
Day  spurts  in  business  and  increased 
theatre  attendance  in  widespread  sec- 
tions. 

Six  of  the  reopenings  are  Warner's 
houses ;  Famous  Players-Canadian  is 
reopening  two  and  RKO  one.  The 
latter  is  the  Grand  at  Cincinnati, 
where  all  seven  RKO  houses  are 
now  in  operation.  The  Warner  re- 
openings  are  the   Kenton,  at   Kenton, 

(Continued  on   f>aac  3) 


Rosenblatt  to  Get 
Cincy  lATSE  Fight 

Washington,  Sept.  7. — Represen- 
tatives of  the  various  factions  involved 
in  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.  controversy  in 
Cincinnati  will  probably  meet  with 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt within  a  few  days  to  discuss  the 
situation. 

A  conference  was  reported  to  have 
been  held  at  the  recovery  administra- 
tion today,  but  Rosenblatt  denied  that 
any  meeting  had  taken  place  and  ex- 
plained that  an  assistant  deputy  ad- 
ministrator had  gone  to  Cincinnati 
some  days  ago  to  survey  conditions 
and  that  a  conference  probably  would 
be  arranged  in  the  near  future. 


Theatre  Unmoved 

Tampa,  Sept.  7.— The  two- 
ton  safe  of  Casino  Enter- 
prises was  rolled  out  of  the 
building,  down  an  alley  half 
a  city  block  long  and  loaded 
onto  a  truck  during  the  early 
morning  hours. 

It  was  found  two  miles  out 
in  the  country,  badly  wrecked 
and    with   about   $2,000   miss- 

The  theatre  itself  was 
found  on  the  same  site. 


NRA's  Future 
Under  Johnson 
On  the  Scales 


'Important"     Statement 
To  Be  Made  in  N.  Y, 


Shift  Looms 
In  Fox  Met's 
Legal  Tangle 


Opposition  to  a  reorganization  of 
Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses  under 
the  new  bankruptcy  laws  was  seen 
brewing  in  independent  bondholder 
circles  yesterday  and  indications  are 
that  these  groups  may  bring  their 
objections  before  Federal  Judge  Ju- 
lian W.  Mack  on  Sept.  12,  the  sched- 
uled date  of  a  creditors'  hearing  on 
making  permanent  the  petition  for  re- 
organization of  the  circuit. 

No  plan  of  reorganization  for  Fox 
Met  was  ready  yesterday  for  submis- 
sion to  the  court  on  Sept.  12.  The 
plan    of    the    bondholders'    committee 

(Continued   on    pane   i) 


Washington,  Sept.  7. — Adminis- 
trator Hugh  S.  Johnson's  future  con- 
nection with  the  National  Recovery 
Administration  may  be  revealed  next 
week  at  the  meeting  in  New  York 
called  by  Grover  Whalen,  at  which  the 
administrator  is  to  make  an  "import- 
ant announcement." 

In  Washington  today  it  was  viewed 
as  probable  that  the  controversy  be- 
tween Johnson  and  other  key  officials, 
led  by  Secretary  of  Labor  Perkins, 
over  the  future  of  the  NRA  might 
make  it  necessary  for  the  President 
personally  to  determine  the  future  pro- 
gram of  the  organization. 

As  a  result  of  the  break,  the  work 
of  the  administration  has  been  ma- 
terially slowed  down,  while  many  code 

(Continued   on    page   3) 


Fifth  Memphis  Spot 
Starts  Sunday  Show 

Memphis,  Sept.  7.— A  fifth  theatre 
was  added  this  week  to  the  list  of 
those  operating  here  on   Sunday.    M. 

(Continued   on   page   3) 


Approved  Pictures 
Total  33  for  Week 

Hollywood.  Sept.  7. — Production 
Code  Administration,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Joseph  I.  Breen,  issued  a  total 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


No  Time  Limits  on 
Code  Cases,  Ruling 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  7. — No  statute 
of  limitations  exists  in  code  board  pro- 
cedure, it  being  up  to  the  local  boards 
to  decide  whether  a  complaint  on  an 
old    violation    should    be    heard,    the 

(Continued   on    page    3) 


Sinclair  Details 

Film  Relief  Plans 

Washington,  Sept.  7. — Upton  Sin- 
clair elaborated  on  his  plan  for  film 
production  by  the  unemployed  during 
a  ta.lk  here.  He  said  his  aim  was  to 
have  them  shown  to  unemployed  as 
(Continued  on    page   3) 


lEPA  Rentals  Fight 
To  Go  to  the  Public 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  7 —The  Inde- 
pendent Exhibitors'  Protective^  Ass'n 
plans  to  carry  its  fight  against  "extor- 
tionate film  rentals"  to  the  public  m 
a  "vigorous  campaign"  appealing  for 
supiwrt  of  the  independent  exhibitor. 
The  associa.tion  announces  it  will  em- 
ploy   the    screen,    radio   and   a   public 

(Continued  on   page   3) 

New  Ontario  Censor 
Asks  More  Westerns 

Toronto,  Sept.  7.— O.  J.  Silver- 
thorne  of  Scotland,  Ont.,  newly  ap- 
pointed member  of  the  Ontario  censor 
boa.rd,  made  quite  a  hit  with  film  dis- 
tributors of  Toronto— if  it  can  be 
called  a  hit— when,   at  the  request  of 

(Continued   on    page   3) 


Hearst's  Newsreel 
Gets  N.  Y.  Charter 

Albany.  Sept.  7. — Hearst  Metro- 
tone  News,  Inc.,  has  just  been  char- 
tered here  with  500  shares  of  non 
par  value  stock.  Incorporators  are 
William  R.  Hearst,  Edgar  B.  Hatrick, 
Caleb  H.  Stratton,  Irwin  Margulies, 
Marine    Strunk   and   Helen   Bovis. 


This  incorporation  is  a  result  of  the 
separation    of    Fox    Movietone    News 

(Continued  on   page  3) 


Laemmle  Not  to  Buy 
Films  for  U.  S,  List 

Carl  Laemmle  denies  that  he  in- 
tends to  buy  pictures  abroad  for 
American     distribution.  Wliatever 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


"Empress"  Is  First 
Para,  for  Capitol 

"The  Scarlet  Empress,"  starting 
Sept.  14,  will  be  the  first  Paramount 
picture  at  the  Capitol.  The  arrange- 
ment is  a  one-picture  deal  and  has 
nothing  to  do  with  a  recent  product 
pooling  plan  which  was  dropped. 

The  Capitol  originally  had  hooked 
"The  Wandering  Jew,"  starting  next 
Friday,  but  cancelled  the  British  film 
last  Thursday.  It  is  possible  that 
after  re-editing,  the  picture  may  be 
dated   in   again. 


Toronto  Men  Added 
As  Loew  Directors 

Toronto,  Sept.  7.— Following  rep- 
resentations by  a  committee  of  Ca- 
nadian   stockholders,    James    Bicknell 

(Continued  on    page   3) 


''Cleopatra*'  Pulls 
$152,200  in  3  Weeks 

With  "Cleopatra"  garnering  $35,000 
in  the  third  and  last  week,  the  total 
intake  at  the  Paramount  for  the  three 
weeks    was    $152,200.       For    the    first 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  September  8,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.   36 


September   8.   1934 


No.   58 


Martin    Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


m 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
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Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

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Subscription  rates  per  year;  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single    copies:    10    cents. 

Hall  Quits  Times; 
To  Take  Film  Post 

Mordaunt  Hall,  film  editor  of  the 
N.  y.  Times  for  the  past  11  years, 
has  resigned  that  post  to  become  as- 
sociated   with    a    film    company. 

Hall's  resignation  will  become  effec- 
tive within  the  next  10  days,  he  said 
yesterday.  He  has  under  considera- 
tion two  offers  from  film  companies, 
either  one  of  which  he  may  accept, 
he  said.  Pending  his  decision,  he 
declined  to  discuss  the  offers. 

H,all  (became  film  editor  of  the 
Times  in  1923.  He  was  managing  di- 
rector of  Fox  Film  in  London  from 
1919  to  1922.  Prior  to  that  he  was 
correspondent  for  the  Evening  Stan- 
dard, London,  and  was  associated  with 
the  A^.  Y.  Herald. 


Akerson  In  Fed.  Post 

George  Akerson,  former  secretary 
to  President  Hoover  and  more  re- 
cently in  executive  posts  with  Para- 
mount and  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.,  was  ap- 
pointed an  associate  member  of  the 
Federal  Board  of  Veterans'  Appeals 
yesterday  by  President  Roosevelt.  The 
Federal  post  carries  a  yearly  salary 
of  $6,000. 


Westminster  to  Reopen 

The  Westminster  Cinema  reopens 
Monday  with  "The  Bride  of  the 
Lake."  The  house  has  lieen  dark  since 
the  first  part  of  the  summer. 


WhatN.  Y.  Critics  Think 


''One  Night  of  Love** 


{Coin 

American — One  of  the  season's  most  dis- 
tinctive and  distinguished  cinemas  fills 
the  Music  Hall  screen  with  the  profuse  de- 
lights of  music,  song,  laughter  and  beauty 
in  quality  rarely  equalled  even  in  the 
most  selective  of  the  motion  picture  pa- 
lazzi.  And  its  star,  Grace  Moore,  adds  to 
the  importance  of  the  occasion  with  a  con- 
vincing demonstration  that  besides  the  clear 
glory  of  her  God-given  voice,  she  brings 
to  the  new  medium  a  brilliant  histrionic 
talent  together  with  a  photographic  beauty 
and  a  filmable  personality  in  perfect  com- 
bination. With  "One  Night  of  Love"  Miss 
Moore  becomes  quite  definitely  one  of  the 
foremost    figures    of    filmdom. 

Daily  Mirror — Delightfully  directed  by 
Victor  Schertzinger,  brightly  written,  hand- 
somely mounted,  "One  Night  of  I--ove"  is 
superlative  entertainment.  It  has  charm, 
humor,  glamour,  romance,  and,  above  these, 
it  has  Miss  Moore,  a  dazzling  acquisition 
to  the  movies. 

Dailv  .Vcit'j — ***recommended  without 
reservation  to  every  member  of  the  fam- 
ily. It  is  so  completely  satisfying  as  an 
entertainment  that  it  is  bound  to  give 
pleasure  to  everybody  who  sees  and  hears 
it.  For  it  not  only  presents  Grace  Moore 
and  Tullio  Carminati  in  a  delightful  com- 
edy, but  the  picture  introduces  informally 
and  lightly  a  number  of  lovely  arias,  beau- 
tifully sung  by  Miss  Moore,  from  a  variety 
of    operas. 

Evening  Journal — Miss  Moore's  glorious 
voice  and  radiant  personality  dominate  a 
picture  that  has  been  made  into  a  magnifi- 
cent blend  of  music  and  romance.  It  is 
written,    played    and    directed    with    author- 


mbia) 

ity.  Its  introduction  of  operatic  selec- 
tions— as  sung  by  Miss  Moore — is  gorgeous- 
ly contrived.  A  brilliant  production  that 
should  f>e  tremendously  successful,  the  film 
is  a  triumph  for  its  star  and  everyone 
concerned    in    its    fashioning. 

Herald-Tribune — ***a  charming,  humor- 
ous and  vastly  engaging  screen  play,  which 
makes  the  best  use  of  a  brilliant  singing 
voice  that  the  cinema,  after  years  of  striv- 
ing, has  yet  devised.  Although  its  story 
of  the  rise  of  an  American  prima  donna 
is  hardly  startling  in  its  novelty,  it  is 
handled  with  such  pleasant  and  unobtrusive 
gayety  that  even  the  narrative  takes  on 
a   surprising   quality   of   freshness. 

Host — Miss  Moore's  eJCquisite  voice  is 
enough  in  itself  to  make  "One  Night  of 
Love"  a  memorable  picture.  Yet  the  pro- 
ducers have  matched  the  singing  with  a 
handsome  production,  and  Victor  Schertz- 
inger's  direction  has  invested  it  with  a 
vigorous    and    lively    composition. 

Sun — **"a  gay  comedy  romance,  with 
enough  good  music,  well  sung,  to  make 
both  Hollywood  and  Broadway  relish  opera. 
It's  one  of  the  new  season's  most  wel- 
come   pictures. 

Times — ***an  enjoyable  light  diversion, 
one  worthy  of  the  charm  and  talent  of 
its  stellar  performer. """After  the  reels  and 
reels  of  torch  singers  and  crooners,  it  is 
indeed  a  joyous  relief  to  listen  to  the  de- 
lightful   melodies    in    this    film. 

World-Tcleiiram — Under  the  spell  of  Miss 
Moore's  artistry,  Mr.  Carminati's  Monte- 
verdi and  Victor  Schertzinger's  direction, 
"One  Night  of  Love"  is  one  of  the  few 
films  I  would  like  to  see  a  second  time. 
Greater   praise    hath   no  dramatic   critic. 


Mayer  Returns  to  K.  C. 

Columbus,  Sept.  7. — Louis  Mayer, 
transferred  from  the  Mainstreet, 
Kansas  City,  to  the  management  of 
the  RKO  Majestic  here  three  months 
ago,  returns  to  his  original  Kansas 
City  assignment  next  week,  according 
to  announcement  by  Harry  Schreiber. 
city  manager. 

Clifford  Bozman,  assistant  manager 
at  the  local  RKO  Palace,  will  succeed 
Mayer  at  the  Majestic. 


New  RKO  House  Opens 

The  RKO  Hollywood,  located  at 
Sixth  St.  and  Avenue  A,  opened  last 
night  with  stage,  screen  and  radio 
personalities  along  with  civic  and  jw- 
litical   leaders   present. 


Sam  Sax  Signs  Waitress 

Sam  Sax  has  signed  Leona  Olson, 
a  waitress  in  the  Vitaphone  Brooklyn 
studio.  She  will  appear  in  a  short 
subject  and  later  may  be  sent  to 
Hollywood  to  appear  in  features. 


Cullman  Gives  Dinner 

Howard  S.  Cullman  was  host  at  a 
dinner  party  given  at  the  Roxy  last 
night  prior  to  the  evening  performance 
of  "Romance  of  a  People." 

Among  those  who  attended  were 
Mayor  LaGuardia,  Mark  Ostrer,  Ar- 
thur and  Mrs.  Lee  and  Jeffrey  Ber- 
nerd. 


Lou  Preston  Stays  On 

In  the  merger  of  the  Nelson  &  Ren- 
ner  and  Strassberg  circuits,  an- 
nounced Wednesday,  Lou  Preston  of 
the  former  will  continue  as  general 
manager  with  headquarters  at  the 
Park  Theatre,  Brooklyn.  Stanley  Col- 
bert will  be  his  assistant,  with  Jack 
Haddam    remaining    as    film    buyer. 


Bunny  to  Rapf  &  Ruden 

The  Rapf  &  Ruden  circuit  has  ac- 
quired the  Bunny,  3589  Broadway,  and 
renamed  it  the  Dorset.  The  house 
has  been  renovated  and  will  reopen 
soon  with  Photophone  High   Fidelity. 


Most  Issues  Off  on  Big  Board 

Net 

Hish  Law  Close  Change 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 32J4  31^^  311/2  —  54 

Consolidated   Film  Industries i'/n  iVi  iVi.        

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 13!4  13  13"/i  —  Vf. 

Eastman    Kodak     99-4  99  99  —  Vf, 

Fox   Film    "A" 11  11  11  —V2 

Loew's,    Inc 27^  26V2.  27  -j-  Vz 

Paramount    Publix,    cts iVe,  iVz          ^Vz  —  Va 

Pathe    Exchange    VA  1              Wi  ■\-  Vt, 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 13M  13  13  —  Vx 

RKO     2Yi  2Vi         25i  -K 

Warner   Bros 454  4^          VA  —  Yt 

Trans  Lux  Climbs  l^  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

Technicolor     12>/4        \2Vz        12!4        —  Va 

Trans   Lux   1%         1^         1%        ^_  14 

Para,  F,  L,  Bonds  Slump  1% 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46 57'  57  57  

Paramount   F.   L.  6s   '47 46^        4554        45K        —Wi 

Paramount  Publix  S'/^s  '50 47^        475i       4"J4       —54 


Sedes 

1.000 

200 

600 

900 

200 

3,600 

4.900 

1,700 

500 

6C0 

1,800 


Sales 

100 
300 


Sales 

5 
4 
1 


^     Purely    * 
Personal  ► 

KATHFRINE  STANDING,  Sir 
Guy  Standing's  daughter,  will 
make  her  screen  debut  in  "Gambling," 
which  Harold  B.  Franklin  is  pro- 
ducing at  the  Eastern  Service  Studios 
in  Astoria  for  Fox  release. 

RoBEUT  Gillham,  Paramount  ad- 
vertising and  publicity  director,  is  on 
his  way  to  the  coast  to  see  how  ad- 
vertising plans  for  the  new  season  are 
progressing.  He  is  expected  to  be 
gone   10  days. 

Howard  S.  Cullman,  trustee  for 
the  Roxy,  has  been  elected  vice-chair- 
man of  the  Port  of  N.  Y.  Authority, 
after  serving  as  a  commissioner  of 
that  body  since  1927. 

Earle  Stanley  Gardner  has  sold 
his  "The  Case  of  the  Velvet  Claws" 
and  "The  Case  of  the  Lucky  Legs," 
two  mystery  novels,  to  Warners. 

Mark  Ostrer  of  Gaumont-British 
will  be  host  at  a  cocktail  party  at  the 
Waldorf-Astoria  on  Tuesday  after- 
noon. 

William  R.  Ferguson  says  the 
next  A.M. P. A.  meeting  will  be  held 
Sept.  13  at  the  M.  P.  Club. 

Jules  Levy  visited  Barney  Ross 
yesterday  at  his  hotel.  Levy  is  a  fistic 
enthusiast. 

Philip  Wyue's  "Death  Flies  East," 
an  original  story,  has  been  bought  by 
Columbia. 

Tamara  Geva  is  in  town  from  the 
coast  to  api>ear  in  the  stage  play  "The 
Red  Cat." 

Helen  Westley  returns  here  from 
Hollywood  tomorrow  to  resume  her 
stage  work. 

Maurice  Chevalier  and  his  man- 
ager. Max  Ruppa,  sail  today  for  Eu- 
rope on  the  lie  de  France. 

Pete  Smith  is  due  in  from  Holly- 
wood a  week  from  today. 

Miriam  Hopkins  arrives  Monday 
for  a  short  vacation  from  the  studios. 


Planning  Fan  Magazine 

Toronto,  Sept.  7. — Plans  are  near- 
ing  completion  for  the  publication  of 
a  fan  magazine  by  Famous  Players 
Canadian,  Ltd.,  with  Gene  Curtiss, 
now  in  the  piiblicity  department  of 
the   company,   in  charge. 

The  book  will  be  distributed  to  pa- 
trons of  the  houses  controlled  by  the 
company  free  of  charge,  and  will  be 
sold  on  newsstands.  The  first  issue 
is  expected  to  be  out  Nov.  1. 


Blair  With  Wilkerson 

Harry  Blair  left  New  York  this 
week  by  automobile  for  Hollywood  to 
join  the  editorial  staff  of  William 
Wilkerson's  HoUyu'ood  Reporter.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  reportorial  staff 
in  New  York  of  Associated  Publica- 
tions and  was  previously  associated 
with  Film  Daily. 


Son  Born  to  Joel  McCreas 

Hollywood,  Sept.  7. — A  seven- 
pound  boy  was  born  today  to  Frances 
Dee,  wife  of  Joel  McCrea.  Both 
mother    and    child    are    doing    nicely. 


Warners,  Charnas  Back 

Harry  and  Albert  Warner  and 
Harry  Chainas  have  returned  from 
the  coast. 


Saturday,  September  8,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


NRA's  Future 
Under  Johnson 
On  the  Scales 


(Continued  from  paoe  1) 

authorities  have  practically  ceased  to 
function  until  they  learn  definitely 
what  is  ahead  of  them.  Enforcement 
of  trade  practice  provisions  has  been 
almost  entirely  suspended  in  many 
cases,  it  is  said,  while  labor  standards 
are  being  sustained  mainly  through  the 
efforts  of  state  compliance  officers  re- 
porting to  the  National  Emergency 
Council. 

If  Secretary  Perkins  is  successful 
in  her  efforts  to  eliminate  Johnson, 
he  will  be  followed  by  a  large  number 
of  subordinates  in  the  higher  positions, 
many  of  whom  are  staying  only  at  his 
personal  solicitation,  and  it  is  feared 
the  entire  organization  might  disinte- 
grate to  such  a  degree  as  to  make  its 
rebuilding  impossible. 


No  Time  Limits  on 
Code  Cases,  Ruling 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

Kansas  City  grievance  board  has  been 
informed  by  Code  Authority. 

"Common  sense  should  maintain  in 
all  procedure,"  wrote  John  C.  Flinn, 
Campi  secretary.  "If  it  is  apparent 
old  complaints  would  not  serve  a  con- 
structive purpose,  then  the  board  is 
privileged  to  throw  them  out." 

The  question  was  on  a  complaint 
filed  three  months  after  the  violation 
occurred.  While  the  local  board  heard 
the  case,  it  asked  Campi  for  a  ruling 
to  serve  in  the  future. 


New  Ontario  Censor 
Asks  More  Westerns 

(Continued   from    pa<ie    1) 

the  press  for  a  public  statement,  he 
gave  the  opinion  that  the  film  industry 
was  not  producing  enough  westerns 
to  suit  him. 

Silverthorne,  who  hails  from  the 
rural  section  of  the  province,  was  an 
exhibitor  in  the  old  silent  screen  days, 
having  operated  a  theatre  at  Meaford, 
Ont.  He  is  one  of  two  members  of 
the  new  board  serving  under  J.  B. 
Hardwick,  as  chairman,  the  latter  be- 
ing the  only  survivor  of  the  censor 
board  of  six  which  operated  under  the 
regime  of  the  Conservative  Party. 


Toronto  Men  Added 
As  Loew  Directors 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

and  F.  M.  Kimbark,  both  of  Toronto, 
have  been  added  to  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  Marcus  Loew's  Theatres, 
Ltd.,    Toronto. 

Announcement  has  also  been  made 
that,  in  accordance  with  the  resolu- 
tion passed  at  a  recent  general  meet- 
ing of  the  company,  an  all-Canadian 
audit  of  the  company's  books  will  be 
made.  At  that  meeting,  objection 
was  taken  to  the  fact  that  dupli- 
cates of  vouchers  given  auditors  of 
the  booking  agency  in  New  York 
were  not  sent  to  the  company's  au- 
ditors. 


Skelly  Film  to  DuWorld 

DuWorld  has  obtained  world  rights 
to  "The  Chump,"  a  two-reeler  featur- 
ing the  late  Hal   Skelly. 


Shift  Looms 
In  Fox  Met's 
Legal  Tangle 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

has  not  yet  been  adapted  to  Fox 
Alet's  new  status  as  a  debtor  cor- 
poration and  there  appears  little  like- 
lihood that  any  plan  will  have  been 
completed  on  that  date.  The  com- 
mittee has  offered  to  withdraw  its 
plan  in  favor  of  a  new  one  to  be 
drawn  by  the  minority  bondholder 
groups,  but  these  factions  are  now 
weighing  the  advantages  of  opposing 
the  reojganization  petition  and  re- 
turning Fox  Met  to  equity  receiver- 
ship, it  is  reported. 

In  view  of  the  current  unsettled 
situation,  the  Sept.  12  hearing  will 
probably  be  adjourned  without  deci- 
sive  action. 

On  Tuesday,  Judge  Mack  will  hear 
a  motion  to  vacate  his  order  of  Aug. 
28  disapproving  the  plan  of  reorgani- 
zation sponsored  by  the  bondholders' 
committee.  Fox      Met      creditors' 

groups  maintain  that  Judge  Mack's 
action  in  disapproving  the  plan  makes 
it  possible  for  the  bondholders'  com- 
mittee to  cancel  the  operating  con- 
tracts of  Skouras  and  Randforce,  to 
cancel  other  contracts  and  to  pro- 
ceed with  actions  leading  to  a  sale 
of  the  Fox  Met  assets,  or  to  take 
other  action  virtually  at  will.  It  will 
be  argued  Tuesday  that  the  court's 
order  should  be  vacated  in  order  to 
restore  the  original  jurisdiction  over 
the  committee's  plan  and  its  proceed- 
ings. 

Representatives  of  Skouras  and 
Randforce  met  with  Judge  Mack  on 
Thursday  to  urge  a  reconsideration 
and  met  yesterday  at  the  offices  of 
Beekman,  Bogue  &  Clark,  counsel  to 
the  bondholders'  committee,  on  the 
same  subject. 


lEPA  Rentals  Fight 
To  Go  to  the  Public 

(Continued   from   page   1) 

mass  meeting  "to  acquaint  theatre- 
goers with  the  abuses  heaped  upon 
the  independent  theatremen."    It  says  : 

"The  callous  indifference  of  the 
film  companies  to  the  plight  of  the 
independents  following  the  disastrous 
summer  from  which  we  are  only  now 
digging  out  is  the  straw  that  broke 
the  camel's  back.  So  long  as  the  the- 
atregoer and  the  exhibitor  have  to 
foot  the  bills  for  the  $10,000  star 
salaries  and  fancy  bonuses  for  execu- 
tives, the  exhibitor  will  find  the  pub- 
lic a  sympathetic  ally  in  his  fight 
against  ruinous   film   prices." 

As  an  instrument  for  advancing  the 
cause  of  the  independent  showman  in 
this  area,  a  new  trade  weekly,  to  be 
known  as  the  Independent  Exhibitors' 
Film  Bulletin,  will  make  its  appear- 
ance Tuesday.  It  is  stated  the  publi- 
cation will  be  "a.  strictly  independent 
exhibitors'  paper,  largely  representing 
the  views  of  the  I.E. P. A."  Mo  Wax 
will  edit  it. 


Postpone  Fox  Hearing 

A  Fox  Theatres  reorganization 
hearing  scheduled  for  Monday  was 
postponed  yesterday  to  Sept.  20.  The 
hearing  is  on  a  petition  to  make  per- 
manent the  order  admitting  Fox  The- 
atres to  reorganization  under  the  new 
bankruptcy   laws. 


Settlement  Seen  of 
RKO-K-A-OTrouble 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

Herbert  B.  Swope  to  the  chairmanship 
of  the  K-A-O  board. 

The  differences  were  reported  to 
have  reached  a  point  last  spring  where 
M.  A.  Meehan,  owner  of  51  per  cent 
of  the  K-A-O  stock,  sought  to  have 
the  circuit  established  as  a  corporate 
entity,  apart  from  the  other  RKO 
theatre  subsidiaries.  The  situation 
gave  rise  to  reports  at  the  time  that 
Meehan  would  dispose  of  his  K-A-O 
interest  to  Warners. 

Thursday's  election,  which  brought 
Swope  into  the  top  K-A-O  post,  suc- 
ceeding M.  H.  Aylesworth,  RKO 
president,  is  said  to  be  the  solution  to 
the  recurrent  differences  and  agreeable 
to  both  the  Meehan  and  RKO  inter- 
ests. The  election,  also  replaces  J.  R. 
McDonough  with  Major  L.  E.  Thomp- 
son as  president  of  K-A-O  and  all 
other  RKO  theatre  subsidiaries,  but 
maintains  the  same  balance  of  Meehan 
and  RKO  representation  on  the  K- 
A-O  board  as  has  existed  heretofore. 

The  first  result  of  the  election  is  to 
unify  the  various  RKO  theatre  sub- 
sidiaries, reestablishing  them  as  an  en- 
tity under  Thompson's  direction  and 
Nate  Blumberg's  operation.  Blum- 
berg  was  elected  vice-president  in 
charge  of  theatre  operations  of  all  of 
the  subsidiary  companies.  These,  in 
addition  to  K-A-O,  are  B.  F.  Keith 
Corp.,  RKO  Proctor  Corp.,  Stadium 
Theatres  Corp.,  RKO  Mid- West  Corp. 
and  RKO  Service  Corp.  All  other 
officers  elected  Thursday  held  their 
same  posts  in  all  six  subsidiaries. 

Relieved  of  the  theatre  offices,  Mc- 
Donough is  enabled  to  devote  his  en- 
tire time  to  production  and  will  re- 
main in  Hollywood  permanently.  He 
is  president  of  RKO  Radio  Pictures, 
Inc.,  and  affiliated  producing  com- 
panies. B.  B.  Kahane  continues  as 
vice-president  of  RKO  Radio  Pictures 
and  president  of  RKO  Studio  Corp. 


Fifth  Memphis  Spot 
Starts  Sunday  Show 

(Continued    from    page    1) 

A.  Lightman's  New  Strand,  recently 
reopened  after  being  shuttered  two 
months  for  improvements,  joined  the 
other  downtown  houses  in  opening  on 
Sunday. 

Between  the  "sandwich  show"  plan 
of  Sabbath  operation  used  by  the 
Orpheum  and  the  Community  Fund 
charity  guarantee  of  $50  per  theatre 
used  by  the  Warner  and  the  two  Loew 
houses,  the  Strand  chose  the  latter. 

When  Col.  Cecil  E.  Vogel,  Bill 
Hendricks  and  Charlie  Mensing,  of 
Loew,  Warner  and  Orpheum,  respec- 
tively, paraded  into  police  court  here 
as  usual  for  the  weekly  fines  of  $25 
per  theatre,  they  were  joined  by  E. 
J.  Johnson,  manager  of  the  Strand. 


Hearst's  Newsreel 
Gets  N.  Y.  Charter 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

and  Hearst  Metrotone  News.  Since 
the  start  of  the  latter  it  has  been 
produced  in  association  with  Fox 
Movietone  News.  Under  the  new  deal 
starting   Sept.    1   they   are   separate. 


May  Robson  to  Coast 

May  Robson  departs  for  the  coast 
tomorrow.  She  came  to  New  York 
to  attend  the  christening  of  her  great 
grandchild,    Virginia    May    Robson. 


Houses  Open 
Generally  As 
Business  Gains 


(Continued  from  page   1) 

O. ;  Plaza,  at  Sandusky ;  Lake,  at 
Cleveland,  and  the  Aldine  and  Ar- 
cadia, Stanley-Warner  houses,  at  Wil- 
mington ;  and  the  Cameraphone,  at 
East  Liberty,  Pa. 

Famous  Players  Canadian,  in  addi- 
tion to  reopening  the  Royal  at  Guelph, 
Ont.,  and  the  Royal-Victoria,  at  Vic- 
toria, B.  C,  is  building  a  new  1,000- 
seat  house  at  Penticton,  B.  C,  Steve 
Fitzgibbons,  circuit  executive,  said 
Thursday  prior  to  his  departure  for 
Toronto.  The  new  house  will  probably 
be  named  the  Capitol  and  will  be  ready 
for  reopening  the  first  of  next  year, 
it  was  said. 

Two  reopenings  in  Washington 
have  occurred  this  week.  They  are 
Sidney  B.  Lust's  Hippodrome  and 
James  J.  Lake's  Gayety.  Slated  for 
reopening  in  the  near  future  are  the 
Rialto  and   National. 

At  Pittsburgh,  Harris  Amusement 
Co.  has  opened  the  remodeled  Alvin, 
one  of  the  city's  historic  show  houses. 
In  New  Orleans,  M.  N.  Ash  will  re- 
open the  Liberty  Sept.  11.  At  Terre 
Haute,  the  Fourth  Ave.  Amusement 
Co.  has  reopened  the  Grand  and 
American,  leaving  but  two  houses 
dark  in  that  city  and  two  in  West 
Terre  Haute.  At  Hamilton,  Ont., 
William  Marriott  will  reopen  the 
Grand,  Oct.  1. 

The  Strand,  Vicksburg,  is  being  re- 
opened by  James  Adams,  and  the 
Newcomb,  New  Orleans,  by  Henry 
Lazarus.  Shea's  Bradford,  Bradford, 
Pa.,  has  reopened,  and  Herman  J. 
Endres  reopened  his  Little  German 
Theatre  at  Buffalo. 


Memphis,  Tenn.,  Sept.  7. — Having 
spent  an  estimated  $25,000  on  re- 
modelling the  New  Strand,  M.  A. 
Lightman  and  partners  will  expend 
something  like  $30,000  more  here 
within  the  next  few  weeks  on  the 
Lamar  and  Cameo. 


Sinclair  Details 

Film  Relief  Plans 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

well  as  produced  by  them,  if  he  is 
elected  governor  of  California. 

Relief  should  not  be  confined  to 
those  who  work  with  their  hands,  he 
declared.  His  aim,  he  declared,  was 
to  provide  relief  along  the  lines  of 
work  with  which  those  in  need  are 
most  familiar. 

Under  the  plan,  orchestras  would 
be  organized,  legitimate  plays  would 
be  staged  and  films  would  be  produced 
for  showing  within  the  state  among 
those  who  are  being  given  relief  em- 
ployment. Such  persons,  he  asserted, 
cannot  now  be  customers  for  mer- 
chants or  theatres  and  there  will  be 
no  competition  with  business  in  any 
line. 


Court  Frees  31  Pickets 

Thirty-one  pickets,  arrested  Satur- 
day night  in  front  of  the  Globe  and 
Mayfair,  were  released  by  Magistrate 
Louis  B.  Brodsky  yesterday  in  a  test 
case  of  the  police  decree  prohibiting 
mass  picketing  of  theatres.  It  was 
testified  the  pickets  created  no  dis- 
order. 


N<t>T10N  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,   September  8,    1934 


Approved  Pictures 
Total  33  for  Week 


(Continued  from    taric    1) 

of  33  certificates  to  as  many  sub- 
jects during  the  week  ending  Sept. 
5.  This  includes  11  new  features,  10 
new  shorts  and  12  reissues  of  west- 
erns. 

Columbia  heads  the  list  by  getting 
okays  on  11  westerns  to  be  reissued 
in  addition  to  the  current  program. 
The  company  also  came  in  for  cer- 
tificates on  three  new  features  and 
one  short.  Warners  was  the  only 
other  company  securing  a  certificate 
on  a  reissued  western,  this,  however 
was    in   addition   to   three    shorts. 

Fox  emerged  with  three  features ; 
Paramount,  one ;  Chesterfield,  one ; 
Liberty,  two  and  Universal,  one. 
Others  to  receive  certificates  on  shorts 
are  M-G-M,  with  four ;  RKO,  one, 
and  Principal,  one. 

The  list  follows : 


Columbia 


(Features) 
"The   Lone   Rider." 
"Men   Without   Law." 

(Reissues) 

"The  Avenger."  "Desert  Vengeance," 
"The  Fighting  Sheriff,"  "The  Dawn  Trail," 
"The  Cahfornia  Trail."  "South  of  the  Rio 
Grande."  "Unknown  Valley,"  "McKenna 
of  the  Mounted,"  "Silent  Men,"  "Fightiny 
for  Justice,"  and  "The  Western  Code." 
(Shorts) 

"Chick   Chandler   No.    2." 


Fox 


(Features) 

"Love  Fhght"  and  "Don't  Marry"  (Span- 
ish) and  "Peck's  Bad  Boy."  produced  by 
Principal    and    released    through    Fox. 

Warners 

(Reissues) 
"The    Texas    Ranger." 

(Shorts) 
"Buddy's    Detective,"    "Show    Kids"    and 
"Shake    Your    Powder    Puff." 

M-G-M 

(Shorts) 
"Viva    Willie,"    "The    Spectacle    Maker," 
"My    Grandfather's    Clock"    and    "Done    in 
Oil." 

Paramount 

(Features) 
"Wagon   Wheels." 

Liberty 

(Features) 

"Once  to  Every  Bachelor"  and  "School 
for    Girls." 

Chesterfield 

(Features) 

"Green   Eyes." 

Universal 

(Features) 
"Secrets   of   the   Chateau." 

RKO 

(Shorts) 
"Dancing    Millionaire." 


Principal 


(Shorts) 
"Hollywood    Movie    Parade." 


"Cleopatra"  Pulls 
$152,200  in  3  Weeks 

(Continued  from   fafie    1) 

seven  days,  the  Paramount  film 
chalked  up  a  gross  of  $72,000.  At 
the  end  of  the  second  stanza,  the 
box-office  tally  was  $45,200. 

In  Newark,  the  Paramount  hiked 
its  normal  take  of  $15,000  to  $20,000 
and  Adam  Adams  is  holding  it  for 
another  seven  days.  The  Paramount 
in  Brooklyn  garnered  slightly  over 
$25,000  on  "Cleopatra"  at  the  end  of 
the  first  week  and  is  holding  it  for 
another  week. 

The    Roxy's    take   on    "We're    Rich 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY!$ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Pursuit  of  Happiness" 

(Farainoitnt) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  7. — The  old  Puritan  custom  of  "bundling;,"  prac- 
ticed during  Colonial  days  and  consisting  of  the  courtship  between  a 
man  and  a  maid  in  bed  under  the  covers,  but  fully  clothed,  in  order  to 
save  firewood,  is  here  dramatized  with  robust  humor  and  good  taste. 

Francis  Lederer,  a  Hessian  soldier  imported  by  Britain  to  fight  the 
colonists  escapes  to  Connecticut  and  hides  in  the  barn  of  Joan  Bennett's 
father.  After  escaping  from  the  guardhouse  Lederer  goes  sparking  with 
Miss  Bennett  and  is  caught  "bundling"  by  the  snooping  Walter  Kings- 
ford,  the  town's  blue-nose  headman,  but  happiness  triumphs. 

Lederer,  noted  stage  star,  delivers  a  romantic  performance.  Elfin 
and  tender,  Miss  Bennett  resembles  a  cameo  of  the  period.  Kingsford 
is  a  standout  as  the  Pilgrim  father.  Mary  Boland  and  Charlie  Ruggles 
team  for  a  laugh,  with  Barbara  Barondess  excellent,  as  are  the  balance  of 
the  cast. 

The  production  reflects  care  and  discrimination  in  dialogue,  decora- 
tions of  the  period,  atmosphere  and  lighting.  Karl  Struss's  photography 
is  good.  Alexander  Hall  directed  smartly  and  subtly  with  an  eye  on 
showmanship. 

As  his  first  production  for  Paramount,  Arthur  Hornblow  has  pro- 
duced an  artistic,  ticket-selling  production  to  delight  audiences  with 
laughter  and  romance.  Production  Code  Seal  No.  178.  Running  time, 
85  minutes. 


a 


Crimson  Romance" 

(Mascot) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  7. — This  film  is  packed  with  action,  drama,  comedy 
and  other  essentials  necessary  to  deliver  entertainment  for  all  classes, 
h  is  a  composite  of  the  outstanding  air  thrillers,  treated  intelligently 
throughout  and  carrying  the  new  twist  of  an  American  loyal  to  his  Ger- 
man pal  joining  up  with  the  German  air  forces  prior  to  America's  entry 
in  the  World  War. 

Moving  into  Germany,  the  film  reveals  the  workings  of  the  German 
aircraft,  and  a  girl  ambulance  driver  comes  into  the  picture,  splitting 
the  lifelong  friendship  of  the  two  buddies.  The  conflict  of  the  two  pals 
loving  the  same  girl  furnishes  romantic  and  dramatic  situations. 

Ben  Lyon  and  James  Bush  portray  the  two  pals,  with  Sari  Maritza 
as  the  love  interest.  The  trio  lead  a  fast  pace  for  the  supporting  cast, 
consisting  of  Eric  von  Stroheim,  William  Bakewell,  Hardie  Albright, 
Herman  Bing,  BocHl  Rosing,  Vince  Barnett,  Arthur  Clayton,  Oscar 
Apfel,  Purnell  Pratt,  Jason  Robards,  William  von  Brincken,  Brandon 
Hurst,  Crauford  Kent  and  Jamieson  Thomas,  all  giving  creditable  per- 
formances in  interpreting  the  characters  in  the  original  of  Al  Martin 
and  Sherman  Lowe. 

Milton  Krim's  treatment  and  Ernest  Miller's  excellent  photography, 
along  with  the  expert  direction  of  David  Howard,  contribute  in  mount- 
ing well  a  picture  of  romance  and  war  skillfully  treated  and  flavored 
with  box-office  bouquet. 

Previewed  without  a  code  seal.   Running  time,  65  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"The  Private  Life  of  Don  Juan" 

(London  Films) 

London,  Sept.  7. — "The  Private  Life  of  Don  Juan"  was  given  a 
notable  opening  at  the  reconstructed  London  Pavilion  last  night.  Douglas 
Fairbanks  is  admirable  as  a  middle-aged  Don  Juan  who  makes  the  mis- 
take of  feigning  death,  and,  reappearing,  is  laughed  at  as  an  impostor. 

Benita  Hume,  as  the  wife  who  consoles  him,  is  outstanding. 

Satiric  comedy  and  frankness  of  dialogue  are  the  keynotes  of  the  story. 

Production  and  photography  are  brilliant  with  the  most  impressive 
scenes  Juan  watching  his  own  funeral  attended  by  a  hundred  women  in 
v/eeds,  a  free-for-all  fight,  and  a  colossal  theatre  set  when  he  interrupts 
a  drama  picturing  his  life  to  announce  his  identity. 

It  should  enhance  London's  reputation  in  America  as  a  producer  of 
good  box-office  material.  BRUCE  ALLAN 


Again"  was  $32,600,  considered  very 
good  for  that  house.  Rainy  week-end 
weather  helped  all  grosses. 


Sheehan  Due  Sept,  28 

Winfield    Sheehan   is  due  to   return 
from  Europe  on  Sept.  28. 


Laemmle  Not  to  Buy 
Films  for  U,  S,  List 


(Continued  from   pane    1) 

purchases  are  made,  he  makes  clear 
in  a  cable  from  London  to  R.  H. 
Cochrane,  Universal  vice-president, 
will    be    for    European    release. 

The  cable  follows :  "Have  no  in- 
tention of  buying  foreign  film  for 
Universal  to  release  in  the  United 
States.  Garbled  trade  paper  reports 
that  Universal  is  buying  foreign  film 
to  bolster  up  its  program  are  pre- 
posterous and  harmful.  Universal's 
program  for  1934-35,  as  announced 
originally,  needs  no  bolstering  up. 
Report  should  have  said  that  I  may 
buy  some  foreign  films  while  here 
for  foreign  distribution  only.  Please 
make   this   clear   to   the    industry." 


Psychologist  Says 
Films  Cause  Laxity 

Pictures  tend  to  influence  children 
toward  the  adoption  of  laxer  rather 
than  stricter  standards  of  behavior, 
according  to  information  presented 
yesterday  by  Prof.  Vernon  Jones  of 
Clark  University  at  the  42nd  annual 
meeting  of  the  American  Psychologi- 
cal Ass'n  at  Columbia  University. 

The  report  was  based  on  a  study  of 
children  in  a  public  school  in  a  poor 
district  of  New  Haven,  Conn.  Jones 
said  in  every  instance  but  one  the 
change  in  the  moral  attitude  of  the 
child  was  in  the  direction  of  the  em- 
phasis in  the  film  shown. 


Funeral  of  Mrs.  Kann 

Funeral  services  were  held  yesterday 
for  Mrs.  Maurice  D.  Kann,  wife  of 
the  editor  of  Motion  Picture  Daily, 
who  died  on  Tuesday  morning  at  New 
Haven  General  Hospital,  from  injuries 
sustained  in  an  automobile  accident. 

Rabbi  Alfred  Isaac  Aarons,  of  the 
Congregation  of  Mount  Sinai  Syna- 
gogue, in  Brooklyn,  read  the  service 
at  the  Kann  home  on  Central  Park 
West.  Interment  was  at  New  Mount 
Carmel  Cemetery  at  Glendale,  Long 
Island. 


Gersten  Services  Sun, 

Frank  Gersten,  former  owner  of  the 
Prospect  and  Royal.  Bronx,  and  sev- 
eral New  Jersey  houses,  who  died 
Thursday  of  a  heart  attack,  will  be 
buried  tomorrow.  Funeral  services 
will  be  held  at  10  a.  m.,  at  Riverside 
Memorial  Chapel,  76th  St.  and  Am- 
sterdam Ave.  Gersten,  who  was  60 
years  old,  is  survived  by  a  widow  and 
three   children. 


Jim  Mitchell  Dies  at  42 

Hollywood,  Sept.  7. — Jim  Mitchell, 
42,  died  this  morning  in  Hollywood 
Hospital  after  an  illness  of  18  months. 
Surviving  are  his  widow,  a  daughter 
and  a  son.  In  newspaper  work  27 
years,  he  was  for  the  past  10  Holly- 
wood reporter  for  the  Los  Angeles 
Examiner.  He  was  well  known  in 
production  circles. 


Tom  Buckingham  Is  Dead 

Hollywood,  Sept.  7. — Tom  Buck- 
ingham passed  away  this  morning  at 
the  Queen  of  Angels  Hospital  follow- 
ing a  gallstone  operation.  Thirty-eight 
years  old,  he  wrote  more  than  50 
scenarios  and  directed  11  pictures 
since  1920.  He  was  under  contract 
to  Warners.  His  widow,  Jane  Ridge- 
way,  an  actress,  survives. 


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NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  SEPTEMBER  10,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


New  Plan  for 
Clearance  Is 
Agreed  Upon 

Committee    Includes    14 
Basic  Principles 


Fourteen  basic  principles  in  drafting 
clearance  and  zoning  schedules  for  all 
territories  are  outlined  in  a  plan  drawn 
by  a  committee  last  week.  The  com- 
mittee comprises  George  J.  Schaefer, 
chairman;  Ned  Depinet,  Jules  Levy, 
Neil  Agnew,  James  R.  Grainger,  Al 
Lichtman,  Felix  F.  Feist,  A.  W. 
Smith,  Gradwell  Sears,  John  D. 
Clark,  Abe  Montague,  Edward  Golden, 
Jack  Skirball  and  Harry  Thomas. 

Campi  will  consider  the  recommen- 
dations of  the  committee  at  its  meet- 
ing   Thursday    when    it    is    expected 

(Continued  on  foQC  3) 


Contract  Cases  Up 
To  Chicago's  Board 

Chicago,  Sept.  9.— Two  cases 
charging  attempts  to  avoid  comple- 
tion of  contracts  through  formation 
of  new  organizations  were  subjects 
of  a  special  meeting  of  the  grievance 
board.  In  one  Universal  was  upheld 
in  its  protest  against  E.  H.  Christy 
of  the  Elmo  Amusement  Co.  and  the 
board  ordered  Christy  to  liquidate  his 
existing    contract    with    Universal. 

In  the  other,  brought  by  Paramount 
against  C.  G.  Lekander,  Geneva,  111 , 
the  board  determined  Lekander's  new 
corporation  was  not  formed  for  the 
purpose  of  avoiding  uncompleted  con- 
tracts. 

K,  C.  Board  Orders 
Stoppage  of  Films 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  9.— Finding 
J.  F.  Rigney  guilty  of  a  third  viola- 
tion of  the  code's  reduced  admission 
provisions,   the   local   grievance   board 

(Continjied  on  page  i) 


I 


Mean  to  Means 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  9.— Be- 
cause of  what  they  term  his 
"crack-'em-down"  tactics  in 
connection  with  the  local  vote 
banning  premiums  and  his 
activities  as  a  member  of  the 
grievance  board,  indepen- 
dents opposed  to  Jay  Means, 
president  of  the  L  T.  O.,  are 
referring  to  him  variously  as 
"Hugh,"  "Hugh  Johnson"  and 
"the  General." 

And  not  with  benefit  of  a 
commission  from  the  Gover- 
nor of  Kentucky. 


Only  20  Holdouts  Delay 
Ending  of  Jersey  Duals 


Philadelphia 
Construction 
Is  a  Surprise 


Philadelphia,  Sept.  9. — For  the 
first  time  since  the  '29  bubble  burst, 
theatre  building  is  going  forward  here. 
This  is  considered  phenomenal  in  view 
of  the  devastating  knockout  handed  the 
business  this  summer  by  the  Catholic 
ban. 

This  new  construction  work,  how- 
ever, is  far  different  in  form  from  the 
building  of  the  '25-'29  period.  Small 
capacities  are  now  the  rule  and  prac- 
tically every  new  theatre  is  on  the 
intimate  basis. 

The  Yorktown,  opened  by  Stanley- 
Warner  last  week  in  the  large  Elkins 
Park  suburban  district,  has  just  over 

(Continued  on  pacie  6) 


R.  1.  Theatres  Take 
$3,271,000  in  Year 

Washington.  Sept.  9.— Thirty- 
<;even  theatres  operating  in  Rhode 
Island  last  year  had  total  receipts  of 
$3.271. nnO  and  comprised  the  most  im- 
portant branch  of  service  activity  in 
the  state,  according  to  figures  made 
nublic  tonight  by  the  U.  S.  Census 
Bureau. 

The  37  houses,  it  was  shown,  were 
operated  bv  29  proprietors  and  had  an 

(Continued  on  pane  3) 


Only  20  holdouts  are  holding  up  the 
plan  of  Allied  of  New  Jersey  to  adopt 
single  feature  policies  in  all  New 
Jersey  theatres.  .  Within  the  last  few 
days  RKO,  Walter  Reade  and  Leon 
Rosenblatt  have  signed  the  agreement 
to  drop  twin  bills. 

Although  the  plan  was  slated  to  go 
into  effect  Sept.  20,  it  is  now  figured 
present  policies  cannot  be  changed 
until  Oct.   1. 

A  mass  meeting  of  all  New  Jersey 
exhibitors  has  been  called  for  Thurs- 
day when  the  dual  feature  committee 
will  outline  a  publicity  and  advertising 
campaign.     The  plans  call  for  trailers 

(Continued  on   parje  3) 


Seattle  Speculates 
On  Oldknow  Return 

Seattle.  Sept.  9.— Visit  here  of 
Oscar  Oldknow,  former  head  of 
FWC  which  operated  the  Orpheum. 
Tgain  brought  un  rumors  of  the  re- 
openine  of  the  Orpheum,  which  has 
been  dark  for  many  months.  During 
his  stay  here  he  was  in  conference 
with  Frank  L.  Newman,  Sr..  president 
of  the  Evergreen  (Fox  West  Coast) 
circuit. 


Gaumont  Sets  Deal 
For  Toeplitz  Film 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  Sept.  9. — Gaumont  British 
will  handle  the  distribution  of  the 
first  Toeplitz  production,  "The  Dicta- 
tor," throughout  the  British  Empire 
and  probably  in  America.  The  present 
agreement  also  gives  Gaumont  Brit- 
ish an  option  on  the  distribution  of 
all  future  Toeplitz  product. 


Shift  West  Picture 
To  Chicago  Theatre 

Chicago,  Sept.  9. — Mae  West's 
"Belle  of  the  Nineties,"  emblazoned 
for  many  weeks  on  the  marquee  of 
the  dark  McVickers  as  its  opening 
attraction,  has  been  switched  by  B.  & 
K.  to  their  ace  Chicago  theatre,  where 
•t  opens   Sept.   14. 

The  shift  is  viewed  locally  as  con- 
firmation of  reports  current  for  some 

inie  that  McVickers  theatre  is  sched- 
uled to  revert  back  to  Jones,  Linick 
\    Schaefer,   but   official    confirmation 

'{  this  is  not  forthcoming  from  the 
R.  &  K.  offices. 

"Just  a  better  booking  arrangement 
for  us,"  is  the  way  B.  &  K.  explain 
the  change. 


RKO  and  Fox 
Product  Deal 
Awaits  Kent 


His  Return  from  Coast 
Set  for  Wednesday 


With  S.  R.  Kent  due  to  return  from 
Hollywood  Wednesday,  it  is  expected 
the  Fox  product  situation  in  Greater 
New  York  will  be  straightened  out  by 
the  end  of  the  week. 

Deals  under  discussion  call  for 
Loew's  to  turn  over  to  RKO  the  Fox 
output  for  1934-35,  provided  an  agree- 
ment is  reached  between  the  two  cir- 
cuits on  disposition  of  theatres  re- 
cently acquired  in  this  territory  by 
RKO. 

Loew's,  it  is  understood,  is  insist- 
ing that  unless  RKO  drops  recent  ac- 
quisitions its  lower  east  side  and  mid- 
town  theatres  will  be  threatened. 
Under  the  proposed  plan,  Skouras  will 

(Continued  on   page  3) 


A^.  O.  "Nabes"  Turn 
To  Serials,  Vaude 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  9. — Fully 
eighty  percent  of  the  neighborhood 
theatres  have  resorted  to  serials  and 
vaudeville  in  order  to  draw  respect- 
able-sized audiences  to  the  houses. 
Night  clubs  and  beer  ga.rdens  are 
responsible  in  a  measure  for  the  droD 
'u  attendance.  The  new  tax  which 
went  into  effect  Aug.  26,  is  also  ex- 
''ected  to  have  a  tendency  to  restrict 
ittendance. 


Memphis  Operators 
Sign  New  Contracts 

Memphis,  Sept.  9. — Union  contracts 
hi  all  Memphis  downtown  theatres 
have  been  extended  for  another  year 
on  the  same  basis  as  for  the  period 
which   ended   Sept.   1. 

All  the  necessary  papers  have  not 
been  signed,  but  definite  agreements 
to  that  effect  have  been  reached. 
Union  men  worked  for  several  days 
last  week  without  contracts,  pending 
their  arrival  from   New  York  offices. 


RKO  Will  Withdraw 
From  Detroit  House 

Detroit,  Sept.  9. — RKO  will  re- 
linquish its  lease  on  the  Downtown, 
which  has  been  closed  since  last 
spring,  it  was  learned  here  yesterday. 
The  Union  Trust  Co.  of  this  city  is 
trustee  for  the  de  luxe  downtown 
house,  which  seats  2,500.  It  was  built 
in  1927  by  C.  H.  Miles  and  has  had  a 
turbulent   career. 


RKO  executives  stated  Saturday 
that  the  company  will  not  reopen  the 
Downtown,  Detroit,  and  that  the  lease 
will  be  abandoned  as  soon  as  legal 
3bstacl6s  have  been  overcome.  Other 
IvKO  Detroit  operations  are  not 
affected,  it  was  stated. 


Para.  Films  in  B'klyn 
Have  Peculiar  Angle 

All  Paramount  pictures  which  are 
not  dated  in  the  Paramount,  Brook- 
lyn, will  go  to  Loew's  as  first  run  in 

(Continued  on   page  3) 


Antarctica 

Radiograms  from  Admiral 
Byrd's  expedition  in  Little 
America  report  the  closing  of 
a  successful  winter  film  sea- 
son at  the  "Paramount  Pen- 
guin," the  expedition's  recrea- 
tion center,  and  compliment 
Erpi  on  the  performance  of 
its  sound  equipment  under 
tough  conditions  at  the 
nether  pole. 


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Monday,  Sepfember   10,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

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September   10,   1934 


No.   59 


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Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 


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DetroWs  Smoking 
Ban  Up  on  Sept,  11 

Detroit,  Sept.  9. — Detroit  theatre 
operators  have  until  Sept.  11  to  pro- 
test against  the  new  no-smoking  ordi- 
nance which  comes  up  before  the  Com- 
mon Council  for  the  third  time  on  that 
date. 

The  new  ruling  prohibits  all  smok- 
ing in  theatres  until  si>ecial  permits 
are  granted  and  it  is  understood  that 
it  will  be  "tough"  to  get  such  permits. 
They  will  be  allotted  only  to  theatres 
of    fireproof    construction. 

Most  of  the  city's  downtown  thea- 
tres have  special  smoking  loges  or 
mezzanine  floor  seats  where  smoking 
is  permitted,  but  all  open-all-night 
grinds,  those  converted  from  stores 
allow  smoking  after  9  p.  m. 


Pantages  Gets  Majestic 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9. — Alexander 
Pantages  has  signed  for  12  Majestic 
pictures  at  the  Pantages.  Floyd  St. 
John  closed  the  deal  for  Majestic. 
"Scarlet  Letter"  will  be  the  first  on 
the  deal. 


Majestic  has  completed  a  combina- 
tion deal  with  John  Goring  of  the 
Criterion  whereby  the  theatre  will 
have  a  choice  of  12  films  from  Ma- 
jestic and  Mascot  lineups  next  season. 

"Young  and  Beautiful,"  a  Mascot 
release,  is  the  first  film  set  which  auto- 
matically makes  the  house  a  first  run 
again.     The  film  opens  Sept.  19. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


*  Soviets  Greet  New  Turkey" 


{Amkino) 

Produced  cooperatively  by  the  Leningrad  Cinema  Trust  and  the 
Turkish  ministry  of  education,  this  film  is  a  comprehensive  pictorial 
liistory  of  the  new  Turkey.  The  celebration  of  the  10th  anniversary  of 
the  republic  serves  as  the  peg  on  which  to  hang  a  tribute  to  the  regime 
of  Mustapha  Kemal  Pasha.  As  a  camera  record  of  the  progress  made 
by  his  people  under  his  guiding  hand,  "Soviets  Greet  New  Turkey"  is 
an  interesting  exhibit. 

There  is  little  dialogue  in  the  picture  and  the  titles  are  all  in  English, 
so  it  should  not  be  much  of  a  risk  for  the  exhibitor  to  run  the  feature 
on  a  dual  program  as  a  travelogue.  A  mobile  camera  and  good  photog- 
raphy add  to  the  entertainment  value  of  the  film.  The  picture  takes  the 
audience  on  a  tour  of  Turkey  that  winds  up  in  Angora,  the  capital  city. 
There  the  picture  ends  with  a  stirring  parade  that  ofYcrs  an  impressive 
display  of  the  country's  military  power. 

The  picture  stresses  Russia's  participation  in  the  celebration  of  the 
first  decade  of  the  Turkish  republic. 

The  choir  of  the  Angora  Conservatory  of  Music  and  the  Leningrad 
Philharmonic  Orchestra  supply  musical  accompaniment  to  the  picture. 

Running  time,  65  minutes. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


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Gift  of  Gab 

( Universal) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9. — This  is  another  hilarious  travesty  on  radio 
broadcasting,  designed  to  extract  a  consistent  flow  of  laughter  from  any 
audience,  no  matter  how  cynical.  The  story  opens  with  a  fast  talking 
grifter  and  his  stooge,  who,  after  failing  in  selling  a  patented  ink  remover, 
inadvertently  find  themselves  pushed  into  the  radio  broadcasting  busi- 
ness. What  follows  is  a  series  of  clever  blackouts  behind  the  scenes  of 
a  radio  studio. 

This  is  made  necessary  to  capitalize  on  the  many  top  names  in  radio, 
screen  and  stage  circles  such  as  Ruth  Etting,  Phil  Baker,  Alexander 
Woollcott,  Ethel  Waters,  Alice  White,  Victor  Moore,  Hugh  O'Connell, 
Helen  Vinson,  Gene  Austin,  Tom  Hanlon,  Henry  Armetta,  Andy  Devine, 
Wini  Shaw,  Marion  Byron,  Sterling  Holloway,  Sid  Walker,  Skins 
Miller,  Jack  Harling,  Edwin  Maxwell,  Boris  Karloff,  Paul  Lucas, 
Chester  Morris  and  many  others. 

This  large  cast  is  headed  by  Edmund  Lowe  and  Gloria  Stuart,  who 
set  the  pace  and  carry  what  little  story  there  is.  Aside  from  this  large 
group  of  actors,  orchids  must  go  to  Rian  James,  for  his  treatment,  the 
trick  photography  of  John  P.  Fulton  and  the  intelligent  execution  of 
Karl  Freund,  the  director. 

A  picture  of  this  kind  should  appeal  to  all  classes,  especially  the  radio 
listeners,  who  hear  but  never  see  their  favorites. 

Previewed  without  Production  Code  Seal.     Running  time,  70  minutes. 


Columbia  Up  One  on  Big  Board 


Net 
High       Low      Close     Change       Sales 


Columbia   Pictures,    vtc 32^ 

Loew's,     I'nc 26-^^        2654 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 3^ 

Pa  the    Exchange V/g 

RKO     2Ji 

Warner    Bros 4->^ 

Technicolor  Lone  Curb  Issue 


12V^ 

32!4 

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200 

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1,100 

iV. 

3M 

+  'A 

600 

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1,600 

2'/4 

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+  Vt. 

500 

VA 

454 

700 

Net 


Technicolor 


High      Low      Close     Change       ScJes 

■  U'A     nA      ^2A      100 


Warner  Bonds  Slump  l^/i 


High  Low 

Genera!   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40 S%  5% 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s  '47 47  47' 

Paramount    Publix    5}/s    'SO 46^  4654 

Pathe  7s   '37  ww 98.^^  gS'^ 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 53  S2J^ 


Net 
Close    Change 


Sale 


47 

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Personal  ► 


r:]'LADYS  GEORGE,  under  con- 
^^  tract  to  M-G-M,  will  give  up  the 
screen  for  a  while  to  appear  in  Brock 
Pemberton's  production  of  "Personal 
Appearance"  on  Broadway. 

Herbert  Miller,  advertising  man- 
ager of  Jay  Emanuel's  Philadelphia 
Exhibitor,  is  no  longer  a  bachelor. 
The  bride  was  Mildred  Goldstein. 

Olga  Baclanova  has  been  signed 
for  a  Vitaphoiie  short,  production  of 
which  will  get  under  way  shortly  in 
Brooklyn. 

Margaret  White,  Monogram  sec- 
retary, returns  today  from  a  vacation 
trip  to  Canada  and  the  World's  Fair. 

Edward  Sutherland,  Paramount 
director,  was  on  his  way  east  by 
plane  over  the  week-end. 

Leonard  Ides  has  sold  his  play 
"Concealment"  to  Warners. 

Boris  Morros  is  taking  up  ping 
pong  with  a  vengeance. 

Hal  Roach  plans  to  stay  around 
for  at  least  two  weeks. 

Warren  Hymer  is  at  the  Warwick 
from    Hollywood. 

Bessie    Mack 
sprained  back. 

Sam    Dembow    looks    as    natty 


is     getting    over    a 


ever. 


Fox-Adams  in  Deal 
For  Detroit  Films 

Detroit,  Sept.  9. — The  Fox  and 
Adams,  the  latter  one  time  an  ace 
house  but  now  a  second  and  subse- 
quent run  grind,  have  closed  a  deal 
whereby  the  Adams  will  play  all  feat- 
ures from  the  Fox  that  will  stand 
longer  than  a  week's  run. 

The  Adams  will  also  play  the 
"slough  offs"  that  will  not  stand  a 
seven-day  run  or  65-cent  top  price. 

The  Adams  is  closing  for  renovation 
and  redecorating  and  will  reopen 
again  in  two  to  three  weeks. 


Form  Cambria  Theatres 

Dover,  Del.,  Sept.  9. — Cambria 
Theatres  Co.,  Inc.,  has  been  chartered 
here  to  operate  theatres  and  places  of 
amusements  of  all  kinds,  listing  capital 
of  $25,000.  The  incorporators  are 
Emile  Bonnot,  L.  M.  Taby  and  J.  A. 
Lauridsen  of  New  York  City. 


Shafer  May  Be  Judge 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  9. — Abe  Shafer, 
Edgerton,  Mo.,  exhibitor,  will  soon  be 
known  as  "Judge  Shafer"  in  Platte 
County  where  he  has  been  nominated 
by  the  Democratic  county  committee 
as  candidate  for  judge  of  the  eastern 
district  of  the  county.  Nomination  is 
equivalent  to  election. 


Liberty,  Security  in  Deal 

Liberty  Pictures  has  closed  a  fran- 
chise deal  with  Security  Pictures 
Corp.  for  Omaha,  Des  Moines  and 
Kansas  City.  Budd  Rogers  repre- 
sented the  former  and  Max  and  Pin- 
ney  Weintraub  the  latter. 


Monday,  September    10,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


New  Plan  for 
Clearance  Is 
Agreed  Upon 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

most  of  the  principles,  if  not  all,  will 
be  approved. 

Appeal  hearings  on  a  number  of 
schedules  are  to  be  set  after  the 
Thursday  meeting.  Los  Angeles  will 
be  among  the  first  dated  for  protest 
hearing.  Detroit,  Buffalo,  Cincinnati 
and  Columbus  are  among  the  others 
which  will  be  set  for  hearings. 

One  of  the  principles  set  forth  by 
the  committee  is  understood  to  pro- 
vide for  the  elimination  of  any  refer- 
ence to  duals. 


K.  C.  Board  Orders 
Stoppage  of  Films 

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has  notified  all  distributors  to  stop 
service  to  his  Westport  Theatre  here 
on  Sept.  22  unless  he  files  a  certificate 
of   compliance  by    Sept.  21. 

The  board  decided  Rigney  was  using 
a  subterfuge  in  accepting  a  cereal  food 
box  top  in  lieu  of  a  10-cent  children's 
admission.  His  contract  with  Radio 
Station  KMBC  of  Kansas  City  pro- 
vided that  they  would  accept  box  tops 
up  to  $50  value,  in  return  giving  him 
advertising  over  the  air  for  an  equal 
amount.  In  addition,  Rigney  gave 
each  coupon  holder  a  pass  for  the  fol- 
lowing week. 

Rigney  claimed  it  was  an  advertis- 
ing tieup,  but  the  board  determined 
the  plan  was  a  device  to  lower  admis- 
sion. He  previously  had  been  ordered 
to  cease  giving  out  free  passes  or 
otherwise  lowering  the  admission  on 
pain  of  having  his  film  service  stopped. 


Three  Grievances  Up 
To  Cleveland  Board 

Cleveland,  Sept.  9. — The  grievance 
board,  scheduled  to  meet  Sept.  10, 
will  meet  Sept.  17.  Three  cases  to 
be  heard  are  Jack  O'Connell,  Toledo, 
against  Savoy  Theatre,  Toledo,  pro- 
testing against  passes  as  an  unfair 
trade  practice ;  Alden  Seitz  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  operating  the  State,  San- 
dusky, against  Warners,  operating  the 
Ohio,  Sandusky,  charging  overbuying, 
and  Center  Woodland  Co.,  operating 
the  Haltnorth,  against  the  Family, 
claiming  free  distribution  of  candy  to 
children  and  the  admission  price  of 
five  cents  for  children  is  a  double  vio- 
lation of  the  code. 

The  Sandusky  case  is  the  first  filed 
with  the  Cleveland  board  on  over- 
buying. 


GFTA  Protests  Over 
Code  Board  Members 

Atlanta,  Sept.  9. — Acting  upon  a 
resolution  of  the  G.F.T.A.,  Ike  Katz, 
president,  has  asked  an  audience  with 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt to  protest  the  presence  of  Oscar 
Lam  and  Nat  Williams  on  the  clear- 
ance and  zoning  and  grievance  boards, 
respectively. 

They  are  independent  unaffiliated 
m.embers. 

Formal  protest  has  already  been 
made  to  John  C.  Flinn,  secretary  of 
Code  Authority. 


Only  20  Holdouts  Delay 
Ending  of  Jersey  Duals 


Women  in  Portland 
Hit  Block  Booking 

Portland,  Sept.  9. — Present  dis- 
tribution systems  were  attacked  by 
several  speakers  at  the  convention  here 
of  the  Western  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs. 

1  he  discussion  was  led  by  Mrs. 
F.  J.  Kane,  northwestern  director  of 
the  National  M.  P.  League,  who  up- 
held the  work  of  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency, the  progress  of  which  was  out- 
lined by  Rev.  George  Campbell.  Mrs. 
W.  A.  Burk  of  Los  Angeles,  vice- 
chairman  of  the  Motion  Pictures  Fed- 
eration, was  of  the  opinion  that  the 
quality  and  content  of  pictures  could 
be  established  on  a  higher  level  by 
the  women  of  the  nation  since  they 
contribute  85  per  cent  of  the  money 
that  goes  into  box-offices.  A  resolu- 
tion was  adopted  comdemning  block 
booking. 


Floyd  Act  Attacked 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  9. — A  front- 
page blast  by  the  Kansas  City  Jour- 
nal-Post against  the  personal  appear- 
ance of  Mrs.  "Pretty  Boy"  Floyd, 
wife  of  the  outlaw,  and  her  nine-year- 
old  son  at  local  Dubinsky  theatres  had 
the  effect  of  turning  what  was  gener- 
ally considered  a  mediocre  act  into 
something    of    a    sensation. 

The  Jonmal  Post's  newest  attack 
was  in  line  with  its  announced  policy 
of  crusading  against  "indecent"  shows. 


Wurtzel  Unit  Slows  Up 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9. — The  Sol 
Wurtzel  unit  at  the  Fox  Hollywood 
Studios  is  slacking  up  on  production 
with  no  new  films  slated  for  the 
camera  until  Sept.  24.  "Bachelor  of 
Arts"  will  probably  continue  shooting 
up  to  that  date,  with  "Elinor  Norton" 
doing  a  windup  in  several  days.  The 
unit  is  ahead  on  the  current  schedule, 
having  completed  four  of  the  17  pic- 
tures  on   the    1934-35    program. 


New  Secretary  Is  Named 

Des  Moines,  Sept.  9. — Miss  El- 
vira O'Hare  of  Des  Moines  has  been 
appointed  new  secretary  of  the  local 
code  boards  succeeding  Dallas  Day, 
who  has  been  named  assistant  book- 
er for  RKO  here.  Miss  O'Hare  took 
up  her  duties  Sept.  1.  She  has  not 
previously  been  connected  with  the 
industry.  The  next  meeting  of  the 
board    is    scheduled    for    Sept.    14. 


Strauss  Story  Planned 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9. — M-G-M  now 
has  in  preparation  a  story  to  be  based 
on  the  life  of  Johann  Strauss  for 
early  production.  Rupert  Hughes  will 
work  on  the  original  story  and  also 
the  screen  play.  The  picture  is  ten- 
tatively titled,  "The  Life  of  Johann 
Strauss." 


Laughton  as  Micawber 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9.  —  Charles 
Laughton  has  been  assigned  to  the 
role  of  Micawber  in  M-G-M's  pic- 
turization  of  Dickens'  "David  Cop- 
perfield." 


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and  posting  of  one  sheets  in  all  thea- 
tres announcing  the  new  policy. 

Among  the  20  houses  which  have 
not  yet  signed  are  a  group  operated 
by  Trio-Consolidated.  If  this  circuit 
signs,  it  is  expected  the  remaining 
holdouts  will  join  in  the  move.  Loew's 
has  not  yet  affixed  its  signature,  but 
has  committed  itself  to  the  plan  pro- 
vided all  other  houses  agree  to  go 
single  feature. 


Dubinsky  Theatres 
Make  Policy  Shifts 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Sept.  9. — Policy 
changes  at  Dubinsky  Bros,  theatres 
were  effected  here  last  week  as  fol- 
lows :  The  Electric  resumes  stage 
shows  with  films  on  Friday,  Saturday 
and  Sunday,  showing  first  run  pictures 
the  balance  of  the  week.  The  Or- 
pheum,  second  run,  goes  first  run, 
while  the  Crystal  reopens  as  a  second 
run. 

Price  increases  include  a  boost  at 
the  Missouri  to  25  cents  matinees,  35 
cents  nights. 


Roxy-Rlalto  Deal  Set 

Contracts  on  the  product  pooling 
deal  between  the  Roxy  and  Rialto  are 
expected  to  be  signed  by  Howard  S. 
Cullman  this  week,  following  return 
of  Harry  C.  Arthur  from  St.  Louis 
today. 

Arthur  Mayer  already  has  signatured 
the  deal  for  the  Rialto,  but  the  Roxy 
signature  is  being  held  up  until 
Arthur  arrives.  Several  picture  deals 
are  near  consummation  and  provide 
for  Roxy  and  Rialto  combination 
dates. 


Pickford  to  Head  Drive 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9.  —  Although 
Mary  Pickford  is  now  in  the  east, 
she  has  wired  her  acceptance  to  head 
the  Women's  Campaign  Cabinet  for 
Los  Angeles'  forthcoming  Commu- 
nity Chest  Drive,  which  will  begin 
next   month. 


Dubinsky  Recovering 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  9. — Ed  Du- 
binsky, head  of  Dubinsky  Bros.  Thea- 
tres, is  recuperating  from  a  minor 
operation  at  Menorah  Hospital  here. 
He  is  expected  to  leave  the  hospital 
in  a  few  days. 


Col.  Winding  Up  List 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9. — Columbia  will 
start  work  on  the  last  film  on  the 
1933-34  program  this  week  when 
"Criminal  Within"  goes  before  the 
cameras.  The  cast  lists  Sheila  Man- 
ners and  Charles  Sabin.  Jack  Raw- 
lins will  direct. 

Columbia  Signs  March 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9.  —  Joseph  M, 
March  has  been  signed  by  Columbia 
to  do  the  screen  treatment  for  "Spring 
3100,"  starring  Nancy  Carroll. 

''Dames"  Into  Fifth  Week 

"Dames"  will  be  held  over  for  its 
fifth  week  at  the  Strand.  This  necessi- 
tates the  postponement  of  the  opening 
of  "British  Agent"  to  Sept.  19. 


RKO  and  Fox 
Product  Deal 
Awaits  Kent 


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take  over  the  Embassy,  Port  Chester, 
N.  Y.,  giving  it  control  of  that  situa- 
tion. It  is  also  reported  Skouras  may 
get  the  four  Lee  Ochs  houses  in  upper 
Manhattan.  Randforce,  under  the 
plan,  is  to  get  the  Utica,  Brooklyn. 
Whether  Skouras  will  take  the  Alden, 
Jamaica,  has  not  yet  been  determined, 
it  is  said. 

Loew's  may  get  the  Apollo  and 
Hollywood  on  the  lower  east  side. 
These  two  units  were  recently  taken 
from  Meyer  &  Schneider. 

RKO  played  Fox  product  last  sea- 
son and  it  is  held  Kent  will  have  to 
approve  the  new  deal  before  the  Loew 
contracts  are  transferred  to  RKO. 

The  Mayfair  on  Tuesday  night 
starts  showing  "Charlie  Chan  in  Lon- 
don," first  Fox  picture  on  the  new 
schedule  to  be  sold  away  from  the 
Roxy.  The  Palace  will  probably  play 
Fox  films  after  the  Music  Hall. 


Racetrack  Closing 
Helps  R.  /.  Houses 

Providence,  Sept.  9. — Exhibitors 
here  feel  heartened  over  the  strong 
grosses  garnered  during  Labor  Day 
week.  The  windup  of  the  racetrack 
meet  at  Na.rragansett  Park,  which  was 
attended  by  53,000  persons  Labor  Day, 
a  track  record,  seemed  to  have  a  bene- 
ficial effect  on  all  downtown  theatres. 
There  is  no  doubt  but  that  the  track 
has  made  serious  inroads  into  matinee 
attendances  since  its  opening  in 
August. 

But  exhibitors  now  have  the  strike 
to  contend  with  and  Rhode  Island  is 
a  strong  textile  centre  with  43,000 
operatives  out  of  work.  Unless  the 
walkout  lasts  too  long,  however,  the 
strike  may  benefit  showmen  for  a 
time  as  the  strikers  will  have  to  do 
something  with  their  leisure  time. 


R,  L  Theatres  Take 
$3,271,000  in  Year 

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average  of  496  full-time  employes 
throughout  the  year.  Total  wage  pay- 
ments during  1933  were  $735,000,  of 
which  $26,000  was  for  part-time  em- 
ployment. 

The  bulk  of  the  business  was  cen- 
tered in  the  city  of  Providence,  where 
13  film  theatres  reported  total  receipts 
for  the  year  of  $2,330,000  and  wage 
payments  of  $488,000. 

Receipts  totaling  $1,254,000  were 
reported  for  last  year  by  the  92  film 
theatres  operating  in  Mississippi.  The 
houses  had  an  average  of  286  em- 
ployes and  the  total  payroll  for  the 
year  was  $207,000. 


Para,  Films  in  B'klyn 
Have  Peculiar  Angle 

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that  borough.  Si  Fabian,  who  operates 
the  Fox  and  Strand  in  Brooklyn  un- 
der a  pooling  arrangement,  will  not 
be  permitted  to  switch  Paramount 
films  not  booked  into  the  Paramount, 
according  to   the   Loew   franchise. 


^^ 


Should  be  a  money- 
maker •  .  •  .  It's  100^  en- 
tertainment/^ 

—  Hollywood  Variety 

^^This  musical  show  has 
all  the  assets  of  class  A 
production  •  •  •  Has  many 
hilarious  comedy  situa- 
tions. Has  general  appear^ 
—Motion  Picture  Daily 


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A 

UNIVERSAL 
PICTURE 


RUSS  COLUMBO 
ROGER  PRYOR 
JUNE    KNIGHT 

Catherine  Doucet^  Henry  Armetta,  Andy  Devine,  Win!  Shaw. 
Story  by  John  Meehan^  Jr.  Directed  by  Kurt  Neumann.  A 
B.  F.  Zeidman  Production.  Presented  b'y  CARL  LAEMMLE. 


/ 


/ 


>4 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  September    10,    1934 


Philadelphia 
Construction 
Is  a  Surprise 


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500  seats.  The  Grange,  which  S-W 
hopes  to  have  ready  by  Thanksgiving 
day  in  the  Broad  and  Ohiey  section, 
is  the  same  size.  Right  opposite  this 
theatre  will  be  the  Bromley,  new  the- 
atre operation  of  Charles  Segall,  in- 
dependent exhibitor  and  president  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  the  district.  It 
will  have  1,500  seats,  largest  of  the 
new  operations.  It  will  probably  be 
ready  by  the  first  of  the  year. 

The  Frolic,  an  independent  at  52nd 
and  Wyalusing  Ave.  in  West  Phila- 
delphia, was  reoi>ened  last  week.  It  is 
about  500  seats  capacity.  The  remod- 
eled Venice,  in  South  Philadelphia, 
will  reopen  this  week  with  approxi- 
mately the  same  capacity.  The  only 
downtown  operation,  the  new  Trans- 
Lux  Theatre,  calls  for  500  seats. 
Construction  Before  Crash 

In  the  five  years  preceding  the 
crash,  the  following  downtown  houses 
were  built:  The  Boyd,  2,400  seats; 
the  Mastbaum,  4,800  seats  (now 
closed);  the  Locust,  1,300  seats;  the 
Forrest  (legit.),  2,000  seats,  and  the 
Erlanger  (legit.),  2,000  seats.  The 
Erlanger,  incidentally,  served  RKO- 
Radio  for  a  season  as  first  run  house 
and  has  played  other  picture  contracts. 

In  addition  to  these  theatres,  de  luxe 
neighborhoods  were  then  the  rule. 
Four  of  the  Stanley-Warner  neigh- 
borhoods, the  Circle,  State,  Uptown 
and  Midway,  average  around  2,500 
seats  each. 


Richmond,  Sept.  9. — More  than 
$200,000  is  being  spent  on  the  con- 
struction of  new  theatres  in  Virginia 
and  neighboring  states.  Carolina  The- 
atres, Inc.,  is  reported  planning  a  $50,- 
000  house  on  the  site  of  the  old  Im- 
perial in  Charlotte.  The  seating  ca- 
pacity will  be  1,200.  The  organiza- 
tion has  also  acquired  the  Queen  The- 
atre, Hendersonville,  N.  C.,  and  will 
renovate  it. 


Baltimore,  Sept.  9. — Through  ar- 
rangements completed  by  J.  Louis 
Rome,  managing  director  of  the  Asso- 
ciated Theatres  Co.,  two  more  houses 
have  been  added  to  that  circuit — the 
Astor  and  Cameo.  This  now  brings 
the  total  of  Associated  theatres  to  11. 
Morris  Zelkowitz,  manager  of  the 
Cameo,  has  inaugurated  family  treat 
nights  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday, 
when  prices  of  admission  are  adults  15 
cents  and  children  10  cents.  The  price 
for  children  at  the  Astor  is  now  10 
cents  at  all  times  and  in  the  after- 
noons, including  Saturdays,  Sundays 
and  holidays  it  is  15  cents. 


Detroit,  Sept.  9.— The  State  The- 
atre, one  of  the  United  Detroit 
houses,  will  reopen  Sept.  14  after  be- 
ing closed  most  of  the  summer.  The 
new  Tower,  being  built  by  Frank 
Westman,  is  nearing  completion  and 
will  be  ready  in  about   six   weeks. 


Columbo  Left  $20,000 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9. — The  estate  of 
Russ  Columbo,  who  died  here  recently, 
amounted  to  $20,000,  it  was  revealed 
here  yesterday  by  his  attorney.  The 
singer  left  no  will. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  Sept.  9. — James  Wong  Howe,  M-G-M  cameraman, 
ordered  some  military  shirts  while  in  Mexico  filming  "Viva  Villa." 
They  arrived  the  other  day  bearing  the  marker:  "Made  especially 
for   Augusto    Sandino,"    the    man    who   caused    all    the    trouble    in 

Nicaragua Mrs.  Robert   Montgomery  doubled  for   her   husband 

in  life  saving  by  rescuing  four  people  at  Lake  Arrowhead  when 

their   boat   capsized Joe   Keaton,   Buster's   pa,   is   doing   a    role 

in  "Evelyn   Prentice"   at   M-G-M W.   C.   Fields   is   house   hunt- 
ing  Ida   Lupino   has   the  flu,  which   postpones   her  trip   to   Eu- 

roj)e the  Kent  Taylors  back  from  Santa  Barbara Vin  Moore 

will   direct   "Flirting   With    Danger"   for    Monogram Henry    B. 

Walthall   back   from   a   trip   to   Alabama 


'^ Forever''  in 
Big  Money  at 
Hub,  $31,000 


Boston,  Sept.  9. — "Now  and  For- 
ever" at  the  Metropolitan  took  the 
big  money  here  last  week.  The  $31,- 
000  take  was  P.OOO  over  the  line.  A 
revue  with  Al  Norman  made  up  the 
stage  show. 

"The  Fountain"  grabbed  second 
honors  at  f  18,000  at  Keith's,  and  "The 
Cat's  Paw"  and  "Pursued"  had  a 
strong  $10,000  at  the   Fenway. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $113,- 
000.     Average  is  $94,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  Sept.  6 : 

"TAKE   THE   STAND"    (Liberty) 
"THE   HUMAN    SIDE"    (Univ.) 

BOSTON— (2,900).  25c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$17,000.    (Average,  $16,000) 

"THE  CAT'S   PAW"   (Fox) 
"PURSUED"   (Fox) 
FENWAY— (1,800),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$10,000.   (Average,  $9,000) 

"THE   FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 
KEITH'S— (3,500),  .TOc-65c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$18,000.   (Average,  $16,000) 
"THE    AFFAIRS    OF    CELLINI"    (U.  A.) 
LOEWS  STATE— (3,700),  35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $17,000,    (Average,   $16,000) 

"NOW   AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN— (4,350),  30c-65c,  7  days. 
Revue     with     Al     Norman.     Gross:     $31,000. 
(Average,   $28,000) 

"THE  CAT'S  PAW"   (Fox) 
"PURSUED"    (Fox) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,800),    30c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:  $10,000.   (Average,  $10,000) 


Notables  to  G-B  Party 

The  list  of  invited  guests  for  the 
reception  tomorrow  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria,  being  given  by  Mark  Ostrer, 
chairman  of  the  board  of  Gaumont- 
British,  includes  Governor  and  Mrs. 
Herbert  Lehman,  Mayor  La  Guardia, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alfred  E.  Smith,  Sir 
Gerald  Campbell,  British  consul  gen- 
eral ;  Langdon  Post,  Mary  Pickford, 
Grace  Moore,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  V. 
A.  Weaver,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold 
Lloyd  and  Commissioner  and  Mrs. 
Robert  Moses. 


Freedman  at  Fox,  B'klyn 

Zac  Freedman,  former  assistant  to 
Leon  Leonidoff  at  the  Music  Hall,  has 
been  appointed  by  Si  Fabian  as  man- 
aging director  of  the  Fox,  Brooklyn. 
Al  Reed  is  supervisor  for  the  three 
Brooklyn  houses  under  Fabian's  oper- 
ation, namely,  the  Strand,  Fox  and 
Paramount. 

Fabian  is  enlarging  his  offices  at  the 
Paramount   Building  on   Broadway. 


Waxman  on  G-B  Films 

A.  P.  Waxman  is  handling  special 
publicity  on  two  Gaumont-British  pic- 
tures. 


"Forever"  Is 
Twin  Cities' 
Top,  $12,000 


Minneapolis,  Sept.  9. — "Now  and 
Forever"  was  a  strong  draw  both  here 
and  in  St.  Paul.  It  took  $6,000  each 
at  the  State  here  and  at  the  St.  Paul 
Paramount. 

"Down  to  Their  Last  Yacht"  was 
strong  at  $6,000  in  the  RKO  Orphcum 
here,  but  it  slipped  to  $1,500  in  three 
days  at  the  St.  Paul  Orpheum.  "The 
Thin  Man"  took  a  good  $2,000  at  the 
Tower,   St.  Paul. 

Six  Minneapolis  houses,  including 
the  new  Time  theatre  given  a  tentative 
average  of  $2,500,  with  averages 
totalling  $21,000,  got  $23,500.  Five 
St.  Paul  theatres,  including  the  re- 
opened World,  which  usually  take 
about  $16,000,  had  a  gross  take  of 
$18,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Minneapolis : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  6: 

"THE    SCARLET   EMPRESS"    (Para.) 

CE,NTURY— (1,000),       25c-40c,       7       days. 
Gross:  $4,000.   (Average,  $4,000) 
"THE    NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE    LANG" 
(Para.) 

LYRIC— (1,000),  20c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,500.   (Average,  $1,500) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  7: 

"DOWN    TO  THEIR   LAST   YACHT" 

(Radio) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Duncan  Sisters  in  person.  Gross:  $6,000, 
(Average,  $5,500) 

"NOW  AND  FOREVER"   (Para.) 
STATE— (2,.TO0),    25c-40c,    7    days.    Gross: 
$6,000.      (Average,   $5,500) 

"THE   LOST   PATROL"    (Radio) 
TIME— (300).      25c-35c.      7      days.      Gross: 
$2,500.     (Average.  $2,500) 

REVIVAL  WEEK 
WORLD— (400),    25c-75c,    7    days.    Gross: 
$3,500.      (Average,   $3,500) 

(Using  seven  pictures  given  highest  rating 
by  Minneapolis  Journal.) 

St.  Paul: 

Week  Ending  Sept.  6: 

"NOW   AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  2Sc-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $6,000.   (Average,  $5,500) 

"THE    SCARLET   EMPRESS"    (Para) 

RIVIERA— (1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
f3,50O,  (Average,  $3,500) 

"DOWN  TO  THEIR  LAST  YACHT" 
(Radio) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,000),  20c-40c,  3  days. 
Gross:   $1,500.    (Average   for   week,  $4,000) 
"LITTLE  MAN,   WHAT  NOW?"    (Univ.) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,000),  20c-40c,  4  days. 
Gross:   $3,000.      (Average  for   week,  $4,000) 
"THE  THIN  MAN"*   (M-G-M) 

TOWER— (1,000),  15c-25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,000.     (Average,  $1,500) 

"HALSINGAR"  (Swedish) 

WORLD— (300),  25c-75c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,000.     (Average,  $2,000) 

*The  Tower  brought  "The  Thin  Man" 
back  to  the  Loop  for  a  second  week  after  an 
earlier  Loop  run. 


MPTO  Unit  Meets  Oct.  7 

Memphis,  Sept.  9. — The  semi-an- 
nual convention  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Arkansas,  Mississippi  and  Tennes- 
see will  be  held  Oct.  7-8. 


Wet  Holiday 
Is  Big  Boom 
For  Chicago 

Chicago,  Sept.  9. — A  rainy  Labor 
Day  week-end  with  thousands  of  Fair 
visitors  gave  the  Loop  houses  the 
heaviest  business  of  the  year,  every 
first  run  beating  par  for  a  total  take 
of  $164,000, 

The  Chicago  was  outstanding  at 
$51,000  with  "Now  and  Forever"  and 
Ken  Maynard  in  person. 

Average  for  the  first  runs  without 
the  Garrick  is  $126,600. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  6: 

"NOW    AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 

CHICAGO— (4,000),  35c-50c-68c,  7  days. 
B.  &  K.  stage  show  and  Ken  Maynard  in 
person.    Gross:    $51,000.    (Average,    $34,600) 

"THE    NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE    LANG" 
(Para.) 

ORIE,NTAL— (3,940),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Sally 
Rand  in  person  and  new  stage  show.  Gross: 
$24,000.    (Average,   $15,000) 
"LIFE   OF    VERGIE   WINTERS"    (Radio) 

I'ALACE— (2,509),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Lee  Sims  &  Ilomay  Bailey,  Larry  Rich,  Col- 
lette  Lyons  on  stage.  Gross:  $26,000.  (Av- 
erage, $22,000) 

"AFFAIRS    OF   CELLINI"    (U.    A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1,700),  30c-40c-60c, 
ird  week,  5  days.  Gross:  $10,()00.  (Average, 
$17,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  7: 
"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  25c-35c-50c,  3rd 
week,  7  days.  Gross:  $11,000.  (Average,  $11,- 
000) 

"THE  CAT'S  PAW"  (Fox) 

APOLLO— (1,400),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $16,000.    (Average,   $12,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  8: 

"MOST  PRECIOUS  THING  IN  LIFE" 

(CoL) 

STATE-LAKE— (2,776),  20c-25c-35c,  7 
days.  Eddie  Peabody,  Bob  Hall,  Paul  Kirk- 
land  on  stage.  Gross:  $19,000.  (Average, 
$15  000) 

"HOUSEWIFE"   (Warners) 

GARRICK— (900),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $7,000.   (Average,  $5,000) 


Wasserman  Heads  Club 

Cleveland,  Sept.  9. — Lew  Wasser- 
man of  the  publicity  department  has 
been  elected  president  of  the  local 
Warner  Club  and  will  represent  the 
Ohio  zone  at  the  meeting  of  Warner 
Club  presidents  in  New  York  on  Sept. 
15.  Other  officers  elected  are:  Allan 
Shapiro,  vice-president  and  chairman 
of  the  entertainment  committee  ;  Marie 
Carey,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
welfare ;  Louis  F.  Weinsz,  in  charge 
of  membership;  Ethel  Pilger,  secre- 
tary ;  Vernon  Pease,  treasurer,  and 
Evelyn  Friedl  in  charge  of  contribu- 
tions and  loans.  The  board  of  gov- 
ernors consists  of  Nat  Wolf,  zone 
manager ;  Milton  Mooney,  Vitagraph 
branch  manager,  and  Jim  Mooney, 
feature  booker. 


Danville  Not  Affected 

Danville,  Va.,  Sept.  9. — Theatres 
here,  the  laxgest  textile  center  in  Vir- 
ginia, have  not  been  affected  by  the 
general  strike,  which  has  caused  mills 
in  other  cities  and  towns  in  the  south 
to  be  closed.  Workers  in  the  mills 
here  did  not  respond  to  the  strike 
call.  Approximately  5,000  persons  are 
employed  in  the  Riverside  and  Dan 
River  mills  here. 


Seattle  Para.  Robbed 

Seattle,  Sept.  9. — Trussing  three 
employes  of  the  Paramount,  bandits 
secured  $2,200.  Dorothy  Stevens, 
cashier,  was  tied  until  after  the  rob- 
bers had  made  their  getaway. 


OBLIGATION 


ANY  manufacturer  who  has  won  his  way 
X  JL  into  the  confidence  of  a  great  in- 
dustry is  under  obHgation  to  maintain  the 
standards  that  have  given  his  product  pref- 
erence. Eastman  Super-Sensitive  *'Pan"  is 
continually  discharging  such  an  obligation. 
On  the  lot  .  .  .  in  the  laboratory.  .  .  on  the 
screen ...  it  is  unfailingly  delivering  the  same 
qualities  that  first  made  it  a  sensation  in  the 
motion-picture  world.  Eastman  Kodak  Co. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  New 
York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  Super-Sensitive 
Panchromatic  Negative 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  September   10,    1934 


^'Dames''  Hits 
High  Figures 
On  the  Coast 


Los  Angeles,  Sept.  9. — Despite  the 
outdoor  draw  of  Labor  Day  grosses 
in  first  runs  stepped  up  to  the  highest 
point  in  a  long  time.  Good  attractions 
helped. 

Warners'  Hollywood  piled  up  $25,- 
000  for  the  week.  This  is  only  |1,000 
under  the  record  set  by  "42nd  Street." 
At  the  same  time  it  ran  up  to  $20,000 
at  Warners'  Downtown,  over  par  by 
$8,000. 

Other  spots  developed  strength. 
"The  Cat's  Paw"  reached  $16,400,  up 
by  $2,400,  at  Loew's  State,  and  "Mil- 
lion Dollar  Ransom"  and  "Bachelor 
Bait"  pulled  a  fine  $4,500  at  Pan- 
tages. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $99,292. 
Average  is  $77,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Sept.  5 : 

"CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 

LOEW'S  STATE-(2,413),  30c-55c,  7 
days.  Shorts,  news.  Gross:  $16,000.  (Aver- 
age,   $14,000.) 

"NOW   AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT  —  (.^.Sg.^),  30c-55c,  2nd 
week,  7  days.  Stage:  Fanchon  &  Marco 
revue  with  Al  Lyons.  Gross:  $19,975.  Av- 
erage,  $18,000.) 

"DOWN    TO    THEIR   LAST   YACHT" 
(Radio) 

RKO— (2.700),   2Sc-40c,   2nd   week,   7   days. 
Gross:     $3,000.      (Average,    $8,000.) 
"HOUSE   OF    ROTHSCHILD"    ((U.    A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (2,100),  30c-55c,  5 
days.     Gross:    $10,417. 

"DAMES"     (Warners) 

WARNER  BROS.  (HOLLYWOOD)- 
(3,000),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Gross:  $25,000. 
(Average,    $14,000.) 

"DAMES"     (Warners) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)- 
(3,400),  25c-55c,  7  days.  Gross:  $20,000. 
(Average,     $12,000.) 

"MILLION    DOLLAR    RANSOM"    (Univ.) 
"BACHELOR  BAIT"   (Radio) 

PANTAGES— (3,000),  25c-40c.  7  days. 
Gross:   $4,500.     (Average,   $3,200.) 


Temple  Sets  a  New 
Record  for  Omaha 

Omaha,  Sept.  9. — Shirley  Temple 
is  the  town's  favorite.  She  has  helped 
the  Orpheum  to  two  records  in  recent 
months,  the  latest  being  $11,400  on 
"Now  and  Forever,"  the  important 
half  of  a  dual  bill.  "The  Personality 
Kid"  was  the  other  feature. 

The  Brandeis  slumped  severely 
after  a  good  Labor  Day  and  went 
below  the  line  with  $3,600  for  "Down 
to  Their  Last  Yacht"  and  "Hat,  Coat 
and  Glove." 

"Scarlet  Empress,"  preceded  by  a 
brilliant  campaign,  opened  with  a 
smash,  but  died  the  last  six  days  and 
limped  in  with  a  bare  average  of 
$4,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $19,000. 
Average   is   $15,000. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  5: 

"THE    SCARLET    EMPRESS"    (Para.) 
"HOUSEWIFE"    (Warners) 

WORLD— (2,200).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,   $4,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  6: 
"DOWN    TO    THEIR    LAST   YACHT" 

(Radio) 
"HAT,   COAT   AND   GLOVE"    (Radio) 

BRANDEIS— (1,500).  20c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,600.    (Average,    $4,000) 

"NOW   AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 
"THE  PERSONALITY  KID"   (Warners) 

ORPHEUM— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $11,400.   (Average,  $7,500) 


Late  on  Cooling 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  9. — 
Cognizant  of  the  fact  patrons 
demand  comfort,  and  this  ac- 
centuated by  the  record- 
breaking  heat  this  summer,  a 
number  of  small  town  and 
neighborhood  exhibitors  have 
installed  cooling  systems  in 
recent  weeks.  Late,  perhaps, 
but  done. 

Among  them  are  the  Lind- 
bergh, Aladdin  and  Gillham, 
Kansas  City,  and  the  lola, 
lola. 


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Dames''  High 
In  Seattle  on 
$7,000  Gross 


Seattle,  Sept.  9. — "Dames"  did  so 
well  at  the  Music  Hall  that  it  was 
shifted  to  the  Blue  Mouse  for  a  second 
week.    The  take  was  $7,000. 

"Twentieth  Century,"  at  advanced 
prices  in  the  Liberty,  reached  $4,900. 
Other  houses  couldn't  maintain  the 
pace   in   the   face   of  this   competition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $29,- 
650.     Average  is  $30,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  Sept.   7: 

"HE  WAS   HER  MAN"   (Warners) 
"WHEN    STRANGERS    MEET"    (Liberty) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950).  25c-3Sc,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,100.    (Average,   $3,500) 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.) 

FIFTH    AVENUE-(2,450),   25c-40c-55c,    7 
days.    Gross:    $6,250.    (Average,    $7,000) 
"TWENTIETH    CENTURY"    (CoL) 

LIBERTY— (1.800),  15c-25c-35c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,900.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"AFFAIRS  OF  CELLINI"   (U.  A.) 

MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days. 
Extended  run  from  Music  Hall.  Gross: 
$3,300.     (Average,  $4,000) 

"DAMES"    (Warners) 

MUSIC      HALI^-(2.27S),      25c-40c-55c,      7 
days.    Gross:    $7,000.    (Average,   $6,500) 
"YOU    BELONG   TO   ME"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,050).  25c-35c,  7  days. 
Vaudeville  headed  by  Harry  Clark's  "Pent- 
house Follies."  Gross:  $5,100.  (Average, 
$6,000) 


New  Milwaukee  Cuts 
Are  Put  in  Effect 

Milwaukee,  Sept.  9. — The  policy 
of  reducing  admission  prices  for  down- 
town houses  has  extended  to  the 
neighborhoods,  with  the  Oriental. 
Tower,  Shorewood  and  Downer  an- 
nouncing cuts.  The  first  two,  former 
Fox  houses,  have  inaugurated  an  in- 
terchangeable price  and  entertain- 
ment policy  calling  for  a  30-cent  top 
on  Sunday,  Monday,  Tuesday, 
Thursday,  Friday  and  Saturday,  with 
double  features  the  last  three  days. 
Wednesday's  top  is  15  cents  for  the 
houses  with  a  single  feature. 

Both  the  Palace  and  Strand,  local 
first  runs  slated  for  early  reopenings 
this  month,  continue  dark  with  no 
immediate  prospects  for  reopening. 
Warners  have  also  gone  in  for  double 
features  at  several  of  their  neighbor- 
hood  houses. 

Licidentally  superlatives  are  being 
tossed  about  handsomely  in  this  price 
battle  with  the  Wisconsin  advertising 
"the  greatest  amusement  buy  in 
America,"  and  the  Riverside,  not  to 
be  outdone,  chirping  "world's  lowest 
prices." 


"Romance''  Is 
Philadelphia 
Hit,  $17,500 


Philadelphia,  Sept.  9. — This  town 
went  for  "Romance  in  the  Rain"  with 
a  rush,  with  the  result  that  the  Earle 
gross  piled  up  to  $17,500.  Normal 
is   $12,000. 

Labor  Day  started  business  into  big 
figures.  "Afi^airs  of  Cellini"  ran  up 
to  $12,000  for  the  reopening  of  the 
Aldine,  and  "The  Cat's  Paw"  was  still 
a  smash  hit  in  its  second  week  at  the 
Fox  with  $16,000. 

The  only  disappointments  were 
"Girl  from  Missouri,"  which  didn't 
make  the  grade  at  the  Boyd  and 
"Dames,"  which  faltered  after  three 
days  of  its  scheduled  second  week  at 
the  Stanley. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $71,000. 
Average    is   $60,900. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending    Sept.   6 : 

"AFFAIRS   OF   CELLINI"    (U.  A.) 

ALDINE^(1.200),      40c-55c-65c,      6     days. 
Gross:    $12,000.    (Average,   $7,000) 
"BLIND   DATE"    (Col.) 

ARCADIA--(600).  25c-40c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:   $1,700.     (Average.   $2,400) 

"GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

liOVD- (2.400),  40c-55c-65c.  6  days.  Gross: 
$10,000.    (Average.   $12,000) 

"ROMANCE    IN    THE    RAIN"    (Univ.) 

EARLE— (2.000).  40c-55c-65c.  6  days. 
Stage:  NBC  Revue.  Gross:  $17,500.  (Aver- 
age,  $12,000) 

"THE    CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 

FOX— (3,000),  .TOc-40c-65c,  6  days,  2nd 
week.  Stage:  Borrah  Minnevitch  and  his 
Rascals.   Gross:    $16,000.    (Average.  $12,000) 

"LADIES   SHOULD   LISTEN"    (Para.) 

KARLTON— (1,000).     .30c-40c-50c.     6    days. 
Gross:    $2,800.    (Average.   $3,500) 
"DAMES"    (Warner) 

STANLEY— (3.700).    40c-55c-65c,     3     days, 
2nd   week.    Gross:    $5,000.    (Average,   6  days, 
$12,000.) 
"DRAGON    MURDER    CASE"    (Warners) 

STANTON--(1.700),  30c-40c-55c,  6  days. 
Gross:    $6,000.    (Average,   $6,000) 


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"Chained"  $15,000 
Wow  in  Providence 

Providence,  Sept.  9. — Although  be- 
lieved to  be  financially  flat  on  its  back 
Ts  a  result  of  the  horse  racing  season, 
this  city  dumped  $15,000  into  the  Loew 
State  cofifers  for  "Chained."  This  is 
up  by  $3,000. 

"Dames"  and  "Pursued"  ran  up  to 
a  nice  $9,000  at  the  Majestic,  and 
"The  World  Moves  On"  was  strong 
at  $7,700  at   Fay's. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $43,700. 
Average  is  $40,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  6 : 

"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800).  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $15,000.    (Average,    $12,000) 
"DAMES"     (Warners) 
"PURSUED"    (Fox) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),       15c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:   $9,000.    (Average,   $7,000) 

"WORLD    MOVES   ON"    (Fox) 
FAYS— (1,600).     15c-40c,     7     days.     Stage: 
Tones  and  Hare,   radio   stars.     Gross:   $7,700. 
(Average,  $7,000) 
"DOWN    TO    THEIR    LAST   YACHT" 
(Radio) 
"CHEATERS"     (Invincible) 
RKO     ALBEE— (2,300).     15c-40c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $5,000.    (Average,   $7,000) 

"YOU   BELONG  TO   ME"    (Para.) 
"FUGITIVE   ROAD"    (HofTman) 
STRAND— (2.300),    15c-40c,   7   days.   Gross: 
$6,000.    (Average.   $6,500) 

"BACHELOR    BAIT"    (CoL) 
"THE  SHOCK" 
RKO  VICTORY— (1,600),    10c-25c,  4  days. 
Ooss:  $1,000.     (Average,  $1,000) 


Cleopatra'' 
Denver  High 
With  $6,500 


Denver,  Sept.  9.  —  "Cleopatra" 
stirred  up  theatre  attendance  in  a  big 
way.  The  $6,500  take  at  the  Denham 
was  $2,500  over  normal. 

"The  Cat's  Paw"  also  was  in  the 
big  money  at  $4,000  at  the  Aladdin. 
"The  Affairs  of  Cellini"  took  a  par 
$6,000  at  the  Denver. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,300. 
Average  is  $20,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  6 : 

"CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 

ALADDIN— (1,500),     25c-35c-.50c,     7     days. 
Gross:     $4,000.         (Average,     $2,500.) 
"CLEOPATRA"     (Para.) 

DF,XHAM-(l,.50O).     25c-35c-50c,     '/     days. 
Gross:    $6..S(X).        (Average.    $4,000.) 
"THE    AFFAIRS    OF    CELLINI"    (U.    A.) 

DENVER— (2,500).  25c-35c-50c.  7  days. 
Gross:    $6,000.        (Average.    $6,000.) 

"COCKEYED  CAVALIERS"   (Radio) 

ORPHEUM— (2,600),    25c-35c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:     $5,000.         (Average.     $6,000.) 
"TREASURE   ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

PARAMOUNT— (2.000).     25c-40c,     4     days 
liter    big    week    at    Denver.       Gross:    $1,200. 
"SHE   WAS   A   LADY"    (Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  3  days. 
Gross:    $600.        (Average    for    week,    $2,000.) 


Johnston  Due  Today 

W.  Ray  Johnston,  president  of 
Monogram,  is  due  to  arrive  from  the 
coast  today.  On  his  way  back  from 
Hollywood,  Johnston  stopped  over  at 
a   number  of  key   cities. 


"Chained"  $21,100 
Leader  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  Sept.  9. — Reopening  of  the 
Great  Lakes  apparently  had  slight  ef-  ! 
feet  on  attendance  at  the  cheaper 
houses,  but  the  Buffalo  with  "Chained" 
again  was  away  above  normal  at  $21,- 
100,  while  "Dames"  in  its  second  week 
still  was  over  average  in  the  Hippo- 
drome. The  American  Legion  con- 
tention, district  Democratic  rally  and 
(•'our  Nations  celebration  at  nearby 
Fort  Niagara  brought  many  visitors 
to  the  city.  Weather  was  comfortably 
cool. 

Total  take  was  $50,100.  Average  is 
$46,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  7 : 

"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 

BUFFALa-(3.500),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Saxon  Sisters;  Al  Bernie;  Costello 
&  Lee;  Geraldine;  Margie  Greene;  3  Byrne 
Sisters;  3  Fonzals.  Gross:  $21,100.  (Av- 
erage,   $14,300.) 

"HE    WAS    HER   MAN"    (Warners) 

"MURDER   IN   THE  PRIVATE   CAR" 
(M-G-M) 

CENTLTRY— (3,000).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,200.  (Average,     $6,000.) 

"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 
"CALL    IT   LUCK"    (Fox) 

COURT  STREET— (1.200),  25c.  7  days. 
Gross:    $1,000.        (Average,    $1,500.) 

"THE    CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 

GREAT  LAKES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $7,400.       (Average,    $10,000.) 
"DAMES"    (Warners) 

HIPPODROME-(2.10O),    25c-40c,    7    days. 
2d  week.      Gross:   $8,100.      (Average,  $8,000.) 
"BLIND    DATE"    (Columbia) 
"I   CAN'T  ESCAPE"    (Beacon) 

LAFAYETTE-(3.300).  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,300.      (Average,   $6,500.) 


Darmour  in  Wednesday 

Larry  Darmour,  production  head  of 
Majestic,  arrives  Wednesday  with  a 
print  of  "Night  Alarm." 


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NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  11,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Ticket  Taxes 
In  '33  Off  to 
$14,613,414 


Drop  Under  Previous  12 
Months  $907,097.88 

Washington,  Sept.  10.  Admission 
tax  collections  during  the  fiscal  year 
ended  June  30,  last,  were  $907,097.88 
under  those  of  the  preceding  year, 
totaling  $14,613,414.42  against  $15,- 
520,512.30,  it  was  disclosed  tonight  by 
the  Internal  Revenue  Bureau. 

Collections  on  admissions  sold  at 
the  box-office,  which  include  prac- 
tically all  film  theatres,  fell  off  $684,- 
073.75,  from  $14,027,693.69  in  the  fis- 
cal year  1933  to  $13,343,619.94  in  the 
fiscal  year  ended  last  June,  it  was  re- 
ported. 

New  York,  Illinois  and  California 
accounted  for  more  than  half  of  the 
total   collections,   it   was   shown. 

The  tax  collections  are  grouped  by 
the  government  under  six  classifica- 
tions, box-office  returns  being  one  of 

(Continued   on    paiic    7) 


Studios  Speed  Up; 
37  Features  Going 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — Production 
for  the  week  ending  Sept.  8  increased 
slightly  over  the  previous  week  with 
a  total  of  2i7  features  and  seven  shorts 
ill  work  as  compared  to  Zi  and  seven 
for  the  preceding  week.  In  addition, 
there  were  24  features  preparing  and 
41  in  the  cutting  rooms.  As  for  shorts, 
there  were  10  preparing  and  19  in  the 
cutting  rooms. 

Warners,  Fox  and  RKO  headed  the 
list  for  activity.     Warners  had  six  in 

(Continued   on   pacic   61 


Hill-Noonan  to  Top 
First  Ampa  Program 

The  program  for  the  Ampa's  first 
gathering  of  the  new  season  Thursday 
at  the  M.  P.  Club  was  made  public 
yesterday.  Edwin  C.  Hill  and  Tom 
Noonan,  known  on  the  air  waves  as 
the    "Bishop    of    Chinatown,"    will    be 

(Continued  on   pane  2) 


Hart  of  Plainfield 
Wins  Quiff  ley  Award 

Ed  M.  Hart,  city  manager  for  the 
Walter  Reade  theatres  in  Plainfield, 
N.  J.,  is  the  latest  winner  of  the 
Quigley  Award.  His  campaign  on 
Warners'  "Circus  Clown"  turned  the 
trick  for  him  in  the  Amotion  Picture 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


Fear  General 
Attack  Upon 
NRA  Control 


Shoe  Trade  Asks  End  of 
All  But  Labor  Rules 


Washington,  Sept.  10. — In  what 
may  be  the  opening  move  in  a  gen- 
eral attack  upon  the  NRA,  the  shoe 
manufacturing  industry,  through  its 
trade  association  and  code  authority, 
has  recommended  to  President  Roose- 
velt the  elimination  from  all  codes  of 
all  provisions  except  those  dealing 
with  labor,  it  was  learned  today. 

Although  many  industries  have 
complained  that  the  trade  practice 
provisions  were  useless  and  were  not 
being  enforced,  the  shoe  trade  is  the 
first  to  deliver  a  concrete  attack  upon 
an  endeavor  which  the  Administration 

(Continued  on   page  8) 


Seattle  Houses  Use 
Radio  for  Programs 

Seattle,  Sept.  10. — Local  first  run 
houses  are  going  strong  on  radio 
broadcasts.  During  the  last  week, 
regular  15-minute  programs  on  the 
city's  largest  stations  have  been  used 
by  Evergreen  circuit  for  "She  Loves 
Me  Not"  at  the  Fifth  Avenue;  by 
John  Hamrick  for  "Dames"  at  the 
Music  Hall,  and  Jensen-VonHerberg 
for  "Twentieth  Century"  at  the  Lib- 
erty. Theatre  newspaper  ads  advise 
readers  to  tune  in  and  listen  to  these 
broadcasts. 


Kent,  Off  for  N,  F., 
Denies  Fox  Shakeup 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — Before  leav- 
ing for  New  York  today  Sidney  Kent 
vehemently  denied  persistent  rumors 
that  a  change  in  Fox's  studio  execu- 
tive personnel  was  forthcoming.  Win- 
field  Sheehan  upon  his  return  here, 
scheduled  for  Sept.  28,  will  confer 
with  Kent  on  problems  affecting  the 
studio,   it   is   understood. 


CODE  CLEARANCES 
TO  VOID  CONTRACT 


Dembow  Quits 
Para,  to  Join 
Nat'l   Screen 


Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  has  resigned  as 
vice-president  of  Paramount's  Famous 
Theatres  Corp.  to  become  an  execu- 
tive of  National  Screen  Service,  effec- 
tive Oct.  1.  He  has  been  an  execu- 
tive of  Paramount  theatre  interests 
for  nine  years.  His  successor  will 
be  appointed  today. 

Dembow's  resignation  was  an- 
nounced to  the  press  by  George  J. 
Schaefer,  Paramount  general  mana- 
ger, by  telephone  late  last  night.  At 
the  same  time  Dembow's  letter  of 
resignation  to  Schaefer  was  made  pub- 
lic by  the  latter.     Its  text  follows : 

"As  you  know,  for  some  time  I 
have  had  under  consideration  a  pro- 
posal to  become  associated  with   Na- 

(Continued  on  parte  8) 


"Tango"  Games  Stir 
Ire  of  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  10. — Exhibitors 
here  are  interested  in  the  fight  being 
waged  by  the  Better  Business  Bureau 
against  "tango"  games.  At  the  re- 
quest of  the  bureau  and  the  Parent- 
Teachers'  Council,  county  authorities 
are  investigating  to  determine  if  the 
(Continued  on   pane   6) 


Tracy  Will  Pay  Fox 
For  Loss  from  Delay 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — A  precedent 
in  punishing  an  actor  for  delaying 
production  was  established  when  Spen- 
cer Tracy  agreed  to  pay  Fox  a  re- 
ported  sum  of  $25,000,   plus   half  his 

(Continued   on    paqc   2) 


Grosses  Leap  Up  to  May 

Level  in  August  Revival 


Grosses  picked  up  sharply  during 
the  last  week  in  August  and  snapped 
back  practically  to  the  point  where 
they  vvere  last  May.  The  pickup  was 
especially  noticeable,  because  during 
July  takings  in  114  theatres  in  22  key 
cities  hit  new  lows. 


The  total  for  the  week  ending  Aug. 
23-24  was  $1,241,121.  For  the  week 
ending  Aug.  16-17  it  was  $1,044,965. 
The  gains  were  uniform  in  17  of  the 
22  cities  reporting,  and  were  especially 
noteworthy  in  New  York.     Total  for 

(Continued  on   page   7) 


Campi  Ruling  Expected 

To  Speed  Fall  Sales 

In  Many  Spots 

A  Code  Authority  ruling  that  clear- 
ance established  for  any  theatre  by  a 
local  clearance  and  zoning  board 
supersedes  whatever  clearance  is 
specified  in  a  theatre's  film  contract 
was  handed  down  by  Cajnpi  yester- 
day and  is  expected  to  speed  up  sell- 
ing in  many  territories  where  it  has 
been  impeded  by  local  uncertainties 
over   clearance   and   zoning   schedules. 

Numbers  of  exhibitors  who  found 
themselves  better  favored  as  to  clear- 
ance provisions  in  pending  schedules 
than  they  were  as  a  result  of  their 
negotiations  with  distributors  have 
delayed  film  buying  for  that  reason, 
according  to  reports.  With  the  clari- 
fication afforded  by  the  Campi  reso- 
lution as  to  which  clearance  provision 
is  to  prevail,  these  exhibitors  are  now 
expected  to  be  willing  to  close  their 
new  season  deals. 

As  most  of  the  important  cities  are 
included  in  the  list  of  37  for  which 
clearance  and  zoning  schedules  have 
been  drawn  and,  hence,  their  clear- 
ance terms  are  known  locally,  it  is 
believed  that  distributors  will  closely 
follow     the     clearance     provisions     as 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


New  Plan  on  Code 
Cost  Is  Completed 

A  new  plan  for  assessing  producers 
and  distributors  for  Code  Authority 
costs,  which  is  reported  to  be  based 
on  the  annual  volume  of  business  of 
each  company,  has  been  completed  and 
(Continued  on  page  8) 


G'B  May  Put  20  in 
Music  Hall-Roxy 

A  possible  20  Gaumont-British  pic- 
tures may  play  the  Music  Hall  and 
Roxy  under  a  deal  closed  by  Mark 
Ostrer,  G-B  chairman,  which  already 
specifies  four  for  the  Radio  City  house 
and  10  for  the  Roxy. 

The     first     G-B     booking    will     be 

(Continued  on    page   2) 


Ads  Turned  Down  on 
Jean  Harlow's  Film 

Hamilton,  O.,  Sept.  10. — The 
Hamilton  Jounial-Neivs  has  refused 
to  run  paid  advertising  or  reading 
notices  on  "The  Girl  from  Missouri," 
current  at  the  Paramount,  and  the 
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Vol.  36 


September   11.  1934 


No.  60 


Martin    Quigley 

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Roach  Studios  Resume 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10.— The  Roach 
studios  resumed  operation  today  after 
a  week's  layoff.  The  third  of  a  series 
of  six  Todd-Pitts  comedies  was  started 
under  the  title,  "Open  by  Mistake." 
Charley  Chase  has  returned  to  the 
lot  after  a  long  absence  to  prepare 
the  .second  of  his  series  of  eiglit 
shorts. 


Blumenthal  Recovering 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10.  —  Richard 
Blumenthal,  who  was  stricken  with 
blindness  recently  and  removed  to 
the  Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hospital,  is 
reported  recovering  by  his  physicians. 
Early  today  a  small  piece  of  steel 
worked  its  way  out  of  his  right  eye- 
ball, relieving  the  congestion  in  both 
eyes. 


G-B  May  Put  20  in 
Music  Hall-Roxy 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
"Power,"  with  Conrad  Veidt,  which 
goes  into  the  Music  Hall  on  Oct.  4. 
On  the  following  day,  "Chu  Chin 
Chow,"  with  Anna  May  Wong,  will 
open  at  the  Roxy.  "The  Iron  Duke," 
with  George  Arliss,  and  "Evergreen," 
with  Jessie  Matthews,  have  also  been 
set  for  the  Music  Hall,  with  addition- 
al subsequent  bookings  possible. 

Other  G-B  bookings  include  "Even- 
song" and  "Princess  Charming,"  both 
with  Evelyn  Laye;  "Jack  Ahoy"  and 
"Little  Friend." 


U,  S.  Seeks  Tariff 
Deal  with  Sweden 

Washington,  Sept.  10. — Proposed 
negotiation  of  a  reciprocal  trade 
agreement  with  Sweden  was  an- 
nounced today  by  the  State  Depart- 
ment. 

Figures  on  the  trade  between  the 
two  countries,  prepared  by  the  De- 
partment of  Commerce,  show  that 
exports  of  pictures  to  Sweden  last 
year  amounted  to  3,445,708  feet  valued 
at  $53,548,  against  4,256,954  feet 
valued  at  $90,405  in  1929.  Exports  of 
other  film,  sensitized  but  not  exposed, 
amounted  to  352,307  feet  valued  at 
$69,880,  against  647,575  feet  valued  at 
$127,768. 


Ads  Turned  Down  on 
Jean  Harlow's  Film 


(Continued  from  page   1) 
picture  is  being  advertised  by  a  bar- 
rage    of     throwaways     which     have 
flooded  the  town. 

This  is  the  first  case  of  the  paper 
having  turned  thumbs  down  since  its 
editorial  announcement  several  weeks 
ago  that  it  would  not  carry  anything 
on  pictures  considered  obj  ectionaBl'e 
according  to  the  standards  set  up  by 
the  film  crusaders. 

However,  both  advertising  and 
readers  have  been  carried  on  "Sadie 
McKee";  "Life  of  Vergie  Winters" 
and  "Riptide"  since  the  paper  an- 
nounced its  policy. 


Two  Arrests  Follow 
In  Mexican  Bombing 

Mexico  City,  Sept.  10. — Two  men 
have  been  arrested  in  connection  with 
the  recent  bombing  of  the  Regis  Ci- 
nema here  during  a  showing  of  "Viva 
Villa."  They  were  taken  into  custody 
at  the  local  M-G-M  offices  where,  po- 
lice say,  they  were  demanding  money 
under  threats  of  a  radical  campaign 
against  the  picture. 


Roland  on  Fox  Ticket 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — Gilbert  Ro- 
land has  been  signed  to  a  long  term 
contract  by  Fox.  He  is  now  working 
in  "Elinor  Norton." 


Hill-Noonan  to  Top 
First  Ampa  Program 

(Continued  from   page   1) 

guests  of  honor.  Others  who  will 
be  present  are :  James  Barton  and 
Maude  Odell  of  the  cast  of  "Tobacco 
Road,"  Leon  Janney,  Lila  Lee  and 
Jacqueline  Logan. 

Entertainment  will  be  provided  by 
the  "Merry  Widow  Orchestra"  of 
Bola  Loblov,  the  song  team  of  Fur- 
man  and  Lorraine  and  Don  Galvin, 
the  instrumentalist. 


Tracy  Will  Pay  Fox 
For  Loss  from  Delay 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

salary  of  $2,500  a  week  for  the  next 
17  weeks,  to  compensate  the  studio 
for  the  loss  said  to  have  been  sus- 
tained by  it  as  a  result  of  his  having 
held  up  work  on  "Marie  Gallante" 
four  days.  The  company  resumed  pro- 
duction on  the  film  today  with  Tracy 
on   the  job. 


Two  RKO  Boards  Meet 

Meetings  of  the  boards  of  RKO 
Radio  Pictures  and  Western  Vaude- 
ville Exchange,  an  RKO  subsidiary, 
were  held  yesterday  at  the  companies' 
home  offices.  Both  meetings  were  de- 
scribed by  officials  of  the  companies 
as  of  a  routine  nature. 


Television  Paper  Ready 

The  first  issue  of  the  new  magazine. 
Television  Times,  will  be  out  Sept.  19. 
Benn  Hall,  formerly  of  Billboard,  is 
the  editor. 


Batcheller  Starts  List 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — George  R. 
Batcheller  has  started  the  new  sea- 
son's program  of  18  Chesterfield  and 
Invincible  pictures  with  "The  Cur- 
tain Falls,"  a  Chesterfield  starring 
Henrietta  Crosman. 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 


LUCIEN  HUBBARD,  M-G-M 
producer,  who  has  been  abroad 
about  two  months,  returned  yesterday 
on  the  Bremen,  accompanied  by  his 
wife  and  two  daughters.  He  will 
leave  for  the  coast  after  a  short  stay 
here. 

Eddie  Sutherland  has  joined 
Monte  Brice  at  the  Warwick.  He 
flew  in  from  the  coast  over  the  week- 
end. 

Wallace  Smith  has  been  signed  by 
Fox  to  pen  the  screen  version  of 
Vina  Delmar's  "The  Day  Never 
Came." 

Samuel  Hopkins  Adams  has  sold 
the  screen  rights  of  his  novel,  "In  Per- 
son," to  Radio. 

M.  H.  Hoffman,  president  of  Lib- 
erty Pictures,  arrived  in  town  yester- 
day by  plane  from  the  coast. 

Major  Edward  Bowes  will  be  in- 
terviewed on  the  air  by  Nellie  Revel 
this  afternoon  over  WJZ. 

Milton  H.  Feld  made  a  quick  trip 
to  Kansas  City  last  Tuesday  and  was 
married  to  Shirley  Vogel. 

BiNG  Crosby  returns  to  the  air 
shortly  in  complete  command  of  the 
program. 

John  Flinn  was  left  without  ail 
office  staff  at  Code  Authority  yester- 
day as  a  result  of  the  holiday. 

H.  G.  LuFTTG  has  sold  his  story, 
"Kaster   Houser,"   to   Columbia. 

Joe  Shea  is  on  his  way  here  from 
Hollywood  by  train  for  a  vacation. 

Ed  Kuykendall  is  due  in  town 
Thursday  from  Columbus,  Miss. 

Dave  Palfreyman  is  experiment- 
ing with  cold  remedies. 


Take  Players  to  Frisco 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — Warners  will 
take  14  of  their  contract  players  to 
San  Francisco  Sept.  13,  for  the  pre- 
miere of  "Dames." 

The  picture  goes  into  the  Para- 
mount there  and  the  studio  plans  to 
give  them  a  Hollywood  opening. 


''U"  Holds  Murray  Roth 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10.  —  Murray 
Roth,  who  recently  directed  "Million 
Dollar  Ransom,"  has  had  his  option 
renewed  for  another  picture  at  Uni- 
versal. 


Prices  on  Big  Board  Show  Drop 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chatnge 

Columbia  Pictures,  vtc 32!/2  3154  31?4  —  ?4 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 3  3  3  —  l/^ 

Consolidated    Film   Industries,   pfd 12.^  12i/$  12J4  —  ^ 

Eastman   Kodak    9954  9754  9754  —VA 

Fox  Film   "A" 1154  103/i  1054  

Loew's,  Inc 27  2554  2S^  —1 

Paramount  Publix,  cts 354i  354  3%  — 5^ 

Pathe   Exchange   15^  1  1  —  i^ 

Pa  the  Exchange  "A" 13  12  125^  —54 

RKO    25i  254  254  -Vs 

Warner  Bros 4^  4%  454  

Trans  Lux  Up  Vs  on  Curb 

Net 
High      L.OW      Close      Change 

Technicolor   125^        12  12  —  54 

Trans   Lux    2  154  2  -\-  Yg 

G.  T,  E.  Bonds  Rise  Vs 

Net 

High  Low  Close      Change 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 6             6  6-1-54 

Paramount  F.  L  .6s  '47 4754  47'  47%        +  % 

Paramount    Publix   S54s    '50 4754  4754  4754       —54 

Pathe  7s  '37,  WW s 99  9854       98'/$        

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 5254  52  52           —  Yi 


Sales 

600 

100 

400 

500 

300 

3,600 

3.000 

3,800 

500 

600 

1,500 


Sales 

400 
200 


Sales 

1 
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Hart  of  Plainfield 
Wins  Quigley  Award 

(Continued  from   page   1) 

Herald's  Managers'  Round  Table 
Club  contest. 

The  judges  were  Al  Lichtman, 
United  Artists'  vice-president  and 
general  manager ;  William  Ferguson 
of  M-G-M,  and  Eddie  Alperson  of 
Fox  West  Coast. 

First  mention  went  to  William  Le- 
giero,  manager  of  the  Ritz,  San  Ber- 
nadino,  Cal.  Honorable  mentions 
were  given  the  following :  Don  Alex- 
ander, State,  Minneapolis ;  Harry 
Botwick,  State,  Portland,  Me. ;  Frank 
Boucher,  Maryland,  Hagerstown,  Md. ; 
Harry  Brown,  Jr.,  Paramount,  Bos- 
ton ;  J.  L.  Cartwright,  city  manager 
Halifax  Theatres,  Daytona  Beach, 
Fla. ;  Charles  W.  Curran,  Strand, 
New  York ;  Gene  Curtis  and  Ken 
Finlay,  Palace,  Montreal ;  W.  H. 
Decker,  Cambria,  Johnstown,  Pa. ; 
Barney  Gurnette,  New  Santa  Cruz, 
Santa  Cruz,  Cal. ;  Milton  Harris, 
State,  Cleveland;  S.  S.  Holland, 
Warner,  Elkhart,  Ind. ;  George  N. 
Hunt,  Jr.,  State,  Louisville;  Hadden 
Matthews,  69th  St.,  Upper  Darby, 
Pa.;  F.  D.  Padgett,  Capitol,  Clear- 
water, Fla. ;  Morris  Rosenthal,  Ma- 
jestic, Bridgeport:  Sonny  Shepherd, 
Mayfair,  Miami ;  J.  J.  Stallman,  Cir- 
cle, Philadelphia ;  William  V.  Taylor, 
State,  Houston,  Tex.,  and  Alfred  F. 
Weiss,  Jr.,  Olympia,  Miami. 


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Excerpts  from  Reviews  of  World 

"Four  'i^^^^  stars.  Recommended  with- 
out reservation   to  every  member  of  the 
family  .  .  .  Bound    to    give    pleasure    toi 
everybody."  cHew  IJork  (Dailij  cKem 

"One  of  the  few  films  I  would  like  to  see  a* 
second  time.  Greater  praise  hath  no  dra- 
matic critic.  From  now  on,  Grace  Moore  is 
one  of  the  great  ladies  of  the  screen,  Thrill- 
ing! Applause  such  as  is  seldom  heard  im 
places  devoted  to  talking  film  greetedl 

Grace    Moore."  CMew  IJork  QYorU-'Cete^ram 

^  i 

"Grace  Moore  becomes  definitely  one  of 
foremost  figures  of  filmdom.  One  of  season's 
most  distinctive  and  distinguished  cinemas 
.  .  .  rarely  equalled."  cMew  Ijork  ofmerkan 

"Surrender  to  the  charm  of  ONE  NIGHT 
OF  LOVE  —  a  definitely  outstanding  photo- 
play. It  is  not  only  attractive  but  a  distinc- 
tive motion  picture."  CMew  IJork  dieral9  'CrlUne 


LOS  ANGELES  -  SAN   FRANCISCO 

Premiere  at  Radio  City  Music  Hall 

"What  a  picture!  What  a  voice!  A  picture 
you  can't  afford  to  miss;  rates  every  superla- 
tive. A  triumph  for  the  star  and  everyone  con- 
cerned in  its  fashioning."  cMew  IJork  Cvenlnq  Journal 

"It  should  go  down  as  one  of  the  outstand- 
ing pictures  of  the  year.  Grace  Moore's 
exquisite  voice  is  enough  in  itself  to  make 
ONE    NIGHT    OF    LOVE   a   memorable 

picture."  -  CMew  IJork  Cvenlnq  (Post 

"Worthy  of  the  charm  and  talent  of  its 
stellar  performer,  it  is  indeed  a  joyous  re- 
lief to  listen  to  the  delightful  melodies  in 

this   film."  cMew  IJork  'Cimes 

"One  of  the  new  season's  most  welcome 
pictures,  essentially  a  joyful  picture!" 

C^ew  york  b>un 

"Superlative  entertainment ...  it  has  charm, 
humor,  glamour,  romance  and  above  these, 
it  has  Grace  Moore,  a  dazzling  acquisition 

to   the   movies."  C^ew  IJork  J)ail>/  Jiirror 


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TULLIO  CARMINATl  •  LYLE  TALBOT 
MONA  BARRIE 

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Sfory   by    DOROTHY    SPEARE    and    CHARLES    BEAHAN 

Screen    play    by    S.    K.    LAUREN 

James   Gow  and   Edmund   Norfh 

Directed   by 

VICTOR    SCHERTZINGER 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  September   II,   1934 


Milwaukee  Operator 
Scale  Up  in  Talks 

Milwaukee,  Sept.  10. — Meetings 
are  being  held  here  between  a  com- 
mittee of  11  exhibitors  representing  all 
theatres  in  Milwaukee  County  and 
representatives  of  operators'  local  164 
in  an  effort  to  iron  out  a  contract  for 
the  coming  year. 

The  operators  ask  a  25  per  cent  in- 
crease, while  most  exhibitors  contend 
this  is  impossible.  The  last  contract 
expired  Sept.  1. 

After  the  committee  has  disposed  of 
the  wage  controversy,  it  is  slated  to 
rehash  the  old  and  new  zoning  sched- 
ules in  an  effort  to  put  through  a  plan 
which  will  end  the  present  price  war 
and  double  feature  policy. 

Members  of  the  committee  are  H. 
J.  Fitzgerald,  Wisconsin  Amusement 
Enterprises,  Inc. ;  Dave  Weshner, 
Warners ;  Al  Kvool,  Saxe  Amusement 
Management,  Inc.,  and  John  Hon- 
thaner,  Ed.  Maertz,  Manning  Silver- 
man, R.  J.  Patterson,  C.  Washicheck, 
Jack  Silliman,  Charles  Trampe  and 
Ed  Lurie,  representing  various  inde- 
pendent interests. 


Studios  Speed  Up; 
37  Features  Going 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

work,  two  preparing  and  eight  cut- 
ting ;  Fox,  six,  two  and  one ;  RKO, 
six,  three  and  two;  Paramount,  six, 
three  and  four ;  M-G-M,  three,  two 
and  10;  Universal,  three,  three  and 
three ;  Columbia,  two,  two  and  two ; 
United  Artists,  zero,  zero  and  two, 
while  the  independents  registered  five, 
eight  and  nine. 

In  the  short  subject  division,  Colum- 
bia had  one  in  work,  none  preparing 
and  two  editing;  M-G-M,  zero,  three 
and  five;  Roach,  zero,  zero  and  one; 
RKO,  one,  one  and  six,  while  inde- 
pendents reported  five,  six  and  five. 


New  Code  Men  Chosen 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — Three  suc- 
cessors to  the  various  studio  code 
committees  have  been  announced  by 
Major  J.  O.  Donovan.  They  are  Ben 
Piazza,  succeeding  Fred  Schuessler 
on  the  extras'  standing  committee ; 
William  Goetz  has  been  appointed  to 
succeed  Sam  Briskin,  alternate  on  the 
producer-actor  committee,  while  Dan- 
iel O'Shea  succeeds  Samuel  Goldwyn 
as  alternate  on  the  producer-writer 
committee. 


To  Speak  on  Music  Tax 

Charlotte,  Sept.  10. — Ed  Kuyken- 
dall,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A., 
will  address  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  North 
and  South  Carolina  on  the  American 
Society  of  Composers',  Authors'  and 
Publishers'  proposed  music  tax  in- 
crease at  a  special  meeting  at  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  here  on  Sept. 
19.  In  advising  its  members  of  the 
meeting,  the  exhibitor  group  speaks 
of  the  contemplated  tax  rise  as  "this 
most  serious  evil." 


"Chained"  Cincy  Smash 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  10. — "Chained," 
at  the  RKO  Albee,  sent  last  week's 
gross  soaring  toward  the  stratosphere, 
the  Gable-Crawford  opus  hitting  an 
estimated  $18,500,  which  is  the  biggest 
take  this  house  has  had  in  many 
moons.  The  picture  holds  over,  mov- 
ing to  the  RKO  Lyric  for  its  second 
downtown  week. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILYS 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


^'Secret  of  the  Chateau** 

(  Universal) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — Mystery  fans,  particularly  those  willing  to 
overlook  certain  liberties  essayed  to  accentuate  the  motivating  mystery 
quality,  should  be  pleased  with  this  one.  It's  a  little  picture,  the  kind 
destined  to  function  in  the  secondary  and  smaller  houses,  to  give  their 
patrons  the  kind  of  entertainment  they  apparently  like. 

On  the  whole,  remembering  that  hokum  mystery  is  continually 
stressed,  it  is  well  acted  and  directed.  While  it  takes  in  comedy,  drama, 
suspense,  excitement,  melodrama  and  thrill,  a  book,  an  original  Gutten- 
berg  Bible,  is  the  star.     All  that  happens,  happens  because  of  it. 

After  an  opening  that  establishes  story  and  plot  character,  action 
moves  into  a  chateau  outside  Paris.  As  DeWitt  Jennings  guards  the 
tome,  everyone  wants  it,  but  it's  impossible  to  tell  which  of  them 'want 
it  legitimately  and  which  would  steal  it.  It  precipitates  comedy  which 
gives  Alice  White  a  few  shining  moments;  it  makes  possible  romance 
for  Claire  Dodd  and  Clark  Williams.  A  murder  and  theft  cast  suspi- 
cion on  everyone,  particularly  Jack  LaRue,  George  E.  Stone,  Osgood 
Perkins,  Helen  Ware  and  Cecile  Elliott.  The  secret  is  withheld  until 
the  last  moment  when  Wiliam  Faversham  is  revealed  as  the  criminal. 

Richard  Thorpe's  direction  takes  full  theatrical  advantage  of  the 
Harry  Behn-Albert  DeMond  script.  Certificate  No.  13.  Running  time, 
68  minutes. 


.» 


** Badge  of  Honor 

{May  fair) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — This  is  typical  "melodrammer"  of  ye  good 
old  days,  but  not  meant  for  comedy.  Audiences  hissed  the  villain  and 
cheered  the  hero  a  la  the  old  knock-em-down-drag-out  school  of  films. 

Buster  Crabbe  rescues  Ruth  Hall  from  a  runaway  horse.  She  turns 
out  to  be  a  daughter  of  a  local  publisher.  He  a  reporter  without  a  job. 
She  gets  Crabbe  a  position  on  her  father's  paper ;  then  follows  a  series  of 
miraculous  feats  performed  by  Crabbe  in  supplying  his  sheet  with  ex- 
clusive stories  on  "suspicious  characters,"  including  his  expose  of  the 
crooked  managing  editor  of  his  paper. 

Unauthentic  atmosphere  of  this  one  makes  it  too  ludicrous  for 
audiences,  no  matter  how  easy  to  please.  It  is  unfair  to  judge  the  cast 
with  such  material. 

Spencer  Gordon  Bennett  directed  with  James  Brown,  Jr.,  photograph- 
ing.    Running  time,  62  minutes.     (No  certificate  number.) 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


''King  Kelly  of  the  U,  S,  A." 

(Monogram) 

An  amusing  effort  in  which  Guy  Robertson  of  the  legitimate  field 
makes  his  debut.  He  does  creditable  work  and  his  singing  gets  over 
well.  He  is  ably  supported  by  Irene  Ware,  Franklin  Pangborn,  Edgar 
Kennedy,  Joyce  Compton,  Otto  Harlan  and  Ferdinand  Gottschalk. 
Leonard  Fields  directed.     There  is  one  tune  which  is  very  catchy. 

The  story  concerns  Robertson,  singer  and  producer  of  "Kelly's  Affairs 
of  1934,"  who  meets  Miss  Ware,  traveling  incognito,  on  a  boat,  falls  in 
love  with  her  and  later  finds  he  has  to  take  the  mythical  kingdom  of 
Belgardia  out  of  bankruptcy  before  he  can  marry  her. 

Robertson  ballyhoos  the  King's  palace  as  a  sightseeing  venture  and, 
although  partially  successful  in  his  mission,  has  to  put  over  mops,  the 
main  product  of  the  kingdom.  As  a  radio  crooner,  he  succeeds  and 
wipes  out  the  deficit. 

It  is  an  exaggerated  story,  but  entertaining.  Running  time,  66 
minutes. 


Agrees  on  Family  Shows 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  10. — Following 
an  address  by  L.  M.  Ash,  manager  of 
the  Liberty,  before  the  Better  Films 
Committee  he  agreed  to  put  on  family 
programs  Fridays.  This  is  a  start 
of  a  move  by  the  committee  to  intro- 
duce family  nights  into  all  neighbor- 
hood houses. 


Holiday  Halts  Film  Suits 

Hearings  of  motions  in  the  Para- 
mount Publix  action  against  12  de- 
fendant banks  were  postponed  yester- 
day until  Sept.  13  because  of  the 
Jewish  holiday.  Likewise,  a  hearing 
in  the  Fox  Theatres  bankruptcy  re- 
orgiajiization  proceedings  was  post- 
poned to  Sept.  20  for  the  same  reason. 


Compliance  Sought 
In  Cleveland  Case 


Cleveland,  Sept.  10.  ■ —  The  first 
case  charging  failure  on  the  part  of 
an  exhibitor  to  comply  with  a  de- 
cision of  the  local  grievance  board 
has  resulted  in  turning  the  case  over 
to  the  State  Compliance  Board  En- 
forcement Division.  This  is  the  case 
of  Eddie  Ramsay  who  was  ordered 
by  the  Cleveland  board  on  July  2 
to  stop  presenting  free  shows  at 
Creston. 

The  order  with  attendant  fine  for 
violations  involves  all  exchanges  serv- 
ing the  respondent  as  well  as  the  re- 
spondent himself. 

The  only  other  case  now  filed  with 
the  grievance  board  is  that  of  Jack 
O'Connell,  Toledo,  against  the  Sa- 
voy Theatre,  Toledo,  charging  dis- 
tribution   of    free    passes. 


a 


Tango**  Games  Stir      4 
Ire  of  Kansas  City 

(Continued  from    page    1) 

games  violate  the  lottery  laws  of 
Missouri.  The  bureau  has  asked  the 
Missouri  attorney  general  for  a  rul- 
ing. It  is  pointed  out  that  supreme 
courts  of  California  and  Massachusetts 
have  held  "tango"  to  be  a  lottery  in 
violation  of  state  laws. 

Two  pretentious  "tango"  establish- 
nients  have  been  opened  here  by  a  Los 
Angeles  syndicate.  The  Better  Busi- 
ness Bureau  describes  them  as  high 
class  gambling  places. 


Vic  Gauntlett  Promoted 

Seattle,  Sept.  10. — Vic  Gauntlett 
has  been  named  managing  director  of 
the  Fifth  Avenue,  key  house  in  the 
Evergreen  circuit,  by  Frank  L.  New- 
man, circuit  head.  Gauntlett  for  the 
last  four  years  has  been  advertising 
and  publicity  'lirector  for  the  Fifth 
Avenue,  Paramount  and  Coliseum 
here,  and  has  been  active  in  Seattle 
show  business  for  many  years.  He 
will  continue  to  supervise  the  adver- 
tising of  the  theatre  which  he  now 
will  direct. 

Ronald  Harrington,  former  assistant 
manager  of  the  Fifth  Avenue,  becomes 
house  manager. 


if 


Uptown  Holding  "Andy 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  10.— The  Fox 
Uptown  is  holding  "Handy  Andy"  a 
second  week,  business  the  first  stanza 
having  been  the  biggest  in  weeks,  de- 
spite a  price  boost  from  25  cents  to  40 
cents  top. 

The  Uptown  has  started  running 
continuous  shows  on  Saturday  instead 
of  one  matinee  performance  as  pre- 
viously. The  new  Saturday  schedule 
will  hold  for  big  pictures  and  may  be- 
come permanent. 


Parker  Branches  Out 

Charlotte,  Sept.  10. — W.  L.  Park- 
er of  Amity  Exchange  has  extended 
his  activities,  having  opened  distribut- 
ing offices  in  Atlanta  and  New  Or- 
leans. This  places  him  in  a  position 
to  deal  with  producers  for  distribution 
rights    in  the   entire   South. 


Fined  for  Sunday  Show 

Memphis,  Sept.  10.  —  Mike  Cian- 
ciolo's  Rosemary,  the  first  suburban 
to  open  here  on  Sunday,  accepted  a 
fine  of  $25  in  City  Court  here  today, 
along  with  five  downtown  houses. 


Tuesday,  September   II,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Ticket  Taxes 
In  '33  Off  to 
$14,613,414 


(^Continued  from   page   1) 

them.  The  others,  with  the  tax  re- 
ceipts for  each  group,  are  as  fol- 
lows : 

Free  or  reduced  rate,  equivalent 
tax  on  the  amount  for  which  similar 
accommodations  are  sold,  $513,921.46. 

Leases  of  boxes  or  seats,  of  the 
amount  for  which  similar  seats  are 
sold,   10  per  cent,  $36,818.62. 

Admissions  sold  by  proprietors  in 
excess  of  established  price,  SO  per  cent 
of  such  excess,  $18,266.82. 

Ticket  brokers'  sales,  for  amounts 
in  excess  of  the  box-office  price,  10 
per  cent,  $105,877.67. 

Roof  gardens,  cabarets,  etc.,  for 
each  10  cents  of  the  amount  taxable, 
one    and    one-half    cents,    $594,909.91. 

Collections  on  admissions  sold  at 
the  box-office  follow,  by  districts  : 

Alabama     

Arizona     

Arkansas    

First    California 

Sixth    California 

Colorado   

Connecticut   

Delaware    

Florida    

Georgia     

Hawaii    

Idaho    


$23,041.96 
ll,/"32.49 
22,519.00 

349,110.65 

666,219.66 
/8,669.44 

153,522.26 
8,375.29 

167,104,67 
54,022.80 
52,545.  .56 
14,025.07 


First    Illinois 1,155,931,12 

Eighth    Illinois 

Indiana    

Iowa    

Kansas    

Kentucky   

Louisiana     

Maine    

Maryland     

Massachusetts    

Michigan    

Minnesota    

Mississippi    

First    Missouri 

Sixth  Missouri   

Montana    

Nebraska   

Nevada    

New   Hampshire    

First  New  Jersey 

Fifth  New  Jersey 

New     Mexico 

First    New    York 

Second    New   York 


10,683,18 

193,090,44 

51,741.73 

22,929.37 

86,003.67 

58,801.56 

28,115.53 

461,595.61 

806,869.07 

334,286.01 

/'6,359.99 

5,421.43 

209,952,82 

37,696.38 

16,552.59 

44,922.33 

6,974.92 

76.290.97 

188,931.14 

203,961.51 

17,374.97 

70i,837,53 

31,7'49,60 

Third  New  York 4,493,446.11 

Fourteenth  New  York 216,541,99 

Twenty-first    New    York 61,2%,65 

Twenty-eighth  New  York 136,767,01 

North  Carolina 40,066,14 

North   Dakota 3,754,81 

First    Ohio 62,937,36 

Tenth    Ohio 11,454,38 

Eleventh    Ohio 55,272,48 

Eighteenth    Ohio 102,li;'.03 

Oklahoma    58,366,89 

Oregon    57,568,29 

First    Pennsylvania 509,537',58 

Twelfth    Pennsylvania 124,939,15 

Twenty-third    Pennsylvania 186,518.17 

Rhode  Island 34,802.14 

South   Carolina 21,881.46 

South    Dakota 5,966.11 

Tennessee    62,058.55 

First    Texas 118.384.74 

Second    Texas 246,937,26 

Utah     14.582.62 

Vermont    7,355.26 

Virginia    67,229.43 

Washington    85,901.92 

West    Virginia 14.764.23 

Wisconsin    99.498,58 

Wyoming    10,711,28 


Total $13,343,619,94 


Allvine  in  Chicago 

Chicago,  Sept.  10. — Glendon  All- 
vine,  associate  producer  at  Radio,  and 
Tommy  Atkins,  director,  are  here 
shooting  preliminary  shots  of  the 
Burlington  Zephyr,  the  streamlined 
train.  The  shots  will  be  used  in  the 
filming  of  "Silver  Streak,"  based  on 
the  streamlined  train. 


Grosses  Leap  Up  to  May 

Level  in  August  Revival 

\r       V  (<^o»<»i«^<i  from  page  1)  23-24  was  $306,131.    For  the  previous 

JNew  York  for  the  week  ending  Aug.  I  week  it  was  $207,977. 

Comparative  grosses  for  the  latest  available  periods  : 


Week  Ending 
Aug.  23-24 


Week  Ending 
Aug  16-17 


No.  Theatres 

Boston 6 

Buffalo  5 

Chicago 6 

Cleveland   4 

Denver    5 

Detroit    4 

Indianapolis  4 

Kansas  City 5 

Los  Angeles   6 

Minneapolis  5 

Montreal    5 


New   York    9 


Oklahoma   City 

Omaha    

Philadelphia 


4 

3 

7 

Pittsburgh    3 


Portland 

Providence     , 

San  Francisco 

St.  Paul   

Seattle    


6 
5 
6 
4 
6 
Washington   6 

114 


Gross 

$91,000 
43,000 

133,000 
41,500 
29,000 
57,600 
15,500 
32,000 
68,690 
20,000 
34,000 

306,131 
16,900 
20,400 
60,500 
29,800 
28,100 
36,600 
63,500 
15,000 

•29,100 
69,800 


$1,241,121 


No.  Theatres 
6 

5 
6 
4 
5 
4 
4 
5 
6 
5 
5 


4 
3 
6 
3 
6 
5 
6 
4 
6 
6 

112 


Gross 
$87,000 
37,900 
117,000 
39,800 
20,150 
58,200 
14,500 
29,900 
63,688 
22.200 
30,500 
207,977 
15,300 
16,900 
56,100 
20,000 
26,400 
20,250 
68,000 
15,600 
56,000 
49,500 


$1,044,965 

Comparative    grosses    compiled    from    day-to-day    reports    for    48    weeks 
show  this : 

Week  Ending  Theatres  Grosses 


September  29-30,  1933 

October  6-7   

October  13-14  

October  20-21   

October  27-28  

November  3-4  

November  10-11   

November  17-18 

November  24-25  

December  1-2  

December  8-9   

December  15-16  

December  22-23   

December  29-30  

January  5-6,  1934  

January  12-13   

January  19-20   

January  26-27  

February   2-3    

February   9-10    

February   16-17    

February  23-24    

March  2-3    

9-10    

16-17   

23-24   

30-31   

7  


March 
March 
March 
Aiarch 
April  6 
April  13-14  . . . 
April  20-21  . . . 
April  27-28  . . . 

A-Iav  3-4    

May  10-11  ... 
Mav  17-18  ... 
May  24-25  ... 
May  31- June  1 

Tune  7-8    

Tune  14-15  ... 
Tune  21-22  ... 
Tune  28-29   ... 

Tuly  5-6  

Tuly  12-13  .... 
Tulv  19-20  .... 
July  26-27  .... 
August  2-3  . . . 
August  9-10  . . 
August  16-17 
August  23-24 


135 

141 

143 

141 

143 

142 

141 

144 

141 

141 

142 

139 

133 

138 

136 

138 

136 

135 

135 

135 

136 

136 

135 

134 

133 

128 

1.34 

135 

132 

135 

133 

134 

133 

133 

133 

132 

128 

125 

127 

124 

121 

116 

110 

113 

112 

113 

112 

114 


$1,342,710 
1,417,886 
1,544,838 
1,581,308 
1,509,422 
1,500,740 
1,379,560 
1,375,132 
1,431,209 
1,418,753 
1,558,832 
1,221,032 
1,071,457 
1,433,289 
1,714,824 
1,435,649 
1,305,267 
1,348,517 
1,338,371 
1,270,345 
1,317,011 
1,316,421 
1,350,548 
1,378,865 
1,302,020 
1,291,695 
1,247,322 
1,571,695 
1,360,061 
1,342,151 
1,307,764 
1,2.56,631 
1,250,702 
1,260,655 
1,209,381 
1,209,113 
1,123,764 
1,111,432 
1,173,017 
1,076,284 
1,084,997 
1,041.876 
919,932 
998,285 
1,010,499 
1.102,887 
1,044,965 
1,241,121 


"Loves  Me"  Is 
$25,200  Smash 
In  Washington 


Washington,  Sept.  10.— Combina- 
tion of  the  inauguration  of  the  new 
movie  season.  Labor  Day  visitors,  and 
returning  vacationists  upped  grosses 
last  week  to  a  total  of  $68,600,  but 
$2,600  under  the  average. 

Top  honors  wetit  to  the  Earle  for 
a  near  record  take  of  $25,200  for 
"She  Loves  Me  Not"  and  a  stage 
show  headed  by  Chaney  and  Fox. 
So  heavy  was  the  patronage  that  the 
house  ran  five  extra  shows. 

The  Metropolitan,  with  "The 
Dragon  Murder  Case,"  took  $5,400 
for  the  biggest  gross  since  last  Christ- 
mas. The  house  also  inaugurated 
a  policy  of  smoking  in  the  balcony, 
appreciably  upping  the  trade  in  the 
25-cent  seats  without  diminishing  the 
40-cent    stalls. 

Loew's  Fox  held  its  own  with  a 
good  $18,200  for  "You  Belong  to 
Me."  "Chained"  drew  only  $12,400, 
but  sufficient  to  send  the  Gable-Craw- 
ford opus  into  a  second  week.  A  re- 
turn engagement  of  "Hideout"  took 
$3,300  at  Loew's  Columbia. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax, 
for  the   week  ending    Sept.   6: 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"     (Para.) 

EARLE-(2,218),  25c-77c,  ;'  days  (plus 
five  extra  shows).  Stage:  Mayris  Chaney 
and  Edward  Fox,  Carr  Brothers  &  Bettv, 
Charles  Carlisle,  Sarah  Mildred  Strauss 
Dancers.  Gross:  $25,200.  (Average,  $17,- 
600.) 

"HIDEOUT"     (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,253).  25c-40c.  7 
days  (return  engagement).  Gross:  $3,- 
30O.        (Average.    $3,100.) 

"YOU  BELONG  TO  ME"  (Para.) 

LOEW'S  FOX— (3,434),  25c-66c,  7  days. 
Stage:  16  Danny  Dare  Girls,  Manjeans 
Internationals,  Allan  &  Kent  Foursome. 
.Toe  Morrison,  Ben  Blue,  Raye  &  Maye. 
Gross:  $18,200.  (Average.  $20,500.) 
"CHAINED"     (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  PALACE-(2.390),  35c-77c,  7 
days.       Gross:    $12,400,       (Average,    $14,500.) 

"THE     DRAGON     MURDER     CASE" 
(F.    N.) 

METROPOLITAN— (1,591),  25c-40,  7 
days.        Gross:    $5,400.        (Average,    $4,100.) 

"DOWN   TO    THEIR   LAST   YACHT" 
(Radio) 

RK0-K;EITH'S— (1,8.%),  25c-55c.  5  days. 
Gross:    $4,100.        (Average,    $11,400.) 


(Cofyriijht,   1934,  Quigley  Publications) 


"Desirable"  Leads 
In  Oklahoma  City 

Oklahoma  City,  Sept.  10. — Two 
strong  attractions  enlivened  the  first 
run  situation  here  last  week.  "De- 
sirable" went  $3,000  over  average 
with  an  $8,000  gross  at  the  Criterion. 
"Now  and  Forever"  was  $2,500  up  at 
$6,500  in  the  Midwest. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $18,800. 
Average  is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  8 : 

'T5ESIRABLE"    (Warners) 

CRITERION— (1,700).  10c-20c-36c-41c-56c, 
7  days,  ("Girls  in  Cellophane"  on  stage). 
Gross:   $8,000,     (Average,   $5,000) 

"NOW    AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 

MIDWEST- -(1,500),       10c-26c-36c-56c,       7 
days.     Gross:   $6,500.      (Average,   $4,000) 
"YOU    BELONG   TO    ME"    (Para.) 

C.A-PITOI,— (1,200),     10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,     3 
days.     Gross:  $800,     (Average,  $2,500) 
"PARIS    INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 

CAP1TOI^(1,200).  10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,  4 
days.  Gross:  $1,500,  (Average  for  week, 
$2,500) 

"DRAGON   MURDER   CASE"   (F.   N.) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $2,000.      (Average,  $2,000) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  September   II,   1934 


Dodging  Code 
Board  Orders 
Hit  by  Campi 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  10. — Distribu- 
tors have  no  right  to  aUer  the  mini- 
mum admission  stipulated  in  contracts 
once  a  cease  and  desist  order  has  been 
issued  against  an  offending  exhibitor 
found  guilty  of  reducing  the  admission. 

Code  Authority  has  established  this 
principle  in  a  ruling  to  the  Kansas 
City  grievance  board  which  involves  a 
complaint  by  C.  B.  McAleer,  Or- 
pheum,  Parsons,  Kan.,  that  A.  G. 
Smith,  manager  of  Dickinson's  Up- 
town, same  city,  continues  to  run  duals 
at  10  cents  despite  the  board's  order  to 
observe  the  contract  minimum,  which 
was  established  as   15  cents. 

Called  in  for  an  explanation.  Smith 
presented  written  authorization  from 
two  distributors  permitting  him  to 
lower  the  contract  minimum  on  cer- 
tain pictures.  Authorization  was 
given  him  after  the  board's  cease  and 
desist  order. 

Code  Authority  stresses  that  con- 
tract price  stipulations  cannot  be 
altered  subsequent  to  a  cease  and  de- 
sist order  by  the  local  board,  on  the 
ground  the  competitor's  contracts  are 
predicated  on  the  price  charged  by  the 
opposition  and  to  make  revisions  sub- 
sequently is  unfair  to  the  competing 
exhibitor. 

Smith  has  been  asked  to  appear  be- 
fore the  local  board  Sept.  12  at  which 
time  he  will  either  comply  with  the 
original  order  to  abide  by  contract 
provisions  or  show  cause  why  his  film 
service  should  not  be  stopped. 


K,  C.  Board  Disposes 
Of  Five  Grievances 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  10. — Resuming 
hearings  after  a  recess  of  two  weeks, 
the  local  grievance  board  has  handed 
down  the  following  decisions  : 

W.  R.  Wilhoit,  Princess,  Spring- 
field, Mo.,  vs.  Mullikin  Theatre,  same 
city ;  reduced  admission  by  admitting 
children  for  five  cents  to  Rin-Tin-Tin 
Club  matinees.  Respondent  ordered 
to  cease  and  desist. 

Fox  Midwest  Theatres  for  Main- 
street,  Lexington,  Mo.,  vs.  Eagle, 
same  city ;  reduced  admission  by  two 
adult  admissions  for  15  cents.  Re- 
spondent ordered  to  cease  and  desist 
by  Oct.  5. 

Mrs.  A.  Baier,  Lindburgh,  Kansas 
City,  vs.  Fox  Warwick,  same  city ; 
dualling  out  of  spot.  Respondent 
ordered  to  cease  and  desist  immedi- 
ately. 

Ritz,  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  vs.  Dickin- 
son, same  city ;  reduced  admission  by 
dualling  at  five  and  10  cents,  less  than 
contract  minimum.  Respondent 
ordered  to  cease  and  desist  by  Sept. 
20. 

Fox  Midwest  vs.  J.  W.  Cotter, 
Bijou,  Kansas  City;  violating  exist- 
ing protection  by  playing  a  Warner 
picture  at  20  cents  day  and  date  with 
Fox  theatres  which  charged  25  cents. 
Board  found  no  violation,  case  dis- 
missed. 


New  Plan  on  Code 
Cost  Is  Completed 


(Continued  from    t^apc    1) 

will  be  presented  to  Campi  for  ap- 
proval at  the  regular  mieeting  on 
Thursday. 

Also  scheduled  for  submission  to 
Campi  on  Thursday  is  the  report  of 
the  clearance  and  zoning  committee 
on  complaints  against  schedules  which 
have  been  found  to  justify  appeals 
hearings  before   Campi. 


Campi  Rules 
Code  Zonings 
Void  Contract 


(Continued  from   f>ape    1) 

contained  in  the  schedules  in  writing 
new  contracts.  The  37  schedules 
which  have  been  drawn  are  awaiting 
hearings  by  Campi  on  appeal.  The 
hearings  on  tlie  entire  number  may 
be  concluded  within  the  next  month,  it 
was  said.  Only  two  cities,  Miami  and 
Jacksonville,  have  clearance  and  zon- 
ing schedules  in  effect  now  which  were 
drawn  by  local  boards. 

Hearings  on  the  remainder  of  the 
37  schedules  brought  to  Campi  on 
appeal  are  expected  to  be  concluded 
rapidly.  Under  the  planned  appeal 
procedure,  Campi  will  examine  the 
schedules  only  from  the  two  basic 
questions  involved :  is  a  theatre's 
zoned  territory  too  large?  and,  is  its 
clearance  too  great  ? 

Some  legal  minds  question  Campi's 
legal  right  to  upset  a  contract  by  a 
resolution  of  its  own,  as  might  be  the 
effect  in  many  cases.  The  resolution 
even  affects  contracts  drawn  prior  to 
the  making  of  decisions  by  a  local 
clearance  and  zoning  board.  Campi 
officials,  however,  point  out  that  the 
same  principle  is  involved  in  the 
authority  given  a  grievance  board  to 
order  theatres  found  guilty  of  over- 
buying to  give  up  a  portion  of  their 
product  under  contract.  Both  pro- 
cedures, therefore,  are  defended  as 
being  in  the  best  interests  of  the  in- 
dustry as  a  whole  and  in  the  spirit 
of  the  National  Industrial  Recovery 
Act. 


Rothacker  Is  Coming 

Hollywood,  Sept.  10. — Watterson 
Rothacker  leaves  tomorrow  for  New 
York  for  a  business  conference. 


Pittsburgh  Scales 
Are  Ordered  Raised 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  10. — A  complaint 
of  reduced  admissions  filed  against  the 
Center-Vue  Amusement  Co.  here  by 
E.  J.  Golden  was  sustained  by  the 
local  grievance  board  following  a 
hearing,  and  the  defendant's  Granada 
was  ordered  to  restore  the  admission 
prices  stipulated  originally  in  the 
house  contracts. 

A  similar  complaint  by  Golden 
against  the  Roosevelt  Amusement 
Corp.  and  distributors   was  dismissed. 


Objects  to  Bank  Night 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  10.— The  first 
bank  night  complaint  from  out  in  the 
territory  has  been  filed  with  the  local 
grievance  board  by  Tom  Steele,  man- 
ager of  the  Fox  Midland,  Pittsburgh, 
Kan.,  against  J.  A.  Linski,  Cozy,  same 
city.  Steele  charges  Linski  awarded 
$50  in  cash  one  night  recently  and 
alleges  reduced  admissions. 


Fear  General 
Attack  Upon 
NRA  Control 


(Continued  front    paqe    1) 

has  prided  itself  upon  as  a  a  valuable 
contribution  to  the  ethical  elevation 
of  industry. 

While  officials  of  NRA  refused  to 
comment  on  the  shoe  trade's  move, 
fears  were  informally  expressed  that 
it  may  be  the  signal  for  a  flood  of 
similar  demands  which  may  force  the 
Administration  to  take  action.  High 
government  officials,  however,  are 
disturbed  because  of  other  considera- 
tions, seeing  in  any  concerted  demand 
for  skeletonization  of  codes  a  repu- 
diation by  business  of  President 
Roosevelt's  drive  for  greater  indus- 
trial morality,  giving  critics  of  the 
Administration  ammunition  for  politi- 
cal attack  during  the  Congressional 
campaigns. 

The  Recovery  Act  expires  June  16 
next,  unless  extended  by  Congress, 
and  it  had  been  contemplated  that  con- 
tinuance for  another  year  at  least 
would  be   recommended  next  winter. 


Defines  Premium  Area 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  10. — At  the  re- 
quest of  J.  D.  Wineland,  Mystic,  Webb 
City,  Mo.,  the  local  clearance  and 
zoning  board  has  defined  an  area  for 
a  vote  on  premiums  as  Jasper  and 
Newton  Counties  in  Missouri  and 
Cherokee   County,   Kansas. 


Dembow  Quits 
Para,  to  Join 
Nat'l  Screen 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

tional  Screen  Service.  Recent  devel- 
opments in  the  affairs  and  prospects 
of  that  organization  have  convinced 
me  that  I  should  accept  their  pro- 
posal. 

"Because  of  my  long  and  pleasant 
association  with  Paramount  I  want  to 
assure  you  that  I  have  reached  this 
conclusion  only  after  deepest  thought 
and  with  considerable  reluctance  in 
bringing  that  association  to  an  end. 

"Accordingly,  I  am  offering  you  my 
resignation,  effective  Oct.  1.  If  it 
would  not  inconvenience  you,  I  would 
be  glad  to  have  you  accept  my  resig- 
nation at  an  earlier  date,  but  I  leave 
that  entirely  to  you.  My  commitment, 
however,  to  National  Screen  makes  it 
impossible  for  me  to  remain  beyond 
Oct.    1. 

"I  cannot  let  this  opportunity  go  by 
without  expressing  to  you  personally 
my  genuine  appreciation  of  the  fine 
support  and  cooperation  you  have  al- 
ways extended  to  me.  Also,  through 
you,  I  want  to  express  the  same  sen- 
timent to  all  my  friends  and  associ- 
ates   in    the    company. 

"Even  though  I  am  leaving,  I  want 
you  to  know  that  I  shall  continue  to 
have  the  keenest  and  friendliest  in- 
terest in  the  welfare  and  prosperity  of 
Paramount." 


HIGH  INTENSITY 
ILLUMINATION  FOR 
THE  SMALLER  THEATRES 


HIGH  Intensity  A.  C.  pro- 
jection gives  the  smaller 
theatres  the  patronage  draw- 
ing power  of  immediate  com- 
fortable vision.  It  also  provides 
the  same  snow  white  screen 
illumination  found  in  the  larg- 
est theatres.  The  added  cost  of 
operation  is  negligible. 

ONE  NEW  PATRON  PER  DAY 
PAYS  FOR  IT 


NATIONAL  CARBON  COMPANY,  INC. 
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Brinch  S«l«  OKicoi: 
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NATIONAL 

PROJECTOR 

CARBONS 


The  Leading 
Dally    ___ 

Motion;^ 

Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 

and  '■-i;7'sg_ 
Faithful! 
Service  to' 
the  Industry 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  36.    NO.  61 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  12,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Sales  Up  25% 
For  the  Year, 
Says  Johnston 


Monogram  Head  Reports 
Gains  After  Tour 


Monogram's  sales  this  season  are 
25  per  cent,  greater  than  they  were 
at  this  time  last  year,  W.  Ray 
Johnston,  Monogram  president,  said 
yesterday  on  his  return  from  a 
two  months'  tour  of  the  com- 
pany's exchanges.  In  addition,  the 
company's  pictures  this  year  are  com- 
manding higher  rentals  than  were  ob- 
tained a  year  ago,  he  said. 

Johnston's  trip  included  visits  at 
Monogram  exchanges  in  Buffalo,  De- 
troit, St.  Louis,  Kansas  City,  Okla- 
homa City,  Dallas,  Los  Angeles, 
Portland,  Seattle,  San  Francisco  and 
Chicago.  He  stated  that  he  was  im- 
pressed   in    each    territory    with    the 

(Continued  on  pane  2) 


Oregon  '33  Grosses 
Reached  $2,904,000 

Washington,  Sept.  11. — Film  thea- 
tres in  Oregon  last  year  numbered  103 
and  had  total  receipts  of  $2,446,000,  it 
was  reported  today  by  the  U.  S.  Cen- 
sus Bureau.  In  addition,  there  were  13 
other  theatres,  classified  as  stage  and 
opera,  and  film  and  vaudeville,  with 
receipts  of  $458,000  for  the  year. 

The  total  payroll  of  the  film  theatres 
was  reported  as  $451,000  and  that  of 
the  other  houses  as  $87,000. 

Portland,  the  largest  city,  reported 
30  film  theatres  with  gross  receipts  of 
$1,243,000  and  three  film  and  vaude- 
ville houses  with  an  intake  of  $268,000. 


British  Film 
Imports  Slip 
66%  in  Canada 


U.  S.  Loss  in  Same  Time 
Put  at  Only  19.1% 

Washington,  Sept.  11. — England's 
threatened  expansion  in  the  Canadian 
film  market  has  suffered  a  setback,  it 
is  shown  by  reports  from  Assistant 
Trade  Commissioner  Avery  F.  Peter- 
son in  Ottawa  to  the  U.  S.  Depart- 
ment of  Commerce.  In  the  four-month 
period  from  March  through  June 
United  States  films  made  up  66.2  per 
cent  of  the  total  supply. 

A  year  ago  for  the  same  period  the 
proportion  was  58.3  per  cent  for  this 
country. 

Total  Canadian  imports  declined 
28.7  per  cent,  but  the  decline  hit  Brit- 
ish films  much  harder  than  it  did 
those  from  the  United  States.  The 
American  decline  was  19.1  per  cent, 
while  the  British  drop  was  66.3  per 
cent.  On  the  basis  of  trade  value,  the 
report     states,     the     decline    for    the 

(Continued  on   page   6) 


^'Letter"  Ban  Stirs 
Protest  by  Darmour 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11.— Disturbed 
by  the  Legion  of  Decency  ban  on 
Majestic's  "The  Scarlet  Letter,"  first 
independently  made  picture  to  receive 
the  Production  Code  Seal,  Larry 
Darmour  has  sent  a  protest  to  Arch- 
bishop John  T.  McNicholas  of  Cin- 
cinnati. 

Darmour  stated  in  his  letter  that  it 
"was   a   shock"   to  him  to   learn  that 

(Continued  on  pane  2) 


Wisconsin  Factories 
Busier;  Payrolls  Up 

Madison,  Wis.,  Sept.  11.— Wiscon- 
sin factory  employment  increased  11 
per  cent  between  May  15  and  June  15 
while  corresponding  payrolls  increased 
.9  per  cent,  the  industrial  commission 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Three  New  Theatres 
Building  in  Canada 

Toronto,  Sept.  11. — Famous  Play- 
ers Canadian  Corp.  has  returned  to 
the  construction  era  in  its  Dominion- 
wide  program.  The  building  of  three 
theatres  is  now  under  way,  two  in 
the  west  and  one  in  Ontario.  The 
cities  where  the  houses  will  be  opened 
shortly  are  Victoria  and  Penticton  in 
British  Columbia  and  Guelph,  On- 
tario. 


Schwalm  Busy 

Hamilton,  O.,  Sept.  11. — John 
A.  Schwalm,  manager  of  the 
Rialto,  director  of  the  I.  T.  O. 
Ohio,  member  of  the  City 
Council,  director  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  a 
building  and  loan  company, 
a  local  hotel  association,  and 
a  real  estate  operator,  has 
been  named  chairman  of  the 
Butler  County  Central  Demo- 
cratic Committee. 

Now  he  is  wondering  how 
he  will  spend  his  spare  time. 


New  Operating 
Pact  for  Fox 
Met  in  Offing 


New  operating  contracts  for  Fox 
Metropolitan  Playhouses  will  be  pre- 
pared by  counsel  for  the  bondholders' 
committee  of  Fox  Met  and  submitted 
to  creditors  for  approval  or  rejection, 
Morton  G.  Bogue,  attorney  for  the 
committee,  disclosed  yesterday  at  an 
informal  hearing  before  Federal  Judge 
Julian   W.   Mack. 

Bogue  declared  that  the  committee 
had  no  definite  plan  for  new  oper- 
ating contracts   in   mind   at  this  time 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Hays  Confers  with 
Fan  Magazine  Group 

Fifteen  representatives  of  the  lead- 
ing fan  magazines  with  offices  here 
went  into  conference  with  Will  H. 
Hays  and  J.  J.  McCarthy  at  the  M. 

(Continued  on    page   2) 


NRA  Revision 
To  Copy  Setup 
Of  U.  S.  Gov't 


Three  Main  Branches  in 
Presidential  Plan 


Hyde  Park,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  11.— A 
revised  NRA  modeled  after  the  Fed- 
eral government  was  given  form  here 
today  after  a  series  of  conferences 
between  the  President  and  Adminis- 
trator Hugh  S.  Johnson,  held  at  the 
Roosevelt  home  here.  The  new  set- 
up has  been  set  down  on  paper  to 
be  acted  upon  by  Congress  at  its 
next    session. 

An  important  feature  of  the  reor- 
ganization scheme  is  that  it  removes 
the  NRA  from  the  domination  of  a 
single  individual.  This  is  taken  to 
mean  that  Johnson  will  relinquish 
the  supreme  position  he  at  present 
holds  in  American  business.  How- 
ever, it  is  understood  that  he  will 
go  on  playing  an  important  part  in 
the    Recovery    Administration. 

Just  as  in  the  Federal  government, 
there  will  be  three  main  branches  to 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Workers  Gain  in  8  Ohio 
Keys;  Theatres  Benefit 


Columbus,  Sept.  11.— Eight  _  Ohio 
key  cities  showed  an  increase  in  in- 
dustrial employment  in  August  of  this 
year  as  compared  with  1933,  accord- 
ing to  a  survey  just  released  by  the 
Bureau  of  Business  Research  of  the 
Ohio  State  University. 

The  biggest  gain  was  at  Dayton, 
which  registered  25.3  per  cent.  Col- 
umbus was  next  with  14.3  per  cent. 
Other  percentages  were :  Cincinnati, 
13.9;  Cleveland,  13.5;  Toledo,  11.2 
and  Akron  0.4.  Comparisons  with 
July  1934  were  favorable  to  four  of 
the  major  keys,  as  follows:  Canton, 
4.7  per  cent ;  Youngstown.  1  per  cent ; 
Cleveland,    0.3,    and     Columbus,    0.5. 


Slight  decreases  were  shown  in  Ak- 
ron,   Cincinnati,   Dayton   and   Toledo. 

Theatre  business  in  the  larger  situ- 
ations has  experienced  a  sizable  up- 
turn, especially  in  the  major  houses. 
This  is  particularly  true  where  story 
material  and  name  values  are  out- 
standing, although  absence  of  outdoor 
competition,  longer  evenings  and  cool- 
er weather  are  considered  contributing 
factors  to  a  more  or  less  extent.  Ex- 
hibitors report  that  the  cleanup  cam- 
paign has  not  appreciably  affected  at- 
tendance. 

The  reverse  angle,  however,  exists 
at  the  neighborhood  and  subsequent 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Pathe  Plan  Delayed 
For  Later  Session 

The  plan  of  financial  reorganiza- 
tion for  Pathe  Exchanges,  Inc.,  may 
be  submitted  to  an  extraordinary 
meeting  of  stockholders  for  approval 
as  a  result  of  a  representation  of  less 
than  the  amount  of  stock  required 
by  statute  to  act  on  the  plan  at  the 
special  meeting  of  Pathe  stockhold- 
ers  called   for  yesterday. 

A  resolution  authorizing  Pathe  to 
apply  for  permission  to  call  the  ex- 
traordinary session  to  act  on  the  plan 
was  voted  at  yesterday's  meeting.  The 
application  for  the  session  will  be 
made  within  the  next  few  days,  ac- 
cording to  Pathe  officials. 


General  Manager  of 
N.  S.  5.  Dembow  Post 

Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  who  resigned  as 
vice-president  of  Famous  Theatres 
Corp.,  Paramount  subsidiary,  on  Mon- 
day, will  become  general  manager  of 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


MacCulloch  Is  Head 
Of  Central  Casting 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — Jack  War- 
ner, vice-president  of  the  M.  P.  Pro- 
ducers' Ass'n.,  now  acting  as  president, 
today  made  public  the  appointment 
of   Campbell    MacCulloch   as   general 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  September   12,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURl 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.   S.  Patent  Office) 


\ol.  36  September   12,  1934 


No.  61 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad- 
dress "Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  con- 
tents copyrighted  1934  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications: MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD, 
BETTER  THEATRES,  THE  MOTION 
PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edivin  S.  Clif- 
ford, Manager;  London  Bureau:  Rerao 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin-Tempelhof,  Kaiserin-Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive; Moscow  Bureau:  Civtzev  Vrazhek,  N. 
25,  Apart.  146,  Moscow,  U.  S.  S.  R.,  Bella 
Kashin,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
Samrod,   Moscow. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of   March  3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year;  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10   cents. 


Audio  Increases  Staff 

Three  new  executives  have  been 
added  to  Audio  Prod,  in  an  expansion 
move.  They  are  Frank  K.  Speidell  as 
director  of  the  industrial  division,  F. 
Lyle  Goldman  as  director  of  the  theat- 
rical division,  and  C.  H.  Bradfield, 
Jr.,  who,  in  addition  to  other  duties, 
will  handle  the  service  division. 

The  company  has  just  taken  on  a 
distribution  contract  for  the  three- 
color  Technicolor  short,  "Musical 
Moods,"  says  W.  A.  Bach,  president. 


Wobber  in  Hollywood 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — Herman 
Wobber,  in  charge  of  Pacific  coast 
distribution  for  Fox,  is  here  from 
San  Francisco  to  look  over  new 
product.  He  will  leave  here  for  a 
cross-country  tour  of  Fox  exchanges 
to  start  the  Sidney  Kent  Drive  for 
the   new   season. 


Outlaws  Jersey  Racing 

Jersey  City,  Sept.  11. — Chancel- 
lor Luther  A.  Campbell  here  today 
signed  a  decree  holding  pari-mutuel 
betting  and  laws  governing  grey- 
hound racing  in  New  Jersey  uncon- 
stitutional. 


Queenie  Smith  to  Para. 

Queenie  Smith  has  been  signed  to 
a  long-term  contract  by  Paramount 
and  leaves  for  the  coast  Friday.  Her 
first  role  will  be  in  "Mississippi." 


Sales  Up  25% 
For  the  Year, 
Says  Johnston 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
improvement  in  general  business  con- 
ditions and  in  theatre  business,  in  par- 
ticular. Even  in  the  drought  areas, 
he  said,  business  has  not  been  visibly 
retarded. 

Johnston  reported  that  Monogram 
production  units  had  already  completed 
40  per  cent,  of  the  company's  new 
production  schedule,  or  10  of  the  28 
features  it  has  scheduled  for  new  sea- 
son release.  Double  features,  he  said, 
have  not  diminished  in  audience  favor 
in  the  territories  visited  since  a  year 
ago.  The  policy,  he  reported,  is  as 
prevalent  now  as  then  and  is  receiv- 
ing as  much  public  support  as  ever. 

Local  grievance  and  clearance  and 
zoning  boards  appear  to  be  finding 
favor  with  exhibitors  in  most  terri- 
tories visited,  Johnston,  who  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Code  .Authority,  reported.  In 
some  localities,  however,  exhibitors 
are  complaining  of  delays  in  settling 
clearance  and  zoning  schedules  for  the 
new  season,  he  said. 

Commenting  on  effects  of  the  de- 
cency campaign  as  observed  by  him, 
Johnston  said  that  "theatres  do  not 
appear  to  be  affected  on  the  whole  one 
way  or  another.  It  may  be  hurting 
business  somewhat  in  smaller  towns, 
but  city  theatres  are  doing  better 
than  average  business." 


General  Manager  of 
N,  S,  S.  Dembow  Post 

(Coiitiiuicd    from    faiir    1) 

National  Screen  Service  as  soon  as 
his  affairs  at  Paramount  can  be 
wound   up,   it  was   stated  yesterday. 

The  National  Screen  post  is  a  newly 
created  office,  there  having  been  no 
general  manager  of  the  company  up 
to  now.  Morton  Van  Praag  is  gen- 
eral sales  tnanager. 

George  Schaefer,  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  Paramount,  an- 
nounced yesterday  the  appointment  of 
Y  Frank  Freeman  to  succeed  Dem- 
bow. 


'^Letter''  Ban  Stirs 
Protest  by  Darmour 


(Cjntinued  from   page    1) 

the  film  had  been  placed  on  the  list 
of  banned  pictures,  since  "it  is  re- 
garded as  an  historical  work  and  edu- 
cators have  long  believed  the  work  to 
lie  the  most  complete  picture  of  Puri- 
tan life." 

The  letter  continues:  "If  this  pop- 
ular historical  and  educational  work 
is  to  be  condemned,  it  is  time  to  ask 
the  league  what  the  limitations  are  to 
be  in  judging  pictures.  If  the  carn- 
paign  you  are  waging  for  decency  is 
carried  to  its  logical  end,  why,  then, 
are  no  attempts  made  to  bar  the  book 
from   schools  and  public   libraries?" 


Editor's  note — The  Legion  of  De- 
cency, under  the  direction  of  the 
Bishops'  Committee,  headed  by  Arch- 
bishop McNicholas,  has  issued  no  lists 
of  either  recommended  or  condemned 
pictures.  Such  lists  as  have  been  is- 
sued are  local  efforts,  conducted  in 
several  localities. 


Hays  Confers  with 
Fan  Magazine  Group 

(Coiilinucd    from    pane    \) 

P.  P.  D.  A.  offices  yesterday,  and 
adjourned  at  6  o'clock  until  next  Mon- 
day. 

Hays  outlined  industry  problems 
and  the  relations  of  fan  magazines 
to  them,  and  a  general  discussion 
followed,  but  no  decisions  were 
reached. 


Baily  to  Tour  20  Keys 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — Tom  Baily, 
Paramount  publicity  head,  leaves  on  a 
tour  of  20  key  cities  in  a  week  con- 
tacting drama  editors,  theatre  and 
exchange  men. 

Baily's  chief  objective  is  to  find  out 
from  the  newspapers  what  type  of 
press  material  and  art  is  wanted. 


F.  &  M.  Seeking  Deal 

Hollywood,    Sept.    11. — Fanchon   & 
Marco   are   angling   for   national    dis 
tribution   of   10-minute   pictures   to  be 
produced    this    year.       The    first    will 
be    a    musical    extravaganza. 


Cantor  Going  Abroad 

Hollywood,  Sept.   11. — Eddie  Can- 
tor will  leave  next  week  for  England, 


Eastman  Pfd.  Up  ^V2  on  Big  Board 


Hi^h 

Con.solidated     Film     Industries 3 

Eastman  Kodak    9;''/2 

Eastman   Kodak,   pfd 143 

Fox   Film   "A" 10^ 

Loew's,    Inc 26V2 

Loew's,    Inc.,    pfd 91!/2 

Paramount   Publix   354 

Pathe   Exchange    IVr 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" \2Vf. 

RKO   2% 

Warner  Bros 4^ 


Trans  Lux  Off  %  on  Curb 


Hieh 

Technicolor     1? 

Trans   Lux    154 


RKO  Bonds  Gain  One 


High 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 5?4 

Keith    B.    F.    6s    '46 STA 

Loew's   6s    '41,    ww    deb    rights 101?^ 

Paramount    Broadway   Ss  '51 3554 

Paramount   F.    L.    6s   '47 47 

Paramount   Publix   5'/2S   '50 4754 

RKO  6s  '41,  pp .% 

Warner   Bros,   6s   '39,   wd 51H 


Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

3 

3 

100 

9554 

9554 

—2 

900 

143 

143 

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1,000 

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1034 

100 

2554 

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3^ 

2,200 

1 

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3,roo 

12 

1254 

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300 

2 

2 

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300 

4 

4 

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300 

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Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

uu 

12 

200 

9ne 

1^8 

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Net 

300 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

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i    Purely- 
Personal  ► 


KARL  MacDONALD,  Warner 
division  manager  for  Latin  Amer- 
ica, returned  yesterday  from  an  eight- 
week  business  trip  in  South  America. 
He  visited  Santa  Barbara,  Rio  de  Ja- 
neiro, Buenos  Aires  and  points  in 
Peru  and  Panama. 

Americo  Aboaf,  managing  director 
of  Paramount  in  Italy,  reaches  New 
York  aboard  the  Rex  tomorrow.  He 
will  be  here  several  weeks,  conferring 
with  John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  vice-pres- 
ident of  Paramount  International,  on 
new  season  product. 

Roberto  Trillo,  RKO  Central 
American  branch  manager,  will  leave 
Panama  tomorrow  by  plane  for  New 
York  to  sail  for  Spain  where  he  will 
take  charge  of  the  new  exchange  at 
Barcelona. 

Harry  E.  O.  Woolfe,  advertising 
manager  of  the  Daily  Film  Renter, 
leaves  today  on  the  Manlratfan  for 
London. 

Howard  S.  Cullman  showed  about 
100  members  of  the  American  Ass'n 
of  Port  Authorities  through  the  Roxy 
last  night. 

Cresson  Smith,  RKO's  western 
and  southern  sales  manager,  is  the 
latest  Kentucky  colonel  b_y  appoint- 
ment of  Governor  Ruby  Laffoon. 

J.  Maxwell  Joice,  film  and  legiti- 
mate press  agent,  has  just  returned 
from  the  west  to  manage  and  publicize 
Daro  &  Costa,  dance  team. 

Jean  Sargent,  just  back  from  Hol- 
lywood with  her  mother,  has  taken  aji 
apartment  at  the  Warwick. 

Walter  Vincent  is  on  a  two 
weeks'  business  trip  over  the  W.  &  V. 
circuit. 

Sidney  R.  Kent  is  due  in  New 
York  today  from  the  coast. 

Carole  Lombard  will  arrive  here 
for  a  two-week  vacation  on  Friday. 


More  M,  P.  Club  Meals 

Dinner  is  to  be  served  every  evening 
except  Saturday  at  the  M.  P.  Club, 
starting  next  Monday.  Luncheon  is  to 
be  served  on  Saturdays,  beginning 
with  Ladies'  Day  next  Saturday. 


M-G-M  Signs  Ray  Long 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — Ray  Long, 
former  editor  of  Cosmopolitan  maga- 
zine, has  been  signed  by  M-G-M  to 
collaborate  with  Tod  Browning  on  an 
untitled  mystery  story. 


Ruth  Goetz  Story  Head 

Ruth  Goodman  Goetz  has  succeeded 
Charles  Beahan  as  eastern  scenario 
head  of  Samuel  Goldwyn  Productions. 
Gertrude  Unger  has  been  named  her 
assistant. 


Laemmle  on  "Showboaf* 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — Carl  Laem- 
mle, Jr.,  intends  personally  to  super- 
vise the  production  of  "Showboat,"  he 
says.     Production  is  to  start  Jan.  2. 


"U"  Reel  at  the  Roxy 

Universal's  newsreels  are  to  be  in- 
cluded in  the  Roxy  program  under  the 
terms  of  an  agreement  just  reached 
with  Howard  S.  Cullman. 


"Motion  Picture  Daily? 

Warner  Bros,  speaking Re- 
serve page  3  for  the  most  impor- 
tant ad  you've  run  in  weeks  ! 
We've  got  big  news  for  the  trade 
about  BRITISH  AGENT.  Just  got  a 
wire  from  Washington  on  the  first 
key  date  and  we  want  to  tell  the 
world  it's  got  another  Warner 
Bros,  hit  !  Boy!  —  They  had  'em 
swimming  to  the  Earle  in  that 
drenching  downpour  last  Friday! 
It's  topping  'Navy',  'Sweet- 
hearts' ,  and But  wait  —  this 

thing's  too  big  for  a  single  page. 
You'll  have  to  give  us  PAGE  5 
too 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  September   12,   1934 


NRA  Revision 
To  Copy  Setup 
Of  U.  S.  Gov't 


(Continued  from    paije    1) 

the  new  NRA,  each  of  them  self-sus- 
taining and  an  entity  in  itself.  These 
branches  will  be  the  judicial,  the  leg- 
islative and   the  executive. 

The  judicial  department  will  pass 
on  questions  involving  code  interpre- 
tation, labor  disputes  and  controver- 
sies having  to  do  with  the  anti-trust 
laws. 

To  the  legislative  branch  will  be 
given  the  task  of  devising  the  policy 
of  the  NRA.  Questions  touching  on 
the  consolidation  and  simplification 
of  codes  will  be  submitted  to  it  for 
final  decision. 

All  that  has  to  do  with  adminis- 
tration and  enforcement  of  the  NRA 
will  come  within  the  province  of  the 
executive  branch. 

While  doubt  prevailed  today  as  to 
just  what  Johnson's  place  in  the  new 
NRA  would  be,  it  was  the  general 
understanding  that  he  would  be  placed 
at  the  head  of  the  executive  branch. 


Youngclaus  Buying 
Charge  Up  in  Omaha 

Omaha,  Sept.  11. — Overbuying 
charges  filed  by  W.  N.  Youngclaus 
of  Columbus,  Neb.,  against  General 
Theatres  Corp.,  a  concern  in  which 
A.  H.  Blank  has  an  interest,  will  be 
heard  Saturday  by  the  grievance 
board. 

August  Herman,  manager  of  the 
Muse,  Omaha,  has  filed  an  appeal 
with  Campi  from  the  grievance  de- 
cision ordering  him  to  stop  giving 
away  groceries.  The  complaint  was 
made  by  R.  D.  Goldberg,  operator  of 
the  Avenue. 


MacCulloch  Is  Head 
Of  Central  Casting 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

manager  of  the  Central  Casting  Bu- 
reau as  successor  to  David  Allen, 
resigned. 

In  announcing  the  appointment  of 
MacCulloch  after  a  meeting  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  producer  or- 
ganization, Warner  said: 

"MacCulloch  will  assume  his  duties 
immediately  with  full  power  to  com- 
pletely reorganize  the  Central  Casting 
Bureau  and  make  such  changes  as 
will  tend  to  elevate  the  effitiency  of 
this  important  part  of   the   industry." 

MacCulloch  is  an  electrical  engi- 
neer and  a  graduate  of  the  University 
of  Toronto.  He  has  been  acting  ex- 
ecutive secretary  of  the  NRA  State 
Recovery  Board  and  of  the  Los  An- 
geles Regional  Labor  Board.  As  far 
back  as  1915  he  was  connected  with 
Triangle  Films  in  a  variety  of  capaci- 
ties. He  is  well  known  here  as  an 
authority   on   studio  problems. 


Approves  Sum  to  Saga 

Special  Master  John  E.  Joyce  yes- 
terday approved  the  recommendation 
of  the  trustees  in  the  reorganization 
proceedings  of  Paramount  Publix  that 
$25,000  be  assigned  to  the  Saga  The- 
atre Corp.,  which  is  controlled  by  the 
trustees,  in  settlement  of  claims 
against    the    theatre    subsidiary. 


^'Unfinished  Symphony" 

( Gaumont- British) 

London,  Sept.  IL — This  adaptation  of  the  Cine  Alliance  production, 
directed  by  Willy  Forst,  has  successfully  fitted  English  speech  to  an  out- 
standing Continental  achievement,  making  it  acceptable  to  the  American 
market  without  sacrificing  anything  of  its  original  artistry  in  presenta- 
tion and  acting.  Anthony  Asquith,  responsible  for  the  British  produc- 
tion, has  done  an  excellent  piece  of  work,  supported  by  the  technical 
resources  of  the  Gaumont-British  studio. 

It's  another  Schubert  life  story,  a  romantic  story  of  the  composer's 
loves  being  the  thread  on  which  are  hung  many  finely  staged  scenes  of 
the  Vienna  of  tradition  and  sentimental  legend.  Outstanding  is  the 
excellent  use  made  of  the  opportunity  to  reproduce  many  of  Schubert's 
love  songs,  while  the  famous  B  Minor  symphony  is  a  motij  running 
through  the  whole  piece. 

The  story  is  that  Schubert,  loved  by  a  pawnbroker's  daughter  who 
has  helped  him  in  his  poverty,  is  also  loved  by  Caroline,  daughter  of  the 
Count  Esterhazy,  who  schemes  to  have  him  appointed  her  music  teacher. 
She  makes  love  by  singing  to  him  his  own  songs,  and  tells  her  father 
that  she  intends  to  marry  the  musician,  but  the  nobleman  sends  the 
poverty-stricken  Schubert  about  his  business.  Caroline  marries  a 
Hungarian  noble  and  Schubert  leaves  unfinished  the  symphony  with 
which  his  memories  of  her  are  associated. 

Marta  Eggerth  gives  an  outstanding  performance  as  Caroline  and 
Hans  Jaray  looks  like  Schubert  while  giving  a  very  sensitive  picture 
of  the  unworldly  musician.  The  musical  side,  which  is  a  big  selling 
feature,  is  magnificently  handled.  The  Vienna  Philharmonic  Orchestra, 
the  Wiener  Saengerknaben,  the  Vienna  State  Opera  chorus  and  the 
'"Gyula  Howarth"  gypsy  band  are  introduced. 

BRUCE  ALLAN. 


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Petersburg  Nights 

(Amkino) 

This  Soyusfilm  production,  adapted  from  the  Dostoyevski  novel, 
"White  Nights,"  cannot  be  of  more  than  limited  appeal  to  American 
audiences.  That  it  is  thoroughly  morbid  and  solemn  is  handicap  enough 
in  its  quest  for  American  support.  But  on  top  of  that  it  runs  intermin- 
ably. After  a  while  the  film's  heavy  dramatic  quality  becomes  tiresome 
and  a  little  strained. 

The  picture  is  a  veiled  attack  against  the  commercialization  of  art 
under  the  Russian  aristocracy  and  the  supression  of  pure  genius.  The 
theme  is  illustrated  by  the  struggle  of  a  violinist  to  attain  success  with- 
out sacrificing  his  integrity  as  an  artist.  It  is  a  hopeless  task,  and  he 
turns  out  a  pitiful  failure,  while  a  rival,  willing  to  make  concessions  for 
the  sake  of  his  financial  well-being,  becomes  a  popular  idol.  In  his 
bitterness  the  thwarted  genius  turns  to  the  cause  of  the  Russian  workers. 
In  the  end  he  finds  some  joy  in  the  realization  that  the  song  of  the 
laboring  classes  was  a  composition  written  by  him  in  his  younger  days. 

There  are  plenty  of  English  titles. 

The  acting  is  highly  dramatic.  The  cast  includes  B.  Dobron  Ravov, 
A.  Gorunov,  K.  Tarasovna  and  A.  Fenin.  Direction  is  credited  to 
Gregory  Roshal  and  V.  Stroyeva.    Running  time,  97  minutes. 


<( 


Moonstone" 

(Monogram) 

Done  in  the  conventional  manner,  but  minus  the  usual  hokum,  this 
mystery  thriller  affords  good  entertainment. 

The  direction  of  Reginald  Barker  builds  up  to  a  satisfying  and  novel 
climax  and  Robert  Planck's  photography  is  better  than  average.  The 
cast,  well  chosen  and  competent,  includes  David  Manners,  Phyllis  Barry, 
Jameson  Thomas,  Charles  Irwin  and  Gustav  von  Seyffertitz. 

The  plot  revolves  around  a  valuable  gem,  a  moonstone,  that  Miss 
Barry  has  inherited  and  that  Manners  has  just  fetched  from  India.  It 
is  undecided  whether  the  gem  shall  be  used  to  pay  off  the  debts  of  Miss 
Barry's  father  or  whether  she  shall  be  allowed  to  keep  the  stone  for 
herself.  It  is  stolen.  The  second  half  of  the  picture  is  concerned  with 
the  recovery  of  the  moonstone  under  the  direction  of  Irwin,  a  Scotland 
Yard  inspector.  He  finally  succeeds  in  his  efforts  and  the  crime  is 
pinned  on  Thomas  and  von  Seyffertitz.  The  final  shot  shows  Miss 
Barry  in  Manners'  arms  in  the  typical  happy  ending. 

"Moonstone"  should  have  no  trouble  in  small  towns  and  neighborhood 
houses.     Running  time,  60  minutes. 


(Additional  reviews  on  page  6) 


New  Operating 
Pact  for  Fox 
Met  in  Offing 


(Continued  from   pane    1) 

and  was  unable  to  say,  as  a  result, 
whether  the  new  contracts,  when 
drawn,  would  displace  Skouras  and 
Randforce  as  operators  of  the  circuit. 
It  is  known,  however,  that  the  com- 
mittee has  made  repeated  attempts  in 
the  past  few  weeks  to  negotiate  a 
new  clause  for  the  present  operating 
contracts  with  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force which  would  permit  the  com- 
mittee to  dispose  of  the  circuit  after 
one  year.  Attempts  were  also  made 
by  the  committee  to  obtain  court  au- 
thorization to  cancel  the  existing 
agreements. 

Archibald  Palmer,  attorney  for 
minority  bondholders,  charged  the 
committee  with  "common  greediness" 
at  yesterday's  hearing  and  asserted 
he  would  oppose  the  drawing  of  new 
operating   contracts   by   that   group. 

Judge  Mack  continued  the  hearing 
until  today.  Also  scheduled  for  hear- 
ing before  Judge  Mack  today  is  a 
motion  to  make  permanent  the  tem- 
porary order  admitting  Fox  Met  to 
reorganization  under  the  new  bank- 
ruptcy laws.  Indications  are  that  this 
hearing  will  be  postponed  and  that 
the  application  may  be  opposed  in 
favor  of  returning  the  circuit  to  its 
former   equity    receivership    status. 


"Forever"  $6,500 
Indianapolis  Lead 

Indianapolis,  Sept.  11. — With  re- 
opening of  the  Indiana  and  inaugura- 
tion of  stage  shows  at  the  Lyric,  the 
theatre  outlook  took  on  a  brighter  hue 
last  week.  "Now  and  Forever"  led 
the  gross  parade  with  $6,500,  over 
average  by  $2,500. 

Both  "The  Cat's  Paw"  and  "The 
Affairs  of  Cellini"  were  strong  at  the 
Apollo  and  Palace,  respectively. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $28,000. 
Average  without  the  Indiana  and 
Lyric  is  $11,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  8: 

"THE    CATS    PAW"    (Fox) 

APOLL(>-(l,171),     25c-40c,     7     days,     2nd 
week.     Gross:   $3,000.    (Average,   $2,500) 
"NOW    AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 
CIRCLE— (2,638),  2.Sc-40c,  7  days.    Gross: 
$6,500.    (Average,  $4,000) 

"SHE   LOVES   ME  NOT"    (Para.) 
INDIANA— (3,133),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,000. 

"THEIR    BIG    MOMENT"    (Radio) 

LYRIC— (1,896).    25c-40c,    7    days.      Stage 

show.     Gross:    $7,500. 

"THE  AFFAIRS  OF  CELLINI"  (U.A.) 

PALACE— (2,431).   25c-40c,   7  days.   Gross: 

$5,000.     (Average,  $4,500) 


Seating  Firm  Cuts  Loss 

The  American  Seating  Co.  reports 
a  net  loss  of  $39,474  after  taxes  and 
all  charges  for  the  second  quarter 
of  the  year.  This  compares  with  a 
loss  of  $106,150  for  the  same  quarter 
of  1933  and  with  a  loss  of  $81,305 
for  the  first  three  months  of  this 
year. 


Switch  Football  Title 

Hollywood,.  Sept.  11. — A  title 
switch  at  Radio  has  "The  Football 
Fool"  as  the  final  release  title  on 
"Kickoflf." 


" so  we  can  show  the  folks 

that  Washington  wire  word  for 
word.  Listen! 'Despite  ter- 
rific downpour  lasting  all  day 
BRITISH  AGENT  drew  tremendous 
crowds  giving  us  bigger  opening 
day  than  "Twenty  Million  Sweet- 
hearts" , "Here  Comes  The  Navy"or 
ft              It 
_  (that  stands  for 

the  strongest  opposition  show  of 
recent  weeks).  Patrons  came  in 
droves  in  cars  and  cabs  making 
this  gala  day  for  parking  garages 
and  taxi  drivers.  Last  perform- 
ance started  with  hundreds  stand- 
ing necessitating  use  of  every 
available  bit  of  space.  Warner 
Bros,  have  stirring  dramatic  hit 
in  British  Agent  drawing  applause 
at  conclusion  of  every  showing*. 
....  You  can  hear  that  coin  jin- 
gling all  the  way  up  here,  can't 
you  sweetheart?  But  that's  not 
all.  We'll  have  to  have  PAGE  7 
too.  • .  •  • 


MOTION  PICTURB 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  Sepfember   12,   1934 


British  Film 
Imports  Slip 
66%  in  Canada 


(Continued  from   page   1) 
United   States  was  29.1   per  cent  and 
for  the  United  Kingdom  66.6  per  cent. 

French  film  imports  into  Canada 
are  not  classified,  according  to  the  re- 
port, but  during  the  fiscal  yeax  ended 
March  31  imports  from  France  into 
Canada  amounted  to  748,249  feet, 
valued  at  $59,353,  as  compared  with 
890,803  feet  valued  at  $70,763,  in  the 
previous    12-month  period. 

Summer  business  was  only  fair, 
Peterson's  report  goes  on,  with  double 
bills  prevailing  generally,  but  fall  im- 
provement is  expected  with  a  decrease 
of  competition  from  outdoor  sports. 
Daylight  saving  time  has  tended  to 
concentrate  attendance  on  late  evening 
shows,  says  the  report. 


Three  in  Nebraska 
Shift;  Three  Close 

Omaha,  Sept.  11. — Mrs.  Charlotte 
Ripp  has  taken  over  the  Owl  at  Ban- 
croft, Neb,  has  renamed  it  the  Ban- 
croft and  is  now  operating  the  house. 

F.  W.  Anderson  is  now  operating 
the  Orleans  at  Orleans,  Neb.  H.  C. 
Ebmeier  was  the  former  owner. 

The  Dean  at  York,  Neb.,  has  been 
taken  over  by  Ross  Lobart. 

The  Uptown  in  Omaha  has  been 
transferred  to  the  Avon  Theatre 
Corp,  by  R.  D.  Goldberg. 

Three  Nebraska  houses  have  closed. 
They  are :  Crystal  at  Peru,  Com- 
munity at  Campbell  and  Star  at 
Brainerd. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


''Bride  of  the  Lake" 

{Amer.-Anglo  Prod.) 

One  of  the  better  foreign  productions,  it  should  appeal  to  the  Irish- 
American  trade,  as  well  as  general  audiences.  The  tilm  is  based  on  the 
play,  "Colleen  Bawn,"  by  Dion  Boucicault,  and  is  filmed  on  Irish 
backgrounds  with  native  ballads. 

The  story  is  that  of  a  love  affair  between  Sir  Patrick  Creegan  and 
a  peasant  maid,  Eileen.  He  is  blocked  at  every  angle  in  his  attempts 
to  marry  her,  especially  by  his  many  debts.  When  on  the  verge  of  losing 
his  ancestral  home  by  his  refusal  to  marry  a  wealthy  girl,  Sir  Patrick 
extricates  himself  from  his  difiiculties  by  winning  a  steeplechase  from 
his  largest  creditor. 

The  cast  includes  Gino  Malo,  Stan  Halloway,  John  Garrick  and 
Stanley  Perrins.  Maurice  Elvey  directed  this  Julius  Hagen  production 
with  charm  and  finesse.    Running  time,  65  minutes. 


Workers  Gain 
In  Eight  Big 
Ohio  Centers 


"You  Belong  to  Me,"  last  night's  preview  at  the  Rialto,  was  reviewed  by 
wire  from  Hollywood  on  Aug.  10. 

"Ctuirlie  Chan  in  London,"  last  night's  preview  at  the  Mayfair,  was  reviewed 
on  Sept.  5. 


Columbia  Will  Take 
Elliott  China  Film 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — Clyde  El- 
liott has  closed  a  deal  with  Columbia 
for  release  of  the  contemplated  China 
adventure  story  titled  "China  Roars." 

Elliott  will  be  financed  by  Erpi. 
He  will  leave  here  Oct.  15  and  prob- 
ably will  be  away  eight  months.  The 
script  has  been  approved  by  the  Chi- 
nese  consul   here. 


Shorts 


''The  Old  Pioneer" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — A  "Happy 
Harmonies"  cartoon  in  color. 

An  "old  timer"  relates  his  experi- 
ences with  the  Indians  during  the  rush 
of  '49  to  a  newsboy.  Entire  short 
seems  to  be  a  technical  achievement 
with  the  action  of  the  drawings  par- 
ticularly smooth.  Outstanding  is  the 
sequence  of  the  Indian  war  dance  with 
shadows  playing  on  the  teepees. 

Good  entertainment. 


Fire  in  Denver  Oriental 

Denver,  Sept.  11.— Fire,  thought  to 
have  been  caused  by  defective  wiring, 
did  $15,000  damage  to  the  Oriental, 
one  of  the  Civic  group  owned  by  Joe 
Dekker  and  A.  P.  Archer.  Archer 
noticed  the  blaze,  and  threw  on  the 
house  lights  and  asked  the  audience  to 
march  out  quietly,  which  they  did,  but 
•  not  until  several  were  burned,  some 
severely  enough  to  be  taken  to  hos- 
pitals. 

Charles  G.  Doty,  publicity  director, 
received  second  degree  burns  when  he 
attempted  to  fight  the  fire  with  extin- 
guishers. The  backstage  sound  equip- 
ment and  the  organ  were  destroyed. 
The  sound  equipment  was  replaced 
and  the  theatre  was  opened  the  next 
day,  Sunday,  for  matinee. 


Para.  Re-Signs  Karns 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11.— Paramount 
has  written  a  new  long-term  contract, 
with  a  tilt  in  salary,  for  Roscoe 
Karns.  His  last  picture  for  Paramount 
was  "Shoot  the  Works." 


'Nosed  Our 

(Roach-M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — An  accept- 
able comedy  starring  the  famed  Irvin 
S.  Cobb. 

Comedy  deals  with  Captain  Cobb,  a 
river  boat  captain  elected  mayor 
through  a  fluke.  Many  situations  are 
amusting  but  a  few  might  prove  too 
strong  for  those  tired  of  vegetable- 
slinging  type  of  comedy.  Cobb  de- 
serves better  material. 

Code    seal    144.    Running   time,    18 


'Mike  Frighr 


{Roach-M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11.  ■ —  Director 
Gus  Meins  got  the  little  tots  to  give 
their  best  to  this  one. 

Comedy  shows  the  trials  of  "our 
gang"  with  their  first  appearance  over 
the  radio  with  the  best  comedy  per- 
formance of  the  "short"  season  con- 
tributed by  five-year-old  Spanky  Mc- 
Farlane. 

Production  seal  No.  33.  Running 
time,  18  mins. 


"Good  Luck-Best  Wishes" 

{Educational) 

Radio  fans  should  go  for  this  one 
in  a  big  way  for  it  features  the  well 
known  Pickens  Sisters  and  Ferde 
Grofe's  orchestra.  The  story  is  neg- 
ligible for  it  only  serves  as  a  means 
of  letting  the  girls  sing  to  the  tune  of 
Grofe's  music.  Solly  Ward,  cast  as 
Patti  Pickens'  love  interest,  handles 
two  songs  nicely.  Running  time,  18 
mins. 


"The  Spectacle  Maker*' 

{M-G-M) 

HpLLYWOOD,  Sept.  11. — A  color  tone 
musical  well  directed  by  John  Farrow. 

Story  has  an  old  spectacle  maker 
cast  an  eyeglass  through  which  one 
can  see  only  beauty.  Finding  his 
genius  is  causing  sorrow  he  devises  a 
glass  through  which  only  the  truth 
can  be  seen.  This  one,  too,  causes  sor- 
row and  he  destroys  both,  only  after 
being  saved  from  death  for  dealing 
in  black  magic  at  the  hands  of  the 
King  and  Queen  (mythical)  whom  he 
had  offended  through  his  inventions. 

Entire  short  is  beautiful,  including 
color,  backgrounds,  and  music  by  Her- 
bert Stothard.  Good  performances 
from  Christian  Rub  as  the  genius, 
Cora  Sue  Collins  as  the  little  princess 
and  Douglas  Scott  as  Rub's  grandson. 

"The  Spectacle  Maker"  should  be  a 
good  asset  to  any  program.  Running 
time,  21  rains. 


{Continued  from   pane    1) 

spots,  according  to  exhibitor  reports. 
Business  is  not  comparable  with  the 
same  season  last  year,  and  it  is  felt 
that  the  film  crusade  is  partially  re- 
sponsible for  this,  since  residents  of 
the  smaller  communities  are  in  closer 
contact  with  the  church.  On  the  other 
hand,  exhibitors  anticipate  a  pickup 
in  business  as  soon  as  they  are  in  po- 
sition to  play  the  new  season  prod- 
uct, the  buying  of  which  has  been 
postponed  in  certain  situations  pend- 
ing definite  settlement  of  the  clearance 
schedules  now  on  appeal  to  Campi.  \ 
Other  situations,  where  new  product 
has  been  bought  to  be  played  "on 
the  nose"  in  accordance  with  protec-  i 
tion  schedules,  are  counting  on  re- 
turns proportionately  comparable  with 
the   first  run  takes. 


Wisconsin  Factories 
Busier;  Payrolls  Up 

{Continued  from    page    1) 

announces.  Factory  payrolls  in  June 
were  higher  than  in  any  month  since 
June,  1931,  the  commission  said. 

Compared  with  June  of  last  year 
the  number  of  workers  in  Wisconsin 
factories  increased  21  per  cent  and 
factory  payrolls  were  36.8  per  cent 
greater. 

From  May  15  to  June  15,  both  em- 
ployment and  payroll  totals  increased 
in  Madison,  Beloit,  Chippewa  Falls, 
La  Crosse,  Plymouth,  Rhinelander, 
Watertown  and  Wausau. 

Exhibitors  anticipate  the  additional 
money  in  circulation  will  reflect  itself 
at  the  bo.x-office. 


"Pro-Football" 

{M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — An  old  and 
never  failing  subject  for  a  short,  the 
field  tricks  and  team  work  of  the 
football  eleven.  Pete  Smith  makes 
this  one  particularly  interesting  with 
his  trenchant  remarks  and  use  of 
slow  motion. 

Code  seal  No.  99.  Running  time, 
9y2  mins. 


"Taking  Care  of  Baby" 

{M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — A  comedy 
headed  right  down  the  alley  of  every 
mother  in  the  audience  with  the  foot- 
age given  over  entirely  to  closeups  of 
beautiful  babes  and  their  care.  Here 
is  a  short  with  appeal.  Explanatory 
remarks  by  Pete  Smith  good. 

Code  seal  98.  Running  time,  9  mins. 


"Tulip  Time" 

{M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — A  FitzPat- 
rick  travel-talk  in  color. 

A  breath-taking  pictorial  of  Hol- 
land, its  quaint  streets,  fishermen,  and 


Donaldsonville  to  Open 

Donaldsonville,  La.,  Sept.  11. — 
The  remodeled  Grand  will  open  here 
this  month  under  management  of  Harp 
and  DeLas.  The  house  has  been  re- 
wired. 


hundreds  of  fields  of  vari-colored 
tulips.  Sheer  beauty  of  this  one  should 
capture  any  audience. 


"The  Discontented 
Canary" 

{A  Happy  Harmonies  Cartoon) 
{M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — A  pet  canary 
escapes  from  his  cage,  encounters 
many  amusing  dangers  in  the  big,  bad 
forest,  and  after  rescue  from  a  cat, 
is  glad  to  return  to  his  barred  home. 
Color  and  facial  expression  of  the 
jungle  folk  particularly  good.  Enter- 
tainment value  high.  Running  time,  9 
mins. 


"Strikes  and  Spares" 

{M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  11. — Here's  one 
for  the  bowler,  and  the  one  who  doesn't 
bowl.  Both  will  like  it.  Pete  Smith 
shows  the  audience  that  the  profes- 
sional bowler  has  as  many  tricks  up 
his  sleeve  as  the  professional  card 
shark  or  the  professional  billiard 
player. 

Code  seal  No.  96.  Running  time,  9 
mins. 


" so  we  can  remind  the  boys 

that  BRITISH  AGENT  is  the  show 
that  has  both  Kay  Francis  and 
Leslie  Howard  in  the  20-star 
cast  directed  by  Michael  Curtiz, 
and  that  it  was  inspired  by  a 
best-seller  that  was  talked  and 
written  about  all  over  the  world  ! 
And  then  we'll  want  to  get  in 
something  to  the  effect  that 
'Dames'  and  'Here  Comes  the 
Navy'  are  doing  very  nicely  too, 

thank  you and  that  a  dozen 

more  big  shows,  like  Stanwyck  ' 
in  'A  Lost  Lady'  ,  and  Joe  E. 
Brown  in  '6-Day  Bike  Rider'  , 
and  Kibbee  and  MacMahon  in  'Big 
Hearted  Herbert',  and  Dick 
Powell  and  Josephine  Hutchinson 
in  'Happiness  Ahead',  Franchot 
Tone  and  Jean  Muir  in  'Gentle- 
men Are  Born' ,  and  Jimmy  Cagney 
in  'A  Perfect  Week-End',  are 
coming  all  in  a  bunch  from 
WARNER  BROS," 


Take  em  on  these 
3  Great  Laugh  Cruises 


Produced  by 
AL  CHRISTIE 


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Marion  Martin  •  •  •  Mountain  Melodeers 


Presented  by 


-^Cr  BEST  ^T 

"*^^WISHES"  Ayi 


What  if  vacation  is  over! 
Here's  all  the  fun  of  another 
7-day  pleasure  cruise,  all 
v^rapped  up  in  two  reels.  Will 
Mahoney  at  his  best,  plus  a 
big  surprise  hit  in  the  singing 
of  the  Five  Spirits  of  Har- 
mony. It  will  be  one  of  your 
biggest  comedy  hits  of  the 
season. 


(s^t/iCi^cilicmU   0  tctu-xii^ 


PICKETS  SISTERS 
and  SOLLY  WARD 

in  a  musical  comedy  that  combines 
exceptional  action  and  fun  with  four 
great  new  song  hits. 


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TOM  PATRICOLA 
and  RUSTER  WEST 

"Lively  and  snappy  comedy  . . .  The 
dancing  put  on  by  the  boys  is  a  great 
stepping  exhibition  . . .  fast  and  well 
gagged."  fi/m  Doi/y 


The  Leading 

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VOL.  36.    NO.  62 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  13,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Sisk  Is  Made 
McDonough's 
Studio  Aide 


S.  Barrett  McCormick  in 
Publicity,  Ad  Post 

Robert  F.  Sisk  has  been  named 
assistant  to  J.  R.  McDonough,  presi- 
dent of  RKO 
Radio  Pictures, 
and  will  resign 
as  RKO  adver- 
tising director 
to  assume  his 
new  post  within 
the  next  few 
days. 

S.  Barrett 
M  c  C.o  r  m  i  ck 
will  be  in 
charge  of  Radio 
Pictures'  adver- 
tising and  John 
A.  Dowd  will 
handle  theatre 
advertising.  Mc- 
Cormick     went 

to   RKO  with   Sisk  three  years  ago. 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Roben-t   F.   Sisk 


Heyl,  Photophone, 
Quits  as  Manager 

E.  O.  Heyl,  general  manager  of 
RCA  Photophone,  resigned  that  post 
yesterday,    effective    immediately. 

Heyl  will  be  succeeded  by  J.  E. 
Francis,  formerly  in  charge  of  Pho- 
tophone's     recording    division    which, 

(Continued  on   page  4) 

Changes  Slated  for 
N,  Y,  Allied  Heads 

Albany,  Sept.  12.— Changes  in  the 
executive  setup  of  Allied  of  New  York 
loom  at  the  annual  elections  on  Sept. 
26.  The  meeting  is  set  for  the  DeWitt 
Clinton  Hotel.  Some  of  the  officers 
claim  they  cannot  devote  their  time 
to  the  organization  and  want  to  be 
relieved  of  their  posts. 

Because  of  the  annual  conclave,  the 
eastern  session  of  Allied  units  is  being 
held  up. 


Southern  California 
ITO  Roster  Gaining 

Hollywood,  Sept.  12. — New  mem- 
bers are  being  added  daily  to  the  I. 
T.   O.   of   Southern   California. 

Financing  of  the  organization  is 
planned  through  a  midnight  show  to 
be  given  at  Pantages  Sept.  22,  with  a 
program  of  film,  stage  and  radio  per- 
sonalities and   a   studio   preview. 


Theatre  Suit 

OnASCAPTax 
Frowned  Upon 


Exhibitors  Told  Federal 
Action  Covers  Needs 


Washington,  Sept.  12. — Exhibitor 
representatives  were  advised  here  to- 
day that  the  Federal  anti-trust  action 
recently  filed  against  the  American 
Society  of  Composers,  Authors  and 
Publishers  and  other  music  licensing 
groups  fully  covers  theatre  owners' 
interests  and  that  nothing  would  be 
gained  through  the  filing  of  a  separate 
action  by  exhibitors,  or  consolidating 
an  action  with  that  of  the  government. 

The  exhibitor  representatives,  led 
b\  George  Z.  Medalie,  former  U.  S. 
District  Attorney  at  New  York,  who 
was  retained  recently  by  the  exhibitor 
emergency  committee  to  conduct  their 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Cutting  Most  Vital 
In  Films — Hubbard 

Cutting  is  the  most  important  job 
in  production,  Lucien  Hubbard,  M- 
G-M  producer,  stated  yesterday  on 
his  return  from  an  eight-week  vaca- 
tion in  Europe.  Casting,  he  opines, 
is   the   easiest   part   of   the   work. 

While  abroad  Hubbard,  his  wife  and 
two  children  visited  England,  France, 
Italy,  Germany  and  Switzerland.  He 
had  a  brief  conference  with  Louis  B. 
Mayer,  Sam  Eckman  and  Laudy  Law- 
rence while  in  Europe,  but  business 
did  not  enter  the  interviews,  Hubbard 
says. 

He  left  for  the  coast  last  night  and 
will  stop  off  at  Fort  Thomas,  Ky., 
to  visit  his  mother.  He  plans  to  be 
back  in  Hollywood  on  Tuesday  for  an 
assignment. 


Detroit  Operators' 
Scales  Are  Raised 

,  Detroit,  Sept.  12.— Roger  Kennedy, 
business  agent  of  the  L  A.  T.  S.  E., 
after  months  of  negotiation  with  ex- 
hibitors, has  settled  the  operator  wage 
scale  for  the  next  two  years. 

Independent    theatre    operators    will 
receive  an  increase  of  14  per  cent  and 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Denies  4  Members 
Out  of  Penn  MPTO 

Declaring  that  four  theatres  recently 
listed  as  lined  up  with  the  I.  E.  P.  A. 
are  full-fledged  members  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania, 
Southern   New  Jersey  and  Delaware. 

(Continued   on    pacie   4) 


Two  Columnists  On 

Loew's  goes  into  opposi- 
tion with  itself  starting  the 
week  of  Sept.  21  as  far  as  the 
State  and  Capitol  are  con- 
cerned. Paul  Yawitz,  Broad- 
way columnist  of  the  Sunday 
Mirror,  is  booked  into  the 
State  for  that  period  and 
Ed  Sullivan,  columnist  of  the 
Daily  News,  is  scheduled  to 
open  at  the  Capitol  the  same 
day. 


Court  Orders 
New  Fox  Met 
Plan  Nov.  12 


RKO  May  Get 
Half  of  "U" 
And  Columbia 


Creditor  groups  in  Fo.x  Metropoli- 
tan Playhouses  were  directed  by  Fed- 
eral Judge  Julian  W.  Mack  at  a  hear- 
ing in  U.  S.  District  Court  yesterday 
to  have  a  plan  of  reorganization  for 
the  company  ready  for  submission  by 
Nov.    12. 

It  was  indicated  at  the  hearing  that 
the  bondholders'  committee  would  be- 
gin work  on  a  plan  at  once  to  comply 
with  the  court's  instructions.  If  ob- 
jections to  the  plan  are  made  on  its 
submission,  opposing  creditors  may 
move  at  that  time  to  have  the  reor- 
ganization  proceedings    set    aside   and 

(Continued  on   page   2) 


Fox  Met  in  Red,  But 
Cash  Is  $2,171,928 

Despite  cash  on  hand  of  $2,171,928 
as  of  yesterday,  Fox  Metropolitan 
Playhouses  is  still  "in  the  red,"  Wal- 
ter Littlefield,  Irving  Trust  represen- 
tative in  Fox  Met,  told  Federal  Judge 
Julian  W.  Mack  yesterday. 

Cash  in  the  hands  of  the  trustee 
for  the  company,  as  of  yesterday, 
amounted  to  $1,925,744,  of  which  $1,- 
510,984  was  described  as  "mortgaged 
cash"   and   $414,760  as   "free  cash." 

Littlefield   estimated   that   Fox   Met 

(Continued  on   page   2) 


Loew  Seeks  Listing 
For  200,000  Shares 

Loew's,  Inc.,  yesterday  applied  to 
the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  for 
permission  to  list  an  additional  200,000 
shares  of  the  company's  common 
stock. 

This  move  was  made  to  cover  the 
options  given  Irving  Thalberg, 
M-G-M  producer,  and  Louis  B. 
Allayer,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
production  at  M-G-M,  a  year  ago  last 
September.  The  options  are  redeem- 
able after  the  first  of  the  year. 


This,    as    Well    as    Fox, 
In  Loew  Peace  Plan 


Half  of  Universal  and  Columbia 
product,  in  addition  to  all  of  Fox,  will 
be  switched  to  RKO  by  Loew's  in 
Greater  New  York  provided  negotia- 
tions under  way  materialize  within 
the  next  week. 

Consummation  of  deliberations  now 
going  on  for  shifting  of  product  by 
Loew's  is  contingent  on  RKO  drop- 
ping 11  independent  theatres  recently 
acquired  in  the  local  area. 

Ratification  of  the  deals  by  S.  R. 
Kent  of  Fox,  James  R.  Grainger  of 
Universal  and  Jack  Cohn  of  Columbia 
is  expected.  While  Kent  is  understood 
to  have  been  approached  on  the  Fox 
angle,  Grainger  and  Cohn  have  not, 
as  far  as  it  could  be  learned  yester- 
day. 

In  executive  quarters  the  deals  are 
looked  upon  as  certain.  In  this  event, 
RKO   would  have  splits  with  Loew's 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Denver  Seeks  Code 
Change  on  Prizes 

Denver,  Sept.  12. — Theatre  owners 
here  want  the  code  amended  to  elimi- 
nate all  restrictions  on  premiums, 
gifts,  awards,  chances,  etc.  They  con- 
tend this  should  be  left  to  local  au- 
tonomy. 

This  city  has  been  a  hotbed  of  give- 
aways, the  practice  reaching  the  point 

(Continued   on    page   4) 


Rosenblatt  Denies 
He  Will  Leave  NRA 

Washington,  Sept.  12. — Flatly  de- 
nying any  intention  of  leaving  the  Na- 
tional Recovery  Administration,  Di- 
vision Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosen- 
blatt today  branded  as  mere  rumors 
reports  from  the  coast  that  he  would 
resign  at  the  end  of  this  month. 


Campi  Resumes  Its 
Clearance  Hearings 

Appeal  hearings  on  clearance  and 
zoning  schedules  were  resumed  yester- 
day by  Campi.  Four  protests  were 
heard  by  a  committee  comprising 
George  J.  Schaefer,  chairman ;  E.  C. 
Grainger  and  Leon  Rosenblatt. 

Because  an  appeal  on  a  decision  of 

(Continued   on    page   4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  September   13,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered  U.   S.   Patent  Office) 


Vol.  36 


September   13,   1934 


No.  62 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 


JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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Vice-President  and   Treasurer. 

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Johnston  Given  Medal 

George  Hecht,  editor  of  Parents' 
Magazine,  yesterday  presented  W. 
Ray  Johnston,  president  of  Monogram 
Pictures,  the  special  Parents'  Maga- 
sine  medal  for  his  company's  produc- 
tion of  "A  Girl  of  the  Limberlost." 

Johnston  has  just  returned  from  a 
tour   of   key    cities. 


Laemmle  Back  Tomorrow 

Carl  Laemmle,  Universal  head,  re- 
turns from  a  three-month  absence  in 
Europe  tomorrow  aboard  the  Letn- 
athan.  His  assistant,  Joe  Weil,  and 
his  secretary,  Jack  Ross,  returned 
with  him. 


Mrs.  Mayer  to  Recover 

Paris,  Sept.  12. — Mrs.  Louis  B. 
Mayer,  who  has  been  ill  at  the  Amer- 
ican Hospital  here,  was  reported  to 
be  out  of  danger  today.  She  has  had 
double  pneumonia. 


Sonolux  Branch  Here 

Sonolux  Co.  of  East  Newark,  N.  J., 
manufacturer  of  exciter  lamps  and 
photo  cells,  has  opened  a  New  York 
office  with  A.  G.  Zepp  in  charge  of 
sales. 


M-G'M  Re-signs  Writers 

Hollywood,  Sept.  12. — Rachel 
Crothers  and  Vicki  Baum  have  been 
given  new  writing  contracts  by 
M-G-M.  They  will  continue  to  con- 
tribute original  stories. 


Court  Orders 

New  Fox  Met 
Plan  Nov.  12 


(Continued   from    paqc    1) 

the  equity  receivership  status  of  Fo.x 
Met  restored,  the  court  indicated. 

Fox  Theatres  Corp.  owns  all  of  the 
common  stock  of  Fox  Met  and  may 
intervene  in  the  reorganization  pro- 
ceedings to  approve  or  oppose  a  plan 
when  one  is  submitted.  Central  Han- 
over Bank  &  Trust  Co.  is  trustee  un- 
der the  Fox  Met  $13,000,000  gold  note 
and  debenture  issues  and  the  bank's 
petition  to  intervene  was  granted  yes- 
terday by  Judge  Mack.  A  similar  pe- 
tition to  intervene  made  by  counsel  for 
F"ox  Theatres'  stockholders  was  de- 
nied on  the  grounds  that  stockholders 
of  Fox  Theatres  are  not  creditors  of 
Fox  Met. 

Irving  Trust  Co.  was  made  perma- 
nent trustee  for  Fox  Met  in  an  order 
signed  by  Judge  Mack  yesterday. 

$4,536,000  Claim  Revived 

It  was  revealed  at  the  hearing  that 
Fox  Theatres'  claim  of  $4,536,000 
against  Fox  Met,  which  it  had  pre- 
viously agreed  to  settle  for  $100,000, 
has  again  been  thrown  into  the  open 
by  the  vacating  of  Judge  Martin  Man- 
ton's  order  authorizing  Fox  Theatres 
to  effect  the  settlement.  Judge  Mack 
had  made  no  similar  authorization  to 
Fo.x  Met  receivers  to  participate  in 
the  settlement,  and  the  claim,  there- 
fore, may  be  pressed  anew.  Irving 
Trust,  however,  proposes  to  contest 
the   claim   on   behalf   of   Fox   Met. 

Milton  C.  Weisman,  trustee  of  Fox 
Theatres  with  William  E.  Atkinson, 
stated  that  David  Burton,  an  account- 
ant retained  recently  by  Fox  Theatres, 
would  examine  the  books  of  Fox  Met 
in  an  effort  to  determine  the  facts 
surrounding  the  Fox  Theatres'  claim. 
He  also  stated  that  Fox  Theatres 
would  bring  in  its  own  reorganization 
plan  for  Fox  Met  if  there  was  un- 
necessary delay  on  the  part  of  the 
bondholders'   committee. 

Judge  Mack  also  issued  a  stay  yes- 
terday to  prevent  Central  Hanover 
from  bringing  foreclosure  actions 
against  Fox  Met  properties  in  an- 
cillary actions  pending  the  submis- 
sion of  a  plan. 

In  the  meantime,  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force    continue    as    operators    of    Fox 


Met,  but  how  they  will  be  affected  by 
the  reorganization  plan  to  be  prepared 
remains  a  matter  for  conjecture.  The 
bondholders'  committee  has  made  sev- 
eral attempts  to  modify  the  operating 
contracts  and  stated  to  Judge  Mack 
on  Tuesday  that  new  contracts  would 
be  drawn  soon  and  submitted  to  Fox 
Met  creditors   for  approval. 

In  reply  to  a  question  yesterday, 
Walter  Littlefield,  Irving  Trust  rep- 
resentative in  Fox  Met,  stated  that 
the  Fox  Film  franchise  is  held  by 
Skouras  and  Randforce,  not  Fox  Met. 


Fox  Met  in  Red,  But 
Cash  Is  $2,171,928 

(.Continued   from    page    1) 

was  "$2,000,000  in  the  red."  He  said 
that  the  circuit  may  have  lost  $250,- 
000  on  operations  for  the  summer, 
adding  that  earnings  are  off  at  that 
season  and  improved  during  the  win- 
ter. 

Asked  whether  operations  were 
showing  a  profit,  Littlefield  said  that 
the  trustee  "had  no  way  of  knowing." 
He  added  that  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force had  both  paid  rents,  computed 
after  operating  costs,  to  the  trus- 
tee and  that  he  believed  there  was 
some  cash  in  the  Randforce  treas- 
ury, although  that  operator  had  not 
declared  the  dividend  due  in  October. 


Hoffman  May  Jump 
Liberty  to  Twelve 

M.  H.  Hoffman  is  now  mulling  over 
possibilities  of  increasing  the  current 
Liberty  program  of  eight  to  12.  A 
decision  will  be  reached  within  the 
next   48  hours,   he   states. 

Tentative  plans  for  next  season  call 
for  12  program  pictures,  four  specials 
and  two  super  specials.  He  returns 
to  the  coast  in  about   10  days. 


"Don  Juan'*  Print  Here 

The  first  print  of  "The  Private 
Life  of  Don  Juan"  arrived  in  America 
yesterday  on  board  the  Olympic. 
London  Films  produced  the  picture, 
starring  Douglas  Fairbanks,  Sr.,  and 
United  Artists  is  handling  the  release 
in  this  country. 


Closes  Circuit  Deals 

United  Artists  has  signed  two  more 
circuits  for  the  company's  1934-35 
product,  according  to  Al  Lichtman, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  sales,  with 
the  closing  of  the  deals  with  Rand- 
force circuit  and  the  Fox  Rocky 
Mountain    Theatre    Co. 


Eastman  Up  One  on  Big  Board 


High  Low  Close 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,    pfd WA  12'/^  12!/4 

Eastman    Kodak    %t4  96  96i/J 

Fox   Film   "A" 11  1054  11 

Loew's,    Inc 27  26  26M 

Loew's,    Inc.,    pfd 9VA  90'/^  9VA 

Paramount    Publix,    cts 3Ji  35^  35^ 

Pathe    Exchange    iVx  1  1 

RKO     2'4  214  2% 

Warner    Bros 4'4  4  4% 

No  Change  in  Curb  Stocks 


Net 
Change 


-1-1 

-f  'A 

+  Vz 


Sentry   Safety   Control. 
Trans   Lux    


High 

.  m 


Low      Close 

Vf,  Vi 


Net 
Change 


Para.  Publix  Bonds  Off  One 


General   Theatre    Equipment   6s    '40 SVk 

General    Theatre    Equipment    6s    '40,    ctf 6 

Loew's  6s   '41,  ww  deb  rights lOlfi 


High      Low      Close 


Paramount    Broadway   5'/2S    '51. 


35/2 

Paramount    F.    L.    6s    '47 46'/2 

Paramount   Publix   5'/^s   '50 46'/! 

Pathe   7's    '37,    ww 99 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 5154 


57/8 

101 
35'/J 
46^. 
46^ 
9874 
515^ 


57/8 
5'/z 
101 
3514 

46'/^. 

99 

51/2 


Net 
Change 


-  Vi 
-54 


—1 


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ScUes 

100 
300 
500 

1,600 
300 
400 

1.500 
300 

1,600 


Sales 

100 
300 


Sales 

4 
7 
22 
10 
4 
3 
2 
5 


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Personal  ► 

WALLACE  WEST,  who  has  been 
with  the  Paramount  publicity 
department  for  the  past  live  years,  has 
resigned  to  become  managing  editor  of 
Roto,  a  new  weekly  publication. 

Harry  Asher,  Boston,;  Bernard 
Mills,  Albany,  and  S.  Goldman, 
Boston,  all  of  Majestic,  were  in  town 
yesterday. 

Fkank  Joyce,  Mrs.  Jack  William 
VoTiON  and  Antoinette  Giroux, 
Canadian  actress,  get  in  today  from 
Europe  on  the  Lafayette. 

Mrs.  Millard  Webb,  the  former 
Mary  Eaton,  arrived  yesterday  from 
the  coast  and  is  stopping  at  the  War- 
wick. 

Jules  E.  Brulatour  and  Mrs. 
Brulatour  (Hope  Hampton)  arrive 
today  from  abroad  on  the  Rex. 

Ethel  Merman  is  back  in  town 
from  the  coast,  where  she  worked  in 
"Kid  Millions." 

Harry  P.  Lander,  secretary  of  the 
New  Haven  code  board,  was  in  town 
yesterday. 

James  Dunn  is  in  town  from  the 
coast.     He's  at  the  Ritz  Tower. 

Larry  Darmour  arrives  either  to- 
morrow or  Saturday  from  the  coast. 

Harry  Cohn  is  due  from  Holly- 
wood on  Sunday. 


St,  Louis  Orpheum 
Will  Open  Saturday 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  12. — Warners  will 
open  the  Orpheum  Saturday  with 
"British  Agent."  The  house  has  been 
dark  for  three  years. 

The  interior  has  been  redecorated, 
new  seats  have  been  installed  and 
other  improvements  made.  The  re- 
opening will  give  Warners  two  first 
runs.    The  other  is  the  Shubert-Rialto. 

During  opening  week  the  house  will 
be  on  a  single  feature  basis,  but  duals 
probably  will  follow. 

Downtown  Sunday  scales  are  up. 
The  Ambassador  and  Fox  are  now 
charging  25  cents  until  2  P.  M.,  35 
cents  to  6  P.  M.  and  55  cents  at  night. 
Loew's  State  is  charging  the  same 
rates.  


/.  L.  Warner  Here  Today 

Jack  L.  Warner,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production  for  Warners,  ar- 
rives today  by  plane  from  the  coast. 
He  is  scheduled  for  a  series  of  home 
office   conferences. 


Warners  to  Start  Duals 

Los  Angeles^  Sept.  12. — Warners' 
Downtown  goes  double  bill  Friday. 
The  Hollywood  will  remain  on  a  sin- 
gle feature  basis. 


Publicists  Meet  Hays 

Hollywood,  Sept.  12. — Publicity  di- 
rectors met  today  at  the  Hays  office 
to  learn  what  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A. 
head  told  fan  magazine  editors  yes- 
terday. The  publicity  men  reported 
correspondents  here  in  general  will  co- 
operate still  further  following  their 
editors'   talk   with   Hays. 


Germany  Bans  "Bahy" 

Berlin,  Sept.  12. — "Baby,  Take  a 
Bow"  has  been  banned  in  Germany, 
no  reason  given. 


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Theatre  Suit 
OnASCAPTax 
Frowned  Upon 


(Cotitiiiiied  from  page  1) 
court  opposition  to  the  music  tax  in- 
crease planned  by  A.S.C.A.P.  for  Oct. 
1,  conferred  with  officials  of  the  De- 
partment of  Justice  here.  While  ef- 
forts to  obtain  a  statement  on  the  re- 
sults of  the  conference  from  officials 
of  the  department  were  futile  in  the 
face  of  the  official  policy  of  divulging 
nothing  regarding  current  activities, 
the  exhibitor  representatives  indicated 
that  department  officials  were  highly 
interested  in  A.S.C.A.P.'s  proposed 
music  tax  increases  because  of  the 
pending  Federal   litigation. 

Moreover,  there  were  indications 
that  the  government's  suit  is  expected 
to  result  in  a  consent  decree  under 
which  A.S.C.A.P.  will  make  drastic 
revisions  in  its  contracts  and  methods 
of  operation. 

Denial  that  A.S.C.A.P.  would  agree 
to  a  consent  decree  or  contemplated 
any  revisions  of  its  contracts  or  op- 
erating methods  was  made  yesterday 
by  E.  C.  Mills,  general  manager,  in 
response  to  the  Washington  report. 

Will  Fight  to  Last  Ditch 

"We  will  fight  the  government  ac- 
tion, or  any  other  action  against  us, 
through  the  highest  court,  if  that  is 
necessary,"  Mills  said.  "If  the  Su- 
preme Court  then  dissolves  us.  why, 
wc  stand  dissolved.  I  don't  know  who 
is  spreading  the  report  that  A.S.C. 
A. P.  would  accept  a  consent  decree, 
but  it  is  not  true." 

Mills  reiterated  earlier  statements 
that  the  quickest  solution  of  the  situa- 
tion for  exhibitors  would  result  from 
getting  together  with  A.S.C.A.P. 
heads  "to  discuss  the  subject  in  the 
proper  frame  of  mind." 

The  exhibitor  situation  appears  to 
be  unchanged  as  a  result  of  the  Wash- 
ington conferences  yesterday.  The 
emergency  committee  has  been  of  the 
opinion  all  along  that  the  exhibitors' 
case  was  fully  covered  by  the  Federal 
action  against  A.S.C.A.P.,  but  also 
felt  that  its  own  action  would  be 
necessary  in  order  to  obtain  immedi- 
ate relief  from  the  proposed  music 
tax  increases.  Such  relief  is  not 
promised  in  the  Federal  suit.  It  is 
believed  that  the  committee  will  pro- 
ceed with  its  original  plan  of  instruct- 
ing Medalie  to  file  applications  at  once 
for  injunctions  restraining  A.S.C.A.P. 
from  putting  the  tax  increases  into 
eft^ect  and  from  collecting  any  music 
taxes  whatever  in  the  future. 


Wages  Absorb 
18%  of  Gross 
For  Theatres 


Denies  4  Members 
Out  of  Penn  MPTO 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

that  these  houses  have  never  joined 
the  rival  organization  and  have  not 
paid  dues,  George  P.  Aarons,  secre- 
tary of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  unit,  yester- 
day declared  that  the  members  in- 
volved will  continue  with  his  associa- 
tion. 

Theatres  and  operators  involved  are 
Jack  Greenberg  of  the  Parkway, 
Stone  Harbor,  N.  J. ;  James  Clarke 
and  Jack  Greenberg  of  the  Roxy, 
Northampton,  Pa. ;  George  T.  Graven- 
stine  of  the  Carmen,  Philadelphia,  and 
Edward  Gabriel  of  the  Casino,  South 
Langhorne,  Pa. 


Wages  absorb  an  average  of  18  per 
cent  of  gross  receipts.  Motion  Picture 
Herald  will  reveal  today  in  announc- 
ing the  results  of  a  study  made  by 
it  of  reports  on  the  first  17  states  to 
be  surveyed  by  the  U.  S.  Census 
Bureau  in  its  canvass  of  the  nation's 
film  theatres  financed  by  funds  pro- 
vided by  the  Public  Works  Admin- 
istration. 

The  reports  are  based  on  informa- 
tion obtained  from  1,586  theatres  in 
the  following  states :  Alabama, 
.Arizona,  Arkansas,  Delaware.  Iowa, 
Kentucky,  Louisiana,  Maine,  Missis- 
sippi, Nevada,  New  Hampshire.  New 
Mexico,  North  Dakota,  Oregon, 
Rhode  Island,  South  Dakota  and  Ver- 
mont. 

Total  Gross  $33,233,000 

Total  box-office  receipts  last  year 
fo!  theatres  in  these  states  were  $33,- 
233,000.  Of  this  sum  approximately 
$6,171,000  went  for  payrolls.  The 
percentage  of  gross  receipts  applied 
to  wages  ranged  from  15  per  cent  in 
New  Mexico  to  22  per  cent  in  Rhode 
Island.  In  the  large  cities  the  aver- 
age was  21  per  cent,  ranging  from 
15  per  cent  in  Mobile,  Ala.,  to  27  per 
cent  in  Portland,  Me. 

"The  average  theatre,"  according  to 
the  publication,  "spent  $3,899  per  year 
and  $77  per  week  on  payrolls  in  1933. 
In  the  large  cities  the  average  was 
$12,307  for  the  year  and  $237  per 
week." 

The  Herald  figures  also  disclose 
that  "average  gross  receipts  per  the- 
atre for  1933  were  $20,900  and  $59,332 
per  theatre  in  the  large  cities,"  while 
average  weekly  receipts  per  theatre 
amounted  to  $1,141,  the  average  for 
the  big-city  houses  being  $20,950. 

The  Herald  declares  that  the  Census 
Bureau  survey  represents  "the  first 
wholesale  accumulation  of  actual  box- 
office  earnings  in  their  relation  to 
salaries  and  wages  paid  in  exhibition 
undertaken  on  a  scientific  basis  by  the 
government's  economic  investigators." 


Denver  Seeks  Code 
Change  on  Prizes 


iCoutiiiiicd   from    page    1) 

some     time    ago     where     automobiles 
were   among   the   prizes   regularly. 

Resolutions  passed  by  the  Rocky 
Mountain  Theatre  Owners'  Ass'n. 
have  been  forwarded  to  Division  Ad- 
ministrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  and 
Campi.  In  them  the  association  asks 
that  where  75  per  cent  of  exhibitors 
in  a  territory  favor  prizes,  chances 
and  awards  the  practice  be  per- 
mitted. 


First  New  Season's 
Overbuying  Case  Up 

First  overbuying  complaint  on 
1934-35  product  is  before  the  New 
York  grievance  board.  Slated  to  come 
up  yesterday,  the  case  was  postponed 
until  the  next  meeting,  date  of  which 
has  not  been  set. 

The  complaint,  filed  by  Frank  So- 
marelli  of  the  Royal,  Port  Jervis,  N. 
Y.,  charges  Harry  Shiffman  with 
buying  too  much  product  for  the 
Strand  and  Ritz  in  that  city.  Soma- 
relli  claims  that  unless  he  can  get 
sufficient  first  run  films  he  will  have 
to  close.  He  says  he  has  been  forced 
to  keep  the  Royal  closed  several 
months.    He  reopened  last  January. 

Shiffman,  however,  contends  that 
according  to  present  deals  he  has  in- 
sufficient output  to  keep  both  his  units 
operating  as   first  runs. 

Clearance  and  zoning  resumes  in 
the  local  territory  next  Monday  when 
the  Hastings,  Hastings-on-the-Hud- 
son,  appears  before  the  New  York 
board  on  a  complaint  for  a  reduction 
of  clearance  now  enjoyed  by  the 
Strand,  Yonkers,  an  RKO  house. 


BKO  May  Get 
Half  of  "U" 
And  Columbia 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

on  Paramount,  Warners,  Columbia 
and  Universal  in  addition  to  the  en- 
tire lineups  of  Fox  and  Radio  in  the- 
atres not  competitive  with  Loew's. 

Loew's  is  insisting  that  every  house 
acquired  in  the  recent  theatre  drive 
must  be  dropped  before  it  stamps  the 
deals  as  final.  The  circuit  does  not 
want  any  of  the  houses,  leaving  dis- 
position of  them  to  RKO.  Skouras 
and  Randforce  will  acquire  a  number 
of  them  and  the  others  in  all  prob- 
ability will  be  turned  back  to  the 
original  owners. 

Proximity  of  new  season  release 
makes  it  imperative  that  the  negotia- 
tions be  completed  within  the  next 
M;eek  or  so.  If  the  talks  fail  to  mate- 
rialize by  that  time,  all  deals  may 
fall  through,   it  is  understood. 


Detroit  Operators* 
Scales  Are  Raised 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

circuit  men  will  receive  a  seven  and 
one-half  per  cent  raise.  The  reason 
for  the  difference  is  that  the  circuits 
granted  a  14  per  cent  raise  last  Sep- 
tember when  the  indies  did  not  raise. 

The  operators  wanted  a  flat  20  per 
cent  boost  with  overtime  starting  at 
11  P.M.  The  new  arrangement  calls 
for  pay  for  overtime  after  11 :30  P.  M. 

With  the  double  feature  situation 
here  as  it  is,  it  is  almost  impossible 
for  a  neighborhood  house  to  run  two 
complete  shows,  double  features  and 
short  subjects  without  going  into  over- 
time every  night.  Most  houses  are 
now  running  one  feature  twice  nightly 
with  the  slough  off  run  only  once  and 
as  near  9  P.  M.  as  possible. 

With  this  policy  in  force,  most 
houses  close  the  box-offices  shortly 
after  9  P.  M.  to  avoid  kicks. 


Campi  Resumes  Its 
Clearance  Hearings 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

the  Philadelphia  board,  involving  the 
Fern  Rock  against  the  Logan,  Lind- 
ley  and  Benn,  took  three  hours, 
Schaefer  adjourned  the  session  until 
8.  :15  P.  M.  Schaefer  had  an  appoint- 
ment with  E.  J.  Sparks,  prior  to  the 
latter's  departure  for  Florida  last 
night  and  had  to  break  away. 

I.  Levinson  represented  Warners, 
respondents  and  appellants,  while 
George  P.  Aarons  represented  Her- 
bert J.  Elliott  of  the  Fern  Rock. 

Cases  heard  in  the  evening  were 
the  Orpheum,  Saugerties,  N.  Y., 
against  Broadway  and  Kingston, 
Kingston,  N.  Y. ;  Ambassador,  Phila- 
delphia, against  the  Benn;  Astor,  At- 
lantic City,  against  Colonial,  same 
city. 


Heyl,  Photophone, 
Quits  as  Manager 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
concurrently  with  his  advancement, 
will  be  combined  with  the  reproducing 
division.  Francis,  therefore,  will  be 
in  charge  of  both  recording  and  re- 
producing  divisions. 

Heyl  has  been  with  Photophone 
since  1927,  at  which  time  he  was 
vice-president  in  charge  of  foreign  de- 
velopment. His  future  plans  were  not 
disclosed.  Francis  joined  Photophone 
in  1929,  in  charge  of  installations,  and 
subsequently  was  placed  in  charge  of 
the  recording  division. 


Books  "Scarlet  Letter*' 

Majestic  has  booked  "The  Scarlet 
Letter"  into  the  Strand,  Brooklyn, 
starting  tomorrow. 


3  New  Kodak  Officers 

Rochester,  Sept.  12.— Albert  F. 
Sulzer  has  been  elected  vice-president 
of  Eastman  Kodak  in  charge  of 
Kodak  Park,  the  company's  largest 
plant,  of  which  he  has  been  manager. 
Dr.  C.  E.  Kenneth  Mees  has  been  ad- 
vanced from  director  of  research  and 
development  to  vice-president  in 
charge  of  that  division,  while  Herman 
C.  Sievers,  formerly  general  sales 
manager,  is  now  vice-president  in 
charge  of  sales  and  advertising  as 
successor  to  the  late  Lewis  B.  Jones. 

Joe  Vergesslich  Resigns 

Joe  Vergesslich  has  resigned  as 
branch  manager  of  Majestic's  New 
York  exchange. 


Sisk  Is  Made  Aide 
To  J.  R.  McDonough 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

Dowd  has  been  with  the  company  for 
the   past    14  years. 

Sisk's  headquarters  will  be  in  Hol- 
lywood. He  leaves  with  his  family 
shortly.  Prior  to  his  RKO  associa- 
tion, Sisk  was  general  press  repre- 
sentative for  the  New  York  Theatre 
Guild  for   seven   years. 


G-B  Sets  Deal  for 
Fox  to  Handle  List 

Contracts  calling  for  physical  dis- 
tribution of  Gaumont  British  films 
through  Fox  exchanges  have  been 
signed.  Branch  managers  and  sales- 
men will  be  stationed  in  the  Fox  ex- 
changes and  will  report  to  the  G-B 
home  office  in  New  York. 

"Chu  Chin  Chow"  will  open  at  the 
Roxy  Sept.  21  and  "Power"  will  go 
into  the  Music  Hall  Oct.  4.  These 
deals  were  handled  before  signing  of 
the  Fox  agreement. 

Negotiations  are  under  way  to 
bring  over  a  number  of  G-B  stars  for 
personal    appearances    at    the    Roxy. 


Caballero  in  Town 

Charles  Caballero,  who  has  been 
managing  F.  &  M.  theatres  in  San 
Francisco  and  Los  Angeles,  is  in 
town  awaiting  a  new  assignment. 


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TEN  CENTS 


New  Regional 
Labor  Setups 
Due  Sept.  22 


20  Boards  for  Country; 
Director  for  Each 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  13.— Reorgani- 
zation of  the  20  regional  labor  boards 
throughout  the  country  will  become 
effective  Sept.  22  at  which  time  mem- 
bers of  the  regional  boards  go  out  of 
office  and  new  machinery  will  be 
established  under  the  national  labor 
relations  board,  Motion  Picture 
Daily  is  informed  by  Richard  L. 
Rlume,  executive  secretary  of  the 
labor  board  here. 

The  national  labor  relations  board 
is  the  successor  to  the  Wagner  labor 
board,  which  was  named  by  the  Presi- 
dent immediately  after  the  inception 
of  the  National  Industrial  Recovery 
Act.  The  regional  boards  consisting 
(Continued  on  paae  6) 


Loew  Application 
On  Stock  Routine 

Application  by  Loew's  for  listing  of 
an  additional  250,000  common  shares 
on  the  New  York  Stock  exchange  is 
a  mere  formality,  according  to  Loew 
executives. 

The  new  stock  will  be  divided 
among  Irving  Thalberg,  Louis  B. 
Mayer,  David  Bernstein  and  J.  Robert 
(Continued  on  paae  6) 


M-G-M  to  Delay  Its 
English  Production 

M-G-M  production  in  England  will 
not  get  under  way  for  some  time, 
conditions  abroad  not  being  ripe  at 
the  present  time,  it  is  held  in  ex- 
ecutive quarters. 

Louis  B.  Mayer,  now  in  Europe,  is 
enthusiastic    about    making    films    in 

(Continued  on    paqc  6) 


Out  on  Sunday 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  13.— 
As  a  concession  to  some- 
thing or  other,  the  Kansas 
City  Journal-Post,  running  a 
serialized  feature  by  Mae 
West  titled  "Me  and  My 
Past,"  omitted  the  story  on 
Sunday  and  carried  the  in- 
stallment on  Monday  instead. 

An  editor's  note  said  the 
arrangement  was  requested 
by  La  West. 


LoeW'RKO  Deal  Hangs  On 
Meyer  &  Schneider  Stand 


Meyer  &  Schneider,  independent 
circuit  operators,  hold  the  key  to  a 
shift  of  Fox,  Universal  and  Colum- 
bia product  by   Loew's  to  RKO. 

Efforts  are  being  made  by  RKO 
to  settle  one-year  leases  on  the  Apollo 
and  Hollywood,  taken  over  about 
a  month  ago  by  the  major  circuit. 
M.  &  S.  is  understood  to  be  asking  in 
the  neighborhood  of  $160,000  for  can- 


cellation of  the  leases,  but  RKO  is 
said  to  have  offered  $100,000  less. 
Conferences  between  the  two  circuits 
are  being  held  daily. 

In  taking  over  the  Apollo  and 
Hollywood,  RKO  struck  a  vulnerable 
theatre  situation  dominated  by  Loew's, 
which  has  the  Delancey,  Avenue  B, 
Canal    and    Commodore.    The    Apollo 

(Continued  on   facie  6) 


New  Orleans 
Men  to  Fight 
Tax  in  Court 


New  Orleans,  Sept.  13. — A  court 
fight  is  planned  here  on  the  amuse- 
ment tax  enacted  at  the  special  ses- 
sion of  the  legislature  and  levied  here 
by  direction  of  Mayor  Walmsley. 
The  tax  ranges  from  two  per  cent  on 
theatres  up  to  10  per  cent  on  night 
clubs,  circuses  and  other  forms  of 
amusement. 

Under  the  terms  of  the  law,  it  is 
claimed,  the  proceeds  were  to  be 
turned  into  the  state  treasury  for  re- 
lief purposes  in  conjunction  with 
Federal  funds. 

Mayor  Walmsley  began  the  collec- 
tion here  and  turned  the  proceeds  into 
the  city  treasury  for  use  by  local 
relief  agencies. 

A  few  days  ago  a  few  exhibitors 
called    on    the    Mayor   and    suggested 

(Continued  on   pane  6) 


St,  Louis  Sale  Tax 
Defeat  Is  Expected 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  13.— Defeat  of  the 
proposed  city  sales  tax  in  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  seems  certain.  In  order 
to  make  up  the  city's  deficit  of  $4,- 
253,000  for  bond  issue  sinking  fund 
and  other  shortages  it  is  expected  the 
board  will  return  to  a  plan  for  a  city 
income  tax  and  special  taxes  of  vari- 
ous kinds. 

Whether  this  will  include  admission 
levies  is  worrying  exhibitors. 


Jersey  Allied 
Sets  Oct.  3  As 
Dual  Deadline 


Allied  of  New  Jersey  has  set  Oct. 
3  as  the  deadline  for  Northern  New 
Jersey  independents  to  sign  for  adop- 
tion of  single  feature  policies.  The 
deadline  was  approved  by  about  45 
members  at  a  meeting  of  the  organi- 
zation yesterday. 

The  single  feature  committee  yes- 
terday reported  that  210  circuit  and 
independent  houses  have  signed  the 
agreement  to  drop  duals  and  there 
are  now  20  independents  holding  out, 
among    them    Trio-Consolidated. 

No  definite  date  for  adoption  of 
the  single  feature  plan  has  been  set, 
but  it  is  figured  that  from  14  days 
to  three  weeks  will  be  necessary  for 
exhibitors  to  rearrange  bookings,  pro- 
vided all  theatre  owners  sign  up. 

The  next  meeting  of  Allied  will  be 
held    Sept.    25. 


Revamping  of 
Para.  Nears; 
Bank  Deal  On 


Court   to    Get   Pact   On 
Bond  Suit  Sept.  25 


The  possibility  of  an  early  reorgani- 
zation of  Paramount  Publix  is  brought 
to  the  fore  again  with  the  disclosure 
yesterday  that  a  settlement  of  the  suit 
brought  against  12  Paramount  bank 
creditors  has  been  virtually  agreed 
upon. 

Disclosure  of  the  imminent  agree- 
ment came  with  the  appearance  of  rep- 
resentatives of  the  principal  Para- 
mount reorganization  groups  at  a 
hearing  before  Federal  Judge  Alfred 
C.  Coxe  in  chambers.  At  the  request 
of  Samuel  S.  Isseks,  of  counsel  for 
the  Paramount  trustees,  Judge  Coxe 
postponed  the  hearing  to  Sept.  25  to 
permit  the  winding  up  of  negotiations 
for  a  settlement.  Isseks  requested  an 
adjournment  of  only  six  days,  but 
Judge  Coxe  said  he  would  be  unable 
to  hear  the  case  next  week  and  set 
the  later  date. 

Morton    G.    Bogue,    of   counsel   for 

(Continued  on    page  2) 


GSTA  to  Aid  Fight 
On  ASCAP  Tax  Move 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  13.— The  Gulf 
States  Theatre  Owners  Ass'n  will 
swing  into  action  against  the  Ameri- 
can Society  of  Composers,  Authors 
and  Publishers  this  winter  when  Con- 
gress meets.  President  Henry  Mc- 
Leod,  stating  that  no  action  would 
be  taken  now,  declared  his  association 
would  fight  any  move  to  saddle  the 
exhibitor  with  increased  and  unjust 
costs. 


Big  Electric  Suits 
On  September  List 

Wilmington,  Sept.  13. — Suits  in- 
volving General  Talking  Pictures 
Corp.,  Warners,  Erpi,  Western  Elec- 
tric, A.  T.  &  T.,  R.C.A.,  Duovac 
Radio    and   others    are   listed   on   the 

(Continued   on   page   8) 


Campi  Adopts  12  New 
Clearance  Principles 

After  spending  the  greater  part  of 
the  afternoon  amending  and  redrafting 
a  set  of  rules  promulgated  by  a  special 
committee  of  sales  executives,  Campi 
yesterday  adopted  a  plan  of  12  prin- 
ciples to  govern  new  clearance  and 
zoning  schedules.  Loew  and  Warner 
representatives  are  said  to  have  argued 
considerably  on  the  committee's  report 
before  it  was  changed  and  accepted. 

The  financial  committee  did  not  sub- 

(Continued  on  pane  6) 


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One  Night"  Grabs 
$104,120  for  Week 

Chalking  up  the  biggest  gross  in  42 

weeks,  "One  Night  of  Love"  garnered 

$104,120   for   the    first   seven   days   at 

the  Music  Hall.     The  last  picture  to 

(Continued  on  pane  f'^ 


Stage  Appearances 
Due  for  Rush  Here 

Broadway  will  break  out  in  a  rash 
of  personal  appearances  by  film  play- 
ers starting  Sept.  21. 

With     Ed     Sullivan,    Daily    News 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


End  15-Year  Run 

After  playing  vaudeville 
for  15  consecutive  years, 
Loew's  Gates  in  Brooklyn 
goes  to  straight  picture  pro- 
grams within  the  next  two 
weeks. 


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M.  Shapiro.  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House.  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1. 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin-Tempelhof,  Kaiserin-Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockkart,  Representative:  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive; Moscow  Bureau:  Civtzev  Vrarhek,  N. 
25,  Apart.  146,  Moscow,  U.  S.  S.  R.,  Bella 
Kashin,  RepresenUtive.  Cable  address: 
Samrod,  Moscow. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter.  January 
4  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,  under  Act  of   March  3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year;  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single  copies:    10   cents. 

Bellman  Enlarges  Staff 

Jack  Bellman  of  the  Hollywood 
Film  Exchange  has  increased  his 
staffs  in  Buffalo,  Washington  and 
Philadelphia.  Frank  Loftus,  "Chief" 
Powell  and  Ray  Smith  have  been  as- 
signed to  John  Colder,  Philadelphia, 
and  Bert  Freese  has  been  added  to 
Ceorge  H.  Moeser's  Buffalo  outfit. 


New  Union  Is  Opposed 

Harrisburgh,  Sept.  13. — An  appli- 
cation for  a  charter  for  the  Brother- 
hood of  M.  P.  Operators  now  pending 
before  Secretary  of  State  Richard  J. 
Besmish  is  being  opposed  by  the  State 
Federation  of  Labor  and  various 
Pittsburgh  unions. 


Liebeskind  in  Today 

Nat  Liebeskind,  Warner  representa- 
tive in  the  Far  East,  returns  today  on 
the  Paris  for  home  office  conferences. 
He  has  been  in  Singapore  and  Straits 
Settlements  for  the  past  three  years 
organizing  branch  offices. 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

JOHN  C.  HACKETT'S  book  based 
on  the  murder  of  Dor  King  has 
been  purchased  by  Crace  Pictures. 
The  picture  will  be  made  at  Irving- 
ton-on-the-Hudson. 

Sam  Moscow,  Columbia  district 
manager  in  Atlanta,  and  Jerome 
Safron,  west  coast  district  manager, 
have  returned  to  their  offices. 

Joseph  N.  Weber,  president  of  the 
American  F"ederation  of  Musicians, 
and  Mrs.  Weber  return  tomorrow  on 
the  Paris  from  a  trip  through  Europe. 

Spyros  Skouras  and  E.  A.  Alper- 
SON  yesterday  held  a  product  confer- 
ence with  Al  Lichtman.  It's  that 
Fox   West   Coast  deal. 

Aline  MacMaiion  will  arrive  in 
town  early  next  week  for  a  vacation. 
She  has  just  finished  work  in  War- 
ners' "Babbitt." 

James  M.  Beck,  M.P.P.D.A.  repre- 
sentative in  London,  is  due  here  the 
end  of  this  month  on  his  annual  Amer- 
ican visit. 

M.  H.  Hoffman  has  moved  from 
the  Essex  to  the  Park  Central,  his 
usual  stopping  place  when  he  is  in 
New  York. 

Glenn  Anders  has  completed  his 
work  in  Radio's  "By  Your  Leave" 
and  is  flying  east  to  go  into  a  Guild 
show. 

Gregory  Ratoff  returns  from 
abroad  about  Oct.  1,  having  been  in' 
England  since  April  working  in  pic- 
tures. 

Damon  Runyon  has  sold  another 
of  his  short  stories,  this  time  to 
M-G-M.  It  is  called  "Three  Wise 
Guys." 

William  Wister  Haines'  "Slim" 
has  been  acquired  by  Warners. 
James  Cagney  may  be  starred. 

Byron  Morgan  and  J.  Robert 
Bren  have  sold  their  football  story, 
"Backfield,"  to  M-G-M. 

Pete  Smith,  M-G-M  humorist,  ar- 
rives in  town  Monday  from  the  coast 
by  boat  for  a  short  vacation. 

LuciEN  Hubbard  left  yesterday  for 
the  coast.  He's  going  by  way  of  his 
home  in  Kentucky. 

N.  L.  Nathanson  is  scheduled  to 
arrive  in  Montreal  today  from  a 
European  vacation. 

James  Dunn  and  John  Bradford, 
who    have    just    completed    work    in 


"305  Nights  in  Hollywood"  for  Fox, 
arrived  yesterday  morning.  They  in- 
tend to  take  in  the  Ross-McLarmn 
fight. 

James  Roosevelt  and  Mark  Os- 
trer  were  luncheon  guests  of  Howard 
S.   Cullman   yesterday. 

Arthur  Loew's  dog  "Tide"  has 
given  birth  to  six  pups.  "Rip,"  mate 
of  "Tide,"  recently  died. 

Joe  Penell,  formerly  of  the  Verdie 
and  Penell  vaudeville  act,  is  the  bar- 
tender at  the  M.  P.  Club. 

R.  M.  Hatfield,  Erpi  representa- 
tive in  London,  is  due  here  the  early 
part  of  October. 

Stuart  Erwin  and  Mrs.  Erwin 
(June  Collyer)  are  stopping  at  the 
Warwick. 

Edward  Dean  Sullivan's  original, 
"Bad  Penny,"  has  been  bought  by 
Select. 

Richard  Macauley's  "Women  Are 
Bum  Newspapermen"  has  been  bought 
by  Warners. 

Dave  Chatkin  arrived  in  town 
yesterday  for  a  brief  business  visit. 

Skouras  Reports  27% 
FWC  Increase  in  L.A, 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  13. — Charles 
Skouras  in  an  interview  today  de- 
clared that  attendance  at  all  F'ox 
West  Coast  houses  in  this  sector  in 
the  past  six  weeks  had  increased  27 
per  cent.  He  said  that  managers, 
asked  to  discover  the  reason  for  such 
a  sharp  increase,  have  reported  that 
patrons  have  found  many  new  faces  to 
attract  them  and  have  commended  in 
almost  every  instance  the  higher-grade 
and  more  wholesome  entertainment 
now  being  offered. 


Hendricks  Wins  Award 

William  Hendricks,  manager  of  the 
Warner  at  Memphis,  has  won  the  first 
prize  in  the  company's  national  ex- 
ploitation contest  on  "The  Circus 
Clown."  Thirteen  other  awards  were 
given  out  as  follows :  Louis  Sharnin- 
sky,  Capitol,  Dallas ;  Ed  Bart,  Oxford, 
Plainfield;  William  Leggiero.  Ritz, 
San  Bernadino ;  Gene  Curtiz  and  Ken 
Finley,  Palace,  Montreal ;  Ken 
Grimes,  Warner,  Morgantown,  West 
Va. ;  Roy  Patterson,  Gordon,  Middle- 
town,  O. ;  J.  E.  Flicker,  Commer- 
ford's  Penn,  Wilkes-Barre ;  Barney 
Gurnette,  New  Santa  Cruz,  Santa 
Cruz,  Cal.;  George  O'Brien,  Miller, 
Woodstock,  111. :  Hadden  Matthews, 
69th  St.,  Upper  Darby,  Pa.;  Abe 
Frank,  Lyric,  Camden ;  Jim  Totman, 
Warner,  Erie,  Pa.,  and  R.  D.  Hutch- 
ings.    Portage,    Portage,   Wis. 


Revamping  of 
Para.  Nears; 
Bank  Deal  On 


Trading  Light  on  Big  Board 


Balcon  on  Way  Here 

London,  Sept.  13.— Michael  Balcon, 
production  chief  for  Gaumont  British, 
is  on  the  Berengaria.  He  will  study 
American  audience  reactions  where 
Gaumont   features  are  shown. 


Darmour,  Hopper  Coming 

Hollywood,  Sept.  13. — Larry  Dar- 
mour and  Harold  Hopper  of  Majestic 
are  on  their  way  east  by  plane  for 
home  office  conferences. 


High 

Columbia   Pictures,  vtc 32 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2M 

Eastman    Kodak    96^^ 

Fox   Film  "A" lOM 

Loew's,    Inc 26% 

Paramount  Publix   35^ 

Pathe    Exchange    '. IJ^ 

RKO 2yi 

Warner    Bros 454 

Trans  Lux  Up  Vs  on  Curb 

High      Low      Close 

Technicolor     12  12  12 

Trans   Lux    M         ^'A         IM 


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Close 

3134 

32 

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96% 

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Net 
Change 


Keith  Bonds  Drop  IV2 


General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40. 

Keith  B.   F.  6s  '46 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 

Paramount  F.   L.  6s  '47 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww. 


High 

.     5?4 
,.  56 
.101 
.  47J4 
.  99 


Low      Close 

5^         5K 


Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 52 


56 
101 
47/8 
99 
52 


56 
101 
47Ji 
99 
52 


Net 
Change 

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Sales 

500 
400 
200 
300 
2,200 
700 
400 
lOO 
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Sales 

200 
600 


Sales 

1 
2 
1 
12 
1 
2 


Loew's  Take  Boston  Road 

Loew's  will  take  over  operation  of 
the  Boston  Road,  Bronx,  from  Henry 
Seigel  on  Oct.  1.  This  house  replaces 
the  Freeman,  recently  dropped  by  the 
circuit. 


(Continued  from   pane    1) 

the  defendant  banks,  told  the  court 
that  a  settlement  proposed  by  the 
banks  had  been  agreed  to  by  Arthur 
A.  Ballantine,  of  Root,  Clark,  Buck- 
ner  &  Ballantine,  counsel  for  the  Par- 
amount trustees.  Presumably,  formal 
acceptance  of  the  settlement  by  the 
Paramount  trustees  is  the  only  step 
remaining  to  be  taken.  Isseks  stated 
that  if  the  settlement  had  not  been 
made  by  the  adjourned  hearing  date 
he  expected  examination  of  officers 
of  the  defendant  banks  to  proceed  1 
promptly.  ' 

It  is  understood  the  proposed  set- 
tlement involves  an  agreement  on  the 
part  of  the  banks  to  surrender  an  al- 
leged preference  on  $9,600,000  of  a 
total  claim  against  Paramount  of  $13,- 
20O,0CX).  The  banks  will  receive  part 
cash  and  part  short  term  notes  for  the 
$3,600,000  balance,  it  is  said.  The 
settlement,  if  and  when  ratified  by  the 
Paramount  trustees,  will  have  to  be 
submitted  to  the  U.  S.  District  court 
here  and  approved  before  becoming 
effective. 

Say  Banks  Given  Preference 

In  their  suit,  the  trustees  allege  that 
the  banks  were  given  a  preference 
over  other  Paramount  creditors 
through  a  transaction  by  which  title 
to  23  Paramount  negatives  was  trans- 
ferred to  Film  Productions  Corp.  and 
pledged  to  the  banks  as  security  for 
the  $13,200,000  obligation.  They  con- 
tend that  $9,600,000  of  this  amount 
represented  loans  to  Paramount  made 
more  than  one  year  prior  to  the  com- 
pany's bankruptcy,  yet  placed  in  a 
preferential  position  as  a  result  of  the 
Film  Prod,  transaction,  which  was 
consummated  within  less  than  a  year 
of  the  bankruptcy.  In  agreeing  to 
surrender  the  alleged  preference  on 
this  amount,  the  banks,  it  is  believed. 
will  consent  to  accepting  some  form  of 
new  paper  from  Paramount. 

Litigation  in  the  bank  action  was 
pressed  by  the  trustees  in  the  face  of 
opposition  frojn  Paramount  reorgani- 
zation factors  who,  several  weeks  ago, 
believed  the  company  could  be  reor- 
ganized by  Oct.  1  if  the  litigation 
could  be  avoided.  The  indicated  set- 
tlement, if  it  materializes,  again  makes 
possible  a  reorganized  Paramoynt  with- 
in a  matter  of  weeks.  Only  one  other 
major  obstacle  to  reorganization  then 
remaining  would  be  that  of  Para- 
mount-Broadway Corp..  the  subsidiary 
owning  title  to  the  Pararnount  build- 
ing and  theatre  in  Times  Square.  A 
plan  for  this  subsidiary  is  now  before 
the  courts. 

Important  Paramount  reorganization 
factors  represented  at  yesterday's 
hearing  included,  in  addition  to  the 
bank  group  counsel,  the  bondholders' 
protective  committee,  represented  by 
Edgar  G.  Grossman  of  Davis,  Polk, 
Wardwell,  Gardiner  &  Reed,  and  the 
stockholders'  committee,  represented 
by  Louis  M.  Loeb. 


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FOX  lavished  a  fortune  to  make  "Caravan". . .  to 
make  a  fortune  for  you.  Mammoth  settings  of 
astounding  beauty... peopled  with  a  colorful  mul- 
titude of  3,000  . . .  led  by  a  throng  of  outstanding 
names.  Swirling  masses  of  happy  crowds... wooing 
to  melody  . . .  rejoicing  to  rhythm.  Not  in  all  your 
life  have  you  seen  such  splendor  spread  across  the 
screen!, ..or  heard  such  melody  thrilling  an  audience! 


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CHARLES  BOYER 
LORETTA  YOUNG 
JEAN  PARKER 

PHILLIPS  HOLMES 
LOUISE  FAZENDA 
EUGENE  PALLETTE 
C.  AUBREY  SMITH 
CHARLEY  GRAPEWIN 
NOAH        BEERY 


Executive  Producer,  Robert  T.  Kane. 
Directed  by  Erik  Charell.  Screen  Play  and 
Dialogue,  Samson  Raphaelson.  Continuity 
by  Robert  Liebmann.  From  a  story  by  Melchior 
Lengyel.  Music  by  Werner  Richard  Heymann. 
Lyrics  by  Gus  Kahn. 


MOTION  Piennts 

DAILY 


Friday,  September   14,    1934 


New  Regional 
Labor  Setups 
Due  Sept.  22 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

ot'  a  neutral  chairman  with  six  repre- 
sentatives of  labor  and  an  equal  num- 
ber for  industry,  all  voluntary  mem- 
bers, may  be  superseded  by  an  equal 
division  on  the  board  of  industry, 
labor  and  the  public. 

The  new  organization's  plans  in- 
clude a  full-time  director.  In  each 
large  city  in  the  redefined  territories 
two  men  will  be  named  to  the  new 
labor  relations  board.  Those  two  rep- 
resentatives may  be  impartial  citizens 
not  connected  with  industry  or  labor, 
or  may  be  chosen  from  those  divisions. 
In  the  event  of  labor  disputes,  the 
director  becomes  the  chairman  of  the 
board  and  meets  with  the  two  board 
members  in  the  city  where  the  dispute 
develops.  The  director  and  the  two 
members  constitute  the  board,  with 
full  authority  to  act. 

Blume  has  been  advised  from  Wash- 
ington that  headquarters  for  this  ter- 
ritory will  be  established  in  St.  Louis, 
where  a  full-time  director  will  be  in 
charge  of  the  area  comprising  Mis- 
souri, Kansas,  Eastern  Illinois  and 
Southern  Iowa.  It  has  not  been  de- 
termined whether  there  will  be  a 
deputy  or  assistant  director  in  Kansas 
City  and  other  large  cities  in  the  re- 
defined district,  but  it  is  considered 
doubtful. 

Pending  final  reorganization  of  the 
local  arbitration  group,  Frank  Bowen, 
Federal  labor  examiner,  has  been 
assigned  to  Kansas  City  to  take 
charge  and  will  remain  here  until 
Lloyd  K.  Garrison,  chairman  of  the 
national  labor  board,  names  the  new 
regional  director.  Inasmuch  as  the 
district  office  will  be  established  in 
St.  Louis,  it  is  expected  the  regional 
director  will  be  chosen  from  that  city. 


LoeW'RKO  Deal  Hangs  On 
Meyer  &  Schneider  Stand 


Loew  Application 
On  Slock  Routine 

{Continued  from    page    1) 

Rubin.  Thalberg  will  get  100,000 
shares  while  the  other  three  Loew 
officials  will  get  50,000  shares  each. 
Contracts  voting  these  shares  to  the 
four  officials  were  approved  at  a 
stockholders'  meeting  two  years  ago 
with  options  effective  Jan.  1,  1935. 
Stockholders  at  the  time  agreed  to 
have  the  stock   listed. 

According  to  provisions  of  the  con- 
tracts, the  executives  have  a  period 
of  six  years  to  take  up  the  stock  at 
various  prices  agreed  upon  in  Oct. 
1932.  Portions  of  the  entire  allotment 
are  to  be  taken  up  every  other  year. 
Outstanding  at  the  present  time  are 
1,464,205  common  shares.  The  fiscal 
year  for  Loew's  ended  Sept.  1,  and  an 
annual  report  of  the  financial  posi- 
tion, seen  as  very  favorable,  will  be 
ready  in  the  next  eight  weeks.  The 
next  stockholders'  meeting  of  Loew's 
will  be  held  sometime  in   November. 


(Continued  from    page    \) 

is  opposition  to  the  Delancey  and 
Canal,  while  the  Hollywood  com- 
petes with  the  other  two  Loew  houses. 
Skouras  and  Randforce  will  in  all 
probability  take  over  a  number  of 
the  nine  remaining  houses  RKO  must 
drop  before  Loew  approves  transfer 
of  all  Fox  product  and  half  of  Uni- 
versal and  Columbia  films.  Skouras 
is  expected  to  take  over  the  Em- 
bassy, Port  Chester,  the  four  Lee 
Ochs  houses,  and  the  Alden,  Jamaica. 
Randforce  will  get  the  Utica,  Brook- 
lyn. 


New  Orleans 
Men  to  Fight 
Tax  in  Court 


M-G-M  to  Delay  Its 
English  Production 

(Continued    fruni    page    i) 


Campi  Adopts  12  New 
Clearance  Principles 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

mit  a  report  on  a  new  assessment  plan 
for  distributor  allocation,  but  it  is  ex- 
pected a  draft  will  be  ready  by  the 
next  meeting,  Sept.  27.  Nathan 
Yamins    presided. 

Decisions  on  about  15  appeal  cases 
were  handed  down  and  several  changes 
were  made  in  code  board  setups  in  a 
number  of  cities,  one  of  them  being 
Seattle. 

Division  Administrator  Sol  A.  Ros- 
enblatt returned  to  Washington  after 
the  session  and  will  probably  be  absent 
at  the  general  meeting  of  code  author- 
ities at  Carnegie  Hall  today. 

Administrator  Hugh  S.  Johnson  will 
discuss  the  future  of  the  NRA  at  the 
meeting. 

Some  Campi  members,  as  late  as 
yesterday,  had  not  been  officially  ad- 
vised of  the  meeting. 


London  and  has  already  contacted  sev- 
eral M-G-M  producers  on  the  plan. 

Before  Mayer  left  for  London  re- 
cently he  approached  David  Selznick 
and  others.  Lucien  Hubbard,  who 
has  just  returned  from  an  eight-week 
vacation,  was  also  contacted  by  Mayer 
oil  the  idea  while  in  England. 

All  M-G-M  producers  are  willing 
to  go  to  London  to  make  films,  it  is 
said.  The  plan  has  the  full  endorse- 
ment of  Arthur  Loew,  head  of  all 
foreign  activities. 


Stage  Appearances 
Due  for  Rush  Here 

(Continued  from   page    1) 

columnist,  and  George  Jessel  already 
signed,  Loew's  is  dickering  for 
Jackie  Cooper  to  appear  on  the  same 
bdl  with  "Death  on  the  Diamond," 
beginning  next  Friday.  Cooper  is 
holding  out  for  more  money  than 
Loew's  has  offered,  but  the  deal  is  ex- 
pected to  go  through  in  a  day  or  so. 

The  Roxy  plans  to  have  Anna  May 
V/ong  in  person  with  "Chu  Chin 
Chow,"  starting  next  Friday.  Miss 
Wong,  who  appears  in  the  Gaumont 
British  film,  is  now  on  the  coast  and 
is  expected  in  town  early  next  week. 

Nova  Pilbcan,  star  of  "Little 
[•"riend,"  is  being  offered  an  appear- 
ance date  at  the  Roxy  in  conjunction 
with  the  picture  by  G-B.  The  actress 
is  expected  to  accept  the  offer.  Jack 
Hulbert  and  several  other  English 
stars  may  follow  Miss  Pilbean. 

James  Dunn  made  the  last  personal 
appearance  on  the  Ro.xy  stage  with 
"Bad  Girl." 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

that  instead  of  a  percentage  tax 
he  (Walmsley)  would  receive  $40,000 
a  year  for  two  years  to  be  placed  in 
the  city  treasury  in  lieu  of  the  per- 
centage tax.  Walmsley  jumped  at 
the  proposition.  A  few  of  the  exhibi- 
tors balked  on  the  matter,  as  they 
could  not  see  how  the  amount  could 
be  apportioned  equitably.  The  matter 
is  now  in  abeyance. 

As  the  matter  now  stands,  only  a 
few  exhibitors  have  paid  the  tax.  It 
is  said  night  clubs  and  restaurants 
will  not  pay,  as  they  consider  the  tax 
unconstitutional. 


Two  to  Open  in  N.  O. 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  13.— Two  re- 
openings  are  scheduled  here.  The 
Wonderland  will  resume  Sept.  15,  ac- 
cording to  Henry  Lazarus,  owner, 
and  the  Crescent,  formerly  a  Saenger 
house,  is  scheduled  to  start  Slept. 
20  with  a  combination  of  tab  shows 
and  films.  Eddie  Chittenden,  former 
comedian,  will  be  in  charge. 


''One  Night"  Grabs 
$104,120  for  Week 

(Continued    frum    page    1) 

hit  above  this  figure  was  "Little  Wo- 
men," which  took  in  $107,761.  This 
was  for  the  week  ending  Nov.  22, 
1933. 

Columbia  expects  the  Music  Hall  to 
hold  the  Grace  Moore  film  for  three 
weeks. 

The  Columbia  film  is  being  held  a 
third  week  at  the  Orpheum,  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  the  Garrick,  Winnipeg. 


Col.  Meeting  Delayed 

Due  to  delay  of  President  Harry 
Cohn  in  leaving  the  coast,  Columbia's 
board  of  directors  has  postponed  its 
regular  meeting  from  Sept.  22  to 
Sept.  29. 

Cohn  is  remaining  on  the  coast  until 
"Broadway  Bill"  is  completed. 


Pettijohn  in  Chicago 

Chicago,  Sept.  13.— Charles  C.  Pet- 
tijohn of  the  Hays  office  passed 
through  here  today  en  route  to  the 
coast.  He  will  make  a  stopover  at 
Seattle  before  arriving  at  Los  An- 
geles. Pettijohn  plans  to  return  to 
New  York  in  three  weeks. 


Ampa  Seeking  Jobs  . 
For  All  of  Members 

That  plans  are  being  laid  by  the 
Ampa  to  obtain  employment  for  every 
one  of  its  idle  members  was  revealed 
yesterday  at  the  organization's  first 
meeting  of  the  new  season  at  the  M. 
P.  Club.  The  announcement  was 
made  by  Treasurer  Marvin  Kirsch, 
who  withheld  details.  William  R. 
Ferguson  presided  and  Leon  Janney 
acted  as  master  of  ceremonies. 

Among  the  guests  were  Tom  Noo- 
uan,  known  on  the  air  as  "the  bishop 
of  Chinatown" ;  Maude  Odell  of  the 
cast  of  "Tobacco  Road" ;  Lila  Lee 
and  Joe   Howard,   songwriter. 


Mexican  Group  Will 
Make  History  Films 

Mexico  City,  Sept.  13. — Mexican 
history  from  a  Mexican  viewpoint  is  to 
be  the  basis  for  a  series  of  films,  de- 
picting highlights  of  this  land's  prog- 
ress from  the  Spanish  conquest  in 
1519  to  today.  They  will  be  produced 
in  the  near  future  by  a  cooperative 
society  of  native  directors,  scenarists, 
players,  technicians,  etc.  Alberto  M. 
Saavedra,  a  lawyer,  is  the  moving 
spirit  of  the  enterprise,  which  will 
seek  world  distribution. 

Saavedra  asserts  that  he  and  as- 
sociates were  inspired  to  start  mak- 
ing historical  pictures  along  lines  they 
deem  to  be  correct  by  viewing 
"Juarez  y  Maximiliano"  ("Juarez  and 
Maximilian"),  a  Columbia  release, 
made  in  Mexico.  The  company  is 
arranging  to  make  as  its  first  picture 
a  production  that  will  present  what 
it  considers  to  be  the  true  Mexican 
side  of  the  Maximilian  era. 


Marcus  Gets  Four  Series 

Gene  Marcus,  head  of  Majestic 
Pictures,  Salt  Lake  City,  has  just 
closed  deals  with  Stage  &  Screen 
Prod.,  Inc.,  for  a  series  of  six  North- 
west Mounted  films  and  six  police  dog 
melodramas,  and  another  deal  with 
Superior  Talking  Pictures  for  six  of 
the  Rough  Rider  series  and  six  of  the 
Range  Rider  group. 


Edward  Klein  Returns 

Edward  Klein,  who  is  handling  in- 
dependent product  in  England,  arrived 
with  his  wife  yesterday  on  the  La- 
fayette and  will  remain  in  New  York 
for  several  weeks  before  returning  to 
London. 


Reopen  at  Lawrence 

Lawrence,  Kan.,  Sept.  13. — Re- 
opening Saturday  night  after  being 
closed  for  remodeling,  the  Dickinson 
here  will  stage  a  special  10  P.  M. 
show  with  Paramount's  "She  Loves 
Me  Not"  and  a  presentation,  hiking 
the  tariff'  to  50  cents  for  the  one  per- 
formance. Regular  price  will  prob- 
ably be  35  cents.  A  pipe  organ  has 
been  installed,  one  of  the  few  in  op- 
eration in  this  territory. 


Suzanne  Wood  Is  Dead 

Hollywood,  Sept.  13.  —  Suzanne 
Wood,  veteran  actress  and  authoress, 
died  yesterday  at  her  home  here  after 
a  long  illness.  She  had  devoted  her 
efforts  to  screen  acting  the  past  two 
years.  Surviving  is  a  sister,  Kay 
Wood  of  Chicago.  Miss  Wood  was  70. 


Farnol  Quits  L.A,  Today 

Hollywood.  Sept.  13. — Lynn  Farnol 
leaves  for  New  York  tomorrow.  After 
the  premiere  of  Eddie  Cantor's  "Kid 
Millions"  there,  he  will  sail  for 
Europe  with  the  comedian,  who  leaves 
for  the  east  within  a  week. 


Leave  Hollywood  Sept.  18 

Hollywood,  Sept.  13.— Joseph  M. 
Schenck  and  Douglas  Fairbanks  leave 
the  coast  on  Sept.  18. 


IT  AIN'T  NO  SIN 
NOW  TO  SEE... 

MAE  WEST 


IN 


BELLE  OF  THE 

NINETIES 


^Gssm^^s* 


with  ROGER    PRYOR,    John  Mack  Brown  and   Duke  Ellington's  Orchestra.    Directed  by  Leo  McCarey 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  September   14,   1934 


Big  Electric  Suits 
On  September  List 

{Continued  from   pape    1) 

September  calendar  of  the  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court  here. 

The  following  are  listed  for  trials : 

General  Talking  Pictures,  repre- 
sented by  Hugh  M.  Morris,  Wilming- 
ton, vs.  A.  T.  &  T.,  Western  Elec- 
tric and  Erpi,  represented  by  Marvel, 
Morford,  Ward  &  Logan,  Wilmington. 

Harry  Koplar,  represented  by  Rich- 
ards, Layton  and  Finger,  Wilmington, 
vs.  Warners,  represented  by  Hugh  M. 
Morris. 

Duovac  Radio  Corp.,  represented  by 
Hugh  M.  Morris,  vs.  A.  T.  &  T., 
Western  Electric  and  Erpi,  repre- 
sented by  Marvel,  Morford,  Ward  & 
T.ogan. 

Max  Goldberg,  Salem,  Mass.,  rep- 
resented by  Haring  &  Morris,  Wil- 
mington vs.  Warners,  and  Harry  M. 
Warner,  et  al.,  represented  by  Hugh 
M.  Morris. 

International  Research  Corp.,  rep- 
resented by  E.  E.  Berl,  Wilmington, 
vs  U.  S.  Radio  and  Television  Corp., 
represented  by  Hugh  M.  Morris. 

Radio  Patents  Corp.,  represented  by 
Hugh  M.  Morris,  against  Westing- 
house  Electric  Supply  Co.,  represented 
by  E.  E.  Berl. 

Westinghouse  Electric  &  Mfg.  Co., 
represented  by  Hugh  M.  Morris 
against  Hammond  Clock  Co.,  repre- 
sented by  E.  E.  Berl. 

The  following  are  listed  for  argu- 
ment: 

News  Projection  Corp.,  represented 
by  Ward  &  Gray,  Wilmington, 
against  Trans  Lux  Daylight  Picture 
Screen  Corp.,  represented  by  John 
Biggs,  Jr.,  Wilmington. 

Helen  May  Fessenden,  admx.  of 
estate  of  Reginald  A.  Fessenden,  rep- 
resented by  E.  E.  Berl  against  RCA, 
represented  by  William  G.  Mahaffey, 
Wilmington. 


D,  of  C,  Houses  Get 
$4,792,000  in  Year 

Washington,  Sept.  13. — Theatres 
in  the  District  of  Columbia  last  year 
reported  total  receipts  of  $4,792,000 
and  an  aggregate  payroll  of  $86L000, 
according  to  figures  made  public  by 
the  U.   S.  Census  Bureau. 

The  survey  showed  a  total  of  24 
theatres  of  all  kinds  in  the  district, 
there  being  no  breakdown  showing 
the  number  or  receipts  of  the  motion 
picture  houses. 


Para.  Claims  Increased 

The  period  for  filing  claims  against 
Paramount  Publix  as  a  debtor  corpo- 
ration under  Section  77-B  of  the  bank- 
ruptcy laws  expires  tomorrow.  Nu- 
merous a_dditional  claims  not  filed 
against  the  company  in  its  bankruptcy 
proceedings  have  been  listed  by  cred- 
itors since  June  16,  the  date  on  which 
it  was  made  a  debtor  corporation  for 
reorganization  under  the  new  bank- 
ruptcy laws. 


Sidney  Adds  Duties 

Louis  K.  Sidney  has  added  duties 
of  supervisor  of  sound  projection  in 
all  Loew  theatres  in  addition  to  his 
other  work.  Up  to  the  present  time, 
Charles  C.  Moskowitz  has  eben  han- 
dling this,  but  since  he  has  taken  over 
some  of  E.  A.  Schiller's  duties,  he 
has  had  to  be  relieved  of  a  portion  of 
the   work. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY,S 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Dude  Ranger'' 

{Sol  Lesser-John  Zanjt-Pox) 

Hollywood^  Sept.  13. — Where  westerns  go  this  will  go,  as  it  con- 
tains the  ingredients  of  that  popular  star,  George  O'Brien,  plus  Zane 
Grey's  name,  together  with  matchless  natural  scenery  captured  in 
panoramas  of  breath-taking  beauty. 

The  story  is  not  unusual.  It  brings  George  west  as  the  owner,  incog- 
nito, of  a  ranch  left  by  his  uncle.  He  finds  it  losing  money  and  the 
accounts  doctored  and  the  stock  depleted.  Irene  Hervey,  the  snooty 
daughter  of  the  ranch  manager,  high-hats  George,  who  gives  her 
measure  for  measure.  Piqued,  she  requests  her  dad  to  give  George  a 
cowboy's  job.  Suspected  as  an  intruder  and  a  romeo,  opposing  forces 
conspire  to  get  him  out  of  the  way.  George  uncovers  cattle  rustling 
and  pins  the  guilt  on  the  heavy  (Leroy  Mason),  who  is  Irene's  suitor. 
After  gunplay,  fast  riding  and  romantic  misunderstandings  George  and 
Irene  get  together. 

Barry  Barringer  wrote  the  screen  play  and  dialogue.  Eddie  Cline, 
responsible  for  "Peck's  Bad  Boy,"  directed.  Frank  Good's  photography 
is  excellent.  Miss  Hervey,  a  newcomer,  shows  promise.  Sid  Saylor's 
comedy  stands  out.   The  production  has  a  genuine  western  flavor. 

For  neighborhood  houses  and  young  folks'  matinees  this  should  regis- 
ter as  acceptable  entertainment. 

No  code  seal.   Running  time,  65  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


(( 


,»» 


Gay  Love 

{British  Lion) 

LoNDONj  Sept.  13. — Again  a  British  producing  company  has  made  a 
picture  which  possesses  what  America  wants  in  screen  entertainment — 
speed,  humor,  variety,  sentiment  and  tunefulness.  It's  another  feather 
in  the  cap  of  Leslie  Hiscott,  one  of  the  very  best,  though  not  the  most 
loudly  boosted,  of  British  directois. 

With  two  big  obvious  box-ofiice  values  in  Sophie  Tucker  and  Florence 
Desmond,  Hiscott  has  used  them  like  an  artist  and  a  showman.  Sophie 
just  comes  in  to  do  her  stuff,  but  her  appearance  does  no  violence  to  the 
plot;  she  is  a  fellow  artiste  of  the  heroine  (Miss  Desmond)  and  it's 
in  order  that  she  should  rehearse  and  appear  on  the  same  stage  with  her. 
And,  good  as  Sophie  is,  she  takes  second  place  to  Miss  Desmond.  Famous 
as  an  impersonator,  the  latter  acts  charmingly.  There  is  a  very  clever 
sentimental-humorous  finale  in  which  she  makes  love,  in  the  role  of  Mae 
West,  to  an  unsuspecting  hero. 

Quite  a  strong  story,  turning  on  the  willingness  of  the  impetuous  and 
lovable  Gloria  Fellowes,  stage  star,  to  sacrifice  herself  for  an  unworthy 
gold-digging  sister.  Engaged,  because  he  can't  escape  her,  to  the  man 
who  really  loves  the  singer,  she  finally  grabs  a  better  offer  and  leaves 
the  way  clear  for  the  happy,  and  whiinsically  clever,  ending.  In  the 
unwinding  of  the  entanglement,  there  is  a  wealth  of  back  stage  stuff, 
very  well  done,  the  straight  variety  acts  already  mentioned,  and  an 
amusing  characterization  of  an  old  dresser  by  Sydney  Fairbrother. 

BRUCE  ALLAN 


"The  Scarlet  Empress,"  this  morning's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  ivas  re- 
viewed from  Hollywood  by  wire  on  April  18. 

"Desirable,"  last  night's  previezv  at  the  Strand,  zvas  reviezvcd  from  Holly- 
zvood  by  zvire  on  Aug.  11. 

"The  Human  Side,"  last  night's  preview  at  the  Roxy,  was  rez'iewcd  from 
Hollyzvood  by  wire  on  Aug.  8. 


Murray  on  GFTA  Board 

Atlanta,  Ga.,  Sept.  13. — ^W.  T. 
Murray,  manager  of  the  Rialto,  has 
been  elected  to  the  board  of  directors 
of  G.F.T.A.,  to  succeed  J.  C.  H. 
Wink,  resigned. 


Now  ''Part  Time  Lady" 

Hollywood,  Sept.  13. — Columbia 
has  changed  the  title  of  "Orchids 
and  Onions,"  to  "Part  Time  Lady." 
Carole  Lombard  and  May  Robson 
are  co-starred. 


Warners  Hold  Astor 

Hollywood,  Sept.  13.  —  Warners 
have  signed  Mary  Astor  to  a  new  long 
term  contract  with  a  tilt  in  salary. 
The  actress  is  now  appearing  in  "I 
Am  a  Thief,"  opposite  Ricardo 
Cortez. 


New  Vicksburg  Theatre 

ViCKSBURG,  Miss.,  Sept.  13.— The 
Strand,  a  new  theatre,  has  opened 
here  under  the  management  of  Jimmie 
Adams  and  Independent  Theatres,  Inc. 


Short  Subjects 

"Pathe  Review" 

{Radio  No.  5) 

An  interesting  number  of  the  new 
series  that  has  an  imaginary  day  in 
the  life  of  a  rabbit,  with  real  animals 
playing  the  parts,  as  a  beginning,  then 
a  cowboy  song  by  Carson  Robbins 
and  his  Buckaroos,  shots  of  tulip 
time  in  Holland  and  a  very  interesting 
windup  of  a  scientific  illustration  of 
the  moon's  formation.  Running  time, 
19  mins. 


"Can  You  Take  It?" 

{Paramount) 

A  very  amusing  cartoon  in  which 
Popeye,  the  Sailor,  undergoes  an  in- 
itation  into  the  Bruisers'  Club  after 
taking  a  swig  of  spinach.  Mistaken 
for  a  weakling,  Popeye  is  subjected 
to  all  sorts  of  tests  and  winds  up  by 
wrecking  the  clubhouse  and  appoint- 
ing himself  president  of  the  organ- 
ization.   Running  time,  6  mins. 


"Mild  Cargo" 

{Radio) 

A  hilarious  burlesque  on  Frank 
Buck's  "Wild  Cargo"  that  should 
make  any  audience  roar.  Cubby,  the 
bear,  impersonates  Buck  and  enters 
the  jungle  to  bring  back  live  speci- 
mens. His  ingenious  methods  of  cap- 
turing the  animals  and  the  final  shot 
where  all  his  captives  march  off 
chained  together  as  members  of  a 
chain-gang  are  rib-tickling.  Running 
time,  7j/2  mins. 


"Going  Places  No.  2" 

{ Universal) 

With  explanatory  dialogue  by 
Lowell  Thomas,  this  short  is  very  in- 
teresting. Paris,  baby  animals  in  vari- 
ous zoos,  the  modern  Russian  woman, 
old  Mexico  and  dances  throughout  the 
world  are  all  included  in  the  tour. 
Running  time,  10  mins. 


"The  Big  Idea" 

{M-G-M) 

With  Ted  Healy,  his  stooges,  and 
Muriel  Evans,  this  one  should  tickle 
the  ribs  of  any  audience.  There  is 
a  semblance  of  a  story  in  that  Healy 
is  an  "idea  getter"  hard  at  work  un- 
til interrupted  by  the  continual,  hi- 
larious antics  of  the  stooges.  A  pro- 
jection room  audience  howled  at  this 
one.       Running    time,    20    mins. 


"In  Far  Mandalay" 

{Fox) 

One  of  the  "Magic  Carpet"  series 
picturing  life  in  Burma.  Interesting, 
educational  and  beautifully  photo- 
graphed, it  is  worth  booking.  The 
strains  of  "Mandalay"  run  through 
the  film  to  provide  a  stirring  musical 
background.  Code  seal  No.  053.  Run- 
ning time,  9  mins. 


"Super-Stupid" 

{Educational) 

With  Vince  Barnett  and  Billy  Gil- 
bert featured,  this  comedy  is  little  bet- 
ter than  mild.  The  humor  is  of  the 
obvious  sort  but  is  good  for  a  number 
of  laughs.  The  film  has  to  do  with 
two  dumb  street  salesmen  who  are 
constantly  getting  themselves  into 
trouble.    Running  time,  19  mins. 


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Neon-lighted    sign    recently    installed    over 

the  coast  fjeadquarlers  building  of  Quigley 

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publications  cuts  through  the  darkness. 

Swiftly  MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY  gathers  the  news 
from  all  corners  of  the  world  and  speeds  it  to  key  executives 
everywhere — itself  a  key  factor  where  plans  are  made  and 
action  evolved. 

The  all-embracing  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD  pub- 
lishes and  interprets  the  great  news-happenings  of  the  week 
for  more  than  15,000  showmen  throughout  the  world. 

And  each  year  MOTION  PICTURE  ALMANAC 
reviews,  compiles  and  analyzes  the  facts  and  figures  for 
the  twelve-month  past,  offering  an  historical  perspective  and 
a  basis  for  the  season  to  come. 


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Friday,  September   14,   1934 


"Chained"  at 
Capitol  Gets 
Good  $61,700 


Broadway  grosses  were  strong  in  a 
number  of  spots  during  the  opening 
week  of  September,  with  "Chained" 
taking  important  money,  $61,700,  at 
the  Capitol.  Phil  Spitalny  and  his 
revue  were  on  the  stage. 

The  two  holdovers,  "Cleopatra,"  in 
its  third  week  at  the  Paramount,  and 
"Dames,"  in  its  third  at  the  Strand, 
were  still  pulling  well.  The  former 
took  $35,000  and  the  latter  $23,000. 

"Crime  Without  Passion"  grabbed 
$24,000  in  12  days  at  the  Rialto,  and 
"The  Fountain"  ran  up  to  $97,000  at 
the    Music   Hall. 

Estimated    takings  : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  4: 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND    STRIKES 

BACK"    (U.   A.) 

RIVOLI— (2.200),  40c-99c,  M-(\  week,  7 
days.   Gross:    $22,000. 

Week  Ending  Sept.  5: 

"THE    FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 

RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL-(5,94.S), 
35c-$1.65,  7  days.  Stage  show.  Gross:  $97,- 
000. 

Week  Ending  Sept.  6: 
"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 

CAPITOL— (4,700),  35c-$1.65.  7  days. 
Stage:  Phil  Spitalny  and  his  all-girl  revue. 
Gross:    $61,700. 

"BLIND    DATE"    (CoL) 
PALACEr-(2.500),  25c-75c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville.    Gross:    $9,000. 

"CLEOPATRA"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,700),  3Sc-99c,  3rd  week. 
7    days.    Gross:    $35,000. 

"WE'RE   RICH   AGAIN"    (Univ.) 
ROXY— (6,200),     25c-55c,     7     days.     Stage 
show.    Gross:  $32,600, 

"DAMES"    (Warner) 
STRAND— (2,000),    25c-$1.10,    3rd    week,    7 
days.    Gross:    $23,000. 

Week  Ending  Sept.  11: 

"THEIR    MAD    MOMENT"     (Radio) 

MAVFAIR— (2,300),       35c-65c,       7       days. 
Gross:   $7,000. 
"CRIME    WITHOUT    PASSION"    (Para.) 

RIALTO— (2.300),  25c-65c,  12  days.  Gross: 
$24,000. 


St.  Louis  Opera  Has 
Second  Best  Season 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  13. — Second  best 
in  16  years  was  the  past  season  of 
the  St.  Louis  Municipal  Opera.  Over 
700,000  admissions  for  the  82  per- 
formances given  were  rolled  up  in- 
cluding 66,652  for  the  final  week. 
Whether  the  opera  made  a  profit  will 
not  be  learned  until  a  complete  audit 
is  made,  but  the  guarantors  will  not 
be  called  upon  to  make  good  on 
pledges.  Last  year  the  opera  had  a 
surplus  of  $5,540. 


New  Broadcasting  Slant 

Hollywood,  Sept.  13.— Paramount's 
"College  Rhythm"  unit  will  go  on  the 
air  with  the  Maxwell  House  "Show- 
boat" broadcast  with  Lanny  Ross  and 
Director  Norman  Taurog  doing  the 
chief  etherizing  from  the  Los  Angeles 
Coliseum  where  the  company  is  work- 
ing. 

This  is  reported  to  be  the  first  time 
q  motion  picture  company  has  been  on 
the  air  while  actually  working. 


"Tiptoes**  Title  Shifted 

Hollywood,  Sept.  13.— Tite  of  the 
Evelyn  Laye-Ramon  Novarro  picture 
at  M-G-M  has  been  changed  from 
"Tiptoes"  to  "The  Night  Ts  Young." 
Dudley  Murphy  will  direct. 


"Dames"  Is  $  5,000 
Draw  in  Portland 


Portland,  Sept.  13. — "Dames"  was 
held  for  a  second  week  at  Haiurick's 
Music  Box  after  securing  $5,000,  or 
a    full    $2,000    over    normal. 

"The  Cat's  Paw"  also  arrived  at  the 
Paramount  just  the  right  week  to  take 
in  $6,000,  or  $1,000  over  normal. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $24,300. 
Average   is   $22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  6: 

"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 

BROADWAY   —   (1,912),      25c-.?5c-40c,      7 
days.     Gross:    $4,800.    (Average.   $5,000) 
"COCKEYED     CAVALIERS"      (Radio) 
HAMRICK'S    ORIENTAL— (2.000).    25c,    7 
days.      Gross:     $2,000.      (Average,    $2,000' 
'DAMES"    (Warners) 
HAMRICK'S    MUSIC    I!(  )X-(2,(KX)),    25c- 
35c-40c,    7    days.      Gross:     $5,000.     (Average. 
$3,0(K)). 

"SALLY    OF    THE    SUBWAY"    (Majestic) 
PANTAGES    —    (L70O),    15c-25c.    7    days. 
Stage    Show.     Gross:    $1,700.    (Average,    $2,- 
000) 

"THE   CAT'S   PAW"   (Fox) 
"MOST    PRECIOUS    THING    IN    LIFE" 
(Para.) 
PARAMOUNT  (.\.0m).     2.5c-35c-40c.     7 

days.      Gross:    $6,000.      (Average,    $5,000) 
"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 
UNITED    ARTISTS    —   (945).    25c-35c-40c. 
Gross:    $4,800.    (Average.    $5,000). 


'Dames'' Tops 
Huge  Upturn 
In  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  Sept.  13. — In  a  gen- 
eral upturn  in  business  that  sent 
grosses  back  to  the  1930  levels 
"Dames"  and  "Chained"  piled  up  re- 
markable totals.  The  former  at  $18,- 
000  in  the  Stanley  was  just  100  per 
cent  over  normal  and  the  latter  with 
$20,000  at  the  Penn  was  $8,000  up. 

It  was  a  field  day  all  along  the  line, 
with  average  grosses  going  by  the 
board.  The  opening  of  the  Alvin 
under  the  management  of  the  Harris 
Amusement  Co.  with  "Baby  Take  a 
Bow"  gave  that  house  a  great  $12,000, 
while  the  Pitt,  with  "Born  to  Be 
Bad"  and  seven  acts  of  vaudeville,  got 
away  to  a  great  start  at  $7,700. 

Only  the  Fulton,  "The  World 
Moves  On,"  was  off,  getting  only  $3,- 
500  in  four  days  when  the  picture  was 
pulled  to  make  way  for  "Handy 
Andv."  Even  the  Warner  managed  to 
break  even  at  $5,000  with  "The 
Dragon  Murder  Case"  and  "Elmer 
and  Elsie." 

Total  grosses  in  six  first  run  houses 
were  $66,700.     Average  is  $41,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  6 : 

"BABY   TAKE   A   BOW"    (Fox) 

ALVIN— (2,000),  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$12,000.      (Estimated   average,    $5,000) 

"THE    WORLD    MOVES    ON"    (Fox) 

FULTON— (1,750),   15c-40c,  4  days.  Gross: 
$3,500.      (Average.    6   days,    $4,500) 
"CHAINED"  (M-G-M) 

PENN— (3,300),  25c-50c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$20,000.      (Average,   $12,000) 

"BORN   TO    BE    BAD"    (U.    A.) 

PITT— (1,600),  15c-35c.  6  days.  Stage: 
Jay  Mills  and  Mildred  Tollie,  France  and 
LaPell,  Fields  and  Georgie,  Mary  Marvin, 
Dixie  Four,  Nellie  Armaut  and  Brothers 
and  Jans-Lynton  revue.  Gross:  $7,700. 
(Average,    $6,000) 

"DAMES"   (Warners) 

STANT,EY— (3,600),      2Sc-.50c,       7       days. 
Gross:     $18,000.       (Average,     for     six    days, 
$9,000) 
"DRAGON   MURDER  CASE"   (Warners) 
"ELMER    AND     ELSIE"    (Para.) 

WARNER— (2.000),  2,5c-40c.  6  days. 
Gross:   $5,000.     (Average,  .$5,000) 


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Cellini"  Lead  in 
Montreal's  Pickup 


Montreal,  Sept.  13.  —  First  runs 
showed  a  decided  pickup  last  week. 
Heading  the  list  was  "The  Affairs  of 
Cellini,"  with  "The  Ninth  Guest"  as 
the  other  half  of  a  dual  bill  at  the 
United  Artists.  The  combination 
topped  par  by  $1,500  on  a  $7,500 
gross. 

The  Palace  jumped  back  to  normal, 
$11,000,  with  "Now  and  Forever"  and 
"Kiss  and  Make  Up,"  and  the  Capitol 
went  over  the  line  to  $9,500  on  "She 
Loves  Me  Not"  and  "The  Notorious 
Sophie  Lang." 

Total  business  was  $42,500.  Aver- 
age is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  Sept.  8 : 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.) 
"THE     NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE    LANG" 

(Para.) 
CAPITOLr-(2:547),     25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,     7 
days.     Gross:    $9,500.    (Average,   $9,000) 
"CIMARRON"    (Radio) 
(Revival) 
IMPERIAL— (1,914),    25c-40c-50c,    7    days. 
Stage:    Peggy   Eames,  Walsh   Bros.   &   Dun- 
can.     Edwards    &    Sanford,   Joe    Wilton   and 
Three   American    Beauties,    Al.    Mandel    and 
Girls.     Gross:    $5,000.    (Average,   $6,500) 
"ELMER    AND    ELSIE"    (Para.) 
"CRIME    WITHOUT    PASSION"    (Para.) 
LOEWS— (3.115),     25c-35c.50c-65c,     7    davs 
Gross:    $9,500.    (Average,    $10,500). 

"NOW    AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 
"KISS   AND   MAKEUP"    (Para.) 
PALACE— (2.600),   25c-35c-50c-75c,   7   days. 
Gross:    $11,000.      (Average,   $11,000) 
"THE    AFFAIRS    OF    CELLINI"    (U.   A.) 
"THE   NINTH   GUEST"    (Col.) 
PRINCESS   —    (2,272),    25c-35c-S0c-65c,     7 
days.     Gross:   $7,500.    (Average,  $6,000) 


Canton  House  Drops 
Double  Bill  Policy 

Canton,  Sept.  13. — George  A.  Delis, 
division  manager  for  the  A.  G.  Con- 
stant circuit,  which  includes  the 
Palace  here,  has  dropped  dual  pro- 
grams in  favor  of  single  features.  In- 
stead of  two  changes  weekly,  features 
are  to  be  held  a  week.  He  says  busi- 
ness is  the  best  at  the  local  house  in 
the  three  years  it  has  been  under  Con- 
stant control  and  that  the  28-cent  top 
admission  will  continue  through  the 
fall.  The  Palace  here  is  charging  the 
lowest  admission  of  the  three  local 
major  houses,  Loew's  and  Warners' 
Alhambra  each  maintaining  35  cents 
top. 

Delis  also  reported  that  business 
with  both  the  State  and  American  in 
East  Liverpool  shows  improvement, 
with  pickup  in  recent  months  of  the 
pottery  industry  in  the  upper  Ohio 
vallev. 


Order  End  of  Cincy  Cuts 

Cincinnati,  Sept,  13. — Upon  com- 
plaint of  J.  F.  Drebert  of  the  Prin- 
cess, Boomer,  W.  Va.,  the  local  griev- 
ance board  has  ordered  Paul  V.  Mc- 
Kay, operating  the  Avalon,  Mont- 
gomery, W.  Va.,  to  discontinue  issu- 
ing   cut    rate    coupons. 

Another  case,  Paramount  vs.  J.  A. 
Allison,  Lawrenceburg,  Ky.,  involving 
transfer  of  the  Lyric,  was  postponed 
until  further  information  could  be  ob- 
tained. 


Dahn  in  Montreal  Job 

Montreal,  Sept.  13.— Harry  Dahn  is 
back  in  Montreal  as  manager  of  the 
Capitol,  G€orge  Rotsky  having  re- 
turned to  his  old  love,  the  Palace. 
Dahn  was  transferred  to  Winnipeg 
a  year  ago  as  western  division  man- 
ager by  Famous  Players  Canadian 
Corp. 


99 


"One  Night,' 
Frisco,  Gets 
Big  $16,000 


San  Francisco,  Sept.  13. — "One 
Night  of  Love"  got  off  to  a  flying 
si  art  at  the  Orpheum,  running  up  a 
gross  of  $16,000  that  topped  par  by 
$7,000. 

"Treasure  Island"  was  an  outstand- 
ing draw  at  the  St.  Francis,  pulling 
$10,000,  and  "Bulldog  Drummond 
Strikes  Back"  went  over  the  line  with 
an  $8,500  take  at  the  United  Artists. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $93,500. 
Average  is  $85,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  4: 

"DOWN    TO    THEIR    LAST    YACHT" 
(Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,800),  25c-35c-40c,  > 
days.  Stage,  band.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Aver- 
ag»,   $13,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  5: 

"HIDE   our'    (M-G-M) 

"CHARLIE    CHAN    IN    LONDON'    (Fox) 

FOX— (4,600).  I5c-30c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$12,000.     (Average,  $14,000) 

"SCARLET    EMPRESS"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,670),       15c-35cs-55c-65c, 

7  days.     Gross:   $10,000.     (Average,   $11,000) 

"NOW    AND    FOREVER"     (Para.) 

WARFIELD— (2,700),      25c-35c-55c-65c,      7 

days.     Stage,   vaudeville.     George   Sidney   in 

person.     Gross:   $25,000.     (Average,   $22,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  6: 
"ONE    NIGHT    OF    LOVE"    (Col.) 

ORPHEUM    —    (2,000),    15c-30c-.35c-40c,    7 
days.     Gross:   $16,000.     (Average.  $9,000) 
"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

ST.  FRANCIS— (1,400),  15c-35c-5Sc-6.5c.  7 
days.      Gross:    $10,000,      (Average,    $8,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  7: 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND   STRIKES 

BACK"    (U.   A.) 

UNITED  ARTrSTS-(l,200),  15c-35c-55c, 
7   days.      Gross:    $8,500,      (Average,    $8,000) 


"Chained"  Is 
$17,500  Wow 
In  Cleveland 


Cleveland,  Sept.  13.  —  "Chained" 
did  terrific  business  at  Loew's  State, 
topping  the  average  by  $7^500  with  a 
gross  of  $17,500  in  the  face  of  heavy 
opposition  from  the  annual  air  races 
that  drew  approximately  250,000  at- 
tendance over  Labor  Day  week-end. 
"Dames"  at  Warners'  Hippodrome 
Vv'as  another  knockout  with  $15,000 
gross  in  an  $8,000  average  house.  Pt 
is  being  held  a  second  week.  A  stage 
show  with  "Midnight  Alibi"  at  ad- 
vanced prices  at  the  Palace  was  not 
so  hot. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $56,- 
700.     Average  is  $45,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  7 : 

"DAMES"   (Warners) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3,800), 
30c-35c-44c,  7  days.  Gross:  $15,000.  (Aver- 
age,  $8,000) 

"THE  WORLD  MOVES  ON"   (Fox) 

ALLEN--(3,300).  20c-30c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,000.     (Average,  $.1,000) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"  (F.  N.) 

RKO     PALACE— (3,100),     30c-40c-60c,      7 
days.      Stage:    Bowery    Music    Hall    Follies. 
Gross:    $16,000.      (Average,   $18,000) 
"CHAINED"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,400),  30c-3Sc-44c,  7 
days.     Gross:   $17,500.      (Average,   $10,000) 

"LADIES   SHOULD   LISTEN"    (Para.) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (900),  20c-30c-40c, 
7  days.     Gross:  $3,200.     (Average,  $4,000) 


Friday,   September    14,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


"Cat's  Paw" 
Hits  Detroit 
For  $26,500 


Detroit,  Sept.  13. — "The  Cat's 
Paw"  knocked  all  predictions  flatter 
than  a  pancake  and  left  the  Fox  cash- 
iers gasping  for  air.  The  $26,500  take 
was  $11,500  over  normal.  Prices  here 
and  at  the  Michigan  had  been  tilted 
to  65  cents,  and  that  helped. 

"Now  and  Forever"  was  the  Michi- 
gan attraction,  with  the  Gertrude 
Hoffman  girls  on  the  stage.  The 
take  was  a  fine  $23,600.  "Dames" 
was  good  for  $4,700  in  its  second 
downtown  week  at  the  Fisher. 

A  holiday  spirit  prevailed  with 
State  Fair  visitors  and  the  Red  Ar- 
row convention  here.  The  weather 
was  cool.  The  Broadway-Capitol  re- 
opened after  having  been  dark  since 
1931.  George  W.  Trendle  is  operat- 
ing. 

First  run  grosses  for  the  week  were 
$64,400.     Average  is  $65,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Sept.  6: 

"SCARLET    EMPRESS"    (Para.) 
BROADWAY-CAPITOL— (3,448),    15c-40c, 
"    days.        Gross:    $5,200.        (Average,    $10,- 

"DAMES"     (Warners) 

FISHER— (2,975),     15c-50c,     7     days,     2nd 
week.       Gross:    $4,700.       (Averagre,    $10,000.) 
"CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 

FOX— (5,100),     15c-50c,     7    days.         Stage: 
"The   Bowery    Follies,"    Revue   of   Gay   90's. 
Gross:    $26,500.        (Average,    $15,000.) 
"NOW    AND    FOREVER"     (Para.) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100),      15c-65c,      7      days. 
Stage:     The     18    Gertrude     Hoffman    Girls- 
Bob   Hope   Co.      Gross:    $23,600.       (Average, 
$20  OOO  ) 
"THE    AFFAIRS   OF   CELLINI"    (U.   A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (2,070),  25c-50c,  7 
days.       Gross:    $6,400.       (Average,    $10,000.) 


Sonotone  to  Issue 
100,000  New  Shares 

Sonotone  Corp.,  organized  three 
years  ago  to  manufacture  and  sell 
hearing  aid  devices,  is  issuing  100,000 
shares  of  new  common  stock  at  mar- 
ket prices  for  the  financing  of  an  ex- 
pansion program  and  to  provide  new 
working  capital,  Hugo  Lieber,  presi- 
dent,   said  yesterday. 

The  new  issue  is  expected  to  raise 
$255,000.  The  bulk  of  it,  it  is  ex- 
pected, will  be  subscribed  for  by  em- 
ployes of  the  company  and  Sonotone 
dealers.  Lieber  revealed  that  Sono- 
tone's  net  income  for  the  six  months 
ending  last  June  30  amounted  to  $47,- 
018,  as  compared  with  $90,963  for 
the  entire  year  1933.  The  company's 
personnel  has  been  increased  590  per 
cent  and  sales  700  per  cent  in  the 
past    two    years,    Lieber    reported. 


Mrs.  Ellis  Found  Dead 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  13. — After  ad- 
mitting to  a  Federal  agent  that  she 
had  faked  a  kidnaping  and  attempted 
extortions  to  excite  interest  for  W. 
Lee  Vaughan,  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  the- 
atre owner  and  civic  leader,  Mrs. 
Laura  Ellis  was  found  a  suicide.  Ac- 
cording to  the  investigators,  Mrs. 
Ellis  confessed  she  feared  harm  would 
come  to  Vaughan,  owner  of  the  Art 
Theatre,  because  of  his  refusal  to 
accede  to  the  demands  of  union  op- 
erators and  that  she  perpetrated  a 
series  of  hoaxes  to  shift  the  blame  for 
her  terrorization  to  the  unions. 


Kansas  City 
Grosses  Show 
Big  Increase 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  13. — The  out- 
standing feature  as  local  showshops 
swung  into  the  new  season's  stride 
was  the  aggregate  take  of  $52,900  for 
the  five  first  runs,  soaring  above  pre- 
vious averages  by  $18,400  to  top  all 
totals  in  many  moons. 

Business  was  great  in  all  theatres. 
Counteracting  rainy  weather  and  the 
opening  of  school,  Labor  Day's  holi- 
day mood  extended  to  the  box-offices. 

"Chained"  gave  the  Midland  $18,- 
700,  while  "Now  and  Forever"  sky- 
rocketed the  Newman's  gross  to 
$9,200.  At  $8,500,  "Handy  Andy" 
delivered  sensationally  at  the  Up- 
town, which  upped  its  price  frotn  25 
to  40  cents. 

The  Mainstreet  also  joined  the  price 
boosting  parade  and  at  a  top  of  45 
cents,  plus  tax,  pulled  $9,000  with 
"Hat,  Coat  and  Glove"  and  "World's 
Fair  Scandals"  on  the  stage.  "Wild 
Gold"  and  stage  show  registered 
$7,500  at  the  Tower,  above  par  by 
$1,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $52,900. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  5: 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$8,500.  (Average  at  previous  25-cent  price, 
$3  5{X)) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  6: 

"HAT,    COAT    AND    GLOVE"    (Radio) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),  25c-35c-45c  (plus 
tax),  7  days,  plus  Saturday  late  show. 
Stage:  "World's  Fair  Scandals,"  featur- 
ing Ralph  Cook,  Floyd  Christy,  Judith, 
Three  St.  Johns,  Virginia  Heavey,  Texas 
Guinan  Gang.  Gross:  $9,000.  Average  for 
combination    shows.    $9,000) 

"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 

MIDLAND— (4,000),  25c-40c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  midnight  show.  Gross:  $18,700. 
(Average  for  previous  25-cent  price,  $10,- 
OOO) 

"NOW   AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 

NEWMAN— (1,800),   25c-40c,   7   days,    plus 
Saturday     midnight     show.     Gross:      $9,200. 
(.Average   for  previous   25-cent  price.  $5,500) 
"WILD   GOLD"    (Fox) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Satur- 
day midnight  show.  Stage:  "The  Good  Old 
Days"  revue,  featuring  Art  Frank  &  Co.. 
Baron  Emerson  &  Count  Baldwin,  Moroni 
&  Coralee,  Lester  Harding,  ui.  c.  Gross: 
$7,500.    (Average,   $6,500) 


Denver  Outing  Sept.  18 

Denver,  Sept.  13. — The  first  annual 
exhibitors'  and  distributors'  outing  will 
be  held  at  the  Lakewood  Country 
Club  Sept.  18.  All  exchange,  theatre 
and  equipment  men  in  the  territory 
probably  will  attend.  There  will  be 
golf  and  bridge  tournments,  a  baseball 
game,  banquet  and  dancing. 

There  has  been  nothing  of  this  sort 
pulled  here  since  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  quit 
its  annual  meetings  in  the  summer. 


Sisk  to  Leave  Oct.  1 

Robert  Sisk  plans  to  leave  for  the 
coast  around  Oct.  1  to  take  up  his 
new  duties  as  assistant  to  J.  R.  Mc- 
Donough,  president  of  RKO  Radio 
Pictures.  Before  heading  west,  Sisk 
plans  to  take  a  short  vacation  cruise. 


Drops  Prices  in  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  13.— F.  &  M.  to- 
morrow institute  reductions  in  admis- 
sions at  the  Ambassador,  Missouri  and 
Fox.  The  new  scales  will  be  40 
cents  for  evenings  and  25  rents  for 
matinees. 


Charles  Ryan  Heads 
Warners  in  Chicago 

Chicago,  Sept.  13. — A  shakeup  in 
the  Warner  theatre  offices  here  places 
Charles  Ryan,  who  has  been  district 
manager,  in  charge  of  all  Warner 
houses  directly  under  James  E.  Cos- 
ton,  manager.  Harry  Turrell,  who 
has  been  manager  of  the  Capitol,  has 
been  appointed  a  district  manager  con- 
tinuing also  his  management  of  the 
Capitol. 

Turrell  succeeds  L.  F.  Gran,  who 
has  been  office  manager  and  district 
manager  and  who  has  resigned  to 
operate  his  own  theatres  in  Wisconsin. 

Larry  Stein,  in  charge  of  advertis- 
ing and  publicity  has  taken  over  a 
district  managership  including  Ham- 
mond, Ind.,  in  addition  to  his  present 
duties. 


Lewis  to  Build  in  L.  A. 

Hollywood,  Sept.  13.  —  Herman 
Lewis,  veteran  theatre  executive  of 
Southern  California,  will  invade  this 
city  by  building  a  new  house  on  the 
corner  of  Vermont  and  Russell  Aves. 
The  structure  will  cost  approximately 
$40,000  and  seat  750  patrons.  Con- 
struction will  start  early  next  month 
and  the  house  will  be  ready  for  oc- 
cupancy Christmas  Day. 


Hold  Cecilia  Parker 

Hollywood,  Sept.  13. — Paramount 
will  hold  Cecilia  Parker  for  a  second 
picture.  She  was  borrowed  from 
M-G-M  for  a  role  in  "Enter 
Madame."  Her  next  will  be  with 
Bing  Crosby  in  "Here  Is  My  Heart." 


Grace  Moore 
$25,904  Hit 
On  the  Coast 


Los  Angeles,  Sept.  13. — "O  n  e 
Night  of  Love"  went  over  with  a 
bang  following  a  $1.50  opening  at 
the  Paramount  and  skyrocketed  the 
gross  to  $25,904.  This  leaves  par 
$7,904  behind. 

Other   houses    felt   the   competition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $74,- 
704.  Average  is  $69,200  without  the 
United   Artists. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  12 : 

"THE   WORLD    MOVES   ON"    (Fox) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,413),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:    .$6,500.     (Average,    $14,000) 

"ONE  NIGHT  OF  LOVE"   (Col.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,595),     $1.10     premiere, 
30c-55c,    7   days.     Stage:    Al    Lyons   and    his 
Ambassadors,   F.   &   M.   revue.     Gross:   $25.- 
904.     (Average.    $18,000) 
"YOUNG  AND  BEAUTIFUL"  (Mascot) 
RKO— (2.700),     25c-40c,     7     days.     Fashion 
show   once   daily.    Gross:    $5,000.     (Average, 
$8,000) 

"HOUSE  OF  ROTHSCHILD"    (U.  A.) 
UNITED     ARTISTS— (2,100),     .10c-55c.     7 
days,  2nd   week.     Gross:   $8,500. 
"DAMES"    (Warners) 
WARNER     BROS.     (HOLLYWOOD)    — 
(3,000),    25c-55c,    7    days,    2nd    week.     Gross: 
$14,500.     (Average,    $14,000) 

"DAMES"    (Warners) 
WARNER      BROS.      (DOWNTOWN)     — 
(3,400),    25c-55c,    7    days,    2nd    week.     Gross: 
$10,500.     (Average,   $12,000) 

"THERE'S  ALWAYS  TOMORROW" 
(Univ.) 
"PURSUED"    (Fox) 
PANTAGES  —  (3,000),     25c-40c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $3,600.     (Average,    $.?,200) 


HERBERT 


RALPH    FARNUM 


Suite  I.  RooKvell  Hotal 


Cross  Business  of  the  Week  Just  Finished 
at    RADIO    CITY    MUSIC     HALL 

With 

GRACE    MOORE 

In 

ONE  NIGHT  OF  LOVE 

Amounted    To 

$10    4,120 

This  Is  The  Largest  Week's  Cross  of  An   Impressive  Array  of 
Important  Pictures-With  The  Exception  of  One-ln  The  History  of 

THE  RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL 


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Held  for  2nd  week,   Radio  City  Music  Hall,  New  York. 

Broke  the  all  time  record  at  the  Paramount  Theatre, 

Los  Angeles.     Now  in  2nd  week. 

Held  for  3rd  week,  Orpheum  Theatre,  San  Francisco. 

Held  for  3rd  week,  Garrick   Theatre,    Winnipeg,    Canada. 

Held  for  2nd  week,  Orpheum   Theatre,    Salt   Lake   City. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Mill  Strikes 
Hit  Theatres 
In  Many  Spots 


Cut  from  10  to  50%  in 
Scattered  Towns 

Strike  disturbances  in  the  textile 
centers  of  North  and  South  Carolina, 
Georgia,  Rhode  Island  and  Massachu- 
setts have  cut  attendance  from  10  to 
50  per  cent  in  scores  of  affected  thea- 
tres, reports  indicate. 

In  Woonsocket,  R.  I.,  all  theatres 
were  closed  by  the  authorities  yester- 
day for  an  indefinite  period  in  an 
emergency  move  to  control  public  as- 
semblages. Rioting  which  occurred  in 
Woonsocket  duriqg  the  past  few  ..days 
led  to  the  closings  there,  but  a  com- 
plete shutdown  has  also  occurred  in 
scattered  sections  of  Georgia  and 
South  Carolina. 

Attendance  declines  amounting  to  as 
much  as  50  per  cent  in  many  instances, 
however,    are    being    experienced    in 

(Continued   oh   page   4) 


Business  in  Florida 
Gaining — Chartrand 

Florida  is  in  better  shape  than  it 
has  been  at  any  time  since  the  dizzy 
days  before  1929,  according  to  Mark 
R.  Chartrand,  manager  of  the  Bilt- 
more,  Miami.  In  fact,  extensive  build- 
ing operations  are  being  carried  on 
in  Miami,  including  apartment  houses, 
homes  and  stores. 

"People  seem  to  have  discovered," 
he  says,  "that  it  is  an  attractive  sum- 
mer as  well  as  winter  resort.  Steam- 
ship companies  have  been  running 
low-rate  excursions  all  summer  and 
there  has  been  a  heavy  influx  of  vis- 
itors   by    auto    and    bus." 


Fox  Widens  Control 
Of  Milwaukee  Spots 

Milwaukee,  Sept.  14. — ^With  the 
announcement  of  H.  J.  Fitzger- 
ald, general  manager  for  Wisconsin 
Amusement  Enterprises,  Inc.,  Fox 
subsidiary,  that  it  has  taken  over  the 
operation  of  the  Palace,  2,800-seat  first 

(Continued  on    pane   3) 


Philadelphia  Cafe 
Will  Screen  Shorts 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  14.— The  Ar- 
cadia Cafe's  new  International  Res- 
taurant, scheduled  for  opening  Thurs- 
day night,  will  feature  films  in  its 
cocktail  room. 

Shorts  will  be  offered,  topped  by 
local  shots.  The  cafe  will  back  weekly 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


Campi  Adopts  Clearance 
Based  on  Price  Scales 


President  to 
Decide  Upon 
NRA  Future 


By  WILLIAM   ORNSTEIN 

Reorganization  of  the  NRA  along 
lines  modeled  after  the  Federal  gov- 
ernment, dividing  it  into  three 
branches,  with  President  Roosevelt 
himself  handling  the  details,  high- 
lighted Administrator  Hugh  S.  John- 
son's talk  last  night  at  Carnegie 
Hall.  Representatives  of  more  than 
400  codes  attended. 

In  his  thundering  manner,  Johnson 
hit  the  instigators  of  the  textile  strike, 
but,  after  discussing  this  topic  at 
length,  declared  that  "I  cannot  say 
much  for  the  NRA  because  it  is  in  its 
formative  stage." 

"It  will  be  divided  into  three 
divisions   patterned   after   the   govern- 

(Continued  on   pane   3) 


New  M.  P.  Club  Plan 
Up  for  Discussion 

Plans  for  strengthening  the  M.P. 
Club  were  reported  progressing  yes- 
terday by  Felix  Feist,  president,  fol- 
lowing a  meeting  of  the  house  com- 
mittee. 

Feist  has  several  ideas  in  mind  for 
building  up  the  club  to  its  former 
prestige,  but  is  awaiting  arrival  of 
Louis  Nizer  from  Europe  this  week 
before  he  proceeds.  At  the  executive 
session  yesterday,  a  general  outline  of 
activities  was  given  Feist,  who  has 
pledged  his  full  support  to  making  the 
club  a  success  under  his  administra- 
tion. 


Justice  Inquiry  on 
Coast  Stirs  Queries 

Washington,  Sept.  14. — Refusal  of 
Department  of  Justice  officials  to  dis- 
cuss their  recent  inquiry  on  the  west 
coast  where  a  number  of  exhibitors 
have  been  called  in  for  questioning  is 
taken  here  as  an  indication  that  some- 
thing is  brewing. 

.Asked  directly  whether  there  was 
any  significance  in  the  west  coast  ac- 
tivities. Attorney  General  Cummings 
said   that   so   far   as  he   knew   it   was 

(Continued   on   page   i) 


Johnson  Denies 

In  an  exclusive  interview 
late  last  night,  following  his 
talK  at  Carnegie  Hall,  Hugh 
S.  Johnson  hit  reports  that 
Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  would  resign  from 
the  NRA. 

This  discounts  once  and  for 
all  reports  concerning  Rosen- 
blatt's anticipated  resigna- 
tion. 


Blank-Publix  Sign 
Deal  on  26  Houses 


A.  H.  Blank,  acting  as  president 
and  general  manager  of  Tri-States 
Theatres,  Inc.,  yesterday  signed  a  con- 
tract with  Paramount  Publix  for  part- 
nership operation  of  26  theatres  in 
Iowa,  Nebraska  and  Illinois.  He  will 
control  50  per  cent  of  the  corpora- 
tion's securities. 

The  deal  brings  to  an  end  the  tem- 
porary arrangement  under  which 
Blank  has  been  operating  the  houses 
since  shortly  after  the  start  of  the 
Paramount  receivership. 

Under  the  terms   of  the  agreement 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Competitive    Zones    Are 

Ordered;  Spur  to 

Selling  Seen 

Clearance  will  be  based  on  admis- 
sion prices  and  competitive  zones  will 
be  established  by  local  boards,  but 
theatres  will  not  be  designated  By 
name  as  first,  second  or  third  runs 
under  the  12  principles  adopted  by 
Campi. 

Basing  clearances  on  dual  bills  is 
also  prohibited  in  accordance  with 
the  stand  taken  some  weeks  ago. 

Adoption  of  the  principles  is  ex- 
pected to  hasten  the  work  of  local 
boards.  Selling  in  a  number  of  impor- 
tant areas  has  been  held  up  pending 
action. 

Under  the  terms  of  a  resolution 
adopted  in  connection  with  approval 
of  the  principles  it  is  ruled  that  sched- 
ules of  clearance  and  zoning  which 
(Continued  on   page   3) 


London  Writ  Issued 
On  Fight  Pictures 

By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  Sept.  14  (By  Cable)  — 
Jeff  Dickson,  fight  promoter,  has  ob- 
tained writs  against  Pathe,  Para- 
mount British  Pictorial  Prods.,  the 
Plaza  Theatre  and  A.  B.  C.  Circuit 
to  prevent  them  from  using  pirated 
shots  of  the  Paterson-Gains  bout.  Ex- 
clusive rights  are  held  by  Gaumont 
British    and    Movietone. 


Huffman's  New  Unit 
In  Denver  Orpheum 

Denver,  Sept.  14. — The  Centennial 
Theatre  Corp.,  formed  by  Harry 
Huffman  a  few  weeks  ago  to  operate 
the  Orpheum  for  the  receiver,  has 
bought  the  house  for  $500,000.  The 
theatre  was  sold  at  sheriff's  sale  to 
the  U.  S.  National  Bank,  trustees  for 
the  bondholders,  for  $410,000.     RKO 

(Continued   on    page   2) 


Code  Signing  Time 
Limit  to  Be  Ended 

Reopening  of  code  assents  for  all 
time  has  been  approved  by  Campi  in 
an  amendment  to  the  code.  The  reso- 
lution has  been  forwarded  to  the  NRA 
for  official   ratification. 

On      Sept.     4,      Motion      Picture 

(Continued  on    page   3) 


Board  in  Des  Moines 
Voids  Theatre  Lease 

Des  Moines,  Sept.  14. — Voiding  of 
a  lease  on  the  Iowa  at  Mason  City 
has  been  ordered  by  the  grievance 
board.  Interference  with  negotiations 
was  charged. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Krouse  charged 
that  W.  E.  Millington,  owner,  had 
leased  the  house  to  L.  L.  Kaplan  of 
Waterloo  without  notice  to  them  while 
they  were  still  operating  it.  The 
board  ordered  that  the  Krouses  were 
entitled  to  the  new  lease  on  the  terms 
granted  to  Kaplan.  The  order  be- 
comes effective  Oct.  1. 


Broadway  Grosses 
Hold  Up  Generally 

Broadway's  grosses  stood  up  well 
last  week  in  spite  of  the  $104,120 
which  "One  Night  of  Love"  dragged 
into  the  Music  Hall. 

At  the  Roxy  Universal's  "Romance 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


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Saturday,  September    15,    1934 


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Vol.  36 


September  15,   1934 


No.  64 


Martin    Quigley 

[iditor-m-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

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Aarons  Clears  Statement 

Clarifying  a  recent  statement  at- 
tributed to  him  to  the  effect  that  the 
Parkway,  Stone  Harbor ;  Roxy, 
Northampton  ;  Carmen,  Philadelphia  ; 
and  Casino,  South  Langhorne,  Pa., 
were  members  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Eastern  Pennsylvania,  Southern 
New  Jersey  and  Delaware,  George 
P.  Aarons  says  that  owners  of  these 
houses  recently  informed  him  that 
they  were  not  members  of  the  I. 
E.  P.  A.,  never  paid  dues  and  pub- 
lication of  their  names  as  members 
of  that  organization  was  without  au- 
thorization. 

Aarons  adds  that  he  did  not  state 
these  houses  were  members  of  the  M. 
P.   T.    O.   unit. 


Von  Stroheim  Due  Today 

Erich  von  Stroheim  is  due  from 
Hollywood  today  by  plane  for  a 
role  in  "Crime  of  Dr.  Crespi,"  which 
John  H.  Auer  will  place  in  produc- 
tion at  the  Biograph  studios  on  Tues- 
day. 

The  role  originally  was  intended  for 
James  Barton,  but  the  deal  fell  through 
Lou  Goldberg  and  Ed  Olmstead  wrote 
the   script. 


Warner  Club  Heads  Here 

Presidents  of  all  Warner  Clubs 
throughout  the  country  will  convene 
in  New  York  today  for  a  general 
meeting  called  by  Harold  Rodner. 
Past  and  future  activities  will  be  dis- 
cussed at  the  session. 


Huffman's  New  Unit 
In  Denver  Orpheum 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
lost  the  house  when  it  defaulted  on  the 
principal     and     interest     on     $500,000 
bonds. 

The  contract  calls  for  a  down  pay- 
ment of  $10,000,  which  has  been  made, 
and  a  payment  of  $21,000  to  be  made 
when  the  sheriff's  deed  can  be  deliv- 
ered, Feb.  10,  1935.  RKO  has  until 
then  to  redeem  the  property.  The 
Denver  Orpheum  Co.  issued  the  bonds, 
$500,000  worth,  and  they  were  guar- 
anteed by  the  parent  company. 

Centennial  will  pay  $1,050  weekly 
until  Aug.  1,  1935,  when  the  payments 
will  be  $1,250.  This  will  be  placed 
into  a  sinking  fund  to  pay  taxes,  in- 
terest and  principal.  For  the  past 
year  the  theatre  has  been  leased  to 
the  Welton  Theatres  Corp.,  in  which 
Huft'man  and  Marco  of  Fanchon  & 
Marco  were  interested.  Recently  the 
court  voided  the  Welton  lease  so  Cen- 
tennial could  negotiate  for  the  prop- 
erty. This  move  put  Marco  out  of 
the  Denver  theatre  picture. 


Akerson  Declines  Post 

Washington,  Sept.  14.  —  George 
Akerson,  former  secretary  to  Presi- 
dent Hoover  and  at  one  time  a  Para- 
mount executive,  has  declined  ap- 
pointment as  member  of  the  Board  of 
Appeals  of  the  Veterans'  Administra- 
tion. He  will  become  secretary  to 
the  code  authority  of  the  paper  dis- 
tributing   industry. 


Griffith  Takes  ''U"  List 

James  R.  Grainger,  general  sales 
manager  for  Universal,  has  just  closed 
with  R.  E.  Griffith  for  the  entire 
Universal  list  for  1934-35  in  60  situa- 
tions in  Texas,  Oklahoma  and  New 
Mexico.  Negotiations  were  handled 
on  the  spot  by  Harry  Graham,  mid- 
west division  manager. 


CEA  Protests  Prints 

London,  Sept.  14  (By  Cable) — The 
Cinematograph  Exhibitors'  Ass'n  has 
passed  a  resolution  reproaching  dis- 
tributors for  what  is  claimed  to  be 
inferior  prints.  They  urge  that 
American  companies  send  over  a  nega- 
tive   or    an    early    positive    print. 


Philadelphia  Cafe 
Will  Screen  Shorts 


(Continued  from    page    1) 

releases  of  Philadelphia  newsreel  shots 
and  for  the  opening  plans  pictures  of 
the  football  training  camps  of  Penn, 
Temple  and  Villanova,  as  well  as 
the  Schuylkill  outboard  regatta.  So- 
ciety blowouts  will  also  get  a  play. 
Other  commercial  newsreels,  travel- 
ogues and  cartoons  will  be  shown.  The 
cocktail  room  will  be  so  lighted  that 
there  will  be  no  diminution  of  illumin- 
ation needed  for  showing  the  films. 


Broadway  Grosses 
Hold  Up  Generally 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
ill  the  Rain"  with  "Romance  of  a 
I'cople"  on  the  stage  pulled  $36,400. 
The  Paramount  took  $45,000  on  "She 
Loves  Me  Not."  "Chained"  at  the 
Capitol  held  up  to  $37,360  in  its  sec- 
ond  week. 

".\ffairs  of   Cellini"  was   strong  at 
the    Rivoli    with   $35,000. 


John  Myers  Coming  Here 

London,  Sept.  14  (By  Cable)- — 
John  Myers,  publicity  chief  for  Lon- 
don Films,  is  on  the  Berengaria 
headed  for  New  York  to  confer  on 
.American  exploitation  methods.  Pre- 
miere of  "The  Private  Life  of  Don 
Juan"  has  been  set  for  the  Rivoli 
in  New  York,   Sept.  27. 


Columbia  Reproduces  Ads 

Columbia  is  sending  out  to  exhibi- 
tors a  series  of  reproductions  of  New 
\'ork  newspaper  ads  on  "One  Night 
of  Love'-'  printed  on  buff  coated  stock 
and  encased  in  a  heavy  paper  cover 
11  in.  .X  15  in.  A  one-sheet  repro- 
duction of  all  the  New  York  news- 
paper criticisms   also  is  included. 


Benas  to  Talk  Monday 

John  Benas.  buyer  for  the  Leon  Ro- 
senblatt circuit,  will  outline  new  prod 
uct  of  all  distributors  at  a  meeting  of 
the  I.  T.  O.  A.  at  the  Astor  on  Mon- 
day. He  made  a  five-hour  analysis 
at  the  recent  Allied  of  New  Jersey 
convention  at  Atlantic  City. 


Most  Stocks  Off  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chanse 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 3014  30  30  —2 

Consolidated   Film  Industries 2%          2>4  2%  +  M 

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 12'/4  12'/^  12!^  

Eastman    Kodak    96'/^  95  95  —VA 

Fox   Film   "A" 11  10-^  lO'/i  —  V^ 

Loew's,  Inc 2654  25^  25^  —1 

Loew's,    Inc.,    pfd 90!4  90!^  90i/2  —1 

Paramount    Publix,    cts ZVt.          3Vs  3'A  —'4 

Pathe    Exchange    V/g          1  1  —  % 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 12"/i  IV/g  IV/g  —  Ya, 

RKO    2%          2  2  —Yf. 

Warner  Bros 4!^          Wt,  Wt,  —  Yi 

Trans  Lux  Drops  Vs  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

Technicolor   I2Y2        12  12  

Trans    Lux     1%  IH  15^        —  Ys 

RKO  Bonds  in  One-Point  Rise 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

General   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40 5-5^  5^  55^        —  Yf, 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40,  ctf 5  5  5  —  Y 

Keith    B.    F.    6s    '46 .55?^        55  55  —1 

Loew's   6s    '41,   ww   deb   rights 101  101  101  

PaVamount  F.  L.  6s  '47 4&Y2  48  I&Y2        +  Yi 

Paramount   Publix  55^s   '50 A%Yi  47j4        48  -\-  Y2 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww 98!^  98i/2        98'/        —  Yz 

RKO   6s   '41,    pp 28  28  28  -|-1 

Warner    Bros.    6s   '.W.    wd SV/z        51  51  —1 


Sales 

300 
100 
100 
500 
700 

2,800 
100 

4,000 
800 
600 
700 

5.000 


Sales 

700 
100 


Sales 

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<     Purely 
Personal  ► 

WILLIAM  CLARK,  Educational 
assistant  manager,  and  Harvey 
Day,  sales  manager  for  the  Terry- 
Toon  comedies,  leave  tomorrow  night 
on  a  tour  of  Fox  exchanges  which 
will  take  them  to  Charlotte,  Atlanta, 
New  Orleans,  Memphis  and  Cincinnati. 

Frank  M.  Dee,  Frances  Dee's  dad, 
here  from  San  Francisco  on  business, 
will  be  a  guest  at  the  Music  Hall 
premiere  of  Radio's  "The  Richest  Girl 
in  the  World,"  in  which  his  son-in- 
law,  Joel  McCrea,  is  cast. 

Miriam  Hopkins,  who  was  forced 
to  delay  her  trip  to  New  York  a  week, 
arrives  from  the  coast  on  Monday 
morning  aboard  the  California.  She 
will   stay   in  town  indefinitely. 

Stuart  Erwin  started  a  week's 
personal  appearance  booking  at  Loew's 
State  yesterday.  He  may  tour  other 
Loew  houses,  but  it's  not  set  yet,  he 
says. 

Nat  Glasser,  Washington  district 
manager  for  Warner  theatres,  is  in 
town  for  a  few  days.  Returns  to- 
morrow. 

Jack  Fuld  yesterday  returned  from 
New  Haven  where  he  worked  on  an 
exploitation  stunt  on  "Alifairs  of  Cel- 
lini". 

K:ay  Francis,  cutting  short  her 
European  vacation,  sends  word  she 
will  sail  for  America  within  a  week. 

Alan  Dinehart  is  in  the  cast  of 
"Alley   Cat,"   which  opens   Monday. 

Herbert  Ebenstein  has  returned 
from  a  quick  trip  to   Hollywood. 

Ed  Kuykendall  leaves  for  New 
Orleans  Tuesday. 

TuLLio  Cauminati  sails  today  for 
Italy  on  the  Rex. 


Flash  Review 

Beyond  the  Trail — For  those  west- 
ern fans  who  like  their  heroes  active 
and  tough  and  who  revel  in  chases  down 
streams  and  over  the  countryside  on 
horseback,  this  latest  Monogram  west- 
ern is  to  be  recommended.  But  it  is 
slightly  lacking  in  straight  entertain- 
ment value. 


This    aim    wilt    be    reviewed    in   full    in    a 
later    issue    of    Motion    Picture    Daily. 


Emanuel,  Gross  to  Speak 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  14.  —  Jay 
Emanuel,  Philadelphia  exhibitor  and 
publisher  of  The  Exhibitor,  and  Sam 
Gross,  Fox  Films  exchange  man,  will 
address  the  Philadelphia  M.  P.  Forum 
at  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  on 
Monday. 

Emanuel  will  speak  on  "Trade 
Problems  of  a  Publisher"  and  Gross 
will    discuss    block    booking. 


Gable  to  Star  Alone 

HOLLYWOOD;,  Sept.  14. — Clark  Gable 
will  be  starred  alone  in  20th  Century's 
forthcoming  "It  Had  to  Happen."  The 
picture  is  scheduled  to  go  into  work 
in  several  weeks. 


Balcon  Delays  His  Trip 

London,  Sept.  14  (By  Cable) — Mi- 
chael Balcon,  production  chief  for 
Gaumont  British,  has  delayed  his  de- 
parture for  the  United  States  until 
Sept.  22. 


Saturday,  September    15,    1934 


MOTION  PICTVRE 

DAILY 


Campi  Bases 
Clearance  on 
Price  Scales 


(Continued  from    paqe   1) 

may  be  adopted  by  any  board  will 
supersede  any  clearances  specified  in 
contracts  between  distributors  and 
exhibitors,  whether  or  not  the  agree- 
ments have  been  signed  before  adop- 
tion   of    the    schedules    by    boards. 

Boards  are  instructed  to  give  due 
consideration  to  the  effect  clearances 
have  on  rental  values  for  first  runs 
and  also  are  cautioned  against  grant- 
ing unreasonable  clearances  because  of 
the  injustice  to  subsequent  runs  which 
is  involved. 

Competitive  geographical  areas  must 
be   clearly   defined. 

Of  the  many  schedules  on  hand, 
Campi  will  hear  protests  on  those 
that  come  within  provisions  set  down 
by  the  clearance  committee.  A  num- 
ber of  others  will  be  sent  back  to 
local  boards  for  protest  hearings  and 
redrafting. 

Principles   Are   Listed 

The  principles  adopted  follow: 

1.  Members  of  local  clearance  and  zoning 
boards  should  familiarize  themselves  thor- 
oughly with  the  provisions  of  Article  VI, 
Part  1,  Section  4  of  the  code  of  fair  com- 
petition for  the  motion  picture  industry, 
as    follows: 

"Each  board  when  makmg  any 
classification  of  theatres,  or  when  fix- 
ing the  maximum  period  or  area  of 
clearance  in  respect  of  any  theatre 
shall,  among  other  things,  consider 
and  give  due  regard  to  the  following 
factors: 

"(a)  that  clearance  to  a  very  consid- 
erable extent  determines  the  rental 
value  of   motion  pictures; 

"(b)  that  exhibitions  of  the  same  mo- 
tion picture  within  the  same  competi- 
tive area  at  too  short  an  interval  after 
the  conclusion  of  a  preceding  run  or 
runs  thereof  by  unduly  restricting  the 
competitive  area  in  which  clearance  is 
limited,  depreciates  the  rental  value  of 
motion   pictures;    and 

"(c)  that  all  such  depreciations  of  the 
rental  values  of  motion  pictures  tend 
to  reduce  the  number  of  motion  pic- 
tures produced,  discourages  the  produc- 
tion of  motion  pictures  of  quality 
involving  large  investments  of  capital, 
labor,  skill,  and  enterprise  and  thereby 
tend    to    reduce    employment. 

"(d)  that  unreasonable  clearance  to  a 
considerable  extent  aflfects  the  value  of 
motion  pictures  for  subsequent-run  the- 
atres. 

"(e)  that  unreasonable  clearance  de- 
preciates the  potential  return  from 
motion  pictures  for  subsequent-run  the- 
atres. 

"(f)  that  unreasonable  clearance  as  to 
time  and  area  diminishes  the  potential 
revenue  to  the  distributor  from  the 
subsequent     run     exhibitor." 

Areas  Must  Be  "Clearly  Defined" 

2.  The  competitive  geographical  area  in- 
cluded in  schedules  should  be  clearly  de- 
fined both  as  to  first  run  in  cities  and 
suburban  districts.  In  defining  geographi- 
cal areas  affecting  first  runs,  clearance 
should  be  given  not  only  against  theajres 
in  the  particular  city  but  also  against 
competitive  theatres  within  a  trading  area 
or  within  a  metropolitan  district.  First 
run  theatres  should  have  clearance  over 
nearby  towns  and  cities  which  are  con- 
sidered competitive. 

.1.  No  prohibition  may  be  placed  upon  the 
run  which  an  exhibitor  may  he  able  to 
buy  or  a  distributor  may  be  able  to  sell 
to  any  theatre,  and  no  theatre  shall  be 
designated  by  name  as  first  run.  as  second 
run.  or  as  any  other  run  in  a  city  or  in  a 
zone  area.  Schedules  including  statements 
to  the  eflFect  "The  Blank  Theatre  may 
purchase  no  clearance"  cannot  be  approved. 
It  is  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  local 
board,  however,  to  state  that  a  theatre 
is  not  in  competition  with  ajjy  other 
theatre. 

•4.  Geographical  areas  of  competition 
which  shall  be  designated  as  zones  shall 
be  established  by  the  local  board.  Such 
zones    shall   be    established    by   dividing    the 


territory  affected  into  groups  of  competi- 
tive theatres.  Any  theatre  shall  have  the 
right  without  restriction  to  buy  any  run 
it  is  able  to  negotiate  for  with  any  dis- 
tributor, and  any  distributor  shall  have 
the  right  without  restriction,  to  sell  any 
run    he    desires. 

5.  Maximum  periods  of  clearance  shall 
he  established  between  the  various  runs 
which  may  exist.  For  instance,  the  board 
shall  define  the  maxumum  clearance  be- 
tween the  first  run  in  a  city  and  the 
second  run  in  a  city  and  also  the  maxi- 
mum clearance  between  the  second  run, 
if  there  be  one,  and  the  first  runs  in  any 
competitive  geographical  zones.  The  local 
board  may  make  provision  for  the  booking 
of  any  extraordinary  picture  which  may 
play  first  run  at  substantially  increased  ad- 
mission prices,  which  substantial  increase 
in  admission  prices  shall  entitle  a  theatre 
to  additional  clearance  unless  the  next 
subsequent  run  also  increases  its  admis- 
sion prices  in  the  same  proportion;  and 
this  principle  shall  apply  to  all  other  sub- 
sequent  runs. 

6.  In  establishing  maximum  clearance  for 
first  run,  consideration  may  be  given  to 
the  differential  between  the  first  run  ad- 
mission prices  and  the  admission  prices 
charged  by  the  second  run  and/or  subse- 
quent runs  in  the  respective  competitive 
cities    or    zones. 

7.  Provision  may  be  made  for  the  revi- 
sion of  clearance  of  subsequent  runs  where 
a  prior  run  reduces  admission  prices,  and 
of  clearance  of  prior  runs  where  a  subse- 
quent run  reduces  its  admission  prices. 
Notwithstanding,  any  theatre  which  pur- 
chases a  specified  run  shall  retain  such 
run  irrespective,  of  any  increase  in  admis- 
sion   prices    of    subsequent    runs. 

When  Zones  Overlap 

8.  In  the  event  that  two  theatres  are 
in  separate  zones  which  overlap  and  are 
in  competition,  the  maximum  period  of 
clearance  between  such  theatres  shall  be 
established    by    the    board. 

9.  The  period  of  clearance  shall  not  be 
affected  by  reason  of  any  theatre  using 
a    double    bill    policy    or    stage    shows. 

10.  The  schedule  shall  provide  that  in 
the  event  of  the  building  or  opening  of 
a  new  theatre  or  the  reopening  of  a  closed 
theatre  the  clearance  and  zoning  board 
shall  immediately  meet  and  determine  the 
zone  in  which  such  theatre  shall  be  placed. 
Such  theatre  shall  of  course  have  the  op- 
portunity of  purchasing  such  run  as  it  is 
able  and  which  the  distributor  may  desire 
to   sell. 

11.  It  shall  be  provided  that  if  any  first 
run  theatre  permits  an  earlier  exhibition 
than  provided  in  the  schedule  by  a  waiver 
of  clearance  or  by  any  other  means  with 
respect  to  any  second  run  theatre,  then 
third,  fourth  and  subsequent  run  theatres 
shall  also  move  up  and  receive  a  like 
benefit  from  the  above  mentioned  earlier 
exhibition  in  accordance  with  the  clearance 
period  established  between  the  runs  in- 
volved. If  any  second,  third  or  subsequent 
run  theatre  permits  an  earlier  exhibition 
than  provided  in  the  schedule  with  respect 
to  any  theatre  in  the  following  run,  then 
the  same  principle  as  set  forth  above  with 
respect  to  the  first  and  second  run  shall 
be  applicable  in  accordance  with  the  clear- 
ance period  established  between  the  runs 
involved    and    any    runs     thereafter, 

12.  The  following  resolution  was  unani- 
mously adopted  by  the  Code  Authority  on 
August    23rd,    1934: 

"RESOLVED:  That  clearance  for 
any  theatre  established  by  a  clearance 
and  zoning  board  in  any  decision  af- 
fecting a  schedule  of  clearance  and 
zoning  for  a  territory  or  part  thereof, 
shall  supersede  any  clearance  specified 
in  any  license  agreement  between  dis- 
tributors and  exhibitors,  irrespective  of 
whether  such  license  agreement  was  ex- 
ecuted prior  to  the  decision  of  the  local 
clearance    and    zoning    board." 


Adopts  Extras'  Clauses 

Code  Authority  has  adopted  13 
clauses  recently  passed  by  the  Stand- 
ing Committee  on  Extras  in  Holly- 
wood. The  clauses  govern  employ- 
ment of  extras  in   studios. 

.A^pproval  of  the  NRA  legal  depart- 
ment in  Washington  is  awaited  be- 
fore the  clauses  can  be  put  into  ef- 
fect. 


Lesser  Coming  East 

Hollywood,  Sept.  14. — Sol  Lesser 
leaves  Hollywood  for  New  York  by 
plane  Tuesday  where  he  will  remain 
10  days  before  sailing  on  the  lie  dc 
France  for  England,  While  in  Eng- 
land. Lesser  will  film  "The  Cowboy 
Millionaire,"  starring  George  O'Brien. 


Code  Signing  Time 
Limit  to  Be  Ended 


(Continued   from   pane    1) 

Daily  e.xclusively  reported  the  move 
to  reopen  code  assents  indefinitely 
was  under  way  and  that  Code  Au- 
thority's legal  committee  was  work- 
ing on   such  an  amendment. 

The  resolution  adds  that  exhibitors 
who  have  not  signed  the  code  can- 
not file  complaints  or  pro.tests.  It 
is  figured  that  there  are  not  more 
than  1,300  theatres  in  competitive 
zones  which  have  not  signed.  The 
total  number  of  compliances  received 
to  date   numbers  around  8,700. 


Fox  Widens  Control 
Of  Milwaukee  Spots 

(Continued   from    pane    1) 

run  owned  by  the  Uihlein  Realty 
Corp.,  the  circuit  takes  almost  com- 
plete control  of  the  downtown  situa- 
tion with  Warners  as  its  only  con- 
tender. 

Fox  now  operates  the  Wisconsin 
and  Alhambra  and  has  an  agreement 
with  L.  K.  Brin,  manager  of  the 
Garden,  The  Palace,  formerly  oper- 
ated by  Leo  Salkin,  now  booking  the 
Wisconsin  and  Alhambra's  flesh,  has 
been  dark  since  early^  in  August  and 
is  expected  to  reopen  shortly. 

Warners  still  retain  their  lease  on 
the  Strand,  lj400-seat  downtown  house 
dark  for  the  past  several  months, 
which  was  slated  for  opening  early  in 
September,  but  is  still  dark.  The 
new  setup  gives  Fox  control  over  four 
of  the  seven  downtown  houses. 


Justice  Inquiry  on 
Coast  Stirs  Queries 

(Continued  from    pane    1) 

more  or  less  a  routine  matter  of  no 
special  importance.  Efforts  to  learn 
rnore  from  department  officials  in  di- 
rect charge  of  the  matter,  however, 
elicited  a  flat  refusal  to  discuss  it  at 
all.  This  led  to  considerable  specu- 
lation as  to  whether  they  might  be 
planning  some  action. 


Realign  Photophone  Men 

All  district  sales  representatives  of 
RCA^  Photophone  have  been  desig- 
nated district  sales  managers.  Sales 
territories  at  the  same  time  have  been 
realigned  by  the  company.  Bernard 
Sholtz  will  operate  in  northern  New 
Jersey,  Staten  Island,  Connecticut  and 
eastern  New  York  in  addition  to  New 
York  City,  while  M.  S.  England  has 
been  assigned  to  central  and  western 
New  York,  J.  B.  Dumestre  to  Geor- 
gia, Florida,  Alabama  and  part  of 
Tennessee,  and  C.  W.  Sawin  to  the 
entire  New  England  territory,  except- 
ing Connecticut. 


Laemmle  in  from  Europe 

Carl  Laemmle  arrived  here  late  yes- 
terday afternoon  aboard  the  Leviathan 
after  a  three  months'  visit  in  Europe, 
He  was  accompanied  by  Joseph  Weil, 
his  assistant,  and  Jack  Ross,  secre- 
tary. 


President  to 
Decide  Upon 
NRA  Future 


Garrison  Expands  Line 

Garrison  Film  Distributors,  Inc, 
has  decided  to  take  on  distribution  of 
sound  projectors  for  16mm  film  for 
use  in  homes,  schools,  clubs  and 
churches. 


(Continued  from  page   1) 

ment.  I  believe  this  plan  to  be  right," 
he  asserted. 

It  is  understood  that  Johnson  dis- 
cussed this  plan  with  President 
Roosevelt  at  Hyde  Park  earlier  in  the 
week. 

"The  NRA  is  too  big  to  be  right," 
he  said.  "Whatever  reorganization  is 
to  come  will  be  worked  out  by  the 
President  and  no  one  else.  I  have  too 
much  power  invested  in  me  and  the 
sooner  I  am  divested  of  it  the  better. 
Let  someone  else  ^stop  these  dead 
cats." 

Johnson  referred  to  a  part  of  a 
speech  made  by  Mayor  LaGuardia 
earlier  in  the  evening  in  which  the 
mayor  said  he  believed  all  industries, 
large  and  small,  wanted  to  see  the 
NRA  extended. 

Mayor  Calls  for  Cooperation 

LaGuardia,  in  a  dynamic  and  un- 
prepared talk,  stated  that  the  coopera- 
tion of  all  city  officials  is  necessary  in 
order  to  make  the  NRA  a  success. 
He  stated  industries  in  New  York  are 
ready  to  live  up  to  the  codes,  but  can- 
not do  so  unless  competitors  in  other 
parts  of  the  country  do  likewise.  He 
hit  child  labor. 

The  Mayor,  after  being  applauded 
loud  and  long,  held  that  the  NRA 
be  extended  in  January  and  that  the 
government  should  not  wait  until 
June  16,  next,  when  it  expires.  He 
said  that  if  his  plan  is  not  accepted 
there  will  be  a  lot  of  cut-throat  com- 
petition by  those  anticipating  the  end 
of  the  NRA. 

"It's  either  the  code  or  chaos.  The 
man  who  cheats  on  the  NRA  will 
cheat  himself  at  solitaire,"  he  said. 

"The  trouble  with  the  NRA  is  not 
that  it  goes  too  far,  but  that  it  does 
not  go  far  enough.  In  this  crisis  we 
must  be  willing  to  team  along  and 
anything  short  of  that  will  bring  on  a 
crash," 

LaGuardia  asked  Johnson  for  a  uni- 
formity of  production  costs  through- 
out the  country.  He  also  stated  that 
relief  costs  for  New  York  would  be 
reduced  in  half  if  all  industries  lived 
up  to  their  codes. 

In  introducing  Johnson,  LaGuardia 
said  he  would  withdraw  the  keys  and 
turn  over  the  town  clock  at  City 
Hall.  Grover  Whalen  later  reminded 
the  Mayor  that  the  hands  had  been 
removed  recently. 

Matthew  Woll ,  vice-president  of 
the  A.  F.  of  L.,  also  spoke.  He 
talked  on  labor's  part  in  trying  to 
make  the  NRA  a  success,  holding  that 
labor  was  not  entirely  satisfied. 
Nathan  Straus,  Jr.,  stated  the  NRA 
is  here  to  stay  and  its  principles  are 
deep-rooted  in  American  life.  He 
said  he  had  no  doubt  of  its  permanence 
and  complete  success,  declaring  that 
the  NRA  in  its  essentials  is  success- 
ful. He  named  four  permanent  prin- 
ciples  of  the   NRA : 

1 — Permanent  machinery  to  keep 
the  NRA  functioning. 

2 — Outlawing  unfair  competition. 

3 — Elimination  of  child  labor  and 
limitation  of  hours. 

4 — Establishment  of  a  fair  mini- 
mum wage. 


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DAILY 


Saturday,  September   15,    1934 


Mill  Strikes 
Hit  Theatres 
In  Many  Spots 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

other  textile  centers,  not  only  as  a  re- 
sult of  curtailed  spending  by  thousands 
of  strikers  and  their  families  but  also 
because  of  a  state  of  public  caution 
in  many  cities  which  is  reported  to  be 
inducing  large  sections  of  the  affected 
population  to  remain  indoors  after 
dark. 

Loew's  and  RKO  here  report  little 
or  no  drop  in  attendance  in  New  Eng- 
land theatres.  Both  have  theatres  in 
Providence,  R.  I.,  and  RKO  has  the- 
atres in  Lowell,  Mass.,  but  neither  city 
has  been  materially  affected  yet  by 
the  strike.  Paramount's  New  England 
units  ha_ye  been  affected  to  a  slight 
degree,  it  was  reported,  and  business 
in  a  number  of  the  company's  North 
and  South  Carolina  theatres  has  suf- 
fered, but  no  accurate  estimates  of 
the  complete  business  loss  was  avail- 
able at  the  home  office  yesterday. 
Warners  reported  New  Jersey  theatres 
unaffected. 

On  the  other  hand,  scores  of  inde- 
pendent operators  in  the  strike  areas 
report  severe  business  losses,  with 
complete  shutdowns  in  a  number  of 
instances. 


Providence,  Sept.  14. — All  theatres 
in  Woonsocket  have  been  closed  be- 
cause of  strike  rioting  there.  Picket- 
ing and  local  disturbances  have  also 
cut  down  attendance  at  Pawtucket  and 
Central  Falls  theatres.  Providence 
houses  have  not  felt  the  eft'ects  of  the 
strike  to  any  great  extent  as  yet. 


Atlanta,  Sept.  14. — The  textile 
strike  has  materially  affected  box- 
offices  in  dozens  of  the  smaller  cities 
throughout  this  section  and  many  the- 
atres are  either  closing  or  curtiiiling 
operation  to  one  and  two  days  a  week. 

Atlanta  exchange  manag^ers  estimate 
that  in  the  cities  that  ,^re  almost 
wholly  dependent  on  textile  operations, 
film  business  has  decreased  from  25 
to  50  per  cent. 

Theatres  in  Trion,  Porterdale,  La 
Grange,  and  Milstead  in  Georgia ;  Fort 
Payne  and  Huntsville  in  Alabama ; 
High  Point,  Fayetteville  and  Gastonia, 
North  Carolina,  are  renprted  to  be 
closed  or  operating  on  Saturdays  only. 

If  the  strike  continues  another  week 
or  twOj  it  is  estimated  that  at  least  50 
theatres  in  textile  centers  will  close 
for  the  duration  of  the  strike. 


Boston,  Sept.  14.— The  textile  strike 
has  resulted  in  a  drop  in  attendance  of 
more  than  20  per  cent  at  New  Bedford 
theatres  and  of  approximately  30  per 
cent  at  Fall  River. 

Lowell,  Lawrence  and  Worcester 
report  grosses  virtually  unchanged. 
Attendance  in  Boston  has  not  been 
affected  at  all.  Salem  regorts  an  in- 
crease of  about  20  per  cent  in  grosses 
since  the  beginning  of  the  strike. 

Charlotte,  Sept.  14.— Theatre  at- 
tendance in  the  Carolinas  has  been 
reduced  50  per  cent  as  a  result  of  the 
textile  strike,  reports  from  widely 
separated  strike  centers  reveal. 

Charlotte  is  the  center  of  the  textile 
industry   in  the   South  and,  while  the 


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HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


*' Happiness  Ahead*' 

(IVaniers) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  14. — "Happiness  Ahead"  presents  Dick  Powell  in 
a  new  character,  carrying  the  story  without  continual  singing,  and  also 
presents  Josephine  Hutchinson  in  her  first  screen  work,  giving  promise 
of  her  becoming  a  popular  actress  of  the  Helen  Hayes  type. 

The  story,  containing  an  even  flow  of  human  interest  incidents,  plus 
able  Mervyn  LeRoy  direction,  is  smart  but  not  too  sophisticated,  with 
clever  dialogue,  action,  comedy  and  drama  of  the  type  that  should  appeal 
to  all  classes.  Vividly  portraying  the  striking  contrast  between  the  upper 
and  moderate  modes  of  social  life,  it  is  centered  around  a  society  debu- 
tante and  the  office  manager  of  a  window-cleaning  establishment.  The 
debutante,  disgusted  with  the  tinsel  life  in  which  she  has  been  reared, 
seeks  more  of  the  real  side  of  life  and  becomes  involved  in  this  search  for 
happiness  with  the  window  washer.  The  sweet,  youthful  romance  is  car- 
ried on  to  a  happy  ending. 

The  leads  are  played  by  Powell  and  Miss  Hutchinson,  who  are  well 
supported  by  John  Halliday,  Frank  McHugh,  Allen  Jenkins,  Ruth  Don- 
ntlly,  Dorothy  Dare  and  Marjorie  Gateson.  Credit  Harry  Sauber  with 
the  creation  of  a  story  having  the  necessary  ingredients  that  spell  box- 
(.ffice.  LeRoy  handles  the  direction  expertly,  with  the  music  and  lyrics 
by  a  sextet  of  composers ;  yet  LeRoy  has  kept  the  story  dominant  for 
swell  entertainment  values. 

Code  seal  No.  185.    Running  time,  90  minutes. 


larger  theatres  in  this  city  have  not 
suffered  heavily  yet.  some  in  mill  com- 
munities where  the  United  Textile 
Workers  are  strongly  organized  and 
inills  are  closed,  have  been  affected  to 
the  extent  of  having  to  close  their 
doors.  This  is  true  of  the  Mount 
Holly  mill  town,  where  spindles  and 
looms  have  been  idle  since  the  begin- 
ning of  the  nationwide  strike. 

Real  poverty  is  being  felt  in  such 
textile  cities  as  Spartanburg  and 
Greenville,  S-  C.,  and  theatres  there 
have  been  harder  hit  as  a  result  than 
theatres  in  North  Carolina  cities. 
When  the  contents  of  the  last  pay  en- 
velope have  been  exhausted  within  the 
next  few  days,  theatres  in  the  Caro- 
linas are  expected  to  feel  the  effects 
of  the  strike  75  per  cent  generally,  and 
unless  the  strike  is  concluded  before 
then  numbers  will  be  forced  to  close,' 
it  is  believed. 


Memphis,  Sept.  14. — Estimates  place 
the  number  of  textile  workers  out  on 
strike  in  this  territory  at  6,000,  out  of 
a  total  of  33,000  workers.  Cities  pri- 
n;arily  affected  include  Dyersburg  and 
Bemis  in  Tennessee ;  Meridian,  Kos- 
ciusko, Starkville  and  Tupelo  in  Mis- 
sissippi and  none  in  Arkansas.  The- 
atres in  the  cities  named  are  hard  hit 
by  the  strike,  according  to  reports  re- 
ceived here,  but  other  centers  are  un- 
aware that  a  strike  is  on. 

This  city  is  unaffected  as  most  of 
the  mills  are  outside  the  Memphis  film 
zone. 


Radio  Speeding  Up 
With  Six  Underway 

Hollywood,  Sept.  14. — The  wheels 
are  humming  at  Radio  with  six  fea- 
tures in  production,  four  in  the  cutting 
rooms  and  five  in  preparation. 

Before  the  cameras  are  "The  Little 
Minister/'  "By  Your  Leave,"  "Anne 
of  Green  Gables,"  "Gridiron  Flash," 
"The  Silver  Streak"  and  "The  Sea 
Girl."  "The  Gay  Divorcee,"  "Dan- 
gerous Corner,"  "Kentucky  Kernels" 
and  "Wednesday's  Child"  are  the  quar- 
tette being  edited. 


Amity  Adds  Exchanges 

Amity  Pictures  has  added  two  more 
exchanges,  St.  Louis  and  Des  Moines, 
bringing  its  total  to  30,  according 
to  John  M.  Crinnion,  executive  vice- 
president. 

The  new  St.  Louis  exchange,  Su- 
perior Pictures,  Inc.,  is  operated  by 
James  Jovaney,  who  is  also  manager 
of     the     Chicago     exchange.  Des 

Moines  will  be  handled  by  S.  H. 
Stern,  head  of  the  Capitol  exchange 
in   Omaha. 

W.  L.  Parker,  Charlotte  manager, 
has  taken  over  the  Atlanta  territory 
formerly  handled  by  M.  C.  Howard. 
He    will    operate    both    spots. 


Cooper  Set  for  Capitol 

Jackie  Cooper  has  been  signed  for 
a  personal  appearance  at  the  Capitol 
starting  Sept.  21.  On  the  same  bill 
will  be  Ed  Sullivan,  columnist  for  the 
Daily  News.  George  Jessel  may  ap- 
pear on  the  same  bill. 


Lima  Lyric  Has  Fire 

Lima,  O.,  Sept.  14.— Fire  in  the 
projection  room  of  the  Lyric  did  sev- 
eral thousand  dollars  worth  of  dam- 
age. George  Ritzier  got  the  audience 
out  quietly. 


Banks  Asked  for  Delay 

Motion  for  the  adjournment  of  the 
Paramount  Publix  trustees'  action 
against  12  bank  creditors  at  the  hear- 
ing before  Federal  Judge  Coxe  on 
Thursday  was  made  by  Morton  G. 
Bogue,  of  counsel  for  the  banks,  and 
not  by  Samuel  Isseks,  of  counsel  foj 
the  trustees,  as  reported  in  Motion 
Picture  Daily  yesterday. 


Variety  Club 
Chatter 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  14.  —  Weekly 
meetings  were  resumed  tonight. 

Barkers  are  extending  sympathies 
to  Charles  Weigel,  whose  sister 
passed  away  recently. 

J.  Real  Neth,  barker  of  Tent  No. 
2,  accompanied  by  the  better  half, 
spent  the  week-end  with  Paul 
Krie(;er  and  his  family  here. 

Ike  Libson,  canvassman,  has  re- 
turned from  a  trip  east  in  which  he 
combined  business  and  pleasure. 

Martin  Solomon  of  the  Indian- 
apolis tent  gave  the  local  quarters  the 
O.O.  last  week. 


Cleveland 

Cleveland,  Sept.  14. — Variety  Club 
resumes  its  Monday  luncheon  schedule 
at  the  Statler  on  Sept.  17.  Micke 
Speciale,  orchestra  leader,  and  Jack 
Shulman,  Pairkesville  exhibitor,  will 
be  kings. 

The  clam  bake  arranged  by  a  com- 
mittee headed  by  Nat  Lefton  was 
held  today  at  the  Bratenahl  Country 
Club. 

The  first  annual  ball  is  scheduled 
for  Nov.  3,  at  the  Statler. 


Blank-Publix  Sign 
Deal  on  26  Houses 

(Continued   froin    piuie    1) 

Tri-States  gets  a  10-year  Paramount 
picture  franchise  and  $800,000  worth 
of  debentures  will  be  issued  to  cover 
financing  costs.  Austin  Keough,  Par- 
amount general  counsel,  will  act  as 
trustee  for  the  debentures.  Paramount 
retains  the  right  to  repurchase 
Blank's    interest. 

Samuel  Spring  acted  as  counsel  for 
Blank  and  the  office  of  Root,  Clark, 
Suckner  &  Ballantine  represented 
Paramount.  The  contract  became  ef- 
fective   with    the    signing. 


Daughter  to  Mrs.  Goetz 

Hollywood,  Sept.  14. — William 
Goetz,  vice-president  of  20th  Century, 
today  became  the  father  of  a  six-pound 
girl.  Mother  and  child  were  reported 
doing  well  at  Cedars  of  Lebanon  Hos- 
pital. 


DuWorld  to  Greiver 

DuWorld  Pictures  has  closed  with 
Greiver  Prod,  for  the  Illinois  and  In- 
diana distribution  rights  to  "Sword  of 
the  Arab,"  "Frankie  and  Johnnie," 
"Yokel  Dog  Makes  Good,"  "The 
Chump,"  "Miro  Ungo"  and  "Stars  in 
the  Making,"  all  shorts.  Arche  May- 
ers, sales  mariager,  handled  the  deal 
for   DuWorld.' 


Von  Sternberg  in  ASC 

Hollywood,  Sent.  14. — Josef  von 
Sternberg  was  admitted  to  the  Ameri- 
can Society  of  Cinematographers  to- 
day. 


Postpone  'Merry  Widow' 

M-G-M  has  postponed  opening  of 
"The  Merry  Wjdow"  until  sometirne 
in  October.  It  was  slated  to  open 
this   month. 


Sennett  Hurt  in  London 

London,  Sept.  14. — Mack  Sennett 
was  hurt  today  when  a  cab  in  which 
he  was  riding  crashed  into  another 
car.    He  was  treated  at  his  home. 


Wood  to  Coast  Tomorrow 

Sam  Wood,  M-G-M  director,  leaves 
for  the  coast  tomorrow.  He  has  just 
returned  from   a   vacation  abroad. 


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TEN  CENTS 


"U"  Sales  Are 
Up  by  2,000, 
^aysLaemmle 

Contracts    Away    Ahead 
Of  1933,  He  Asserts 

Universal's  domestic  sales  for  the 
new  season  currently  are  running  2,000 
contracts  ahead  of  1933  sales,  at  the 
corresponding  date,  Carl  Laemmle  re- 
ported Saturday  in  an  interview  dur- 
ing which  he  cited  general  business 
gains  both  here  and  abroad. 

Universal's  foreign  production  pro- 
gram for  this  year  will  include  12  pic- 
tures to  be  made  in  England  by  Ha- 
gen  Films,  six  of  which  have  been 
completed,  and  an  additional  number 
to  be  produced  in  Budapest  and 
Vienna,  Laemmle  said.  These  are  de- 
signed for  foreign  distribution  and 
will  not  be  added  to  the  company's 
American  release  schedule  unless  they 

(Continued  on  page  2) 

Production  Shows 
Drop  for  the  Week 

Hollywood,  Sept.  16.— Production 
for  the  week  ending  Sept.  15  regis- 
tered a  decline  of  five  features  under 
the  preceding  week.  Shorts  showed  no 
change  with  10  in  work. 

The  number  of  features  and  shorts 
in  final  stages  of  preparation  and  in 
the  editing  rooms  hover  around  the 
total    reported  the  previous   week. 

Fox  has  the  largest  number  of  fea- 
tures actually  before  the  cameras  with 

(Continued  on  pane  2) 


Nolan,  Well  Again, 
Coming  to  New  York 

Hollywood,  Sept.  16.— John  Nolan 
plans  to  leave  for  New  York  Oct.  15. 
After  conference  with  Fox  home  office 
sales  executives  he  will  sail  for  Aus- 
tralia where  he  will  have  charge  of 
the  company's  activities. 

Nolan  has  been  gaining  rapidly 
from  a  recent  illness  and  his  condition 
now  warrants  taking  over  his  new 
duties. 


Campi  August  Costs 
Down  to  $23,173,22 

Campi    reports    total    disbursements 

for   August  of  $23,173.22,   which  was 

$1,793.28    under    the    budget    of    $24,- 

966.50    for    the    month.     Of    August 

expenditures    $7,606.07    went    for    the 

I       upkeep    of    the    Campi    home    office, 

I      $2,014.56  for  the  Hollywood  office  and 

'      $13,552.59  for  the  code  boards. 


Dickinson  to 
File  Appeals 
As  Non-Signer 

Will  Present  a  Brief  to 
Campi  Asking  Relief 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  16. — Invoking 
the  declaration  of  the  code  that  it  is 
not  designed  to  promote  monopoly  or 
oppress  small  enterprises,  attorneys 
for  Dickinson  theatres  have  announced 
they  are  preparing  a  brief  for  presen- 
tation to  Code  Authority  asking  re- 
lief for  the  circuit.  At  the  same  time, 
the  attorneys  said,  they  would  appeal 
three  decisions  of  the  local  grievance 
board  adverse   to   Dickinson   theatres. 

Dickinson's  counsel  contends  it  is 
unfair  for  competitive  exhibitors  to  file 
code  violation  complaints  against  Dick- 
inson when  the  complainants  them- 
selves are  guilty  of  the  same  practices. 
The  distinction  is  that  while  the  com- 
plaining exhibitors  have  assented  to 
the  code,  Dickinson  theatres  have  not 

(Continued  on  page   3) 


Coast  Gain  Starts 
Expansion  by  FWC 

Hollywood,  Sept.  16.— The  gradual 
increase  in  theatre  attendance,  which 
Charles  Skouras  Thursday  declared 
had  reached  27  per  cent  over  the  past 
six  weeks  for  all  the  West  Coast 
houses  in  this  sector,  has  spurred  his 
company  to  negotiate  for  the  acquisi- 
tion of  six  local  neighborhood  the- 
atres. 

These  will  include  the  Stadium,  Ap- 
ollo, Paramount,  Carmel,  El  Portal 
and  Beverly  Hills. 

The  deal  calls  for  acquisition  of  the 
houses  on  the  first  of  next  month. 


Hamrick  No  Magnate 

Portland,  Sept.  16. — John 
Hamrick,  independent  theatre 
Dperator,  declares  that  in  spite 
of  the  fact  that  he  now  oper- 
ates 12  houses  in  Pacific 
Northwest  cities  he  is  not  a 
"magnate."  Neither  is  he  or 
any  of  his  managers  ever  in 
"conference."  These  two 
words,  Hamrick  declares, 
have  been  eliminated  from 
his  vocabulary,  and  he  hopes 
that  they  will  also  be  stricken 
from  all  future  news  items 
pertaining   to   his   operations. 


Strike  Growth 
An  Increasing 
Theatre  Worry 


Effects  of  the  widespread  textile 
strike  on  theatre  attendance  are  in- 
creasing in  gravity  with  each  day  that 
the  strike  is  prolonged,  according  to 
reports  from  strike  centers. 

Attendance  in  many  sections  of  the 
Carolinas,  Georgia,  Alabama,  Rhode 
Island  and  Massachusetts  has  de- 
creased from  10  to  50  per  cent 
already  and  in  some  instances  theatres 
have  been  forced  to  close  in  textile 
centers    in   those    states.     Continuance 

(Continued  on.  page  3) 


Blackman  Named  to 
Head  Warner  Clubs 

Max  B.  Blackman  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  national  Warner  Club  on 
Saturday,  succeeding  Al  Schwalberg. 
About  60  delegates  from  40  clubs  at- 
tended   the    election.     The    delegates 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Films  Need  Exploitation 
Ideas.  Insists  Sam  Wood 


Injection  of  at  least  one  good  ex- 
ploitation idea  in  every  picture  is  ad- 
vocated by  Sam  Wood,  M-G-M  di- 
rector, who  states  that  it  is  the  great- 
est word-of-mouth  builder  among  pa- 
trons. He  believes  that  writers,  direc- 
tors and  producers  should  bear  this 
thought  in  mind  while  pictures  are  in 
the  making.  He  says  this  makes  a 
big   difference  at  the  box-office. 

As  an  example,  Wood  points  to  an 
incident  in  "It  Happened  One  Night" 


in  which  one  of  the  characters  uses  a 
thumb  movement  to  get  a  lift  in  an 
automobile,  which  he  says  is  the  craze 
today. 

Wood  also  believes  all  advertise- 
ments on  pictures  should  have  a  catch 
line  and  more  concentration  should  be 
given  to  this  in  advertising.  Glancing 
over  recent  daily  newspaper  ads,  he 
notices  the  absence  of  such  lines, 
which  he   believes   is   a   mistake.    He 

(^Continued  on  page  2) 


Pathe  Return 
To  Producing 
Held  Possible 


Agreement  in  RKO  Sale 
Expires  in  1936 

Pathe  Exchange  officials  stated  Sat- 
urday that  the  company  eventually 
may  resume  production,  but  there  is 
little  likelihood  of  doing  so  before 
1936. 

The  agreement  made  at  the  time  of 
the  sale  of  Pathe  assets  to  RKO, 
which  provided  that  Pathe  should  not 
engage  in  production  for  a  period 
of  five  years,  does  not  expire  until 
Jan.  29,  1936.  Despite  the  fact  that 
RKO  has  since  defaulted  on  $1,696,000 
of  notes  given  Pathe  in  the  acquisition 
of  the  latter's  assets,  and  that  some 
viewpoints  hold  this  default  voids 
Pathe's  agreement  not  to  engage  in 
production,  there  is  little  inclination 
inside  Pathe  to  test  the  validity  of 
that  viewpoint,  it  was  said.  Indica- 
tions are,  therefore,  that  Pathe  will 
take    no   steps    to    resume    production 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Loew  to  Get  First 
Choice  on  Product 

Loew's  will  have  first  choice  of 
Universal  and  Columbia  product  be- 
fore RKO  dates  half  of  the  new  re- 
leases of  both  companies.  This  is  pro- 
vided for  in  negotiations  between 
Loew's  and  RKO,  whereby  the  former 
will  transfer  all  of  Fox  and  50  per 
cent  of  Universal  and  Columbia  films 
in  Greater  New  York. 

Before  RKO  can  get  any  of  the 
pictures    it   must    first   dispose    of    11 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Seven  Features,  9 
Shorts  Get  Seals 

Hollywood,  Sept.  16. — Seven  fea- 
tures and  nine  shorts  received  certifi- 
cates of  approval  from  the  Production 
Code  Administration  during  the  week 
ending  Sept.  13. 

Warners  and  M-G-M  head  the  list,, 
the  former  having  two  features  and 
the    latter    four    shorts.     Paramount, 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Para,  Dickers  for 
Radio  Hour  Tieup 

Hollywood,  Sept.  16. — Although 
opposed  to  permitting  any  of  their 
contract  players  to  appear  for  a  radio 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


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Production  Shows 
Drop  for  the  Week 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

a  total  of  seven  in  work,  two  prepar- 
ing and  three  cutting;  Warners  fol- 
low a  close  second,  with  six,  one  and 
nine;  Paramount  and  Radio  have  the 
same  number,  five,  two  and  four ;  Uni- 
versal reports  three,  two  and  two , 
M-G-M  three,  four  and  ten;  Colum- 
bia, two,  two  and  two ;  Roach,  one, 
zero  and  zero ;  Goldwyn,  zero,  zero 
and  two ;  while  the  independent  group 
registers  a  total  of  five,  three  and 
seven. 

In  the  short  subject  division  M-G-M 
has  one  before  the  camera,  three  pre- 
paring and  four  editing;  Roach  has 
one,  one  and  one ;  Columbia,  zero,  one 
and  three ;  Radio,  zero,  two  and  eight, 
while  the  independents  have  eight, 
two  and  four. 


Notables  to  See  "Young" 

An  array  of  orchestra  leaders  and 
radio  personalities  will  be  at  the  eve- 
ning performance  of  Mascot's  "Young 
and  Beautiful"  at  the  Criterion  today 
in  tribute  to  Ted  Fio-Rito,  who  is 
featured  with  his  orchestra  in  the  pro- 
duction.   The  film  opens  this  morning. 


Kreuzer  Is  Consultant 

Barton  Kreuzer  of  Photophone  has 
been  made  technical  consultant  to 
RCA  Victor  "High  Fidelity"  record- 
ing licensees. 


Films  Need  Exploitation 
Ideas^  Insists  Sam  Wood 


Pathe  Return 
To  Producing 
Held  Possible 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

prior  to  the  expiration  of  the  agree- 
ment. 

Meanwhile,  the  company  will  con- 
centrate primarily  on  its  laboratory 
activities.  These  involve  financing  of 
production  in  some  instances  for  com- 
panies whose  laboratory  work  is  done 
by   Pathe. 

Pathe's  plan  of  financial  reorgani- 
zation is  now  undergoing  several 
minor  changes  as  a  result  of  the  lack 
of  a  quorum  to  act  on  the  plan  at 
the  special  meeting  of  stockholders 
on  Sept.  11.  An  application  for  per- 
mission to  hold  an  extraordinary 
ineetiilg  of  stockholders,  at  whidi 
two-thirds  of  the  holders  are  repre- 
sented, may  approve  or  reject  the 
plan,  is  being  made  to  the  N.  Y. 
Supreme  Court  here  by  Coudert  Bros., 
Pathe  counsel.  The  court  allows  10 
days  in  which  stockholders  may  file 
objections  to  the  plan  and,  if  the  ex- 
traordinary meeting  is  then  authorized, 
90  days'  notice  is  given  to  the  hold- 
ers. There  is  little  possibility,  there- 
fore, of  the  plan  being  submitted  again 
before  the  end   of  December. 

The  proposed  changes  in  the  plan 
are  scheduled  to  be  acted  upon  by  the 
Pathe  board  at  its  next  regular  meet- 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
says  one  catch  line  will  get  the   men 
and  women  talking  and  this  will  draw 
them  to  the  box-ofiice. 

The  M-G-M  director  left  for  the 
coast  yesterday  after  a  brief  vacation 
abroad.  He  says  American  films  are 
the  rave  in  foreign  theatres,  many  of 
which  are  jammed  so  that  it  is  dif- 
ficult at  times  to  get  seats  when 
American  films  are  showing.  He  adds 
the  European  market  means  a  good 
deal  to  American  producers. 

Wood  states  European  audiences 
like  broad  comedy  and  rough  stuff, 
adding  that  whenever  an  American 
film  is  showing  abroad,  it  creates  a 
lot  of  excitement. 

As  for  himself.  Wood  likes  to  vary 
the  type  of  stories  he  directs.  He  says 
it's  not  good  business  to  stick  to  one 
particular  brand  of  material ;  it's  va- 
riety that  counts.  He  also  approves 
of  a  director  taking  vacations  between 
pictures.  He  said  this  is  his  first  trip 
to  New  York  in  eight  years.  Writers 
and  producers  also  should  take  time 
off  between  pictures,  he  avers. 


Portland  Has  a  Pickup 

Portland,  Sept.  16. — Business  is 
picking  up  here  with  "Dames"  just 
finishing  a  third  week  at  the  Music 
Box  and  being  billed  for  a  fourth. 
Hamrick's  Blue  Mouse  has  signed  to 
take  the  Liberty  Pictures  product  in 
the  future.  Monogram's  "Girl  of  the 
Limberlost"  did  a  capacity  business 
at   its   premiere   at   the   Broadway. 


Erwin  Likes  His  Roles 

Although  some  comedians  prefer  to 
vary  types  of  roles,  Stuart  Erwin 
wants  to  stick  to  comedy  parts,  he 
says,  similar  to  the  one  he  portrayed 
in  "Viva  Villa."  He  is  now  rounding 
out  the  second  year  of  a  five-year  con- 
tract with  M-G-M  and  this  week  is 
appearing  in  person  at  Loew's  State 
here. 

Erwin  plans  to  return  to  the  coast 
in  about  a  week.  He  may  be  booked 
for  another  stage  appearance  on  Loew 
time. 


Sussman  Off  to  Denver 

William  Sussman,  assistant  to  John 
D.  Clark,  general  sales  manager  of 
Fox,  is  enroute  to  Denver  where  he 
will  join  Herman  Wobber,  who  is 
making  a  tour  of  exchanges  in  con- 
nection with  the  S.  R.  Kent  sales 
drive.  Both  Wobber  and  Sussman 
will  return  to  New  York  within  the 
next  week  or  10  days. 


Advance  ''Night  of  Love" 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  16. — -"One  Night 
of  Love,"  scheduled  for  the  Stanley 
the  middle  of  next  month,  has  been 
moved  up  three  weeks  in  order  to 
meet  rival  competition.  It  opens  Fri- 
day, Sept.  21,  the  same  day  the  opposi- 
tion Penn  gets  Ben  Bernie's  band  and 
"Death  on  the  Diamond." 


Loew's  Up  1%  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Sales 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 30            30            30            500 

Eastman    Kodak 9654        9514        95^4        -f  54  400 

Fox   Film    "A" 10            10            10           —  lA  200 

Loew's,     Tnc 2654        2554        2654        -fl5^  1,300 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 3M          33^          3?4        -f  54  3,200 

Pp.the    Exchang-e V/g          1              Wi        +  Vi  900 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" II54        II            11            —7/^  300 

RKO     2             2             2            500 

Warner    Bros 4             4             4            -\-  Vi  400 

Technicolor  Off  %  on  Curb 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Szdes 

Technicolor    1134        1154        ni/J        —14  700 

Paramount  F,  L,  Bonds  Up  2i/2 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Sales 

General   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40 S^          SH          SVi        —  Vg  6 

Paramount  Broadway  5V>s  '51 37            3554        37            +J^  2 

Paramount  F.   L.  6s  '47 51           48           51           -|-254  12 

Paramount   Publix   554s,    '50 51            48            50           -|-2  55 

Pathe   7s   '37   WW 98            98            98            —  54  2 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 51           5054        51            87 


"U"  Sales  Are 
Up  by  2,000, 
SaysLaemmle 


(Continued  from    page    1) 

prove  to  be  adapted  to  this  market 
on  completion. 

Universal's  foreign  business  has  im- 
proved "tremendously"  over  last  year, 
even  at  this  date,  Laemmle  said.  He 
attributed  the  betterment  not  only  to 
improving  business  conditions  abroad 
and  product  being  offered  currently, 
but  to  favorable  foreign  exchange 
rates,  as  well. 

Laemmle  related  that  while  Univer- 
sal has  disposed  of  its  German  office 
to  Rota-Film,  Universal's  quota  pic- 
tures will  continue  to  have  distribu- 
tion in  Germany  through  that  com- 
pany. He  reported  that  import  re- 
strictions in  Czechoslovakia  have  be- 
come so  severe  that  all  distribution  of 
American  films  in  that  country  has 
been   discontinued. 

He  stated  that  he  had  under  consid- 
eration, the  re-making  of  a  number  of 
Universal's  silent  picture  successes, 
mentioning  "Ivanhoe,"  "Merry-Go- 
Round"  and  "The  Hunchback  of  Notre 
Dame."  A  decision  on  these  will  be 
made  after  consultations  with  Carl 
Laemmle,  Jr.  He  said  Universal  does 
not  regard  color  films  favorably  and 
believes  costume  plays  to  be  "doubt- 
ful propositions."  The  Universal  sales 
department  turned  "thumbs  down"  on 
"Mary  and  Elizabeth,"  and  the  pic- 
ture will  not  be  produced  for  that 
reason,  he  said. 

Laemmle  initiated  several  talent 
deals  during  his  three  months'  so- 
journ abroad,  but  declined  to  discuss 
them  for  publication  at  this  time.  He 
is  also  negotiating  for  three  or  four 
British  features  which  have  been  suc- 
cessful abroad  and  acquired  the  Aus- 
trian production,  "The  Spring  Pa- 
rade," an  English  version  of  which  is 
to  be  made  in  London. 

Laemmle  will  remain  in  New  York 
about  two  weeks  before  going  on  to 
the  coast. 


Loew  to  Get  First 
Choice  on  Product 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

theatres  recently  acquired  in  the  local 
area.  Some  of  the  houses  are  going 
to  Skouras  and  others  to  Randforce, 
but  disposition  of  the  Apollo  and 
Hollywood  on  the  lower  east  side  has 
not  yet  been  decided.  Loew's  does 
not  want  any  of  the  houses. 

Meyer  &  Schneider,  who  leased  the 
houses  to  RKO  for  one  year,  are 
holding  out  for  better  settlement 
terms.  According  to  present  indica- 
tions, the  entire  situation  is  expected 
to  be  settled  either  today  or  not  later 
than  Wednesday. 


Yearsley  in  West  Va. 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  16. — C.  L.  Year- 
sley, until  a  couple  of  years  ago  ad- 
vertising director  for  World-Wide 
Pictures,  before  that  with  First 
National  in  a  similar  capacity  and 
previously  exploitation  head  for  a  cir- 
cuit in  Sydney,  Australia,  has  just 
been  named  manager  of  the  Smoot  in 
Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  by  Harry  Kal- 
mine,  zone  manager  for  Warners. 

Yearsley  succeeds  Charlie  Katz, 
who  has  resigned. 


Monday,   September    17,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Dickinson  to 
File  Appeals 
As  Non-Signer 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

assented,  and  therefore  have  no  re- 
course before  the  local  grievance 
board. 

It  is  contended  that  Section  2  of 
Article  3  of  the  code's  general  pro- 
visions covers  the  situation.  This  clause 
reads :  "This  code  is  not  designed  to 
promote  monopolies  or  to  eliminate 
or  oppress  small  enterprises  and  shall 
not  be  applied  to  discriminate  against 
them  nor  to  permit  monopolies  or 
rjionopolistic    practices." 

At  a  grievance  board  hearing,  Dick- 
inson's attorneys  admitted  a  code  vio- 
lation by  the  Uptown,  Parsons,  Kan., 
but  said  they  have  sufficient  grounds 
for  appeal.  The  charge  was  that  A. 
G.  Smith,  Uptown  manager,  ignored 
the  board's  order  to  end  price  reduc- 
tions below  contract  stipulations.  The 
board  found  Smith  guilty  and  instruct- 
ed distributors  to  stop  service  Sept.  27 
unless  he  files  a  certificate  of  compli- 
ance by  that  date. 

Smith  showed  authorization  from 
two  distributors  to  continue  the  prac- 
tice, but  representatives  of  the  com- 
panies informed  the  board  they  were 
unaware  of  the  cease  and  desist  order 
at  the  time  they  issued  it.  The  board 
considered  Smith's  action  a  subterfuge 
and  it§  position  was  supported  by  a 
ruling  from  Code  Authority  which 
held  distributors  have  no  right  to  alter 
the  minimum  admission  specified  in 
contracts  after  a  cease  and  desist  order 
had  been  issued  against  the  ofifending 
exhibitor.  The  complainant  was  C.  B. 
McAleer,    Orpheum,   Parsons. 

Appeal  Hearing  Today 

Another  protest  hearing  on  appeal 
from  clearance  and  zoning  schedules 
will  be  held  at  Campi  headquarters 
this  afternoon. 

Industry  leaders  hold  that  the  12 
principles  recently  adopted  for  draft- 
ing schedules  is  a  forward  step  in  the 
code.  George  T  Schaefer,  chairman 
of  the  committee  which  drew  up  the 
rules,  is  being  praised  by  code  mem- 
bers for  his  work. 


English  Plans  Deferred 

London,  Sept.  16. — No  final  action 
on  M-G-M's  plans  to  produce  here 
will  be  taken  by  Louis  B.  Mayer  prior 
to  his  return  to  America,  it  was 
learned  yesterday.  Meyer  indicated  that 
final  plans  await  further  conferences 
with  Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  president, 
and  Irving  Thalberg. 


Dietz  Ampa  Chairman 

Howard  Dietz  will  be  guest  chair- 
man of  the  next  Ampa  meeting  slated 
for  Thursday  at  the  M.  P.  Club. 
Headliners  will  be  Hal  Roach  and 
Pete  Smith  with  a  possibility  of  Stu- 
art Erwin  and  June  Collyer. 

Hal  Home  will  be  chairman  at  the 
Sept.  27  session. 


Col.  in  2  Coast  Deals 

Columbia  has  closed  booking  deals 
for  the  showing  of  its  new  season 
product  at  the  Paramount  and  War- 
ners' Downtown  theatres,  Los  An- 
geles. Fifteen  films  will  go  into  the 
former  and  25  into  the  latter. 


Seven  Features,  9 
Shorts  Get  Seals 


(Continued  from  page   1) 

Radio,  United  Artists,  Mascot  and 
Peerless  come  under  the  line  with  one 
feature  each.  Uniyersal  received  an 
okay  on  two  serial  episodes,  Columbia 
two  shorts  and  Principal  one  short. 
The  list  follows : 

Warners 

{Features) 

"The  Firebird"  and  "I  Sell  Anything." 

M-G'M 

{Shorts) 

".Switzerland,  the  Beautiful,"  "Goofy 
Movies  No.  9,"  "Its  The  Cat"  and  "Ballad 
of  Paducah  Jail." 

Columbia 

{Shorts) 

"Men  in  Black"  and  "Screen  Snapshots 
No.   14." 

Universal 

{Serial  Episodes) 

"Death  Flies  the  Mail"  and  "The  Mail 
Goes  Through." 

Paramount 

{Features) 

"The  Lemon   Drop  Kid." 

United  Artists 

{Features) 

"We  Live  Again." 

Radio 

{Features) 

"Dangerous   Corner." 

Mascot 

{Features) 

"Crimson   Romance." 

Peerless 

{Features) 

"House   of   Danger." 

Principal 

{Shorts) 

"Hollywood   Parade   No.   2." 


Blackman  Named  to 
Head  Warner  Clubs 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
were  feted  at  the  Casino  de  Paree  on 
Saturday  night  before  returning  home. 

Jules  Levey,  Ruth  Weisberg  and 
Steve  Trilling  were  named  vice-presi- 
dents, the  first  handling  membership; 
Miss  Weisberg  in  charge  of  welfare 
and  Trilling  handling  entertainment. 

I.  T.  Martin  was  elected  treasurer, 
Sam  S.  Aldrich,  secretary ;  Sam 
Schneider,  chairman  of  the  finance 
committee. 

Forty  governors  named  were : 
Schwalberg,  Levey,  Miss  Weisberg, 
Trilling,  Schneider,  Blackman,  W.  S. 
McDonald,  Louis  S.  Aldrich,  T.  J. 
Martin,  Frank  L.  Gates,  Garold  Rod- 
ner,  J.  H.  Barry,  W.  V.  Brooks,  Lee 
Frankel,  Ruth  Goldberg,  Syd  Gold- 
berg, Ruth  Hagen,  J.  T.  Holmes, 
Dorothy  Karpel,  Leo  Rosen,  Ben 
Cohen,  Lew  Wasserman,  Nat  Furst,  L. 
B.  Graver,  C.  J.  Latta,  J.  A.  Flaherty, 
T.  Shaw,  Nat  Glasser,  E.  B.  Barrison, 
M.  Peterson,  Sally  Subin,  A.  Mc- 
Beath,  N.  Smith,  E.  Hill,  Z.  Epstein. 
Milton  Cohen,  H.  Fletcher,  Leo  Gelb, 
George  O'Keefe. 

Executive  committee  consists  of 
McDonald,  Gates,  Rodner,  Schwal- 
berg, McBeath,  O'Keefe,  Barrison, 
Syd  Goldberg,  M.  Peterson,  Ruth 
Goldberg,  Brooks,  Holmes,  Sabiu  and 
Schneider. 


Strike  Growth 
An  Increasing 
Theatre  Worry 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

of  the  Strike  for  another  week  would 
aggravate  the  losses  proportionately 
and,  if  it  is  prolonged  10  days  to  two 
weeks  more,  its  effects  would  be  felt 
in  75  per  cent  of  the  theatre  situa- 
tions of  the  Carolinas  and  Georgia,  it 
is  estimated  in  reports  from  those 
states.  A  total  of  200  theatre  clos- 
ings, in  addition,  might  be  expected 
as  a  result  of  continuation  of  the 
strike  for  that  length  of  time. 

Loss  of  attendance  is  attributed  not 
only  to  the  dropping  from  textile  pay- 
rolls of  more  than  400,000  strikers, 
but  to  general  public  apprehension 
over  strike  disturbances  which  is  keep- 
ing thousands  indoors  after  dark. 
■  Sections  where  theatre  closings  have 
been  reported  already  as  a  result  of 
the  strike  include  Trion,  Porterdale. 
La  Grange  and  Milstead,  Georgia: 
Fort  Payne  and  Huntsville,  Alabama  : 
High  Point,  Fayetteville,  Gastonia  and 
Mount  Holly,  North  Carolina;  Spar- 
tansburg  and  Greenville,  South  Caro- 
lina, and  Woonsocket,  Rhode  Island. 
In  addition,  numbers  of  theatres  in 
these  states  have  been  reduced  to  one 
or  two-day  weekly  schedules,  while 
those  maintaining  regular  policies  have 
suffered  attendance  losses  up  to  50 
per  cent,  according  to  the  reports. 

Effects  of  the  strike  are  not  serious 
in  populous  centers  of  many  states, 
particularly  those  with  industries  other 
than  the  textile  trade  to  offer  employ- 
ment.   

Para.  Dickers  for 
Radio  Hour  Tieup 

(Continued    from    pa(/f    1} 

broadcast  wherever  it  does  not  directly 
exploit  their  pictures,  Paramount  is 
now  negotiating  with  several  commer- 
cial sponsors  to  subsidize  a  weekly 
broadcast.  The  talent  will  be  all  from 
Paramount  and  the  company's  current 
releases  will  be  plugged. 

Borden's  Farm  Products,  Co.,  Inc., 
was  the  first  to  open  negotiations  to 
take  over  this  program,  but  it  is  un- 
derstood the  two  firms  could  reach  no 
satisfactory  agreement.  However,  the 
studio  claims  that  negotiations  are  un- 
der way  with  three  other  sponsors  for 
the  commercial  programs. 

The  proposed  program  will  be 
known  as  "Paramount  Week"  and  will 
be  similar  to  the  program  now  being 
conducted  by  Radio  and  known  as 
"Hollywood  on  the  Air." 


Sendoff  for  Phillipson 

A  farewell  dinner  will  be  given  for 
Percy  Phillipson,  head  of  the  General 
Register  Co.,  at  the  M.  P.  Club  Sat- 
urday evening.  He  sails  for  England 
Sept.  26. 


Dressier  Estate  $280,847 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  16. — Marie 
Dressier  left  an  estate  of  $280,847,  ac- 
cording to  an  appraisal  filed  in  Su- 
perior Court  here.  Of  this  $101,092 
represents  cash. 


Mrs.  Rosenblatt  Recovers 

Mrs.  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  who  has 
been  ill  for  the  past  few  days,  has 
recovered.  Rosenblatt  was  in  town 
over  the  week-end. 


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TEN  CENTS 


Old  Directors 
Seek  Quashing 
Of  Para.  Suit 


Also  Want  Costs  Paid  in 
$13,800,000  Bond  Case 


Dismissal  of  the  complaint  filed 
against  members  of  the  1930-32  board 
of  directors  of  Paramount  by  Charles 
D.  Hilles,  Eugene  W.  Leake  and 
Charles  E.  Richardson,  trustees  of 
Paramount,  is  asked  by  the  defendants 
together  with  costs  of  the  action  in 
their  answer  filed  in  the  N.  Y.  Su- 
preme Court  here. 

The  Paramount  trustees  are  seek- 
ing to  recover  up  to  $13,800,000  al- 
leged to  have  been  authorized  by  the 
trustees  for  repurchase  of  Paramount 
stock  at  guaranteed  redemption  prices 
in  the  acquisition  of  theatres  from 
1929  to  1932. 

In  the  answer  filed  by  Cravath,  de 
Gersdorfif,  Swaine  &  Wood  and  Sam- 

(Continued   on   page   8) 

Lieber  Sues  Para. 
For  $460,000  Rent 

A  future  rent  claim  of  $460,000  was 
filed  against  Paramount  Publix  by 
Samuel  Spring,  attorney  for  Robert 
Lieber  of  Indianapolis,  and  is  believed 
to  be  the  largest  single  rent  claim 
filed  against  the  company  in  its  re- 
organization proceedings  under  Sec- 
tion 77-B  of  the  new  bankruptcy  laws. 

Lieber's  claim  alleges  that  Para- 
mount Publix  was  guarantor  on  leases 

(.Continued   on    page    8) 


Expect  New  Para.  Plan 
To  Be  Ready  in  3  Weeks 


Prospects  of  completing  a  reorgani- 
zation plan  for  Paramount  Publix 
within  the  next  three  weeks  increased 
yesterday  with  the  accompanying  pos- 
sibility of  a  rehabilitated  Paramount 
within  a  few  additional  weeks  after 
the  submission  of  a  plan. 

Indications  yesterday  were  that  a 
settlement  of  the  Paramount  trustees' 
action  against  12  creditor  banks  to  set 


aside  the  $13,200,000  Film  Produc- 
tions transaction  of  1932,  would  be 
formally  closed  within  the  next  few 
days.  The  suit,  attacking  an  alleged 
preferential  position  of  the  banks,  is 
regarded  as  the  final  obstacle  in  the 
way  of  completion  of  a  Paramount  re- 
organization   plan. 

Adolph    Zukor,     Paramount    presi- 

(Continued  on   page   8) 


B.  &  K.  Picks 
Five  for  25c 
Mininium  Rate 


Columbus  Faces  New 
City  Theatre  Taxes 

CoLURtBUs,  Sept.  17. — Exhibitors, 
already  assessed  a  10  per  cent  state 
admission  tax,  now  are  confronted 
with  the  possibility  of  the  imposition 
of  a  city  tax,  due  to  a  financial  crisis 
here.  The  municipal  treasury  needs 
approximately  $830,000  to  function 
imtil  Jan.  1. 

Motion  Picture  Daily  has  it  on 
good    authority    that    a    theatre    tax, 

(Continued   on    page    7) 


Reciprocal  Treaty 
With  Spain  Coming 

Washington,  Sept.  17. — Intention 
of  the  government  to  negotiate  a 
reciprocal  trade  agreement  with  Spain 
was  announced  tonight  by  the  State 
Department. 

Although  the  value  of  our  exports 
to  Spain  declined  from  $82,000,000  in 

(Continued  on   page   7) 


Chicago,  Sept.  17. — B.  &  K.  has 
tentatively  set  five  pictures  from  three 
dift'erent  companies  for  which  mini- 
mum admissions  of  25  cents  will  be 
charged. 

According  to  present  indications,  the 
circuit  plans  to  have  at  least  three 
pictures  from  every  major  distributor 
on  this  basis.  Present  admissions  are 
20  cents  and  the  increase  of  five  cents 
follows  an  agreement  reached  recently 
between  the  circuit  and  Al  Lichtman. 

Pictures  tentatively  set  are  "Cardi- 
nal   Richelieu"    with    George    Arliss; 

(Continued  on  page   7) 


Campi  Moves  to  End 
Chicago  Buying  Jam 

Initial  moves  to  end  the  buying 
stalemate  in  Chicago  got  under  way 
yesterday  when  a  Campi  committee, 
consisting  of  R.  H.  Cochrane,  chair- 
man ;    Cresson    L.    Smith    and    Julius 

(Continued  on  page   7) 


ASCAP  Action 
Depends  Upon 
Federal  Speed 


Unless  the  government  secures  a 
restraining  order  against  ASCAP's 
proposed  music  tax  increases  within 
the  next  few  days,  the  exhibitor  emer- 
gency committee  will  file  suit,  Ed 
Kuyicendall,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.    A.,    stated   yesterday. 

"Exhibitors  are  going  ahead  with 
the  original  plan  to  sue,"  Kuykendall 
stated.  "If  ASCAP  can  get  away 
with  this  new  increase  there  is  no 
limit  to  what  they  will  do  next  year," 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  head  asserted. 

"This  is  not  a  fight  between  the  M. 

(Continued  on  page    7) 


Sign  Writers  Seek 
10  Per  Cent  Raise 

New  York  Sign  Writers'  Union, 
Local  230,  has  presented  a  demand  for 
a  10  per  cent  increase  in  wage  sched- 
ules to  contractors  for  theatre  sign 
work,  and  negotiations  on  the  demand 

(Continued  oti  page   7) 


Ludington^  Fiske  Secure 

Stock  of  First  Division 


Dates  Set  for 
Protests  Upon 
8  Clearances 


Nicholas  S.  Ludington,  well  known 
aviation  enthusiast,  and  William  M. 
L.  Fiske,  3rd,  member  of  a  banking 
family,  have  bought  all  the  outstand- 
ing stock  of  First  Division  except  that 
owned  by  Harry  H.  Thomas,  presi- 
dent. 

An  expansion  program  is  planned. 
At  present  the  company  covers  about 
60  per  cent  of  the  United  States.  Ex- 
changes are  to  be  opened  immediately 
in  the  south  and  southwest,  according 


to  the  company's  announcement,  and 
the  expansion  is  to  be  carried  into 
foreign  fields. 

Fiske  has  lived  for  long  periods  in 
Paris  and  has  traveled  extensively. 
He  also  has  done  some  producing. 
Ludington  has  had  no  previous  con- 
nection with  the  industry. 

Thomas  will  remain  as  president  of 
the  company.  J.  A.  Curtis  negotiated 
the  deal.  Under  the  reorganization 
plans  he  will  be  a  stockholder. 


Campi  Also  to  Hear  Four 
Individual  Protests 


Campi  yesterday  set  dates  for  gener- 
al protest  hearings  on  eight  clearance 
and  zoning  schedules.  In  addition, 
four  dates  were  set  for  individual  ob- 
jections against  schedules. 

The  eight  general  hearing  dates  and 
territories  involved  are  as  follows : 

Los  Angeles,  Oct.  3 ;  Cincinnati, 
Columbus  and  Dayton,  Oct.  4;  Buffalo, 
Oct.  9;  Indianapolis,  Oct.  10;  San 
Francisco  and  San  Jose,  Oct.  17,;  De- 
troit and  Grand  Rapids,  Oct.  18 ;  Port- 
land, Seattle  and  Salt  Lake  City,  Oct. 
23 ;  Denver,  Oct.  24. 

Individual  protest  sessions  are  set 
for  Sept.  21,  24,  25  and  Oct.  2.  All 
hearings  will  be  held  at  Campi  head- 
quarters in  New  York. 

Since  May  11,  Campi  has  disposed 
of  140  clearance  and  zoning  and  griev- 
ance cases.     There  are  remaining  32 

(Continued  on   page   7) 


RKO  Units  Get  Tax 
Refund,  $315,466 

Washington,  Sept.  17. — Income 
taxes  aggregating  $315,466  have  been 
refunded  to  RKO  and  subsidiary  or- 
ganizations, it  was  stated  today  at  the 
Bureau  of  Internal  Revenue.  The 
larger  part  of  it  is  as  a  result  of 
decisions  of  the  U.  S.  Board  of  Tax 
Appeals. 

The  action  of  the  bureau  returns  to 
RKO  and  the  B.  F.  Keith  Corp.  $244,- 
158,  while  the  Orpheum  Circuit,  Inc., 
receives  $36,816. 


Fan  Magazine  Group 
Talks  to  Hays  Again 

Representatives  of  fan  magazines 
held  a  second  meeting  yesterday  with 
Will  H.  Hays,  J.  J.  McCarthy  and 
Anthony  Muto  on  a  discussion  of  co- 
operative policies  in  the  presentation 
of  editorial  and  photographic  material 
in  the  fan  publications.  Additional 
meetings  will  be  held  from  time  to 
time,  it  was  stated  at  the  close  of 
yesterday's  session. 


Kandel  to  Take  100 
From  English  Studio 

M.  J.  Kandel,  president  of  Olympic 
Pictures,  has  completed  a  deal  where- 
by he  will  take  over  for  distribution 
(Continued  on  page  7) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  September   18,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.   S.   Patent  Office) 


Vol.  36 


September  18,    1934 


No.  66 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 


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JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
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CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
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House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
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28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassutt, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  ClifF  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive; Moscow  Bureau:  Civtzev  Vrazhek,  N. 
25,  Apart.  146,  Moscow,  U.  S.  S.  R.,  Bella 
Kashin,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
Samrod,   Moscow. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,   under  Act  of   March   3,    1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year;  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single    copies:    10    cents. 

Lesser  Here  Thursday 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17. — Sol  Lesser, 
accompanied  by  Mrs.  Lesser,  is  sched- 
uled to  leave  for  New  York  by  plane 
Wednesday.  He  sails  for  Europe 
shortly  to  arrange  for  the  European 
distribution  of  his  "Peck's  Bad  Boy" 
and  George  O'Brien  series.  While 
abroad  Lesser  will  also  film  back- 
ground material  for  O'Brien's  next 
film,  "The  Cowboy  Millionaire," 
which  was  originally  scheduled  to  be 
made  in  London. 


Dembow  Switches  Soon 

Sam  Dembow,  Jr.,  leaves  Para- 
mount early  next  week  to  take  over 
his  new  post  of  general  manager  of 
National  Screen  Service.  Jack  Ban- 
non,  secretary  to  Dembow  for  several 
years,  has  also  resigned  from  Para- 
mount and  will  join  National  Screen 
at  the  same  time  as  a  general  assist- 
ant to  Dembow. 


LaGuardia  at  Benefit 

Mayor  Fiorello  H.  LaGuardia  will 
be  a  guest  of  honor  at  the  benefit 
production,  "Night  of  Stars,"  which 
will  be  held  at  the  Yankee  Stadium 
Thursday  night  by  the  amusement 
division  of  the  United  Jewish  Appeal 
to  raise  funds  for  German-Jewish  re- 
lief.   


Yom  Kippur  Tomorrow 

Sundown  tonight  ushers  in  Yom 
Kippur,  day  of  atonement  for  the 
Jewish  race.  The  holiday  ends  to- 
morrow at  sundown  and  is  character- 
ized by  fasting. 


Good  Asia  Outlook 
Seen  by  Lieheskind 

"The  prospects  for  American  pic- 
tures are  excellent  and  always  will  be 
excellent  in  the  Far  East  because  we 
alone  turn  out  films  with  a  universal 
appeal,"  Nat  Liebeskind,  Warner- 
First  National  representative,  who  re- 
turned to  this  country  Friday  after 
three  years  in  that  part  of  the  world, 
said    yesterday. 

The  natives,  he  asserted,  prefer 
Hollywood  pictures  to  the  product  of 
their  own  studios.  What  attracts  them 
in  American  films  is  their  lavishness 
and  their  appeal  to  eye  and  ear,  he 
remarked,  adding  this  explains  why  in 
the  Far  East  musicals  and  comedies 
are  liked  better  than  all  other  types  of 
Hollywood  films. 

Liebeskind  said  it  makes  little  dif- 
ference to  the  people  whether  or  not 
they  understand  what  the  characters 
may  be  saying,  a  fact  which  explains 
why,  with  the  exception  of  Java,  su- 
perimposed titles  are  not  carried  by 
pictures. 

Liebeskind  announced  that  Jules 
Nayfack  had  been  placed  in  charge  of 
the  Singapore  office,  while  J.  Lambert 
had  been  made  head  of  the  Batavia 
(Java)  branch.  Both  of  these  branches 
were  opened  by  him  during  his  stay 
in  the  Far  East.  He  is  now  awaiting 
a  new  assignment. 


Academy  Groups  to  Meet 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17. — Technical 
subcommittees  of  the  Academy  will 
meet  this  week,  according  to  the 
schedule  of  Gordon  S.  Mitchell,  man- 
ager of  the  Academy  Research  Coun- 
cil. The  committees  meeting  are  as 
follows :  Subcommittee  on  improve- 
ment in  release  print  quality ;  screen 
illumination  subcommittee ;  sound 
dubbing  supervisors ;  technicians' 
branch  papers  and  programs  commit- 
tee, and  the  silent  camera  committee. 


Bernie  at  Club  Lunch 

Cleveland,  Sept.  17. — Ben  Bernie, 
added  attraction  on  the  Loew  State 
bill  this  week,  was  guest  of  honor  at 
the  first  Variety  Club  luncheon  of  the 
season  today. 


Ship  Radioman  at  Rialto 

George  West  Rogers,  chief  radio- 
man of  the  Morro  Castle,  will  make 
a  series  of  personal  appearances  at 
the  Rialto,  beginning  today. 


Philadelphia  Indies 
Criticize  Checkers 


Philadelphia,  Sept.  17. — Com- 
plaints against  the  Ross-Federal 
checking  service  featured  the  first  fall 
meeting  of  the  Independent  Exhibitors' 
Protective  Ass'n. 

Several  members  claimed  checkers 
were  giving  out  information  not  con- 
nected with  receipts  and  that  it  was 
reaching  distributors.  J.  A.  Kraker, 
local  manager  for  the  checking  serv- 
ice, strongly  defended  the  work  of 
his  organization  and  insisted  that  any 
man  found  giving  out  unauthorized 
information  would  be  dismissed. 

C.  J.  Keeney,  Park  Theatre,  Read- 
ing, was  added  to  the  board  of  di- 
rectors. It  was  decided  to  hold  two 
meetings  monthly  on  alternate  weeks. 

Resolutions  of  condolence  for  Mau- 
rice Kann,  editor  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily,  were  adopted. 


Hall  Takes  Para.  Film 

Paramount's  "The  Pursuit  of  Hap- 
piness" will  go  into  the  Music  Hall 
Oct.  25.  It  will  be  the  first  Para- 
mount booking  in  the  big  Radio  City 
house.  Under  the  booking  arrange- 
ment now  in  efifect  at  the  Paramount 
which  calls  for  running  big  pictures 
as  long  as  they  will  stand  up  product 
is  accuiriulating. 


Takes  Pottstown  House 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  17. — The  Hip- 
podrome, at  Pottstown,  has  been  taken 
over  on  a  long  term  lease  by  William 
Goldman  Theatres,  Inc.,  for  opening 
after  alterations.  William  Goldirian, 
head  of  the  leasing  company,  was  for- 
merly general  manager  of  Warner 
theatres  here. 


Working  on  Location 

Steklington,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  17. — 
Ben  Hecht  and  Charles  MacArthur 
are  filming  their  second  for  Paramount 
release  in  the  hills  surrounding  Suf- 
fern  and  Tuxedo.  It  is  called  "Laugh 
Little  Clown."  Interiors  are  to  be 
made  at  the  Eastern   Service  Studios. 


To  Show  Russian  Picture 

Peter  A.  Bogdanov,  Soviet  consul 
general  will  hold  a  special  showing  of 
the  Amtorg  picture,  "Chelyuskin,"  at 
the  Consulate  General,  7  East  61st  St., 
next  Thursday  evening. 


Eastman  Off  2y4  on  Big  Board 


High  Low  Close 

Columbia   Pictures,  vtc 31  3054  30^ 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2^  25^  25/^ 

Eastman    Kodak    93  92yf.  93 

Fox    Film   "A" \OVx  10^  10% 

Loew's.  Inc 263/g  25  25^ 

Loew's.    Inc..    pfd 90  90  90 

M-G-M,    pfd 25H  25'/^  25i4 

Paramount    Publix 4  3^  3^ 

Pathe   Exchange    1V$  1  V/i 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 1154  10'/^  lOV^ 

RKO   2'/i  2  2 

Warner  Bros 4  37^  4 


Net 
Chancre 

-f  1   ' 

-Vi 

-2Vi 

-f-  V^ 
—  Vs 
~  'A 

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v^ 


Curb  Issues  Show  Gains 


High      Low 

Technicolor    12  11  Ji 

Trans    Lux    154  ^Vs 


Net 
Close      Change 

12  +V4. 

m    +  Vs 


Paramount  Publix  Bonds  Up  3 


Hieh  Low  Close 

Keith   B.    F.   6s   '46 S^'A  S3V»  53'/ 

Loew's   6s    '41,    ww   deb    rights 101  101  101 

Paramount   Broadway    S'/^s   '51 38^  37  38^ 

Paramoimt  F.   L.   6s  '47 .53  5VA  53 

Paramount   Publix   S'As  '50 -5314  SVA  53 

Pathe  7's   '37,  ww 97^/i  97  97 

Warner    Bros.    6s    '39,    wd 51'/^  51  51 


Net 
Change 


4-2 
—1 


Sales 

50O 
100 
700 
200 

3,0CO 
400 
100 

9..W 
800 
700 
800 

2.200 


Sales 

300 
200 


Sales 

4 
1 

13 

32 

26 

5 

6 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 


JACK  MILLER,  in  from  Chicago, 
caught  the  Ross-McLarnin  scrap 
last  night  in  the  company  of  M.E.  Com- 
EHKORD,  Frank  Walker  and  Ed  Kuy- 
kendall.  Miller  returns  to  Chicago 
today  and  Kuykendall  leaves  for 
the  South. 

Ethel  Merman,  recently  returned 
from  the  coast  where  she  worked  in 
"Kid  Millions,"  will  be  interviewed 
over  the  air  by  Bide  Dudley  this 
morning. 

Jackie  Cooper,  accompanied  by  his 
mother,  arrives  from  the  coast  to- 
morrow. He  is  scheduled  to  make  a 
personal  appearance  at  the  Capitol 
next  week. 

Conchita  Estraviz,  chosen  "Miss 
Cuba"  in  a  recent  beauty  contest,  ar- 
rived in  town  yesterday  from  Havana 
aboard  the  California  for  a  Warner 
screen  test. 

E.  W.  Hammons,  Educational 
president,  returned  to  his  office  yes- 
terday from  a  two  weeks'  vacation 
cruise  on  the  Transylvania. 

Ray  Noble,  English  songwriter,  ar- 
rives tomorrow  on  the  Majestic.  He 
recently  did  the  songs  for  "Brewster's 
Millions." 

Jack  Steinman  is  recuperating 
from  a  recent  illness  in  New  Hamp- 
shire.    He's  expected  back  in  10  days. 

A.  C.  Blumenthal  is  back  from 
the  coast.  He  arrived  on  the  same 
plane  with  Erich  von  Stroheim. 

Howard  S.  Cullman  has  left  for 
Blue  Mountain  Lake,  where  he  will 
remain  for  a  brief  vacation. 

Iris  Adrian^  stage  player,  has  been 
signed  by  Paramount.  She  will  leave 
for  the  coast  in  November. 

Sir;  Wittman  of  Universal  returned 
yesterday  from  a  trip  to  Chicago. 

Karl  Brenkert  of  the  Brenkert 
Optical  Co.  of  Detroit  is  in  town. 

Larry  Darmour  plans  to  leave  for 
the  coast  the  end  of  the  week. 

Bob  Gillham  is  due  back  from  the 
coast  tomorrow. 


To  Bring  CoL  East  If 
Sinclair  Wins — Cohn 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17.  —  Harry 
Cohn  today  declared  that  if  Upton 
Sinclair  is  elected  governor  of  Cali- 
fornia he  will  move  the  Columbia 
studios  east.  Paramount,  United 
Artists  and  Universal  were  also  re- 
ported having  a  similar  intention,  but 
all,  save  Columbia,  denied  contem- 
plating such  a  step  in  the  event  Sin- 
clair won. 


Wood  Back  Tomorrow 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17. — Sam  Wood, 
M-G-M  director,  arrives  here 
Wednesday  and  will  go  into  confer- 
ence with  Eddie  Mannix  on  a  new 
contract  and  story  material.  While 
abroad  Wood  penned  two  originals 
which  he  will  talk  over  with  Mannix. 

Wood  may  go  to  Europe  later  on 
and  make  a  picture  for  B.  I.  P.  While 
abroad  he  discussed  a  story  with  offi- 
cials of  this  company,  but  the  director 
said  he  did  not  want  to  make  a  picture 
in  England  at  this  time. 


To 


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E.  A.  ALPERSON 
;OHN  O'CONNOR 
M.  A.  SHEA 
ARTHUR  LUCAS 

F.  J.  SPARKS 
E.  M.  LOEW 
PHIL  SMITH 
ED  FAY 
NAT  YAMINS 
CHARLES  HAYMAN 
H.  F.  KINCEY 

IKE  LIBSON 

M.  A.  LIGHTMAN 

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UI^IVERSAL'S  *GIFT  OF  GAB 
KXOCK-OIJT  MrSICAL  COMEDY 

Everything  That 
Spells  Box-Office 


"GIFT  OF  CAB" 
(Universal) 

Universal  shot  the  works  on  "Gift 
of  Gab,"  and  even  if  it  were  a  poor 
picture — which  it  is  NOT — no  exhibi- 
tor anywhere  need  ponder  for  a  mo- 
ment over  it.  The  cast  reads  like  the 
Universal  lot,  with  plenty  of  radio 
stars  thrown  in  for  good  measure. 

Good  music;  swell  dialogue;  insane- 
ly amusing  sequences;  an  appealing, 
if  not  original,  story,  and  grand  per- 
formances throughout  make  this  pic- 
ture one  of  the  big  bets  of  the  season. 
Edmund  Lowe  and  Gloria  Stuart 
carry  the  bulk  of  the  plot,  but  it  isn't 
as  important,  from  an  entertainment 
standpoint,  as  the  gags,  music  and 
comedy  scenes. 

Lowe  plays"  the  part  of  a  fast- talk- 
ing roustabout,  who  finally  becomes 
the  greatest  reporter  and  announcer 
on  the  air.  He  pulls  an  awful  boner 
— giving  a  fake  interview  with  a  fa- 
mous flier  who  was  killed  twenty 
minutes  before  the  broadcast — and 
then  tries  to  drown  his  shame  in  many 
bottles.  But  Gloria  Stuart  arranges 
for  his  comeback,  and  they  live  hap- 
pily ever  afterwards. 

That's  the  story.  But  the  trim- 
mings are  something  grand.  Songs 
by  Ethel  Waters  and  Ruth  Etting  and 
the  Downey  Sisters  and  the  Beale 
Street  Boys;  glimpses  of  Tom  Hanlon, 
Graham  McNamee  and  Alexander 
Woollcott;  music  by  Gus  Arnheim  and 
his  orchestra;  one  of  the  funniest 
farce  scenes  ever  seen  with  Paul  Lu- 
kas,  Karloff,  Roger  Pryor  and  Ches- 
ter Morris;  a  screamingly  amusing 
scene  in  a  doctor's  office  with  Helen 
Vinson,  Hugh  O'Gonnell  and  Phil 
Baker;  and  very,  very  swell  perform- 
ances all  around.  Lowe  in  the  role  of 
the  announcer  provides  the  opportu- 
nity for  the  radio  acts. 

Lowe  plays  swiftly  and  with  telling 
effect.  Miss  Stuart  is  charming.  Hugh 
O'Gonnell  is  consistently  amusing; 
Sterling  Holloway  has  a  swell  chance 
and  takes  it  as  the  sound  effect  man 
in  the  radio  studio;  Alice  White,  Bin- 
nie  Barnes,  Marian  Byron,  Andy  De- 
vine,  are  seen  briefly,  and  Hymie  Fink, 
the  demon  photographer,  is  supposed 
to  be   in    the   picture.      But  he   went 

through    too   fast   for   these   old   eyes 
to  catch'  him. 

One  of  the  funniest  characteriza- 
tions is  given  by  Victor  Moore  as 
Colonel  Trivers,  head  of  the  Trivers 
Chopped    Chicken     Livers    Company. 


^'Designed  to  extract 
a  consistent  flow  of 
laughter  from  any 
audience,  no  matter 
how  cynical... should 
appeal  to  all  classes, 
especially  the  radio 
listeners,  who  hear 
but  never  see   their 
favorites." 

— Motion  Picture  Daily 


Henry  Armetta  has  a  grand  bit,  and 
Edwin  Maxwell  is  the  president  of  the 
radio  station. 

The  picture  is  a  lot  of  fun,  and 
with  such  a  cast,  with  the  music  and 
with   its  good  direction,    it's  a  cinch. 

Karl  Freund  directed;  Jerry  Wald 
and  Philip  G.  Epstein  wrote  the  origi- 
nal story,  and  the  screen  play  is  a 
tribute  to  Rian  James'  sense  of  humor. 
George  Robinson  photographed  more 
than  well,  and  the  music  and  lyrics 
— all  good — are  by  Con  Conrad,  Al- 
bert Von  Tilzer,  Charles  Tobias,  John 
Meskill,  Herb  Magidson,  George  Whit- 
ing and   Murray  Mencher. 

The  picture  is  big  and  worth  a  lot 
of  ballyhoo.  Don't  worry  about  it. 
It'll   get  along  anywhere. 


Gift  of  Cab 

Lavishly  studded  with  ace  enter- 
tainment names  and  a  wealth  of 
cpte/tainment  items,  'Gift  of  Gab' 
needs  only  intelligent,  showmanly 
re-cutting  from  its  long  preview 
assembly  to  make  it  an  important 
box  office  candidate. 

Shaped  on  the  revue  form,  with 
the  radio  world  as  its  scene,  it  has 
catchy  song,  amusing  skit,  an  hil- 
arious travesty  on  murder  mys- 
teries, a  parade  of  radio  celebs  in- 
terestingly introduced  and  good  in- 
dividual performances  to  carry  the 
light  dramatic  thread. 

Rian  James  has  succeeded  in 
cannily  weaving  together  the  wide 
assortment  of  elements  into  an 
agreeable  whole,  although  the  writ- 
ing assignment  was  a  tough  one 
Smart  handling  here  saved  the 
story  thread  from  some  obvious 
pitfalls. 

Edmund  Lowe  and  Gloria  Stu- 
art capably  enact  the  romantic 
angles  which  hinge  on  the  one 
Jramatic  situation  where  the  girl 
a  radio  program  director,  salvages 
the  egoisti.  radio  announcer  and 
reporter,  Lowe,  from  drunken  ob- 
livion when  his  pride  makes  him 
go  temporarily  haywire  at  the  mike 
and  in  heart  affairs. 

Radio  reportorial  stunt  at  this 
point  puts  tension  into  the  picture 
when  Lowe  bails  out  of  a  broad- 
casting plane  and  hangs  suspend- 
ed to  the  landing  wheel  to  score 
an  ether  beat  over  a  wrecked  plane 
This  is  the  highlight  of  a  series 
of  well  done  news  broadcasts,  with 
I  their  comedy  and  heart  implica^ 
tions. 

Karl   Freund   has   done   a   Sound 
job  of  direction,  eking  every  ounce 
of    entertainment    value    from    his 
1  diversified   material. 

In  the  song  repertoire,  one  of 
the  distinguishing  features  of  the 
offering.  Gene  Austin  effectively 
,  puts  over  'Blue  Sky  Avenue;'  Ethel 
Waters  hits  the  theme  song  '  'I 
Ain't  Going  to  Sin  No  More,'  and 
r.uth  Etting  scores  distinctively 
in  crooning  the  romantic  number 
'Talking  to  Myself.' 
;  Gus  Arnheim's  band  supplies 
swell  accompaniment,  and  the 
Beale  Street  Boys  are  in  for  cork- 
ing quartette  numbers. 

Musical  contributions  are  espec- 
ially notable,  with  Con  Conrad  Al- 
bert von  Tilzer,  Charles  Tobias 
John  Meskill,  Herb  Magidson' 
George  Whiting  and  Murray  Men- 
cher sharing  credits. 

Performances  and  appearances 
are  all  of  high  level,  with  Phil 
Baker,  Hugh  O'Connell.  Marion 
Byron,  Sterling  Holloway  and 
Douglas  Fowley  clicking  especially 
Photography  is  swell. 


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Tuesday,  September    18,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Dates  Set  for  ASCAP  Action 


Protests  Upon 
8  Clearances 


(Continued   from    pane    1) 

grievance  appeals  and  29  individual 
protests  on  clearance  schedules.  Elev- 
en schedules  are  yet  to  be  heard. 

Code  Authority  expects  to  clear  up 
the  present  calendar  by  the  end  of 
October.  There  are  a  number  of 
schedules  which  have  been  returned 
to  code  borrds  for  redrafting.  After 
these  have  oeen  revised  dates  will  be 
set  for  general  hearings  here. 

Schedules  turned  back  are  those  for 
Atlanta,  Cleveland,  Kansas  City,  Mil- 
waukee, New  Haven,  Memphis  and 
New  Orleans. 


Distributors*  Code 
Costs  Up  Thursday 

Producer  and  distributor  assess- 
ments, production,  legal  matters  and 
the  new  exhibitor  taxation  plan  will 
highlight  a  meeting  of  the  joint  code 
committees  Thursday  at  the  M.P. 
Club. 

Attending  will  be  S.  R.  Kent,  Aus- 
tin Keough,  W.  Ray  Johnston,  Nathan 
Yamins,  Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  Harold 
S.  Bareford  and  Willard  S.  McKay. 

Some  producers  and  distributors  are 
understood  to  be  objecting  to  a  plan 
to  levy  assessments  on  gross  income, 
favoring  the  original  plan  proposed  by 
the  finance  committee  whereby  set 
sums  were  listed  for  the  various  com- 
panies. It  is  stated  that  under  the 
plan  to  tax  grosses,  certain  distribu- 
tors would  have  to  pay  more  than 
originally  set  down  under  the  first 
schedule. 

The  new  theatre  assessment  plan 
provides  for  a  greater  number  of  clas- 
sifications for  theatres  with  propor- 
tionate reductions  from  the  first  six 
months'  levy.  The  new  exhibitor  tax, 
when  approved  b_y  Campi,  will  be 
retroactive  to  July  1,  and  will  cover 
the  second  half  of  the  year. 

New  Men  Are  Named 
For  3  Code  Boards 

Changes  in  the  personnel  of  the  Den- 
ver, Boston  and  Seattle  code  boards 
were  made  known  yesterday  by  Campi. 

Frank  Culp  of  the  Isis  has  suc- 
ceeded Rick  Ricketson  of  Fox  Rocky 
Mountain  circuit  on  the  clearance  and 
zoning  board  in  Denver.  John  Dervin 
of  United  Artists  has  replaced  Tim 
O'Toole  on  the  Boston  clearance  and 
zoning  board.  M.  Navarre  of  U.  A. 
is  now  a  member  of  the  Seattle  griev- 
ance board  in  place  of  L.  N.  Walton 
of  Columbia. 


Depends  Upon 
Federal  Speed 


{Continued   from    page    1) 

P.T.O.A.  and  ASCAP.  It's  a  fight 
between  all  theatre  owners  and  the 
music  organization,"  he  said.  "Numer- 
ous exhibitor  units  are  joining  in  the 
move  and  we  will  have  a  united  front 
when  we  start  the  action,"  Kuykendall 
stated.  "Exhibitors  large  and  small 
are  joining  the  movement  and  several 
thousands  of  dollars  already  have  been 
collected  by  the  committee  for  the 
'war  chest,'  "  he  added. 

"Probably  the  next  thing  the  so- 
ciety will  demand  is  a  percentage  of 
the  receipts,"   Kuykendall   said. 

"A  few  small  voices  have  been 
raised  in  some  parts  of  the  country 
statiiig  they  would  not  participate. 
These  people  are  either  misguided  or 
ignorant  of  the  facts.  If  we  are  going 
to  fight  and  do  this  right,  we  must 
have  the  wholehearted  assistance  of 
every  theatre  owner." 


Campi  Moves  to  End 
Chicago  Buying  Jam 

(.Contiiutcd   from   page    1) 

Charnow  heard  six  individual  protests 
against  the  clearance  and  zoning 
schedule  for  the  Windy  City. 

Ever  since  B.  &  K.  objected  to  the 
new  schedule  distributors  have  been 
unable  to  negotiate  new  product  deals 
and  selling  in  the  Chicago  territory 
has  been  at  a  standstill  as  a  result. 
With  the  hearings  over,  Campi  will 
hand  down  decisions  at  the  Sept.  27 
session  and  selling  will  get  under  way 
once  again. 

Attending  the  meeting  yesterday 
were  Walter  Immerman  of  the  B.  & 
K.  circuit.  Jack  Coston  of  Warners 
and  Jack  Miller  of  Essaness. 

Individual  appeals  heard  were : 
Lincoln,  Lincoln,  111.,  against  Bloom- 
ington,  Illinois  Great  States  Theatre 
Corp. ;  Palace,  Gary,  Ind.,  against 
Premier,  Valparaiso,  Ind. ;  Rosewood, 
Chicago,  against  Davis  and  Center 
(Essaness),  Chicago;  Premier  and 
Empire  against  the  entire  schedule ; 
Astor  against  Clark,  Monroe,  Woods, 
Majestic  and  Princess,  Chicago; 
Logan  against  Embassy,  Chicago. 


Seek  Chicago  Raise 

Chicago,  Sept.  17.— Of  the 
450  houses  in  this  city,  about 
275  charge  an  admission  of 
15  cents  up  to  6  P.M. 

A  general  move  is  under- 
stood to  be  under  way  to  in- 
crease this  figure  to  20  cents. 


Sign  Writers  Seek 
10  Per  Cent  Raise 

{Continued  from   pane    1) 

are  expected  to  be  opened  within  the 
next   few   days. 

The  increase  sought  would  boost  the 
present  wage  scale  of  $13.20  for  a 
seven-hour  day  to  $14.70  for  the  same 
hours.  The  local's  contract  expired 
last  April  1,  at  which  time  it  demand- 
ed and  obtained  the  seven-hour  day. 
Demands  for  a  10  per  cent  wage  in- 
crease at  that  time  were  waived  lat- 
er, with  the  union  retaining  the  right 
to  present  the  demand  again  at  the 
end  of  the  summer. 


Stop  Detroit  Giveaways 

Detroit,  Sept.  17. — Sol  Krim, 
operator  of  the  Sun,  has  been  ordered 
to  stop  giveaways  and  two-for-ones 
on  the  ground  they  are  a  code  viola- 
tion. The  complaint  was  made  to  the 
grievance  board  by  the  Strand,  located 
across  the  street  from  the  Sun. 


Four  Cases  Up  in  Cincy 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  17. — After  a  few 
weeks'  lull  in  the  activities  of  the 
local  grievance  board,  there  now  are 
four  cases  on  the  docket.  These  are 
scheduled  to  be  heard  Sept.  24. 


League  to  Show  Shorts 

A  second  program  in  a  series  of  ex- 
perimental shorts  is  to  be  presented 
by  the  Film  and  Photo  League  at  the 
New  School  for  Social  Research  next 
Saturday  night. 

The  program  will  consist  of  "Mont- 
parnasse,"  by  Eugene  Deslau,  to  be 
shown  for  the  first  time  in  America  ; 
"Emak  Bakia,"  by  Man  Ray,  and  the 
uncensored  version  of  Watson  and 
Webber's  "Lot  in  Sodom,"  together 
with  a  League  newsreel,  "America 
Todav." 


Reciprocal  Treaty 
With  Spain  Coming 

{ Contiinicd    from    paqe    1 ) 

1929  to  $30,000,000  last  year,  statistics 
prepared  for  the  department  by  the 
Department  of  Commerce  show  that 
shipments  of  films  have  increased 
heavily  and  that  Spain  last  year  took 
17,220,279  linear  feet,  valued  at  $359,- 
914,  against  8,072,604  feet  valued  at 
$177,429  in  1929.  Exports  of  unex- 
posed, sensitized  film,  however,  have 
declined  from  879,794  feet  valued  at 
$168,183  in  1929  to  294,675  valued  at 
$58,935  last  year,  it  was  reported. 


Columbus  Faces  New 
City  Theatre  Taxes 

{Continued   from    pane    1) 

along  with  a  tax  on  football  tickets 
for  all  college  and  high  school  games, 
and  an  occupational  tax  on  business 
and  professional  men,  will  be  among 
the  chief  recommendations.  Other- 
wise, it  is  pointed  out,  that  the  per- 
sonnel of  the  fire,  police  and  other 
public  service  departments  will  be 
slashed,  or  salaries  drastically  re- 
duced. 


B,  &  K.  Picks 
Five  for  25c 
Minimum  Rate 


{Continued   from   pacie    1) 

"The  Mighty  Barnum,"  with  Wallace 
Beery,  and  "Kid  Millions,"  with  Ed- 
die Cantor.  Beery  may  be  cast  in 
"Clive  of  India."  If  he  is,  B.  &  K. 
will  substitute  this  picture  for  the 
Cantor  vehicle.  These  are  all  U.A. 
releases. 

"One  Night  of  Love"  will  most  like- 
ly be  the  first  Columbia  release  under 
the  plan  and  "Belle  of  the  Nineties," 
Paramount  picture,  is  being  considered. 

Walter  Immerman,  now  in  New 
\ork  on  product  deals,  is  understood 
to  be  talking  over  with  major  com- 
pany sales  heads  the  designation  of 
these  releases. 


Fox  Settles  Lease 
On  Salina  Theatre 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  17. — By  stipu- 
lation approved  by  the  referee  in  bank- 
ruptcy, the  Grand  Theatre  Building 
Co.,  of  Salina,  Kan.,  has  withdrawn 
a  claim  of  $35,000  against  Fox  Mid- 
land Theatre  Co.,  arising  out  of  a 
supplemental  lease  agreement  not  to 
operate  or  lease  the  house  for  a  period 
of  five  years  after  expiration  of  the 
Fox   lease. 

The  claimant  also  agreed  to  dis- 
miss suit  for  a  similar  amount  pend- 
ing in  the  Federal  district  court  in 
Kansas  against  Fox  Midland  and  its 
subsidiary,  Salina  Theatre  Building 
Co.  In  return,  Fox  Midland  releases 
the  owner  from  terms  of  an  expired 
lease  under  which  the  Grand  Theatre 
Building  Co.  was  prevented  from 
leasing  or  using  the  premises  for 
amusement  purposes  before  March  1, 
1937.  By  terms  of  the  settlement. 
Fox  Midland  agreed  to  cancel  all 
rights  to  the  property  on  Dec.  31,  this 
year. 


Fox  Holds  Joe  May 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17. — As  a  result 
of  his  directorial  work  on  "Music  in 
the  Air,"  Fox  has  signed  Joe  May, 
former  director  for  UFA,  for  two 
more  pictures.  The  first  production 
will  be  "A  Woman  Lies,"  now  being 
adapted  from  the  Hungarian  play  by 
Seton  I.  Miller.  The  second  will  be 
a  circus  story  as  yet  untitled.  Both 
will  be  produced  by  Erich  I'oninicr. 


Kandel  to  Take  100 
From  English  Studio 

{Continued   from    pai/e    1) 

in    America     100    pictures    from    the 
Twickenham    Studios    in   England. 

The  deal  covers  a  period  of  five 
years,  20  features  every  12  months. 
Kandel  has  made  several  deals  for 
distribution  through  major  channels 
while  other  pacts  have  been  closed 
with  state  right  exchanges. 


Spokane  Hit  by  Strike 

Spokane,  Sept.  17. — Now  going 
into  the  fourth  week,  the  street  car 
strike  here  has  made  serious  inroads 
into  box-oiifice  receipts.  With  no  su- 
burbans here  and  the  entire  13  houses 
in  the  downtown  area,  all  are  affected. 


Arranging  Eddy  Rites 

Funeral  arrangements  were  being 
made  yesterday  for  Wesley  Eddy,  31, 
master  of  ceremonies  recently  at  the 
Roxy  here,  who  was  found  dead  Sun- 
day of  a  self-inflicted  bullet  wound  at 
his  mother's  grave  in  St.  Michael's 
Cemetery,  Stratford,  Conn.  Grief 
over  her  death  was  said  to  have 
driven  him  to  end  his  life.  Surviv- 
ing are  his  widow,  a  son  and  a  broth- 
er. Eddy,  whose  real  name  was  Ed- 
ward Gargiulo,  was  to  have  returned 
to  the  Roxy  Sept.  20. 


Myrick  Buys  Iowa  House 

Spirit  Lake,  Ia.,  Sept.  17. — The 
State  at  Lake  Park  has  been  pur- 
chased by  A.  C.  Myrick  of  Spirit 
Lake.  He  has  opened  the  house  with 
new  sound  equipment  and  a  new  stage. 


Abramson  Laid  to  Rest 

Funeral  services  were  held  Sunday 
in  the  Park  West  Chapel,  115  West 
79th  St.,  for  Ivan  Abramson,  author 
and  independent  producer,  who  died 
Saturday  at  Mount  Sinai  Hospital  at 
65  years  of  age.  Burial  was  in  Mount 
Lebanon  Cemetery.  Surviving  are  his 
widow,  a  sister  and  a  brother. 
Abramson,  who  entered  the  industry 
in  1917,  had  a  hand  in  drafting  the 
code. 


Change  Warner  Title 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17.  —  Warners 
have  changed  the  title  of  "Half 
Way  to  Heaven"  to  "Maybe  It's 
Love." 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  September    18,    1934 


Old  Directors 
Seek  Quashing 
Of  Para.  Suit 


(Continued   from    pacic    1) 

uel  Spring,  counsel  for  the  defendant 
directors,  no  denial  is  made  that  the 
directors  named  in  the  complaint  au- 
thorized performance  of  a  contract  re- 
quiring Paramount  to  pay  $4,875,000 
for  the  65,000  shares  of  its  stock  is- 
sued to  Kunsky  &  Trendle  for  the 
acquisition  of  that  circuit  in  1929,  and 
that  the  payments  so  made  were  in 
excess  of  the  market  value  of  the  stock 
on  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  at 
the  time. 

Other  Facts  Admitted 

Likewise,  the  answer  makes  no  de- 
nial of  the  allegations  in  the  complaint 
that  the  directors  authorized  perform- 
ance of  similar  contracts  requiring 
Paramount  to  pay  $2,550,000  for  30,- 
000  shares  of  stock  issued  to  Great 
States  Theatres;  $615,971  for  14,350 
shares  issued  to  Balaban  &  Katz,  and 
$4,036,140  for  49,887  shares  to  William 
S.  Paley  in  the  acquisition  of  an  in- 
terest in  Columbia  Broadcasting  Sys- 
tem. Admission  is  also  made  that  in 
each  instance  the  payments  made  were 
in  excess  of  the  market  value  of  the 
stock  on  the  Exchange  at  the  time. 
The  answer  likewise  admits  that  Para- 
mount had  debts  at  the  time  of  the 
transactions,  which  were  not  then  due 
and  payable,  in  an  amount  exceeding 
$12,237,000. 

All  other  allegations  of  the  trustees' 
complaint  are  denied. 

Defendants  named  in  the  action  are : 
Frank  A.  Bailey,  Jules  E.  Brulatour, 
Daniel  Frohman,  John  Hertz,  Felix  E. 
Kahn,  Gilbert  W.  Kahn,  Sam  Katz, 
Sidney  R.  Kent,  Austin  C.  Keough, 
Ralph  A.  Kohn,  Jesse  L.  Lasky,  Elek 
J.  Ludvigh,  Sir  William  Wiseman, 
Adolph  Zukor,  Eugene  J.  Zukor  and 
executors  of  the  estates  of  Casimir  I. 
Stralem,  Emil  E.  Shauer  and  William 
H.   English. 

A  hearing  date  for  the  action  will 
be  set  in   Supreme  Court. 

Lieber  Sues  Para. 
For  $460,000  Rent 

(Continued   from    page    1* 

on  his  Indiana  and  Circle,  Indianapo- 
lis, when  the  houses  were  taken  over 
by  Skouras  in  1928.  He  alleges  they 
were  vacated  in  1930  and  are  now  be- 
ing operated  by  Monarch  Theatres. 

The  new  bankruptcy  laws  permit  the 
filing  of  future  rent  claims  for  a  maxi- 
mum of  a  two-year  period  following 
default  of  a  lease.  The  period  for  fil- 
ing claims  under  the  new  section  end- 
ed Sept.  15  and  claims  aggregating 
several  millions  of  dollars  were  filed 
up  to  that  time.  As  many  of  these 
claims  were  duplicates  of  others,  par- 
ticularly bondholders'  claims,  filed  in 
the  earlier  Paramount  bankruptcy 
proceedings,  no  accurate  estimate  of 
the  amount  of  new  claims  filed  can  be 
had  until  such  duplications  have  been 
eliminated. 

A  'total  of  $282,000,000  in  claims 
was  filed  against  Paramount  in  the 
earlier  proceedings  and  subsequently 
scaled  down  to  $50,600,000. 


Expect  New  Para.  Plan 

To  Be  Ready  in  3  Weeks 


(Continued 

dent,  is  due  to  arrive  from  the  coast 
Thursday  for  final  consultations  with 
reorganization  factors.  His  return 
here  has  been  twice  delayed  pending 
developments  in  connection  with  a 
settlement  of  the  bank  suit,  which 
barred  further  progress  on  the  plan 
of  reorganization. 

The  banks  are  admittedly  creditors 
for  $13,200,000,  and  as  such  are 
among  the  three  prime  movers  in  the 
reorganization  work.  The  others  are 
the  bondholders  and  stockholders,  with 
general  creditors'  interests  thrown  in 
with  the  majority  bondholders.  The 
settlement  of  the  suit  would  involve, 
according  to  reports,  a  surrender  by 
the  banks  of  an  alleged  preference  on 
$9,600,000  of  their  claim,  the  amount 
said  to  represent  Paramount's  old  or 
renewed  credit  at  the  time  of  the  Film 
Productions  transaction.  The  $3,600,- 
000    balance,    said    to    represent    new 


frovti  page    1) 
credit     accorded     Paramount     in     the 
transaction,  would  continue  in  its  pres- 
ent status. 

Paramount  bonds,  which  include 
Paramount  Publix  and  Paramount 
Broadway  issues,  always  sensitive  to 
reorganization  progress,  closed  up  to 
more  than  three  points  higher  than 
Saturday's  close,  w'hen  similar  gains 
were  also   recorded. 

Referee  John  E.  Joyce  is  scheduled 
to  hear  the  petition  of  the  Paramount 
trustees  and  counsel  today  for  allow- 
ances aggregating  $721,204.  The  trus- 
tees, Charles  D.  Hilles,  Eugene  W. 
Leake  and  Charles  E.  Richardson  ask 
$1(X),000  each  for  services  during  the 
company's  bankruptcy  up  to  June  18, 
and  their  counsel.  Root,  Clark,  Buck- 
ner  &  Ballantine,  ask  $350,000.  The 
balance  is  sought  by  special  counsel 
and  accountants  employed  in  the  pro- 
ceedings. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


'^Redhead" 

(Monogram) 

With  a  little  cutting,  this  picture  should  have  no  trouble  pleasing 
audiences  in  small  towns  and  neighborhood  houses.  The  theme  is  that 
of  the  reclamation  of  a  ne'er  do  well  son  of  a  wealthy  father  by  the  love 
of  a  poor,  misunderstood,  but  honest  girl.  Bruce  Cabot  and  Grace 
Bradley  handle  the  leads  effectively.  Melville  Brown's  direction  is 
smooth  and  Ira  Morgan's  photography  good. 

Miss  Bradley,  an  artist's  model,  is  cleared  of  a  murder  charge  brought 
against  her  when  the  man  for  whom  she  is  posing  is  killed  by  a  fall. 
Unable  to  erase  the  stigma  of  the  charge  and  unable  to  secure  work,  she 
agrees  to  marry  Cabot  to  blackmail  his  father,  who  has  just  cut  him  off. 
To  their  surprise  the  father  refuses  to  pay  and  offers  Miss  Bradley 
S10,000  if  she  can  straighten  out  his  son.  She  agrees,  and  they  leave  in 
Cabot's  expensive  roadster,  which  they  later  trade  for  a  traveling  lunch 
wagon.  After  falling  for  each  other  against  their  better  judgment,  Cabot 
gets  a  job  in  a  factory  and  invents  a  safety  device,  which  he  is  unable 
to  sell  until  Miss  Bradley  hits  upon  a  clever  ruse,  with  the  help  of  a 
newspaper  reporter,  which  brings  about  a  happy  finale. 

The  cast  also  includes  Regis  Toomey,  Berton  Churchill  George  Hum- 
bert, Ed  Brady  and  Bess  Stafford.  Previewed  without  f  reduction  code 
seal.    Running  time,  76  minutes. 


'* Beyond  the  Trair 

{Monogram) 

For  those  western  fans  who  like  their  heroes  active  and  tough  and  who 
revel  in  chases  down  streams  and  over  the  countryside  on  horseback, 
this  latest  Monogram  western  is  to  be  recommended.  But  it  is  slightly 
lacking  in  straight  entertainment  value.  Robert  N.  Bradbury  directed 
with  an  eye  that  appears  to  have  been  centered  solely  on  chases.  Archie 
Stout's  photography  of  the  outdoor  shots  is  good.  The  story  is  adapted 
from  James  Oliver  Curwood's  "The  Wolf  Hunters." 

John  Wayne  is  sent  into  the  north  country  to  find  the  niece  of  his 
father's  best  friend.  On  the  train  he  rescues  Noah  Beery,  Jr.,  from  a 
trumped  up  murder  charge.  Fleeing  into  the  wilderness,  they  discover 
an  abandoned  cabin,  and  a  map  of  a  lost  gold  mine.  Trailed  by  the 
mounted  police,  the  two  youths  combat  a  band  of  renegades  and  eventu- 
ally get  the  gold.  The  finish  is  a  grand  battle  royal  between  the  mounted 
police  and  the  renegades,  the  outcome  of  which  clears  Wayne  and 
Beery  of  the  murder  charge  and  discovers  the  lost  girl. 

The  cast  also  includes  Noah  Beery,  Sr.,  Verna  Hillie,  Iris  L.  Lan- 
caster, Earl  Dwyer  and  Ed  Parker.  Picture  reviewed  without  produc- 
tion code  seaL     Running  time,  60  minutes. 


"Hideout''  Out 
Front  in  Rush 
At  Pittsburgh 


Pittsburgh,  Sept.  17. — With  the 
biggest  lineup  of  attractions  around 
here  in  years,  the  town  went  over- 
board last  week,  rolling  up  grosses 
that  haven't  been  approached  in  some 
time. 

The  Penn,  with  "Hideout"  and  Ted 
Lewis  on  the  stage,  led  the  field,  get- 
ting around  $32,000,  the  best  takings 
here  since  Joe  Penner  made  a  per- 
sonal appearance  last  winter.  At  the 
Stanley,  Dick  Powell  was  the  lure  and 
he  is  generally  credited  for  most  of 
the  business.  "Desirable"  was  the 
screen  attraction.  The  gross  was 
around  $23,000,  the  best  here  since 
Eddie  Cantor's  and  Dave  Rubinoff's 
unit  played  town. 

The  big  business  at  these  two  houses 
naturally  drained  the  rest  of  the  town, 
although  the  Fulton,  playing  "Handy 
Andy"  for  eight  days,  made  a  credit- 
able showing  at  $6,500.  The  chief  suf- 
ferer was  the  Pitt,  where  "Embar- 
rassing Moments"  and  vaudeville, 
gathered  only  $4,000. 

Total  grosses  in  six  first  run  houses 
were  $71,900.     Average  is  $62,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  13  : 

"BABY    TAXE   A   BOW"    (Fox) 

ALVIX— (2,000),  25c-40c,  3  days,  2nd 
week.  Gross:  $2,500.  (Average,  for  six  days, 
$5,000) 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

FULTON— (1,750),  15c-40c,  8  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.   (Average,  for  6  days,  $4,500) 
"HIDEOUT"   (Metro) 

PENN--(3,300),     25c-75c,     6    days.     Stage: 
Ted    Lewis    and    his    "Happiness    Follies    of 
1934."     Gross:    832,000.     (Average.    $22,000) 
"EMBARRASSING  MOMENTS"  (Univ.) 

PITT— (1,600),  15c-35c,  6  days.  Stage: 
Mayfair  Revue,  Leavitt  and  Lockwood,  Vox 
and  Walters,  Roy  Rogers,  Jean  Granese. 
Murand  and  Girton,  Kirk  and  Lawrence. 
Gross:    $4,000.    (Average,    $6,500) 

"DESIRABLE"    (Warners) 

STANLEY— (3.600),  25c-60c,  6  days. 
Stage:  Dick  Powell,  Collins  and  Peterson, 
Carr  Bros,  and  Betty,  CoUette  Sisters,  Al- 
bertina  Rasch  dancers.  Gross:  $23,000.  (Av- 
erage,   $19,000) 

"THE    HUMAN    SIDE"    (Univ.) 
"BLIND    DATE"    (CoL) 

WARNER— (2,000).  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$3,900.    (Average,   $5,000) 


"Fountain"  Leader 
In  Omaha,  $5,300 

Omaha,  Sept.  17. — "The  Fountain" 
and  "The  Defense  Rests"  on  a  dual 
bill  at  the  Brandeis  topped  the  town 
with  ?5,300,  over  the  line  by  $1,300. 

The  other  two  first  runs,  both  with 
dual  bills,  also  pulled  well.  "Straight 
Is  the  Way"  and  "Ladies  Should  Lis- 
ten" were  strong  at  $3,900  in  the 
World,  and  "The  Cat's  Paw"  and 
"Here  Comes  the  Groom"  topped  the 
line  at  the  Orpheum  with  $8,800. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $18,000. 
Average  is  $15,500. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Endinq  Sept.  12: 
"STRAIGHT  IS  THE  WAY"   (M-G-M) 
"LADIES    SHOULD    LISTEN"    (Para.) 

WORLD— (2,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$3,900.    (Average,   $4,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  13: 

"THE    FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 
"THE    DEFENSE    RESTS"    (Col.) 

BRANDEIS— (1,500),  20c-25c-35c,  7  davs. 
Gross:    $5,300.    (Average,    $4,000) 

"THE    CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 
"HERE    COMES    THE    GROOM"    (Para.) 

ORPHEUM— (3.000),  25c-40c,  7  davs. 
Gross:    $8,800.    (Average,    $7,500) 


Tuesday,  September    18,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


You  Belong" 
Gets  $5,500, 
Denver  Lead 


Denver,  Sept.  17. — With  business 
generally  good,  "You  Belong  to  Me" 
led  the  town  last  week,  getting  $5,- 
500  at  the  Denham.  This  exceeded 
par   by  $1,500. 

In  its  second  week  at  the  Aladdin 
"The  Cat's  Faw"  was  still  going 
strong,  the  $G,500  take  being  just 
$1,000  over  normal. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $20,500. 
Average   is    $20,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  13 : 

"THE   CAT'S  PAW"    (Fox) 

ALADDIN— (1,500);     2Sc-35c-50c,     7     days, 
2nd   week.     Gross:   $3,500.     (Average,   $2,500) 
"YOU  BELONG  TO  ME"  (Para.) 
DENHAM— (1,500),     25c-35c-50c,     7     days. 
Gross:    $5,500.     (Average,    $4,000) 

"OF    HUMAN    BONDAGE"    (Radio) 
DENVER— (2,500),     25c-35c-50c,     6     days. 
Gross:    $4,000.     (Aver.ige,    $6,000) 

"THE  WORLD   MOVES  ON"    (Fox) 
ORPHEUM— (2,600),    25c-35c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $5,500.     (Average.   $6,000) 
"STRICTLY  DISHONORABLE"    (Radio) 
"BACHELOR  BAIT"    (Radio) 
PARAMOUNT— (2.000),    25c-40c,     7    days. 
Gross:   $2,000. 


99 


"Now  and  Forever 
Leader  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  Sept.  17. — Big  money  here 
last  week  went  to  "Now  and  For- 
ever" at  Shea's  Buffalo.  With  a  stage 
show  to  help,  the  take  slid  up  to 
$18,200.     Average  is  $14,300. 

Two  duals  did  well.  "Cockeyed 
Cavaliers"  and  "Paris  Interlude"  at 
the  Century  reached  $6,400,  and 
"Romance  in  the  Rain"  and  "The 
Crime  of  Helen  Stanley"  took  $6,700 
at  the  Lafayette. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $46,200. 
Average  is  $46,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  14: 

"NOW  AND  FOREVER"   (Para.) 

BUFFALO— (3,500),  30c-55c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Bob  Hope,  with  Doris  Reade,  Louise  Trox- 
ell,  Paul  Murdoch,  George  Pounes;  Larry 
Adler;  Four  Flash  Devils;  Duffin  &  Draper. 
Gross:    $18,200.     (Average,    $14,300) 

"COCKEYED  CAVALIERS"   (Radio) 
"PARIS    INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 
CENTURY— (3,000),    25c,    7    days.     Gross: 
$6,400.     (Average,    $6,000) 

"WILD   GOLD"   (Fox) 
"BACHELOR   BAIT"    (Radio) 
COURT    STREET— (1,200),    25c,     7    days. 
Gross:    $600.     (Average,    $1,500) 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND   STRIKES 

BACK"    (U.   A.) 
GREAT  LAKES— (3,000),   25c-40c.   7  days. 
Gross:    $8,100.     (Average,   $10,000) 

"THE  SCARLET  EMPRESS"    (Para.) 
Hl'PPODROME— (2,100).    25c-40c,    7    days. 
Gross:   $6,200.     (Average,  $8,000) 

"ROMANCE   IN   THE   RAIN"    (Univ.) 
"THE    CRIME    OF    HELEN    STANLEY" 
(Col.) 
LAFAYETTE— (3,300),  25c,  7  days.     Gross: 
$6,700.     (Average,    $6,500) 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


Cincinnati 


Cincinnati,  Sept.  17. — An  evening 
luncheon  and  general  get-together 
meeting  has  been  held  as  the  initial 
shindig  of  the  fall  season.  Plans  were 
formulated  for  the  fall  and  winter 
activities.  Regular  Monday  noonday 
luncheons  will  be  inaugurated  Oct.  1 
in  the  Frontier  room  of  the  Nether- 
land  Plaza  instead  of  the  club  rooms, 
as  heretofore.  Luncheon  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  an  hour  of  entertainment  in 
club  quarters,  provided  by  the  Kings 
for  a  Day,  whom  Chief  Barker 
MoRiTZ   is   expected   to   appoint   soon. 

Arthur  Frudenfeld  was  named 
first  assistant  chief  barker  and  can- 
vassman  at  a  meeting  of  the  can- 
vassmen.  He  succeeds  Marc  Wolf, 
who  recently  moved  to  Indianapolis. 

The  first  ladies'  night,  which  proved 
so  popular  last  year,  has  been  set  for 
Sept.  29.  These  affairs  are  given  on 
Saturday  nights. 

The  annual  banquet  of  Tent  No.  3 
will  be  held  Nov.  24,  in  one  of  the 
swanky  quarters  of  the  Netherland 
Plaza,  according  to  present  plans. 

The  local  tent  is  lining  up  a  repre- 
sentative delegation  to  journey  to 
Pittsburgh  for  the  annual  banquet  to 
be  held  there  Oct.  14. 

J.  S.  JossEY,  member  of  Tent  No. 
6,  was  a  visitor  at  local  headquarters 
last  week. 

Barker  J.  N.  Gelman  is  back  in 
town  after  a  honeymoon  trip  to  New 
York. 

Naylor  Stone,  sports  editor  of  the 
Post,  is  spending  an  enforced  vacation 
in  the  hospital  recovering  from  serious 
injuries  sustained  when  his  automobile 
struck  a  pole  while  he  was  driving 
about  the  city. 

Harry  Sachs,  barker  of  the  Cleve- 
land tent,  was  recent  visitor  at  the 
local  club. 


Mascot  Picture  Opens 

Mascot's  "Young  and  Beautiful"  had 
its  premiere  yesterday  at  the  Cri- 
terion. At  last  night's  performance 
an  array  of  orchestra  leaders  and 
radio  personalities  was  present  in  trib- 
ute to  Ted  Fio-Rito,  who  is  featured 
in  the  film  with  his  orchestra. 


Chief  Barker  Duke  Clark  has 
been  made  a   Kentucky   colonel. 

Lulu  Dickson,  protege  of  the  club, 
has  been  awarded  a  mother's  pension 
and  the  sun  begins  to  shine  again. 

Barker  L.  C.  Goldsol  has  given  the 
club  a  number  of  donation  banks  for 
members  to  deposit  their  stray  coins 
in  from  now  until  Christmas  to  help 
defray  the  expense  of  the  children's 
Christmas  party  given  each  year  for 
300  children  of  Columbus. 


Torever"  Up 
To  $7,400  in 
Seattle  Lull 


"Broken  Lives"  New  Title 

Majestic  has  changed  the  title  of 
"Unknown  Blonde"  to  "Broken 
Lives."  Under  the  original  title,  the 
picture  was  reviewed  by  Motion 
Picture  Daily  on  April  2. 


Columbus 

Columbus,  Sept.  17. — Chaplains  of 
the  Variety  Club  make  news  these 
days.  Dr.  Donald  Tippett  just  re- 
turned from  an  extensive  speaking 
tour  through  Illinois,  winding  up  with 
a  two  weeks'  fishing  trip  in  northern 
Michigan.  Father  Corbett  stopped 
off  a  few  hours  in  Columbus  en  route 
from  Texas  tC(  New  York  City  for 
his  annual  visit.  Reports  that  he  is 
entirely  recovered  from  his  ill  health. 
Dr.  Tarshish  given  a  long  time  radio 
contract  with  Station  WOR,  Newark, 
N.  J. 

Barker  Arjen  Strang,  publicity 
man  from  tie  RKO-Palace,  beside 
taking  unto  himself  a  charming  bride, 
announced  his  resignation  from  the 
theatre  to  become  publicity  director 
for  Coal  Authority  of  the  State  of 
Ohio — two  drastic  acts  without  blink- 
ing an  eyelash. 

Barker  Cline  Roberts  appointed 
chairman  of  Divisional  Code  Author- 
ity No.  21,  Retail  Solid  Fuel  Indus- 
try. 

Barker  Leo  Haenlein  reports  the 
best  season  in  four  years  at  his  Olen- 
tangy  Park.  The  park  closed  on  La- 
bor Day  and  all  Leo  has  to  do  from 
now  on  is  to  see  that  the  Variety  Club 
maintains  its  good  reputation  for  the 
winter. 

Barker  jack  Kelly  has  severed  his 
connection  with  Radio  Station  WSEN 
and  is  now  affiliated  with  WBNS. 


Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  17. — Plenty  of 
interest  in  the  Variety  Club  banquet 
in  honor  of  Harry  Kalmine  and 
Harry  Goldstein.  This  will  be  the 
sixth  annual  banquet  and  the  date  is 
set  for  Sunday,  Oct.  14,  the  day  fol- 
lowing the  big  football  game  be- 
tween Pitt  and  California.  The  first 
three  days  after  the  announcement  200 
reservations  were  received.  Last  year 
40  acts  and  eight  bands  wowed  the 
town.  John  H.  Harris,  national 
president,  is  chairman  for  the  sixth 
consecutive  year. 

Harry  Goldstein  making  plenty  of 
visits  to  Pittsburgh  in  his  new  capa- 
city as  district  manager  for  Para- 
mount. 

Dick  Powell  has  a  copy  of  a 
letter  from  Johnny  Harris  writ- 
ten two  years  ago  to  Jack  L.  War- 
ner asking  Jack  if  he  would  give 
Dick  a  chance. 

Barker  Art  Levy  all  swelled  up  by 
the  plug  Paul  Block  gave  his  pic- 
ture in  the  Post. 

Changes  in  the  dining  room  are  be- 
ing made  to  accommodate  100  guests — 
will  be  open  Sept.  24. 


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One  Night"  Record 
Is  Set  in  Portland 

Portland,  Sept.  17. — "It  Happened 
One  Night"  has  hung  up  a  new  record 
at  Hamrick's  Blue  Mouse.  It  ran  1U5 
days  plus  two  weeks  at  another  down- 
town house,  or  119  days,  plus  one 
week  at  still  another  house,  a  total  of 
126  days.  During  this  same  period  the 
picture  was  shown  at  suburban  the- 
atres for  from  three  to  four  days.  It 
is  estimated  the  film  has  been  seen  by 
upwards  of  150,000  of  Portland's  300,- 
000  population. 


Holdovers  for  *'Cristo" 

Reliance's  latest  "The  Count  of  Mon- 
te Cristo,"  released  through  United 
Artists,  is  being  held  over  in  a  number 
of  key  cities.  The  picture  is  now  end- 
ing its  second  week  at  Keith's,  Balti- 
more, is  in  its  third  week  at  the  U.A., 
Chicago,  and  is  now  beginning  its  sec- 
ond at  the  U.A.,  Detroit. 

As  a  result  of  a  big  opening  Satur- 
day at  Keith's,  Boston,  it  will  be  held 
for  at  least  two  weeks.  It  is  also 
running  in  Washington  at  Keith's, 
Aldine  in  Philadelphia  and  Loew's 
State  in  New  Orleans. 


Seattle,  Sept.  17. — "Now  and  For- 
ever" was  the  strongest  attraction 
here  during  a  dull  week.  It  went  over 
par  by  $400  on  a  $7,400  take  at  the 
Fifth  Avenue.  Second  honors  went 
to  "Dames,"  which  grossed  $3,700  on 
an  extended  run  from  the  Music  Hall 
at  the  Blue  Mouse. 

All  other  houses  were  below  aver- 
age. Total  first  run  business  was  $27,- 
700.    Average  is  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  14: 

"DAMES"   (Warners) 

BLUE  MOUSE— (950),  25c-40c-55c,  7  days. 
(Extended  run  from  Music  Hall  theatre.) 
Gross:   $3,700.    (Average,  $3,500) 

"NOW  AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 

FIFTH    AVENUE— (2,450),    25c-40c-55c,    7 
days.    Gross:    $7,400.    (Average,   $7,000) 
"LINE    UP"    (Col.) 
"GUN    JUSTICE"    (Univ.) 

LIBERTY— (1,800),  I0c-lSc-25c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $2,200.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"ROMANCE    IN    THE    RAIN"    (Univ.) 

MUSIC  BOX— (950),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $3,100.    (Average,   $4,000) 

"THE   FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 

MUSIC  HALL— (2.275),  25c-40c-5Sc,  7 
days.   Gross:   $6,100.    (Average,   $6,500) 

"THE    WORLD    MOVES    ON"     (Fox) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,050),  25c-35c,  7  days. 
Vaudeville  headed  by  Phil  Rich  and  Casa- 
nova Revue.  Gross:  $5,200.  (Average, 
$6,000) 


Shakespeare  Play  Opens 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17. — Max  Rein- 
hardt's  production  of  "A  Midsummer 
Night's  Dream"  opened  tonight  in  the 
Hollywood  Bowl  on  a  scale  that 
Shakespeare  would  have  marveled  at. 
The  seating  capacity  was  limited  to 
14,000.  The  California  Festival 
Ass'n.,  which  is  sponsoring  the  show, 
announced  the  bowl  had  been  sold  out 
for  the  premiere  and  the  four  per- 
formances to  follow.  The  masses 
rubbed  _shoulders  with  picture  notables 
and  the  social  elite  of  Los  Angeles  at 
the  opening. 


Youngclaus  Sells  Two 

Columbus,  Neb.,  Sept.  17. — W.  N. 
Youngclaus  has  sold  his  interest  in 
the  Pawnee  and  Swann  to  Central 
States  Theatres,  managed  by  Harry 
Weinberg  of  Des  Moines,  who  now 
controls  11  houses  in  the  Omaha  ter- 
ritory. Two  weeks  ago  Youngclaus 
filed  a  complaint  against  Weinberg 
with  the  (3maha  grievance  board 
charging  overbuying. 


Five  Rejected  by  Breen 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17. — Five  fea- 
tures have  been  rejected  by  the  Pro- 
duction Code  Administration  in  the 
two  months  it  has  been  in  operation, 
it  was  revealed  today  by  Joseph  I. 
Breen.  Three  of  them  have  been  re- 
made and  approved. 


L.A.  Criterion  Reopening 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  17. — Under  a 
joint  working  agreement  between 
Fanchon  &  Marco  and  T.  L.  Talley 
the  Criterion,  dark  five  months,  will 
reopen  Thursday  under  a  policy  of 
continued  first  runs  overflowing  from 
the  Paramount.  This  makes  three 
houses  in  the  downtown  district  where 
F.  &  M.  is  directly  and  cooperatively 
operating. 


Affair  Held  by  ASC 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17. — The  .Amer- 
ican Society  of  Cinematographers 
staged  its  first  annual  high  jinx  to- 
night at  the  Uplifters'  Club  with  studio 
executives  among  the  guests.  Studios 
stopped  production  where  possible  to 
enable  cameramen  to  attend. 


Hpp^ 


UNITED 
ARTISTS 

proudly  announces 


a 


V 
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for  early  1935  release 


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Tuesday,  September   18,    1934 


Kuykendall  to  Talk 
To  Units  in  South 


Discussion  of  ASCAP's  proposed 
music  tax  increase,  the  Legion  of 
Decency,  product,  labor  and  theatre 
operation  will  be  the  topics  Ed  Ktiy- 
kendall,  president  of  the  M.P.T.O.A., 
will  talk  about  at  the  general  meeting 
of  the  M.P.T.O.  of  North  and  South 
Carolina  tomorrow  in  Charlotte.  Kuy- 
kendall leaves  tonight  for  the  south. 

Following  this  session,  the  M.P.T. 
O.A.  head  will  discuss  the  same  sub- 
jects at  a  two-day  meeting  of  the  Tri- 
States  Theatre  Owners  in  Memphis, 
starting  Oct.  7. 

In  discussing  theatre  operation, 
Kuykendall  will  ask  exhibitors  to  try 
to  increase  prices  in  a  small  way.  He 
believes,  also,  there  are  a  number  of 
pictures  to  be  released  soon  which 
have  considerable  exploitation  value 
and  that  exhibitors  should  take  ad- 
vantage  of  the   opportunity. 

Kuykendall  states  that  admissions  in 
certain  parts  of  the  country  are  too 
low  and  where  possible  will  advocate 
a  small  boost.  He  will  also  interpret 
certain  sections  of  the  code  at  both 
meetings,  familiarizing  exhibitors  with 
the  12  new  principles  adopted  last 
week  by  Campi  in  setting  up  clearance 
and  zoning  schedules. 


Philadelphia  Feels 
Few  Strike  Effects 

Philadelphi.a,  Sept.  17. — The  tex- 
tile strike  situation  here  is  not  yet 
grave  enough  to  affect  theatre  busi- 
ness drastically.  A  report  of  the  Tex- 
tile Workers'  Union  issued  last  week 
that  seven  mills  have  acceded  to  the 
workers'  demands  has  softened  the 
situation  locally.  Suburban  districts, 
such  as  Norristown,  Delaware  County 
and  Manayunk  are  harder  hit. 


Paterson,  Sept.  17. — Little  effect  of 
the  silk  strike  has  been  felt  here  so 
far,  despite  the  fact  that  the  silk  in- 
dustry has  practically  left  the  city, 
making  the  dyers  the  sole  important 
link  remaining  in  the  textile  field  here. 

An  indication  of  the  situation  is 
afforded  by  Warners'  reopening  of  the 
Regent  last  week  as  a  second  run, 
double  feature  house,  and  their  unin- 
terrupted plans  for  renovating  the 
Garden  for  reopening  as  a  first  run 
within  the  next  10  days. 

Thousands  of  non-unionized  textile 
workers  in  Passaic  are  not  yet  out, 
but  attempts  will  be  made  to  close  the 
mills  within  the  next  few  days,  ac- 
cording to   reports. 


Flashes  Daily  Reviews 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  17.— Law- 
rence Lehman,  manager  of  the  RKO 
Mainstreet,  is  using  enlarged  reviews 
from  Motion  Picture  Daily  and  Mo- 
tion Picture  Herald  as  major  fea- 
tures of  his  campaign  on  "British 
Agent,"  the  Mainstreet's  current  show- 
ing. After  displaying  the  "blowups" 
in  the  lobby  a  week  in  advance,  he 
has  planted  them  prominently  out  in 
front  where  they  will  remain  until  the 
end  of  the  run. 


Benas  Talks  to  ITOA 

John  Bellas,  buyer  for  the  Leon  Ro- 
senblatt circuit,  yesterday  talked  to 
members  of  the  I.T.O.A.  at  the  Astor 
on  new  product  from  all  companies. 

Today  Benas  will  talk  to  members 
01  the  Allied  unit  in  Boston. 


U.A.  Sets  Western  Deal 


United  Artists,  according  to  Al 
Lichtman,  vice-president  and  general 
manager  in  charge  of  distribution,  has 
closed  a  deal  with  the  Minnesota 
Amusement  Co.,  Mid-west  circuit  with 
houses  m  Minnesota,  North  and  South 
Dakota  and  Wisconsin,  for  the  com- 
pany's entire   1934-35  output. 


Picker  Joins  Exchange 

Sidney  Picker  has  joined  the  execu- 
tive staff  of  Hollywood  Film  Ex- 
change, the  distributing  organization 
for   Libertv   Pictures. 


Selects  Bartholomew 

Hollywood.  Sept.  17. — M-G-M  has 
picked  Freddie  Bartholomew  for  the 
role  of  "David  Copperfield"  as  a  boy. 
Tests  have  been  going  on  for  weeks. 


Pierson    Made    Collector 


H.  Wayne  Pierson,  formerly  with 
Columbia  and  General  Outdoor  Ad- 
vertising Co.,  was  sworn  in  yesterday 
as  general  deputy  collector  of  internal 
revenue.  His  headquarters  will  be  in 
New  York. 


Goldwyn  Recalls  Vidor 

Hollywood,  Sept.  17. — King  \'idor 
has  been  recalled  by  Samuel  Goldwyn 
from  England  to  direct  Anna  Sten  and 
Gary  Cooper  in  "Broken  Soil."  Vidor 
is  expected  in  New  York  shortly.  He 
will  flv  here. 


Ad  Schulherg  in  Town 

M  Schulherg,  Hollywood  agent,  is 
in  town  for  a  three-week  rest.  She 
may  go  to  Europe  before  heading  west 
again. 


Mt.  Morris  License 
Back;  House  Opens 

Commissioner  of  Licenses  Paul 
Moss  has  restored  the  license  to  the 
Mount  Morris,  following  settlement 
between  the  theatre  and  Local  306  of 
back  salaries  due  to  operators.  The 
house  was  closed  last  Monday  when 
the  theatre  management  refused  to 
pay  on  a  judgment  received  by  the 
union,  holding  that  a  new  company 
was  in  charge  of  the  house.  The 
union  proved  that  the  management 
was  the  same  despite  change  in  cor- 
poration name. 


Roach  on  a  Fast  Trip 

Hal  Roach  left  at  5  A.M.  this  morn- 
ing for  the  coast  by  plane  and  expects 
to  arrive  in  Hollywood  sometime  to- 
night. 


Must  They  Bring  Cushions  Along? 


•  Theatre  goers  are  comfort  lovers.  If  they  drive 
to  your  theatre  in  automobile  comfort,  will  they 
sit  contentedly  on  hard,  lumpy,  worn-out  chairs? 

ASK  US, 

"How  can  I   reseat  my 
theatre  economically?" 


American  Seating  Company 

Makers  of  Dependable  Seating  for  Theatres  and  Auditoriums  . 


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Expect  Return 
Of  Three  Zone 
Plans  to  K,  C. 


Dual  Penalties  Included 
In  Schedules  on  File 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  18.— While 
members  of  the  local  clearance  and 
zoning  board  refused  comment  until 
they  had  an  opportunity  to  digest  the 
new  set  of  principles  governing  clear- 
ance adopted  by  Campi,  it  is  strongly 
expected  here  that  schedules  for 
Kansas  City,  Wichita,  Kan.,  and  St. 
Joseph,  Mo.,  will  be  returned  for 
revision.  All  three  are  before  Campi 
on  appeal. 

The  major  discrepancy  between  the 
adopted  schedules  and  the  new  in- 
structions lies  in  the  penalties  for  dou- 
ble   billing.      The    Kansas    City    plan 

(Continued   on    page   8) 

WillentzTakes  His 
Newark  Case  to  NRA 

Having  lost  three  decisions,  the 
Eiwood,  Newark,  N.  J.,  an  Allied 
member,  has  taken  its  clearance  and 
zoning  complaint  against  Warners' 
Regent,  Newark,  and  Capitol,  Belle- 
ville, to  the  NRA  in  Washington. 

David  T.  Willentz,  attorney  general 
of  New  Jersey,  represented  the  com- 
plaining exhibitor.  The  case  was  first 
heard  by  the  New  Jersey  advisory 
committee,  which  decided  against  him. 
The  recommendation  was  then  passed 

(Continued   on    page   8) 


RKO  to  Keep 
Five  Houses 
In  New  Deal 


Zoning  Discussed  by 
Sam  Morros  in  K,  C, 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  18. — Sam 
Morros,  assistant  to  John  C.  Flinn, 
met  today  with  the  grievance  board 
here  on  his  tour  of  survey  of  local 
boards.  Clearance  problems  and  the 
12  zoning  principles  adopted  last  week 
by  Campi  were  discussed.  Morros 
will  attend  Thursday's  hearing  of  the 
board. 


Mercury's  Down 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  18.— Man- 
agement of  the  RKO  Palace 
is  being  commended  on  its 
frankness  in  advertising. 

In  a  large  display  frame  an- 
nouncing coming  attractions, 
with  a  permanent  line  at  the 
bottom,  this  appears: 
Mae  West 
in 
"Belle  of  the  Nineties" 
Carefully  Cooled. 


Loew's  Agrees  as  Lease 
Problems  Develop 

Although  Loew's  orginally  insisted 
that  RKO  drop  all  of  the  11  inde- 
pendent theatres  acquired  in  Greater 
New  York  before  it  talked  peace 
terms,  circuit  officials  are  relenting 
on  this  stand  and  as  a  result  will 
permit  RKO  to  continue  to  operate 
at   least   five  houses. 

RKO  has  been  experiencing  some 
difficulty  in  settling  leases  on  some 
of  the  houses  recently  taken  over, 
particularly  the  Apollo  and  Holly- 
wood on  the  lower  east  side.  As  a 
result,  Loew's  has  agreed  that  these 
houses  can  stay  in  the  RKO  fold, 
but  at  the  same  time  these  theatres 
will  not  benefit  by  the  product  switch. 

{Continued  on  pane  6) 


Kuykendall  to  Talk 
With  U.  S.  Officials 

Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the 
M.P.T.O.A.,  will  be  in  Washington 
tomorrow,  presumably  to  confer  with 
government  officials  on  the  anti-trust 
suit  against  A.S.C.A.P.  Last  night 
the  M.P.T.O.A.  head  left  for  Char- 
lotte to  speak  before  North  and  South 
Carolina  exhibitors  today  on  proposed 
tax  increases  by  the  music  society. 
From  Charlotte  he  goes  to  Washing- 
ton and  returns  to  New  York  Friday. 

Meanwhile,  the  exhibitor  emergency 
committee  is  going  ahead  with   plans 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Turns  Author 

Erich  von  Stroheim,  in 
New  York  from  the  coast, 
revealed  he  has  been  spend- 
ing the  last  year  or  so  writ- 
ing a  book,  soon  to  be  pub- 
lished. 


1st  Division 
Plans  12  with 
Pathe  Backing 


With  the  entrance  of  Nicholas  S. 
Ludington  and  William  M.  L.  Fiske, 
3rd.,  into  the  company.  First  Division 
plans  to  start  production  on  a  broad 
scale  simultaneously  with  the  expan- 
sion of  its  exchange  system. 

The  company  now  has  11  branches 
in  the  east.  New  England  and  south, 
representing  60  per  cent  of  the  United 
States,  and  intends  to  complete  the 
100  per  cent  representation  by  the  end 
of  the  year.     Plans  for  entering  the 

(Continued   on   page   8) 


Nortfiern  Mine  Boom 
Big  Help  in  Ontario 

Toronto,  Sept.  18.— The  mining 
boom  is  helping  theatre  business  in 
the  North  Country.  The  Grand  at 
Sudbury,  managed  by  Dick  Mam, 
formerly  of  Toronto,  registered  a 
record  day's  patronage  for  a  day  this 
month  and  daily  attendances  since 
Labor  Day  have  been  close  to  the 
peak.     An  addition  is  being  built. 

Canadian  Auditors 
On  Loew's,  Toronto 

Toronto,  Sept.  18.— A  financial 
statement  is  now  being  prepared  for 
Marcus  Loew's  Theatres,  Ltd., 
Toronto,  for  the  20  months  from  Jan. 
S,  1933,  and  this  will  be  checked  by  a 
Canadian  firm  of  auditors  for  presen- 
tation at  a  general  meeting  of  share- 
holders in  October  as  a  result  of  an 
(Continued  on  page  b) 


Montana,  Oklahoma 
Grosses  $5,945,000 

Washington,  Sept.  18. — Data  on 
theatre  operations  in  Montana  and 
Oklahoma  during  1933  today  was 
m.ade  public  by  the  U.  S.  Census 
Bureau. 

Returns  from  Montana  showed  72 
houses  in  operation  last  year,  with 
total  receipts  of  $780,000  and  payroll 
payments  of  $137,000.  In  addition, 
there  were  12  film  and  vaudeville 
theatres,  with  receipts  of  $756,000  and 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Para.  6-Month 
Net  Is  Put  at 
$3,883,856 


Earnings     Disclosed    at 
Allowance  Hearing 


Operators  in  Cincy 
Sign  for  Two  Years 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  18 — After  nego- 
tiations covering  several  weeks,  an 
agreement  has  been  reached  between 
subsequent  runs  and  Operators'  Local 
327.  A  new  contract  has  been  signed, 
effective  to  Aug.  31,  1936. 

Scale  for  first  year  is  virtually  the 
same  as  in  the  previous  contract,  $45 
to  $62.50  per  week,  graduated  accord- 
ing to  seating  capacity,  and  based  on 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


New  Group  to  Open 
Southern  Theatres 

Atlanta,  Sept.  18. — Co-operative 
Theatres,  Inc.,  has  been  formed  here 
to  take  over  and  operate  theatres  now 
closed  in  the  southeast.  Charles  S. 
Mion  of  Atlanta,  partner  in  operation 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Paramount  showed  a  net  profit  of 
$1,282,000  for  the  second  quarter  of 
the  current  year,  making  a  net  profit 
for  the  first  half  of  1934  of  $3,883,856, 
it  was  disclosed  yesterday  at  a  hear- 
ing before  Special  Master  John  E. 
Joyce.  Net  profit  for  1933  was  $5,- 
029,252. 

The  disclosure  of  Paramount's  sec- 
ond quarter  earnings  was  made  in 
response  to  inquiries  by  creditors  in 
connection  with  a  hearing  on  a  peti- 
tion for  interim  allowances  and  special 
fees  and  expenses  aggregating  more 
than  $700,000,  submitted  by  the  Par- 
amount Publix  trustees,  their  counsel 
and  special  counsel  and  accountants, 
for  services  rendered  during  the  Par- 
amount bankruptcy,  from  April  19, 
1933,  to  June  16,  1934.  On  the  latter 
date  Paramount  became  a  debtor  cor- 
poration for  reorganization  under 
Section  77-B  of  the  Bankruptcy  laws. 

The     petition    of     the     Paramount 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


New  Fox  Met  Talks 
Will  start  Today 

New  efforts  to  develop  a  new  Fox 
Metropolitan  operating  contract  as  a 
basis  for  a  plan  of  reorganization  for 
the  circuit  will  be  initiated  today  with 
the  beginning  of  a  series  of  confer- 
ences between  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force,  the  operators,  and  the  Fox  Met 
bondholders'  committee,  it  was  learned 
yesterday. 

The  committee  has  endeavored  to 
revise  the  Skouras  and  Randforce  18- 
year  agreements  in  order  to  make  pos- 
sible a  sale  of  the  circuit  after  one 
year  following  reorganization.  Indi- 
cations are  that  the  renewed  negotia- 
tions will  aim  at  the  same  objective 
but  with  new  alternatives  being  of- 
fered the  present  operators. 


Not  for  Children 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  18.— In 
harmony  with  the  new  trend 
in  film  advertising  is  a  note 
in  the  Newman's  newspaper 
copy  on  "The  Scarlet  Em- 
press" declaring:  "We  believe 
this  picture  will  not  enter- 
tain children." 


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Wednesday,  September   19,   1934 


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Vol.  36  September  19,  1934 


No.  67 


Martin   Quigley 

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Dine  Mochrie  in  Phila. 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  18.— Robert 
Mochrie  of  the  Warner  exchange 
here,  who  has  been  made  assistant  to 
A.  W.  Smith  in  New  York,  was  given 
a  dinner  at  the  Bellevue  Stratford 
last  night.  Among  the  150  present 
were  Joseph  Bernhard,  Smith,  and  S. 
Charles  Einfeld  from  the  home  office. 
Dick  Powell  was  among  the  entertain- 
ers.   Mochrie  was  presented  a  watch. 

Vidor  Leaves  Tomorrow 

King  Vidor,  who  has  just  returned 
from  a  month's  vacation  abroad,  plans 
to  leave  for  the  coast  tomorrow  or 
Friday  to  start  preparations  on 
"Broken  Soil,"  which  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn  will  put  into  production  Oct.  15. 
Anna  Sten  and  Gary  Cooper  will  top 
the  cast. 


Ross,  Columbia  Dicker 

Nat  Ross,  independent  producer,  is 
understood  to  be  negotiating  with 
Columbia  to  make  a  series  of  features. 
Ross  is  trying  to  borrow  Ramon  No- 
vajro  from  M-G-M  for  one  of  the 
pictures.  He  recently  completed  "At- 
lantic Crossing." 


Laurel  Injury  Gums 
Hal  Roach  Schedule 

Hollywood,  Sept.  18.— The  inability 
of  Stan  Laurel  to  return  to  work  on 
"Babes  in  Toyland"  because  of  a  re- 
cent leg  injury  has  caused  a  serious 
problem  at  the  Hal  Roach  studio. 
Work  cannot  be  started  on  any  new 
production  because  of  the  lack  of  space 
caused  by  the  size  of  the  "Babes  in 
Toyland"  sets  and  the  resultant  crowd- 
ing of  the  studio. 

Doctors  claim  that  Laurel  will  be 
unable  to  return  to  work  for  two  or 
three  weeks.  In  the  meantime.  Roach's 
short  subject  schedule  will  be  upset 
and  Laurel's  late  return  may  force 
him  to  rent  space  at  another  studio. 


Close  16mm  Deal  in  West 

W.  A.  Harju  and  Garrison  Film 
Distributors  have  closed  a  deal  for 
16mm  educational  films  among  farm- 
ers' groups  in  North  and  South  Da- 
kota and  Wisconsin,  Minnesota  and 
Michigan.  Projectors  will  be  sup- 
plied vnth  the  films  to  be  shown  in 
small  villages,  churches  and  on  farms. 


"f/"  Sells  18  to  Roxy 

Universal  has  sold  18  pictures  to 
the  Roxy  and  Rialto  on  a  joint  book- 
ing deal  contract.  "Million  Dollar 
Ransom."  first  on  the  deal,  opened 
at  the  Rialto  vesterday  and  will  be 
followed  by  "Gift  of  Gab"  at  the 
same  house. 


New  Toronto  Theatre 

Toronto,  Sept.  18. — Samuel  Stras- 
han  of  Toronto  is  erecting  a  900-seat 
house  at  Pape  and  Floyd  Avenues  in 
the  East  End  of  the  city,  to  be  known 
as  the  Cameo.  The  house,  which  is 
scheduled  to  open  in  November,  will 
cost  $45,000. 


"Belle"  Sets  Shore  Mark 

AsBURY  Park.  Sept.  18. — "Belle  of 
the  Nineties"  broke  all  records  for 
the  first  two  days'  gross  at  the  Para- 
mount, chalking  up  $4,400.  For  the 
third  dav  the  Paramount  film  took 
$1,100.  Walter  Reade  intends  to  hold 
the  Mae  West  picture  for  two  weeks. 


May  Pick  Helen  Morgan 

As  a  result  of  recent  screen  tests, 
Warners  may  pick  Helen  Morgan  to 
appear  opposite  Rudy  Vallee  in 
"Sweet  Music,"  which  is  scheduled  to 
get  under  way  on  the  coast  the  first 
of  next  month.  Vallee  leaves  for 
Hollywood  next  week. 


^'Servants"  to  Mayfair 

"Servants'  Entrance,"  a  Fox  film, 
follows  "Charlie  Chan  in  London"  at 
the  Mayfair.  Other  bookings  in  order 
are  "Loyalties,"  a  Gaumont-British 
film  being  handled  bv  Harold  Auten. 
and  "Have  a  Heart,"  M-G-M  release. 


Australia's  Pictures 
Drawing  Well  There 

Production  in  Australia,  where  two 
Sydney  studios  are  in  work,  is  not  ex- 
tensive, but  the  pictures  are  fairly 
successful  in  their  own  country,  ac- 
cording to  Arthur  W.  Kelly,  vice- 
president  of  United  Artists  in  charge 
of  foreign  distribution.  Kelly's  re- 
port on  conditions  in  the  Antipodes 
recently  reached  the  home  office  here. 

Most  of  the  pictures,  Kelly  contin- 
ues, are  centered  around  Australian 
atmosphere  with  Australian  back- 
country  characters.  The  studios,  he 
finds,  are  not  well-equipped  in  com- 
parison with  Hollywood,  however. 


Fox  May  Do  *Uncle  Tom* 

Hollywood,  Sept.  18. — Fox  is  con- 
sidering the  production  of  "Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin"  with  Shirley  Temple 
in  the  role  of  Little  Eva,  according 
to  report.  Some  of  the  studio  execu- 
tives say  this  is  doubtful  because  the 
silent  version  was  not  a  financial  suc- 
cess. 


Toeplitz  Signs  Lubitsch 

London,  Sept.  18. —  (By  Cable) 
Ludovico  Toeplitz,  head  of  Toeplitz 
Prod.,  has  signed  Ernst  Lubitsch  to 
direct  one  picture.  Lubitsch  will  re- 
port to  the  London  studios  at  the 
termination  of  his  present  Paramount 
contract. 


Delay  Filling  Hall  Job 

No  successor  to  Mordaunt  Hall, 
critic  of  the  New  York  Times,  will 
be  appointed  until  after  Christmas. 
Andre  Sennwald,  who  had  been  as- 
sisting Hall  up  to  the  time  of  the 
latter's  resignation,  is  pinch  hitting 
until    a    successor    is    named. 


Clifford  Opens  Studio 

Sidney  Clifford  and  Joseph  Teich- 
ner  have  opened  Eclipse  Studios,  rent- 
ing scenery  to  Warners,  RKO  and 
burlesQue  houses.  Clifford  for  some 
time  was  associated  with  the  pro- 
duction  end  of  the  film  business. 


Team   Crawford-Powell 

Hollywood,  Sept.  18. — Joan  Craw- 
ford and  William  Powell  will  be  co- 
starred  in  a  musical  by  M-G-M.  The 
story  is  by  Oliver  Jeffries  and  dia- 
logue is  by  P.  J.  Wolfson  and  Joseph 
Alankiewicz,  but  no  title  has  been 
picked. 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 


NAT  LlEBESKIND,  Ed  KuYKENDALL, 
Walter  Vincent,  Dave  Pal- 
freyman,  Phil  Meyer,  Leo  Abrams, 
Max  Cohen,  David  Loew,  Mort 
Spring,  Hal  Roach,  Al  Lichtman, 
Harry  Brandt,  Louis  Phillips, 
Howard  Dietz,  Jack  Trop,  M.  H. 
Hoffman,  Budd  Rogers,  Herman 
Gluckman,  E.  H.  Goldstein,  Al 
Fkiedlander,  Laurence  Bolognino, 
Abe  Blumstein,  J.  H.  HoFFBERGand 
Al  Suchman  were  among  those 
lunching  at  the  M.  P.  Club  yesterday.    1 

Sydney  Howard,  English  star,  ar-   1 
rives    today    from    the    coast,    having 
completed   his   role   in   "Transatlantic 
Merry-Go-Round."      He     leaves     for 
Europe  soon  on  the  Berengaria. 

Mel  Heyman  of  the  M-G-M  pub- 
licity department  is  the  proud  daddy 
of  a  seven-pound,  11 -ounce  girl.  Moth- 
er and  baby  are  doing  nicely  at  the 
Presbyterian   Hospital  in  Newark. 

Helen  Hayes  is  scheduled  to  ar- 
rive here  by  plane  Saturday  morning. 
She  has  just  finished  work  in 
M-G-M's  "What  Every  Woman 
Knows." 

Bert  Wheeler  is  in  town.  He 
found  it  summery  enough  to  wear  a 
light  suit  strolling  down  Broadway 
yesterday. 

Hal  Roach  didn't  leave  for  Holly- 
wood by  plane  yesterday  as  he  ex- 
pected. 

Harry  Arthur  has  called  off  his 
contemplated  trip  to  St.  Louis  and  the 
coast. 

Dick  Powell  is  stopping  at  the 
Waldorf. 


Most  Issues  on  Big  Board  Rise 

Net 

Hi^h  Low  Close  Change 

Eastman   Kodak 95  94  94  -H 

Fox    Film    ''A" 11  10  11  -f  V, 

Loew's.   Inc 27  2554        2(,Vn  -\-  Vi 

Paramount    Publix,    cts 4.^4  3%  4^4  -f  ^ 

Pathe   Exchange   I'/J         1  1  —  Vn 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" ]]3^  11  11'/  -1-1 

RKO     2%  2  2V>.  +  Vf: 

Warner  Bros 4'/$  4  454        +  V2 

Trans  Lux  Declines  Vs  on  Curb 

Net 
Hi^h      Low      Close     Change 

Technicolor   12  12  12  

Trans   Lux    15^  15^  154        —% 

Paramount  Publix  Bonds  Up  2% 

Net 

^Hich  Low  Close  Chan«re 

General   Theatre   Equipment   6s   '40 5M          S'A  S^A  —  Vi 

Keith  B.   F.  6s  '46 5^^  ^W,  53'/        

Loew's  6s  '41.  WW  deb  rights 102  lOl'/i  10154  +  V- 

Paramount   Broad wav   SViS   '51 .W/2  VV2  3754  —  Vr. 

Paramount  F.  T„  6s  '47 55           '^"  55  -t-2 

Paramount    Publix    554s    '50 .....5554        '  -;  55^^  -f-2^ 

Pathe  7s  '37.  WW ." 98  97  97  

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 52  Jl  liVi  +  Vi 


Sales 

i.noo 
1.500 

2.700 

39.700 

ROO 

800 

400 

5.200 


Sales 

100 
700 


Sales 

5 

1 

8 

2 

32 

65 

3 

10 


(7.  A.  Board  in  First 
Huddle  in  3  Years 

Hollywood,  Sept.  18. — The  United 
Artists  directorate,  including  Joseph 
M.  Schenck,  Mary  Pickford,  Douglas 
Fairbanks,  Darryl  Zanuck,  Charlie 
Chaplin  and  Samuel  Goldwyn,  was  in 
a  huddle  today  for  the  first  time  in 
three  years  to  discuss  future  plans 
and  a  dividend  payment,  which,  it  is 
believed,  will  be  a  very  substantial 
one. 

It  was  learned  that  following  his 
next  film  Chaplin  will  direct  one  pic- 
ture, in  which  he  will  not  appear. 

No  statement  about  the  meeting  will 
be  given  out  until  tomorrow. 


Col.  Signs  Faversham 

Hollywood,  Sept.  18.— William  Fa- 
versham was  signed  yesterday  by  Col- 
umbia for  the  role  of  "Hampton 
Booth"  in  "Orchids  and  Onions."  Ca- 
role Lombard,  Roger  Pryor  and  May 
Robson  will  be  in  the  featured  roles. 


Wanger  Going  Abroad 

Hollywood,  Sept.  18. — W  alter 
Wanger's  third  picture  for  Paramount 
release  will  be  made  in  Paris.  He  will 
take  a  complete  crew  and  top  notch 
actors  abroad.  No  title  has  been 
chosen  as  yet. 


Buffalo  Resumes  Oct.  1 

Buffalo,  Sept.  18. — Activities  of 
the  Buffalo  Variety  Club  will  be  re- 
sumed Oct.  1.  Announcement  regard- 
ing new  club  quarters  is  expected 
shortly.    Directors  met  this  week. 


That  wise  showman 


ARTHUR  MAYER 


Managing   Director  of  the 

R  I  A  L  T  O 
THEATRE 


// 


HOUSE  OF  HITS 


// 


Proves  again  that  he  knows 
a  big  attraction  when  he 
sees  it  by  booking  for  next 
week  that  MUSICOLOSSAL 
UNIVERSAL  PICTURE- 


with 


30  BIG  STARS 


A  CAST  OF  3,OOOI 


FOR  MERRIMENT... 
<^C^  FOR  GAYETY... 
FOR  RHYTHM  I 


NAMES  to  crowd  your  marquee...and  pack  your 
theatre  with  happy  throngs  whose  eyes  will 
glisten  at  "Caravan's"  lavish  splendors  . . .  whose 
ears  will  tingle  to  its  lilting  melodies... whose  feeti 
will  dance  with  its  rollicking  thousands  . . .  whilel 
their  pulses  quicken  to  its  impulsive  romance! 


JEAN  PARKER 


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PHILLIPS  HOLMES 


LOUISE  FAZENDA 


CHARLES  BOYER   lORETTA  YOUNG 


NOAH  BEERK 


AN  ERIK  CHARELL  PRODUCTION 

riVAVAII 


C.  AUBREY  SMITH 


CHARLES  BOYER 
LORETTA  YOUNG 
JEAN  PARKER 

PHILLIPS  HOLMES 
LOUISE  FAZENDA 
EUGENE  PALLETTE 
C.  AUBREY  SMITH 
CHARLEY  GRAPEWIN 
NOAH       BEERY 


Executive  Producer,  Robert  T.  Kane. 
Directed  by  Erik  Charell.  Screen  Play  and 
Dialogue,  Samson  Raphaelson.  Continuity 
by  Robert  Liebmann.  From  a  story  by  Melchior 
Lengyel.  Music  by  Werner  Richard  Heymann. 
Lyrics  by  Gus  Kahn. 


EUGENE  PALLETTE 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  September   19,   1934 


Para.  6-Month 
Net  Is  Put  at 
3,883,856 


{Continued   from   faiie    1) 

Publix  trustees,  Charles  D.  Hilles, 
Eugene  W.  Leake  and  Charles  E. 
Richardson,  for  allowances  of  $100,000 
each,  and  of  Root,  Clark,  Buckner  & 
Ballantine,  trustees'  counsel,  for  $350,- 
000,  drew  the  bulk  of  the  fire  from 
creditors  registering  objections  at 
yesterday's  hearing. 

While  counsel  tor  the  Paramount 
bondholders'  protective  committee,  of 
which  Frank  A.  Vanderlip  is  chair- 
man, credited  the  trustees  and  their 
counsel  with  "significant  accomplish- 
ment in  a  difficult  situation,"  he  ad- 
vocated that  the  partial  allowances 
sought  by  the  trustees'  counsel  be  re- 
duced to  $250,000  pending  completion 
of  their  work  when,  he  said,  a  fair 
remuneration  could  be  fixed  on  the 
basis  of  final  results.  The  commit- 
tee's attorney  stated  that  he  also  re- 
garded the  trustees'  applications  as 
"too  high"  but  declined  to  state  what 
amount  he  believed  would  be  fair  to 
them  at  this  time. 

Alfred  A.  Cook  of  Cook,  Nathan  & 
Lehman,  counsel  for  the  Paraniount 
stockholders'  protective  committee, 
reflected  the  same  viewpoint  in  recom- 
mending counsel  fees  of  $250,000  and 
$50,000,  or  $60,000  each,  for  the 
trustees.  He  also  lauded  the  trustees 
and  counsel  for  the  work  accomplished 
to  date.  Morton  G.  Bogue,  counsel 
for  the  bank  group  which  has  filed 
claims  of  $13,200,000,  urged  careful 
consideration  of  the  fees  sought, 
which  he  said  he  believed  to  be 
"high." 

Lauds  Trustees'  Work 

Stuart  K.  Brandon,  attorney  for 
holders  of  $1,500,000  of  Paramount 
debentures,  lauded  the  work  of  the 
trustees  and  counsel,  declaring  that 
the  manner  in  which  insolvent  sub- 
sidiaries of  Paramount  had  been  re- 
organized, would  result  in  accumulat- 
ing benefits  to  the  estate  in  the  future. 
He  described  the  suit  brought  against 
Paramount  directors  by  the  trustees  to 
recover  up  to  $12,700,000  alleged  to 
have  been  authorized  for  repurchase 
of  the  company's  stock  at  guaranteed 
prices  for  theatre  acquisitions  as  "a 
most  difficult  procedure  to  undertake 
and  one  that  will  ultimately  bring  a 
large  amount  into  the  Paramount  es- 
tate." 

Objections  to  the  application  were 
registered  by  Samuel  Zirn  and  Saul 
E.  Rogers,  counsel  for  small  bond- 
holders' groups,  and  by  John  L. 
Flynn,  counsel  for  Allied  Owners, 
which  has  filed  a  claim  against  Para- 
mount of  more  than  $12,000,000. 
Rogers  urged  that  each  trustee  should 
be  remunerated  on  the  basis  of  indi- 
vidual work,  and  that  applications  for 
like  amounts  for  trustees  should  be 
disregarded.  Flynn  recommended  that 
the  trustees  and  counsel  should  be 
reimbursed  now  for  actual  expenses 
only  and  that  fees  should  be  deter- 
mined after  trustees  and  counsel  had 
been  questioned  as  to  the  actual  work 
each  had  done,  and  in  relation  to  the 
past  earnings  of  each. 

Zirn  made  the  lengthiest  objections, 
criticizing  the  trustes  for  not  bringing 
suit  against  officers  of  the  company 
to   recover   large   bonuses   paid   from 


1928  to  1931.  He  advocated  allow- 
ances of  $70,000  for  counsel  and 
$20,000  each  to  the  trustees,  indicat- 
ing, at  the  same  time,  that  ne  would 
carry  appeals  to  the  U.  S.  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  if  Joyce,  or  the 
U.  S.  District  court,  to  whom  the 
special  master  makes  his  recommend- 
ation on  the  petition,  allow  fees  in 
excess  of  these  amounts.  Zirn  was 
given  until  Thursday  to  file  a  brief 
listing  his  objections  and  the  trustees 
and  counsel  were  given  until  Monday 
to  file  a  reply.  Joyce  is  expected  to 
make  his  report  to  the  district  court 
shortly  thereafter. 

The  petition  was  argued  by  Arthur 
A.  Ballentine  and  Samuel  S.  Isseks, 
both  of  counsel  for  the  trustees.  Bal- 
lentine reviewed  the  work  of  both 
applicants  and  cited  the  financial 
gains  made  by  Paramount  during  the 
bankruptcy  in  support  of  the  applica- 
tion. 

Allied  Owners  File 
Reorganization  Plan 

A  reorganization  plan  was  filed  in 
Federal  Court,  Brooklyn,  yesterday  by 
the  insolvent  Allied  Owners  Corp., 
through  its  attorney,  Robert  P.  Levis, 
who  prophesied  the  organization 
would  be  revamped  before  Christmas. 

The  proposal  calls  for  a  new  con- 
tract with  Loew's,  which  agrees  to 
make  total  payments  of  $12,875,000 
over  a  period  of  15  years  for  three  of 
the  seven  houses  owned  by  Allied  in 
Brooklyn  in  lieu  of  $10,807,260  which 
it  had  earlier  agreed  to  pay  in  10 
years. 

Provision  is  also  made  for  reduction 
of  the  six  per  cent  interest  on  Allied 
bonds  and  debentures  to  four  per  cent 
on  the  former  and  three  per  cent  on 
the  latter  until  June  1,  1938,  to  be 
raised  after  that  date  to  five  per  cent 
on  the  bonds  and  four  per  cent  on  the 
debentures.  The  plan  further  specifies 
that  $490,455  due  on  loans  to  New 
York,  Inc.,  the  parent  company,  be 
cancelled. 

Approval  of  creditors  representing 
three-fourths  of  Allied's  total  indebt- 
edness  must  be  received. 


Zukor  On  Way  Tonight 

Hollywood,  Sept.  18.  —  Adolph 
Zukor  leaves  tomorrow  night  on  his 
delayed  trip  to  New  York,  where  he 
will  work  on  the  final  stages  of  the 
Paramount  Publix  reorganization  plan. 
He  said  he  expected  the  plan  would 
be  ready  soon,  adding  that  he  was 
"happy  over  the  progress  that  has 
been  made  under  the  circumstances 
of    our    present    operation." 

Zukor  will  return  here  in  early 
November. 


Interested  in  RCA  Tests 

Those  in  the  industry  here  ex- 
pressed interest  yesterday  in  the  ex- 
periments of  RCA  engineers  with 
ultra  short  waves.  They  were  con- 
cerned with  their  possible  use  in  mo- 
tion   picture    making. 


Leff  Heads  Committee 

Abe  Lefif,  independent  circuit  op- 
erator in  the  Bronx,  has  been  ap- 
pointed chairman  of  a  film  committee 
of  10  by  the  L  T.  O.  A.  The  or- 
ganization meets  again  Sept.  26. 


Hoffman  West  Sunday 

M.  H.  Hoffman,  president  of  Lib- 
erty, returns  to  Hollywood  by  plane 
on  Sunday.  He  has  been  here  con- 
ferring with  Budd  Rogers  on  new 
production  plans. 


Von  Stroheim  Hits 
'Shady"  Film  Roles 


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The  producers  brought  the  present 
reform  wave  on  themselves  by  the 
portrayal  of  "shady"  characters,  ac- 
cording to  Erich  von  Stroheim,  actor- 
director,  who  is  in  New  York  from 
Hollywood. 

"The  influence  of  the  'girl  of  the 
street'  character,  with  her  jewels  and 
expensive  gowns,  on  the  $12  a  week 
department  store  salesgirl,  and  the 
possible  ideas  it  might  give  the  im- 
pressionable young  girl,  is  what 
brought  on  the  whole  thing,"  Von 
Stroheim  said. 

"In  Hollywood  the  directors  don't 
know  what  to  do — or  what  it  is  all 
about." 

Von  Stroheim  declares  the  new  cen- 
sorship system  in  Hollywood  has  re- 
sulted in  "terrific  expense"  to  the 
producers.  While  they  are  now  more 
cautious  in  shaping  their  stories,  stu- 
dios have  spent  thousands  of  dollars 
in  retakes  on  pictures  shot  earlier,  he 
said. 

Production  of  "The  Crime  of  Dr. 
Crespi,"  in  which  Von  Stroheim  has 
his  first  acting  part  in  about  two 
years  and  which  is  based  on  Edgar 
.Allan  Poe's  "The  Premature  Burial," 
is  scheduled  to  start  immediately,  he 
says.  He  will  have  no  part  in  the 
direction. 


New  Group  to  Open 
Southern  Theatres 

(Continued    from    pane    1) 

of  the  Rialto  here,  is  president ;  N.  H. 
Waters,  independent  operator  of  Bir- 
n:ingham,  is  treasurer,  and  Ike  Katz, 
independent  of  Montgomery,  is  secre- 
tary. Directors  are  Louis  Bach,  At- 
lanta ;  Fred  G.  Weis,  Savannah ; 
Frank  Plaginas,  Gainesville,  Ga. ; 
James  Thorington,  Birmingham,  and 
M.  S.  Katz  of  Montgomery. 

The  new  organization  has  been 
under  discussion  since  the  formation 
of  the  G.F.T.A.  several  months  ago, 
although  the  two  bodies  are  separate 
entities. 


Kuykendall  to  Talk 
With  U.S.  Officials 

(Continued    from    paqe    1) 

to  file  suit  against  A.S.C.A.P.  As- 
surances have  been  received  from  a 
number  of  circuits  that  the  one-cent 
seat  levy  for  a  "war  chest"  will  be 
paid.  These  circuits  include  Publix, 
Fox  West  Coast  and  RKO,  all  of 
which  are  either  in  bankruptcy  or 
receivership.  Trustees  and  receivers 
must  approve  funds  for  the  "war 
chest"  before  payments  can  be  made. 


Canadian  Auditors 
On  Loew*s,  Toronto 

(Continued   from    paae    1) 

agreement  reached  at  a  special  meet- 
ing of  directors  and  shareholders  last 

July. 

For  the  year  previous  to  the  present 
period,  the  Loew  houses  here  earned 
$13.47  on  each  preferred  share  and 
$5.64  on  the  common,  but  no  divi- 
dends were  paid  on  either  stock  and 
this  was  one  of  the  matters  up  for 
discussion  at  the  special  meeting. 


Yom  Kippur  Observed 

Sundown,  yesterday,  ushered  in 
Yom  Kippur,  day  of  atonement  for 
the  Jews.  Last  night  Kol  Nidre  serv- 
ices were  held  in  synagogues  all  over 
the  world. 


RKO  to  Keep 
Five  Houses 
In  New  Deal 


(Continued   from   pane    1) 

Loew's  is  turning  over  all  of  Fox, 
half  of  Columbia  and  Universal  to 
RKO  where  the  latter's  takeovers  do 
not    conflict. 

RKO  spent  $20,000  remodeling  and 
repairing  the  Apollo  and  Hollywood 
and  attempts  to  settle  one-year  leases 
with  Meyer  &  Schneider  have  fallen 
through.  M.  &  S.  wanted  in  the 
neighborhood  of  $160,000  to  settle 
while  RKO  offered  $100,000  less. 
RKO  will  continue  to  operate  until 
the  leases  expire,  Sept.  1,  1935. 

Original  reports  had  it  that  Skou- 
ras  would  take  over  the  Embassy, 
Port  Chester,  and  Alden,  Jamaica, 
while  Skouras  would  get  the  Fort- 
way,  Brooklyn.  These  deals  are  now 
ofi'  and  RKO  will  continue  operation. 

Loew's  has  taken  the  attitude  it 
(Iocs  not  want  to  hurt  RKO  by  in- 
sisting that  these  houses  be  dropped 
under  im]K)ssible  conditions.  But  by 
the  same  token,  RKO  will  not  get 
any  of  h'ox,  Columbia  or  Universal 
product  for  these  situations. 

Meetings  between  Loew's  and  RKO 
executives  are  expected  to  be  con- 
cluded by  the  end  of  the  week.  No 
contracts  will  be  signed  by  either 
party,  Loew's  turning  over  films  of 
the  three  companies  upon  availability. 

S.  R.  Kent  of  Fox,  Jack  Cohn  of 
Columbia  and  Jarnes  R.  Grainger 
must  approve  the  product  switches 
before  any  dates  are  set  in  RKO 
houses.  This  is  virtually  agreed  upon, 
it  is  understood.  On  Universal  and 
Columbia  pictures,  Loew's  will  have 
first  selection. 


Operators  in  Cincy 
Sign  for  Two  Years 

(Continued    from   paae    1) 

a  40-hour  week  with  one  man  in  the 
booth.  However,  the  contract  provides 
for  an  increase  of  $2.50  weekly  per 
man  in  all  classifications  during  the 
second  year. 

Approximately  20  houses  are  em- 
ploying operators  from  a  rival  organi- 
zation known  as  the  Projectionists' 
Union  of  America,  said  to  be  spon- 
sored  by    Cincinnati    interests. 


Montana,  Oklahoma 
Grosses  $5,945,000 

(Continued   from   paae    1) 

payrolls  of  $176,000.  All  told,  there 
were  84  houses,  taking  in  $1,536,000 
and  paying  wages  of  $313,000.. 

Film  and  vaudefilm  theatres  in 
Oklahoma  numbered  254,  reporting  re- 
ceipts of  $4,409,000  and  payroll  ex- 
penditures of  $843,000.  There  were 
15  film  theatres  in  Oklahoma  City 
which  took  in  $635,000  and  had  a  pay- 
roll of  $123,000. 


"Peck's  Boy"  for  Roxy 

"Peck's  Bad  Boy"  will  go  into  the 
Roxy  either  Sept.  28  or  Oct.  5,  de- 
pending on  whether  or  not  "Chu  Chin 
Chow"  is  held  a  second  week. 


Pettijohn  Back  Oct.  10 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn  of  the  Hays 
office  returns  from  a  trip  to  the  coast 
and  various  key  points  on  Oct.  10. 


IN  TRA-DU-CING/ 

The  Biggest  Event 
in  Show  Business 

THE  VARIETY  CLUB 

6th  ANNUAL  BANQUET 

(Our  First  National  Banquet) 

WM.  PENN  HOTEL  .  .  .  PITTSBURGH 
SUNDAY  NIGHT,  OCT.  14  1934 


COMPRISING  Variety  clubs  of  Pittsburgh  .  .  .  Columbus  .  .  .  Cincinnati  .  .  . 
St.  Louis  .  .  .  Detroit  .  .  .  Cleveland  .  .  .  Buffalo  .  .  .  Albany  .  .  .  Kansas  City  .  .  . 
Indianapolis  and  Washington  .  .  .  and  friends  from  Chicago  .  .  .  Philadelphia 
Milwaukee  .  .  .  Boston  .  .  .  California  and  New  York. 


PRESENTED  IN  HONOR  OF  RETIRING 
CHIEF  BARKERS  .  .  .  HARRY  GOLDSTEIN 
OF  PARAMOUNT,  AND  HARRY  KALMINE 
OF  WARNERS  AND  ASSOCIATE  OFFICERS! 


y 


HARRY   GOLDSTEIN 


Note:  A  Paramount  and  Warner  feature  on  a 
DOUBLE  BILL  .  .  .  either  attraction  worthy  of  a 
single  booking  .  .  .  BUT  NO  TWO-FOR-ONES! 


HARRY  KALMINE 


World's  Greatest  Show— 40  Big  Acts 

VARIETY  &  VARIETY .  .  .  COMBINED  CIRCUS 


Make  it  a  real  week-end 
PITT  vs.  CALIFORNIA 
Football  game  Sat.,  Oct. 
13th  .  .  .  and  banquet  the 
next  night! 


WRITE  FOR  RESERVATIONS  IMMEDIATELY 

To  Secretary  Variety  Club  Banquet,  Room  106  Wm.  Penn 
Hotel,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  We  will  also  make  your  football 
reservation  for  you  .  .  .  Banquet  $10  per  ticket ;  Football 
$4.95  down. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  September   19,   1934 


Expect  Return 
Of  Three  Zone 
Plans  to  K.  C. 


(Continued   from   pape   1) 

gives  first  runs  from  60  to  90  days 
additional  clearance  over  subsequents 
dualling  a  feature  shown  as  a  first 
run  single,  and  cuts  first  runs'  clear- 
ance in  half  if  they  dual  a  feature 
run  as  a  single  at  subsequents. 

It  is  expected  the  Wichita  and  St. 
Joseph  schedules  will  be  sent  back  for 
revamping  for  the  same  reason,  since 
both  include  30-day  penalties  for  dual- 
ling. 

Clearance  penalties  for  dualling 
have  been  the  established  custom  in 
this  territory  since  the  practice  be- 
came widespread.  It  is  noteworthy 
that  while  the  new  setup  increases  the 
penalties  in  Kansas  City  over  previous 
years,  exhibitors  say  they  are  satisfied 
with  the  plan  and  are  not  appealing 
on  that  score. 

In  many  respects  the  schedules 
adopted  by  the  Kansas  City  board  are 
in  line  with  the  new  principles.  Clear- 
ance is  based  on  price,  and  maximum 
periods  of  clearance  are  established 
between  the  various  run  classifications. 

The  sentiment  of  Campi's  recent 
resolution  declaring  clearances  as  es- 
tablished by  local  boards  supersede 
contract  arrangements  was  given  to 
the  Kansas  City  board  last  July.  In 
response  to  a  query,  Campi  at  that 
time  rendered  the  opinion  that  clear- 
ances set  up  by  the  local  board  would 
supersede  any  franchise  agreements 
between  distributor  and  exhibitor. 

Campi  Rules  Upon 
Seven  Appeal  Cases 

Decisions  in  four  grievance  and 
three  clearance  appeals  were  made 
public  yesterday  by  Campi. 

Grievance  appeals  adjudicated  were 
as  follows : 

Pikeville  Amusement  Co.,  Pikeville. 
Ky.,  against  Liberty  Theatre,  same  town, 
charging  overbuying.  Decided  in  favor 
of    complainant. 

Rialto.  Jacksonville,  Tex.,  against  Fal- 
aCe  and  Dorhandt,  same  city,  charging 
overbuying.       Defendants   upheld. 

Colorado,  Pasadena,  Cal.,  against  United 
West  Coast  Theatres  Corp..  United  Artists 
Theatres  and  Fox  West  Coast,  charging 
overbuying.  Determination  of  the  Los 
Angeles  board  in  favor  of  the  respondent 
reversed  and  case  remanded  for  further 
proceedings. 

Family  and  Ritz,  LflGrange.  Ga.,  against 
LaGrange,  same  town,  charging  overbuy- 
ing.        Complainant     upheld. 

Decisions  were  handed  down  in  the 
following  cases : 

Ambassador..  Philadelphia,  against  the 
Benn,  same  city,  asking  relief  on  zoning. 
Philadelphia  board  ordered  to  re-zone  ter- 
ritory   affected. 

Orpheum,  Saugerties,  N.  Y..  against  Wal- 
ter Reade's  Kingston  and  Broadway  the- 
atres. Kingston,  N.  Y..  charging  unrea- 
sonable clearance  for  Kingston  over  Sau- 
gerties. Kingston  given  14  days'  clear- 
ance over  Saugerties  provided  first  run 
exhibition  is  completed  in  the  former  with- 
in 30  days  after  the  general  release  date 
of  pictures  involved  in  the  exchange  ter- 
ritory of  the  distributors  serving  the  re- 
spondent. 

Astor,  Atlantic  City.  N.  J.,  against  Colo- 
nial, same  city,  charging  unfair  clearance. 
Reduction  of  clearance  from  14  to  seven 
days    affirmed. 


Compliance  Ordered 
By  Milwaukee  Board 

Milwaukee,  Sept.  18. — Albert 
Nichols,  ODerator  of  the  Ace,  has  been 
given  until  Oct.  2  to  comply  with  an 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


''Love  Time'' 

(Fox) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  18. — Music  lovers  will  find  considerable  enjoyment 
and  interest  in  this  page  from  Franz  Schubert's  life.  In  a  brief  interlude 
between  musical  compositions,  the  renowned  composer  is  seen  as  a 
passionate  lover.  However,  during  his  love  episode  the  picture  finds 
Inm  brooding  over  his  amorous  adventures  to  the  extent  that  he  does  not 
write.  The  famous  "Schubert  Serenade"  is  heard  several  times  and  its 
beautiful  strains  are  tuned  nicely  to  the  action.  Then  there  is  "Who  Is 
Sylvia?"  an  enchanting  piece  which  is  never  finished. 

Interpreting  the  role  of  Schubert  is  Nils  Asther,  who  meets  Pat 
Paterson  at  his  chalet  near  Vienna.  The  acquaintanceship  ripens  into 
a  love  match,  the  tie  of  which  is  broken  when  the  penniless  musician 
leaves  the  place  to  get  out  of  a  bargain  he  has  made  to  take  Miss  Pater- 
son to  Vienna.  While  hunger  hounds  Schubert,  Miss  Paterson  is  being 
hounded  by  the  emperor's  guard,  which  has  come  to  restore  her  to  her 
lather,  Henry  B.  Walthall,  the  duke. 

The  heroine  escapes,  meets  Harry  Green,  Herbert  Mundin  and  James 
Burke,  three  hobo  musicians,  on  the  road  to  Vienna  and  she  joins  the 
party.  In  Vienna  she  meets  her  composer-lover  again  by  chance,  nurses 
him  through  illness  and  ultimately  brings  him  to  the  attention  of  royalty. 

Finding  his  efforts  to  thwart  the  marriage  unsuccessful,  Walthall 
finally  gives  in  and  the  lovers  are  reunited. 

Exhibitors  have  a  plethora  of  exploitation  ideas  to  work  on  to  get 
"Love  Time"  over  at  the  box-office. 

Code   seal   No.   230.    Running  time,   74   minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


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Mass  Struggle 

(Kincmatrade) 

Made  by  Ukrainfilm  of  Odessa,  this  production  is  too  obsessed  with 
it?  message  of  brotherhood  and  fair  play  to  have  any  great  worth  as 
popular  diversion.  It  is  a  powerful  and  brutal  tale  of  human  oppression 
told  with  a  holy  zeal  that  deserves  respect.  Had  the  producers  been 
more  concerned  with  art  and  less  with  what  they  had  to  say,  "Mass 
Struggle"  would  have  come  closer  to  being  entertainment.  While  its 
story  is  sprawling  and  awkwardly  developed,  it  possesses  a  certain 
exciting  quality  and  considerable  movement. 

The  film  tells  of  the  degradation  of  the  serfs  in  the  Ukraine  of  the 
18th  Century  and  their  uprising  against  their  masters.  While  the  forces 
of  oppression  are  victorious,  they  cannot  kill  in  the  peasants  the  hope 
that  some  day  they  shall  win  their  struggle  to  free  themselves. 

The  recording  is  poor  in  spots  and  the  photography  harsh  when  the 
camera  stays  indoors.  The  outdoor  scenes,  however,  are  at  times  im- 
pressive. The  parts  are  well  taken,  especially  by  Les  Serdiuk,  D.  Anto- 
novitch,  D.  Shkliarski,  I.  Marianenko  and  Paulina  Piatko.  Ivan  Kaval- 
eridze  directed.    Running  time,  80  minutes. 


order  of  the  grievance  board  to  stop 
admitting  children  for  five  cents. 

Nichols  defended  his  failure  to 
comply  with  the  order  by  pointing  out 
that  several  other  houses  in  his  zone 
admit  children  for  five  cents.  The  case 
was  heard  in  August  and  the  original 
cease  and  desist  order  was  issued  Aug. 
27.  Atanasoff  Brothers,  operators  of 
the  World,  were  the  complainants. 


Willentz  Takes  His 
Newark  Case  to  NRA 

(Continued  from  pane   1) 
upon    by    the    New    York    grievance 
board  and  the  opinion  of  the  commit- 
tee was  upheld. 

A  Campi  appeal  committee  then 
heard  the  protest  and  decided  that  the 
decisions  of  the  local  code  board 
should  be  affirmed.  Not  satisfied  with 
the  rulings,  Willentz  has  appealed  to 
the  NRA. 


Rosenblatt  in  Cincy  Talk 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  18  —  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  ad- 
dressed the  National  Ass'n  of  Broad- 
casters' convention  today  on  coordi- 
nating American  amusement  indus- 
tries and  radio  advertising.  J.  Tru- 
man Ward  of  WLAC,  Nashville, 
was  elected  president,  succeeding 
Albert  McCosker  of  WOR,  Newark. 


Rosenblatt  Due  in  Capital 

Washington,  Sept.  18. — Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  re- 
turns tomorrow  from  Cincinnati. 


Plan  Sisk  Farewell 

Radio  associates  of  Robert  F.  Sisk 
are  planning  a  farewell  dinner  for 
him  at  the  St.  Moritz,  Sept.  28,  prior 
to  his  departure  for  the  coast  to  be- 
come assistant  to  J.  R.  McDonough. 


1st  Division 
Plans  12  with 
Pathe  Backing 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

foreign  market  with  its  own  repre- 
sentatives are  now  being  discussed. 

Production  plans  for  the  near  future 
call  for  four  specials  and  eight  fea- 
tures with  Pathe  financing,  it  is  un- 
derstood. Stories  for  a  start  of  pro- 
duction in  Hollywood  are  being  dis- 
cussed with  a  decision  expected  in  the 
near  future. 

Ludington  is  head  of  the  Luding- 
ton  Air  Lines,  a  stockholder  in  TWA 
and  Curtis  Publishing  Co.  He  makes 
his  home  at  Ardmore,  Pa.,  and  comes 
to  New  York  for  occasional  visits. 
Fiske,  3rd.,  is  the  son  of  William 
Fiske,  2nd,  who  is  in  charge  of  the 
Paris  office  for  Dillon,  Read  &  Co., 
financial  house.  Ludington  is  32  and 
Fiske  is  28.  Both  are  prominent  in 
society  circles. 

About  $500,000  is  involved  in  the 
new  expansion  and  production  plans 
of  First  Division.  Stockholders  who 
sold  their  interests  are  understood  to 
have  been  paid  off  yesterday.  The 
amount  was  not  disclosed. 

Harry  Thomas,  who  did  not  sell  his 
stock,  will  continue  as  head  of  the 
company,  and  the  international  sales 
organization  will  be  developed  as  rap- 
idlv  as  possible  under  his  jurisdiction. 

First  Division  now  operates  ex- 
changes at  Louisville,  Cleveland,  Cin- 
cinnati, Pittsburgh,  Detroit,  Buffalo, 
Albany,  Philadelphia,  Boston,  Wash- 
ington and  New  York. 


Marie  Shotwell  Dead 

Marie  Shotwell,  stage  and  screen 
player,  died  yesterday  of  cerebral 
hemorrhage  in  St.  John's  Hospital, 
Long  Island  City,  after  collapsing 
while  at  work  at  the  Eastern  Service 
Studios.  Services  will  be  held  tonight 
at  the  Campbell  Funeral  Church. 


Charles  Bohny  Passes 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  18. — Charles 
R.  Bohny,  father  of  Billie  Dove,  died 
her  yesterday.  Surviving  him,  be- 
sides Miss  Dove,  are  a  son,  Charles 
R.  Bohny,  Jr.,  a  cameraman,  and  his 
widow,   Mrs.   Bertha  Bohny. 


Eddy  Funeral  Today 

Wesley  Eddy,  master  of  ceremon- 
ies, who  killed  himself  Sunday,  will  be 
buried  in  St.  Michael's  Cemetery, 
Stratford,  Conn.,  today. 


**Nell  Gwyn"  in  London 

London,  Sept.  18. — "Nell  Gwyn," 
which  was  shown  privately  in  New 
York  some  time  ago,  had  its  London 
premiere  today  at  the  Leicester 
Square. 


Mae  West  Film  to  Para. 

"Belle  of  the  Nineties"  opens  at  the 
Paramount  on  Friday,  following  "She 
Loves  Me  Not,"  which  closes  after 
two  weeks. 


Adler  Forms  Exchange 

Lester  W.  Adler  has  organized 
Advance  Film  Exchange.  Emil 
Rosenbaum  will  be  associated  with 
him. 


The  Leading 
Daih 


Moti&i 

Picture 

Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Atert, 
Intelligent 

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Faithf^^ 
Service'  to* 
the  Indiitry 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  36.    NO.  68 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  20,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


K.  C.  Houses 
In  Row  Over 
Ads,  Critics 

Journal-Post  Reviewer  Is 
Barred  by  Two 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  19.— Rapidly 
moving  to  a  showdown,  the  contro- 
versy between  local-  first  runs  and  the 
Kansas  City  Journal-Post  over  de- 
manded rate  reductions  and  charges 
of  unfair  reviewing  this  week  reached 
a  climax  when  managers  of  the  KKU 
Mainstreet  and  the  Publix  Newman 
informed  the  paper's  critic  he  would  be 
barred  from  weekly  newspaper  screen- 
ings in  the  future. 

Lowell  Lawrance,  Journal-Fost 
critic,  countered  with  the  charge  the 
managers'  action  was  an  attempt  to 
"chasten  and  inconvenience"  him.  He 
said  he  would  gain  admittance  to  the 
theatres  by  buying  a  ticket  at  the 
box-office,  and  being  barred  from  press 
(Continued  on  page  21 

Film  Ads  Pay  Top 
Newspaper  Charges 

Film  and  theatre  interests  pay  an 
average  of  six  cents  per  agate  line 
more  than  other  newspaper  advertisers 
to  bring  their  wares  before  the  public, 
a  survey  by  Motion  Picture  Herald 
discloses.  ,      r,        j 

In  some  instances  rates  for  film  ads 
are  as  much  as  100  per  cent  higher 
than  those  charged  others,  it  was 
revealed  in  the  study,  which   covered 

(Continued  on  page  11) 

British  Censorings 
Up  to  160  for  July 

Washington,  Sept.  19.  —  During 
July  the  British  Board  of  Censors 
passed  160  films,  according  to  a  re- 
port to  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Com- 
merce. In  July,  1933,  only  135  were 
passed. 

Of  the  films  passed  in  July,  1934, 
112  were  longer  than  3,000  feet  and 
48  shorter. 


Closed  for  Summer^ 

Columbus,  Sept.  19.— De- 
spite the  fact  that  the  audi- 
torium and  entire  interior  of 
the  building  were  gutted  by 
a  $150,000  fire  recently,  and 
regardless  of  arrival  of  the 
fall  season,  the  marquee  on 
the  Grand,  downtown  house, 
bears  a  sign  reading:  "Closed 
for  the  Summer." 


Foreign  Exchange  Gains 
For  Majors  $8,350,000 


Seven  companies  engaged  in  large- 
scale  international  distribution  were 
benefited  by  favorable  foreign  ex- 
change rates  to  the  extent  of  $8,350,- 
000  during  the  18  months  ended  June 
30,  according  to  estimates  obtained 
yesterday. 


The  companies  and  the  estimated 
amounts  in  which  each  was  benefited 
are:  Columbia,  $560,000;  Fox,  $1,- 
600,000;  M-G-M,  $2,100,000;  Para- 
mount, $1,500,000;  United  Artists, 
$870,000;  Universal,  $720,000;  War- 
ners, $1,000,000. 


No  Assessment 
Looked  for  on 
Para.'s  Stock 


No  assessment  on  Paramount  Pub- 
lix common  stock  is  proposed  in  the 
tentative  plan  of  reorganization  for 
the  company,  which,  according  to  in- 
dications yesterday,  may  be  ready  for 
submission  to  the  Federal  District 
Court  here  within  the  next  two  weeks. 

Advance  indications  were  that  an 
assessment  on  the  common  could  not 
be  averted  and  some  reorganization 
factors  held  recently  that  the  assess- 
ment might  run  from  $1.50  to  $2 
per  share  to  provide  funds  with  which 
to  meet  maturing  bank  obligations. 
The  tentative  reorganization  plan,  now 
nearing  its  final  stages,  provides,  in- 
stead, for  a  new  convertible  security 
in  the  total  amount  of  about  $6,000,- 
000  to  which  shareholders  may  sub- 
scribe   voluntarily.     It    is    anticipated 

{Continued  on  page  11) 


Business  on  Upgrade 
In  Capital,  Glasser 

Business  conditions  in  Washington 
are  encouraging,  Nat  Glasser,  Warner 
theatre  district  manager  in  the  Capi- 
tal, stated  this  week  prior  to  his 
departure  for  home.  He  came  to  New 
York  to  attend  the  general  meeting 
Saturday  of  all  presidents  of  Warner 
Clubs.  Glass  recently  was  named  head 
of  the  Washington  branch. 

Even  the  small  towns  are  showing 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


$3,912,000  Grossed 
By  Georgia  Houses 

Washington,  Sept.  19.— Gross  re- 
ceipts of  $3,912,000  were  reported  for 
last  year  by  147  film  theatres  in 
Georgia,  according  to  figures  made 
public  tonight  by  the  U.  S.  Census 
Bureau. 

The  total  payroll  of  the  houses  was 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


B.&K.Setto 
Tip  Scales  on 
Selected  Trio 


Chicago,  Sept.  19. — Regardless  of 
whether  other  exhibitors  go  through 
with  the  plan,  B.  &  K.  is  definitely  set 
to  boost  admissions  five  cents  on  at 
least  three  pictures  from  every  major 
distributor  next  season.  The  ad- 
vance is  only  on  pictures  bought  on 
selective  contracts. 

According  to  the  plan,  B.  &  K. 
houses  now  charging  20  cents  will  be 
hiked  to  25  cents,  those  charging  25 
cents  will  be  increased  to  30  cents, 
until  the  40-cent  scale  is  reached.  The 
circuit  will  not  boost  the  40-cent  scale 
because  it  is  figured  the  additional 
nickel  will  have  to  go  to  the  govern- 
ment as  tax. 

The  25-cent  low  scale  goes  into 
efl'ect  either  with  "Belle  of  the 
Nineties"   or   "One   Night   of   Love," 

(Continued  on  page  11) 


SMPE  Roll  Reaches 
Record  High  of  850 

Membership  in  the  S.  M.  P.  E.  has 
reached  a  new  high  of  850  members, 
according  to  O.  M.  Glunt,  financial 
vice-president.  The  increase  during 
the  past  year  has  been  more  than  300. 
Glunt  says  better  business  conditions 
and  cuts  in  dues  have  helped. 

The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  so- 
ciety is  to  be  held  at  the  Pennsylvania 
Hotel  from  Oct.  29  through  Nov.  1. 
The  banquet  falls  on  Hallowe'en. 


Code  Assents 
Extension  to 
Force  Change 

Amendment  Also  Needed 
On  Amateur  Ruling 


Reinhardt  Spectacle 
Hollywood  Sensation 

Hollywood,  Sept.  19.— Max  Rein- 
hardt created  a  sensation  among  Hol- 
lywood showmen  with  his  premiere 
presentation  of  "Midsummer  Night's 
Dream."  The  audience  included  most 
of  the  civic  and  social  leaders  here- 
abouts and  filled  the  Hollywood  Bowl 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


Washington,  Sept.  19. — Further 
extension  of  the  assent  period  will  re- 
quire an  amendment  to  the  code,  as 
will  Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt's  recent  interpretation  with 
respect  to  payment  of  amateur  per- 
formers if  it  is  to  be  effective,  it  was 
learned  today  at  the  National  Re- 
covery Administration. 

It  is  understood  formal  action  of 
this  nature  is  required  with  respect  to 
assents  because  of  limitations  in  the 
code,  while  it  is  necessary  with  re- 
gard to  the  amateur  interpretation  be- 
cause one  of  the  boards  is  understood 
to  have  refused  to  approve  it  on  the 
ground  that  there  was  no  mention  of 
amateurs  in  the  agreement. 

Amendment  will  be  purely  a  formal 
affair,  says  Rosenblatt,  and  will  not 
require  a  hearing. 

A  public  hearing  on  recommenda- 
tions of  the  agency  committee  will 
probably  be  called  next  week,  Rosen- 
blatt states.  No  details  of  the  recom- 
mendations have  been  made  public  as 
yet. 

GFTA  Carries  Board 
Row  to  Rosenblatt 

Atlanta,  Sept.  19. — Ike  Katz, 
president  of  the  G.  F.  T.  A.  Indepen- 
dent Theatres'  Ass'n.,  with  Sam  Bo- 
risky,  N.  H.  Waters  and  Louie  Bach, 
members  of  the  board  of  directors,  is 
to  confer  in  Washington  on  Friday 
with  Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  on  their  protest  against 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Pettijohn  Is  Honor 
Guest  in  Portland 

Portland,  Sept.  19.— C.  C.  Petti- 
john, observing  his  20th  anniversary 
in  the  film  business,  addressed  a  group 
attending  a  luncheon  in  his  honor  here 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Poe  to  Get  Credit 

Hollywood,  Sept.  19.— After 
much  discussion,  Mike  Sim- 
mons has  agreed  to  let  Edgar 
Allan  Poe  share  screen  credit 
with  him  in  the  adaptation  of 
the  former's  "Raven,"  to  be 
produced  by  Universal. 


MOTION  PieHTRE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  September  20,   1934 


MOTIOK  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  36  September  20,  1934  No.  68 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

'^Bi       JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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Roach,  Smith  at  Ampa 

Hal  Roach  and  Pete  Smith,  who 
got  in  from  the  coast  yesterday,  will 
be  guests  of  honor  at  today's  Ampa 
meeting  at  the  M.  P.  Club  at  which 
Howard  Dietz  will  be  guest  chairman. 
Among  the  entertainers  will  be  Stuart 
Erwin,  June  Collyer,  Charles  Win- 
ninger,  Charles  McManus,  Myron 
Damon  and  Molasses  and  January. 
Tonight  will  be  "Ampa  Night"  at 
the  Criterion,  where  Mascot's  "Young 
and  Beautiful,"  in  which  the  Wampas 
"baby  stars"  appear,  is  the  attraction. 


Rites  for  Miss  Shotwell 

Funeral  services  for  Marie  Shotwell 
well  be  held  this  evening  at  7  o'clock 
at  the  Campbell  Funeral  Church.  Bur- 
ial will  be  at  Westerly,  R.  I.  Miss 
Shotwell,  a  well  known  stage  actress, 
who  had  appeared  in  many  films,  died 
Tuesday  afternoon  at  St.  John's  Hos- 
pital, Long  Island  City.  She  was 
stricken  with  a  heart  attack  while  at 
work  in  the  Eastern  Service  Studios. 


Louis  Rudolph  Passes 

Chicago,  Sept.  19. — Louis  Rudolph, 
owner  of  the  Emmett  and  a  director 
of  Allied  Theatres  of  Illinois,  has 
passed^  away  at  Mt.  Sinai  Hospital 
following  a  siege  of  pneumonia. 


'Chow*  Opens  Tomorrow 

Gaumont  British's  "Chu  Chin 
Chow"  opens  at  the  Roxy  tomorrow 
for  a  two-week  run. 


K.  C.  Houses 
In  Row  Over 
Ads,  Critics 


(Continued  from   pane   1) 
screenings  will  not  deter  him  from  re- 
viewing   pictures    "from   an   unpreju- 
diced standpoint  and  the  standpoint  of 
the  discriminating  moviegoer." 

The  only  first  run  where  Lawrance 
is  permitted  to  sit  in  at  press  show- 
ings is  Loew's  Midland.  The  Tower 
and  Uptown  are  not  Journal-Post  ad- 
vertisers and  Lawrance  some  time  ago 
began  reviewing  attractions  at  these 
theatres  on  the  opening  day,  paying  his 
way  like  any  other  patron. 

Managers  of  the  Newman  and  Main- 
street  took  the  step  following  the  ap- 
pearance of  what  they  considered  dam- 
aging reviews  and  comment  in  the 
last  two  weeks.  They  say  the  dispute 
has  its  basis  in  a  demand  for  lower 
advertising  rates. 

Of  several  weeks'  standing,  the  con- 
troversy was  intensified  recently  when 
the  three  first  runs  using  the  Journal- 
Post  curtailed  their  space  when  the 
rate  cut  was  denied. 


Pettijohn  Is  Honor 
Guest  in  Portland 

(Continued  from    pane   1) 

today.  He  gave  closeups  of  the  work- 
ing of  the  Hays  organization  and  pre- 
dicted greater  harmony  between  vari- 
ous branches  of  the  industry  for  the 
future. 

Among  the  diners  were  exchange 
managers,  salesmen,  exhibitors  and 
civic  leaders. 

Floyd  Maxwell  and  Mrs.  Maxwell 
were  hosts  at  an  evening  banquet  in 
Petti  John's  honor. 


Morgan  in  *Sweet  Music' 

Hollywood,  Sept.  19. — Helen  Mor- 
gan has  definitely  been  chosen  by 
Warners  for  the  feminine  lead  oppo- 
site Rudy  Vallee  in  "Sweet  Music," 
which  goes  into  production  Oct.  I. 


Omaha  Film  Men  to  Golf 

Omaha,  Sept.  19. — Film  exchange 
managers,  exhibitors  and  salesmen 
hold  a  stag  golf  meet  at  the  Happy 
Hollow    Club   here   Friday. 


RunWest2BVi  Hours 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  19.— Mae 
West's  "Belle  of  the  Nineties" 
will  be  introduced  to  Kansas 
City  with  a  continuous  show- 
ing of  23  Vi  hours  at  the  Pub- 
lix  Newman,  starting  at  mid- 
night Thursday  and  running 
through  to  Friday  night. 

George  Baker,  manager  of 
the  Newman,  said  he  tried 
the  stunt  about  four  years 
ago  with  "Cimmaron,"  and 
despite  increased  overhead  it 
paid  for  itself  and  proved 
good  publicity. 


Zanuck  Busy  After 
Four-Month  Layoff 

Hollywood,  Sept.  19.— Ending  four 
months  of  idleness,  Darryl  Zanuck 
has  launched  the  second  year  of  20th 
Century  Pictures  with  production 
starting  on  "The  Mighty  Barnum," 
starring  Wallace  Beery  with  Walter 
Lang  directing. 

Four  other  stories  have  also  been 
set  for  production  before  the  new  year. 
They  are:  "Call  of  the  Wild,"  star- 
ring Fredric  March ;  "Clive  of  India," 
starring  Ronald  Colman ;  "The  Red 
Cat,"  now  being  adapted  by  Bess 
Meredyth  and  Hal  Long  from  the 
musical  by  Hans  Adler  and  Rudolph 
Lothar ;  "Cardinal  Richelieu,"  starring 
George  Arliss. 


Exploiting  New  Dance 

Leon  J.  Bamberger,  Radio  exploi- 
tation head,  is  trying  to  popularize  the 
"Continental,"  a  dance  featured  in 
"The  Gay  Divorcee,"  just  as  he  did 
the  "Carioca"  in  "Flying  Down  to 
Rio."  As  a  first  step  he  has  sent 
letters,  together  with  a  description 
of  the  dance,  to  owners  of  public 
dance  halls  and  members  of  the  Dance 
Masters  Ass'n.  of  America  asking 
them  to  foster  it. 


Cantor,  Goldwyn  Delay 

Hollywood,  Sept.  19. — Eddie  Can- 
tor and  Samuel  Goldwyn  are  marking 
time  until  the  preview  of  "Kid  Mil- 
lions" next  week,  before  leaving  for 
New  York. 

Cantor's  date  to  go  on  the  ether 
has  been  definitely  set  for  Oct.  7, 
which  allows  him  little  time  for  his 
planned  European  trip. 


Warner  Pfd,  Off  One  on  Big  Board 


/-.  ,      ,  •     T^.  High  Low 

Columbia  Pictures,  vtc 313^  3154 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 2%         2S4 

Consolidated   Film   Industries,  pfd 12%  12 

Eastman  Kodak   95  94^ 

Fox  Film   "A" 113^  n 

Loew's,   Inc 273/S  26V2 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 4^  41^ 

Pathe    Exchange     VA  1 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 12?^  11^ 

RP     2'A  2V> 

Warner  Bros 414         m 

Warner    Bros.,    pfd 16  16 


Net 
Close      Change 

3154        -1-1 

2Vi        

12  

9W2, 

im 

267^ 

454 
1 
12;^ 

VA 
16 


■\-Vi 
-I-  Va 
+  ?4 


+  % 


—1 


Trans  Lux  Only  Curb  Stock 


Trans   Lux 


Net 
High      Low      Close     Change 

.  m     vA     m    +  n 


G.  T,  E,  Bonds  Advance  %  Point 


High  Low 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 5i/4  SVr 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46 .';2i/J  5214 

Loew's  6s  '41.  ww   deb  rights T02^  lOli^ 

Paramount   Broadway   SVzs   '51 ,38  38 

Paramount  F.  L.  6s  '47 S514  5414 

Paramount   Publix   S'/^s   '50 55^  S5 


Net 
Close      Change 


SVs 
521/3 
102 
38 
54'^ 
SS 


+  Va 
—1 
+  V2. 
-I-  V^ 

-V2 


Sales 

200 

100 

400 

400 

600 

3,500 

9,400 

700 

1.000 

300 

800 

100 


Sales 

100 


Sales 
4 
1 
9 
3 

26 
40 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 


NOVA  PILBEAM,  Gaumont  Brit- 
ish child  star,  sails  from  Eng- 
land for  this  country  on  Saturday 
aboard  the  Aquitania,  accompanied  by 
her  mother.  A  fellow  passenger  will 
be  Michael  Balcon,  production  head 
of   the   company. 

J.  O.  and  Max  Lief's  "Two  for 
Tonight,"  an  unproduced  play,  has 
been  acquired  by  Paramount.  It  will 
be  made  as  a  musical  with  Bing 
Crosby,  Jack  Oakie,  Queenie 
Smith,  Roscoe  Karns  and  Marian 
Mansfield  among  the  players. 

Raymond  Midgley  will  direct  the 
dance  sequences  for  the  Harold  B. 
Franklin  production,  "Gambling," 
now  being  filmed  at  Eastern  Service 
Studios. 

Mervyn  LeRoy  is  expected  in  New 
York  when  he  finishes  directing 
"Sweet  Adeline"  on  the  coast.  It  will 
be  a  combined  business  and  pleasure 
trip. 

Phillips  Holmes  arrives  in  town 
tomorrow  on  the  Century.  He  is  on  his 
way  to  England  for  a  picture  or  two, 
and  will  sail  on  the  Berengaria. 

Helen  Hunt  Jackson's  "Ramona" 
has  been  purchased  by  Fox  from  Ed- 
win Carewe  for  filming  in  English 
and  Spanish. 

Al  Selig  is  back  from  a  trip  to  Bos- 
ton and  Rochester  where  he  handled 
special  exploitation  on  "Count  of 
Monte  Cristo." 

Louis  NizER  will  be  tendered  a  din- 
ner at  the  M.  P.  Club  on  Oct.  1.  It's 
in  celebration  of  his  homecoming 
from  abroad. 

Sam  Cummins  is  in  Rome.  He 
writes  most  of  the  theatres  there  are 
closed  for  the  summer  because  of 
the   heat. 

George  Skouras  says  the  boys  are 
treating  him  a  little  rough  these  days. 
He  won't  elaborate  on  the  statement. 

Robert  J.  Flaherty,  who  di- 
rected "Man  of  Aran"  for  Gaumont 
British,  arrives  in  town  tomorrow. 

Montague  Love  leaves  the  coast  on 
Saturday.  He  will  do  some  stage  work 
in  the  east  before  he  returns  west. 

Joel  Swenson  has  switched  resi- 
dences from  Old  Greenwich,  Corm.,  to 
New  York. 

Walter  Vincent  is  due  back  in 
his  office  Monday  from  a  two  weeks* 
business  trip. 

Jeanne  Aubert  starts  work  today 
at  the  Vitaphone  plant  in  Brooklyn 
in  a  two-reel  musical. 

Donald  Sawyer  has  been  signed 
to  do  dance  routines  for  Vitaphone 
shorts. 

Warren  Drake  returns  early  next 
week  from  a  western  business  trip. 

Tom  Waller  has  joined  Para- 
mount's  publicity  department. 


Special  Cars  to  Affair 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  19. — Arrange- 
ments are  being  made  by  the  local 
Variety  Club  for  special  cars  to  trans- 
port the  New  York  delegation  to  its 
banquet,  which  will  be  held  on  Oct. 
14.  More  than  SO  film  and  theatre 
executives  are  reported  already  to 
have  accepted  invitations. 


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SEATTLE 

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vious week  of  a 
big  opposition 
special. 


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PORTLAND 

"'British  Agent' big... 
gaining  b.  o.  altitude 
at    the    Broad- 
way/'   chirps 
Variety. 


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OMAHA 

"Wham    biz!    Looks 
like  a  cinch   for  an- 
other record  week/' 
raves   trade 
press. 


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BOSTON 

"Aces  at  the  Met!"  first 

week-end  beat  first  3 

days  of  'Dames' 

by    exactly 

$342. 


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'British  Agent'  top- 
ped   the   town    at 
the     Chicago 


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IN 

CINCINNATI 

"Kay  Francis   and 

Leslie  Howard  the  biz    , 

bringers   for   fast 

gross  at  Keith's" 

—Variety. 


IN 

NEW  YORK 

Opens  this  week  for 

indefinite  run  at  the 

Strand,  following 

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paign. 


IN 

WASHINGTON 

'British    Agent'    out- 
grossed    'Here  Comes 
The  Navy'  in  sea- 
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weather. 


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MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  September  20,  1934 


Duhinsky  Asks  Code 
Aid  on  House  Lease 


KANSAS  City,  Sept.  19.— Alleging 
interference  with  negotiations  to  pur- 
^ase  the  Jefferson  and  Miller  in  Jef- 
ferson City,  Mo.,  which  they  are  now 
operating,  Dubinsky  Bros.  Theatres 
have  asked  the  local  grievance  board 
j'  to  void  a  lease  to  the  properties  given 
?  by  W.  H.  Mueller,  the  owner,  to 
Harry  Sodini  of  St.  Louis. 

A  complaint  filed  by  Barney  Dubin- 
sky, city  manager  in  Jefferson  City, 
states  before  the  circuit  had  an  oppor- 
tunity to  complete  purchase  negotia- 
\  tions,  Sodini  and  another  St.  Louisan 
\  named  Joe  Levy  persuaded  the  land- 
lord to  lease  the  two  theatres  to  So- 
dini. 

Dubinsky  charges  Sodini  is  a  pro- 
moter and  is  willing  to  assign  his 
lease  to  the  present  operators  at  a 
profit.  He  alleges  Sodini's  interfer- 
ence was  unfair  and  unless  the  lease 
is  voided  the  Dubinsky?  will  be  obliged 
to  erect  new  theatres,  which  will  over- 
seat  the  town. 

In  support  of  their  jprior  claim  to 
the  properties,  the  Dubinskys  point 
out  they  obtained  an  extension  of  an 
original  five-year  lease  in  1931  and 
that  they  will  have  operated  the  the- 
atres 10  years  when  present  leases 
expire  Jan.  30,  1936. 


Board  in  Cleveland 
Ends  Toledo  Passes 

Cleveland,  Sept.  19. — "Managers' 
Treat"  passes  were  ordered  stopped 
today  by  the  grievance  board  in  set- 
tling a  complaint  brought  by  the 
LaGrange  Theatres,  Inc.,  Toledo, 
against  Saul  Silverman,  Savoy,  To- 
ledo. 

The  overbuying  complaint  of  Al- 
den  Seitz  Amusement  Co.,  State  The- 
atre, Sandusky,  O.,  against  Warners' 
Ohio  and  Plaza,  also  in  Sandusky,  was 
dismissed.  This  is  the  first  overbuy- 
ing complaint  heard  here. 


GFTA  Carries  Board 
Row  to  Rosenblatt 

(Continued  from  t>ape   1) 
presence  of  Nat  Williams  and  Oscar 
Lam  on  code  boards  here. 

Williams  is  unaffiliated  member  of 
the  grievance  board  and  Lam  is  un- 
affiliated member  of  the  clearance  and 
zoning  board. 

Telegraphic  protests  to  John  Flinn, 
secretary  of  Code  Authority,  have 
been  made  in  recent  weeks.  G.  F.  T. 
A.  members  insist  that  Williams  and 
Lam  are  affihated  indirectly  with  Lu- 
cas &  Jenkins,  and  that  Lucas  &  Jen- 
kins are  allied  with  Publix. 


GFTA  Meets  Oct,  1-2 

Atlanta,  Sept.  19.— A  two-day  con- 
vention of  the  G.  F.  T.  A.  Indepen- 
dent Theatres'  Ass'n.  is  to  be  held 
at  the  Robert  Fulton  Hotel  here  Oct. 
1  and  2.  Sidney  Samuelson,  Allied 
president,  is  to  be  one  of  the  principal 
speakers. 

Loses  Clearance  Protest 

Albany,  Sept.  19. — Louis  Cappa, 
operator  of_  the  Regent,  has  lost  his 
protest  against  the  seven  day  clear- 
ance over  his  house  held  by  Harry 
Hellman's  Royal.  The  clearance  and 
zoning  board  decided  the  present  ar- 
rangement is  fair. 


Variety  Club  Chatter 


Washington 


Washington,  Sept.  19. — The  fall 
season  for  Variety  Club  started  when 
Tent  No.  11  resumed  its  weekly 
luncheons,  Harey  Hunter  and  Sam 
Wheeler  acting  as  kings-for-the-day. 

More  than  100  were  present.  Enter- 
tainment was  furnished  by  Edgar 
Bergen,  ventriloquist,  and  Ted  Lewis. 

Of  particular  interest  to  barkers 
was  the  first  issue  of  Variety  News, 
purporting  to  give  all  the  news  and 
reports  of  the  officers  of  the  tent. 

Owing  to  the  inability  of  Frank 
Durkee  and  Walter  Pacy  to  serve 
as  kings-for-a-day  on  Sept.  24, 
George  Crouch  and  Nat  Glasser 
have  been  named  to  serve  on  that 
date.  The  Durkee-Pacy  combine 
will  officiate  Oct.  1. 


Kings-for-a-day  for  succeeding 
luncheons  are  to  be  as  follows:  Oct. 
8— Herman  Blum  and  J.  A.  Burns; 
Oct.  15 — Joe  Morgan  and  Hardie 
Meakin;  Oct.  22 — Charles  Schul- 
MAN  and  Arthur  DeTitta;  Oct. 
29 — C.  H.  Olive  and  Sidney  Lust; 
Nov.  S — Eddie  Heiber  and  Robert 
Folliard;  Nov.  12 — Fulton  Bry- 
LAWSKi  and  Robert  Smeltzer;  Nov. 
19 — Isador  Rapport  and  Law- 
rence Schanberger;  Nov.  26 — 
Joseph  Makover;  Dec.  3 — Orangelo 
J.  Ratto  and  Harold  Weinberger; 
Dec.  10 — Morris  Simon  and  William 
B.  Wolf;  Dec.  17— 'W.  E.  S.  Wilcox 
and  Frank  Scully. 


Delay  Decision  in 
Kansas  Buying  Case 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  19. — One  of  the 
major  cases  up  for  determination  by 
the  local  grievance  board  is  an  over- 
buying complaint  in  which  J.  E.  Whit- 
ten  of  the  Gem,  Neodesha,  Kan., 
charges  his  competitor,  Glen  Klock 
of  the  Klock  Theatre,  with  contracting 
for  an  excess  number  of  pictures. 

The  board  has  considered  the 
charges  and  has  postponed  decision 
until  Thursday  pending  receipt  of 
specific  information  from  both  par- 
ties as  to  the  number  of  pictures  they 
have  under  contract. 

Whitten  charges  his  competitor  has 
contracted  for  the  entire  output  of 
eight  major  companies  and  the  bulk 
of  independent  pictures.  Co-respon- 
dents are  Fox,  M-G-M,  Warner,  First 
National.  Paramount,  Universal,  Ra- 
dio and  Columbia. 


Warner  Wins  3  Cases 

Washington.  Sept.  19. — Warner 
Bros.  Circuit  Management  Corp.  has 
won  three  grievance  cases  before  the 
local  board.  Two  complaints  involved 
premature  advertising.  One  had  been 
filed  in  behalf  of  the  Stanley,  Pitts- 
burgh, against  the  Roxy,  Natrona,  Pa., 
the  other  in  behalf  of  the  Harris, 
Tarentum,  Pa.,  against  the  same  re- 
spondent. The  other  complaint  had 
been  brought  against  the  New  Arnold, 
Arnold.  Pa.,  in  behalf  of  the  Liberty. 
N_ew_  Kensington,  Pa.  Reducing  ad- 
mission through  the  sale  of  script 
books  was  charged. 


Block  Lauds  Moore  Film 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  19.— One  of  the 
greatest  breaks  for  a  picture  around 
here  in  years  was  a  signed  editorial 
by  Paul  Block,  publisher  of  the 
Piftshurgh  Post-Gazette,  personally 
endorsing  "One  Night  of  Love"  under 
a  headline  reading  "A  Great  Picture 
and  A  Clean  One."  In  addition  to 
the  Post-Gasette,  the  editorial,  lauding 
the  Grace  Moore  film  to  the  skies, 
was  carried  in  all  the  other  Block 
papers. 


West  Shore  Bankrupt 

West  Shore  Theatres,  Inc..  former 
operator  of  the  Orpheum,  Kingston, 
N.  Y.,  filed  a  voluntary  petition  in 
bankruptcy  in  Federal  District  Court 
at  Brooklyn  yesterday  listing  liabili- 
ties of  $21,928,  and  no  assets. 


Son  of  Louis  Marks 
Becomes  Exhibitor 

Chicago,  Sept.  19. — A  new  gepera- 
tion  of  the  Marks  family,  Jerome 
Marks,  son  of  Louis  Marks,  has  en- 
tered the  theatre  operating  business 
here  as  manager  and  one  of  the  in- 
corporators of  the  Rio.  His  father, 
with  Meyer  Marks,  operated  the  Mar- 
bro,  Granada  and  other  local  houses 
until  most  of  these  were  taken  by 
B.  &  K. 

The  Rio,  formerly  the  Logan 
Square,  was  opened  recently  follow- 
ing rejuvenation  of  the  house  at  a 
cost  of  $30,000  by  Dave  Dubin.  It 
has  been  taken  over  by  a  corporation 
consisting  of  Marks,  Jacob  Kahn, 
Harry   Solomon  and  Irving   Sevin. 


"t/"  Writers  Busy 

Hollywood,  Sept.  19. — Story  assign- 
ments at  Universal  have  Leonard 
Fields  and  David  Silverstein  doing  a 
treatment  on  "She  Married  a  Million," 
a  Polan  Banks  yarn,  which  Fields  will 
direct;  George  Waggner  assigned  to 
pen  the  script  of  his  original,  which 
Lou  Ostrow  recently  purchased,  and 
Adele  Buffington  doing  an  adaptation 
of  "Lady  Tubbs,"  original  novel  by 
Homer  Croy. 


"U"  Delays  "Reclaimed" 

Hollywood,  Sept.  19. — Production 
has  been  shoved  forward  another 
week  on  Universal's  "Man  Who  Re- 
claimed His  Head,"  with  the  studio 
still  looking  for  a  leading  lady.  The 
film  was  slated  to  go  into  work  last 
Monday.  Claude  Rains  has  the  top 
spot. 

Gulick  to  Broadcast 

Paul  Gulick,  publicity  director  of 
Universal  and  editor  of  Universal 
Weekly,  has  been  signed  by  Stylset  t<j 
broadcast  on  "The  Human  Side  of 
Moving  Picture  Stars."  The  first 
broadcast  will  be  Sunday  and  the  sub- 
ject will  be  Binnie  Barnes. 


P,  J,  Wood  Taking  Cure 

Columbus,  Sept.  19. — P.  J.  Wood, 
secretary  of  the  I.  T.  O.  Ohio,  is 
maintaining  temporary  headquarters 
at  Magnetic  Springs,  near  here,  where 
he  has  gone  to  recuperate  from  an 
affliction  of  his  back. 


Indianapolis  Tips 
,000  to  Mae  West 


Indianapolis,  Sept.  19. — "Belle  of 
the  Nineties,"  Mae  West's  much  dis- 
cussed opus,  grabbed  the  biggest  gross 
in  town  by  far  last  week.  The  take 
at  the  Indiana  was  $8,000. 

"Hat,  Coat  and  Glove"  was  good 
for  a  fine  $6,000  at  the  Lyric. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $25,500. 
Average  is  $16,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  15 : 

"WORU>   MOVES    ON"    (Fox) 

APOLLO— (1,100),  2Sc-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $2,500.       (Average,   $2,500.) 

"NOW  AND  FOREVER"  (Para.) 

CIRCLE— (2,800),     2Sc-40c,     2nd     week,    7 
days.     Gross:  $4,000.      (Average,  $4,000.) 
"BELLE    OF    THE    NINETIES"    (Para.) 

INDIANA— (3,133),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:  $8,500. 

"HAT,   COAT  AND  GLOVE"   (Radio) 

LYRIC— (2,000),     25c-40c,        7days.     Stage 
show.      Gross:   $5,000.      (Average,   $4,000.) 
"CHAINED"   (M-G-M) 

PALACE— (3,000),  2Sc-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.       (Average,    $4,500.) 


Approved  Lists  Are 
Now  Used  in  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  Sept.  19. — Monthly  and 
weekly  lists  of  approved  pictures, 
rated  as  to  family  and  adult  suitabil- 
ity, are  being  issued  by  Dr.  Edward 
S.  Schwegler,  diocesan  director  of  the 
Legion  of  Decency  in  the  Buffalo  dio- 
cese. The  monthly  list  is  for  second 
run  and  neighborhood  theatres ;  the 
weekly  list  for  first  run  houses.  Dis- 
approved films  are  ignored,  so  that 
the  lists  amount  to  a  virtual  endorse- 
ment of  the  pictures  mentioned. 

With  a  present  membership  of  25,- 
000,  the  Buffalo  Legion  of  Decency 
may  be  expected  to  reach  50,000  or 
75,000  when  all  parishes  have  been 
heard  from,  Dr.  Schwegler  asserts.  A 
simplified  pledge  for  children  has  been 
sent  to  165  principals  of  Catholic 
schools. 


Pastor  Says  Films 
Aided  Repeal  Move 

Indianapolis,  Sept.  19.  —  Films 
aided  repeal  of  the  18th  amendment, 
charged  Rev.  Dr.  E.  Robb  Zaring  of 
New  Albany  before  the  Indiana  Con- 
ference of  the  Methodist  church  here. 
The  charge  was  made  in  a  report  on 
the  clean  film  campaign. 

"Will  H.  Hays  and  his  aides  have 
been  operating  this  giant  business  on 
a  policy  of  giving  the  public  what  it 
wants,"  the  report  read. 

"Furthermore,  a  reprehensible  feat- 
ure of  the  industry  lies  in  the  propa- 
ganda to  which  it  lends  itself  from 
time  to  time.  Thus  it  became  a 
powerful  ally  of  the  liquor  interests 
in  the  repeal  of  the  18th  amendment. 
It  apparently  opposed  much  that  the 
church  holds  sacred,  and  with  its  daily 
audience  of  millions  its  vast  influence 
is   beyond   computation." 


Mae  West  Hit  in  N.  0. 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  19. — Mae 
West  in  "Belle  of  the  Nineties"  at 
a  midnight  preview  packed  the 
Saenger  at  40  cents  top  plus  tax. 
Many  were  turned  away. 


Exhibitor  for  25  Years 

Neola,  la.,  Sept.  19.— R.  W. 
Brown,  local  exhibitor,  thought  to  be 
longest  in  show  business  in  Iowa, 
is  celebrating  his  25th  anniversary 
as    showman   this   week. 


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adding  STAR  value  to  the  mighty  Hearst 
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Backed  by  the  tremendous  power  of  twenty-five  Hearst  newspapers  located  in  principal  cities 
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circulation  of  40,000,000,  Hearst  Metrotone  News  is  brought  daily  to  the  attention  of  this  vast 
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duplicated  in  any  of  the  other  newsreels.  The  extensively  augmented  news-gathering  organ- 
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Thursday.  September  20,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


No  Assessment 
Looked  for  on 
Para.'s  Stock 


(Continued  from   page   1) 

that  the  new  security  will  be  market- 
able at  its  face  value.  In  addition, 
stockholders  will  retain  the  bulk  of 
their  equity  through  a  proposed  ex- 
change of  one  share  of  new  stock  for 
two  of  the  old. 

As  detailed  earlier  in  Motion  Pic- 
ture Daily,  the  three  principal  credi- 
tors' groups  in  Paramount,  the  deben- 
ture holders,  banks  and  trade  creditors 
whose  claims  aggregate  $50,600,000, 
will  receive  new  debentures  for  half 
of  their  claims  and  the  other  half  will 
be  met  with  some  form  of  new  paper, 
possibly  new  convertible  preferred 
stock.  Debenture  holders'  claims  ag- 
gregate $25,800,000,  bank  claims  are 
$13,200,000  and  trade  creditors,  $11,- 
500,000. 

Approval  of  Trustees  Needed 

Likewise,  as  reported  earlier  in 
Motion  Picture  Daily,  settlement  of 
the  bank  claim  by  meeting  past  due 
payments  of  approximately  $3,600,000, 
with  the  banks  becoming  general 
creditors  for  the  $9,600,000  balance,  is 
contemplated  in  the  tentative  Para- 
mount plan.  The  acceptance  of  this 
plan  of  settlement,  however,  must 
first  be  made  by  Paramount  Publix 
trustees  and  approved  by  the  Federal 
district  court,  as  the  trustees  have 
pending  a  suit  against  the  banks  to  set 
aside  the  alleged  preferential  position 
of  their  claim.  While  an  agreement 
on  such  a  settlement  is  expected  daily, 
none  had  been  formally  achieved  up  to 
yesterday. 

Trade  creditors  would  also  receive 
half  payment  of  their  claims  in  ne\y 
debentures  and  half  in  whatever  new 
form  of  paper  is  eventually  decided 
on.  This  plan  would  then  require  the 
issuance  of  new  debentures  and  stock 
amounting  to  approximately  $54,000,- 
000,  on  which  annual  charges  would 
amount  to  about  $2,240,000.  Para- 
mount's  earnings  for  the  first  half  of 
this  year  were  $3,883,856.  Cash  on 
hand  as  of  July  10  was  $15,644,000. 


Film  Ads  Pay  Top 
Newspaper  Charges 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
99  representative  newspapers  with  ag- 
gregate circulations  of  15,000,000  in 
33  large  cities.  Despite  the  industry's 
long  fight  to  obtain  an  equitable  ad- 
justment of  prevailing  rates,  news- 
paper publishers  during  the  past  18 
months  have  made  reductions  which 
average  only  one  cent  per  agate  line. 
The  study  disclosed  that  the  aver- 
age newspaper  rate  per  agate  line  for 
the  group  investigated  this  year  is 
37  cents  for  combined  film  advertis- 
ing, as  compared  with  31 J^  cents  for 
general  advertising.  Local  theatre  ad- 
vertising averages  35  cents  per  line 
and  national  film  advertising  39  cents. 


Business  on  Upgrade 
In  Capital,  Glasser 

(Continued  from   page   1) 
signs  of  improvement,  which  Glasser 
believes    is    the    best    indication    that 
prosperity  is  returning.  He  supervises 
12  theatres  in  the  Washington  zone. 


El  Tango  en  Broadway 
("Tango  on  Broadway") 


(Paramount) 

This  is  Carlos  Gardel's  second  of  a  new  series  for  Paramount  in 
Spanish,  with  incidental  songs  as  the  stories  progress.  His  singing 
voice  is  remarkable  on  the  screen.   He  is  also  a  fine  actor. 

The  language  barrier  and  lack  of  superimposed  titles  limits  the  appeal 
of  the  film  in  this  country,  of  course,  but  wherever  Spanish  is  spoken 
it  should  mean  heavy  money  at  the  box-office. 

In  the  story  Gardel  is  supposed  to  be  a  dealer  in  hides  in  New  York. 
In  reality  he  is  a  theatrical  agent.  His  wealthy  South  American  uncle, 
who  has  an  aversion  to  the  theatre,  arrives  unexpectedly.  Complications 
ensue  when  Gardel's  fiancee,  Trini  Ramos,  tries  to  pose  as  his  secretary, 
and  his  secretary,  Blanca  Vischer,  who  happens  to  be  out  when  the 
uncle  arrives,  tries  to  play  the  role  of  the  fiancee.  Jaime  Devesa  gives 
a  fine  performance  as  the  uncle. 

Most  of  the  music  is  in  the  tango  tempo  and  is  extremely  well  done. 


"Young  and  Beautiful,"  Monday's  premiere  at  the  Criterion,  was  reviewed 
by  wire  from  Hollywood  on  Aug.  22. 

"British  Agent,"  yesterday's  opener  at  the  Strand,  was  reviewed  by  wire 
from  Hollywood  on  Aug.  3. 

"Million  Dollar  Ransom,"  Tuesday's  opener  at  the  Rialto,  was  reviewed 
by  wire  from  Hollyivood  on  July  28. 

"The  Richest  Girl  in  the  World,"  this  morning's  opener  at  the  Rialto  City 
Music  Hall,  was  reviewed  by  wire  from  Hollywood  on  Aug.  27. 


Shorts 


"A  Night  in  a  Night 
Club" 

(  Universal) 

With  Harry  Rose  as  master  of 
ceremonies  and  with  J.  Harold  Mur- 
ray heading  a  cast  that  includes 
Martha  Raye,  Elaine  Arden  and  Buck 
and  Bubbles,  this  short  is  good  enter- 
tainment. It  should  more  than  please 
any  audience.  Production  code  seal 
No.  095.   Running  time,  20  mins. 


"Ross-McLarnin  Fighf 

[Oliver  Film  Prod.) 

Photographed  with  a  telescopic 
lens,  the  action  of  the  second  Ross- 
McLarnin  fight  for  the  welterweight 
championship  is  clearly  shown  at_  all 
times.  Slow  motion  shots  of  high- 
lights of  some  of  the  early  rounds 
and  the  last  two  are  also  included. 
The  announcements  of  Joe  Hum- 
phries, veteran  announcer,  are  clearly 
heard,  but  the  sound  running  along 
with  the  rounds  appears  to  have  been 
dubbed  in  later.  However,  some  of 
the  supposed  comments  of  the  specta- 
tors are  very  funny.  Running  time,  32 
mins.  

"The  Dizzy  Dwarf" 

( Universal) 

An  entertaining  cartoon  based  on 
the  story  of  Rumplestiltskin,  the 
Dwarf.  The  dialogue  is  appropriate 
and  the  musical  accompaniment  is  in 
harmony  with  the  story.  Production 
code  seal  No.  129.    Running  time,  9 


"Mountain  Melody'* 

(Educational) 

Those  who  like  hill-billy  music  will 
probably  find  this  to  their  taste.  It 
features  Frank  Luther,  Lew  Hearn, 
the  Six  Mountain  Melodeers,  the  Four 
Diplomats  and  the  Eight  Buccaneers. 
Ferde  Grofe  is  credited  with  musical 
supervision.  Code  seal  No.  096.  Run- 
ning time,  10  mins. 


"Why  Mules  Leave 
Home" 

(Educational) 

An  entertaining  "Terry-Toon."  A 
mule,  tired  of  being  exploited  by  the 
farmer,  gets  the  animals  on  the  farm 
to  stage  a  walkout.  When  the  Indians 
capture  the  old  fellow,  the  mule  for- 
gets his  animosity  and  leads  the  ani- 
mals to  his  rescue.  Code  seal  No 
0106.    Running  time,  6  mins. 


"Baby  Blues" 

(Paramount) 

Distinctive  pastel  etchings  by  Tech- 
nicolor under  Mrs.  Herbert  T.  Kal- 
mus'  supervision  bring  this  short  sub- 
ject into  the  fore.  There  are  tots  and 
all  sorts  of  animals  in  a  gay  array  of 
colors  which  are  a  feast  to  the  eye. 

A  little  girl  is  playing  in  a  garden 
and  a  monkey  pet  starts  tinkering 
with  a  color  sprayer  to  no  end  of 
damage.     Running  time,   10  mins. 


"Goofy  Movies  No.  7" 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  19.— A  conglom- 
eration of  "Whataphoney  Newsreel," 
rapier  thrusts  at  California's  climate, 
and  scenes  from  an  early  "meller- 
drammer."  It  is  keyed  for  comedy  with 
Ptete  Smith  contributing  his  usual 
laugh  -  provoking,  explanatory  re- 
marks. 

Code  seal  No.  141.  Running  time, 
10  mins. 


"She's  My  Lilly*' 

(Educafiotial) 

A  musical  comedy  with  Will  Ma- 
honey  the  big  name,  this  short  is 
passably  funny.  The  highlight  ^is  the 
comedian's  singing  of  the  "She's  My 
Lilly,  I'm  Her  Willie"  tune.  Also  in 
the  cast  are  Bob  Geraghty  and  Marian 
Martin.  The  Six  Mountain  Melodeers 


B.&K.Setto 
Tip  Scales  on 
Selected  Trio 


(Continued  from  page   1) 
whichever   is   released   first.     This   is 
expected   some   time   in   October. 

B.  &  K.  executives  feel  that  in- 
creasing admissions  will  encourage 
producers  to  turn  out  more  quality 
pictures.  Circuit  heads  believe  that 
producers  cannot  exist  on  present  low 
returns  and  that  this  also  applies  to 
operators  of  luxurious  and  expensive 
theatres. 

"If  we  can  get  more  money  on 
selected  pictures,"  an  executive  of 
B.  &  K.  stated,  "we  are  moving  to 
stabilize  the  industry."  Distributors 
should  encourage  increases  in  admis- 
sions,  the   circuit   official   holds. 

The  same  executive  does  not  think 
it  advisable  to  advance  admissions  on 
all  pictures  because  the  public  will  not 
pay  the  increases. 


$3,912,000  Grossed 
By  Georgia  Houses 

(Continued   from    page    1) 

$746,000.  _  There  were  also  111  other 
theatres  in  the  state,  including  film 
and  vaudeville  houses,  which  had  re- 
ceipts of  $213,000  and  payrolls  of 
$44,000. 

The  bureau  report  on  film  houses  in 
several  of  the  larger  cities  was  as 
follows  :  Atlanta — 20  houses ;  gross 
receipts  $1,388,000;  payrolls,  $206,000. 
Augusta — eight  houses ;  gross  receipts, 
$471,000;  payrolls,  $81,000.  Savannah 
— eight  houses ;  receipts,  $356,000 ; 
payrolls,  $77,000.  Macon — five  houses ; 
receipts,  $203,000;  payrolls,  $44,000. 


Reinhardt  Spectacle 
Hollywood  Sensation 

(Contiuued  from   page    1) 

to  its   14,000  capacity  at  prices  rang- 
ing from  SO  cents  to  $4.50. 

The  production  went  beyond  all  ex- 
pectations in  lighting,  grouping,  spec- 
tacular color  and  aesthetic  dancing. 
Mickey  Rooney  as  Puck  and  Walter 
Connelly  as  Pyramus  were  outstand- 
ing in  a  cast  of  25  principals  and  an 
ensemble  of  200. 


provide  the  musical  accompaniment. 
Al  Christie  produced.  Code  seal  No. 
0103.    Running  time,  22  mins. 


"Stranger  Than  Fiction 
No.  2" 

(Universal) 

Candy  made  from  the  cactus  plant, 
strange  clocks,  an  armless  painter,  a 
religious  service  on  horseback,  a 
pygmy  hippopotamus  and  other  oddi- 
ties all  combine  to  make  this  short 
excellent  entertainment.  One  of  the 
best  of  the  series.    Running  time,   10 


"Marching  with  Science" 

(Fox) 

One  of  the  "Adventures  of  a  News 
Cameraman"  group,  this  short  shows 
the  film  camera's  importance  in  re- 
cording the  achievements  of  science. 
It  comprises  a  series  of  scenes  of  a 
variety  of  iuTentions.  A  good  num- 
ber. Code  seal  No.  054.  Running 
time,  9  mins. 


12 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  September  20,   1934 


"Chained"  Big 
In  Frisco  on 
$28,000  Take 


San  Franctsco,  Sept.  19.  — 
"Chained"  ran  away  with  the  big 
money  here  last  week,  piHng  up  $28,- 
000  at  the  Warfield.  This  exceeds 
normal  by  $5,000. 

"The  Fountain"  took  a  par  $13,000 
at  the  Golden  Gate,  but  business  else- 
where went  into  the  doldrums. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $85,500. 
Average  is  $84,000. 

Estimated  takings: 

Week  Ending  Sept.  11: 
"THE  FOUNTAIN"  (Radio) 

GOLDEN  GATE— (2,800),  25c-3Sc-40c,  7 
days.  Stage,  band.  Gross:  $13,000.  (Aver- 
age, $13,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  12: 
"STRAIGHT  IS  THE  WAY"   (M-G-M) 

"ELMER   AND   ELSIE"    (Para.) 
FOX— (4,600),   15c-30c-40c,  7  days.    Gross: 
$10,000.     (Average,   $12,000) 

"THE  WORLD  MOVES  ON"   (Fox) 
PARAMOUNT— (2,670),    15c-25c-55c-65c,   7 
days.     Gross:  $10,000.     (Average,  $11,000) 
"CHAINED"   (M-G-M) 
WARFIELD— (2,700),     25c-35c-5Sc-65c,     7 
days.      Stage,     vaudeville,     band.      Gross: 
$28,000.     (Average,  $23,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  13: 
"ONE  NIGHT  OF  LOVE"  (Col.) 
ORPHEUM— (3,000),     lSc-30c-35c-40c,    2nd 
week,    7    days.      Gross:    $9,000.      (Average, 
$9  CXX)) 

"TREASURE  ISLAND"   (M-G-M) 
ST.      FRANCnS— (1,400),      15c-35c-55c-6Sc, 
2nd  week,  7  days.    Gross:  $8,000.     (Average, 
$8,000) 

"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 

BACK"    (U.A.) 
UNITED    ARTISTS— (1.200),     15c-35c-55c, 
2nd  week,  7  days.    Gross:  $7,500.     (Average, 
$8,000) 


"Servants"  Is 
Detroit  Smash 
With  $24,600 


Detroit,  Sept.  19. — "Servants'  En- 
trance" took  a  flying  leap  into  the  big 
money  at  the  Fox  last  week  and  hit 
the  $24,(300  mark.  This  left  average 
$9,600  behind. 

"Hideout"  at  the  Michigan,  with 
a  stage  show,  was  also  in  the  big 
money  at  $22,300,  but  business  else- 
where was  pretty  bad.  "Chained,"'* 
"British  Agent"  and  "You  Belong  to 
Me"  couldn't  stand  the  competition. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $65,700. 
Average  is  $65,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  13 : 

"BRITISH    AGENT"    (Warners) 

BROADWAY-CAPITOL^(3,448),  15c-40c, 
7  days.  Gross:  $S,50O.  (Average,  $10,- 
000.) 

"YOU    BELONG    TO   ME"    (Para.) 

FISHER— (2,975),  15c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,700.       (Average,   $10,000.) 

"SERVANTS'    ENTRANCE"    (Fox) 

FOX— (5,100),  15c-65c,  including  tax,  7 
days.  Stage:  Larry  Rich  &  Co.;  The 
Fonzols;  Don  Arden;  Violet  Raye  &  Nor- 
man; Frank  Conners  and  others.  Gross: 
$24,600.       (Average,   $15,000.) 

"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 

MICHIGAN— (4,100),  15c-65c,  including 
tax,  7  days.  Stage:  Arthur  Tracy,  street 
singer;  18  Gertrude  Hoffman  Girls;  Three 
Garland  Sisters;  Lorraine  and  Digby  and 
others.  Gross:  $22,300.  (Average,  $20,- 
000.) 

"CHAINED"     (M-G-M) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (2,070),  25c-50c,  7 
days.     Gross:  $8,600.      (Average,  $10,000.) 


'^'British  Agent"  Gets  Top 
In  Washington,  $22, 700 


Washington,  Sept.  19. — Grosses 
are  definitely  on  the  up  grade.  Top- 
per of  the  week  was  the  Earle,  to  the 
tune  of  $22,700  for  "British  Agent" 
and  a  stage  show  headlining  Isham 
Jones'  band,  $5,100  over  average. 
Two  extra  shows  were  given. 

Take  two  was  at  Loew's  Fox  where 
"The  World  Moves  On"  and  a  stage 
show  featuring  Little  Jack  Little  took 
$19,100. 

Finishing  the  week  started  by 
"Down  to  Their  Last  Yacht,"  and 
continuing  to  the  regular  closing  date, 
"The  Fountain"  brought  $12,200  to 
RKO-Keith's  for  a  nine-day  period. 

"Crime  Without  Passion"  gave  the 
Metropolitan  a  round  $5,000,  both 
press  and  public  agreeing  on  the  super- 
lative qualities  of  the  Hecht-Mac- 
.Arthur  opus. 

Two  repeat  runs  marked  the  week, 
a  return  engagement  of  "Treasure 
Island"  to  Loew's  Columbia  getting 
$3,800      and      a      second      week      of 


"Chained"  bringing  $6,000  to  Loew's 
Palace. 

The  Rialto  opened  Sept.  13,  pre- 
senting "There's  Always  Tomorrow." 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax, 
for  the  week  ending  Sept.  13 : 

"BRITISH  AGENT"    (F.   N.) 

EARLE— (2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage: 
Isham  Jones  &  Orchestra,  Billy  &  Revel, 
Steve  Evans,  Five  Wonder  Girls.  Gross: 
$22,700.        (Average,    $17,600.) 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  COLUMBIA— (1,264),  25c-40c,  7 
days  (return  engagement).  Gross:  $3,800. 
(Average,   $3,100.) 

"THE    WORLD    MOVES    ON"    (Fox) 

LOEW'S    FOX— (3,434),    25c-66c,    7    days. 
Stage:  Little  Jack  Little  &  Orchestra,  Ross 
&    Edwards,    Carl    Shaw,    Boyd    &    Wallin. 
Gross:    $19,100.       (Average,    $20,500.) 
"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S     PALACE— (2,3?0),     35c-77c,     7 
days,  2nd   week.     Gross:  $6,000.      (Average, 
$14,500.) 
"CRIME    WITHOUT    PASSION"    (Para.) 

METROPOLITAN— (1.591),       25c-40c,       7 
days.      Gross:    $5,000.      (Average,   $4,100.) 
"THE    FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 

RKO-KEITH'S— (1,836),  25c-55c,  9  days. 
Gross:    $12,200.       (Average,    $11,400.) 


"Dames"  Hits 
Chicago  with 
Huge  $23,000 


Chicago,  Sept.  19. — Grosses  jumped 
practically  all  the  way  along  the  line 
last  week,  with  "Dames"  more  than 
doubling  average  on  a  smashing  $23,- 
000  at  the  Roosevelt. 

"British  Agent,"  helped  by  Abe 
Lyman  and  his  band  at  the  Chicago, 
went  over  par  by  $9,400  on  a  $44,000 
gross.  "The  Count  of  Monte  Cristo" 
was  $5,000  up  on  a  take  of  $22,000  at 
the  United  Artists.  "Of  Human 
Bondage"  topped  normal  by  $3,000 
with  $18,000  at  the  Oriental.  Two 
other  spots,  the  Garrick,  with  "Now 
and  Forever"  and  the  State-Lake  with 
"The  Defense  Rests,"  were  strong. 

Total  first  run  take  was  $154,000. 
Average  is  $131,600. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  11: 
"COUNT  OF  MONTE  CRISTO"  (U.A.) 

UNITED    ARTISTS— (1,700),    30c-40c-60c, 
7  days.     Gross:   $22,000.     (Average,   $17,000) 
Week  Ending  Sent.  13: 
"BRITISH  AGENT"  (F.N.) 
CHICAGO— (4,000),    3Sc-50c-68c,     7    days. 
Stage:   Abe   Lyman   &  orchestra.   Vilma   & 
Buddy    Ebsen;    Hal   Mancken;    Ella    Logan 
and     others.       Gross:     $44,000.       (Average, 
$34,600) 

"OF  HUMAN  BONDAGE"  (Radio) 
ORIENT  AI^(3,940),      25c-40c,     7     days, 
(third     Loop     week).       Helen     Morgan     & 
Benny    Meroflf.     Gross:   $18,000.      (Average, 
$15,000) 

"LIFE   OF   VERGIE   WINTERS"    (Radio) 
PALACE— (2,509),   25c-35c-50c,    2nd    week, 
7  days.     Stage:  Frankie  Masters  &  orches- 
tra.   Three    Swifts,    Sybil    Bow    &    others. 
Gross:    $16,500.      (Average,   $22,000) 
Week  Ending  Sept.  14: 
"DAMES"   (Warners) 
ROOSEVELT— (1,591),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $23,000.     (Average,  $11,000) 

"THE  CAT'S  PAW"   (Fox) 
APOLLO- (1,400).    25c-3Sc-S0c,    2nd   week, 
7  days.     Gross:   $8,000.     (Average,  $12,000) 
"NOW  AND  FOREVER"  (Para.) 
GARRICK— (900),     25c-35c-40c,     7     days, 
second  Loop  week.    Gross:  $5,500.    (Average, 
$5,000) 

Week  Ending  Sent.  15: 

"THE   DEFENSE  RESTS"   (Col.) 

STATE-LAKE— (2,776),     20c-35c-35c,     7. 

days.     Stage:    Dr.    Pratt    &    Dr.    Sherman, 

Barry,    Breen    &    Wyler.      Gross:    $17,000. 

(Average,  $15,000) 


"Chained"  Is 
Top  Draw  in 
Twin  Cities 


Minneapolis,  Sept.  19. — "Chained," 
playing  dav  and  date  in  Minneapolis 
and  St.  Paul,  chalked  up  $6,000  in 
each  city  to  ton  the  Twin  (Zity  grosses. 

"Hideout"  and  "The  Fountain"  did 
good  business  in  Minneapolis  with  a 
take  of  $4,300  at  the  Century,  and  was 
also  $500  over  normal  on  a  $4,000 
gross  at  the  St.  Paul  Riviera. 

Minneapolis'  six  Loop  houses,  with 
averages  totalling  $21,000,  grossed 
$23,600,  while  St.  Paul's  five,  with 
total  averages  of  $16,000,  got  $18,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis 
Week  Ending  Sept.  13: 

"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 

CENTURY— (1.000),       25c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:    $4,300.    (Average,   $4,000) 
"MURDER    IN    THE    PRIVATE    CAR" 
(M-G-M) 

LYRIC— (1.000),  20c -35c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$1,600.    (Average,   $1,500) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  14: 
"THE    FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 

RKO  ORPHEUM— (2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $5,700.    (Average,  $5,500) 

"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 

STATE— (2.300),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,000.    (Average,   $5,500) 

"THE  LOST   PATROL"    (Radio) 

TIME— (300),   25c-35c,   7   davs,   2nd   week. 
Gross:   $3,000.    (Average,   $2,500) 
"FRIDAY   THE   13TH"    (Gaumont-British) 

WORLD— (400),  25c-7Sc,  7  days.  Gross: 
<;3.000.    (Average,   $2,500) 

St.  Paul 
Week  Ending  Sept.  13: 

"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,300),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $6,000.    (Average,   $5,500) 

"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 
RTVIERA— (1,200),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,   $3,500) 

"THE   FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 
RKO      ORPHEUM— (2,000),      20c-40c,      7 
davs.   Gross:  $4,500.    (Average,  $4,000) 
"FRIENDS   OF   MR.   SWEENEY"   (War.) 
TOWER— (1,000).    15c-25c,   7  days.   Gross: 
$1,500.    (Average,   $1,500) 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 
WORLD— (300),    2Sc-7Sc,    7    days.    Gross: 
$2,000.    (Average,   $2,000) 


"One  Night" 

$23,175  Hit 
On  the  Coast 


Los  Angeles,  Sept.  19. — Despite  a 
heat  wave  and  Max  Reinhardt's  five- 
day  spectacle  at  the  Hollywood  Bowl 
box-offices  are  holding  up  well,  Par- 
amount took  the  lead  with  "One  Night 
of  Love"  in  its  second  week,  the  $23,- 
175  take  being  $5,175  over  normal. 

"British  Agent"  was  strong  at 
$8,500  at  the  RKO.  It  also  took  $11,- 
000  at  Warners'  Hollywood,  but  the 
latter  was  weak. 

Total  first  run  take  was  $69,475. 
Average  without  the  United  Artists 
is  $49,200. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  19 : 

"SERVANTS'    ENTRANCE"    (Fox) 

LOEW'S  STATE-(2,413),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Comedy,  travelogue,  news.  Gross:  $9,CI00. 
(Average,  $14,000) 

"ONE    NIGHT   OF   LOVE"    (Col.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,595),  30c-55c,  2nd  wk., 
7  days.  Stage:  Al  Lyons  and  his  Ambas- 
sadors, F.  &  M.  revue,  short,  news.  Gross: 
$23,175.     (Average,   $18,000) 

"BRITISH    AGENT"    (Warners) 

RKO— (2,700),  25c-6Sc,  7  days.  Short.s, 
news.     Gross:    $8,500.     (Average.    $8,000) 

"HOUSE  OF  ROTHSCHILD"   (U.  A.) 

"BULLDOG   DRUMMOND   STRIKES 
BACK"  (U  .A.) 

UNITED     ARTISTS— (2,100),     30c-55c,     7 
days.     Shorts,    news.    Gross:    $4,500. 
"BRITISH    AGENT"    (Warners) 

WARNER  BROS,  (HOLLYWOOD)  - 
(3,000),  25c-65c,  7  days.  Shorts,  news. 
Gross:    $11,000.     (Average,    $14,000) 

"MIDNIGHT  ALIBI"  (F.  N.) 
"WE'RE  RICH  AGAIN"   (Radio) 

WARNER  BROS.  (DOWNTOWN)  — 
(3,400),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Shorts,  news.  Gross: 
$8,500.       (Average,    $12,000.) 

"WAKE  UP  AND  DREAM"  (Univ.) 
"TWO  "HEADS  ON  A  PILLOW"  (Uberty) 

PANTAGES  — (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
News,  short.  Gross:  $4,800.  (Average, 
$3,200) 


"Chained"  Is 
Cleveland  Hit 
For  2d  Week 


Cleveland,  Sept.  19. — "Chained" 
was  something  of  a  sensation  here 
again  last  week.  Moved  over  to  the 
Stillman  from  the  State,  at  advanced 
prices,  it  more  than  doubled  average 
with  a  $10,000  take. 

"Now  and  Forever"  was  a  big 
draw  at  $14,000  in  Loew's  State,  and 
"The  Cat's  Paw"  was  a  $12,000  hit 
at  the  RKO   Palace. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $45,200. 
Average  is  $35,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept,  14 : 

"SHE  LEARNED  ABOUT  SAILORS" 

(Fox) — 3   days 
"DRAGON  MURDER  CASE"   (F.   N.) 

— i  days 
ALLEN— (3,300),      20c-30c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:    $2,200.       (Average,    $3,000.) 
"DAMES"    (Warners) 
WARNER'S    HIPPODROME   —    (3,800), 
.¥)c-35c-44c,  2nd   week,  7  days.      Gross:   $7,- 
000.      (Average,   $8,000.) 

"THE  CAT'S  PAW"  (Fox) 
RKO     PALACE— (3,100),     30c-35c-44c     7 
days.      Gross:   $12,000.       (Average,   $10,000.) 
"NOW    AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 
LOEW'S    STATE— (3,400),    30c-35c-44c,    7 
days.     Gross:  $14,000.     (Average,  $10,000.) 
"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 
LOEW'S     STILLMAN— (1,900).     30c-3Sc- 
44c,    7    days.        Gross:    $10,000.        (Average 
on   20c-40c    scale,   $4,000.) 


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Thursday.  September  20,   1934 


"Servants"  at 
$21,000  Leads 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  Sept.  19. — Prosper- 
ity still  grinned  at  the  local  boys  last 
week,  with  the  general  gross  running 
well  ahead  of  the  average. 

Outstajiding  spots  were  the  two 
stage  show  houses,  the  Fox  and  the 
Earle.  The  former  nabbed  $21,000  with 
"Servants'  Entrance"  and  held  for  a 
second  week.  At  the  Earle,  Vincent 
Lopez  was  the  big  attraction,  though 
"Desirable"  got  topnotch  review 
breaks.  The  house  grossed  $16,500  on 
the  week.  "Hideout"  did  a  neat  little 
business  at  the  Stanton.  "She  Loves 
Me  Not"  was  shoved  into  the  Stanley 
ahead  of  schedule,  but  overcame  a  bad 
start  to  take  $11,000  on  the  week. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $75,300. 
Average,  $66,900. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  13: 

"FRIENDS   OF  MR.  SWEENEY"    (War.) 
(Second  Run) 

ARCADIA— (600),  25c-40c-50c,  6  days. 
Gross:  $1,900.   (Average,  $2,400) 

"AFFAIRS    OF    CELLINI"    (U.    A.) 
ALDINE— (1,200),    40c-55c-65c,    2nd    week, 
6   days.    Gross:    $7,200.    (Average,   $7,000) 
"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 
BOYD— (2,400),       40c-55c-65c,       6       days. 
Gross:  $9,000.   (Average,  $12,000) 

"DESIRABLE"    (Warners) 
EARLE— (2,000),      40c-55c-65c,      6      days. 
Stage:    Vincent    Lopez    and    orchestra    and 
revue.    Gross:  $16,500.   (Average,  $12,000) 
"SERVANTS'    ENTRANCE"    (Fox) 
FOX— (3,000),   30c-40c-65c,    6   days.    Stage. 
Will    Osborne    and     band.     Gross:     $21,000. 
(Average,    $12,000) 

"THE    HUMAN    SIDE"    (Univ.) 
KARLTON— (1,000),    30c-40c-50c,    6    days. 
Gross:  $2,400.    (Average,  $3,500) 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.) 
STANLEY- (3,700),    40c-55c-65c,    6    days. 
Gross:    $11,000.    (Average,    $12,000) 
"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 
STANTON— (1,700),    30c-40c-55c,    6    days. 
Gross:   $6,300.   (Average,  $6,000) 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  Sept.  19. — Mrs.  James  Montgomery,  aunt  of  Robert 
Montgomery,  is  here  visiting  her  nephew  from  New  York.  .  .  . 
Zelda  Sears,  M-G-M  writer,  gets  her  first  film  role  in  "Wicked 
Woman."  .  ,  .  Harold  Cheevers,  formerly  of  Scotland  Yard,  is  here 
visiting  Hugh  Walpole.  .  .  .  Stuart  Erwin  cast  in  "The  Night  is 
Young"  at  M-G-M.  .  .  .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  O'Brien  will  tour 
Europe  when  George  finishes  his  role  in  "Cowboy  Millionaire."  .  .  . 
Sam  Gumberts,  of  the  Ringling  Brothers  circus  a  recent  guest  at 
M-G-M.  .  .  .  Claudette  Colbert's  mother  is  back  from  Paris.  .  .  • 
Lanny  Ross  has  a  new  gas  buggy.  .  .  Gus  Kahn  took  the  day  off 
recently  and  went  to  the  circus.  .  .  .  Charles  Butterworth  and 
Una  Merkel  will  be  teamed  for  comedy  in  "The  Night  Is  Young" 
at  M-G-M. 


"Guy,"  Radio  Act 
Top  in  Providence 

Providence,  Sept.  19. — Despite  the 
textile  strike  three  downtown  houses 
held  up  well  last  week  and  two  of 
them  went  over  the  top.  "A  Very 
Honorable  Guy,"  with  the  Pickens 
Sisters  on  the  stage,  took  $8,000  at 
Fay's,  over  the  mark  by  $1,000. 

"The  Cat's  Paw"  and  "The  Human 
Side"  proved  a  $7,100  draw  at  the 
Majestic,  and  a  combination  of  "Now 
and  Forever"  and  "Once  in  a  Million" 
took  a  par  $6,500  at  the  Strand. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $34,775. 
Average  is  $40,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  13 : 

"A  VERY  HONORABLE  GUY"  (War.) 

FAYS— (1,600),  15c-40c,  7  days.  Pickens 
Sisters  on  stage.  Gross:  $8,000.  (Average 
$7,000)  ^  ' 

"NOW   AND   FOREVER"    (Para.) 
"ONCE   IN   A  MILLION"    (Monogram) 
STRAND— (2,300),  15c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.    (Average,  $6,500) 

"THE    CArS    PAW"    (Fox) 
"THE    HUMAN   SIDE"    (Univ.) 
MAJESTIC— (2,400),      15c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:   $7,100.    (Average,  $7,000) 

"CHEATERS"     (Monogram) 
"DOWN    TO    THEIR   LAST   YACHT" 

(Radio) 

RKO    ALBEE— (2,300),    lSc-40c,    7    days 

Gross:    $3,000.    (Average,   $7,000) 

"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 

"HAVE  A  HEART"  (M-G-M) 

LOEWS  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c,  7  days 

Gross:   $9,200.   (Average,  $12,000) 

"PARADISE     ALLEY"     (Imperial) 
"THE  WOMAN  WHO  DARED"  (Imperial) 
RKO  VICTORY-(1,600),   10c-25c,  4  days 
Gross:  $975.   (Average,  $1,000) 


"Dames"  Goes 
Big  in  K.  C. 
With  $11,000 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  19. — "Dames" 
was  the  outstanding  draw,  piling 
$11,000  in  the  Newman's  till  to  double 
previous  average.  "Handy  Andy" 
was  good  for  $5,600  in  nine  days  of  a 
second  week  at  the  Uptown.  The 
Tower  bettered  average  at  $6,800  with 
"The  Love  Captive"  and  a  stage  show. 
"The  Fountain"  was  considerably  off 
and  "Affairs  of  Cellini"  failed  to 
reach  par. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $37,400. 
New  averages  are  not  yet  available, 
because  of  price  increases. 

Estimated  takings: 

Week  Ending  Sept.  13: 

"THE    FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),    25c-40c,    /'   days, 
plus    Saturday    late    show.        Gross:    $4,500. 
"AFFAIRS  OF  CEIXINI"    (U.  A.) 

MIDLAND— (4,000;,   25c-40c,   7   days,   plus 
Saturday   midnight   show.      Gross:    $9,500. 
"DAMES"    (Warners) 

NEWMAN— (1,800),   25c-40c,   7   days,   plus 
Saturday    midnight    show.       Gross:    $11,000. 
"THE  LOVE  CAPTIVE"   (Univ.) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c,  7  days,  plus  Sat- 
urday midnight  show.  Stage:  "Collegiate 
Capers"  revue,  featuring  Ross  &  Ayres, 
Gregory  &  Raymon,  Clarence  Stroud,  Mo- 
riarty  &  Burns,  Randall  &  Banks.  Gross: 
$6,800.       (Aveerage,    $6,500.) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  14: 

"HANDY    ANDY"    (Fox) 

UPTOWN— (2,000),  25c -40c,  9  days,  2nd 
week.  Gross:  $5,600.  (Gross,  first  week, 
7    days,    $8,500.) 


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Kiss  and  Make  Up 
Leads  in  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  Sept.  19. — During 
a  week  of  poor  grosses  the  Liberty, 
with  "Kiss  and  Make  Up,"  took  top 
money,  $2,5(X).  A  stage  show  for  four 
days  helped. 

Other  houses  slipped  so  badly  that 
the  total  gross  was  $12,500.  Average 
is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  15 : 

"SERVANTS'    ENTRANCE"    (Fox) 

CRITERION— (1,700),     10c-20c-36c-41c-S6c, 
7  days.     Gross:  $3,800.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"AFFAIRS  OF  CELLINI"  (U.A.) 

MIDWEST  -   (1,500),    10c-26c-36c-56c    7 
days.     Gross:   $3,800.     (Average,  $4,000) 
"WORLD  MOVES  ON"   (Fox) 

CAPITOL— (1,200),     10c-20c-26c-36c-41c,     7 
days.     Gross:  $1,900.     (Average,  $2,500) 
"KISS    AND    MAKE    UP"    (Para.) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  4  days. 
Stage  show.  Gross:  $2,500.  (Average  week, 
$2,000) 

"CALL  IT  LUCK"  (Fox) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  3  days. 
Gross:  $500.     (Average  week,  $2,000) 


"Empress"  and 
Show  $30,000 
Top  in  Boston 


Boston,  Sept.  19. — Grosses  fell  off 
slightly  last  week  with  the  reopening 
of  schools,  but  "The  Scarlet  Empress" 
at  the  Metropolitan,  with  Ozzie 
Nelson  and  his  orchestra  on  the  stage 
went  over  par  by  $2,000  for  a  gross 
of  $30,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $98,- 
000.    Average  is  $94,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  13 : 

"KING  KELLY  OF  THE  U.S.A." 
(Monogrsun) 
BOSTON— (2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days.  Vaude. 
Gross:    $16,000.      (Average,   $16,000) 
"DESIRABLE"    (Warners) 
"DRAGON  MURDER  CASE"  (F.N.) 
FENWAY— (1,800),  30c-50c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$9,500.     (Average,  $9,000) 

"THE  FOUNTAIN"  (Radio) 
KEITH'S— (3,500),  30c-65c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$16,500.     (Average,   $16,000) 

"CHAINED"   (M-G-M) 
LOEWS  STATE— (3,700),  35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $17,500.     (Average,   $16,000) 

"THE   SCARLET   EMPRESS"    (Para.) 
METROPOLITAN  —   (4,350),    30c-65c,    7 
days.     Ozzie  Nelson  and  orchestra.     Gross: 
$30,000.     (Average,   $28,000) 

"DESIRABLE"    (Warners) 
"DRAGON  MURDER  CASE"  (F.N.) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,800),    30c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $9,000.      (Average,   $9,000) 


"World  Moves  On" 
$10,000,  Montreal 

Montreal,  Sept.  19.— With  Mon- 
treal just  out  of  baseball  and  not  yet 
into  football,  the  spotlight  is  exclu- 
sively on  theatres. 

"The  World  Moves  On"  at  the  Cap- 
itol registered  $10,000  at  the  box- 
office,    or    $1,000    above    par, 

Total  first  run  business  was  $40,500. 
Average  is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  15 : 

"THE   WORLD   MOVES   ON"    (Fox) 
"ROMANCE    IN   THE   RAIN"    (Univ.) 

CAPITOI^(2,547),     25c-35c-40c-50c-60c,     7 
days.      Gross:    $10,000..       (Average,   $9,000.) 
"CAVALCADE"    (Fox) 
IMPERIALr-(l,914).    25c-40c-50c,    7    days. 
Vaudeville:   Senorita  Cavita;   Paul  LaVarry 
Bros.;    Vic.    Binns    and    his    Variety    Four; 
Frank  and  Teddy  Sabini;   Lee   Shelley  and 
Imperialists.        Gross:     $4,500.        (Average, 
$6,500.) 
"STRAIGHT  IS   THE   WAY"   (M-G-M) 

'THE     LOVE    CAPTIVE"    (Univ.) 
LOEWS— (3,115).   25c-35c-50c-6Sc,   7   days. 
Gross:    $9,500.        (Average,    $10,500.) 
"SERVANTS'    ENTRANCE"    (Fox) 
"LADIES  SHOULD   LISTEN"    (Para.) 
PALACE— (2,600),     25c-35c-50c-60c-75c,     7 
days.      Gross:    $11,000.      (Average,   $11,000.) 
"THE    AFFAIRS   OF   CELLINI"    (U.   A.) 
"THE    NINTH    GUEST"    (Col.) 
PRINCESS— (2,272),       25c-3Sc-50c-65c,       7 
days,  2nd  week.     Gross:  $5,500.      (Average, 
$6,000.) 


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One  Night 

Season's  Top 

For  Broadway 


That  $104,120  taken  by  "One  Night 
of  Love"  in  the  first  week  at  Music 
Hall  was  the  outstanding  box-ofifice 
event  of  the  week.  In  spite  of  its 
size,  the  biggest  in  42  weeks,  some  of 
the  other  Broadway  houses  did  good 
business. 

"Affairs  of  Cellini"  reached  $35,000 
in  its  first  week  at  the  Rivoli, 
"Chained"  had  a  good  $37,360  at  the 
Capitol,  and  the  Paramount  took  $45,- 
000  on  "She  Loves  Me  Not." 

"Romance  in  the  Rain"  gave  the 
Roxy  a  fine  seven  days  with  $36,400. 

Estiinated  takings : 

Week  ending  Sept.  11: 
"AFFAIRS  OF  CELUNI"   (U.  A.) 

RIVOLI— (2,200),    40c-99c,    7   days.    Gross: 

$35,000. 

Week  ending  Sept.  12: 
"ONE    NIGHT    OF    LOVE"    (Col.) 

RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALI^(5,94S), 
35c-$1.65,    7    days.       Stage    show.       Gross: 

$104,120. 

Week  ending  Sept.  13: 

"CHAINED"     (M-G-M) 

CAPITOI^(4,700),   35c-$1.65,  2nd  week,  7 
days.       Stage    show.       Gross:    $37,360. 
"THE    FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 
PALACE— (2,500),  25c-75c,  7  days.  Vaude- 
ville.     Gross:    $15,000. 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,700),    35c-99c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $45,000. 
"ROMANCE   IN   THE  RAIN"   (Univ.) 
ROXY— (6,200),    25c-55c,    7    days.       Stage 
show.       Gross:    $36,400. 

"DAMES"     (Warner) 
STRAND— (2,000),     25c-55c,    4th    week.    7 
days.      Gross:   $17,000. 

Week  ending  Sept.  17: 

"CHARLIE    CHAN    IN    LONDON"    (Fox) 

MAYFAIR— (2,300),  35c-65c,  7  days. 
Gross:     $14,312. 

"YOU  BELONG  TO  ME"    (Para.) 
RIALTO— (2,300),  25c-6Sc,   7   days.   Gross: 

$9,000. 


"Dames"  $4,800  in 
Portland  Holdover 

Portland,  Sept.  19. — "Dames"  in 
its  second  week  at  Hamrick's  Music 
Box  grossed  $4,800,  or  $1,800  over 
average  and  continued  for  a  third. 

"Chained"  at  the  United  Artists 
took  $5,200,  or  just  $200  over  average. 
It  was  held  for  a  second  week. 

"The  World  Moves  On"  at  the 
Paramount  was  good  for  $800  over 
normal  with  the  help  of  a  television 
demonstration  and  "You  Belong  to 
Me." 

Total  first  run  business  was  $24,000. 
Average  is  $22,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  13 : 

"BRITISH    AGENT"    (F.N.) 
BROADWAY   —   (1,912),     2Sc-35c-40c,     7 
days.     Gross:   $5,000.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"DAMES"  (Warners) 
HAMRICK'S    MUSIC   BOX— (2,000).  25c- 
35c-40c,   7   days,   2nd   week.     Gross:    $4,800. 
(Average,  $3,000) 
"HIS  GREATEST  GAMBLE"  (RadSo) 
"ONCE  TO  EVERY  BACHELOR" 
(Liberty) 
HAMRICK'S  ORIENTAI^(2,040),  25c,  7 
days.     Gross:   $2,000.     (Average,  $2,000) 
"DAMAGED    LIVES"    (S.    R.) 
PANTAGES    —    (1,700),    15c-25c,    7    days. 
Gross:  $1,200.     (Average,  $2,000) 

"THE  WORLD  MOVES  ON"  (Fox) 
"YOU   BELONG   TO   ME"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT  —  (3,008),     25c-35c-40c,     7 
days.     Gross:  $5,800.     (Average,  $5,000) 
"CHAINED" 
UNITED   ARTISTS— (945),  2Sc-35c-40c,   7 
days.     Gross:   $5,200.     (Average,  $5,000)  2nd 
week. 


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Measures  Creative  Talent 
In  Cold  Figures 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  69 


NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  21,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


More  Houses 
Are  Reopening 
Over  Country 

Many  Are  Remodeled  and 
Have  New  Equipment 

Reports  from  all  over  the  country 
indicate  renewed  activity  in  the  the- 
atre field.  Many  houses  have  thrown 
their  doors  open  again  after  the  ex- 
penditure of  large  sums  for  remodel- 
ing and  new  equipment,  while  still 
others  are  scheduled  to  relight  in  the 
near  future.  Some  of  these  reports 
follow. 


Sandusky,  O.,  Sept.  20.— The  San- 
dusky,   leased    by    the    newly-formed 
Sandusky    Amusement   Co.,    Inc.,   has 
reopened  for   operation  on    Saturdays 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Predicts  Revision 
Of  K.  C.  Clearance 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  20.— Code 
Authority  will  not  countenance  the 
so-called  price  fixing  provision  in  the 
clearance  schedule  adopted  for  Kan- 
sas City  by  the  local  clearance  and 
zoning  board  and  will  order  the 
clause  stricken  out,  is  the  impression 
brought  back  by  W.  D.  Fulton, 
(Continued  on  page  4) 

Clearance  Hearings 
Increased  to  Eight 

Campi  has  increased  the  number  of 
hearings  on  individual  protests  against 
clearance  schedules  from  four  to  eight. 

The  original  list  of  dates  were 
Sept.  21,  24,  25  and  Oct.  2.  The  re- 
vised schedules  add  Oct.  8,  16,  22 
and  30. 

In  addition  to  returning  schedules 
of  the  Atlanta,  Cleveland,  Kansas 
City,  Milwaukee,  New  Haven,  Mem- 
phis and  New  Orleans  boards,  Campi 
has  sent  back  the  Dallas  plan  for  re- 
drafting. 

Hearings  on  the  revised  schedules 
of  the  eight  boards  will  be  set  at  a 
later  date. 


Hope  for  Fast 
Federal  Move 
InASCAPCase 


Five  Holdouts  Sign 
Jersey  Dual  Pacts 

Five  holdouts  have  signed  the  agree- 
ment to  eliminate  duals  in  New  Jersey, 
reducing  the  number  who  have  not 
signed  to  date  to   15. 

Springer  &  Cocalis  with  six  houses 
arc  still  holding  out,  and  unless  the 
circuit  signs  by  Oct.  3,  the  deadline, 
the  move  will  fall  through. 


Exhibitor  Group  Confers 
With  Attorney  General 

Washington,  Sept.  20. — The  pos- 
sibility of  the  Attorney  General's 
office  intervening  on  behalf  of  ex- 
hibitors to  provide  immediate  relief 
from  increased  music  taxes  in  the 
form  of  an  application  for  an  injunc- 
tion restraining  the  American  Society 
of  Composers,  Authors  &  Publishers 
from  placing  its  proposed  new  rates 
in  effect  on  Oct.  1  was  indicated  here 
today  following  the  second  conference 
between  an  exhibitor  delegation  and 
government    representatives. 

Such  a  step  on  the  part  of  the 
government  would  lead  to  a  con- 
solidation of  the  exhibitors'   proposed 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


GaumonVs  Salesmen 
To  Go  Into  31  Spots 

Gaumont  British  sales  stafifs  in  this 
country  will  be  organized  by  George 
Weeks,  sales  manager,  in  31  of  the 
37  Fox  exchange  cities  within  the 
next  few  weeks,  it  was  learned  yes- 
terday. 

G-B  will  offer  16  features  during 
the  season,  and  will  sell  them  in  two 
blocks  of  eight  pictures  each.  The 
first  eight  will  be  offered  immediately 
upon  organization  of  the  sales  staff's 
and  the  second  after  Jan.  1,  1935. 
Weeks  starts  on  the  road  within  the 
next  few  days  and  will  select  a  local 
manager  and  sales  staff  in  each  of  the 
31  cities  where  headquarters  are  be- 
ing established  as  he  goes.  A  New 
York  manager  and  staff  of  four  sales- 
men have  already  been  decided  on. 
Fox  will  handle  the  physical  distribu- 
tion  nationally. 


Mickey  6  Years  Old 

Mickey  Mouse  celebrates 
his  sixth  birthday  on  Sept. 
29.  Walt  Disney  and  United 
Artists  are  planning  a  na- 
tional campaign  on  the  anni- 
versary. 


Sees  Bars  to 
British  Film 
Import  Taxes 


By  BRUCE  ALLAN 

London,  Sept.  20  (By  Mail)  — 
No  practicable  means  of  valuing  im- 
ported films  has  yet  been  discovered, 
said  Simon  Rowson,  discussing  at  a 
meeting  of  the  British  Ass'n.  at  Aber- 
deen the  suggestion  that  ad  valorem 
duties  up  to  33  1-3  per  cent  should  be 
imposed  on  films  imported  into  the 
British  market. 

Rowson,  a  recognized  expert  on 
trade  finance  and  statistics,  and  until 
recently  a  director  of  Gaumont  Brit- 
ish, asserted  that  there  were  no  legal 
means  of  compelling  importers  to  dis- 
close the  amount  of  their  rernittances 
abroad,  for  purposes  of  taxation. 

Wildly  exaggerated  statements  as  to 
the  amount  of  money  taken  out  of  the 
British  market  by  American  distribu- 
tors were  denounced  by  Rowson.  They 

(Continued  an   page   6) 


Cohn  Denies  Report 
Of  Studio  Transfer 

Hollywood,  Sept.  20. — Contrary  to 
reports,  Harry  Cohn,  president  of  Co- 
lumbia, says  he  is  not  interested  in 
politics.  His  statement  was  made  in 
response  to  published  stories  to  the 
effect  that  Columbia  would  move  its 
production  east  if  Upton  Sinclair  were 
elected  Governor  of  California. 


Memphis  Tries  Division  of 
Films  Into  Three  Classes 


Memphis,  Sept.  20.— In  a  move  to 
promote  better  understanding  between 
film  theatres  and  the  public.  The  Mem- 
phis Commercial  Appeal  has  begun 
publishing  in  its  Sunday  amusement 
section  each  week  a  movie  guide  com- 
piled by  the  Better  Film  Council  of 
Memphis. 

All  the  pictures  booked  ''nto  local 
downtown  and  neighborhood  theatres 
during  the  week  are  classifiud  info  one 
of  three  groups :  adults,  adolescents 
and  children. 


The  guide  bears  these  introductory 
remarks:  "For  the  benefit  of  parents 
who  exercise  care  in  the  selection  of 
motion  picture  entertainment  for  their 
children,  the  Better  Film  Council 
prepares  a  weekly  movie  guide  for 
The  Commercial  Appeal.  These  classi- 
fications are  made  solely  on  the  basis 
of  suitability  for  the  three  audience 
groups  and  without  any  attempt  to  fix 
a  standard  of  quality.  The  pictures 
listed  here  are  scheduled  to  play  Mem- 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Court  Urges 
Fox  Theatres, 
Met  to  Merge 

Manton  Says  It   Would 
Solve  Problems 


A  merger  of  Fox  Theatres  with 
Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses,  as  pro- 
vided for  under  new  bankruptcy  laws, 
was  urged  upon  attorneys  for  creditors 
of  both  companies  by  Federal  Judge 
Martin  Manton  yesterday  as  an  equit- 
able solution  for  all  creditors  in- 
volved. 

Under  the  procedure  recommended 
by  Judge  Manton,  the  consolidated 
company  could  proceed  with  a  reor- 
ganization under  Section  77-B  of  the 
bankruptcy  laws  with  creditors  of  both 
Fox  Theatres,  which  owns  all  of  the 
outstanding  stock  of  Fox  Met,  and 
creditors  of  the  latter  company  par- 
ticipating. 

Ralph  O.  Wilguss,  attorney  for  Fox 
Theatres,  declared  that  a  reorganiza- 
tion  of   that   company   under    Section 

(Continued  on    page   2) 


"One  Night"  Takes 
$103,793  2ndWeek 

Garnering  $427  less  than  the  open- 
ing week,  "One  Night  of  Love"  took 
in  $103,793  for  the  second  seven  days 
at  the  Music  Hall,  making  a  total  of 
$207,913  for  the  two-week  period.  The 
second  week,  like  the  first,  led  Broad- 
way by  a  wide  margin,  despite  the 
Jewish  holidays.  The  grosses  mark 
the  best  two  weeks  the  house  has  had 
since  its  opening. 

At  the  Roxy,  Universal's  "The 
Human  Side"  kept  the  cashiers  busy 
with  a  neat  $31,800,  which  provided 
a  handsome  profit  for  the  house. 
"Chu  Chin  Chow"  opens  at  this 
house  today  and  on  Oct.  5  "Peck's 
Bad  Boy"  goes  in. 


Court  Moves  to  Cut 
Para,  Toledo  Claim 

An  order  authorizing  Paramount 
Publix  to  proceed  with  a  plan  which 
will  release  it  from  liabilities  of  $1,- 
711,000  in  connection  with  a  bond  is- 
sue  of   the   Toledo    Paramount   Corp. 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Lesser  Plans  Six 
Features  Annually 

Sol   Lesser   plans  to  make  six  fea- 
tures a  year,  four  of  which  will  fea- 
ture George  O'Brien  and  two  specials 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  September  21,   1934 


MOTION  PICTUBJE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  36  September  21,  1934 


No.  69 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

■HM       JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager 


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Paper  Town  for  ''Belle" 

Paramount  is  plastering  posters  all 
over  town  on  Mae  West  in  "Belle  of 
the  Nineties,"  which  opens  today  at 
the  Paramount  for  an  indefinite  run. 
It's  expected  to  go  four  weeks. 

Under  the  supervision  of  Robert 
Gillham  and  Alec  Moss,  300  24- 
sheets,  500  six-sheets,  2,000  three- 
sheets  and  5,000  one-sheets  are  being 
put  up  in  Greater  New  York. 


Wilson  Forms  Economic 

Frank  Wilson  has  formed  Eco- 
nomic Films,  Inc.,  of  which  he  is 
president.  He  has  completed  his  first 
picture,  "America  Forward,"  a  five- 
reel  film  which  he  intends  to  show  in 
cities  and  towns  under  the  auspices  of 
local  industries. 

Plans  for  other  pictures  have  not 
been  completed,  Wilson  stated  yester- 
day. 


Dietz,  Smith  Wow  Ampa 

Howard  Dietz  and  Pete  Smith  yes- 
terday rollicked  the  A.M. P. A.,  the 
former  as  master  of  ceremonies  and 
the  latter  as  principal  guest.  Others 
on  the  program  included  Charles  Win- 
ninger,  James  FitzPatrick,  Stuart 
Erwin  and  Charles  McManus. 


Hey mann  Ampa  Secretary 

Mel  Heymann  of  the  M-G-M  pub- 
licity department  has  succeeded  Harry 
Blair  as  secretary  of  the  A.M.P.A. 
Heymann  is  also  a  member  of  the  pub- 
licity committee. 


Court  Urges 
Fox  Theatres, 
Met  to  Merge 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
77-B  was  impossible.  He  stated  that 
claims  of  approximately  $35,000,000 
had  been  filed  against  the  company  and 
that  its  assets  were  negligible.  It  was 
later  estimated  that  the  value  of  the 
assets  would  not  exceed  $2,000,000. 

Charles  H.  Kelby,  attorney  for 
creditors  who  are  petitioning  for  a 
reorganization  of  Fox  Theatres  un- 
der Section  77-B,  assailed  Wilguss' 
viewpoint  and  declared  that  he  would 
be  prepared  to  make  a  cash  offer  for 
Fox  Theatres'  assets,  including  its 
Fox  Met  stock,  within  a  short  time. 
He  said  a  Fox  Theatres  creditors' 
committee  is  being  formed  now  for 
that  purpose  and  described  the  $35,- 
000,000  claim  against  the  company  as 
"mostly  slush  which  will  be  rapidly 
cleared  away  once  hearings  on  them 
are  started  before  a   special  master." 

"I  believe  that  many  of  the  claim- 
ants won't  even  have  the  nerve  to  ap- 
pear before  a  special  master  when 
their  claims  are  heard,"  Kelby  said. 

Expects  Little  from  Stock 

Morton  G.  Bogue,  of  counsel  for 
the  Fox  Met  bondholders'  committee, 
told  Judge  Manton  that  Fox  Theatres 
"didn't  have  a  chance  in  the  world  of 
realizing  anything  on  its  Fox  Met 
stock." 

"The  bondholders  have  claims  of 
more  than  $13,000,000  which  have  to 
be  met  first,"  Bogue  said.  "There 
isn't  more  than  $750,000  of  unmort- 
gaged cash  in  Fox  Met  assets  which 
the  stockholder  could  levy  against. 
The  only  indication  of  the  value  of  the 
total  assets  is  the  $4,500000  bid  made 
for  them  by  Loew's  and  Warners  and 
later  withdrawn,"  Bogue  declared. 
"That  would  leave  Fox  Met  bondhold- 
ers with  a  claim  of  $9,000,000  still  re- 
maining against  the  company  in  the 
event  of  a  sale  of  its  assets." 

Yesterday's  hearing,  called  to  con- 
sider the  petition  of  the  creditors  rep- 
resented by  Kelby  for  a  reorganization 
of  Fox  Theatres,  was  adjourned  by 
Judge  Manton  for  two  weeks  to  allow 
a  special  master  to  rule  on  the  prov- 
ability of  the  claims  of  the  petitioning 
creditors.      Kelby    was    granted   leave 


yesterday  to  add  five  new  creditors 
to  his  list  of  petitioners,  one  of  which 
is  Columbia  Pictures,  with  a  claim  of 
$585  against  Fox  Theatres. 


Radio  Sets  Product 
Deal  with  Glucksman 

A  distribution  deal  for  Radio's  en- 
tire 1934-35  lineup  was  closed  yester- 
day by  RKO  Export  Corp.  with  the 
Glucksman  interests  in  South  America. 
The  contract  was  signed  by  Ned  E. 
Depinet  and  Jacobo  Glucksman  of 
the  New  York  office  of  Compania 
Commercial  Radiolux  of  South 
America  and  covers  Argentina,  Uru- 
guay, Paraguay  and  Chile.  This  is  the 
fifth  successive  year  that  the  Glucks- 
man interests  have  signed  for  Radio 
product. 


Winninger  May  Stay 

Charles  Winninger  may  not  appear 
in  "Show  Boat"  for  Universal  and 
will  probably  call  off  his  trip  to  the 
coast.  He  has  been  signed  for  a  role 
in  Howard  Dietz's  show  "Revenge 
with  Music,"  which  is  being  produced 
by  Frankwyn  and  slated  to  open  at 
the  Amsterdam.  Libby  Holman  also 
will  be  in  the  stage  show. 


Laemmle  Off  for  Coast 

Carl  LaemmlCj  who  got  in  from 
Europe  last  week,  departed  yesterday 
for  the  coast,  where,  upon  arrival,  he 
will  confer  with  his  son  on  produc- 
tion matters.  Jack  Ross,  his  secre- 
tary, accompanied  him,  while  Joe 
Weil,  his  assistant,  will  stay  in  town 
a  few  days   before   following  him. 

'*U"  Common  on  $1  Basis 

The  par  value  of  the  common  stock 
of  Universal  has  been  changed  to  $1 
per  share.  The  new  stock  replaces 
the  present  no-par  value  common, 
trading  in  which  has  been  suspended 
pending  completion  of  an  application 
for  listing  of  the  $1  shares. 


Hulbert,  Balcon  Sailing 

Jack  Hulbert,  Gaumont  British 
star,  and  Michael  Balcon,  production 
manager  for  the  company  in  England, 
sail  tomorrow  from  London  to  con- 
fer with  Jeffrey  Bernerd  here. 


Loew  Sails  Tomorrow 

Arthur  Loew  sails  tomorrow  on 
the  Southern  Prince  for  South 
America.  He  plans  to  return  around 
Christmas. 


Eastman  Pfd,  Off  3  on  Big  Board 

Net 

Hisrh  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 32  32  32  -{-'4 

Eastman   Kodak    95  95  95  -f  54 

Eastman   Kodak,   pfd 140  140  140  —3 

Fox    Film    "A" IVA  WVz  IVA  +  Vt. 

Loew's,   Inc 275^  26J4  26^,  —  Yn 

Paramount    Publix,    cts V/t         4  4  — % 

Pathe  Exchange   1  1  1  

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 12',^  I214  W/i  —  Vs 

RKO    214         254         2'^  -f  i/g 

Warner  Bros 4-?^  4'A  ^i  —  Vt. 

Technicolor  Down  One-Half  on  Curb 

Net 
Hisrh      Low      Close      Change 

Technicolor     12'^        12^4        I21/2        —  V2 

Trans  Lux    V/g  \%  VA        


Warner  Bonds  in  SV^-Point  Gain 


Hi^h  Low  Close 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 5^2         5^^         5'/2 

Keith  B.  F.  6s  '46 56  56  56 

Loew's  6s  '41.  ww  deb  rights 102  102  102 

Paramount  F,  L,  6s  '47 53'/^        53'/^        5314 

Paramount    Publix   5'/4s   '50 53^  52'/^        S3?4 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww %54  96  96 

55  5A14        55 


Net 
Cluinge 


-f3/2 


Warner  Bros.   6s   '39,  wd. 


—1 

+354 


Sales 

400 

200 
5,000 

200 
1.300 
7,900 

500 
1,000 

400 
1,100 


Sales 

600 
100 


Sales 

14 
1 
1 
1 

11 
1 

10 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

C  TUART  ERWIN  would  like  to 
^  play  Loew  houses  in  Washington 
and  Baltimore,  following  his  booking 
at  Loew's  State,  but  says  he  has  to  go 
home  and  get  down  to  work,  mean- 
ing the  M-G-M  lot  in  Culver  City. 

Howard  S.  Cullman  gets  back  to- 
day from  a  brief  vacation  up-state. 
Tonight  he  will  be  host  at  a  dinner 
party  for  Mark  Ostrer  to  celebrate 
the  opening  of  Gaumont  British's 
"Chu  Chin  Chow"  at  the  Roxy. 

Frkd  S.  Culbransen,  new  Central 
American  branch  manager  for  Radio, 
accompanied  by  R.  K.  Hawkinson, 
Latin  American  division  manager,  are 
en  route  to  Panama  on  the  Peten. 

Milton  Douglas,  baritone  who 
has  a  role  in  Select's  "Gigolette," 
has  been  engaged  as  master  of  cere- 
monies at  the  Hotel  Adelphia  Roof, 
Philadelphia. 

A.  H.  Schwartz,  of  the  Century 
Circuit,  was  awarded  first  prize.  Dis- 
trict 1 -Class  D,  in  the  Herald- 
Tribune  Yard  and  Garden  competi- 
tion. 

Muriel  Kirkland,  who  has  just 
completed  a  role  in  Jesse  L.  Lasky's 
"The  White  Parade,"  reached  town 
yesterday  for  a  visit  with  her  family. 

Charles  Carallero  returned  yes- 
terday from  Worcester  and  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  where  he  looked  over 
Harry    Arthur's    two    houses. 

Frank  McHugh  and  Mrs.  Mc- 
HuGH  are  in  town  on  a  belated  honey- 
moon. They  plan  to  return  to  the 
coast  in  about  three  weeks. 

D.  Bernard  Kreiselman,  impar- 
tial government  representative  on  the 
Los  Angeles  grievance  board,  is  in 
town  for  a  week. 

Louis  Simpson,  in  charge  of  M-G- 
M's  office  in  Guatamala,  has  returned 
to  his  branch  after  conferences  here 
with  Arthur  Loew. 

Roy  Del  Ruth,  director  of  Eddie 
Cantor's  latest,  "Kid  Millions,"  ar- 
rives in  town  from  the  coast  tomor- 
row. 

Pete  Smith  will  meet  the  press 
Monday  and  give  it  the  lowdown  on 
dialoguing  shorts   for   M-G-M. 

James  FitzPatrick  leaves  for 
Hollywood  on  Oct.  1  to  make  a  Tech- 
nicolor short  for  M-G-M. 

Jack  Shapiro  and  Louis  Blumen- 
thal  flew  to  Chicago  last  night  on 
a  short  business  trip. 

Johnny  Burke  and  Harold  Spina, 
songwriters,  will  be  on  their  way  to 
the  coast  shortly. 

King  Vidor  got  off  on  his  delayed 
start  for  the  coast  yesterday. 


Select  Signs  Rita  Weiman 

Rita  Weiman  has  been  signed  to 
collaborate  with  her  husband,  Maurice 
Marks,  on  the  adaptation  of  Myrtle 
Reed's  novel,  "Lavender  and  Old 
Lace,"  which  will  be  Select's  fourth 
production  of  the  season. 

Maynard  Hurt  at  Work 

Hollywood,  Sept.  20.  —  Ken  May- 
nard is  at  the  Hollywood  Hospital 
with  a  fractured  leg  and  bruises,  suf- 
fered while  at  work  in  "Old 
Santa    Fe." 


"Variety  Daily"  RETURNS  ITS  VERDIG 


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Should  prove  as  refreshing  at  the 
box-office  as  a  mint  julep  at  hot 
noon.  A  natural  for  Will  Rogers 
...filled  with  homespun  charm, 
simple,  earthy  humor  and  fine 
sentiment.  Has  that  haunting 
quaMty   which    makes    a    picture 

Iked  about  for  thriving  business," 


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Ton0BrG§vn    Anita  Louise 
Rochelle  Hudson    Henry  B.Walthall 

David  Landau 
andStepin  Fetchit 

Produced   by  Sol  M.  Wurtzel    •    Directed   by  John  Ford 

Screen  p/oy  by  Dudley  Nichols  and  Lamar  Trofti 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  September  21,   1934 


Hope  for  Fast 
Federal  Move 
111  ASCAP  Case 


(Continued  from   pane    1) 

action  against  A.S.C.A.P.  with  that 
brought  by  the  Attorney  General 
against  the  music  hcensing  groups,  it 
was  reported. 

Members  of  the  exhibitors'  delega- 
tion which  conferred  with  government 
representatives  today  included  Louis 
Phillips  of  the  Paramount  legal  staff ; 
Leopold  Friedman  of  Loew's,  Ed 
Kuykendall,  president  of  M.P.T.O.A., 
and  Abram  F.  Myers,  general  counsel 
of  Allied  States. 


The  legal  committee  of  the  exhibitor 
emergency  group  will  meet  today  in 
the  ofSce  of  Louis  Phillips  at  Para- 
mount to  hear  a  report  on  yesterday's 
conference  with  Federal  representa- 
tives at  Washington  and  to  decide  on 
future  action  in  the  legal  fight  against 
A.S.C.A.P.  to  forestall  the  proposed 
music  tax  increases. 

Indications  are  that  if  the  govern- 
ment fails  to  move  for  an  immediate 
injunction  against  the  music  tax  in- 
creases the  exhibitor  committee  will 
instruct  George  Z.  Medalie  to  file 
such  an  action  immediately. 


Neb.-Ia.  Showmen  Warn 
Of  Appeal  to  Congress 

Omaha,  Sept.  20. — A  resolution  of 
protest  against  A.S.C.A.P.'s  proposed 
music  tax  increase,  carrying  a  threat 
to  appeal  to  Congress  for  relief,  was 
adopted  today  by  58  exhibitors  of 
Nebraska  and  western  Iowa  at  a 
meeting  here.  The  showmen  stated 
they  had  agreed  to  contribute  one  and 
one-half  cents  a  seat  toward  a  fund 
to  aid  the  tax  fight.  Ben  Glazer, 
A.S.C.A.P.  attorney,  told  them  the 
tax  would  be  lower  for  the  smaller 
houses,  with  only  the  big  ones,  com- 
prising about  30  per  cent  of  the  total, 
being  affected. 


Predicts  Revision 
Of  K.  C.  Clearance 

(Continued  from  page   1) 
local  independent,  from  conferences  in 
New  York. 

Fulton  reports  that  in  a  discussion 
with  John  C.  Flinn,  Campi  secretary, 
it  was  indicated  that  the  local  board 
exceeded  its  authority  in  including 
the  provision,  and  Fulton  drew  the 
inference  that  Campi  would  specifically 
instruct  its  deletion  when  returning 
the  schedule  to  Kansas  City  for  re- 
vision. Instructions  from  Campi  are 
expected  here  by  the  end  of  the  week. 

Fulton  made  the  trip  to  New  York 
primarily  to  determine  Campi's  senti- 
ment with  regard  to  the  Kansas  City 
clearance  setup.  He  represents  a 
group  of  24  independents  who  ap- 
pealed the  adopted  schedule  on  the 
ground  the  controversial  clause  tends 
to  place  them  in  a  lower  price  classi- 
fication and  defeats  efforts  to  raise 
admissions. 

Revamping  the  local  schedule,  the 
board  also  will  be  instructed  to  base 
clearance  on  prior  run  instead  of  first 
run,  as  at  present,  Fulton  learned. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"The  Lemon  Drop  Kid" 

(Paramount) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  20. — Damon  Runyon's  story  of  a  racetrack  tout 
and  his  regeneration  is  recorded  somewhat  satisfactorily  on  the  screen. 

Lee  Tracy,  "The  Lemon  Drop  Kid,"  plying  his  trade  at  racetracks 
with  Bill  Frawley  and  Minna  Gombell,  gets  wanted  for  some  technical 
infringements  of  the  betting  rules.  Hiding  out  in  a  small  town,  he 
meets  and  marries  Helen  Mack,  who  later  dies  as  her  baby  is  born. 
Tracy  is  sent  to  prison  for  appropriating  funds  needed  to  save  Miss 
Mack's  life. 

After  three  years  in  jail  the  warden  has  Baby  LeRoy  brought  to  Tracy, 
thus  motivating  his  desire  to  get  out  of  jail  with  something  to  live  for. 
Once  paroled,  he  locates  his  baby  with  his  pals,  Frawley  and  Miss 
Gombell,  who,  as  a  rich  young  couple,  took  the  child  from  an  orphan- 
age. 

Besides  Tracy,  Miss  Mack,  Baby  LeRoy,  Frawley  and  Miss  Gombell, 
ethers  in  the  cast  include  Henry  B.  Walthall,  Robert  McWade,  Kitty 
Kelly,  Eddie  Peabody  and  Charles  Wilson.  Marsliall  Neilan  directed 
from  Howard  J.  Green's  screen  play.  Additional  dialogue  by  J.  P. 
McEvoy. 

As  a  program  release,  it  should  satisfy  on  name  values  of  the  author 
and  players.    Production  code  seal  No.  236.    Running  time,  69  minutes. 


"Belle  of  the  Nineties,"  last  night's  preview  at  the  Paramount,  was  reviewed 
by  wire  from  Hollywood  on  Aug.  20. 

"Death  on  the  Diamond,"  this  nwrning's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  was  re- 
viewed by  wire  from  Hollywood  on  Aug.  27. 


Buffalo  Board  Rules 
On  Three  Grievances 

Buffalo,  Sept.  20. — Decisions  in 
three  cases  were  handed  up  by  the 
Buflalo  grievance  board  today.  A 
cease  and  desist  order  was  issued 
against  the  Schine  Theatrical  Co.  on 
complaint  of  Reliance  Theatres,  Inc., 
of  Lockport,  charging  reduced  admis- 
sions. 

Complaint  of  the  Schine  Theatrical 
Co.  at  Oswego  against  the  Palace  at 
Wolcott,  on  "thrift  nights"  in  violation 
of  the  code,  was  dismissed  on  the 
ground  the  Palace  is  not  a  competitor 
of  Schine. 

An  overbuying  charge  brought  by 
Reliance  Theatres,  Inc.,  against  the 
Schine  Theatrical  Co.,  both  of  Lock- 
port,  also  was  dismissed.  Respondent 
has  contracts  only  with  Al-G-M,  Uni- 
versal, Fox,  Warners,  RKO  and  Par- 
amount, it  was  testified. 

Code  Amendments 
Get  Legal  Analysis 

Legan  questions  pertaining  to  two 
amendments  to  the  code  were  dis- 
cussed yesterday  by  a  committee  com- 
prising Austin  Keough,  chairman; 
Willard  McKay,  Sidney  Bromberg 
and  William  Jenkins. 

The  two  amendments  are  in  refer- 
ence to  contract  labor  in  studios  and 
minimum  wage  provisions  for  vaude- 
ville talent. 

W.  Ray  Johnston,  a  member  of  the 
production  committee,  also  sat  in  on 
discussions  dealing  with  production. 

Today  the  finance  committee  will 
go  over  plans  for  assessing  producers 
and  distributors.  The  new  exhibitor 
assessment  for  the  second  half  year  is 
already  completed  and  awaits  ratifi- 
cation by  Campi  at  the  next  meeting, 
Sept.  27. 


Dr.  Giannini  Due  Soon 

Dr.    A.    H.    Giannini    arrives   from 
Europe  next  Thursday. 


H.  A.  Post  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  Sept.  20. — Harry  A. 
Post,  vice-president  of  Celebrity 
Prod.,  is  here  for  a  series  of  confer- 
ences on  Powers  ComiColor  Car- 
toons. He  is  also  talking  with  inde- 
pendents about  future  releases. 

'*Agenf'  Sets  a  Record 

"British  Agent,"  according  to  War- 
ners, broke  all  week-day  records  for 
high  grosses  when  it  opened  at  the 
Strand  Wednesday.  Theatre  officials 
claim  a  box-office  take  of  $8,923  for 
the  day. 


MPTO  Seeks  $3,000  Fund 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  20. — Members  of 
the  M.P.T.O.  unit  are  trying  to  raise 
$3,000  as  the  theatre  contribution 
toward  a  fund  being  sought  to  get  the 
American  Legion  convention  to  come 
here. 


Lehr,  Moscowitz  Coming 

Hollywood,  Sept.  20.  —  Abraham 
Lehr  and  Joseph  Moscowitz  of  United 
Artists  are  on  their  way  east  on  the 
same  train  with  Adolph  Zukor  and 
Joe  Penner.  Joseph  M.  Schenck  will 
follow   within    10  days. 


Korda  Signs  Barrymore 

London,  Sept.  20  (By  Cable)  — 
Alexander  Korda  has  signed  John 
Barrymore  for  a  picture  in  April, 
when  the  new  London  Films  studios 
are  scheduled  to  open. 


Flock  to  'Night  of  Stars' 

About  90,000  jammed  the  Yankee 
Stadium  last  night  to  witness  "Night 
of  Stars"  given  for  the  benefit  of 
German  Jews.  Many  stage,  screen 
and  radio  stars  participated. 


Audioes  Spanish  Version 

Audio  Productions  has  made  a 
Spanish  version  of  "Rhapsody  in 
Steel." 


Memphis  Tries 
Putting  Films 
In  3  Classes 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
phis  downtown  and  neighborhood  the- 
atres this  week.  Watch  the  theatrical 
advertising  section  each  day  for  the- 
atres showing  attractions  in  which  you 
may  be  particularly  interested." 

The  guide  carries  the  name  of  the 
picture,  names  of  the  stars  and  a 
thumb-nail  description  in  from  two  to 
five  words.  For  instance,  under  adult 
pictures,  the  reader  finds  : 

"Barretts  of  Wimp<)le  Street" — 
Norma  Shearer,  Fredric  March  and 
Charles  Laughton,  the  Barrett-Brown- 
ing romance  beautifully  reproduced. 

"Big  Shakedown" — Bette  Davis  and 
Charles   Farrell,  gangster  movie. 

Under  pictures  for  adult  and  ado- 
lescent groups,  this  is  typical : 

"Many  Happy  Returns" — Guy  Lom- 
bardo.  Burns  and  Allen ;  frivolous 
farce  with  musical  background. 

And  in  the  "family  audience"  group : 

"Count  of  Monte  Cristo" — Robert 
Donat  and  Elissa  Landi  in  the  Du- 
mas historical  romance  transferred  to 
the  screen  with  painstaking  care  and 
elaborateness  of  detail. 

As  far  as  possible,  the  Better  Film 
Council  undertakes  to  see  all  these 
pictures  at  previews  before  classifying 
them.  Where  this  is  impossible,  the 
classification  set  down  by  the  national 
organization  is  accepted  at  least  until 
the  picture  has  opened  its  downtown 
engagement. 

The  idea  has  met  with  public  ap- 
proval, but  has  been  slow  in  gaining 
approval  of  theatre  managers. 


Court  Moves  to  Cut 
Para.  Toledo  Claim 

(Continued   from  page    1) 

and  rents  and  taxes  on  five  Toledo 
theatre  properties,  was  signed  yester- 
day by  Federal  Judge  Francis  G.  Caf- 
fey  in  U.  S.  District  Court  here. 

In  return  for  the  Paramount  re- 
lease, Famous  Theatres,  a  Paramount 
subsidiary,  agrees  to  withdraw  two 
claims  which  it  has  filed  against  the 
Toledo  company,  one  claim  for  $1,036,- 
449,  and  another  of  undetermined 
amount.  Paramount  will  also  pay  fees 
aggregating  $165,000  to  Al  Reuben 
and  Walter  J.  Kountz,  receivers  for 
Toledo  Paramount,  and  their  counsel. 


Lesser  Plans  Six 
Features  Annually 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

on  the  type  of  "Peck's  Bad  Boy,"  but 
not  necessarily  with  a  child  star. 

Lesser  sails  for  Europe  on  the  He 
de  Prance  on  Sept.  29.  Next  Wed- 
nesday Eddie  Cline  and  O'Brien  ar- 
rive from  the  coast  and  will  join 
Lesser,  who  is  going  abroad  to  make 
exteriors  on  "Millionaire  Cowboy." 
He  will  also  work  on  an  international 
radio  picture  while  in  Europe  and 
hunt  material  for  O'Brien's  next  pic- 
ture. 

The  independent  producer  says  this 
week  was  shipping  week  for  his  com- 
pany.   Four  negatives  were  sent  east. 


Weissmullers  to  Sail 

Johnny  Weissmuller  and  Lupe  Velez 
sail  for  London  Sept.  29  on  the  He 
de  France. 


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WEEK-DAY   HOUSE    RECORDS    FOR 

TOTAL  ADMISSIONS  AND  TOTAL 
RECEIPTS  at  its  Broadway  premiere, 
and  has  been  hailed  by  critics  as  "a  stun- 
ning drama"— "a  dynamic  film"— "a  stir- 
ring picture"— "unusual  entertainment"? 

ANSWER  ON  NEXT  PAGE 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


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Francis  and  Leslie 
Howard.  Directed 
by  Michael  Gurtiz 


More  Houses 
Are  Reopening 
Over  Country 


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and  Sundays,  playing  double  features. 
It  is  planned  to  operate  the  house 
daily  when  conditions  justify.  John  L. 
Damm,  manager  of  the  State  and  one 
of  the  incorporators  of  the  new  or- 
ganization, is  in  charge. 


Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  Sept.  20. — 
George  Otte,  who  recently  acquired 
the  Virginia  here  and  is  personally 
managing  the  house,  has  inaugurated 
a  policy  of  vaudefilm,  with  two  pro- 
gram  changes   weekly. 


Blossburg,  Pa.,  Sept.  20. — M.  F. 
Meyer,  brother  of  the  late  J.  G.  Mey- 
er, has  taken  over  the  Victoria  here 
and  the  Rialto  in   Mansfield,    Pa. 


Ada,  O.,  Sept.  20.— Carl  Moore, 
who  recently  leased  the  Lehr  Audi- 
torium here,  has  reopened  it  with  a 
continuous  picture  policy.  Moore  also 
has  taken  a  five-year  lease  on  the 
Lyric,  Van  Wert.  He  is  redecorating 
the  house  and  installing  new  equip- 
ment, preparatory  to  opening  Oct.  15. 

W.  R.  Rhodes,  owner  of  the  Odeon, 
is  renovating  the  house,  formerly  op- 
erated by  Moore,  and  will  reopen  it 
with  a  straight  film  policy.  New 
equipment  is  being  added  by  Rhodes, 
who  will  manage  the  house. 


YouNGwiooD,  Pa.,  Sept.  20.— The 
Pearl  has  been  leased  by  William 
Blatt  and  will  reopen  shortly  under 
his  management.  The  house  was  op- 
erated for  several  years  by  Harry 
Petz.  Blatt  also  operates  the  Grand, 
Patton,  Pa. 


Ford  City,  Pa.,  Sept.  20. — Fick- 
inger  Bros,  of  this  city  have  acquired 
the  Coudersport  from  C.  E.  Clawson. 
After  extensive  improvements  they 
will  reopen  it  with  a  straight  film 
policy. 

Oakmont,  Pa.,  Sept.  20. — Steve 
Rodnock  has  reopened  his  Lehigh  here 
after  a  dark  period  of  six  weeks.  The 
house  has  been  completely  remodeled. 

Hollywood,  Sept.  20. — Hollywood 
is  to  have  another  new  theatre  of 
modern  design  providing  present 
negotiations  between  Coldwell,  Corn- 
wall and  Banker,  the  proposed  build- 
ers, and  Earl  Sinks  and  Howard 
Sheehan  are  consummated. 

Sinks  and  Sheehan  formerly  held 
the  lease  on  the  Iris,  which  was  re- 
cently sold  to  the  Gore  Brothers.  The 
new  structure  will  have  a  seating 
capacity  of  900  and  will  cost  around 
$50,000.  This  is  the  second  new  thea- 
tre project  to  spring  up  in  Los  Ange- 
les during  the  past  month. 


Richmond,  Sept.  20.— This  city  is 
to  have  a  third  new  theatre.  Clarence 
Vaden,  well  known  exhibitor,  is  head 
of  a  new  concern  called  Grace  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  which  has  plans  drawn  for 
a  new  house.  Other  officers  are: 
Vice-President,  A.  S.  Vaden;  secre- 
tary-treasurer, F.  S.  Vaden. 


will  be  opened  soon  for  old  time  stage 
melodramas.  To  meet  the  competi- 
tion the  Victory  has  put  on  stage 
shows. 


Omaha,  Sept.  20. — ^Joe  Swoboda 
who  operates  the  Avalon,  Schuyler, 
Neb.,  has  reopened  the  Strand  there 
with  all   new  equipment. 


New  Orleans,  Sept.  20.  —  The 
Crescent  opens  on  Sept.  22  under  the 
management  of  the  Belmont  Musical 
Comedy  Co.,  consisting  of  Eddie  Chit- 
tenden and  Gus  Coats,  a  former 
Saenger  manager.  First  run  films  and 
vaudeville  will  be  featured. 


Dover,  Del.,  Sept.  20.  —  Control 
Corporation  of  America,  has  been 
chartered  here  to  operate  theatres  and 
engage  in  realty  operations,  listing 
capital  stock  of  500  shares,  no  par 
value.  The  incorporators  are  Eva  M. 
Kelley,  Dorothy  H.  Carey  and  Bessie 
Crosson,  Wilmington,  Del. 


Cincinnati,  Sept.  20. — The  May- 
fair,  400-seat  "intimate  theatre,"  re- 
opened today  with  a  return  showing 
of  "Be  Mine  Tonight."  Formal  open- 
ing is  set  for  Sept.  27,  with  "The 
Blue  Light."  The  house  will  be 
operated  by  J.  Ebersole  Crawford 
and  John  R.  Loofbourow,  with 
Kathryn  Turner  managing  director. 
Mostly  foreign  films  will  be  shown, 
and  cigarettes  and  refreshments  will 
be  served  in  the  lobby. 


Philadelphia,  Sept.  20. — The  Lo- 
cust Street  has  postponed  its  opening 
from  today  to  Sept.  26.  "Cara- 
van" will  be  the  feature  and  present 
indications  are  that  the  house  will  be 
operated  on  a  road  show  basis  with 
two  shows  daily  and  a  top  of  either 
$1.10,  or  $1.65.  If  so,  it  will  be  the 
only  roadshow  house  in  town,  unless 
the  Chestnut  Street  Opera  House,  a 
legit  theatre,  is  taken  over  by  one  of 
the  distributors  for  a  road  engage- 
ment. The  theatre  has  been  used  sev- 
eral times  by  M-G-M,  notably  for 
"Grand  Hotel,"  "Dinner  at  Eight" 
and  "Trader  Horn." 


Toronto,  Sept.  20. — The  Victoria 
large  downtown  house  formerly  oper- 
ated by  Jerry  Shea,  is  being  entirely 
remodeled  and  sound  equipment  in- 
stalled for  the  first  time.  It  will  be 
reopened  shortly  as  the  Embassy.  The 
theatre  was  under  lease  to  Famous 
Players  for  several  years,  but  was 
used  only  occasionally  for  special 
events.  

Albany,  Sept.  20.  —  Order  Please, 
Inc.,  has  been  chartered  here  to  ex- 
hibit films  and  present  plays.  Incor- 
porators are  Edward  C.  Carpenter, 
Martin  Turner,  John  Tuerck,  James 
A.  Vaughan  and  T.  H.  Dugan,  Jr. 

Milhel  Distributing  Corp.  has  also 
been  chartered  to  distribute  films.  Di- 
rectors and  subscribers  are  Louis 
Kramer,  Milton  J.  Kramer,  Jacob 
Kramer,  Viola  Hauser  and  John 
Clein. 


Salt   Lake   City,    Sept.    20.— The 
I  Hippodrome  has  been   renovated  and 


Detour,  Mich.,  Sept.  20. — A  new 
300-seat  house  is  under  construction 
here  by  McCulloch  &  Nedham  and 
will  start  operating  about  Jan.  1^  1935. 

Charlotte,  N.  C,  Sept.  20. — Con- 
struction of  a  theatre  will  begin 
within  two  weeks  on  the  site  of  the 
old  Imperial  building  on  South  Tryon 
St.  T.  E.  Hemby  is  principal  owner. 
It  will  be  leased  to  North  Carolina 
Theatres,  Inc.  This  corporation  now 
operates  both  the  Carolina  and  the 
State. 


Sees  Bars  to 
British  Film 
Import  Taxes 


{Continued  from  page   1) 
were  circulated  by  opponents  of  films, 
he  said. 

Setting  up  his  own  estimate  against 
these  figures,  Rowson  stated  that 
America  received,  in  round  figures, 
only  $27,500,000  out  of  total  annual 
takings  in  British  houses  amounting  to 
$201,000,000.  These  represented  1,000,- 
000,000  admissions,  he  declared. 

*  *     * 

Initiating  the  Gaumont  British  policy 
of  spectacular  exploitation  for  their 
pictures  in  America,  Robert  Flaherty, 
director  of  "Man  of  Aran,"  sails  on 
the  Berengaria  with  a  party  of  real 
Aran  Islanders  scheduled  for  personal 
appearances  on  Broadway. 

Tiger  King,  Michael  Dillane,  Mag- 
gie Dirrane  and  Pat  Mullin,  all  prom- 
inent on  the  screen  in  "Man  of  Aran," 
were  in  the  party.  Previous  to  the 
London  display  of  "Man  of  Aran," 
their  knowledge  of  the  world  was  con- 
fined to  the  remote  island  off  the  West 
Coast  of  Ireland  on  which  Flaherty 
made  his  film. 

*  *    * 

It  has  been  officially  confirmed  that 
Fox  has  signed  a  lease  of  the  Wemb- 
ley Park  studios  to  make  British  pic- 
tures, probably  on  a  more  ambitious 
scale.  Winfield  Sheehan,  during  his 
London  visit,  discussed  production 
plans  in  detail  with  Walter  Hutchin- 
son, including  the  possibility  of  send- 
ing  Hollywood   stars    to    Fox-British. 

*  *     * 

Julius  Hagen's  new  sound  stage  at 
Twickenham  studios  went  into  active 
commission   Sept.    17. 


GFTA  Expected  to 
Enter  Allied  Soon 

The  G.  F.  T.  A.  Independent  Thea- 
tres' Ass'n  of  Atlanta  in  all  probabil- 
ity will  be  the  next  unit  annexed  to 
the  Allied  fold.  Sidney  Samuelson, 
president  of  Allied,  will  talk  to  mem- 
bers of  the  organization  at  a  two-day 
meeting,  Oct.  1-2  at  the  Robert  Ful- 
ton, Atlanta. 

Samuelson  has  two  other  meetings 
set  for  speeches,  the  Allied  Theatre 
Owners  of  New  York  on  Sept.  26  at 
the  De  Witt  Clinton,  Albany,  and  Al- 
lied of  Michigan  which  meets  in  Flint, 
Oct.  16-17. 

On  Sept.  25,  the  New  Jersey  unit 
meets  again  at  the  Lincoln  in  New 
York. 


Revive  Amateur  Nights 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  20.— Old  fashioned 
amateur  nights  have  been  revived  at 
a  number  of  houses  by  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.  Among  these  are 
the  Aubert,  Mikado,  Manchester,  Gra- 
vois  and  Maplewood,  and  the  Wash- 
ington in  Granite  City,  111.  The  re- 
sults will  be  watched  by  other  theatre 
men. 


Moore  Is  Promoted 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  20.— With  the  re- 
opening of  the  Orpheum  by  Warners 
"Dinty"  Moore,  former  manager  of 
the  Shubert-Rialto,  has  been  made 
district  manager.  Homer  Karmer  is 
his  publicity  director  and  assistant. 


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THIS  FILM  A  GEM ' 


N.  Y.  Daily  Minor 


"A  delightful  comedy  . .  .  Exquisite 
direction  and  acting  make  this  film 


a  gem. 


—  N.  y.  Daily  Minor 


//(*  •  *)  Adolphe  Menjou's  charming 
and  delightful  ability  to  handle  a 
comedy. . .  has  never  been  seen  to 
better  advantage/' 

— N.  Y.  Daily  News 


''Eddie  Buzzell's  direction  gets  all 
the  humor  from  the  piece  and  spices 
it  with  a  little  pathos  besides/' 

—  N.Y.  American 


"Safely  recommend  it  as  thoroughly 
delightful  entertainment." 

—  N.  y.  World -Telegram 

"Cast  is  so  good  and  the  dialogue 
so  enjoyable  that  the  film  emerges 
as  amiably  diverting  entertain- 

—  N.  y.  Evening  Journal 


ment. 


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"Has  much  to  recommend  it.' 

—  N.  y.  Evening  Post 

"Will  exert  wide  appeal  because 
of  its  very  human  touches." 

—  Film  Daily 


With 

DORIS  KENYON 

Dickie  Moore^  Joseph  Cawtliorn, 
Reginald  Owen^  Betty  LawFord, 
Charlotte  Henry.  Directed  by 
Edward  Buzzell.  Presented  by 

CARL  LAEMMLE. 

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VOL.  36.    NO.  70 


NEW  YORK,  SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER  22,  1934 


Church  Ready 
To  Relax  Its 
Films  Drive 


Cardinal  Says  Industry 
Has  Chance  to  Act 


Rome,  Sept.  21. — Readiness  to  sus- 
pend the  drive  against  objectionable 
films  was  expressed  here  today  by 
Cardinal  Mundelein  of  Chicago  so 
that  the  industry  may  be  given  a 
chance  to  prove  what  it  can  do  to 
improve  the  moral  tone  of  the  screen. 

The  following  statement  was  issued 
by  the  prelate: 

"We  are  willing  to  suspend  the 
campaign  now  to  see  what  the  movie 
producers  will  make  of  themselves. 
We  are  going  to  give  the  movie  pro- 
ducers a  chance  to  see  what  they  can 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Archbishop  Talks 
On  Legion's  Aims 

In  the  first  of  a  series  of  broadcasts 
over  a  nationwide  NBC  hookup  on 
the  Legion  of  Decency  clean  film 
drive,  Archbishop  John  T.  McNich- 
olas  of  Cincinnati,  chairman  of  the 
Episcopal  Committee  on  Motion  Pic- 
tures, said  last  night  that  "the 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


"Empress*'  Grosses 
$37,460  at  Capitol 

"Scarlet  Empress"  chalked  up  a 
gross  of  $37,460  at  the  Capitol  last 
week.  This  is  considered  a  good  in- 
take by  the  management.  The  Para- 
mount with  "She  Loves  Me  Not"  for 
a  second  week  garnered  about  $35,000. 

Business  along  Broadway  yesterday 
was  exceptionally  good  at  the  Para- 
mount and  Roxy,  the  former  opening 
with  "Belle  of  the  Nineties,"  which 
clocked  11,000  admissions  up  to  6 
P.  M.  At  the  Roxy,  "Chu  Chin 
Chow"  tallied  $7,000  for  the  opening 
day,  which  is  the  best  first  day  in 
some  time.  The  Paramount  expects 
to  end  the  week  with  a  gross  of  ap- 
proximately $70,000. 


August  Ticket  Tax 
Total  Is  $993,717 

Washington,  Sept.  21. — Admission 
taxes  collected  by  the  government 
last  month  totaled  $993,717,  compared 
with  $943,384  in  the  same  month  of 
last  year,  it  was  announced  by  the 
Internal  Revenue  Bureau. 


Para.  Trustee 
Suit  May  Not 
Reach  a  Jury 

Reorganization  Is  Likely 
Before  Possible  Trial 


The  suit  against  former  Paramount 
Publix  directors  brought  by  trustees 
of  the  company  to  recover  up  to  $12,- 
200,000  expended  for  repurchase  of 
Paramount  stock  issued  for  theatre 
acquisitions  from  1929  to  1932  will  not 
be  brought  to  trial,  according  to  pres- 
ent  indications. 

This  is  made  apparent  because 
after  the  reorganization  of  Paramount 
Publix  the  obligation  of  continuing 
the  suit  will  rest  with  the  new  com- 
pany,   which    would    be    required    to 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Merger  Talks  Set 
For  Fox  Circuits 

Meetings  will  be  started  next  week 
between  Milton  C.  Weisman,  receiver 
for  Fox  Theatres,  and  representatives 
of  Fox  Metropolitan  to  merge  both 
circuits,  following  suggestion  Thurs- 
day by  Federal  Judge  Manton. 

William  E.  Atkinson,  who  had  been 
receiver  of  Fox  Theatres  until  Weis- 
man entered  the  picture,  withdrew  as 
co-receiver.  Atkinson  resigned  some 
time  ago  and  upon  insistence  by  Judge 
Manton  continued  until  Weisman  was 
familiar  with  details  of  the  bankrupt 
circuit. 


Circuit  Heads  Clash 
In  Office  Corridor 

Two  local  independent  circuit  heads 
almost  came  to  blows  yesterday  at 
the  Warner-First  National  exchange, 
the  fracas  being  over  the  Cameo,  Yon- 
kers. 

Springer  &  Cocalis  had  the  house 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


Sounds  Like  a  Riot 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  21.— The 
Tribune,  morning  publication, 
prints  this  anent  the  Mae 
West  midnight  preview  at  the 
Saenger : 

"In  all  my  days  I  never 
saw  such  a  stampede  to  get 
into  a  movie  theatre  as  the 
one  put  on  at  the  Saenger  to 
see  Mae  West's  latest  picture. 
They  broke  doors,  pushed  out 
glasses,  tore  down  railings, 
stampeded  over  fainting  wo- 
men and  cursed  and  yelled 
during  the  rampage.  Some 
persons  stood  in  line  for  at 
least  two  hours — and  some 
even  went  so  far  as  to  threat- 
en physical  injury  if  they 
were  not  permitted  to  crowd 
inside — Mae,  herself,  would 
have  enjoyed  the  scene." 


Theatres  Will 
Await  Federal 
ASCAP  Action 


Following  assurances  received 
Thursday  from  government  officials 
in  Washington  that  the  Federal  anti- 
trust suit  against  music  licensing  or- 
ganizations would  be  amended  to  cover 
exhibitors'  complaints  against  the 
American  Society  of  Composers, 
Authors  &  Publishers  and  that  the 
suit  would  be  brought  to  trial  before 
Nov.  1,  the  exhibitors'  legal  committee 
decided  yesterday  at  a  meeting  in  the 
(Continued  on   page  3) 


Pathe  Seeks  Court 
Help  for  Meeting 

The  application  of  Pathe  Exchange 
for  authorization  to  hold  an  extraordi- 
nary meeting  of  stockholders  to  pass 
on  the  company's  plan  of  financial  re- 
organization was  filed  in  N.  Y.  Su- 
preme Court  here  yesterday  by  George 

(Continued  on   pane  4) 


Lindbergh  Case  Arrest 

Test  of  Newsreel  Speed 


Arrest  of  Bruno  Richard  Haupt- 
mann  as  a  suspect  in  the  Lindbergh 
kipnaping  case  furnished  the  newsreels 
with  the  second  big  dramatic  event  in 
a  few  weeks.  The  other  was  the  Morro 
Castle    disaster     in     which    airplanes, 


boats   and    automobiles    were   used   in 
a  wild  scramble  for  coverage. 

Like  the  newspapers,  the  reels  did 
not    get    a    tip    on    the    arrest    until 
afternoon,  and  the  name  and  address 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


TEN  CENTS 


Exhibitors  to 
Get  Revisions 
Of  Code  Costs 


Some  Levies  Complained 
Of  Will  Be  Changed 

Washington,  Sept.  21. — Exhibitor 
assessments  for  support  of  the  code 
administration  for  the  second  half  of 
the  year  will  be  revised  to  eliminate 
unduly  burdensome  levies  complained 
of  by  some  exhibitors,  it  was  learned 
today. 

No  general  revision  is  to  be  made, 
but  there  will  be  a  few  changes  in 
some  of  the  categories  which  will 
lighten  the  burden. 

Notices  of  assessment  will  be  sent 
out  as  soon  as  the  schedule  is  revised 
and  the  assessments  for  the  producing 
branch  of  the  industry  have  been  ap- 
proved, it  was  said. 

At  the  same  time,  the  reopening 
of  the  code  for  assents  is  expected  to 

(Continued  on  page  3) 


Begin  Revision  of 
Clearance  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  21. — ^The  local 
clearance  board  today  began  revision 
of  the  clearance  schedule  here  in  con- 
formance with  Campi's  new  prin- 
ciples. 

It  is  understood  the  clause  calling 
for  fixed  admissions  at  subsequent 
run  houses  will  be  eliminated  and  a 
substitute  clause  will  be  drafted,  de- 
signed to  stabilize  prices.  The  re- 
ported    changes     include    setting    up 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


Huffman  Indicates 
Court  Test  on  Code 

Denver,  Sept.  21. — Intention  of 
Harry  Huffman  to  appeal  to  the 
courts  in  an  effort  to  have  the  code 
declared  unconstitutional  is  indicated 
in  his  appeal  brief  filed  with  Code 
Authority.  The  appeal  is  from  the 
decision  of  the  local  board  ordering 
him  to  stop  his  auto  giveaways. 

Huffman  contends  that  no  one,  not 

even  Congress  nor  the   President,  has 

any   authority   to   attempt   to   regulate 

any  business  carried  on  wholly  within 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


Hear  4  Indianapolis 
Individual  Protests 

Four  individual  protests  against  the 
Indianapolis  clearance  and  zoning 
schedule  were  discussed  yesterday  by 
a   code   committee   consisting  of  Jack 

(Continued  on   page   3) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,  September  22,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.   S.   Patent  Office) 


\ol.  36 


September  22,   1934 


No.  70 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 

[41^       JAMES    A.    CRON 

Advertising  Manager       S^ZZ> 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
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Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

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Sarnoff  Dinner  Guest 

David  Sarnofif,  president  of  RCA, 
and  Elmer  T.  Cunningham,  president 
of  the  RCA  Victor  Co.,  will  be  guests 
of  honor  at  a  dinner  to  be  given  by 
about  1,000  metropolitan  Victor  deal- 
ers Monday  night.  The  dinner  will 
be  held  in  the  Waldorf-Astoria  ball- 
room. Several  radio  artists  are  sched- 
uled to  entertain. 


Ask  Aid  on  Housing 

Theatres  are  being  invited  by  the 
Federal  Housing  Administration  to 
cooperate  in  holding  meetings  to  stir 
up  interest  in  home  improvement  dur- 
ing Better  Housing  Week.  The  pub- 
licity committee  of  the  administration 
in  Washington  is  supplying  details  of 
how  this  can  be  done. 


New  House  for  Richmond 

Richmond,  Sept.  21. — Application 
has  been  made  for  a  permit  to  build 
a  $40,000  theatre  on  West  Grace  St. 
by  the  newly  incorporated  Grace 
Amusement  Co.,  Inc.  It  will  seat  500. 
Clarence  Radin,  who  operated  the  Rex 
several  years  ago,  heads  the  new  con- 
cern. 


Weeks  to  Leave  Monday 

George    W.    Weeks,    general    man 
ager  of  Gaumont  British  in  this  coun 
try,    will    leave    Monday    for    a    trip 
through    key    cities    to    organize    his 
sales    force.      His    first    stops   will   be 
in  Boston  an!  Philadelphia. 


Para.  Trustee 
Suit  May  Not 
Reach  a  Jury 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

bear  the  burden  of  the  extensive  liti- 
gation involved.  For  this  and  other 
reasons  it  appears  now  that  there  is 
little  likelihood  that  the  reorganized 
Paramount  will  take  over  the  action 
and  force  it  to  trial. 

Defendants  in  the  suit,  which  was 
filed  in  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court  by 
Charles  D.  Hilles,  Iiugene  W.  Leake 
and  Charles  E.  Richardson  last  spring, 
will  file  an  amended  answer  to  the 
complaint  within  the  next  few  weeks, 
their  original  answer  having  been 
filed  Sept.  15  asking  for  dismissal  of 
the  suit  together  with  costs  of  the 
a.ction.  After  filing  of  the  amended 
answer  it  is  anticipated  that  other 
motions  will  be  filed  and  argued.  The 
defendants  also  plan  to  demand  a  jury 
trial  which,  because  of  the  crowded 
jury  calendar,  would  mean  that  the 
suit  could  not  be  tried  for  at  least 
three  years. 

If,  in  the  meantime,  counsel  for  the 
Paramount  trustees  move  for  a  pref- 
erence on  the  jury  trial  calendar  be- 
cause of  the  fact  that  the  suit  is  a 
bankrupt  action,  that  move,  too,  would 
be  opposed  by  the  defendants  with 
little  likelihood  of  its  being  disposed 
of  prior  to  the  reorganization  of  Para- 
mount Publix  and  the  inception  of  the 
new  company. 

The  defendants  in  the  action  are : 
Frank  A.  Bailey,  Jules  E.  Brulatour, 
Daniel  Frohman,  John  Hertz,  Felix 
E.  Kahn,  Gilbert  W.  Kahn,  Sam 
Katz,  Sidney  R.  Kent,>  Austin  C. 
Keough,  Ralph  A.  Kohn,  Jesse  L. 
Lasky,  Elek  J.  Ludvigh,  Sir  William 
Wiseman,  Adolph  Zukor,  Eugene  J. 
Zukor  and  executors  for  the  estates 
of  Casimir  I.  Stralem,  Emil  E. 
Shauer  and  William   H.  English. 


Para,  Bonds  Spurt; 
Suit  Reported  Off 

Reports  that  the  suit  brought  by 
Paramount  Publix  trustees  to  set 
aside  an  alleged  $13,200,000  bank 
group  preference  had  been  formally 
settled  yesterday,  clearing  the  way  to 
a  reorganization  of  the  company,  ap- 


parently were  responsible  for  a  spurt 
taken  by  the  company's  three  bond 
issues  which  sent  them  to  new  highs 
for   the   year. 

Although  a  settlement  of  the  suit  is 
known  to  be  imminent,  no  verification 
of  a  formal  agreement  being  reached 
yesterday  could  be  obtained.  The 
iaank  suit  has  been  the  greatest  ob- 
stacle in  the  way  of  completion  of 
Paramount's  reorganization  plan,  al- 
though several  matters  of  less  impor- 
tance continue  to  stand  in  the  way  of 
final  submission  of  the  plan.  These  in- 
clude court  and  creditor  acceptance  of 
the  plan  of  reorganization  for  Para- 
mount-Broadway Corp.,  the  subsidiary 
owning  title  to  the  Paramount  Bldg. 
and  Theatre  in  Times  Square ;  the 
Olympia  Theatres  reorganization ; 
settlement  of  the  Allied  Owners  claim 
of  $25,000,000  and  a  final  agreement 
on  the  participation  basis  of  Para- 
mount stockholders. 


To  Form  Allied  Unit 
In  Maine  on  Sunday 

B.ANGOR,  Me.,  Sept.  21. — A  Maine 
unit  of  Allied  will  be  formed  here 
Sunday.  Plans  were  completed  last 
week  in  Boston  by  Independent  Ex- 
hibitors, Inc.,  with  which  the  unit 
will  be  affiliated.  A  meeting  will  be 
held  at  the  Bangor  House  with  ex- 
hibitors from  all  over  the  state  in 
attendance. 

Independent  Exhibitors  will  be  rep- 
resented at  the  meeting  by  Arthur 
Howard,  its  business  manager ;  Wal- 
ter Littlefield,  Edward  Ansin,  Will- 
iam McLaughlin,  Nathan  Yamins, 
Harold    Stoneham  and  Ernest   Horst- 


Signs  European  Contract 

.\ccording  to  word  from  Phil  Reis- 
man.  vice-president  of  RKO  Export 
Corp.,  now  touring  Europe  on  a  dis- 
tribution survey,  the  first  European 
contract  for  the  1934-35  Radio  lineup 
has  been  signed  with  Remaco's  Film- 
bedryf  N.  V.  of  Amsterdam.  The 
contract  also  covers  distribution  in  the 
Dutch   East  Indies. 


Whitney  Going  to  Coast 

John  Hay  Whitney,  president  of 
Pioneer  Pictures,  Inc.,  leaves  for  the 
coast  shortly  to  rush  preparations  on 
"Becky  Sharp."  This  will  be  Pio- 
neer's first  feature  in  the  new  three 
component  Technicolor  process.  Re- 
lease will  be  through  RKO. 


Issues  on  Big  Board  Show  Gains 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Chaniie 

Columbia   Pictures,  vtc 33  32'A  33  -|-1 

Consolidated  Film   Industries   27/s  2f^  2M.  +  Vi 

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 12^        12i4  \2%  -j-  !4 

Eastman  Kodak   97!/2  96  97i/l  -1-2'/$ 

Eastman    Kodak,    pfd 140  140  140  

Loew's,   Inc 27i^  26M  27^  -|-  M 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 4%.  4  454  -f  J4 

Pathe   Exchange    1!4  1  VA  -\-  \i 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" UYf,        12i4  13i/^,  ^-15i 

RKO   2Vi,         25^         IVi  

Warner  Bros 4.U  4i/4  444  -f  ^ 

Technicolor  Climbs  V2  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

Technicolor    13!4        Pr^        13  -|-  14 

Trans   Lux    ]^  174  ]J^         

Most  Bonds  Move  Upward 

Net 

Hi"rh  Low  Close  Chemge 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 55^          5'/  S'A         

Keith   B.   F.  6s   '46 '8%        58^  587^        -|-2^ 

Loew's  6s  '41,   ww  deb  rights 101,14  lOli/^  lOl'/J  —14 

Paramount   Broadway   S'/aS   '51 .19            38  39  -1-1 

Paramount   F.   L.   6s   '47 'ryVg        53^  56  -f254 

Paramount   Publix  SVzS  '50 =^714        5'"4  .'=6  -\- ii 

Warner   Bros.  6s   '39,  wd 57'A        55J4  57%        +2% 


Sales 

200 

500 

100 

700 

2,000 

3,000 

9.300 

10,800 

2,800 

800 

2.300 


Sales 

1,200 
100 


Sales 

23 

3 

5 

7 

14 

65 

40 


<    Purely 
Personal  ► 


BLOCK  and  Sully,  radio  com- 
edians, who  appeared  in  "Kid 
Millions,"  return  to  the  air  Monday. 
They  will  do  a  scene  from  the  picture 
as  they  would  have  directed  it. 

Sydney  Howard,  England  come- 
dian, who  appeared  in  Reliance's 
"Transatlantic  Merry  -  Go  -  Round," 
sails  for  home  tomorrow  on  the  Ber- 
cngario. 

June  Clayworth,  who  recently 
signed  a  contract  with  Carl  Laemmle, 
Jr.,  left  yesterday  by  plane  for  the 
coast.  Her  first  picture  will  prob- 
ably be  "I've  Been  Around." 

Ralph  A.  Kohn,  ill  for  the  past 
several  weeks,  is  expected  back  on  the 
job  in  about   10  days. 

Lou  Goldberg  has  joined  the  Gau- 
mont British  publicity  and  exploitation 
department. 

Bernard  Mills  was  in  town  from 
Albany  yesterday. 

Ed  Kuykendall  will  be  back  in 
town  next   Thursday. 

Helen  Hayes  arrives  from  the 
coast  by  plane  today. 


"Toyland"  to  Resume 

Hollywood,  Sept.  21. — After  a  de- 
lay of  four  weeks  Hal  Roach's  "Babes 
in  Toyland"  is  slated  to  resume  pro- 
duction next  Monday.  The  picture 
will  launch  a  busy  production  schedule 
with  four  shorts  scheduled  to  be  com- 
pleted within  the  next  four  weeks : 
two  "Our  Gang"  comedies  a  Thelma 
Todd-Patsy  Kelly,  and  a  Charlie 
Chase  comedy. 


''U"  Casts  Baby  Jane 

Hollywood,  Sept.  21. — Universal 
will  feature  Baby  Jane  in  her  next 
picture,  "Straight  from  the  Heart," 
which  B.  F.  Zeidman  will  produce. 
Baby  Jane  is  three  years  old  and  ap- 
peared in  Universal's  "Imitation  of 
Life,"  under  her  real  name,  Juanita 
Quigley. 


O'Brien,  Cline  Coming 

Hollywood,  Sept.  21.  —  George 
O'Brien  and  Eddie  Cline,  accompanied 
by  their  wives,  tomorrow  will  be  on 
their  way  to  New  York,  where  they 
will  join  Sol  Lesser,  with  whom  they 
will  sail  for  Europe  Sept.  29  for  ex- 
teriors for  "The  Millionaire  Cowboy." 


Continue  Army  Study 

Hollywood,  Sept.  21. — The  War 
Department  is  continuing  to  send 
selected  Signal  Corps  officers  here  to 
study  production  methods.  First 
Lieutenant  Charles  S.  Stoddard  is  the 
third  officer  so  assigned.  He  arrived 
yesterday. 


Oscar  Phelps  in  Crash 

Portland,  Ore.,  Sept.  21.  —  Oscar 
Phelps,  leading  exhibitor  of  Hillsboro, 
Ore.,  of  which  he  is  mayor,  broke  two 
ribs  and  an  arm  in  an  auto  wreck 
caused  by  a  faulty  tire. 


Fox  Re-signs  John  Ford 

Hollywood,  Sept.  21. — John  Ford 
has  signed  a  new  Fox  contract.  His 
first  under  the  new  pact  will  be 
"Steamboat  Round  the  Bend." 


Saturday,   September  22,    1934 


MOTION   PICTURE 

DAILY 


Exhibitors  to 
Get  Revisions 
Of  Code  Costs 


(Continued  from    pane    1) 

bring  in  additional  funds  for  Code 
Authority.  The  reopenins:  has  been 
practically  decided  upon  on  the  ground 
that  so  many  changes  have  been  made 
in  the  document  since  its  adoption  that 
many  who  did  not  approve  of  it  orig- 
inally now  want  to  sign.  Exhibitors 
who  assent  to  the  code  upon  its  re- 
opening will  be  assessed  on  a  pro  rata 
basis  for  that  part  of  the  assessment 
period  during  which  they  become  mem- 
bers of  the  code  group. 


S.  R.  Kent  and  Harold  S.  Bareford, 
distributor  members  of  the  code 
finance  committee,  met  yesterday  to 
discuss  the  new  assessment  plan  for 
producers  and  distributors.  Their  re- 
port will  be  taken  up  by  Campi  at 
next  Thursday's  session. 


Begin  Revision  of 
Clearance  in  K.  C. 

(Continued  from    pacie    1) 

clearances  between  runs  instead  of 
basing  them  on  first  runs  alone. 

The  board  will  also  revamp  the 
schedules  adopted  for  St.  Joseph, 
Mo.,    Wichita,    Atchison. 

Samuel  A.  Moross,  assistant  to 
John  C.  Flinn,  executive  secretary  of 
Campi,  who  has  been  here  advising 
the  local  board  on  the  required  re- 
visions, leaves  tonight  for  confer- 
ences with  the  Des  Moines  boards. 
From  Des  Moines  he  goes  to  Minne- 
apolis, Chicago  and  Pittsburgh  before 
completing  his  tour  of  the  middle 
west  and  the  south. 


Lindbergh  Case  Arrest 

Test  of  Newsreel  Speed 


Huffman  Indicates 
Court  Test  on  Code 

(Continued   from    pane    1) 

one  State.  He  also  holds  that  when  they 
or  any  of  their  appointees  attempt  to 
interfere  with  such  a  business,  they 
are   liable   for   damages. 

All  theatre  giveaways  have  been 
ordered  out  by  the  local  grievance 
board,  and  all  but  the  Huffman  case 
have  been  confirmed  by  Code  Author- 
ity. His  case  was  delayed  because  the 
first  complaint  was  thrown  out  by  the 
board  for  lack  of  evidence.  Three 
weeks  before  the  Huffman  case  was 
decided  the  auto  giveaways  and  other 
drawings  were  ordered  stopped  by  the 
police  department  under  a  19-year-old 
ordinance.  The  city  order  is  still  in 
force. 

r\n  amendment  has  been  introduced 
in  the  City  Council  which,  if  passed, 
will  remove  the  city  restriction.  It  has 
been  passed  on  first  reading  and 
ordered  published. 


Hear  4  Indianapolis 
Individual  Protests 

(Continued    from    pane    1) 

Cohn,  chairman ;  Charles  Reagan  of 
Paramount  and  Harry  Hecht,  New 
Jersey  independent  exhibitor. 

The  complaints  were  submitted  in 
writing  with  no  one  on  hand  from  In- 
dianapolis. The  cases  were :  Baxter 
Amusement      Co.,      Louisville,      Ky., 


(Continued  f 
of  Hauptmann  was  kept  secret  until 
quite  late.  In  the  meantime  camera 
crews  had  been  rushed  to  the  Green- 
wich St.  Station  downtown.  When 
they  reached  the  Hauptmann  home  in 
the  Bronx  the  light  was  beginning  to 
fade. 

In  spite  of  these  handicaps  they 
managed  to  get  shots  of  the  guards 
there,  the  digging  around  the  garage 
where  the  ransom  money  was  con- 
cealed, and  the  downtown  crews 
turned  in  shots  of  the  prisoner,  re- 
marks by  Police  Commissioner 
O'Ryan  in  the  presence  of  Col.  H. 
Norman  Schwartzkopf  of  the  N.  J. 
State  Police  and  J.  Edgar  Hoover, 
head  of  the  division  of  investigation 
of  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Justice. 
Office  staffs  hastily  assembled  film 
reviews  of  the  kidnaping  scenes. 

First  showings  of  the  shots  were 
made  on  Broadway  about  10  o'clock 
in  the  evening.  Universal  reached  the 
Strand  and  10  other  houses  and  Fox 
Movietone  News  appeared  in  the 
Roxy  and  the  Trans  Lux.  All  three 
reels  had  complete  circuit  coverage 
for  the  morning  shows  yesterday. 

Universal  had  a  lucky  break. 
It  was  makeup  night.  The  regular 
issue  was   held  25   minutes  and   ship- 


rom   page    1) 
ments     were     made     by     air     express 
to  all  accounts  during  the  night. 

Fix  Movietone  and  Hearst  Metro- 
tone  make  up  Monday  and  Wednesday 
nights.  Special  issues  were  rushed 
out  by  chartered  planes  to  Boston, 
Xew  Orleans  and  Kansas  City  in  time 
for  the  afternoon  shows  yesterday. 
These  clips  ran  about  350  feet. 

Developments  occurring  yesterday 
morning— the  police  lineup,  the  ar- 
raignment, and  the  jailing  of  the  pris- 
oner— were  added.  A  complete  review 
of  the  Lindbergh  case  is  to  be  in- 
cluded for  the  first  issue  next  week. 

Pathe  signed  up  the  filling  stat'.on 
men  who  furnished  the  clues  leading 
to  the  arrest  for  exclusive  interviews. 
The  complete  clip  runs  about  500  feet. 

Paramount  had  a  clip  on  Broad- 
way at  the  Paramount  Theatre  for  the 
late  show  and  said  that  it  reached  San 
Francisco  yesterday  morning. 

Berner  J.  Rybak,  vice-president  of 
Trans-Lux,  says  it  was  fulfillment  of 
the  newsreel  men's  long  cherished 
ambition  to  beat  the  dailies.  He  wrote 
to  Allyn  Butterfield,  editor  of  the 
"U"  reel,  that  there  was  a  demon- 
stration when  the  film  came  on,  be- 
cause crowds  outside  were  still  trying 
to  buy  papers  giving  some  of  the 
early  details. 


Theatres  Will 
Await  Federal 
ASCAP  Action 


against  St.  Therese  Catholic  Church 
Gym,  same  city ;  Marion-Washington 
Realty  Co.,  Marion,  Ind.,  against  the 
Washington,  same  city ;  Mars,  Lafay- 
ette, Ind.,  against  Main,  same  city ; 
Strand,  Muncie,  Ind.,  against  Rivoli, 
same  city. 


Joyce  Made  Ad  Head 
For  RCA  Victor  Co, 

T.  F.  Joyce,  advertising  director  of 
RCA  Radiotron,  was  appointed  man- 
ager of  advertising  and  sales  promo- 
tion of  RCA  Victor,  including  the 
RCA  Photophone  division,  yesterday, 
succeeding  Pierre  Boucheron,  re- 
signed. 

Joyce  has  been  in  charge  of  adver- 
tising for  the  RCA  radio  tube  division 
for  the  past  seven  years,  prior  to 
which  he  was  with  the  incandescent 
lamp  division  of  General  Electric 
Corp.  The  appointment  was  made  by 
G.  K.  Throckmorton,  executive  vice- 
president  of  RCA  Victor.  Bouch- 
eron's  future  plans  have  not  been  de- 
cided. 


G-B,  Educl  Set  2  Years 

The  deal  for  Gaumont  British  dis- 
tribution of  Educational  product  in  the 
United  Kingdom,  recently  closed  by 
E.  W.  Hammons  with  Jeffery  Ber- 
nerd,  is  a  two-year  pact  with  options 
for  continuance  thereafter. 


DuWorld  Gets  "Prisoner'' 

DuWorld  has  acquired  world  rights 
to  "The  Prisoner,"  a  short  produced 
by  Roman  Freluch,  Universal  camera- 
man. 


Roach  III  at  Loeiv  Home 

Hal  Roach  is  ill  at  Arthur  Loew's 
home  in  Glen  Cove,  L.  I.  He  is  ex- 
pected to  be  out  of  bed  within  the  next 
few  days. 


Quigley  Award  Gets 
Finlay  New  Theatre 

Toronto,  Sept.  21. — J.  J.  Fitzgib- 
bons,  general  manager  of  Famous 
Players  Canadian,  made  public  today 
the  appointment  of  Ken  Finlay  as 
manager  of  the  new  Royal  Theatre, 
which  opened  in  Guelph,  Ont.,  today. 
Finlay  was  chosen  for  the  position, 
according  to  Fitzgibbons,  on  the 
strength  of  his  showing  in  the  com- 
petitions conducted  by  the  Managers' 
Round  Table  Club  of  Motion  Picture 
Herald,  in  which  he  has  received  hon- 
orable mention  every  month  since  their 
inception.  He  was  co-winner  of  the 
May   Quigley  award. 


Circuit  Heads  Clash 
In  Office  Corridor 

(Continued   from    pafie    1) 

until  five  months  ago  when  it  was 
dropped.  Abraham  Leff,  operating 
nine  houses,  acquired  the  theatre  two 
weeks  ago  and  has  reopened  it  since. 
When  Sam  Cocalis  met  Leff  in  the 
exchange,  he  accused  Leff  of  taking 
the  house  away  from  him.  Leff  denied 
the  charges  which  was  followed  by 
hot  language  by  Springer.  Warner- 
First  National  salesmen  stepped  be- 
tween the  exhibitors  and  separated 
them. 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

Paramount  Bldg.  not  to  initiate  an 
independent  action  against  A.S.C.A.P. 
at  this  time. 

The  tentative  decision  was  made 
despite  the  inability  of  the  exhibitor 
delegation  to  obtain  a  commitment 
from  the  Attorney  General's  office  on 
Thursday  that  the  government  would 
ask  an  injunction  restraining  A.S.C. 
A. P.  from  placing  its  proposed  music 
tax  increases  in  effect  on  Oct.  1.  It 
is  understood  that  the  Federal  offi- 
cials advised  the  delegation  against 
the  injunction  procedure,  holding  that 
an  early  trial  of  the  Federal  action 
was  certain  and  would  provide  exhibi- 
tors with  adequate  relief. 

The  only  statement  issued  following 
the  legal  committee  meeting  yesterday 
was  one  from  Walter  Vincent 
which  said  that  the  committee  is  now 
of  the  opinion  that  the  "situation  is 
being  very  capably  handled  by  the  De- 
partment of  Justice." 

Held  Opposed  to  "Test"  Case 

It  is  also  understood  that  George  Z. 
Medalie,  recently  retained  by  the  ex- 
hibitors, expressed  doubts  over  the 
effectiveness  of  a  separate  "test"  ac- 
tion. In  his  opinion,  according  to  re- 
ports, a  "test"  case,  even  if  success- 
ful, might  bring  relief  from  higher 
rnusic  taxes  only  to  the  circuit  or 
circuits  in  whose  name  it  was  brought. 
Other  exhibitors,  Medalie  held,  might 
be  obliged  to  bring  the  same  action 
over  and  over  again. 

It  is  now  indicated  that  Medalie 
will  play  no  immediate  active  part  in 
the  exhibitors'  legal  campaign. 

No  relaxation  of  the  exhibitors' 
campaign  to  obtain  relief  from  music 
taxes  by  Federal  legislative  means  is 
contemplated.  This  part  of  the  ex- 
hibitors' campaign  is  understood  to 
have  been  approved  by  Department  of 
justice  representatives  who  urged 
exhibitors  to  continue  their  program 
and  advise  Senators  and  Congressmen 
of  the  situation. 


Brandt  Takes  Arcadia 

Harry  Brandt  has  taken  over  the 
Arcadia,  Bronx,  making  25  for  his  cir- 
cuit. Brandt  does  not  operate  all  the 
houses,  many  of  which  he  is  only 
booking. 


White  to  Coast  Shortly 

George   White   leaves  for  the  coast 
the  early  part  of  October  to  prepare 
for  his  second  "George  White's  Scan- 
dals," which  starts  production  the  mid- 
idle  of  November. 


Music  Tax  at  Old  Rate 
Turned  Back  by  ASCAP 

Music  tax  payments  for  the  quarter 
beginning  Oct.  1,  being  remitted  by 
circuits  on  the  basis  of  the  old  rate 
of  10  cents  per  seat,  are  being  refused 
by  the  American  Society  of  Com- 
posers, Authors  &  Publishers,  it  was 
learned  yesterday. 

Checks  made  out  in  accordance  with 
the  old  rate  scale  are  promptly  re- 
turned to  the  senders  and  attention  is 
called  to  the  new  increased  rates 
which  are  scheduled  to  become  effec- 
tive Oct.  1.  Circuits  which  then 
make  their  remittances  in  accordance 
with  the  new  schedule  are  marking 
their  checks  "paid  under  protest"  with 
a  view  to  instituting  actions  for  re- 
covery of  the  payments  if  and  when 
legal  actions  against  A.S.C.A.P.  are 
successful. 


'^Priest"  for  Music  Hall 

"Judge  Priest,"  Will  Rogers'  latest, 
has  been  booked  into  the  Music  HaR 
starting  Oct.  14. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Saturday,   September  22,    1934 


Church  Ready  to 
Relax  Films  Drive 


(Continued   from   paiie    1) 

do.  We  do  not  want  to  put  the  movies 
out  of  business. 

"But  we  are  not  taking  any  chances. 
We  are  going  to  remain  organized.  In 
my  diocese  we  have  650,000  signa- 
tures of  adults  without  asking  prom- 
ises from  the  youths. 

"We  do  not  ask  the  movie  produc- 
ers to  bring  out  the  'Pollyanna'  type 
of  films.  The  kind  of  film  which  Will 
Rogers,  Janet  Gaynor  and  Victor 
Moore  appear  in  is  what  we  have  in 
mind.  We  do  not  like  the  Mae  West 
type. 

"Let  there  be  a  real  story,  provided 
it  is  decent." 

The  statement  was  issued  follow- 
ing an  audience  with  the  Pope  at 
which,  however,  the  film  situation  was 
not  discussed,  according  to  Cardinal 
Mundelein. 


Archbishop  Talks 
On  Legion's  Aims 

(Continued   from   patie    1) 

Catholic  church  is  not  a  reformer, 
not  a  meddler." 

"The  church  realizes,"  he  said,  "that 
if  people  do  not  have  the  right  kind 
of  amusement,  they  will  have  the 
wrong  kind.  The  motion  picture  is 
the  chief  amusement  of  millions  of 
our  people,  especially  of  our  poor. 
Its  influence  for  good  or  evil  on  chil- 
dren in  the  formative  period  of  life 
is  incalculable. 

"Had  the  producers  of  indecent  pic- 
tures not  been  checked,  and  had  the 
films  continued  on  the  basis  of  the  last 
few  years,  the  evil  cinema  would 
either  have  destroyed  itself  or  would 
have  contaminated  the  general  masses 
of  the  people  and  corrupted  the  youth 
of  our  land. 

"The  Legion  of  Decency  was  not 
formed  to  make  pictures,  nor  to  tell 
the  producers  how  to  make  them,  but 
was  formed  to  criticize  them  from  the 
moral  standpoint.  It  has  no  profes- 
sional reformers  connected  with  it.  It 
made  one  demand  only  and  will  be 
satisfied  with  nothing  else — clean  pic- 
tures, clean  speech  and  wholesome  re- 
creation for  the  masses  of  the  people 
who  have  very  little  else  in  the  way 
of  recreation  in  their  lives. 

"The  first  objective  has  been  to 
arouse  public  opinion.  The  second  duty 
is  to  sustain  public  opinion. 

"Constructive  criticism  is  necessary. 
The  whole  country  has  become  motion 
picture  conscious.  It  is  most  impor- 
tant that  every  community  and  every 
group  should  recognize  the  vast  pos- 
sibilities for  good  in  the  cinema  and 
should  refuse  to  tolerate  pictures  that 
are  degrading. 

"The  Legion  of  Decency  has  noticed 
with  gratification  the  number  of 
cinema  artists  who  have  never  ac- 
cepted parts  in  indecent  pictures. 
These  artists  have  drawn  large  houses, 
which  is  another  proof  that  the  Amer- 
ican public  is  clean-minded  and  desires 
wholesome  entertainment. 

"The  pressure  of  public  opinion  can 
and  should  give  us  clean  pictures. 
Even  the  listing  of  pictures  will  cease 
if  every  film  produced  will  conform 
not  only  to  the  moral  code  but  to  the 
spirit  of  the  code  signed  by  the  pro- 
ducers. The  seal  of  approval  given  to 
pictures  should  soon  be  an  entirely 
satisfactory  proof  that  it  is  worthy. 
The  industry  needs  a  reasonable  time 
to  put  its  house  in  order." 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"Chu  Chin  Chow" 

( Gan  mont  B  ritish  -Fox ) 

An  impressive  extravaganza,  produced  lavishly  and  expensively.  It 
marks  a  definite  challenge  by  Gaumont  British  to  American  producers, 
a  worthwhile  efYort  and  designed  for  major  playing  time. 

The  English  producing  company  has  spared  no  expense  in  turning 
out  this  production.  Its  sets  are  magnificent  and  a  treat  to  the  eye. 
Photography,  direction,  acting  are  excellent. 

Walter  Forde,  who  directed,  can  take  bows  for  this  effort.  George 
Robey,  as  Ali  Baba,  is  capital ;  Fritz  Kortner,  as  Abu  Hasan,  unstir- 
passed  in  an  important  role,  and  Anna  May  Wong  sincerely  portrays 
her  characterization  of  the  spy.  John  Garrick,  Pearl  Argyle,  Jetsam, 
Denis  Hoey,  Sydney  Fairbrother,  Laurence  Hanray,  Frank  Cochrane, 
Thelma  Tuson  and  Kyoshi  Taske  also  contribute  unusual  performances. 

The  story  is  that  of  Ali  Baba  and  the  40  thieves,  but  instead  of  Ali 
Baba  leading  the  plunderers  he  pilfers  Hasan's  den  of  its  sparkling 
jewels  and  gold.  Miss  Wong  is  a  spy  and  cohort  of  Hasan's,  and  when 
she  is  discovered  Hasan  subjects  her  to  the  severe  penalty  of  grinding 
the  wheels  that  open  the  treasure  cave.  She  escapes  and  in  revenge  turns 
on  Hasan,  causing  his  ultimate  death. 

Garrick  and  Miss  Argyle  are  the  lovers,  taking  every  fleeing  oppor- 
tunity to  share  a  few  moments  together.  Garrick  has  a  fine  voice  and 
sings  a  few  songs.  Other  members  of  the  cast  likewise  supply  vocal 
renditions,  accompanied  by  intriguing  music.    Running  time,  96  minutes. 


"Down  to  Their  Last  Yacht'' 

( Radio  ) 

A  smartly  produced  and  nimble-witted  bit  of  entertainment,  "Down 
to  Their  Last  Yacht"  should  find  a  welcome  from  grown-up  audiences. 
It  is  a  comedy  with  musical  interludes  that  are  pleasant  to  the  ear 
and  afford  a  chance  for  some  lavish  staging  effects.  The  humor  is  in 
such  capable  hands  as  Mary  Boland,  Polly  Moran,  Ned  Sparks,  Sterling 
Holloway,  Irene  Franklin  and  Tom  Kennedy.  Other  players  who  do 
good  work  are  Sidney  Blackmer,  Sidney  Fox  and  Marjorie  Gateson. 

The  whole  thing  is  played  with  tongue  in  the  cheek.  The  idea  of  a 
yachting  party  with  the  guests  made  up  of  the  newly  rich  and  the 
crew  of  the  down-and-out  members  of  the  social  register  set  is  an 
intriguing  one.  When  the  yacht  is  beached  ofif  a  South  Sea  island, 
those  aboard  find  themselves  at  the  mercy  of  the  white  queen  of  the 
natives  (Miss  Boland).  She  is  foiled  in  an  attempt  to  have  her  prison- 
ers blown  up  with  the  yacht  when  Blackmer  warns  them  of  her  plans. 
Her  crush  on  Blackmer  nearly  breaks  up  his  romance  with  Miss  Fox.  It 
is  all  a  bit  silly  but  good  fun. 

There  are  several  dance  numbers  beautifully  done  to  fetching  music. 
Herbert  Fields  and  Lou  Brock  wrote  the  story  and  Edward  Cron- 
jager  handled  the  photography,  which  deserves  praise.  The  direction 
cf  Paul  Sloane  is  imaginative. 

Code  seal  No.  145.     Running  time,  64  minutes. 


'Monte  Cristo*  on  the  Air 

"The  Count  of  Monte  Cristo"  will 
be  broadcast  in  part  next  Tuesday 
evening  at  9:30  o'clock  on  a  CBS 
Preview-By-Ear  program.  Abe  Ly- 
man, bandmaster,  will  be  master  of 
ceremonies  and  a  number  will  partici- 
pate in  the  program.  The  picture 
opens  at  the  Rivoli  next  Wednesday. 


Two  More  for  Temple 

Hollywood,  Sept.  21. — In  addition 
to  "Bright  Eyes,"  which  gets  into 
production  shortly.  Fox  has  lined  up 
two  more  stories  for  Shirley  Temple. 
They  are  "Old  Farm"  by  Ettie  Ste- 
phens Pritchard  and  "Heaven's  Gates" 
by   I<"lorence  Leighton   Pfalzgraf. 


Circuit  Men  Here  Soon 

Karl  Hoblitzelle  and  Robert  J. 
O'Donnell  of  the  Publix-Hoblitzelle- 
Dent  circuit  in  Texas  arrive  in  New 
York  next  week  for  product  confer- 
ences with  major  company  sales  ex- 
ecutives. The  wives  of  both  men  are 
now  here. 


Porter  Browne  Passes 

NoRWALK,  Conn.,  Sept.  21. — Porter 
Emerson  Browne,  playwright  and 
author,  died  here  yesterday  in  the  Nor- 
walk  Hospital  at  the  age  of  55.  He 
had  been  a  patient  here  since  June  7. 
He  is  survived  by  two  daughters,  Mrs. 
Suzanne  Browne  Malkin  and  Miss 
Prudence  Browne. 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  Sat- 
urday at  2:30  o'clock  in  St.  John's 
Masonic  Temple.  Burial  will  be  in 
Riverside  Cemetery,  Norwalk. 


Socialite  Sponsors  Film 

Cobina  Wright,  art  patron  and  so- 
cially prominent,  is  entering  motion 
picture  management  in  sponsoring 
"The  Blue  Light,"  a  picture  made  in 
the  Italian  Alps,  which  opens  at  the 
Fifty-fifth  St.  Playhouse  Tuesday. 
American  rights  to  the  film  are 
owned  by  Gil  Boag  and  DuWorld 
Pictures  is  distributing. 


S.  &  C.  After  Another 

Springer  &   Cocalis  are   understood 
negotiating  for  the  Parkway,  Bronx. 


Pathe  Seeks  Court 
Help  for  Meeting 


(Continued  from    page    1) 

S.  Montgomery  of  Coudert  Bros., 
Pathe  counsel. 

A  hearing  on  the  application  was 
set  for  Oct.  1.  If  the  court  author- 
izes the  extraordinary  meeting,  stock- 
holders will  be  given  10  days  in  which 
to  file  objections  to  the  plan  and  a  90- 
day  notice  of  the  meeting  will  then  be 
issued.  The  extraordinary  meeting, 
therefore,  could  not  be  held  before 
next  January.  At  that  time  the  plan 
can  be  made  effective  if  it  is  ratified  by 
two-thirds  of  the  shareholders  present. 

The  plan  was  submitted  to  stock- 
holders on  Sept.  11,  but  no  action  was 
taken  because  of  the  lack  of  a  quorum 
then. 


Industry  Leaders  at 
"Chu  Chin"  Opening 

Persons  prominent  in  the  civic  and 
social  life  of  the  city  were  entertained 
last  night  at  the  Roxy  both  before  and 
after  the  first  showing  of  "Chu  Chin 
Chow,"  Gaumont  British  musical. 
Industry  leaders  and  exhibitors  were 
entertained  in  the  executive  offices  of 
the  theatre  following  the  first  show- 
ing. 

Aldermanic  President  Bernard  S. 
Deutsch  and  Mrs.  Deutsch,  Sir  Gerald 
Campbell,  British  consul  general ; 
Gladys  Swarthout,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mar- 
tin Saportas,  Conde  Nast,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Waddill  Catchings  and  others 
were  among  the  dinner  guests  of 
Howard  S.  Cullman,  receiver  for  the 
theatre,  and  Mark  Ostrer,  head  of 
Gaumont  British. 

Robert  J.  Flaherty  and  a  group  of 
men  from  the  island  of  Aran  appeared 
at  the  theatre. 

Aniong  those  who  attended  the  re- 
ception following  the  picture  were: 
George  J.  Schaefer,  Leon  D.  Netter, 
Merlin  H.  Aylesworth,  Fred  Meyers, 
Leopold  Friedman,  Joel  Levy,  Ben 
Joel,  H.  M.  Warner,  Sam  E.  Morris, 
Harold  S.  Bareford,  Clayton  E. 
Bond,  Joseph  Bernhard,  I.  j.  Hofif- 
man,  Clayton  P.  Sheehan,  E.  C. 
Grainger,  Arch  Reeve,  Dan  Micha- 
love,  William  Clark,  James  A.  Clark, 
Gabriel  Hess,  Carl  E.  Milliken, 
Arthur  S.  Dickinson,  Vincent  G. 
Hart,  J.  J.  McCarthy,  Sol  Lesser,  Ed 
Peskay,  Larry  Kent,  Harry  Rapf,  E. 
W.  Hammons,  George  Dembow,  J.  E. 
Otterson  and  C.  W.  Bunn. 


Clark,  Day  Returning 

William  J.  Clark,  assistant  short 
subject  sales  manager  of  Fox,  returns 
Wednesday  from  a  tour  of  New  Or- 
leans, Memphis,  Atlanta  and  Cincin- 
nati exchanges.  Harvey  Day,  busi- 
ness manager  for  Terry-Toons,  is  ac- 
companying Clark. 

Levy  Makes  Appointment 

Jules  Levy,  vice-president  and  gen- 
eral sales  manager  for  the  RKO  Dis- 
tributing Corp.  has  appointed  Joseph 
Myers  as  salesman  in  the  company's 
Winnipeg  office  and  Harold  W. 
Boehme  as  salesman  in  the  Seattle 
office. 


Warners  to  Do  "Dream'* 

Los  Angeles.  Sept.  21.— Warners 
will  produce  "Midsummer  Night's 
Dream"  now  showing  at  the  Holly- 
wood Bowl  under  direction  of  Max 
Reinhardt.  He  may  also  produce  the 
screen  version. 


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VOL.  36.    NO.  71 


NEW  YORK,  MONDAY,  SEPTEMBER  24,  1934 


Loew's,  RKO 
Settle  Deal 
For  Product 


Latter    Gets    Fox,    Half 
Of  "f/,"  Columbia 


Alert, 
Intelligent 
and  '^  '■  ^- 
Faith  fur  I 
Service  to^ 
the  Industry 
in  All 
Branches 


TEN  CENTS 


Zukor  Remains  as  Head 
Under  New  Para.  Setup 


Loew's  has  completed  product  talks 
with  RKO.  As  a  result  the  latter  will 
get  all  of  Fox  and  half  of  Universal 
and  Columbia  pictures  for  30  theatres 
in  Greater  New  York. 

According  to  final  details  arranged 
with  Loew's,  RKO  will  not  drop  any 
of  the  11  recently  acquired  indepen- 
dent theatres.  By  the  same  token, 
Loew's  will  not  surrender  any  of  its 
product  to  these  houses,  the  transfer 
taking  in  only  units  held  previous  to 
the  leasing  drive. 

Indications  are  RKO  is  still  in  a 
product    jam,    as    far   as    the    11    new 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


South  Carolina  '33 
Takes  $1,636,000 

Washington,  Sept.  23. — Seventy 
film  theatres  in  South  Carolina  had 
gross  receipts  last  year  of  $1,306,000 
and    aggregate    payrolls    of    $241,000, 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Ten  Days  Given  for 
Assent  Objections 

Washington,  Sept.  23. — NRA 
stated  yesterday  that  a  period  of  10 
days  would  be  given  for  the  filing  of 
objections  to  the  reopening  of  the  code 
for  assents.  The  reopening  has  been 
recommended  by  Campi  and  has  the 
approval  of  NRA  officials,  and  the 
granting  of  a  period  for  the  filing  of 
objections  is  merely  a  formality  re- 
quired  before  approval   can  be  given. 

It  is  not  anticipated  that  any  ob- 
jections will  be  ofifered  and  it  is  not 
planned  to  hold  any  hearings  on  the 
matter. 


ASCAP  Bases 
Moves  on  '26 
Gov't  Ruling 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  23. — In  pro- 
ceeding with  its  purpose  to  increase 
the  music  license  fee  exacted  from 
theatres,  the  A.S.C.A.P.  is  relying  on 
a  1926  ruling  by  the  Department  of 
Justice  that  it  is  not  a  combination 
in  violation  of  the  anti-trust  law,  it 
is  revealed  by  Maurice  J.  O'Sullivan 
of  Kansas  City,  counsel  for  A.S.C. 
A. P.  in  Missouri. 

O'Sullivan  has  been  informed  by 
,\.S.C.A.P.  that  it  has  nothing  to 
fear  from  the  dissolution  suit  brought 

(Confinurd  on  page  6) 

Vincent  Asks  Fund 
For  ASCAP  Action 

A  war  chest  to  finance  the  exhib- 
itors' emergency  committee  fight 
against  increased  music  taxes  pro- 
posed for  Oct.  1  by  A.S.C.A.P.,  will 
be  necessary  despite  the  committee's 
decision  not  to  begin  an  independent 

{Continued  on  pane  6) 


Fox's  B'way  Tieup 

Four  Broadway  theatres,  in 
addition  to  the  Music  Hall, 
will  play  Fox  product  for  the 
coming  season.  The  houses 
are  the  Rialto,  Loew's  State, 
Palace  and  Mayfair. 


Fox-Hearst 
Reels  Set  for 
Split  Oct.  2 


Serials  Not  Shorts 

Serials  are  not  considered 
short  subjects,  according  to  a 
resolution  passed  by  Campi. 
The  resolution  follows: 
"RESOLVED:  That  serial 
motion  pictures  shall  not  be 
classified  as  short  subjects 
and  be  regarded  as  such  with- 
in the  provisions  of  Article 
V-D,  Part  5,  of  the  Code  of 
Fair  Competition  for  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Industry." 


Order  Service  Cut 
For  a  Coast  House 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  23. — Following 
telegraphic  instructions  from  Campi, 
the  local  grievance  board  has  issued 
•ts  first  cutoff  service  order  against 
Feldstein  &  Dietrich,  operators  of  the 
San  Fernando  in  San  Fernando,  for 
alleged  disregard  of  an  order  against 
hank   nights. 

Instructions    have   been    sent   to   all 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


With  Oct.  2  set  as  inauguration  day 
for  individual  M-G-M  and  Fox  news- 
reels,  executives  of  the  Hearst  Metro- 
tone  and  Fox  Movietone  News  are 
completing  final  details,  girding  all 
forces  for  the  debut  of  the  reels  a 
week  from  tomorrow. 

Both  M-G-M  and  Fox  sales  execu- 
tives have  been  marshalling  field  sales 
forces  for  contracts.  News  forces  in 
the  field  here  and  abroad  have  been 
completed  by  both  companies  and  are 
now  in  action  for  the  big  splurge. 

While  M-G-M  is  backed  by  25 
Hearst  newspapers  in  principal  cities. 
Fox  has  effected  a  tieup  with  United 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


A^.  O.  Theatre  Levy 
Made  2%  of  Gross 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  23. — The 
Commission  Council  has  changed  the 
theatre  tax  to  two  per  cent  of  the 
gross  instead  of  one  cent  on  each 
ticket  sold,  claiming  houses  were  col- 
lecting four  per  cent  by  the  latter 
means.    Theatres  must  absorb  the  tax. 

Theatre    owners    have   given   notice 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


September  Grosses  Gain 
To  October,  1933,  Levels 


Grosses  have  recovered  from  the 
suinmer  slump  so  rapidly  that  they 
are  back  near  the  level  that  pre- 
vailed in  October,  1933.  During  the 
first  week  of  September  the  total 
from     22     key     cities     reporting     to 


Motion  Picture  Daily  was  $1,471,- 
742. 

There  was  a  slight  recession  to 
$1,372,271  for  the  second  week  of  Sep- 
tember.      The     opening       September 

(Continued  on  page  4) 


Reveals    Reorganization 

Plan  Calls  for  This 

On  Arrival  Here 

Provision  for  his  continuance  as 
head  of  Paramount  is  made  in  the  plan 
of  reorganization  for  the  company 
which  is  due  to  be  submitted  to  the 
Federal  district  court  here  within  the 
next  two  or  three  weeks,  Adolph  Zu- 
kor stated  yesterday  on  his  arrival 
from  the  coast. 

The  Paramount  president  confirmed 
reports  that  the  reorganization  plan 
is  expected  to  be  ready  for  submission 
before  Oct.  15  and  that  it  Would  pro- 
vide for  his  continuance  as  president 
of  the  new  company.  While  objections 
to  the  plan  of  reorganization  are  ex- 
pected to  be  encountered  from  miscel- 
laneous groups  of  small  creditors,  lit- 
(Continned  on  page  6) 


Production  Seals 
In  East  Up  to  139 

A  total  of  139  certificates  have  been 
issued  since  July  15  to  pictures  sub- 
mitted to  the  production  code  admin- 
istration in  the  East,  Vincent  G.  Hart, 
assistant  to  Joseph  I.  Breen  here,  said 
Saturday. 

Of    the    139    approved    pictures,    16 

(Continued  on  page  6) 


Finds  23-Hour  Run 
Boosts  West  Gross 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  23. — The  23- 
hour  continuous  showing  opening  the 
run  of  "Belle  of  the  Nineties"  at  the 
local  Neuman  was  decidedly  worth- 
while, according  to  George  S.  Baker, 
manager.  The  stunt  swelled  the 
weekly  gross  by  $2,000,  it  is  esti- 
mated. 

Advancing  the  opening  a  day,  the 
run  started  Wednesday  at  midnight 
and  was  continuous  to  Thursday 
night.  The  theatre  opens  at  9  A.  M. 
the  first  three  days  of  the  run. 


Fain  on  Marquee 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23. — Sammy 
Fain,  who  penned  a  couple  of 
musical  ditties  for  "Dames,"  is 
becoming  marquee  conscious. 

The  "Tivoli  in  his  home 
town  of  Monticello,  N.  Y., 
billed  the  film  as  Sammy 
Fain  in  "Dames." 


MOTION  PZCTURS 

DAILY 


Monday,  September  24,    1934 


MOTION  PICTUK£ 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  36  September  24,  1934 


No.  n 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON      ^^ 
Advertising  Manager       Smm-» 


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Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc.. 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway.  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad 
dress  "Quigpubco,  New  York.  All  con- 
tents copyrighted  1934  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
icationr  MOTION  PICTURE  HERaLd 
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Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edunn  S.  CItf- 
ford.  Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin-Tempelhof,  Kaiserin-AugusUstrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpasnitt, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road.  G.  Ho/mw,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  KSplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive; Moscow  Bureau:  Civtzev  Vrazhek,  N. 
25,  Apart.  146,  Moscow.  U.  S.  S.  R..  Bella 
Kashin.  Representative.  Cable  address: 
Samrod,  Moscow. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4.  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,  N.  Y.,  under  Act  of  March  3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year;  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.     Single  copies:    10  cents. 

Skouras  Gives  Out 
$15,000  in  Bonuses 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23. — Charles 
Skouras,  trustee  of  Fox  West  Coast, 
Friday  presented  bonus  checks  approx- 
imating $15,000  to  district  managers, 
local  managers,  projection  operators, 
cashiers  and  other  theatre  employes 
for  their  work  in  connection  with  a 
13-week  business  drive  that  endeo 
two  weeks  ago. 

The  heaviest  winner  was  Nick 
Turner,  district  manager  for  North- 
ern California.  The  presentations 
were  made  at  the  Ambassador  Hotel. 


Detroit  Ushers  on  Strike 

Detroit,  Sept.  23. — All  ushers  in 
United  Detroit  Theatres  walked  out 
last  night.  Non-union  help  was  in- 
stalled. 

Spokesman  for  ushers  said  George 
W.  Trendle  had  not  kept  an  agree- 
ment made  at  the  time  of  the  last 
strike. 

Both  neighborhoods  and  downtown 
houses  are  being  picketed. 


Aylesworth  Heads  NBC 

David  Sarnoflf,  president  of  RCA, 
has  been  elected  chairman  of  the 
board  of  NBC,  succeeding  the  late 
H.  P.  Davis,  who  was  a  vice-presi- 
deiit  of  Westinghouse  Electric  in  ad- 
dition to  the  NBC  post  he  occupied 
prior  to  his  death.  M.  H.  Ayles- 
worth, president  of  RKO,  has  been 
re-elected  president  of  NBC.  Sarnofif 
ftlso  is  chairman  of  the  board  of  RKO. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY!$ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


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We  Live  Again 

(United  Artists) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23. — "We  Live  Again"  is  a  faithful  translation  of 
Tolstoy's  "Resurrection,"  but  luxuriantly  mounted  and  so  modernized  as 
to  be  a  new  picture  far  excelling  the  previous  silent  versions,  while 
retaining  their  great  dramatic  values.  The  romance  here  is  vital  and 
heart  touching,  assuring  a  wide  popularity  from  adults  of  both  sexes. 
Anna  Sten,  as  Tolstoy's  immortal  peasant,  gives  a  performance  that 
justifies  Samuel  Goldwyn's  faith  in  her.  Fredric  March,  as  Prince 
Dmitri,  scores  in  a  difificult  role.  Jane  Baxter,  a  newcomer,  in  a  bit  as 
March's  aristocratic  fiancee,  is  outstanding.  The  balance  of  the  cast, 
numbering  15,  including  Fritzi  Ridgeway,  C.  Aubrey  Smith,  Ethel 
Griffies  and  Sam  Jaffee,  are  blended  for  well  balanced  support.  Reuben 
Mamoulian's  understanding  direction  preserves  the  full  power  of  the 
original  story.  Designs  and  settings  by  Serge  Soudiekin  make  for  great 
production  value.  Intelligent  story  treatment  by  Maxwell  Andexson, 
Leonard  Praskins  and  Preston  Sturges  gives  the  story  unique,  modern 
appeal. 

Where  serious  heart  interest  and  human  drama  are  understood  and 
appreciated,  "We  Live  Again"  should  prove  a  Class  A  attraction.  Pro- 
duction code  seal  No.  245.     Running  time,  83  minutes. 


"Student  Tour'' 

(M-G-M) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23. — Packed  with  laugh  situations,  tuneful  melo- 
dies, diverting  dances  and  interesting  settings,  this  is  topnotch  en- 
tertainment for  everyone.  A  dance  number  featuring  a  dozen  ballroom 
teams  with  the  vocal  accompaniments  by  Nelson  Eddy  brought  spon- 
taneous applause  from  an  entire  preview  audience. 

The  story  is  inconsequential  but  provides  interesting  backgrounds 
for  the  musical  numbers.  It  deals  with  a  champ  college  crew  selected 
to  represent  the  United  States  at  the  international  finals.  The  co-eds 
kidnap  Charles  Butterworth,  a  philosophy  professor,  and  burn  the 
final  exams  to  insure  the  school's  making  the  world  tour,  but  the 
crew,  headed  by  Phil  Regan,  flunk  anyway. 

The  tour  starts  when  Maxine  Doyle,  the  prim  aide  of  Butterworth's 
niece,  finds  a  way  out.  The  story  from  here  on  is  a  series  of  comedy 
situations  and  music  with  a  romantic  thread  carried  by  Miss  Doyle 
and  Regan,  with  the  triangle  being  aided  by  Florine  McKinney. 

Jimmy  Durante,  as  a  trainer,  supplies  the  comedy  together  with 
Butterworth,  with  the  locales  ranging  from  Shanghai  to  Monte  Carlo. 
Ralph  Spence  and  Philip  Dunne  contribute  excellent  dialogue,  adapt- 
ing from  the  original  of  George  Seaton,  Arthur  Bloch  and  Samuel 
Marx.  The  music,  by  Nacio  Herb  Brown  and  Arthur  Freed,  is  cap- 
tivating. Chester  Hale's  dances  are  original.  Director  Charles  F.  Reis- 
ner's  comedy  timing  is  efficient.  There  is  good  photography  by  Joseph 
Valentine.    All   performances  are  good. 

Previewed  without  a  production  code  certificate.  Running  time,  82 
minutes. 


(Additional  reviews  on  page  8) 


Trading  Light,  Gains  Slight  on  Big  Board 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Sales 

Columbia     Pictures,    vtc 34"^        33^        33^4        ■]-  Yt  800 

Eastman    Kodak 98           97J4        98           +  y^  300 

Loew's,    Inc 27^        27'/i        2!%        +  ]4  2.400 

M-G-M    pfd 26           26           36           +  H  100 

Paramount    Publix,   cts 4J4          4%         A%       —  ]4  1,300 

Pathe    Exchange IH          l!4          1^        -{-  Vi  L200 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 13!^        13'4        13!4        —%  300 

Warner   Bros 43^         45^          4%       —  H  400 

Columbia  Gains  1%  on  Curb 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Change  Sales 

Columbia    Pictures 33'A        iVA        33^        -\-\%  100 

Technicolor   Uyi,        13           13^        +  %  400 

Trans  Lux V/^          V/g          \%        100 

Paramount  Publix  Bonds  Gain  V2 

Net 

High      Low      Close    Cheuige  Sales 

Genera!   Theatre   Equipment  6s   '40 6^          6'4         6J4        -h  H  1 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40  ctf 6             5^         6           -fl  6 

Paramount  F.   L.  6s   '47 Sey^       56           56^        —  ^  8 

Paramount   Publix  5'/is  '50 S6H        55^        S^y,        +  y,  39 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd SB           57           58          -|-  J^  34 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

ROBERT  SHAYNE,  who  has  just 
finished  work  in  Radio's  "Wednes- 
day Child,"  is  rehearsing  in  the  play, 
"Order  Please,"  which  will  appear 
soon  on  Broadway. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Seider,  wife  of  the 
president  of  Prudential  circuit,  is  on 
the  road  to  recovery  after  an  appendi- 
citis operation  at  the  Medical  Arts 
Center  Hospital. 

Mike  Boyland's  and  Harvey 
Gates'  original,  "O'Shaughnessy's 
Boy,"  has  been  purchased  by  M-G-M 
for  Wallace  Beery. 

Mrs.  Clare  Boothe  Brokaw  re- 
turned from  Europe  last  week  to  su- 
pervise the  production  of  her  play, 
"Abide  with  Me." 

Samuel  S.  Brown  has  resigned 
from  Principal  Pictures  to  become  as- 
sociated with  a  chain  store  organiza- 
tion. 

Minnie  Adelman  has  joined  Gau- 
mont  British  as  A.  P.  Waxman's 
secretary. 

Abraham  Lehr  is  en  route  here 
from  the  coast  on  his  annual  business 
trip.     He'll  be  here  about  six  weeks. 

Charles  Kenyon  has  sold  his  orig- 
inal story,  "Goose  and  Gander,"  to 
Warners. 

Pat  Rodney  and  Pat  Rodney,  Jr., 
have  been  signed  for  a  Vitaphone 
short. 

Jeanne  Aubert  completes  work  to- 
day on  her  third  Vitaphone  short. 


Omaha  Paramount 
Reopens  on  Sept,  27 

Omaha,  Sept.  23> — The  Paramount, 
A.  H.  Blank's  Tri-States  ace  house, 
will  open  Sept.  27  with  "Barretts  of 
Wimpole  Street."  The  house  has  been 
dark  since  the  first  week  in  July. 

It  is  reported  that  Blank's  effort  to 
secure  a  reduction  in  ground  rental 
has  fallen  through.  No  manager  has 
been  named  as  yet.  Reopening  of  the 
house  will  give  the  city  four  first  runs. 


Zetterman   to   Dominion 

Vancouver,  Sept.  23. — E.  L.  Zetter- 
man is  now  manager  of  Dominion, 
first  run,  double  bill  Famous  Players 
Canadian  house.  He  has  been  man- 
ager of  the  Kitsilano,  suburban  house, 
and  before  that  assistant  to  Lloyd 
Dearth  at  the  Capitol.  He  has  been 
with  the  organization  five  years. 


Balahan  Joins  Radio 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23. — A.  J.  Bala- 
ban  has  closed  a  deal  with  Radio 
whereby  he  will  join  that  company 
as  an  associate  producer.  Before  tak- 
ing up  his  duties  with  Radio,  Balaban 
will  severt  all  his  theatrical  connec- 
tions and  make  a  study  of  studio  oper- 
ations. 


Fox  Exercises  Options 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23. — Fox  has 
taken  up  options  on  Pat  Paterson  and 
Mona  Barrie. 


Sheehan  Will  Make  Six 

London,  Sept.  23.  —  Winfield 
Sheehan  will  make  six  big  features 
on  Fox's   1934-35  program. 


RADIO   CITY  MUSIC    HALL 

ROCKEFELLERCENTER 
NEW  YORK 


OFFICE   OF  THE 
MANAGING  DIRECTOR 


September  20,  1934 


Columbia  Pictures  Corporation 
729  Seventh  Avenue 
Hew  York  City 

(Sentlemen: 

I  tried  to  get  in  touch  with  you  last 
night  after  the  close  of  business  to 
tell  you  that  the  Grace  Moore  picture, 
"One  Night  of  Love",  for  its  two  weeks* 
showing  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall 
grossed  $207,914.28,  which  is  the  high- 
est record  of  any  picture  on  a  two-weeks 
run, in  our  theatre* 

May  I  again  congratulate  you  on  this 
marvelous  picture,  just  as  our  patrons 
haven't  ceased  to  congratulate  us  on 
showing  it?  "One  Hight  of  Love"  is  a 
credit  to  the  motion  picture  industry. 

Yours  truly, 


WGVS:ku 


Mpiaging  I^ldbctor 


• 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  September  24,    1934 


Fox-Hearst 
Reels  Set  for 
Split  Oct.  2 


September  Grosses  Gain 
To  October,  1933,  Levels 


(Coiitiinicd  jrom    foiic    1) 


(.Continued  from  page  1) 
Press  and  Scripps-Howard.  Univer- 
sal also  has  a  tieup  with  Scripps-How- 
ard newspapers,  but  this  will  not  be 
affected.  In  some  territories  the  S.-H. 
papers  publicize  more  than  one  news- 
reel.  M-G-M  will  have  exclusive  back- 
ing of  the  Hearst  organization,  which 
claims  a  total  paid  circulation  of 
8,450,000. 

Hearst  Metrotone  News  will  have 
Edwin  C.  Hill,  known  on  the  air  as 
the  Globe  Trotter  and  author  of  a 
daily  newspaper  feature  "The  Human 
Side  of  the  News."  He  will  dramatize 
and  interpret  the  news  on  the  screen. 
All  Hearst  wagons  and  newsstands 
next  week  will  start  displaying  a  pic- 
ture of  Hill  as  the  new  newsreel  re- 
porter. In  addition  billboards  through- 
out the  country  will  be  used  for  spe- 
cial advertisements.  More  than  36,000 
locations   have  been   signed. 

Mike  Clofine  Stays 

M-G-M's  salesmen  will  publicize 
the  newsreel  as  "The  Five  Star  News- 
reel,"  listing  five  features  for  selling 
arguments.  Mike  Clofine  continues  as 
editor.  A  special  trailer  is  being 
mailed  to  M-G-M  accounts  announc- 
ing features  of  the  Hearst  reel. 

In  addition  to  Lowell  Thomas  as 
chief  announcer,  Fox  has  assigned 
Ed  Thorgersen  as  sports  editor-an- 
nouncer ;  Lew  Lehr  and  Louise  Vance, 
on  special  work,  and  Vyvyan  Donner 
as  fashion  editor ;  Bonney  Powell  as 
supervisor,  Jack  Hanley  as  assign- 
ment editor,  Edwin  Harvey,  makeup 
editor ;  William  Lowree,  cutter ;  Gen 
Lowree,  supervising  cutter ;  Edmund 
Reek,  news  editor ;  Harry  Lawrenson, 
foreign  editor.  Several  technical  inno- 
vations under  supervision  of  E.  I. 
Sponable  are  being  added,  it  is  stated. 

Takes   Over   Entire   Building 

The  entire  five-story  building  on 
Tenth  Ave.  and  55th  Street  is  now 
being  utilized  by  Fox  Movietone. 
Three  mammoth  stages  on  the  first 
floor  will  be  devoted  to  the  newsreel 
in  addition  to  new  elaborate  record- 
ing rooms.  A  24-hour  watch  on  U.  P. 
tickers  will  be  maintained  for  news 
breaks. 

When  the  first  Fox  issue  makes  its 
bow,  it  will  carry  the  label  of  Vol.  8, 
No.  5.  The  Fox  news  exits  from  the 
Roxy  on  Oct.  5,  when  the  full  Uni- 
versal newsreel  will  be  the  lone  attrac- 
tion. The  Roxy  has  been  using  clips 
of  both,  but  will  drop  the  Fox  issue, 
which  goes  into  the  Embassy  starting 
Oct.  19. 

However,  Fox  will  hold  a  special 
world  premiere  of  its  newsreel  at  the 
Embassy  on  Oct.  2.  Newspaper  critics 
will  be  invited. 


grosses  were  within  $87,090  of  the 
high  December  gross  of  1933  and 
were    within   $243,082    of   the    highest 


point  reached  in  the  last  51  weeks, 
which  was  the  first  week  in  January 
of   this  year. 


Comparative  grosses  for  the  latest  available  periods ; 


Week 
Sept. 


No.  Theatres 


Boston  6 

Buffalo    6 

Chicago   8 

Cleveland    5 

Denver     5 

Detroit     5 

Indianapolis    5 

Kansas  City  5 

Los  Angeles  7 

Minneapolis    6 

Montreal   5 

New  York 9 

Oklahoma  City   ....  4 

Omaha  3 

Philadelphia   8 

Pittsburgh    6 


Portland 
Providence    . . . 
San  Francisco 

St.   Paul    

Seattle  


Ending 

Week  E 

'nding 

13-14 

A 

Sept. 

6-7 

Gross 

No.  Theatres 

Gross 

$98,500 

6 

$103,000 

46,100 

6 

50,000 

154,000 

8 

164,000 

45.200 

5 

56,700 

20,500 

5 

23,300 

65,700 

5 

64,400 

25,500 

5 

28,000 

37,400 

5 

52,900 

74,504 

7 

98,892 

23,600 

6 

23,500 

40,500 

5 

42,500 

313,192 

9 

311,300 

12,500 

4 

18,800 

18,000 

3 

19,000 

75,300 

8 

71,000 

71,900 

6 

66,700 

24,000 

6 

24,300 

34,775 

6 

43,700 

85,500 

7 

93,500 

18,000 

5 

18,000 

28,700 

6 

29,650 

68,800 

6 

129 

68,600 

$1,372,271 

$1,471,742 

Laemmle  Back  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  23.  ■ —  Carl 
Laemmle  reiterated  his  enthusiastic 
statements  on  the  condition  of  Uni- 
versal's  foreign  business  and  the  com- 
pany's plans  for  expanding  its  activi- 
ties abroad,  on  his  arrival  here  from 
New  York  tonight.  Laemmle  has  been 
away  from  Hollywood  four  months, 
three  of  which  were  spent  in  Europe. 


6 
6 

7 
5 
6 
Washington    6 

129 


Comparative    grosses    compiled    from    day-to-day    reports    for 
show  this  : 

Week  Ending 

September  29-30,   1933    

October  6-7 

October  13-14    

October  20-21  

October  27-28    

November  3-4   

November  10-11    

November  17-18   

November  24-25    

December  1-2 

December  8-9 

December    15-16    

December   22-23    

December  29-30    

January  5-6,   1934    

January   12-13    

January  19-20 

January  26-27    

February  2-3    

February  9-10   

February   16-17    

February  23-24   

March  2-3  

March   9-10    

March  16-17  

March  23-24  

March  30-31   

April  6-7  

April  13-14  

April  20-21   

April  27-28  

May  3-4 

May  10-11  

May  17-18 

May  24-25  

May  31-June  1  

June  7-8 

June  14-15  

June  21-22 

June  28-29 

July  5-6  

July  12-13  

July    19-20    

July  26-27  


51    weeks 


^Torever"  Is 
Denver  High 
With  $6,000 


Denver,  Sept.  23.— "Now  and  For- 
ever" led  a  general  improvement  in 
theatre  business  here  last  week  by  go- 
ing to  $6,000,  over  the  line  by 
$2,000,   at   the    Denver. 

"Chained"  was  also  $2,000  up  on 
a  $8,000  take  at  the  Denver. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $24,500. 
Average  is  $20,500. 

Estimated  takings  'for  the  week 
ending  Sept.  20 ; 

"MURDER  ON  THE  BLACKBOARD" 
(Radio) 

ALADDIN— (1,500),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $2,500.        (Average,    $2,500.) 

"NOW    AND    FOREVER"    (Para.) 

DENHAM— (1,500),     25c-35c-50c,     /'    days. 
Gross:    $6,000.       (Average,    $4,000.) 
"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 

DENVER-(2,50O),  2.5c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:     $8,000.        (Average,     $6,000.) 

"SERVANTS'    ENTRANCE"    (Fox) 

ORPHEUM— (2.600),  25c-35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $6,000.        (Average.    $6,000.) 

"STRAIGHT  IS  THE  WAY"   (M-G-M) 

PARAMOUNT— (2,000),  25c-40c,  3  days. 
Gross:     $800. 

"THE   HUMAN    SIDE"    (Univ.) 

PARAMOUNT— (2.000),  25c-40c,  4  days. 
Gross:    $1,200.        (Average,    $2,000.) 


{Continued  on  payc  8) 


Theatres 

Grosses 

135 

$1,342,710 

141 

1,417,886 

143 

1,544,838 

141 

1,581,308 

143 

1,509,422 

142 

1,500,740 

141 

1,379,560 

144 

1,375,132 

141 

1,431,209 

141 

1,418,753 

142 

1,558,832 

139 

1,221,032 

133 

1.071,457 

138 

1,433,289 

136 

1,714,824 

138 

1,435,649 

136 

1,305,267 

135 

1,348,517 

135 

1,338,371 

135 

1,270,345 

136 

1,317,011 

136 

1,316,421 

135 

1,350,548 

134 

1,378,865 

133 

1,302,020 

128 

1,291,695 

134 

1,247,322 

135 

1,571,695 

132 

1,360,061 

135 

1,342,151 

133 

1,307,764 

134 

1,256,631 

133 

1,250,702 

133 

1,260,655 

133 

1,209,381 

132 

1,209,113 

128 

1,123,764 

125 

1,111,452 

127 

1,173,017 

124 

1,076,284 

121 

1,084,997 

116 

1,041,876 

110 

919,932 

113 

■>a(yt>  8) 

998,285 

'Drummond'  Omaha 
Leader  on  a  Dual 

Omaha,  Sept.  23.— All  three  first 
runs  did  good  business  here  last  week, 
with  "Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes 
Back"  and  "The  Great  Flirtation" 
grabbing  top  honors,  $9,500,  at  the 
Orpheum.  This  is  $1,500  over  the  line. 
British  Agi'nt"  and  "Name  the 
Woman"  grossed  a  fine  |5,200  at  the 
Brandeis. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $18,700. 
Average  is  $16,000. 
Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  19: 
"YOU    BELONG    TO    ME"    (Para.) 
"PURSUED"    (Fox) 
WORLD— (2,200),    25c-40c,    7    days.    Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,    $4,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  20: 

"BRITISH    AGENT"    (Warners) 
"NAME    THE    WOMAN"    (Col.) 

BRANDEIS— (1,500).    20c-25c-35c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $5,200.    (Average,    $4,000) 
'«ULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 
BACK"   (U.  A.) 
"THE    GREAT    FLIRTATION"    (Para.) 
ORPHEUM— (3,000),      25c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:    $9,500.    (Average,    $8,000) 


Phillipson  Is  Guest 
At  Farewell  Dinner 

About  30  film  and  trade  paper  men 
attended  a  farewell  dinner  to  Percy 
Phillipson  at  the  M.  P.  Club  Saturday 
night.  Phillipson  has  been  here  since 
the  first  of  the  year  working  on  a 
reorganization  plan  for  General  Regis- 
ter Corp.  and  is  scheduled  to  return 
to  London  on  Wednesday. 

Edward  Klein,  a  former  Ampa 
president,  now  engaged  in  London  as 
a  film  exporter,  was  master  of  cere- 
monies. 

Among  those  attending  the  dinner 
were  Charles  Alicoate  of  Film  Daily, 
Joe  Gallagher  of  Associated  Publica- 
tions ;  Mark  Ostrer,  British  Gaumont 
head ;  Edward  A.  Powers,  advertising 
manager  of  General  Register,  and 
James  P.  Cunningham,  Ray  Gallo 
and  Sherwin  Kane  of  Quigley  Publi- 
cations. 


FIRST  ON  BROADWAY 


Universal  Newsreel  pictures  of  the 
''brealc''  in  tlie 

LINDBERGH  CASE 

hit  the  Broadway  screens  at  10  P.M. 
Thursday  .... 

Before  midnight  Thursday  these 
special  scenes  were  on  airplanes 
heading  for  every  first-run  theatre 
in  the  country  .... 

««.. that's  service! 

UNIVERSAL 
NEWSREEL 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  September  24,    1934 


ASC  AP  Bases 
Moves  on  '26 
Gov't  Ruling 


(Continued  from  parie  1) 

by  the  Government  because  there  has 
been  no  change  in  the  law  since  the 
1926  determination.  After  an  inves- 
tigation by  the  special  agents  over  a 
period  of  almost  two  years*  the  De- 
partment of  Justice  at  that  time 
reached  the  conclusion  there  were  no 
grounds  for  proceeding  against  the 
society  because  none  of  its  transac- 
tions  were  in   interstate  commerce. 

The  seven-year-old  ruling  is  relied 
upon  by  A.S.C.A.P.  representatives 
to  answer  protests  that  the  music 
tax  is  illegal.  The  investigation  was 
made  as  the  result  of  a  large  number 
of  complaints  received  by  the  depart- 
ment from  exhibitors  and  others  who 
objected  to  the  tax. 

The  department  found  the  only 
question  for  determination  was 
whether  operations  of  A.S.C.A.P.  in 
receiving  copyright  assignments  from 
its  members  and  licensing  the  right  to 
perform  music  for  profit  in  public 
places  constituted  a  "combination 
which  restrained  trade  and  commerce 
within  the  prohibitions  of  the  Sher- 
man Act." 

Held   No   Interstate   Commerce 

It  concluded  "that  the  American 
Society  has  nothing  whatsoever  to  do 
with  the  published  music  or  with  any 
physical  objects  which  enter  into  the 
course  of  interstate  commerce,  and 
that  it  has  been  held  repeatedly  by 
the  courts  that  acts  similar  to  the 
granting  of  licenses  for  the  local  per- 
formance of  music  in  a  place  of 
amusement  do  not  constitute  interstate 
commerce,  even  when  the  contracts 
are  entered  into  in  a  different  state 
from  that  where  the  performance  may 
take  place." 

No  decision  was  reached  in  refer- 
ence to  the  licensing  of  radio  broad- 
casting stations  because  of  the  un- 
settled state  of  the  law  relating  to 
radio  at  that  time  and  the  possibilities 
of  Congressional  enactments  at  the 
next  session. 

O'Sullivan  has  a  copy  of  a  letter 
from  Millard  F.  Hudson,  chief  exam- 
iner of  the  Federal  Trade  Commis- 
sion, to  Sidney  S.  Cohen,  president 
of  the  M.P.T.O.,  under  date  of 
Jan.  2,  1923.  The  exhibitors'  organi- 
zation had  charged  A.S.C.A.P.  with 
violation  of  the  law  against  unfair 
methods  of  competition  by  the  impo- 
sition of  the  reproducing  fee. 

The  commission  concluded  the  case 
was  not  one  "calling  for  the  exercise 
of  the  Commission's  corrective 
powers."  Hudson  stated  the  chief 
reason  was  that  the  making  of  a  claim 
for  royalties,  apparently  in  good  faith, 
could  not  be  said  to  constitute  "an 
unfair  method  of  competition  in  com- 
merce." 


Vincent  Asks  Fund 
For  ASCAP  Action 

(Continued  from  paqe  1) 

legal  action  at  this  time,  Walter  Vin- 
cent,  chairman,   said   Saturday. 

Exhibitors  have  been  urged  to  con- 
tribute  on   the   basis   of  one  cent  per 


Zukor  Remains  as  Head 
Under  New  Para.  Setup 


seat.  Checks  have  been  received  from 
large  circuits,  both  independent  and 
affiliated,  but  additional  funds  are 
needed  to  carry  on  the  planned  activi- 
ties, Vincent  said. 

Representatives  of  the  Department 
of  Justice  have  advised  the  committee 
that  the  Federal  anti-trust  suit  against 
the  music  licensing  groups  will  be 
amended  to  cover  exhibitor  complaints 
against  A.S.C.A.P  and  the  suit  will 
be  brought  to  trial  before  Nov.  1,  Fed- 
eral officials  believe.  Vincent  inti- 
mated that  war  chest  funds  will  be 
needed  to  bring  exhibitor  witnesses  to 
New  York  to  testify  in  the  Federal 
action  and  that  propaganda  and  other 
activities   will   require    financing   also. 

"We  can  take  no  action  whatever 
without  money,"   Vincent   said. 

While  contributions  are  coming  in 
from  circuits  and  M.P.T.O.A.  mem- 
bers. Allied  States  and  T.O.C.C.  are 
taking  no  active  part.  The  policy  of 
both  organizations  is  to  leave  the  mat- 
ter entirely  up  to  the  individuals. 


Production  Seals 
In  East  Up  to  139 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
were  features.  The  feature  list,  how- 
ever, is  continually  growing  here  with 
pictures  being  submitted  by  Mundus, 
United  Artists  subsidiary ;  London 
Films,  British  &  Dominions,  Gaumont 
British  and  other  English  and  foreign 
language  producing  concerns  that  are 
active  in  the  American  market.  In 
addition,  there  are  the  feature  produc- 
tions from  Eastern  Service  Studio  and 
Biograph,  including  the  Hecht-Mac- 
Arthur  and  Harold  B.  Franklin  pic- 
tures. 

The  first  independent  production 
made  in  the  East  to  receive  a  produc- 
tion code  seal  was  "Convention  Girl," 
made  at  Biograph  by  David  Thomas 
and  distributed  by  First  Division. 
Three  Gaumont  British  pictures  re- 
ceived the  seals  last  week.  They  are 
"Chu  Chin  Chow,"  "Power"  and  "Lit- 
tle Friend." 


Legion  to  Have  Big 
Parade  of  Children 

Chicago,  Sept.  23. — Local  campaign 
of  the  Legion  of  Decency  directed 
toward  enrollment  of  school  children 
in  the  movement  will  be  started  here 
next  Thursday  with  a  parade  in  which 
50,000  Catholic  youth  will  march.  The 
students  will  be  from  the  seventh  and 
eighth  grades  of  250  parochial  schools 
as  well  as  from  high  schools,  colleges 
and  universities,  and  will  include  Boy 
Scout  troops  and  affiliated  organiza- 
tions. 

A  reviewing  stand  will  be  erected 
on  Michigan  boulevard  which  will  be 
occupied  by  Governor  Horner,  Arch- 
bishop McNicholas  of  Cincinnati, 
Bishop  B.  J.  Shell,  Bishop  William 
J.  O'Brien,  Admiral  Wat  T.  Cluver- 
ius,   Mayor  Kelly  and  other  notables. 


Columbia  Signs  Light 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23.— George 
Light  has  joined  Columbia  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  casting  office. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

tie  delay  in  reorganizing  after  sub- 
mission of  the  plan  is  anticipated,  as 
the  essential  creditor  elements  whose 
approval  is  necessary  for  adoption  of 
the  plan  are  in  virtual  accord  at  this 
time,  it  was  learned.  Among  these  is 
the  Paramount  bank  group,  creditors 
for  $13,200,000,  who  are  being  sued 
by  the  Paramount  Publix  trustees  to 
set  aside  a  preference  alleged  to  be 
iivolved  in  their  claim.  The  suit  is 
regarded  as  the  greatest  obstacle  to 
concluding  the  company's  reorganiza- 
tion plan.  A  settlement  of  the  action 
is  expected  to  be  announced  this  week. 
That  Zukor  will  continue  to  spend 
much  of  his  time  on  the  coast  follow- 
ing the  Paramount  reorganization  was 
made  clear  yesterday  when  he  stated 
that  he  would  remain  here  only  until 
after  the  reorganization  and  would  re- 
turn to  Hollywood  as  soon  thereafter 
as  possible. 


South  Carolina  '33 
Takes  $1,636,000 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

according  to  figures  made  public  by 
the  U.  S.  Census  Bureau. 

There  were  also  seven  vaudefilm 
houses,  with  gross  receipts  of  $330,000 
and  aggregate  payrolls  of  $77,000,  it 
was  reported. 

Three  of  the  film  and  five  of  the 
vaudefilm  theatres  were  located  in 
Charleston,  the  former  reporting  total 
receipts  of  $65,000  and  payrolls  of 
$19,000  and  the  latter  receipts  of  $235,- 
000  and  payrolls  of  $58,000.  The  city 
of  Columbia  reported  five  film  houses, 
with  receipts  of  $278,000  and  payrolls 
of  $43,000. 

Gross  receipts  of  141  Connecticut 
theatres  last  year  were  $7,672,000,  of 
which  $1,447,000  went  for  payroll  ex- 
pense. 

A  total  of  125  film  theatres  was 
operated  in  the  state  in  1933,  with 
gross  receipts  of  $5,812,000  and  total 
payroll  of  $1,116,000,  while  16  legiti- 
mate and  vaudefilm  houses  took  in 
$1,860,000  and  had  an  aggregate  pay- 
roll of  $331,000. 

The  report  covered  operations  in  a 
number  of  the  largest  cities,  showing 
14  film  theatres  in  Hartford  with  re- 
ceipts of  $1,026,000  and  payrolls  of 
$222,000,  and  three  vaudefilm  houses 
with  receipts  of  $394,000  and  payrolls 
of  $82,000;  11  film  houses  in  New 
Haven  with  receipts  of  $619,000  and 
payrolls  of  $102,000  and  three  vaude- 
film spots  with  receipts  of  $490,000 
and  payrolls  of  $72,000 ;  13  film  thea- 
tres in  Bridgeport  with  receipts  of 
$464,000  and  payrolls  of  $86,000,  and 
four  vaudefilm  with  receipts  of  $521,- 
000  and  payrolls  of  $92,000;  six  film 
houses  in  New  Britain  with  receipts 
of  $397,000  and  payrolls  of  $66,000, 
and  nine  film  houses  in  Waterbury 
with  receipts  of  $555,000  and  payrolls 
of  $104,000. 


Al  Shean  with  Vallee 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23.— Al  Shean, 
of  the  famous  comedy  song  team  of 
Gallagher  and  Shean,  has  been  handed 
a  featured  role  in  Warners'  "Sweet 
Music,"   topping   Rudy   Vallee. 


Loew's,  RKO 
Settle  Deal 
For  Product 


(Continued  from  page  1) 

houses  are  concerned.  Officials  of  the 
circuit  have  yet  to  straighten  out 
clearances  and  protection  with  George 
Skouras  of  the  Skouras  circuit  and 
Sam  Rinzler  and  Louis  Frisch  of 
Randforce  before  the  Loew  product 
switches  become  effective. 

Loew's  has  made  concessions  to 
RKO  in  an  effort  to  help  the  circuit 
out  of  its  booking  difficulties.  Al- 
though it  has  given  RKO  all  of  Fox, 
Loew's  retains  first  choice  on  Univer- 
sal and  Columbia. 

RKO  has  a  number  of  theatres  in 
Skouras  and  Randforce  territory.  Both 
independent  cicuits  have  10-year  fran- 
chises with  Fox,  which  prevent  RKO 
from  getting  Fox  product  unless  the 
independents  consent  with  the  distribu- 
tors' approval.  This  is  practically  cer- 
tain. 

May   Enter  Pooling  Deal 

It  is  possible  RKO  may  enter  a 
pooling  deal  with  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force, similar  to  the  one  which  ex- 
pired two  months  ago.  Negotiations 
are  now  under  way  between  circuit 
heads  and  are  expected  to  be  com- 
pleted by  the  end  of  the  week.  Speed 
is  necessary  because  new  releases  are 
being  held  up  until  the  situation  is 
threshed  out. 

RKO  will  have  around  110  features 
from  major  companies  for  the  11 
newly  added  houses  and  will  have  to 
go  to  independents  for  additional  re- 
leases. While  Loew's  originally  in- 
sisted that  RKO  dispose  of  the  11 
theatres,  one  way  or  another,  Nicho- 
las M.  Schenck  is  understood  to  have 
given  permission  to  RKO  to  keep 
them,  after  it  was  learned  the  circuit 
was  finding  it  difficult  to  turn  them 
back  to  the  original  operators. 

One  deal  was  with  Meyer  &  Schnei- 
der for  the  Apollo  and  Hollywood. 
RKO  spent  $20,000  in  remodeling  the 
houses.  M.  &  S.  are  said  to  have  de- 
manded $100,000  more  than  RKO  of- 
fered for  settlement  of  the  leases.  Lee 
Ochs,  who  leased  four  houses  in  the 
upper  Broadway  section,  is  now  in 
Europe  and  may  not  be  back  for  sev- 
eral months. 

All  leases  are  for  one  year  and  it 
is  understood  that  when  the  terms 
expire  RKO  will  drop  the  entire 
group. 


New  Orleans  Review 
System  Stirs  GFTA 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  23. — Indignant 
over  the  star  reviewing  system  and 
the  style  employed  by  some  reviewers 
in  covering  pictures,  the  Gulf  States 
Theatre  Owners'  Ass'n  has  protested 
to  the  Item,  afternoon  newspaper  here, 
and  has  asked  for  a  change.  Ex- 
hibitors want  the  star  rating  abolished 
and  elimination  of  the  "negative"  type 
of  reviewing.  Indignation  is  centered 
on  Kenneth  T.  Knocloch,  novelist  and 
newspaperman,  whose  frank  expres- 
sions of  opinion  have  been  sending 
showmen  down  to  the  Item's  busi- 
ness offices  at  the  rate  of  one  a  week. 


Pick  **Adios  Argentina** 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23. — Lou  Brock's 
next  feature  musical  for  Radio  will 
be  titled,  "Adios  Argentina." 


MILLIONS  to 
IMPROVE  THEATRES 


$33,000,000  in  Government-guaran- 
teed loans  are  available,  under  the 
National  Housing  Act,  for  moderniza- 
tion of  the  nation's  motion  picture 
theatres. 

Because  this  money  can  be  secured 
easily  and  because  the  need  for  im- 
provement is  so  great,  thousands  of 
theatre  owners  will  call  for  Govern- 
ment credit,  beginning  the  greatest 
period  of  remodeling,  repairing  and 
re-equipping  in  the  history  of  the 
motion  picture  industry. 

Alert  to  the  importance  of  the  time, 
BETTER  THEATRES,  acknowl- 
edged authority  on  theatre  mainte- 
nance, has  placed  its  staff  and  resources 
wholly  in  the  service  of  its  thousands 
of  readers. 

All  its  departments  will  be  amplified 
to  meet  quickly  the  demands  for 


immediate  information — answers  will 
be  published  to  give  them  the  widest 
currency — the  work  of  the  regular 
staff  will  be  supplemented  by  contri- 
butions of  authoritative  leaders  in  all 
fields  of  theatre  design  and  operation. 

Peter  M.  Hulsken,  J.  T.  Knight,  Jr., 
and  F.  H.  Richardson  —  all  of  whom 
have  greatly  influenced  the  physical 
operation  of  the  theatre  in  America — 
will  concentrate  their  efforts  in  sup- 
port of  the  Government's  theatre 
restoration  program. 

BETTER  THEATRES  began  the 
campaign  with  the  current  Septem- 
ber issue.  The  Fall  Buyers'  Number, 
out  in  October,  will  give  emphasis 
and  direction  to  the  movement.  Suc- 
ceeding issues  will  carry  on  the  work 
of  restoring  the  motion  picture  thea- 
tre to  the  level  of  greatest  usefulness. 


The  Fall  Buyers'  Number  (Out  October  20)  will  contain 
the  following  notable  features   among  others: 

PLANNING  THE  THEATRE,  a  service  conducted  by  PETER  M. 
HULSKEN.  A.I.A.,  a  question  and  answer  departnnent  dealing  with  practical  remodel- 
ing problenns. 

MAINTENANCE  TABS.  Conducted  by  J.  T.  KNIGHT.  JR..  a  de- 
partment devoted  to  the  efficient  operation  of  the  physical  theatre. 

COMMENT   ON  PROJECTION.      Conducted  by  F.  H.  RICH- 

ARDSON.   leading  authority  on   projection  in  America. 


NHA  insigne 


BETTER    THEATRES 

innf\    o       J  New  York   City 

1790    Broadway  ^ 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Monday,  September  24,    1934 


"One  Night"  Pulls 
1,000  in  Buffalo 


Buffalo,  Sept.  23.— Hot  weather 
bothered  the  opening  of  "One  Night 
of  Love,"  which  fell  $1,000  short  of 
an  anticipated  $10,000,  but  still  was 
$3,500  over  normal  and  was  held  for 
a  second  week.  Addition  of  the  Mc- 
Larnin-Ross  fight  pictures  in  the  La- 
fayette started  the  second  week  off 
at  a  brisk  pace. 

"The  Affairs  of  Cellini,"  still 
slightly  under  par,  was  the  Great 
Lakes'  best  since  reopening  at  $9,200. 

Total  take  was  $46,700.  Average  is 
$46,300. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  Sept.  21 : 

"THE    FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 

BUFFALO— (3,500),  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage:  Lamberti;  Florence  &  Alvarez; 
Three  Jackson  Boys;  Edna  Sedgwick;  June 
Purcell.  Gross:  $15,100.  (Average,  $14,- 
30O.) 

"KISS    AND    MAKE    UP"     (Para.) 
"UPPER   WORLD"    (Warner    Bros.) 

CENTURY— (3,000),  25c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$5,400.       (Average,    $6,000.) 

"THE   NOTORIOUS    SOPHIE    LANG" 

(Para.) 

"WE'RE    RICH    AGAIN"     (Radio) 

COURT    STREET— (1.200).    25c,    7    days. 
Gross:  $700.      (Average,  $1,500.) 
"THE    AFFAIRS   OF    CELLINI"    (U.    A.) 

GREAT  LAKES— (3,000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $9,200.       (Average,    $10,000.) 

"BRITISH  AGENT"    (F.   N.) 

HIPPODROME— (2,100),  2.5c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $7..!00.      (Average.   $8,000.) 

"ONE  NIGHT  OF  LOVE"   (Col.) 

LAFAYETTE-(3,0OOJ,  25c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $9,000.      (Average,   $6,500.) 


N,  O.  Theatre  Levy 
Made  2%  of  Gross 

{Continued  from  page  1) 

that  they  will  fight  the  levy,  assert- 
ing it  represents  "class  legislation." 
They  have  been  inspired  in  their  op- 
position to  the  levy  by  the  fact  that 
the  city's  newspapers,  which  were 
taxed  two  per  cent  on  their  gross  vol- 
ume of  advertising,  have  been  success- 
ful in  obtaining  an  injunction  on  a 
similar  claim.  The  theatre  men  hold 
they  have  just  as  much  right  to  an 
injunction. 

All  football  games  in  which  Loyola 
and  Tulane,  both  of  which  are  in  this 
city,  participate  will  not  be  subject  to 
taxation,  although  the  universities  net 
several  thousand  dollars  on  each  con- 
test. Also  free  of  taxation  will  be 
any  amusement  that  is  educational  or 
that  devotes  its  proceeds  to  charitable 
purposes. 

Horse  racing  will  be  exempt  from 
taxation  since  the  track  owners  have 
convinced  the  city  fathers  that  the 
sport  is  educational  because  it  teaches 
much  about  riding. 


St.  Louis  Aldermen 
Put  Off  Tax  Action 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  23. — Tax  action 
has  been  put  oft  by  the  Board  of 
Aldermen  to  next  Wednesday  as  a 
result  of  a  rising  wave  of  protest. 
The  present  proposal  calls  for  a  one 
per  cent  income  levy  on  all  businesses. 

Latest  development  in  the  tax  con- 
troversy is  the  announcement  of 
Alderman  Otto  Listchen  of  the  Third 
Ward  that  he  will  introduce  a  meas- 
ure authorizing  a  municipal  lottery 
to  raise  funds  for  the  city's  deficit. 


Fox  to  Do  ''Two  Cities'' 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23.  —  Charles 
Dickens'  "The  Tale  of  Two  Cities" 
is  to  be  produced  by  Robert  T.  Kane 
for  Fox  with  Frank  Lloyd  directing. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY5 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Tomorrow's  Youth" 

{Monogram) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23. — This  is  a  good  story,  well  directed,  cast 
and  produced.  The  yarn  deals  with  John  Miljan  and  Martha  Sleeper, 
whose  marriage  is  wrecked  by  gold  digging  Gloria  Shea.  In  order 
to  protect  their  son,  Dickie  Moore,  from  scandal  of  a  divorce  court, 
tliey  separate.  The  story  here  becomes  Dickie  Moore's,  who  is  shoved 
ai)out  from  parent  to  parent  like  a  valuable  toy.  Oppressed  by  his 
fc'ither's  wealth  and  tired  of  the  rigid  rules  set  down  by  his  tutor, 
Franklin  Pangborn,  Dickie  falls  trying  to  join  a  neighborhood  gang  of 
tots  via  a  garden  wall.  The  necessity. of  an  operation  brings  the 
mother  and  father  together,  only  to  be  separated  again  by  Miss  Shea. 
The  story  ends  in  the  divorce  court,  where  Dickie,  in  tears  on  the 
witness  stand,  brings  his  mother  and  fatlier  together. 

The  members  of  the  cast  carry  their  responsibilities  in  fine  form, 
particularly  Dickie  Moore.  Pangborn  is  good  for  many  laughs.  It  is 
a  good  program  picture.  Charles  Lamont  directed.  The  photography 
by  Jack  McKenzie  is  satisfactory.  Production  code  seal  No.  225. 
Running  time,  60  minutes. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"Even  Song'* 


(  Ganmont  Brifish) 

London,  Sept.  23. — Musical  of  the  grand  opera  variety,  with  Evelyn 
Laye  starred  in  an  adaptation  of  the  Knoblock-Nichols  play.  Offers 
vocal  fireworks,  reminiscent  in  material  and  quality  of  these  of  "One 
Night  of  Love,"  in  the  unusual  setting  of  a  story  tragic  in  theme  and 
climax,  though  stressing  sentimental  and  comedy  values  most  of  the 
way. 

Although  it  starts  like  a  fairy  story,  it  develops  into  a  study  of  dis- 
illusionment, for  the  leading  character  is  a  penniless  Irish  girl  who 
becomes  a  prima  donna  only  to  lose  lovers,  voice  and  at  last  life  as  she 
plays  a  gramophone  record  of  a  past  performance  to  drown  the  song  of 
the  rival  who  has  supplanted  her. 

The  ending  is  not  of  the  kind  the  fans  like  best,  and  it  cannot  be  said 
tiiat  it  is  artistically  inevitable.  Singers  lose  their  voices  in  the  natarul 
course  of  nature  and  there  seems  no  very  good  reason  why  the  mature 
Maggie  McNeil  (Madame  Irela)  should  not  have  consoled  herself 
with  the  Austrian  archduke  who,  parted  from  her  before  the  war. 
v.'ants  to  marry  her  after.  However,  if  a  happy  ending  would  have 
been  permissible,  it  would  have  been  less  effective  in  one  way  than  that 
provided  by  the  authors. 

The  artistic  battle  between  the  aging  star  and  the  new  one,  Baba,  is 
admirably  presented.  Irela  tries  to  out-sing  the  Spanish  newcomer  in 
"Boheme"  and  is  herself  out-sung  and  forced  by  the  calls  of  the  audi- 
ence to  yield  the  curtain  to  Baba.  Conchita  Supervia  and  Evelyn  Laye 
both  sing  magnificently  here.  Right  through  the  vocal  work  is  admir- 
able and  should  make  the  picture  a  safe  bet  with  music  lovers. 

The  good  points  of  "Even  Song"  well  outnumber  the  bad  ones.  A 
feast  of  good  singing,  it  is  well  directed  by  Victor  Saville,  and  the  cast 
is  good,  with  Carl  Esmond,  the  archduke,  outstanding  among  the  straight 
performers.    Running  time,  87  minutes. 

BRUCE  ALLAN 


September  Grosses  Gain 
To  October,  1933,  Levels 


(Continued  front  pane   4) 

August  2-3   112 

August  9-10   113 

August  16-17   112 

August  23-24   114 

August  30-31    116 

September  6-7   129 

September  13-14  129 

(Copyright,    1934,    Quigley  Publications) 


1,010,499 
1,102,887 
1,044,965 
1,241,121 
1,261,278 
1,471,742 
1,372,271 


"Richest  Girl"  Is 
Providence  Leader 


Providence,  Sept.  23. — The  textile 
strike  here  seems  to  have  sent  more 
and  more  people  flocking  to  theatres. 
Five  houses  in  downtown  Providence 
hung  up  par  or  better,  which  is  some- 
thing to  brag  about.  The  biggest  take 
of  the  week,  $9,200,  went  to  the  RKO 
Albee  with  "The  Richest  Girl  in  the 
World"  and  vaudeville.  Next  in  line 
came  Fay's  with  another  program  of 
film  feature  and  five  acts  of  vaudeville, 
while  both  the  Strand  and  Majestic, 
with  two-feature  films  booked,  were 
well  in  the  black. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $39,200. 
Average  is  $40,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  20 : 

"DEATH  ON  THE  DIAMOND"  (M-G-M) 
"OUR  DAILY  BREAD"  (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,800),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $7,5(X).     (Average,    $12,000) 

"THE    SCARLET    EMPRESS"    (Para.) 

"KING  KELLY  OF   THE  U.  S.  A." 
(Mono.) 

STRAND— (2,300),  15c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.    (Average,   $6,500) 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 

FAYS— (1,600),  15c-40c,  7  days.  Society 
Dubutantes  heading  stage  bill.  Gross: 
$7,900.    (Average,    $7,000) 

"SERVANTS'    ENTRANCE"    (Fox) 
"CHARLIE    CHAN    IN    LONDON"    (Fox) 

MAJESTIC— (2,400),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $7,000.    (Average,   $7,000) 

"RICHEST   GIRL   IN   THfe   WORLD" 
(Radio) 

RKO  ALBEE— (2.300),  15c-40c,  7  days. 
Fred  Ligbtner  and  Smart  Set  Revue. 
Gross:    $9,200.     (Average,    $7,000) 

"GIRL   IN   DANGER"    (Col.) 

"BURN    'EM    UP    BARNES"    (Mascot) 

RKO  VICTORY-(1,600),  10c-25c,  4  days. 
Gross:    $1,100,    (Average,   $1,000) 


Duhinskys  Lose  Two 
In  Jefferson  City 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  23. — After  10 
years  of  continuous  operation,  Dubin- 
sky  Bros  will  be  obliged  to  vacate  the 
Jefferson  and  Miller  theatres  in  Jef- 
ferson City,  Mo.,  the  local  grievance 
board  ruled  Friday  in  dismissing  Du- 
binsky's  complaint  against  Harry 
Sodini. 

Sodini  recently  leased  the  properties 
before  Dubinsky  could  complete  nego- 
tiations with  the  landlord  to  purchase 
them.  The  board  found,  however, 
that  Dubinsky  Bros,  had  certain  rights 
and  has  referred  the  case  to  Campi 
for  review. 


Order  Service  Cut 
For  a  Coast  House 

(Continued  from  page  1) 

distributors  to  stop  service  to  this 
company  on  all  contracts  made  after 
Dec.  6,  1933,  when  the  code  went  into 
effect. 

In  spite  of  the  order  Feldstein  & 
Dietrich  had  a  bank  night  last  Friday. 
They  say  they  intend  to  test  the  order 
in   Federal  court. 

Fox,  Principal  and  the  American 
Amusement  Co.,  operating  the  Ox- 
nard,  have  been  summoned  before  the 
board  Tuesday  to  show  cause  why  a 
stop  service  order  should  not  be  im- 
posed for  alleged  violation  of  the  bank 
night  ruling  by  the  Oxnard. 


ITO  to  Talk  Clearance 

Hollywood,  Sept.  23.— The  I.  T.  O. 
of  Southern  California  will  hold  a 
mass  meeting  Tuesday  to  air  views  on 
the  clearance  schedule  and  to  appoint 
one  or  two  representatives  to  go  to 
New  York  for  conferences  with 
Campi. 


The  Leading 
Daily     ^^ 
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DAILY 


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Intelligent 
and  % 

Faithful      i. 
Service  to 
the  Industry 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  36.    NO.  72 


NEW  YORK,  TUESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  25,  1934 


Detroit  Sees 
Outlook  Good 
For  the  Fall 


Prospects  Held   Best   in 
Last  Three  Years 


Detroit,  Sept.  24. — With  all  lirst 
runs  except  the  Downtown  open  for 
the  first  time  in  many  months,  theatre 
prospects  here  are  regarded  as 
brighter  than  at  any  time  during  the 
past  three  years.  Duals  are  spread- 
ing,  however. 

Latest  to  join  the  dual  ranks  is  the 
State,  opened  a  few  days  ago,  and 
the  Adams.  The  Fisher,  midtown 
spot,  is  switching  to  second  run  duals 
with  a  pit  orchestra.  This  is  the  first 
stage  show  at  this  spot  since  last  fall. 

General  reconditioning  is  being  done 
among  the  neighborhood  spots.  This 
includes  painting,  installation  of  new 
seats,  screens  and  sound  equipment. 

In    addition,     one     new    house,    the 

{ContiinipJ   on    pofic   A) 


TEN  CENTS 


Production  Gains 
By  Four  Features 

Hollywood,  Sept.  24. — Production 
activity  for  the  week  ending  Sept. 
21  shows  an  increase  of  four  fea- 
tures over  the  preceding  week  and 
a  decrease  of  the  same  number  in 
shorts. 

Features  in  work  total  36  with  six 
shorts.  Twenty  features  and  nine 
shorts  are  reported  in  their  final 
stages   of   preparation    ready    to   start 

(ContinncJ   on    page   4) 


Colorado's  Grosses 
$2,599,000  in  1933 

Washington,  Sept.  24. — Gross  re- 
ceipts of  101  film  houses  in  Colorado 
last  year  were  $1,997,000  and  payrolls 
totalled  $526,000,  according  to  the  U. 
-S.  Census  Bureau. 

There  were  22  other  theatres  in  the 
state — legitimate  and  vaude-film — with 
a  gross  of  $602,000  and  payrolls  of 
$114,000. 

Denver  had  29  film  houses,  report- 
ing gross  receipts  of  $1,142,000  and 
aggre-jate  payrolls  of  $342,000,  while 
Pueblo  had  eight  film  theatres  with 
receipts  of  $160,000  and  payrolls  of 
$36,000. 


Miami  Places 
Heavy  Tax  on 
Music  Agents 

Sets  Fee  at  $2,500;   No 
Men  There,  ASCAP 

Miami.  Sept.  24. — The  fight  against 
A.S.C.A.P.  has  taken  a  new  slant 
here.  Under  the  terms  of  a  city  ordi- 
nance just  passed  agents  of  any  or- 
ganization collecting  a  music  tax  must 
have  a  city  license  costing  $2,500. 

It  is  called  an  ordinance  "providing 
for  the  registration  of  all  persons, 
firms  and  corporations  engaged  in 
certain  businesses,  professions  or  oc- 
cupations," but  under  the  terms  of 
one  of  its  sections  "royalty  and  copy- 
right agents  and  salesmen,"  against 
whom  the  tax  is  aimed,  are  described 
as  follows  : 

"Royalty  and  copyright  agents  and 
salesmen   shall   mean  each   person,   as 

(Continued  on   page   6) 


Basic  Operators' 
Scale  Nearly  Set 

A  basic  scale  for  operators  accord- 
ing to  classifications  of  theatres  is 
expected  to  be  ready  within  the  next 
10  days,  it  was  learned  yesterday  fol- 
lowing a  meeting  of  the  NRA  fact 
finding  committee.  Those  who  met 
were  Harlan  Holmden,  temporarily  in 
charge  of  Local  306;  Major  Leslie 
E.    Thompson    of   RKO,    chairman   of 

(Continued   on    page   4) 


Ship  Fire  Barred 

Vancouver,  Sept.  24.— The 
Colonial  here  put  a  large  sign 
atop  the  marquee:  "We  are 
NOT  showing  newsreel  pic- 
tures of  the  Morro  Castle 
disaster." 


Expect  Early 
Resignation 
From  Johnson 


Washington,  Sept.  24. — Although 
neither  NRA  officials  nor  industry 
representatives  will  substantiate  the 
rumor,  reports  continue  current  that 
General  Hugh  S.  Johnson  will  hur- 
dle the  fence  between  the  government 
and  the  industry  and  be  given  a  prom- 
inent job  with  the  latter,  the  stipend 
being  said  to  be  around  $100,000. 

Johnson  is  due  to  leave  the  Recov- 
ery Administration  momentarily  and, 
in    fact,    failed    to    return    last    week 

(Continued   on    page   4) 


First  Division  Set  to 
Hold  Four-Day  Meet 

All  branch  managers,  salesmen  and 
bookers  of  First  Division  will  hold  a 
four-day  convention  at  the  Park  Cen- 

(Continucd  on   page  4) 


Loew  Foreign  Sales 
Awards  Are  Restored 

Prior  to  his  sailing  for  South 
America,  Arthur  Loew  restored  prize 
ofifers  for  the  first  four  foreign 
M-G-M  branches  making  the  highest 
sales  quota. 

During  vacation  time,  Loew  per- 
sonally paid  all  his  employes  a  week's 
extra  salary.  Prizes  for  foreign 
offices  were  discontinued  two  years 
ago  when  salary  cuts  were  put  into 
effect. 


'^Pirate  Treasure** 
Stirs  M-G-M*s  Ire 

Cleveland,  Sept.  24, — Charging  un- 
fair trade  practices  in  advertising 
"Pira.te  Treasure"  prior  to  the  booking 
of  "Treasure  Island,"  Frank  Drew, 
M-G-M  branch  manager,  has  filed  a 
complaint  with  the  grievance  hoard 
against  C.  W.  Rrickert,  Palace,  .Ash- 
land, O.  The  case  is  set  for  a  hearing 
Oct.  1. 


Atkinson  Continues 
Fox  Theatres  Head 

Willia.m  E.  Atkinson  continues  as 
president  of  Fox  Theatres  Corp.,  de- 
spite his  recent  resignation  as  co- 
receiver.  Atkinson  plans  to  spend  all 
of  his  time  at  his  Virginia  home  after 
he  winds  up  a  few  details  as  co-re- 
ceiver. 

He  may  resign  as  head  of  the  cir- 
cuit, but  nothing  definite  has  yet  been 
decided  upon,  Atkinson  stated  yester- 
day. He  returned  from  Boston  yes- 
terday after  taking  his  son  there  to 
enter  college. 


Para.'s  New 
Plan  Delayed 
By  Subsidiary 

B'lvay  Bondholders  Ask 
Foreign  Accounting 

Paramount  Publix  was  brought  face 
to  face  yesterday  with  the  prospect  of 
a  delay  in  its  plan  to  reorganize  when 
Referee  John  E.  Joyce  postponed  un- 
til Oct.  22  a  hearing  on  the  reorgani- 
zation of  Paramount  Broadway  Corp. 

The  understanding  yesterday  was 
that  before  any  action  can  be  taken 
on  the  Paramount  Publix  reorganiza- 
tion plan  the  outcome  of  the  move 
to  reorganize  Paramount  Broadway 
must  be  awaited  because  of  the  size 
of  the  claims  held  by  the  latter  against 
the     parent     company.  Paramount 

Broadway  holds  title  to  the  Paramount 
theatre  and  building  in  Times  Square. 
It  has  pending  total  claims  of  $178,- 
000,000     against     Paramount    Publix, 

(Continued   on    page   6) 


Hill  Will  Be  Only 
Hearst  Reel  Talker 

Edwin  C.  Hill  will  be  the  lone  an- 
nouncer and  interpreter  of  the  Hearst 
Metrotone  News  in  its  new  form,  E. 
B.  Hatrick,  general  manager  of 
Hearst's  film  interests,  stated  yester- 
day. 

Hill  will  interpret  all  subjects  him- 
self,   Hatrick   stated.      In   addition   to 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Schwartz  Condition 
Low  After  Shooting 

Cleveland,  Sept.  24.  —  Ernest 
Schwartz,  prominent  local  attorney 
and  president  of  the  Cleveland  M.  P. 
Exhibitors'  Ass'n.,  is  in  a  critical  con- 
dition today  after  having  been  shot  in 

(Continued  on   page  4) 


Skouras,  RKO  Talk 
About  Clearances 

Conferences  were  held  yesterday  be- 
tween RKO  representatives,  George 
Skouras,  Louis  Frisch  and  Sam  Rinz- 
ler  in  an  effort  to  straighten  out 
clearances  on  Fox  product  as  a  result 
of  Loew's  turning  over  the  entire 
lineup  to  RKO  for  30  houses. 

Skouras  and  Randforce  hold  10- 
year  franchises  on  Fox  films,  and  be- 
fore RKO  can  get  the  product,  it 
must  get  approval  from  the  independ- 
ent  exhibitors   and    Fox. 

There  is  talk  that  Skouras  may  pool 
some  of  its  houses  with  RKO  in 
a  deal  which  will  involve  an  exchange 
of  product. 


Row  Over  Clearance 
Going  Before  Campi 

Fireworks  are  expected  at  the  next 
Campi  meeting  Thursday  when  the 
entire  body  will  hear  and  decide  a 
local  clearance  issue  which  has  been 
the  subject  of  much  discussion  lo- 
cally. 

The  case  involves  Loew's  and  Trio- 
Consolidated.  After  handing  down  a 
(Continued  on   page  4) 


Effects  Are  Vital, 
Pete  Smith  States 

Selection  of  sound  effects  and  gags 
are  vitally  important  in  the  production 
of  shorts,  Pete  Smith  states. 

/\  lot  of  subjects  can  be  made  en- 
tertaining by  using  gags  and  sound 
{Continued  on  page  4) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,  September  25,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


(Registered  U.   S.   Patent  Office) 


Vol.  3o  September  25,    1934 


No.  72 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and   Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager       ?•— >• 


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Olmstead  Temporary 
Successor  to  Brown 

Ed  Olmstead,  exploitation  head  of 
Columbia,  has  temporarily  taken  over 
George  Brown's  duties  until  a  suc- 
cessor is  appointed. 


Joe  Weil  on  Campaigns 

Joe  Weil,  assistant  to  Car' 
Laemmle,  who  returned  with  the 
"U"  president  from  Europe  last 
week,  is  staying  in  town  to  do  special 
exploitation  campaigns  on  seven  spe- 
cials, the  first  two  of  which  are  "Imi- 
tation of  Life"  and  "Great  Expecta- 
tions." 


Back  from  Location 

The  company  that  was  sent  to 
Tuxedo  and  Suffern,  N.  Y.,  a  month 
ago  for  exteriors  for  the  Ben 
Hecht-Charles  MacArthur  production, 
"Laugh,  Little  Clown,"  has  returned 
from  location. 


Goldsmith  Brought  Back 

Charles  Goldsmith,  formerly  mana- 
ger of  the  M-G-M  office  in  Trinidad, 
has  been  transferred  to  the  home  of- 
fice foreign  department,  where  he  has 
already  taken  up  his   new   duties. 


Harry  Rapf  in  Town 

Harry  Rapf  flew  into  town  yester- 
day to  meet  his  son,  Maurice,  who 
arrived  from  Russia.  Rapf  returns 
to   the   coast   tomorrow. 


Franklin  Gets  Out 
Book  on  "Gambling 


ff 


Harold  B.  Franklin  has  just  gotten 
out  a  tricky  little  book  on  an  exploita- 
tion stunt  on  the  first  Franklin  pro- 
duction. "Gambling,"  produced  at  the 
Eastern  Service  Studios  for  Fox  re- 
lease. 

.\fter  reading  the  cover  wording, 
".America's  most  successful  showman 
in  a  showman's  picture,  produced  by 
showmen  for  showmen,"  the  reader 
turns  to  the  inside  and  finds  some  in- 
troductory remarks  about  George  M. 
Cohan  and  Franklin.  When  the  cen- 
ter of  the  book  is  opened,  a  stage  opens 
in  the  middle.  Cohan's  head  appears 
in  a  mass  of  gold  dollars  behind  a 
fence  with  a  microphone  at  one  end 
and  a  theatre  at  the  other. 

Rowland  V.  Lee,  director,  has  com- 
pleted "Gambling"  four  days  ahead  of 
schedule.  A  trailer  has  been  made 
showing  Lee  directing  Cohan,  star  and 
author. 


Cadigan  Dinner  Guest 

Boston,  Sept.  24. — James  L.  Cadi- 
gan, manager  of  the  film  and  pro- 
jection department  of  the  Paramount 
exchange,  was  guest  of  honor  at  a 
dinner  at  Hotel  Touraine.  He  was 
presented  a  purse  by  some  150  ad- 
mirers. Speakers  included  William 
Erbb,  division  manager;  Major  P.  J. 
Healey  of  the  Public  Safety  Depart- 
ment and  Harry  Browning  of  M.  &  P. 
Theatres.  Thomas  Duane  was  master 
of    ceremonies. 


Technicians  to  Meet 

Hollywood,  Sept.  24. — "Transitions 
and  Time  Lapses"  will  be  the  subject 
of  the  first  fall  meeting  of  the  Tech- 
nicians' Branch  of  the  Academy  sched- 
uled for  Thursday  night.  Producers, 
directors  and  assistant  directors  have 
been  invited  to  attend.  Papers  will  be 
read  by  Fred  Jackman,  Anne 
Bauchens,  Slavko  Vorkapich,  Loren 
Ryder  and  Martin  Cohn. 


Lesser  Out  of  Principal 

Sol  Lesser  has  sold  out  his  inter- 
ests in  Principal  exchanges  through- 
out the  country.  The  exchanges  are 
now  being  operated  by  independents. 


Hal  Roach  Out  Again 

Hal  Roach  has  recovered  from  an 
illness  which  kept  him  in  bed  for  a 
few  days. 


Hoffman  Will  Boost 
Liberty  List  to  12 

Prior  to  his  departure  for  the 
coast,  M.  H.  Hoffman,  president  of 
Liberty,  completed  arrangements  to 
boost  the  company's  current  schedule 
to  12,  an  increase  of  four  pictures. 
Production  costs  on  the  additional 
quartet   will    be   boosted. 

Hoffman  has  canceled  plans  for  a 
European  vacation  to  devote  his  time 
to  the  new  pictures.  The  eight  orig- 
inally i)lanned  are  completed. 

Dumestre's  Mother  Killed 

.\tlanta,  Sept.  24. — Mrs.  Mary 
Dumestre,  68,  of  New  Orleans, 
mother  of  Jack  B.  Dumestre,  Jr.,  At- 
lanta branch  manager  for  RCA-Pho- 
tophone,  died  from  injuries  received 
in  an  automobile  accident  in  that  city 
last  week.  Otto  Johnson,  five,  also 
of  New  Orleans,  nephew  of  Dumestre, 
died  from  injuries  received  in  the  same 
accident.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dumestre 
went  to  New  Orleans  for  the  double 
interment. 

Steven  Reardon  Passes 

Steven  Reardon,  Broadway  charac- 
ter, who  retired  from  the  police  force 
20  years  ago,  died  at  his  home,  210 
West  78th  St.,  yesterday  at  70  years 
of  age  of  a  heart  attack.  Services 
will  be  held  tomorrow  morning  at 
Holy  Trinity  Church  on  West  82nd 
St.,  with  interment  at  Calvary  Cem- 
etery. 


Chaplin  Signs  Pogany 

Hollywood.  Sept.  24. — Willy  Po- 
gany, artist,  illustrator  and  scenic 
designer,  has  been  signed  by  Charles 
Chaplin  as  art  director  for  his  forth- 
coming production.  Pogany  will  de- 
sign and  supervise  the  construction  of 
all  sets  used  in  the  film. 


Will  Show  Televotes 

Nevil  Monroe  Hopkins  will  give  a 
demonstration  o^  Televotes,  a  machine 
for  recording  votes  of  an  a.udience  on 
questions  of  interest  of  the  day,  at  the 
Waldorf  Astoria  tomorrow  night.  Ex- 
hibitors and  representaf'ves  of  broad- 
casters have  been  invited. 


Wellman  Is  Assigned 

HoLLYwoob,  Sept.  24. — William 
Wellman  will  direct  "The  President 
Vanishes,"  a  Walter  Wanger  produc- 
tion for   Paramount. 


Loew's  Off  1/2  on  Big  Board 

High  Low  Close 

Columbia  Pictures,  vtc 34  33M  34 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 3  2^  ZYg 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,    pfd 12^  12^4  12^ 

Eastman    Kodak    98  98  98 

Fox     Film     "A" \2'A  11%  IIM 

Loew's.  Inc : 2754  27>4  2754 

Paramount    Publix    4}4  4  4% 

Pa  the   Exchange    U/i  I14  1;^ 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 14  12%  13'/^ 

RKO     254  2J4  2'A 

\^'arner  Bros 4'/^  4%  4% 

Technicolor  Off  %  on  Curb 

High  Low  Close 

Technicolor     \3'A  12^4  12J4 

Trans    Lux    VA  VA  1% 


Net 
Change 

+  Va 
-f  Vi 

-\-  V2 

-Vi 

-    V2 


-h  ^ 


Net 
Change 


Paramount  Broadway  Bonds  Up  l^ 


Hi?h 

Ceneral  Theatre   Equipment  6s  '40,   ctf 7 

Loew's  6s  '41,   ww  deb  rights 10154 

Paramount    Broadway    S'/^s    '51 3854 

Paramount    F.    L.    6s    '47 56 

Paramount   Publix  S'As   'SO 56'4 

Warner    Bros.    6s    '39,    wd 58 


Low 

5M 
10154 
38-4 
55/8 
SS'A 
5754 


Close 

7 
101^ 
38J4 
56 
56 
58 


Net 
Change 

4-1 


-  V2 

-  Vt 


Sales 

400 

200 

700 

100 

70O 

1,400 

5,600 

2,400 

2,300 

500 

9,200 


Sales 

300 
100 


Sales 

5 

4 

5 

91 

74 

35 


i     Purely 
Personal  ► 


BEN  ROSENBERG  is  back  from 
a  trip  to  Dallas,  New  Orleans  and 
Oklahoma  City.  He  is  completely  re- 
covered from  an  illness  which  kept 
him  in  a  New  Orleans  hospital  for 
several  weeks. 

Eddie  Cantor,  George  Jessel, 
Harry  Hershfield  and  Milton 
Berle  will  headline  the  special  enter- 
tainment for  the  Louis  Nizer  lunch- 
eon at  the  M.  P.  Club  on  Oct.  1. 

Jack  Huluert,  English  comedian; 
Nova  Pilbean,  child  star,  and 
Michael  L.  Balcon,  production  direc- 
tor for  Gaumont  British,  are  on  the 
Aquitania,  due  in  Friday. 

George  O'Brien,  accompanied  by 
his  wife,  Marguerite  Churchill,  and 
Edward  Cline,  arrives  in  town  to- 
morrow from  the  coast.  They  are  on 
their  way  to  London. 

Robert  E.  Sherwood,  playwright; 
I'.vELYN  Herbert,  stage  star,  and  Emil 
Coleman,  composer,  are  among  the 
passengers  on  the  He  de  France,  due 
in  today 

Mrs.  Sol  Gordon  and  daughter  are 
in  from  Beaumont,  Tex.  Mrs.  Gor- 
don is  the  wife  of  the  president  of 
Jefferson  Amusement  Co.  of  Texas. 

Lou  H.  Perry  of  Ogden,  Utah,  has 
returned  west  after  a  visit  here,  stop- 
ping off  at  Chicago  to  see  the 
World's  Fair. 

Morris  Frantz  of  the  M-G-M 
home  office  foreign  department  be- 
comes a  benedict  in  December.  Ann 
Kaufman  is  the  girl. 

George  Weeks  has  begun  a  swing 
of  Fox  exchanges  to  build  up  his  sales 
staff  of  Gaumont  British.  Fie  was  in 
Boston  yesterday. 

Dick  Powell  returns  to  Holly- 
wood the  end  of  this  week  on  the  com- 
pletion of  his  personal  appearance 
tour. 

Rupert  Hughes'  original,  "The 
Love  Song,"  has  been  bought  by 
Radio.    Irene  Dunne  may  be  starred. 

Joe  Moskowitz  is  back  from  Hol- 
lywood where  he  attended  the  board 
of  directors  meeting  of  United  Artists. 

John  Boles  has  finished  work  in 
"Music  in  the  Air"  and  leaves  Holly- 
wood today  for  a  vacation  here. 

Will  Osborne  and  his  orchestra 
start  work  today  in  a  Vitaphone 
short  at  the  Brooklyn  plant. 

Edward  Klein  of  the  Bay  State 
Exchange  in  Boston  was  in  town  yes- 
terday. 

Doris  Anderson's  "The  Joy  of  Liv- 
ing" has  been  acquired  by  Universal. 

S.  Scott  Darling's  original,  "Wise 
Guy,"  has  been  bought  by  Columbia. 

Jeannette  MacDonald  reaches 
town  today  for  a  brief  vacation. 

Walt  Coburn  has  sold  his  story, 
"Burnt   Ranch,"   to  Columbia. 

Will  Rogers  arrives  today  on  the 
He  de  France. 

Walter  Immerman  has  gone  back 
to  Chicago. 


Weeks  Sets  Skouras  Deal 

George  Weeks  has  closed  a  deal 
with  Eddie  Alperson,  acting  for  Skou- 
ras eastern  houses,  under  the  terms  of 
which  all  the  Gaumont  British  1934-35 
list  will  be  taken  by  the  circuit. 


.  .  .  a  letter  from  an 
important  exhibitor — 


CAPITOL  THEATRE 
MAYFAIR   THEATRE 
BILTMORE  THEATRE 
TOWER  THEATRE 
RITZ  THEATRE 
Mumi,  Florida. 


N.  w.  THIRD  STREET 


Managing  the 

BISCAYNE  PLAZA  THEATRE 

Miami   Beach,   Florida 
GROVE  THEATRE 

Coconut  Grove.  Miam..  Florida 

GRAND  THEATRE 

West  Palm  Beach,  Florida 

HARLEM  THEATRE 
Miami,   Florida. 


^       1       i         P.  O.  BOX  2440 


^       ,       TELEPHONES  ).2<}7— J-263* 


^      ^      1      MIAMI.  FLORIDA 


September  I7tli,  1934. 


Mr  Jajnes  R.  Grainger, 
Universal  Pictures  Corp. . 
Rockefeller  Centre 
New  York  City,  N.  T. 

Dear  Jimmle: 

.   THERE'S   AL1?AT8   TOMORROW  last  night. 
We   screened  THERi.  s 

-.    4-  ^^,1  know  that   I  think  It 
I   .^st  wanted  to  let  7°^^^°^  ^j^at   is  going  to 
is  a  splendid  picture   ^^^^fgriy   exploited 
do  a  lot  of  ^^^,f  f,^U  on  a^arlfuUy  thought 
We  Burely   expect  to  put     ^^^^ 

out  campaign  on  this  p  ^^^  ^^^^^^^ 

Binnie  Barnes     in  f^^finion.   and^^^  ^^^^^^^^ 
Sis^^lrfafnly^reat  possibilities.  ^^^ 

I  .ope  you  have  ^^r  under  contract^and^p^^^  ^^ 

in  the  right  ^^S^^^^f  ff^p^operly  handled. 
t.e  another  Ann  Harding  n  P     i'       ^^-^ 

Very  tr^-'^^to^Ars, 


WOUETCO  THEATRES,    INO, 


Sll'bb 


—Yes,  Mr.  Meyer,  we  haire  Binnie  Barnes 
under  contract  .  .  .  and  she  will  be  properly  handled 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,   September  25,    1934 


Expect  Early 
Resignation 
From  Johnson 


{Cuiitiiiued    from    page     1) 

Irom  a  vacation  which  he  took  follow- 
ing his  conference  with  the  President 
at  Hyde  Park,  N.  Y. 

When  Johnson  leaves  the  govern- 
ment service  it  is  expected  he  will  be 
followed  shortly  by  Division  Admin- 
istrator Sol  A.  Rosenblatt,  who  also 
lias  been  reported  to  be  favorably 
looked  upon  by  film  executives.  Ros- 
enblatt, however,  has  never  given  any 
indication  that  he  was  seeking  a  spot 
in  the  picture  business,  although,  be- 
ing a  young  man,  an  attractive  con- 
tract which  might  lead  to  big  things 
undoubtedly  would  receive  his  careful 
consideration. 


Hearings  Start  on 
Cincy  Operator  Pay 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  24. — Deputy  Ad- 
ministrator John  F.  Toedtman  of  the 
Ohio  I'iecovery  Administration  has  be- 
gun hearings  on  alleged  violations  of 
the  code  filed  against  10  neighborhood 
and  suburban  houses  by  M.  P.  Oper- 
ators' Union,  Local  317.  Assistant  At- 
torney General  W.  Donald  Hall  is 
sitting   in   on   the  proceedings. 

Complainant  charges  that  in  each 
instance  operators  employed  by  the 
rival  union  are  being  paid  salaries  be- 
low the  code  scale.  If  violations  are 
found,  and  compliance  with  the  code 
cannot  be  obtained,  the  cases  will  go 
to  the  attorney  general's  office  for  in- 
junction proceedings,  it  is  understood. 

Revised  list  of  the  houses  involved 
include  the  Monta  Vista,  Emery,  Pen- 
drola.  Avenue,  Clifton,  Hollywood, 
Western  Plaza,  Park,  Winton  and 
Broadway. 


Hear  Three  Protests 
On  Albany  Schedule 

Three  individual  protests  on  the  Al- 
bany clearance  and  zoning  schedule 
were  heard  yesterday  by  a  committee 
comprising  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  chair- 
man ;  Edward  Golden  and  Henry 
Sussman. 

Attending  the  hearings  were  Will- 
iam Smalley,  J.  Meyer  Schine,  George 
Lynch,  Willard  McKay  and  Norman 
Samuelson. 

The  cases  were  American,  Canton, 
N.  Y.,  against  the  Strand.  Ogdens- 
burg ;  Smalley's,  Cooperstown,  against 
Schine's  Oneonta  and  Palace,  One- 
onta ;  Smalley's,  Cooperstown,  against 
Schine's    Colonial,    Norwich. 

In  a  grievance  case  the  Photoplay, 
Adams,  Mass.,  complained  against  the 
Atlas  Amusement  Co.,  same  city,  for 
interference  with  negotiation  of  a 
lease. 


Basic  Operators' 
Scale  Nearly  Set 


(Cuntinuid    from     page     1) 

the  committee ;  Charles  C.  Mosko- 
vvitz  of  Loews,  Joseph  Blatt  of  Al- 
lied \[.  P.  Operators,  Charles 
O'Reilly  and  Harry  Brandt. 

A  report  on  questionnaires  sent  to 
all  exhibitors  in  the  local  area  will 
be  completed  within  the  next  week 
or  so.  About  50  theatres  have  yet 
to  be  heard  from.  It  is  stated  the 
scale  will  be  based  on  a  point  system, 
which  is  secretly  guarded  by  the  com- 
mittee, and  will  be  applicable  to  ma- 
jor  and   independent   houses. 

Exhibitors  declare  there  is  no  defi- 
nite wage  scale  prevailing  today,  that 
wages  are  set  according  to  bargain- 
ing. Another  meeting  of  the  commit- 
tee  will   be  held   Friday. 


K.  C,  Board  Ban  Put 
On  Two  Bank  Nights 

K,.\NSA.s  CiTV,  Sept.  24. — Complain- 
ants have  been  awarded  decisions  in 
two  bank  night  cases  decided  by  the 
local  grievance  board.  The  cases  were 
Fox  Midland,  Pittsburg,  Kan.,  against 
J.  A.  Linski,  Cozy,  same  town,  and 
\V.  A.  Leucht,  Olive,  St.  Joseph,  Mo., 
against  Frank  Cassil,  Rialto,  same 
city.  Respondents  were  ordered  to 
discontinue   the   plan. 

John  Graham,  Mainstreet,  Warrens- 
burg,  Mo.,  has  filed  a  bank  night  com- 
plaint against  the  Star,  Warrensburg. 

Other  grievance  adjudications; 

Ed  Burgan,  Tenth  Street,  Kansas 
City,  Kan.,  vs.  Midway,  same  city. 
Charge,  reduced  admission.  Determi- 
nation, cease  and  desist. 

Jay  Means,  Oak  Park,  Kansas  City, 
vs.  C.  H.  Potter,  Baltis,  same  city. 
Charge,  reduced  admission  (admitting 
children  for  five  cents  with  coupon). 
Determination,  cease  and  desist. 


Production  Gains 
By  Four  Features 


To  Appeal  Sandusky  Case 

Cleveland,  Sept.  24. — Dismissal  of 
the  overbuying  complaint  brought  by 
Alden  .Seitz  Theatre  Co.  against  War- 
ners' Ohio  and  Plaza,  Sandusky,  will 
be  appealed  by  Lawrence  Rich,  attor- 
ney for  Seitz. 


McCrea  with  Dietrich 

MoLLYWocii),  Sept.  24.— Joel  McCrea 
has  been  engaged  by  Paramount  to 
appear  opposite  Marlene  Dietrich  in 
Paramount's  "Caprice  Espagnole." 


Row  Over  Clearance 
Going  Before  Campi 

{Continued    from     page     1) 

decision  on  the  Forum,  Trio-Con- 
solidated house.  Code  Authority  ex- 
perienced considerable  diificulty  in 
settling  the  clearance  on  the  Fleet- 
wood, also  operated  by  the  same  inde- 
pendent circuit. 

As  a  result,  it  was  decided  to  hold 
a  new  trial  with  both  theatres  taken 
into  consideration  at  the  same  time. 

Exhibitors  hold  that  if  Loew's  wins 
clearance  over  the  Forum,  it  will  have 
to  lose  the  Fleetwood  case.  Loew's, 
however,  believe.'^  it  is  entitled  to 
clearance  over  both  houses. 


Schlesinger  Sails  Soon 

M.  A.  Schlesinger  will  be  on  the 
He  de  France  with  Sol  Lesser,  Eddie 
Cline,  George  O'Brien,  Lupe  Velez 
and  Johnny  Weissmuller  when  it  sails 
for   London  on   Saturday. 


Giannini  Due  Thursday 

Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini  arrives  Thurs- 
day from  Italy  on  the  Conte  di 
Savoia.  He  may  attend  the  Columbia 
directors'  meeting  on  Saturday  before 
heading  for  the  coast. 


Schwartz  Joins  M-G-M 

Hollywood,  Sept.  24.— Maurice 
Schwartz,  Jewish  actor  and  writer, 
who  recently  appeared  in  "Yoshe 
Kalb,"  is  now  a  member  of  the 
M-G-M  writing  staff. 


{Continued    from    page    1) 

within  the  fortnight  while  in  the  cut- 
ting rooms  there  are  51  features  and 
li    shorts. 

Radio  reports  seven  features  work- 
ing, two  preparing  and  seven  editing ; 
Paramount  had  five,  one  and  four ; 
M-G-M,  four,  three  and  nine;  Fox, 
four,  three  and  four ;  Columbia,  three, 
one  and  three ;  Warners,  three,  two 
and  12 ;  Universal,  three,  two  and 
two ;  Roach,  one,  zero  and  zero ; 
Goldwyn,  zero,  zero  and  two ;  Cen- 
tury, one,  zero  and  zero,  while  the 
independents  have  a  total  of  five,  six 
and  eight. 

In  the  short  subject  division  Roach 
reports  one  working,  one  preparing 
and  two  editing :  Warners,  one,  zero 
and  zero;  M-G-M,  zero,  three  and 
five ;  Columbia,  zero,  zero  and  three ; 
Radio,  zero,  two  and  eight,  while  the 
independents  have  four,  three  and 
five. 


First  Division  Set  to 
Hold  Four-Day  Meet 

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tral  starting  l'>iday.  Harry  Thomas, 
president,  will  outline  new  plans  for 
the  reorganized  company. 

Thomas  was  elected  president  over 
the  week-end,  Nicholas  S.  Ludington 
and  William  M.  L.  Fiske,  3rd,  vice- 
presidents  ;  Julius  K.  Chapman,  sec- 
retary, and  a  treasurer  will  be  named 
within  the  next  day  or  so. 


Buffalo,  Sept.  24.— Elmer  T.  Lux, 
manager  of  the  First  Division  ex- 
change here,  will  attend  the  four-day 
meeting  in  New  York  this  week-end. 
Three  new  features  and  several  shorts 
will  be  screened. 


Schwartz  Condition 
Low  After  Shooting 

(.Continued    from    page    1) 

a  quarrel  said  to  have  been  over  busi- 
ness relations.  Benjamin  Z.  Levine, 
his  partner,  also  prominent  in  local 
theatrical  circles,  was  fatally  wounded 
in  the  dispute. 

The  body  of  Abraham  Knopp,  of 
Waterbury,  Conn.,  was  found  today 
in  Lake  Erie.  The  coroner's  office 
returned  a  verdict  of  suicide.  Knopp, 
police  say,  fired  the  shots  during  an 
argument,  and  was  being  hunted  as 
the  alleged  slayer  of  Levine,  who  was 
his  brother-in-law,  and  for  the  shoot- 
ing of  Schwartz. 


Detroit  Sees 
Outlook  Good 
For  the  Fall 


(Continued   from    page    1) 

Tower,  is  being  erected  in  the  north- 
western section  of  the  city  and  there 
are  reports  more  houses  are  planned. 


Cleveland,  Sept.  24. — W.  N.  Skir- 
boU,  L.  P.  Miller  and  Samuel  Her- 
witz  have  taken  an  option  on  the 
Shaker  Square.  If  they  take  up  the 
option,  they  will  equip  the  theatre  and 
operate   it  themselves. 


Dover,  Sept.  24. — The  Ohio,  closed 
a  long  time,  has  reopened.  It  is  op- 
erated by  R.  C.  Spidell,  who  also  has 
the   State. 


Grafton,  Sept.  24. — The  Grafton, 
closed  all  summer,  has  reopened.  J. 
O.  Guthrie  of  Cleveland  and  the  own- 
ers of  the  building  are  operating  the 
house.  New  sound  equipment  has 
been  installed. 


Hill  Will  Be  Only 
Hearst  Reel  Talker 

(Continued     from     page     1) 

news  events,  the  newsreel  will  also 
have  special  feature  clips  which  the 
Hearst  commentator  will  discuss. 
Natural  sound  effects  will  be  used  in 
addition  to   Hill's   interpretations. 

The  new  Hearst  Metrotone  reel 
will  run  about  1,000  feet  and  De 
Luxe  Laboratories  will  continue  to 
develop  it  twice  a  week.  A  press 
party  will  be  held  at  the  DeLuxe  lab 
when   the  first  issue  makes   its  debut. 


See  $42,000  on  "Agenf* 

Warners  are  predicting  a  $42,000 
week  for  "British  Agent"  at  the 
Strand.  In  its  first  five  days  it 
topped  "Gold  Diggers  of  1933," 
which  took  $42,200  in  its   first  week. 


Effects  Are  Vital, 
Pete  Smith  States 

(Continued     from     page     1) 

effects  in  their  proper  place,  he  says. 
Music  also  plavs  an  important  part. 
Smith  holds. 

"I'm  a  nut  on  effects,"  he  confessed. 
"I  used  to  be  a  trap  drummer  in  my 
earlier  days  and  bits  of  it  are  coming 
out  of  my  system. 

"I  don't  try  to  make  the  audience 
laugh  at  its  own  expense.  I  try  to 
make  myself  a  part  of  the  audience 
and  use  language  that  would  be  used 
by  it  and  do  the  same  things  it  would 
do.    I  avoid  puns,  most  of  the  time. 

"I  don't  try  to  be  clever  or  smart. 
I  just  try  to  be  human.  So  far  it  has 
worked   out." 

Smith  believes  there  is  a  big  field  of 
material  for  the  short  subject  producer 
and  states  he  has  no  difficulty  getting 
ideas.  He  tries  to  get  as  many  ex- 
ploitation ideas  into  his  pictures  as  he 
possibly  can,  being  a  press  agent  at 
heart. 

He  adds  shorts  should  not  be  taken 
as  fillers.  Anything  that  is  put  on  the 
screen  should  be  worth  while  showing 
or  not  at  all. 

Smith  says  he  has  to  be  careful  with 
the  selection  of  his  language.  In  some 
countries  our  meanings  have  other 
interpretations  and  this  he  tries  to 
avoid  as  much  as  possible. 


Brandt  Says  He's  Owner 

Harry  Brandt  states  that  he  owns 
an  interest  in  all  of  the  26  houses 
comprising  the  Brandt  circuit.  The 
general  impression  prevailed  he  had 
booking  deals  with  some  of  the  units. 
The  latest  acquisition  is  the  Arcadia, 
Bronx,  formerly  operated  by  Sydney 
Cohen. 


Roach  Signs  Sam  Taylor 

Hollywood,  Sept.  24. — Hal  Roach 
has  signed  Sam  Taylor,  former  direc- 
tor for  Mary  Pickford  and  Harold 
Lloyd,  to  a  long-term  contract  as  a 
supervising  director.  Taylor  has  no 
assignment  as  yet.  Years  ago  Taylor 
began  his  career  as  a  writer  on  the 
Roach  lot. 


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IN\THE  WORLD'S  LARGEST  THEATRE 

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Tuesday,  Sepfember  25,   1934 


Miami  Places 
Heavy  Tax  on 
Music  Agents 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
agent  for  another,  or  as  the  represen- 
tative of  another  in  any  capacity,  col- 
lecting, or  attempting  to  collect,  or 
receiving  money,  or  other  valuable 
consideration  for  rights,  royalty,  rents 
of  fees  on  copyrighted  music,  books, 
recorded  music  for  mechanical  repro- 
duction, radio  programs  and/or  pat- 
ents." 


E.  C.  Mills,  general  manager  of 
A.S.C.A.P.,  said  yesterday  that  the 
society  does  not  have  a  representative 
in  Miami  and  therefore  there  is  no 
one  to  tax.  Miami  exhibitors  pay 
their  fees  by  mail. 

"However,"  he  added,  "we  reserve 
the  right  to  assign  a  representative 
to  that  city,  and  if  and  when  we  do  we 
will  be  compelled  to  pass  the  extra 
$2,500  cost  on  to  exhibitors.  Perhaps 
exhibitors  want  to  help  out  the  city 
government  and  are  too  modest  to  do 
it  directly." 


Washington,  Sept.  24. — In  explain- 
ing why  he  has  advised  Allied  not  to 
contribute  to  a  war  chest  to  fight  the 
A.S.C.A.P.  music  tax  increases 
Abram  F.  Mvers,  general  counsel,  says 
it  would  be  difficult  for  an  individual 
theatre  to  establish  that  it  was  en- 
gaged in  interstate  business. 

His  advice  to  Allied  members  is  to 
pay  the  first  installment  of  the  in- 
creased tax  and  rely  upon  a  cam- 
paign in  Congress  to  secure  a  modifi- 
cation of  the  copyright  law. 

"It  is  difficult  to  see  how  enduring 
relief  can  be  obtained  by  litigation  so 
long  as  the  law  permits  the  copyright 
owner  to  split  his  monopoly  three 
ways — publishing,  recording  and  per- 
forming— and  to  collect  a  royalty  on 
each,"  he  says. 


Denver  Party  Draws 
Crowd  of  About  350 

Denver,  Sept.  24. — More  than  350 
attended  the  banquet  at  the  first  an- 
nual outing  and  get-together  of  ex- 
hibitors and  distributors  of  this  terri- 
tory, held  at  the  Lakewood  Country 
Club.  The  outing  is  the  first  of  two 
or  three,  by  the  end  of  which  it  is 
hoped  to  organize  a  Variety  Club 
here. 

Walter  Ibold,  manager  of  the 
Comet,  and  Jack  Langan,  Universal 
exchange  manager,  tied  with  79  for 
the  golf  cup,  with  Ibold  winning  on 
the  extra  hole.  Rick  Ricketson, 
F.W.C.,  division  manager,  and  Will- 
iam Agren,  his  booker,  tied  with 
Ricketson  winning  the  playofT.  Al 
Hofifman,  U.  iA.  manager,  labored 
through  170  strokes  to  win  the  booby 
prize. 

Exhibitors  beat  the  distributors  in 
the  ball  game,  2-1. 

Mrs.  Henry  Freidel  won  the  bridge 
prize,  an  electric  coffee  urn  set,  and 
E.  F.  Roberts  won  the  horseshoe 
pitching  contest. 

Jack  Langan  arranged  the  afifair, 
and  on  the  general  committee  were 
J.  L.  Morrison,  Fox  manager;  Al 
Hofifman;  Ibold;  Earl  Bell,  Warner 
exchange   manager,    and   Ricketson. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


'Among  the  Missing'* 


{Columbia) 

This  pleasant  little  dramatic  effort  ought  to  fill  the  bill  at  neighbor- 
hood houses.  Its  story  is  engrossing  if  a  bit  shopworn,  its  acting  up  to 
snuff  and  its  settings  and  photography  good.  There  is  a  particularly 
fine  performance  by  Henrietta  Crosman. 

Miss  Crosman  runs  away  from  her  nephew's  home  when  she  finds 
life  there  unbearable.  She  becomes  housekeeper  for  the  operators  of  an 
antique  shop,  which  is  used  as  a  front  to  hide  their  activities  as  jewel 
thieves.  It  is  not  until  toward  the  end  that  Miss  Crosman  discovers  the 
truth.  Richard  Cromwell  is  one  of  the  thieves.  When  she  learns  the 
^late  of  affairs,  she  bends  every  effort  to  win  the  youth  away  from  a 
life  of  crime.  To  save  him  she  goes  to  the  extent  of  assuming  the  blame 
for  a  robbery  in  which  the  boy  has  taken  part  after  making  it  possible 
for  him  to  escape  from  the  police. 

Seeing  the  error  of  his  ways,  Cromwell  defies  Arthur  Hohl  and  Ivan 
Simpson,  his  fellow  thieves,  and  reveals  the  truth  to  the  police  to  save 
Miss  Crosman.  He  is  placed  on  probation  in  her  care  and  everything 
ends  happily.  To  give  the  film  a  romantic  note  there  is  a  romance 
l)ctween  Cromwell  and  Billie  Seward. 

Also  in  the  cast  are  Wade  Boteler,  Ben  Taggart,  Harry  C.  Bradley 
and  Paul  Hurst.  Joseph  August  handled  the  camera  and  Albert  Rogell 
directed.    Code  seal  No.  124.    Running  time,  65  minutes. 


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My  Old  Dutch 

( Gaumotit -British) 

London,  Sept.  24. — This  will  be  a  box-office  natural  in  England.  It  is 
admirably  sincere  and  will  bring  laughter  and  tears  by  a  happy  blending 
of  good  story  values  and  excellent  acting.  Rarely  sensitive  direction  by 
Sinclair  Hill  has  welded  out  of  real  life  material  a  real  appeal  to  the  heart 
as  far  removed  as  possible  from  synthetic  "sob  appeal." 

Whether  it  will  get  over  in  America  depends  entirely  on  the  extent  to 
which  low  class  London  dialect  can  be  understood.  It  will  be  a  thousand 
pities  if  this  difficulty  of  speech  proves  fatal,  but  the  fact  has  to  be  faced 
that  it  iS'  essentially  a  "Cockney"  story. 

It  is  just  the  life  story  of  humble  London  working  class  couple,  from 
the  days  when  they  go  courting  at  Hampstead  Heath  on  Bank  Holiday, 
through  the  war  years,  which  deprive  them  of  their  only  son,  to  an  old 
age  rendered  happy  by  their  deep  mutual  affection,  which  has  suffered 
the  last  sorrow  of  the  sacrifice  of  their  grandchild  to  a  wealthy  relative 
who  can  give  him  a  career. 

The  intensely  sincere  acting  of  Betty  Balfour  and  Michael  Hogan, 
with  Gordon  Harker  providing  the  main  comedy  relief,  are  the  big 
factors,  but  the  film  also  provides  a  vivid  panorama  of  English  life  from 
pre-war  time  until  todav.    Running  time,  90  minutes. 

BRUCE  ALLAN 


"DuBarry*'  Opening  Set 

Memphis,  Sept.  24.  ■ —  Warners' 
"Madame  DuBarry"  will  have  its  first 
showing,  according  to  company  offi- 
ficials,  here  at  the  Warner  theatre 
Saturday,  Oct.  6.  National  release  is 
set  for  a  week  later. 


Warners  Re-sign  Gargan 

Hollywood,  Sept.  24. — Warners 
have  re-signed  William  Gargan 
to  a  long  term  contract.  Gar- 
gan is  in  London  vacationing  with 
Leslie  Howard  at  present,  but  will  re- 
turn  here   shortly. 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,  Sept.  24. — Jack  Cox,  recently  signed  by  Paramount, 
has  arrived  from  Cleveland  where  he  was  "discovered"  by  a  talent 
scout  .  .  .  Jackie  Coogan  has  enrolled  at  the  University  of  Southern 
California  .  .  .  Elissa  Landi  vacationing  at  Lake  Tahoe  .  .  . 
Claudette  Colbert  has  a  new  lot  in  Holmby  Hills  .  .  .  Robert  Florey 
appeared  in  a  wool  plaid  scarf  at  a  temperature  of  98  .  .  . 
Virginia  Pine's  split  back  evening  gown  is  the  talk  of  the  town.  .  . 
Evalyn  Knapp  signed  for  "In  Old  Sante  Fe"  at  Mascot  .  .  . 
Miriam  Hopkins  will  do  "Becky  Sharp"  for  Radio  before  going  to 
Goldwyn  for  two  pictures  .  .  .  Sylvia  Sidney  has  closed  her  beach 
home  and  moved  back  to  Benedict  Canyon  .  .  .  L^da  Robert!  up 
again  after  a  severe  cold  .  .  .  Jackie  Cooper  received  a  set  of 
trap  drums  as  a  natal  day  gift  from  his  mother  .  .  .  Harry  Rapf 
escorted  a  fishing  party  off  the  San  Diego  coast  .  .  .  Douglass 
Montgomery  making  a  date  with  a  girl  for  Sardi's  and  absent 
mindedly  waiting  at  the  Vendome  .  .  .  Neil  Hamilton  spending 
his  birthday  on  the  crest  of  Mount  Whitney  .  .  . 


Para.'s  New 
Plan  Delayed 
By  Subsidiary 


(Continued    frori     page     1) 

which  is  guarantor  of  its  bonds.  The 
reorganization  plan  of  Paramount 
Broadway  is  considered  one  of  the  few 
remaining  obstacles  in  the  revamping 
of   Paramount   Publix. 

Action  to  postpone  the  Paramount 
Broadway  hearing  was  taken  upon 
the  request  of  counsel  for  Paramount 
Publix  trustees,  who  told  Referee 
Joyce  that  objections  to  the  subsid- 
iary's plan  of  reorganization  could  be 
ironed  out  if  more  time  were  granted. 

The  Paramount  Publix  trustees'  at- 
torneys indicated  that  in  the  mean- 
while they  would  meet  with  the  legal 
representatives  of  the  realty  corpora- 
tion in  an  attempt  to  remove  objec- 
tions to  the  latter's  plan  of  reorgani- 
zation. 

Paramount  Broadway  bondholders 
made  a  demand  before  Referee  Joyce 
yesterday  for  detailed  operating  sta- 
tistics of  all  foreign  subsidiaries  of 
Paramount.  The  charge  was  made 
that  accountants  representing  three 
bondholders  had  been  denied  permis- 
sion to  look  at  the  corporation's  books. 

The  trustees  asserted  in  addition  to 
being  against  good  business  practice, 
the  revelation  of  the  information  de- 
sired would  give  away  to  competitors 
many  of  Paramount's  trade  secrets. 
They  further  declared  that  the  ob- 
jecting bondholders  failed  to  repre- 
sent 25  per  cent  of  the  total  bond- 
holders or  10  per  cent  of  creditors 
as  required  under  the  new  bankruptcy 
laws. 


Leontine  Sagan  Coming 

Hollywood,  Sept.  24. — Leontine  Sa- 
gan, Europe's  outstanding  woman  di- 
rector who  was  signed  by  David  Selz- 
nick  during  his  recent  trip  abroad, 
will  arrive  in  New  York  this  week 
en  route  to  Hollywood  to  begin  her 
contract  with  M-G-M.  Miss  Sagan 
is  best  known  for  her  direction  of 
"Maedchen  in  Uniform." 


"U*'  Signs  Joan  Bennett 

Hollywood,  Sept.  24. — Joan  Ben- 
nett has  been  signed  for  the  chief 
feminine  role  in  Universal's  "Man 
Who  Reclaimed  His  Head,"  playing 
opposite  Claude  Rains.  Lloyd  Hughes 
and  Carol  Coombe  have  also  been  as- 
signed featured  Roles.  Edward  Lud- 
wig  is  the  director. 


To  Hear  Health  Suit 

A  motion  will  be  argued  in  Supreme 
Court  today  that  certain  evidence  in 
the  $1,000,060  suit  brought  against  M- 
G-M  by  Edwina  Booth  be  ruled  out. 
The  actress  charges  she  ruined  her 
health  during  the  filming  of  "Trader 
Horn." 


Gaumont  Holds  Fischer 

Chicago,  Sept.  24. — Abe  Fischer 
will  continue  .is  Gaumont  British  sales 
head  in  this  territory  under  a  realign- 
ment of  the  selling  organization. 


''Widow'*  to  Open  Oct.  6 

Oct.  6  is  the  date  set  for  opening  of 
"The  Merry  Widow"  at  the  Astor  at 
$2  top. 


OBLIGATION 


yi  NY  manufacturer  who  has  won  his  way 
1.  \.  into  the  confidence  of  a  great  in- 
dustry is  under  obligation  to  maintain  the 
standards  that  have  given  his  product  pref- 
erence. Eastman  Super-Sensitive  ''Pan"  is 
continually  discharging  such  an  obligation. 
On  the  lot  .  .  .  in  the  laboratory.  .  .  on  the 
screen ...  it  is  unfailingly  delivering  the  same 
qualities  that  first  made  it  a  sensation  in  the 
motion-picture  world.  Eastman  Kodak  Co. 
(J.  E.  Brulatour,  Inc.,  Distributors,  New 
York,  Chicago,  Hollywood.) 


EASTMAN  Super-Sensitive 
Panchromatic  Negative 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Tuesday,   September  25,    1934 


99 


^^Desirable, 
Lyman  $6,500, 
Minneapolis 


Minneapolis,  Sept.  24.  —  "Desira- 
ble" ran  away  with  the  big  money  here 
last  week,  helped  by  Abe  Lyman  and 
his  band.  The  take  at  the  State  was 
$6,500,  up  by  $1,000. 

In  St.  Panl  Mae  West  in  "Belle  of 
the  Nineties"  also  ran  up  to  $6,500, 
over  the  mark  by  the  same  amount. 

"One  More  River"  grossed  a  strong 
$3,000  at  the  World  here.  "Crime 
Witiiout  Passion"  and  "The  Human 
Side"  were  strong  St.  Paul  attractions. 

Total  first  run  business  in  Minne- 
apolis was  $23,500.  Average  is  $21,- 
000.  Total  St.  Paul  business  was  $19,- 
000.   Average  is  $16,000. 

Estimated  takings : 

Minneapolis : 
Week  Ending  Sept.  20: 

"CRIME  WITHOUT  PASSION"   (Para.) 

CENTl'RV  (1.000).  25c-40c.  7  (lays. 
Gross:    $4,000.    (Averasre,    $4,000) 

"YOU     BELONG     TO     ME"     (Para.) 

LYRIC— (l,ft)0).  20c-25c.  7  days.  Gross: 
1,500.    (Average,    $1,500) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  21: 
"BRITISH    AGENT"    (F.   N.) 

RKO  URrilEl'.M-(2,9O0),  25c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $0,000.    (Average.    $5,500) 

"DESIRABLE"    (Warners) 
STATE— (J,.100),     2,Sc-40c,      7     days.      Abe 
Lyman   in   person.     Gross:   $6. .500.    (Average, 
$5,500) 

"THE    LOST    PATROL"    (Radio) 
TIME     (300).    25c-,i5c.    7    days.    3rd    week. 
Gross:    $2,500.    (Average,    $2,500) 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 
WORLD— (400),    25c-75c,    7    days.     Gross: 
$3,000.    (Average,  $2,500) 

St.  Paul: 

Week  Ending  Sept.  20: 
"BELLE    OF    THE   NINETIES"    (Para.) 

I'ARA.MOr.VT- (2.300).     25c-40c.    7    days. 
Gross:    $6,,S00.     (Average,    $5,500) 
"CRIME    WITHOUT    PASSION"     (Para.) 

RIVIERA  (1,200),  2Sc-4(Jc,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average.   $.^.500) 

"THE    HUMAN    SIDE"    (Univ.) 

RKO  ()RPHEL'M-(2.000),  20c-40c.  7  days 
Madame  \'oegli-Starr.  Gross:  $4,500.  (Av- 
erage.   $4,000) 

"YOU    BELONG    TO    ME"    (Para.) 

TOWER-  (1.000).  15c--5c.  7  days.  Gross: 
CI, 500.    (Average.    $1,500) 

"JANE    EYRE"    (Monogram) 

WORLD— (300),  25c-75c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$2,500.    (Average,    $2,000) 


Cal.  I.T.O.  Holds  Benefit 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  24.— The  L  T. 
O.  of  Southern  California's  benefit 
show  to  raise  funds  to  combat  ad- 
verse legislation  brought  a  capacity 
crowd  to  the  Pantages.  Starting  at 
midnight,  it  ran  until  five  o'clock  this 
morning.  On  the  program  were  20 
acts  of  vaudeville  and  a  preview  of 
the  Samuel  Goldwyn  film,  "We  Live 
Again." 


Pettijohn,  Herron  in  L.A. 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  24.— C.  C.  Pet- 
tijohn of  the  Hays  organization  ar- 
rived here  today.  Friday  he  will 
address  the  League  of  California 
Municipalities  on  taxation.  Another 
M.P.P.D.A.  man  to  arrive  on  the 
coast  today  was  Major  Fred  L.  Her- 
ron, who  is  on  a  10-day  vacation. 


Harold  Lloyd  Off  Today 

Harold  Lloyd  and  ])is  wife  return 
to  the  coast  today  after  several  weeks 
in  town.  Yesterday  they  attended  the 
evening  performance  of  "The  Red 
Cat"  at  the   Broadhurst. 


44 


Belle"  Loop 
Smash;  Pulls 
$60,000  Take 


CuKAGO,  Sept.  24.  —  Loop  business 
continues  heavy.  "Belle  of  the  Nine- 
ties" was  a  sensation  at  $60,000  in  the 
Chicago.   This  tops  normal  by  $23,400. 

"The  Dragon  Murder  Case"  hit 
$22,000,  over  tlie  mark  by  $7,000,  at 
the  Oriental.  "Dames"  piled  up  $14,- 
000  in  its  second  week  at  the  Roose- 
velt, and  "Charlie  Chan's  Courage" 
was  gt)od  for  $17,000  at  the  State- 
Lake. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $165,- 
000.    Average  is  $131,600. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  18: 
"COUNT   OF    MONTE   CRISTO"    (U.   A.) 

I'NITEI)  ARTIST.S  (1.700),  ,i0c-40c-f*c, 
2nd  week.  7  days.  Gross:  $15,000.  (.'\verage, 
■.17,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  20: 
"BELLE  OF  THE   NINETIES"   (Para.) 

C'IIICA(X)  (4.000),  .!5c-50c-(i8c,  7  days, 
B,  &  K,  staye  prodnctidn.  Gross:  $60,000. 
(Average,    $34, (,00) 

"DRAGON    MURDER    CASE"    (F.    N.) 

ORIENTAL-  (3.940),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
.Stage:  "Tlie  Drunkard."  Gross:  $22,000. 
(Average.    $15,000) 

"THERE'S    ALWAYS    TOMORROW" 
(Univ.) 

PALACE-  (2.509).  25c-.l5c-.5()c,  7  days. 
.Stage:  Harry  Sisnik  and  orchestra.  Stone 
&•  N'erniin.  Ceorge  lieatty  and  others. 
Cross:   $22,000.    (Average,   $:2.000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  21: 

"DAMES"    (Warners) 

ROOSEVELT-(  1,591).  25c-35c-S0c,  2nd 
week.  7  days.  Gross:  $14,000.  (Average, 
$11,000) 

".lUDGE   PRIEST"   (Fox) 
APOLLO— (1.400).      25c -350 -50c.      7 
Grcss:    $12,000.      (Average.    $12,000) 

"BRITISH   AGENT"    (F.   N.) 
(Second  Loop  Week) 
GARR!CK--(500).      25c-35c-40c.      7 
Gross:    $5,000.    (Average.   $5,000) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  22: 

"CHARLIE    CHAN'S    COURAGE"     (Fox) 

STATE- LAKE  (2,77h).  20c-25c-35c.  7 
days.  Stage:  Kenneth  Harlan.  Al  St.  John, 
Jack  Pepper  and  others.  Gross:  $17,000. 
(Average.    CIS.OOO) 


days. 


days. 


Ted  Morrison  to  Omaha 

Omaha,  Sept.  24.— E.  R.  Cum- 
mings,  district  manager  for  A.  H. 
Blank's  Tri-State  Theatres,  disclosed 
tonight  that  Ted  Morrison  will  be 
brought  from  Rock  Island,  111.,  where 
he  has  been  managing  the  Fort  The- 
atre, to  manage  the  Paramount  here, 
set  to  open   Thursday. 


''Kid  Millions"  Previewed 

San  Diego,  Cal.,  Sept.  24.— "Kid 
Millions"  was  previewed  at  the  Fox 
here  last  night  before  an  audience 
that  included  Eddie  Cantor,  who  is  the 
star  of  the  film,  Al  Jolson,  Ruby 
Keeler   and    Gloria   Stuart. 


20th  to  Film  ''Red  Caf 

"The  Red  Cat"  will  be  filmed  by 
20th  Century,  Joe  Moskowitz,  vice- 
president  of  the  company,  asserted 
when  questioned  during  intennission 
at  last  night's  performance  of  the 
play   at   the    Broadhurst. 


Quits  Central  Casting 

Hollywood,  Sept.  24.— Marian 
Mell,  director  of  the  women's  division 
of  the  Central  Casting  Agency  since 
1926,  resigned  today.  No  successor 
has   been   named. 


Montreal  in  Boom; 
"You  Belong"  High 


Montreal,  Sept.  24. — Stirring  times 
were  experienced  by  Montreal's  main- 
stem  theatres  last  week.  With  a  re- 
turn of  vaudeville,  Loew's  was  out  in 
front  with  $11,500,  the  screen  attrac- 
tion being  "You  Belong  to  Me." 

The  Capitol  went  over  the  top  on  a 
take  of  $10,500  for  "The  Girl  from 
Missouri."  Another  house  above  par 
was  the  Princess  with  $6,500  on  two 
British  pictures,  "Evergreen"  and  "A 
Cup  of  Kindness."  The  weather  was 
cool,  two  days;  warm,  three  days;  wet, 
two  days. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $43,000. 
Average  is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  Sept.   22  : 

"THE  GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 
"MIDNIGHT    ALIBI"    (F.    N.) 

CAPITOL  (2..547),  2,Sc-3Sc-40c-50c-60c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $10,.SOO.     (Average.    $9,000) 

"SHOCK"  (Monogram) 
"MONEY  MEANS  NOTHING"  (Mono.) 
LMPERIAL— (1,914).  25c-40c-50c,  7  days. 
.Stage:  Carmen,  Bell  Bros.  &  Grace;  Rasso; 
Liglitning  Dud;  Francis  &  Wally;  Will 
Maslin's  Gang;  Lee  Shelley.  Gross:  $4,500. 
(Average.   $6,500) 

"YOU    BELONG   TO    ME"    (Para.) 
LOEW'.S— (3.115),      29c-34c-4,5c-.57c-75c.      7 
days.    Stage:    The    Bowery    Music    Hall    Fol- 
lies.    Gross:    $11,500.    (.Average,    $10,500) 
"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 
PALACE- (2.f>00),     2Sc-35c-50c-60c-;'5c,      7 
days.    Added    "La    Cucaracha."   Gross:    $10,- 
000.    (Average.    $11,000) 

"EVERGREEN"    (British) 
"A    CUP    OF    KINDNESS"    (British) 
PRINCESS     (2.272).        25c-35c-50c-65c,        7 
days.   Gross:    $6,500.    (Average,   $6,000) 


Seven  Fox  Extras  Hurt 

Hollywood.  Sept.  24. — Seven  extras 
were  injured  today  when  they  fell  30 
feet  during  the  filming  of  a  scene 
for    Fox's    "East    River." 


"Dames"  Gets 
$13,000,  But 
Frisco  Slumps 


San  Francisco,  Sept.  24. — This 
town  went  for  "Dames"  in  a  big  way, 
the  Paramount  gross  knocking  over 
par  by  $2,000  for  a   total   of  $13,000. 

For  some  unknown  reason  busi- 
ness was  dull  elsewhere,  the  only 
other  par  draw  being  "Affairs  of  Cel- 
lini" at  the  United  Artists  with  $8,- 
000.  "One  Night  of  Love"  fell  off 
to  $8,000  in  its  third  week  at  the  Or- 
pheum. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $80,- 
000.    Average  is  $84,000. 

Estimated    takings : 

Weed  Ending  Sept.  18: 
•  YOUNG    AND    BEAUTIFUL"    (Mascot^ 

GOLDE.X  GATE  (2.800).  25c-3.5c-40c,  7 
days.  Stage,  band.  Gross:  $12,000.  (Av- 
erage.   $13,000.) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  19: 

"DRAGON     MURDER    CASE"     (Warners) 
"UNKNOWN    BLONDE"    (Fox) 

FOX— (4,6a)).  15c-30c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$11,000.        (Average,    $12,000.) 

•'DAMES"     (Warners) 
PARAMOl'NT— (2.670).    1.5c-25c-55c-65c.    7 
days.       Gross:    $13.(i0().        (Average,    $11,000) 
•CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 
WARFIEL»~(2,700).      25c-35c-55c-65c,      7 
days.    2nd    week.       Stage,    vaudeville,    band. 
Gross:    $21,000.      (Average.   $23,000.) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  20: 
"ONE    NIGHT    OF    LOVE"    (Col.) 

ORPHEUM-(3.000),  15c-30c-35c-40c,  7 
days,  3rd  week.  Gross:  $8,0(X).  (Average, 
$9,000.) 

"TREASURE    ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 

ST.    FRANCIS-(1.400),    15c-35c-5.5c-65c,    7 
days.   3rd   week.      Gross:    $7,000.      (Average, 
$8,000.) 
"THE    AFFAIRS    OF    CELLINI"    (U.   A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (1.200).  15c-35c-55c, 
7    days.       Gross:    $8,000.       (Average,    $8,000.) 


l?liliMgni 

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High  Intensity 
D.C.  Projector  Carbons 


for  operation  in  tlie 


1    40-65  ampere  range 


NATIONAL  CARBON  COMPANY,  INC. 

Carbon  Sales  Division,  Cleveland,  Ohio 
•  •   ..    f.t   .      ^     i.i    •■•-•-•       '  Corbon  Corporation 


Special  D.  C.  Pro- 
jection Lamps  have 
been  designed  to  use 
these  new  carbons 
developed  by  the 
Research  Labora- 
tories of  National 
Carbon  Company, 
Inc. 

National  SUPREX 
Carbons  provide 
brilliant,  snow 
white.  High  Inten- 
sity Projection  for 
the  smaller  theatres 
MK^  using  direct 
g^:    current. 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 
Intelligent 
and 

Faithfut 
Service  to' 
the  Industry 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  36.    NO.  73 


NEW  YORK,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  26,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


New  Fox  Met 
Plan  Aims  to 
Avoid  a  Sale 


Palmer  Lines  Up  Details 
For  Court's  Study 

A  sale  of  Fox  Metropolitan  Play- 
houses is  averted  and  Skouras  and 
Randforce  are  retained  as  operators  of 
the  circuit  in  a  plan  of  reorganization 
developed  by  Archibald  Palmer,  coun- 
sel for  a  Fox  Met  bondholders'  group, 
which  is  expected  to  be  ready  for 
presentation  to  Federal  Judge  Julian 
W.  Mack  earlv  next  week,  it  was 
learned  yesterday. 

Palmer's  plan  provides  for  making 
available  to  bondholders  a  $700,000 
unmortgaged  cash  fund  held  by  the 
trustees    for    Fox    Met,    which   would 

(Continued  on  page   10) 


F.  W.  C.  Expanding 
In  So.  California 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  25. — Fox 
West  Coast  is  expanding  by  acquir- 
ing additional  theatres,  some  of  which 
have  been  dark.  The  new  acquisi- 
tions will  bring  the  number  of  houses 
operated  by  the  circuit  in  southern 
California    to    180    active    theatres. 

To  facilitate  the  operation  of  such 
a  large  group,  F.  W.  C.  has  set  up 
(Continued  on  page  10) 


Denies  Allied  Union 
Talking  Basic  Scale 

Allied  M.  P.  Operators'  Union  is 
taking  no  part  in  negotiations  for  a 
basic  wage  scale  for  operators,  de- 
clares Murray  Harston,  attorney  for 
Allied.  Reports  that  Joseph  Blatt  is 
acting  a,s  a  representative  of  Allied  in 
the  conferences  are  incorrect,  he  says, 
as  Blatt  is  business  agent  for  the  Em- 
pire  State  Union. 

Harston  says  Allied  has  refused  to 
participate  in  the  conferences  because 
there  is  no  power  under  the  code  to 
enforce  any  agreement  that  may  be 
reached. 


Para,  in  7  Spots 

Seven  theatres  along  the 
main  stem  will  show  Para- 
mount pictures  this  season. 
The  houses  are:  Music  Hall, 
Paramount,  Rialto,  Mayfair, 
Capitol,    State    and    Palace. 

There's  a  possibility  of  the 
Roxy  playing  at  least  one  by 
virtue  of  its  joint  booking 
deal   with   the    Rialto. 


Para.'s  Bank 
Action  Faces 
Delay  Again 


A  further  adjournment  of  prelimi- 
nary steps  in  the  suit  brought  by  the 
Paramount  Publix  trustees  to  set 
aside  an  alleged  $13,200,000  claim 
preference  of  the  company's  creditor 
bank  group  in  order  to  permit  fur- 
ther consultations  on  a  settlement  of 
the  suit  was  granted  yesterday  by 
Federal  Judge  Alfred  C.  Coxe. 

The  adjournment  was  granted  to 
Oct.  23  on  the  application  of  Morton 
G.  Bogue,  counsel  for  the  bank  group, 

(Continued  on   page   10) 


Utah  Grosses  Touch 
$1,126,000  for  1933 

Washington,  Sept.  25. — Seventy- 
four  film  and  vaudefilm  houses  in  Utah 
last  year  had  gross  receipts  of  $1,126,- 
000  and  payrolls  of  $270,000,  the  U.  S. 
Census  Bureau  reports. 

Eleven  of  the  theatres  were  located 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  reporting  receipts 
of  $641,000  and  payrolls  of  $163,000. 


REPORT  DEAL  BY 
GAUMONT  AND  BIP 


Jersey  Dual 
Ban  Believed 
To  Be  Doomed 


Congressmen  Study 
Para.  B'way  Plan 

The  plan  of  reorganization  for  the 
Paramount  Broadway  Corp.,  subsidi- 
ary owning  title  to  the  Paramount 
Bldg.  and  Theatre  in  Times  Square, 
came  under  the  scrutiny  of  the  Con- 
gressional   Real    Estate    Bondholders' 

(Continued  on   page   10) 

Fitzgihhon  Here  on 
Para,  Joinville  Plan 

Stephen  E.  Fitzgibbon,  manager  of 
Paramount's  Joinville  studio  in  Paris, 
arrived  yesterday  aboard  the  lie  de 
France.     His    primary    mission    is    to 

(Continued  on   page   10)       


Refusal  by  Springer  &  Cocalis  to 
sign  for  the  plan  to  eliminate  duals 
indicates  defeat  of  the  move  by  Al- 
lied of  New  Jersey  for  adoption  of 
a  single  feature  policy  in  northern 
New  Jersey. 

S.  &  C  operate  six  houses  across 
the  Hudson  and  hold  the  key  to  the 
situation.  About  nine  other  inde- 
pendent houses  have  not  agreed  to 
the  plan.  Unless  the  entire  terri- 
tory signs  100  per  cent  before  Oct.  3, 
the  plan  will  fall  through. 

Some  of  the  independents  who 
have    refused    to    sign    contend    that 

(Continued   on    page    5) 


Frisco  Asks  ASCAP 
Probe  by  Congress 

San  Francisco,  Sept.  25.— Theatres 
here  are  going  to  battle  all  the  way 
in  an  effort  to  restrain  A.  S.  C.  A.  P. 
from  putting  into  effect  the  10  per 
cent  increase  set  for  Oct.  1. 

The  Theatre  Owners'  Chamber  of 
Commerce  will  ask  Congress  to  inves- 
tigate the  society. 

The  chamber  charges  "the  mcreased 
fee  is   not   based   upon   any   increased 

(Continued   on    page    5) 

Exhibitors  Will  Take 
Stand  on  ASCAP  Row 

The  exhibitors'  national  emergency 
committee  will  meet  with  the  legal 
committee  in  the  Paramount  Building 

(Continued   on    page    S) 


Johnson  Quits  NRA  Job; 
Resignation  Is  Accepted 


G-B  May  Buy   Maxwell 

Stock,  or  Companies 

May  Amalgamate 

London,  Sept.  25. — Reports  current 
here  have  it  that  Isadore  Ostrer, 
president  of  Gaumont  British,  is  con- 
ferring with  John  Maxwell,  president 
of  British  International  Pictures,  with 
a  view  to  purchasing  Maxwell's  in- 
terest in  B.LP.  or  amalgamating  both 
companies. 


Executives  of  Gaumont  British  in 
New  York  would  neither  confirm  nor 
deny  the  London  reports  yesterday. 
However,  one  official  stated  that  eith- 
er of  the  reports  could  be  true  but 
he  has  not  been  notified  of  any  deal. 
Mark   Ostrer,  chairman  of  the  board 

(Continued   on    page    5) 


Hyde  Park,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  25.— 
President  Roosevelt  made  known  to- 
day that  Gen.  Hugh  S.  Johnson  had 
resigned  as  NRA  adminislrntor  ,ind 
that  the  resignation  had  been  accepted. 
The  action  was  no  surprise.  It  will 
be  effective  Oct.  15. 


Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt,  one  of  Johnson's  ap- 
pointees, is  expected  to  remain  in 
office  for  some  time  to  complete  work 
on  which  he  is  engaged. 

Johnson  was  in  charge  of  the  NRA 

(Continued  on   page   10) 


Schlaifer  Picked 
To  Head  G-B  Sales 

L.  J.  Schlaifer  has  been  named 
sales  manager  of  Gaumont  British  by 
George  W.  Weeks,  general  manager. 
One  of  his  first  moves  will  be  to 
develop  the  Greater  New  York  sales 
force.  He  may  then  make  a  tour 
of   key   cities. 

Schlaifer  has   been   in  the   industry 

(Continued   on    page    5) 


Comer  ford  After  2 
More  in  Rochester 

Rochester.  Sept.  25.— With  all 
but  one  big  downtown  theatre  under 
control,  Comerford  interests  are  bid- 
ding against  Schine  for  the  Madison 
and  Monroe,  first  and  second  biggest 
neighborhood  houses  of  the  city,  with 
the  Fennyvessy  Brothers,  owners, 
still  holding  out  for  a  bigger  price. 

When  Comerford  came  into  con- 
trol of  the  RKO  Palace  and  RKO 
Temple,  adding  them  to  its  Century, 
Regent  and  Capitol  chain  in  Roches- 
ter, Loew's  was  left  the  Rochester, 
4,000-seat  house  and  biggest  in  the 
city,  as  the  only  big  house  outside  of 
Comerford's    management. 


Code  Amendments 
Up  to  Campi  Body 

The  legal  committee  of  Campi  yes- 
terday discussed  two  new  amendments 
to  the  code  and  also  reviewed  con- 
tracts  of   all   companies   for   possible 

(Continued  on  page   10) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  September  26,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  36 


September  26,   1934 


No.  73 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 


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JAMES    Ai    CRON 

Advertising  Manager       »Zm> 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
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CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M,  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin-Tempelhof,  Kaiserin-Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive; Moscow  Bureau:  Civtzev  Vrazhek,  N. 
25,  Apart.  146,  Moscow,  U.  S.  S.  R.,  Bella 
Kashin,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
Samrod,  Moscow. 

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4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.   Y.,   under  Act  of   March  3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year;  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single   copies:    10   cents. 


Obtains  Test  Rights 

L'nivcrsal  yesterday  acquired  the 
exclusive  rights  from  the  National 
American  Beauty  Pageant  to  make 
screen  tests  of  the  winner  and  sucii 
other  entrants  as  seem  to  the  offi- 
cials of  the  company  to  have  picture 
possibilities.  The  contest  will  be  held 
in  Madison  Square  Garden,  with  ap- 
proximately   3,200   entrants. 


*'U''  Has  Six  in  Work 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — With  active 
production  started  today  on  "When 
a  Man  Sees  Red,"  six  films  are  now 
in  active  work  at  Universal  City. 
The  others  are  "The  Good  Fairy," 
starring  Margaret  Sullavan ;  "Night 
Life  of  the  Gods,"  "Cheating  Cheat- 
ers," "The  Man  Who  Reclaimed  His 
Head"   and   "Life   Returns." 


Declare  Loew  Dividend 

Marcus  Loew  Theatres,  Ltd.,  of 
Canada,  declared  a  dividend  of  $L75 
a  share  yesterday  on  the  7  per  cent 
preferred  stock,  payable  Oct.  1,  on 
account  of  accumulations,  which  will 
amount  to  $43.75  a  share  after  this 
payment. 


Cantor  Eastward  Today 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — Eddie  Can- 
tor, accompanied  by  his  family,  and 
Bennie  Holzman,  leaves  Wednesday 
for  New  York.  The  party  will  stop 
over  in  Chicago  for  a  day  to  see 
the  World's  Fair. 


Majestic  Will  Raise 
Film  Budget  by  25% 


Majestic  will  increase  production 
costs  on  its  remaining  nine  pictures 
this  season  approximately  25  per  cent, 
E.  H.  Goldstein,  vice-president,  stated 
yesterday  following  conferences  be- 
tween Herman  Gluckman,  president ; 
Larry  Darmour,  executive  producer, 
and  Harold  Hopper,  assistant  to  Dar- 
mour. 

Three  pictures  have  been  completed 
and  "The  Perfect  Clew"  will  go  into 
production  as  soon  as  Darmour  re- 
turns to  the  coast.  Darmour,  Hopper 
and  their  wives  will  fly  back  to  Hol- 
lywood  Friday. 


Myers  in  from  England 

John  H.  Myers,  publicity  and  ad- 
vertising manager  of  London  Films, 
is  in  New  York  studying  American 
exploitation  methods.  He  will  be 
iiere   for   about    10  days   more. 

London  Films  is  building  a  huge 
new  studio,  he  says,  which  will  be 
ready  next  sununer.  During  the  fall, 
he  says,  Alexander  Korda  will  send 
over  George  Perinal,  his  ace  camera- 
man, and  other  technicians  to  study 
H  oil V wood  methods. 


Jay  Paley  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — Jay  Paley, 
a  member  of  the  board  of  CBS, 
reached  the  coast  yesterday  to  assume 
the  presidency  of  Walter  Wanger 
Prod.,  which  is  making  six  features 
for  Paramount  release,  the  first  of 
which,  "The  President  Vanishes,"  is 
now  in  work.  Paley,  an  uncle  of 
William  S.  Paley,  head  of  CBS,  will 
not  sever  his  association  with  the 
broadcasting  company. 


M-G-M  Suit  Postponed 

The  hearing  scheduled  for  yester- 
day on  a  motion  by  M-G-M  to  pre- 
vent Edwina  Booth  from  introduc- 
ing certain  evidence  in  her  suit 
against  the  company  for  injuries  al- 
legedly suffered  while  she  was  mak- 
ing "Trader  Horn"  was  postponed 
until  next  Tuesday  by  Supreme 
Court  Justice   Philip  J.   McCook. 


Book  Waxman*s  Idea 

A.  P.  Waxman  is  designer  of  a 
trick  booklet  issued  by  Frankwyn 
Prod,  on  "Gambling."  He  is  handling 
exploitation  for  the  company.  The  art 
work  was  done  by  Lane,  Friedlander. 


Phillipson  to  Sail 
For  England  Today 


Percy  Phillipson,  president  of  the 
General  Register  Corp.,  who  has  been 
in  this  country  for  the  past  nine 
months  in  connection  with  the  reor- 
ganization of  the  company,  is  sailing 
for  home  this  morning  aboard  the 
1 1' ashing  ton,  to  resume  his  duties  as 
an  executive  of  the  parent  company. 
Bell  Punch,  Ltd.,  and  Automaticket, 
a  British  subsidiary.  Phillipson  is 
also  managing  director  of  Automa- 
ticket. He  will  remain  in  London 
indefinitely  and  will  make  periodic 
visits  to  America. 

With  Phillipson's  departure,  the 
(ieneral  Register  office  here  will  be 
ill  charge  of  T.  P.  Drew,  vice-presi- 
dent and  general  manager  of  the  com- 
pany. 


M.  P.  Club  Is  Crowded 

Tables  were  at  a  premium  at  the 
M.  P.  Club  yesterday  during  lunch 
hour.  Both  meeting  rooms  were  oc- 
cupied and  about  100  diners  had 
tables   in   the   dining  room. 

Among  those  present  were  Nicho- 
las S.  Ludington,  William  M.  L. 
Fiske,  3rd.,  and  Harry  Thomas  of 
First  Division,  Herman  Gluckman 
and  E.  H.  Goldstein  of  Majestic,  Fe- 
lix Feist,  Fred  Quimby,  Tom  Conners, 
J.  S.  MacLeod,  Charles  Sonin,  Tom 
Gerety,  Mort  Spring  and  Dave  Blum 
of  M-G-M,  Harold  S.  Bareford,  Wil- 
liam Jenkins,  Louis  Phillips,  Dave 
Palfreynian,  L  Levinson,  John  C. 
I'^linn,  Al  Schwalberg,  Clint  Weyer, 
James  Clarke,  Jack  D.  Trop,  Harry 
Brandt,  Louis  Blumenthal,  Jack  Sha- 
piro, Jack  Barstyn,  Robert  Wolfif, 
Harry  Shiftman,  Louis  Geller,  Joe 
Hornstein,  Edward  Schnitzer,  Nat 
Cohn,   Arthur  Hirsch  and  others. 


M.  P.  Club  Talent  Picked 

Guest  si^eakers  at  the  Louis  Nizer 
lunch  at  the  M.  P.  Club  Oct.  1  will 
he  Eddie  Cantor,  George  Jessel,  Harry 
Hershfield  and  Milton  Berle.  Also 
on  the  list  are  Felix  Fei.st,  Will  H. 
Hays,  Louis  Nizer,  Al  Lichtman,  Jack 
Alicoate  and  Howard  Dietz. 


Helprin-Locke   Nuptials 

Morris  Helprin,  head  of  the  United 
.'Krtists  publicity  department,  and 
Miss  Katherine  Locke,  stage  actress, 
were    married    last    Saturday. 


Big  Board  Trading  Shows  Better  Tone 


High 

Columbia   Pictures,   vtc 37^ 

Consolidated  Film  Industries 3^ 

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 14J4 

Eastman     Kodak     ^&yi 

Fox   Film   "A" 12^ 

Loew's,    Inc 285^ 

Paramount   Publix,   cts 4^4 

Pa  the   Exchange    IJi 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 1354 

RKO   214 

Warner   Bros 5'/i 


Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

34'4 

37^ 

+m 

3,400 

3 

3^ 

+  Vz 

500 

13 

1454 

-fl'/4 

2,200 

98 

98  J4 

-f  'A 

200 

IH/2 

12^ 

-1-1 

1,300 

27 

28/^ 

-fl54 

8,000 

4 

4!4 

+  yi 

5,500 

1-/4 

m 

1,800 

125^ 

13'/^ 

+  H. 

1,900 

2% 

254 

700 

m 

554 

+  ¥>, 

15,700 

Technicolor  Only  Stock  on  Curb 


Technicolor 


Net 
High      Low      Close     Change      Sales 

.  \2^^       1254        1254        800 


Warner  Bonds  Advance  Point 


High  Low 

General    Theatre    Equipment    6s    '40 6^  6Vf, 

General    Theatre    Equipment    6s    '40,    ctf 654  6f^ 

Loew's   6s   '41,   ww    deb   rights 10154  lOlM 

Paramount    Broadway    55^s    '51 3854  iy/f. 

Paramount    F.    L.   6s   '47 555^  54^ 

Paramount    Publix    554s    '50 55?4  5554 

Pathe    7s    '37,    ww 97  97 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '39,  wd 59  5754 


Net 
Close      Chemge      Sales 


6% 

5554 
5554 
97 
59 


V2 


-f  54 
-54 
-  5/2 
-1-1 
-H 


i    Purely 
Personal  ► 

JACKIE  COOPER  will  meet  Nova 
PiLBEAM  upon  her  arrival  from 
London  Friday.  It  will  be  the  first 
time  the  juvenile  stars  of  America  and 
London  will  meet. 

E.  BoRETH  of  Masterpiece  Attrac- 
tions, Philadelphia,  was  in  town  yes- 
terday. He  is  the  new  Majestic 
franchise  holder  in  the  Quaker  City. 

Guy  Kilpatrick's  stories  centered 
around  Glencannon  have  been  pur- 
chased by  M-G-M.  Two  or  more  fea- 
tures will  be  made  from  them. 

Clarence  Ashcraft  of  Sterling 
Lamp  Co.,  Los  Angeles,  is  in  New 
York  at  the  Edison  and  plans  to  re- 
turn today  or  tomorrow. 

The  Easy  Aces,  radio  personali- 
ties, start  work  tomorrow  at  the 
Vitaphone  studio  in  Brooklyn  on 
their   third   short. 

Phil  Baker  and  Giovanni  Mar- 
tinelli  arrive  from  Italy  on  the 
Conte    di   Savoia   tomorrow. 

William  Gedris  of  Ideal  Seating 
Corp.,  Detroit,  arrives  today.  He  will 
stop  at  the  Claridge. 

Louis  Weber,  Skouras  attorney, 
made  a  quick  trip  to  Philadelphia 
yesterday. 

Hal  Roach  will  not  leave  for  the 
coast  for  another  week. 

Abe  Montague  returns  from  the 
coast  next  week. 

James  Clarke  of  Philadelphia  was 
a  visitor  yesterday. 

Joseph  Plunkett  is  in  Canada  on 
business. 

Cliff  (Ukklele)  Edwards  is  in 
town. 


Mae  Sets  Coast  Record 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  25. — "Belle  of 
the  Nineties"  broke  a  four-day  record 
at  the  Paramount,  taking  $17,500. 


'Fm  a  Lady'  Wesfs  Next 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — Mae  West's 
next  film  for  Paramount  will  be 
called  "I'm  a  Lady." 


Hoffman  Reaches  Coast 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — M.  H.  Hoff- 
man of  Liberty  Pictures  arrived  here 
today  from   the   east. 


A^.  Y,  Allied  to  Meet 

Albany,  Sept.  25. — Allied  will 
hold  a  meeting  here  tomorrow  at  the 
De  Witt  Clinton  Hotel. 


Mascot  Announces 

KEN  MAYNARD 


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(IN   PREPARATION) 


"In  Old  Santa  Fe" 

(IN  PRODUCTION) 

Mascot  Pictures  Corp. 

1776  Broadway  —  NEW  YORK 


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ollices  ol  the  nation.  It  was  our  clreani  to  Driiig  tlie  two  lovers  ol 
Oniilm  JLlirii  togetliei' again  in  an  equally  beautitul  romance.  Xortime 
was  kind  and  the  perlect  vehicle  appeared.  J. he  press  show^ers  unstinted 
praise,  the  public  is  thrilled,  our  exhibitor  Iriends  are  elated  .  .  .  there 
is  pride  in  ourlieartsi    Congratulations  to  ^ORM.A  SHEARER, 

FREDRIC  MARCH,  CHARLES  LAUGHTON  and  all 

■tlie  others  who  together  have  given  the  world  this  glorious  entertainment! 


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NATIONALLY 
ADVERTISED 

in    40    Alagazines. 

(greatest    campaign 

in    tne    liistory    of 

motion    pictures. 


Wednesday,  September  26,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


G-B  Reported 
In  London  in 
Deal  with  BIP 


Schlaifer  Picked 
To  Head  G-B  Sales 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

and  general  manager  of  G-B,  is  here 
establishing  Gaumont  British  in 
America. 

Jeffrey  Bernerd,  who  preceded  Os- 

trer's  arrival  by  a  fortnight,  also  has 

been   working   day   and   night   on  the 

development  of   G-B   in  this   country. 

Ostrer    plans    to    sail    for    London    in 

about   three   weeks   and   Bernerd   will 

remain   until    a   sales   force   has   been 

I  set  up  nationally.      George   Weeks   is 

I  general  sales  manager  and  is  in  Bos- 

'  ton  lining  up  a  sales  crew. 

It  was  stated  by  a  member  of  the 
company  that  it  is  possible  that  the 
talks  between  Isadore  Ostrer  and 
Maxwell  may  involve  an  amalgama- 
tion between  G-B  and  B.I. P.  The 
latter  company  has  150  theatres  in 
England  and  also  the  largest  and 
finest  studios. 

Meanwhile,  Gaumont  British  has 
increased  its  production  program  from 
26  to  31  for  the  current  season.  Of 
this  number  only  16  will  be  released 
here.  Officials  of  the  company  state 
they  will  not  put  on  the  American 
market  any  picture  which  is  not  suit- 
able   for   this    country. 

Fox  Deal  for  One  Year 

The  distribution  deal  with  Fox  is 
considered  a  fine  agreement  by  G-B 
executives.  S.  R.  Kent,  who  closed 
the  deal  for  Fox,  is  a  director  of  the 
English  company  and  the  arrangement 
is  for  one  year.  Whether  it  will  be 
continued  could  not  be  stated  yester- 
day. If  the  deal  is  not  extended  G-B 
will  open  its  own  exchanges,  it  was 
stated. 

Negotiations  for  taking  over  the 
Roxy  are  not  yet  cold.  Howard  S. 
Cullman  recently  signed  for  12  of  the 
16  G-B  films,  the  remaining  four  be- 
ing sold  to  the  Music  Hall.  "Chu 
Chin  Chow,"  current  at  the  Roxy  is 
the  first  of  the  dozen.  For  the  first 
four  days  the  picture  garnered  $24,- 
200  and  it  is  expected  to  gross  a  to- 
tal of  approximately  $35,000  before, 
the   week   is   over.      It   is   being   held 

(another  seven  days.  "Power,"  first 
of  the  Music  Hall's  quartet,  starts 
Oct.  4. 

Jack  Hulbert,  Nova  Pilbeam  and 
Malcolm  Balcon  arrive  Friday  from 
London.  Hulbert  and  Miss  Pilbeam, 
the  latter  14  years  old,  will  make 
personal  appearances  at  the  Roxy 
when  pictures  they  appear  in  play  the 
theatre.  Balcon  will  discuss  plans 
for  producing  in  America.  Before 
I  he  sailed  from  London  last  Saturday, 
I  he  conferred  wth  William  O'Brien, 
who  returned  from  Hollywood  after 
looking  over  production  and  talent. 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

since  1914,  when  he  joined  Warner 
Features  in  Calgary,  Canada.  A 
year  later  he  left  the  company  for 
a  post  with  United  Film  Service, 
New  York.  In  1916  he  began  an  as- 
sociation with  Universal  in  a  distrib- 
ution post  that  ended  when  he  ac- 
cepted an  offer  to  manage  the  Uni- 
corn Exchange  of  Chicago.  Then  fol- 
lowed a  period  during  which  he  op- 
erated a  state  rights  exchange  of  his 
own. 

In  1920  Schlaifer  returned  to  Uni- 
versal as  manager  of  its  Seattle  ex- 
change. He  was  later  promoted  to 
western  division  manager  of  the  com- 
pany. In  June  of  1927  he  left  Uni- 
versal to  accept  an  identical  post 
with  United  Artists.  February  of 
1932  found  him  back  at  Universal 
as  general  sales  manager  until  early 
last  year.  Schlaifer  was  with  United 
Artists  until  recently  as  assistant  to 
Al  Lichtman,  vice-president  and  gen- 
eral salesmanager. 


Frisco  Asks  ASCAP 
Probe  by  Congress 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

value,  but  has  been  designed  simply 
for  the  purpose  of  increasing  revenue 
of  the  society  at  the  expense  of  the 
public ;  that  the  theatre  owners  have 
at  no  time  been  able  to  ascertain  upon 
what  basis  the  license  fees  are  estab- 
lished, and  for  what  purpose  the  money 
paid  therefor  is  used ;  that  the  present 
license  fee  is  already  excessive  and  the 
proposed  increase  would  be  unreason- 
able, unfair,  unjust  and  confiscatory." 

The  movement  has  the  backing  of 
hotels,  cafes,  restaurants  and  other 
local  units  subject  to  license  fees. 

It  is  unofficially  understood  that  San 
Francisco  representatives  will  ask 
backing  from  all  principal  cities  in 
taking  the  fight  to  Congress. 


Will  Rogers  Gets  Back 

Will  Rogers  came  in  yesterday  on 
the  lie  dc  France  wearing  a  new 
brown  hat  and  gray  suit.  It  was 
the  final  leg  of  his  round-the-world 
tour.  He  will  stop  here  for  a  week 
with  his  daughter  and  take  in  some 
polo  games  before  going  to  the  coast 
to  start  work  in  "The  County  Chair- 
man"   for   Fox. 


Lesser y  Fox  Fete  Press 

A  press  dinner  will  be  given  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria  tomorrow  eve- 
ning by  Sol  Lesser,  producer  of 
"Peck's  Bad  Boy,"  and  Fox,  which  is 
releasing  the  film.  A  preview  of  the 
picture  will  follow  the  dinner.  Among 
the  guests  will  be  Jackie  Cooper, 
Thomas  Meighan  and  O.  P.  Heggie, 
members  of  the  cast ;  Eddie  Cline, 
who  directed,  and  George  O'Brien 
and  his  wife.  Marguerite  Churchill, 
who  leave  soon  for  London. 


Boyer  Contract  Exclusive 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — Charles 
Boyer's  contract  with  Walter  Wan- 
ger  Productions  specifies  that  the 
French  actor  will  make  all  his  Ameri- 
can pictures  for  that  company.  Boyer 
is  now  in  Europe  doing  a  film.  He  is 
set  for  "Private  World"  when  he  re- 
turns. 


M-G-M  Signs  Una  Merkel 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — Una  Merkel 
has  been  signed  to  a  new  long-term 
contract  by  M-G-M. 


Exhibitors  Will  Take 
Stand  on  ASCAP  Row 

(Continued   from    paije    1) 

today  to  take  final  action  on  plans 
for  exhibitor  opposition  to  the  in- 
creased music  taxes  being  placed  in 
effect  on  Oct.  1  by  the  American  So- 
ciety of  Composers,  Authors  &  Pub- 
lishers. 

A  preliminary  meeting  of  the  two 
groups,  presided  over  by  Walter  Vin- 
cent, chairman  of  the  emergency 
committee,  was  held  yesterday,  at 
which  the  main  committee  heard  re- 
ports on  recent  conferences  had  by 
the  legal  committee  with  representa- 
tives of  the  Department  of  Justice  at 
Washington.  Vincent  declared  at  the 
close  of  yesterday's  meeting  that  a 
statement  setting  forth  the  exhibi- 
tors' program  of  opposition  to  the  in- 
creased taxes   would  be  issued  today. 


Jersey  Dual 
Ban  Believed 
To  Be  Doomed 


(Continued  from    page    1) 

Loew's  has  cut  prices  in  Jersey  Citv 
while  Warners  have  added  12  radio 
acts  in  the  DeWitt,  Bayonne,  after 
eliminating  one  of  the  two  features. 
Some  of  the  unaffiliated  exhibitors 
believe  that  if  the  single  feature  pol- 
icy were  adopted,  a  price  war  would 
follow,  and  hence  do  not  want  to  sign 
any   agreement. 

Executives  of  Allied  still  have 
hopes  that  some  of  the  15  theatres 
holding  out  will   sign  by   Oct.  3. 


GFTA  Invites  Governor 

Atlanta,  Sept.  25. — Gov.  Eugene 
Talmadge  has  been  invited  to  address 
the  convention  of  the  G.  F.  T.  A.  In- 
dependent Theatres'  Ass'n.  here  Oct. 
1  and  2. 


Looking  ^Em  Over 


"Crimson  Romance'* 

{Mascot) 

A  novel  twist  is  given  to  a  war  time  aviation  story  in  this  by  presenting 
Ben  Lyon  as  the  adventurous  American  who  volunteers  for  service  with 
a  German  air  squadron  prior  to  America's  entry  into  the  war.  The  pic- 
ture as  a  whole,  however,  unreels  without  other  originality.  It  is,  in 
part,  a  preachment  against  war  in  general  and  for  that  reason  may  be 
aided  by  the  current  interest  stirred  up  by  the  Congressional  munitions 
inquiry. 

Lyon,  and  James  Bush,  who  plays  the  part  of  an  unnaturalized  Ger- 
man-American, volunteer  in  the  German  war  service  after  Bush  has 
been  barred  from  employment  in  plane  factories  here  because  of  his  alien 
birth.  When  America  enters  the  war,  Lyon  escapes  in  a  German  plane 
and  later  leads  an  Allied  squadron  to  the  munitions  dump  that  he  had 
formerly  guarded  with  a  German  air  unit.  The  raid  is  successful  for  the 
Allied  force  but  during  its  progress  Lyon  sees  his  former  buddy  shot 
down.  Interwoven  is  a  romantic  rivalry  between  the  two  buddies  over 
Sari  Maritza,  a  German  ambulance  driver,  with  whom  Lyon  is  reunited 
after  the  war. 

Air  sequences  are  good  and  the  cast  names  may  aid  in  some  locations. 
In  addition  to  those  named  there  are  Hardie  Albright,  Erich  Von  Stro- 
heim,  William  Bakewell,  Vincent  Barnett,  Purnell  Pratt,  Jason  Robards 
and  Oscar  Apfel.    Running  time,  68  minutes. 


Petti  John  Asks  More 
Unity  in  Tax  Fight 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  25. — Addressing 
a  special  meeting  of  the  I.  T.  O.  of 
.Southern  California  today,  C.  C.  Pet- 
tijohn,  general  counsel  of  the  M.  P. 
P.  D.  A.,  urged  closer  coordination 
between  distributors  and  exhibitors  to 
fight  any  adverse  legislation  that 
might  be  imposed  on  the  industry,  es- 
pecially excessive  taxation,  admission 
levies  in  particular. 

Following  Petti  John's  address  the 
I.  T.  O.  selected  Harry  Chotiner  to 
represent  its  interests  at  the  clearance 
hearing  to  be  held  in  New  York  Oct. 
3.  The  group  also  discussed  certain 
changes  in  the  zoning  schedule  which, 
in  the  belief  of  the  board  of  directors, 
would  work  a  hardship  on  the  inde- 
pendents here. 

It  was  said  Chotiner  would  protest 
these  changes  at  the  hearing  and  ask 
Campi  to  consider  appointing  a  num- 
ber of  the  I.  T.  O.  men  to  the  new 
clearance  and  zoning  bodies  to  be 
named  in  November  and  to  become  op- 
erative Jan.  1.  The  members  believe 
this  doubly  necessary  because  all  the 
members  of  the  local  board  represent- 
ing unaffiliated  exhibitors  are  mem- 
bers of  the  newly  organized  Associat- 
ed Exhibitors  of  Los  Angeles,  which 
came  into  being  as  result  of  a  split  in 
the  ranks  of  the  I.  T.  O. 


Detroit  Smoking  to 
Be  Stopped  Oct.  10 

Detroit,  Sept.  25.  —  Smoking  in 
Detroit  is  out  after  Oct.  10.  This  is 
the  result  of  an  ordinance  which  has 
been  given  final  approval  of  the 
Common  Council.  The  new  legisla- 
tion was  recommended  by  the  Board 
of  Fire  Commissioners  after  Fire 
Marshal  G.  .S.  Goldwater  had  termed 
smoking  in  theatres  a  fire  hazard. 

Penalty  for  violation  of  the  new 
law  calls  for  a  30-day  jail  sentence, 
$100  fine,  or  both.  Punishment  will 
be  meted  out  to  both  the  patron 
smoker  and  the  theatre  manager. 

Balcony  Smoking  in  L.  A, 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  25. — The  city 
ordinance  permitting  smoking  in  the- 
atre balconies  went  into  effect  yes- 
terday. The  result  has  been  a  great- 
er demand  for  balcony  than  for  or- 
chestra seats. 


Para.  Picture  Retitled 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — "Wings  in 
the  Dark"  has  been  chosen  as  the  re- 
lease title  of  Paramount's  "Eyes  of 
the  Eagle." 


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PICK  YOUR  FAVORITE  TRADE 


PAPER  REVIEWEr 

They  have  different  ways  of  saying  it 

but  the  words  ail  mean:    S^^^tC^^C^'* 

^Variety  Daily:  Excellent  entertainment  for  both  adults  and  children. 
Poignantly  and  emotionally  told.  Nothing  overlooked  from 
broad  comedy  to  tear-jerking  situations. 

*  Film  Daily:  A  certain  hit !  Every  boy  and  everyone  who  has  been  a  real  boy 

will  want  to  see  this  picture.  Jackie  Cooper  scores  in  title  role. 

*  Showmen's  Round  Table:  Box-office  bull's  eye  loaded  with  adult  and 

kid  appeal.  Excellent  suspense . . .  absorbing  dramatic  moments 
.  .  .  hilariously  funny  situations. 

^Motion  Picture  Herald:  Chock  full  of  salable  elements.  Humanly 
real . .  .  sympathy-stirring  drama  .  .  .  comedy  . .  .  tragedy  .  . . 
and  unaffected  heart-warming  tenderness. 

^Motion  Picture  Daily:  A  real  hit !  Rich  and  wholesome  ...  full  of 
vitality  .  .  .  glowing  with  incidents  that  tickle  the  ribs  and 
wet  the  eye. 

Jackie  Cooper  in 

PECK'S  BAD  BOY 

THOMAS  MEIGHAN 

JACKIE  S  E  A  R  L 
0.  P.  H  E  G  G  I  E 
DOROTHY   PETERSON 

A  Sol  Lesser  Production 

Directed  by  Edward  F.  Cline 


Screen  play  by  Bernard  Schubert  and  Marguerite  Roberts 


10 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Wednesday,  September  26,   1934 


Para/s  Bank 
Action  Faces 
Delay  Again 


{Continued  from  page  \) 
who  told  the  court  that  a  settlement 
agreeable  to  banks  and  important 
creditor  groups  was  imminent  and 
would  make  possible  the  submission 
of  a  final  reorganization  plan  for 
Paramount  Publix  within  the  next 
few  weeks. 

Arthur  A.  Ballantine,  of  counsel 
for  the  Paramount  Publix  trustees, 
told  the  court  that  the  trustees  were 
uncertain  as  to  whether  or  not  they 
should  oppose  further  postponement 
of  the  suit.  He  declared  that  if  a 
settlement  could  be  reached  which  the 
trustees  could  approve  they  would 
prefer  a  settlement  to  lengthy  litiga- 
tion with  its  burden  of  expense  to 
the  Paramount  estate,  but  also  felt 
that  if  a  settlement  could  not  be 
reached  the  suit  should  be  begun  at 
once. 

Bogue  said  that  the  banks  have 
already  agreed  to  the  terms  of  a  ten- 
tative settlement.  It  is  understood 
that  the  proposal  calls  for  a  cash  pay- 
ment to  the  banks  of  $3,600,000,  with 
the  $9,600,000  balance  established  as 
a  general  creditors'  claim.  Lansing 
Reed,  representing  the  Paramount 
Publix  bondholders'  committee  of 
which  Frank  A.  Vanderlip  is  chair- 
man, stated  that  the  tentative  agree- 
ment reached  with  the  bank  was  sat- 
isfactory to  the  committee,  and  a  sim- 
ilar endorsement  was  given  the  settle 
ment  by  Louis  M.  Loeb,  representing 
the  stockholders'  committee. 

Judge  Coxe  stated  that  he  did  not 
believe  the  trustees  could  bring  the 
bank  suit  to  trial  by  early  November 
and  felt  that  the  court  could  accept 
the  responsibility  of  granting  the  ad- 
journment, hoping  the  settlement 
might  be  concluded.  He  pointed  out 
that  the  trustees'  motion  may  be  made 
again  if  a  settlement  is  not  effected 
soon. 

Congressmen  Study 
Para,  B'way  Plan 

(Continued    from     page     1) 

Reorganization  committee  at  its  first 
session  in  the  Federal  Bldg.  here  yes- 
terday. 

Charles  D.  Hilles,  Eugene  W.  Leake 
and  Charles  E.  Richardson,  trustees 
of  Paramount  Publix,  were  sub- 
poenaed by  the  Congressional  com- 
mittee for  questioning  in  connection 
with  the  plan,  as  was  Peter  Grimm 
of  William  A.  White  &  Sons,  chair- 
man of  the  Paramount  Broadway 
bondholders'  committee.  Arthur  A. 
Ballantine  of  Root,  Clark,  Buckner 
&  Ballantine,  counsel  for  the  Para- 
mount Publix  trustees,  aided  in  fur- 
nishing the  committee  with  informa- 
tion on  the  Paramount  Broadway 
plan.  The  Congressional  committee, 
of  which  Rep.  A.  J.  Sabath  of  Illinois 
is  chairman,  indicated  that  the  group 
might  be  called  again  for  further 
questioning  in  the  future. 

The  Federal  committee  is  engaged 
in  a  national  investigation  of  the  ad- 
ministration of  real  estate  for  mort- 
gage bondholders  by  committees  es- 
tablished for  that  purpose.  The  plan 
of     reorganization     for     Paramount 


Johnson  Quits  NRA  Job; 
Resignation  Is  Accepted 


Broadway  Corp.  involves  the  release 
of  claims  aggregating  $178,000,000 
against  Paramount  Publix.  Various 
objections  to  the  plan  have  been  raised 
by  small  groups  of  bondholders  and 
the  Paramount  Publix  trustees  have 
been  engaged  in  efforts  to  meet  these 
objections. 

Fitzgihhon  Here  on 
Para,  Joinville  Plan 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
confer  with  John  W.  Hicks,  Jr.,  vice- 
president  of  Paramount  International 
Corp.,  on  plans  for  continuing  the 
Joinville  plant  as  an  important  pro- 
duction center  in  France.  Fitzgibbon, 
who  will  be  here  several  weeks,  is 
on  his  native  heath  for  the  first  time 
in    five   years. 

Two  other  Paramount  foreign  rep- 
resentatives are  making  preparations 
to  leave  for  their  posts.  J.  P.  Dono- 
hue,  manager  for  Paramount  in 
Puerto  Rico,  leaves  for  San  Juan  to- 
morrow after  several  weeks  in  the 
States.  S.  E.  (Ted)  Pierpoint,  man- 
ager of  the  Paramount  office  in  Cris- 
tobal in  the  Canal  Zone,  returns  to 
his  post  next  week. 


Four  Grievances  Up 
For  Campi  Hearings 

Four  grievance  cases,  two  from 
Atlanta,  one  from  Oklahoma  City 
and  another  from  Cincinnati  were 
heard  yesterday  by  a  code  commit- 
tee comprising  Charles  L.  O'Reilly, 
chairman;  Robert  Wolff  of  Radio 
and  Julius  Charnow,  independent  ex- 
hibitor. 

The  cases  were  Strand.  Knoxville, 
against  the  Bijou,  same  city,  on  pre- 
mature advertising;  Strand.  Dayton, 
against  the  Garden,  Columbus,  pre- 
mature advertising ;  American,  Park, 
Ritz,  Bijou,  Bonito  and  Cameo,  Chat- 
tanooga, against  the  TivoH,  State 
and  Rialto,  Atlanta,  on  overbuying; 
Ogden,  Shawnee,  Okla.,  against  the 
Bison,  Criterion  and  Rex,  same  city, 
on   overbuying. 


Attacks  Block  Booking 

Niagara  Falls,  Sept.  25. — Block 
booking  was  attacked  here  yesterday 
by  Mrs.  B.  F.  Langworthy  of  Chi- 
cago, president  of  the  National  Con- 
gress of  Parents  and  Teachers.  She 
said  she  believed  a  bill  to  be  intro- 
duced at  the  next  session  of  Congress 
to  outlaw  the  practice  would  be 
passed. 


M-G'M  to  Do  Crime  Yarn 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — M-G-M  will 
produce  a  series  of  six  two-reel 
dramas  based  on  actual  crime  as  gath- 
ered from  police  files.  The  first  vvill 
he  called  "Two  Hundred  Grand,"  with 
George  Seitz  directing.  Talent  will 
be  taken  from  the  junior  stock  com- 
pany.   Harry  Rapf  will  produce. 


Sam  Bischoff  at  Work 

Hollywood,  Sept.  25. — Sam  Bisch- 
off has  returned  from  a  vacation  in 
Honolulu  and  has  gone  to  work  at 
Warners,  where  his  next  two  produc- 
tions will  be  "Sweet  Music,"  starring 
Rudy  Vallee.  and  "Casino  de  Paree," 
starring  Al  Jolson. 


(Continued  from  page  1) 
plan  before  enactment  of  the  National 
Industrial  Recovery  Act.  When  the 
bill  was  finally  passed  he  was  made 
administrator  with  full  control  on 
June  16,  1933.  The  organization  now 
has  2,200  employes  and  95  per  cent 
of  all  industries  are  codified. 

It  is  anticipated  the  NRA  will  be 
administered  on  a  commission  princi- 
ple, with  four  or  five  men  in  charge 
instead  of  a  single  individual.  Two 
or  three  business  leaders  probably  will 
be  in  the  controlling  group,  it  is 
understood. 

Under  this  setup  the  NRA  will  be 
divided  into  legislative,  judicial  and 
executive  functions.  One-man  opera- 
tion has  been  under  attack  from  busi- 
ness leaders  and  others  for  some  time, 
many  claiming  codes  have  been  handi- 
caps to  recovery  rather  than  a  help. 

In  recent  weeks  Johnson  has  been 
criticized  for  his  iron  handed  admin- 
istration by  members  of  the  Roosevelt 
official  family,  including  Donald  R. 
Richberg,  who  for  many  months  was 
right  hand  man  to  Johnson,  and  Sec- 
retary of  Labor  Perkins.  The  dis- 
sension between  these  two  groups  be- 
came so  acute  the  matter  was  finally 
taken  to  the  President,  and  it  is  un- 
derstood he  decided  on  the  new  form 
of  administration  as  most  desirable 
for  the  NRA. 


Code  Amendments 
Up  to  Campi  Body 

(Continued    from     page     1) 

code  violations.  Many  complaints 
have  been  received  to  the  effect  that 
the  standard  contracts  of  some  dis- 
tributors are  violating  the  code. 

A  report  on  the  amendments  and 
the  contract  analysis  will  be  submit- 
ted to  Code  Authority  at  its  meeting 
tomorrow.  Attending  the  legal  meet- 
ing at  the  M.P.  Club  yesterday  were 
William  Jenkins,  Willard  McKay, 
Louis  Phillips,  D.  O.  Decker,  Harold 
S.  Bareford,  I.  Levinson,  Nathan 
Yamins,  John  C.  Flinn  and  Tyree 
Dillard,  Jr. 

Another  vital  subject  to  come  be- 
fore Campi  tomorrow  is  the  complaint 
of  Trio-Consolidated's  Forum  and 
Fleetwood  against  Loew's  Victory  on 
clearance.  This  case  has  created  wide 
interest  locally  inasmuch  as  both 
cases  have  been  heard.  After  the 
board  had  handed  down  a  decision  on 
the  Forum,  it  deadlocked  on  the  Fleet- 
wood. It  was  then  decided  to  hold 
a  retrial  and  join  the  cases. 


Grievances  Dropped 
At  a  Hearing  Here 

Two  complaints  were  thrown  out 
by  the  New  York  grievance  board 
yesterday.  One  was  an  overbuying 
charge  on  new  product  and  the  sec- 
ond a  conspiracy  allegation.  Mem- 
bers of  the  board  would  not  let  the 
complainants  complete  their  cases. 
They  were  halted  and  dismissed  with- 
out prejudice,  with  the  right  to  file 
again. 

The  first  case  was  that  of  the  Royal. 
Port  Jervis.  against  the  Strand  and 
Ritz.  Al  Suchman,  attorney  defend- 
ing- the  Royal,  charged  that  Harry 
Shiffman  had  purchased  404  pictures 


New  Fox  Met 
Plan  Aims  to 
Avoid  a  Sale 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

care  for  20  per  cent  of  their  claim,  30 
per  cent  of  the  balance  would  be  met 
with  four  per  cent  cumulative  bonds 
of  the  new  company,  and  the  remain- 
ing 50  per  cent  in  income  bonds  on 
which  no  interest  would  be  paid  until 
the  prior  issue  has  been  retired. 

All  of  the  common  stock  of  the  new 
company  would  be  issued  to  Fox  The- 
atres and  Fox  Film,  which  are  virtu- 
ally the  only  unsecured  creditors. 
Skouras  and  Randforce  would  serve 
without  salary,  but  would  receive  50 
per  cent  of  hte  profits  of  the  new 
company.  The  operators  would  also 
be  responsible  for  new  operating  capi- 
tal for  the  reorganized  company.  It  is 
understood  that  Skouras  and  Rand- 
force have  given  tentative  approval  to 
this  proposal. 

Palmer  contends  that  his  plan  would 
end  interminable  litigation  in  the  Fox 
Met  picture,  would  give  the  bond- 
holders some  immediate  cash  and 
would  provide  for  a  complete  liquida- 
tion of  their  claims  within  eight  or 
nine  years ;  would  preserve  the  pres- 
ent Fox  Theatres  and  Fox  Film  equity 
in  Fox  Met.  and  would  save  the  new 
company  the  $125,000  aggregate  sal- 
aries of  Skouras  and  Randforce. 


F.  W.  C.  Expanding 
In  So.  California 

(Continued  from  page  1) 
a  new  operatmg  division  which  will 
take  in  all  theatres  in  Pasadena, 
Glendale  and  beach  communities, 
with  Cullen  Espy,  former  Skouras 
operator  in  St.  Louis  and  Long 
Island,    in    charge. 

Thjs  week  F.  W.  C  will  take  over 
the  F.  W.  C.  houses  in  Hollywood, 
the  M.  Y.  Herond  circuit  and  all  but 
one  of  the  houses  operated  in  south- 
ern California  by  Pacific  National 
Theaters. 


for  both  houses  when  his  requirements 
called  for  312. 

Shiffman  contended  that  up  to  date 
he  had  bought  only  259  features  and 
that  he  needed  around  100  more  to 
meet  cancellations  and  to  provide  suffi- 
cient playdates  for  pictures  promised 
which  may  not  be  delivered. 

The  second  complaint  was  that  of 
Leon  Rosenblatt  of  the  Westwood, 
Westwood,  N.  J.,  against  the  Pascack, 
same  city,  charging  that  RKO,  Uni- 
versal and  Vitagraph  were  in  a  con- 
spiracy with  Skouras  not  to  sell  him. 

Louis  Weber,  attorney  for  Skouras, 
stated  that  aside  from  Fox,  which  the 
circuit  has  under  franchise,  Skouras 
had  bought  only  Paramount.  Since 
Skouras  had  not  completed  its  buys 
for  the  season,  the  board  felt  the 
complaint  was  premature. 


Roscoe  Turner  Sailing 

Roscoe  Turner,  speed  flyer,  who  is 
aviation  adviser  to  Warners,  leaves 
for  England  aboard  the  Washington 
today  to  take  part  in  the  London-to- 
Melbourne  air  derby.  The  plane  he 
will  pilot  has  been  named  the  Warner 
Comet. 


The  Leading 
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Picture 
Industry 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Alert, 

Intelligent 

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Faithful  I  ^ 
Service  to 
the  Industry 
in  All 
Branches 


VOL.  36.    NO.  74 


NEW  YORK,  THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  27,  1934 


TEN  CENTS 


Rapf  to  Help 
New  Stars  on 
M-G-M's  List 


Christians  and  Schwartz 
Set  for  Big  Roles 

By  WILLIAM  ORNSTEIN 

Two  new  stars  will  shine  in  the 
M-G-M  firmament  this  season,  Harry 
Rapf,  executive  producer,  stated  yes- 
terday. They  are  Mady  Christians 
and  Maurice  Schwartz. 

M-G-M  has  great  faith  in  Miss 
Christians,  Rapf  said,  ancf  the  com- 
pany is  going  to  put  out  a  big  cam- 
paign to  put  her  over.  "The  actress 
is  internationally  known  and  is 
among  the  finest  we  have  on  our 
roster,"  he  declared.  Her  first  star- 
ring vehicle  will  be  "Wicked  Wo- 
man" and  this  will  be  followed  by  an 
operetta,  not  as  yet  designated. 

Schwartz  has  been  at  the  M-G-M 
studios  for  the  past  three  months 
(Continued  on  page  6) 


Police  Chiefs  Hit 
Gangster  Pictures 

Washington,  Sept.  26. — Strong 
condemnation  of  film  glorification  of 
gangsters  and  criminals  is  voiced  in 
resolutions  submitted  today  to  the  In- 
ternational Ass'n.  of  Police  Chiefs  at 
their  annual  convention  by  Chief 
Hugh  D.  Harper  of  Colorado  Springs. 
The  resolution  is  slated  to  be  adopted 
tomorrow. 

The  association  commends  the 
church  campaign  against  indecent  pic- 
tures and  the  production  of  pictures 
{Continued  on  page  6) 


By  Wholesale 

Hollywood,  Sept.  26.— A 
producer,  who  couldn't  recall 
the  title  of  the  picture  he 
wished  to  talk  about,  de- 
scribed it  thusly  to  a  writer 
at  M-G-M:  "Oh,  don't  you 
remember?  It  was  the  pic- 
ture where  the  cast  went 
crazy  one-by-one,  and  the 
audience  went  crazy  in  pairs." 


Stuart  Named  for 
Columbia  Ad  Post 


ROSENBLATT  MAY 
RESIGN  NRA  POST 


Operator  Question  Up 
At  2  ITOA  Meetings 

The  local  operator  situation  was 
discussed  at  two  different  meetings  of 
the  I.T.O.A.  yesterday.  The  cabinet 
met  in  the  morning  and  talked  over 
the  union  situation.  In  the  afternoon 
the  general  membership  heard  Harry 
Brandt,  who  is  a  member  of  the 
NRA  fact-finding  committee,  give  a 
summation  on  conferences  held  by  the 
committee. 


I 


Art  Cinema  Will  Be 
Dissolved  Here  Soon 

Dover,  Del.,  Sept.  26. — Art  Cinema 
Corp.  of  New  York,  a  Delaware  cor- 
poration, has  called  a  meeting  of  all 
common  stockholders  to  be  held  in  the 
company    offices,    729    Seventh    Ave., 

(Cotttinued  on   page   6) 


Herschel  Stuart  yesterday  was  ap- 
pointed director  of  public  relations 
for  Columbia  by  Jack  Cohn.  He 
succeeds  George  Brown,  who  has 
joined  an  advertising  agency.  Stuart 
will  have  under  his  supervision  the 
radio,  advertising,  publicity  and  ex- 
ploitation departments.  He  takes  over 
his    duties    today. 

Stuart  was  born  in  Franklin,  Ky., 
July  17,  1893.  His  early  career  con- 
sisted of  newspaper  work  which  was 
followed  by  handling  publicity  for  cir- 
cuits.    Following   publicity    work,   he 

(Continued  on   page  6) 

Warners  Will  Build 
4  New  Sound  Stages 

Hollywood,  Sept.  26. — Plans  have 
been  approved  by  Jack  L.  Warner, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  Warner 
production,  for  the  erection  of  four 
new  sound  stages  at  the  Warner-First 
National  studios  in  Burbank,  bring- 
ing the  number  there  to  14.  Con- 
struction is  expected  to  start  within 
two  weeks  and  will  give  work  to 
2,000  men  for  three  months.  Each 
of  the  stages  will  be  150  feet  wide 
and   300  feet   long. 

According  to  Warner,  the  construc- 
tion program  has  been  made  neces- 
sary by  the  fact  the  two  companies 
are  now  in  the  midst  of  the  greatest 
production  activity  in  their  history. 


Federal  Loans 
On  Equipment 
To  Be  Sought 


The  Federal  Housing  Administra- 
tion, which  is  making  available  to  ex- 
hibitors a  total  credit  of  possibly 
$33,000,000  for  repairs,  will  be  re- 
quested by  manufacturers  and  dealers 
in  theatre  equipment  to  allow  loans 
to  be  applied  to  the  purchase  of  new 
equipment  as  well  as  to  the  improve- 
ment of  theatre  properties,  according 
to  Motion  Picture  Herald,  out  today. 

"Although  manufacturers  and  deal- 
ers in  theatre  equipment,"  asserts  the 
Herald,  "appear  to  be  in  a  favorable 
position  to  benefit  anyway  by  a  gen- 
eral  'buying  atmosphere'  even  though 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


Exhibitors  Decide  to 
Drop  ASCAP  Action 

Final  determination  not  to  initiate 
an  independent  legal  action  of  any 
kind  against  the  A.S.C.A.P.  was  made 
yesterday  at  a  joint  meeting  of  the 
exhibitors'  emergency  and  legal  com- 
mittees in  the  Paramount  Building,  at 
which  it  was  decided  to  await  the 
outcome  of  the  Federal  anti-trust  suit 
seeking  the  dissolution  of  A.S.C.A.P. 
and  other  music  licensing  groups. 

"We  have  been  advised  that  the 
government's  suit  fully  covers  the  ex- 
hibitor situation  now,"  Walter  Vin- 
cent, chairman  of  the  emergf  ik  y  com- 
mittee, said  following  yesterday's 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


Circuits  Against 
Higher  Sign  Cost 

Circuit  representatives  have  advised 
contractors  for  theatre  sign  work  that 
no  increase  in  rates  will  be  made  to 
meet  the  10  per  cent  wage  increase 
demands  of  Local  230,  New  York 
Sign  Writers'  Union,  it  was  learned 
yesterday. 

On  Sept.  IS  the  sign  writers'  union 
presented  its  demand  for  an  increase 
from  $13.20  to  $14.70  for  a  seven- 
hour  day.  Contractors  agreed  to  the 
increase  on  the  condition  that  circuits 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


New     Leaders,     Policies 

Predicted  Within 

Two  Weeks 


Washington,  Sept.  26.— Resigna- 
tion of  Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  from  the  NRA  would  not 
surprise  observers  here.  He  was  re- 
garded as  third  man  in  importance 
under  General  Hugh  S.  Johnson's  re- 
gime. 

New  leadership  and  new  policies 
are  not  expected  to  be  made  known 
for  two  weeks.  The  former  prob- 
ably will  be  announced  just  before 
General  Johnson  leaves  permanently 
on  Oct.  15. 

Faced  with  a  steadily  growing  op- 
position on  the  part  of  industry  to 
the  iron-fisted  regime  of  the  Johnson 
era,  the  President  is  understood  to 
be  meeting  with  some  difficulty  in  se- 
curing the  services  of  outstanding 
business  men  to  head  the  organization 
unless  they  can  be  assured  there  will 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


Minnesota  Grosses 
In  1933  $7,523,000 

Washington,  Sept.  26. — Receipts  of 
Minnesota's  314  film  theatres  last  year 
amounted  to  $7,523,000,  while  pay- 
rolls reached  $1,514,000,  according  to 
figures  made  public  by  the  Census  Bu- 
reau. 

There  were  three  legitimate  theatres 

(Continued  on    page  6) 


Denver's  Holdovers 
Up  to  13  for  Year 

Denver,  Sept.  26. — Films  must  be 
getting  better.  During  the  past  year 
there  have  been  13  holdovers,  as 
against  four  the  previous  12  months. 
One,  "House  of  Rothschild."  stayed 
three  weeks,  but  this   record  may  be 

(Continued  on    page  6) 


Allied  at  Albany 
Again  Hits  Code 

Albany,  Sept.  26. — Reiterating  the 
sentiments  voiced  at  the  Allied  of 
New  Jersey  meeting  in  Atlantic  City, 
members  of  Allied  States  of  New 
York  today  vigorously  attacked  the 
code.  A  resolution  calling  for  Con- 
gressional  investigation  of  all   phases 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


Bank  Night  Appeals 
Up  to  Campi  Oct,  8 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  26. — Appeals 
of  four  bank  night  cases  originating 
in  Kansas  City  will  be  heard  by  Campi 
on  Oct.  8,  Grace  Gannon,  local  secre- 
tary, has  been  informed  from  New 
York.  Appellants  contend  the  box- 
office  stimulator  is  neither  a  legal  vio- 
lation nor  an  infraction  of  the  code. 
The  appeals  are  by  the  Roanoke,  Co- 
lonial, Southtown  and  Westport  The- 
atres and  are  considered  in  the  nature 
of  a  national  test. 


Announce  Election 
Of  Academy  Groups 

Hollywood,  Sept.  26. — The  boards 
and  executive  committees  of  the  va- 
rious Academy  branches  were  named 
today.  They  will  elect  officers  of  the 
organization    at    the    annual    election, 

(Continued  on   page  6) 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Thursday,  September  27,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 

(Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Vol.  36 


September  27,  1934 


No.  74 


Martin   Quigley 

Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

MAURICE    KANN 

Editor 
JAMES    A.    CRON 
Advertising  Manager       YJ^^ 


Published  daily  except  Sunday  and  holi- 
days by  Motion  Picture  Daily,  Inc.,  sub- 
sidiary of  Quigley  Publications,  Inc., 
Martin  Quigley,  President;  Colvin  Brown, 
Vice-President  and  Treasurer. 

Publication  Office:  1790  Broadway,  New 
York.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100.  Cable  ad- 
dress "Quigpubco,  New  York."  All  con- 
tents copyrighted  1934  by  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  Inc.  Address  all  correspondence  to 
the  New  York  Office.  Other  Quigley  pub- 
lications: MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD, 
BETTER  THEATRES,  THE  MOTION 
PICTURE  ALMANAC  and  THE  CHI- 
CAGOAN. 

Hollywood  Bureau:  Postal  Union  Life 
Building,  Vine  and  Yucca  Streets,  Victor 
M.  Shapiro,  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau:  407 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Edwin  S.  Clif- 
ford, Manager;  London  Bureau:  Remo 
House,  310  Regent  St.,  London,  W.  1, 
Bruce  Allan,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
"Quigpubco,  London";  Berlin  Bureau: 
Berlin-Tempelhof,  Kaiserin-Augustastrasse 
28,  Joachim  K.  Rutenberg,  Representative; 
Paris  Bureau:  19,  Rue  de  la  Cour-des- 
Noues,  Pierre  Autre,  Representative;  Rome 
Bureau:  Viale  Gorizia,  Vittorio  Malpassuti, 
Representative;  Sydney  Bureau:  102  Sus- 
sex Street,  Cliff  Holt,  Representative;  Mex- 
ico City  Bureau:  Apartado  269,  James 
Lockhart,  Representative;  Glasgow  Bureau: 
86  Dundrennan  Road,  G.  Holmes,  Repre- 
sentative; Budapest  Bureau:  3,  Kaplar-u, 
Budapest,  II,  Endre  Hevesi,  Representa- 
tive; Moscow  Bureau:  Civtzev  Vrazhek,  N. 
25,  Apart.  146,  Moscow,  U.  S.  S.  R.,  Bella 
Kashin,  Representative.  Cable  address: 
Samrod,  Moscow. 

Entered  as  second  class  matter,  January 
4,  1926,  at  the  Post  Office  at  New  York 
City,   N.  Y.,  under  Act  of   March  3,   1879. 

Subscription  rates  per  year;  $6  in  the 
Americas,  except  Canada  $15  and  foreign 
$12.      Single   copies:    10   cents. 


First  Division  Will 
Delay  on  Treasurer 

First  Division  will  not  name  a 
treasurer  under  the  reorganization  set- 
up until  the  first  annual  convention  is 
over.  The  four-day  meet  starts  to- 
morrow at  the  Park  Central. 

Product  and  the  opening  of  new  ex- 
changes will  highlight  the  session. 
Harry  H.  Thomas,  president,  will  pre- 
side. 


C.  H.  Thimmig  Buried 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  26. — Funeral  serv- 
ices were  held  today  for  Charles  H. 
Thimmig,  59,  prominent  real  estate 
rnan  and  one  time  theatre  owner,  who 
died  at  St.  Anthony's  Hospital  on 
Sept.  24.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
hospital  about  two  weeks  ago. 

Thimmig,  with  his  brother,  Walter 
A.  Thimmig,  operated  the  old  Mid- 
way until  about  six  years  ago. 


Miss  Mehrmann  Dead 

Oakland,  Cal.  Sept.  26.— Helen 
Alice  Mehrmann,  comedienne,  who 
appeared  on  stage  and  screen  in  the 
silent  picture  era,  is  dead  here  after 
a  prolonged  illness.  Her  last  ap- 
pearance on  the  stage  was  in  1932. 


Reardon  Services  Held 

Funeral  services  for  Stephen  Rear- 
don, who  died  early  Tuesday,  were 
held  yesterday  at  the  Walter  B. 
Cooke  Funeral  Parlor.  Burial  was 
in  the  Calvary  Cemetery. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY.!S 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


"Kid  Millions" 

(United  Artists) 

San  Diego,  Sept.  26. — Versatile  Eddie  Cantor  jumps  from  Greece  to  Egypt 
in  "Kid  Millions,"  which  was  previewed  here  at  the  Fox. 

There  are  plenty  of  exploitation  possibilities  in  the  new  Cantor  film- 
plenty  of  laughs  and  pretty  girls  and  a  fairly  strong  plot,  although  a  half 
hour  could  be  cut  out  of  it. 

Cantor  is  an  East  Side  boy  who  inherits  77  millions  left  by  his  father,  Prof. 
Edward  Grant  Wilson.  The  father  had  found  the  jewels  in  an  Egyptian 
tomb.  Complications  arise  when  Cantor  tries  to  claim  the  inheritance.  Col. 
Harry  Larrabee  (Burton  Churchill),  head  of  a  society  which  had  financed 
Wilson,  and  Tough  Guy  Louie  (Warren  Hymer)  and  his  girl  friend  (Ethel 
Merman)    also  try  to  chisel  in  on  the  jewels. 

Ann  Sothern  is  a  pleasing  eyeful  as  the  colonel's  niece.  Cantor  is  nearly 
boiled  in  oil  by  an  angry  sheik  (Paul  Harvey),  who  wants  to  punish  the 
Americans  for  breaking  into  his  ancestors'  tomb.  The  sheik's  daughter  (Eve 
Sully)  falls  for  Eddie  and  saves  his  life.  He  finally  escapes  in  a  plane  fur- 
nished by  the  girl.  When  he  gets  to  New  York  he  erects  an  ice  cream  fac- 
tory for  kids  who  never  get  their  fill  of  ice  cream. 

One  of  the  best  shots  is  a  color  sequence  of  children  being  hoisted  to  20- 
foot  ice  cream  sodas.  The  most  artistic  shot  is  the  sheik's  wives  dancing  for 
Eddie  by  a  pool. 

Donaldson's  and  Kahn's  lyrics  went  over  big  with  the  audience,  especially 
"When  My  Ship  Comes  In"  and  "Head  on  My  Shoulder."  Irving  Berlin's 
"Mandy"  is  featured  in  a  minstrel  show  on  a  ship. 

Cantor  furnishes  most  of  the  fun.  The  jokes  are  fresh  enough  to  tickle  al- 
most any  funnybone.     Running  time,  100  minutes. 


Olympic  Has  Six  Ready 

Olympic  Pictures,  American  dis- 
tributor for  Twickenham,  Ltd.,  Brit- 
ish independent  producer,  has  acquired 
the  first  six  pictures  on  a  schedule  of 
18  which  it  will  release  for  Twicken- 
ham this  season,  according  to  M.  J. 
Kandel,  Olympic  president.  The 
initial  six  are  ready  for  distribution 
here. 


L.  B.  Mayer  and  Wife  Sail 

London,  Sept.  26. — Louis  B.  May- 
er and  his  wife  sail  tomorrow  on  the 
Paris  for  New  York.  While  here 
Mayer  completed  details  for  M-G-M 
production  unit  in  England. 

Mayer  will  arrive  in  New  York 
Oct.  3  and  will  stay  there  only  one 
day. 


Dr.  Kalmus  Going  West 

Dr.  Herbert  T.  Kalmus,  president 
of  Technicolor,  leaves  for  Hollywood 
either  today  or  tomorrow. 


Minister  Sues  Warners 

Hackensack,  Sept.  26. — Suit  for 
$250,000  alleged  damages  was  filed 
today  in  the  Bergen  County  Clerk's 
office  by  Rev.  Vincent  G.  Burns,  pas- 
tor of  the  Union  Church,  Palisades, 
against  Warners.  He  charges  he  was 
libeled  in  "I'm  a  Fugitive  from  a 
Chain  Gang,"  the  story  for  which 
was  written  by  his  brother. 


Diamond's  Deal  Is  Off 

Dave  Diamond's  plans  to  produce 
two  pictures  a  year  for  Columbia  in 
England  have  fallen  through.  Dia- 
mond has  returned  from  London  after 
conferring  with  Joseph  Seidelman,  in 
charge  of  foreign  activities  for  Col- 
umbia, and  Joseph  Friedman,  in 
charge  of  distribution  in  England. 


Franchise  on  2nd  Year 

RKO  starts  the  second  year  of  its 
Paramount  franchise  locally  tomorrow 
when  "She  Loves  Me  Not"  opens  at 
the   Palace. 


Heavy  Para,  Sales  on  Big  Board 


High 

Columbia    Pictures,    vtc 37^ 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 3^ 

Consolidated    Film    Industries,    pfd 145^ 

Eastman  Kodak   99 

Eastman   Kodak,   pfd 143 

Fox    Film    "A" US/i 

Loew's,  Inc 2S% 

Paramount   Publix,   cts A'/i 

Pathe   Exchange    Ifl 

Pathe  Exchange  "A" 13^ 

RKO   2^ 

Warner  Bros 554 


Curb  Issues  Show  Gains 


High 

Technicolor     13 

Trans  Lux   2 


RKO  Bonds  in  3-Point  Rise 


High 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 7 

T,oew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 102 

Paramount   Broadway   5'/^s   '51 37;^ 

Paramount  F.   L.  6s  '47 S7'A 

Paramount    Publix   Sj^s   '50 57!4 

RKO  6s  '41,  pp 30 

Wamer  Bros.  6s  '39.  wd 60 


Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

3634. 

36M 

-Vs 

1,300 

3!4 

3^ 

600 

14'4 

14^ 

+  % 

1,900 

9sy, 

99 

+  Vz 

500 

143 

143 

+3 

3,000 

12i/j 

125^ 

-  Vs 

500 

28 

2&'A 

2,600 

4 

4'/^ 

-Vi 

114,400 

m 

m 

-Vs 

1,400 

13V,. 

U'A 

800 

2'4 

2ii 

-f'/s 

200 

'ain 

IS 

Net 

3,300 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

13 

13 

-f  Vi 

400 

m 

2 

+  Vs 

1,300 

it  Rise 

Net 

Low 

Close 

Change 

Sales 

6'A 

7 

-f  a 

7 

102 

102 

+  Va 

0 

37'/, 

37'/g 

-m 

1 

55 

57 

+VA 

60 

SSVi 

57 

+VA 

34 

30 

30 

+3 

1 

S9H 

60 

-f-1 

39 

Exhibitors  Decide  to 
Drop  ASCAP  Action 


(Contimicd  from   page    1) 

meeting.  "Therefore,  we  will  not  in- 
itiate any  action  of  our  own,  but  will 
await  the  outcome  of  that  suit." 

It  is  understood  that  the  Attorney 
General's  office  at  Washington  has 
advised  exhibitors  that  it  will  move 
for  a  preference  for  its  suit  on  the 
Federal  trial  calendar  here  and  ex- 
pects the  action  to  be  under  way 
by  late  October.  The  music  tax  in- 
creases proposed  by  A.S.C.A.P.  be- 
come effective  Oct.  1. 

The  exhibitor  committees'  decision 
to  waive  legal  action  will  result  in 
the  withdrawal  of  George  Z.  Medalie 
from  association  with  the  group. 
Medalie  was  retained  by  the  exhib- 
itors about  one  month  ago. 

Vincent  stated  that  whatever  ac- 
tion exhibitors  may  take  in  accepting 
or  rejecting  new  contracts  with 
A.S.C.A.P.  at  the  increased  rates 
would  have  to  be  a  matter  for  indi- 
vidual judgment.  It  is  understood 
that  most  circuits  are  paying  on  the 
basis  of  the  increased  rates,  but  under 
protest  in  the  hope  of  having  a  cause 
of  action  to  recover  the  amounts  paid 
in  the  event  the  Federal  suit  is  suc- 
cessful. Vincent  said  that  the  recent 
notice  sent  out  by  A.S.C.A.P.  notify- 
ing exhibitors  that  the  old  rate  of  10 
cents  per  seat  would  continue  in  effect 
for  theatres  of  800  seats  or  less, 
charging  15  cents  or  less  for  the  high- 
est adult  admission  at  any  perform- 
ance, "affected  too  few  theatres  to  be 
significant  to  either  exhibitors  or 
A.S.C.A.P." 


O'Brien  Would  Play 
The  Polished  Cowboy 

George  O'Brien  likes  to  play  the 
part  of  the  polished  cowboy,  he  stated 
yesterday  upon  his  arrival  from  the 
coast.  He  was  accompanied  by  Eddie 
Cline.  Both  sail  Saturday  for  London 
with  Sol  Lesser  to  make  exteriors  for 
"The  Cowboy  Millionaire." 

Janet  Rex,  handling  publicity  for 
Lesser,  is  in  town  for  five  weeks. 
Yesterday  Cline  was  introduced  to  an 
afternoon  audience  at  the  Capitol  by 
Jackie  Cooper,  while  O'Brien  ap- 
peared on  the  Kate  Smith  radio  period 
as  guest  artist. 


E.  W.  Hammons  at  Ampa 

Ed  Finney  will  be  guest  chairman 
and  Earl  W.  Hammons,  Educational 
head,  will  be  guest  speaker  at  the 
weekly  Ampa  luncheon  today.  Among 
the  entertainers  will  be  Ernest  Truex, 
Tom  Howard,  George  Shelton,  York 
and  King,  Sylvia  Froos,  Harry  Grib- 
bon,  Frank  Luther,  Charles  Carlisle, 
Marion  Martin  and  the  Mountain  Mel- 
odeers.  John  Myers,  publicity  director 
for  London  Films,  will  be  a  guest  of 
honor. 


Gumperg  for  G-B  Post 

Irving  Gumperg  may  be  named  man- 
ager of  the  Gaumont  British  exchange 
in  New  York,  it  is  understood.  L.  J. 
Schlaifer,  sales  manager,  could  not 
be  reached  yesterday  for  verification. 

Columbians  Entertain 

The  Columbians,  home  office  club 
at  Columbia,  will  hold  a  "Home  Tal- 
ent Dinner  Dance"  at  the  M.P.  Club 
tomorrow  night.  Practically  all  of 
the  acts  will  be  recruited  among  home 
office  workers. 


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IMPORTANT  NOTICE  TO  THE  TRADEI 

WARNER  BROS 

beg  to  announce  that  they  will 

SPECIALIZE 

exclusively  in  the  production  of 

COMEDIES 

such  as  "Here  Comes  the  Navy"" 

MUSICALS 

in  the  manner  of  "Dames" 

ROMANCES 

like  "Happiness  Ahead",  which 
previewers  call  "grand"-"a  sweet 
picture" -"100%    entertainment" 

AND  DRAMAS 

such  as  "British  Agent",  which  has 
just  done  2  weeks'  business  in  its 
first  5  days  at  New  York  Strand- 

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Thursday,  September  27,   1934 


Rosenblatt  May  Quit 
Recovery    Post 


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be  a  return  to  industry  of  the  meas- 
ure   of    self-government    to    which    it 
contends  it  is  entitled. 

The  four  outstanding  reforms  now 
needed  in  the  NRA,  according  to  ob- 
servers, are  relaxation  of  dictatorships 
over  industries ;  improvement  in  ad- 
ministration so  that  prompt  action  can 
be  secured  on  problems  as  they  arise; 
simplification  of  codes  and  reduction 
of  code  expense  to  industries,  and 
development  of  adequate  enforcement. 

Announcement  of  Johnson's  resigna- 
tion, long  anticipated,  was  followed 
today  by  intimations  that  many  of 
the  men  who  have  been  working  under 
him  also  are  preparing  to  quit  the 
organization.  One  of  the  first  steps 
of  the  incoming  administration,  it  is 
expected,  will  be  a  shakeup  of  per- 
sonnel, which  will  eliminate  many  of 
the  "part  timers"  who  have  been  com- 
muting between  Washington  and  their 
own  businesses,  and  those  who  have 
been  the  strongest  imitators  of  the 
general's   "crack  down"  methods. 

In  the  light  of  recent  events,  it  is 
believed  probable  that  if  Rosenblatt 
quits  in  the  not  distant  future,  the 
administration  of  the  amusement  codes 
will  be  taken  over  by  his  chief  aide, 
William  P.  Farnsworth. 

The  ground  for  this  belief  lies  in 
the  fact  that  during  the  past  few 
weeks  Farnsworth  has  been  taking 
over  more  and  more  of  the  code 
work  which  theretofore  had  been  han- 
dled exclusively  by  Rosenblatt.  He 
has  been  handling  some  of  the  labor 
interpretations ;  has  been  working  with 
the  legal  division  on  extra  and  agency 
committee  reports ;  sat  in,  two  weeks 
ago,  with  the  group  which  has  been 
drawing  up  the  general  statement  of 
policy  for  the  organization,  and  to- 
morrow will  attend  the  Campi  meet- 
ing  in   New   York. 


Allied  at  Albany 
Again  Hits  Code 

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of  negotiation,  drafting  and  adminis- 
tration wa3  passed. 

Another  resolution  was  passed  for 
a  revision  of  the  copyright  laws.  Ex- 
tension of  the  N.I.R.A.  and  to  pro- 
vide for  a  new  and  fair  code  with  un- 
biased government  representatives  also 
was  sought  in  a  third  resolution. 

The  meeting  was  informal.  Among 
those  speaking  were  Sidney  Samuel- 
son,  president  of  the  national  organi- 
zation; Nathan  Yamins,  president  of 
the  I.T.O.A.  of  New  England,  and 
Aaron  Saperstein  of  the  Chicago  unit. 

Officers  elected  were  Abe  Stone, 
president;  Chester  Fenyvessy,  Robert 
Goldblatt  and  George  King,  vice-presi- 
dents; E.  F.  Tarbell,  secretary,  and 
Chester  R.  Didsbury,  treasurer. 

William  Smalley  is  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors,  which  includes 
Robert  Goldblatt,  Fenyvessy,  Abe 
Papayanakos,  Henry  Frieder ,  H.  C. 
Morse,  Charles  Wilson,  John  W. 
Gardner  and  R.  P.  Merriman. 


20th  to  Film  'Miserables' 

Hollywood,  Sept.  26.— Twentieth 
Century  has  raised  its  current  pro- 
gram to  two  features  with  the  decision 
to  produce  "Les  Miserables,"  the  Vic- 
tor Hugo  classic. 


Federal  Loans  To  Be 
Asked  on  Equipment 


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actual  loans  cannot  under  present  in- 
terpretations be  applied  to  any  but 
permanent  and  unmovable  improve- 
ments, the  equipment  interests  hope 
to  have  the  status  of  seats,  carpeting 
and  sound  revised  to  permit  of  their 
classification    as    permanent    fixtures. 

"At  the  same  time,  loans  for  sound 
and  other  equipment  if  actually  built 
into  the  theatre  will  be  approved.  In 
sound  equipment  circles,  however, 
opinion  has  been  expressed  that  this 
ruling  eliminates  sound  heads  and 
allied  apparatus  from  the  provisions 
of  the  act.  Some  equipment  interests 
have  even  gone  so  far  as  to  declare 
that  screens,  projectors,  generators 
and  the  like  should  be  eligible  for  pur- 
chase because  no  theatre  could  operate 
without  them." 

The  government  has  asked  theatres 
throughout  the  country  to  extend  their 
facilities  to  the  advancement  of  its 
better-housing  program. 


Announce  Election 
Of  Academy  Groups 

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tentatively  set  for   Oct.  9.     The  list 
follows : 

Actors — Board:  Lionel  Atwill,  Warner 
Baxter,  Walter  Huston.  Executive  com- 
mittee: Atwill,  Jack  Holt,  DeWitt  Jennings, 
Raymond  Hatton,  George  Irving,  Paul 
Lukas,  Warner  Oland. 

Directors — Board:  Frank  Capra,  Cecil  B. 
DeMille,  Frank  Lloyd.  Executive  commit- 
tee: Frank  Borsage,  John  Cromwell, 
Ernst  Lubitsch,  Capra,  William  K.  Howard, 
Lewis   Milestone,    W.    S.   Van    Dyke. 

Assistant  Directors — Executive  committee: 
Al  Alborn,  Horace  Hough,  W.  J.  Reiter, 
Sidney  Brod,  Percy  Ikerd,  R.  L.  Selander 
Charles  Stallings. 

Producers — Board:  Samuel  Briskin,  B. 
B.  Kahane,  Irving  Thalberg.  Executive 
committee  Briskin,  Pandro  Berman,  Ka- 
hane, Thalberg,  Emanuel  Cohen,  Louis  B. 
Mayer,    Darryl    Zanuck. 

Technicians  —  Board:  Farcio  Edouart, 
Nathan  Levinson,  Max  Parker.  Executive 
committee:  John  Arnold,  Fredric  Hope,  Wes- 
ley C.  Miller,  Harris  Ensign,  Levinson, 
Loren    Ryder,    Van    Nest    Polglase. 

Writers — Board:  Howard  J.  Green,  Gro- 
ver  Jones,  Waldemar  Young.  Executive 
committee:  Bartlett  Cormack,  Jack  Cun- 
ningham. Howard  Estabrook,  Green,  Jane 
Murfin,    Robert   Riskin,    Young. 


Minnesota  Grosses 
In  1933  $7,523,000 

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in  the  state  which  operated  at  a  con- 
siderable loss,  it  was  reported,  re- 
ceipts being  $89,000  while  payrolls 
alone  were  $93,000. 

Minneapolis  had  53  theatres  which 
reported  receipts  of  $3,058,000  and 
payrolls  of  $752,000,  while  St.  Paul 
reported  25  with  receipts  of  $1,354,- 
000  and  payrolls  of  $302,000,  and  Du- 
luth  had  11  houses  with  receipts  of 
$534,000  and  payrolls  of  $131,000. 

To  Show  'We  Live  Again' 

Samuel  Goldwyn's  "We  Live 
Again,"  which  co-stars  Anna  Sten 
and  Fredric  March  and  which  United 
Artists  will  release,  will  be  given  a 
trade  showing  at  the  Astor  Tuesday 
morning. 

Roach  to  Coast  Today 

Hal  Roach  plans  to  fly  to  the  coast 
today.    He  says  this  is  pretty  definite. 

Mickey  Six  on  Monday 

Mickey  Mouse  will  be  six  years 
old  on  Oct.  1. 


Rapf,  Jr,,  Producer 

Like  father,  like  son,  a  fa- 
vorite adage,  holds  true  in 
the  case  of  Harry  Rapf  and 
his  son,  Maurice. 

Having  returned  from 
Russia  where  he  spent  the 
summer  looking  over  condi- 
tions, Maurice  today  returns 
to  Dartmouth  to  complete 
his  senior  year. 

Rapf's  son  has  written  two 
plays,  produced  another  for 
the  college  and  also  has 
made  a  short  called  "Dart- 
mouth Days." 


Stuart  Named  for 
Columbia  Ad  Post 

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became  general  manager  of  the  Hul- 
sey  Theatres  and  film  exchanges. 
Stuart  then  joined  Paramount  and 
was  made  division  manager  of  the 
circuit's  houses  in  Texas,  Arkansas 
and  Oklahoma.  For  eight  years  he 
was  Harold  B.  Franklin's  assistant, 
and  also  had  under  his  supervision 
theatres  in  Washington,  Oregon  and 
Montana. 

For  four  and  a  half  years  he  was 
general  manager  of  the  Poli  circuit 
in  New  England.  He  resigned  this 
post  to  join  RKO  and  at  one  time  was 
managing  director  of  the  entire  cir- 
cuit. He  left  RKO  about  two  years 
ago  and  since  has  held  an  important 
post  with  Publix  in  Detroit.  Some 
time  ago  he  made  a  survey  of  Publix 
theatres  in  Dallas  and  other  sections 
of  the  south  for  the  trustees. 


Circuits  Against 
Higher  Sign  Cost 

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would  consent  to  absorbing  the  addi- 
tional cost  in  their  agreements  with 
the  contractors. 

The  possibility  of  a  strike  of  the 
sign  writers  was  admitted  by  officials 
of  the  union  yesterday  in  the  event 
the  contractors  were  unable  to  make 
further  headway  with  the  circuits  or 
to  absorb  the  increase  themselves.  The 
union  expects  a  final  report  from  the 
contractors   within  a  week. 


Denver's  Holdovers 
Up  to  13  for  Year 

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tied  by  "Belle  of  the  Nineties,"  now 
in  its  second  week  at  the  Denham. 

The  latest  Mae  West  film  holds  the 
house  record  at  the  Denham  for 
money,  close  to  $16,500,  but  her  pre- 
vious film,  "I'm  No  Angel,"  still 
holds  the  house  record  for  number  of 
patrons.  Prices  were  boosted  re- 
cently from  15c,  25c,  35c,  to  25c,  35c 
and  50c. 

Holdovers  have  been :  "I'm  No  An- 
gel," "Footlight  Parade,"  "Dancing 
Lady,"  "Dinner  at  Eight,"  "Little 
Women,"  "House  of  Rothschild," 
"Viva  Villa,"  "Dames,"  "Cleopatra," 
"Treasure  Island,"  "Chained"  and 
"Belle  of  the  Nineties.' 


Montague  Flies  East 

Hollywood,  Sept.  26. — Abe  Mon- 
tague, Columbia  sales  manager,  is  fly- 
ing east. 


Rapf  to  Help  New 
Stars  on  M-G-M  List 


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working  on  a  story,"  Rapf  stated.  "We 
are  looking  for  a  suitable  story  for 
him.  He  may  be  placed  in  roles  of 
the  Lon  Chaney  type,  and  then  again 
we  may  decide  to  star  him  in  ve- 
hicles of  the  Emil  Jannings  variety. 
He  is  definitely  a  potential  name  on 
M-G-Ms  list." 

Rapf  said  he  came  to  New  York  to 
see  his  son,  Maurice,  who  has  just 
returned  from  Russia.  He  has  been 
kept  so  busy  conferring  with  home 
office  executives  he  has  had  hardly  a 
moment  to  himself. 

In  addition  to  producing  eight  fea- 
tures, Rapf  is  in  complete  charge  of 
short  subjects.  As  a  result  of  confer- 
ences yesterday  with  Felix  Feist,  gen- 
eral sales  manager,  and  Fred  Quimby, 
short  subject  sales  head,  Rapf  stated 
M-G-M  will  handle  its  shorts  in  a  new 
way.  Each  subject  will  be  given  an 
exploitation  campaign.  He  said  all 
the  company's  shorts  are  being  made 
with  that  idea  in  mind  and  tieups  will 
be  effected  nationally  on  each. 

Following  "Wicked  Woman,"  Rapf 
will  produce  "Night  Is  Young,"  an 
operetta  by  Sigmund  Romberg  and 
Otto  Harbach  with  Evelyn  Laye  and 
Ramon  Novarro  in  the  top  roles.  This 
will  be  followed  by  "The  Three  Wise 
Guys,"  a  story  by  Damon  Runyon. 
After  this  will  be  "Mr.  Glenn  Can- 
non," which  will  star  Wallace  Beery. 
Next  is  the  "Casino  Murder  Case" 
with  William  Powell  and  "Coming 
'Round  the  Mountain." 

Deviating  from  production,  Rapf 
held  that  theatre  business  is  improv- 
ing marvelously  all  over  the  coun- 
try. 

He  leaves  for  the  coast  this  after- 
noon by  plane. 


Police  Chiefs  Hit 
Gangster  Pictures 

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ridiculing  churches,   portraying  gang- 
sters and  criminals  as  heroic  and  be- 
littling   the    activities    of    police    and 
prosecuting  agencies. 

Plans  were  considered  for  enlarging 
the  organization's  committee  on  press 
arrangements  to  include  films.  This 
committee  is  charged  with  the  task 
of  securing  the  cooperation  of  news- 
papers and  other  news  agencies  in 
playing  down  the  romantic  side  of 
crime. 


Art  Cinema  Will  Be 
Dissolved  Here  Soon 

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New  York,  on  Oct.  15  at  noon  for 
the  purpose  of  approving  and  ratify- 
ing a  resolution  to  dissolve. 


Art  Cinema  is  the  company  which 
financed  the  old  Rudolph  Valentino 
pictures,  the  original  version  of  "Sor- 
rel and  Son,"  "Alibi,"  "Secrets," 
"Hallelujah,  I'm  a  Bum"  and  "Rain." 


*'Cristo"  Gets  Big  Start 

"The  Count  of  Monte  Cristo," 
opening  at  the  Rivoli  yesterday,  drew 
5,223  patrons  up  to  5  P.  M.,  accord- 
ing to  U.  A.  Indications  were  late 
last  night  that  the  first  day's  receipts 
would  amount  to  approximately 
$6,000,  according  to  the  company. 


IJARRmS" 


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Wre  dancius:  with  J07.  Its 
another  'Smilirf  ThnT.  Th^'- 

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VWmC  MAKC 

CHAKJLES  LAUGH 

BARRETTS  (fWlMPOiM  St 

with  Maureen  O'Sullivan,  Katharine  Alexander.  From  Rudolph  Besier's  play.  Directed  by  SIDNEY  FRANKLIN 


MOST  SPECTACULAR 
FIRE  THRILLER 
EVER     Fl  LM  ED 

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RPMANCE    0 


SHOWMEN! 


BOX  OFFICE 

THRILLS  MADE  TO 
ORDER  FOR  YOU! 


More  Thrills  Than  the  Public  Gets 
From  a  Four  Alarm  Fire! 

"Chock    full    of    thrills."— VARIETY    DAILY.        "Packed    with 
f/mlls."— BILLBOARD. 

Players  Risked  Their  Lives  To  Give  You 

ONE  EXCITING  NIGHT 

OF  SEETHING  —  SIZZLING  —  SPECTACULAR 
ENTERTAINMENT—  HEROIC  RESCUES  —  PERFECT 
ROMANCE  —  SCREAMING  COMEDY  —  POLITICAL 
INTRIGUE   —   THRILLS    AND    CHILLS! 

"Romance,    drama,    comedy,    action." — M.    P.    HERALD. 
"Exceptionally  well  produced." — BOX   OFFICE. 

EXPLOITATION Possibilities     unlimited.      ANY     fire 

thriller  is  a  natural — "NIGHT  ALARM" — greatest  of  all  thrillers — gives 
you  instant  effective  tie-ups  with  City  Officials,  Fire  Chiefs,  Civic  Bodies 
— a  Fire  Prevention  Week — Newspaper  co-operation — Radio  broadcasts — 
ALL  in  the  big  Press  Book. 

"Showmanship  and  entertainment  .  .  .  make  contacts  easily  possible  .  .  .  stirring 
lip  more  than  ordinary  public  interest." — M.  P.  HERALD.  "Genuine  major  class 
production."— SHOWMAN'S  ROUND  TABLE. 

WISE  SHOWMEN  are  Booking  "NIGHT  ALARM"  NOW! 

MAJESTIC  PRODUCING  CORP. 


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NEW  YORK,  FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  28,   1934 


TEN  CENTS 


NRA  Placed 
Under  Board 
By  President 

Also  Sets  Up  Industrial 
Emergency  Committee 


Washington,  Sept.  27. — The  re- 
vised NRA  today  was  placed  under 
the  control  of  a  board  of  five  by 
President  Roosevelt.  The  board  con- 
sists of  Clay  Williams  of  the  R.  J. 
Reynolds  Tobacco  Co.,  North  Caro- 
lina ;  A.  D.  Whiteside  of  Dun  and 
Bradstreet,  New  York ;  Sidney  Hill- 
man  and  Leon  C.  Marshall,  labor  rep- 
resentatives, and  Walton  Hamilton, 
industrial  adviser,  with  whom  will  sit, 
without   vote,    Blackwell    Smith,   legal 

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Max  Reinhardt  Is 
Signed  by  Warners 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27. — Max  Rein- 
hardt, European  stage  director,  who 
has  just  created  a  sensation  with 
his  outdoor  spectacle,  "Midsummer 
Night's    Dream,"    at    the    bowl,    has 

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Scully  Is  Named  to 
Head  G-B  in  Boston 

Boston,  Sept.  27. — John  Scully  for- 
merly with  Fox,  has  been  put  in 
charge  of  Boston  sales  of  Gaumont 
British  by  George  W.  Weeks,  general 
sales  manager.  Ben  Rogers  and  My- 
ron Schulman  will  be  members  of  the 
sales  staff. 

After  making  the  appointments 
Weeks  left  for  Philadelphia  to  line 
up  his  selling  crew  there. 


European  Film  Outlook 
Gainings  Says  Giannini 


Two  Cups  for  Nizer 

Louis  Nizer's  trip  abroad 
was  profitable  in  more  ways 
than  one.  While  going  over 
on  the  lie  de  France,  Nizer 
won  a  silver  cup  when  he 
chalked  up  high  score  in  a 
ping  pong  contest.  Coming 
back  on  the  Conte  di  Savoia, 
he  also  won  a  ping  pong 
game  and  walked  off  with 
another   cup. 

Customs  officials  yesterday 
declared  that  the  He  de 
France  prize  was  worth  more 
than  the  one  awarded  by  the 
Conte  di  Savoia. 


Production  and  exhibition  are  pick- 
ing up  rapidly  in  England  and  are 
showing  signs  of  improvement  to  a 
lesser  degree  in  other  European 
countries,  declared  Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini, 
chairman  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  Bank  of  Ajnerica  National 
Trust  &  Savings  Ass'n.,  upon  his  re- 
turn yesterday  aboard  the  Conte 
di  Savoia. 

John  W.  Alicoate,  publisher  of  the 


Film  Daily,  also  a  passenger  on  the 
liner,  agreed  with  this  view  and  said 
in  England  the  gain  is  becoming  a 
"big  boom.'' 

Louis  Nizer,  executive  secretary  of 
the  Film  Board  of  Trade,  and  Win- 
field  Sheehan,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  production  for  Fox,  were 
among  the  film  notables  on  the  ship. 
Sheehan   had    little   to    say   about   his 

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Deal  for  Katz 
To  Join  M-G-M 
Near  Decision 


Ludington  and 
Fiske  to  Meet 
1st  Div.  Men 


Nicholas  Ludington  and  William  M. 
L.  Fiske,  3rd,  new  interests  in  First 
Division,  will  be  introduced  to  branch 
mangers,  salesrr-en  and  bookers  at  the 
company's  first  annual  convention 
which  opens  today  at  the  Park  Cen- 
tral. 

In  addition  to  formally  introducing 
these  men.  First  Division  forces  will 
hear  outlined  new  product  and  ex- 
pansion plans.  The  company  intends 
to  establish  itself  in  the  west  where 
it  will  purchase  interests  in  exchanges 

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Brill  in  Charge  of 
Sales  for  Principal 

David  Brill,  formerly  with  Capital- 
Majestic,  has  been  named  general 
manager  of  Principal  Film  Exchange, 
Inc.,  by  Sherman  S.  Krellberg,  and 
Brill  has  named  as  his  metropolitan 
sales  staff  Ben  Levine,  for  the 
Brooklyn  territory ;  Ben  Schwartz, 
New  York,  and  Harry  Goldstone  for 
Long  Island  and  upstate.  A  New 
Jersey    man    will    be    picked    shortly. 

Krellberg  has  gone  to  the  coast 
to  start  work  on  the  first  of  eight 
features,  "The  Lost  City." 


ASCAP  Unwavering 
On  Its  Tax  Stand 

The  new  music  tax  schedule  pro- 
posed by  A.S.C.A.P.,  which,  according 
to  exhibitor  estimates,  will  increase 
theatre  payments  to  the  society  from 
300  to  1,000  per  cent  over  the  old 
rate  of  10  cents  per  seat,  becomes 
effective  on  Monday.  The  board  of 
directors  of  A.S.C.A.P.  met  yester- 
day and  voted  neither  a  modification 

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Campi  Ruling 
Required  for 
Lease  Battle 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  27.  —  On 
Campi's  definition  of  what  constitutes 
a  member  of  the  industry,  in  connec- 
tion with  the  code  provision  relating 
to  undue  interference  with  the  con- 
tinued possession  of  a  theatre,  hinges 
the  future  of  theatre  operations  in 
Jefferson   City,    Mo. 

The  precedent-setting  ruling  ex- 
pected from  Campi  will  determine  a 
case  certified  to  it  by  the  local  griev- 
ance board.  The  chief  point  for  de- 
termination is  whether  Harry  Sodini, 

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Police  Chiefs  Ask 
Film  Cooperation 

Washington,  Sept.  27. — Coopera- 
tion of  the  industry  in  stamping  out 
crime  will  be  sought  by  the  Interna- 
tional Assn.  of  Police  Chiefs  under 
a  resolution  adopted  at  its  annual 
convention  today. 

Today's  action  followed  the  side- 
tracking of  the  resolution  offered  yes- 
terday, condemning  the  industry  for 
its  "glorification"  of  crime  and  com- 
mending the  churches  for  their  cam- 
paign for  improvement.  While  a 
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Confer  Today;  May  Be 
Aide  to  L.  B.  Mayer 

Final  action  on  a  proposal  by  which 
Sam  Katz  would  become  executive 
assistant  to  Louis  B.  Mayer  at  the 
M-G-M  studios  is  expected  to  be 
taken  today  at  a  conference  between 
Nicholas    M.   Schenck  and   Katz. 

Discussions  on  the  proposal  have 
been  in  progress  for  several  weeks,  it 
was  stated  yesterday  at  Schenck's 
office,  and  today's  scheduled  meeting 
is  expected  to  be  conclusive,  it  was 
said.  If  the  negotiations  are  conclud- 
ed satisfactorily,  Katz  will  accom- 
pany Mayer  to  the  coast  to  assume 
his  new  duties  within  two  weeks. 
Mayer   is   scheduled  to  leave   Europe 

(Continued  on   page  10) 


Jersey  Allied  Dual 
Plan  to  Be  Changed 

Allied  of  New  Jersey  has  dropped 
its  plan  to  adopt  a  single  feature  pol- 
icy in  the  entire  northern  New  Jer- 
sey area  and  instead  will  try  to  get 
exhibitors  in  each  of  the  individual 
territories  to  drop  duals. 

With  95  per  cent  of  the  territory 
Signed,  Allied  failed  to  get  15  theatres 

(Continued  on  page  10) 


See  Long  Delay  on 
Fox  Theatres'  Bid 

A  cash  bid  by  creditors  of  Fox 
Theatres  for  the  company's  assets, 
which  include  all  of  the  common 
stock  of  Fox  Metropolitan  Playhouses, 
is  not  believed  to  be  possible  in  less 
than  three  months  as  a  result  of  an 
order  signed  by  Federal  Judge  Mar- 
tin Manton  requiring  creditors  who 
are  petitioning  for  a  reorganization  of 
Fox  Theatres  to  submit  their  claims  to 
a  special  master  for  determination  of 
their  provability. 

The  petitioning  creditors  arc  rep- 
resented  by    Charles    H.    Kelby    who 

(.Continued  on   page  10) 


No  Federal  Action 
Expected  on  Para, 

No  Federal  action  on  the  Para- 
mount Broadway  reorganization  plan 
is  expected  as  a  result  of  the  scru- 
tiny given  the  plan  this  week  by 
the  Congressional  committee  inves- 
tigating the  protective  committee  set 
up  to  represent  holders  of  defaulted 
mortgage  bonds,  it  was  indicated  yes- 
terday. 

Full      information      regarding     the 

(Continued  on   page   10) 


Turn  Clocks  Back 

Daylight  saving  time  will 
be  ended  tomorrow  night. 
Clocks  are  turned  back  one 
hour  at  2  A.  M.  Sunday. 


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DAILY 


Friday,  September  28,   1934 


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Vol.  36  September  2S,  1934 


No.  75 


Martin   Qu:gley 

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MAURICE    KANN 

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Schenck  Visiting  Mexico 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27. — Joseph  M. 
Schenck  and  Douglas  Fairbanks  are 
flying  to  Mexico  City,  where  they 
will  be  received  by  Abelardo  Rodri- 
guez, president  of  Mexico,  on  arrival. 
Schenck's  mission,  undertaken  as  offi- 
cial representative  of  the  M.  P.  Pro- 
ducers' Ass'n,  of  which  he  formerly 
was  president,  has  to  do  with  Ameri- 
can pictures  in  Mexico.  Saturday 
evening  he  and  the  actor  will  be 
guests  of  honor  at  the  opening  of  the 
Mexican  National  Theatre  here.  From 
there  the  two  will  fly  to  Yucatan, 
Havana  and  Florida.  Their  journey 
will  end  in  New  York. 


Purely  Personal 


RAY  BOLTON  has  been  appointed 
publicity  and  promotion  director 
of  the  campaign  of  Joseph  D.  McGold- 
rick,  independent  candidate  for  comp- 
troller in  New  York  City. 

Fred  Fleck  of  the  Radio  studio 
staff,  formerly  an  assistant  director  at 
the  Paramount  Long  Island  Studio, 
is  in  town  doing  Manhattan  scenes  for 
"Romance  in  Manhattan." 

Mrs.  Ellen  D.  Hopkins,  mother 
of  Miriam  Hopkins,  entertained  a 
group  of  southerners  at  the  Music 
Hall  for  the  opening  of  "The  Rich- 
est Girl  in  the  Wbrld." 

Guy  Kibbee  gets  into  town  today. 
He  will  spend  a  few  days  here 
before  embarking  on  a  personal  ap- 
pearance tour  of  Philadelphia,  Wash- 
ington and  Chicago. 

Jackie  Cooper  will  head  the  recep- 
tion committee  to  welcome  Nova  Pil- 
BEAM,  14-year-old  Gaumont  British 
star,  when  she  arrives  on  the  Aqiti- 
tania  today. 

Dashiel  Hammett  has  sold  his 
story,  "On  the  Make,"  to  Universal. 
It  will  probably  be  filmed  under  the 
title    of    "Mr.    Dynamite." 

Leontine  Sagan,  director  of 
"Maedchen  in  Uniform,"  will  leave 
for  the  coast  tomorrow  to  start  work 
under  her  M-G-M  contract. 

Norton  Ritchey  has  called  off  his 
trip  to  South  America.  He  may  de- 
cide to  go  later  on. 

Mrs.  Harry  Reichenbach  arrived 
on    the   Contc  di  Savoia  yesterday. 

Joe  E.  Brown  is  on  his  way  east 
for  the  world  series. 

Jack  Cosman  is  hack  from  Eu- 
rope. 


JACKIE  COOPER  plans  to  make  a 
series  of  personal  appearances 
which  will  keep  him  away  from  the 
M-G-M  studios  until  the  first  of  the 
year.  His  next  engagement  is  Loew's, 
Jersey   City,   a  week  from  today. 

Norman  Kraska,  author  of  "Small 
Miracle,"  flew  to  the  coast  yesterday 
to  begin  adaptation  on  "The  Woman 
Who  Broke  the  Bank  at  Monte 
Carlo"  for  Darryl  Zanuck. 

Richard  Bonelli  is  on  his  way 
east  to  carry  out  his  contract  with 
the  Metropolitan  Opera  Co.  He  has 
just  finished  work  in  Paramount's 
"Enter  Madame." 

Tony  Gablik,  art  director  at  the 
Warner  home  office,  is  the  father  of 
a  baby  girl,  an  eight-pounder,  who 
has  been  tagged  Suzanne  Eve. 

Jack  Ellis  has  written  two  paro- 
dies on  "California,  Here  I  Come," 
which  will  be  a  feature  at  the  Robert 
Sisk  banquet  tonight. 

Harold  Lloyd  and  Mrs.  Lloyd 
left  for  the  coast  yesterday.  They 
came  here  recently  for  the  opening  of 
"The  Cat's  Paw." 

Maurice  Rape,  son  of  Harry,  left 
for  Dartmouth  College  yesterday. 
The  M-G-M  producer  left  by  plane 
for  the  coast. 

ToD  Browning's  and  Guy  En- 
dore's  "Vampires  of  Prague,"  an  orig- 
inal mystery  yarn,  has  been  bought 
by   M-G-M. 

Aaron  Sacks,  pioneer  film  execu- 
tive, celebrated  his  48th  birthday  at 
the  Hotel  Edison  the  other  night  with 
a  dinner. 

Stuart  Erwin  left  for  the  coast 
last  night  on  a  hurried  call  from  the 
M-G-M  studios. 


'Peck's  Bad  Boy''  Is 
Shown  to  Reviewers 


Trade  and  daily  paper  reviewers 
and  a  number  of  persons  identified 
with  cultural  and  educational  organi- 
zations were  guests  of  Fox  and  Sol 
Lesser  last  night  at  a  private  show- 
ing of  "Peck's  Bad  Boy,"  Lesser's 
second   feature  for   Fox   release. 

Dinner  preceded  the  showing  of 
the  picture  in  the  Sert  Room  of  the 
Waldorf  Astoria.  Among  the  guests 
were  Thomas  Meighan,  Jackie  Cooper 
and  his  mother,  Mrs.  Charles  Gigelow, 
George  Jessel,  Norma  Talmadge,  Ed  ' 
Sullivan,  Arthur  Lee,  Carlos  Israels, 
Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini,  Harry  Buxbaum, 
E.  C.  Grainger;  George  O'Brien  and 
(lis  wife.  Marguerite  Churchill,  Harry 
Arthur,  Eddie  Cline  and  his  wife,  Irv- 
ing Lesser  and  Howard  S.  Cullman. 

"Peck's  Bad  Boy"  was  reviewed  in 
the  Motion  Picture  Daily  on  Aug. 
28  and  described  as  a  "real  hit." 


Eddie  Cline  Likes 
Comedies,  He  Says 

Eddie  Cline,  who  has  just  com- 
pleted "Peck's  Bad  Boy,"  prefers  to 
direct  comedy  dramas,  he  stated  yes- 
terday. He  said  it's  a  lot  of  fun  mak- 
ing this  type  of  picture.  He  doesn't 
like  heavy  dramas. 

Cline  sails  for  London  tomorrow 
with  Sol  Lesser  and  George  O'Brien 
to  tnake  exteriors  on  "The  Cowboy 
Millionaire."  He  said  he  has  about  40 
scenes  to  shoot  in  about  10  days  and 
then  will  return  to  Hollywood  to  com- 
plete the  western. 


Opens  Projection  Room 

William  B.  Gullette  has  opened  a 
new  projection  room  in  the  Mecca 
Building  equipped  with  new  high  in- 
tensity arcs  and  "blended  wide  fi- 
delity"   sound. 


Remodeling  Houses 

Loew's    is   remodeling   the    Victory, 
Burland   and   42nd    Street   theatres. 


Police  Stop  a  Picket 

An  attempt  by  a  picket  for  a  sign 
painters'  union  to  parade  in  front 
of  the  Criterion  yesterday  afternoon 
was  short  lived.  A  police  sergeant, 
who  was  watching  two  Local  306 
pickets,  noticed  the  third  about  to 
join  the  parade  when  he  ordered  him 
to  move  on  or  drop  the  sign.  The 
painters'  picket  folded  his  sandwich 
sign  and  walked  away. 


Most  on  Big  Board  Advance 


High 

37V4. 


Cummins  Coming  Home 

Samuel  Cummins,  head  of  Eureka 
Prod.,  sales  tomorrow  from  South- 
ampton on  the  Berengaria  after  spend- 
ing three  months  abroad.  He  is  bring- 
ing with  him  the  American  rights  to 
"Extase"  and  "Young  Love,"  two 
European  features. 


Theatre  Operators  Here 

Louis  Dent,  circuit  operator  in  Den- 
ver, is  in  town.  Likewise  John  and 
Barney  Balaban  from  Chicago.  Also 
E.  V.  Richards,  head  of  the  Saenger 
circuit,  New  Orleans. 


Jacobs  Back  on  Coast 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27.  —  Louis 
Jacobs  is  back  from  Arizona  where 
he  has  been  filming  a  story  based  on 
.the  lives  of  the  Hopi  Indians. 


Columbia   Pictures,  vtc 

Consolidated    Film    Industries...^ 

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 14^ 

Eastman  Kodak   100 

Fox  Film  "A" 137^ 

Loew's,  Inc 29.J4 

Loew's,  Inc.,  pfd 90J4 

Paramount   Publix   4J<t 

Pathe   Excharige    1  % 

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 1454 

RKO zy^ 

Warner  Bros S'A 


Low 

367/^ 

33/8 

1454 
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28'/ 
9054 

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9054 

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Change 

+  'A 
+  Vs 
+  Vi 
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Technicolor  Off  %  on  Curb 


Net 


Tcehnicolor 
Trims   Lux 


High      Low      Close      Change 

.   12%         123/         1274        _  1/ 
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Seiles 

1,200 

600 
1,400 

700 
1,900 
6,300 

lOO 
42,100 

800 
1,500 
7,600 
9,1C0 


Sales 

300 


Educ'l.  Day  at  Ampa 

It  was  Educational  Day  at  the 
AMPA  yesterday  with  plenty  of  talent 
on  hand.  Among  those  who  spoke 
and  entertained  were  E.  W.  Ham- 
mons,  president  of  Educational;  Al 
Christie,  Sol  Lesser,  Eddie  Cline, 
Miss  King,  of  York  and  King,  John 
Meyers,  Ernest  Truex,  Jackie  Cooper, 
Janet  Rex,  Wynne  Gibson,  Ferde 
Grofe,  Marion  Martin,  Tom  Howard 
and  George  Shelton,  Harry  Gribbon, 
the  Five  Cabin  Kids,  the  Modern 
Mountaineers  and  Sylvia  Froos. 

Hammons  stated  that  facilities  for 
producing  in  the  east  are  most  favor- 
able and  talent  is  very  plentiful.  Ed 
Finney  was  chairman. 


Most  Bonds  Register  Big 


High 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 7,/ 

Oneral  Theatre  Equipment  fis  '40,  ctf 7.J4 

Keith   B.   F.   6s   '46 623A 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 102 

Paramount  Broadway  554s  '51 43 

Paramount   F.   L.  6s   '47 60/ 

Paramount    Publix    55<s    '50 61 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww 

RKO   6s    '41,   pp 

Warner  Bros.  6s  '.'9,   wd 


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Film  Timing  for  Track 

A  film  timing  system,  on  the  gen- 
eral principle  of  that  used  in  trade 
meets,  will  be  employed  for  the  first 
time  in  horse  racing  when  the  fall 
season  gets  under  way  at  the  track 
of  the  Los  Angeles  Turf  Club  at 
Santa  Anita,  35  miles  from  Los  An- 
geles, it  was  revealed  here  yesterday 
with  the  announcement  of  the  signing 
of  a  contract  between  Erpi  and 
Charles  H.  Strub,  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  the  club,  of  which 
Hal  Roach  is  president.  A  partial 
demonstration  was  given  yesterday  at 
the  Erpi  offices. 


Set  Radio  Chinese  Deal 

A  deal  for  the  distribution  in  China 
of  all  the  RKO  Radio  new  season 
product  has  been  closed  with  Peacock 
M.  P.  Co.,  Inc.,  of  Shanghai,  Ned 
Depinet,  Radio  Pictures  head,  said 
yesterday.  The  deal  was  closed  by 
Telfair  Knight,  who  is  now  in  New 
York  from  Sha.nghai.  This  ii  the 
fourth  consecutive  season  that  Pea- 
cock has  handled  Radio  distribution 
in  China. 


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NRA  Placed 
Under  Board 
By  President 


(Continued   from   page   1) 

adviser,    and    Leon    Henderson,    eco- 
nomics adviser. 

At  the  same  time  the  President 
set  up  an  industrial  emergency  com- 
mittee, consisting  of  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  Ickes,  Secretary  of  Labor 
Perkins,  the  chairman  of  the  Na- 
tional Industrial  Recovery  Board  (to 
be  selected),  Relief  Administrator 
Hopkins,  Secretary  of  Agriculture 
Wallace,  and  Donald  R.  Richberg. 
The  duty  of  this  committee  will  be  to 
make  recommendations  with  respect, 
among  other  things,  to  labor  disputes 
and  industrial  recovery  and  to  deter- 
mine the  general  policies  of  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  Industrial  Recov- 
ery Act. 

Cincy  Board  Hands 
Down  Three  Rulings 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  27.  —  Three  de- 
cisions have  been  rendered  by  the 
grievance  board.  A  cease  and  desist 
order  was  issued  to  the  Favorite,  Cov- 
ington, O.,  on  complaint  of  the  Piqua, 
at  Piqua,  O.,  charging  reduction  in 
admissions  through  two-for-one  cou- 
pons. 

On  complaint  of  the  Family,  at 
Hazard,  Ky.,  the  Virginia,  same  city, 
was  ordered  to  stop  admissions  lower 
than  the  minimum  specified  in  contract, 
and  to  discontinue  two-for-one  cou- 
pons. 

In  the  postponed  case  of  Paramount 
vs.  the  Lyric,  Lawrenceburg,  Ky.,  in- 
volving transfer  of  the  theatre,  respon- 
dent claimed  contract  contained  clause 
which  rendered  it  null  and  void  in  case 
of  transfer,  and  as  the  transfer  had 
been  eflfected,  the  contract  was  auto- 
matically cancelled.  The  board  ruled, 
however,  that  no  bona  fide  transfer 
had  been  made,  and  the  contract,  there- 
fore,  was  still  in  effect. 


Strand  Clearance 
In  Yonkers  Is  Cut 

The  New  York  clearance  board  yes- 
terday handed  down  a  decision  de- 
claring seven  days'  clearance  for  the 
Strand,  Yonkers,  over  the  Hastings, 
Hastings-on-the-Hudson,  is  excessive, 
following  complaint  by  the  Hastings. 
The  board  held,  however,  that  the 
Yonkers  house  was  entitled  to  prior 
runs. 

Yesterday  Campi  postponed  until 
the  next  meeting  the  complaint  filed 
by  the  Forum  and  Fleetwood  against 
Loew's  Victory.  A  decision  on  the 
Forum  case  was  handed  down,  but 
Code  Authority  was  stumped  when  it 
tried  to  decide  the  Fleetwood  issue 
and  then  called  a   rehearing. 


Cleveland  Cut  Rate 
Is  Ordered  Stopped 

Cleveland,  Sept.  27. — The  Family 
has  been  ordered  to  stop  five-cent  chil- 
dren's Saturday  matinees  by  the  griev- 
ance board.  Although  the  pictures  ex- 
hibited at  a  nickel  were  spot  booked 
without  any  contract,  the  board 
nevertheless  ruled  that  the  standard 
exhibition  contract  is  a  basis  of  fair 
practice.  The  complaint  was  filed  by 
the  Woodland  Centre  Amusement  Co., 
operating  the  Haltnorth  Theatre. 

The  board  dismissed  the  overbuying 
complaint  of  M.  J.  Click,  Lincoln  The- 
atre, Dennison,  against  E.  E.  Bair, 
State  and  Ohio  Theatres,  UhrichsviUe. 
In  a  second  complaint  against  the  Lin- 
coln, charging  reduced  admissions  in 
violation  of  contracts,  Bair  was  or- 
dered to  end  10-cent  admissions  until 
7:30  P.M.  when  exhibiting  product 
from  distributors  whose  contracts  call 
for  a  l5-cents  minimum  after  6  P.  M. 

This  disposes  of  all  claims  now  on 
file. 

The  clearance  and  zoning  board 
meets  tomorrow  to  review  the  Cleve- 
land and  Toledo  clearance  schedules 
which  have  been  returned  by  Campi 
for  revamping. 


New  K.  C.  Clearance 
Submitted  to  Campi 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  27. — A  draft  of 
the  revised  clearance  schedule  for 
Kansas  City,  as  completed  by  the  lo- 
cal clearance  and  zoning  board,  has 
been  submitted  to  Campi  for  approval. 
No  information  regarding  the  re- 
visions will  be  given  out  until  it  has 
been  returned  with  Campi's  okay. 

If  Code  Authority  sees  fit  to  rec- 
ommend further  changes,  the  local 
board  will  again  go  into  session,  and 
the  procedure  of  submitting  proposed 
final  drafts  to  the  authority  will  be 
repeated  until  a  satisfactory  setup  is 
reached.  The  subsequent  procedure  is 
that  objections  will  go  direct  to  Campi 
instead  of  to  the  local  board. 

The  board  goes  into  session  next 
Monday  to  begin  revamping  schedules 
adopted  for  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  and 
Wichita  and  Atchison,  Kan.  The  same 
procedure  will  maintain  in  these  in- 
stances. 

The  revised  Kansas  City  schedule 
is  the  third  draft  since  the  board  ma- 
chinery began  operating  last  May.  The 
first  was  scrapped  following  numerous 
objections. 


Report  N.  O.  Zoning 
Revision  Necessary 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  27. — Complete 
revision  of  the  clearance  and  zoning 
schedule  is  reported  necessary  as  a 
result  of  the  new  set  of  principles 
adopted  by  Campi.  The  old  sched- 
ule, recently  returned,  is  now  being 
studied. 


Coast  Houses  Agree 
To  Code  Board  Order 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  27.  • —  Feldstein 
&  Dietrich,  operating  the  San  Fer- 
nando, have  decided  not  to  take  a 
chance  on  losing  their  film  service. 
They  have  notified  the  grievance  board 
they  will  comply  with  the  cease  and 
desist  order  on  bank  nights.  As  a  re- 
sult, the  board  has  withdrawn  its 
order  for  stoppage  of  film  service. 

Ben  Berinstein,  operating  the  Tivoli 
in  the  Central  Ave.  colored  section, 
has  been  ordered  to  stop  advance  ad- 
vertising on  pictures  showing  at  the 
Lincoln,   operated   by   Jules   Wolf. 

The  American  Amusement  Co.,  op- 
erating Oxnard  theatres,  is  facing  sus- 
pension of  film  service  unless  bank 
nights  are  ended.  Representatives  of 
the  company  were  before  the  board  to 
answer  the  charge. 


Minneapolis  Board 
Ends  11  Cut  Rates 

Minneapolis,  Sept.  27.  —  Eleven 
theatres  here  have  been  ordered  to 
end  reduced  admissions  as  a  result  of 
charges  brought  by  Henry  Green, 
exhibitor,  before  the  grievance  board. 

Harry  Dickerman  of  North  Minne- 
apolis and  Harry  Charon,  Columbia 
Heights,  were  the  only  defendants  to 
deny  the  charge.  Verbal  fireworks  de- 
veloped during  the  hearing  of  these 
cases. 

Dickerman  says  he  will  file  an  ap- 
peal with  Campi. 


Agency  Problems  to 
Be  Heard  on  Oct,  17 

Washington,  Sept.  27. — Recom- 
mendations of  the  agency  committee 
will  be  considered  at  a  hearing  to  be 
held  at  the  Hotel  Willard  here,  Oct. 
17,  it  was  stated  today  by  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt. 

No  information  regarding  the  rec- 
ommendations was  available  today,  tlie 
report  of  the  committee  being  still  in 
the  hands  of  the  printers.  Rosenblatt 
will  preside  over  the  hearing. 


Campi  Ruling 
Required  for 
Lease  Battle 


Ask  Court  to  Force 
Cincy  Union  Scales 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  27. — Injunction 
suits  charging  violation  of  the  code 
were  filed  against  eight  local  theatres 
in  Common  Pleas  Court  yesterday  by 
Louis  J.  Schneider,  prosecuting  attor- 
ney, acting  under  direction  of  Attor- 
ney General  John  W.  Bricker,  at  Co- 
lumbus. 

The  action  recites  that  operators  at 
the  houses  in  question  are  being  paid 
less  than  the  minimum  scale  provided 
by  the  code,  with  result  "that  labor 
conditions  in  the  motion  picture  indus- 
try have  been  thrown  into  chaos."  The 
suits  are  an  aftermath  of  investiga- 
tions by  John  F.  Toedtman,  deputy 
administrator  of  the  Ohio  Recovery 
Administration,  on  complaint  of  M.  P. 
Operators'  Union,  Local  327. 

The  houses  involved  are :  Class  A, 
Monta  Vista,  union  scale  $62.50  per 
week;  Class  B,  Western  Plaza  and 
Hollywood,  ?S0;  Class  C,  Winton 
Place,  Broadway,  Clifton,  Emery  and 
Pendrola,  $45.  All  are  neighborhood 
or  suburban  spots. 

Musicians  Picket 
Two  Phila,  Houses 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  27. — Local  77, 
musicians'  union,  began  picketing  the 
Stanley  and  Stanton,  Stanley-War- 
ner downtown  houses  here,  today  in 
an  effort  to  force  the  employment  of 
musicians. 

The  union  declares  that  all  S-W 
houses  will  be  picketed  later.  Romeo 
Cella,  union  president,  stated  that 
Warners  own  nine-tenths  of  the  local 
theatres  and  employ  no  musicians.  He 
pointed  out  that  other  theatres  in  the 
city  are  cooperating  with  the  union 
by  enlarging  their  orchestras.  The 
Earle,  he  said,  has  increased  its  or- 
chestra by  eight  men  and  the  Fox 
will  raise  its  orchestra  list  from  18 
to  40  men  for  a  special  concert  stage 
show. : 

Open  Schenectady  Plaza 

Schenectady,  Sept.  27. — The  Plaza 
will  be  reopened  Oct.  1,  according  to 
William  W.  Farley,  vice-president  of 
Schenectady  Theatres  Corp.,  and  the 
State    will    be    switched    to    a    second 


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a  former  southern  Illinois  theatre  op- 
erator, is  engaged  in  the  business 
because  he  leased  the  Jefferson  and 
Miller  theatres  from  W.  H.  Mueller 
before  Dubinsky  Bros,  could  consum- 
mate a  purchase  transaction  with  the 
owner,  and  then  proceeded  to  nego- 
tiate a  deal  with  Dubinsky  whereby 
the  latter  would  either  sell  the  unex- 
pired lease  or  take  over  Sodini's. 

At  the  grievance  hearing,  Dubinsky 
charged  Sodini  was  a  "trader,"  and 
testimony  brought  out  Sodini  offered 
Dubinsky  $50,000  for  the  unexpired 
term  of  the  current  lease  and,  accord- 
ing to  Dubinsky,  offered  to  assign  his 
future  lease  to  the  present  operators  at 
a  bonus  of  $20,000  for  the  two 
houses. 

The  grievance  board,  in  passing  the 
case  to  Campi  for  determination,  de- 
cided that  in  order  to  find  for  Dubin- 
sky, it  was  bound  to  find  two  elements 
existing;  first,  that  Sodini  and 
Mueller  are  engaged  in  the  industry; 
second,  that  their  actions  were  for 
the  designed  purpose  of  preventing 
consummation  of  the  transaction  be- 
tween Dubinsky  and  Mueller. 

While  the  board  was  impressed  with 
the  fact  that  Sodini,  a  St.  Louisan,  has 
had  no  connection  with  the  industry 
for  more  than  fifteen  years  prior  to 
the  time  of  the  negotiations  in  ques- 
tion, it  indicated  that  his  recent  ac- 
tivities in  Jefferson  City  and  with 
Dubinsky  in  Kansas  City  might  be 
construed  as  placing  him  in  the  busi- 
ness. With  regard  to  Mueller,  the 
board  held  the  fact  he  operated  the 
houses  before  leasing  them  to  Du- 
binsky nine  years  ago  and  the  fact 
he  has  been  a  party  to  the  recent 
negotiations  would  make  him  a  de 
facto  member  of  the  industry. 


Buffalo's  Clearance 
Calls  for  17  Zones 

Buffalo,  Sept.  27. — Buffalo  would 
be  divided  into  17  zones  in  addition 
to  its  first  run  theatres  under  the 
zoning  and  clearance  schedule  pre- 
pared by  the  local  board.  A  hearing 
will   be  held  before   Campi   Oct.   9. 

Niagara  Falls  theatres  no  longer 
would  be  able  to  show  films  ahead 
of  Buffalo  first  runs,  but  could  show 
day  and  date.  Seven  days'  clearance 
over  East  Aurora  would  be  allowed. 
Other  suburban  towns  would  be  sub- 
ject to  the  same  clearance  as  Buffalo 
second  run  houses — 30  days,  and  42 
days  on  holdover  films. 


Mrs.  Herrick  Named 
Regional  Labor  Head 

Mrs.  Elinore  M.  Herrick,  vice- 
chairman  of  the  Regional  Labor 
Board  here,  has  been  named  regional 
director.  Her  territory  will  be  ex- 
panded to  include  Northern  New 
Jersey,  Northeastern  New  York  and 
Connecticut  as  far  east  as  New 
Haven. 

Francis  P.  Godell  of  New  Jersey  is 
the  new  associate  regional  director. 
Ben  Golden,  executive  secretary,  be- 
comes chief  examiner. 


THEIR  MUSIC 

MAKES  LOVE... 

AND  THEIR  LOVE 

IS  LIKE  ' 

MUSIC! 


Cvery  heart  in  every  audience  will 
beat  faster  when  the  rollicking 
vagabond  thousands  of  "Caravan" 
make  merry  with  full-throated 
song  .  .  .  make  love  in  tempting, 
seductive  melody.  Every  pulse 
will  beat  time  to  the  enchanting 
tunes  of  these  happy  wanderers 
as  they  gather  wine-filled  grapes 
to  tantalizing  rhythm. 


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AN 

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PRODUCTION 


BOYER 
LORETTA  YOUNG 
JEAN  PARKER 

PHILLIPS  HOLMES 
LOUISE  FAZENDA 
EUGENE  PALLETTE 
C.  AUBREY  SMITH 
CHARLEY  GRAPEWIN 
NOAH       BEERY 


Executive  Producer,  Robert  T.  Kane. 
Directed  by  Erik  Charelt.  Screen  Ploy  and 
Dialogue,  Samson  Raphaelson.  Continuity 
by  Robert  Liebmann.  From  a  story  by  Melchior 
Lengyel.  Music  by  Werner  Richard  Heymann. 
Lyrics  by  Gus  Kahn. 


RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL 


10 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  September  28,   1934 


Ludington  and 
Fiske  to  Meet 
1st  Div.  Men 


{Continued  from  page  1) 

now  owned  by  independents.  This 
follows  along  the  lines  of  the  com- 
pany's invasion  in  Pittsburgh  when 
First  Division  bought  out  Abe  Schnit- 
zer  and  made  him  branch  manager. 
Schnitzer    has    since    resigned. 

Although  no  new  treasurer  has 
been  selected,  the  board  of  direc- 
tors now  includes  Harry  H.  Thomas, 
chairman ;  Ludington,  Fiske  and 
Robert  Benjarr.in. 

Among  those  attending  the  four- 
day  session  will  be :  J.  L.  Rose,  Ed- 
ward Hochstim,  Peggy  Hawkins,  Al- 
bany;  Elmer  Lux,  M.  Brady,  M. 
Schoenfeld,  Minna  Gold,  Buffalo;  M. 
A.  Lebensburger,  M.  Chapman,  Mae 
Vincent,  Cleveland ;  Sam  Rosen,  Mike 
Levenson,  John  Schaffer,  E.  V.  Segall, 
Moe  Sherman,  Philadelphia;  Joseph 
Skirboll,  David  Selznick,  E.  SkirboU, 
M.  Wheeler,  Pittsburgh ;  Manager  La- 
Sance,  M.  Burns,  M.  McCabe,  Cincin- 
nati ;  Carl  Crawford,  Robert  Wolf, 
Mayer  Gruber,  Mike  Thomas,  Nellie 
McLaughlin,  Boston;  Harry  Brown, 
Peter  Rosian,  Miss  Cunningham, 
Washington;  Morris  Epstein,  Dick 
Perry,  William  Benson,  Al  Glaubinger 
Sydney  Kulick,  Mollie  B.  Shear,  Pearl 
Goldstein,  Myron  Starr,  Joseph  Joel, 
Elias  Barkey,  New  York ;  in  addi- 
tion to  home  office  representatives  in- 
cluding Charles  Rosenzweig,  general 
sales  manager ;  Al  Friedlander,  Otto 
Lederer   and   others. 

The  session  today  opens  at  9  :30  A.M. 


A^.  O.  Neighborhoods 
Arguing  with  Union 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  27. — First 
runs  are  not  expected  to  be  affected 
by  the  trouble  now  brewing  between 
the  operators'  union  and  neighbor- 
hood and  suburban  houses.  All 
Saenger  houses,  Loew's  State  and 
the  Orpheum  have  contracts,  and  it 
is  understood  the  St.  Charles  will 
sign    one    soon. 

Subsequent  runs  are  insisting  that 
the  wage  cuts  in  effect  last  year  be 
continued. 


ASCAP  Unwavering 
On  Its  Tax  Stand 

(Continued    from     page     1) 

of  the  rates  nor  a  postponement  of  the 
effective  date. 

Exhibitors  will  rely  for  relief  on 
the  success  of  the  Federal  anti-trust 
suit  seeking  the  dissolution  of  A.S. 
C.A.P.  and  other  music  licensing 
groups.  Federal  officials  believe  the 
suit  can  be  brought  to  trial  late  in 
October. 


Jersey  Allied  Dual 
Plan  to  Be  Changed 

(Conl'Hticd    from     ;iage    1) 

to  agree  to  eliminate  duals.  Each 
territory  will  be  canvassed  again  to 
drop  twin   bills. 

The  first  of  monthly  meetings  in 
Newark  was  held  last  night  by  the 
organization  in  the  form  of  a  beef- 
steak at  the  Newark  Athletic  Club. 


European  Film  Outlook 
Gainings  Says  Giannini 


See  Long  Delay  on 
Fox  Theatres'  Bid 

(Co>itinued   from   page    1) 

Stated  at  a  creditors'  hearing  before 
Judge  Manton  last  week  that  he  was 
organizing  a  Fox  Theatres  creditors' 
committee  which  would  be  prepared  to 
make  a  cash  bid  for  the  company's 
assets  within  a  brief  time.  Judge 
Manton's  order  requiring  a  test  of  the 
claims  is  regarded  as  making  such  a 
bid  impossible  for  at  least  three 
months,  the  time  in  which  it  would 
require  a  special  master  to  examine 
the  claimants  and  make  a  report  to 
the  court. 

The  delay  in  submitting  the  Fox 
Theatres'  bid,  however,  is  regarded  by 
creditors  of  Fox  Met  as  increasing  the 
chances  of  reorganizing  the  latter 
company  more  expeditiously  than 
would  be  possible  if  a  new  creditors' 
group  were  to  enter  the  Fox  Met  re- 
organization proceedings  at  this  late 
date. 


No  Federal  Action 
Expected  on  Para, 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

Paramount  Broadway  plan  was  fur- 
nished the  Congressional  committee  by 
Arthur  A.  Ballantine  of  counsel  for 
the  Paramount  Publix  trustees.  The 
committee  was  also  advised  that  ef- 
forts are  being  made  to  meet  all  rea- 
sonable objections  to  the  plan  made 
by    dissenting    bondholders. 

The  Congressional  committee,  of 
which  Representative  A.  J.  Sabath 
of  Illinois  is  chairman,  adjourned  its 
hearings  here  for  the  time  being  after 
scoring  many  of  the  defaulted  mort- 
gage bond  committees  as  "rackets." 
The  New  York  Bar  Ass'n.  was  also 
charged  with  lack  of  cooperation 
with  the  Congressional  committee. 
The  association  had  offered  the  serv- 
ices of  James  N.  Rosenberg  of  Ro- 
senberg, Goldmark  &  Colin,  but  these 
were  declined  by  the  committee  be- 
cause of  the  law  firm's  association 
vvith  Paramount  Publix  bankruptcy 
affairs  and  those  of  other  concerns 
under   scrutiny. 


McLean  to  New  York 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27. — Douglas 
MacLean  goes  to  New  York  this  week 
to  discuss  with  Maxwell  Anderson 
the  picturization  of  the  Stark  Young 
story,  "So  Red  the  Rose." 

The  yarn  is  being  lined  up  as  a 
vehicle  for  Pauline  Lord. 


Charles  Miller  Passes 

New  Albany,  Lid.,  Sept.  27. — 
Charles  Miller,  former  operator  of  the 
Grand  and  the  Elba  at  New  Albany, 
Ind.,  is  dead  at  his  home  here  as  a 
result  of  a  heart  ailment. 


Re-Sign  Mary  Astor 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27. — Mary  Astor 
had  her  option  renewed  by  Warners 
on  completing  "I'm  a  Thief."  The 
actress'  next  assignment  is   indefinite. 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

trip,  except  that  he  had  signed  a 
new  24-year-old  Scandinavian  actress, 
Tutta  Rolf. 

Dr.  Giannini  was  optimistic  over 
the    outlook    abroad. 

While  England  is  making  rapid 
headway  in  production,  it  has  a  long 
way  to  go  yet  to  beat  America, 
he  said.  English  producers  are  tak- 
ing their  production  problems  seri- 
ously and  they  have  the  sponsorship  of 
the  government,  which  Giannini 
deems  wise  and  prudent. 

He  stated  that  English  producers 
have  their  own  form  of  censorship  and 
with  no  official  body  stops  objection- 
able films.  "We  can  still  send  over 
a  few  men  to  show  them  a  few 
things,"  he  said. 

Improvement  Due  to  Us 

Most  of  the  improvements  in 
English  production  are  due  to  Ameri- 
can stars,  producers,  directors  and 
writers.  Giannini  believes  British 
producers  have  a  lot  to  learn  yet. 

The  Bank  of  America  executive 
deplored  the  mediocrity  of  dubbed 
prints  of  American  productions  in 
Italy  and  France.  He  said  he  didn't 
know  what  was  responsible  for  it,  but 
if  it  is  the  printing  it  should  be  im- 
proved to  the  standards  of  prints  used 
in  this  country.  He  held  that  the 
prints  are  so  poor  the  projection 
doesn't  do  justice  to  the  original  ver- 
sion. He  added  that  if  this  were  rem- 
edied American  pictures  would  do 
more  business  in  these  two  countries. 

He  also  stated  that  theatre  busi- 
ness in  England  is  very  good.  France 
has  had  a  dull  season,  Giannini  de- 
clared, but  is  showing  signs  of  im- 
provement. 

Louis  Nizer,  executive  secretary  of 
the  New  York  Film  Board  of  Trade 
and  film  attorney,  was  on  the  same 
boat.  He  spent  five  weeks  visiting 
all  the  European  capitals  and  study- 
ing the  film  situation.  He  was  im- 
pressed with  the  judicial  systems  in 
every  country  he  visited.  Nizer  also 
stated  that  the  boom  in  English  pro- 
duction is  taking  the  same  course 
American  producers  took  some  years 
ago. 

Alicoate  on  English   Situation 

Alicoate  was  more  emphatic  in  dis- 
cussing the  English  situation  than  was 
Dr.   Giannini. 

"Motion  picture  business  is  having 
a  big  boom  in  Great  Britain,"  he 
said,  "while  on  the  continent  the 
trend  continues  to  be  nationalistic 
with  most  of  the  countries  making 
pictures  primarily  for  their  own  con- 
umption. 

"England  is  going  through  some- 
what the  same  expansion  trials  as  the 
United  States  went  through,"  Alicoate 
continued.  "There  is  a  tendency  to- 
ward overproduction  and  excess  the- 
atre building,  while  negative  costs  are 
gradually  mounting. 

"Theatre  attendance  is  good  in 
Great  Britain,  but  on  the  continent 
it  is  off  from  25  to  40  per  cent. 
American  films  are  maintaining  their 
leadership    in   foreign    markets." 

Robert  Edmond  Jones,  scenic  de- 
signer for  Radio,  and  Mrs.  Jones 
were  on  the  same  ship.  They  leave 
immediately  for  Hollywood.  Other 
passengers    were    Mrs.    Lucinda    Rei- 


Deal  for  Katz 
To  Join  M-G-M 
Near  Decision 


(Continued  from   page    1) 

on  the  Paris  tomorrow  and  will 
arrive  here  late  next  week. 

It  is  understood  that  the  post  under 
discussion  would  bring  Katz  into 
business  management  of  the  M-G-M 
studio,  in  addition  to  his  duties  as  a 
general  assistant  to  Mayer.  In  this 
event,  it  is  anticipated  that  Eddie 
Mannix,  studio  general  manager, 
might  relinquish  that  post  and  take 
charge  of  an  M-G-M  production  unit. 

Since  his  resignation  from  Para- 
mount Publix  late  in  1932,  Katz  has 
been  inactive  except  for  an  interest  in 
Monarch  Theatres,  a  mid-western  cir- 
cuit operated  by  David  Chatkin  and 
Milton  Feld,  former  Publix  execu- 
tives. For  approximately  one  year 
prior  to  his  resignation  from  Para- 
mount Katz  made  the  company's  pro- 
duction affairs  his  chief  concern, 
spending  more  than  half  his  time  at 
the  studios. 


Cullman  Denies  He 
Will  Join  Gaumont 

Reports  that  Howard  S.  Cullman, 
trustee  of  the  Roxy,  would  join  Gau- 
mont British  in  an  executive  post 
were  denied  yesterday  both  by  Cull- 
man and  Jeffrey  Bernerd. 

Cullman  said  he  has  never  held  a 
conference  with  a  G-B  representative 
or  discussed  joining  the  company, 
Bernerd  stated  as  far  as  he  knew 
there  has  never  been  any  talks  of 
Cullman  becoming  affiliated  with  G-B. 


Schlaifer  Also  to 
Head  N.  Y,  Exchange 

L.  J.  Schlaifer  will  be  head  of  the 
Gaumont  British  exchange  in  New 
York  as  well  as  sales  manager  of  the 
company,  Jeffrey  Bernerd  stated  yes- 
terday. This  arrangement,  it  was 
stated,  would  work  out  better  than 
putting  in  another  man  to  supervise 
New    York    salesmen. 


Smith  to  Seek  Deal  Here 

London,  Sept.  27.- — Sam  Smith  of 
British  Lion  sails  tomorrow  for  New 
York  and  will  confer  with  Paramount 
executives  on  a  deal  for  taking  over 
distribution  of  "Gay  Love,"  with  So- 
phie Tucker,  in  the  United  States. 
Upon  his  arrivel  in  New  York,  Smith 
also  will  go  to  Toronto  to  meet  N. 
L.  Nathanson  of  Regal  Films,  which 
distributes    British    Lion  in    Canada. 


chenbach,     Giovanni     Martinelli     and 
Phil    Baker. 


Giannini  to  Attend 
CoL  Board  Meeting 

Dr.  A.  H.  Giannini,  chairman  of  the 
general  executive  committee  of  the 
Bank  of  America,  National  Trust  & 
Savings  Ass'n.,  will  attend  the  Co- 
lumbia board  of  directors  meeting  to- 
morrow. He  returned  yesterday  from 
a  vacation  abroad. 

Giannini  is  a  member  of  the  Colum- 
bia board. 


On   Snort  Suojects 
the   name  Hal  Roacn 
is  like  14  Karat 
on  gold 


iMliESIfifiW 


In  the  whole 
industry      trie 

ONLY  GREAT 

STUDIO  aevoted 

entirely  to  the 

SHORT  COMEDY! 

Above  IS  a  pnoto  ol  tne  only  big  scale 
studio  m  tilms  \vnicn  makes  tne  onort 
L-onieoy  its  exclusive  business  '  ^  o  equip- 
ment too  ambitious  lor  tne  -Tlai  ixoacli 
Otuoio ...  its    resources    and   personnel    are 

FEATURE  STRENGTH   just  like  tke 

splenoio  entertainments  tnat  come  Irom 
it  to  your  screen ! 


,  ^ACH 


JnLats  oil  to  idLal  Xvoacn!  1  ni5  is  liis 
21st  year  as  Onort  C^omeoy  leader,  rle 
nas  stayed  on  top  because  he  oelieves 
tnat  quality  and  star  value  are  as  im* 
portant  to  snort  subjects  as  to  leatures. 
rial  Xvoacn  never  nesitated  w^nen  otners 
w^avered.  JtLis  career  and  resQUJces  nave 
been  pledged  to  tne  perlection  ol  tne 
snort  comedy  lor  tne  nappily  balanced 
snow.  Tnat  s  ^ly  a  rial  Roacn  Com- 
edy on  your  program  is  tne  entertainment 
argument  tnat  clincnes  tne  ticket  sale ! 


STAN  LAUREL 
OLIVER  HARDY 

J.  Ills  teainluU  ol  merriment  is  an 
American  institution!  Xne  only 
Dig  time  leature  stars  ^vno  also 
come   to   you   m   snort  contedies ! 


THELMA  TODD 
PATSY  KELLY 

Exliibitors  tell  us  tliey  nave  be- 
come tlie  lemale  J_/aiirel-ijLaray 
team!  Your  public  will  like 
tliese  gay,  giddy  gals  more  tnaii 
ever  111  tlieir  new  routine. 


CHARLIE  CHASE 


Jc 


iddit 


A.  welcome  addition  to  any  pro- 
gram, because  tlie  L^liarlie  C^liase 
comedy  lias  long  proved  itsell  a 
consistently  likable  lun  lilm.    An 


stablislied 


marquee  name; 


IRVIN  S.  COBB 

Tlie  first  Irvin  S.  Cobb  comedies 
liave  definitely  confirmed  tke  show- 
mansnip  inspiration  ol  Mai  iVoacli. 
Tlie    ckuckling    personality   ot 


Lmerica  s 


idol    i 


s    on    the    screen 


OUR  GANG 

It  lias  been  an  acnievement  m  picture 
making  to  successlully  present  these 
juvenile  stars  during  so  many  years. 
Tlie  public  loves  tliem,  and  iSpanky 
and  kis  Gang  go  merrily  on! 


Pat^y    KELLY 

6       OUR  GANG" 

jeaturing  Opanky 

—  merrily    presented    hy 

THE  LAUGHING  LION 


THEY  PLAY 
RINGS  AROUND 
ALL  OTHER 
COMEDY  SHORTS! 


Friday,  September  28,    1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


Police  Chiefs  Ask 
Film  Cooperation 


{Continued  from   patje    1) 

small  group  in  the  organization 
pressed  the  resolution,  cooler  heads 
on  the  resolution  committee  felt  that 
the  police  should  not  get  mixed  up 
with  the  churches  and  should  develop 
good  feeling,  rather  than  ill,  among 
the  producers. 

The  resolution  passed  today,  which 
asserts  that  "through  the  instrumen- 
talty  of  the  motion  picture  the  youth 
of  the  country  may  be  taught  a  proper 
respect  for  law  and  order,"  directs  the 
president  of  the  association  to  appoint 
a  committee  of  two,  one  of  its  mem- 
bers to  be  himself,  "to  confer  with 
executives  of  the  motion  picture  in- 
dustry to  see  what  steps  may  be  taken 
to  utilize  the  educational  facilities  of 
the  motion  picture  along  those  lines." 

James  E.  Davis,  chief  of  the  Los 
Angeles  police,  was  chosen  to  serve 
on  the  committee  with  Peter  J.  Sic- 
cardi  of  Bergen  County,  N.  J.,  presi- 
dent of  the  association. 


Chicago  Legion  Has 
50,000  in  a  Parade 

Chicago,  Sept.  27.— Fifty  thousand 
students  in  parochial  schools  and  col- 
leges marched  down  Michigan  Boule- 
vard today  in  the  first  public  demon- 
stration of  the  Catholic  Legion  of 
Decency   film  drive. 

Some  of  the  banners  carried  read : 

"Films  we  must  see,  but  clean  they 
must  be." 

"Decency  the  death  knell  of  de- 
pravity." 

"Chicago  youth  shall  boycott  evil 
films." 


Most  Rev.  Bernard  J.  Sheil,  aux- 
iliary bishop  of  Chicago  and  chairman 
of  the  steering  committee  of  the  Chi- 
cago Council  of  the  Legion  of  De- 
cency, will  speak  over  WJZ  tonight 
at  7:45  o'clock.  His  subject  will  be 
"Youth  and  the  Motion  Picture." 
This  is  the  second  of  a  series  of  four 
broadcasts  over  a  national  network 
by   the   Legion. 


Film  Debate  Set  at 
Methodist  Session 

Carthage,  Mo.,  Sept.  27. — A  debate 
on  films  will  feature  the  annual  Mis- 
souri conference  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  which  opens  here 
Wednesday.  Leslie  J.  Lyons,  Kansas 
City  lawyer  and  president  of  the  lay- 
man's conference,  will  speak  for  a 
"cleaner"  screen,  while  Howard  E. 
Jameyson,  Fox  Midwest  district  man- 
ager at  Wichita,  Kan.,  will  present 
the  theatre  man's  viewpoint. 

After  each  has  finished  speaking 
an  open  discussion  will  be  led  by  R. 
Carter  Tucker,  another  Kansas  City 
lawyer.  Approximately  500  minis- 
ters and  a  like  number  of  laymen 
are  expected  to  attend.  Bishop  F.  W. 
McConnell  of  New  York,  a  confer- 
ence speaker,  is  expected  to  hear  the 
film   discussion. 


Form  Film  Committee 

Omaha,  Sept.  27.  —  The  Omaha 
Council  of  Churches  has  organized 
a  better  films  committee.  Mate- 
rial for  sermons  on  films  is  being 
sent  to  pastors  here  by  the  Federal 
Council    of    Churches. 


Just  Practicing 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27. — Zeppo 
Marx,  when  he  first  branched 
out  as  a  ten  percenter,  rushed 
in  to  see  Carl  Laemmle,  Jr., 
raving  about  a  girl  who  had 
the  "soul  of  Garbo,  the  lure 
of  West,  the  wistfulness 
of  Gaynor,  the  glamour  of 
Swanson,  and  the  charm  of 
Dietrich,  and  only  eighteen." 

"Where  is  this  girl,"  shout- 
ed Junior. 

"No  place,"  shrieked  Zeppo. 
"I'm  just  practicing  to  be  an 
agent." 


Presbytery  Praises 
Hays*  Film  Cleanup 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Sept.  27. — At 
the  closing  session  of  the  Vincennes 
Presbytery  here,  the  Sullivan  Pres- 
byterian Church,  of  which  Will  H. 
Hays  is  an  elder,  commended  Hays 
for  his  efforts  to  eliminate  objection- 
able films.  The  Presbytery  also 
adopted  resolutions  calling  on  the 
-Sullivan  church  to  inquire  of  Hays 
"concerning  his  powers  in  the  industry 
and  his  exercise  of  the  same  for  its 
purification." 

The  action  followed  a  request  from 
the  San  Francisco  Presbytery  that 
Hays  be  asked  if  he  cannot  "bring 
about  better  moral  conditions"  in  the 
industry. 


Woman  Speaker  Asks 
Family  Show  Drive 

Milwaukee,  Sept.  27. — "Make  the 
public  motion  picture  conscious ;  urge 
families  to  attend  movies  in  groups ; 
arrange  week-end  "family"  bookings 
and  discourage  children  from  attend- 
ing mid-week  movies,  and  many  of 
the  so-called  movie  problems  will  be 
solved,"  Mrs.  Charles  Holton,  state 
chairman  of  motion  pictures  for  the 
Illinois  Federation  of  Women's  clubs, 
and  first  vice-president  of  the  Better 
Films  Committee  of  Chicago  and  Cook 
County,  declared  in  addressing  the 
Milwaukee  Better  Films  Council  at 
the  Y.M.C.A.  here. 

Praise  was  given  the  Legion  of 
Decency. 

Coast  Bishop  Tells 
Pope  of  Film  Gains 

Rome,  Sept.  27. — Bishop  John  J. 
Cantwell  of  Los  Angeles  told  the 
press  here  yesterday  after  an  interview 
with  Pope  Pius  that  he  had  assured 
His  Holiness  there  had  been  an  im- 
provement in  films  since  the  start  of 
the  Legion  of  Decency  campaign.  He 
said  the  Pope  "welcomed"  the  change. 


Reopen  Topeka  Orpheum 

ToPEKA.  Sept.  27.— The  Fox  Or- 
pheum reopened  Sunday  after  being 
closed  for  the  summer.  H.  D.  Car- 
roll, manager,  was  transferred  from 
the  Gem  and  Best,  now  in  charge  of 
B.  M.  Montee,  former  Fox  manager 
in  Pittsburg,  Kan. 


M-G-M  Holds  Myrna  Loy 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27.— M-G-M  has 
given  Myrna  Loy  a  new  long-term 
contract  calling  for  a  raise  in  salary. 
The  actress  is  currently  appearmg  in 
"Evelyn    Prentice." 


Hungary  Heat  Sets 
Back  Fall  Pictures 

By  ENDRE  HEVESI 

Budapest,  Sept.  27. — -The  heat  wave 
that  prevailed  here  at  the  end  of 
August  forced  the  new  season  into 
a  late  start,  with  "Storm  at  Day- 
break" the  first  American  film  to  be 
shown.  The  picture  was  transferred 
to  the  Casino  after  three  weeks  at  the 
Royal  Apollo.  "I  Am  Suzanne"  had 
a  two-week  run  at  the  Forum,  while 
"Fox  Follies  of  1934"  got  good  notices 
at  the  Decsi. 

"Condemned"  ran  only  a  week  at 
the  Palace,  and  "White  Cargo,"  syn- 
chronized in  Hungarian,  for  a  fort- 
night. "Cradle  Song"  flopped  at  the 
Radius.  "Bolero"  had  a  12  days'  run 
at  the  Decsi  and  Kamara  simultane- 
ously, "Beloved"  kept  afloat  for  a 
fortnight  at  the  Casino,  but  "Man- 
dalay"  had  only  a  week  at  the  Radius. 
"Little  Man,  What  Now?"  was  very 
well  received  by  the  more  discriminat- 
ing at  the  Forum.  "Life  of  Vergie 
Winters"  was  taken  off  after  one 
week. 

Much  is  expected  from  Russian 
pictures,  which  will  be  shown  in  Hun- 
gary for  the  first  time  this  season, 
since  Soviet  pictures  have  been  barred 
until  now.  Under  the  new  commer- 
cial treaty  with  the  Soviets,  Russian 
pictures  are  admitted.  Six  are  on 
schedule  at  various  theatres 


Unions'  Restraint 
Is  Made  Permanent 

St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  Sept.  27.— What 
is  believed  the  first  permanent  in- 
junction against  theatre  crafts  since 
the  enactment  of  the  Norris  labor  law 
has  been  issued  by  Judge  Merrill  E. 
Otis  in  Federal  district  court  here  in 
favor  of  Dubinsky  Bros.  The  order 
makes  permanent  the  temporary  re- 
strainer  granted  the  Dubinskys  last 
March,  and  is  effective  Oct.  17. 

Attorneys  for  the  unions  have  not 
decided  whether  they  will  appeal,  as 
they  have  taken  up  the  St.  Joseph 
situation  with  the  NRA  compliance 
board. 

The  temporary  order  followed  a  se- 
ries of  disturbances  and  bombing 
of  the  Electric  and  Missouri  here.  Ed 
Dubinsky  is  employing  members  of  an 
"independent"  operators'  union.  Under 
a  ruling  of  the  Regional  Labor  Board 
at  St.  Louis  he  is  not  obliged  to  re- 
instate employes  whom  the  Federal 
court  found  involved  in  violence. 

The  order  was  made  permanent 
against  Operators'  Local  559.  and 
Stage  Hands'  LTnion  43.  both  affiliated 
with  the  I.A.T.S.E.  Under  the  Nor- 
ris act.  the  order  does  not  restrain 
peaceful  picketing. 


Fox  Signs  Mary  Brian 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27. — Fox  has 
signed  Mary  Brian  to  replace  Claire 
Trevor  in  the  cast  of  Shirley  Tem- 
nle's  next  starring  picture,  "Bright 
Eves."  Miss  Trevor  was  unable  to 
ta.ke  the  role  because  of  her  work  in 
"24  Hours  a  Day." 


Plan  K.  C.  Colored  House 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  27.— A  1,200- 
seat  house  for  colored  will  be  built  in 
Kansas  City,  Kan.,  by  George  Ellis, 
who  operates  the  Regal  and  Princess, 
also  colored  houses.  The  site  on  North 
5th  St.  was  purchased  last  week.  Com- 
pletion is  expected  by  spring. 


Max  Reinhardt  Is 
Signed  by  Warners 


(Continued   from  page   1) 

been  signed  to  a  long  term  contract 
by   Warners. 

His  first  under  the  new  contract  will 
be  a  film  version  of  the  Shakespearean 
bowl  spectacle,  and  he  is  expected  to 
start   work   about   Nov.    15. 

Commenting  on  the  fact  that  for  15 
years  Reinhardt  had  refused  to  con- 
nect himself  with  films,  Jack  Warner, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  produc- 
tion, said:  "We  believe  there  is  a 
definite  place  on  the  screen  for 
Shakespearean  plays,  and  we  consider 
the  addition  of  Prof.  Reinhardt  to 
our  production  forces  a  distinct 
achievement.  We  are  confident  that 
Prof.  Reinhardt  will  attract  not  only 
the  regular  patrons,  but  millions  of 
new  ones." 

Reinhardt's  work  will  not  be  con- 
fined to  Shakespearean  productions. 


Statements  commenting  on  the 
signing  of  Reinhardt  were  issued 
through  Warners  today  by  John  Bala- 
ban.  E.  V.  Richards,  Spyros  Skouras, 
Ike  Libson  and  Will  H.  Hays. 

Hays  said :  "His  genius  should 
bring  outstanding  appreciation  to  the 
screen." 


Los  Angeles  Public 
Library  Rates  Films 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  27. — The  pub- 
lic library  has  established  an  informa- 
tion bureau  for  classification  of  films 
suitable  for  adults,  children  and  fami- 
ly audiences.  The  classifications  are 
made  by  women's  club  leaders  who 
have  been  reviewing  films  for  the 
past  two  years. 

Reviewers  are  representatives  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion, National  Society  of  N.  E.  Wo- 
men, General  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs  of  California,  Congress  of  Par- 
ents and  Teachers,  Inc.,  National 
Council  of  Jewish  Women,  the  Wo- 
men's University  Club,  United 
Church  Brotherhood  and  the  National 
Council  of  Catholic  Women. 

The  bureau  will  inform  inquirers 
as  to  whether  pictures  are  tragedy, 
comedy,  farce  or  fantasy,  or  whether 
they  adhere  to  traditional  moral 
codes.  It  will  not  attempt  to  pass 
on  the  artistic  or  entertainment  value 
of  pictures.  Information  will  be  given 
out   by   phone. 


Sells  York,  Neb.,  Houses 

York,  Neb.,  Sept.  27.— Charles  Mc- 
Cloud  has  sold  his  two  theatres,  the 
Sun  and  York,  to  Central  States  The- 
atres Corp.  This  gives  Central  States 
13  houses  in  the  Omaha  trade  terri- 
tory. 


Hall  M.  C.  at  Wichita 

Wichita.  Sept.  27. — The  Fox  Or- 
pheum, originally  a  vaudeville  house, 
returned  to  stage  shows  this  week  with 
James  Hall  as  m.  c.  The  policy  will 
be  vaudeville  and  pictures.- 


*'U"  Switches  a  Title 

Hollywood.  Sept.  27. — The  title  of 
Universal's  "What  Ladies  Dream" 
has  been  changed  to  "One  Exciting 
Adventure."  The  film  top  spots  Bin- 
nie   Barnes  and   Neil   Hamilton. 


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MOTION   PICTURE 

DAILY 


Friday,  Sepfember  28,    1934 


Wasliington's 

Top  "Cristo" 

And  "Dames 


Washington,  Sept.  27 — "The  Count 
of  Monte  Cristo"  and  "Dames"  were 
outstanding  hits  here  last  week.  The 
former  topped  par  by  $5,600  on  a 
gross  of  $17,000  at  RKO  Keith's  and 
was  a  big  surprise.  The  latter  was 
good  for  $21,700,  over  normal  by 
$4,100,  with  a  stage  show,  at  the  Earle. 

Business  was  generally  good.  The 
Rialto  had  a  fine  $4,000  on  "There's 
Always  Tomorrow."  "Murder  on  the 
Diamond"  grabbed  $21,500  at  Loew's 
Fox,  and  "She  Loves  Me  Not"  took 
$4,900. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $84,500. 
Axerage  is  $74,900. 

Estimated  takings,  exclusive  of  tax  : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  19: 

"THERE'S    ALWAVs    TOMORROW" 

(Univ.) 

RIALTO— (1,864),  25c-75c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,000.    (Average,   $3,700) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  20: 

"DAMES"    (Warners) 

EARLE— (2,218),  25c-77c,  7  days.  Stage; 
Rimacs  &  Havana  Orchestra,  Edgar  Ber- 
gen, The  Bredwins,  Gladys  Ahearn  & 
Brother  Den.  Gross:  $21,700,  (Average, 
$17,«)0) 

"SPRINGTIME    FOR    HENRY"    (Fox) 

LOEWS   COLUMBIA— (1,264),   25c-40c,   7 
days.   Gross:    $3,400.    (Average,   $.^,100) 
"MURDER    ON    THE    DIAMOND" 
(M-G-M) 

LOEW'S     FOX— (3,434),    25c-66c,    7    days. 
Stage:     "Happiness     Follies    of     1934"     with 
Ted    Lewis    and    Orchestra.    Gross:    $21,500. 
(Average,    $20,500) 
"THE   AFFAIRS   OF   CELLINI"    (U.    A.) 

LOEW'S      PALACE-C2.370),      35c-75c,      7 
<Jays.     Gross:    $13,000.    (Average,    $14,500) 
"SHE  LOVES  ME   NOT"   (Para.) 

METROPOLITAN— (1,591),  25c-40c,  7 
days  (return  engagement).  Gross:  $4,900. 
(Average,   $4,100) 

"THE   COUNT   OF   MONTE   CRISTO" 
(U.   A.) 

RKO-KEITH'S— (1,836),  25c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $n',000.    (Average,   $11,400) 


"Limberlost"  Gets 
,200,  Portland 

Portland,.  Sept.  27. — "The  Girl 
of  the  "Limberlost"  stood  them  up  at 
Parker's  Broadway  and  proved  one  of 
the  best  attractions  of  the  year.  It 
was  held  a  second  week.  The  take  was 
$8,200,  or  $3,200  over  average. 

"Dames"  at  Hamrick's  Music  Box 
in  its  third  week  was  up  to  norma'., 
and  moved  to  Hamrick's  Blue  Mouse 
for  a  fourth  week. 

"The  Last  Gentleman"  at  United 
Artists  secured  a  take  of  $6,000,  or 
$1,000  over  normal. 

Pantages  was  reopened  under  name 
Hamrick's  New  Orpheum  Theatre 
today. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $24,200. 
Average  is  $20,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  21  : 

"THE  GIRL  OF  THE  LIMBERLOST" 
(Monogram) 

BROADWAY— (1,912),  25c-35c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:   $8,200.    (Average,    $5,000) 
"DAMES"    (Warners) 

HAMRICK'S  MUSIC  BOX— (2,000),  25c- 
35c-40c.  7  days.  3d  week.  Gross:  $3,000. 
(Average,   $3,000) 

"OF  HUMAN   BONDAGE" 
HAMRICK'S      ORIENTAL— (2,040),      7 
days.   Gross:   $2,000.    (Average,   $2,000) 

"THE    SCARLET    EMPRESS"    (Para.) 

"CRIME   WITHOUT  PASSION"    (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT— (3,008),  25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $5,000,    (Average,    $5,000) 

"THE   LAST   GENTLEMAN"    (U.   A.) 

UNITED  AR.TI.STS— (945),  25c-35c-40c,  7 
days.    Gross:    $6,000,    (Average,    $5,000) 


'Barretts  "  Pittsburgh 's  Hit 
At  $19,000,  Over  by  $7,000 


Pittsburgh,  Sept.  27. — With  one 
exception,  the  Fulton,  business  was  up 
all  over  town  last  week  and  par  fell 
by  the  wayside  all  along  the  line. 

The  big  noise  was  "The  Barretts  of 
Wimpole  Street,"  which  drew  a  nice 
carriage  trade  to  the  Penn  all  week 
and  gave  the  house  a  fine  $19,000,  ex- 
actly $7,000  above  average.  The  Stan- 
ley, too,  lumped  with  "She  Loves  Me 
Not,"  getting  $12,000,  while  the  Alvin 
had  no  kicks  coming  with  "The  Cat's 
Paw,"  holding  for  nine  days  and  gath- 
ering a  profitable  $8,500. 

At  the  Warner,  "Crime  Without 
Passion,"  on  a  double  bill  with  "We're 
Rich  Again,"  got  a  lot  of  attention 
and  is  given  credit  for  $5,500,  which 
is  quite  good  in  the  face  of  so  much 
competition,  .^t  the  Fulton,  "Paris 
Interlude"  and  "Straight  is  the  Way" 
each  ran  three  days  and  the  two  of 
them  were  good  for  only  $3,200. 


Total  grosses  in  six  first-  runs  were 
$55,000.   Average  is  $42,000, 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing   Sept.  20: 

"THE    CAT'S    PAW"     (Fox) 

.■\LVIN— (2.000),    25c-40c,    9    days.    Gross: 
$8,5(X).    (.Average,    for    six    days,    $5,000) 
"STRAIGHT    IS    THE    WAY"     (M-G-M) 
"PARIS    INTERLUDE"    (M-G-M) 
FULTON— (1.750),     15c-40c,     each     picture 
three   days.   Gross:    $3,200.    (Average,   $4,500' 
"BARRETTS    OF    WIMPOLE    STREET" 
(M-G-M) 
PENN-(3.300),     25c-50c,     6    days.     Gross: 
$19,000.    (Average.    $12,000) 

"THE   DEFENSE    RESTS"    (Col.) 
PITT— (1,600),   15c-35c,   6  days,   seven   acts 
of      vaudeville.      Gross:      $6,800.      (Average, 
$6,500) 

"SHE    LOVES   ME   NOT"    (Para.) 
STANLEY— (3.600).       2Sc-.S0c,       6       days. 
Gross:    $12,000.    (.Xverage,    $9,000) 
"CRIME     WITHOUT     PASSION"     (Para.) 
"WE'RE    RICH    AGAIN"    (Radio) 
WARNER— (2.000).  25c-40c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$5..S00.    (Average,    $5,000) 


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"One  Night," 
At  $13,000, 
K.C.  Record 


Kansas  City,  Sept.  27. — "One 
Night  of  Love"  zoomed  the  Tower's 
take  to  a  record-breaking  $13,000, 
giving  the  house  a  fine  start  on  its  new 
policy  of  product  of  major  calibre. 
"Count  of  Monte  Cristo"  took  second 
honors  at  the  Midland,  with  $9,800. 
The  Uptown  turned  in  a  big  $6,700  on 
"The  Cat's  Paw"  and  held  the  picture. 
"Scarlet  Empress,"  in  six  days  at  the 
Newman,  bettered  average  at  $7,000. 
while  the  Mainstreet's  "British  Agent" 
went  to  $6,000. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $42,500. 

Estimated  takings  : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  19: 

"SCARLET     EMPRESS"     (Para.) 

NEWMAN— (1,800),  25c-40c,  6  days,  plus 
Saturday   midnight    show.     Gross:    $7,000. 

Week  Ending  Sept.  20: 
"BRITISH   AGENT"    (F.   N.) 

MAINSTREET— (3,100),    25c-40c.    7    days, 
plus   Saturday   midnight   show.      Gross:    $6,- 
000.       (Including    Ross-McLarnin    fight    pic- 
tures   last   2   days.) 
"COUNT   OF    MONTE   CRISTO"    (U.   A.) 

MIDLAND— (4.000),   25c-40c,    7   days,    plus 
Saturday   midnight    show.     Gross:    $9,800. 
"ONE    NIGHT   OF    LOVE"    (Col.) 

TOWER— (2,200),  25c-35c,  7  days,  plus 
Saturday  midnight  show.  Stage:  "Varieties 
of  1934,"  with  augmented  vaudeville  featur- 
ing Naro-Lockford  &  Co.,  Lucille  &  Bud, 
Lester  Harding,  Gtne  Sheldon  with  Ix)r- 
etta  Fischer,  Paul  Kirkland  &  Co.,  Clar- 
ence Stroud,  m.  c.  Gross:  $13,000.  (First 
week  of  new  price  schedule;  previous  av- 
erage,  at   25   cents.  $6,500.) 

Week  Ending  Sept.  21: 
"THE    CAT'S    PAW"    (Fox) 

L'PTOWN— (2,000),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,700. 


Sidetrack  Columbus  Tax 

Columbus,  Sept,  27. — The  special 
tax,  which  it  was  planned  to  levy 
against  local  theatres,  will  not  be  put 
into  effect,  'according  to  Mayor  Wor- 
ley.  Instead,  the  City  Council  will 
place  a  $850,000  deficiency  bond  issue 
on  the  November  ballot. 

The  change  in  plans  is  believed  to 
have  been  largely  influenced  by  pres- 
sure brought  to  bear  by  exhibitors. 


^'Chained"  Is 
Fair;  Seattle 
Grosses  Down 


Seattle,  Sept.  27. — Grosses  were 
weak  all  along  the  line.  "Chained" 
made  the  best  comparative  showing 
with  $6,800  at  the  Fifth  Avenue,  but 
this  was  under  par  by  $200. 

"Dames"  fell  off  to  $2,800  in  its 
second  week  at  the  Blue  Mouse. 
"Scarlet  Empress"  took  a  fair  $5,300 
at  the  Paramount. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $26,800. 
Average  is  $31,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  22 : 

"DAMES"    (Warners) 

BLUE   MOUSE— (9.50).  25c-40c-55c,  7  days, 
2nd     week     of     extended     run     from     Music 
Hall.    Gross:    $2,800.    (Average,    $4,000) 
"CHAINED"    (M-G-M 
FIFTH    AVENUE— (2,450),    25c-40c-55c,    7 
days.    Gross:    $6,800.    (Average,    $7,000) 
"HELL    CAT"    (Col.) 
"BEYOND    THE    LAW"    (Col.) 
LIBERTY— (1.800),     10c-15c-25c,     7     days. 
Cross:    $3,200.    (Average,   $4,000) 
"THERE'S    ALWAYS    TOMORROW" 
(Univ.) 
"MIDNIGHT   ALIBI"    (F.   N.) 
MUSIC    BOX— (950),   2Sc-35c-50c,    7    days. 
Gross:    $2,900.    (Average,   $3,500) 

"BRITISH    AGENT"    (Radio) 
MUSIC      HALL— (2,275),      25c-40c-55c,      7 
days.   Gross:    $5,800.    (Average,   $6,500) 
"THE    SCARLET   EMPRESS"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT— (3,050),    25c-35c,    7     days. 
Stage:    Ralph    Britt's    Band.     Gross:    $5,300. 
(Average,   $6,000) 


Col.  Changes  Two  Titles 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27. — Columbia 
has  changed  the  title  of  "Criminal 
Within"  to  "Fugitive  Lady." 

The  studio  has  also  changed  the 
title  of  the  current  Harry  Langdon 
comedy  from,  "The  Barrister,"  to 
"Counsel   on  De  Fence." 


You  Belong 
$23,000  Top, 
Philadelphia 


Philadelphia,  Sept.  27. — Philly's 
biggest  week  in  months  came  last  week 
as  the  result  of  some  good  bookings. 
Dick  Powell's  personal  appearance  at 
the  Earle,  plus  "You  Belong  to  Me"  on 
the  screen  tilted  the  gross  to  $23,000, 
highest  figure  since  the  Mary  Pickford 
engagement. 

.\  surprise  hit  of  the  week  was  "The 
Count  of  Monte  Cristo,"  which 
quickly  developed  capacity  business  at 
the  Aldine  and  clicked  through  its  first 
week  with  a  big  $13,000.  "Chained" 
at  the  Boyd  grabbed  $15,000  and  was 
held  for  a  second  week — first  holdover 
there  in  a  long  time. 

Nothing  suffered  very  drastically  in 
town,  though  "British  Agent"  and 
"Down  to  Their  Last  Yacht"  did  not 
hold  up  to  average. 

Total  grosses  were  $85,300.  Aver- 
age is  $66,900. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing   Sept.  20: 

"TREASURE  ISLAND"    (M-G-M) 
(Second    Run) 
ARCADIA— (600),      25c-40c-50c.      6      days. 
Gross:    $2,500.    (Average,    *2,400) 
"COUNT   OF   MONTE    CRISTO"    (U.   A.) 
ALDINE     (l.JOO).      40c-5.5c-65c.      6      days. 
Gross:    $13,000.    (Average,    $7,000) 
"CHAINED"   (U.   A.) 
BOYD— (2,400),  40c-55c-65c,  6  days.  Gross: 
$15,000.    (Average.    $12,000) 

"YOU    BELONG    TO    ME"    (Para.) 
E.ARLE— (2.000),       40c-55c-65c.       6      days. 
Stage:    Dick    Powell,   Albertina   Rasch   Girls, 
Collins    and    Peterson    and    Ray    and    .Sun- 
shine.   Gross:    $23,000.    (Average,    $12,000) 
"SERVANTS'    ENTRANCE"    (Fox) 
(Second    Week) 
FOX— (3,000),    .?0c-40c-65c,    6   days.    Stage: 
Will  Osborne  and  Orchestra.   Gross:  $13,500. 
(Average,   $12,000) 
"DOWN    TO    THEIR    LAST   YACHT" 

(Radio) 
KARLTON— (1,000),    30c-40c-50c.    6    days. 
Gross:    $2,500.    (Average,    $3,500) 

"BRITISH    AGENT"    (Warners) 
STANLEY  -(3,700),     40c-55c-65c,     6    days. 
Gross:   $10,000.    (Average.   $12,000) 
"CRIME    WITHOUT    PASSION"     (Para.) 
STANTON— (1,700),     .TOc-40c-.S5c,     6    days. 
Gross:    $5,800.    (Average,    $6,000) 


Ban  Hauptmann  Film 

Berlin,  Sept.  27. — Export  of  news- 
reel  shots  of  Bruno  Richard  Haupt- 
mann's  birthplace,  Kamenz,  has  been 
banned  by  the  Ministry  of  Propa- 
ganda. 


Jones  Heads  Warner  Club 

Atlanta.  Sept.  27. — George  Jones, 
office  manager  of  the  local  Warner 
exchange,  is  the  new  president  of 
the  Warner  Club,  social  organization 
of  the  Warnerites.  Bowling  and  bas- 
ketball teams  will  be  entered  in  local 
leagues  this  winter  by  the  club. 


Max  Young  Is  Gaining 

Canton,  O.,  Sept.  27. — Max  Young, 
head  of  the  Young  &  Reinhart  Co., 
operating  the  State,  Mozart  and  Mc- 
Kinley,  who  has  been  ill  several 
weeks,  is  slightly  improved,  but  still 
unable  to  look  after  his  theatre  in- 
terests. 


Bernard  J  aeon  Celebrates 

Bernard  Jacon,  manager  of  the 
Ritz  East  180th  St.,  celebrated  his 
birthday  and  his  13th  anniversary  in 
the  show  business  this  week  with  a 
party  at  King  Yen's  restaurant  in  the 
Bronx. 


"ZiegfeW  Worth  $5,000 

The  title  "Ziegfeld  Follies"  has  been 
valued  at  $5,000  by  Mayor  Robert 
SiTiith  of  White  Plains,  special  ref- 
eree for  the  bankrupt  estate  of  Flor- 
enz  Ziegfeld.  Billie  Burke  has  offered 
that  sum  for  right  to  the  name. 


Friday,  September  28,   1934 


MOTION  PICTURE 

DAILY 


17 


BVay  Strong 
Despite  Huge 
Moore  Takes 


That  $103,793  which  "One  Night  of 
Love"  took  in  its  second  week  at  the 
Music  Hall  overshadowed  everythmg 
along  Broadway  last  week.  Some  of 
the  others  looked  small  by  compari- 
son, but  business  was  good  neverthe- 

In  its  second  week  at  the  Rivoli 
"Afifairs  of  Cellini"  grabbed  $26,000. 
"The  Fountain,"  also  a  holdover,  took 
$10,000  at  the  Palace;  "She  Loves  Me 
Not"  at  the  Paramount  had  $3b,UUU 
in  its  second  seven  days,  but  "Charlie 
Chan  in  London,"  the  fourth  holdover, 
took  only   $9,000.  . 

"The  Scarlet  Empress"  stirred  very 
little  excitement  at  the  Capitol,  the 
take  being  only   $37,460. 

Estimated  takings : 

Week  Ending  Sept.  18: 

"AFFAIRS   OF   CELLINI"    (U.   A.) 

RIVOLI-(2,.?00),  40C-99C,  2nd  week,  7 
days.      Gross:   $26,000. 

Week  Ending  Sept.  19: 
"ONE    NIGHT    OF    LOVE"    (Col.) 

RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL-(5,945), 
,5c$\65  2nd  week,  7  days.  Stage  show. 
Gross:    $103,793. 

Week  Ending  Sept.  20: 

"SCARLET     EMPRESS"     (Para.) 

CAPITOL-(4,700)  35c-$l;65,  7  days. 
Stage-      Fokine      Ballet.  Gross:      $37,460. 

"THE     FOUNTAIN"     (Radio) 
"ROSS-McLARNIN    FIGHT    PICTURES" 
(Oliver) 
PALACE-(2,.S00),     25C-75C      2nd    week,    7 
days.      Vaudeville.      Gross:    $10000 

"SHE    LOVES    ME    NOT"    (Para.) 
PARAMOUNT-  (3.700).         35c^c,        2nd 
vicpW      7     days.         Gross:     $35,000. 

"THE    HUMAN    SIDE"    (Univ.) 
ROXY-(6.200),    25c-55c,    7    days.        Stage 
show.      Gross:    $31.80a„ 

"DESIRABLE"      (Warners) 
STRAND— (2,0001.        25c-55c.        6 
Gross:    $14,580. 

Week  Ending  Sept.  24: 
"CHARLIE    CHAN    IN    LONDON'     , 

MAYFAIR— (2,300).  35c-65c,  2nd  week.  7 
days        Gross:    $9,000.  ,,,   .     ^ 

"MILLION    DOLLAR    RANSOM"    (Univ.) 

RIALTO— (2.300).  25c-6Sc,  7  days.  Stage: 
George  'Sparks'  Rogers,  radio  operator, 
Morro    Castle.       Gross:    $12,000. 


days. 


(Fox) 


Mae  West  Gets  Top 
Indianapolis  Take 

Indianapolis.  Sept.  27— Mae  West's 
ix)pularity  is  undimmed  here.  "Belle  of 
the  Nineties"  was  the  outstanding 
draw  of  the  week,  the  $5,000  take  at 
the  Circle  being  $1,000  up,  and  away 
ahead  of  any  other  first  run  on  a  com- 
parative basis. 

"Dames"  took  $6,500.  "Death  on  the 
Diamond"  was  a  par  draw  at  $4,500  in 
the  Palace. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $23,500. 
Average  is  $24,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  22 : 

"SERVANTS'    ENTRANCE"    (Fox) 

.\POLLO— (1,171),  25c-40c,   7  days.    Gross: 
$2,500.    (Average.   $2,500) 
"BELLE    OF    THE    NINETIES"    (Para.) 

CIRCLE— (2,638),  2Sc-40c,  2nd  week  m 
city.  First  week  at  the  Indiana.  Gross: 
$5,000.    (Average.   $4,000) 

"DAMES"    (Warners) 

INDIANA— (3,133),  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,500.    (Average,   $6,000) 

"JANE    EYRE"    (Monogram) 

LYRIC— (1,896),    25c-40c,    7    days.    Vaude- 
ville.  Gross:   $5,000.   (Average,   $7,000) 
"DEATH  ON  THE  DIAMOND"   (M-G-M) 

PALACE— (2.431).  25c-40c,  7  days.  Gross: 
$4,500.  (Average,  $4,500) 


Hollywood  Personals 

Hollywood,   Sept.  27. — Irving   Cummings   brought  Jesse   Lasky's 
production,  "White  Parade,"  under  the  line  in  27  days  at  Fox.  .  .  . 

Zasu  Pitts  signed  for  "Repeal"  at  M-G-M Mae  Marsh  and 

Henry  B.  Walthall,  who  appeared  together  in  "Birth  of  a  Nation," 
are  together  again  in  "Bachelor  of  Arts"  at  Fox.  .  .  .  Pat  Farr 
gets  the  second  lead  in  "Heldorado"  at  Fox.  .  .  .  The  Irving 
Thalbergs  the  only  picture  people  present  at  Sam  Goldwyn's 
private  preview  of  "We  Live  Again."  .  .  .Clarence  Brown  killed 
two  rattlesnakes  on  the  grounds  of  his  home  in  Hollywood 
Hills.  .  .  .  Douglas  Shearer  flew  his  plane  12  miles  out  to  sea  over 
the  boat  which  held  Miss  Shearer,  returning  from  Australia.  .  .  . 
Mady  Christians  is  rehearsing  two  songs  for  "Wicked  Woman" 
at  M-G-M.  .  .  .  Ernst  Lubitsch  accompanied  Mae  West  to  Rein- 
hardt's    production    of    "Midsummer    Night's    Dream"    recently. 


'Desirable," 
Show  $28,200 
Detroit  Wow 


Belle"  Sets 
$27,675  Pace 
On  the  Coast 


Los  Angeles,  Sept.  27.— "Belle  of 
the  Nineties"  knocked  all  expectations 
for  the  well  known  loop  here  at  the 
Paramount  last  week.  It  was  a  box- 
office  riot  from  the  opening  day  with 
the  take  soaring  $9,675  over  normal  to 
$27,675. 

In  the  face  of  this  terrific  compe- 
tition "Chained"  topped  par  by  |3,000 
for  a  gross  of  $17,000  at  Loew's  State, 
and  "Bulldog  Drummond  Strikes 
Back"  garnered  a  good  $10,000  at 
United  Artists.  Other  spots  felt  the 
pinch. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $95,475. 
Average  is  $69,200  without  the  United 
Artists. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  26 : 

"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (2,413).  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $17,000.    (Average.   $14,000) 
"BELLE     OF     THE     NINETIES"     (Para.) 

PARAMOUNT-(3.595).  30c-55c,  7  days. 
Stage-  Al  Lyons  and  his  Ambassadors,  t. 
&  M.  revue.  Gross:  $27,675.  (Average. 
$18,000)  „., 

"RICHEST   GIRL    IN    THE    WORLD" 
(Radio) 

RKO— (2,700).  25c-65c.  7  days.  Gross: 
$6,000.    (Average,   $8,000)  .^„.„^o 

"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 
BACK."  (U.  A.) 

UNITED  ARTISTS— (2,100).  30c-55c.  7 
davs.    Gross:    $10,000.  __^,  ^„ 

"RICHEST    GIRL    IN    THE    WORLD" 
(Radio) 

WARNER  BROS.  (Hollywood)— (3,000). 
25c-65c,  7  days.  Gross:  $11,000.  (Average. 
$14,000)  .    „.,  ,„,      . 

"THE  DRAGON  MURDER  CASE"  (War.) 

WARNER     BROS.      (Downtown)— (3.403). 
'';c-40c.    7    days.       Mcl.arnin-Ross    fight    pic- 
tures       Gross:    $9,000.       (Average.    $12,000.) 
'  GIFT    OF    GAB"    (Univ.) 

PANTAGES— (3.000),  25c-40c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $4,800.    (Average,    $3,200) 


Dames"  Big 
Draw  in  Two 
Boston  Spots 


Allied  to  Meet  Oct.  3-4 

Milwaukee,  Sept.  27.— Allied  is 
calling  a  statewide  exhibitors  business 
meeting  to  be  held  here  Oct.  3  and  4. 
The  gathering  represents  a  postpone- 
ment of  the  previously  scheduled  Sept. 
26  and  27  meeting  and  will  be  followed 
by  a  state  convention  early  this  win- 
ter, if  the  members  so  decide.  The 
place  of  the  meeting  is  still  to  be  de- 
cided by  the  committee  on  Milwaukee 
affairs. 


Boston,  Sept.  27. — Boston's  grosses 
showed  a  steady  gain  last  week  with 
an  unusually  popular  selection  of  films 
playing  at  the   first  run  houses. 

"Dames,"  heading  the  bills  at  the 
Fenway  and  Paramount,  with  "The 
Defense  Rests"  as  the  companion  pic- 
ture, pushed  the  former  to  $10,500  and 
the  latter  to  $10,000. 

"British  Agent"  scored  $31,000  at 
Metropolitan  with  Morton  Downey  in 
person.  Both  RKO  houses  gained, 
"A  Girl  of  the  Limberlost,"  plus  the 
new  policy  of  vaudeville,  which  suc- 
ceeds double  bills,  carried  the  Boston 
$1,000  above  par  to  $17,000,  while 
"Count  of  Monte  Cristo"  at  Keith's 
was  up  $1,500  to  $17,500. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $103,- 
000.     Average  is  $94,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week 
ending  Sept.  20 : 

"GIRL  OF  THE  LIMBERLOST" 
(Monogram) 
BOSTON— (2,900),  25c-50c,  7  days.  Vaude. 
Gross:    $17,000.        (Average.    $16,000.) 
"DAMES"     (Warners) 
"THE  DEFENSE  RESTS"   (Col.) 
FENWAY— (1,800),       30c-50c,       7       days. 
Gross:    $10,500.       (Average.   $9,000.) 
"COUNT   OF    MONTE   CRISTO"   (U.   A.) 
KEITH'S— (3,500),  30c-65c,   7  days.   Gross: 
$17,500.        (Average,    $16,000.) 

"ONE    NIGHT    OF    LOVE"    (Col.) 
LOEW'S  STATE— (3,700),  35c-50c,  7  days. 
Gross:    $17,000.        (Average,    $16,000.) 
"BRITISH     AGENT"     (F.     N.) 
METROPOLITAN— (4.350).       30c-65c.       7 
days.       Morton    Downey    and    Fashion    Re- 
vue.       Gross:     $31,000,        (Average.    $28,000.) 
"DAMES"    (Warners) 
"THE     DEFENSE     RESTS"     (Col.) 
PARAMOUNT— (1,800),    30c-50c.    7    days. 
Gross:     $10,000.         (Average,     $9,000.) 


Detroit,  Sept.  27.— With  several 
policy  changes  going  into  effect  among 
downtown  houses,  surprises  developed 
at  the  box-office.  "Desirable,"  with  a 
stage  show  headed  by  the  Mills  Broth- 
ers, was  outstanding  at  the  Michigan, 
the  take  going  to  $28,200.  This  tops 
average  by  $8,200. 

"The  Count  of  Monte  Cristo" 
amassed  $14,408  at  the  United  Artists. 
The  first  dual  bill  at  the  Adams  under 
the  booking  deal  with  the  Fox, 
"Whom  the  Gods  Destroy"  and  "The 
Lady  Is  Willing,"  reached  $6,800.  This 
is  considered  very  good  for  this  house. 
"One  More  River"  was  strong  at  the 
Fox  with  $16,500. 

"Chained,"  moved  over  to  the 
Broadway-Capitol  from  the  United 
Artists  for  another  week,  had  a  low 
$4,100. 

Total  first  run  grosses  were  $79,800. 
Average  is  $75,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept  20: 

"WHOM    THE    GODS    DESTROY"    (Col.) 
"THE    LADY    IS    WILLING"    (Col.) 

ADAMS— (1,770),       10c-25c-40c,      7      days. 
Gross:   $6,800.      (Average,   $5,000.) 
"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 
BROADWAY-CAPITOL-(3,449),    15c-40c, 
7   days.      Gross:   $4,100.      (Average.   $10,000.) 
"GIRL  FROM  MISSOURI"  (M-G-M) 

(Second   Run) 
FISHER— (2,975),       10c-30c-40,       7       days. 
Stage:      Daphne   Pollard,   the   Radio  Rubes, 
Balabanow    5,    Witey    Roberts.      Gross:    $5,- 
100.       (Average.    $10,000.) 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 
FOX— (5.100).     15c-65c.     tax     included.     7 
days.      Stage:    Sibyl   Bowan   heading   a   six- 
act    vaude   bill.      Gross:    $16,500.      (Average, 
$15,000.) 

"DESIRABLE"    (Warners) 
MICHIGAN— (4,100),  15c-65c,  tax  included, 
7   days.      Stage:    Four    Mills    Eros,    in    per- 
son,   plus    the    Gertrude    Hoffman    Girls.    Al 
.\orman.   Kirk    &    Lawrence   and   other   acts. 
Gross:    $28,200,       (Average,   $20,000.) 
"GIRL    FROM    MISSOURI"    (M-G-M) 
"BULLDOG    DRUMMOND    STRIKES 

BACK"   (U.  A.)   (2nd  Run) 

STATE— (3,000),    10c-35c,    7    days.    Gross: 

$4,700.        (Average,    $5,000.) 

"COUNT   OF   MONTE   CRISTO"    (U.   A.) 

UNITED     ARTISTS— (2,070),     25c-50c,     7 

days.      Gross:    $14,400.       (Average,    $10,000.) 


Tennis  Star  Gets  Offer 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  27. — Frederick 
Perry,  world's  No.  1  tennis  player,  is 
understood  to  have  been  offered  a 
$100,000  contract  for  a  series  of 
shorts  on  tennis. 


Strayer  to  Invincible 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27.— Maury  M. 
Cuhen,  head  of  Invincible  Pictures,  has 
signed  Frank  Strayer  to  direct  on  the 
current  program. 


Stetson  Goes  to  Coast 

S.\LT  Lake  City,  Sept.  27. — .-Mbert 
Stetson,  F.  &  M.  representative  here, 
has  been  transferred  to  Los  Angeles 
to  take  charge  of  a  theatre. 


Velez  to  Do  ''Marcus" 

LoNDOX,  Sept.  27 — Lupe  Velez 
has  been  engaged  to  do  "The  Morals 
(if  Marcus"  for  Olympic  at  the 
Twickenham  Studios, 


"She  Was  a  Lady" 
Best  in  Oklahoma 

Oklahoma  City,  Sept.  27. — First 
runs  here  went  into  a  sliiinp  last  week, 
with  "She  Was  a  Lady"  the  only  at- 
traction downtown  to  reach  par.  The 
$2,300  take  for  four  days  _  was  $300 
better  than  a  normal  week's  average. 
"Wild  Gold"  on  the  other  three  days 
was  good  for  |800. 

"Last  Gentleman,"  "British  Agent" 
and  "One  More  River"  failed  to  draw 
the  customers. 

Total  first  run  business  was  $12,200. 
Average  is  $13,500. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing  Sept.  22 : 

"LAST  GENTLEMAN"    (U.   A.) 

CRITERIO.X— (1.700),      10c-20c-36c-41c-56c. 
7   days.    Gross:    $4,500.    (Average,   $5,000) 
"BRITISH   AGENT"    (F.   N.) 

MIDWEST— (1,500),        10c-26c-36c-56c,       7 

davs.    Gross:    $3,200.    (Average,    $4,000) 

"ONE    MORE    RIVER"    (Univ.) 

CAPITOI^(1,200),   I0c-20c-26c-.^6c-41c,  6 

days.    Gross:    $1,400.    (Average.    $2,500) 

"SHE    WAS    A   LADY"    (Fox) 

LIBERTY— (1.500),  10c -15c -26c -36c.  Stage: 
Uroadway  Vanities,  4  days.  Gross:  $2,300. 
(Average   week.  $2,000) 

"WILD  GOLD"  (Fox) 

LIBERTY— (1,500),  10c-15c-26c-36c,  3  days. 
Gross:   $800.    (Average   week,   $2,000) 


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Friday,  September  28,    1934 


"Hideout"  and 
Bernie  Smash 
In  Cleveland 


Cleveland,  Sept.  21. — "Hideout" 
on  the  Loew's  State  screen  with  Ben 
Bernie  and  his  band  on  the  stage  at 
raised  admission  prices  was  tlie  big 
box-office  attraction  of  the  week, 
grossing  $21,500,  or  $1,500  over  av- 
erage. 

"Chained"  in  its  second  week  at 
Loew's  Stillman  and  its  third  week 
downtown  grossed  $6,000,  or  50  per 
cent  over  average.  Other  first  runs 
were  satisfactory  but  not  outstanding. 

Total  gros.s  was  $45,500.  Average 
is  $43,000. 

Estimated  takings  for  the  week  end- 
ing Sept.  21 : 

"CAT'S  PAW"   (Fox) 

ALLEN— (3,300),  20c-30c-40c,  7  days. 
Moved  over  from  RKO  Palace.  Gross: 
$3,000.    (Averajre,   $3,000) 

"THE    FOUNTAIN"    (Radio) 
"LA    CUCARACHA"    (Radio) 

WARNERS'  HIPPODROME— (3,800),  30c- 
3Sc-44c,  7  day.s.  Gross:  $7,000.  (Average, 
$6,000) 

"THE  RICHEST  GIRL  IN  THE  WORLD" 
(Radio) 

RKO      PALACE— (3,100),      30c-35c-44c,      7 
days.   Gross:    $8,000.    (Average,    $10,000) 
"HIDEOUT"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STATE— (3,400),  30c-40c-60c,  7 
days.  Stage:  Bennie  Bernie  and  His  Lads. 
Gross:  $21,500.  (Average  with  stage  show, 
$30,000) 

"CHAINED"    (M-G-M) 

LOEW'S  STILLMAN— (1.900),  2nc-30c-40c, 
7  days,  2nd  week.  Gross:  $6,000.  (Average. 
$4,000) 


Tracy  Suspended  Again 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27.  —  Spencer 
Tracy  is  again  off  the  Fox  payroll 
temporarily  as  a  result  of  his  alleged 
failure  to  appear  for  the  start  of 
"Heldorado"  the  first  and  second 
days.  Richard  Arlen  has  replaced  him 
in  the  cast. 

Tracy  is  reported  to  have  been 
ordered  to  pay  $25,000  for  a  10-day 
holdup   of    "Marie    Galante"    recently. 


Ritchie  Going  Abroad 

Robert  Ritchie,  Jeanette  MacDon- 
ald's  manager,  arrived  at  the  Savoy- 
Plaza  from  the  coast  yesterday.  On 
Oct.  6  he  sails  aboard  the  Paris  for 
London.  He  said  he  also  planned  to 
visit  Paris  and  Berlin,  but  was  non- 
commital  when  asked  the  purpose  of 
his  trip.  "I'm  not  going  for  the  ride" 
was  all  he  would  say. 


Radio  Signs  Designer 

Radio  has  signed  Bernard  Newman, 
I'ifth  Ave.  designer,  to  create  its  femi- 
nine fashions.  He  recently  designed 
the  costumes  worn  by  Miriam  Hop- 
kins in  "The  Richest  Girl  in  the 
World."  Newman  will  leave  for  the 
coast  early  in  October. 


Gering  Off  for  Havana 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27.— Marion  Ger- 
ing flew  to  New  York  today  and  from 
there  he  will  go  to  Havana  to  look 
over  locations  for  the  Paramount  pic- 
ture, "Rhumba,"  which  he  will  direct. 
George  Raft  and  Carole  Lombard  are 
in  the  featured  spots. 


Century  to  Build  House 

Century  Circuit  will  build  a  new 
theatre  at  Quentin  Road  and  East  12th 
St.,  Brooklyn.  It  will  be  a  600-seater. 
Construction  is  to  start  shortly. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY!$ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


'*One  Exciting  Adventure* 


( Universal ) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  Z7. — Dealing  with  a  girl  obsessed  with  a  desire 
to  purloin  diamonds,  a  perfume  salesman,  a  master  gem  thief  and  two 
ham  detectives,  this  should  prove  fair  adult  entertainment.  The  story 
features  Binnie  Barnes,  who  steals  diamonds  for  excitement,  but  never 
cashes  in. 

Paul  Cavanagh  follows  in  his  Rolls  Royce  writing  checks  for  the 
stolen  gems.  Two  flat  feet,  Grant  Mitchell  and  Eugene  Pallette,  hop 
on  her  trail,  enlisting  Neil  Hamilton,  who  peddles  perfume  to  aid  them 
through  a  scented  glove  left  at  a  jeweler's.  Hamilton  and  Miss  Barnes 
go  romantic,  with  a  subsequent  triangle  involving  Cavanagh.  The 
climax  unfolds  from  a  bet  between  Hamilton  and  Cavanagh  that  Miss 
Barnes  will  quit  her  thievery  for  Hamilton's  love,  with  Cavanagh  mak- 
ing his  exit,  or  vice  versa. 

Miss  Barnes  then  follows  the  straight  and  narrow  despite  the  tempta- 
tions placed  in  her  path  by  Cavanagh,  with  the  latter  finally  being 
arrested  for  a  string  of  European  gem  robberies,  but  tiiey  fail  to  ensnare 
Miss  Barnes  as  his  accomplice.  Mitchell  and  Pallette  contribute  the 
comedy  high  spots  trying  to  outdo  each  other.  Ernst  L.  Frank's  direc- 
tion !S  okay,  as  is  the  photography  of  Norbert  Brodine.  All  members  of 
the  cast  turn  in  good  performances.  The  screen  play  is  by  William 
Hurlburt  from  an  original  story  by  Franz  Schultz  and  Billie  Wilder. 


"By  Your  Leave" 

(  Radio) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  Z7. — Straight  as  a  die  this  one  got  right  over  to 
every  funny-bone  in  tlie  audience  and  tickled  away  one  hour  and  20 
minutes.  The  story  is  incidental  to  the  knockout  performances  of  the 
cast  plus  the  smart  direction.  The  picture  is  all  about  Genevieve  Tobin 
and  Frank  Morgan,  a  settled,  married  couple  who  try  separate  vaca- 
tions to  capture  the  old  thrill  and  bring  romance  back  into  their  lives. 
Both  try  in  vain  to  find  amusement.  Morgan's  antics  in  trying  to  regain 
his  waning  ego  with  a  professional  hostess,  Marion  Nixon,  are  nothing 
short  of  hilarious.  Miss  Tobin's  trials  with  an  explorer,  Neil  Hamilton, 
and  her  husband's  friend,  Glenn  Anders,  are  no  less  amusing.  All  ends 
well  and  everybody  is  satisfied,  particularly  the  audience. 

Morgan  and  Margaret  Hamilton,  as  a  bossy  maid,  rate  top  honors, 
and  Gene  Lockhart  contributes  a  rowdy  but  well  nigh  perfect  drunk 
scene.  Hamilton,  Miss  Nixon  and  Anders  are  pleasing  and  natural. 
Director  Lloyd  Corrigan  displays  a  swell  comedy  flair.  The  dialogue 
sparkles.    The  photography  by  Nick  Musuraca  is  good. 

The  picture  is  as  smooth  a  drawing  room  farce  as  has  been  seen  in 
some  time.  Previewed  without  production  code  seal.  Running  time,  80 
minutes. 


'Ready  for  Love" 


{Paramount) 

Hollywood^  Sept.  27. — This  is  a  delightful,  nonsensical  comedy  that 
will  provoke  laughs  from  any  audience.  The  story  has  Ida  Lupino, 
ciaughter  of  a  vaudeville  trouper,  Marjorie  Rambeau,  sent  to  a  small 
town  to  live  with  her  aunt. 

Through  a  fluke  she  is  mistaken  for  the  ex  girl  friend  of  the  town 
big  shot,  deceased.  In  saving  Miss  Lupino  from  a  ducking  in  the 
village  pond  at  the  hands  of  the  womenfolk.  Reporter  Richard  Arlen 
headlines  her  into  stage  stardom.  Impressed  by  fame.  Miss  Lupino 
refuses  Arlen's  offer  to  marriage,  but  Mama  Rambeau  brings  them  to- 
gether.  Not  much  story,  but  the  trimmings  are  all  that  could  be  wished. 

Marion  Gering's  direction  is  smooth.  Arlen  and  Miss  Lupino  are 
pleasing.  The  dialogue  scintillates.  Beulah  Bondi  and  Ralph  Remley 
are  excellent  as  a  small  town  dowager  and  her  husband.  Junior  Durkin 
runs  of¥  with  plenty  of  laughs  as  a  love  sick  youth.  Others  contributing 
laughs  include  Miss  Rambeau,  Henry  Travers  and  Louise  Carter.  The 
photography  by  Leon  Shamroy  is  good.  Production  code  seal  No.  254. 
Running  time,  65  minutes. 


**BandinV'  for  Robinson 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27. — Edward  G. 
Robinson's  next  for  Warners  will  have 
an  Italian  background  and  will  be 
titled  "Bandini."  John  Fante  has 
joined  the  studio  writing  staff  to 
work  up  an  original. 


Cohan  Finishes  Film 

George  M.  Cohan  has  completed 
work  in  Harold  B.  Franklin's  "Gam- 
bling" at  the  Eastern  Service  Studios. 
He  ui>cns  in  Providence  tonight  in 
"Ah,  Wilderness,"  last  season's  The- 
atre Guild  show. 


Short  Subjects 

"Tailspin  Tommy" 

( I  niz'ersal) 

Here  is  a  serial  that  should  have 
particular  appeal  to  juvenile  audiences 
and  more  than  a  passing  interest  to 
adults.  Its  subject,  aviation,  is  easily 
exploited,  and  showmen  should  have 
little  trouble  handling  it. 

The  cartoon  strip,  "Tailspin 
Tommy,"  drawn  by  Ha!  Forrest  and 
syndicated  to  many  daily  newspapers, 
serves  as  the  basis  of  the  film. 

The  story  has  Tommy,  a  small  town 
boy  with  a  mania  for  airplanes  and  a 
desire  to  become  a  pilot,  finding  him- 
self connected  with  Three  Point  Field 
because  of  a  service  he  has  been  able 
to  render  one  of  its  disabled  pilots. 
ILstablished  at  the  field,  he  has  many 
adventures,  such  as  saving  the  air 
mail  contract  for  his  employer,  check- 
ing a  runaway  plane  and  helping  to 
obtain  a  valuable  contract.  His  ex- 
periences are  many  and  varied. 

The  cast  includes  Maurice  Murphy, 
Noah  Beery,  Jr.,  Grant  Withers, 
Patricia  Farr,  Charles  E.  Browne  and 
Walter  Miller.  There  are  12  episodes 
of  20  minutes  each.  Production  code 
.eal  No.  238. 


"World's  Fair  and 
Warmer" 

( Universal) 

Spotting  the  Thalians,  a  group  of 
Hollywood  younger  players,  in  a  light- 
hearted  thrill  comedy  with  the  Chi- 
cago World's  Fair  as  a  background, 
Jack  Townley,  producer,  has  achieved 
an  acceptable  short  subject  entertain- 
ment to  lead  off  the  series. 

Shots  of  the  Fair  are  novel  and 
interesting.  Introducing  fan  dancing 
and  Barney  Oldfield's  daredevil  driv- 
ing, the  plot  revolves  around  the 
amour  of  Arthur  Lake  and  Helen 
Mann  and  brings  in  John  Harron, 
George  Lewis  nnd  others. 

Should  do  well,  if  exploited  as  well 
as  last  Universal  series  of  same  name. 
Running  time,  21J/2  mins. 

"Ye  Happy  Pilgrims'* 

( Universal) 

Another  of  the  Oswald  cartoon 
series  that  should  hand  out  many  a 
chuckle.  It's  based  on  the  old  stor^t 
of  Miles  Standish  and  Priscilla.  The 
opening  shots  are  packed  with  laughs. 
Production  code  seal  No.  163.  Run- 
ning time,  9  mins. 


Phila.  Golf  Set  Oct.  12 

Philadelphia,  Sept,  27. — Arrange- 
ments have  been  completed  to  hold  the 
annual  handicap  golf  tournament  and 
dinner  dance  under  the  auspices  of 
The  Philadelphia  Exhibitor  Oct.  12. 
The  Lulu  Temple  Country  Club  will 
be  the  scene  of  the  party.  The  commit- 
tee in  charge  includes  Jack  Greenberg, 
chairman ;  John  Bachman,  James 
Clark,  Jay  Emanuel,  Milton  Rogasner, 
Leonard  Schlesinger,  Harry  Wiener 
and  Charles  Zagrans. 


Friars  to  Dine  Farley 

James  A.  Farley,  postmaster  gen- 
eral, will  be  guest  of  honor  at  a  din- 
ner to  be  given  by  the  Friars  Nov. 
4.  George  Jessel  will  be  master  of 
ceremonies. 


Seider  Closes  Fox  Deal 

Joseph  .Seider  has  closed  a  deal  for 
Fox  product  for  the  Prudential  cir- 
cuit 


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In  Hollywood  and  in  New  York  their  artistic  and 
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Box  Office  Check-Up  of  1934  undertakes  an  ex- 
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The  comprehensive  facilities  of  Quigley  Publica- 
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Reduced  Rate  Cases 
Show  Gains  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  27.— Reduced 
admission  complaints  constitute  a 
large  proportion  of  the  cases  filed  with 
the^'local  grievance  board.  So  far,  the 
initiative  in  bringing  action  has  been 
taken  by  exhibitors.  It  is  said  the  dis- 
tributors consider  it  best  policy  not 
to   antagonize    offending    exhibitors. 

Before  the  code  machinery  became 
effective,  distributors  apparently 
winked  at  contract  violations  on  ad- 
missions and  were  inclined  to  do  noth- 
ing unless  the  opposition  objected,  but 
now  exhibitors  are  watching  their 
competitors  like  hawks  and  are  not 
slow  in  demanding  that  the  code  be 
observed. 

The  grievance  board  is  swamped 
with  cases  and  is  holding  weekly  ses- 
sions to  dig  out  from  under.  Com- 
plaints just  filed  are: 

Jay  Means,  Oak  Park,  Kansas  City, 
vs.  C.  H.  Potter,  Baltis ;  Ed  Burgan, 
Tenth  Street,  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  vs. 
Midway;  W.  A.  Leucht,  Olive,  St. 
Joseph,  Mo.,  vs.  Frank  Cassil,  Rialto. 


Preview  Shows  Get 
Test  in  Vancouver 

Vancouver,  Sept.  27.— Preview 
nights  once  weekly  at  the  Kerrisdale, 
a  1,500-seat  suburban,  are  latest 
Famous  Players'  innovation  here. 
Policy  is  to  spring  an  unannounced, 
unadvertised  program  of  three  or  four 
shorts  and  one  feature  picture,  start- 
ing at  8  p.  m.  for  one  showing  each 
Thursday  at  50  cents,  any  seat. 

First  of  these  was  Grace  Moore|s 
"One  Night  of  Love,"  with  Disney's 
"Penguins,"  the  DeMille  "Cleopatra" 
short,  a  bowling  short,  and  a  newsreel 
featuring  the  Dionne  quintuplets  as 
support. 

The  policy  grew  out  of  the  visit 
here  of  J.  J.  Fitzgibbons,  general 
manager  of  Famous  Players  Canadian. 


Alvin  to  Start  Shows 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  27. — The  Harris- 
Alvin,  which  has  been  running 
straight  pictures  since  its  opening  a 
couple  of  weeks  ago,  plans  to  swing 
into  stage  shows  by  the  first  of 
October.  Jerry  Mayhall  will  produce 
them  and  he  has  for  his  assistant  Ruth 
Miller,  who  used  to  stage  the  chorus 
numbers  at  the  Ambassador  in  St. 
Louis. 


Zanuck  Borrows  Two 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27.  —  Darryl 
Zanuck  has  borrowed  Virginia  Bruce 
from  M-G-M  for  "The  Mighty  Bar- 
num,"  and  Pert  Kelton  from  Radio 
for  a  part  in  "The  Red  Cat." 

Production  on  the  latter  picture  will 
begin  upon  the  return  of  Maurice 
Chevalier  and  Constance  Bennett  from 
France. 


Albany 

Alb.knv.  Sept.  27.— Nate  Sauber 
won  the  first  leg  on  the  Variety  Club 
golf  trophy  at  the  Shaker  Ridge 
Country  Club  outing.  Ralph  Pielow 
was  runner  up  and  Mayor  Thacher 
was  third. 

Sauber,  Pielow  and  the  Mayor  also 
won  other  prizes  in  the  low  medal 
and  low  net  classifications.  Sam 
HocKSTiM  of  the  Star,  Hudson,  led 
in  the  driving  contest,  and  Tom  Shea, 
RKO  Theatre,  took  first  putting  hon- 
ors. A  dinner  at  club  headquarters 
followed  in  the   evening. 

Luncheon  has  been  resumed  with 
Senator  Byrne  the  guest  of  honor. 
Kings  for  a  day,  Pielow  and  Moe 
Grassgreen.  Door  prizes  were  won 
by  Barker  Mills  of  Monogram  and 
Barker  Gardner  of  the  American  The- 
atre, Schenectady.  Fifty-five  mem- 
bers and  their  guests  attended. 

Chief  Barker  Buckley  spent  sev- 
eral days  in  New  York.  Buckley  in- 
tends spending  many  of  his  Satur- 
days in  New  Haven  during  the  fall 
watching  Chris,  Jr.,  perform  on  the 
gridiron  for   Yale. 

The  first  of  a  series  of  fall  busi- 
ness meetings  was  presided  over  by 
Assistant  Chief  Barker  Pielow.  A 
large  gathering  attended,  which  re- 
sulted in  arranging  plans  for  the  fall 
and  winter  activities.  Committees 
were  appointed  for  a  Hallowe'en  cos- 
tume party. 

It  was  also  decided  to  have  "Dis- 
tributors' Nights,"  with  each  ex- 
change having  the  club  rooms  exclu- 
sively one  night  weekly  to  indulge  in 
any  form  of  activities.  Paramount  is 
to  inaugurate  this  form  of  social  gath- 
ering on  Sept.  28.  Barker  Eastman 
is  in  charge  for  "Paramount  Night." 
Several  Barkers,  led  by  Chief 
Barker  Buckley,  are  arranging  to  at- 
tend the  Variety  Club  Banquet  at 
Pittsburgh,  Oct.  14.  Plans  for  char- 
tering a  plane  to  make  this  trip  are 
now   in   the   making. 

Chief  Barker  Jack  Flynn  of  the 
Detroit  tent  was  recently  a  visitor  to 
the  local  tent.  A  recent  addition  to 
the  game  room  is  a  ping-pong  table 
and  at  this  early  date  a  tournament 
among  the  Barkers  is  being  arranged 
by  Barker  Alex  Sayles,  chairman  of 
the  house  committee. 

Ladies'  afternoons  will  again  be  in- 
augurated, starting  Oct.  3.  The  house 
committee  has  made  arrangements  to 
have  a  bridge  expert  in  attendance. 


Detroit 

Detroit,  Sept.  27.  —  Monday 
Luncheons  will  be  resumed  by  Var- 
iety Club  at  the  Book  Cadillac  Hotel 
Oct.  1,  according  to  J.  E.  Flynn,  pres- 
ident. 

At  the  first  meeting  Kings  for  a 
Day,  Maurice  J.  Caplan  and  Frank 
J.  Downey  will  preside.  The  kings 
are  planning  to  have  present  the 
world's  series  baseball  celebrities. 

Open  house  at  the  clubrooms  has 
been  resumed  and  Vice-President 
Edward  Kirch ner  is  issuing  a  special 
bulletin  for  a  weekly  "Queens  for  a 
Day"  every  Wednesday. 


Cincy  Council  Bars 
Vote  on  Music  Hall 

Cincinnati,  Sept.  17. — The  City 
Council  has  refused  to  offer  voters  at 
the  next  election  the  choice  of  taking 
over  Music  Hall,  as  petitioned  by  the 
Music  Hall  Bondholders'  Ass'n., 
which  is  in  arrears  with  four  $20,000 
interest  payments,  in  addition  to  a 
sizeable  tax  delinquency. 

Music  Hall  has  the  largest  audi- 
torium in  the  city,  and,  while  built 
primarily  for  the  May  Festival  and 
other  cultural  projects,  it  also  has 
played  pictures,  for  which  it  was  wired 
a  few  years  ago. 

The  building  is  valued  at  more  than 
$2,500,000.  The  site  was  deeded  by 
the  city.  What  disposition  will  be 
made  of  the  property  is  a  matter  of 
conjecture. 


Laemmle,  Jr.,  to  Sail 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27.  —  Carl 
Laemmle,  Jr.,  accompanied  by  Harry 
Zehnor,  leaves  on  Oct.  15  for  Europe, 
where  they  will  visit  all  principal 
studios  and  search  for  new  writers 
and  directors. 


ITOA  in  New  Quarters 

The  IT.O.A.  has  moved  into  the 
Lincoln  Hotel.  Its  new  offices  are 
adjacent  to  those  of  Allied  of  New 
Jersey. 


Cincinnati 

Cincinnati.  Sept.  27. — Although 
the'^e  has  been  a  seasonal  lull  iil  the 
activities  of  Tent  No.  3  all  indications 
noint  to  a  gala  ooening  of  the  season 
Saturday  when  the  first  ladies'  night 
will  be  given. 

Abe  Lipp  is  doing  some  election 
campaign  work  for  his  personal  friend. 
Judge  Francis  Hamilton. 

John  A.  Schwalm,  non-resident  of 
Hamilton,  is  circulating  along  the 
main  stem  in  New  York. 

Tod  Raper,  member  of  Tent  No.  2, 
came  in  to  look  over  the  local  quar- 
ters last  week. 

Barker  Joe  Goetz  is  all  hopped  uo 
over  the  third  birthday  party  which 
he  is  giving  in  honor  of  his  theatre,  the 
RKO   Paramount. 


Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  Sept.  27. — Joe  E. 
Brown  will  attend  the  annual  ban- 
quet of  the  Variety  Club,  to  be  held 
at  the  William  Peiin  Hotel  here  on 
Oct.  14,  according  to  a  wire  just  re- 
ceived by  John  H.  Harris,  chairman 
of  the  banquet  committee.  Brown  is 
coming  east  for  the  world  series  and 
will  journey  to  Pittsburgh  for  the 
variety  club  affair.  He  also  will  at- 
tend the  Pitt-California  football  game 
on  the  day  preceding  the  banquet. 

Many  notables  and  stars  will  come 
to  Pittsburgh  for  the  banquet,  which 
is  to  honor  the  retiring  officers — 
Harry  Kalmine  and  Harry  Gold- 
stein and  chief  barkers  Mike  Cul- 
LEN  Art  Levy,  L.  G.  Beinhauer, 
James  G.  Balmer,  Ben  Kalmanson, 
Dr.  M.  R.  Goldman,  John  Morin, 
James  B.  Clark,  Jules  Lapidus, 
William  Benswanger,  Frank 
Smith  and  Harold  Lund. 

Last  year  more  than  45  acts  and 
seven  bands  furnished  the  entertain- 
ment. Equally  as  many  will  partici- 
pate this  year,  according  to  Harris. 
The  entire  17th  floor  of  the  hotel  has 
been  taken  over  for  the  affair. 

"Because  of  the  success  of  our  pre- 
vious banquets,  tickets  are  selling 
rapidly  this  year,"  declares  Harris. 
"Even  three  weeks  before  the  banquet 
our  tickets  are  more  than  half  sold 
and  we  expect  a  complete  sell-out  by 
Oct.  1." 

Washington 

Washington,  Sept.  27. — Tent  No. 
11  celebrated  its  first  Ladies'  Day 
Monday,  when  more  than  140  barkers 
and  guests  came  in  for  the  second 
weekly  luncheon  of  the  new  season. 

George  Crouch  and  Nat  Glasser, 
the  kings  for  the  day,  arranged  a  fine 
affair,  with  gifts,  including  auto- 
graphed photographs  of  Dick  Powell. 

When  asked  if  they  might  like  to 
come  to  another  Variety  Club 
luncheon,  the  women  voiced  unani- 
mous approval  of  the  idea. 

The  high  spot  of  the  luncheon  came 
when  A.  Julian  Brylawski,  acting 
at  the  behest  of  the  national  organiza- 
tion and  in  the  absence  of  Chief 
Barker  John  J.  Payette,  conferred 
upon  Division  Administrator  Sol  A. 
Rosenblatt  an  honorary  membership. 

Talent  for  the  day's  entertainment 
came  for  the  most  part  from  the  Earle 
and  Loew's  Fox.  From  the  former 
there  were  Dick  Powell,  Marty 
Collins,  Harry  Peterson,  Audrey 
Setber   and   Robert   Stickney. 

The  talent  included  Arthur  Goefrey, 
Ernestine    Gardner,    William     A. 


Pat  O'Malley  to  Use 
Veterans  in  Shorts 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27. — Pat  O'Mal- 
ley,  veteran  screen  actor,  is  organiz- 
ing with  modest  backings  a  producing 
company  for  the  purpose  of  creating 
work  for  other  veterans.  He  will  pro- 
duce a  series  of  two-reelers  with  old- 
time  favorites.  Pathe  and  Sennett 
studios  are  cooperating,  and  it  is  un- 
derstood they  will  permit  use  of  sets 
at  cost  or  gratis. 

Articles  of  incorporation  are  to  be 
filed  at  Sacramento  under  the  title  of 
Roxanna  Pictures,  Inc. 


Arrivals  and  Departures 

Marion  Davies  returned  from 
Europe  yesterday  on  the  Bremen.  She 
plans  to  stay  in  town  a  week  before 
heading  coastward. 

Lupe  Velez  and  Johnny  Weiss- 
muller  arrived  here  from  the  coast 
yesterday  by  plane.  They  sail  for 
England  tomorrow  on  the  lie  de 
France. 

Jack  Hulbert,  Malcolm  Balcon  and 
Nova  Pilbeam  arrive  today  from  Eng- 
land on  the  Aquitania. 


Geyer  Becomes  Manager 

Toronto,  Sept.  27. — Ernest  Geyer, 
former  publicity  man  for  Empire 
Films,  is  theatre-managing  for  a 
change,  having  been  appointed  to  the 
Capitol,  North  Toronto,  by  Famous 
Players  Canadian  Corp.  Geyer  is 
known  across  Canada  as  advance  man 
for  a   succession  of   film   road  shows. 


Korda  to  Film  "Joseph" 

London,  Sept.  27.  —  Alexander 
Korda  has  purchased  Thomas  Mann's 
"Joseph  and  His  Brethren."  King 
Vidor  is  scheduled  to  direct  the  pro- 
duction and  negotiations  are  now  un- 
der way  for  either  Fredric  March  of 
Leslie  Howard  to  play  the  lead. 


Julian  Johnson  Coming 

Hollywood,  Sept.  27.  —  Julian 
Johnson,  storv  editor  for  Fox  on  the 
coast,  is  flying  east  for  story  confer- 
ences with  Sidney  Kent. 


Brady  and  Tom  Gannon.  Marjorie 
King,  local  singer,  also  was  heard. 

Although  this  luncheon  was  the 
largest  in  point  of  numbers,  but  four 
officers   of  the  Tent   were  present. 

Baltimore  was  well  represented, 
Frank  H.  Durkee  hosting  to  some 
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TEN  CENTS 


Katz,  M-G-M 
Deal  Closed; 
Starts  Soon 


Mayer  Cables  Approval; 
No  Studio  Changes 

The  deal  by  which  Sam  Katz  be- 
comes an  executive  assistant  to  Louis 
B.  Mayer  was 
concluded  yes- 
terday with  the 
receipt  of 
Mayer's  ap- 
proval, cabled 
from  Europe. 

Katz  left  yes- 
terday afternoon 
for  a  week-end 
trip  to  Chicago 
and  will  return 
here  tomorrow 
night  to  wind 
up  his  eastern 
affairs  prepara- 
tory to  leaving 
for  the  M-G-M 
studios       within 

the   next   week   or    10   days.    He   was 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


Slim    Katx 


Ford  Is  Made  Head 

Of  Universal  Reel 

• 

Charles  E.  Ford  was  appointed  edi- 
tor of  Universal  Newsreel  yesterday, 
succeeding  Allyn  Butterfield,  who  re- 
signed w'ith  the  expiration  of  his 
contract. 

Ford,  who  assumes  his  new  post 
on  Monday,  was  editor  of  the  inde- 
pendent newsreel  produced  by  The 
Chicago  Daily  Nez(.'s  from  1925  to 
1929.        He    became    associated    with 

(Continued  o\i  pape  3) 


Columbia  Directors 
Delay  Board  Session 

The  Columbia  board  of  directors 
meeting,  slated  for  today,  has  been 
postponed  indefinitely.  It  was  origin- 
ally slated  for  Sept.  23  and  then  put 
over  until  today. 

Harry  Cohn,  president,  had  planned 
to  come  to  New  York  for  the  session, 
but  his  trip  east,  likewise,  has  been 
dropped  for  the  time  being. 


Switch  2  Para,  Men 
In  Central  America 

Several  changes  in  Paramount's 
forces  in  Central  America  were  re- 
vealed yesterday. 

Arthur  L.  Pratchett,  who  has  been 
Cuban  manager  for  the  company,  has 
(Continued  on  page  3) 


Says  Gaumont 
Does  Not  Plan 
U.S.  Pictures 


Balcon     States     Policy; 
No  Theatres,  Ostrer 


Gaumont  British  does  not  intend  to 
produce  in  America  for  the  time  being, 
Malcolm  Balcon,  production  head  for 
the  company,  stated  upon  his  arrival 
yesterday  on  the  Aqtiitania.  This 
same  view  was  held  by  Mark  Ostrer, 
who  was  later  questioned  on  the  pos- 
sibiHty.  Ostrer  also  added  that  the 
company  definitely  was  not  in  the 
market  for  theatres. 

Balcon  added  that  G-B  will  confine 
its  production  to  England  and  that 
there  is  no  need  at  the  present  time  to 
send  production   forces   to  America. 

The  G-B  production  head  declared 
his  company's  product  is  commanding 
a  position  in  the  international  market 
(Continued  on   page   3) 


Federal  Ticket  Tax 
In  K,  C.  Is  $49,138 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  28.— Federal 
taxes  on  admissions  to  film  theatres 
and  other  amusements  in  the  Kansas 
City  district  totaled  $49,138  for  the 
fiscal  year  1934,  which  ended  June  30, 
according  to  figures  made  public  by 
the    Internal    Revenue    Department. 

The  total  of  Federal  tax  collec- 
tions of  all  kinds  in  the  district  for 
the  fiscal  year  was  $20,172,475,  in- 
cluding the  new  processing  taxes. 
Leaving  the  processing  taxes  out  of 
the  picture,  the  increase  in  1934  was 
40  per  cent.  The  figures  show  the 
district's  income  taxes  increased  10  per 
cent  over  1933,  and  that  the  long 
string  of  miscellaneous  taxes  virtu- 
allv  doubled,  rising  98  per  cent  from 
$2,777,427  in  1933  to  $5,516,544  in  the 
fiscal  year  recently  ended. 


Point  System  Used 
On  Operator  Scale 

The  NRA  fact  finding  committee 
yesterday  adopted  a  point  system  as 
a  yardstick  for  classification  of  local 
theatres  in  setting  up  a  basic  wage 
scale.  Both  major  and  independent 
houses    will    be    guided    by    the    new 

(Continued   on    pane   4) 


Clean  Films  Drive 
Started  in  England 

London,  Sept.  28.— British  organ- 
izations are  following  the  lead  of  the 
United  States  in  a  clean  film  cam- 
paign, it  was  learned  today.  The 
Westminster    Catholic    Federation    is 

(Continued  on    pane    I) 


Cliff  Tries  an  *'ir 

San  Francisco,  Sept.  28. — 
Honestly,  Cliff  Work  isn't  a 
Fascist,  but  here's  the 
Golden  Gate  Theatre  ad  ap- 
pearing   in    the    dailies    last 

IF  I  WERE   DICTATOR! 

I  would  command  every 
theatre-goer  to  see  "The 
Richest  Girl  in  the  World," 
because  it  has  the  beauty  of 
"Little  Women"  .  .  .  the  non- 
chalant humor  of  "Thin 
Man"  .  .  .  the  delightful  ro- 
mance of  "It  Happened  One 
Night."  .  .  . 

But  since  I  am  not  dictator 
I  can  only  guarantee  a  re- 
fund to  anyone  who  does  not 
agree  that  this  picture  is 
GRAND  ENTERTAIN- 
MENT! 

Sincerely, 
Cliff  Work,   Manager. 


1st  Division  Men 
Discuss  Problems 


Problems  of  individual  territories 
were  discussed  by  branch  managers 
and  home  office  representatives  of 
First  Division  yesterday  at  informal 
meetings. 

The  first  business  session  of  their 
convention  gets  under  way  at  9  o'clock 
this  morning  at  the  Park  Central. 
Iristead  of  a  four-day  meet,  the  time 
has  been  cut  to  three  days  and  all  out- 
of-town  forces  will  leave  tomorrow 
night. 

Following  a  discussion  of  product 
this  morning.  First  Division  men  will 

(Continued   on   pane   4) 


Dieterle  Will  Direct 
Max  Reinhardfs  1st 

Hollywood,  Sept.  28.  —  William 
Dieterle  has  been  assigned  to  serve  as 
director  of  Max  Reinhardt's  produc- 
tion of  Shakespeare's  "Midsummer 
Night's  Dream,"  which  will  be  the 
European  stage  impresario's  first  for 
Warners.  Dieterle  was  associated 
with  Reinhardt  in  Europe  for  nine 
vears  as  actor  and  assistant. 


The  Warner  home  office  reported 
yesterday  it  was  being  flooded  with 
messages  from  the  country's  film 
critics  commending  it  on  the  acquisi- 
tion of  Max  Reinhardt's  services. 


Sign  Men  May  Take 
Strike  Vote  Today 

Local  230,  New  York  Sign  Writ- 
ers' Union,  is  expected  to  make  a 
decision  today  on  calling  a  strike  of 
member  sign  writers.  As  a  result  of 
the  inability  of  sign  contractors  to 
(Continued  on  page  4) 


Agents'  Rules 
Call  for  Full 
Public  Record 


Hearing  to  Be  Given  on 
Regulations  Oct.  17 

Washington,  Sept.  28. — Twelve 
rules  regulating  the  relations  between 
agents,  clients  and  producers  are  con- 
tained in  the  report  of  the  agency 
committee  on  which  hearings  will  be 
held  Oct.  17,  it  was  revealed  today 
with  publication  of  the  report  by  the 
Recovery   Administration. 

Disclosure  of  full  details  of  owner- 
ship and  financial  backing  of  agents 
will  be  required,  with  a  special  pro- 
vision that  full  publicity  shall  be  given 
the  fact  that  a  producer  is  interested 
in  the  agent's  business.  Reports  of 
agents  regarding  their  organizations 
are  to  be  filed  with  the  committee, 
with  which  will  lie  the  responsibility 
of  disclosing  producer  interests. 

A  number  of  practices,  such  as  the 
making  of  gifts  to  secure  the  business 
of  a  producer,  enticement  of  employes, 
etc.,  are  prohibited. 

Relations  between  agents  and  their 
clients  will  be  closely  controlled  under 

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New  Deal  on  Code 
Costs  Up  to  Trio 

S.  R.  Kent,  Harold  S.  Bareford 
and  Edward  Golden  have  been  named 
by  Campi  as  a  committee  to  work  out 
an  equitable  plan  of  assessment  for 
producers  and  distributors. 

The  second  plan  submitted  by  the 
finance    committee    was    voted    down 

{Continued   on    page   4) 


Chicago's  Schedule 
Back  for  Revision 

Because  the  schedule  failed  to  pro- 
vide clearance  for  theatres  charging 
under  15  cents,  Campi  has  returned 
the  Chicago  clearance  and  zoning 
schedule  for  redrafting. 

While  most  distributors'  contracts 
call  for  a  IS  cents  minimum  admission, 
it  is  held  by  Campi  that  this  does 
not  mean  distributors  cannot  sell  10- 
cent  houses.  Clearance  for  15-cent 
houses  must  be  put  into  the  schedule 
before   Campi   will   consider   it  again. 


Florida's  Grosses 

$1,746,000  in  1933 

Washington,  .Sept.  28. — Ninety- 
four  theatres  in  Florida  last  year  had 
receipts    of    $1,746,000    and    expended 

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No.  76 


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Para.  Sales  Heads  In 

William  Erbb,  district  manager  in 
Boston ;  Harry  Goldstein,  district 
manager  in  Cleveland,  and  Al  Kane, 
branch  manager  of  the  Paramount 
exchange  in  New  Haven,  were  in 
town  yesterday  conferring  with  J.  J. 
Unger,  Paramount  division  mana- 
ger. 


Lease  Portland  House 

Portland,  Sept.  28. — J.  J.  Parker, 
independent  exhibitor,  and  Frank  L. 
Newman  of  Evergreen  States  The- 
atres, have  leased  the  Music  Box,  for- 
merly operated  by  John  Hamrick.  Ted 
R.  Gamble  will  be  in  charge. 


Chinese  in  Bankruptcy 

Hollywood,  Sept.  28. — Grauman's 
Chinese  has  gone  into  bankruptcy. 
Federal  Judge  Paul  J.  McCormick 
has  granted  Joseph  M.  Schenck  per- 
mission to  reorganize  the  company 
and    continue   operations. 


MacLean  on  Way  to  N.  Y. 

Hollywood,  Sept.  28.  —  Douglas 
MacLean  is  on  his  way  east  to  con- 
fer with  Maxwell  Anderson  on  a 
story  for  Pauline  Lord's  next  Para- 
mount film. 


Third  Week  for  '^Agenf* 

"British  Agent"  will  be  held  over  at 
the  Strand  for  a  third  stanza  begin- 
ning Wednesday  morning. 


Court  Approves  New 
Paramount  Mortgage 

Readjustment  of  the  mortgage  on 
Paramount's  Coral  Gables,  a  1,467- 
seat  house  at  Coral  Gables,  Fla.,  was 
approved  yesterday  by  Federal  Judge 
Alfred  C.  Coxe.  The  theatre  prop- 
erty is  subject  to  an  $87,500  mort- 
gage held  by  Manufacturers'  Trust 
Co. 

Under  the  plan  of  readjustment 
FaiTious  Theatres,  Paramount  sub- 
sidiary, pays  $25,000  against  the 
mortgage  principal,  plus  interest  and 
other  charges.  In  return,  maturities 
on  the  mortgage  will  be  extended 
and  interest  reduced  from  seven  per 
cent   to   six. 


Rolf  to  Arrive  in  Jan. 

Tutta  Berntzen  Rolf,  the  Scandi- 
navian actress  signed  by  Winfield 
Sheehan  while  abroad,  will  come  to 
this  country  in  January.  She  is  a 
former  singing  and  dancing  come- 
dienne and  has  appeared  in  films  for 
various  European  companies.  She  has 
been  in  this  country  before  as  the 
bride  of  the  late  Ernst  Rolf,  Scandi- 
navian producer. 


Brown  En  Route  to  Coast 

Chicago.  Sept.  28. — After  settling 
differences  with  the  local  newsreels 
and  unions,  George  Brown,  president 
i.f  the  L  A.  T.  S.  E.,  left  for  the 
coast    today. 


Louis  Krouse,  assistant  to  George 
Brown,  left  for  Philadelphia  on  busi- 
ness and  plans  to  stay  there  for  the 
week-end. 


Mountain  Joins  Spectrum 

It  is  understood  that  Dave  Moun- 
tain, former  president  of  Showmen's 
and  Richmount  Pictures,  has  joined 
the  newly  formed  Spectrum  Pictures, 
Inc.,  as  general  sales  manager.  An- 
nouncement of  the  new  company's 
product    will   be    made   shortly. 


Poole  to  Coast  Soon 

Arthur  B.  Poole,  vice-president  and 
treasurer  of  Pathe  Exchanges,  Inc., 
plans  to  leave  for  the  coast  within 
the  next  month. 


Sonin  Closes  West  End 

.Sam    Sonin    closes    the   West   End, 
Long  Beach,  tomorrow  night. 


RKO  Executives  at 
Farewell  for  Sisk 


.About  150  guests  attended  a  fare- 
well dinner  to  Robert  F.  Sisk  at 
the  Hotel  St.  Moritz  last  night.  Sisk, 
formerly  director  of  advertising  and 
publicity  for  RKO,  leaves  for  the 
coast  by  plane  today  to  assume  his 
new  post  as  assistant  to  J.  R.  Mc- 
Donough,  president  of  RKO  Radio 
Pictures,  on  Monday. 

Among  those  attending  were  Merlin 
H.  .\ylesworth,  Ned  E.  Depinet,  Her- 
bert Bayard  Swope,  Major  L.  E. 
Thompson,  Jules  Levy,  Nate  Blum- 
Ixrg,  .\medee  J.  Van  Beuren,  Herbert 
J.  Vates,  S.  Barrett  McCormick,  John 
A.  Dowd,  Cortlandt  Smith,  William 
Mallard,  W.  G.  Van  Schmuss,  Cresson 
Smith,  A.  H.  McCausland  and  Lester 
Thompson.  Guest  entertainers  in- 
cluded Frances  Langford,  Willie 
Kruger  and  orchestra,  the  King's 
Guard  from  NBC,  Bert  Woolsey  and 
tlie  Sisters  of  the  Skillet. 


Ryskind  Gets  an  Heir 

Murrie  Ryskind,  writer,  who  recent- 
ly completed  an  adaptation  of  "Re- 
peal" for  M-G-M,  flew  into  town  yes- 
terday to  greet  the  arrival  of  a  seven- 
pound.  12-ounce  son,  born  at  the 
White    Plains     Hospital. 

Both  Mrs.  Ryskind  and  baby  are 
coming  along  nicely.  Allan  House 
will  be  the  name  of  the  Ryskind  heir. 


Fisher  Drops  Its  Shows 

Dktroit,  Sept.  28. — The  Fisher  has 
discontinued  vaudeville  and  stage 
shows  after  two  weeks.  A  new  policy 
of  first  and  second  runs  was  in- 
augurated today.  First  of  the  new 
jjolicy  j)ictures  is  "Jane  Eyre,"  along 
with  Paramount's  "Now  and  For- 
ever," a  second  run. 


Fly  to  Mexican  Opening 

Hollywood.  Sept.  28.  —  Frances 
I'lrake  and  Elissa  Landi  took  a  plane 
for  Mexico  City  today  to  appear 
at  the  opening  there  of  the  Nacional 
Theatre  tomorrow  night.  They  will 
return   here   Mondav. 


Mayfair  Books  '*U"  Film 

Lniversal's  "Wake  Up  and  Dream" 
goes  into  the  Mayfair  following 
"\A  agon  Wheels,"  which  is  the  next 
attraction.       It's    a    one-picture    deal. 


Many  Big  Board  Stocks  Weaker 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

Columbia   Pictures,  vtc 36^  355^  35^  -f  % 

Consolidated    Film    Industries 3'/2  S'A  35^        

Consolidated  Film  Industries,  pfd 145^  145^  145^  +  Vg 

Eastman  Kodak   99M  99%  99%  —  Vt, 

Fox   Film   "A" 13  12'/4  Viy^  —  'X 

Loew's.  Inc 29?^  28^^  28'/^  —  % 

Paramount   Publix   4'/  4^  4^  —  i^ 

Pathe    Exchange    l->8  1?^  Wt.        

Pathe    Exchange    "A" 13.)4  13^  MVa,  —  Ya, 

RKO    2Vf  2Vf,  VA  —Vs 

V^^arner    Bros 5?-^  5'/^  5%  —  Vt 

Technicolor  Falls  Vs  on  Curb 

Net 
High      Low      Close      Change 

Technicolor   1254        12i/^  12^        —  Vi 

G.  T.  E,  Bonds  Collapse  iVg 

Net 

High  Low  Close  Change 

General  Theatre  Equipment  6s  '40 6H         (>M         6^  —1^ 

Keith  B.   F.   6s   '46 62  62  62  —  H 

Loew's  6s  '41,  ww  deb  rights 101%  lOVA  lOlM  

Paramount   Broadway   5'/4s   '51 43  42^4  42'/^  —  Vi 

Paramount    F.    L.    6s    '47 61i^  59  5954  -f-  ^ 

Paramount    Publix    5Hs    'SO dWr  S9yi  60  +  H 

Pathe  7s  '37,  ww 98^  98  98  

RKO  6s   '41,   pp 32  .32  32  +% 

Warner   Bros.   6s  '39.  wd 62  60yi  61'/4  -f  yi 


Sales 

600 

100 

100 

1,100 

400 

1.900 

7,800 

400 

600 

1,400 

2,200 


Sides 

400 


Sales 

2 
2 
3 

19 
200 
200 
4 
3 
80 


^     Purely 
Personal  ► 

TACK  PEARL  and  Mrs.  Pearl, 
*-*  Johnny  Weissmuller  and  Mrs. 
Weissmuller  (Lupe  Veleiz),  George 
O'Brien  and  Mrs.  O'Brien  (Mar- 
guerite Churchill),  Sol  Lesser  and 
Mrs.  Lesser,  Eddie  Cline  and  Mrs. 
Clink,  Robert  Ritchie,  manager  of 
Jeanette  MacDonald,  and  Herman 
TiMHERG  will  be  among  the  lie  de 
France  passengers  sailing  today. 

Jerry  Shields  was  tendered  a  sur- 
prise birthday  party  at  the  Ship  Ahoy 
Tavern,  New  Rochelle,  last  night  by 
the  Frank  Moser-Paul  Terry  or- 
ganization. He's  the  head  animator 
of  Terry-Toons. 

Howard  da  Silva  has  been  engaged 
for  a  role  in  "Laugh,  Little  Clown," 
the  Ben  Hecht  -  Charles  Mac- 
.Arthcr  production  being  made  at 
I'lastern   Service   Studios. 

Lucille  Wernsing,  who  has  charge 
of  broadcasting  picture  information 
at  the  Hotel  Edison,  will  be  married 
today  to  Josiah  Neuhart  of  Pitts- 
burgh. 

Marion  Gering,  Paramount  direc- 
tor, got  in  from  the  coast  yesterday, 
bound  for  a  vacation  in  the  West 
Indies. 

Richard  de  Rochemont,  formerly 
in  charge  of  the  Paris  office  of  Fox 
Movietone   News,  is  back  in  town. 

Pauline  Lord  arrives  here  from 
Hollywood  tomorrow  on  a  short  va- 
cation from  Paramount. 

Captain  Willemse's  "Behind  the 
Green  Lights"  has  been  bought  by 
Mascot. 

Guy  Kibbee,  who  was  to  have  got- 
ten into  town  yesterday,  arrives  today 
instead. 

Llev\ellyn  Hughes'  story,  "East 
End,  West  End,"  has  been  purchased 
by  Fox. 

Pete  Smith  slipped  the  other  day 
and  hurt  his  ankle.    Nothipg  serious. 


Lizzie  A.  Perret  Buried 

Funeral  services  for  Lizzie  A.  Fer- 
ret, former  wardrobe  mistress  for 
Paramount  Publix  theatres  in  New 
York,  who  died  Thursday  at  63  at 
the  Orange  Memorial  Hospital, 
Orange,  N.  J.,  were  held  in  Lynd- 
hurst,  N.  J.,  yesterday.  Interment 
was  in  the  churchyard  of  the  Em- 
bury M.  E.  Church,  Little  Silver, 
N.  J.  A  daughter,  a  son  and  two 
sisters    survive. 


Lew  Harris  Passes 

Detroit,  Sept.  28. — Lew  Harris,  39, 
salesman  for  Excellent  Pictures  Corp., 
for  the  past  year  and  a  half,  is  dead 
of  a  heart  attack.  Harris  is  survived 
by  his  widow  and  two  children. 


Mrs.  A.  B.  Chalmers  Dead 

Mrs.  A.  B.  Chalmers,  wife  of  the 
tnanaging  director  of  the  Trans- 
oceanic Forvi'arding  Co.,  died  in  Lon- 
don   yesterday    morning. 


Strickling  Due  Wedn*day 

Howard  Strickling  arrives  on  the 
Paris  next  Wednesday.  He  has  been 
in  Europe  accompanying  Louis  B. 
Mayer. 


Saturday,  September  29,    1934 


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Says  Gaumont 
Does  Not  Plan 
U.S.  Pictures 


(Continued   from   page    1) 

and  about  16  of  the  26  pictures  being 
made  this  season  are  being  handled 
with  this  intention  in  mind.  He  stated 
12  pictures  on  the  new  lineup  are  al- 
ready completed. 

Balcon's  principal  reason  for  coming 
over  is  to  study  audience  reaction  to 
pictures  in  America  and  Canada.  He 
is  anxious  to  know  what  kind  of  pic- 
tures and  ideas  patrons  prefer.  He 
will  travel  to  theatres  within  24  hours 
distance  for  his  survey  and  plans  to 
be  here  two  months  to  complete  the 
analysis. 

"While  I  am  here  I  may  sign 
American  players  and  talent.  We  are 
always  in  the  market  for  talent,"  he 
said.  Balcon  has  no  one  in  mind  at 
the  present  time. 

He  will  attend  the  premiere  of 
"Power"  at  the  Music  Hall  next 
Thursday.  On  the  same  date,  the  pic- 
ture opens  at  the  Tivoli,  London,  with 
Prince  George  as  principal  guest. 

Nova   Pilbeam   Also  Arrives 

Arriving  with  Balcon  were  Nova 
Pilbeam,  who  will  appear  in  person 
at  the  Roxy  with  "Little  Friend," 
which  opens  following  "Peck's  Bad 
Boy ;"  and  Jack  Hulbert,  who  will 
also  make  personal  appearances  at  the 
Roxy  and  take  in  most  of  the  stage 
shows.  Miss  Pilbeam  will  make  an- 
othef  picture  for  G-B  when  she  re- 
turns to  England.  Hulbert  is  down 
for  three  this  season. 

Meeting  the  stars  and  production 
head  were  Ostrer,  Jeffrey  Bernerd, 
Berthold  Viertel,  director  of  "Little 
Friend;"  Robert  J.  Flaherty,  who  re- 
cently completed  "Man  of  Aran ;" 
Arthur  Lee  and  other  representatives 
of  G-B. 

Viertel,  who  arrived  by  plane  from 
Hollywood  yesterday,  sails  for  Lon- 
don in  two  weeks  to  produce  "Passing 
of  the  Third  Floor  Back"  for  G-B 
and  another  not  yet  designated. 
Flaherty  leaves  for  England  in  an- 
other month  to  make  additional  pic- 
tures for  the  company. 

Benita  Hume,  another  star  on  the 
roster,  is  due  in  next  Wednesday  on 
the  Paris. 

Mrs.  Mark  Ostrer  arrives  next 
Tuesday  on  the  Olympic.  After  a 
short  stay  here,  the  Ostrers  will  go 
to  Milwaukee  to  meet  Mrs.  Ostrer's 
family,  then  back  to  New  York.  On 
Oct.  19  they  sail  for  England. 


Switch  2  Para,  Men 
In  Central  America 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

been  made  Mexican  manager,  succeed- 
ing Vicente  Saiso  Piquer,  forced  by 
personal  business  to  return  to  Spain. 
Pratchett  will  leave  for  his  new  post 
in  the  next  few  days.  Jacob  Rapoport, 
manager  of  the  Canal  Zone  office,  is 
proceeding  to  Cuba  to  take  charge  of 
that  territory  when  Pratchett  leaves 
for  Mexico. 


O.  C.  Lam  Out  of  Hospital 

Atlanta,  Sept.  28. — O.  C.  Lam  of 
Rome,  Ga.,  widely  knovra  theatre 
owner,  has  just  left  a  hospital  follow- 
ing an  operation. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY^ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


a 


S65  Nights  in  Hollywood" 

{Fox) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  28.— Although  built  on  a  weak  story  and  at  times 
a  bit  fantastic,  this  picture  garners  plenty  of  laughs  while  offering  music 
and  dance  routines  pleasing  to  the  ear  and  eye.  The  yarn  is  typically 
Hollywood,  revolving  around  James  Dunn,  a  film  director  who  does  a 
Brodie  to  the  bottom  of  the  ladder  for  letting  success  go  to  his  head. 

Down  and  out,  he  is  induced  to  join  a  fake  drama  school,  headed  by 
Grant  Mitchell.  While  coaching  the  drama  students,  Dunn  meets  Alice 
Faye,  who  has  screen  aspirations.  John  Bradford,  a  famous  star  em- 
ployed by  the  school  to  create  a  good  impression  with  the  students, 
makes  a  play  for  Miss  Faye,  thus  making  the  romance  triangular! 
\  he  story  gains  momentum  when  Frank  Melton  blows  into  town  with 
$75,000  to  burn.  Mitchell  talks  him  into  sinking  the  money  in  a  picture 
which  Dunn  directs.  The  picture  is  good  enough  to  get  release  and  the 
plans  of  Mitchell  and  Bradford  to  run  out  with  the  money  go  haywire 
through  Dunn's  cleverness.  Mitchell  and  Durant,  as  two  adagio  ice- 
men, steal  the  show  with  their  comedy.  All  the  performances  are  okay. 
Director  George  Marshall  gets  the  most  out  of  the  story.  Sammy  Lee 
staged  the  novel  dances. 

The  success  of  this  will  depend  largely  on  exploitation.  Production 
code  seal  No.  269.    Running  time,  75  minutes. 


Katz,  M-G-M 
Deal  Closed; 
Starts  Soon 


fy 


"Six-Day  Bike  Race 

(  IVarners) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  28.— When  edited  this  will  present  hilarious  laugh 
entertainment  for  the  average  fan  and  doubly  so  for  Joe  Brown  en- 
thusiasts. This  comedy  of  the  olden  days  which  centers  around  a  hick 
farmer  boy,  aspiring  to  fame  and  glory  as  a  bike  racer,  who  lands  in 
a  big  city  to  become  involved  in  melodramatic  situations,  makes  clean, 
family  entertainment. 

The  races  are  thrilling,  with  rapid  action  throughout,  all  building  to 
a  surprise  climax.  The  direction  is  well  handled  by  Lloyd  Bacon  from 
a  clever  original  story  by  Earl  Baldwin.  While  Brown  dominates  the 
story,  he  is  well  supported  by  Maxine  Doyle,  who  furnishes  what  little 
romance  and  feminine  lure  there  is  for  the  hero  and  the  heavy,  the 
latter  being  played  by  Gordon  Westcott.  The  cast  give  creditable  per- 
formances, with  Frank  McHugh,  Arthur  Aylesworth,  Lottie  Williams, 
Harry  Seymour,  Lloyd  Neal,  Dorothy  Christy,  William  Granger  and 
Ralph  Remley. 

This  offering  affords  opportunity  for  unique  exploitation.  It  is  par- 
ticularly timely  for  small  towns  where  the  bicycle  craze  is  imminent 
and  should  appeal  in  big  cities  to  those  interested  in  bicycle  racing  and 
the  newer  generation  which  has  never  ridden  one.  Production  code 
seal  No.  289.    Running  time,  90  minutes. 


(Continued  from  page   1) 

undecided  yesterday  on  the  date  of 
his  departure  for  the  coast  and  may 
remain  here  to  confer  with  Mayer, 
who  is  scheduled  to  return  from 
Europe  late  next  week,  going  on  to 
the  coast  with  the  M-G-M  studio 
chief. 

M-G-M,  in  a  statement  issued  yes- 
terday, declared  that  Katz  entered 
on  his  contract  with  the  company  at 
the  "specific  request  of  Louis  B. 
Mayer  and,  particularly,  Eddie  Man- 
nix,"  thereby  setting  aside  reports  that 
the  negotiations  had  been  conducted 
without  the  knowledge  of  studio  ex- 
ecutives. "Mayer,  in  fact,"  the  state- 
ment added,  "started  the  negotiations 
before  he  sailed  for  Europe  and  yes- 
terday cabled  his  satisfaction  over 
their  completion." 

Mannix  continues  as  studio  man- 
ager, no  changes  in  the  studio  execu- 
tive staff  being  made  as  a  result  of 
Katz's  advent,  it  was  stated,  with 
Katz  becoming,  according  to  the 
M-G-M  statement,  "merely  an  added 
arm  of  management." 


'Lady  by  Choice' 


{Columbia) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  28. — This  is  money  in  the  bank.  Crammed  with 
novel  class  and  mass  appeal,  the  picture  is  a  triumph  for  May  Robson 
and  Carole  Lombard  and  a  feather  in  the  caps  of  all  concerned.  The 
yarn's  warm  human  interest  combines  sock  drama,  stirring  comedy  and 
unique  romance. 

Miss  Robson,  a  gin-sotted  hag  who  is  a  perpetual  night  court  prob- 
lem, is  adopted  as  a  publicity  gag  by  a  fan  dancer  (Miss  Lombard) 
as  her  mother  on  Mothers'  Day.  Respect  developing  despite  mutual  tem- 
peramental outbursts.  Miss  Robson  takes  the  job  seriously  and  tries 
to  educate  Miss  Lombard  for  better  things.  Fostering  a  romance  be- 
tween the  girl  and  the  lawyer  son  of  an  old  sweetlieart  is  Miss  Rob- 
son's  objective.  Sincere,  sympathy-stirring  humanness  motivates  Miss 
Robson,  who  takes  stern  measures  to  prevent  Miss  Lombard's  tempta- 
tion to  backslide,  which  sets  the  situation  for  a  happy  finale. 

Paced  by  Miss  Robson,  Miss  Lombard  clicks  with  a  bang.  Walter 
Connolly,  Roger  Pryor  and  Arthur  Hohl  are  outstanding  in  the  fea- 
tured support.  David  Burton's  understanding  direction  capitalizes  the 
stirring  sock  of  Dwight  Taylor's  story  and  Jo  Swerling's  screen  play. 
Theodore  Tetzlaff's  photography  is  an  artistic  contribution. 

The  picture  has  the  necessary  showmanship  entertainment  qualities 
to  insure  it  wide  popularity.  Another  gem  in  Columbia's  diadem.  A 
worthy  successor  to  "Lady  for  a  Day." 

Production  code  seal  No.  272.    Running  time,  85  minutes. 


Ford  Is  Made  Head 
Of  Universal  Reel 

(Continued   from   page    1) 

Universal  Newsreel  with  the  incep- 
tion of  the  cooperative  deal  entered 
into  between  the  reel  and  the  Chicago 
Daily  News  in  1929,  continuing  his 
headquarters  in  Chicago.  Ford  came 
to  New  York  one  year  ago  in  charge 
of  compiling  the  photographic  mate- 
rial for  the  Universal  reel. 

Butterfield  is  undertaking  a  new 
post  which  he  will  make  known  next 
week. 


« 


{Additional  review  on  page  4) 


U"  Planning  Fast 
World  Series  Film 

Play  by  play  filming  of  the  World 
Series  at  Detroit  with  special  facilities 
for  working  against  time  in  getting 
the  film  to  theatres  is  planned  by  Uni- 
versal Newsreel,  the  company  said 
yesterday. 

A  complete  developing  laboratory  is 
being  sent  to  Detroit  and  film  will 
be  developed  inning  by  inning  as  the 
game  progresses.  Plans  call  for  hav- 
ing pictures  of  the  game  in  Detroit 
theatres  one  hour  after  it  is  over  and 
special  plane  service  has  been  ar- 
ranged to  carry  prints  to  distant 
pomts.  A  play  by  play  description 
win  be  given  by  Hal  Totten,  baseball 
commentator  for  NBC. 


Warners  Take  Para.  Film 

Warner's  has  closed  a  deal  with 
Paramount  whereby  the  latter's  prod- 
uct goes  into  the  forriier's  circuit  na- 
tionally. 


R.  &  K.  Closing  United 

Rachmil  &  Katz,  operating  four 
Brooklyn  houses,  will  drop  the  United 
tomorrow.  The  theatre  is  in  the 
colored    section    of    Brooklyn. 


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Saturday,  Sepfember  29,    1934 


New  Deal  on  Code 
Costs  Up  to  Trio 


{Continued  from   page    1) 

last  Thursday  because  of  an  attack 
by    independent   forces. 

It  is  understood  the  assessment 
starts  with  companies  doing  a  mini- 
mum annual  business  of  $500,000,  and 
the  levy  increases  as  the  business  fig- 
ures go  up. 

The  exhibitor  assessment  for  the 
second  half  of  the  year  has  been  held 
up  pending  revision. 

The  NRA  in  Washington  must  ap- 
prove all  resolutions  on  assessments 
and  unless  there  is  a  unanimous  re- 
quest by  Campi,  it  is  stated  Division 
Administrator  Sol  A.  Rosenblatt  will 
not  pass  it. 


New  Extras'  Rules 
Given  Johnson  O.K, 

Washington,  Sept.  28.  —  Regula- 
tions governing  the  relations  between 
extras  and  their  employers  were  ap- 
proved by  General  Hugh  S.  Johnson 
yesterday  before  the  board  of  five 
named  by  the  President  took  over  his 
job,  it  was  announced  today  by  the 
National  Recovery  Administration. 
They  will  become  effective  Oct.  8. 

The  regulations  govern  the  com- 
pensation to  be  paid  extras  and  cover 
such  matters  as  overtime,  allowances 
for  transportation,  meal  periods  and 
pay  for  waiting.  They  were  approved 
in  the  form  in  which  they  were  an- 
nounced some  days  ago  by  Campi. 


Agents' Rules  Require 
Full  Public  Record 

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a  group  of  14  rules  recommended  by  the 
committee  in  which  split  commissions 
and  other  questionable  practices  are 
banned. 

Producers  are  to  be  forbidden  to 
transact  any  business  with  any  agent 
not  in  good  standing,  and  are  prohib- 
ited from  attempting  to  induce  any 
person  to  employ  or  refrain  from  em- 
ploying a  particular  agent.  Signed 
contracts  between  agents  and  clients 
will  be  required  for  recognition  of 
the  former  as  a  representative  of  the 
latter. 


Ban  Seventh  Bank  Night 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  28. — The  local 
grievance  board  has  ordered  J.  E. 
Whitten,  Gem,  Neodesha,  Kan.,  to  dis- 
continue bank  nights  on  complaint  of 
Glenn  Klock,  Klock  Theatre,  same 
town.  This  is  the  seventh  consecutive 
case  in  which  the  board  has  banned 
bank  nights. 

This  decision  follows  an  earlier  one 
in  which  Whitten  was  awarded  about 
70  features  from  Klock  on  an  over- 
buying complaint.  * 

Named  NRA  Board  Head 

Washington,  Sept.  28. — S.  Clay 
Williams,  vice-chairman  of  the  R.  J. 
Reynolds  Tobacco  Co.,  was  today  ap- 
pointed chairman  of  the  board  of  five 
named  by  the  President  yesterday  to 
administer  the  NRA. 


Scollay  Square  to  Open 

Ho-STON,  Sept.  28.— M.  &  P.'s  Scol- 
lay Square  reopens  Oct.  5  after  reno- 
vation. Films  and  a  seven-act  vaude- 
ville program  with  orchestra  will  be 
the  policy. 


MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY!$ 
HOLLYWOOD  PREVIEW 


''Dangerous  Corner*' 

( Radio ) 

Hollywood,  Sept.  28. — This  mystery  carries  entertainment  value,  but 
is  likely  to  confuse  any  but  the  most  sophisticated  audiences.  Repetition 
in  action  suggests  possible  results  had  not  a  radio  tube  blown  out  at 
a  party,  leaving  the  guests  to  serious  talk  instead  of  gaiety. 

A  bond  stolen  from  the  safe  of  a  business  office  causes  the  executives, 
Conrad  Nagel,  Henry  Wadsworth,  Melvyn  Douglas  and  Ian  Keith,  to 
suspect  each  other  until  Keith  is  shot.  The  verdict  is  suicide  and  theft. 
All  seem  satisfied,  including  the  business  men's  wives,  Erin  O'Brien- 
Moore,  Betty  Furness,  and  the  business  partner,  Virginia  Bruce. 

Comes  the  incident  of  the  radio  and  the  above  mentioned  group  starts 
the  serious  discussion.  A  tongue  slips  and  the  fun  begins.  The  result 
finds  all  the  guests  involved.  Keith  was  murdered.  Everything  seems 
involved  when  again  comes  the  incident  of  the  radio  and  repetition  in 
action.  This  time  a  new  tube  is  found,  the  guests  dance  gaily,  all  ends 
well. 

Director  Phil  Rosen  handled  this  tricky  story  deftly,  highlighting 
drama  and  suspense.  Good  performances  are  rendered  by  the  cast, 
especially  Miss  Furness  and  Keith,  and  Authoress  Doris  Lloyd.  The 
photography  by  J.  Roy  Hunt  is  satisfactory.  Production  code  seal  No. 
237.    Running  time,  70  minutes. 


"Caravan,"  Thursday  morning's  opener  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  was 
rcinewed  by  ivire  from  Hollywood  on  Aug.  27. 

"Count  of  Monte  Crista,"  Wednesday's  opener  at  the  Rivoli,  was  reviewed 
on  Aug.  29. 

"The  Barretts  of  Winipolc  Street,"  yesterday's  opener  at  the  Capitol,  was  re- 
viewed by  wire  from  Hollyivood  on  July  14. 


Pettijohn  in  Defense 
Of  Block  Booking 

Pasadena,  Cal.,  Sept.  28. — Block 
booking  was  defended  by  C.  C.  Petti- 
john, counsel  for  the  M.P.P.D.A., 
last  night  before  the  convention  of  the 
California    League    of    Municipalities. 

"General  opinion,"  he  said,  "is  that 
theatres  through  block  booking  are 
compelled  to  play  bad  pictures  to  get 
the  good  ones.  Nothing  could  be 
further  from  the  truth.  Motion  pic- 
ture distribution  is  not  and  cannot  be 
made  a  moral  question.  It  is  an  eco- 
nomic problem  the  same  as  in  any 
other  business." 

Pettijohn,  in  a  plea  against  censor- 
ship, asked  that  the  industry  be  al- 
lowed to  regulate  itself.  He  said  that 
only  five  per  cent  of  those  in  the  in- 
dustry are  not  clean-minded.  Gover- 
nor Frank  C.  Meriam  introduced 
Pettijohn. 


Doane  Back  at  "U" 

Hollywood,  Sept.  28. — W  a  r  r  e  n 
Doane  is  back  at  Universal  to  con- 
clude his  current  producing  contract 
v.'ith  the  studio.  Doane's  contract  was 
suspended  two  months  ago,  when  the 
producer  was  unable  to  get  Sterling 
HoUoway  for  the  top  role  in  a  two- 
reel  comedy.  Holloway  is  now  avail- 
able. 


Opening  in  Shreveport 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  28. — The  New 
Venus  will  open  in  Shreveport,  La., 
Oct.  1,  under  the  management  of  J. 
T.   Padlock. 


Select  Film  to  RKO 

A  deal  has  been  negotiated  by  RKO 
Radio  to  distribute  Select's  "Woman 
in  the  Dark,"  produced  by  William 
Saal. 


Clean  Films  Drive 
Started  in  England 

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circularizing  papers  in  all  the  large 
cities  and  towns  of  England  and 
Scotland. 

The  organizers  report  that  more 
than  250,000  pledges  have  already 
been  signed  and  they  hope  for  several 
million  signatures  during  an  inten- 
sive   campaign    this    winter. 

A.  J.  Smith,  secretary  of  the  fed- 
eration, asserted  that  the  necessity 
for  this  movement  must  be  "blamed 
on    Hollywood." 

"American  film  producers  do  not 
realize  their  responsibilities  and  the 
establishment  of  a  code  of  morals  in 
the  United  States  has  failed  to  ef- 
fect  this   purpose,"   he   charges. 

Smith  said  there  is  also  still  con- 
siderable room  for  improvement  in 
the   home   product. 


Sign  Men  May  Take 
Strike  Vote  Today 

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negotiate  a  10  per  cent  wage  increase, 
negotiations  scheduled  for  last  night 
with  circuit  representatives  are  to 
be  resumed  today  with  a  strike  de- 
cision expected  if  no  settlement  is 
reached. 

Sign  writers  are  demanding  an  in- 
crease from  $13.20  to  $14.20  for  a 
seven-hour  day. 


Zohhel  Is  Comptroller 
Of  Radio's  Studios 

Herman  Zohbel,  former  RKO  treas- 
urer, has  been  transferred  to  Holly- 
wood as  comptroller  of  the  Radio 
studios.  No  successor  will  be  named 
for  the  present. 


1st  Division  Men 
Discuss  Problems 


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visit  the  Western  Electric  plant  to 
inspect  new  sound  apparatus.  This 
evening,  a  banquet  will  be  served  at 
the   Casino   de   Paree. 

Exchange  forces  from  mid-western 
points  arrive  today.  A  product  an- 
nouncement book  will  be  given  each 
man.  This  afternoon  Chesterfield  and 
Invincible  will  be  host  at  a  special 
luncheon  to  First  Division.  The  first 
new  season's  release  by  Chesterfield 
will    be    screened. 

In  addition  to  feature  product  line- 
ups in  various  territories,  24  shorts 
will  be  released  by  all  First  Division 
exchanges. 

Speakers  today  will  be  Harry  H. 
Thomas,  Charles  Rosenzweig,  Julius 
Chapman,  Al  Friedlander  and  others. 


Florida's  Grosses 
$1,746,000  in  1933 

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$362,000  for  wages,  according  to  the 
U.  S.  Census  Bureau. 

Reports  for  the  largest  cities  show 
that  Miami  had  12  theatres  with  re- 
ceipts of  $625,000  and  payrolls  of 
$121,000;  Jacksonville,  six  houses  with 
receipts  of  $149,000  and  payrolls  of 
$51,000,  and  Tampa  five  with  receipts 
of  $133,000  and  payrolls  of  $55,000. 

Kansas  grosses  totalled  $4,564,000. 
Of  this  198  film  houses  accounted  for 
$2,232,000  and  payrolls  of  $329,000, 
and  56  vaudefilm  houses  had  receipts 
of  $2,332,000  and  payrolls  of  $398,000. 
In  addition,  there  were  six  legitimate 
theatres  with  receipts  of  $27,000  and 
payrolls  of  $17,000. 

Wichita,  with  11  houses,  topped  the 
state  with  receipts  of  $642,000  on  a 
payroll  of  $114,000.  Six  were  straight 
film  theatres  with  a  box-oflice  of 
$140,000  and  payrolls  of  $27,000  and 
the  other  five  were  vaudefilm  houses 
with  receipts  of  $502,000  and  payrolls 
of  $87,000. 

Topeka,  with  si.x  vaudefilm  theatres, 
reported  a  take  of  $317,000  and  pay- 
rolls of  $43,000,  and  Kansas  City  had 
11  film  houses  with  receipts  of  $262,- 
000  and  payrolls  of  $56,000. 


Operators  Reported 
Forming  New  Union 

Reports  were  current  yesterday  that 
a  new  operators'  union  has  been 
formed  locally  with  60  men  already 
registered  in  the  organization.  Jo- 
seph Tepperson  was  said  to  be  the 
attorney  for  the  new  unit  and  when 
reached  by  Motion  Picture  Daily 
would  neither  affirm  or  deny  the  re- 
port. 

Tepperson  stated,  however,  what- 
ever plans  were  in  process  could  not 
be  revealed  at  this  time. 


Point  System  Used 
On  Operator  Scale 

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scale  which  has  been  approved  by  two 
operators'    unions. 

Before  the  plan  can  be  finally 
adopted,  the  NRA  in  Washington 
must  pass  on  it.  As  yet  25  theatres 
have  not  answered  the  questionnaire 
sent  out  by  the  committee.  These 
replies  are  expected  to  arrive  within 
the  next  week  with  the  possibility 
that  the  new  basic  scale  can  be  put 
into   effect    sometime    in    October.